Knowledge ka daily dose…
1. Panhala Fort, recently seen in the news, is located in which state?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Karnataka
(c) Gujarat
(d) Tamil Nadu
2. Recently, who has been appointed as the Director General of the National Security Guard (NSG)?
(a) Nayi Pankaj Kumar
(b) Suresh Chand Yadav
(c) Gajender Singh
(d) Nalin Prabhat
3. Gangamma Jatara, a folk festival, recently celebrated in which state?
(a) Odisha
(b) Kerala
(c) Karnataka
(d) Andhra Pradesh
4. Recently, which space organization announced plans to build the first railway station on the moon for efficient payload transportation?
(a) NASA
(b) ISRO
(c) JAXA
(d) ESA
5. The Gandhi Sagar Dam is built on which river in Madhya Pradesh?
(a) Narmada
(b) Chambal
(c) Son
(d) Tapti
6. What is the theme of ‘World Press Freedom Day 2024’?
(a) A Press for the Planet: Journalism in the Face of the Environmental Crisis
(b) Shaping a Future of Rights
(c) Journalism under Digital Siege
(d) Information as a Public Good
7. Mount Elgon National Park, recently seen in news due to Marburg virus, is located in which country?
(a) Uganda
(b) Tanzania
(c) Rwanda
(d) Kenya
8. Recently, which Indian has been selected for the ‘Goldman Environmental Prize 2024’?
(a) Rajendra Singh
(b) Tulsi Gowda
(c) Alok Shukla
(d) Ramesh Agrawal
9. ‘TAK-003’, a live attenuated dengue vaccine, is developed by which country?
(a) Japan
(b) Greece
(c) Mexico
(d) Indonesia
10. Virupaksha Temple, recently seen in the news, is located in which state?
(a) Gujarat
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Karnataka
11. The Tungabhadra multipurpose project, a joint venture between Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, stands along which river that serves as a tributary to?
(a) Krishna
(b) Cauvery
(c) Godavari
(d) Sabarmati
12. Which day is observed as ‘World Hypertension Day’ every year?
(a) 16 May
(b) 17 May
(c) 18 May
(d) 19 May
13. Hopen Island, recently seen in the news, is located in which ocean?
(a) Southern Ocean
(b) Atlantic Ocean
(c) Arctic Ocean
(d) Indian Ocean
14. Vinay Vir, who recently passed away, was associated with which field?
(a) Journalism
(b) Politics
(c) Sports
(d) Medicine
15. What is ‘Dyson Sphere’, recently seen in the news?
(a) A new space telescope
(b) A hypothetical engineering project to harness a star’s energy
(c) A fleet of solar-powered satellites
(d) A black hole theory
16. Purana Qila, recently seen in news, was built on the banks of which river?
(a) Ganga
(b) GomtiArt
(c) Yamuna
(d) Narmada
17. Baba Budan Hills are famous for mining of which of the following minerals?
(a) Iron
(b) Bauxite
(c) Copper
(d) Diamond
18. What is the theme of ‘International Museum Day 2024’?
(a) Future of Museums: Recover and Reimagine
(b) The Power of Museums
(c) Sustainability and Well-being
(d) Museums for Education and Research
19. Cook Islands, recently seen in news, are located in which ocean?
(a) Atlantic Ocean
(b) South Pacific Ocean
(c) Southern Ocean
(d) Indian Ocean
20. Recently, who has been appointed as the Presiding Officer of the Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT)?
(a) Meera Swarup
(b) Dheeraj Bhatnagar
(c) Dinesh Kumar
(d) JP Devdhar