Current Affairs - 24-04-2024
1.

On which date is World Peace and Understanding Day celebrated?



2.

Which country's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni will be the chief guest at the 8th Raisina Dialogue?



3.

Which one of the following statements is not correct about ‘Quantum Tunneling’?



4.

With reference to ‘NEOMIR Mission’, consider the following statements:

  1. It is related to the discovery of Earth-like planets and the investigation of their atmospheres.
  2. It was recently placed into orbit around the first Lagrange point between the Sun and Earth by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
  3. It will also serve as an early warning system to keep track of any asteroid that is headed for Earth. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?


5.

In which state, the Government of India (GoI) recently (in Feb ‘23) approved the 2,880-megawatt (MW) Dibang Multipurpose Project (MPP), the largest ever hydropower project,



6.

In February 2023, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) conducted the flight acceptance hot test of the CE-20 cryogenic engine for which mission?



7.

 Which of the following statements regarding climate finance is/are correct?

  1. The Green Climate Fund is a multilateral fund created to assist developing countries in adapting to and mitigating climate change.
  2. The Paris Agreement pledges to mobilize $100 billion annually in climate finance by 2030 from public and private sources.
  3. Climate finance is solely funded by developed countries and provided as grants to developing countries.

Choose the correct answer using the code given below:



8.

With reference to the Adopt a Heritage scheme, consider the following statements:

  1. The Adopt a Heritage scheme was launched in 2017 by the Ministry of Tourism.
  2. The Monument Mitra initiative is a key component of the Adopt a Heritage scheme.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?



9.

Consider the following statements with respect to the amendments to the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act 1971.

  1. Abortion can now be performed until 28 weeks of pregnancy.
  2. As per the amendment, women are being allowed to seek safe abortion services on the grounds of contraceptive failure.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?



10.

Consider the following statements with respect to Anti Defection Law:

  1. The decision of the presiding officer to decide any question regarding disqualification is not subject to Judicial Review.
  2. The presiding officer can take up a defection case suo moto.
  3. Disqualification under the Tenth Schedule would lead to a bar for contesting re-elections.

Which of the statements given above is/are incorrect?