1. Who has been taken oath as the new Chief Minister of Jharkhand?
A. Revant Reddy
B. Hemant Soren
C. Champai Soren
D. Mohan Charan Majhi
ANSWER: B.Hemant Soren
SOLUTION :JMM leader Hemant Soren is set to take oath as Jharkhand Chief Minister on July 4, 2024, after Governor C.P.
2. Who has been appointed as Director General of Press Information Bureau(PBI)?
A. Gaurav Banerjee
B. Jetha Ahir
C. Dhirendra Ojha
D. Rushabh Ganghi
ANSWER: C.Dhirendra Ojha
SOLUTION: Senior Indian Information Service (IIS) officer Dhirendra Ojha has been appointed as Director General of Press Information Bureau (PIB).
3. Which city will host the 46th UNESCO World Heritage Committee session?
A. Astana
B. New Delhi
C. Geneva
D. Paris
ANSWER : B. New Delhi
SOLUTION: The 46th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, which is being hosted by India from July 21-31, will be held at the Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi.
4. With whom has the Spices Board of India signes an agreement to develop AI tools?
A. IIT Madras
B. IIT Delhi
C. Reliance
D. NIC
ANSWER: D.NIC
SOLUTION: The National Informatics Centre (NIC) and the Spices Board have signed an MoU for a project focused on using artificial intelligence tools to detect and classify large cardamom diseases.
5. Who is the author of the book ‘ Manoj Bajpayee: The Definitive Biography’?
A. Shobha Nayar
B. Piyush Pandey
C. Vivek Agnihotri
D. Arundhati Roy
ANSWER: B.Piyush Pandey
SOLUTION: The author, journalist Piyush Pandey, was inspired to write Bajpayee’s biography when he learnt that, like him, Manoj also grew up in a small village, couldn’t speak English, dreamt of a career in films, attempted many times to get into film school and failed.
6. Which bank has recently launched ‘MSME Sahaj’ facility?
A. HDFC
B. PNB
C. SBI
D. ICICI
ANSWER: C.SBI
SOLUTION: The State Bank of India (SBI) launched “MSME Sahaj”, a digital business loan solution tailored for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs).
7. Who is going to become the new Prime Minister of Britain recently?
A. Kier Starmer
B. Rishi Sunak
C. Joe Biden
D. Dick Shoof
ANSWER: A Kier Starmer
SOLUTION :
Keir Starmer becomes new U.K. Prime Minister after Labour’s landslide election victory.
8. Recently the chief minister of which state launched the ‘Lok Path Mobile App’ for Public?
A. Rajasthan
B. Madhya Pradesh
C. Bihar
D. Uttar Pradesh
ANSWER: B.Madhya Pradesh
SOLUTION: Lokpath Mobile App has been prepared by Madhya Pradesh State Electronic Development Corporation Limited. Lokpath Mobile App can be downloaded and installed by visiting the website of Public Works Department www.mppwd.gov.in.
9. Who has recently launched the ‘Sampoornata Abhiyaan’?
A. Ministry of Defence
B. National Medical Commission
C. UGC
D. NITI Aayog
ANSWER: D.NITI Aayog
SOLUTION: NITI Aayog launched the ‘Sampoornata Abhiyan’ today witnessing significant participation from citizens across the country. The launch events were organised across all the 112 Aspirational Districts and 500 Aspirational Blocks.
10. Who recently took charge as the Deputy Chief of the Indian Army?
A. N S Raja Subramani
B. Upendra Dwivedi
C. Dinesh Kumar Tripathi
D. Senthil Pandian
ANSWER: A. N S Raja Subramani
SOLUTION:
Lt Gen NS Raja Subramani on Monday assumed charge as the new Vice Chief of the Army Staff. The officer, who was helming the Army’s Central Command, succeeded Gen Upendra Dwivedi. Gen Dwivedi took charge as the Army Chief on Sunday.