26 – July – 2024

ANSWER: A.Abhinav Bindra
SOLUTION : Shooting legend Abhinav Bindra got the honour of carrying the Olympic flame during the the Paris 2024 Torch Relay. Earlier this week Bindra was awarded the Olympic Order by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for his outstanding services to the Olympic Movement.

ANSWER: A. Bahamas
SOLUTION: Mayank Joshi is an Indian Foreign Service officer of batch 2003. “Shri Mayank Joshi (IFS: 2003), presently High Commissioner of India to Jamaica, has been concurrently accredited as the next High Commissioner of India to the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, with residence in Kingston,” the MEA said in an official release.

ANSWER : C.Nita Ambani
SOLUTION: Nita Ambani unanimously re-elected as International Olympic Committee member from India.

ANSWER: B.Ganatantra Mandap
SOLUTION: The historically renowned ‘Durbar Hall’ and ‘Ashok Hall’ will now be known as ‘Ganatantra Mandap’ and ‘Ashok Mandap,’ respectively. President Droupadi Murmu has announced the renaming of two significant halls within Rashtrapati Bhavan, marking a symbolic shift towards embracing Indian cultural values and ethos

ANSWER: A.26 July
SOLUTION: “On the occasion of the 25th Kargil Vijay Diwas on 26th July 2024, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will visit the Kargil War Memorial at around 9:20 AM and pay homage to the bravehearts who made the supreme sacrifice in the line of duty,” the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said in a statement.

ANSWER: B.China
SOLUTION: All member nations of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) held their first joint counter-terrorism live drill in China, state media reported on Tuesday. The “Interaction-2024” exercise took place in northwestern Xinjiang province, according to China’s Public Security Ministry.

ANSWER: A.Rahab Allana
SOLUTION : Rahaab Allana, Curator at Alkazi Foundation for the Arts, was honoured by France as an Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters for his work in South Asian photography and fostering Indo-French cultural ties.

ANSWER: C.Tennis
SOLUTION: Andy Murray will be making his fifth Olympics appearance at the 2024 Summer Games, and it’s going to be his last. The renowned tennis star announced his retirement after the conclusion of the Games, marking an end to a legendary career.

ANSWER: D.Economist
SOLUTION: Kurien. Christopher Thomas Kurien (2 July 1931 – 23 July 2024), popularly known as CTK, was an Indian professor of economics based in Bangalore, Karnataka. He wrote many books on economics and was defined as having centre-left politics ideology.

ANSWER: D.Salt Lake City
SOLUTION: Salt Lake City in Utah state of the USA will host the Winter Olympics and Paralympics Games in 2034. The decision was taken by the IOC Members during the 142nd IOC Session in Paris here on Wednesday.