April 30 Current Affairs Gk Quiz: Top GK Questions and Answers
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This quiz covers news from April 30th, 2024, and includes interesting multiple-choice questions to challenge your understanding of current events. So, put on your thinking cap and get ready to learn something new!
Sports
Paris Olympics 2024
1. How many Indian badminton players have qualified for the Paris 2024 Olympics?
(a) 5
(b) 6
(c) 7
(d) 8
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- Answer: c
2. Who is the only player representing India in women's singles?
(a) Saina Nehwal
(b) PV Sindhu
(c) Ashwini Ponnappa
(d) Tanisha Crasto
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- Answer: b
3. Name the two Indian players who will play in men's singles.
(a) HS Pursha, Lakshya Sen
(b) Satwik Sairaj, Chirag Shetty
(c) Ashwini Ponnappa, Tanisha Crasto
(d) PV Sindhu, Saina Nehwal
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- Answer: a
4. Which men's doubles pair has qualified for the Olympics for the second time?
(a) HS Pursha, Lakshya Sen
(b) Satwik Sairaj, Chirag Shetty
(c) Ashwini Ponnappa, Tanisha Crasto
(d) PV Sindhu, Saina Nehwal
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- Answer: b
5. Who is the player making her Olympic debut in the women's doubles pair?
(a) HS Pursha
(b) Lakshya Sen
(c) Ashwini Ponnappa
(d) Tanisha Crasto
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- Answer: d
6. Which women's skeet shooter won an Olympic berth for India in the final qualifying shooting tournament for the Paris Olympics?
(a) Apurvi Chaudhary
(b) Yashwini Singh
(c) Maheshwari Chauhan
(d) Kirti Yadav
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- Answer: c
Sci & Tech
Medium-Range Ballistic Missile (ROCKS/Crystal Maze 2) Test
1. From where was the missile ROCKS launched?
(a) From the Indian mainland
(b) From the Andaman and Nicobar Islands
(c) From the Rajasthan desert
(d) From the Gujarat coast
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- Answer: b
2. What is the maximum strike range of the ROCKS missile?
(a) 100 kilometers
(b) 250 kilometers
(c) 500 kilometers
(d) 1000 kilometers
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- Answer: b
3. What is the special feature of the ROCKS missile?
(a) It is an anti-tank missile.
(b) It can penetrate targets in GPS-denied environments.
(c) It flies very low.
(d) It can reach hypersonic speed.
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- Answer: b
4. Which Norwegian company has partnered with India for floating solar technology?
(a) Statoil
(b) Ocean Sun
(c) TotalEnergies
(d) ExxonMobil
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- Answer: b
5. How does floating solar technology work?
(a) It generates hydroelectric power using submerged turbines in water.
(b) It generates solar power on water surfaces through photovoltaic panels mounted on special hydro-elastic membranes.
(c) It generates wind power by using wind to turn turbines.
(d) It generates geothermal energy using the Earth's temperature differences.
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- Answer: b
International
1. Where is the world's largest international airport going to be built?
(a) Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
(b) Dubai, United Arab Emirates
(c) Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
(d) Tehran, Iran
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- Answer: b
2. What is the name of this airport?
(a) King Abdullah International Airport
(b) Al Maktoum International Airport
(c) Khalifa International Airport
(d) Jassim International Airport
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- Answer: b
3. What is the estimated cost of this project?
(a) $10 billion
(b) $20 billion
(c) $30 billion
(d) $40 billion
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- Answer: c
Important Days in English
International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day
1. On which day is the International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day observed?
(a) April 25
(b) April 26
(c) April 27
(d) April 28
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- Answer: b
2. Where did the Chernobyl disaster occur?
(a) Russia
(b) Ukraine
(c) Belarus
(d) Kazakhstan
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- Answer: b
3. When did the Chernobyl disaster occur?
(a) 1985
(b) 1986
(c) 1987
(d) 1988
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- Answer: b
4. How many people were exposed to radiation as a result of the Chernobyl disaster?
(a) 1 million
(b) 2 million
(c) 5 million
(d) 8.4 million
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- Answer: d
National
1. Which ministry signed an MoU with the Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation to provide knowledge support in the critical minerals sector?
(a) Ministry of Commerce and Industry
(b) Ministry of Power
(c) Ministry of Mines
(d) Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change
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- Answer: c
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