CURRENT AFFAIRS(01-05-2024) 1 / 10 MP and former Union Minister V. Srinivas Prasad who passed away on Monday was the Minister in which government? Narendra Modi Vajpayee P.V. Narasimha Rao Manmohan Singh He was the Union Minister of State in the Vajpayee government. Read More 2 / 10 BJP rebel leader K.S. Eshwarappa has decided to contest the Lok Sabha polls from which constituency as an independent, after being with the BJP for nearly five-decade association with the party? Mysuru-Kodagu Belagavi Shivamogga Bellary BJP rebel leader K.S. Eshwarappa says his decision to contest the Lok Sabha polls from Shivamogga against the party’s official candidate B.Y. Raghavendra, son of veteran leader B.S. Yediyurappa, is for ideological reasons. Read More 3 / 10 The Congress attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP, accusing them of fielding Prajwal Revanna — JD(S) MP, despite being informed by the Karnataka BJP leaders about his sexual misconduct. From which constituency in Karnataka he has been fielded? Kolar Mandya Chamarajanagar Hassan The Congress attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP, accusing them of fielding Prajwal Revanna — JD(S) MP and grandson of party supremo H.D. Deve Gowda — from the Hassan Lok Sabha constituency, despite being informed by the Karnataka BJP leaders about his sexual misconduct. Read More 4 / 10 In a major blow to the Congress in this said State, the party’s candidate Akshay Kanti Bam withdrew his nomination and joined the BJP. Which is the State? Gujarat Madhya Pradesh Rajasthan Maharashtra In a major blow to the Congress in Madhya Pradesh before the third phase of polling, the party’s candidate from Indore, Akshay Kanti Bam, on Monday withdrew his nomination and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party. Read More 5 / 10 The Bute House is the official residence of the First Minister of which country? Ireland Wales Scotland England Scotland’s First Minister Humza Yousaf said he will resign as First Minister and from the leadership of the Scottish National Party (SNP) following days of political drama that unfolded after he ended the ‘Bute House’ power-sharing agreement with the Scottish Greens. Read More 6 / 10 The Thomas Cup is a major tournament in which sport? Cricket Badminton Tennis Hockey The Thomas Cup, sometimes called the World Men's Team Championships, is an international badminton competition. Read More 7 / 10 This electoral process is a rank-based voting system (RVS) similar to the points table in sporting tournaments like the Indian Premier League. It allows voters to rank each candidate on the ballot paper, and through a process of vote redistribution, the winner is guaranteed to have at least 50% of the vote. What is this called? Condorcet system Copeland's method Borda's method Nanson's method The Borda electoral process, proposed by French mathematician Jean-Charles de Borda in 1784 — but first described by the 15th-century German astronomer Nicolas of Cusa — is a rank-based voting system (RVS) similar to the points table in sporting tournaments like the Indian Premier League. Read More 8 / 10 Under the separate NASA-led Artemis programme, U.S. astronauts will land near the south pole which year, the first humans on the moon since 1972? 2028 2030 2024 2026 NASA is banned by U.S. law from any collaboration, direct or indirect, with China. Under the separate NASA-led Artemis programme, U.S. astronauts will land near the south pole in 2026, the first humans on the moon since 1972. Read More 9 / 10 On April 25, which of the following cities introduced an entry fee for visitors who are coming in to visit the city? Rome Vienna Paris Venice On April 25, Venice, a city in Italy, to control overtourism, introduced an entry fee for visitors who are coming in to visit the city. Read More 10 / 10 Which of the following economists wrote the 1936 book The General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money? J.M. Keynes David Ricardo Adam Smith Alfred Marshall The concept of the paradox of savings was popularised by British economist John Maynard Keynes in his 1936 book The General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money. Read More Your score isThe average score is 0% 0% Restart quiz