CURRENT AFFAIRS(12-08-2024) 1 / 9 When did Muhammad Yunus win the Nobel Peace Prize? 2010 2009 2006 1001 Mr. Yunus’s pioneering work in microfinance won him the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006. Read More 2 / 9 Who won the Olympic men’s marathon? Eliud Kipchoge Benson Kipruto Kenenisa Bekele Tamirat Tola Ethiopian Tamirat Tola delivered a masterclass in solo front running to win the Olympic men’s marathon in Paris on Saturday as Eliud Kipchoge’s bid for a third gold went up in smoke. Read More 3 / 9 The U.S. edged Brazil 1-0 in the Olympic women’s football final to claim the gold medal for the fifth time. After how many years has the country win the gold at the Olympics? 14 16 12 20 In 2008, when Indian hockey plunged to its lowest by not qualifying for the Beijing Games, the then Union Sports Minister M.S. Gill had said that hockey is “India’s spiritual game.” Read More 4 / 9 Tim Walz, Democrat Kamala Harris' VP pick, is the Governor of which State? Maine Minnesota Iowa Montana Tim Walz, Governor of Minnesota, may not in his wildest dreams have imagined that one day he would be picked as a running mate alongside a U.S. presidential candidate, yet that was indeed how the plot twist on the Democratic side played out at this tail end of the 2024 election season. Read More 5 / 9 The MEA and ISRO’s NSIL have signed an help launch a satellite from which country? Nepal Iran Sri Lanka Maldives The MEA and the ISRO’s commercial arm NewSpace India Limited signed an agreement on Saturday to grant assistance for launching the Nepal-built Munal satellite. Read More 6 / 9 When will the Congress kick off its election campaign in Maharashtra? October 2 August 15 August 20 September 1 The Congress will kick off its Maharashtra Assembly election campaign with a mega rally in Mumbai on August 20 to commemorate the 80th birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. Read More 7 / 9 Who will be the next Cabinet Secretary? Ajay Kumar Bhalla Giridhar Aramane T.V. Somanathan Vikram Misri The Union government on Saturday announced IAS officer T.V. Somanathan as the Cabinet Secretary-designate by appointing him Officer on Special Duty (OSD) in the Cabinet Secretariat. Read More 8 / 9 Who is the current head of Securities and Exchange Board of India? M. Damodaran Madhabi Puri Buch Ajay Tyagi U. K. Sinha Citing documents from a whistleblower, Hindenburg Research alleged that Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) Chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch and her husband, Dhaval Buch, held stakes in offshore Bermuda and Mauritius funds through complex structures. Read More 9 / 9 What Committee was formed by the Parliament to look into the Waqf (Amendment) Bill? Committee on Empowerment of Women Joint Committee Business Advisory Committee Public Accounts Committee A day after Parliament formed a joint committee on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, it remains unclear about the nature of the panel. Read More Your score isThe average score is 0% 0% Restart quiz
