CURRENT AFFAIRS(16-05-2024) 1 / 10 Gary Kirsten will start his two-year assignment as the coach of Pakistan’s white-ball cricket team when he joins the squad in England on Sunday. He originally played for which country? Australia England New Zealand South Africa Gary Kirsten is a South African cricket coach and former cricketer. Read More 2 / 10 Alice Munro, the Nobel Prize-winning author died at 92. She was from which country? The U.S. England France Canada Alice Munro, the Nobel Prize-winning author known as “Canada’s Chekhov” for her mastery of the short story, has died at 92, Canadian media reported on Tuesday. Read More 3 / 10 The Andhashraddha Nirmulan Bill, 2005 was drafted and later passed in 2013 by which State government? Goa Uttar Pradesh Rajasthan Maharashtra Narendra Dabholkar spent many years advocating for a law to ban fraudulent superstitious practices and played a crucial role in drafting the Andhashraddha Nirmulan Bill, 2005 (Anti-Superstition Bill) which was pending before the Maharashtra legislature at the time of his death. Read More 4 / 10 Which of the following scientists identified the bacterium that causes TB? Alexander Fleming Louis Pasteur Robert Koch Edward Jenner The mycobacterium that causes TB was first isolated in the eye just a year after Robert Koch identified the organism. Read More 5 / 10 How long does the sun's solar cycle last? 19 years 21 years 5 years 11 years The Sun was nearing the peak of its solar cycle — an 11-year period during which the star’s magnetic field flips. Read More 6 / 10 The Uttarakhand government set up bio-energy projects to use the vast quantities of which tree to generate electricity? Pine needles Eucalyptus Oleander Cedar tree Bio-energy projects set up by the Uttarakhand Renewable Energy Development Agency (UREDA), to use the vast quantities of flammable pine needles for generating electricity have been “unsuccessful”, with officials saying appropriate technology does not yet exist to use them. Read More 7 / 10 The Union Ministry of Home Affairs extended the ban on this organisation for another five years. This was last banned in 2019. Which is this organisation? LTTE Khalistan Commando Force Lashkar-E-Taiba Al-Qaida The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has extended the ban on the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) for another five years, as the group “continues to foster a separatist tendency amongst the masses”, and its affiliates “enhance the support base for LTTE in India and particularly in Tamil Nadu”, which will impact the territorial integrity of the country. Read More 8 / 10 The Sukhrayaan project is a planned mission to study which planet? Venus Mars Mercury Jupiter The Venus Orbiter Mission is unofficially known as Shukrayaan. Read More 9 / 10 The voter turn out in the Srinagar Lok Sabha seat on May 13 was 38% which is the second highest voter turn out since which year? 1991 2001 1989 1998 J&K’s main regional parties on Tuesday said the second highest voter turnout of 38% since 1989 in the Srinagar Lok Sabha seat on May 13 was people’s expression “against the Centre’s moves of August 5, 2019”. Read More 10 / 10 Former Army officer Colonel Waibhav Anil Kale, who was working with the United Nations Department of Safety and Security was killed on Monday. He was killed in which country? Palestine Afghanistan Iran Pakistan Former Army officer Colonel Waibhav Anil Kale, who was working with the United Nations Department of Safety and Security (UNDSS), was killed and another staff member injured when their vehicle was struck as they travelled to the European Hospital in Rafah, the southernmost city in the Gaza Strip, on Monday. Read More Your score isThe average score is 0% 0% Restart quiz
