CURRENT AFFAIRS(17-08-2024) 1 / 10 Who will be the new Prime Minister of Thailand? Sorawong Thienthong Paetongtarn Shinawatra Chaithawat Tulathon Srettha Thavisin Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the daughter of former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, will be nominated as the country’s new Prime Minister in a parliamentary vote, her party and its coalition partners said on Thursday. Read More 2 / 10 During the 2024 Paris Olympics, the artistic swimming team of which nation performed to ‘Taal Se Taal Mila’ from Taal, for which A.R Rahman was the music director? United Kingdom Nigeria United States South Africa In the recently-concluded Olympics 2024 held in Paris, there was yet another marriage of song and sport, when the U.S. artistic swimming team took to the waters. The talented eight-member team performed to ‘Taal Se Taal Mila’ from the 1999 superhit Bollywood film Taal, directed by Subhash Ghai, featuring Aishwarya Rai, Anil Kapoor and Akshaye Khanna in the lead. Read More 3 / 10 Per a recent report, how many of the world’s most polluted cities are located in India? 54 83 12 27 A recent report stated that India is home to 83 of the 100 most polluted cities in the world. Read More 4 / 10 The Parliament of which nation is known as the Diet? Vietnam Thailand South Korea Japan Up to 80 LDP members of the Diet (Japan’s parliament) were implicated, and four cabinet ministers resigned. Read More 5 / 10 Who was the first Indian to win an individual bronze post 1952? Karnam Malleshwari KD Jadhav Rajyavardhan Rathore Leander Paes In 1996 (Atlanta), Leander Paes got the first individual bronze medal after 1952 at the Olympics. Read More 6 / 10 Till when has the government extended RoDTEP, a duty remission scheme? August 30 September 30 December 30 November 15 A duty remission scheme, RoDTEP, has been extended only till September 30, while an interest subsidy scheme lapsed in June for large players and ceases this month for smaller firms. Read More 7 / 10 Which of the following entities dealing with Generative AI is governed by a structure called Long-Term Benefit Trust? Meta Amazon Anthropic OpenAI For instance, Anthropic is governed by a structure called Long-Term Benefit Trust. Read More 8 / 10 Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his election day speech, announced which of the following as being a top priority? Introduction of Uniform Civil Code Implementation of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Investigation of SEBI chief Madhabi Buch Resettlement of Hindu migrants from Bangladesh He called for a uniform civil code, terming it a secular measure agnostic of religious faiths, ‘one nation, one election,’ and increased safety of women against the backdrop of the sexual assault and murder of an on-duty doctor in Kolkata recently. Read More 9 / 10 Under the National Social Assistance Programme, what amount is provided to widows per month? Rs. 750 Rs. 300 Rs. 3000 Rs. 1500 The scheme provides paltry pensions of ₹200 a month to the elderly and ₹300 a month to widows — an amount that has not increased since 2006 despite repeated requests from dozens of economists. Read More 10 / 10 Under the Pradhan Mantri-Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan, solar plants of ____ GW will be set up in farmer-owned land. 14 100 35 256 The Pradhan Mantri-Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan (PM-KUSUM) envisages setting up 100 GW of solar power plants in farmer-owned land, installing 14 lakh solar pumps, and solarising 35 lakh grid-connected agricultural pumps. Read More Your score isThe average score is 0% 0% Restart quiz
