CURRENT AFFAIRS(20-05-2024) 1 / 10 Which State in the country is the largest producer of lignite? Gujarat Himachal Pradesh Rajasthan Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu is the largest producer of lignite in the country. According to statistics released by the Union Ministry of Coal for 2022-23, Tamil Nadu accounted for 49.97% of the production, followed by Gujarat at 27.37%, and Rajasthan at 22.67%. Read More 2 / 10 UniCredit is an international banking group headquartered in which country? Italy Russia Austria Germany UniCredit is an international banking group headquartered in Milan. Read More 3 / 10 Which Indian Prime Minister sealed the Chabahar deal between India and Iran? Narendra Modi Atal Bihari Vajpayee Narsimha Rao Manmohan Singh But it wasn’t until Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s visit to Tehran in 2001 and then President Mohammad Khatami’s visit to Delhi as the chief guest on Republic Day in 2003 that discussions sealed the Chabahar deal between the two countries. Read More 4 / 10 Who of the following was recently made the Defence Minister in the Russian Government? Nikolai Patrushev Sergei Shoigu Timur Ivanov Andrei Belousov Andrei Belousov was made Defence Minister, replacing Sergei Shoigu, who was sent away to head the National Security Council — a position held by Mr. Putin’s key ally Nikolai Patrushev, who will oversee shipbuilding going forward. Read More 5 / 10 Cannes international film festival was the brainchild of which French writer/art critic? Philippe Erlanger Jean-Luc Godard Jacques Demy Francois Truffaut The brainchild of French writer and art critic Philippe Erlanger, the festival first took shape in 1939 in the months leading up to the outbreak of the Second World War. Read More 6 / 10 In January, India decided to fence the entire border and end the Free Movement Regime (FMR) which allowed people to cross over without any documents or passport. This happened with respect to which country? Sri Lanka Bangladesh Nepal Myanmar India and Myanmar share a 1,643 km unfenced border of 398 km along Manipur. In January, the Government decided to fence the entire border and end the Free Movement Regime (FMR) which allowed people to cross over without any documents or passport. Read More 7 / 10 HPV vaccine protects against the risk of which type of cancer? Cervical Breast Ovarian Lung The human papillomavirus, or HPV, vaccine is cutting cases of cervical cancer right across the socio-economic spectrum, with most cases being prevented in more deprived groups, according to a major study funded by Cancer Research UK. Read More 8 / 10 Narayanan Vaghul, who passed away on May 18, was a banker, known for his contributions across many banks in India. However, he was predominantly known for his contribution to which of the following banks? Axis ICICI HDFC IndusInd He served as chairman and managing director of ICICI Bank. Read More 9 / 10 Which State sends the largest number of MPs to the Lok Sabha? Uttar Pradesh Maharashtra West Bengal Rajasthan Uttar Pradesh, which sends the largest number of MPs to Parliament, will see 14 seats voting in the fifth phase with the fate of five Union Ministers at stake. Read More 10 / 10 This unique project aims at the collaboration of AI with this dance form to foster a deeper appreciation for this classical art. Which is the art form in this context? Bharatanatyam Kuchipudi Mohiniattam Kathakali While the creative prowess of artificial intelligence (AI) is not received so ecstatically by some artists, a collaboration of artists and programmers in Kerala are now crafting a machine language to foster a deeper appreciation for Kerala’s classical art Kathakali. Read More Your score isThe average score is 0% 0% Restart quiz
