CURRENT AFFAIRS(23-05-2024) 1 / 10 Which former West Indian cricketer has been appointed as Afghanistan's bowling consultant for upcoming T20 World Cup? Dwayne Bravo Sunil Narine Darren Bravo Ravi Rampaul The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) on Tuesday appointed former West Indies pacer Dwayne Bravo as the bowling consultant of the national team for the T20 World Cup beginning on June 1. Read More 2 / 10 Who is the current world record holder in the F64 category of para javelin throw? Michal Burian Dulan Kodithuwakku Thangavelu Mariyappan Sumit Antil Sumit Antil is the current world record holder also, courtesy his massive 73.29m throw while winning gold in the Para Asian Games in Hangzhou, China last year. Read More 3 / 10 Which German football player will retire after Euro 2024? Marco Reus Manuel Neuer Thomas Muller Tony Kroos Real Madrid’s German midfielder Tony Kroos announced on Tuesday he will retire from all football after Euro 2024. “My career as an active footballer will end this summer after the Euro championship,” 34-year-old Kroos said. Read More 4 / 10 The market capitalisation of companies listed on the BSE hit a new high on Tuesday. What milestone was breached? $3 trillion $7 trillion $2 trillion $5 trillion The market capitalisation of companies listed on the BSE crossed $5 trillion for the first time on Tuesday, turning the spotlight on valuations. Read More 5 / 10 Who is the founder of whistle-blower website WikiLeaks? Julian Assange Edward Snowden Chelsea Manning Glenn Greenwald Julian Assange, founder of whistle-blower website WikiLeaks, has won a legal reprieve in the U.K., with permission to appeal against an extradition order that would see him transferred to the U.S. to face trial for allegedly leaking military secrets. Read More 6 / 10 Who represented India at Iran President Ebrahim Raisi’s funeral? S. Jaishankar Rudra Gaurav Shresth Vinay Mohan Kwatra Jagdeep Dhankhar Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar will represent India in the official ceremony in Tehran on Wednesday to condole the death of President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, and other Iranian officials, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Tuesday. Read More 7 / 10 Who is India's Chief of Defence Staff? Vivek Ram Chaudhari Ajit Doval Manoj Pande Anil Chauhan Stating that jointness and integration are prerequisites to the creation of functional Integrated Theatre Commands (ITC), the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Anil Chauhan, said on Tuesday that theatre commands would lay the foundation for catapulting the armed forces into the next orbit of military preparedness and war fighting. Read More 8 / 10 How old is Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik? 70 65 71 77 Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said that Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, who is 77 years old, should retire due to his “advanced age and health issues”, while promising that the BJP will make a young Odia-speaking “bhumiputra” the CM if the party is voted to power in the State. Read More 9 / 10 Where is the ancient Thathayagunta Gangamma temple, known for the ‘Ganga Jatara’ folk festival, located? Mangalagiri Tirupati Anantapur Chittoor At this time of the year in Tirupati, scores of devotees dressed up in peculiar and flamboyant costumes are a fairly common sight as the centuries-old folk festival ‘Ganga Jatara’ observed at the ancient Thathayagunta Gangamma temple is in motion. Read More 10 / 10 Haryana’s former Chief Minister Manohar Lal and his successor Nayab Singh Saini are seeking to win the Lok Sabha election and Assembly bypoll from this constituency, which is going to polls on May 25. which seat are they both contesting from? Karnal Gurgaon Ambala City Hisar With the stage set for simultaneous Lok Sabha election and Assembly bypoll on May 25 in Haryana’s Karnal, the stakes are higher for former Chief Minister Manohar Lal and his successor Nayab Singh Saini. The Chief Minister is fighting the Assembly bypoll, which was necessitated by the resignation of Mr. Lal, who is contesting the Lok Sabha election and is pitted against Congress’s Divyanshu Budhiraja. Read More Your score isThe average score is 0% 0% Restart quiz
