CURRENT AFFAIRS(24-05-2024) 1 / 11 Tejas Shirse broke the men’s 110m hurdles National record while winning gold at the Motonet GP series. Whose record did he break? Santhosh Kumar Siddhanth Thingalaya Ayyasamy Dharun Jagmohan Singh The 21-year-old broke the previous record of 13.48s set by Siddhanth Thingalaya in 2017. Read More 2 / 11 Glenn Maxwell has the joint highest number of ducks (18) in IPL history. Who is the other player? Suresh Raina David Warner Dinesh Karthik Rohit Sharma Royal Challengers Bengaluru batter Glenn Maxwell, who was dismissed for a golden duck by off-spinner R. Ashwin in the Eliminator against Rajasthan Royals, has gone level with teammate Dinesh Karthik in the list for most ducks (18) in IPL history. Read More 3 / 11 Who was the British Prime Minister who lost the 1997 election by a sizeable margin? Tony Blair Margaret Thatcher Gordon Brown John Major “It’s a challenge not dissimilar to that [former Conservative Prime Minister] John Major faced in 1997,” he added, referring to an election in which Labour, led by Tony Blair, won a landslide victory. Read More 4 / 11 Popular Bhojpuri actor Pawan Singh was expelled from the BJP. In which constituency is he standing against an NDA candidate? Asansol Kishanganj Karakat Arrah He is in the fray as an Independent candidate from Karakat. Read More 5 / 11 From where did the Maharashtra Kisan Long March of 2023 commence? Pune Nashik Solapur Mumbai The memorable Kisan Long March from Nashik to Mumbai in March 2023 and continuous protests by farmers have time and again raised the demand for Minimum Support Prices for onion. Read More 6 / 11 When did China and the Soviet Union clash over the Ussuri river border? 1969 1966 1972 1960 Russia and China had armed clashes in 1969 over the Ussuri River border dispute. Read More 7 / 11 Who is the sitting Lok Sabha MP from Bhubaneswar, Odisha? Aparajita Sarangi (BJP) Arup Patnaik (BJD) Sambit Patra (BJP) Manmath Routray (BJD) The prestigious Bhubaneswar seat will be fought hard between the BJP’s Aparajita Sarangi, a former IAS officer and sitting MP, and the BJD’s Manmath Routray, who is making his electoral debut. Read More 8 / 11 The Election Commission told the Supreme Court that there is no legal mandate to share voter turnout with the public. Under which form of the ECI does disclosure of voter turnout fall? 16A 17C 19B 24B “There is no legal mandate to provide Form 17C [account of votes recorded] to any other person other than the candidate or his agent,” the EC said in a 225-page affidavit. Read More 9 / 11 Fourteen seats from Uttar Pradesh are going to polls in the sixth phase of the Lok Sabha elections on May 25. How many seats does the State have in total? 65 60 75 80 Fourteen of the 80 Lok Sabha constituencies in Uttar Pradesh are going to the polls on May 25, including the key constituencies of Sultanpur, Allahabad, Shrawasti, Domariyaganj, Azamgarh, and Bhadohi. Read More 10 / 11 The Prime Minister of Ireland said that his country would join Norway and Spain in recognising a Palestinian state. Who is he? Simon Harris Leo Varadkar Michael Martin John Swinney Speaking at a press conference in Dublin, Ireland’s Prime Minister Simon Harris linked the recognition to Ireland’s own freedom struggle from Britain. Read More 11 / 11 The Prime Minister of Ireland said that his country would join Norway and Spain in recognising a Palestinian state. Who is he? Simon Harris Leo Varadkar Michael Martin John Swinney Speaking at a press conference in Dublin, Ireland’s Prime Minister Simon Harris linked the recognition to Ireland’s own freedom struggle from Britain. Read More Your score isThe average score is 0% 0% Restart quiz
