CURRENT AFFAIRS(06-05-2024) 1 / 10 Former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi made her electoral debut from which LS seat? Lucknow Amethi Rae Bareli Mathura In the 1967 general elections, Indira Gandhi, then Prime Minister, made her Lok Sabha debut from Rae Bareli. Read More 2 / 10 At 8.04 am IST on May 7, an Atlas V rocket is set to lift off with a team of two veteran astronauts — Barry Wilmore and who else? Scott Kelly Buzz Aldrin Sunita Williams Jim Lovell At 8.04 am IST on May 7, an Atlas V rocket is set to lift off with a team of two veteran astronauts — Barry Wilmore and Sunita Williams — sitting inside a spacecraft called Starliner, built by Boeing, on the capsule’s third test flight and the first with astronauts on board. Read More 3 / 10 In which year, President’s rule under Article 239AB was invoked in Delhi subsequent to Mr. Kejriwal’s resignation 49 days into his first tenure as Chief Minister? 2014 2015 2017 2016 President’s rule under Article 239AB was invoked in Delhi only once, in 2014, subsequent to Mr. Kejriwal’s resignation 49 days into his first tenure as Chief Minister. Read More 4 / 10 Which of the following scientists proposed the theory of natural selection? Alexander Fleming Carl Linnaeus Charles Darwin Gregor Mendel As proposed by Charles Darwin in the nineteenth century, natural selection, the engine that drives evolution, is how species adapt to their environments. Read More 5 / 10 Chana, or chickpea is also known by which name? Bengal gram Green gram Toor dal Horse gram As price of pulses show no sign of cooling, the Centre has removed import duty on chana (Bengal gram) and extended the import window for yellow peas till October 31. Chana, or chickpea, attracted an import duty of 66%. Read More 6 / 10 The Union Territories of Daman and Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli were separate till Parliament passed legislation and merged them. This happened in which year? 2019 2013 2015 2008 The two enclaves were separate Union Territories till Parliament passed legislation in December 2019 and merged them. Read More 7 / 10 Arvinder Singh Lovely joined the BJP on Saturday. He was previously the head of Congress from which State/UT? Punjab Delhi Haryana Rajasthan On Saturday, less than a week after Arvinder Singh Lovely exited from his post as the Delhi Congress president, he joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). This will be hissecond stint in the BJP after he left it to join the Congress in 2018. Read More 8 / 10 In which part of India, does the Lidder River flow? Jammu and Kashmir Ladakh Uttarakhand Punjab It originates and flows in Jammu and Kashmir. Read More 9 / 10 What is the precentage of export duty stipulated on onion exports? 50% 30% 45% 40% The Centre on Saturday lifted the prohibition on onion exports imposed nearly six months ago, but restrained the free flow of outbound shipments by stipulating a minimum export price of $550 a tonne as well as a 40% export duty. Read More 10 / 10 Which political leader from the JD(S) was arrested on Saturday? H.D. Deve Gowda . H.D. Revanna H.D. Kumaraswamy Prajwal Revanna Former Minister and Holenarsipur Janata Dal (S) MLA H.D. Revanna, 66, who is facing abduction charges, was arrested from the house of his father and former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda at Padmanabhanagar in South Bengaluru on Saturday evening amid high drama. Read More Your score isThe average score is 0% 0% Restart quiz
