Current Affairs Quiz 12th Sept 2024

1. Which country tested its largest unmanned cargo aircraft in a bid to boost its low-altitude economy?

USA
China
Russia
Japan

2. Which state launched a cash transfer scheme for adolescent girls to purchase sanitary napkins?

Uttar Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Rajasthan
Bihar

3. Who has been appointed as the Managing Director of the State Bank of India?

Rana Ashutosh Kumar Singh
Dinesh Khara
Arundhati Bhattacharya
Rajnish Kumar

4. PR Sreejesh was appointed as the head coach of which Indian national team?

Senior Men’s Hockey Team
Junior Men’s Hockey Team
Senior Women’s Hockey Team
Junior Women’s Hockey Team

5. Lalitha Nataraj was appointed as the CEO of which newly formed entity spun off by NPCI?

UPI
Rupay
BHIM
AEPS

6. Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) won a contract to set up a 1,600 MW thermal power project in which Indian state?

Jharkhand
Odisha
West Bengal
Chhattisgarh

7. The National Health Authority (NHA) signed an MoU with which university to promote digital health education?

University of Delhi
All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)
Maharashtra University of Health Sciences (MUHS)
Jawaharlal Nehru University

8. DRDO successfully tested which long-range glide bomb from the Su-30 MK-I fighter jet?

Shaurya
Gaurav
BrahMos
Astra

9. Which cricketer was named ICC Men’s Player of the Month for July 2024?

Gus Atkinson
Joe Root
Babar Azam
David Warner

10. What is the name of the T20 cricket league set to debut in India, in partnership with Prasar Bharati?

Big Cricket League (BCL)
Indian Cricket League (ICL)
Super Cricket League (SCL)
Premier Cricket League (PCL)

11. When is Partition Horrors Remembrance Day observed in India?

August 15
August 14
January 26
October 2

12. Where was the world’s oldest solar calendar discovered?

Egypt
Turkey
Greece
Italy

13. What is the target size of China’s drone industry by 2030?

$150 billion
$200 billion
$279 billion
$500 billion

14. Which entity signed a landmark deal with Prasar Bharati to promote a new cricket league?

ICC
Big Cricket League (BCL)
IPL
Ranji Trophy

15. What was the significance of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the NHA and MUHS?

To promote digital health education
To launch a new hospital
To provide medical insurance
To establish medical research centers

Current Affairs Quiz 12th Sept 2024