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Current Affairs 31 July 2024,
Current affairs are essential to competitive exams, which generally include 10 to 25 questions. Here, you’ll find daily updates on current affairs in English, which is important for all government exams.
Today we will cover the 31 July 2024 current affairs in English helpful for central and state government exams:-
➼ What is the primary goal of the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), which has been in the news recently?
[A] To promote international defence cooperation
[B] To ensure expeditious procurement of the approved requirements of the armed forces
[C] To oversee military training programs
[D] To manage defence research and development
Answer: [B] To ensure expeditious procurement of the approved requirements of the armed forces
➼ Who is the youngest Indian para swimmer to recently cross the English Channel? [A] Niranjan Mukundan
[B] Rimo Saha
[C] Satyendra Singh
[D] Jiya Rai
Answer: [D] Jiya Rai
➼ Who recently received the “Lifetime Achievement Award” in diabetology as a Union Minister?
[A] Annpurna Devi
[B] Jagat Prakash
[C] Jitendra Singh
[D] Nirantar Kumar Singh
Answer: [C] Jitendra Singh
➼ Which department has introduced the ‘One DAE One Subscription’ initiative for research access recently?
[A] Department Of Commerce
[B] Department Of Atomic Energy
[C] Department Of Education
[D] Department Of Defense
Answer: [B] Department Of Atomic Energy
➼ Which ministry has recently introduced the ‘Ideas4LiFE initiative’ to promote environmental sustainability?
[A] Ministry of Urban Development
[B] Ministry of Agriculture
[C] Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
[D] Ministry of DefenceAnswer: [C] Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
➼ Which country has issued a postage stamp featuring Lord Rama and Lord Buddha?
(a) Indonesia
(b) Singapore
(c) Laos
(d) Malaysia
Answer: (c) Laos
➼ In which city has the Tech Leaders Forum of India been launched at the World Education Summit 2024?
(a) Dubai
(b) Germany
(c) Paris
(d) Rome
Answer: (a) Dubai
➼ Who has been appointed as the CMD of SIDBI among the following?
(a) Vibhuti Bhushan
(b) Arun Shah
(c) Manoj Mittal
(d) Manoj Soni
Answer: (c) Manoj Mittal
Q5 Among the following, who has become the 7th batsman to score over 12000 runs in recent Test cricket?
(a) Steve Smith
(b) Ben Stokes
(c) Joe Root
(d) None of the above
Answer: (c) Joe Root
➼ Nicolas Maduro has been re-elected President of which country among the following?
(a) Ecuador
(b) Venezuela
(c) Colombia
(d) None of the above
Answer: (b) Venezuela
➼ Who received the Lifetime Achievement Award in Chennai ?
(a) Dr. Jitendra Singh
(b) Arpit Chopra
(c) Manoj Mittal
(d) Sapna Kallingal
Answer: (a) Dr Jitendra Singh
➼ India has received the operating rights for the Mogla Port Terminal in which of the following countries?
(a) Bangladesh
(b) Myanmar
(c) Sri Lanka
(d) Maldives
Answer: (a) Bangladesh
In which city will India’s first underground museum be established?
(a) Delhi
(b) Jaipur
(c) Bhopal
(d) Surat
Answer: (a) Delhi
➼ Who has achieved the Women’s Asia Cup 2024 title for the first time from the list below?
(a) Sri Lanka
(b) India
(c) Bangladesh
(d) Pakistan
Answer: (a) Sri Lanka
➼ Who has recently launched ‘SEARCHGPT’ from the given choices?
(a) Microsoft
(b) Meta
(c) Open AI
(d) Gemini
Ans. (c) Open AI
➼ How many of the listed tigers have been reported dead in India in the past five years?
(a) 628
(b) 548
(c) 847
(d) 745
Answer: (a) 628
➼ Which medal did India’s Manu Bhaker and Sarabjit Singh win in the 10 meter Air Pistol Mixed Team event at the Paris Olympics?
(A) Bronze
(B) Silver
(C) Gold
(D) None
Answer: (A) Bronze
➼ In which sport did the Indian pair Manu Bhaker and Sarabjit Singh win a bronze medal at the Paris Olympics?
(A) Tennis
(B) Hockey
(C) Shooting
(D) Badminton
Answer: (C) Shooting
➼ Who is the first Indian woman to win two medals in a single Olympics after independence?
(A) Saina Nehwal
(B) Manu Bhaker
(C) Sania Mirza
(D) P.V. Sindhu
Answer: (B) Manu Bhaker
➼ How many Indian women have won two individual Olympic medals?
(A) 1
(B) 3
(C) 4
(D) 2
Answer: (D) 2
➼ Which scheme has the central government started based on Maharashtra’s e-Peek inspection model?
(A) Digital Peak
(B) Digital Agriculture
(C) Digital Crop
(D) Digital Farming
Answer: (C) Digital Crop
➼ In which state has the central government started the Digital Crop scheme based on the e-Peek inspection model?
(A) Punjab
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Kerala
(D) Tamil Nadu
Answer: (B) Maharashtra
➼ In how many states will the central government implement the Digital Crop scheme?
(A) 12
(B) 11
(C) 10
(D) 13
Answer: (A) 12
➼ Who has been appointed as the Chairman of the UPSC?
(A) Mira Borwankar
(B) Poonam Sinha
(C) Aditi Patil
(D) Preeti Sudan
Answer: (D) Preeti Sudan
➼ In which state did a landslide occur in Wayanad?
(A) Karnataka
(B) Kerala
(C) Tamil Nadu
(D) West Bengal
Answer: (B) Kerala
➼ In which state will each police station have a superstition eradication cell established?
(A) Telangana
(B) Rajasthan
(C) Goa
(D) Maharashtra
Answer: (D) Maharashtra
➼ Rohan Bopanna has recently announced his retirement from which sport?
(A) Cricket
(B) Football
(C) Tennis
(D) Hockey
Answer: (C) Tennis
➼ Indian tennis player Rohan Bopanna has recently announced his retirement. In which year was he honored with the Padma Shri award by the central government?
(A) 2024
(B) 2023
(C) 2022
(D) 2021
Answer: (A) 2024
➼ Who has inaugurated the Idea’s 4 Life portal?
(A) Nitin Gadkari
(B) Jyotiraditya Scindia
(C) Prataprao Jadhav
(D) Bhupender Yadav
Answer: (D) Bhupender Yadav
➼ According to the National Council of Applied Economics (NCER), what is the projected growth rate for India for the current financial year?
(A) 7.1
(B) 7.5
(C) 7.3
(D) 7.2
Answer: (B) 7.5
➼ In which country will the Men’s Cricket Asia Cup 2025 be hosted?
(A) India
(B) China
(C) Sri Lanka
(D) Malaysia
Answer: (A) India
➼ How many medals did India win at the 56th International Chemistry Olympiad?
(A) 2
(B) 3
(C) 4
(D) 5
Answer: (C) 4
➼ In which country was the 56th International Chemistry Olympiad held?
(A) UAE
(B) Saudi Arabia
(C) Russia
(D) France
Answer: (B) Saudi Arabia
➼ Who has become the youngest para swimmer to cross the English Channel?
(A) Aditi Rao
(B) Rani Verma
(C) Zia Rai
(D) Sakshi Malik
Answer: (C) Zia Rai
➼ Which country has assumed the chairmanship of the Asian Disaster Preparedness Center for 2024-25?
(A) India
(B) China
(C) Japan
(D) Germany
Answer: (A) India
➼ In which country’s Tel Umm Amer site has been included in UNESCO’s World Heritage Sites list?
(A) Israel
(B) Japan
(C) Iraq
(D) Palestine
Answer: (D) Palestine
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