3 November 2024 Current Affairs MCQS

1. Recently the government of which country will provide free cancer treatment to children below 14 years of age in public hospitals?
(A) India
(B) Nepal
(C) China
(D) Russia

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Answer: (B) Recently, the Government of Nepal is providing free cancer treatment to children below the age of 14 years in designated government hospitals. This facility has come into effect from 16 November 2023. This scheme is expected to reduce the financial burden on the parents of children suffering from cancer. If the amount given by the government for treatment is not sufficient, then the ministry will give more money from its internal sources.

2. Who has been recently appointed as the Chairman of Airport Authority of India?
(A) Vipin Kumar
(B) P K Gupta
(C) Amitabh Choudhary
(D) None of these

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Answer: (A) Vipin Kumar, a 1996-batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre, took over as Chairman of the Airports Authority of India. Prior to this appointment, Mr. Kumar was working as Additional Secretary in the Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Education, Government of India. During his tenure in the Ministry of Education, Government of India, he was looking after the Samagra Shiksha Yojana, National Education Policy 2020, PM Shri Yojana, and other important assignments.

3. Who has been recently elected as the new President of World Uyghur Congress?
(A) Pranab Chavad
(B) Dr. Himanshu Pathak
(C) Rushan Abbas
(D) None of these

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Answer: (C) In a significant development for the Uyghur community, the World Uyghur Congress has recently appointed Rushan Abbas as its new president. Abbas expressed his deep respect and commitment to serving his people, emphasizing the courage and perseverance of the Uyghur diaspora.

4. Who has recently written the new book ‘The Book of Now’?
(A) Manoj V. Jain
(B) Thomas Mathew
(C) Amit Mohan
(D) None of these

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Answer: (A) Recently Manoj V. Jain has written the book The Book of Now. This book has been published by Magnet Publishing House. This book has a unique perspective towards time; it discusses the mysteries of life and the universe. This book has a QR code on every page, which gives more information to the readers. Along with this, one also gets a chance to interact with the author.

5. Where has Powergrid got a new transmission project recently?
(A) Haryana
(B) Madhya Pradesh
(C) Uttar Pradesh
(D) Gujarat

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Answer: (D) Powergrid recently announced that it is the winning bidder for the Gujarat Transmission Project. According to the company’s exchange filing, a tariff-based competitive bidding process was used to secure the project. Under Phase – V Part A it was also declared as the successful bidder for setting up an interstate transmission system for evacuation of power from the potential renewable energy field of Khavda.

6. Recently India has handed over solar systems to the religious places of which country?
(A) Sri Lanka
(B) Nepal
(C) Bhutan
(D) America

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Answer: (A) Under this project of Modi government, a target has been set to install 25 MW solar rooftop systems in about 5 thousand religious places across Sri Lanka. This project, spread across all 9 states and 25 districts of Sri Lanka, has been designed with the aim of moving towards renewable energy and reducing energy expenses.

7. Who has recently become the first woman to win the title of Miss Grand International?
(A) Parineeti Roy
(B) Akanksha Salunkhe
(C) Rachel Gupta
(D) None of these

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Answer: (C) Recently, Jalandhar resident Rachel Gupta has created history by winning the title of Miss Grand International in Bangkok, Thailand and making India proud. Rachel Gupta is the first Indian to win this title. Rachel was crowned by Luciana Fuster, the winner of the year 2023.

8. Recently which country has awarded its highest civilian award to Sri Sri Ravi Shankar?
(A) Norway
(B) Fiji
(C) Finland
(D) Canada

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Answer: (B) Fiji, a South Pacific nation, has conferred its highest civilian honour on global spiritual leader and humanitarian Sri Sri Ravishankar for his untiring contribution to uplifting the human spirit and bringing together different communities in peace and harmony. According to a press release, His Excellency Ratu William M. Katonivere, President of the Republic of Fiji, conferred the title of Honorary Officer of the Order of Fiji on Sri Sri Ravishankar.

9. Which medal has India won recently in Sultan Johar Cup Junior Hockey?
(A) Bronze
(B) Gold
(C) Silver
(D) None of these

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Answer: (A) Indian Junior Men’s Hockey Team won the Bronze medal in the Sultan Johar Cup tournament held in Malaysia. The team defeated New Zealand 3-2 in a shootout to secure the third position. The match was tied at 2-2 in the stipulated time after which a shootout was resorted to. In the shootout, strikers Gurjot Singh, Manmeet Singh, and Saurabh Anand Kushwaha converted the penalties into goals for India.

10. Who has been recently appointed as the regular MD of NAFED?
(A) Pranav Chavda
(B) Dr. Himanshu Pathak
(C) Deepak Agarwal
(D) None of these

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Answer: (C) The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has appointed Deepak Agarwal as the regular Managing Director of National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Limited. This decision has been taken shortly after temporarily handing over the post to an official of the Ministry of Cooperation. NAFED is a premier organization focusing on marketing of agricultural products in India.

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