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[MCQs] Major Events & Current Affairs: National/International Part -1. Most important current affairs multiple choice questions. Read more: Objective GK & GS Multiple Choice Questions and Answer Read more: Must Read Books for Competitive Exams [MCQs] Major Events & Current Affairs: National/International 1. India handed over the G-20 Presidency to which country? [A] Indonesia [B] Sri Lanka
India’s great scientist Jagdish Chandra Bose was born on November 30, 1858, in the village of Mymensingh (present Bangladesh). India’s famous physicist and plant physiologist Bose has written his experience and research in his books. Some of the major books are – Reactions of living and nonliving (1902), Reaction of plants (1906), Motivational mechanics of
Q. The three-age system, divided into stone, bronze and iron from the collection of Copenhagen museum was coined by? (a) Thomson (b) Lubbock (c) Taylor (d) Childe Answer: a According to Commission Report Present archaeological system of the three main ages-stone, bronze and iron-was developed by the Danish archaeologist Christian Jorgensen Thomsen in 1818 and
Q. Robert Bruce Foote, who discovered first Palaeolithic tool in India, was a/an? (a) Geologist (b) Archaeologist (c) (a & b) (d) Historian Answer: (a & b) According to Encyclopaedia Britannica, Robert Bruce Foote was a British geologist and archaeologist. He is considered as the father of Indian pre-history. He was associated with the Geological
Which institution launched the ‘Portal for mapping of Industrial Units and Laboratories’ [A] DPIIT[B] BIS[C] FICCI[D] NITI Aayog Answer: B [BIS] Notes:On the 76th Foundation Day of Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), the portal for mapping of Industrial Units and Laboratories was launched.Commerce and Industry Ministry also launched standards clubs in schools, Standards National Action Plan
Q. Which institution commissioned India’s first green hydrogen blending project? [A] ONGC[B] NTPC[C] PFC[D] GAIL Answer: B [NTPC] Notes:NTPC Ltd commissioned India’s first green hydrogen blending project in the piped natural gas (PNG) network of NTPC Kawas Township, Surat.The project is a joint effort of NTPC and Gujarat Gas Limited (GGL). Green hydrogen in Kawas is
Q. What is the maximum tenure of Medical Termination of Pregnancy allowed in India? [A] 24 weeks[B] 22 weeks[C] 20 weeks[D] 18 weeks Answer: A [24 weeks] Notes:Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act was amended in 2021 to make provision for medical termination of pregnancies for up to 24 weeks for special categories of women.Delhi High
Q. Which Union Ministry organises the ‘Shilp Guru and National Award ceremony’? [A] Ministry of Textiles[B] Ministry of Culture[C] Ministry of MSME[D] Ministry of Rural Development and Entrepreneurship Answer: A [Ministry of Textiles] Notes:Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar presented Shilp Guru and National Awards to master craftspersons in Delhi, for 2017, 2018, and 2019.These awards are conferred
Q. India and which country agreed to partner in digital partnership in Future ICT, Future Mobile Technologies and digital education? [A] Denmark[B] Norway[C] Finland[D] Australia Answer: C [Finland] Notes:India and Finland have agreed to partner in Future ICT, Future Mobile Technologies and digital education.The two countries emphasised on having institutionalised joint working groups. India has already