Current Affairs & Recent Events (Continued)
1. Where did the Chandrayaan-3 mission launch take place?
A) Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC SHAR, Sriharikota)
2. Which tennis star clinched the Men's Singles title at the Australian Open 2024?
A) Jannik Sinner
3. Sojat Mehndi, which secured a prestigious GI tag protection, belongs to which state?
A) Rajasthan
4. The popular regional sweets 'Sarubhaja' and 'Sarpuria' received GI tags for which state?
A) West Bengal
5. What official new name has been assigned to the infection 'Monkeypox' by the WHO?
A) Mpox
6. What is the new official name of Havelock Island in the Andaman and Nicobar archipelago?
A) Swaraj Dweep
7. Which movie won the ultimate Best Picture award at the 2023 Oscars?
A) Everything Everywhere All at Once
8. The Oscar-winning sensational track "Naatu Naatu" belongs to which Indian movie?
A) RRR
9. What is the name of the lunar lander component of the Chandrayaan-3 mission?
A) Vikram
10. What is the name of the robotic lunar rover deployed by Chandrayaan-3?
A) Pragyan
11. Who won the Men's Singles tennis title at the Wimbledon Championships 2023?
A) Carlos Alcaraz
12. India ranked at which spot in the Global Innovation Index (GII) 2023?
A) 40th
13. Who was honored with the prestigious Marconi Prize 2023?
A) Hari Balakrishnan
14. Which company designed the powerful heavy-lift rocket vehicle 'Starship'?
A) SpaceX
15. Who was recently sworn in as a formal member of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)?
A) Dinesh Dasa
16. Who composed the original score for the Golden Globe & Oscar-winning song "Naatu Naatu"?
A) M.M. Keeravani
17. Which country recently became the official 95th member of the International Solar Alliance (ISA)?
A) Chile
18. Which country hosted the UN Climate Change Conference COP28?
A) United Arab Emirates (Dubai, UAE)