Daily Quiz April 24

Gurukulprep

Daily Quiz

 

1. Since 2000, India has lost ____________ hectares of tree cover, which is a six percent decrease, according to data from the Global Forest Watch monitoring project.
   1.   2.33 million
   2.   3.17 million
   3.   4.21 million
   4.   5.09 million
2. The government has introduced a new platform called _____________ for disbursing subsidies to horticulture farmers under the Cluster Development Programme (CDP).
   1.   AGRIVI
   2.   AGvisorPRO
   3.   CDP-KRUSHI MITRA
   4.   CDP-SURAKSHA
3. India has emerged as one of the twelve countries accountable for ______ percent of the world's mismanaged plastic waste as per “Plastic Overshoot Day” report by Swiss non-profit EA Earth Action.
   1.   60%
   2.   55%
   3.   40%
   4.   35%
4. Along with the top online payment solutions provider PayU, which of the following company has teamed up to improve cross-border payments for Indian businesses?
   1.   PayPal
   2.   eBay
   3.   Coinbase
   4.   CapitalOne
5. Admiral R Hari Kumar, Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS) has awarded which of the following Indian Naval Ship (INS) the CNS Trophy for Best Green Practices 2023?
   1.   INS Khanderi
   2.   INS Sharda
   3.   INS Valsura
   4.   INS Vikrant
6. Kristalina Georgieva has been reappointed to the position of Managing Director of _________________.
   1.   International Monetary Fund
   2.   United Nations Development Programme
   3.   World Health Organization
   4.   World Trade Organisation
7. Engineering major Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has announced the completion of the divestment of its entire ________ percent stake in L&T Infrastructure Development Projects Limited (LTIDPL).
   1.   60%
   2.   51%
   3.   49%
   4.   27%
8. Who among the following won the women’s singles title in the 2024 Badminton Asia Championships?
   1.   Zhang Yiman
   2.   Wang Zhi Yi
   3.   Chen Yufei
   4.   None of the above
9. Eminent author Sam Pitroda has launched which of the following book recently?
   1.   The Idea of Democracy
   2.   Redesign the World : A Global Call to Action
   3.   Dreaming Big: My Journey to Connect India
   4.   Code Swaraj
10. When the World Chagas Disease Day was observed?
    1.   11 April
    2.   12 April
    3.   13 April
    4.   14 April