Current Affairs for UPSC: Pariksha Saarathi presents only need to know Current Affairs in Quiz format, for all dedicated students and readers preparing for various competitive exams such as UPSC, BANKS, SSC & Railways
Q.1) Who was Varadarao Kamalakara Rao, who recently passed away?
(a) A renowned Mridangam scholar
(b) An astronaut
(c) A film director
(d) A Sports person
Q.2) What is the purpose of the ‘Antariksha Abhyas – 2024’ exercise?
(a) To train astronauts for space missions
(b) To war-game threats from and to space-based assets
(c) To develop new spacecraft
(d) To conduct satellite launches
Q.3) What is the theme of International Film Festival of India (IFFI-Goa)-2024?
(a) ‘Young Filmmakers’ -The Future is Now
(b) ‘Young Filmmakers’ – Restless Dreams
(c) ‘Young Filmmakers’ – The Art of Storytelling
(d) ‘Young Filmmakers’ – Celebration of Cinema
Q.4) Who is set to receive the Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award at IFFI 2024?
(a) Steven Spielberg
(b) Philip Noyce
(c) Christopher Nolan
(d) Martin Scorsese
Q.5) Where was the International Ancient Arts Festival 2024 organized?
(a) Varanasi
(b) Ujjain
(c) Lucknow
(d) New Delhi
Answers:
Ans.1(a), Varadarao Kamalakara Rao was a renowned Mridangam scholar and a recipient of the Central Sangeet Natak Akademi Award.
Ans.2(b), ‘Antariksha Abhyas – 2024’ is a three-day exercise to war-game the growing threats from and to space-based assets and services.
Ans.3(a), The theme of IFFI 2024 is ‘Young Filmmakers’ – The Future is Now’.
Ans.4(b), Renowned Australian Director Philip Noyce will receive the Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award at IFFI 2024.
Ans.5(d), The 8th International Ancient Arts Festival and Seminar was organised in New Delhi by Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts in collaboration with ‘Rays of Wisdom Society’ and Ministry of Culture, Government of India. The special guest of the inaugural session of the conference, Dr. Sachchidanand Joshi was there