Q.1) What is the aim of the KIRTI programme recently inaugurated by the Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Anurag Singh Thakur?
(a) To improve infrastructure for sports in Chandigarh
(b) To identify and nurture young athletes between nine to 18 years
(c) To organize international sports events
(d) To promote sports tourism
Q.2) How many medals did team India clinch in the Youth World Boxing Cup, held in Budva, Montenegro?
(a) 10 medals
(b) 20 medals
(c) 26 medals
(d) 30 medals
Q.3) Which Indian pair won the title for the second time at French Open Men’s doubles Badminton championship?
(a) Lakshya Sen & Chirag Sen
(b) Satwiksairaj Rankireddy & Chirag Shetty
(c) Yang Po-han & Lee Jhe-huei
(d) P Kshyap & Sai Parneeth
Q.4) Which team lifted the Santosh Trophy for the seventh time in the 77th National Football Championship?
(a) Goa
(b) Services
(c) Arunachal Pradesh
(d) Assam
Q.5) Which India author was awarded with the ‘Erasmus Prize’ 2024 for highlighting the climate change crisis by the Premium Erasmianum Foundation of the Netherlands?
(a) Amitav Ghosh
(b) Chetan Bhagat
(c) Ameesh Tripathy
(d) Jaya Kishori
Q.6) Who took oath as the 14th President of Pakistan?
(a) Faiz Isa
(b) Asif Ali Zardari
(c) Nawaz Sharif
(d) Imran Khan
Q.7) In which state of India was the world’s longest twin-lane tunnel inaugurated?
(a) Assam
(b) Himachal Pradesh
(c) Tripura
(d) Arunachal Pradesh
Q.8) Who was recently honored with the ‘Miss World Humanitarian Award’?
(a) Nita Ambani
(b) Jaya Bachchan
(c) Madhuri Dixit Nene
(d) Smriti Irani
Answers-
Ans. 1(b), Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Anurag Singh Thakur will inaugurate a unique talent hunt event, KIRTI in Chandigarh on Tuesday. The Khelo India Rising Talent Identification, KIRTI programme is aimed at athletes in the age group between nine to 18 years.
Ans. 2(c), In the Youth World Boxing Cup, team India ended its campaign as runner-up in Budva, Montenegro on Monday. Team India clinched 26 medals including 5 gold, 9 silver, and 12 bronze medals. Nikita Chand was also awarded the title of ‘Best Boxer’ of the tournament for her outstanding performance.
Ans. 3(b), Indian pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty have clinched their second French Open Men’s doubles Badminton title. The Indian top seed registered a straight games victory over Yang Po-han and Lee Jhe-huei of Taiwan in the final 21-11, 21-17.
Ans. 4(b), In the 77th National Football Championship, Services lifted the Santosh Trophy for the seventh time, beating Goa 1-0 in the Santosh Trophy final at the Golden Jubilee Stadium at Papum Pare District in Arunachal Pradesh.
Ans. 5(a), On 7 March 2024, Indian writer Amitav Ghosh was awarded with the ‘Erasmus Prize’ 2024 for highlighting the climate change crisis. 67-year-old Ghosh has been honored with the award by the Premium Erasmianum Foundation of the Netherlands.
Ans. 6(b), Asif Ali Zardari has been sworn in as the 14th President of Pakistan, this is his second term. Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Qazi Faiz Isa administered him the oath at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Asif Ali is the husband of Pakistan’s former and first woman Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. 68-year-old Zardari got 255 votes in the National Assembly and Senate. Shahbaz Sharif recently became the Prime Minister of Pakistan.
Ans. 7(d), Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently inaugurated the Sela Tunnel as part of his one-day visit to Arunachal Pradesh. Which is the world’s longest twin-lane tunnel. This tunnel connects Tezpur to Tawang near the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China. Sela Tunnel has been constructed at an altitude of 13,000 feet. It has been constructed by the Border Roads Organization (BRO).
Ans. 8(a), Reliance Foundation Chairperson Nita Ambani was honored with the Humanitarian Award at the 71st Miss World Finale. Neeta was given ‘Beauty with Purpose Humanitarian Award’. This time the Miss World Finale was organized in India.
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