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) Which team won the Copa America Championship in 2024?
(a) Argentina
(b) Brazil
(c) Mexico
(d) Colombia
Q.2) Where was the G7 Trade Ministers’ meeting attended by Shri Piyush Goyal held recently?
(a) Paris, France
(b) Villa San Giovanni, Italy
(c) London, UK
(d) Berlin, Germany
Q.3) Which country won the European soccer championship in Euro 2024?
(a) England
(b) Spain
(c) France
(d) Portugal
Q.4) The book ‘Wings to Our Hopes, Volume I’ is compilation of Speeches of which personality?
(a) Droupadi Murmu
(b) Narendra Modi
(c) APJ Abdul Kalam
(c) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Q.5) International Monetary Fund (IMF) upgraded India’s economic growth forecast for the current financial year to?
(a) 7%
(b) 6.8%
(c) 6%
(d) 7.5%
Answers:
Ans1(a), Argentina won their second straight Copa America Championship, after beating Colombia 1-0
Ans.2(b), Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Shri Piyush Goyal, attended the G7 Trade Ministers’ meeting held at Villa San Giovanni, Reggio Calabria, Italy
Ans.3(b), In Football, Spain won its record fourth European soccer championship after defeating England 2-1 in the finals of Euro 2024 in Berlin.
Ans.4(a), The book ‘Wings to Our Hopes, Volume I,’ which compiles 75 significant speeches from the first year of President Droupadi Murmu’s tenure
Ans.5(a), The International Monetary Fund (IMF) upgraded India’s economic growth forecast by 20 basis points (bps) to 7 per cent year-on-year basis for the current financial year 2024-25. Earlier also in April, IMF has raised GDP forecast of the country by 30 bps to 6.8 percent in its World Economic Outlook.