Q.1) Who became the youngest-ever player to win the FIDE Candidates tournament 2024 in Toronto?
(a) Dommaraju Gukesh
(b) Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa
(c) Hikaru Nakamura
(d) Vidit Gujrathi
Q.2) What is the percentage increase in Net Direct Tax collections for the Financial Year (FY) 2023-24 compared to FY 2022-23?
(a) 10%
(b) 15%
(c) 17.70%
(d) 20%
Q.3) When the three Criminal Laws of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023, and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam 2023 will be brought into effect?
(a) 1st December , 2024
(b) 1st July , 2024
(c) 1st June , 2024
(d) 1st August , 2024
Q.4) Who is the MD of International Monetary Fund, who has been elected for the second five-year term?
(a) Soumya Swaminathan
(b) Kristalina Georgieva
(c) Geeta Gopinath
(d) Anshula Kant
Q.5) What is India’s rank in the recently released World Cyber Crime Index?
(a) 10
(a) 20
(d) 30
(d) 40
Answers-
Ans.1(a), In Chess, 17-year-old Indian prodigy, Dommaraju Gukesh made history as the youngest-ever player to win the FIDE Candidates tournament in Toronto.
Ans.2(c), The provisional figures of Direct Tax collections for the Financial Year (FY) 2023-24 show that Net collections are at Rs. 19.58 lakh crore, compared to Rs. 16.64 lakh crore in the preceding Financial Year i.e. FY 2022-23, representing an increase of 17.70%.
Ans.3(b), The three Criminal Laws, namely Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023 and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam 2023 will be brought into effect from 1st July , 2024.
Ans.4(b), The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reappointed Kristalina Georgieva as Managing Director for a second five-year term starting October 1, 2024. Kristalina Georgieva of Bulgaria has served as the MD of the IMF since 2019.
Ans.5(a), Recently an international team of researchers has released the ‘World Cyber Crime Index’. According to new research, India is at 10th place in cyber crime. Under this, ranking of about 100 countries of the world has been prepared. Russia tops the list, followed by Ukraine, China, the US, Nigeria and Romania. North Korea is at seventh place in the ranking.