Q.1) Which Indian Coast Guard ship reached Manila Bay, Philippines for a demonstration of marine pollution response capabilities?
(a) Samudra Paheredar
(b) Vikrant
(c) Ganga
(d) Sagar Nidhi
Q.2) Who won the women’s singles title at the WTT Feeder Beirut II 2024 table tennis tournament?
(a) Sreeja Akula
(b) Mouma das
(c) Manika Batra
(d) Gayatri Gopichand
Q.3) Which veteran Table Tennis player will be the flag bearer for the Indian contingent at the Paris Summer Olympics 2024?
(a) Manika Batra
(b) Sharath Kamal
(c) G. Sathiyan
(d) Kamlesh Mehta
Q.4) When is the world Tuberculosis Day?
(a) 26th March
(b) 25th March
(c) 24th March
(d) 23rd March
Q.5) Which company has started clinical trials of the Tuberculosis vaccine MTBVAC on adults in India?
(a) Bharat Biotech International Ltd
(b) Serum Institute of India
(c) Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories
(d) Cipla
Answers-
Ans.1 (a), Indian Coast Guard ship Samudra Paheredar, a specialized Pollution Control Vessel has reached Manila Bay, Philippines as part of overseas deployment to ASEAN countries. The visit of the Vessel is part of a broader initiative aimed at demonstration of Indian Coast Guard Marine Pollution Response capabilities and shared concern and resolve towards Marine Pollution in the ASEAN region.
Ans.2 (a), In Table Tennis, India’s Sreeja Akula won the women’s singles title at the WTT Feeder Beirut II 2024 table tennis tournament.
Ans.3 (b), Two-time Commonwealth Games gold medalist and veteran Table Tennis player Sharath Kamal has been appointed to be the flag bearer of the Indian contingent at the Paris Summer Olympics 2024.
Ans.4 (c), March 24th marks the anniversary of the day when the bacterium causing TB was first discovered. Every year on this day the world celebrates Tuberculosis Day with an aim to increase public awareness about Tuberculosis and how to prevent its spread.
Ans.5 (a), Bharat Biotech International Ltd said it started clinical trials of the Tuberculosis vaccine MTBVAC on adults in India. This is the first vaccine against Tuberculosis derived from a human source.
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