Multiple-Choice Questions (MCQs) Up To 9 August
1. Where was India's first round-the-clock grain ATM inaugurated?
- a) Mancheswar, Odisha
- b) New Delhi, Delhi
- c) Mumbai, Maharashtra
- d) Kolkata, West Bengal
2. Which organization partnered with the Odisha government to launch the Annapurti Grain ATM?
- a) United Nations
- b) World Bank
- c) World Food Programme
- d) International Monetary Fund
3. What is the error rate of the Annapurti Grain ATM when dispensing grains?
- a) 0.1%
- b) 0.01%
- c) 0.5%
- d) 0.05%
4. What does the Finance Bill, 2024 aim to effectuate?
- a) The financial proposals of the Central Government for the financial year 2024-2025
- b) The tax relief package for 2023-2024
- c) The revision of personal income tax slabs
- d) The reduction of corporate taxes
5.According to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, what has been the government's approach to taxation?
- a) Drastically increasing taxes
- b) Bringing in greater simplification of tax laws
- c) Reducing employment opportunities
- d) Increasing litigation
6. In which disputed region did China discover a large shallow gas field?
- a) East China Sea
- b) Yellow Sea
- c) South China Sea
- d) Bohai Sea
7. Which country formally requested to join the genocide case against Israel at the UN court?
- a) Spain
- b) Turkiye
- c) Mexico
- d) Libya
8. What change is proposed in the Banking Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024 regarding nominees per bank account?
- a) Increase from one to four
- b) Decrease from four to two
- c) Increase from two to six
- d) Decrease from four to one
9. What is the enhanced UPI transaction limit for tax payments as announced by the RBI?
- a) ₹1 lakh
- b) ₹2 lakh
- c) ₹3 lakh
- d) ₹5 lakh
10. What is a significant milestone of the Polaris Dawn mission by SpaceX?
- a) First private mission to Mars
- b) First-ever private spacewalk
- c) Launch of a new space station
- d) First mission to the Moon
11. Which Indian athlete made history by winning medals at consecutive Olympics?
- a) P.V. Sindhu
- b) Sushil Kumar
- c) Neeraj Chopra
- d) Abhinav Bindra
12. Who won the gold medal in the men's javelin throw at the Paris 2024 Olympics?
- a) Neeraj Chopra
- b) Arshad Nadeem
- c) Johannes Vetter
- d) Anderson Peters
13. When is the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples observed?
- a) August 1
- b) August 5
- c) August 9
- d) August 12
Answer keys
1. a) Mancheswar, Odisha, 2.: c) World Food Programme, 3. b) 0.01% 4. a) The financial proposals of the Central Government for the financial year 2024-2025 5. b) Bringing in greater simplification of tax laws 6: c) South China Sea 7 b) Turkiye 8 a) Increase from one to four 9: d) ₹5 lakh 10 b) First-ever private spacewalk 11. c) Neeraj Chopra 12. b) Arshad Nadeem 13. c) August 9
