Current Affairs Questions and Answers 04th July 2024

04th July Current Affairs 2024 Quiz

Q1. Who is the Managing Director of Muthoot Finance?

(a) Rajesh Warrier

(b) George Alexander Muthoot

(c) K R Bijimon

(d) Kiran G

(e) Bindhu Joseph

Q2. Which political alliance does Hemant Soren’s Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) lead in the state?

(a) NDA

(b) UPA

(c) Maha Vikas Aghadi

(d) Mahagathbandhan

(e) Third Front

Q3. When did Keir Starmer become a Member of Parliament (MP)?

(a) 2005

(b) 2010

(c) 2015

(d) 2020

(e) 2023

Q4. Who has been appointed as Executive Director by the RBI effective July 1, 2024?

(a) Arnab Kumar Chowdhury

(b) Charulatha S Kar

(c) Raghuram Rajan

(d) Urjit Patel

(e) Shaktikanta Das

Q5. Who developed and designed IGNOU’s MA programme in Bhagavad Gita Studies?

(a) Professor Suresh Kumar

(b) Professor Anil Sharma

(c) Professor Devesh Kumar Mishra

(d) Professor Rakesh Gupta

(e) Professor Pankaj Jain

Q6. When and where is the 57th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting scheduled to take place?

(a) July 21-27 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia

(b) July 21-27 in Vientiane, Laos

(c) August 1-7 in Hanoi, Vietnam

(d) August 1-7 in Jakarta, Indonesia

(e) September 10-17 in Bangkok, Thailand

Q7. Who recommended Justice Sheel Nagu’s appointment as Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court?

(a) President of India

(b) Prime Minister of India

(c) Chief Justice of India

(d) Supreme Court Collegium

(e) Law Ministry of India

Q8 . Who assumed the role of Independent Chairman of Sammaan Capital Ltd in 2020?

(a) Sameer Gehlaut

(b) SS Mundra

(c) Rakesh Sharma

(d) Anil Ambani

(e) Mukesh Ambani

Q9. Who was the interim Chief Minister of Jharkhand during Hemant Soren’s absence?

(a) Raghubar Das

(b) Shibu Soren

(c) Champai Soren

(d) Arjun Munda

(e) None of the above

Q10. Which political party is Keir Starmer affiliated with?

(a) Conservative Party

(b) Liberal Democrats

(c) Green Party

(d) Labour Party

(e) UK Independence Party (UKIP)

Solutions

S1. Ans. (b)

Sol.  George Alexander Muthoot is the Managing Director of Muthoot Finance.

S2. Ans.(d)

Sol. Hemant Soren’s JMM leads the Mahagathbandhan alliance in Jharkhand, comprising Congress, RJD, and Left parties, which secured a majority in the 2019 state elections.

S3. Ans.(c)

Sol.  Keir Starmer was elected as an MP for the first time in 2015, representing a constituency in north London.

S4. Ans.(b)

Sol.  Charulatha S Kar has been appointed as Executive Director of RBI with effect from July 1, 2024. She previously served as Chief General Manager-in-Charge in the Human Resource Management Department.

S5. Ans.(c)

Sol. Professor Devesh Kumar Mishra developed and designed the MA programme in Bhagavad Gita Studies at IGNOU and is also the course coordinator, ensuring the academic quality and structure of the programme.

S6. Ans.(b)

Sol. The 57th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting is scheduled to take place from July 21 to 27 in Vientiane, Laos. This information highlights the location and dates of the significant regional event, distinguishing it from other ASEAN nations and different timeframes.

S7. Ans.(d)

Sol . The recommendation for Justice Sheel Nagu’s appointment as Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court was made by the Supreme Court Collegium, comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justices Sanjiv Khanna and BR Gavai, on December 28, 2023.

S8. Ans.(b)

Sol.  SS Mundra, a former Deputy Governor of the RBI, took over as the Independent Chairman of Sammaan Capital Ltd in 2020, signaling a move towards enhanced governance and oversight.

S9. Ans.(c)

Sol . Champai Soren briefly served as the interim Chief Minister of Jharkhand before Hemant Soren’s reinstatement, following a leadership transition within the JMM.

S10. Ans.(d)

Sol.  Keir Starmer is the leader of the Labour Party in the UK.