Current Affairs Quiz 14

Current Affairs Quiz 14

Try this current affairs quiz to keep uptodate about the recent news.

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1. The second dedicated 'Mahout Village' for the caretakers of captive elephants managed by the Forest Department is ready for inauguration at Kozhikamuthi elephant camp in the Anamalai Tiger Reserve (ATR). In which Indian state is this initiative taking place?

Kerala
Karnataka
Tamil Nadu
Andhra Pradesh

2. The euro has been used for about 26 years and is the common currency for around 350 million Europeans. Croatia became the 20th EU country to adopt the euro in 2023. Recently, another country became the 21st EU member to join the eurozone by adopting the euro as its official currency. Which country became next (21st) EU member to adopt the euro?

Bulgaria
Croatia
Romania
Hungary

3. Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently held talks with President Emmanuel Macron, where Modi conveyed India's support for a peaceful resolution to the Russia–Ukraine conflict. Emmanuel Macron is the president of which country?

Germany
France
Italy
Russia

4. On which date is the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples observed each year?

45878
45868
45875
45881

5. In a recent viral reel about Ayurvedic practices, which Bollywood actor was seen sipping water from a silver glass and explaining its benefits during a podcast?

Kangana Ranaut
Deepika Padukone
Priyanka Chopra
Alia Bhatt

6. This celebrated author is known as a pioneer of modern Hindi-Urdu literature. His stories vividly portray rural life and social issues in early 20th-century India. Some of his most famous works include Godaan and Nirmala. Who is this influential writer?

Munshi Premchand
Rabindranath Tagore
Harivansh Rai Bachchan
Saadat Hasan Manto

7. The Undying Light: A Personal History of Independent India is a new written by one of India's most distinguished public intellectuals. Can you name the author?

Shashi Tharoor
Jairam Ramesh
Ramachandra Guha
Gopalkrishna Gandhi

8. Erle Stanley Gardner, born on July 17, 1889, was an American lawyer and author best known for creating one of the most famous fictional detectives in literature. Apart from writing over 80 detective novels, he was also known for his expertise in courtroom procedure, which added authenticity to his stories. Which fictional detective did Erle Stanley Gardner create?

Sherlock Holmes
Hercule Poirot
Perry Mason
Philip Marlowe

9. Mary Shelley, the English novelist credited with creating one of the earliest science fiction novels, was born on August 30, 1797. She is best known for writing which famous novel that tells the story of a scientist creating a living being from dead body parts?

Dracula
The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Frankenstein

10. Born on August 22, 1920, in Waukegan, Illinois, Ray Bradbury became one of America's most celebrated science-fiction writers. Among his many works, one novel is considered a classic dystopian story about censorship and a society where books are banned. Which of his famous works fits this description?

The Martian Chronicles
Fahrenheit 451
Something Wicked This Way Comes
Dandelion Wine

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