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April 2024 Current Affairs MCQs & Solutions
Top national & international current affairs questions for CSS, PMS, FPSC, PPSC, and NTS screening tests.
#201
Which American swimmer won gold in the Women's 200m Breaststroke at Paris 2024?
(a) Lilly King
(b) Kate Douglass
(c) Alex Walsh
(d) Torri Huske
Explanation: Kate Douglass won the gold medal in the 200m breaststroke, setting an American record.
#202
Who won the Men's 50m Freestyle gold at Paris 2024?
(a) Caeleb Dressel
(b) Florent Manaudou
(c) Ben Proud
(d) Cameron McEvoy
Explanation: Australian veteran Cameron McEvoy won the 50m freestyle gold, his first individual Olympic gold medal.
#203
Which Italian swimmer won gold in the Men's 100m Backstroke at Paris 2024?
(a) Nicolo Martinenghi
(b) Thomas Ceccon
(c) Gregorio Paltrinieri
(d) Alessandro Miressi
Explanation: World Record holder Thomas Ceccon won the gold medal in the 100m Backstroke for Italy.
#204
Which country won the Artistic Swimming Team gold medal at the 2024 Olympics?
(a) Russia
(b) United States
(c) China
(d) Spain
Explanation: China dominated the Artistic Swimming competition, winning their first-ever Olympic gold in the team event.
#205
Which swimmer won the Men's 200m Freestyle gold at Paris 2024?
(a) Matthew Richards
(b) Luke Hobson
(c) David Popovici
(d) Duncan Scott
Explanation: Romania's David Popovici won the 200m freestyle gold in a tight finish.
#206
Who won the Women's 100m Butterfly gold medal at Paris 2024?
(a) Zhang Yufei
(b) Torri Huske
(c) Gretchen Walsh
(d) Maggie Mac Neil
Explanation: Torri Huske edged out her teammate Gretchen Walsh to win the 100m butterfly gold.
#207
Which Australian swimmer won the Men's 400m Freestyle at Paris 2024?
(a) Elijah Winnington
(b) Samuel Short
(c) Lukas Maertens
(d) Kim Woo-min
Explanation: Correction: Lukas Maertens is German. He won the gold. Question asks 'Which Australian swimmer'. None won gold. Rephrasing question: Who won the Men's 400m Freestyle gold at Paris 2024? Answer: Lukas Maertens.
#208
Who won the Men's 400m Freestyle gold medal at the Paris 2024 Olympics?
(a) Elijah Winnington
(b) Lukas Maertens
(c) Kim Woo-min
(d) Samuel Short
Explanation: Germany's Lukas Maertens won the first swimming gold medal of the Paris Games in the 400m freestyle.
#209
Which Canadian swimmer won gold in the 100m Butterfly (Men) at Paris 2024?
(a) Josh Liendo
(b) Ilya Kharun
(c) Kristof Milak
(d) Noe Ponti
Explanation: Correction: Kristof Milak is Hungarian. He won the 100m Fly. Josh Liendo (CAN) took silver. Rephrasing: Who won the Men's 100m Butterfly gold at Paris 2024?
#210
Who won the Men's 100m Butterfly gold medal at Paris 2024?
(a) Josh Liendo
(b) Caeleb Dressel
(c) Kristof Milak
(d) Ilya Kharun
Explanation: Hungary's Kristof Milak won the 100m butterfly gold, adding to his Olympic medal collection.
#211
Which US swimmer set a World Record in the 100m Butterfly at the 2024 US Olympic Trials?
(a) Torri Huske
(b) Regan Smith
(c) Gretchen Walsh
(d) Claire Curzan
Explanation: Gretchen Walsh set a new World Record of 55.18 seconds in the 100m butterfly at the US Trials.
#212
Who won the Men's Water Polo gold medal at the Paris 2024 Olympics?
(a) Croatia
(b) Serbia
(c) United States
(d) Hungary
Explanation: Serbia won their third consecutive Olympic gold medal in Men's Water Polo, defeating Croatia in the final.
#213
Which country broke the United States' undefeated streak in the Men's 4x100m Medley Relay at the Paris 2024 Olympics?
(a) Great Britain
(b) Australia
(c) China
(d) France
Explanation: In a historic upset, the Chinese team (Xu Jiayu, Qin Haiyang, Sun Jiajun, Pan Zhanle) won gold, ending the USA's 64-year unbeaten run in the event at the Olympics.
#214
Which swimmer won the Men's 200m Butterfly gold at Paris 2024?
(a) Kristof Milak
(b) Leon Marchand
(c) Ilya Kharun
(d) Tomoru Honda
Explanation: Leon Marchand defeated World Record holder Kristof Milak in a thrilling final to take the 200m butterfly gold.
#215
Who won the Women's 200m Backstroke gold medal at Paris 2024?
(a) Regan Smith
(b) Kylie Masse
(c) Kaylee McKeown
(d) Phoebe Bacon
Explanation: Australian Kaylee McKeown successfully defended her title, winning the 200m backstroke in Olympic Record time.
#216
Which male swimmer won the 10km Marathon Swimming gold at Paris 2024?
(a) Florian Wellbrock
(b) Gregorio Paltrinieri
(c) Kristof Rasovszky
(d) Oliver Klemet
Explanation: Hungary's Kristof Rasovszky won the gold medal in the grueling 10km open water swim in the River Seine.
#217
Which female swimmer won the 10km Marathon Swimming gold at Paris 2024?
(a) Ana Marcela Cunha
(b) Sharon van Rouwendaal
(c) Ginevra Taddeucci
(d) Moesha Johnson
Explanation: Netherlands' Sharon van Rouwendaal reclaimed her Olympic title (won in 2016) with a dramatic finish.
#218
Who won the Men's 200m Breaststroke gold at Paris 2024?
(a) Zac Stubblety-Cook
(b) Leon Marchand
(c) Caspar Corbeau
(d) Ippei Watanabe
Explanation: In an incredible double, Leon Marchand won the 200m Breaststroke gold on the same night he won the 200m Butterfly.
#219
Which Canadian won the Women's 200m Butterfly gold at Paris 2024?
(a) Summer McIntosh
(b) Maggie Mac Neil
(c) Regan Smith
(d) Zhang Yufei
Explanation: Summer McIntosh dominated the 200m butterfly, setting an Olympic Record to win gold.
#220
Which country won the Women's 4x100m Medley Relay gold at Paris 2024?
(a) Australia
(b) United States
(c) China
(d) Canada
Explanation: The USA women's team (Regan Smith, Lilly King, Gretchen Walsh, Torri Huske) won gold in World Record time.