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August 2024 Current Affairs MCQs & Solutions
Top national & international current affairs questions for CSS, PMS, FPSC, PPSC, and NTS screening tests.
#2321
Name the regular polygon that has an exterior angle of 36. (CSS-2024)
(a) Pentagon
(b) Hexagon
(c) Decagon
(d) None of these
Explanation: Exterior angle = 360/n. Then 360/n = 36, n = 10 (decagon).
#2322
What is the perimeter of a semi-circle lake having a radius of 700m? (CSS-2024)
(a) 127.4 km
(b) 3.6 km
(c) 2.9 km
(d) None of these
Explanation: Perimeter = πr + 2r = 700π + 1400 ≈ 2200 + 1400 = 3600 m = 3.6 km. Option C (2.9 km) seems incorrect; likely a typo.
#2323
Given: PQS, QRT, RSU, STV ... What should follow? (CSS-2024)
(a) TUW
(b) SUV
(c) STU
(d) None of these
Explanation: Pattern: First letter increases by 1 (P, Q, R, S, T), second by 1 (Q, R, S, T, U), third by 2 (S, T, U, V, W). Next: TUW.
#2324
What is the next term in the series? 11, 20, 35, 56, 83 (CSS-2024)
(a) 108
(b) 122
(c) None of these
Explanation: Differences: 9, 15, 21, 27 (+6 each). Next: 27 + 6 = 33. 83 + 33 = 116. Option B (122) likely a typo.
#2325
“G-2 or Group of Two” is an informal diplomacy between: (CSS-2024)
(a) Germany and Greece
(b) US and China
(c) Germany and Ghana
(d) None of these
Explanation: Duplicate of Q101; retained here for completeness.
#2326
When was the “Made in China 2025” strategic plan initiated? (CSS-2024)
(a) 2010
(b) 2015
(c) 2020
(d) None of these
Explanation: Duplicate of Q104; retained for completeness.
#2327
Djibouti is strategically located at the mouth of which sea? (CSS-2024)
(a) Mediterranean Sea
(b) South China Sea
(c) Red Sea
(d) None of these
Explanation: Duplicate of Q105; retained for completeness.
#2328
The Horn of Africa (HoA) is located in which part of the African continent? (CSS2024)
(a) Eastern Africa
(b) Western Africa
(c) Northern Africa
(d) None of these
Explanation: Duplicate of Q106; retained for completeness.
#2329
The Muslim League observed “Direct Action Day” on August 16, 1946, which led to
(a) Delhi
(b) Lahore
(c) Kolkata
(d) Mumbai
Explanation: Duplicate of Q35; retained for completeness.
#2330
What is the output voltage of a step-up transformer? (CSS-2024)
(a) The output voltage is greater than the input voltage
(b) The output voltage is equal to the input voltage
(c) The output voltage is less than the input voltage
(d) None of these
Explanation: Duplicate of Q1. A step-up transformer increases voltage due to more secondary coil turns (Halliday & Resnick).
#2331
The voltage signal which is generated by a microphone is called: (CSS-2024)
(a) Sound wave
(b) Transverse wave
(c) Audio signal
(d) None of these
Explanation: Duplicate of Q2. Microphones convert sound to electrical audio signals (audio engineering sources).
#2332
The most common gas that is found in the air to breathe is called: (CSS-2024)
(a) Oxygen
(b) Carbon dioxide
(c) Nitrogen
(d) None of these
Explanation: Duplicate of Q3. Nitrogen (~78%) is the most abundant atmospheric gas (NOAA).
#2333
Electromagnetic radiation with maximum wavelength is: (CSS-2024)
(a) Radio waves
(b) Microwaves
(c) Infrared waves
(d) None of these
Explanation: Duplicate of Q4. Radio waves have the longest wavelengths (Young & Freedman).
#2334
The most dangerous type of radiation is: (CSS-2024)
(a) Alpha radiation
(b) Beta radiation
(c) Gamma radiation
(d) None of these
Explanation: Duplicate of Q5. Gamma radiation is highly penetrating (IAEA).
#2335
The solar energy is radiated in the form of: (CSS-2024)
(a) Heat waves
(b) Light waves
(c) Electromagnetic waves
(d) None of these
Explanation: Duplicate of Q6. Solar energy includes electromagnetic waves (NASA).
#2336
The study of human body cells is called: (CSS-2024)
(a) Physiology
(b) Anatomy
(c) Cytology
(d) None of these
Explanation: Duplicate of Q7. Cytology studies cells (Campbell Biology).
#2337
Excessive bleeding during an injury is a deficiency of: (CSS-2024)
(a) Vitamin K
(b) Vitamin C
(c) Vitamin B
(d) None of these
Explanation: Duplicate of Q8. Vitamin K aids clotting (Merck Manual).
#2338
Which gas is used in gas welding? (CSS-2024)
(a) Hydrogen
(b) Oxygen
(c) Ethylene
(d) Acetylene
Explanation: Duplicate of Q9. Acetylene produces a high-temperature flame (AWS).
#2339
Drum printers belong to which of the following category? (CSS-2024)
(a) Ink jet printer
(b) Laser printer
(c) Chain printer
(d) None of these
Explanation: Duplicate of Q10. Drum printers are impact printers (Tanenbaum).
#2340
Machine learning is a sub area of: (CSS-2024)
(a) Hardware Engineering
(b) Artificial Intelligence
(c) Cyber Forensics
(d) None of these
Explanation: Duplicate of Q11. Machine learning is a subset of AI (Russell & Norvig).