#761

Which swimmer won 4 gold medals at the Paris 2024 Olympics?

(a) Caeleb Dressel

(b) Léon Marchand

(c) Ariarne Titmus

(d) Katie Ledecky

Explanation: French swimmer Léon Marchand was a standout performer, winning 4 individual gold medals.

#762

Who received the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for protein design and structure prediction?

(a) Moungi Bawendi and Louis Brus

(b) David Baker, Demis Hassabis, and John M. Jumper

(c) Carolyn Bertozzi and Morten Meldal

(d) Emmanuelle Charpentier

Explanation: The prize was shared by David Baker (protein design) and the Google DeepMind team of Demis Hassabis and John M. Jumper (AlphaFold2 structure prediction).

#763

Which country assumed the presidency of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) for the 2024 summit?

(a) China

(b) Russia

(c) Kazakhstan

(d) India

Explanation: Kazakhstan held the rotating presidency and hosted the SCO summit in Astana in July 2024.

#764

Which private space company successfully caught its Super Heavy booster mid-air in October 2024?

(a) Blue Origin

(b) SpaceX

(c) Rocket Lab

(d) Virgin Galactic

Explanation: SpaceX successfully caught the Super Heavy booster of its Starship rocket using the 'Mechazilla' launch tower arms.

#765

The 'Pact for the Future' was adopted by which organization in September 2024?

(a) European Union

(b) United Nations

(c) NATO

(d) African Union

Explanation: The United Nations General Assembly adopted the 'Pact for the Future' to address global challenges.

#766

Who won the 2024 Australian Open Men's Singles title?

(a) Novak Djokovic

(b) Rafael Nadal

(c) Jannik Sinner

(d) Daniil Medvedev

Explanation: Italian player Jannik Sinner won his first Grand Slam title at the 2024 Australian Open.

#767

Which country became the 32nd member of NATO in March 2024?

(a) Finland

(b) Ukraine

(c) Sweden

(d) Austria

Explanation: Sweden officially joined NATO as its 32nd member in March 2024, following Finland's accession in 2023.

#768

Who was appointed as the new Secretary General of NATO in October 2024?

(a) Jens Stoltenberg

(b) Mark Rutte

(c) Ursula von der Leyen

(d) Kaja Kallas

Explanation: Former Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte took office as the new NATO Secretary General in October 2024.

#769

The 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup was held in which country?

(a) India

(b) Australia

(c) UAE

(d) Bangladesh

Explanation: Originally scheduled for Bangladesh, it was moved to the UAE due to political unrest in Bangladesh.

#770

Who won the 2024 Formula 1 Drivers' Championship? (As of late 2024 standings)

(a) Lewis Hamilton

(b) Max Verstappen

(c) Lando Norris

(d) Charles Leclerc

Explanation: Max Verstappen secured the 2024 Formula 1 Drivers' Championship.

#771

Which movie won the Best Animated Feature at the 2024 Oscars?

(a) Elemental

(b) Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

(c) The Boy and the Heron

(d) Nimona

Explanation: Hayao Miyazaki's 'The Boy and the Heron' won Best Animated Feature.

#772

Which country launched the 'Chang'e 6' mission to retrieve samples from the far side of the moon in 2024?

(a) USA

(b) Russia

(c) China

(d) India

Explanation: China launched the Chang'e 6 mission in May 2024 to collect samples from the moon's far side.

#773

Who won the 2024 French Open Women's Singles title?

(a) Coco Gauff

(b) Aryna Sabalenka

(c) Iga Swiatek

(d) Elena Rybakina

Explanation: Iga Swiatek won the French Open (Roland Garros) Women's Singles title in 2024.

#774

Which political leader was elected for a third term as President of Egypt in late 2023/early 2024?

(a) Abdel Fattah el-Sisi

(b) Mohamed Morsi

(c) Hosni Mubarak

(d) Ahmed Shafik

Explanation: Abdel Fattah el-Sisi secured a third term as President in the elections held.

#775

Which virus was declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) by WHO in August 2024?

(a) Ebola

(b) Mpox (Monkeypox)

(c) Zika

(d) COVID-19 Variant

Explanation: The WHO declared the surge of Mpox in Africa a global health emergency in August 2024.

#776

The 2024 Paralympics were held in which city?

(a) London

(b) Tokyo

(c) Paris

(d) Berlin

Explanation: Like the Olympics, the 2024 Paralympic Games were held in Paris, France.

#777

Which film won Best Picture - Drama at the Golden Globes 2024?

(a) Barbie

(b) Oppenheimer

(c) Killers of the Flower Moon

(d) Anatomy of a Fall

Explanation: 'Oppenheimer' won the Best Motion Picture - Drama at the 81st Golden Globe Awards.

#778

Who was the runner-up in the UEFA Euro 2024 final?

(a) France

(b) Netherlands

(c) England

(d) Italy

Explanation: England was the runner-up, losing to Spain 2-1 in the final.

#779

Which country holds the G7 Presidency for the year 2024?

(a) Germany

(b) Japan

(c) Italy

(d) Canada

Explanation: Italy held the G7 presidency in 2024, hosting the summit in Puglia.

#780

Which innovative AI model family did Google release in late 2023/2024 to compete with GPT-4?

(a) Llama

(b) Gemini

(c) Claude

(d) Mistral

Explanation: Google released the Gemini family of multimodal AI models.

July 2024 Current Affairs MCQs & Solutions