#721

Which new sport made its debut at the Paris 2024 Olympics?

(a) Cricket

(b) Squash

(c) Breaking (Breakdancing)

(d) Karate

Explanation: Breaking (Breakdancing) made its Olympic debut in Paris 2024 as the only new sport on the program.

#722

Who became the new King of Denmark in January 2024 following the abdication of Queen Margrethe II?

(a) King Charles III

(b) King Frederik X

(c) King Felipe VI

(d) King Willem-Alexander

Explanation: Crown Prince Frederik ascended the throne as King Frederik X after his mother, Queen Margrethe II, abdicated in January 2024.

#723

Who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2024?

(a) Jon Fosse

(b) Han Kang

(c) Haruki Murakami

(d) Annie Ernaux

Explanation: South Korean author Han Kang was awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature for her poetic prose.

#724

Which country became the 5th nation to successfully land a spacecraft on the Moon in January 2024?

(a) India

(b) Japan

(c) Israel

(d) South Korea

Explanation: Japan's SLIM (Smart Lander for Investigating Moon) mission successfully landed on the lunar surface in January 2024.

#725

Who was appointed as the Prime Minister of the UK in July 2024?

(a) Rishi Sunak

(b) Boris Johnson

(c) Keir Starmer

(d) Liz Truss

Explanation: Keir Starmer became Prime Minister after the Labour Party won a landslide victory in the July 2024 UK General Election.

#726

Which prominent Iranian leader died in a helicopter crash in May 2024?

(a) Ali Khamenei

(b) Hassan Rouhani

(c) Ebrahim Raisi

(d) Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

Explanation: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi died in a helicopter crash in May 2024 in the mountainous region of northwestern Iran.

#727

Which city hosted the COP29 Climate Change Conference in November 2024?

(a) Dubai

(b) Baku

(c) Cairo

(d) Glasgow

Explanation: Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, hosted the UN Climate Change Conference (COP29) in November 2024.

#728

Who won the Best Actor award at the 2024 Oscars?

(a) Bradley Cooper

(b) Cillian Murphy

(c) Robert Downey Jr.

(d) Paul Giamatti

Explanation: Cillian Murphy won Best Actor for his portrayal of J. Robert Oppenheimer in the film 'Oppenheimer'.

#729

Who won the Best Actress award at the 2024 Oscars?

(a) Lily Gladstone

(b) Emma Stone

(c) Carey Mulligan

(d) Sandra Huller

Explanation: Emma Stone won Best Actress for her role as Bella Baxter in the film 'Poor Things'.

#730

Which country won its first-ever Olympic gold medal in athletics (100m) at Paris 2024 through Julien Alfred?

(a) Jamaica

(b) Saint Lucia

(c) Barbados

(d) Grenada

Explanation: Julien Alfred won the women's 100m sprint, securing the first-ever Olympic medal (and gold) for Saint Lucia.

#731

Which African nation elected Bassirou Diomaye Faye as its youngest president in March 2024?

(a) Nigeria

(b) Senegal

(c) Ghana

(d) Kenya

Explanation: Bassirou Diomaye Faye won the Senegal presidential election in March 2024, becoming the country's youngest elected president.

#732

Which country hosted the G20 Summit in 2024?

(a) India

(b) Brazil

(c) South Africa

(d) Indonesia

Explanation: Brazil held the G20 presidency in 2024, hosting the summit in Rio de Janeiro.

#733

Which player was named the Player of the Match in the T20 World Cup 2024 Final?

(a) Jasprit Bumrah

(b) Heinrich Klaasen

(c) Virat Kohli

(d) Hardik Pandya

Explanation: Virat Kohli was named Player of the Match for his 76-run knock in the final against South Africa.

#734

Geoffrey Hinton and John Hopfield were awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics for their work related to which field?

(a) Quantum Computing

(b) Artificial Intelligence

(c) Black Holes

(d) Superconductors

Explanation: They received the prize for foundational discoveries and inventions that enable machine learning with artificial neural networks (AI).

#735

Which country's ruling party lost its majority after 58 years in power in October 2024?

(a) South Africa

(b) Botswana

(c) Namibia

(d) Zimbabwe

Explanation: The Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) lost power for the first time in 58 years in the October 2024 general election.

#736

Which nations co-hosted the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024?

(a) Australia & New Zealand

(b) India & Sri Lanka

(c) USA & West Indies

(d) England & Wales

Explanation: The 2024 tournament was co-hosted by the West Indies and the United States.

#737

Which athlete won Botswana's first-ever Olympic gold medal in Paris 2024?

(a) Isaac Makwala

(b) Letsile Tebogo

(c) Wayde van Niekerk

(d) Kirani James

Explanation: Letsile Tebogo won the men's 200m in Paris, securing Botswana's first Olympic gold medal.

#738

Which major bridge in Baltimore, USA, collapsed in March 2024 after being struck by a ship?

(a) Golden Gate Bridge

(b) Brooklyn Bridge

(c) Francis Scott Key Bridge

(d) Chesapeake Bay Bridge

Explanation: The Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed on March 26, 2024, after the container ship Dali struck one of its piers.

#739

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

(a) Alexander Zverev

(b) Carlos Alcaraz

(c) Casper Ruud

(d) Daniil Medvedev

Explanation: Carlos Alcaraz won his first French Open title in 2024, defeating Alexander Zverev in the final.

#740

The 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was partly awarded to Demis Hassabis and John Jumper for their work on what?

(a) Quantum Dots

(b) Protein Structure Prediction

(c) Lithium-ion Batteries

(d) Genome Editing

Explanation: They were awarded for protein structure prediction using the AI model AlphaFold2.

March 2024 Current Affairs MCQs & Solutions