#761

Which film won the Best Picture award at the 96th Academy Awards in 2024?

(a) Barbie

(b) Poor Things

(c) Oppenheimer

(d) Killers of the Flower Moon

Explanation: 'Oppenheimer', directed by Christopher Nolan, won the Best Picture award at the 2024 Oscars.

#762

What new sport was introduced at the Paris 2024 Olympics?

(a) Cricket

(b) Squash

(c) Breaking (Breakdancing)

(d) Karate

Explanation: Breaking (commonly known as breakdancing) made its Olympic debut at the Paris 2024 Games.

#763

Which country hosted the COP29 climate summit in November 2024?

(a) UAE

(b) Azerbaijan

(c) Egypt

(d) Brazil

Explanation: The 29th UN Climate Change Conference (COP29) was hosted by Baku, Azerbaijan.

#764

Which team won the UEFA Euro 2024 football tournament?

(a) England

(b) Germany

(c) Spain

(d) France

Explanation: Spain won the UEFA Euro 2024 title by defeating England in the final.

#765

Who became the President of Mexico in 2024, becoming the first woman to hold the office?

(a) Xóchitl Gálvez

(b) Claudia Sheinbaum

(c) Beatriz Paredes

(d) Margarita Zavala

Explanation: Claudia Sheinbaum was elected as the President of Mexico in 2024, the first woman to lead the country.

#766

Which nations were formally admitted as new members of BRICS in 2024?

(a) Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, UAE

(b) Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh

(c) Mexico, Canada, Australia

(d) Germany, France, Italy

Explanation: Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, and the UAE joined BRICS as full members in 2024 (Saudi Arabia was also invited but its status remains ambiguous in some contexts; Argentina declined).

#767

Who won the 2024 Wimbledon Men's Singles title?

(a) Novak Djokovic

(b) Carlos Alcaraz

(c) Jannik Sinner

(d) Daniil Medvedev

Explanation: Carlos Alcaraz won the 2024 Wimbledon Men's Singles title, defeating Novak Djokovic in the final.

#768

Which scientist(s) won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics for foundational discoveries in machine learning?

(a) Ferenc Krausz and Pierre Agostini

(b) John J. Hopfield and Geoffrey E. Hinton

(c) Alain Aspect and John Clauser

(d) Roger Penrose

Explanation: John J. Hopfield and Geoffrey E. Hinton were awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics for their work on artificial neural networks.

#769

Which country won the Copa América 2024 football tournament?

(a) Brazil

(b) Colombia

(c) Argentina

(d) Uruguay

Explanation: Argentina won the 2024 Copa América, defeating Colombia in the final.

#770

What was the name of the Iranian President who died in a helicopter crash in May 2024?

(a) Hassan Rouhani

(b) Ebrahim Raisi

(c) Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

(d) Mohammad Khatami

Explanation: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi died in a helicopter crash in May 2024.

#771

Who won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery of microRNA?

(a) Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman

(b) Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun

(c) Svante Pääbo

(d) David Baker

Explanation: Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun were awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 2024 for the discovery of microRNA.

#772

Which film won the Best Film award at the 69th Filmfare Awards (2024) in India?

(a) Animal

(b) Jawan

(c) 12th Fail

(d) Pathaan

Explanation: '12th Fail', directed by Vidhu Vinod Chopra, won the Best Film award at the 69th Filmfare Awards.

#773

Who was named the Player of the Tournament in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024?

(a) Virat Kohli

(b) Jasprit Bumrah

(c) Rohit Sharma

(d) Heinrich Klaasen

Explanation: Jasprit Bumrah was named the Player of the Tournament for his exceptional bowling performance.

#774

Which team won the 2024 Indian Premier League (IPL) title?

(a) Sunrisers Hyderabad

(b) Chennai Super Kings

(c) Kolkata Knight Riders

(d) Mumbai Indians

Explanation: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) won the IPL 2024 title by defeating Sunrisers Hyderabad in the final.

#775

The 2024 NATO Summit marked which anniversary of the alliance?

(a) 50th

(b) 60th

(c) 70th

(d) 75th

Explanation: The 2024 NATO Summit in Washington, D.C., marked the 75th anniversary of the alliance.

#776

Which country topped the medal table at the 2024 Paris Olympics in terms of total medals?

(a) China

(b) United States

(c) France

(d) Australia

Explanation: The United States topped the medal table with the highest total number of medals and tied with China for the most gold medals (40).

#777

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.

#778

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).

#779

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.

#780

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.

March 2024 Current Affairs MCQs & Solutions