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100. The first international workshop on ‘Emerging 
Technologies & Challenges for Exoskeleton’ was held 
in: 
 
(A) Indore 
(B) Noida  
 
(C) Bengaluru 
(D) Gandhinagar 
 
 
(C) Bengaluru 
 
The 
first 
international 
workshop 
on 
‘Emerging 
Technologies & Challenges for Exoskeleton’ was held in 
Bengaluru on April 16-17, 2024. The workshop was 
organised 
by 
the 
Defence 
Bio-Engineering 
& 
Electromedical Laboratory of Defence Research & 
Development Organisation (DRDO). 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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101. It April 2024, which of the following European 
countries signed the Artemis accord: 
 
1. Switzerland 
2. Sweden 
 
3. Norway 
4. Finland 
 
5. Slovenia 
 
Select the correct answer using the code below: 
 
(A) 1, 2 and 3 only 
(B) 1, 3 and 4 only 
 
(C) 2, 4 and 5 only 
(D) 1, 2 and 5 only 
 
 
(D) 1, 2 and 5 only 
▪ 
NASA has added another country to its growing list 
of international partners committed to responsible 
moon exploration. Slovenia signed NASA's Artemis 
Accords on April 19, becoming the 39th country to 
affirm cooperation in future space endeavors to the 
moon and beyond. Slovenia is the third European 
country to sign the Accords in less than a week, 
following Switzerland and Sweden on April 15 and 
16, respectively. 
▪ 
The Artemis Accords document which contains a set 
of principles and guidelines for the civil exploration 
and use of the Moon, Mars, comets and asteroids 
was introduced in 2020 by NASA as the basis for 
seeking international support and partners for 
advancing the 2018 US Artemis Program. 
  
102. With reference to National Curriculum for Early 
Childhood 
Care 
and 
Education 
2024 
titled 
‘Aadharshila’, consider the following statements: 
 
1.  It is released by the Ministry of Education. 
 
2.  It is meant for learning in the age-group of two to 
 
five-year-olds. 
 
Which of the statements given above is/are correct? 
 
(A)  1 only 
(B)  2 only 
 
(C)  1 and 2 both 
(D)  Neither 1 nor 2 
 
 
(D)  Neither 1 nor 2 
▪ 
 
The Ministry of Women and Child Development 
(MWCD) has released the National Curriculum for 
Early Childhood Care and Education 2024 titled 
‘Aadharshila,’ on the lines of the National Education 
Policy 2020 and the National Curriculum Framework.  
▪ 
 
Aadharshila (translated as foundation stone) is a 
detailed 48-week curriculum meant for learning in 
the 
age-group 
of 
three 
to 
six-year-olds 
in 
anganwadis. 
 
103. The 2024 Ocean Decade Conference was held in: 
 
(A)  Brighton  
(B)  Lisbon 
 
(C)  Barcelona 
(D)  Cannes 
 
(C)  Barcelona 
▪ 
 
The 2024 Ocean Decade Conference was held in 
Barcelona, Spain from 8 to 12 April 2024. 
▪ 
It was organized by the Spanish government and 
UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic 
Commission. 
▪ 
It is aimed at assess progress toward the goals of the 
United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for 
Sustainable Development (2021-2030) and foster 
collaboration among stakeholders. 
▪ 
Theme of the event was “Delivering the science we 
need for the ocean we want.” 
 
104. In April 2024, the first-ever Hindi radio broadcast 
started in which country? 
 
(A)  Saudi Arabia 
(B)  Qatar 
 
(C)  UAE 
(D)  Kuwait 
 
 
(D)  Kuwait 
 
The Indian Embassy in Kuwait announced the first-ever 
Hindi radio broadcast in the country. The Hindi program 
will air every Sunday on FM 93.3 and AM 96.3, starting 
April 21, 2024.  
 
105. Which of the following statements is true about the 
recently conducted maritime exercise Poorvi Lehar? 
 
(A) It was an air exercise conducted by the Indian Air 
Force. 
 
(B)  The exercise is also known as XPOL 2024. 
 
(C)  It was conducted in the Arabian Sea. 
 
(D)  None of the above 
 
 
(B)  The exercise is also known as XPOL 2024 
 
Poorvi Lehar is a maritime exercise conducted by the 
Indian Navy along the East Coast. The exercise aims to 
assess the Indian Navy's ability to handle maritime 
security 
challenges 
by 
testing 
its 
procedures. 
Additionally, it showcased high interoperability by 
involving assets from the Indian Air Force, Andaman & 
Nicobar Command, and Coast Guard. The exercise is 
also named XPOL 2024. 
 
106. Recently NASA’s Juno Mission has released the 
terrifying images of Io, which is also a moon of: 
 
(A)  Saturn 
(B)  Jupiter 
 
(C)  Uranus 
(D)  Neptune 
 
 
(B)  Jupiter 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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107. Which of the following global mass coral bleaching 
events occurred in 2023-2024? 
 
(A)  Second 
(B)  Third 
 
(C)  Fourth 
(D)  Fifth 
 
 
(C)  Fourth 
 
108. Recently released National Framework of Early 
Childhood 
Stimulation 
2024 
titled 
‘Navchetana’ 
outlines month-by-month activities for children from 
months – 
 
(A)  0 - 24 
(B)  6 - 30 
 
(C)  0 - 36 
(D)  6 - 48  
 
 
(C)  0 - 36 
 
National Framework of Early Childhood Stimulation 
2024 
▪ 
The framework outlines month-by-month activities 
for parents, anganwadi staff, and ASHA workers for 
children from birth to age three. 
▪ 
Titled ‘Navchetana’, it follows the National Education 
Policy 2020 and offers an activity-based curriculum. 
▪ 
The curriculum includes 36 sets of activities for 
children from months 0 to 36. 
▪ 
Activities include talking, playing, moving, listening 
to music, and sensory stimulation to support 
developmental milestones and early literacy and 
numeracy. 
▪ 
An internal committee of various ministries, 
educational 
institutions, 
and 
civil 
society 
organizations finalized the document. 
 
109. Where did the Defence Research and Development 
Organisation successfully flight-test the Indigenous 
Technology Cruise Missile (ITCM) on April 18, 2024? 
 
(A)  Gullalamoda, Andhra Pradesh 
 
(B)  Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala 
 
(C)  Chandipur, Odisha 
 
(D)  Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh 
 
 
(C)  Chandipur, Odisha 
▪ 
 
Defence Research and Development Organisation 
(DRDO) conducted a successful flight-test of 
Indigenous Technology Cruise Missile (ITCM) from 
the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur off the 
coast of Odisha on April 18, 2024.  
▪ 
 
The missile is developed by Bengaluru-based DRDO 
laboratory Aeronautical Development Establishment 
(ADE) 
along 
with 
contribution 
from 
other 
laboratories and Indian industries. 
110. In FY 23-24, in value terms, what position have 
electronics exports attained among India's largest 
exports? 
 
(A)  Fourth 
(B)  Fifth 
 
(C)  Seventh 
(D)  Tenth 
 
 
(B)  Fifth 
 
Propelled by burgeoning mobile phone exports from 
India, especially from Apple, electronics exports have 
moved up one position to become India’s fifth largest 
export, 
at 
$29.1 
billion, 
displacing 
drugs 
and 
pharmaceuticals at $27.8 billion in the financial year 
ended March 31, 2024. 
 
 
111. Recently, Indigenous leaders of which of the country 
recognised whales and dolphins as legal persons? 
 
(A)  New Zealand 
(B) Vanuatu 
 
(C)  Australia 
(D)  Kiribati 
 
 
(A)  New Zealand 
 
Whales and dolphins have been officially recognised as 
“legal persons” in a new treaty formed by Pacific 
Indigenous leaders from the Cook Islands, French 
Polynesia, New Zealand and Tonga. 
 
112. Which of the following organization has inaugurated 
the 
Submersible 
Platform 
for 
Acoustic 
Characterisation and Evaluation (SPACE) at the 
Underwater Acoustic Research Facility in Kerala? 
 
(A)  Center for Marine Living Resources 
 
(B) National Institute of Oceanography  
 
(C)  Defence Research and Development Organisation 
 
(D)  Indian Institute of Science 
 
 
(C)  Defence Research and Development Organisation 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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113. Who was honored with the prestigious third Lata 
Deenanath Mangeshkar award? 
 
(A)  A. R. Rahman 
(B)  Asha Bhosale 
 
(C)  Usha Mangeshkar 
(D)  Amitabh Bachchan 
 
 
(D)  Amitabh Bachchan 
 
Bollywood Megastar Amitabh Bachchan was honoured 
with prestigious third Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar 
award on April 24. The award was instituted in memory 
of Lata Mangeshkar after her demise in 2022. Previous 
recipients of this esteemed award include Prime 
Minister Narendra Modi and popular singer Asha 
Bhosale. 
 
114. Who have been named as the Leading Cricketers in 
the World in the 2024 edition of Wisden Cricketers’ 
Almanack? 
 
(A)  Virat Kohli and Smriti Mandhana 
 
(B)  Travis Head and Smriti Mandhana 
 
(C)  Pat Cummins and Alyssa Healy 
 
(D)  Pat Cummins and Nat Sciver-Brunt 
 
 
(D)  Pat Cummins and Nat Sciver-Brunt 
 
Pat Cummins (Men) and Nat Sciver-Brunt (Women) have 
been named as the Leading Cricketers in the World in 
the 2024 edition of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 
 
115. In a significant step forward in strengthening bi

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