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men written by Bengali author Begum Rokeya Sakhawat 
Hossain in 1905 British India, has been recognised by 
UNESCO as part of its 'Memory of the World' register. 
 
95. 
Which country has announced MATES programs for 
Indians? 
 
(A)  Germany  
(B)  United Kingdom   
 
(C)  UAE 
(D)  Australia   
 
 
(D)  Australia   
 
96. 
In which city the Indian community came together in 
May 2024 to mark the 550th birth anniversary of the 
revered poet Surdas? 
 
(A)  Kuala Lumpur 
(B)  Dubai     
 
(C)  New York 
(D)  Riyadh   
 
 
(B)  Dubai     
 
97. 
Who has become the oldest person to travel to space? 
 
(A)  Sylvain Chiron 
(B)  Ed Dwight 
 
(C)  William Shatner 
(D)  Wally Funk 
 
 
(B)  Ed Dwight 
 
Ed Dwight, at 90 years 8 months and 10 days has 
become the oldest person to reach space. This milestone 
was achieved aboard Blue Origin's NS-25 mission. Ed 
Dwight broke the record of the oldest person in space 
previously held by William Shatner. 
 
98. 
Within what range has the Supreme Court ordered the 
Rajasthan government to shutter 68 mines operating 
near the critical tiger habitat of the Sariska reserve? 
 
(A)  500 meters 
(B) 1 kilometer 
 
(C)  2 kilometers 
(D)  5 kilometers 
 
(B) 1 kilometer 
 
 
99. 
The Yachting Association of India (YAI) Senior National 
Championship 2024 was held in: 
 
(A)  Chennai 
(B)  Mumbai 
 
(C)  Goa 
(D)  Kochi 
 
 
(B)  Mumbai 
 
100. Who smashed the world record in the women’s 400m 
T20 and grabbed her first gold at the World Para 
Athletics Championships 2024? 
 
(A)  Palak Kohli 
(B)  Hokato Sema 
 
(C)  Preeti Pal 
(D)  Deepthi Jeevanji 
 
 
(D)  Deepthi Jeevanji 
 
<PRESIDIO_ANONYMIZED_PERSON> bagged the gold medal with a world 
record time of 55.07 seconds in the women's 400m T20 
category 
race 
at 
the 
World 
Para 
Athletics 
Championships in Japan. 
 
101. The 10th World Water Forum was held in- 
 
(A)  Kenya 
(B)  Indonesia 
 
(C)  Brazil 
(D)  South Korea 
 
 
(B)  Indonesia 
 
The 10th World Water Forum took place in Bali, 
Indonesia from 18 to 25 May 2024. With the theme 
“Water for Shared Prosperity”. 
 
102. Which helicopter model crashed in Iran on 19 May 
2024, killing Ebrahim Raisi and all on board? 
 
(A) Bell 212 Twin Huey 
(B) Bell 429 GlobalRanger 
 
(C) Bell 505 Jet Ranger X 
(D) Bell 206 JetRanger 
 
 
(A) Bell 212 Twin Huey 
 
Ebrahim Raisi died on 19 May 2024 when his helicopter 
crashed in the Varzeghan region of East Azerbaijan 
province of Iran. All individuals on board the helicopter, 
including the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hossein 
Amirabdollahian, and the helicopter’s pilots and flight 
crew were killed. The Bell 212 aircraft that crashed was 
developed for the Canadian military in the late 1960s as 
an upgrade of another aircraft. 
 
103. India Middle East Europe Corridor took shape with the 
1st visit of an Indian Inter-Ministerial Delegation to: 
 
(A)  Kuwait 
(B)  UAE 
 
(C)  Saudi Arabia 
(D)  Qatar 
 
 
(B)  UAE 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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104. Who was appointed as acting President of the Islamic 
Republic of Iran after the death of President Ebrahim 
Raisi in a helicopter crash? 
 
(A)  Mohammad Dehghan 
(B)  Amir-Hossein Hashemi 
 
(C)  Mohammad Mokhber 
(D)  Ali Salajegheh 
 
 
(C)  Mohammad Mokhber 
 
105. With reference to the Travel & Tourism Development 
Index 2024, consider the following statements: 
 
1.  The index was released by the UN World Tourism 
 
Organization. 
 
2.  India was ranked 39th in the index. 
 
3. India ranks the highest in South Asia among the 
lower-middle-income economies. 
 
Which of the statements given above is/are correct? 
 
(A)  1 and 2 only 
(B)  2 and 3 only 
 
(C)  1 and 3 only 
(D)  All 1, 2 and 3 
 
 
 
(B)  2 and 3 only 
 
India’s rank on the World Economic Forum’s Travel & 
Tourism Development Index 2024 has risen to 39th 
place. While the US topped the list, India is ranked 
highest in South Asia and among the lower-middle-
income economies. 
 
106. With reference to the International Booker Prize for 
fiction 2024, consider the following statements: 
 
1.  Jenny Erpenbeck and translator Michael Hofmann 
won the International Booker Prize for fiction 2024. 
 
2.  The original fiction was in French. 
 
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 
 
(A)  1 only 
 
Kairos by Jenny Erpenbeck, translated from German by 
Michael Hofmann, won the International Booker Prize 
2024. 
 
107. With reference to the BIMSTEC charter, consider the 
following statements: 
 
1.  It came into force on 25 May 2024. 
 
2.  The BIMSTEC charter was signed and adopted 
during the fifth summit of the grouping in Colombo 
in 2022. 
 
3. BIMSTEC will now be open to new members and 
 
observers. 
 
Which of the statements given above is/are correct? 
 
(A)  1 and 2 only 
(B)  2 and 3 only 
 
(C)  1 and 3 both 
(D) All 1, 2 and 3 
 
(B)  2 and 3 only 
 
The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical 
and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) will now be open 
to new members and observers after a historic first 
charter of the grouping came into force on 20 May. With 
the coming into force of the charter which was adopted 
in the 5th summit of the BIMSTEC leaders, the grouping 
has acquired a ‘legal personality’ and will be able to enter 
into 
structured 
diplomatic 
dialogue 
with 
other 
groupings and countries. The Charter was signed and 
adopted during the Fifth BIMSTEC Summit held in virtual 
format in Colombo in 2022. 
 
108. Who was awarded the prestigious Shaw Prize in 
Astronomy for 2024? 
 
(A)  Priya Natarajan 
 
(B)  Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar 
 
(C) Srinivas R. Kulkarni 
 
(D) Sivaramakrishnan Balachandar 
 
 
(C) Srinivas R. Kulkarni 
 
109. Where did the two-day ‘International Dialogue on 
Mountains, People and Climate Change’ take place? 
 
(A)  Sri Nagar 
(B)  Thimphu 
 
(C)  Kathmandu 
(D)  Gangtok 
 
 
(C)  Kathmandu 
 
The two-day ‘International Dialogue on Mountains, 
People and Climate Change’ took place in Kathmandu on 
May 22 to draw the international community’s attention 
to the negative effects of climate change in the 
mountains. 
110. Recently Nepali climber Kami Rita Sherpa broke his 
own record as the person to have scaled Mount 
Everest the most times. He has scaled Mount Everest 
how many times? 
 
(A)  27 times 
(B)  28 times 
 
(C)  29 times 
(D) 30 times 
 
 
(D) 30 times 
 
111. In the PitchBook-global Venture Capital ecosystem 
rankings for 2024, which three Indian cities featured 
in the top 50 startup cities worldwide? 
 
(A)  Kochi, Pune and Delhi 
 
(B)  Bengaluru, Delhi and Mumbai 
 
(C)  Mumbai, Bengaluru and Gurugram 
 
(D)  Chennai. Bengaluru and Delhi 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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ecosystem rankings for 2024. 
▪ 
Three Indian cities have featured among the top 50 
startup cities globally, with Mumbai at 32nd place, 
Bengaluru at 34th, and Gurugram at 48th. 
 
112. Mrugavani National Park, which was recently in the 
news, is located in: 
 
(A)  Telangana 
(B)  Tamil Nadu 
 
(C)  Karnataka 
(D)  Andhra Pradesh 
 
 
(A)  Telangana 
 
Mrugavani National Park extent reduced by 22% to 
280.29 hectares, sparking controversy over survey 
techniques and environmental impact. Mrugavani 
National Park is a national park located in Hyderabad, 
Telangana State, India. 
 
113. Which country has become the 99th member of the 
International Solar Alliance? 
 
(A)  Germany 
(B)  Norway 
 
(C)  Netherlands 
(D)  Spain 
 
 
(D)  Spain 
 
114. Which of the following PSUs secured the 3rd rank 
globally at the ATD BEST Awards 2024? 
 
(A)  ONGC 
(B)  POWERGRID 
 
(C)  SAIL 
(D)  NTPC 
 
 
(D)  NTPC 
 
115. UN General Assembly proclaimed 24 May as the 
International Day of the Markhor. The Markhor is- 
 
(A) Wild Sheep 
(B) Mountain Deer 
 
(C) Wild Goat 
(D) Mountain Cat 
 
 
(C) wild goat 
 
The UN General Assembly proclaimed 24 May the 
International Day of the Markhor. The Markhor is the 
largest wild goat in the world. Markhors live in the 
Himalayan 
Mountain 
Range. 
They 
range 
across 
northern India, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Turkestan. 
 
116. Who created history by becoming the first Indian to 
win the Best Actress Award at the 77th Cannes film 
Festival in France? 
 
(A)  Divya Prabha 
(B)  Kani Kusruti 
 
(C)  Payal Kapadia 
(D)  Anasuya Sengupta 
 
(D)  Anasuya Sengupta 
 
India's Anasuya Sengupta has created history in the 77th 
Cannes Film Festival. The actor has received the Best 
Actress Award in the Un Certain Regard segment at the 
Cannes Film Festival 2024. With this, Sengupta became 
the first Indian actress to win this award. She has 
received this award for

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