(A) Malaysia
(B) Indonesia
(C) Thailand
(D) Nigeria
Answer: (B) Indonesia
Category: Current
Which of the following countries is NOT a member of BRICS?
(A) Brazil
(B) India
(C) Kazakhstan
(D) South Africa
Answer: (C) Kazakhstan
As of 2024, BRICS has expanded to 10 members: Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates.
The Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) is published by:
(A) United Nations
(B) European Union
(C) Amnesty International
(D) Transparency International
Answer: (D) Transparency International
Who is the current T20 Cricket World Champion?
(A) Pakistan
(B) England
(C) Australia
(D) India
Answer: (D) India
India won the ICC T20 World Cup 2024.
Who is the present Prime Minister of Malaysia?
(A) Najib Razak
(B) Anwar Ibrahim
(C) Muhyiddin Yassin
(D) Ismail Sabri Yaakob
Answer: (B) Anwar Ibrahim
Anwar Ibrahim has been serving as Prime Minister of Malaysia since 24 November 2022.
The current U.S. President Joe Biden previously served as:
(A) Speaker
(B) Director CIA
(C) Secretary of State
(D) Vice President
Answer: (D) Vice President
Joe Biden was the Vice President of the United States (2009–2017) under President Barack Obama.
Which of the following countries is NOT a member of the QUAD alliance?
(A) Japan
(B) India
(C) Australia
(D) United Kingdom
Answer: (D) United Kingdom
QUAD consists of Australia, India, Japan, and the United States.
Which company reached a record market valuation of $3 trillion on January 25, 2024?
(A) Apple
(B) Amazon
(C) Tesla
(D) Microsoft
Answer: (D) Microsoft
On January 25, 2024, Microsoft’s market value touched $3 trillion for the first time.
Which year has been recorded as the hottest year globally?
(A) 2021
(B) 2022
(C) 2023
(D) 2024
Answer: (C) 2023
Claudia Goldin received the 2023 Nobel Prize in Economics for her work on:
(A) Auction theory
(B) Women’s labour market outcomes
(C) Analysis of causal relationships
(D) Banks and financial crises
Answer: (B) Women’s labour market outcomes