Sweden Current Affairs Quiz — All time
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Which session of the India–Sweden Joint Commission for Economic, Industrial and Scientific Cooperation was held during Piyush Goyal's Stockholm visit in June 2025?
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Correct answer: D — 21st
PIB (Commerce) and the Government of Sweden: the 21st session of the India–Sweden Joint Commission for Economic, Industrial and Scientific Cooperation was held during the visit.
Which Swedish minister for International Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade did Piyush Goyal meet during his Stockholm visit of 11–12 June 2025?
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Correct answer: A — Benjamin Dousa
PIB (Commerce) and the Government of Sweden: Goyal met Benjamin Dousa, Minister for International Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade, and State Secretary Håkan Jevrell.
The Stockholm International Conference on Electoral Integrity, where CEC Gyanesh Kumar delivered the keynote on 10 June 2025, was organised by which body?
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Correct answer: B — International IDEA
PIB (ECI): the conference was organised by the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA).
Consider the following statements made by the CEC in his Stockholm keynote of 10 June 2025: 1. India's electors grew from 173 million in 1951–52 to 979 million in 2024. 2. A total of 20,271 candidates contested the 2024 General Elections. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
PIB (ECI): electors grew from 173 million in 1951–52 to 979 million in 2024, and 20,271 candidates contested in 2024. So both 1 and 2 are correct.
The Election Commission of India, whose foundation day (25 January) is observed as National Voters' Day, was established in 1950 under which Article of the Constitution?
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Correct answer: B — Article 324
PIB (static): National Voters' Day marks the foundation of the ECI, established on 25 January 1950 under Article 324 of the Constitution.
David Baker received half of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2024 for what?
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Correct answer: A — Computational protein design
Nobel press release (9 Oct 2024): one half to David Baker 'for computational protein design'.
Which AI model, presented in 2020 by Demis Hassabis and John Jumper, was recognised by the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2024?
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Correct answer: D — AlphaFold2
Nobel press release (9 Oct 2024): in 2020, Demis Hassabis and John Jumper presented an AI model called AlphaFold2.
Demis Hassabis and John Jumper, Nobel Chemistry 2024 laureates, are affiliated with which organisation?
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Correct answer: B — Google DeepMind
Nobel press release (9 Oct 2024): Demis Hassabis and John Jumper are listed with Google DeepMind, London, UK.
Consider the following statements about the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2024: 1. It was awarded by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. 2. AlphaFold2 has been used by more than two million people from 190 countries. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Both statements are correct. Nobel press release (9 Oct 2024): the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences decided to award the prize, and AlphaFold2 has been used by more than two million people from 190 countries.
Who were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics 2024?
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Correct answer: B — John J. Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton
Nobel press release (8 Oct 2024): the Nobel Prize in Physics 2024 is awarded to John J. Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton.
Geoffrey Hinton used the Hopfield network as the foundation for which new network, as cited by the Nobel Committee?
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Correct answer: D — Boltzmann machine
Nobel press release (8 Oct 2024): Geoffrey Hinton used the Hopfield network as the foundation for a new network: the Boltzmann machine.
With which university was Geoffrey Hinton affiliated in the Nobel Prize in Physics 2024 announcement?
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Correct answer: C — University of Toronto
Nobel press release (8 Oct 2024): Geoffrey Hinton, University of Toronto, Canada; John J. Hopfield, Princeton University, USA.
Consider the following statements about the Nobel Prize in Physics 2024: 1. The Hopfield network utilises physics that describes a material's characteristics due to atomic spin. 2. The prize of 11 million Swedish kronor is to be shared equally between the laureates. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Both statements are correct. Nobel press release (8 Oct 2024): the Hopfield network uses physics describing atomic spin, and the prize amount of 11 million Swedish kronor is to be shared equally.
Who were awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine?
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Correct answer: B — Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun
Nobel press release (7 Oct 2024): the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded jointly to Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun.
The 2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded for the discovery of:
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Correct answer: D — microRNA and its role in post-transcriptional gene regulation
Nobel press release (7 Oct 2024): the prize was awarded 'for the discovery of microRNA and its role in post-transcriptional gene regulation'.
On which model organism did Ambros and Ruvkun make the discovery honoured by the 2024 Medicine Nobel?
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Correct answer: C — C. elegans (roundworm)
Nobel press release (7 Oct 2024): they studied the 1 mm long roundworm C. elegans, including the lin-4 and lin-14 mutant strains.
Consider the following about the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine: 1. Ambros and Ruvkun published their microRNA findings in 1993 in the journal Cell. 2. In 2000, Ruvkun's group discovered another microRNA, encoded by the let-7 gene. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Both statements are correct. Nobel press release (7 Oct 2024): the results were published in 1993 in two articles in the journal Cell; in 2000 Ruvkun's research group published the discovery of another microRNA, encoded by the let-7 gene.