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Current Affairs One Liner : JAN 2024 JUNE 2024

Current Affairs 1 to 30 June 2024

• India becomes World’s Third-Largest Domestic Aviation Market

• António Costa’s elected as the next President of the European Council
• Vikram Misri appointed as the new Foreign Secretary of India
• Film City in Greater Noida: YEIDA and Babu Project sign Agreement
• Kiran Pahal qualified for the Paris Olympics in women’s 400m
• India reached the final of T20 World Cup after defeating England
• International Solar Alliance (ISA): Paraguay become the 100th country to join
• Harmanpreet Singh to Caption of Indain Hockey Team at Olympic 2024
• DRDO handed over the Medium Range-Microwave Obscurant Chaff Rocket
(MR-MOCR) to the Indian Navy
• Om Birla elected as the Speaker of the 18th Lok Sabha
• Rahul Gandhi appointed Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha
• Wikileaks Founder Julian Assange released from UK Prison after deal with US
Authorities
• Men’s T20 World Cup: India Advanced to Semi-Finals by defeating Australia
• Extension of Intelligence Bureau Chief Tapan Kumar Deka for one-year
• India is hosting 64th International Sugar Organisation (ISO) Council meeting
from June 25 to 27 in New Delhi
• First Session of the 18th Lok Sabha from June 24 to July 3, 2024.
• 53rd GST Council meeting held on June 22, 2024, in New Delhi
• ISRO successfully conducted the third and final landing experiment of its
Reusable Launch Vehicle ‘Pushpak’
• NEET (UG) Examination 2024; Director NTA removed, CBI to enquire into the
alleged irregularities
• National Testing Agency (NTA) postponed the Joint CSIR-UGC-NET
• “The Golden Thread,” won the Golden Conch Award for Best Documentary
in Mumbai International Film Festival (MIFF)
• New Recruitment Policy in Uttar Pradesh to Ensure Fair Competitive Exams

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• 10th International Day of Yoga celebrated on 21 June 2024

• Chenab Rail Bridge : World’s highest railway bridge
• North Korea and Russia sign pact to provide all available military help if other
is attacked
• Government cancelled the UGC-NET June 2024 Examination; order CBI
Enquiry
• Cabinet approves Minimum Support Prices (MSP) for Kharif Crops for
Marketing Season 2024-25
• Vinod Ganatra receive the ‘Nelson Mandela Lifetime Achievement Award’
for his contribution to films
• International Day of Yoga on June 21, 2024
• Neeraj Chopra won the Gold medal in the men’s javelin throw at the World
Athletics Continental Gold Tour
• New criminal laws will come into force on July 1, 2024
• Jake Sullivan, US NSA, met with Indian NSA Ajit Doval
• Mumbai International Film Festival (MIFF) on 15 June 2024
• IAF participated in Exercise Red Flag 2024 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska
from 4th to 14th June 2024
• G7 summit , from June 13th to 15th, 2024 in Apulia, Italy
• Hajj, one of the largest religious gatherings in the world, began in Saudi
Arabia
• Divya Deshmukh won the World Junior Girls’ Chess Championship
• Pramod Kumar Mishra reappointed as the Principal Secretary to Prime
Minister Narendra Modi
• Ajit Doval Reappointed as National Security Adviser (NSA)
• NEET-UG Exam: Scorecards 0f 1,563 Students with Grace Marks Canceled,
Re-Test on June 23
• Around 40 Indians died, 50 Injured in a fire at a labour housing facility in
Kuwait
• N. Chandrababu Naidu took the oath of office as Chief Minister of Andhra
Pradesh
• Pema Khandu elected Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh for the third term
in a row
• Japan-India maritime exercise (JIMEX 24) commenced at Yokosuka, Japan

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• Lieutenant General Upendra Dwivedi appointed as the next Army Chief

• Mohan Majhi to be the new Chief Minister of Odisha
• List of Ministers with Portfolios : Modi-3 (2024)
• 18th Mumbai International Film Festival (MIFF) from June 15 to 21, 2024.
• Prem Singh Tamang sworn in as the Chief Minister of Sikkim for a second
consecutive term
• ICC T20 World Cup : India defeated Pakistan by 6 runs
• Carlos Alcaraz win his 1st French Open tittle
• Narendra Modi sworn in as Prime Minister for his third consecutive term
• Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore safely safely docked with the
International Space Station (ISS)
• RBI keep Repo Rate unchanged at 6.5%, Ups FY25 GDP forecast to 7.2%
• Modi to take oath as Prime Minister for a third term on Sunday
• Sunil Chhetri’s Farewell Match Ends in Goalless Draw Against Kuwait
• Indian-origin NASA astronaut Sunita Williams becomes first woman to pilot
new Spacecraft on maiden crewed test flight
• NDA leaders elected Prime Minister Narendra Modi as their leader
• World Environment Day- June 5
• Lok Sabha 2024 Results: BJP Emerges Triumphant with 240 Seats
• Andhra Pradesh and Odisha State Assembly Results
• New Record: NOTA (None of the Above) option received over 2 lakh votes in
Indore
• Claudia Sheinbaum elected as the first woman President of Mexico
• India set a world record with 64.2 crore voters in the Lok Sabha Polls
• China landed a spacecraft, Chang’e-6, on the far side of the moon in sample
retrieval mission
• Indian boxers Jasmine Lamboria and Amit Pangal qualify for Paris Olympic
• Assembly Election Result: BJP and SKM retain power in Arunachal Pradesh
and Sikkim respectively
• ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 from 1 to 29 June 2024 in West Indies and
United States
• NIMHANS awarded Nelson Mandela Award for Health Promotion for 2024
• Nishant Dev, becomes first Indian male boxer to qualify for the 2024 Paris
Olympic Games

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Current Affairs MCQ Questions: 1 to 30 June 2024

Q: Who has been appointed as the new Foreign Secretary of India?
A) Vinay Mohan Kwatra
B) S. Jaishankar
C) Vikram Misri
D) Ruchira Kamboj

Ans : C) Vikram Misri

The Indian government appointed Vikram Misri as the new Foreign Secretary. Misri, a
1989-batch Indian Foreign Service officer, will succeed Vinay Mohan Kwatra on July 15,
2024.

Q: Who has been elected as the next President of the European Council?
A) Angela Merkel
B) Emmanuel Macron
C) António Costa
D) Pedro Sánchez

Answer: C) António Costa

António Costa’s was elected as the next President of the European Council on June
28,2024 in Brussels, Belgium. His will succeeding Charles Michel on December 1, 2024.

Q: Which country did India surpass to become the third-largest domestic aviation
market?
A) Indonesia
B) Germany
C) Brazil
D) Japan

Ans : C) Brazil
India has become the world’s third-largest domestic aviation market, after the U.S. and
China.

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Q: Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA) and Bebu

Project LLP signed an agreement to develop a Film City at which location?
A) Faridabad
B) Yamuna Nagar
C) Greater Noida
D) Lucknow

Ans : C) Greater Noida

The Uttar Pradesh state government signed an agreement on 27 June 2024 to develop a
film city in Greater Noida. Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA)
and Bebu Project LLP, owned by film producer Bonnie Kapoor and Ashish Bhootani.

Q: Who qualified for the Paris Olympics 2024 in the women’s 400m event?
A) Hima Das
B) Devy Aniba Zala
C) Sneha K
D) Kiran Pahal

Ans : D) Kiran Pahal

Kiran Pahal from Haryana qualified for the Paris Olympics. She clocked 50.92 seconds in
women’s 400m at the National Inter-state Athletics Championships in Panchkula.

Q: Who won the 2024 T20 World Cup semifinal between India and England?
A) India
B) England
C) The match was abandoned
D) It ended in a tie

Ans : A) India
India defeated England by 68 runs in Guyana and reached into the finals of the 2024 T20
World Cup.

Q: Who was re-elected as the Speaker of the 18th Lok Sabha on 26 June 2024?
a) K. Suresh
b) Rahul Gandhi

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c) Om Birla
d) Kiren Rijiju

c) Om Birla
BJP MP Om Birla was elected as the Speaker of the 18th Lok Sabha. He had previously
served as the Speaker in the 17th Lok Sabha.

Q: What happens when the Medium Range-Microwave Obscurant Chaff Rocket

(MR-MOCR) is fired?
a) It explodes on impact
b) It forms a microwave obscurant cloud in space
c) It releases flares
d) It emits a high-frequency sound

Ans : b) It forms a microwave obscurant cloud in space

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) handed over the Medium
Range-Microwave Obscurant Chaff Rocket (MR-MOCR) to the Indian Navy on 26 June
2024 in New Delhi.

Q: Who is the captain of the Indian men’s hockey team for the Paris 2024
Olympics?
a) PR Sreejesh
b) Manpreet Singh
c) Harmanpreet Singh
d) Hardik Singh

Ans : c) Harmanpreet Singh

Hockey India announced a 16-member Indian men’s hockey team for the Paris 2024
Olympics, scheduled from 26th July to 11th August.

Q: Which country became the 100th full member of the International Solar
Alliance (ISA) in June 2024?
a) Spain
b) Paraguay
c) India
d) France

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Ans : b) Paraguay
The ISA was co-founded by India and France during the 2015 United Nations Climate
Change Conference (COP21) in Paris. Paraguay has become the 100th country to join
the International Solar Alliance (ISA) as a full member in New Delhi on 26 June 2024.

Q: India will face which team in the semi-final of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup?
A) Australia
B) West Indies
C) England
D) New Zealand

Ans : C) England
India advanced to the semi-finals of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup after defeating
Australia by 24 runs on 24 June 2024 in St. Lucia. India will face England in the semi-final
in Guyana on 27 June 2024.

Question: Who is the founder of WikiLeaks?

A) Julian Assange
B) Edward Snowden
C) Chelsea Manning
D) Glenn Greenwald

Answer: A) Julian Assange

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was released from a UK prison on June 24, 2024,
ending a year-long legal battle. This came after he struck a plea deal with US authorities.

Q: Who was appointed as the Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the 18th Lok Sabha on
25 June 2024?
A) Mallikarjun Kharge
B) Sonia Gandhi
C) Rahul Gandhi
D) KC Venugopal

Ans : C) Rahul Gandhi

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Q: Why was the position of Leader of Opposition vacant for 2014 to 2024?
A) No opposition party met the required minimum of 10% of the total Lok Sabha seats
B) The position was abolished
C) The ruling party opposed the appointment
D) There was a lack of eligible candidates

Ans : A) No opposition party met the required minimum of 10% of the total Lok Sabha
seats
The position of LoP had been vacant since 2014, as no opposition party met the
required minimum of 10% of the total Lok Sabha seats.

Q: What is a significant aspect of this first Session of the 18th Lok Sabha which
began on June 24, 2024?
a) Introduction of a new voting system
b) First oath-taking ceremony in a newly built Parliament building
c) Introduction of a no-confidence motion against the Prime Minister
d) Farewell address by the outgoing President

Ans : b) First oath-taking ceremony in a newly built Parliament building

This session marked the historic first swearing-in ceremony of newly elected Members
of 18th Lok Sabha, in the new Parliament building.

Q: Where is the 64th International Sugar Organisation (ISO) Council Meeting held
in India?
A) Mumbai
B) New Delhi
C) Bengaluru
D) Hyderabad

Ans : B) New Delhi

India hosted the 64th International Sugar Organisation (ISO) Council Meeting from June
25 to 27 in New Delhi.

Q: Which country is the largest consumer and second-largest producer of sugar?

A) Brazil

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B) India
C) China
D) Thailand

Ans : B) India
Brazil is the largest producer of Sugarcane.

Q: Who has been given a one-year extension as the Chief of the Intelligence
Bureau in June 2024?
A) Ajit Doval
B) Rajiv Jain
C) Tapan Kumar Deka
D) Arvind Kumar

Ans : C) Tapan Kumar Deka

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet approved the extension of Intelligence
Bureau Chief Tapan Kumar Deka for one-year until June 2025.

Q: Who was removed from the position of Director General of the National Testing
Agency (NTA) in June, 2024 after irregularities in the NEET (UG) Examination
2024?
A) Pradeep Singh Kharola
B) Subodh Kumar Singh
C) Dr. K. Radhakrishnan
D) Dr. Randeep Guleria

Ans : B) Subodh Kumar Singh

Subodh Kumar Singh, Director General of the National Testing Agency (NTA), was
removed from his position on June 23, 2024, amid controversy over the NEET
examination. Pradeep Singh Kharola, Chairman and MD of India Trade Promotion
Organisation, has been given additional charge of NTA’s Director General.

Q: What act has the Central Government enacted to prevent unfair means in public
examinations?

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A) Public Examination (Prevention of Cheating) Act, 2024

B) Public Examination (Prevention of Malpractices) Act, 2024
C) Public Examination (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024
D) Public Examination (Integrity and Fairness) Act, 2024

Ans : C) Public Examination (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024

The Central Government has enacted the Public Examination (Prevention of Unfair
Means) Act, 2024, to prevent unfair practices in public examinations.

Q: Who is the chairperson of the High-Level Committee of Experts constituted to

ensure transparent, smooth, and fair conduct of examinations by the NTA. ?
A) Dr. Randeep Guleria
B) Prof. B. J. Rao
C) Dr. K. Radhakrishnan
D) Prof. Aditya Mittal

Ans : C) Dr. K. Radhakrishnan

A High-Level Committee of Experts chaired by former ISRO Chairman Dr. K.
Radhakrishnan and includes six other prominent members has been formed to ensure
transparent, smooth, and fair conduct of examinations by the NTA.

Q: Where was the third and final landing experiment of ISRO’s Reusable Launch
Vehicle ‘Pushpak’ successfully conducted?
A) Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh
B) Aeronautical Test Range, Chitradurga, Karnataka
C) Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, Kerala
D) Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore

Ans : B) Aeronautical Test Range, Chitradurga, Karnataka

Q: Who chairs the meetings of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council?
a) The President of India
b) The Prime Minister of India
c) The Union Finance Minister
d) The Governor of the RBI

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Ans : c) The Union Finance Minister

The 53rd meeting of the GST Council, presided over by Union Finance Minister Nirmala
Sitharaman, took place at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi on June 22 2024.

Q. How many tax rate slabs are currently recommended by the GST Council (as of
June 2024)?
a) Two
b) Three
c) Four
d) Five

Ans : c) Four
GST tax rates (currently 5%, 12%, 18%, and 28%).

Q: What is the primary reason for the Uttar Pradesh government implementing
new policies for recruitment exams in June 2024?
A) To increase the number of candidates
B) To ensure exams are conducted in a free and fair manner
C) To reduce the duration of exams
D) To lower the exam fees

Ans : B) To ensure exams are conducted in a free and fair manner

The Uttar Pradesh Police constable recruitment exam was cancelled due to a leaked
question paper, affecting over 48 lakh candidates.

Q: Which Indian documentary won the Golden Conch Award for Best Documentary
in the international category at the 18th Mumbai International Film Festival?
A) Life in Loom
B) And, Towards Happy Alleys
C) The Golden Thread
D) 6-A Akash Ganga

Ans : C) The Golden Thread

“The Golden Thread,” an Indian documentary, directed by director Nishita Jain won the
Golden Conch Award for Best Documentary in the international category during closing

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ceremony of 18th Mumbai International Film Festival (MIFF) took place in Mumbai, on
21 June 2024.

Q: What is the purpose of the Joint CSIR-UGC-NET exam?

A) To determine eligibility for undergraduate admissions
B) To determine eligibility for junior research fellowships and PhD admissions in science
courses
C) To assess eligibility for government jobs
D) To qualify for medical school admissions

Ans : B) To determine eligibility for junior research fellowships and PhD admissions in
science courses
National Testing Agency (NTA) postponed the June 2024 exam of the Joint CSIR-UGC-
NET on June 21, 2024, amid controversies regarding irregularities in the NEET-UG and
UGC-NET exams.

Q: What did North Korea and Russia agree to provide under their newly signed
pact during Putin visit to North Korea on 20 June 2024?
A) Economic assistance
B) Military assistance
C) Diplomatic support
D) Humanitarian aid

Ans : B) Military assistance

North Korea and Russia agreed to provide immediate military assistance if either faced
armed aggression.

Q: Article 51 of the U.N. Charter, provides for the right of:

A) Economic sanctions
B) Collective self-defense actions
C) Environmental protection
D) Humanitarian intervention

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Ans : B) Collective self-defense actions

North Korea and Russia signed “comprehensive strategic partnership” under UN Charter
Article 51 to provide all available military help if other is attacked

Q: How high is the Chenab Rail Bridge above the Chenab River?
A) 250 meters
B) 300 meters
C) 359 meters
D) 400 meters

Ans : C) 359 meters

Chenab Rail Bridge stands at 359 meters (1,178 feet) above the Chenab River, making it
the world’s highest railway bridge.

Q: Where was the main function for the 10th International Day of Yoga held in
2024?
A) New Delhi
B) Leh
C) Srinagar
D) Lucknow

Ans : C) Srinagar
The main function led by PM Modi was held at Sher-i-Kashmir International Conference
Centre (SKICC) in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir.

Q. What is the new MSP for Paddy (Common) for the Marketing Season 2024-25?
A) Rs. 2183 per quintal
B) Rs. 2300 per quintal
C) Rs. 2203 per quintal
D) Rs. 2625 per quintal

Answer: B) Rs. 2300 per quintal

Union Cabinet on 19 June 2024, approved an increase in the Minimum Support Prices
(MSP) for all mandated Kharif crops for the Marketing Season 2024-25.

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Q.: What is the purpose of the UGC-NET exam conducted by National Testing
Agency (NTA) ?
A) University Grants Commission (UGC)
B) Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C)
C) National Testing Agency (NTA)
D) UPSC

Answer: C) National Testing Agency (NTA)

The government has cancelled the UGC-NET June 2024 Examination. The National
Testing Agency (NTA) conducted the UGC-NET June 2024 Examination on 18 June 2024

Q.: What is the purpose of the UGC-NET exam conducted by National Testing
Agency (NTA) ?
A) To determine eligibility for undergraduate admissions in Indian universities
B) To determine eligibility for ‘Assistant Professor’ and ‘Junior Research Fellowship and
Assistant Professor’ in Indian universities
C) To evaluate the performance of Indian university staff
D) To certify the quality of higher education institutions in India

Answer: B) To determine eligibility for ‘Assistant Professor’ and ‘Junior Research

Fellowship and Assistant Professor’ in Indian universities

Q: Who won the Gold medal in the men’s javelin throw at the World Athletics
Continental Gold Tour in Finland on June 18, 2024?
a) Johannes Vetter
b) Thomas Röhler
c) Magnus Kirt
d) Neeraj Chopra

Answer: d) Neeraj Chopra

Neeraj Chopra is Olympic and World Champion in the men’s javelin throw

Q.: When do we celebrate the International Day of Yoga every year?

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a) June 11
b) June 21
c) July 21
d) June 1

Ans : b) June 21
10th International Day of Yoga celebration on June 21, 2024,

Q: What is the theme for this year’s International Day of Yoga?

a) Yoga for Peace
b) Yoga for Health
c) Yoga for Self and Society
d) Yoga for the World

Ans : c) Yoga for Self and Society

PM Modi will participate in the 10th International Day of Yoga celebration in Srinagar on
June 21, 2024

Q: Who is the first Indian to receive the prestigious ‘Nelson Mandela Lifetime
Achievement Award’ from South Africa for his contribution to films?
a) Satyajit Ray
b) Vinod Ganatra
c) Mira Nair
d) Shyam Benegal

Ans : b) Vinod Ganatra

He was honored with the award at the 7th Nelson Mandela Children’s Film Festival for
his contributions to children’s cinema.

Q: Who is the US National Security Advisor (NSA)?

A) Antony Blinken
B) Jake Sullivan
C) Lloyd Austin
D) Kamala Harris

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Ans : B) Jake Sullivan

Jake Sullivan, US National Security Advisor, met with External Affairs Minister Dr. S
Jaishankar and Indian National Security Advisor Ajit Doval in New Delhi on 17 June 2024

Q: What annual meeting did Jake Sullivan attended with and Ajit Doval during
India visit in June 2024?
A) Indo-US Defense Summit
B) Annual Trade and Economic Dialogue
C) Second annual meeting of the initiative on Critical and Emerging Technologies (iCET)
D) Global Climate Change Conference

Ans : C) Second annual meeting of the initiative on Critical and Emerging Technologies
(iCET)
Sullivan and Doval attended the second annual meeting of the initiative on Critical and
Emerging Technologies (iCET). They reviewed the entire spectrum of Indo-US strategic
ties.

Q: What is the purpose of the US-India initiative on Critical and Emerging

Technology (iCET)?
A) To promote cultural exchanges between the two countries
B) To elevate and expand the strategic technology partnership and defense industrial
cooperation
C) To negotiate trade agreements
D) To address climate change issues

Ans : B) To elevate and expand the strategic technology partnership and defense
industrial cooperation
The initiative aims to elevate and expand the strategic technology partnership and
defense industrial cooperation between the governments, businesses, and academic
institutions of the two countries.

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Q: When will the new criminal laws Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita, Bharatiya Suraksha
Sanhita, and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam come into force?
A) January 1, 2024
B) April 1, 2024
C) July 1, 2024
D) October 1, 2024

Ans : C) July 1, 2024

New criminal laws Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita, Bharatiya Suraksha Sanhita, and Bharatiya
Sakshya Adhiniyam will come into force on July 1, 2024.

Q: What laws are being replaced by the new criminal laws on July 1, 2024?
A) Constitution of India
B) IPC, CrPC, and Indian Evidence Act
C) Consumer Protection Act
D) Right to Information Act

Ans : B) IPC, CrPC, and Indian Evidence Act

IPC, CrPC, and Indian Evidence Act are being replaced after consultation and Law
Commission of India reports. Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPRD) and
judicial academies are providing training.

Q: Which cities, apart from Mumbai, are hosting MIFF screenings this year?
A) Bangalore, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, and Jaipur
B) Delhi, Chennai, Pune, and Kolkata
C) Delhi, Bangalore, Pune, and Chennai
D) Hyderabad, Kolkata, Chennai, and Ahmedabad

Ans : B) Delhi, Chennai, Pune, and Kolkata

The 18th edition of the Mumbai International Film Festival (MIFF) was inaugurated in
Mumbai on 15 June 2024.

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Q: Who received the V. Shantaram Lifetime Achievement Award for 2024?

A) Madhur Bhandarkar
B) Randeep Hooda
C) Subbiah Nallamuthu
D) Divya Dutta

Ans : C) Subbiah Nallamuthu

Subbiah Nallamuthu, is an award-winning wildlife filmmaker.

Q: What is the name of the advanced aerial combat training exercise conducted
four times a year by the US Air Force, which saw participation from the Indian Air
Force, Republic of Singapore Air Force, Royal Air Force of the United Kingdom,
Royal Netherlands Air Force, German Luftwaffe, and the US Air Force in June
2024?
A) Exercise Air Show
B) Exercise Friend Force
C) Exercise Green Sea
D) Exercise Red Flag

Ans : D) Exercise Red Flag

An Indian Air Force (IAF) contingent participated in Exercise Red Flag 2024 at Eielson Air
Force Base, Alaska from 4th to 14th June 2024.

Q: Who won the World Junior Girls’ Chess Championship in 2024?

A) Beloslava Krasteva
B) Divya Deshmukh
C) Magnus Carlsen
D) Viswanathan Anand

Ans : B) Divya Deshmukh

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Q.: Where does the Hajj, an annual Muslim pilgrimage take place?
A) Jerusalem
B) Mecca

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C) Medina
D) Cairo

Correct Answer: B Mecca

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Q: In which of the following locations and during what timeframe did the G7
Summit 2024 occur?
a) Tokyo, Japan in 03th to 05th April 2024
b) Apulia, Italy from June 13th to 15th, 2024
c) Berlin, Germany in 10th to 12th May 2024
d) Ottawa, Canada in 23th to 25th December 2023

Ans : b) Apulia, Italy from June 13th to 15th, 2024

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Q: What is the purpose of the NEET-UG examination conducted by the National

Testing Agency (NTA)?
A) For admissions into engineering courses
B) For admissions into MBBS, BDS, AYUSH, and related courses
C) For admissions into law courses
D) For admissions into management courses

Answer: B) For admissions into MBBS, BDS, AYUSH, and related courses
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Q: Who has been re-appointed as the National Security Advisor (NSA) in the
Narendra Modi-led NDA government?
A) Rajiv Gauba
B) Amit Shah
C) Ajit Doval
D) S. Jaishankar

Answer: C) Ajit Doval

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Question: Who has been reappointed as the Principal Secretary to Prime Minister
Narendra Modi?
A) Pramod Kumar Mishra
B) Amit Shah
C) Ajit Doval
D) S. Jaishankar

Answer: A) Pramod Kumar Mishra

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Q: Who has been elected Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh for the third time in
2024?
A) Kiren Rijiju
B) Nabam Tuki
C) Pema Khandu
D) Tapir Gao

Answer: C) Pema Khandu

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Q: Who became the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh on 12 June 2024?

A) Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy
B) Pawan Kalyan
C) N. Chandrababu Naidu
D) K. Chandrashekar Rao

Answer: C) N. Chandrababu Naidu

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Q: Around 40 Indians died, and 50 were injured in a fire at a labour housing facility
in which country on June 12, 2024?
A) United Arab Emirates
B) Saudi Arabia
C) Kuwait
D) Qatar

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Ans : C) Kuwait
Detail News

Q: Who has been elected as the new Chief Minister of Odisha?

A) Rajnath Singh
B) Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo
C) Mohan Charan Majhi
D) Pravati Parida

Answer: C) Mohan Charan Majhi

Detail News

Q: Who has been appointed as the next Chief of the Army Staff?
A) General Manoj C Pande
B) Lieutenant General Upendra Dwivedi
C) General Bipin Rawat
D) Lieutenant General Raj Shukla

Answer: B) Lieutenant General Upendra Dwivedi

Detail News

Q: The maritime exercise (JIMEX 24) conducted in June 2024 was between the
navies of which countries?
A) India and China
B) India and Japan
C) Japan and South Korea
D) India and Australia

Answer: B) India and Japan

Detail News

Q: Who was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Sikkim for a second consecutive term
on June 10, 2024?
A) Pawan Kumar Chamling
B) Prem Singh Tamang

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C) Bhaichung Bhutia
D) Hemant Soren

Answer: B) Prem Singh Tamang

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Q: Which film will be the opening film of the 18th Mumbai International Film
Festival (MIFF)?
A) “The Journey of a Lifetime”
B) “Tales of the Heart”
C) “Billy and Molly, an Otter Love Story”
D) “Echoes of the Past”

Ans : C) “Billy and Molly, an Otter Love Story”

Detail News

Q: Who was sworn in as India’s Prime Minister for a rare third consecutive term?
A) Yogi Adityanath
B) Narendra Modi
C) Manmohan Singh
D) Amit Saha

Answer: B) Narendra Modi

Detail News

Q: Who did Carlos Alcaraz defeat to win his first French Open title?
a) Novak Djokovic
b) Roger Federer
c) Alexander Zverev
d) Rafael Nadal

Ans : c) Alexander Zverev

Detail News

Q: Who became the youngest man to win Grand Slam titles on all three surfaces
(clay, grass, and hard court) at the age of 21?
a) Novak Djokovic

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b) Roger Federer
c) Rafael Nadal
d) Carlos Alcaraz

Ans : d) Carlos Alcaraz

Detail News

Q: What is the current policy repo rate (unchanged at 6.50% for the eighth
consecutive time) as decided by the Reserve Bank of India on 7 June 2024?
a) 6.25%
b) 6.50%
c) 6.75%
d) 7.00%

Answer: b) 6.50%
Detail News

Q: What is the name of the mission in which Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore
were safely safely docked with the International Space Station (ISS) on June 7,
2024?
A. Starliner Test Flight
B. NASA Crew Mission
C. Boeing Crew Flight Test (CFT)
D. SpaceX Crew Mission

Ans : C. Boeing Crew Flight Test (CFT)

Detail News

Q: What is the International Space Station (ISS)?

A. A lunar base established by NASA
B. A collaborative spacecraft orbiting Earth, used for scientific research and international
cooperation
C. A Mars rover developed by ESA
D. A space tourism station run by private companies

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Ans: B. A collaborative spacecraft orbiting Earth, used for scientific research and
international cooperation
Detail News

Q: Who is Sunil Chhetri?

A) An Indian cricketer
B) A Bollywood actor
C) An Indian footballer
D) A renowned chef

Answer: C) An Indian footballer

Detail News

Q: Who is expected to be elected as the leader of the BJP-led National Democratic

Alliance (NDA) MPs?
a) N Chandrababu Naidu
b) Nitish Kumar
c) Narendra Modi
d) Mukesh Dalal

Ans : c) Narendra Modi

Detail News

Q: Who is the Prime Minister of Bangladesh?

a) Ranil Wickremesinghe
b) Pushpa Kamal Dahal
c) Sheikh Hasina
d) Mohamed Muizzu

Ans : c) Sheikh Hasina

Detail News

Q: When do we celebrate World Environment Day every year?

A) January 1
B) April 22
C) June 5
D) September 21

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Correct Answer: C) June 5

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Q: What is the primary cause of ozone depletion in the Earth’s atmosphere?

A) Carbon dioxide (CO₂)
B) Methane (CH₄)
C) Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
D) Nitrous oxide (N₂O)

Correct Answer: C) Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)

Detail News

Q: Which gas is responsible for the greenhouse effect?

A) Oxygen (O₂)
B) Nitrogen (N₂)
C) Carbon dioxide (CO₂)
D) Argon (Ar)

Correct Answer: C) Carbon dioxide (CO₂)

Detail News

Q: Why is the participation of N Chandrababu Naidu and Nitish Kumar in the NDA
meeting for formation of Govt is significant?
a) They are new members of the NDA.
b) Their parties’ support is crucial for the BJP to form the government.
c) They were absent from previous meetings.
d) They opposed the NDA leadership.

Answer: b) Their parties’ support is crucial for the BJP to form the government.
Detail News

Q: Who became the first to fly to space aboard the Boeing Starliner’s first-ever
crewed mission in June 2024?
a) Neil Armstrong and Sunita Williams

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b) Buzz Aldrin and Rakesh Sharma

c) Chris Hadfield and Kaplana Chawala
d) Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore

Answer: d) Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore

Detail News

Q: Which Lok Sabha seat set a record for the highest votes secured by NOTA in the
2024 elections?
A) Mumbai South
B) Indore
C) Bangalore North
D) Delhi Central

Ans : B) Indore
Detail News

Q: Which party won the most seats in the Odisha Assembly polls?
A) Congress
B) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
C) Biju Janata Dal (BJD)
D) CPI(M)

Ans : B) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)

Detail News

Q: How many seats did the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) win in the 2024 Lok Sabha
elections?
A) 240
B) 220
C) 200
D) 260

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Ans : A) 240
Detail News

Q: How many seats did the Indian National Congress (INC) win in the 2024 Lok
Sabha elections?
A) 75
B) 99
C) 120
D) 135

Ans : B) 99
Detail News

Q: What world record did India set in the recent Lok Sabha Polls 2024?
A) Most number of repolling instances
B) Highest number of Code of Conduct violation
C) Highest total number of boot capturing incidents
D) Highest total number of voters

Answer: D) Highest total number of voters

Detail News

Q: Who has been elected as the first woman President of Mexico?

A) Xochitl Galvez
B) Claudia Sheinbaum
C) Margarita Zavala
D) Rosario Robles

Answer: B) Claudia Sheinbaum

Detail News

Q: Which party won the majority in the Arunachal Pradesh Assembly elections held
in April 2024?
A) Indian National Congress (INC)

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B) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)

C) Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF)
D) Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM)

Ans : B) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)

Detail News

Q: Which political party won the majority in the Sikkim Assembly elections held in
April 2024?
A) Indian National Congress (INC)
B) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
C) Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF)
D) Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM)

Ans : D) Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM)

Detail News

Q: In which category did Amit Pangal secure his Olympic quota?

A) Men’s 57 kg
B) Men’s 51 kg
C) Women’s 57 kg
D) Women’s 51 kg

Ans : B) Men’s 51 kg
Detail News

Q: What is the main objective of China’s Chang’e-6 mission?

A) To establish a moon base
B) To retrieve the world’s first rock and soil samples from the moon’s far side
C) To conduct a manned mission to the moon
D) To explore the moon’s surface for water

B) To retrieve the world’s first rock and soil samples from the moon’s far side
Detail News

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Q: Who became the first Indian male to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games?
A) Vasile Cebotari
B) Nikhat Zareen
C) Nishant Dev
D) Lovlina Borgohain

Answer: C) Nishant Dev

Detail News

Q: Which institution received the 2024 Nelson Mandela Award for Health
Promotion from the WHO?
A) AIIMS
B) NIMHANS
C) IIT Bengaluru
D) PGIMER

Answer: B) NIMHANS
Detail News

Q: Which countries are co-hosting the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024?
A) India and England
B) Australia and New Zealand
C) West Indies and United States
D) South Africa and Sri Lanka

Answer: C) West Indies and United States

Detail News

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• Indian teenage chess player R. Praggnanandhaa defeated world number one Magnus Carlsen
in the classical format
• Agnikul Cosmos launched World’s 1st Rocket with fully 3D-Printed Engine
• Onset Of Southwest Monsoon in Kerala: IMD
• Indian mountaineer Satyadeep Gupta became the first person to scale Mt. Everest and Mt.
Lhotse twice in one season
• 52.9°C in Mungeshpur, Delhi on May 29, 2024, could be due to a sensor error or local factors
• Major Radhika Sen, awarded the UN Military Gender Advocate of the Year for 2023
• DRDO successfully flight-tested the RudraM-II air-to-surface missile from a Su-30 MK-I
platform
• Apurva Chandra, Health Secretary of India, appointed Chairperson of Committee A at the 77th
World Health Assembly (WHA)
• TCS and IIT Bombay collaborate to create India’s First Semiconductor Chip Imaging Tool
• Gitanas Nausėda, President of Lithuania, has been re-elected for a second five-year term
• WIPO adopted a new treaty related to intellectual property (IP), genetic resources, and
associated traditional knowledge
• Purnima Shrestha become first woman to climb Mount Everest three times in 13 days
• IPL 2024 Winner and Awards Summary
• Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) won their third Indian Premier League (IPL) trophy
• Government extend tenure of Chief of the Army Staff General Manoj Pande for one month
• Dipa Karmakar become First Indian Gymnast to win Gold in Asian Gymnastics Championship
• Payal Kapadia’s “All We Imagine As Light” wins Grand Prix Award at Cannes Film Festival
2024
• Anasuya Sengupta become the first Indian to win the Best Actress Award at the Cannes film
Festival
• ” Sunflowers were the first ones to know”, won the La Cinef Award at for Best Short at the
77th Cannes Film Festival
• Cyclone Remal : Landfall around midnight on May 26, 2024 in West Bangal
• Arti, Pink E-Rickshaw driver from Bahraich district, Uttar Pradesh, won the Amal Clooney
Women’s Empowerment Award 2024
• Sunita Williams, an Indian-origin astronaut, is set to fly into space for the third time
• Buddha Purnima celebrated on May 23, 2024
• UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced a general election on July 4, 2024
• To Lam become new President of Vietnam
• RBI approve the transfer of Rs 2.11 Lakh Crore as surplus to the Government
• India’s rank on Travel & Tourism Development Index improved to 39th place, the highest in
South Asia
• International Day for Biodiversity 2024 Theme: Be part of the Plan

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• Anti-Terrorism Day : 21 May 2024, death anniversary of Rajiv Gandhi

• Gopi Thotakura became the first Indian space tourist
• Voter turnout 57.51% in fifth phase of Lok Sabha elections 2024
• Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi was killed in a helicopter crash
• World Honey Bee Day is observed on May 20th
• Nikhat Zareen and Minakshi won gold medals in boxing at the Elorda Cup 2024
• Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty won the Men’s doubles title at the Thailand Open
• Shyam Benegal’s film ‘Manthan’ to be screened at the Cannes Film Festival
• Monsoon will arrive in Kerala towards the end of May : IMD
• World Telecommunication Day – May 17
• Indian Football Legend Sunil Chhetri announced his retirement
• Manika Batra became first Indian Women to break into top 25 of the world Women’s singles
table tennis rankings.
• Lawrence Wong sworn in as the Singapore Prime Minister
• IndiaSkills 2024, India’s biggest skill competition, started in New Delhi.
• Ramcharitmanas, Panchatantra, and Sahṛdayāloka-Locana included in UNESCO’s Memory of
the World Asia-Pacific Regional Register
• World Football Day – 25th May
• Cannes Film Festival from May 14 to May 25, 2024
• India and Iran signed a long-term contract for operating the Shahid-Beheshti Port Terminal in
Chabahar
• Lok Sabha election : 67.71 % Voter turnout for the fourth phase
• India-France Joint Military Exercise “Shakti” from May 13 to May 26 at Umroi, Meghalaya
• Mother’s Day : Second Sunday in May
• Magnus Carlsen win World Rapid and Blitz Poland Chess Tournament
• Powerful Solar Storm hit Earth causing Celestial Light Displays in Skies from Australia to
Britain
• Aman Sehrawat qualify for 2024 Paris Olympics in the men’s 57kg freestyle category
• ISRO successfully conducts hot testing of PS4, Additive Manufactured Liquid Engine
• Dileep Sanghani elected as Chairman of Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative (IFFCO)
• United Nations General Assembly supported a Palestinian bid for full U.N. membership
• Supreme Court gave temporary bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal
• India surpasses Japan to become the world’s third-largest solar power generator
• Baba Kedarnath Dham portals reopen on May 10, 2024
• Air India Express Crew Members go on mass ‘Sick Leave’
• Raireshwar Fort, the highest polling booth of Maharashtra in the Baramati constituency
• Indian Coast Guard partners with Jindal Steel & Power for the supply of indigenous marine-
grade steel
• World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day : May 8
• Lok Sabha Election : 3rd Phase Voter turnout – 64.58%
• Russia’s Vladimir Putin Sworn in as President of Russia for fifth term

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• Arabian Travel Market (ATM) from 6th to 9th May 2024 at the Dubai World Trade Centre
(DWTC)
• Indian 4x400m relay teams, both men and women, secured spots in the Paris Olympics
• Sanjaya Kumar Mishra sworn in as President of GST Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT)
• Women’s T20 Cricket World Cup from 3 to 20 October in Bangladesh
• Indian Women 4×400 Meter Relay Team Qualifies For Paris Olympics 2024
• International delegation to observes India’s General Election
• Kareena Kapoor Khan appointed as National Ambassador for UNICEF India
• International Sun Day on May 3rd
• Mount Ruang Volcano Eruptions: Recent Activity and Impact
• World Press Freedom Day observed on May 3rd
• 97.76% of Rs 2000 Currency Notes Returned to Banking System : RBI
• Jeremiah Manele elected as the new Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands
• ECI issues direction for handling and storage of Symbol Loading Units (SLU) in compliance
of Supreme Court Order
• SMART : Supersonic Missile-Assisted Release of Torpedo system
• International Labour Day, also known as May Day
• India T20 World Cup Squad for upcoming T20 World Cup
• India denies alleged assassination plot against Khalistani Leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun
• Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi take over as Chief of the Naval Staff

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• Indian Badminton Team for the 2024 Paris Olympics

• Maheshwari Chauhan secured a Paris 2024 quota for India in shotgun event.
• Jean-Georges Noverre “father” of modern ballet, birthday April 29 : International Dance Day
• Nethra Kumanan secured a Paris Olympics quota in Sailing
• Jyothi Surekha Vennam achieved a hat-trick of gold medals at Archery World Cup in
Shanghai
• Defence Secretary Giridhar Aramane attended the SCO Defence Ministers’ meeting in Astana,
Kazakhstan
• General Elections 2024 Second phase : Voters turnout across around 61%
• World Intellectual Property Day, celebrated annually on April 26
• Lok Sabha Election: Second Phase Voting on 26 April 2024
• “Sunflowers Were The First Ones To Know,” selected for 77th Cannes Film Festival
• Kotak Mahindra Bank to stop issuing new credit cards and online customer immediately : RBI
• National Panchayati Raj Day : 24 April
• Lightest Bullet Proof Jacket developed by DRDO
• Maldives: President Mohamed Muizzu’s ruling PNC win majority in Parliamentary Election
• World Earth Day, observed on April 22
• Dommaraju Gukesh becomes youngest ever to win Fide Candidates Chess tournament
• Padma Awards 2024: President conferred Padma Awards at Rashtrapati Bhavan
• Balraj Panwar Secures Paris Olympics Quota in Rowing in Men’s Single Scull Event
• Vinesh Phogat, Anshu Malik, and Reetika Hooda secured quotas for the Paris Olympics 2024
• Vice Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi appointed as Next Chief of Naval Staff
• Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Phase 1 conducted peacefully, more than 60% voter turnout
• DRDO conducted successful Flight Test of Indigenous Technology Cruise Missile from ITR
Chandipur
• Lok Sabha Election : First phase of polling, scheduled for April 19, 2024
• India clinches 2 Silver and 2 Bronze Medals At European Girls’ Mathematical Olympiad 2024
• Smoking Ban in the UK : Bill to gradually phase out smoking
• Exoskeleton Technology: International Workshop in Bengaluru on April 16-17
• IMF forecast India’s GDP growth projection to 6.8% for FY 2024-25
• UPSC Result : Aditya Srivastava secured the first position
• Population decline in Greece reaches alarming levels
• Indian wrestlers Anju and Harshita won silver medals at Asian Wrestling Championships 2024
in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
• India-France Joint Working Group meeting on Counter Terrorism took place in New Delhi
• Iran-Israel Tensions: Iran launched attack on Israel, deploying more than 300 drones and
missiles
• DRDO and Indian Army conduct successful trials Man Portable Anti-tank Guided Missile
Weapon System (MPATGM)

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• World Quantum Day on April 14

• Ambedkar Jayanti: April 14th
• Jallianwala Bagh Massacre : 13 April 1919
• India-Uzbekistan Joint Military Exercise ‘DUSTLIK’ from 15 to 28 April 2024 in Termez District,
Uzbekistan.
• Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and Voter-Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT)
• Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) emerged as Highest-Ranked Indian University in World
• Eid-ul-Fitr celebrated on April 11, 2024
• Simon Harris became Ireland’s youngest ever prime minister
• ISRO’s Chandrayaan-3 Team Honoured With John L ‘Jack’ Swigert Jr Award
• World Homoeopathy Day is observed annually on April 10th
• Sumit Nagal becomes first ever Indian to win main draw match in Monte Carlo Masters
• Chaitra Sukladi, Ugadi, Gudi Padwa, Cheti Chand, Navreh and Sajibu Cheiraoba
• World’s largest power plant : Adani Green Energy Limited renewable energy plant in Khavda,
Gujarat
• Tri-Service Conference ‘Parivartan Chintan’ held in New Delhi on April 8, 2024
• Income Tax Returns (ITRs) for Assessment Year 2024-25 from April 1, 2024
• World Health Day: 7th April
• Deposit cash through Cash Deposit Machines using Unified Payments Interface (UPI)
• RBI Keeps Repo Rates Unchanged at 6.5 Percent for Seventh Consecutive Time
• Bilquis Mir from J&K : First woman from India to serve as a jury member at Paris Olympics
2024
• International Day of Conscience : April 5th
• Ponkaliamman Festival in Tamil Nadu
• Strategic Forces Command (SFC) and DRDO conducted successful test flight of the next-
generation ballistic missile, Agni-Prime
• India’s First Home-Grown Gene Therapy for Cancer at Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
• Unified Payments Interface (UPI) Transactions Surge in India
• Moon to get own Standard Time: NASA to Develop Coordinated Lunar Time (LTC)
• Air Force largest exercise, ‘Gagan Shakti,’ at the Pokhran Field Firing Range in Jaisalmer
from 1 to 10 April 2024
• India rejects China’s renaming of places in Arunachal Pradesh
• Abdel Fattah al-Sisi elected president of Egypt for third term
• Katchatheevu Island row : Know the details
• Mirabai Chanu qualify for Paris Olympics in Weightlifting
• Hindustan Aeronautics Limited delivered two Dornier 228 planes to the Guyana Defence
Force
• Bassirou Diomaye Faye is elected President of Senegal
• Reserve Bank of India (RBI) enters its 90th year on 1st April 2024.
• Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden won the men’s doubles Miami Open Tennis Tournament

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• Indian Navy rescued 23 Pakistani nationals from Somali pirates in Arabian Sea
• The Controversial Demise of Gangster-Politician Mukhtar Ansari
• President Droupadi Murmu presented the Bharat Ratna Awards at Rashtrapati Bhavan
• Good Friday: Commemorating the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ
• Indigenous fighter aircraft LCA Tejas Mk1A completes first flight from HAL facility in
Bengaluru
• India’s External Affairs Ministry Responds to US State Department’s Remarks on Arvind
Kejriwal’s Arrest
• Sadanand Vasant Date Appointed As Director General Of NIA
• Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi Sworn in as Judicial Member, Lokpal of India
• Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore was rammed by a cargo ship and collapsed into the
Patapsco River.
• Mukesh Ambani: Asia’s Wealthiest and Elon Musk: World’s Richest Person
• Election Commission “cVIGIL App” to monitor the election process and address violations
of the model code of conduct
• UN Security Council passed a resolution for an immediate ceasefire between Israel and
Hamas in Gaza
• India Makes Guinness World Record In Kabaddi With Participation Of 128 Players
• Bharat Biotech Starts Clinical Trials Of Tuberculosis Vaccine MTBVAC
• India’s Sreeja Akula won the women’s singles title at the WTT Feeder Beirut II 2024 table
tennis tournament
• Shaheed Diwas – March 23 : Martyrdom day of Shaheed Bhagat Singh, Rajguru, and Sukhdev
• IPL 2024: Chennai Super Kings beat Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Opening Match
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi Honored with Bhutan’s Highest Civilian Award Order Of The
Druk Gyalpo
• Sathiyan Gnanasekaran Clinches Men’s Singles Title At World Table Tennis Feeder Beirut
Tournament In Lebanon
• Election Commission uploads Electoral Bonds data with Unique Numbers on its website
• ISRO successfully carries out landing experiment of Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV)
‘Pushpak’ at the Aeronautical Test Range
• Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED)
• Enhanced Security Measures at Parliament: CISF Deploys Additional Personnel
• Union Minister Kiren Rijiju Given the additional charge of Ministry Of Food Processing
Industries
• Deepak Kumar, a senior IAS officer, appointed as the new Home Secretary of Uttar Pradesh
• UPSC Civil Service Preliminary Examination 2024 to held on 16th June 2024.
• Startup Mahakumbh, from 18 to 20 March 2024 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi
• Vinay Kumar, IFS appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Russia
• Hockey India announced the 27-member Indian Men’s Team for the Australia Tour

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• Begusarai in Bihar is world’s most polluted metropolitan area.

• Prabha Varma Selected For Saraswati Samman For The Year 2023 for his Malayalam language
poetry work, Roudra Sathwikam
• Vladimir Putin Wins Russian Presidential Elections
• What are Electoral Bonds and its recent Development
• Sheetal Devi, a Para Archer and Arjuna Awardee, announced National PwD Icon by the
Election Commission
• Navneet Kumar Sehgal takes charge as new Prasar Bharati Chairman
• Lok Sabha Polls in 7 Phases from April 19, counting on June 4th, 2024
• Home Minister Shah Launched Digital Criminal Case Management System (CCMS)
• Mumbai win Ranji Trophy title of the 2023-24 season
• Paytm Payments Bank Ceased Services from March 15, 2024
• President Approved Uniform Civil Code Uttarakhand Bill, 2024
• One Nation One Election report submitted to President Droupadi Murmu
• Gyanesh Kumar and Sukhbir Singh Sandhu Appointed Election Commissioners
• Defence Ministry to procure Advanced Light Helicopters from HAL for Indian Army and Coast
Guard
• PM of Bhutan Dasho Tshering Tobgay is on five day visit to India
• World Kidney Day : second Thursday of March, every year
• PM Modi witness “Exercise Bharat Shakti” in Pokhran
• Fly91 Airline’s Inaugural Flight Flagged Off, Scheduled Flights To Start From March 18
• Nayab Saini Takes Oath As Chief Minister of Haryana
• Govt announces implementation of Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 (CAA)
• First flight test of Agni-5 missile with Multiple Independently Targetable Re-entry Vehicle
technology conducted successfully
• Female cheetah Gamini gives birth to five cubs in Kuno National Park
• Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty win Doubles title at French Open badminton
tournament
• Oscar Awards: “Oppenheimer” bags six awards including Best Picture, Best Actor and Best
Director
• CISF Raising Day 2024 (10 March), Celebration on March 12th, 2024 at RTC Bhilai
• INS Jatayu, a new naval base, was commissioned at Minicoy Island in the Lakshadweep
• Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen reached the semi-finals in the French Open Badminton
tournament
• India receives ‘Measles and Rubella Champion’ Global Award for combating these Diseases
• PM Modi presented first ever “National Creators Award” in New Delhi
• Sahityotsav, the world’s largest literary festival from March 11th to 16th 2024
• International Women’s Day, celebrated annually on March 8
• United States Presidential Election 2024: Nikki Haley Suspends Campaign, Trump Emerges
as Leading Republican Candidate

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• President Droupadi Murmu Conferred Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards To Ninety-Four

Eminent Artists
• Yatin Bhaskar Duggal from Haryana Wins First Prize in National Youth Parliament Festival
2024
• Shehbaz Sharif sworn in as the Prime Minister of Pakistan
• India’s first underwater metro rail service in Kolkata inaugurated by PM Modi
• ‘e-Kisan Upaj Nidhi’ for Farmers’ Fair Prices and Easy Warehousing launched by Piyush
Goyal
• France becomes the first country globally to embed abortion rights into its constitution
• RBI to Launch Interoperable Payment System for Internet Banking in 2024
• Amrit Udyan of Rashtrapati Bhavan open for public viewing till 31st of March
• DefConnect 2024 to encourage indigenous defence innovation
• World Wildlife Day : Every year on 3rd of March
• Dharma Path: Connecting Jaunpur, Ayodhya, Varanasi, and Mirzapur
• National Urban Co-operative Finance and Development Corporation Limited (NUCFDC)
launched to Empower Urban Cooperative Banking Sector
• Khelo India University Games 2023 : Chandigarh University emerged as the overall champion
• Govt approves PM-Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana for installing rooftop solar systems
• Leopard population in the country has increased by more than 1,000 in last four years

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• Six eminent personalities named Akademi Fellows or Akademi Ratna by Sangeet Natak
Akademi
• India’s Gaganyaan Mission and its Astronauts
• Sunil Bharti Mittal becomes the first Indian citizen to be conferred an honorary Knighthood
by Britain’s King
• National Science Day: February 28th
• New Lokpal of India : Justice AM Khanwilkar
• India’s first septic tank cleaning robot, named “Homosep Atom”
• Three new Criminal Laws to become effective from July 1
• Veteran singer Pankaj Udhas passes away
• Country’s longest signature stayed bridge, ‘Sudarshan Setu’ inaugurated by PM Modi in
Gujarat
• Age of admission to Grade 1 is 6 plus years from 2024-25 session onwards
• PM Narendra Modi inaugurated Bharat Tex 2024, one of largest global textile events in India
• Odysseus: first U.S.-built spacecraft to land on the Moon
• Government Raises Sugarcane Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) by Eight Percent; Prime
Minister Commends Decision as Historic
• PM Modi Unveils Two New Pressurised Heavy Water Reactors at Kakrapar Atomic Power
Station
• Prime Minister Modi Reaffirmed as World’s Most Popular Leader
• 9th edition of Raisina Dialogue in New Delhi from February 21 to 23, 2024
• Government has approved the continuation of Women’s safety scheme till 2025-26
• Government allows 100% FDI in space sector
• Kickoff: Khelo India University Games Begin Fourth Edition in Guwahati
• Greek Prime Minister Set to Embark on Four-Day State Visit to New Delhi
• Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated 12th edition of MILAN 2024
• Record Victory: India Crushes England by 434 Runs in Third Test of Five-Match Series in
Rajkot
• Prime Minister Modi Set to Unveil Five New AIIMS and Cutting-Edge Healthcare
Infrastructure Valued at Over 11,391 Crore
• Jnanpith Award for Gulzar and Jagadguru Rambhadracharya
• ISRO successfully launches next generation weather satellite INSAT-3DS from Sriharikota
• Indian women’s badminton team secures first-ever Badminton Asia Team Championships
title
• Ravichandran Ashwin joins elite 500 test Cricket wicket club, becomes 2nd Indian to do so
• RBI extended the deadline for Paytm Payments Bank services to March 15, 2024
• Rohit Sharma will lead the Indian Cricket team in the upcoming 2024 T20 World Cup
• Supreme Court has invalidated the electoral bonds scheme for political funding

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• Army Chief Gen Manoj Pande conducted discussions with US Army Chief Gen Randy
George in Washington
• Automated Permanent Academic Account Registry (APAAR): One Nation One Student ID
• Cochin International Airport and BPCL Collaborate for World’s First Green Hydrogen Plant
at Airport Premises
• PM Modi inaugurates BAPS Mandir, the first Hindu temple in Abu Dhabi
• Dubai to have world’s first air taxi, agreements signed at World Government Summit 2024
• Discovery of Ancient Stone Wall in Baltic Sea, Potentially Over 10,000 Years Old
• PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana
• Pakistan General Elections: Independents Win 93 Seats, PML-N Secures 75, PPP Gets 54 in
National Assembly
• RLD Joins NDA, Ends Ties with Opposition Alliance; Jayant Chaudhary
• Qatar has released eight former Indian Navy personnel who were detained in the Gulf
country on espionage charges
• Australia won the Under 19 Men’s ODI Cricket World Cup 2024 beating India by 79 runs in
the final
• Sumit Nagal won the Tennis Chennai Open ATP Challenger trophy
• EPFO hikes interest rate on employees’ provident fund deposits to 8.25 percent for 2023-24
• New Delhi World Book Fair 2024 from 10th to 18th February 2024
• Chaudhary Charan Singh, PV Narasimha Rao and MS Swaminathan to be conferred Bharat
Ratna
• Aadi Mahotsav 2024 : From 10th to 18th February 2024 at Major Dhyan Chand National
Stadium, New Delhi
• India win SAFF U-19 Women’s Championship beating Bangladesh in final
• Government scraps Free Movement Regime between India and Myanmar to ensure internal
security of country
• RBI retains repo rate at 6.5 percent for sixth consecutive time
• Prime Minister of Guyana Mark Phillips, is on a six-day official visit to India
• Government plans to introduce satellite-based GPS toll collection systems on national
highways
• Lok Sabha passes Finance Bill, 2024
• Government announced plans to fence the entire 1,643-kilometer-long Indo-Myanmar border
• Lok Sabha passes Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Bill, 2024
• Government launched ‘Bharat Rice’ at subsidised rates for consumers
• Shankar Mahadevan and Zakir Hussain Bag Best Global Music Album Grammy for ‘This
Moment’
• Champai Soren-led JMM-Congress alliance government wins trust vote in Jharkhand
• Vyommitra: Woman Robot Astronaut Prepares for Liftoff
• LK Advani to be conferred country’s highest civilian award Bharat Ratna
• 37th Surajkund Crafts Mela : from February 2nd to February 18th 2024
• Interim budget for FY 2024-25 : Main Points

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• World Wetlands Day : February 2nd

• RBI imposes restrictions on Paytm Payments Bank
• Khelo India Youth Games 2024 : Maharashtra bagged overall championship
• Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to present the interim budget on February 1, 2024
• Hemant Soren resigns as CM of Jharkhand; Champai Soren to be the new Chief Minister

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• India has 718 snow leopards, as per first-ever Snow Leopard Population Assessment
• Delhi Police Women Contingent named best Marching Contingent among CAPF
• SADA TANSEEQ, joint military exercise between India and Saudi Arabia commences in
Rajasthan
• Rohan Bopanna becomes oldest man to reach World Number One position in ATP Doubles
Rankings
• ‘Beating the Retreat’ ceremony marked the culmination of the 75th Republic Day
celebrations at Vijay Chowk, New Delhi
• Nitish Kumar, JD(U) leader, took oath as Bihar Chief Minister for the ninth time
• Australian Open: Jannik Sinner defeats Daniil Medvedev in Men’s Singles final to win his 1st
grand slam title
• Rohan Bopanna and Matt Ebden Clinch Grand Slam Title at Australian Open Men’s Doubles
tennis championship
• 75th Republic Day was celebrated on January 26, 2024
• Virat Kohli has won the ICC ODI Men’s Player of the Year Award
• Halwa ceremony for the Interim Union Budget 2024, took place at North Block
• National Girl Child Day : 24th January
• IAF conducts ‘Exercise Desert Knight’ with French, UAE Air Forces over Arabian Sea
• Former Bihar Chief Minister Karpoori Thakur was posthumously awarded the Bharat Ratna
• Parakram Diwas : 23 January – Birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
• Man Singh bags Gold medal at Asian Marathon Championships 2024 in Hong Kong
• United Nations General Assembly President Dennis Francis arrived to India on a 5-day visit
• Pran Pratishtha ceremony of Ramlalla held in Ayodhya
• President Droupadi Murmu awarded Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar, 2024 to 19
exceptional children
• Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy end up as men’s doubles Runners-up of India
Open tournament
• New Guidelines Bar Students Below 16 from Coaching Centers in India
• “Bharat Parv” from 23rd to 31st January at Red Fort, Delhi
• Khelo India Youth Games 2024 from 19 to 31 January 2024 in Tamil Nadu
• Iran-Pakistan Border Conflict : Escalating Tensions
• Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra : campaign by the Indian government to promote and monitor
flagship central schemes.
• Odisha CM unveils “Shree Mandir Parikrama Prakalpa” a heritage corridor around Puri’s
Jagannath Temple
• Wings India 2024 commenced at Begumpet Airport in Hyderabad
• 12th General Assembly of the Asian Buddhist Conference for Peace (ABCP) in New Delhi,
India
• Lionel Messi once again bags The Best FIFA Men’s Player Award

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• Around 25 crore people have lifted themselves out of poverty in the last nine years : NITI
Aayog
• 54th World Economic Forum Summit Begins in Davos, Switzerland
• Rituals Begins for Pran Pratishtha of Ram Lala Virajman Ahead of January 22 Consecration
• Festivals of harvest – Makar Sankranti, Pongal, Uttarayan and Magh Bihu celebrated in
different parts of the country
• PM Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan : First installment to one lakh beneficiaries release
• Crown Prince Frederik X becomes the new King of Denmark
• Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty lose in the men’s doubles final at the Malaysia
Open Super 1000
• DRDO conducts successful flight-test of New Generation AKASH missile from Chandipur
• India’s longest bridge, Atal Bihari Vajpayee Sewri – Nhava Sheva Atal Setu,
• A United Nations helicopter captured by al-Shabab fighters in Somalia
• National Youth Day ; National Youth Festival at Nashik
• Budget Session of Parliament from 31st January to 9th February 2024
• NASA Postponed Artemis Moon Missions, which aims to send humans to the moon.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the ‘Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2024
• World Hindi Day : January 10
• Sheikh Hasina to take the oath as Bangladesh’s prime minister for the fourth consecutive
term.
• Gabriel Attal Appointed as France’s New Prime Minister
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Vibrant Gujarat Global Trade Show
• India and Maldives controversy : three Maldivian ministers comments about Modi
• Indian shooters Varun Tomar and Esha Singh bag Paris Olympic quotas after winning gold
medals at Asian Qualifiers in Indonesia
• ONGC starts oil production from its Cluster-2 project in Krishna Godavari basin in Bay of
Bengal
• ISRO’s Aditya-L1 successfully placed in a halo orbit around L1 point
• Suchetha Satish sets new world record for singing in most languages during single concert
• Country’s first smart lab starts in OPD block of AIIMS New Delhi to provide test facilities
under one roof
• Indra Mani Pandey, assumed the position of Secretary General of the BIMSTEC
• ICC announced the groups for the 2024 T20 Men’s Cricket World Cup
• Hijacked Cargo ship ‘MV Lila Norfolk’, rescued by Indian Navy
• Govt launched PRERANA, an experiential learning programme for developing leadership
qualities in students
• Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar 2023 : OMCL and Jain University received awards
• India International Jewellery Trade Show -IIJS 2024 in Mumbai
• Band comprising 45 girls from North East to participate in NCC Republic Day Camp 2024
• World Braille Day : January 4th

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• Prof. B.R. Kamboj, Vice Chancellor, Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural
University received the M.S. Swaminathan Award
• Hit-and-run Law : Drivers protesting against the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) provision of
a 7 lakh rupees penalty and a 10-year jail term
• BRICS+ Five New Members : Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, UAE
• Guinness record for simultaneous mass Surya Namaskar at 108 places in Gujarat
• Joint Military Exercise ‘Desert Cyclone 2024’ between India and UAE in Rajasthan
• ISRO launched XPOSAT aboard PSLV-C58 from Sriharikota
• Govt constitutes 16th Finance Commission with Dr Arvind Panagariya as its Chairman

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Current Affairs MCQ : May 2024

Q: Which major crops are aided by the monsoon rains in India?

A) Wheat, barley, oats, and rye
B) Rice, corn, cotton, soybeans, and sugarcane
C) Potatoes, tomatoes, onions, and garlic
D) Apples, oranges, bananas, and mangoes

Answer: B) Rice, corn, cotton, soybeans, and sugarcane

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Q: What is the 50-year average rainfall for the June-September period, according
to the IMD?
A) 70 cm (28 inches)
B) 80 cm (32 inches)
C) 87 cm (35 inches)
D) 100 cm (40 inches)

Answer: C) 87 cm (35 inches)

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Q.: By when do the southwest monsoon rains typically spread across the whole
country?
A) Mid-June
B) End of June
C) Mid-July
D) End of July

Answer: C) Mid-July
Detail News

Q: What is the name of the world’s first rocket with a single-piece 3D printed
engine launched by Agnikul Cosmos on May 30, 2024?

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A) Agnibaan
B) Agnibaan SOrTeD
C) Dhanush
D) Atmanirbhar

Answer: B) Agnibaan SOrTeD

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Q: Indian teenage player R. Praggnanandhaa defeated world number one Magnus

Carlsen in the classical format of which game in May 2024?
A) Tennis
B) Badminton
C) Chess
D) Table Tennis

Answer: C) Chess
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Q: What is the name of the indigenously-developed solid-propelled air-launched

missile system that was successfully tested from the Su-30 MK-I platform?
a) BrahMos
b) RudraM-II
c) Akash
d) Nag

Ans : b) RudraM-II
Detail News

Q: Who was named the United Nations Military Gender Advocate of the Year for
2023?
A. Major Suman Gawani
B. Major Radhika Sen
C. Major Antonio Guterres
D. Major Ruchira Kamboj

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Ans : B. Major Radhika Sen

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Q: What did the India Meteorological Department (IMD) clarify about the
temperature reading of 52.9°C in Mungeshpur, Delhi on May 29, 2024?
A. It was officially confirmed
B. It could be due to a sensor error or local factor
C. It was recorded in all major stations
D. It is normal temperature

Ans : B. It could be due to a sensor error or local factor

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Q: What historic feat did Indian mountaineer Satyadeep Gupta achieve?

A. First person to scale Mt. Everest three times in one season
B. First person to scale Mt. Everest and Mt. Lhotse twice in one season
C. First person to scale Mt. Everest and Mt. K2 in one season
D. First Indian to scale Mt. Everest in 11 hours and 15 minutes

Ans : B. First person to scale Mt. Everest and Mt. Lhotse twice in one season
Detail News

Q: Who was re-elected as the President of Lithuania in 2024?

A) Ingrida Šimonytė
B) Gitanas Nausėda
C) Dalia Grybauskaitė
D) Valdas Adamkus

Answer: B) Gitanas Nausėda

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Q: Which two organizations have partnered to develop India’s first quantum

diamond microchip imager?
A) Infosys and IIT-Delhi
B) Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and IIT-Bombay
C) Wipro and IIT-Madras
D) HCL Technologies and IIT-Kanpur

Answer: B) Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and IIT-Bombay

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Q: Who has been appointed as the Chairperson of Committee A at the 77th World
Health Assembly (WHA)?
A) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
B) Apurva Chandra
C) Harsh Vardhan
D) Randeep Guleria

Answer: B) Apurva Chandra ( Apurva Chandra, Union Health Secretary of India)

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Q: Which player won the Orange Cap for scoring the most runs in IPL 2024?
A) Abhishek Sharma
B) Virat Kohli
C) Travis Head
D) Nitish Kumar Reddy

Ans : B) Virat Kohli

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Q: Who won the Purple Cap for taking the most wickets in IPL 2024?
A) Mitchell Starc
B) Harshal Patel
C) Sunil Narine
D) Jake Fraser-McGurk

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Ans : B) Harshal Patel

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Q: Who became the first woman to climb Mount Everest three times in the same
season?
a) Junko Tabei
b) Purnima Shrestha
c) Pasang Lhamu Sherpa
d) Lhakpa Sherpa

Ans : b) Purnima Shrestha

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Q: What key aspect does the new WIPO treaty address for the first time?
A. International trade tariffs
B. The interface between intellectual property, genetic resources, and traditional
knowledge
C. Global internet regulations
D. International labor laws

Answer: B. The interface between intellectual property, genetic resources, and traditional
knowledge
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Q: Who became the first Indian to win the Best Actress Award at the 77th Cannes
Film Festival Cannes Film Festival?
A) Priyanka Chopra
B) Deepika Padukone
C) Anasuya Sengupta
D) Alia Bhatt

Answer: C) Anasuya Sengupta

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Q: For which film did Anasuya Sengupta win the Best Actress Award at the 77th
Cannes Film Festival Cannes Film Festival?
A) The Beautiful
B) The Shameless
C) The Fearless
D) The Graceful

Answer: B) The Shameless

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Q: Who became the first Indian filmmaker to win the Grand Prix award at the
Cannes Film Festival?
A) Mira Nair
B) Payal Kapadia
C) Anurag Kashyap
D) Satyajit Ray

Answer: B) Payal Kapadia

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Q: For which film did Payal Kapadia win the Grand Prix award at the Cannes Film
Festival?
A) A Night of Knowing Nothing
B) The Lunchbox
C) All We Imagine as Light
D) Masaan
Answer: C) All We Imagine as Light
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Q: Who became India’s first-ever gymnast to win gold medalist at the Asian
Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, on 26 May 2024?
A) Mary Kom
B) PV Sindhu
C) Dipa Karmakar
D) Saina Nehwal

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Answer: C) Dipa Karmakar

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Q: The government approved a one-month extension for the Chief of the Army
Staff up to 30th June 2024. What is the name of this Army Chief?
A) General Bipin Rawat
B) General Manoj Pande
C) General Dalbir Singh Suhag
D) General VK Singh

Answer: B) General Manoj Pande

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Q: Which team lifted the Indian Premier League (IPL) trophy in 2024?
A) Chennai Super Kings
B) Mumbai Indians
C) Kolkata Knight Riders
D) Sunrisers Hyderabad

Answer: C) Kolkata Knight Riders

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Q: What prestigious award did Arti, Pink E-Rickshaw driver from Uttar Pradesh win
on 22 May 2024?
A) Nobel Peace Prize
B) Amal Clooney Women’s Empowerment Award
C) International Women of Courage Award
D) Global Humanitarian Award

Ans : B) Amal Clooney Women’s Empowerment Award

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Q: What is the name of the first pre-monsoon cyclone of 2024 in the Bay of
Bengal, make landfall on 26 May 2024?
A) Cyclone Fani
B) Cyclone Amphan
C) Cyclone Yaas
D) Cyclone Remal

Ans : D) Cyclone Remal

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Q: Which prestigious award did “SUNFLOWERS WERE THE FIRST ONES TO KNOW”
win at the 77th Cannes Film Festival?
A) Palme d’Or
B) La Cinef Award for Best Short
C) Best Director Award
D) Jury Prize

Ans : B) La Cinef Award for Best Short

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Q: On which day is Buddha Purnima celebrated?

A) New Moon Day in Vaishakha
B) Full Moon Day in Vaishakha
C) New Moon Day in Ashadha
D) Full Moon Day in Ashadha

Answer: B) Full Moon Day in Vaishakha

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Q: Where did Gautama Buddha attain enlightenment?

A) Sarnath
B) Bodh Gaya
C) Varanasi
D) Lumbini

Answer: B) Bodh Gaya

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Q: Which of the following is NOT one of the events commemorated on Buddha

Purnima?
A) Birth of Gautama Buddha
B) Enlightenment of Gautama Buddha
C) Death (Parinirvana) of Gautama Buddha
D) Marriage of Gautama Buddha

Answer: D) Marriage of Gautama Buddha

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Q.: What is the name of the Indian-origin astronaut set to fly into space for the
third time?
A) Kalpana Chawala
B) Sunita Williams
C) Rakesh Sharma
D) Sunil Gupta

Ans : B) Sunita Williams

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Q.: Which spacecraft will Sunita Williams be piloting for her upcoming mission?
A) SpaceX Dragon
B) Boeing Starliner
C) Orion
D) Soyuz

Ans : B) Boeing Starliner

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Q. What amount did the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) approve to transfer as surplus
to the Central Government for the accounting year 2023-24?
A. Rs 1.5 Lakh crore
B. Rs 1.85 Lakh crore
C. Rs 2.11 Lakh crore
D. Rs 2.82 Lakh crore

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Ans : C. Rs 2.11 Lakh crore

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Q: Who was approved as Vietnam’s next President on 22 May 2024?

A. Vo Van Thuong
B. To Lam
C. Nguyen Phu Trong
D. Pham Minh Chinh

Ans : B. To Lam
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Q: Who is the Prime Minister of the UK?

A. Boris Johnson
B. Keir Starmer
C. Rishi Sunak
D. Theresa May

Ans:C. Rishi Sunak

Detail News

Q: Rishi Sunak is the leader of which political party in the UK?

A. Labour Party
B. Liberal Democrats
C. Green Party
D. Conservative Party

Ans : D. Conservative Party

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Q: When is Anti-Terrorism Day observed?

a) April 21
b) May 21
c) June 21
d) July 21

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Ans : b) May 21
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Q: Anti-Terrorism Day marks the death anniversary of which former Indian Prime
Minister?
a) Indira Gandhi
b) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
c) Rajiv Gandhi
d) Lal Bahadur Shastri

Ans : c) Rajiv Gandhi

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Q: When is the International Day for Biodiversity (IDB) celebrated?

a) April 22
b) May 22
c) June 22
d) July 22

Ans : b) May 22
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Q: What is the theme for Biodiversity Day 2024?

a) “Protect Our Planet”
b) “Save the Future”
c) “Be part of the Plan”
d) “Act Now for Nature”

Ans : c) “Be part of the Plan”

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Q: What is India’s rank on the World Economic Forum’s Travel & Tourism
Development Index 2024, published by World Economic Forum (WEF)?
a) 29th
b) 39th
c) 49th
d) 59th

Ans : b) 39th
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Q: What event led to the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in May 2024?
A) Assassination
B) Heart Attack
C) Helicopter Crash
D) Car Accident

Answer: C) Helicopter Crash

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Q: What was the voter turnout for the fifth phase of Lok Sabha elections on 20
May 2024?
A) 45.32%
B) 57.51%
C) 62.78%
D) 70.25%

Answer: B) 57.51%
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Q: Which state recorded the lowest voter turnout in the fifth phase?
A) Bihar
B) Jharkhand
C) Maharashtra
D) Uttar Pradesh

Answer: C) Maharashtra
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Q: Who made history as the first Indian space tourist?

A) Rakesh Sharma
B) Gopi Thotakura
C) Kalpana Chawla
D) Sunita Williams

Answer: B) Gopi Thotakura

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Q: Who was the first Indian citizen to fly to space in 1984?

A) Sunita Williams
B) Rakesh Sharma
C) Kalpana Chawla
D) Gopi Thotakura

Answer: B) Rakesh Sharma

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Q: Who won the Men’s doubles title at the Thailand Open 2024 Badminton
tournament?
A) Lu Ming-Che and Tang Kai-Wei
B) Chen Bo Yang and Liu Yi
C) Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty
D) Lee Yong Dae and Yoo Yeon Seong

Ans : C) Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty

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Q: Who won the gold medal in the women’s 52 kg category boxing at the Elorda
Cup 2024?
A) Anamika
B) Manisha
C) Minakshi
D) Nikhat Zareen

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Ans : D) Nikhat Zareen

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Q: Who won the gold medal in the women’s 48 kg category boxing at the Elorda
Cup 2024?
A) Anamika
B) Manisha
C) Minakshi
D) Nikhat Zareen

Ans : C) Minakshi
Detail News

Q: When is World Honey Bee Day observed?

A) April 20th
B) May 20th
C) June 20th
D) July 20th

Ans : B) May 20th

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Q: Which monsoon normally set in over Kerala towards the end of May / first week
of June every year?
A) North-east monsoon
B) South-west monsoon
C) Winter monsoon
D) Summer monsoon

Answer: B) South-west monsoon

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Q: Which director’s film ‘Manthan’ is set to be screened at the Cannes Film Festival
on 18 May 2024?
A) Satyajit Ray
B) Shyam Benegal
C) Rajkumar Hirani
D) Mira Nair

Answer: B) Shyam Benegal

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Q: What is the theme of the film ‘Manthan’?

A) Indian independence movement
B) Milk cooperative movement
C) Industrial revolution
D) Space exploration

Answer: B) Milk cooperative movement

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Q: When did Sunil Chhetri announce his retirement from international football?
A) After the 2023 AFC Asian Cup
B) After the match against Kuwait on June 6, 2024
C) After the 2024 FIFA World Cup
D) After the match against Pakistan on June 12, 2023

Ans : B) After the match against Kuwait on June 6, 2024

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Q: What significant milestone does Sunil Chhetri hold in Indian football?

A) Most matches played
B) Youngest debutant
C) Highest goal-scorer
D) Most assists

Ans : C) Highest goal-scorer

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Q: When do we celebrate World Telecommunication and Information Society Day

(WTISD)?
A) April 17
B) May 17
C) June 17
D) July 17

Answer: B) May 17
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Q: What is the next step for the winners of the India Skills 2024 event?
a) They will receive monetary awards and certificates.
b) They will get the opportunity to study abroad.
c) They will train with top industry trainers to prepare for the WorldSkills Competition in
Lyon, France.
d) They will be offered immediate employment in top companies.

Ans : c) They will train with top industry trainers to prepare for the WorldSkills
Competition in Lyon, France.
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Q: Who was sworn in as Singapore’s fourth Prime Minister on 15 May 2024?

A) Lee Hsien Loong
B) Lawrence Wong
C) Lee Kuan Yew
D) Halimah Yacob

Ans : B) Lawrence Wong

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Q: Who became the first Indian woman to break into the top 25 of the world
Women’s singles table tennis rankings?
A) Suthirtha Mukherjee
B) Mouma Das
C) Manika Batra
D) Ankita Das

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Ans : C) Manika Batra

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Q: Where does the Cannes Film Festival take place annually?

a) Paris
b) Cannes
c) London
d) New York

Ans : b) Cannes
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Q: Which day is proclaimed as World Football Day by the United Nations General
Assembly?
a) 24th May
b) 25th May
c) 26th May
d) 27th May

Ans : b) 25th May

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Q: In which city were the 1924 Summer Olympic Games held, where the first
international football tournament with representation from all regions took place?
a) Berlin
b) Tokyo
c) Paris
d) London

Ans : c) Paris
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Q: Which organization included the Ramcharitmanas, Panchatantra, and

Sahṛdayāloka-Locana in its Memory of the World Asia-Pacific Regional Register?
a) UNICEF
b) UNESCO
c) WHO
d) World Bank

Ans : b) UNESCO
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Q: Who authored the Ramcharitmanas?

a) Acharya Anandvardhan
b) Goswami Tulsidas
c) Pandit Vishnu Sharma
d) Ramesh Chandra Gaur

Ans : b) Goswami Tulsidas

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Q: In the 7th edition of the Joint Military Exercise “Shakti” from May 13 to May 26
at Umroi, Meghalaya, which country’s contingent participates alongside the Indian
Army?
a) Russia
b) France
c) United States
d) United Kingdom

Ans : b) France
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Q: Which of the following states had completed polling for its State Legislative
Assembly along with the Lok Sabha election by phase 4?
a) Gujarat
b) Karnataka
c) Andhra Pradesh
d) Tamil Nadu

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Ans : c) Andhra Pradesh

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Q: India and Iran signed a long-term contract for operating which port?
a) Chittagong Port
b) Shahid Beheshti Port in Chabahar
c) Port of Colombo
d) Port of Karachi

Ans : b) Shahid Beheshti Port in Chabahar

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Q: What new trade route will be opened up by the agreement between India and
Iran regarding the Chabahar port?
a) Between India and China
b) Between South Asia and Central Asia via Iran
c) Between India and Japan
d) Between South Asia and Europe via Iran

Ans : b) Between South Asia and Central Asia via Iran

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Q: Who is the first Indian male wrestler to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics?
a) KD Jadhav
b) Aman Sehrawat
c) Sushil Kumar
d) Yogeshwar Dutt

Ans : b) Aman Sehrawat

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Q: In which category did Aman Sehrawat secure a Paris quota for the Olympics?
a) Men’s 65kg freestyle
b) Men’s 57kg freestyle
c) Men’s 74kg freestyle
d) Men’s 86kg freestyle

Ans: b) Men’s 57kg freestyle

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Q: What caused the powerful solar storm that hit Earth on May 10, 2024?
a) Solar flares
b) Coronal mass ejections (CMEs)
c) Lunar eclipse
d) Solar eclipse

Ans : b) Coronal mass ejections (CMEs)

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Q: What is the approximate frequency of the solar activity cycle mentioned in the
passage?
a) 7 years
b) 11 years
c) 50 years
d) 100 years

Ans : b) 11 years
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Q: Who won the World Rapid and Blitz Poland chess tournament in May 2024?
a) Wei Yi
b) Arjun Erigaisi
c) R Praggnanandhaa
d) Magnus Carlsen

Correct Answer: d) Magnus Carlsen

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Q: Which Indian Chess Player defeated world number one Magnus Carlsen in the
Superbet rapid and blitz chess tournament in May 2024?
a) Vishwanath Anand
b) R Praggnanandhaa
c) Arjun Erigaisi
d) D. Gukesh.

Ans : b) R Praggnanandhaa
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Q: Mother’s Day is celebrated?

A) First Sunday in May
B) Second Sunday in May
C) Third Sunday in May
D) Fourth Sunday in May

Answer: B) Second Sunday in May

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Q: Why was Arvind Kejriwal arrested by the Enforcement Directorate?

a) In connection with corruption allegations related to Delhi’s healthcare policy
b) In connection with corruption allegations related to Delhi’s education policy
c) In connection with corruption allegations related to Delhi’s liquor policy
d) In connection with corruption allegations related to Delhi’s transportation policy

Ans : c) In connection with corruption allegations related to Delhi’s liquor policy

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Q: What is the outcome of the General Assembly’s resolution on May 10, regarding
Palestinian membership?
a) Grants full U.N. membership to Palestine
b) Rejects Palestinian membership entirely
c) Acknowledges Palestine’s qualification to join the U.N.
d) Recommends military intervention in the region

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Ans : c) Acknowledges Palestine’s qualification to join the U.N.

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Q: Who emerged as the Chairman of IFFCO following the elections in May 2024?
a) Balvir Singh
b) Dileep Sanghani
c) Dr. US Awasthi
d) Jagdeep Singh Nakai

Ans : b) Dileep Sanghani

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Q: Which liquid rocket engine did ISRO successfully hot test through Additive
Manufacturing (AM) technology on May 9, 2024?
a) PS1 engine
b) PS2 engine
c) PS3 engine
d) PS4 engine

Ans : d) PS4 engine

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Q: Which of the following shrines are part of the Char Dham Yatra mentioned in
the passage?
a) Gangotri, Yamunotri, Kedarnath, and Badrinath
b) Rameswaram, Dwarka, Puri, and Kedarnath
c) Tirupati, Vaishno Devi, Shirdi, and Kedarnath
d) Mahabalipuram, Amarnath, Somnath, and Badrinath

Ans : a) Gangotri, Yamunotri, Kedarnath, and Badrinath

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Q: According to the Global Electricity Review 2024, which country has overtaken
Japan to become the world’s third-largest solar power generator in 2023?
a) China
b) India
c) Brazil
d) United States

Ans : b) India
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Q: Indian Coast Guard (ICG) partnered with which private company for the supply
of indigenous marine-grade steel?
a) Reliance Industries
b) Tata Steel
c) Jindal Steel & Power (JSP)
d) Bharat Forge Limited

Ans : c) Jindal Steel & Power (JSP)

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Q: How many Lok Sabha seats does Maharashtra contribute, making it the second-
largest contributor to the lower house of Parliament (Lok Sabha) ?
a) 28
b) 38
c) 48
d) 58

Ans : c) 48
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Q: The senior crew member of which airline go on mass sick leave suddenly on 7 &
8 May 2024, causing disruption of more than 70 flights?
a) Indigo
b) Vistara
c) Air India Express
d) Emirates

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Ans : c) Air India Express

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Q: Vladimir Putin has been President of Russia since:

a) 2000
b) 1999
c) 2005
d) 2008

Ans : b) 1999
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Q: Which state recorded the highest voter turnout during the 3rd phase of Lok
Sabha elections?
a) Bihar
b) Assam
c) Maharashtra
d) Uttar Pradesh

Ans : b) Assam
Detail News

Q: When is World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day observed?

a) May 7
b) May 8
c) May 9
d) May 10

Ans : b) May 8
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Q: Why was May 8 chosen as the date for World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day?
a) It marks the end of World War I
b) It is the birthday of Henry Dunant
c) It is the anniversary of the International Red Cross
d) It is the anniversary of the Nobel Peace Prize

Ans : b) It is the birthday of Henry Dunant

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Q: Who is Henry Dunant?

a) Founder of the United Nations
b) Founder of the International Red Cross
c) Founder of the World Health Organization
d) Founder of the European Union

Ans : b) Founder of the International Red Cross

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Who is the first President of the GST Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT)?

A) Justice Sanjay Kumar Mishra
B) Justice (Retd.) Sanjaya Kumar Mishra
C) Justice Ramesh Gupta
D) Justice (Retd.) Rajesh Singh

Ans : B) Justice (Retd.) Sanjaya Kumar Mishra

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Q: Which Indian athletes comprised the men’s 4x400m relay team qualifying for
the Paris Olympics?
a) Rupal Chaudhary, M R Poovamma, Jyothika Sri Dandi, and Subha Venkatesan
b) Muhammad Anas Yahiya, Muhammad Ajmal, Arokia Rajiv, and Amoj Jacob
c) Neeraj Chopra, Muhammad Ajmal, Arokia Rajivand Rajesh Ramesh
d) Amoj Jacob, Neeraj Chopra, Muhammad Ajmal and Subha Venkatesan

Ans : b) Muhammad Anas Yahiya, Muhammad Ajmal, Arokia Rajiv, and Amoj Jacob
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Question : What is the Arabian Travel Market?

A) A global trade show for travel professionals and industry leaders.
B) A popular travel blog focused on Middle Eastern destinations.
C) A sustainable tourism initiative in Dubai.
D) A luxury hotel chain in the UAE.
Ans : A) A global trade show for travel professionals and industry leaders.
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Question: Who was appointed as the National Ambassador for UNICEF India in
May 2024?
a) Priyanka Chopra
b) Kareena Kapoor Khan
c) Deepika Padukone
d) Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

Answer: b) Kareena Kapoor Khan

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Q.: How many countries’ representatives participated in the International Election

Visitors’ Programme (IEVP) hosted by the Election Commission of India (ECI)?
a) 75
b) 23
c) 6
d) 15

Ans : b) 23
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Q.: Who is the Chief Election Commissioner of India as on May 2024.

A) Sunil Arora
B) Sushil Chandra
C) Om Prakash Rawat
D) Rajiv Kumar

Ans : D) Rajiv Kumar

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Q.: Which of the following athletes was NOT a part of the Indian women’s 4×400
metre relay team that qualified for the Paris Olympics 2024?
a) Rupal Chaudhary
b) M R Poovamma
c) Hima Das
d) Jyothika Sri Dandi

Ans : c) Hima Das

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Q.: When and where is the ninth ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 scheduled to
take place?
a) 3 to 20 October in England
b) 3 to 20 October in Bangladesh
c) 1 to 18 November in Australia
d) 5 to 22 September in India

Ans : b) 3 to 20 October in Bangladesh

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Q: What does World Press Freedom Day mark the anniversary of?
a) The establishment of the United Nations
b) The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
c) The Windhoek Declaration
d) The Birth Anniversary of William Shakespeare

Ans : c) The Windhoek Declaration

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Q: Windhoek Declaration of UNESCO is related to:

a) Education standards in developing countries
b) Protection of cultural heritage sites
c) Promotion of free press principles
d) Wildlife conservation efforts

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Ans : c) Promotion of free press principles

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Q: What is the location of Mount Ruang volcano?

A) Java, Indonesia
B) Bali, Indonesia
C) North Sulawesi, Indonesia
D) Sumatra, Indonesia

Ans : C) North Sulawesi, Indonesia

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Question: When is International Sun Day celebrated?

a) May 1st
b) May 2nd
c) May 3rd
d) May 4th

Ans : c) May 3rd

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Question: Who was elected as the new Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands on
May 2, 2024?
a) Manasseh Sogavare
b) Jeremiah Manele
c) Matthew Wales
d) Anthony Albanese

Ans : b) Jeremiah Manele

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Question: Despite the withdrawal process, what is the status of Rs 2000

banknotes?
a) They are no longer legal tender
b) They can only be used for specific transactions
c) They are still legal tender
d) They can only be exchanged at specific locations

Ans : c) They are still legal tender

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Q: When is International Labour Day observed?

a) June 1
b) May 15
c) April 1
d) May 1

Ans : d) May 1
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Q: What is the Supersonic Missile-Assisted Release of Torpedo (SMART) system

designed to enhance?
a) Airborne surveillance
b) Anti-submarine warfare capabilities
c) Ground-based missile defense
d) Cybersecurity operations

Ans : b) Anti-submarine warfare capabilities

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Q: What is SLU in the context of elections?

a) Single Log Unit
b) Symbol Loading Unit
c) Security Locking Unit
d) Surveillance Logging Unit

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Ans : b) Symbol Loading Unit

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Q: Who recently assumed the position of Chief of the Naval Staff?

a) Admiral R Hari Kumar
b) Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi
c) Admiral Sunil Lanba
d) Admiral Karambir Singh

Ans : b) Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi

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Question: As per The Washington Post report, which terrorist was the alleged
target of the assassination plot of Indian Intelligence Agency?
a) Maulana Masood Azhar
b) Gurpatwant Singh Pannun
c) Talwinder Singh
d) gurbachan Singh

Ans : b) Gurpatwant Singh Pannun

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Question: Who is the current chief of RAW (Research and Analysis Wing)?
A) Vikram Yadav
B) Samant Goel
C) Gurpatwant Singh Pannun
D) Ajit Doval

Correct Answer: B) Samant Goel

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Question: Who has been named as the captain of India’s 15-member squad for the
upcoming T20 World Cup?
a) Virat Kohli
b) Hardik Pandya
c) Rohit Sharma
d) Ravindra Jadeja

Ans : c) Rohit Sharma

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Q: Who secured a Paris 2024 quota for India in Women’s skeet with a silver medal
in the shotgun Olympic qualification championship at Doha, Qatar?
a) Maheshwari Chauhan
b) Sunita Bhore
c) Nirmala Roy
d) Rajani Biswas

Ans : a) Maheshwari Chauhan

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Q: Who will represent India in the women single category in Badminton at the
2024 Paris Olympics?
a) Saina Nehwal
b) Neha Pandit
c) PV Sindhu
d) Tanvi Lad

Ans : c) PV Sindhu
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Q: Which Indian badminton players will compete in the men’s doubles category at
the 2024 Paris Olympics?
a) PV Sindhu and Ashwini Ponnappa
b) Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and HS Prannoy
c) Chirag Shetty and Lakshya Sen
d) Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty

Ans : d) Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty

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Question : Who secured a hat-trick of gold medals at the Archery World Cup Stage
1 in Shanghai on April 27, 2024?
a) Aditi Swami
b) Parneet Kaur
c) Jyothi Surekha Vennam
d) Andrea Becerra

Ans : c) Jyothi Surekha Vennam

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Question : Who secured a Paris Olympics quota in Sailing in Hyeres, France?

a) Vishnu Saravanan
b) Nethra Kumanan
c) Arvind Singh
d) R Sukumaran

Ans : b) Nethra Kumanan

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Question : Who is regarded as the “father” of modern ballet, and his birthday is
celebrated as International Dance Day?
A) Jean-Georges Noverre
B) Rudolf Nureyev
C) Mikhail Baryshnikov
D) George Balanchine

Ans : A) Jean-Georges Noverre

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Question: Which of the following states had the lowest voter turnout during the
second phase of elections?
a) Manipur
b) Rajasthan
c) Kerala
d) Uttar Pradesh

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Ans : d) Uttar Pradesh

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Question : Which countries are members of the SCO?

Eight countries are full members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) :
India, Kazakhstan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Pakistan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan;
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Question: Who is the Defence Secretary of India?

a) Ajit Doval
b) Giridhar Aramane
c) Rajnath Singh
d) General Anil Chauhan

Ans : b) Giridhar Aramane

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Q: Which state has the highest number of constituencies in the second phase of
Lok Sabha Elections 2024 held on 26 April 2024?
a) Kerala
b) Maharashtra
c) Karnataka
d) Rajasthan

Ans : a) Kerala
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Question: Which date is World Intellectual Property Day celebrated annually?

A) April 1
B) April 26
C) May 15
D) June 10

Ans : B) April 26
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Question: Which bank has the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) instructed to stop
issuing new credit cards and acquiring online customers immediately?
a) HDFC Bank
b) ICICI Bank
c) Kotak Mahindra Bank
d) State Bank of India

Correct answer: c) Kotak Mahindra Bank

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Question: Which Indian film has been selected for the Cannes Film Festival in the
‘La Cinef’ category?
a) “The Rooster’s Prophecy”
b) “Sunflowers Were the First Ones to Bloom”
c) “Sunflowers Were the First Ones to Know”
d) “The Elderly Woman’s Tale”

Correct answer: c) “Sunflowers Were the First Ones to Know”

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Question: Who directed the film “Sunflowers Were the First Ones to Know”?
a) Suraj Thakur
b) Manoj V
c) Chidananda S Naik
d) Abhishek Kadam

Ans : c) Chidananda S Naik

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Q: Which date do we celebrate World Book and Copyright Day?

A) April 15
B) April 23
C) May 1
D) June 8

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Answer: B) April 23
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Q: Which city holds the title of World Book Capital for 2024?
A) Paris
B) Tokyo
C) Strasbourg
D) New York

Answer: C) Strasbourg
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Q: Where was the recently developed Lightest Bullet Proof Jacket successfully
tested?
a) DRDO Headquarters, New Delhi
b) IIT Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
c) TBRL, Chandigarh
d) ISRO, Bengaluru

Ans : c) TBRL, Chandigarh

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Q: Which amendment act established the Panchayati Raj System in India?

A) 42nd Amendment Act
B) 73rd Amendment Act
C) 86th Amendment Act
D) 91st Amendment Act

Answer: B) 73rd Amendment Act

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Q: Who became the youngest player chess ever to win the FIDE Candidates
tournament?
a) Viswanathan Anand
b) Garry Kasparov
c) Hikaru Nakamura
d) Dommaraju Gukesh

Ans : d) Dommaraju Gukesh

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Q: Which day is celebrated as World Earth Day?

A) 21 August
B) 22 April
C) 21 December
D) 22 May

Ans : B) 22 April
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Q: What was the theme of World Earth Day 2024?

A) End Plastic Pollution
B) Ecosystem Restoration
C) Time for Nature
D) Planet vs. Plastics

Ans : D) Planet vs. Plastics

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Q: Which party secured a landslide win in the parliamentary elections held in

Maldives on April 21, 2024?
a) Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP)
b) People’s National Congress (PNC)
c) Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM)
d) Maldives Reform Movement (MRM)

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Ans : b) People’s National Congress (PNC)

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Q: Who secured a quota for the Paris Olympics 2024 in wrestling?

a) Vinesh Phogat
b) Anshu Malik
c) Reetika Hooda
d) All of the above

Ans : d) All of the above

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Q: In which weight category in wrestling did Vinesh Phogat compete to secure

quota for the Paris Olympics?
a) 50 kg
b) 57 kg
c) 76 kg
d) 60 kg

Ans : a) 50 kg
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Q: Who secured India’s first Paris Olympics quota in rowing?

a) Balraj Panwar
b) ViSuraj Phogat
c) Rajesh Malik
d) Dinesh Hooda

Ans : a) Balraj Panwar

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Q: Which award was conferred posthumously to Bindeshwar Pathak?

a) Padma Bhushan
b) Padma Shri
c) Padma Vibhushan
d) None of the above

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Ans : c) Padma Vibhushan

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Q: Which category of the Padma Awards is considered one of the highest civilian
Awards of the country?
a) Padma Shri
b) Padma Bhushan
c) Padma Vibhushan
d) None of the above

Ans : c) Padma Vibhushan

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Q: What is the primary focus of the General Elections 2024 in India?

a) Electing the President
b) Voting for the Lok Sabha members
c) Selecting state governors
d) Choosing municipal representatives

Ans : b) Voting for the Lok Sabha members

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Q: What was highlighted as a major achievement in the successful test of Cruise

Missile on April 18, 2024 at the Integrated Test Range in Chandipur, Odisha?
a) Advanced avionics technology
b) Indigenous propulsion system
c) Collaboration with international partners
d) Use of nuclear propulsion

Correct Answer: b) Indigenous propulsion system

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Q: Who is the chairman of DRDO?

a) Rajnath Singh
b) Samir V Kamat
c) Narendra Modi
d) Bipin Rawat

Correct Answer: b) Samir V Kamat

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Q: Which two states had polls for their State Legislative Assemblies during the first
phase of elections?
a) Uttar Pradesh and Bihar
b) Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh
c) Gujarat and Maharashtra
d) Kerala and Tamil Nadu

Ans : b) Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh

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Q: Who has been appointed as the next Chief of the Indian Navy in April 2024 ?
a) Vice Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi
b) Admiral R Hari Kumar
c) Vice Admiral Vinod Kumar Singh
d) Rear Admiral Anil Chawla

Correct Answer: a) Vice Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi

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Q: What is Exoskeleton Technology?

a) A form of virtual reality gaming equipment
b) Wearable structures that enhance human strength
c) A software used for cybersecurity purposes
d) A method of renewable energy production

Answer: b) Wearable structures that enhance human strength

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Q: Which government proposed a landmark smoking ban in April 2024 to prevent

young people from starting to smoke?
a) Australian government
b) Canadian government
c) British government
d) New Zealand government

Answer: c) British government

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Q: Who among the following won a silver medal at the 13th European Girls’
Mathematical Olympiad (EGMO) 2024?
a) Gunjan Agarwal and Saee Patil
b) Larissa and Sanjana Philo Chacko
c) Gunjan Agarwal and Sanjana Philo Chacko
d) Saee Patil and Sanjana Philo Chacko

Ans : c) Gunjan Agarwal and Sanjana Philo Chacko

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Q: Who secured the first position in the Civil Services Examination, 2023?
a) Animesh Pradhan
b) Aditya Srivastava
c) Donuru Ananya Reddy
d) P K Sidharth Ramkumar

Ans : b) Aditya Srivastava

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Q: What is India’s revised GDP growth projection for the financial year 2024-25,
according to the IMF forecast April 20204?
a) 6.5 percent
b) 6.8 percent
c) 7.0 percent
d) 6.2 percent

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Ans : b) 6.8 percent

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Q: What were the main topics discussed during the 16th Meeting of India-France
Joint Working Group on Counter Terrorism in New Delhi on 15 April 2024?
a) Economic cooperation
b) Climate change
c) Counter terrorism challenges
d) Space exploration

Ans : c) Counter terrorism challenges

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Q: In which city were the Asian Wrestling Championships 2024 held?

a) New Delhi, India
b) Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
c) Beijing, China
d) Tokyo, Japan

Ans : b) Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

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Q: What term describes the phenomenon where a country’s population declines

significantly, leading to fewer births than deaths?
A. Population surge
B. Demographic boom
C. Population collapse
D. Demographic implosion

Answer: C. Population collapse

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Q: Which country is facing a severe population decline, potentially becoming the

first country to experience a “population collapse”?
a) Italy
b) Greece
c) Japan
d) South Korea

Ans : b) Greece
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Q.: What was the date of the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre?

A) April 13, 1919
B) May 15, 1920
C) March 10, 1918
D) June 5, 1921

Answer: A) April 13, 1919

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Q.: Where did the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre take place?

A) Delhi
B) Lahore
C) Amritsar
D) Kolkata

Answer: C) Amritsar
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Q.: Who was the British officer responsible for ordering the firing on the unarmed
crowd at Jallianwala Bagh?
A) General Montgomery
B) General Dyer
C) Colonel Smith
D) Major Brown

Answer: B) General Dyer

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Q: What was the birth date of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar?

A) April 14, 1891
B) May 15, 1920
C) March 10, 1918
D) June 5, 1921

Answer: A) April 14, 1891

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Q: What significant role did Dr. B. R. Ambedkar play in Indian history?

A) Architect of the Indian Constitution
B) Prime Minister of India
C) Leader of the Quit India Movement
D) Founder of the Indian National Congress

Answer: A) Architect of the Indian Constitution

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Q: Who is commemorated on World Quantum Day?

a) Albert Einstein
b) Max Planck
c) Niels Bohr
d) Werner Heisenberg

Ans : b) Max Planck

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Q: What role does Max Planck play in the development of quantum theory?
a) He discovered the electron
b) He formulated the theory of general relativity
c) He introduced the concept of quantized energy
d) He invented the first quantum computer

Ans : c) He introduced the concept of quantized energy

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Q: Where were the trials of the indigenous Man-Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile
(MPATGM) Weapon System conducted?
a) Chandipur Integrated Test Range (ITR)
b) ISRO, Bengaluru
c) Pokhran Field Firing Range (PFFR), Rajasthan
d) DRDO Hyderabad

Ans: c) Pokhran Field Firing Range (PFFR), Rajasthan

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Q: What triggered Iran’s recent attack on Israel?

A. Israeli strike on an Iranian consulate in Damascus
B. Iran’s secret pursuit of nuclear weapons
C. Iran’s support for Hezbollah
D. Israel’s interference in Syria’s civil war

Ans : A. Israeli strike on an Iranian consulate in Damascus

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Q: When does Eid-ul-Fitr occur?

A) At the beginning of Ramadan
B) In the third week of Ramadan
C) At the end of Ramadan
D) Last Friday of Ramadan

Ans : C) At the end of Ramadan

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Q: What position did JNU secure globally in the field of development studies
according to the QS World University Rankings?
a) 10th
b) 20th
c) 30th
d) 40th

Ans : b) 20th
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Q: In which subjects did JNU emerge as the top-ranked university in India?

a) Physics, Chemistry, Biology
b) Economics, Mathematics, Computer Science
c) Geography, History, Modern Languages
d) Engineering, Medicine, Law

Ans : c) Geography, History, Modern Languages

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Q: What does VVPAT stand for in the context of EVMs?

A) Verified Voter Paper Authentication Technology
B) Voter-Verified Polling Accuracy Tracker
C) Voter-Verified Paper Audit Trail
D) Verified Voting Process and Accountability Tool

Ans : C) Voter-Verified Paper Audit Trail

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Q: Which organization developed and tested EVMs in India during the 1990s?
A) Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) and Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL)
B) Electronics Corporation of India (ECIL) and Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL)
C) Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) and Electronics Corporation of India (ECIL)
D) Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) and Indian Space Research Organization
(ISRO)

Ans : B) Electronics Corporation of India(ECIL) and Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL)

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Q: The fifth edition of which Joint Military Exercise held between India and
Uzbekistan from 15 April to 28 April 2024 in Termez District, Uzbekistan?
a) Dustlik Joint Military Exercise
b) Surya Kiran Joint Military Exercise
c) Varuna Joint Military Exercise
d) Malabar Joint Military Exercise

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Correct answer: a) Dustlik Joint Military Exercise

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Q: When is World Homoeopathy Day observed annually?

a) April 1st
b) April 10th
c) May 5th
d) June 15th

Ans : b) April 10th

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Q: Who is honored on World Homoeopathy Day?

a) Dr. Albert Einstein
b) Dr. Samuel Hahnemann
c) Dr. Louis Pasteur
d) Dr. Sigmund Freud

Ans : b) Dr. Samuel Hahnemann

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Q: Who was honored with the 2024 John L ‘Jack’ Swigert Jr. award for space
exploration?
a) NASA
b) ISRO Chandrayaan-3 mission team
c) University of Arizona OSIRIS-REx team
d) Russian Space Agency

Ans : b) ISRO Chandrayaan-3 mission team

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Q: Who became Ireland’s youngest prime minister on April 9, 2024?

a) Leo Varadkar
b) Simon Harris
c) Micheal Martin
d) Michael McGrath

Ans : b) Simon Harris

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Q: Where is the world’s largest power plant being developed by Adani Green
Energy Limited?
a) Khavda, Gujarat
b) Jaipur, Rajasthan
c) Mumbai, Maharashtra
d) Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Correct answer: a) Khavda, Gujarat

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Q: Which event marks the beginning of Vikram Samvat 2081?

a) Ugadi
b) Gudi Padwa
c) Chaitra Sukladi
d) Cheti Chand

Correct answer: c) Chaitra Sukladi

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Q: In which states is Ugadi celebrated as the New Year’s Day?

a) Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and Karnataka
b) Maharashtra
c) Punjab
d) Manipur

Correct answer: a) Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and Karnataka

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Q: What is raised outside homes during Gudi Padwa celebrations?

a) A decorated pole
b) A rangoli design
c) A traditional flag
d) A garland of mango leaves

Correct answer: a) A decorated pole

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Q: Which community celebrates Cheti Chand as their New Year?

a) Bengali
b) Sindhi
c) Punjabi
d) Gujarati

Correct answer: b) Sindhi

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Q: Who became the first-ever Indian to win a main draw match at the Monte Carlo
Masters?
a) Vijay Amritraj
b) Ramesh Krishnan
c) Sumit Nagal
d) Leander Paes

Correct answer: c) Sumit Nagal

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Q: What is the theme for World Health Day 2024?

A) “Healthy Living, Happy Life”
B) “My Health, My Right”
C) “Global Wellness Awareness”
D) “Healthcare for All”

Ans : B) “My Health, My Right”

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Q: When is World Health Day celebrated annually?

A) March 8th
B) April 7th
C) May 1st
D) June 15th

Ans : B) April 7th

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Q: When can taxpayers file their Income Tax Returns (ITRs) for Assessment Year
2024-25 according to the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)?
a) From January 1, 2024
b) From April 1, 2024
c) From July 1, 2024
d) From October 1, 2024

Ans : b) From April 1, 2024

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Q: What was the main objective of the Parivartan Chintan Tri-Service Conference
held on April 8, 2024?
a) Review ongoing military operations
b) Generate new ideas and reforms for Jointness and Integration efforts
c) Discuss budget allocations for the armed forces
d) Address internal conflicts within the military

Ans : b) Generate new ideas and reforms for Jointness and Integration efforts
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Q: Who is the Chief of Defence Staff of India?

a) General Bipin Rawat
b) Admiral Karambir Singh
c) Air Chief Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria
d) General Anil Chauhan

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Ans : d) General Anil Chauhan

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Q: Who is set to create history as the first woman from India to serve as a jury
member at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris?
a) P T Usha
b) Bilquis Mir
c) Marroy Kom
d) Saniya Mirza

Ans : b) Bilquis Mir

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Q: What decision did the Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy Committee
(MPC) make regarding the repo rate on April 5, 2024?
a) Increased it
b) Decreased it
c) Maintained it
d) Abolished it

Ans : c) Maintained it
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Q: What is the repo rate?

a) The rate at which banks lend funds to the RBI
b) The rate at which RBI borrows funds from banks
c) The rate at which banks borrow funds from the RBI
d) The rate at which RBI lends funds to the government

Ans : c) The rate at which banks borrow funds from the RBI
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Q: What new functionality will the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) enable through
Cash Deposit Machines (CDMs) using Unified Payments Interface (UPI)?
a) Money withdrawal
b) Money transfer
c) Cash deposits
d) Currency exchange

Ans : c) Cash deposits

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Q: Where was the test flight of Agni-Prime conducted by SFC and DRDO in April
2024?
a) Pokharan, Rajsthan
b) ISRO SHAR Center
c) Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island
d) Chandipur Test Range

Ans : c) Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island

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Q: In which Tamil month is the Ponkaliamman festival typically celebrated?

a) Masi (February-March)
b) Panguni (March-April)
c) Vaikasi (May-June)
d) Aadi (July-August)

Ans : b) Panguni (March-April)

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Q: When is the International Day of Conscience celebrated?

A) April 1st
B) April 5th
C) May 10th
D) June 15th

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Ans : B) April 5th

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Q: What is the name of the proposed standard time for the moon and other
celestial bodies?
a) Lunar Standard Time (LST)
b) Coordinated Lunar Time (LTC)
c) Celestial Time Standard (CTS)
d) Universal Lunar Clock (ULC)

Ans : b) Coordinated Lunar Time (LTC)

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Q: What is the average time difference between an Earth-based clock and a

person on the moon (per Earth Day)?
(a) It is always the same.
(b) There is no difference.
(c) An Earth-based clock would be 58.7 microseconds faster.
(d) An Earth-based clock would lose 58.7 microseconds.

Ans : (d) An Earth-based clock would lose 58.7 microseconds.

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Q: What does UPI stand for?

A) Unified Payment Interface
B) Unified Payments Integration
C) United Payment Interface
D) Ultrafast Payment Integration

Answer: A) Unified Payment Interface

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Q: Which type of transactions drove the growth of UPI payments in Second half
of 2023?
A) Person-to-person transactions
B) Person-to-merchant transactions
C) International transactions
D) Bank-to-bank transactions

Answer: B) Person-to-merchant transactions

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Q: What is the name of India’s first home-grown gene therapy for cancer?
A) NexCAR19
B) ImmunoACT
C) Tata Memorial Hospital
D) IIT Bombay

Answer: A) NexCAR19
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Q: What does CAR-T therapy stand for?

A) Cellular Antigen Receptor Treatment
B) Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-cell therapy
C) Cancer Antigen Response Technique
D) Cellular Antibody Recognition Therapy

Answer: B) Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-cell therapy

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Q: Who has been elected president for a third term in Egypt?

a) Abdel Fattah al-Sisi
b) Hosni Mubarak
c) Anwar Sadat
d) Mohammed Morsi

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Ans : a) Abdel Fattah al-Sisi

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Q: What is the Chinese name for Arunachal Pradesh?

a) Zangnan
b) Xizang
c) Beijing
d) Shanghai

Ans : a) Zangnan
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Q: What is the name of the Indian Air Force’s largest exercise conducted at the
Pokhran Field Firing Range in Jaisalmer district?
a) Operation Skybolt
b) Exercise Thunderbolt
c) Exercise Gagan Shakti
d) Operation Desert Storm

Ans : c) Exercise Gagan Shakti

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Q: What type of aircraft did Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) deliver to the
Guyana Defence Force in April 2024?
a) Boeing C-17 Globemaster
b) Dornier 228
c) Airbus A320
d) Lockheed Martin F-16

Ans : b) Dornier 228

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Q: What is the name of the weightlifter who qualified for the Paris Olympics
after competing at the IWF World Cup in Phuket, Thailand?
A) P. V. Sindhu
B) Mirabai Chanu
C) Saina Nehwal
D) Mary Kom

Ans : B) Mirabai Chanu

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Q: What is the name of disputed Island situated in the Palk Strait, between India
and Sri Lanka?
A) Andaman Islands
B) Katchatheevu Island
C) Lakshadweep
D) Maldives

Answer: B) Katchatheevu Island

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Q: What record did Rohan Bopanna set with his victory at the 2024 Miami
Open?
a) Youngest man to win an ATP Masters 1000 title
b) Oldest man to win an ATP Masters 1000 title
c) Most consecutive ATP Masters 1000 titles
d) Most losses in ATP Masters 1000 finals

Ans : b) Oldest man to win an ATP Masters 1000 title

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Q: When did the Reserve Bank of India commence its operations?

a) April 1, 1935
b) April 1, 1947
c) January 26, 1950
d) August 15, 1947

Ans : a) April 1, 1935

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Q: From which institution did the Reserve Bank of India take over the
management of government accounts and public debt?
a) Imperial Bank of India
b) Bank of England
c) State Bank of India
d) Punjab National Bank

Ans : a) Imperial Bank of India

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Q: Which commission’s recommendations led to the establishment of the

Reserve Bank of India?
a) Simon Commission
b) Butler Commission
c) Hilton Young Commission
d) Hunter Commission

Ans : c) Hilton Young Commission

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Q: Where is the headquarters of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) located?

a) New Delhi
b) Mumbai
c) Kolkata
d) Chennai

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Ans : b) Mumbai
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Q: Who won the Senegal’s presidential election recently?

a) Macky Sall
b) Amadou Ba
c) Ousmane Sonko
d) Bassirou Diomaye Faye

Correct answer: d) Bassirou Diomaye Faye

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Current Affairs MCQ Questions: 1 to 31 March 2024

Q: Which former Prime Ministers were awarded the Bharat Ratna posthumously on
March 30, 2024?
a) Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi
b) Rajiv Gandhi and Atal Bihari Vajpayee
c) Chaudhary Charan Singh and P V Narasimha Rao
d) Morarji Desai and V P Singh

Ans : c) Chaudhary Charan Singh and P V Narasimha Rao

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Q: Gangster-politician Mukhtar Ansari, who recently passed away, was a

prominent figure in which state’s politics?
a) Bihar
b) Uttar Pradesh
c) Maharashtra
d) Madhya Pradesh

b) Uttar Pradesh
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Q: Where did the Indian Navy conduct the operation to rescue the Pakistani
nationals from Somali pirates in March 2024?
a) Bay of Bengal
b) Indian Ocean
c) Arabian Sea
d) South China Sea

Ans : c) Arabian Sea

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Q: What was the Indian Ministry of External Affairs’ response to recent remarks
from the U.S. Department of State regarding the arrest of Arvind Kejriwal and the
freezing of Congress party bank accounts?
a) Expressed support for the U.S. stance
b) Objected to the remarks and emphasized respect for sovereignty
c) They remained neutral on the matter
d) Demanded immediate action from the U.S. government

Ans : b) They objected to the remarks and emphasized respect for sovereignty
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Q: What is the significance of the Tejas Mk1A’s recent maiden flight?

A) It marked the first flight of an indigenous fighter aircraft.
B) It achieved a world record for altitude.
C) It demonstrated the feasibility of supersonic travel.
D) It showcased a new stealth technology.

Answer: A) It marked the first flight of an indigenous fighter aircraft.

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Q: What is the significance of Good Friday in the Christian calendar?

A) Celebration of Jesus’ birth
B) Commemoration of Jesus’ crucifixion
C) Observance of the Last Supper
D) Recognition of the resurrection

Answer: B) Commemoration of Jesus’ crucifixion

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Q: Who was sworn-in as the judicial member of Lokpal on March 27, 2024?
a) Justice A. M. Khanwilkar
b) Pankaj Kumar
c) Ajay Tirkey
d) Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi

Ans : d) Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi

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Q: Who is the Chairperson of Lokpal of India?

a) Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi
b) Praveen Kumar Srivastava
c) Justice A. M. Khanwilkar
d) Pankaj Kumar

Ans : c) Justice A. M. Khanwilkar

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Q: Who has been appointed as the Director General of the National Investigation
Agency (NIA)?
a) Sadanand Vasant Date
b) Rajeev Kumar Sharma
c) Piyush Anand
d) Nina Singh

Ans : Sadanand Vasant Date

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Q: Who has been appointed as the Director General of Bureau of Police Research
and Development (BPR&D)?
a) Sadanand Vasant Date
b) Rajeev Kumar Sharma
c) Piyush Anand
d) Nina Singh

Ans : b) Rajeev Kumar Sharma

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Q: Who has been appointed as the Director General of the National Disaster
Response Force (NDRF)?
a) Sadanand Vasant Date
b) Rajeev Kumar Sharma
c) Piyush Anand
d) Nina Singh

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Ans : c) Piyush Anand

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Q: What is the name of the app of Election Commission of India used for reporting
violations of the model code of conduct?
a) cTRACK
b) cVIGIL
c) cREPORT
d) cELECT

Ans : b) cVIGIL
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Q: Who reclaimed the title of the world’s richest person according to the Hurun
Global Rich List 2024?
a) Bernard Arnault
b) Jeff Bezos
c) Elon Musk
d) Mukesh Ambani

Ans : c) Elon Musk

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Q: Who retained the title of Asia’s richest person according to the Hurun Global
Rich List 2024?
a) Elon Musk
b) Jeff Bezos
c) Mukesh Ambani
d) Gautam Adani

Ans : Ans : c) Mukesh Ambani

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Q: Which city surpassed Beijing to become Asia’s billionaire capital for the first
time, according to the information provided?
a) Shanghai
b) Mumbai
c) Tokyo
d) Seou

Ans : Ans : b) Mumbai

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Q: What caused the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland
in March 2024?
a) Earthquake
b) Cargo ship collision
c) Structural failure
d) High winds

Ans : b) Cargo ship collision

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Q: Who won the women’s singles title at the WTT Feeder Beirut II 2024 table
tennis tournament?
a) Sarah De Nutte
b) Sathiyan Gnanasekaran
c) Sreeja Akula
d) Diya Chitale

Ans : c) Sreeja Akula

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Q: Which company has initiated clinical trials for the Tuberculosis vaccine MTBVAC
on adults in India?
a) Biofabri
b) Bharat Biotech International Ltd
c) Spanish bio-pharmaceutical company
d) Global Vaccinology Collaboration

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Ans : b) Bharat Biotech International Ltd

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Q: Where did the Guinness World Record In Kabaddi With Participation Of 128
Players event take place?
a) Mumbai, Maharashtra
b) Bengaluru, Karnataka
c) Panchkula, Haryana
d) Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Ans : c) Panchkula, Haryana

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Q: UN Security Council passed the resolution on March 25, 2024, for an immediate
ceasefire in Gaza. Which countries are involved in the conflict?
A) Israel and Egypt
B) Israel and Jordan
C) Israel and Palestine
D) Israel and Lebanon

Answer: C) Israel and Palestine

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Q: What is the highest civilian award of Bhutan conferred to Prime Minister

Narendra Modi recently?
a) Order of Bhutan
b) Order of the Dragon
c) Order of the Druk Gyalpo
d) Order of the Himalayas

Ans : c) Order of the Druk Gyalpo

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Q: What is the traditional starting date for the IPL season ?

a) Last Friday of April
b) Last Friday of March
c) First Friday of April
d) Second Friday of March

Ans : b) Last Friday of March

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Q: Which date is solemnly observed as the martyrdom day of Shaheed Bhagat

Singh, Rajguru, and Sukhdev?
a) March 22
b) March 23
c) April 23
d) April 22

Ans : b) March 23
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Q: What is significant about Arvind Kejriwal’s arrest by the Enforcement

Directorate?
a) First time a politician arrested in India
b) First time a sitting Chief Minister arrested in India
c) First person arrested for a liquor scam
d) Arrest by the Enforcement Directorate after obtaining court order

Ans : b) First time a sitting Chief Minister arrested in India

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Q: What is the name of the first Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) successfully tested
by ISRO?
A) RLV Viman
B) RLV-TD
C) RLV-Mk3
D) RLV ‘Pushpak’

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Ans : D) RLV ‘Pushpak’

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Q: Where is the Aeronautical Test Range (ATR) located, where the RLV test was
conducted?
A) Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
B) Bengaluru, Karnataka
C) Hyderabad, Telangana
D) Challakere, Karnataka

Ans : D) Challakere, Karnataka

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Q: Which bank was authorized to sell and redeem electoral bonds?

a) HDFC Bank
b) ICICI Bank
c) State Bank of India (SBI)
d) Axis Bank

Ans : c) State Bank of India (SBI)

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Q: Who won the Men’s Singles title at the WTT Feeder Beirut tournament in
Lebanon on March 21, 2024?
a) Manav Vikas Thakkar
b) Sathiyan Gnanasekaran
c) Chuang Chih-yuan
d) Manush Utpal Shah

Ans : b) Sathiyan Gnanasekaran

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Q: Why has the Union Public Service Commission decided to postpone the Civil
Service Preliminary Examination 2024?
a) Due to administrative issues
b) Due to the pandemic
c) Due to the General Elections
d) Due to lack of applicants

Ans : c) Due to the General Elections

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Q: Who has been appointed as the new Home Secretary of Uttar Pradesh ?
a) Deepak Kumar
b) Sanjay Prasad
c) Randeep Rinwa
d) Alok Kumar

Answer: a) Deepak Kumar

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Q: Who has been given an additional charge of the Ministry of Food Processing
Industries?
a) Dr S Jaishankar
b) Pashupati Kumar Paras
c) Kiren Rijiju
d) Amit Saha

Ans : c) Kiren Rijiju

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Q: What incident prompted the reevaluation of Parliament’s security and

deployment of CISF?
a) Theft of documents
b) Breach of security protocols during Winter Session
c) Vandalism of property
d) Shift to new building

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Answer: b) Breach of security protocols during Winter Session

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Q: Who will lead the Indian Men’s Team for the Australia Tour starting on April 6?
a) Harmanpreet Singh
b) Hardik Singh
c) Manpreet Singh
d) Rupinder Pal Singh

Ans : a) Harmanpreet Singh

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Q: Who has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Russia?

A) Sanjay Kumar
B) Pavan Kapoor
C) Renee Singh
D) Vinay Kumar

Ans : D) Vinay Kumar

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Q: What is the primary purpose of the Startup Mahakumbh held from 18 to 20

March 2024 at Bharat Mandapam, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi?
a) To provide a platform for startups to sell their products
b) To facilitate networking between investors and entrepreneurs
c) To organize workshops for aspiring entrepreneurs
d) To conduct research on startup ecosystems

Ans : b) To facilitate networking between investors and entrepreneurs

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Question: Who has been elected as the President in the recent Russian presidential
elections?
A) Vladimir Putin
B) Alexei Navalny
C) Dmitry Medvedev
D) Mikhail Gorbachev

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Ans : A) Vladimir Putin

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Q: What prestigious award was Prabha Varma honored ?

A) Jnanpith Award
B) Saraswati Samman
C) Sahitya Akademi Award
D) Padma Bhushan

Answer: B) Saraswati Samman

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Q: Which novel by Prabha Varma received the Saraswati Samman?

A) “Roudra Sathwikam”
B) “Malayalam Musings”
C) “Verse Chronicles”
D) “Eternal Echoes”

Answer: A) “Roudra Sathwikam”

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Q: Which city has been ranked as the world’s most polluted capital city for four
consecutive years since 2018?
a) Mumbai
b) New Delhi
c) Beijing
d) Tokyo

Ans : b) New Delhi

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Q: Which Indian city has emerged as the world’s most polluted metropolitan area?
a) Mumbai
b) Kolkata
c) Chennai
d) Begusarai

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Ans : d) Begusarai
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Q: Who is the present Chief Election Commissioner of India?

a) Rajiv Kumar
b) Sunil Arora
c) Om Prakash Rawat
d) Nasim Zaidi

Ans : a) Rajiv Kumar

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Q: Who recently took charge as the new Chairman of Prasar Bharati?

a) A Surya Prakash
b) Navneet Kumar Sehgal
c) Jagdeep Dhankhar
d) Piyush Goyal

Ans : b) Navneet Kumar Sehgal

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Q: Who has been announced as the National PwD Icon by the Election
Commission?
a) Sheetal Devi
b) Avani Lekhara
c) Gyanesh Kumar
d) Pramod Bhagat

Ans : a) Sheetal Devi

Detail News

Q: What are electoral bonds?

A. Bonds issued by political parties to raise funds
B. Financial instruments for anonymous political donations
C. Bonds used for government infrastructure projects
D. Bonds that allow citizens to vote in elections

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Ans : B. Financial instruments for anonymous political donations

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Q: What recent development led to the Supreme Court declaring the electoral
bonds scheme unconstitutional?
A. Release of detailed data by the Election Commission
B. A Constitution Bench ruling on February 15, 2024
C. Introduction of a new electoral bond denomination
D. State Bank of India’s involvement in the scheme

Ans : B. A Constitution Bench ruling on February 15, 2024

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Q: What directive did the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) issue to Paytm Payments
Bank on January 31?
a) To enhance their customer service offerings
b) To halt accepting deposits or top-ups in various instruments
c) To expand their branch network
d) To increase their interest rates on savings accounts

Ans : b) To halt accepting deposits or top-ups in various instruments

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Q: Why did the RBI order the shutdown of Paytm Payments Bank?
a) Due to concerns about their stock trading operations
b) Due to concerns over non-compliance issues and supervisory concerns
c) Due to their outstanding customer service
d) Due to their high-interest rates on loans

Ans : b) Due to concerns over non-compliance issues and supervisory concerns

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Q: Which team won the Ranji Trophy of the 2023-24 season?

a) Vidarbha
b) Mumbai
c) Saurashtra
d) Gujarat

Ans : b) Mumbai
Detail News

Q: What type of data does the Criminal Case Management System (CCMS) aim to
organize, integrate, and digitize?
a) Weather data
b) Traffic data
c) Data generated during investigations, such as case documents and evidence
d) Sports statistics

Ans : c) Data generated during investigations, such as case documents and evidence
Detail News

Q: What is the purpose of the ‘Sankalan’ mobile app launched by the National
Crime Records Bureau (NCRB)?
a) To report criminal activities anonymously
b) To provide information about criminal records
c) To navigate through new criminal laws
d) To track missing persons

Ans : c) To navigate through new criminal laws

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Q: Who among the following have been recently appointed as an Election

Commissioner in India?

A) Umesh Sinha and Gyanesh Kumar

B) Sukhbir Sandhu and Gyanesh Kumar
C) Sunil Arora and Sukhbir Sandhu
D) Sushil Chandra and Rajiv Kumar

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Ans : B) Sukhbir Sandhu and Gyanesh Kumar

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Q: What is the concept of “One Nation One Election”?

a) A campaign to promote unity among political parties
b) A proposal for simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and state legislative assemblies
c) A national holiday for voting across all states
d) A constitutional amendment to limit the number of political parties allowed to
contest elections

Ans : b) A proposal for simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and state legislative
assemblies
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Q: Which state recently became the first in India to implement the Uniform Civil
Code (UCC) ?
a) Uttar Pradesh
b) Uttarakhand
c) Punjab
d) Maharashtra

Ans : b) Uttarakhand
Detail News

Q: When is World Kidney Day celebrated every year?

(A) The first Monday of March
(B) The second Thursday of March
(C) The last Friday of March
(D) A random day in March

Ans : (B) The second Thursday of March

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Q: Which of the following is the Prime Minister of Bhutan?

a) Dasho Tshering Tobgay
b) Pravind Kumar Jugnauth
c) Asif Ali Jardari
d) Sheikh Hasina

Ans : a) Dasho Tshering Tobgay

Detail News

Q: What is the purpose of the 25 Advanced Light Helicopters (ALH) procured for
the Indian Army?
a) Maritime surveillance
b) Troop transportation
c) Cargo transportation
d) Passenger transportation

Ans : b) Troop transportation

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Q: Who became the Chief Minister of Haryana in March 2024?

A) Manohar Lal Khattar
B) Nayab Singh Saini
C) Dushyant Chautala
D) Biplab Dev

Ans : B) Nayab Singh Saini

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Q: What is Fly91?
A) A new regional airline
B) A popular tourist destination
C) A type of bird
D) A fictional superhero

Answer: A) A new regional airline

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Q: What is Exercise Bharat Shakti held in Pokhran on 12 March 2024?

A) A yoga and meditation event held annually in India.
B) A military exercise showcasing indigenous defense capabilities.
C) A cultural festival celebrating India’s rich heritage.
D) A scientific expedition to Antarctica.

Answer: B) A military exercise showcasing indigenous defense capabilities.

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Q: Which female cheetah recently (in March 2024) gave birth to five cubs in Kuno
National Park?
a) Gauri
b) Gamini
c) Chitra
d) Laila

Ans : b) Gamini
Detail News

Q: What technology does the Agni-5 missile possess?

A) Hypersonic propulsion
B) Stealth capabilities
C) Multiple Independently Targetable Re-entry Vehicle (MIRV) technology
D) Laser guidance system

Answer: C) Multiple Independently Targetable Re-entry Vehicle (MIRV) technology

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Q: Who developed the Agni-5 missile?

A) NASA
B) European Space Agency (ESA)
C) Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)
D) SpaceX

Answer: C) Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)

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Q: What is the range of the Agni-5 missile?

A) 1,000 km
B) 3,500 km
C) 5,000 km
D) 10,000 km

Answer: C) 5,000 km
Detail News

Q: What was the purpose of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 (CAA)?
A) To provide citizenship to all migrants from neighboring countries
B) To grant Indian nationality to non-Muslim migrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh,
and Afghanistan
C) To promote religious diversity in India
D) To restrict immigration from specific countries

Answer: B) To grant Indian nationality to non-Muslim migrants from Pakistan,

Bangladesh, and Afghanistan
Detail News

Q: When is CISF Raising Day celebrated annually?

a) March 12th
b) March 10th
c) March 15th
d) March 20th

Ans : b) March 10th

Detail News

Q: Who won the Best Actor Oscar award at the 96th Academy Awards?
A) Cillian Murphy
B) Robert Downey Jr.
C) Christopher Nolan
D) Emma Stone

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Answer: A) Cillian Murphy

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Q: Which film received the Best Oscar Picture award?

A) “Oppenheimer”
B) “American Fiction”
C) “How Do You Live?”
D) “Barbie”

Answer: A) “Oppenheimer”
Detail News

Q: Who won the French Open Men’s doubles Badminton title in 2024?
a) Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty
b) Yang Po-han and Lee Jhe-huei
c) Kento Momota and Hiroyuki Endo
d) Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo and Marcus Fernaldi Gideon

Ans : a) Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty

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Q: Why did India receive the measles and rubella champion award?
a) For its outstanding leadership in promoting public awareness campaigns.
b) For its remarkable progress in reducing measles and rubella cases.
c) For its significant contributions to healthcare research.
d) For its successful implementation of universal healthcare coverage.

Ans : b) For its remarkable progress in reducing measles and rubella cases.
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Q: Who reached the semi-finals in the French Open Badminton Men’s Singles
category?
a) Lakshya Sen
b) Satwiksairaj Rankireddy
c) Chirag Shetty
d) Kunlavut Vitidsarn

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Ans : a) Lakshya Sen

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Q: What is INS Jatayu?

a) A new aircraft carrier commissioned by the Indian Navy
b) A naval base commissioned at Minicoy Island, Lakshadweep
c) A submarine deployed in the Indian Ocean
d) A missile destroyer inducted into the Indian Navy

Ans : b) A naval base commissioned at Minicoy Island, Lakshadweep

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Q: What is the date of International Women’s Day?

A) March 8
B) April 15
C) May 1
D) June 21

A) March 8
Detail News

Q: What is the name of the world’s largest literary festival organized by Sahitya
Akademi in March 2024 in New Delhi?
a) Sahitya Mahotsav
b) Kavyotsav
c) Sahityotsav
d) Kathautsav

Correct answer: c) Sahityotsav

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Q: Which “National Creators Award” category honors creators making a significant

contribution to environmental sustainability?
a) Best Storyteller Award
b) Disruptor of the Year
c) Green Champion Award
d) Tech Creator Award

Ans : c) Green Champion Award

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Q: Who won the first prize in the National Youth Parliament Festival 2024?
a) Vaishna Pitchai
b) Kanishka Sharma
c) Yatin Bhaskar Duggal
d) Om Birla

ans : c) Yatin Bhaskar Duggal

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Q: What fields were the Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards given in?
a) Music only
b) Dance only
c) Multiple fields including music, dance, drama, and folk arts
d) Literature

Ans : c) Multiple fields including music, dance, drama, and folk arts
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Q: Who remains as the leading Republican candidate for the 2024 presidential
nomination after Nikki Haley’s exit?
a) Joe Biden
b) Nikki Haley
c) Donald Trump
d) Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

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Ans : c) Donald Trump

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Q: Which station is the deepest in the underwater metro system?

A) Salt Lake Sector V
B) Howrah Maidan
C) Esplanade
D) Howrah Metro Station

Answer: D) Howrah Metro Station

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Q: Which river does the underwater metro tunnel pass beneath?

A) Yamuna
B) Ganges
C) Brahmaputra
D) Hooghly

Answer: D) Hooghly
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Q: Who was recently sworn in as the Prime Minister of Pakistan?

A) Nawaz Sharif
B) Imran Khan
C) Shehbaz Sharif
D) Asif Ali Zadari

Correct Answer: C) Shehbaz Sharif

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Q: Which political party does Shehbaz Sharif belong to?

A) Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)
B) Pakistan People’s Party (PPP)
C) Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N)
D) Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM)

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Correct Answer: C) Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N)

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Q. Which organization will be responsible for implementing the new interoperable

payment system?
a) Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
b) National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI)
c) NPCI Bharat BillPay Limited (Correct)
d) Payment Aggregators (PAs)

Ans : b) National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI)

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Q: What is the first country globally to embed abortion rights into its constitution?
a) United States
b) France
c) Canada
d) United Kingdom

Correct answer: b) France

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Q: What is the primary objective of the ‘e-Kisan Upaj Nidhi’ initiative?

A) To promote organic farming
B) To ease farmers’ warehousing logistics
C) To provide subsidies for fertilizers
D) To enhance irrigation facilities

Ans : Answer: B To ease farmers’ warehousing logistics

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Q: What is the main theme of World Wildlife Day 2024?

a) Celebrating the beauty of wildlife
b) Exploring the dangers of climate change
c) Connecting People and Planet: Exploring Digital Innovation in Wildlife Conservation
d) Raising awareness about illegal wildlife trade

Ans : c) Connecting People and Planet: Exploring Digital Innovation in Wildlife

Conservation
Detail News

Q: What is the primary objective of DefConnect 2024?

a) To promote international defence cooperation
b) To showcase defence procurement procedures
c) To encourage indigenous defence innovation
d) To facilitate diplomatic engagements

Ans : c) To encourage indigenous defence innovation

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Q: What is Udyan Utsav 2024, celebrated at Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi, from
February 2nd to March 31st, 2024?
a) A music festival
b) A flowering extravaganza
c) A food carnival
d) A cultural exhibition

Ans : b) A flowering extravaganza

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Q: What does NUCFDC stand for?

a) National Urban Cooperative Finance and Development Corporation
b) National Union of Cooperative Financial Development Corporations
c) National Unified Cooperative Finance and Development Corporation
d) None of the above

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Ans : a) National Urban Cooperative Finance and Development Corporation

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Q: What is the primary goal of the NUCFDC?

a) To regulate rural cooperative banks
b) To strengthen the agricultural sector
c) To modernize and strengthen the Urban Cooperative Banking Sector
d) To promote digital payments in urban areas

Ans : c) To modernize and strengthen the Urban Cooperative Banking Sector

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Q: What is the purpose of the Dharma Path project in Uttar Pradesh?

a) To connect rural villages with urban centers
b) To improve transportation infrastructure in Jaunpur
c) To connect Jaunpur with Ayodhya, Varanasi, and Mirzapur
d) To construct highways for industrial development

Ans : c) To connect Jaunpur with Ayodhya, Varanasi, and Mirzapur

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Q: Which Indian state recorded the highest leopard population according to the
report?
a) Rajasthan
b) Kerala
c) Madhya Pradesh
d) Uttar Pradesh

Ans : c) Madhya Pradesh

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Q: What is the primary objective of the PM-Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana?
a) To provide free electricity to rural households
b) To install rooftop solar systems in one crore households
c) To provide financial assistance for agricultural activities
d) To provide subsidized fertilizers to farmers

Ans : b) To install rooftop solar systems in one crore households

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Q: Which university clinched the overall championships in the 4th Khelo India
University Games 2023?
a) Lovely Professional University
b) Guru Nanak Dev University
c) Chandigarh University
d) Jain University

Ans : c) Chandigarh University

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Current Affairs MCQ Questions: 1 to 29 February 2024

Q: Who is the first Indian to receive an honorary Knighthood under King Charles
III?

A) Ratan Tata
B) Sachin Tendulkar
C) Sunil Bharti Mittal
D) Naredndra Modi

Detail News Ans : C) Sunil Bharti Mittal

Q. What is the highest honor bestowed by the Sangeet Natak Akademi?

• a) Sangeet Natak Ratha

• b) Akademi Purana
• c) Akademi Ratna (Akademi Fellow)
• d) Natya Natak Samman
Detail News Ans : c) Akademi Ratna (Akademi Fellow)

Q. What is the name of India’s first human spaceflight program?

• a) Chandrayaan
• b) Aditya-1
• c) Gaganyaan
• d) LVM3
Detail News Ans : c) Gaganyaan

Q. What is the literal meaning of the word “Gaganyaan” in Sanskrit?

• a) Lunar Chariot
• b) Celestial Vehicle
• c) Solar Probe
• d) Orbital Station

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Detail News Ans : b) Celestial Vehicle

Q. How many astronauts will be part of the first crewed Gaganyaan mission?

• a) 1
• b) 2
• c) 3
• d) 4
Detail News Ans : c) 3

Q: National Science Day in India is celebrated on which date?

• a) January 26th
• b) February 28th
• c) March 12th
• d) May 11th
Detail News Ans : b) February 28th

Q: Which scientist is credited with the discovery of the “Raman Effect”?

• a) S. N. Bose
• b) Homi J. Bhabha
• c) C. V. Raman
• d) Vikram Sarabhai
Detail News Ans : c) C. V. Raman

Q: What year did Sir C. V. Raman win the Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on the
Raman Effect?

• a) 1928
• b) 1930
• c) 1935
• d) 1940
Detail News Ans : a) 1928

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Q: Who has been appointed as the new Lokpal of India?

• a) Justice Lingappa Narayana Swamy

• b) Justice AM Khanwilkar
• c) President Droupadi Murmu
• d) Sushil Chandra
Detail News Ans : b) Justice AM Khanwilkar

Q: What was Pankaj Udhas famous for?

a) Pop music
b) Bollywood item songs
c) Ghazals
d) Classical music

Ans : c) Ghazals
Detail News

Q: When will the provisions of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023,

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 come into
force?
a) July 1, 2023
b) July 1, 2024
c) January 1, 2023
d) December 31, 2023

Ans : b) July 1, 2024

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Q: What is the name of India’s first septic tank cleaning robot?

a) Swachhata Atom
b) Homosep Atom
c) RoboCleaner 1.0
d) Sanitech Pro

Ans : b) Homosep Atom

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Q: Bharat Tex 2024 event, inaugurated by PM Modi in Feb 2024 in New Delhi is
related to which sector:
a) Technology
b) Agriculture
c) Textiles
d) Tourism

Ans : c) Textiles
Detail News

Q: According to the Education Ministry, from which academic session onwards

should the age of admission to Grade 1 be 6 years?
a) 2026-27
b) 2023-24
c) 2024-25
d) 2025-26

Ans : c) 2024-25
Detail News

Q: What legislation mandates the age of admission to Grade 1 to be 6 years?

a) National Education Policy Act
b) Right to Education Amendment Act
c) Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009
d) Educational Reforms Act, 2010

Ans : c) Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009

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Q: What is the name of the country’s longest signature stayed bridge, recently
inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Gujarat?
a) Bharati Setu
b) Sudarshan Setu
c) Dwarka Bridge
d) Vishwa Setu

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Ans : b) Sudarshan Setu

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Q: What is the name of the first private spacecraft to land on the Moon?
a) Apollo 11
b) Odyssey
c) Odysseus
d) Artemis

Ans : c) Odysseus
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Q: Which private company built the Odysseus spacecraft?

a) SpaceX
b) Intuitive Machines
c) Blue Origin
d) Boeing

Ans : b) Intuitive Machines

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Question: Who emerged as the most popular global leader with a 78% approval
rating by Morning Consult 2024?
a) President of Mexico
b) Prime Minister Narendra Modi
c) President of Argentina
d) US President Joe Biden

Correct answer: b) Prime Minister Narendra Modi

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Question: What is the total investment in the two new Pressurised Heavy Water
Reactors at Kakrapar Atomic Power Station?
a) 20,000 crore rupees
b) 22,500 crore rupees
c) 25,000 crore rupees
d) 30,000 crore rupees

Correct answer: b) 22,500 crore rupees

Detail News

Question: How many gram panchayats are expected to benefit from the Bharat
Net Phase-II – Gujarat Fibre Grid Network Limited project?
a) Over 5,000
b) Over 6,000
c) Over 7,000
d) Over 8,000

Correct answer: d) Over 8,000

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Q: What recent change has been approved by the Centre regarding Foreign Direct
Investment (FDI) in space sector?
a) Increased restrictions on FDI in space sector
b) 100% foreign investment allowed in the space sector
c) Limiting FDI to 50% in space sector
d) Complete ban on foreign investment space sector

Answer: b) 100% foreign investment allowed in the space sector

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Q: What is the 24-hour emergency helpline service number for the safety of
women?
A) 112
B) 100
C) 108
D) 181

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Answers: A) 112
Detail News

Q: What is the Raisina Dialogue?

A) A music festival in New Delhi
B) An annual conference on geopolitics and geo-economics
C) A literary award ceremony
D) A sports event promoting cultural exchange

Ans : B) An annual conference on geopolitics and geo-economics

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Q: What is the theme of the 2024 edition of the Raisina Dialogue?

A) “Tech Frontiers: Regulations & Realities”
B) “Peace with the Planet: Invest & Innovate”
C) “Chaturanga: Conflict, Contest, Cooperate, Create”
D) “Decolonising Multilateralism: Institutions & Inclusion”

Ans : C) “Chaturanga: Conflict, Contest, Cooperate, Create”

Detail News

Q: Which is the largest multinational naval exercise of the Indian Navy?

a) Operation Trident
b) Exercise Varuna
c) MILAN
d) Operation TROPEX

Correct answer: c) MILAN

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Q: Who is the current Prime minister of Greece?

a) Kyriakos Mitsotakis
b) Giorgos Gerapetritis
c) Nikos Dendias
d) Katerina Sakellaropoulou

Correct answer: a) Kyriakos Mitsotakis

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Q: Where did the Khelo India University Games Ashtalakshmi commence?

a) Kolkata
b) Mumbai
c) Guwahati
d) New Delhi

Answer: c) Guwahati
Detail News

Q.: Which initiative aims to ensure the safety and quality of food consumed by
millions of Indians?
a) PM-CARES
b) PM-KISAN
c) PM-ABHIM
d) PM-JAY

Correct Answer: c) PM-ABHIM

Detail News

Q.: Who was awarded the Player of the Match in the Rajkot test?
a) Shubman Gill
b) Sarfaraz
c) Ravindra Jadeja
d) Mark Wood

Correct Answer: c) Ravindra Jadeja

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Q: Who won the women’s Badminton Asia Team Championships title 2024 ?
A) India
B) Thailand
C) China
D) Indonesia

Answer: A) India
Detail News

Q: What is the purpose of satelliteINSAT-3DS?

A) Communication
B) Earth observation
C) Meteorological observations
D) Space exploration

Answer: C) Meteorological observations

Detail News

Q: Which rocket was used to launch INSAT 3DS?

A) PSLV
B) GSLV Mk III
C) GSLV Mk II
D) GSLV-F14

Answer: D) GSLV-F14
Detail News

Q: Who has been honored with the 58th Jnanpith Award?

A) Gulzar
B) Jagadguru Rambhadracharya
C) Both A and B
D) None of the above

Ans : C) Both A and B

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Q: Which song from the film “Slumdog Millionaire” contributed to Gulzar’s

international acclaim?
A) “Jai Ho”
B) “Tere Bina”
C) “Dil Se Re”
D) “Chaiyya Chaiyya”

Ans : A) “Jai Ho”

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Q: Who is the company operating Paytm Payments Bank?

a) Paytm
b) One97 Communications
c) Reserve Bank of India
d) National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI)

Ans : b) One97 Communications

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Q: Who is the only other Indian cricketer to have taken 500 wickets in Test history
before Ravichandran Ashwin?
a) Virat Kohli
b) Anil Kumble
c) Sachin Tendulkar
d) Rohit Sharma

Ans : b) Anil Kumble

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Q: Who is the current Chief of the Indian Army?

a. Gen Bipin Rawat
b. Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag
c. Gen Manoj Mukund Naravane
d. Gen Manoj Pande

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Ans : d. Gen Manoj Pande

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Q: What did the Supreme Court do regarding the electoral bonds scheme for
political funding?
a. Upheld its constitutionality
b. Invalidated the scheme
c. Proposed amendments to the scheme
d. Requested more information from the government

Ans : b. Invalidated the scheme

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Q: On what grounds did the Supreme Court declare the electoral bonds scheme as
violating citizens’ rights?
a. Violation of privacy
b. Violation of the right to information
c. Unfair distribution of funds
d. Lack of transparency in political funding

Ans : b. Violation of the right to information

Detail News

Q: Who has been confirmed as the captain of the Indian cricket team for the 2024
T20 World Cup?
a. Virat Kohli
b. Rohit Sharma
c. Ajinkya Rahane
d. KL Rahul

Ans : b. Rohit Sharma

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Q: Where is the 2024 T20 World Cup scheduled to be held?

a. India and Sri Lanka
b. Australia and New Zealand
c. Caribbean and the USA
d. South Africa and Zimbabwe

Ans : c. Caribbean and the USA

Detail News

Q: What is the significance of the BAPS Mandir in Abu Dhabi?

a) It is the largest Hindu temple in the Middle East.
b) It is the first traditional Hindu stone temple in the Middle East.
c) It is a modern architectural marvel.
d) It is dedicated to promoting unity in the Indian community.

Ans : b) It is the first traditional Hindu stone temple in the Middle East.
Detail News

Q: What makes the proposed project at Kochi airport unique globally?

a) Largest hydrogen plant in an airport
b) First Green Hydrogen plant in an airport
c) Most powerful hydrogen plant in an airport
d) First solar-powered airport

Ans : b) First Green Hydrogen plant in an airport

Detail News

What does APAAR stand for?

A) Automated Permanent Academic Account Registry
B) Academic Bank of Credits
C) One Nation, One Student ID Card
D) Digital India Initiative

Answer: Automated Permanent Academic Account Registry

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What is the purpose of APAAR?

A) To track students’ academic progress and achievements
B) To issue digital ID cards for government schools
C) To facilitate streamlined admissions
D) To promote cultural exchange

Answer: To track students’ academic progress and achievements

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Q: What is the objective of the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana?

A. Provide free water supply
B. Promote rooftop gardening
C. Light up one crore households with free electricity
D. Enhance public transportation

Ans : C. Light up one crore households with free electricity

Detail News

Q: Where was the recently discovered ancient stone wall located?

A. Pacific Ocean
B. Baltic Sea
C. Mediterranean Sea
D. North Sea

Ans : B. Baltic Sea

Detail News

Q: What city is launching the world’s first air taxi service?

A) Singapore
B) Dubai
C) Tokyo
D) New York

Ans : B) Dubai
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Q: What was the reason for the detention of the Indian Navy personnel in Qatar?
A) Drug trafficking
B) Espionage
C) Terrorism
D) Illegal immigration

Ans : B) Espionage
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Q: After the announcement of Bharat Ratna to former Prime Minister Chaudhary

Charan Singh, which political party decided to join the ruling NDA alliance?
a. Biju Janta Dal (BJD)
b. Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD)
c. Rashtriya Janta Dal (RJD)
d. Indian National Lok Dal (INLD)

Ans : b. Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD)

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Q: Independent candidates who won the majority of seats in the general elections
are largely affiliated with:
a. Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N)
b. Pakistan People’s Party (PPP)
c. Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM)
d. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)

Ans : Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) – Party of Former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s
Detail News

Q: Where is the New Delhi World Book Fair 2024 being held?
A) Pragati Maidan, New Delhi
B) India Expo Centre, Greater Noida
C) Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi
D) Thyagaraj Sports Complex, New Delhi

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Ans : A) Pragati Maidan, New Delhi

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Q: What is the full form of EPFO?

a) Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation
b) Economic Protection and Financial Oversight
c) Employment Promotion and Financial Operations
d) Essential Provident Fund Obligation

Ans : a) Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation

Detail News

Q: Who emerged victorious in the Tennis Chennai Open ATP Challenger finale held
on February 11, 2024?
a) Prajnesh Gunneswaran
b) Roger Federer
c) Luca Nardi
d) Sumit Nagal

Ans : d) Sumit Nagal

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Q: Which country won the 2024 Under-19 Men’s ODI Cricket World Cup?
A) India
B) Australia
C) South Africa
D) England

Ans : B) Australia
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Q: What is the primary objective of the Aadi Mahotsav 2024?

a) To promote urban art and culture
b) To showcase the rich diversity of India’s tribal heritage
c) To celebrate international cuisines
d) To focus on modern technological advancements

Ans : b) To showcase the rich diversity of India’s tribal heritage

Detail News

Q: Which Indian Prime Minister, also having served as Deputy Prime Minister,
Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, and Union Minister for Home Affairs and Finance?
a) P V Narasimha Rao
b) Dr. MS Swaminathan
c) Chaudhary Charan Singh
d) Narendra Modi

Ans : c) Chaudhary Charan Singh

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Q: Which Prime Minister is credited with opening up the Indian economy during
his term ?
a) Chaudhary Charan Singh
b) P V Narasimha Rao
c) Dr. MS Swaminathan
d) Narendra Modi

Ans : b) P V Narasimha Rao

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Q: Who is referred to as the “Father of India’s Green Revolution” ?

a) Chaudhary Charan Singh
b) P V Narasimha Rao
c) Dr. MS Swaminathan
d) Norman Borlaug

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Ans : c) Dr. MS Swaminathan

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Q: What is the primary purpose of the repo rate?

A) To regulate the money supply in the market and combat price inflation.
B) To determine the operating bank rates.
C) To enhance the availability of funds for banks.
D) To stimulate consumer demand.

Answer: A) To regulate the money supply in the market and combat price inflation
Detail News

Q: What does FMR stand for in context of India and Myanmar?

a. Foreign Ministry Resolution
b. Free Movement Regime
c. Federal Movement Restriction
d. Frontier Management Regulation

Ans : b. Free Movement Regime

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Q: Who won the SAFF U-19 Women’s Championship in 2024?

a. Bangladesh
b. Nepal
c. Bhutan
d. India

Ans : d. India
Detail News

Q: Who introduced the Finance Bill, 2024, in the Lok Sabha?

a) Prime Minister Narendra Modi
b) Home Minister Amit Saha
c) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman
d) Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary

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Ans : c) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

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Q: What technology is the government planning to implement for toll collection

on national highways?
a) RFID technology
b) Satellite-based GPS
c) Facial recognition
d) QR code scanning

Ans : b) Satellite-based GPS

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Q: How will toll charges be deducted under the new system for toll collection on
national highways?
a) Cash payments at toll booths
b) Mobile wallet transactions
c) Direct deduction from bank accounts
d) Toll tickets issued manually

Ans : c) Direct deduction from bank accounts

Detail News

Q: Who is the current Prime Minister of Guyana visiting India in February 2024?
(a) Justin Trudeau
(b) Droupadi Murmu
(c) Mark Phillips
(d) Boris Johnson

Ans : (c) Mark Phillips

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Q: What is the name of the brand launched by government to provide subsidized

rice directly to consumers in February 2024?
a) Bharat Grains
b) Bharat Rice
c) Bharat Essentials
d) Bharat Food

Ans : b) Bharat Rice

Detail News

Q: The main objective of the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Bill
is to:
a) Increase the difficulty level of exams
b) Reduce the number of public examinations
c) Ensure fair and just public examinations
d) Introduce online exams for all subjects

Ans : c) Ensure fair and just public examinations

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Q: What is the length of the Indo-Myanmar border that the Indian government
plans to fence?
A) 1,643 kilometers
B) 2,000 kilometers
C) 1,000 kilometers
D) 3,500 kilometers

Answer: A) 1,643 kilometers

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Q: What was the purpose of the free movement regime (FMR) along the Indo-
Myanmar border?
A) To promote tourism
B) To facilitate trade
C) To allow people to venture 16 kilometers into each other’s territory without
documents
D) To strengthen border security

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Answer: C) To allow people to venture 16 kilometers into each other’s territory without
documents
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Q: Why is the Indian government fencing the Indo-Myanmar border?

A) To prevent wildlife trafficking
B) To curb insurgencies and smuggling
C) To promote cultural exchange
D) To facilitate cross-border trade

Answer: B) To curb insurgencies and smuggling

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Q: Who leads the alliance government that won the trust vote in the Jharkhand
State Assembly?
A. Hemant Soren
B. Champai Soren
C. Ramdas Soren
D. Indrajit Mahatha

B. Champai Soren
Detail News

Q: Which prominent Indian musicians, who are part of the fusion band Shakti, won
the Grammy Award in the Best Global Music Album category for their latest album
“This Moment”?
A) A.R. Rahman and Lata Mangeshkar
B) Shankar Mahadevan and Zakir Hussain
C) Hariharan and Kavita Krishnamurthy
D) Sonu Nigam and Shreya Ghoshal

B) Shankar Mahadevan and Zakir Hussain

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Q: Which musical instrument does Rakesh Chaurasia, a veteran Indian classical

musician, play?
A) Sitar
B) Tabla
C) Bansuri (Indian bamboo flute)
D) Harmonium

C) Bansuri (Indian bamboo flute)

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Q: With which award will LK Advani be conferred in February 2024?

a. Padma Bhushan
b. Bharat Ratna
c. Padma Vibhushan
d. Param Vir Chakra

Answer: b. Bharat Ratna

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Q: What is the name of the woman robot astronaut that will fly into space ahead
of ISRO’s “Gaganyaan” mission?
a. Vyomnaut
b. Gaganyaatri
c. Vyommitra
d. Astronautila

Ans : c. Vyommitra
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Q: What specific functions will Vyommitra perform to ensure a smooth journey for
future astronauts?
a. Operating panels and responding to simple questions
b. Testing life support and communication systems
c. Piloting the spacecraft
d. Conducting scientific experiments

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Ans : b. Testing life support and communication systems

Detail News

Q: Where is the Surajkund Crafts Mela held?

a) Surajkund, Gurgaon
b) Surajkund, Noida
c) Surajkund, Faridabad
d) Surajkund, Ghaziabad

Ans : c) Surajkund, Faridabad

Detail News

Q: Who built the historic reservoir in Surajkund in the 10th century?

a) Akbar
b) King Suraj Pal
c) Tomar dynasty
d) Draupadi Murmu

Ans : c) Tomar dynasty

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Q: Which payment bank faced restrictions from RBI for “Breach of regulatory
norms and non-compliance”?
a. Airtel Payments Bank
b. Fino Payments Bank
c. Paytm Payments Bank
d. Jio Payments Bank

Answer: c. Paytm Payments Bank

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Q: What is the theme of World Wetlands Day 2024?

A) Wetlands and Climate Change
B) Wetlands and Sustainable Use
C) Wetlands and Human Wellbeing
D) Wetlands and Economic Development

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Ans : C) Wetlands and Human Wellbeing

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Q: How many Ramsar sites does India have after adding 5 new ones in 2024?
A) 75
B) 80
C) 85
D) 90

Ans : B) 80
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Q: What is the fiscal deficit target set in the interim budget for FY 2024-25?
a. 3.5% of GDP
b. 4.5% of GDP
c. 5.1% of GDP
d. 6.0% of GDP

Ans : c. 5.1% of GDP

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Q: What is the status of income tax slabs or rates in the interim budget 2024-2025?
a. Increased rates
b. Decreased rates
c. No changes
d. Abolished

Ans : c. No changes
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Q. What was the reason behind Hemant Soren’s resignation as Chief Minister of
Jharkhand?
a) He lost a vote of confidence in the assembly.
b) He was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a corruption case.
c) He resigned due to health reasons.
d) He was asked to step down by his party.

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Ans : b) He was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a corruption case.

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Q. Who will be the new Chief Minister of Jharkhand?

a) Hemant Soren
b) Champai Soren
c) CP Radhakrishnan
d) None of the above

Ans : b) Champai Soren

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Q.: What is the term used for the budget presented during the Budget Session
before the general elections?
a) Full budget
b) Interim budget
c) Supplementary budget
d) Vote-on-account budget

Ans : b) Interim budget

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Q: Which state hosted the 2024 Khelo India Youth Games?

a) Maharashtra
b) Haryana
c) Tamil Nadu
d) Karnataka

Ans : c) Tamil Nadu

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Current Affairs MCQ Questions: 1 to 31 January 2024

Q: Which two countries participated in the joint military exercise SADA
TANSEEQ in January 2024 in Rajasthan?
a) India and China
b) India and Pakistan
c) India and Saudi Arabia
d) India and Nepal

Ans : c) India and Saudi Arabia

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Q.: Which contingent won the award for the Best Marching Contingent among
CAPF/other auxiliary forces?
a) Sikh Regiment Contingent
b) Delhi Police Women Marching Contingent
c) Gujarat Border Security Force Contingent
d) Tamil Nadu Naval Contingent

Ans : b) Delhi Police Women Marching Contingent

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Q: What is the estimated total number of snow leopards in India according to

first-ever Snow Leopard Population Assessment in India (SPAI) ?
a) 500
b) 718
c) 1000
d) 2000

Ans : b) 718
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Q: Which state has the highest number of snow leopards in India as per the
Snow Leopard Population Assessment in India (SPAI)?
a) Uttarakhand
b) Himachal Pradesh
c) Ladakh
d) Sikkim

Ans : c) Ladakh – highest in Ladakh (477)

Detail News

Q: ‘Beating the Retreat’ is held every year at which location?

A. Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi
B. Red Fort, Delhi
C. India Gate, New Delhi
D. Vijay Chowk, New Delhi

Ans : D. Vijay Chowk, New Delhi

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Q: Who is the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces mentioned in the

passage?
A. Chief of Defence Staff
B. President of India
C. Prime Minister
D. Vice President

Ans : B. President of India

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Q: What is the significance of Rohan Bopanna’s achievement?

a) He is the first Indian player to win a Grand Slam title.
b) He is the oldest player to win the Australian Open.
c) He is the oldest player to reach the World No. 1 ranking in Men’s Doubles.
d) He is the first athlete from Odisha to achieve a World No. 1 ranking.

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Ans : c) He is the oldest player to reach the World No. 1 ranking in Men’s Doubles.
Detail News

Q: Who are the Grand Slam winners in Tanis from India?

A. Rohan Bopanna, Leander Paes, Mahesh Bhupathi,
B. Leander Paes and Roger Federer
C. Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes
D. Sania Mirza, Leander Paes, Mahesh Bhupathi,
E. Leander Paes, Mahesh Bhupathi, Sania Mirza, and Rohan Bopanna

Ans. : E. Leander Paes, Mahesh Bhupathi, Sania Mirza, and Rohan Bopanna
Detail News

Q: Which pair won the Australian Open Men’s Doubles tennis championship in
2024?
a. Rohan Bopanna and Simone Bolelli
b. Matt Ebden and Andrea Vavassori
c. Rohan Bopanna and Matt Ebden
d. Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori

Ans : c. Rohan Bopanna and Matt Ebden

Detail News

Q: Who emerged victorious in the men’s singles final of the Australian Open
tennis championship2024?
a. Daniil Medvedev
b. Novak Djokovic
c. Jannik Sinner
d. Rafael Nadal

Correct Answer:c. Jannik Sinner

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Q: Who recently took oath as the Chief Minister of Bihar for the ninth time?
a. Jitan Ram Manjhi
b. Nitish Kumar
c. Vijay Kumar Choudhary
d. Rajendra Vishwanat Arlekar

Ans : b. Nitish Kumar

Detail News

Q: What is the name of the Indian cricketer who won the ICC ODI Player of the
Year award in 2023?
A. Rohit Sharma
B. Virat Kohli
C. Shikhar Dhawan
D. Hardik Pandya

Ans : B. Virat Kohli

Detail News

Q: Who was the Chief Guest at the Republic Day parade in 2024?
A) Narendra Modi
B) Droupadi Murmu
C) Emmanuel Macron
D) Virat Kohli

Ans : C) Emmanuel Macron

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Q: What were the twin themes of the Republic Day parade in 2024?
A) Unity in Diversity and Military Strength
B) Viksit Bharat and Bharat – Loktantra ki Matruka
C) Cultural Heritage and Economic Progress
D) Nari Shakti and Global Diplomacy

Ans : B) Viksit Bharat and Bharat – Loktantra ki Matruka

Detail News

Q: Which countries participated in Exercise Desert Knight alongside the Indian

Air Force in January 2024?
a. France and USA
b. France and UAE
c. USA and UAE
d. France and China

Ans : b. France and UAE

Detail News

Q: When is National Girl Child Day celebrated annually?

a. 1st January
b. 15th August
c. 24th January
d. 10th February

Ans : c. 24th January

Detail News

Q: Halwa ceremony is associated with which of the following events?

a. Independence Day celebrations
b. Budget preparation process
c. National Women’s Day
d. Republic Day Celebration

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Ans : b. Budget preparation process

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Q. What is the significance of Parakram Diwas?

(a) It is the birthday of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.
(b) It is the birthday of Maharana Pratap
(c) It is the birthday of Bhagat Singh
(d) It is the death Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi

Ans : (a) It is the birthday of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.

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Q. What was the slogan of the Indian National Army?

(a) Jai Hind
(b) Inquilab Zindabad
(c) Vande Mataram
(d) Swaraj now

Ans : (a) Jai Hind

Detail News

Q: Karpoori Thakur belonged to which state in India?

(a) Punjab
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Bihar

Ans : (d) Bihar

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Q: What was a major initiative implemented by Karpoori Thakur during his Chief
Ministership?
(a) Nationalization of banks
(b) Green Revolution
(c) Abolition of the zamindari system
(d) Introduction of Panchayati Raj

Ans : (c) Abolition of the zamindari system

Detail News

Q: Who led the Pran Pratishtha ceremony of Ramlalla in Ayodhya on January 22,
2024?
a. UP Governor Anandiben Patel
b. CM Yogi Adityanath
c. Prime Minister Narendra Modi
d. RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat

Ans : c. Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Detail News

Q: Who is the President of the 78th Session of the United Nations General
Assembly?
a. Dennis Francis
b. Narendra Modi
c. Antonio Guterres
d. Joe Biden

Answer: a. Dennis Francis

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Q: Who won the gold medal at the Asian Marathon Championships 2024?
a) Huang Yongzheng
b) Tiapkin Ilya
c) Man Singh
d) Ashvini Jadhav

Ans : c) Man Singh

Detail News

Q: Who lost in the finals of the men’s doubles at the India Open Badminton
2024?
a. Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty
b. Seo Seung-jae and Kang Min-hyuk
c. Shi Yu Qi and Lee Cheuk Yiu
d. Tai Tzu Ying and Chen Yu Fei

Ans : a. Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty

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Q: Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar is awarded in which of the following

categories?a. Educational Excellence, Scientific Achievement, and Leadership
b. Art and Culture, Bravery, Innovation, Social Service, and Sports
c. Academic Achievements and Technological Advancements
d. Environmental Conservation and Community Development

Ans : b. Art and Culture, Bravery, Innovation, Social Service, and Sports
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Q: Which state is hosting the Khelo India Youth Games 2024?

A) Punjab
B) Tamil Nadu
C) Karnataka
D) Maharashtra

Ans : B) Tamil Nadu

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Q: Where will ‘Bharat Parv 2024’ take place as part of the Republic Day
celebrations?
A) India Gate, Delhi
B) Red Fort, Delhi
C) Rajpath, Delhi
D) Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

Ans : B) Red Fort, Delhi

Detail News

Q: What is the minimum age for students to enroll in coaching centers according
to the new guidelines?
A) 14 years
B) 15 years
C) 16 years
D) 18 years

Ans : C) 16 years
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Q: What is the primary objective of Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra?

a. To promote tourism
b. To conduct political rallies
c. To create awareness and ensure public participation in development and
welfare schemes
d. To organize cultural festivals

Ans : c. To create awareness and ensure public participation in development and

welfare schemes
Detail News

Q: What is the main cause of the recent tensions between Iran and Pakistan?
a) Religious differences
b) Border disputes
c) Economic competition
d) Cultural conflicts

b) Border disputes
Detail News

Question: Buddhism was born in which country?

a. India
b. China
c. Thailand
d. Nepal

Ans : a. India
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Q: Where did the Wings India 2024 event hold in January 2024?
a. Mumbai Airport
b. Begumpet Airport, Hyderabad
c. Palam Airport, New Delhi
d. Safdarjung Airport, New Delhi

Ans: b. Begumpet Airport, Hyderabad

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Q: 12th-century Shree Jagannath Temple is located in which city and state?

a. Puri, Odisha
b. Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
c. Jaipur, Rajasthan
d. Madurai, Tamil Nadu

Ans : a. Puri, Odisha

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Q: What is the reported decline in poverty rate in India over the last nine years
according to NITI Aayog?
a) 27 percent to around 9 percent
b) 25 percent to around 17 percent
c) 29 percent to around 11 percent
d) 20 percent to around 15 percent

Answer: 29 percent to around 11 percent

Detail News

Q: Who currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of NITI Aayog in
India?
a) Narendra Modi
b) Amitabh Kant
c) Arvind Panagariya
d) B.V.R. Subrahmanyam

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Answer: d) B.V.R. Subrahmanyam

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Q: Who won The Best FIFA Men’s Player award at the FIFA Football Awards
ceremony in January 2024?
a) Kylian Mbappe
b) Erling Haaland
c) Lionel Messi
d) Aitana Bonmati

Ans : c) Lionel Messi

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Q: Which female football player received the Best FIFA Women’s Player Award
at the Award ceremony in January 2024?
a) Mary Earps
b) Aitana Bonmati
c) Sarina Wiegman
d) Kylian Mbappe

Ans: b) Aitana Bonmati

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Q: What is the significance of Makar Sankranti, Pongal, Uttarayan, and Magh

Bihu festivals?
a) End of summer
b) Onset of monsoon
c) End of winter and onset of longer days
d) Celebration of spring

Ans : c) End of winter and onset of longer days

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Q: When does the Pran Pratishtha program for Ram Lala Virajman at Shri Ram
Janmabhoomi complex begin?
a) January 21, 2024
b) January 16, 2024
c) January 22, 2024
d) January 15, 2024

Ans : c) January 22, 2024

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Q: Where is the 54th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum taking
place?
a) New York, USA
b) Paris, France
c) Davos, Switzerland
d) Tokyo, Japan

Ans : c) Davos, Switzerland

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Q: What is the theme of the 54th annual meeting of the World Economic
Forum?
a) Global Challenges
b) Rebuilding Trust
c) Technological Advancements
d) Economic Prosperity

Ans : b) Rebuilding Trust

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Q: Who were the Indian players in the men’s doubles final at the Malaysia Open
Super 1000?
A) Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Srikant Kidambi
B) Chirag Shetty and Lakshya Sen
C) Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty
D) Srikant Kidambi and Lakshya Sen

Ans : C) Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty

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Q: Who succeeded Queen Margrethe II as the new King of Denmark on January

14, 2024?
A) Crown Prince Christian
B) Prince Frederik X
C) King Christian IX
D) Prince Mette Frederiksen

Ans : B) Prince Frederik X

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Q: Who are the beneficiaries of the Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha
Abhiyan (PM-JANMAN)?
A) Urban population
B) Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs)
C) General category citizens
D) Women entrepreneurs

Ans : B) Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs)

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Q: What is the name of India’s longest bridge?

A. Rajiv Gandhi Setu
B. Atal Bihari Vajpayee Sewri – Nhava Sheva Atal Setu
C. Indira Gandhi Bridge
D. Sardar Patel Crossing

Ans : B. Atal Bihari Vajpayee Sewri – Nhava Sheva Atal Setu

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Q: What is the primary capability of the AKASH-NG missile system?

A. Submarine warfare
B. Anti-tank warfare
C. Interception of high-speed, agile aerial threats
D. Long-range artillery attacks

C. Interception of high-speed, agile aerial threats

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Q: Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur, is located in which state?

A. Maharashtra
B. Odisha
C. Tamil Nadu
D. Gujarat

Ans : B. Odisha
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Q: Who will present the Interim Budget during the session?

a. President Droupadi Murmu
b. Prime Minister Narendra Modi
c. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman
d. Speaker of the Lok Sabha Om Birla

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Ans : c. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

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Q: Why is National Youth Day celebrated annually?

a. To honor the Prime Minister Narendra Modi
b. To commemorate the birthday of Swami Vivekananda
c. To celebrate the ideals of Swami Dayananda Saraswathi
d. To commemorate the birthday of Bhagat Singh

Ans : b. To commemorate the birthday of Swami Vivekananda

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Q: Which terrorist group captured a United Nations helicopter in Somalia in

January 2024?
a. Taliban
b. Al-Shabab
c. ISIS
d. Boko Haram

answer: b. Al-Shabab
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Q: Why is World Hindi Day commemorated on 10 January every year?

a. To celebrate Hindi literature
b. To promote Hindi language abroad
c. To honor Hindi poets
d. To recognize Hindi culture

Ans : b. To promote Hindi language abroad

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Q: Who participated as the Chief Guest in the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit
2024?
a. President of the Nepal
b. President of the United States
c. Prime Minister of Israel
d. President of the United Arab Emirates

Ans : President of the United Arab Emirates

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Q: What is the primary goal of NASA’s Artemis program?

a. Sending humans to Mars
b. Sending humans back to the moon
c. Exploring asteroids
d. Establishing a space station on Mars

Ans : b. Sending humans to the moon

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Q: Presidents from which two countries were present at the inauguration of the
Vibrant Gujarat Global Trade Show?
a. Mozambique and Maldives
b. Mozambique and Timor Leste
c. Mozambique and UAE
d. Germany and UAE

Ans : b. Mozambique and Timor Leste

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Q: At what age does Gabriel Attal become the youngest Prime Minister in
modern French history?
a. 30
b. 34
c. 37
d. 40

Ans : b. 34
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Q: Who is elected as Bangladesh’s prime minister for the fourth consecutive

term?
a. Mohammed Shahabuddin
b. Sheikh Hasina
c. Nawab Sharif
d. Mohamed Asif

Ans : b. Sheikh Hasina

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Q: Where is the KG-DWN-98/2 block located, where the ONGC starts oil
production from Cluster-2 project in January 2024?
a) Arabian Sea
b) Bay of Bengal
c) Indian Ocean
d) Andaman Sea

Answer: b) Bay of Bengal

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Q: In which event did Varun Tomar win a gold medal to secure an Olympic
quota place?
a. Men’s 10m Air Rifle
b. Men’s 25m Rapid Fire Pistol
c. Men’s 50m Pistol
d. Men’s 10m Air Pistol

Answer: d. Men’s 10m Air Pistol

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Q: In which event did Esha Singh win a gold medal to secure an Olympic quota
place?
a. Women’s 10m Air Rifle
b. Women’s 25m Rapid Fire Pistol
c. Women’s 50m Pistol
d. Women’s 10m Air Pistol

Answer: d. Women’s 10m Air Pistol

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Q: What was the cause of the nosedive in India-Maldives relations in December

2023?
a. Trade disputes
b. Disparaging remarks about PM Modi’s visit to Lakshadweep
c. Military conflicts
d. Economic sanctions

Ans : b. Disparaging remarks about PM Modi’s visit to Lakshadweep

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Q: Which institute has initiated the country’s first smart lab in its OPD block?
a. PGI Chandigarh
b. AIIMS New Delhi
c. Apollo Hospitals
d. Fortis Healthcare

Ans : b. AIIMS New Delhi

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Q: How many languages did Suchetha Satish sing in during the record-setting
concert in Dubai?
a. 100 languages
b. 120 languages
c. 140 languages
d. 160 languages

Ans : c. 140 languages

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Q: What is the Lagrangian Point (L1)?

a. A point where two spacecraft collide
b. A point where gravitational forces reach equilibrium between Earth and the
Moon
c. A point where gravitational forces reach equilibrium between Earth and the Sun
d. A point in space where there is no gravitational force

Ans : c. A point where gravitational forces reach equilibrium between Earth and
the Sun
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Q: Which elite commando unit conducted the operation to rescue the hijacked
cargo ship near the coast of Somalia?
a. Navy Seals
b. MARCOS
c. SAS (Special Air Service)
d. GIGN (National Gendarmerie Intervention Group)

Ans : b. MARCOS
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Q: When will the 2024 T20 Men’s Cricket World Cup be held in the West Indies
and the United States?
a. June 1 to June 15, 2024
b. June 1 to June 29, 2024
c. July 1 to July 15, 2024
d. July 1 to July 29, 2024

Ans : b. June 1 to June 29, 2024

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Q: Who assumed the position of Secretary General of BIMSTEC in January 2024?

a. Mani Sankar Ayer
b. Indra Mani Pandey
c. Lal Mani Tripathi
d. Mukesh Yadav

Ans : b. Indra Mani Pandey

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Q: What is PRERANA, recently launched by the Government?

a. A new sports activity program
b. An experiential learning program
c. A scholarship initiative
d. A government employment scheme

b. An experiential learning program

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Q: What is the main focus of PRERANA?

a. Academic research
b. Developing leadership qualities in students
c. Sports training for students
d. Providing financial aid to students

b. Developing leadership qualities in students

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Q: Which company received the Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar for

Encouragement to Sports through Corporate Social Responsibility?
a. Indian Railway
b. Odisha Mining Corporate Limited
c. Sports Control Boards
d. Power Grid India Ltd

b. Odisha Mining Corporate Limited

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What is Jain Deemed to be University in Bengaluru awarded for in the Rashtriya

Khel Protsahan Puruskar 2023?
a. Encouragement to Sports through CSR
b. Nurturing budding and young talent
c. Promotion of sports at the State level
d. Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives

b. Nurturing budding and young talent

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Q: Where is the 16th edition of the India International Jewellery Trade Show
taking place?
a. Chennai
b. Pune
c. Mumbai
d. New Delhi

Ans : c. Mumbai
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Q: When is World Braille Day celebrated annually?

a. January 1st
b. January 4th
c. February 4th
d. March 4th

Ans : b. January 4th

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Question: What is Braille?

a. A form of sign language
b. A tactile writing system for the blind and visually impaired
c. A system of spoken language for the hearing impaired
d. A type of visual font used in print media

Ans : b. A tactile writing system for the blind and visually impaired
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Q: What is the full form of NCC?

a. National Cadet Council
b. National Cadet Corps
c. North Cultural Convention
d. National Cadre Committee

Ans : b. National Cadet Corps

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Q: What is the main cause of the widespread demonstrations by truck drivers in

India?
a) Fuel prices
b) Recent criminal code (Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita)
c) Labor disputes
d) Environmental regulations

Ans : b) Recent criminal code (Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita)

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Q: What penalty and jail term are prescribed in hit-and-run cases under the
recently enacted criminal code called Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS)?
a) 5 lakh rupees penalty, 5 years jail term
b) 7 lakh rupees penalty, 10 years jail term
c) 10 lakh rupees penalty, 7 years jail term
d) No penalty, 15 years jail term

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Ans : b) 7 lakh rupees penalty, 10 years jail term

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Q: Who received the M.S. Swaminathan Award in 2024?

a) Prof. B.R. Kamboj
b) Thawar Chand Gehlot
c) Chaudhary Charan Singh
d) Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia

answer: a) Prof. B.R. Kamboj

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Q: What is the name of the Joint Military Exercise conducted between India and
UAE in Rajasthan in January 2024?
a) Desert Storm 2024
b) Desert Thunder 2024
c) Desert Cyclone 2024
d) Desert Mirage 2024

Correct Answer: c) Desert Cyclone 2024

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Q: Which Indian state set a Guinness record for performing mass Surya
Namaskar simultaneously at 108 places on the first day of 2024?
a) Maharashtra
b) Gujarat
c) Rajasthan
d) Karnataka

Ans : b) Gujarat
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Q: When was the Brics group initially formed, and which countries were its
founding members?
a) Formed in 2010 with Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa
b) Formed in 2006 with Brazil, Russia, India, and China
c) Formed in 2012 with Argentina, China, India, and South Africa
d) Formed in 2008 with Brazil, Russia, India, and South Africa

Ans : b) Formed in 2006 with Brazil, Russia, India, and China

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Q: Who are the new members set to join the Brics group on January 1, 2024?
a) Argentina, Brazil, South Africa
b) Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates
c) Mexico, Australia, Turkey
d) Canada, Japan, Germany

Ans : b) Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates
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Q: Who has been appointed as the Chairman of the Sixteenth Finance

Commission?
a) Dr. Arvind Panagariya
b) Ritvik Ranjanam Pandey
c) Nirmala Sitharaman
d) Dr Subramanyam Swami

Answer: a) Dr. Arvind Panagariya

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Q: What is the role of Ritvik Ranjanam Pandey in the Sixteenth Finance

Commission?
a) Chairman
b) Secretary
c) Financial Advisor
d) Member

Correct Answer: b) Secretary

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Q: What is the primary objective of the X-ray Polarimeter Satellite (XPoSat)

launched by ISRO?
a. Studying atmospheric conditions
b. Analyzing polarisation of cosmic X-rays
c. Monitoring space debris
d. Examining lunar surface features

Ans : b. Analyzing polarisation of cosmic X-rays

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