1. Who is the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh who announced Amaravati as the state’s only capital?
A) YS Jagan Mohan Reddy
B) N Chandrababu Naidu
C) K Rosaiah
D) Kiran Kumar Reddy
Answer: B) N Chandrababu Naidu
2. Which city was the joint capital of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana as per the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act 2014?
A) Visakhapatnam
B) Vijayawada
C) Amaravati
D) Hyderabad
Answer: D) Hyderabad
3. Where has the Japan India Maritime Exercise – 24 (JIMEX – 24) commenced?
A) Yokohama, Japan
B) Yokosuka, Japan
C) Mumbai, India
D) New Delhi, India
Answer: B) Yokosuka, Japan
4. Which edition of JIMEX is being held in 2024?
A) Sixth edition
B) Seventh edition
C) Eighth edition
D) Ninth edition
Answer: C) Eighth edition
5. Who won the Norway Chess super-tournament for the sixth time?
A) Magnus Carlsen
B) Fabiano Caruana
C) Hikaru Nakamura
D) R Praggnanandhaa
Answer: A) Magnus Carlsen
6. Who emerged victorious in the Women’s Norway Chess 2024 tournament?
A) Ju Wenjun
B) R Praggnanandhaa
C) Hikaru Nakamura
D) Fabiano Caruana
Answer: A) Ju Wenjun
7. Who emerged as the top performer in the International Digital Teachers' Olympiad?
A) Ms. Shilpi Agarwal
B) Ms. Priya Singh
C) Ms. Ruchi Gupta
D) Ms. Nidhi Sharma
Answer: A) Ms. Shilpi Agarwal
8. How many educators participated in the first edition of the International Digital Teachers' Olympiad?
A) 1,300 educators
B) 2,300 educators
C) 3,300 educators
D) 4,300 educators
Answer: C) 3,300 educators
9. Who are the recipients of the Dilip Bose Award for Lifetime Achievement?
A) Nar Singh and Rohini Lokhande
B) Dilip Bose and Nar Singh
C) Rohini Lokhande and PYC Hindu Gymkhana
D) All India Tennis Association and Nar Singh
Answer: A) Nar Singh and Rohini Lokhande
10. What is the amount of cash prize accompanying the Dilip Bose Award?
A) Rs.25,000
B) Rs.50,000
C) Rs.75,000
D) Rs.1,00,000
Answer: B) Rs.50,000
11. What is the new name of the golden visa scheme in Portugal?
A) Solidarity Visa
B) Affordable Housing Visa
C) Residency Visa
D) Investment Visa
Answer: A) Solidarity Visa
12. What is the purpose of the new solidarity visa scheme in Portugal?
A) To attract wealthy foreigners to invest in luxury housing
B) To allow wealthy foreigners to invest in affordable housing for locals or accommodation for migrants
C) To provide residency rights to non-EU nationals who invest in Portugal
D) To restrict foreign investment in Portugal
Answer: B) To allow wealthy foreigners to invest in affordable housing for locals or accommodation for migrants
13. Which organization will add Israel, Hamas, and Palestinian Islamic Jihad to a list of countries and armed groups that harm children?
A) European Union
B) United Nations
C) NATO
D) Amnesty International
Answer: B) United Nations
14. Why will Israel, Hamas, and Palestinian Islamic Jihad be added to the list of countries and armed groups that harm children?
A) Due to their involvement in the war in Syria
B) Due to their involvement in the war in Ukraine
C) Due to the heavy toll the war in Gaza has taken on minors, including killing, maiming, and starvation
D) Due to their human rights records
Answer: C) Due to the heavy toll the war in Gaza has taken on minors, including killing, maiming, and starvation
15. Who has recently been appointed as the Chief Minister of Odisha?
A) Naveen Patnaik
B) Dharmendra Pradhan
C) Mohan Charan Majhi
D) Giridhar Gamang
Answer: C) Mohan Charan Majhi
