1. Which of the following states’ governments formally applied for a Geographical Indication (GI) tag for the sweet called Dodol?
A) Goa
B) Kerala
C) Karnataka
D) Tamil Nadu
Answer: A) Goa
2. Where has India’s largest leopard safari been opened to the public recently?
A) Kolkata
B) Gujarat
C) Bhopal
D) Bengaluru
Answer: D) Bengaluru
3. Who among the following has been appointed as the head coach of the Pakistan women’s cricket team?
A) Mohammad Siraj
B) Iqbal Khan
C) Mohammad Wasim
D) Mohammad Feroz
Answer: C) Mohammad Wasim
4. Who among the following has been appointed as the next Secretary General of NATO?
A) William James
B) Richard Jess
C) Mark Rutte
D) John Hamilton
Answer: C) Mark Rutte
5. Who among the following has won the Commonwealth Short Story Prize 2024?
A) Sanjana Thakur
B) Gaurav Pandey
C) Aksha Kamboj
D) S Tripathi
Answer: A) Sanjana Thakur
6. Who has been recently awarded the “PEN Pinter Prize 2024”?
A) Rakesh Sharma
B) Arundhati Roy
C) Chitra Banerjee
D) Salman Rushdie
Answer: B) Arundhati Roy
7. Who has been appointed as India’s new Foreign Secretary?
A) Vinay Mohan Kwatra
B) Harsh Vardhan Shringla
C) Vikram Misri
D) S. Jaishankar
Answer: C) Vikram Misri
8. Where will the second edition of the Global Chess League be held?
A) Dubai
B) New York
C) London
D) Paris
Answer: C) London
9. Recently, which country has announced plans to implement the world’s first carbon tax on livestock emissions, starting in 2030?
A) India
B) Denmark
C) Australia
D) New Zealand
Answer: B) Denmark
10. What technological advancement has the Pench Tiger Reserve adopted for forest fire protection?
A) Drone surveillance
B) Satellite imaging
C) Artificial Intelligence (AI)
D) Thermal cameras
Answer: C) Artificial Intelligence (AI)
