1. Who chaired the 62nd Session of the Commission for Social Development at the United Nations?
A) Ruchira Kamboj
B) António Guterres
C) Narendra Modi
D) Xi Jinping
2. Which state in India is set to launch its first Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS)?
A) Uttarakhand
B) Kerala
C) Gujarat
D) Maharashtra
3. What initiative has the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) launched for transformative infrastructure planning?
A) Sangam: Digital Twin
B) BharatNet
C) Digital India
D) Smart City Mission
4. Which country has recently overtaken Japan as the world’s third-largest economy?
A) Germany
B) India
C) United Kingdom
D) France
5. On which day is World Anthropology Day celebrated in 2024?
A) February 15
B) February 16
C) February 22
D) February 14
6. Which institution signed an agreement with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to integrate the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) of India and the National Payments Interface (NPI) of Nepal?
A) Nepal Bank Limited
B) State Bank of India
C) Rastriya Banijya Bank
D) Nepal Rastra Bank
7. Where were major iron ore deposits recently uncovered in Rajasthan?
A) Karauli
B) Sikar
C) Tonk
D) Dungarpur
8. Which company has been recognized as India’s most valuable unlisted firm according to the Burgundy Private Hurun India 500 list?
A) Parle Products
B) Serum Institute Of India
C) Railtel Ltd
D) Divi’s Laboratories
9. In which state will the Prime Minister unveil the 125-foot statue of Bir Lachit Borphukan?
A) Manipur
B) Meghalaya
C) Assam
D) Tripura
10. Who has been appointed as the Managing Director of Boeing Defence India?
A) Nikhil Joshi
B) Dave Komendat
C) Shalini Grover
D) Akhil Prasad
11. Which bank won the Best Technology Bank of the Year Award at the 19th IBA Annual Banking Technology Conference?
A) ICICI Bank
B) South Indian Bank
C) IDFC FIRST Bank
D) HDFC Bank
12. Which state’s Chief Minister launched the ‘Van Mitra’ scheme to encourage community participation in tree planting activities?
A) Maharashtra
B) Punjab
C) Haryana
D) Gujarat
13. Which company has partnered with NPCI to introduce the ‘Credit Lines on UPI’ feature for merchants?
A) Razorpay
B) PayU
C) PhonePe
D) Google Pay
14. Which institution developed the sound-based anti-drone system?
A) IIT Bombay
B) IIT Delhi
C) IIT Madras
D) IIT Jammu
15. Which company is in discussions with Tata Group for a strategic alliance aimed at enhancing traffic volumes and engagement on Tata’s digital platform, Tata Neu?
A) Microsoft
B) Apple
C) Uber Technologies
D) Airbnb
16. Who recently became the second Indian bowler to take 500 wickets in Test matches?
A) Ravindra Jadeja
B) Ravichandran Ashwin
C) Jasprit Bumrah
D) Mohammed Shami
17. With which institution did Tata Steel sign an MoU to drive innovation and entrepreneurship?
A) IIT Bombay
B) IIT Delhi
C) IIT Kanpur
D) IIT Bhubaneswar
18. Which country is planning to launch the first wooden satellite by the end of 2024?
A) Finland
B) Japan
C) Canada
D) New Zealand
19. What is the name of the powerful telescope launched by NASA to study dark energy?
A) Hubble II
B) James Webb
C) Nancy Grace Roman
D) Kepler
20. Which city hosted the 2024 International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Robotics?
A) Tokyo
B) San Francisco
C) Dubai
D) Singapore
Answer Keys:
1. A) Ruchira Kamboj
2. A) Uttarakhand
3. A) Sangam: Digital Twin
4. A) Germany
5. B) February 16
6. D) Nepal Rastra Bank
7. A) Karauli
8. B) Serum Institute Of India
9. C) Assam
10. A) Nikhil Joshi
11. D) HDFC Bank
12. A) Maharashtra
13. A) Razorpay
14. B) IIT Delhi
15. C) Uber Technologies
16. B) Ravichandran Ashwin
17. A) IIT Bombay
18. A) Finland
19. C) Nancy Grace Roman
20. D) Singapore
