1. Who has been appointed as the new Vigilance Commissioner in the Central Vigilance Commission?
(a) Abhishek Banerjee
(b) Alok Kumar Sinha
(c) A S Rajeev
(d) Amitabh Kant
2. Which IIT has launched India’s largest drone pilot training facility?
(a) IIT Guwahati
(b) IIT Mumbai
(c) IIT Delhi
(d) IIT Varanasi
3. Who has become the first Indian bowler to take 100 wickets against England in Test cricket?
(a) Ravindra Jadeja
(b) Ravichandran Ashwin
(c) Kuldeep Yadav
(d) Jasprit Bumrah
4. Former Speaker of Lok Sabha Manohar Joshi passed away, he was also the former Chief Minister of which state?
(a) Goa
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Gujarat
5. Where will the three-day International Geeta Mahotsav be organised?
(a) Dhaka
(b) Colombo
(c) Kathmandu
(d) Dubai
6. Fast bowler Mohammed Shami is out of IPL 2024, which team does he play for?
(a) Delhi Capitals
(b) Gujarat Titans
(c) Mumbai Indians
(d) Rajasthan Royals
7. Where was Bharat Tex 2024 inaugurated by the Prime Minister?
(a) Mumbai
(b) New Delhi
(c) Gujarat
(d) Bhopal
8. Which organization has provided a $23 million loan for fintech advancement in Gujarat?
(a) International Finance Corporation
(b) Asian Development Bank
(c) World Bank
(d) International Monetary Fund
9. Who is set to benefit from the ‘Chief Minister Vayoshree Yojana’ introduced by the Maharashtra government?
(a) Women
(b) Farmers
(c) Senior Citizens
(d) Children
10. Where is India’s first beachside Startup Fest, EMERGE-2024, being hosted?
(a) Mumbai
(b) Goa
(c) Chennai
(d) Mangalore
11. Recently, the government has released guidelines for starting pilot programmes to use green hydrogen in which of the following sectors?
(a) Shipping sector
(b) Transportation sector
(c) Industrial sector
(d) Steel sector
12. Where was the 11th International Puppet Festival inaugurated?
(a) New Delhi
(b) Chandigarh
(c) Chennai
(d) Bhopal
13. How many gram panchayats are expected to benefit from the Bharat Net Phase-II – Gujarat Fibre Grid Network Limited project?
(a) Over 7,000
(b) Over 5,000
(c) Over 6,000
(d) Over 8,000
14. Where was the BIMSTEC Aquatic Championships inaugurated by Sports Minister Anurag Thakur?
(a) Mumbai
(b) Kolkata
(c) New Delhi
(d) Chennai
15. What is the primary habitat of ‘Black-crowned Night Heron’?
(a) Wetlands
(b) Snow Mountains
(c) Deserts
(d) Tropical rainforests
16. Which Indian manufacturer is set to supply new high-power radars and close-in weapon systems to the Indian Air Force as per the clearance by the Cabinet Committee on Security?
(a) Mahindra & Mahindra Limited
(b) Bharat Electronics Limited
(c) Larsen & Toubro
(d) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
17. What is the Uttar Pradesh government promoting through the ‘EV Upyog’ Portal?
(a) Agriculture
(b) Healthcare
(c) Electric Vehicles
(d) Tourism
18. Which state government recently launched ‘Operation Smile X’ to rescue child labourers?
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Telangana
(c) Karnataka
(d) Rajasthan
19. With which award will LK Advani be conferred in February 2024?
(a) Padma Bhushan
(b) Param Vir Chakra
(c) Padma Vibhushan
(d) Bharat Ratna
20. How many astronauts have been nominated for the Gaganyaan mission?
(a) 5
(b) 7
(c) 6
(d) 4
Answer Keys:
Answer: (c) A S Rajeev
Answer: (a) IIT Guwahati
Answer: (b) Ravichandran Ashwin
Answer: (b) Maharashtra
Answer: (d) Dubai
Answer: (b) Gujarat Titans
Answer: (b) New Delhi
Answer: (a) International Finance Corporation
Answer: (c) Senior Citizens
Answer: (a) Mumbai
Answer: (c) Industrial sector
Answer: (d) Bhopal
Answer: (c) Over 6,000
Answer: (c) New Delhi
Answer: (a) Wetlands
Answer: (b) Bharat Electronics Limited
Answer: (c) Electric Vehicles
Answer: (a) Uttar Pradesh
Answer: (d) Bharat Ratna
Answer: (c) 6
