1. Which festival was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Nashik on January 12, 2024?
A) Kumbh Mela
B) National Youth Festival
C) Nashik Film Festival
D) SulaFest
2. The US and UK launched airstrikes on Yemen’s Huthi Rebels due to attacks on which international sea route?
A) Mediterranean Sea
B) Persian Gulf
C) Red Sea
D) Gulf of Aden
3. Naveen Patnaik inaugurated an airport in which district of Odisha?
A) Cuttack
B) Puri
C) Malkangiri
D) Bhubaneswar
4. Which South Korean firm announced the establishment of a semiconductor plant in Sanand, Gujarat?
A) Samsung Electronics
B) LG Electronics
C) SK Hynix
D) Simmtech
5. Which organization financed 80% of the total project cost of Atal Setu, the longest bridge in India?
A) UNDP
B) IFC
C) JICA
D) EBRD
6. What prompted the US and UK to execute airstrikes in Yemen, targeting Huthi rebels?
A) Cybersecurity threats
B) Economic sanctions
C) Nuclear proliferation
D) Red Sea shipping attacks
7. With which Indian state is the dance-drama known as yakshagana most strongly associated?
A) Karnataka
B) Odisha
C) Tamil Nadu
D) Maharashtra
8. What is the name of the UGC’s new directive aimed at promoting ethical education in India?
A) EduEthics Initiative
B) Values education 2.0
C) EthicsExcel Program
D) Mulya Pravah 2.0
9. The ANUBHAV Awards Scheme is initiated by which department?
A) Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances, and Pensions
B) Department of Pension and Pensioners Welfare
C) Ministry of Home Affairs
D) Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances
10. On which date is National Youth Day observed in India every year?
A) January 15
B) March 8
C) April 20
D) January 12
11. During which dates is National Road Safety Week observed annually?
A) February 1 to 7
B) January 11 to 17
C) March 5 to 11
D) April 20 to 26
12. What recent professional role has Sheel Vardhan Singh taken up?
A) Member of UPSC
B) Director General of CISF
C) Chief Justice of a High Court
D) Ambassador to a Foreign Country
13. The Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park (PNHZP), West Bengal, has been internationally recognized for conservation of which animal?
A) Wolverines
B) Snow Leopards
C) Penguins
D) Snowy Owls
14. Who has recently assumed the role of Chief of Staff at the Southern Naval Command (SNC)?
A) Vice Admiral Satish Namdeo Ghormade
B) Admiral Karambir Singh
C) Rear Admiral Upal Kundu
D) Vice Admiral R. Hari Kumar
15. In which sports category did Aman Sehrawat secure a gold medal at the 2024 Zagreb Open?
A) Wrestling
B) Tennis
C) Swimming
D) Athletics
16. Which country recently launched the Einstein Probe, a lotus-shaped satellite, to study transient cosmic phenomena?
A) China
B) United States
C) Russia
D) India
17. Which cities shared the cleanest city title at the Swachh Survekshan Awards 2023?
A) Surat and Delhi
B) Indore and Surat
C) Kolkata and Chennai
D) Bangalore and Indore
18. Sheikh Hasina took oath as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh for which term?
A) Third
B) Fourth
C) Fifth
D) Sixth
19. Maldives and China committed to greater strategic cooperation during which week of January 2024?
A) First week
B) Second week
C) Third week
D) Fourth week
20. Which agreement will allow every state and UT in India to showcase its tableau at the Republic Day parade within three years?
A) New Cultural Exchange Program
B) Republic Day Tableau Agreement
C) National Integration Scheme
D) Triennial Tableau Opportunity
Answer Keys:
1. Answer: B) National Youth Festival
2. Answer: C) Red Sea
3. Answer: C) Malkangiri
4. Answer: D) Simmtech
5. Answer: C) JICA
6. Answer: D) Red Sea shipping attacks
7. Answer: A) Karnataka
8. Answer: D) Mulya Pravah 2.0
9. Answer: B) Department of Pension and Pensioners Welfare
10. Answer: D) January 12
11. Answer: B) January 11 to 17
12. Answer: B) Director General of CISF
13. Answer: B) Snow Leopards
14. Answer: C) Rear Admiral Upal Kundu
15. Answer: A) Wrestling
16. Answer: A) China
17. Answer: B) Indore and Surat
18. Answer: C) Fifth
19. Answer: B) Second week
20. Answer: D) Triennial Tableau Opportunity
