Current Affairs MCQs(English): January 15, 2024 - Test Your Knowledge!

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1. Who ascended to the Danish throne on January 14, 2024?

A) Queen Margrethe II

B) King Frederik IX

C) King Frederik X

D) Queen Mary

2. Which pro-sovereignty candidate won the Taiwanese presidential election?

A) Hou Yu-ih

B) William Lai Ching-te

C) Han Kuo-yu

D) Ko Wen-je

3. What event did the Delhi LG inaugurate at Baansera?

A) Flower Show

B) Patang Utsav

C) Food Festival

D) Music Concert

4. Which reserve became India’s first Dark Sky Park?

A) Ranthambore National Park

B) Jim Corbett National Park

C) Pench Tiger Reserve

D) Kaziranga National Park

5. On which date is Indian Army Day celebrated annually?

A) January 14

B) January 15

C) February 1

D) March 10

6. Which missile system was flagged off for delivery to the Indian Air Force?

A) BrahMos

B) Agni

C) Astra

D) Nirbhay

7. Which species was categorized as “Vulnerable” on the IUCN Red List on January 15, 2024?

A) Snow Leopard

B) Himalayan Wolf

C) Red Panda

D) Bengal Tiger

8. Which state secured the overall championship in the inaugural Diu Beach Games 2024?

A) Goa

B) Gujarat

C) Madhya Pradesh

D) Kerala

9. Which country is set to become the world’s largest producer of lentils during the 2023-24 crop years?

A) Australia

B) Russia

C) Canada

D) India

10. Where is the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting scheduled to take place in 2024?

A) Davos

B) Geneva

C) Zurich

D) Basel

11. Under the Sadbhavana scheme, which village in the Poonch district has been adopted by the Army as a model village?

A) Balakote

B) Pir Panjal

C) Datote

D) Topa Pir

12. Which National Highway witnessed the inauguration of the first steel slag road?

A) NH-44 Delhi-Jaipur

B) NH-66 Mumbai-Goa

C) NH-30 Kolkata-Patna

D) NH-22 Chandigarh-Manali

13. Which city’s Lieutenant Governor approved 24x7 operations for 32 establishments?

A) Andaman and Nicobar Island

B) Puducherry

C) Ladakh

D) Delhi

14. In which city was the 25T Bollard Pull Tug named ‘Bhishm’ launched?

A) Mumbai

B) Kochi

C) Kolkata

D) Visakhapatnam

15. In the recent allocation of ₹540 crore for pucca homes under the PMAY-G, who is the primary beneficiary group?

A) Tribal Group

B) Urban Dwellers

C) Farmers

D) Government Employees

16. In which country is the location of the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) project?

A) USA

B) Japan

C) China

D) India

17. Which state is home to Pench Tiger Reserve, marked as India’s first Dark Sky Park?

A) Maharashtra

B) Gujarat

C) Karnataka

D) Rajasthan

18. Who has been elected as the president in Taiwan’s historic election?

A) Hou Yu-ih

B) William Lai Ching-te

C) Han Kuo-yu

D) Ko Wen-je

19. Which country has formally requested India to withdraw military personnel by March 15, 2024?

A) China

B) India

C) Maldives

D) Pakistan

20. On which date is the PM-JANMAN Scheme set to be launched?

A) January 14

B) January 15

C) February 1

D) March 10

Answer Keys:

1. Answer: C) King Frederik X

2. Answer: B) William Lai Ching-te

3. Answer: B) Patang Utsav

4. Answer: C) Pench Tiger Reserve

5. Answer: B) January 15

6. Answer: A) BrahMos

7. Answer: C) Red Panda

8. Answer: A) Goa

9. Answer: D) India

10. Answer: A) Davos

11. Answer: A) Balakote

12. Answer: B) NH-66 Mumbai-Goa

13. Answer: D) Delhi

14. Answer: B) Kochi

15. Answer: A) Tribal Group

16. Answer: A) USA

17. Answer: A) Maharashtra

18. Answer: B) William Lai Ching-te

19. Answer: C) Maldives

20. Answer: B) January 15