1. Who was inaugurated as the President of Guatemala on January 15, 2024?
A) Bernardo Arévalo
B) Alejandro Giammattei
C) Sandra Torres
D) Thelma Aldana
2. Which Indian President inaugurated the 5th Meghalaya Games in Tura, Meghalaya?
A) Ram Nath Kovind
B) Pratibha Patil
C) Droupadi Murmu
D) Pranab Mukherjee
3. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to inaugurate the NACIN Campus in which state?
A) Karnataka
B) Andhra Pradesh
C) Tamil Nadu
D) Telangana
4. Switzerland agreed to host a global peace summit on whose request?
A) Angela Merkel
B) Emmanuel Macron
C) Volodymyr Zelenskiy
D) Joe Biden
5. The World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting 2024 is scheduled to be held in which city?
A) Davos
B) Geneva
C) Zurich
D) Basel
6. Who is leading the first human trials for the Nipah virus vaccine?
A) Harvard Scientists
B) Massachusetts Institute of Technology Researchers
C) Stanford University Team
D) Oxford Scientists
7. What is the primary objective of Operation AMRITH launched by Kerala’s Drug Control Department?
A) Curb the overuse of antibiotics
B) Improve sanitation and hygiene practices
C) Increase public awareness about healthcare scams
D) Enhance access to primary healthcare services
8. Which Indian state leads in poverty reduction according to the NITI Aayog report?
A) Maharashtra
B) Uttar Pradesh
C) Bihar
D) Madhya Pradesh
9. Which state recently obtained a geographical indication (GI) tag for its indigenous variety of dates known as Kachchhi Kharek?
A) Rajasthan
B) Maharashtra
C) Haryana
D) Gujarat
10. Where is the inauguration ceremony of the ‘Samavesha’ project by I-STEM scheduled to take place?
A) Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
B) Indian Institute of Science Bengaluru
C) Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research
D) Office of Principal Scientific Advisor
11. In which city did the joint excavation by the Indian Institute of Technology (Kharagpur) and Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) reveal evidence of cultural continuity dating back to 800 BCE?
A) Vadnagar
B) Palanpur
C) Valsad
D) Bhuj
12. Who assumed the charge of Director General Naval Operations (DGNO) in the Indian Navy?
A) Vice Admiral Abhay Kumar
B) Vice Admiral Shardul Sharma
C) Vice Admiral AN Pramod
D) Vice Admiral Satpura Singh
13. Which country is connected to the Indian Navy through the inaugural ‘Ex-Ayutthaya’ naval exercise?
A) Cambodia
B) Indonesia
C) Thailand
D) Vietnam
14. Where is the ICC Under 19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2024 scheduled to take place?
A) India
B) Australia
C) South Africa
D) England
15. Which bank has introduced the SmartFin digital Supply Chain Finance platform in collaboration with Veefin Solutions?
A) Canara Bank
B) Yes Bank
C) Federal Bank
D) IndusInd Bank
16. When is National Startup Day 2024 celebrated?
A) January 11
B) January 10
C) January 20
D) January 16
17. In which Indian state does the Soliga tribe, known for their traditional honey collection practices, reside?
A) Tamil Nadu
B) Karnataka
C) Kerala
D) Andhra Pradesh
18. Which country has agreed to host the global peace summit aimed at resolving the conflict initiated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine?
A) Switzerland
B) France
C) Germany
D) United Kingdom
19. Who inaugurated the 5th Meghalaya Games?
A) Droupadi Murmu
B) Anurag Thakur
C) Jagdeep Dhankhar
D) Narendra Modi
20. Which Indian state leads in the production of the indigenous variety of dates known as Kachchhi Kharek?
A) Rajasthan
B) Maharashtra
C) Haryana
D) Gujarat
Answer Keys:
1. Answer: A) Bernardo Arévalo
2. Answer: C) Droupadi Murmu
3. Answer: B) Andhra Pradesh
4. Answer: C) Volodymyr Zelenskiy
5. Answer: A) Davos
6. Answer: B) Massachusetts Institute of Technology Researchers
7. Answer: A) Curb the overuse of antibiotics
8. Answer: B) Uttar Pradesh
9. Answer: D) Gujarat
10. Answer: B) Indian Institute of Science Bengaluru
11. Answer: A) Vadnagar
12. Answer: C) Vice Admiral AN Pramod
13. Answer: C) Thailand
14. Answer: B) Australia
15. Answer: C) Federal Bank
16. Answer: D) January 16
17. Answer: B) Karnataka
18. Answer: A) Switzerland
19. Answer: A) Droupadi Murmu
20. Answer: D) Gujarat
