1. Which city hosted the first meeting of the Inland Waterways Development Council?
A) Mumbai
B) Chennai
C) Kolkata
D) New Delhi
2. ONGC began its first oil production from which deep-water block?
A) KG-DWN 98/2
B) MB-DWN 75/3
C) RJ-DWN 60/1
D) MH-DWN 85/2
3. ‘Yogyasree’ scheme for SC/ST students was launched in which Indian state?
A) Kerala
B) West Bengal
C) Odisha
D) Gujarat
4. Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri launched which two portals related to street vendors?
A) PAiSA Portal and PM SVANidhi Portal
B) PM SVANidhi Portal and PM Awas Portal
C) PAiSA Portal and PM UDAY Portal
D) PM SVANidhi Portal and PM KISAN Portal
5. The ‘AI Odyssey’ Initiative is related to which field?
A) Space Exploration
B) Artificial Intelligence
C) Oceanography
D) Quantum Computing
6. Peregrine-1 Lunar Lander is a mission by which country?
A) USA
B) China
C) India
D) Russia
7. Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2024 was observed on which date?
A) January 7
B) January 8
C) January 9
D) January 10
8. What is the anticipated peak production from ONGC’s KG-DWN 98/2 Block?
A) 25,000 barrels of oil per day
B) 35,000 barrels of oil per day
C) 45,000 barrels of oil per day
D) 55,000 barrels of oil per day
9. Which state in India established training centres under the ‘Yogyasree’ scheme?
A) Tamil Nadu
B) Maharashtra
C) West Bengal
D) Karnataka
10. The refreshed PAiSA Portal Dashboard is associated with which ministry?
A) Ministry of Finance
B) Ministry of Commerce and Industry
C) Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
D) Ministry of Rural Development
11. The PM SVANidhi Mission Monitoring Portal aims to help which group?
A) Farmers
B) Street Vendors
C) Small Business Owners
D) Artisans
12. The ‘Harit Nauka’ guidelines are related to which sector?
A) Renewable Energy
B) Inland Water Transport
C) Organic Farming
D) Wildlife Conservation
13. The ‘River Cruise Tourism Roadmap 2047’ was unveiled in which city?
A) Kochi
B) Kolkata
C) Goa
D) Mumbai
14. Who is the Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways?
A) Nitin Gadkari
B) Sarbananda Sonowal
C) Piyush Goyal
D) Rajnath Singh
15. The Krishna Godavari (KG) basin is located off the coast of which Indian state?
A) Andhra Pradesh
B) Tamil Nadu
C) Gujarat
D) Odisha
16. Which initiative provides free training for competitive exams to SC/ST students in West Bengal?
A) VidyaSree
B) Yogyasree
C) ShikshaSree
D) PragatiSree
17. The ‘International Purple Fest 2024’ was held in which Indian state?
A) Kerala
B) Goa
C) Rajasthan
D) Punjab
18. Which minister inaugurated ‘Prasadam’ in Ujjain?
A) Dr. Harsh Vardhan
B) Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya
C) Dr. S. Jaishankar
D) Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal
19. Artificial Intelligence is being used in which medical field as per the current affairs?
A) Cardiology
B) Neurology
C) Oncology
D) Orthopedics
20. The seminar on ‘Grievance Redressal Committee (GRC) for Street Vendors’ was organized in which city?
A) Hyderabad
B) Bengaluru
C) New Delhi
D) Pune
Answer Keys:
1. Answer: C) Kolkata
2. Answer: A) KG-DWN 98/2
3. Answer: B) West Bengal
4. Answer: A) PAiSA Portal and PM SVANidhi Portal
5. Answer: B) Artificial Intelligence
6. Answer: A) USA
7. Answer: C) January 9
8. Answer: C) 45,000 barrels of oil per day
9. Answer: C) West Bengal
10. Answer: C) Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
11. Answer: B) Street Vendors
12. Answer: B) Inland Water Transport
13. Answer: B) Kolkata
14. Answer: B) Sarbananda Sonowal
15. Answer: A) Andhra Pradesh
16. Answer: B) Yogyasree
17. Answer: B) Goa
18. Answer: B) Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya
19. Answer: C) Oncology
20. Answer: C) New Delhi
