1. What was the significant date when PM Modi inaugurated the Kochrab Ashram and launched the Gandhi Ashram Memorial Master Plan?
A) March 10, 2024
B) March 12, 2024
C) March 14, 2024
D) March 16, 2024
2. Which of the following activities did PM Modi perform during his visit to the Sabarmati Ashram for the inauguration?
A) Paid floral tributes to Mahatma Gandhi’s statue
B) Visited Hriday Kunj
C) Planted a sapling
D) All of the above
3. The Kochrab Ashram was redeveloped as part of which nationwide celebration initiated from Sabarmati Ashram?
A) Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
B) Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav
C) Make in India
D) Digital India
4. The first automobile in-plant railway siding inaugurated by PM Modi is located at which company’s manufacturing facility?
A) Tata Motors
B) Hyundai
C) Suzuki Motor Gujarat
D) Mahindra & Mahindra
5. The in-plant railway siding project at Suzuki Motor Gujarat is part of which government initiative?
A) UDAY
B) Gati Shakti
C) Bharatmala
D) Sagarmala
6. How many cars per annum is the SMG railway siding facility expected to dispatch when fully operational?
A) 100,000 cars
B) 200,000 cars
C) 300,000 cars
D) 400,000 cars
7. Who inaugurated India’s 1st FutureLABS center at C-DAC Thiruvananthapuram?
A) The President of India
B) The Prime Minister of India
C) The Union Minister of State for Electronics and IT
D) The Chief Minister of Kerala
8. What is the focus area of the newly inaugurated FutureLABS center?
A) Space technology
B) Semiconductor chips and systems
C) Information technology services
D) Biotechnology
9. Which city is envisioned to become India’s next innovation hub as per the Union Minister during the inauguration?
A) Bengaluru
B) Hyderabad
C) Thiruvananthapuram
D) Pune
10. Which Indian Navy ship participated in Exercise Cutlass Express 2024?
A) INS Vikrant
B) INS Instir
C) INS Tir
D) INS Kalvari
11. Exercise Cutlass Express 2024 was held at which location?
A) Port Victoria, Seychelles
B) Port Louis, Mauritius
C) Port of Djibouti
D) Port Blair, India
12. How many friendly foreign countries participated along with the Indian Navy in Exercise Cutlass Express 2024?
A) 10
B) 12
C) 14
D) 16
13. What milestone did IREDA achieve under the MoU 2022-23, as announced during its 38th Foundation Day celebration?
A) ‘Good’ Rating
B) ‘Very Good’ Rating
C) ‘Excellent’ Rating
D) ‘Outstanding’ Rating
14. Which significant status is IREDA in the process of attaining, as highlighted on its 38th Foundation Day?
A) ‘Mini-Ratna’
B) ‘Navratna’
C) ‘Maharatna’
D) ‘Global Leader’
15. On which date did IREDA celebrate its 38th Foundation Day in 2024?
A) March 9, 2024
B) March 10, 2024
C) March 11, 2024
D) March 12, 2024
16. Who was honored with the IAA Golden Compass Award in 2024?
A) Shelly Lazarus
B) Paul Polman
C) Andrew Robertson
D) Srinivasan Swamy
17. At which event was the IAA Golden Compass Award presented to Srinivasan Swamy?
A) 45th IAA World Congress
B) Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity
C) The One Show
D) D&AD Awards
18. Where was the 45th IAA World Congress held, where Srinivasan Swamy received the Golden Compass Award?
A) Mumbai, India
B) Penang, Malaysia
C) Sydney, Australia
D) New York, USA
19. What is the name of one of the new scorpion species discovered by California teenagers Harper Forbes and Prakrit Jain?
A) Paruroctonus soda
B) Paruroctonus conclusus
C) Paruroctonus tulare
D) Paruroctonus californicus
20. The newly discovered scorpions are adapted to live in which type of environment?
A) Tropical rainforests
B) Alkaline playas
C) Coastal sand dunes
D) Mountainous regions
Answer Key:
1. B) March 12, 2024
2. D) All of the above
3. B) Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav
4. C) Suzuki Motor Gujarat
5. B) Gati Shakti
6. C) 300,000 cars
7. C) The Union Minister of State for Electronics and IT
8. B) Semiconductor chips and systems
9. C) Thiruvananthapuram
10. C) INS Tir
11. A) Port Victoria, Seychelles
12. D) 16
13. C) ‘Excellent’ Rating
14. B) 'Navratna’
15. C) March 11, 2024
16. D) Srinivasan Swamy
17. A) 45th IAA World Congress
18. B) Penang, Malaysia
19. A) Paruroctonus soda
20. B) Alkaline playas
