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1) Which among the following films has won awards in several categories at the Golden Globe Awards 2023-2024?

A) Killers of the Flower Moon

B) Mission: Impossible 7

C) Barbie

D) Oppenheimer

E) None of these

Answer – D) Oppenheimer

Explanation: 

Oppenheimer has won awards in several categories at the Golden Globe Awards 2023-2024.

 

2) Who among the following persons has written a book titled, “Why Bharat Matters”?

A) S. Jai Shankar

B) Ashwini Vaishnaw

C) Piyush Goyal

D) Mansukh L. Mandaviya

E) None of these

Answer – S. Jai Shankar

Explanation: 

Book: “Why Bharat Matters”

Author: S. Jai Shankar

 

3) Gabriel Attal, 34 years old has become the youngest Prime Minister of _____

A) France

B) Italy

C) German

D) Japan

E) None of these

Answer – A) France

Explanation: Gabriel Attal, 34 years old has become the youngest Prime Minister of France.

 

4) Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has won re-election for a ____ term.

A) third

B) fourth

C) fifth

D) sixth

E) None of these

Answer – C) fifth

Explanation: 

Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has won re-election for a fifth term.

 

5) Who among the following persons has been appointed as Railway Board secretary?

A) Alka A Mishra

B) Aruna Nayar

C) Urvilla Khati 

D) Sunita Vedantam 

E) None of these

Answer – B) Aruna Nayar

Explanation:

Aruna Nayar, Indian Railway Personnel Service (IRPS) Officer of 1987 Batch and Level-16 empanelled IRMS officer has been appointed as Secretary, Railway Board.

 

6) Who among the following persons has been appointed as the CEO of IOA?

A) Raghuram Iyer

B) P T Usha

C) Milkha Singh

D) Anju Bobby George

E) None of these

Answer – A) Raghuram Iyer

Explanation:

The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has appointed Mr. Raghuram Iyer as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

Indian Olympic Association (IOA):

Headquarters: New Delhi, India

President: P. T. Usha.

 

7) The International Purple Fest, India’s First-of-its-kind inclusive festival that celebrates persons with disabilities has been held in_____

A) Hyderabad

B) Bengaluru

C) Goa

D) Mumbai

E) None of these

Answer – C) Goa

Explanation:

The International Purple Fest, India’s First-of-its-kind inclusive festival that celebrates persons with disabilities has been held in Goa.

 

8) Who among the following persons has inaugurated the ‘Indus Food 2024’, exhibition to showcase India’s vibrant and diverse food ecosystem in India Exposition Mart, Greater Noida?

A)  Piyush Goyal

B)  Amit Shah

C)  Rajnath Singh

D)  Nitin Gadkari 

E)  None of these

Answer – A)  Piyush Goyal

Explanation:

Union Minister of Commerce & Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution and Textiles, Shri Piyush Goyal has inaugurated the ‘Indus Food 2024’, exhibition to showcase India’s vibrant and diverse food ecosystem in India Exposition Mart, Greater Noida.

 

9) India’s First Inland Waterways Development Council has committed ______ for development of River Cruise Tourism.

A) Rs. 35,000 Crore

B) Rs. 45,000 Crore

C) Rs. 55,000 Crore

D) Rs. 65,000 Crore

E) Rajnath Singh

Answer – B) Rs. 45,000 Crore

Explanation:

India’s First Inland Waterways Development Council has committed Rs 45,000 crore for development of River Cruise Tourism.

 

10) Which among the following organisations has started crude oil production from its massive deep-sea project in the Krishna-Godavari (KG) basin block KG-DWN-98/2.?

A) ONGC

B) IOCL

C) BPCL

D) HPCL

E) None of these

Answer – A) ONGC

Explanation:

Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has started crude oil production from its massive deep-sea project in the Krishna-Godavari (KG) basin block KG-DWN-98/2.

 

11) Tata Power will invest around _______ to come up with 10 gigawatt (GW) solar and wind units in Tamil Nadu over a period of five to seven years.

A) Rs. 60,000 crore

B) Rs. 50,000 crore

C) Rs. 70,000 crore

D) Rs. 80,000 crore

E) None of these

Answer – C) Rs. 70,000 crore

Explanation:

Tata Power will invest around Rs 70,000 crore to come up with 10 gigawatt (GW) solar and wind units in Tamil Nadu over a period of five to seven years.

 

12) Chandubi Mahotsav is an annual festival celebrated in the state of ____

A) Assam

B) Mizoram

C) Manipur

D) West Bengal

E) None of these

Answer – A) Assam

Explanation:

Chandubi Mahotsav is an annual festival celebrated in the state of Assam.

 

13) India will chair and host UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee in 2024 for the first time in ________

A) Bengaluru

B) Hyderabad

C) New Delhi

D) Chennai

E) None of these

Answer – C) New Delhi

Explanation:

India will chair and host UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee in 2024 for the first time in New Delhi.

14) Who among the following persons has inaugurated the 10th edition of Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2024 at Mahatma Mandir, Gandhinagar?

A) Droupadi Murmu

B) Anurag Thakur

C) Amit Shah

D) Narendra Modi

E) None of these

Answer – D) Narendra Modi

Explanation:

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has inaugurated the 10th edition of Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2024 at Mahatma Mandir, Gandhinagar.

 

15) National Youth Day also known as Vivekananda Jayanti is celebrated on _____

A) January 11

B) January 12

C) January 13

D) January 14

E) None of these

Answer – B) January 12

Explanation:

National Youth Day – January 12

 

16)  Which among the following states has become the first Indian state to map all 784 accident-prone areas, known as ‘black spots’, on the Mappls App, a navigation system developed by MapMyIndia?

A) Maharashtra

B) Punjab

C) Karnataka

D) Kerala

E) None of these

Answer – B) Punjab

Explanation: 

Punjab has become the first Indian state to map all 784 accident-prone areas, known as ‘black spots’, on the Mappls App, a navigation system developed by MapMyIndia.

 

17) Which among the following companies has won the CII National Award for Excellence in Water Management?

A) Hero

B) Tata Motors

C) Honda

D) Yamaha

E) None of these

Answer – A) Hero

Explanation: 

The manufacturing facility of Hero MotoCorp, in Gurugram, Haryana, has won the CII National Award for Excellence in Water Management, and was rated as the ‘Winner’ in the ‘Within the Fence’ category.

 

18) Who among the following persons has officially launched the nation’s first-ever Report Management Portal (RMP) and the Meeting Management Portal(MMP)?

A) Mamata Banerjee

B) Pushkar Singh Dhami 

C) Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu

D) N. Biren Singh

E) None of these

Answer – C) Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu

Explanation:

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu has officially launched the Report Management Portal and the Meeting Management Portal.

 

19) Adidas, the German sportswear giant, has announced plans to set up its first Asia Global Consumer Center (GCC) outside China in ________

A) Kerala

B) Karnataka

C) Tamil Nadu

D) Maharashtra

E) None of these

Answer – C) Tamil Nadu

Explanation: 

Adidas, the German sportswear giant, has announced plans to set up its first Asia Global Consumer Center (GCC) outside China in Tamil Nadu, India.

 

20) Researchers at ______ and Stanford University have announced Mobile ALOHA, a low-cost open-source hardware system for bimanual teleoperation.

A) Microsoft

B) IBM

C) Wipro

D) Google DeepMind

E) None of these

Answer – D) Google DeepMind

Explanation:

Researchers at Google DeepMind and Stanford University have announced Mobile ALOHA, a low-cost open-source hardware system for bimanual teleoperation.