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1) Which among the following states has emerged as the most preferred state to work in among the youth in India?

A) Kerala

B) Tamil Nadu

C) Karnataka

D) Maharashtra

E) None of these

Answer – A) Kerala

Explanation: 

Kerala has emerged as the most preferred state to work in among the youth in India.

 

2) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated the Maharishi Valmiki International Airport in ______

A) Uttar Pradesh

B) Karnataka

C) Telangana

D) Tamil Nadu

E) Andhra Pradesh

Answer – A) Uttar Pradesh

Explanation: 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated the Maharishi Valmiki International Airport in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh.

 

3) Which among the following organisations has launched FEAST software, a book to guide faculty, students, and the academic community in structural engineering?

A) NASA

B) DRDO

C) ISRO

D) ESA

E) None of these

Answer – C) ISRO

Explanation:                                                                                               

ISRO has launched FEAST software, a book to guide faculty, students, and the academic community in structural engineering.

 

4) Who among the following persons has launched the National Transit Pass System (NTPS) pan-India  to facilitate the seamless transit of timber, bamboo, and other forest produce across the country.?

A) Rajnath Singh

B) Bhupender Yadav

C) Amit Shah

D) Nitin Gadkari

E) None of these

Answer – B) Bhupender Yadav

Explanation: 

Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change and Labour and Employment Shri Bhupender Yadav has launched the National Transit Pass System (NTPS) pan-India to facilitate the seamless transit of timber, bamboo, and other forest produce across the country.

 

5) Which among the following states has launched ‘Namma(our) Cargo’ truck service?

A) Kerala

B) Tamil Nadu

C) Karnataka

D) Maharashtra

E) None of these

Answer – C) Karnataka

Explanation:

Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) has launched ‘Namma (our) Cargo’ truck service.

 

6) India and ______ have signed some “very important” agreements related to the construction of the future power-generating units of the Kudankulam nuclear power plant.

A) Brazil

B) China

C) Germany

D) Russia

E) None of these

Answer – D) Russia

Explanation:

India and Russia have signed some “very important” agreements related to the construction of the future power-generating units of the Kudankulam nuclear power plant.

 

7) The 8th edition of Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS) Conclave of Chiefs (CoC) was conducted in ______

A) India

B) Indonesia

C) Sri Lanka

D) Singapore

E) Thailand

Answer – E) Thailand

Explanation:

The 8th edition of Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS) Conclave of Chiefs (CoC) was conducted in Bangkok, Thailand by the Royal Thai Navy.

 

8) Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited has partnered with ______ to launch an indigenous Artificial Intelligence (AI) model, which will be called ‘Bharat GPT’.

A)  IIT Madras

B)  IIT Delhi

C)  IIT Kanpur

D)  IIT Guwahati 

E)  IIT Bombay

Answer – E)  IIT Bombay

Explanation:

Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited has partnered with Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay to launch an indigenous Artificial Intelligence (AI) model, which will be called ‘Bharat GPT’.

 

9) Who among the following persons has released a commemorative Postal Stamp, to mark 50 years of Pandit Jasraj’s music festival – ‘Pandit Motiram Pandit Maniram Sangeet Samaroha’, in New Delhi?

A) Rajnath Singh

B) Narendra Modi

C) Amit Shah

D) Nitin Gadkari

E) None of these

Answer – C) Amit Shah

Explanation:

Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Shri Amit Shah, has released a commemorative postal stamp to mark 50 years of Pandit Jasraj’s music festival, ‘Pandit Motiram Pandit Maniram Sangeet Samaroha’, in New Delhi.

 

10) Which among the following has announced a strategic partnership with Google and Meta to expand its presence among small companies by using Google Maps and WhatsApp?

A) Amazon

B) Meesho

C) Flipkart

D) ONDC

E) None of these

Answer – D) ONDC

Explanation:

The Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC), a protocol supported by the Ministry of Commerce, has announced strategic partnerships with Google and Meta to expand its presence among small companies by using Google Maps and WhatsApp.

 

11) Which among the following IITs has collaborated with the Assam Government’s flagship Arohan scheme?

A)  IIT Madras

B)  IIT Delhi

C)  IIT Kanpur

D)  IIT Guwahati 

E)  IIT Bombay

Answer – D)  IIT Guwahati

Explanation:

The Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IIT Guwahati), in collaboration with the Assam Government’s flagship Arohan scheme, is actively involved in inspiring meritorious students to pursue STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) subjects in higher education.

 

12) Which among the following states has set the Guinness World Record for mass Surya Namaskar?

A) Kerala

B) Tamil Nadu

C) Karnataka

D) Maharashtra

E) Gujarat

Answer – E) Gujarat

Explanation:

Gujarat has set the Guinness World Record for mass Surya Namaskar. More than 50,000 people participated in a synchronised Surya Namaskar across 108 locations within the state.

 

13) Indian squash player, Anahat Singh, has won the girls’ under-19 division at the 2023 Scottish Junior Open squash in _____

A) Glasgow

B) Edinburgh

C) Aberdeen

D) Portree

E) Sigrid Kaag

Answer – B) Edinburgh

Explanation:  

Indian squash player Anahat Singh has won the girls’ under-19 division at the 2023 Scottish Junior Open squash in Edinburgh.

Scotland:

Capital: Edinburgh

Currency: Pound sterling

 

14) Who among the following persons has won the 2023 World Blitz Chess Championship?

A) R Praggnanandhaa

B) Anish Giri

C) Ding Liren

D) Magnus Carlsen

E) None of these

Answer – D) Magnus Carlsen

Explanation:

GM Magnus Carlsen has won the 2023 FIDE World Blitz Chess Championship for the seventh time with a score of 16 points from 21 games. In the women’s tournament, Valentina Gunina has claimed her second Blitz title.

 

15) Who among the following persons has assumed charge as the Chief of Materiel of the Indian Navy?

A) Kiran Deshmukh

B) Dinesh K Tripathi

C) Sanjay Jasjit Singh

D) Rajesh Pendharkar

E) None of these

Answer – A) Kiran Deshmukh

Explanation:

Vice Admiral Kiran Deshmukh, AVSM, VSM has assumed charge as the Chief of Materiel of the Indian Navy.

 

16)  Felix Tshisekedi has been re-elected for the President of ______

A) Republic of Angola

B) Democratic Republic of Congo

C) Republic of the Congo

D) Republic of the Chad

E) None of these

Answer – B) Democratic Republic of Congo

Explanation: 

Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi has been re-elected for a second term.

Democratic Republic of Congo:

Capital: Kinshasa

Currency: Congolese franc

 

17) The state government of ____will launch the country’s first submarine tourism. 

A) Kerala

B) Tamil Nadu

C) Gujarat

D) Maharashtra

E) None of these

Answer – C) Gujarat

Explanation: 

The state government of Gujarat will launch the country’s first submarine tourism in Dwarka.

 

18) Ravindra Kumar Tyagi has been appointed as the new Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of _______

A) CIL

B) NALCO

C) PFC

D) POWERGRID.

E) None of these

Answer – D) POWERGRID.

Explanation:

Ravindra Kumar Tyagi has been appointed as the new Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of POWERGRID.

POWERGRID:

Headquarters: Gurugram, Haryana.

 

19) “World Braille Day” is observed on ____

A) January 1

B) January 2

C) January 3

D) January 4

E) None of these

Answer – D) January 4

Explanation: 

“World Braille Day” – January 4

 

20) “Indian Army Day” is observed on ____

A) January 11

B) January 12

C) January 13

D) January 14

E) January 15

Answer – E) January 15

Explanation: 

 

“Indian Army Day” – January 15

 

21) Maruti Suzuki India Limited (MSIL) has announced signing a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with the Government of _____ to set up a second Japan-India Institute for Manufacturing (JIM), in Haryana, at Kansala, near Rohtak.

A) Kerala

B) Tamil Nadu

C) Karnataka

D) Maharashtra

E) Haryana

Answer – E) Haryana

Explanation: 

Maruti Suzuki India Limited (MSIL) has announced signing a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with the Government of Haryana to set up a second Japan-India Institute for Manufacturing (JIM), in Haryana, at Kansala, near Rohtak.

 

22) Which among the following companies has become the first Indian company to use chemical recycling for circular polymers?

A) L & T

B) ONGC

C) Reliance Industries

D) IOCL

E) Andhra Pradesh

Answer – C) Reliance Industries

Explanation: 

Reliance Industries has become the first Indian company to chemically recycle plastic waste-based pyrolysis oil into International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC)-Plus-certified circular polymers.

 

23) Which among the following states has ranked first for the third consecutive year in recording the highest entry rate on the Inter-Operable Criminal Justice System (ICJS) platform?

A) Kerala

B) Tamil Nadu

C) Karnataka

D) Maharashtra

E) Uttar Pradesh

Answer – E) Uttar Pradesh

Explanation:                                                                                               

Uttar Pradesh has ranked first for the third consecutive year in recording the highest entry rate on the Inter-Operable Criminal Justice System (ICJS) platform.

 

24) Which among the following states has launched the K-SMART app for digital access to local government services?

A) Karnataka

B) Kerala

C) West Bengal

D) All of these

E) None of these

Answer – B) Kerala

Explanation: 

The state government of Kerala has launched the K-SMART app for digital access to local government services.

 

25) Which among the following states has started the Abhaya Hastham Scheme 2024 to provide pension amounts and insurance to the women of the state in their old age?

A) Kerala

B) Tamil Nadu

C) Karnataka

D) Maharashtra

E) Telangana

Answer – E) Telangana

Explanation:

The state government of Telangana has started the Abhaya Hastham Scheme 2024 to provide pension amounts and insurance to the women of the state in their old age.

 

26) Who among the following persons has been named as the Pubity Athlete of the Year for 2023?

A) Cristiano Ronaldo

B) Lionel Messi 

C) Pat Cummins

D) Virat Kohli

E) None of these

Answer – D) Virat Kohli

Explanation:

Indian cricketer Virat Kohli has been named the Pubity Athlete of the Year for 2023 after he defeated Lionel Messi 78-22 in the final vote count.

 

27) Who among the following persons has launched a new e-commerce start-up, OppDoor, a business-to-business (B2B) platform that would help emerging e-commerce brands expand globally.?

A) Sachin Bansal

B) Ritesh Agarwal

C) Binny Bansal

D) Kunal Bahl

E) None of these

Answer – C) Binny Bansal

Explanation:

Binny Bansal, the co-founder of Flipkart, has launched a new e-commerce start-up, OppDoor, a business-to-business (B2B) platform that would help emerging e-commerce brands expand globally.

 

28) The ______ has entered into an MoU with the National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) under the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) for a period of three years to develop and report a “Green Cover Index”.

A)  NHAI

B)  NHRCL

C)  Indian Railways

D)  AAI 

E)  None of these

Answer – A)  NHAI

Explanation:

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with the National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) under the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) for a period of three years to develop and report a “Green Cover Index” for the extensive network of National Highways in India.

 

29) Power Finance Corporation Ltd. (PFC), a Maharatna CPSE and the leading NBFC in the power sector, has signed an MoU with the Government of ______ to provide comprehensive financial backing for the state’s generation, transmission, and distribution projects worth Rs. 25,000 crore

A) Madhya Pradesh

B) Maharashtra

C) Uttar Pradesh

D) Gujarat

E) None of these

Answer – D) Gujarat

Explanation:

Power Finance Corporation Ltd. (PFC), a Maharatna CPSE and the leading NBFC in the power sector, has signed an MoU with the Government of Gujarat (GoG) to provide comprehensive financial backing for the state’s generation, transmission, and distribution projects worth Rs. 25,000 crore.

 

30) Who among the following persons has been honoured with the M.S. Swaminathan Award?

A) K. B. Kathiria

B) B.R. Kamboj

C) A. Vishnuvardhan Reddy

D) Raghunandan Rao

E) None of these

Answer – B) B.R. Kamboj

Explanation:

 

Prof. B.R. Kamboj, Vice Chancellor of Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, has been honoured with the M.S. Swaminathan Award for his work as a scientist and extension specialist in agronomy.