29 January 2024

Daily Current Affairs

Q. Women singles title in Australian Open 2024 ?
a) Iga Swiatek Revision of
b) Aryna Sabalenka • Australian Open 2023
• Imp Festivals 2023
c) Naomi Osaka
• First in India 2023
d) Zheng Qinwen • Military Exercises 2023
SSC GD 2024 | CGL | CPO | UP Police | Bank | Police By - Sonam Mam
Joint Military Exercise ‘SADA TANSEEQ’ between
India and Which Country will be held in Rajasthan ?
भारत और किस दे श िे बीच संयुक्त सैन्य अभ्यास 'SADA TANSEEQ'
राजस्थान में आयोकजत किया जाएगा ?

a) UAE • The inaugural edition of the Joint Military

Exercise ‘SADA TANSEEQ’ between India
b) Oman and Saudi Arabia will be held from Jan 29
to February 10 in Rajasthan.
c) Kuwait
• Revision – 2nd edition of bilateral exercise
d) S Arabia 'Al Mohed Al Hindi 23', between Indian
Navy and Royal Saudi Naval Force (RSNF)
was held in Al Jubail, Saudi Arabia.
Option : D
 Imp Exercises

• Desert Knight Exercise - India, France & UAE (Arabian Sea)

• Khanjar Exercise (11th) India & Kyrgyzstan (Bakloh, Himachal Pradesh)
• ‘Cyclone’ Exercise (2nd) India & Egypt (Anshas, Egypt)
• Navy ‘Ex-Ayutthaya’ (1st) - India & Thailand
• Desert Cyclone (1st) – India & UAE (Rajasthan)
• Austra HIND – India & Australia (Perth, Australia)
• KAZIND 2023 – India & Kazakhstan (Otar, Kazakhstan)
• VINBAX 2023 – India & Vietnam (Hanoi, Vietnam)
• Mitra Shakti 2023 – India & Srilanka (Pune, Maharashtra)
• Khanjar 2023 – India & Kyrgyzstan (Bishkek, Krygyzstan)
Who has won the women's singles title
in Australian Open 2024 ?
ऑस्ट्रे कियन ओपन 2024 में मकििा एिि िा किताब
किसने जीता िै ?

• Defending champion Aryna

a) Iga Swiatek Sabalenka defeated Zheng Qinwen in
the final to win the women's singles
b) Aryna Sabalenka
tennis title at the 2024 Australian Open
c) Naomi Osaka
• Australia open 2023 – A Sabalenka
d) Zheng Qinwen • Aryna Sabalenka – Belarus
• Zheng Qinwen – China
• Edition – 111th, Court – Hard Court
Option : B • Venue – Melbourne Park, Australia
Q.
Who won the 'Australian Open 2024,
men's doubles title ?
‘ऑस्ट्रे कियन ओपन 2024’ पुरुष डबि िा खिताब
किसने जीता ?

• Rohan Bopanna (India) with his

a) Jason Kubler & Rinki Hejikata Australian partner Matthew Ebden to
b) Rohan Bopanna & Matthew Ebden defeat the Italian pair of Simone Bolelli
and Andrea Vavassori in the finals of
c) Matthew Ebden & Max Purcell the Australian Open 2024
• Rohan Bopanna created history as he
d) Wesley Koolhof & Neal Skupski became the oldest grand slam winner
• Rohan Bopanna achieved this historic
feat at the age of 43, securing the No.
1 spot in the men’s doubles rankings.
Option : B • Awarded with Padma Shree 2024
Australian Open 2023 Revision
• Australian Open 2023 Single Title
• Champion – Novak Djokovic (Serbia)
• Runner up – Stefanos Tsitsipas (Greece)
• Women’s Single Title
• Champion – Aryna Sabalenka (Belarus)
• Runner’s up – Elena Rybakina (Kazakhstan)
• Men Doubles Title - Jason Kubler & Rinki
Hejikata (Australia)
• Women Doubles Title - Barbora Krejčíková
& Kateřina Siniaková (Czech Republic)
• Edition – 111th, Court – Hard Court
• Venue – Melbourne Park
Who has been designated as the nodal agency
for the Pradhan Mantri Suryoday Yojana ?
प्रधानमंत्री सूयोदय योजना िे किए नोडि एजेंसी किसे नाकमत
किया गया िै ?

• In a significant development, REC Ltd,

a) SECI a Maharatna power finance company,
b) NTPC has been designated as the nodal
agency for the ambitious Pradhan
c) NHPC Mantri Suryoday Yojana.
• Recently, PM Modi announced the
d) REC Ltd. ‘Pradhan Mantri Suryodaya Yojana’, a
government scheme under which one
crore households will get rooftop solar
Option : D power systems.
Q.5.
Who has received the Padma Vibhushan
Award for distinguished service in Social
Work from Bihar in 2024 ?
2024 में कबिार से सामाकजि िायय में किकशष्ट सेिा िे किए
पद्म किभूषण पुरस्कार किसे कमिा िै ?

a) Karpoori Thakur • Sulabh International founder and

social worker Bindeshwar Pathak died
b) Nitish Kumar of a cardiac arrest on 15 Aug 2023.
c) M Venkaiah Naidu • Padma Vibhusan (2024)
• Padma Bhushan (1991)
d) Bindeshwar Pathak • State – Bihar

Option : D • Karpoori Thakur – Bharat Ratna 2024

 Padma Vibhushan (5)

1. Ms. Vyjayantimala Bali (Art) Tamil Nadu

2. Shri Konidela Chiranjeevi (Art) Andhra Pradesh
3. Shri M Venkaiah Naidu (Public Affairs) Andhra Pradesh
4. Bindeshwar Pathak (Posthumous) Social Work, Bihar
5. Padma Subrahmanyam (Art) Tamil Nadu, Bharatnatyam Damcer
Which has recently become the country’s
first AI Unicorn ?
िौन िाि िी में दे श िा पििा AI यूकनिॉनय बन गया िै ?

a) KRUTRIM • Artificial intelligence

startup Krutrim — founded by Ola's
b) ARENA Bhavish Aggarwal — announced on
Friday that it has raised $50 million at
c) Jio a valuation of $1 billion, reports
businessline.
d) Mahindra

Option : A
 First in India 2023

• India’s 1st Wetland City – Udaipur, Rajasthan

• India’s 1st Village Atlas – Goa
• India’s 1st Gymnosperm Garden - Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand
• India’s 1st Solar City – Sanchi, Madhya Pradesh
• India's 1st high-tech sports training center for Divyangjan – Gwalior, MP
• India’s 1st “Police Drone Unit” for aerial surveillance – Chennai
• India’s 1st Drone Common Testing Centre – Tamilnadu
• India’s 1st night street racing circuit is built in – Chennai
• India’s First Vedic Themed Park – Noida
• India’s 1st Solar Mission – Aditya L1 (Rocket name – PSLV C57)
 First in India 2023

• India’s 1st Water Metro – Kochi, Kerala

• India’s 1st Construction Innovation hub – Kerala
• India’s 1st Atal Incubation Centre in Fisheries – Kerala
• India’s 1st 'City of Literature' by UNESCO – Kozhikode (kerala)
• India’s 1st MotoGP racing event – Greater Noida
• India’s 1st Women Kabaddi league held – Dubai, UAE
• India’s 1st Undersea Twins Tunnel – Mumbai
• India’s 1st Under water Metro – Hugli river, Kolkata
• India’s 1st International Multimodel Logistics Park – Jogighopa, Assam
Which country has emerged as 5th
largest source of tourists for America ?
िौन सा दे श अमेररिा िे किए पययटिों िा 5िां सबसे
बडा स्रोत बनिर उभरा िै ?

a) China • India has emerged as the fifth-largest

contributor to the tourism industry in
b) Brazil the United States, projecting a 30
percent growth in 2024.
c) India
d) France

Option : C
In which state was Thaipsam festival
celebrated recently ?
िाि िी में थाइपसम उत्सि किस राज्य में मनाया गया ?

• Thaipusam is a festival mainly

a) Meghalaya celebrated in Tamil Nadu.
• It is celebrated by Tamil devotees of
b) Nagaland Lord Kartikeya (Lord Murugan), son of
c) Tripura Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati.
• The festival is celebrated on
d) Tamilnadu Poornimani Tithi (Full Moon Day),
which coincides with the month of
Makar according to the solar calendar
Option : D in North India
 Imp Festivals in News
• International Camel Festival – Bikaner, Rajasthan
• Mera Hou Chongba – Manipur
• Pongal – Tamilnadu
• Lohri – Punjab
• Kati Bihu & Magh Bihu – Assam
• Lavender Festival – Jammu Kashmir
• Kharchi Puja – Tripura
• Unmesha & Utkarsh Festival – MP
• Anduri Utsav – Uttrakhand
• Bathukamma & Bonalu Festival – Telangana
• Adi Perukku Cultural Festival – Tamilnadu
• Malabar River festival 2023 – Kerala
• India Startup Festival 2023 – Bengaluru, Karnataka
Who has recently won the Hockey 5s
Women’s World Cup 2024 ?
िाि िी में िॉिी 5एस मकििा किश्व िप 2024 किसने
जीता िै ?

a) India • FIH Hockey5s World Cup title 2024

• Champion – Netherlands
b) Pakistan • Runner up – India
• Edition – 1st
c) Australia • Host – Muscat, Oman
d) Netherlands

Option : D
 2023 Men’s Hockey World Cup Current Affairs Revision
Men’s FIH Hockey World Cup 2026
• Host country – India
Host Countries – Belgium & Netherlands
• Dates - 13–29 January, Mascot – Olly Turtle
• Teams : 16 , Edition – 15th
• Venue(s) : Kalinga Stadium, Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium
• Champions : Germany (3rd title)
• Runner-up : Belgium
• Third place : Netherlands
• Goals scored : 249 (5.66 per match)
• Top scorer(s) : Jeremy Hayward (9 goals), Australia
• Best player : Niklas Wellen (Germany)
• Best goalkeeper : Vincent Vanasch (Belgium)
 Question for You

What is the theme of Republic Day 2024 ?

गणतंत्र कदिस 2024 िा किषय क्या था ?

a) Viksit Bharat
b) Atmnirbhar Bharat
c) Fit India Movement
d) Vande Matram
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