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· Champai Soren has taken oath as the new Chief
Minister of which state ?(2 February , 2024)
-Jharkhand
 Which number of CM has he become? - 12th
 He belongs to which political party?
-Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM)
 He has succeeded whom? -Hemant Soren
 Why Heamant Soren has to resign?
-He was arrested by ED in corruption case.
 Directorate of Enforcement (ED) is headquartered at
-New Delhi
 It deals with
-investigation of offences of money laundering
and violations of foreign exchange laws.
 It has been given duty to enforce
-Prevention of Money Laundering
Act, 2002 (PMLA)
· Who has been announced to be given Bharat Ratna
-2024 recently by Government of India? (3 February,
2024)
-Veteran BJP leader Shri Lal Krishna Adwani
 He will be the recipient of which number of the
Highest Civilian award of India? -50th
 Earlier who else was also awarded with the Bharat
Ratna in 2024?
-Ex Bihar CM Shri Karpoori Thakur
(Posthumously)
 First Bharat Ratna award was given to
-Shri Chakravarti Rajagopalachari in 1954
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 When was the last time this award was given prior to
2024?
-In 2019 to Shri Nanaji Deshmukh
(Posthumous), Dr. Bhupendra Kumar Hazarika
(Posthumous) and to Shri Pranab Mukherjee
· What is the rank of India in the recently released
Corruption Perception Index 2023? (31 January
2024) -93
 What was India’s rank in the 2022 edition of the
Index? -85
 Top three countries in the 2023 index are
-Denmark ,Finland and New Zealand
 How many countries were measured in the Index
2023? -180
 Which organization releases the index?
-Transparency International
· The Uttar Pradesh Government has launched
a Annual Mass Drug Administration (MDA)
Campaign as part of its mission to eradicate which
disease from the state? (31 January 2024)
-Filariasis
 This campaign is being conducted from
- February 5 to 15, 2024
 In how many districts this campaign will take place?
-17 districts of UP
 Filariasis is a disease caused by
-a chronic mosquito-borne parasitic infection
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 Â Symptoms of the disease
-swelling of the extremities, hydroceles, and
testicular masses; second-largest cause of
permanent deformity and disability behind
leprosy worldwide.
· Recently US State Department has approved
potential sale of which armed drones to India? (1
February 2024)
-31 armed MQ-9B Sky Guardian drones, related
missiles and equipment
 What is the total cost of this deal? -$4 Billion
· The Central government has decided to sell rice
under which brand name directly to consumers? (2
February 2024) -The ‘Bharat’
 At white price this rice will be sold?
-at `29 per kg from next week
 It will be sold by -cooperatives Nafed, NCCF,
and Kendriya Bhandar
 Government has imposed which act to make it
mandatory for traders to declare rice/paddy stocks
every Friday in a designated portal, starting February
9, 2024? -the Essential Commodities Act
· Surajkund International Crafts Mela began at which
place? (February 2,2024) -Faridabad
 It is being organized by -Haryana Tourism
 Edition -37th
 What is the duration of the mela?
-2 February to 18 February 2024
· Which country has emerged as the top recipient of
Indian government grants and loans as per Interim
budget 2023-24? (1 February 2024) -Bhutan
 How much money did Bhutan get ?
- `2,398.97 crore (including `1,614.36 crore loan)
 Which is the second country in this list?
-Maldives - `770.90 crore
 What was the total amount that was allotted by
Indian government for giving as grants and loans to
foreign governments? -`6,541.79 crore
· Which state government has announced to launch a
'Digital Detox' initiative? (1 January 2024)
-Karnataka government
 Initiative is launched with collaboration of which
organization?
- All India Game Developers Forum (AIGDF)
 What is the purpose of the initiative?
-to spread awareness about the ills of spending
too much time in the digital world and instead
create an environment of responsible gaming
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· Bharat Mobility Global Expo- 2024 is being
organized from?
-1 February 2024- 3 February 2024
 It is being orgnaised at which place?
-Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi
 It is India’s biggest show in which sector?
-Automotive sector
 It was addressed by whom? (2 February 2024)
-Prime Minister Narendra Modi
 Key highlights
-The Expo featured participation from
over 28 vehicle manufacturers,
-the presence of more than 600
auto component manufacturers.
-Over 1000 brands from over 13 global markets
showcased their complete range of products,
technologies, and services at the event.
· Who organized The 'PM GatiShakti Summit:
Towards Logistics Efficiency and Integrated
Infrastructure Planning'? ( 30 January 2024)
-Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce
& Industry (FICCI), in collaboration with the
Department for Promotion of Industry and
Internal Trade (DPIIT)
 It was organized at which place? -New Delhi
 Pradhan Mantri Gati Shakti (PMGS) scheme was
launched on -October 13, 2021
· Who has been appointed for a third consecutive
term as the President of the Asian Cricket Council
(ACC)? (31 January 2024) -Jay Shah
 Jay Shah also hold which position?
-Secretary of the Board of Control
for Cricket in India (BCCI)
· Indian Navy has declared 2024 as which year?
-'Year of Naval Civilians'
 It was declared to
-to improve administration, efficiency and well-
being of Naval Civilians by addressing all facets
of Civilian HR Management
in a time bound manner.
· The Government of India has declared which Airport
as an 'International Airport'? (30 January 2024)
-Gujarat's Surat Airport
 Which ministry has announced this decision?
-Ministry of Civil Aviation
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 · The Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Smt
Nirmala Sitharaman, presented the Interim Union
Budget for 2024-2025 in Parliament on 1 January
2024.
· The capital expenditure outlay for the next year
is being increased by 11.1 per cent to Rs 11,11,111
crore, which would be 3.4 per cent of the GDP.
· India’s Real GDP is projected to grow at 7.3 per
cent.
· GST collection stood at `1.65 lakh crore in December
2023. This is the seventh-time that gross GST
revenues have crossed `1.6 lakh crore benchmark.
· For 2024-25, the total receipts other than borrowings
and the total expenditure are estimated at Rs 30.80
and 47.66 lakh crore respectively. The tax receipts
are estimated at Rs 26.02 lakh crore.
· The scheme of fifty-year interest free loan for
capital expenditure to states will be continued this
year with total outlay of Rs 1.3 lakh crore.
· The fiscal deficit in 2024-25 is estimated to be 5.1
per cent of GDP.
· Revised Estimate of the total receipts other than
borrowings is Rs 27.56 lakh crore, of which the tax
receipts are Rs 23.24 lakh crore.
· The Revised Estimate of the total expenditure is Rs
44.90 lakh crore. The revenue receipts at Rs 30.03
lakh crore are expected to be higher than the Budget
Estimate.
· FDI inflow during 2014-23 was USD 596 billion,
twice the inflow during 2005-14.
Social Justice
· Prime Minister to focus on upliftment of
four major castes, that is, ‘Garib’ (Poor),
‘Mahilayen’ (Women), ‘Yuva’ (Youth) and
‘Annadata’(Farmer).
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‘Garib Kalyan, Desh ka Kalyan’
· Government assisted 25 crore people out of multi-
dimensional poverty in last 10 years.
· DBT of Rs. 34 lakh crore using PM-Jan Dhan
accounts led to savings of Rs. 2.7 lakh crore for the
Government.
· PM-SVANidhi provided credit assistance to 78 lakh
street vendors. 2.3 lakh have received credit for the
third time.
· PM-JANMAN Yojana to aid the development of
particularly vulnerable tribal groups (PVTG).
· PM-Vishwakarma Yojana provides end-to-end
support to artisans and crafts people engaged in 18
trades.
Welfare of ‘Annadata’
· PM-KISAN SAMMAN Yojana provided financial
assistance to 11.8 crore farmers.
· Under PM Fasal BimaYojana, crop insurance is
given to 4 crore farmers.
Momentum for Nari Shakti
· 30 crore Mudra Yojana loans given to women
entrepreneurs.
· Female enrolment in higher education gone up by
28%.
· In STEM courses, girls and women constitute 43%
of enrolment, one of the highest in the world.
· Over 70% houses under PM Awas Yojana given to
women from rural areas.
PM Awas Yojana (Grameen)
· Despite COVID challenges, the target of three crore
houses under PM Awas Yojana (Grameen) will be
achieved soon.
· Two crore more houses to be taken up in the next
five years.
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 Rooftop solarization and muft bijli
· 1 crore households to obtain 300 units free
electricity every month through rooftop
solarization.
Ayushman Bharat
· Vaccination for girls in age group of 9 to 14 years
for prevention of cervical cancer.
· Upgradation of anganwadi centres under “Saksham
Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0” will be expedited.
· U-WIN platform for managing immunization and
intensified efforts of Mission Indradhanush will be
rolled out expeditiously.
· Extension of healthcare cover under Ayushman
Bharat scheme to all ASHA workers, Anganwadi
Workers and Helpers.
Agriculture and food processing
· Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana has benefitted
38 lakh farmers and generated 10 lakh employment.
· Pradhan Mantri Formalisation of Micro Food
Processing Enterprises Yojana has assisted 2.4 lakh
SHGs and 60000 individuals with credit linkages.
· Application of Nano DAP on various crops will be
expanded in all agro-climatic zones.
· A strategy will be formulated to achieve
‘atmanirbharta’ for oil seeds. Focussed oil seeds:
mustard, groundnut, sesame, soybean, and
sunflower.
· A comprehensive programme for supporting dairy
farmers will be formulated.
· Implementation of Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada
Yojana (PMMSY), will be stepped up to:
· Enhance aquaculture productivity from existing 3 to
5 tons per hectare; double exports to ` 1 lakh crore
and generate 55 lakh employment opportunities in
near future.”
· Five integrated aquaparks will be setup.
Research and Innovation for catalyzing growth,
employment and development
· A corpus of Rs.1 lakh crore to be established with
fifty-year interest free loan to provide long-term
financing or refinancing with long tenors and low or
nil interest rates.
· A new scheme to be launched for strengthening
deep-tech technologies for defence purposes and
expediting ‘atmanirbharta’.
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Infrastructure
· Capital expenditure outlay for Infrastructure
development and employment generation to be
increased by 11.1 per cent to Rs.11,11,111 crore, that
will be 3.4 per cent of the GDP.
Railways
· 3 major economic railway corridor programmes
identified under the PM Gati Shakti to be implemented
to improve logistics efficiency and reduce cost
· Energy, mineral and cement corridors
· Port connectivity corridors
· High traffic density corridors
· Forty thousand normal rail bogies to be converted to
Vande Bharat standards.
Aviation Sector
· Number of airports in the country doubled to 149.
· Five hundred and seventeen new routes are carrying
1.3 crore passengers.
· Indian carriers have placed orders for over 1000 new
aircrafts.
Environment and Green Energy
· Viability gap funding will be provided for
harnessing offshore wind energy potential.
· Coal gasification and liquefaction capacity of 100
MT will be set up by 2030.
· Financial assistance will be provided for procurement
of biomass aggregation machinery.
· Phased mandatory blending of compressed
biogas (CBG) in compressed natural gas (CNG)
for transport and piped natural gas (PNG) for
domestic purposes will be mandated.
· Electric Vehicle Ecosystem– Support to
manufacturing and charging infrastructure.
· Greater adoption of e-buses for public transport
networks will be encouraged through payment
security mechanism.
· For promoting green growth, a new scheme of bio-
manufacturing and bio-foundry will be launched.
· Blue Economy 2.0— A scheme for restoration
and adaptation measures, and coastal aquaculture
and mariculture with integrated and multi-sectoral
approach will be launched.
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 Tourism sector
· States to be encouraged to take up comprehensive
development of iconic tourist centres including
their branding and marketing at global scale.
· Framework for rating of the tourist centres based
on quality of facilities and services to be established.
· Long-term interest free loans to be provided to States
for financing such development on matching basis.
Investments
· FDI inflow during 2014-23 of USD 596 billion was
twice of the inflow during 2005-14.
· A provision of Rs.75,000 crore rupees as fifty-year
interest free loan is proposed to support milestone-
linked reforms by the State Governments.
Revised Estimates (RE) 2023-24
· RE of the total receipts other than borrowings is
Rs.27.56 lakh crore, of which the tax receipts are
Rs.23.24 lakh crore.
· RE of the total expenditure is Rs.44.90 lakh crore.
· Revenue receipts at Rs.30.03 lakh crore are
expected to be higher than the Budget Estimate,
reflecting strong growth momentum and
formalization in the economy.
· RE of the fiscal deficit is 5.8 per cent of GDP for
2023-24.
Budget Estimates 2024-25
· Total receipts other than borrowings and the total
expenditure are estimated at Rs.30.80 and Rs.47.66
lakh crore respectively.
· Tax receipts are estimated at Rs.26.02 lakh crore.
· Scheme of fifty-year interest free loan for capital
expenditure to states to be continued this year with
total outlay of Rs.1.3 lakh crore.
· Fiscal deficit in 2024-25 is estimated to be 5.1 per
cent of GDP
· Gross and net market borrowings through dated
securities during 2024-25 are estimated at Rs.14.13
and Rs.11.75 lakh crore respectively.
Direct taxes
· FM proposes to retain same tax rates for direct
taxes
· Direct tax collection tripled, return filers increased
to 2.4 times, in the last 10 years
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· Government to improve tax payer services
· Outstanding direct tax demands upto Rs 25000
pertaining to the period upto FY 2009-10 withdrawn
· Outstanding direct tax demands upto Rs 10000 for
financial years 2010-11 to 2014-15 withdrawn
· This will benefit one crore tax payers
· Tax benefits to Start-Ups, investments made by
Sovereign wealth funds or pension funds extended
to 31.03.2025
· Tax exemption on certain income of IFSC units
extended by a year to 31.03.2025 from 31.03.2024
Indirect taxes
· FM proposes to retain same tax rates for indirect
taxes and import duties
· GST unified the highly fragmented indirect tax
regime in India
· Average monthly gross GST collection doubled to
Rs 1.66 lakh crore this year
· GST tax base has doubled
· State SGST revenue buoyancy (including
compensation released to states) increased to 1.22
in post-GST period (2017-18 to 2022-23) from 0.72
in the pre-GST period (2012-13 to 2015-16)
· 94% of industry leaders view transition to GST as
largely positive
· GST led to supply chain optimization
· GST reduced the compliance burden on trade and
industry
· Lower logistics cost and taxes helped reduce prices
of goods and services, benefiting the consumers
Tax rationalization efforts over the years
· No tax liability for income upto Rs 7 lakh, up from
Rs 2.2 lakh in FY 2013-14
· Presumptive taxation threshold for retail businesses
increased to Rs 3 crore from Rs 2 crore
· Presumptive taxation threshold for professionals
increased to Rs 75 lakh from Rs 50 lakh
· Corporate income tax decreased to 22% from
30% for existing domestic companies
· Corporate income tax rate at 15% for new
manufacturing companies
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 · Which agency has recently announced that it has
utilized an indigenous road construction technology
called “REJUPAVE” in Arunachal Pradesh? (January
2024)? -Border Roads Organization (BRO)
 Which institution has developed the “REJUPAVE”
technology?
-CSIR-Central Road Research
Institute (CSIR-CRRI)
 What is the advantage of this technology?
-allows the construction of high altitude
bituminous roads under low and
sub-zero temperatures.
· Who has assumed charge of the Chief of Material of
the Indian Navy?(1 January 2024 )
-Vice Admiral Kiran Deshmukh
· People of which sector launched a three day nation
wide strike recently?(1 January 2024)
-truckers, bus and tanker
operators (transport sector)
 Strike was launched for what reason?
-Protest against new rules
under Bhartiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS)
 What these rules have stipulated?
-a jail term of up to 10 years and a fine of up to 7
lakh if a driver is convicted in a
hit-and-run accident
 What is BNS?
-It is the new criminal code of the Republic of
India that has replaced the Indian Penal Code.
· A Submarine Optical Fibre Connection was recently
launched by PM Modi at which place?(3 January
2024) -Kavaratti, Lakshadweep
 This optical fibre network connects which two places
of India ? - Kochi-Lakshadweep Islands
 What is the purpose of this ?
-Providing high speed internet
connectivity to people of Lakshadweep islands
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 This project is funded by
-Universal Services Obligation Fund (USOF),
Department of Telecommunications
· Which motivational speaker and NGO founder
was appointed as a brand ambassador for the
government’s Viksit Bharat Abhiyan initiative?
(January, 2024)
-Amitabh Shah of Yuva Unstoppable
· Which company recently secured a contract to survey
India’s first PRT metro corridor using drones?(3
January 2024) - IG Drones
 In which state this survey will be conducted?
-Uttarakhand
 PRT system metro corridor stands for
-Personal Rapid Transit system metro corridor
· Who has been nominated as the new Chairman
of the Supreme Court Legal Services Committee
(SCLSC)? (29 December , 2023)
-Supreme Court judge Justice BR Gavai
 What is the Supreme Court Legal Services
Committee? -Committee constituted to provide
“free and competent legal services to
the weaker sections of society”
 Under which law this committee is constituted?
-Under Section 3A of the Legal Services
Authorities Act, 1987,
 What is the jurisdiction area of this committee?
-All the cases under Supreme Court of India
· Recently a new edition of Sagar Parikrma was
announced. Which edition is this?(31 December
2024) -10th edition
 Time line of the event
- 1st January 2024 to 6th January 2024
 Which ministry organizes it?
-Ministry of Fisheries, Animal
Husbandry and Dairying
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 Â At what locations this edition will be organized? Â The award was given at
-Coastal areas of Andhra -Public Policy Dialogues–2024 at
Pradesh and Puducherry Indian School of Business, Hyderabad
· Election Commission of India has recently released · The first meeting of Inland Waterways Development
guidelines regarding which type of political parties? Council (IWDC) was held at which place? (8
(4th January 2024) January, 2024) -Kolkata, West Bengal
-Registered Unrecognised  The meeting was concluded at which platform?
Political Parties (RUPPs) -On board vessel MV Ganga Queen
 What is the purpose of this guideline?  Who chaired the meet?
-Stricter norms for Symbol -The Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and
Allotment to RUPPs Waterways (MoPSW), Shri
 This guidelines dictates RUPPs to Sarbananda Sonowal
-provide additional financial documents and  The key highlights of the meeting
election expenditure statements for getting a -the launch of Harit Nauka- Guidelines for
common election symbol. Green Transition of Inland Vessels and River
 What are RUPPs? Cruise Tourism Roadmap, 2047
-RUPPs refer to political parties that are · Which state government has launched Shri Ramlala
registered with the ECI but do not qualify as Darshan Scheme? (10 January 2024)
state or national parties. -Chhatisgarh
· Which High Court has ruled that a customer found in · Who recently became the first Indian woman to
a brothel can be charged under the Immoral Traffic receive the Arjuna Award for Equestrian Sports? (9
(Prevention) Act, 1956? (January 2024) January 2024) -Divyakriti Singh
-Kerala High Court · Which ministry gave the Swachh Survekshan
· The Similipal kai chutney has received a geographical Awards 2023? (11 January 2024)
indication (GI) tag . It is prepared in which region? -Ministry of Housing and
(January 2nd, 2024) Urban Affairs (MoHUA)
-Tribal area of Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district  Where were these awards given? -New Delhi
 How is this chutney prepared?  Who conferred the awards on recipients?
-It is made with red weaver ants. - President of India Smt. Droupadi Murmu
· Which ministry announced organization of Uttar  Which city bagged the award of cleanest city?
Purvi Mahotsav 2024 recently?(4 January 2024) -Surat alongside Indore
-Ministry of Development of (Navi Mumbai bagged third spot)
North Eastern Region  This is Indore’s -6th consecutive award
 Which is the organizing agency for it?  Bottom three cities -Kolkata, Asansol, Haora
-North Eastern Handicrafts & Handlooms  Top three performing states
Development Corporation Limited (NEHHDC) -Maharashtra, Madhya
 Where is this festival organized? Pradesh and Chhattisgarh
-Bharat Mandapam at Pragati  Top two awards amongst the Cleanest Ganga Towns
Maidan, New Delhi -Varanasi and Prayagraj
 What is the Timeline of the Festival?  In the category of cities with a population of less
-13th to 17th January, 2024 than 1 lakh - Sasvad, Patan and Lonavala
· Which ministry has been conferred with the secured the top three spots
prestigious 1st Prize in the Innovation Sandbox  Best Safaimitra Surakshit Sheher -Chandigarh
presentation for “Digital Transformation Initiatives · Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the
in Land Governance through SVAMITVA Scheme”? Mumbai Trans Harbour Link (MTHL) at which
(6 January 2024) -Ministry of Panchayati Raj place? (12 January 2024) -Mumbai

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 Â What is the other name of this bridge? - Atal Setu
 Length of the bridge
-21.8 Km (India’s longest
sea bridge till date)
 It connects -Mumbai to Navi Mumbai
· Which state has recently launched Operation Amrith
(Antimicrobial Resistance Intervention For Total
Health) to prevent the overuse of antibiotics in the
state? (January 2024)
-Kerala (The Kerala Drug
Control Department)
· Yuva Nidhi scheme was launched by which state
government ? (12 January 2024)
-Karnataka Government
 What is the purpose of scheme?
-for providing financial aid to unemployed
graduates and diploma holders
 Duration, for which financial aid will be provided?
-Two years
 Amount of aid
-Graduates receive `3,000 monthly, while
diploma holders get `1,500.
· International Camel Festival was started in which
city of India? (12 January 2024)
-Bikaner, Rajasthan
 Timeline for the festival -12-14 January 2024
· Which famous temple was inaugurated at Aayodhya
dham in U.P.?( 22 January 2024) -Ramlala Temple
 What happened on 22 January 2024?
-Pran pratishtha (consecretaion) of Ramlala idol
at the temple by PM Modi
 In what form Shri Ram will be worshipped at the
temple(which is also the name given to idol by
trust)? -Balak Ram (Shri Ram in boy form)
 In what style of temple architecture the Ramlala
temple is built? -Nagara style
· Which state recently launched the Mahtari Vandana
Yojana? (January 2024) -Chattisgarh
What is the aim of the scheme?
-to provide monthly economic assistance
of 1,000 rupees to women, fostering self-reliance
and skill development.
· Recently, Telangana collaborated with which
organization to establish Centre for the Fourth
Industrial Revolution (C4IR)? (January 2024)
-The World Economic Forum (WEF)
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· Which cattle breed came into limelight recently
after PM Narendra Modi recently fed it on Makar
Sakranti?( 14 January 2024) -Punganur cows
 This breed belong to which part of India?
- Punganur, in the Chittoor
district in Andhra Pradesh
 Speciality of breed
-World’s smallest cattle breed with an average
height of 70-90 cm and an average weight
of 115-200 kg.
· Which state’s chief minister unveiled the Shree
Mandir Parikrama Prakalpa (SMPP) project ? (17
January 2024)
-Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik
 Purpose of the project
-a massive peripheral development project
around Puri’s (Odisha) 12th century Shree
Jagannath Temple
· Which ministry has launched the MPLADS
e-SAKSHI Mobile Application? (16 Jan 2024)
-Ministry of Statistics and Programme
Implementation (MoSPI)
 Purpose of the app is
-to track the fund flow under the Member of
Parliament Local Area Development Scheme
(MPLADS) for Year 2023
· Pakke Paga Hornbill Festival was recently organized
in which state? (January 18-20, 2024)
-Arunachal Pradesh
 Which edition of the festival is this?
-9th (first in 2015)
· The Assam government has announced that it will
confer the Assam Baibhav award, the state’s highest
civilian honor to whom? (16 January 2024)
-Member of Parliament and former Chief
Justice of India (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi
· Recently researchers from various institutes have
uncovered evidence of human settlement spanning
over 3,000 years, starting from as early as 800 BCE
at which place? -at Vadnagar, Gujarat
· According to recent declaration by External Affairs
Minister which language will become one of the
classical language of India among 9 classical
languages as per New Education Policy (NEP)
2020?( 15 January 2024) -Farsi (Persian)
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 Â Farsi (Persian) is the official language of which
country? -Iran
 What are the other eight classical languages as per
NEP 2020?
-Tamil, Sanskrit, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam
,Odia, Pali, and Prakrit
 How many languages are categorized by Indian
government as classical language till date officially?
-6 (Tamil, Sanskrit, Kannada, Telugu,
Malayalam ,Odia)
· What is the last date of FASTag users to complete
‘Know Your Customer’ (KYC) process of their latest
FASTag by updating KYC as per RBI guidelines as
announced by NHAI? (January 2024)
-31st January 2024
 Which initiative was launched by National Highways
Authority of India (NHAI) to enhance efficiency of
the Electronic Toll Collection system and provide
seamless movement at the Toll Plazas?
-‘One Vehicle, One FASTag’
 Purpose of the initiative
- to discourage user behavior of using single
FASTag for multiple vehicles or linking multiple
FASTags to a particular vehicle
· On which date, the ‘Indian Army Day’ is observed in
India? -15 January
· Kachchhi Kharek (dates), which has recently
received a Geographical Indication (GI) tag, belongs
to which state? -Gujarat
· Recently which state government’s chief minister
has submitted his resignation to governor of that
state? (28 January 2024) -Bihar government
 Who was the chief minister of Bihar?
-Nitish Kumar( RJD and JD(U)
alliance with others)
 Who has become the new Chief Minister of Bihar?
-Nitish Kumar (RJD and BJP
alliance with others)
 What record Nitish Kumar has made with this ?
-Becoming CM of a state for record 9th time
 New Dy-CM of Bihar
-Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha
· Which Indian government document for citizens
has clarified that it is proof of identity and not of
citizenship or date of birth?(January 2024)
- Aadhar
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· Who was the chief guest at the Republic Day Parade
at Delhi in 2024? (26 January 2024)
-French President Emmanuel Macron
 India celebrated its
-75th Republic day on 26 January 2024
 Which event happened for the first time in this
Parade?
-Participation of an all-women
tri-services group
 Which foreign military contingent took part in the
parade?
- 95-member French Foreign
Legion contingent
 Who were the special guest of the Parade?
-Approximately 13,000 special guests, including
top performers across various government
schemes and beneficiaries
 Republic Day 2024 Parade Theme:
-‘Viksit Bharat’ and
‘Bharat – Loktantra ki Matruka’
· Which township was inaugurated recently by PM
Modi ?(25 January 2024)
-‘Integrated Industrial Township, Greater
Noida’ (IITGN)
 From which place this inauguration was done?
-during a rally in Uttar Pradesh’s
Bulandshahr district
 Who has developed IITGN?
The Integrated Industrial Township Greater
Noida Limited (IITGNL), a joint venture of
Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) and
Greater Noida Authority.
 IITGN has been developed at a cost of
-about Rs 1,700 crore
 Why it has been developed ?
-to compete with the world’s best
manufacturing hubs by providing
all necessary industrial infrastructure
and facilities
 Which is India’s first industrial corridor?
-Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC)
· Which ministry has released All India Survey on
Higher Education (AISHE) 2021-2022 ? (25 January
2024)
-The Ministry of Education,
Government of India
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 Key highlights of the survey:
- Student Enrolment
- The total enrolment in higher education has
increased to 4,32,68, 181 in 2021-22 from
4,13,80,713 in 2020-21.
- The Female enrolment has increased to 2.07 crore
in 2021-22 from 2.01 crore in 2020-21.
- An increase of around 50 lakh in the female
enrolment from 1.57 crore (32%) in 2014-15.
- Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) has increased
to 28.4 in 2021-22 from 23.7 in 2014-15 [as per
2011 population projections for 18-23 years age
group].
- Female GER has increased to 28.5 in 2021-22
from 22.9 in 2014-15.
- Gender Parity Index (GPI), the ratio of female
GER to male GER is 1.01 in 2021-22.
- As per response in AISHE 2021-22, about
78.9% of the total students are enrolled in
undergraduate level courses and 12.1% are
enrolled in postgraduate level courses.
- Among Disciplines at undergraduate level in
AISHE 2021-22, enrolment is highest in Arts
(34.2%), followed by science (14.8%), Commerce
(13.3%) and Engineering & Technology (11.8%).
- Among streams at postgraduate level in AISHE
2021-22, maximum students are enrolled in Social
Science (21.1%) followed by science (14.7%).
- Ph.D. enrolment has increased by 81.2% to 2.12
lakh in 2021-22 compared to 1.17 lakh in 2014-15.
- Number of Institutions
- The total number of Universities / University level
institutions registered is 1,168, Colleges 45,473
and Standalone Institutions 12,002.
- In all, 341 Universities/University level institutions
have been established since 2014-15.
- 17 Universities (of which 14 are State Public
Universities) and 4,470 Colleges are exclusively
for women.
- Faculty
- The total number of faculty/teachers in 2021-22
are 15.98 lakh, of which about 56.6% are male
and 43.4% are female.
- Female faculty/teachers have increased to 6.94
lakh in 2021-22 from 5.69 lakh in 2014-15 (an
increase of 22% since 2014-15)
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- There is a marginal betterment of female per 100
male faculty from 75 in 2020-21 to 77 in 2021-22.
· When is the ‘National Voters’ Day’ observed every
year? -25 January
 It is celebrated by which organization
-Election Commission of India (ECI)
 Which edition was celebrated in 2024? -14th
 2024 theme
- ‘Nothing Like Voting, I Vote For sure’
 Name of short film released by ECI on this occasion
-‘My Vote My Duty’ produced by ECI in
association with renowned filmmaker Shri Raj
Kumar Hirani
 ECI was established on -25th January 1950
 ECI is celebrating
-75th year of its inception in 2024
 Theme of the postage stamp released to mark the
occasion - "Inclusive Elections"
· How many Gallantry/Service Medals were awarded
by President of India on the occasion of the Republic
Day- 2024? (25 January 2024) -1132
 Which ministry announced these awards
-Ministry of Home Affairs
 Awards were given to
- 1132 personnel of Police, Fire Service, Home
Guard & Civil Defence and Correction Service
 Awards have been rationalized and merged into
following four medals:
President’s Medal for Gallantry (PMG)
Medal for Gallantry (GM)
President's Medal for Distinguished Service (PSM)
Medal for Meritorious Service (MSM)
· How many gallantry awards were conferred by
President Smt Droupadi Murmu to Armed Forces
personnel? (25 January 2024)
-to 80 Armed Forces personnel,
including 12 posthumous
· How many Padma Awards were conferred by
President Smt Droupadi Murmu for 2024? (25
January 2024)
-132 Padma Awards including 2 duo cases (in a
duo case, the Award is counted as one)
 Categorisation of awards
-5 Padma Vibhushan (including 1 Posthumous),
17 Padma Bhushan (including 4 Posthumous)
and 110 Padma Shri Awards (including 4
Posthumous and 2 duo cases)
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SN Name Field State/Region/ Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar-2024 in
Country the institutional category? (23 January 2024)
1. Ms. Vyjayanti Art Tamil Nadu -60 Parachute field hospital, UP
mala Bali · Who has been awarded the Bharat Ratna for year
2. Shri Konidela Art Andhra Pradesh 2024 by Government of India? (23 January 2024)
Chiranjeevi -Former Bihar chief minister Shri Karpoori
3. Shri M Venkaiah Public Andhra Pradesh Thakur (posthumously)
Naidu Affairs · What is the aim of ‘Pradhan Mantri Suryodaya
4. Shri Bindeshwar Social Bihar Yojana’ announced recently? (22 January 2024)
Pathak Work - to rapidly expand rooftop solar capacity by
(Posthumous) installing solar power systems on
5. Ms. Padma Art Tamil Nadu one crore houses
Subrahmanyam · Who has been nominated by the President of India to
· Where was the 42-day Mahamandal festival Rajya Sabha? (30 January 2024)
inaugurated? (24 January 20240 -Shri Satnam Singh Sandhu
-Ayodhya , Uttar Pradesh  He has been nominated by President under
(following the Pran Pratishtha of Ram Lala) - Fourth Schedule (Articles 4(1)
· “Finances of Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs)” and 80(2)) of the Constitution of India.
report is released by which institution? (24 January  How many members of Rajya Shabha can be
2024) -Reserve Bank of India nominated by President of India? -12 members
· Where was the All India Criminology Conference  What is the maximum strength of Rajya Sabha?
of the National Forensic Science University (NFSU) -Not more than 250
held? (23 January 2024) -Gandhinagar, Gujarat (238 are to be elected and 12 are to be
 Edition of the conference -44th nominated by the President of India)
 Also organized · Which state government has launched ‘Sadak
-5th International Criminology Conference Surakhya Force’ (SSF)?(27 January 2024) -Punjab
· When is the ‘Parakram Diwas’ observed every year? Â What kind of force is it?
-23 January - It is first of its kind in India
 It is celebrated on birth anniversary of which freedom to reduce road fatalities
fighter? -Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose  Specifics
· Which year –long pan India campaign was launched -It includes 144 hi-tech vehicles
to commemorate the 75th Year of India as Republic? -People can get help by dialing 112
(24 January 2024) -vehicle will reach the spot within
-Hamara Samvidhan, Hamara Samman ten minutes of receiving the call.
 It was inaugurated by whom? · Which contingent won the best marching contingent
-Vice-President of India, Shri award during Republic Day Parade on 26 January
Jagdeep Dhankhar 2024? (30 January 2024)
 Inaugurated at - Best Marching Contingent among the three
- Dr Ambedkar International Centre, services – Sikh Regiment Contingent
New Delhi -Best Marching Contingent among CAPF/other
 It is launched by which ministry? auxiliary forces – Delhi Police
-Ministry of Law and Justice Women Marching Contingent
 Themes include  Best three Tableaux (States/UTs)
-Sabko Nyay –Har Ghar Nyaya, Nav Bharat Nav -First – Odisha (Woman Empowerment
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Gujarat’s Border Tourism)
-Third – Tamil Nadu (Kudavolai System
in ancient Tamil Nadu – Mother of Democracy)
 Best Tableau (Ministries/Departments)
-Ministry of Culture – (Bharat :
Mother of Democracy)
 Best amongst popular choice category (conducted
through online poll by MyGov portal)
-Best Marching Contingent among the three
services – Rajputana Rifles Regimental
Marching Contingent
-Best Marching Contingent among CAPF/other
auxiliary forces - CRPF
Woman Marching Contingent
-Best three Tableaux (States/UTs): First - Gujrat
(Dhordo : A Global Icon Of Gujarat’s Border
Tourism), Second - Uttar Pradesh (Viksit
Bharat Samradh Virasat), Third – Andhra
Pradesh (Transforming School Education in
Andhra Pradesh – Making Students Globally
Competitive)
-Best Tableau (Central Ministries/Departments)
- Vibrant Villages (Ministry of Home Affairs)
· How many competently curated programs have been
launched on the iGOTKarmayogi platform for state
government officials?(27 December 2023) -6
1. SAMARTH Block
2. SAMARTH Zila
3. SAMARTH Rajya
4. SAMARTH RajyaSachiva
5. SAMARTH Policy
6. SAMARTH Procurement
 Launched by
- Karmayogi Bharat in association
with NITI Aayog
· Where was the 12th Divya Kala Mela-2023
organized? (29 Dec 2023-7 Jan 2024)
-Surat,Gujarat
 The fair was organized by the
-National Finance and Development
Corporation for Persons with Disabilities
· Where was the Rural Diabetes Prevention and
Control Campaign launched? (29 December, 2023)
- Ramnagar village, Varanasi
· Which former politician and popular Tamil actor
passed away at the age of 71?(28 December 2023)
- Vijayakanth
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 Vijayakanth was a founding member of which
party? -DMDK
 Full form of DMDK is?
-Desia Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam
· Ayodhya International Airport been renamed as-(28
December, 2023)
-Maharishi Valmiki International
Airport Ayodhya Dham
 By whom was this airport inaugurated?(30 December
2023) - Prime Minister Narendra Modi
· Where will India's first submarine tourism scheme
be launched? (December 2023) - Dwarka, Gujarat
 This scheme will be run by
- the Government of Gujarat in collaboration
with Mazagon Dock Limited
· Where did representatives of the militant
organization ULFA, the Central Government and
Assam Government sign the Tripartite Peace
Agreement? (29 December,2023) - New Delhi
 What is the full form of ULFA?
-United Liberation Front of Assam
· Who will be made the brand ambassador of
BetiBachao, BetiPadhao scheme in Mirzapur
district? (December 2023) -Pinki
 Who is Pinki?
-The main character of the Oscar award
winning documentary Smile Pinki
 In which year did Smile Pinki win the Oscar Award?
-2009
· When is Veer Bal Diwas observed every year?
-26 December,
 In whose memory is this day observed?
-Zorawar Singh and Fateh Singh
 Who are Zorawar Singh and Fateh Singh?
-Sons of Sri Guru Gobind
 When was this day celebrated for the first time?
-26 December, 2022
· Who was awarded the National Energy Conservation
Award 2023? (December, 2023)
- Crompton Greaves Consumer
Electric Limited(CGCEL)
 In which category is this award given?
-Most Energy Efficient Appliance Category
 For which appliance was this award given?
-Storage Water Heater
 By whom was this award given?
–President Droupadi Murmu
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 · Which Southeast Asian country has declared a state  Where is the headquarter of WTO?
of emergency? (11 January, 2024) – Geneva, Switzerland
– Papua New Guinea  Who is the Director General of the World Trade
 What is the capital of Papua New Guinea? Organisation (WTO)? – Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
– Port Moresby · Which country has topped as a tourism source for
 When was the 'World day of War Orphans' Srilanka? (08 January, 2024) – India
Celebrated? – 06 January, 2024 Â Who is the Prime minister of Sri Lanka?
 Which organization has founded 'World Orphans – Dinesh Gunawardena
day'? – SOS Childrens's Villages  Who is the President of Sri Lanka?
(A global charity) – Ranil Wickreme Singhe
· Who has been appointed as the new President of the · Who received the Best Director Motion Picture award
'European Investment Bank? (01 January, 2024) at the Golden Globes, 2024? (07 January, 2024)
– Nadia Calvino – Christopher Nolan
· Who has become the Executive Director of Asian  Which organisation presents the Golden Globe
Development Bank (ADB)? (05 January, 2024) Awards?
– Vikas Sheel – The Hollywood Foreign
 Who is the head of ADB? Press Association (HFPA)
– Masatsygu Asakawa  For which film did christopher Nolan win the Best
 Where is the headquarters of ADB? Director Motion Picture award at the Golden Globes,
– Manila, Phillippines 2024? – Oppenheimer
· Who has been included in the Board of Directors of · When was 'Earth Rotation Day' celebrated?
'Federal Reserve Bank'? (05 January, 2024) – 08 January, 2024
– Rajiv Shah · Which country's Awami League has won the
· India and which country have signed an agreement to paraliamentary elections for the 5th time? (08 January,
increase cooperation in the hydrocarbon sector? (05 2024) – Bangladesh
January, 2024) – Guyana  Who is the Prime minister of Bangladesh?
 What is the capital of Guyana? – Georgetown – Sheikh Hasina
· Who has taken over as the General Secretary of  Who is the President of Bangladesh?
BIMSTEC? (4 January, 2024) – Mohammed Shahabuddin
– Indra Mani Pandey · Who has made the world record of singing in most
 What is the full form of BIMSTEC? languages? (07 January, 2024)
– Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral – Suchetha Satish (Kerala)
Technical and Economic Cooperation · Where has the International Purple Fest, 2024 started?
· Who has been appointed as India's new ambassador (08 January, 2024) – Goa
to WTO in Geneva? (January, 2024) · 'Gabriel Attal' has become the youngest Prime
– Senthil Pandian Minister of which country? – France
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 Â What is his age? – 34 years
 Who is the President of France?
– Emmanuel Macron
· In which country has 'Microsoft' launched AI Odyssey
to train 100000 developers? – India
· Who will chair the UNESCO World Heritage
Committe in July 2024? – India
 Where is the headquarter of the UNESCO?
– Paris, France
 Who is the Director- General of UNESCO?
– Audrey Azoulay
 In which year was UNESCO established?
– '1945' (16 November)
· Which country has passed a bill banning the
consumption and sale of dog meat? (09 January,
2024) – South Korea
 Who is the President of South Korea?
– Yoon Suk Yeol
· In which country has the People's Democratic Party
won the parliamentary elections? (09 January,
2024) – Bhutan
· In which country will a new campus of IIT, Madras
be opened ? (10 January, 2024) – Srilanka
· Maldives has signed 20 agreements with which
country for various cooperations? – China
· Scientists from Bangladesh and which country have
participated in India's Antarctic expedition? (10
January, 2024) – 'Mauritius'
 Who is the President of Mauritius?
– Mr. Prithvirajsingh Roopun
 Whos is the Prime Minister of Mauritius?
– Pravind Kumar Jugnauth
· Where has the world record for installation of the
longest solar light line been made? (January, 2024)
– Ayodhya
· Queen Margret II of which country has announced to
step down? (02 January, 2024) – Denmark
· In which country has the tsunami alert been issued?
(01 January, 2024) – Japan
· Who will study the asteroid 'Apophys' Coming near
the Earth recently? (30 December, 2020) – NASA
· GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) has singed a free
trade agreement with which country? (28 December,
2024) – South Korea
· Who has assumed the chairmanship of BRICS, 2024
(02 January, 2024) – Russia
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· Who has become the first woman in the world to have
wealth of 100 billion dollars? (29 December, 2023)
– 'Francoise Bettencourt Meyers' (France)
· To which Country has the IMF released a tranch of
700 million dollars? (10 January, 2024) – Pakistan
· When was Mind Body Wellness Day Celebrated?
– 03 January, 2024
· Which country's Lewotobi Volcano has erupted? (02
January, 2024) – Indonesia
· Who has been elected as the new Prime Minister of
Chad? (01 January, 2024) – Succes Masra
· Which country has stood second in Asia in terms of
deaths due to cancer? – India
 Who has released this report? – LANCET
· When was the 'World Braille Day' Celebrated?
– 04 January, 2024
· Which Country has become the first European Union
country to issue a digital Schengen Visa? (02 January,
2024) – France
· Which country has declared 'snow Leopard' as its
national symbol? (January, 2024) – Kyrgyzstan
· When is World Hindi Day celebrated?
– '10 January'
· Felix Tshisekedi has been elected President of which
African country? – Democratic Republic
of the Congo
· Lithium reserves were found in the Salton sea, where
is the Salton sea located? – North America
· The World Economic Situation and Prospects
(WESP), 2024 report has been publisehd by which
organization? (04 January, 2024) – United Nation
 According to the UN report, global economic growth
is projected to be – 2.7% in 2023 and 2.4% in 2024
· 'International Kite Festival' was organized in which
state? (14 January, 2024) – Gujarat
· Which country hosted the 19th Non-Aligned
Movement Summit, 2024? (January, 2024)
– Uganda
· The first cyclone of 2024, Alvaro Come in which
Ocean? (05 January, 2024) – Indian Ocean
· Which organization has released the 'world
Employment and Social Outlook, 2024? (10 January,
2024) – International Labour Organizaiton
· 'Tshering Tobgay' has been appointed as the Prime
Minister of which country? (10 January, 2024)
– Bhutan
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 · Global Risks Report, 2024 has been published by
which organization? (12 January, 2024)
– 'World Economic Forum'
· The International Camel Festival, 2024 has taken
place in which district of Rajsthan? (13-15 January,
2024) – 'Bikaner'
· Who has become the President of Taiwan? (14
January, 2024) – William Lai
· Who won the 'Best Comedy Series' award at the 75th
Emmy Awards, 2024? (15 January, 2024)
– The Bear
· The first Nipah virus vaccine 'ChaAdox1 Nipah B' is
being developed by which University? (11 January,
2024) – University of Oxford, UK
· In which state is the 9th India Internationl Science
Festival (IISF) 2023 being organized? (17-20 January,
2024) – Haryana
· 'Bernardo Arevalo' have become the President of
which country? (15 January, 2024) – Guatemala
· Which country has launched a satellite to gather
intelligence on North Korea? (12 January, 2024)
– Japan
· According to the recent report, by what percent has
American greenhouse gas emissions declined? (11
January, 2024) – 1.9%
· Ukraine and which country have signed an important
security agreement? (12 January, 2024) – Britain
· Which country has announce to give 02 hours holiday
to the followers of Hindu religion on 22 January? (12
January, 2024) – Mauritius
· Crown Prince Frederick has become the new king of
which country? (14 January, 2024) – Denmark
· Which country has announced to provide military
aid worth two and a half billion dollars to Ukraine?
( January, 2024) – Britain
· Who has been classified as vulnerable in the IUCN
Redlist? (January, 2024) – Himalayan wolf
· Where was the high level core group meeting between
India and Maldives held? (14 January, 2024) – Male
· India has signed an agreement with which country
for exploration and mining of Lithium? (15 January,
2024) – Argentina
· Who has agreed to become host of Ukrain peace
summit? (15 January, 2024) – Switzerland
· Who has become the first female neutral umpire
appointed by ICC in a dual sereis (17 January,
2024) – Sue Redfern (England)
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· Where is the 12th General Assembly of the Asian
Buddhist Conference for Peace being organized?
(17-18 January, 2024) – New Delhi
· Where was the 9th edition of the International Balloon
Festival organised? (12-16 January, 2024)
– Tamilnadu
· Where has the Asia's largest civil aviation show 'Wings
India, 2024' started? (18-21, January 2024)
– Hyderabad
· Who has univeiled the unprecedented 'EcoMark' green
accredition framework? (January, 2024) – UAE
· When was Penguin Awarness Day celebrated?
– 20 January, 2024
· Who has won the Dakar Rally title for the fourth time
at the age of 61? (19 January, 2024) – Carlos Sainz
 From which country does he belong? – Spain
· Solar power stations have been inaguarated at the
world heritage sites of which country? (January,
2024) – Egypt
· In which country the world's tallest Ram temple will
be built? (January, 2024) – Australia (Perth)
 What will be the height of this temple? – 721 feet
· Who has topped the Forbes 'Gold Reserve Ranking'?
(10 January, 2024) – USA
 What is the rank of India in this list? – 9th
· Who have launched Green Rooms in Ukraine? (18
January, 2024) – UNDP and Denmark
 What is the purpose of this? – To create a safe and
supportive environment for effective
communication between law enforcement
officers and child survivors or witness
of crime
· Where has the 19th 'NAM Summit' organized? (15-20
January, 2024) – Kampala, Uganda
 What is the full name of NAM?
– Non-Aligned Movement
 Who is the current chairman of NAM?
– Youweri Museveni (Uganda)
· Which country has signed an agreement with America
to buy Tomahawk missiles? (18 January, 2024)
– Japan
· When was International Day of Education celebrated?
– 24 January, 2024
 What is the theme of the International Day of
Education this year?
– Learning for Lasting Peace
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Celebrated? – 24 January, 2019 for the fourth time? – Azali Assoumani
· The population of which country has decreased for · The former Prime Minister of which country has been
the second consecutive year? (17 January, 2024) sentenced to 10 years imprisonment? – Pakistan
– China  What is his name? – Imran Khan
 What was the population of China by the end of · Qatar has signed a 15 years gas supply agreement with
2023? – 1.409 billion which country? – Bangladesh
· When was International Customs Day celebrated? Â Who is the President of Bangladesh?
– 26 January, 2024 – Mohammad Shahbuddin
 What is the theme of International Customs Day, · Which company has installed a chip in the human
2024? – Customs engaging traditional and brain for the first time? (30 January, 2024)
new parters with purpose – Neuralink
 When was world customs organization (WCO)  Who is the owner of Neuralink? – Elon musk
established? – 1952 · Who has topped the recently released corruption
 When did WCO hold its first meeting? perception Index (CPI), 2023 (31 January, 2024)
– 26 January, 1953 – Denmark
· In which country has death penality been given by  What is the rank of India in this index in 2023?
nitrogen gas for the first time? (January, 2024) –USA – 93rd
· Which country has become the worst country in  What was India's rank in 2022? – 85th
WADA's 10 year global study of doping cases by · Who has made the record of being the youngest person
minors? (25 January, 2024) – Russia to reach the base camp of mount everest? (29 January,
 What is India's ranking in this list? – Second worst 2024) – Carter Dallas (Scotland)
· When was International Holocoust Remembrance, Â What is his age? – 2 Years
Day observed? – 27 January · Who has been appointed as the 17 king of Malaysia?
th

· Norman Jewison has passed away. Who was he? (31 January, 2024) – Sultan Ibrahim
– Filmmaker  Sultan Ibrahim was the rular of which state before
 Where was he from? – Canada being the king of malaysia?– Southern Johor State
· Which company has become the second company in · India and Oman have signed an agreement for which
the world to cross three trillion market capitalization? purpose? (31 January, 2024)
– Microsoft – To strengthen defense cooperation
 Which company was the first to do this? – Apple  This meeting of India-Oman joint military cooperation
 Who is the CEO of Microsoft? – Satya Nadella committee (JMCC) was held at which place?
– Muscat
· Who has become the richest person in the world (26
· Which disease is distroying excessive amounts of
January, 2024) – Bernard Arnault
corals from Thailand's sea floor?
 Who is the second in this list? – Elon Musk
– Yellow band disease
 Who is the richest person in India?
· Who has been awarded the 'Freedom of the city of
– Mukesh Ambani London Award? (23 January, 2024) – Ajit Mishra
· ICC has lifted the suspension from which country's · What is India's rank in the Future Prospects Index
cricket board? – Srilanka (FPI), 2024 (16 January, 2024) – 35th
· Which country will dump 54 thousand tons of  Which group has released this Index?
contaminated nuclear plant waste into the pacific – Newsweek Vantage and Horizon Group
ocean? – Japan  Which country is first in this index? – UK
· India has given emergency relief assistance of 1 · Who has been appointed by WHO as the Regional
million dollars to which country? (29 January, 2024) Director for Southeast Asia? (24 January, 2024)
– Papua New Guinea – Saima Wajid

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free? (12 January, 2024) – Cape Verde  What is the full form of OPEC?
· Who is the President of the 78th Session of the United -Organization of the Petroleum
Nations General Assembly? – Dennis Francis Exporting Countries
· Where is the G-77 Summit, 2024 being held? Â When was OPEC established? -1960
(January, 2024) – Uganda  Where is the headquarters of OPEC located?
· Which alliance was launched by India at the 54th -Vienna, Austria
World Economic Forum Annual Meeting? (January, · Where has the world's oldest known fort been
2024) – Alliance for Global Good- discovered? (December 2023) - Siberia, Russia
Gender Equity and Equality  What is the name of this fort? -Amnya
 What was the theme of 54th meeting of WEF?  Ananya is situated on the banks of which river?
– Rebuilding Trust - Amnya
· Which country has launched the world's first malaria  How old is this fort? -Around 8000 years old
vaccine programme for children? (22 January, · Which former President of the European Union
2024) – Cameroon Commission passed away at the age of 98?(27
 What is the name of this vaccine? December, 2023) - Jacques Delors
– RTS, S/A SO1 (trade name Mosquirin) Â Jacques Delors' tenure as president was? -1985-95
· How many projects have been awarded the  Jacques Delors belongs to which country? -France
UNESCO Asia-Pacific Award for Cultural Heritage · Which country's appellate court has commuted the
Conservation? (21 December, 2023) -12 death sentence of 8 Indian ex-naval personnel?(28
 How many projects from India won the award? December, 2023) -Qatar
-7 Â Now what will be their punishment?
 Award of Excellence -3-25 years jail
- Rambagh Gates and Ramparts, Punjab  When were 8 Indians sentenced to death by the
 Award of Distinction Qutar Court? -October 2023
-Karnikara Mandapam, Kunnamangalam · Which country has banned the export of rare earth
Bhagawathi Temple, Kerala processing technologies? (December,, 2023)-China
 Award of Merit · Project Prayas was launched by- (21 December,
-Church of Epiphany, Haryana, David Sassoon 2023)
Library and Reading Room, Mumbai and - International organization for
Bikaner House, New Delhi migration (IOM) Development fund
 Special Recognition for Sustainable Development  Launched from -New Delhi
- Karnikara Mandapam Kunnamangalam  What is the full form of Prayas?
Bhagawathi Temple Kerala and -Promoting Regular and Assisted Migration
Pipal Haveli, Punjab for Youth and Skilled Professionals
· Who assumed the charge of the new Ambassador of  Operated by
India to Sri Lanka? (22 December, 2023) -PRAYAS in partnership with
- Santosh Jha
the Ministry of External Affairs
 Santosh Jha replaced: - Gopal Bagle
 What is the objective of this project?
 Gopal Bagle has been appointed as the ambassador
-To provide safe, systematic, and regular
of which country? -Australia
· Which African country has announced to leave the Migration facilities to Indian workers
OPEC group? (21 December, 2023) and students.
-Angola · Where was the Naval Chiefs Conference held at the
 When will this announcement be effective? Indian Ocean Naval Symposium? (19-22 December,
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 · The wholesale price index (WPI)-based inflation in
December, 2023 increases from 0.26% in November,
2023 to - (+) 0.73%
 The food inflation has increased to what per cent
from 8.7% in November 2023? - 9.53 percent
· A pilot project was launched to strengthen inter-
cooperation within the cooperative entities at (15
January, 2024)
- Diodar (Banaskantha district of Gujarat)
 To achieve the vision of Sahakar se Samruddhi, the
pilot project was first implemented by the Gujarat
State Cooperative Bank in
- Banaskantha and Panchmahal district
· PM Narendra Modi released the first installment to 1
lakh beneficiaries of PMAY-G under which scheme?
(January 15, 2024) - PM-JANMAN scheme
 PM-JANMAN stands for
- Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya
MahaAbhiyan
 PM-JANMAN has a budget of around
- 24,000 crore rupees
 On November 15, 2023, PM-JANMAN was
launched for the socio-economic welfare of which
community?
- Particularly Vulnerable
Tribal Groups (PVTGs)
 The Government of India renamed the PTGs as
Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) in
- 2006
· Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh has approved
a proposal to launch a Group (Term) Insurance
Scheme for Casual Paid Labourers (CPLs) engaged
by- (13 January 2024)
- Border Roads Organisation/General
Reserve Engineer Force
· Green Rupee Term Deposit of 1,111 days, 1,777
days, and 2222 days tenor have been launched by
the - State Bank of India (SBI)
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 Who is eligible to invest in SBI Green Rupee Term
Deposit?
- Residents, Non-Individuals,
and NRI Customers
· Recently, Indian Railway Freight Activity (IRFA)
Index has been introduced by
- Dun & Bradstreet and Jupiter Wagons
 IRFA Index consists of two vital sub-indices
- Activity sub-index and the
experience sub-index
 The activity sub-index is based on data released by
- The Indian Railways
 The experience sub-index is based on
- Survey of railway freight users
· Retail inflation surged to a four-month high of 5.69
per cent in December, 2023 driven by (January 12,
2024)
- Higher prices of food items such as pulses,
spices, fruits and vegetables
 The data is released by
- National Statistical Office (NSO)
 The highest inflation was registered in
- Gujarat (7.07 per cent) - Rajasthan (6.95 per
cent) - Haryana (6.72 per cent)
 The annual rate of food inflation has increased from
8.70 per cent in November to
- 9.53 per cent in December, 2023
· Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated India’s
longest sea bridge, named as (January 12, 2024)
- Atal Bihari Vajpayee Sewari-
Nhava Sheva Atal Setu
 The setu is of 6-lane spanning - 21.8 km long
 The project is funded by
- Japan International
Cooperation Agency (JICA)
 Atal Setu has been built at a total cost of more than
- 17,840 crore rupees
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 Â Its foundation stone was laid by PM Modi in
- December 2016
 In Maharashtra, Prime Minister inaugurated and laid
the foundation stone of development projects worth
over - 30,500 crore rupees
 PM Modi also laid the foundation stone of the
underground road tunnel connecting Eastern
Freeway's Orange Gate to
- Marine Drive (9.2 km tunnel)
· On 10 January, 2024 the Global Risks Report 2024
was released by - World Economic Forum
 Edition - 19th
· Indian government’s Fully Accessible Route (FAR)
bonds is set to be included in
- Bloomberg Emerging
Market (EM) Local Currency Index
· Indian passport ranked at which place in the Henley
Passport Index 2024? - 80th
 It will allow Indian citizens to travel to how many
countries without a visa? - 62 countries
 In 2023, India's passport was ranked at - 84th
 India shares its rank with – Uzbekistan
 Rank of Pakistan is - 101st position
 Top ranks:
1st : France, Germany, Italy, Japan,
Singapore, Spain
2nd : Finland, S. Korea, Sweden
3rd : Austria, Denmark, Ireland, Netherlands
· Who has approved the acquisition of up to 10%
of the share capital in a company promoted by the
National Housing Bank (NHB)? (08 January, 2024)
- Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC)
 LIC Housing Finance Limited is a LIC housing
finance subsidiary, which was established in - 1989
 National Housing Bank (NHB)is the apex regulatory
body for the overall regulation and licensing
of housing finance companies in India, it was
established on - 9 July 1988
· As per the CBRE report, which state is among the
top three states in contribution to India’s MSME
sector?
- Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, and Uttar Pradesh
 CBRE South Asia Private Limited released a report
titled as
- ‘MSMEs: Unleashing the Engines
of Economic Prosperity’
 This report was released at the two-day event at
- Deen Dayal Upadhyay Trade Facilitation
Centre in Varanasi
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· Who unveiled the Indian Railways Construction
Manual, 2023? (January 9, 2024)
- Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw
 As per the National Rail Plan, Indian Railways has
to develop capacity by year - 2030
· At which place Prime Minister Narendra Modi
inaugurated the ‘Vibrant Gujarat Global Trade
Show’ ? (January 9, 2024) - Mahatma
Mandir,Gandhinagar, Gujarat
· Who has released an economic research report
revealing a substantial decrease in individual income
inequality in India between the financial years 2013-
2014 and 2021-2022? - State Bank of India
 The reason for the reduction is
- Significant movement within the income
categories at the lower end.
 The report is brought out by
- Economic Research Department of SBI.
 Income inequality is measured through
- Gini coefficient of taxable income.
 As per the report, how many taxpayers have migrated
from lowest income tax bracket to upper income tax
bracket? - 36.3% taxpayers
· Who has started oil production from its deep-sea
project in the Krishna Godavari basin?(January 8,
2023)
- Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC)
 ONGC has started producing from the Cluster-2
project in - KG-DWN-98/2 block
 This project will add how many percent to current
national oil production and to national Natural Gas
production? - 7 per cent (both)
 Oil and Natural Gas Corporation was formed in
1956 and is headquartered in - New Delhi
 ONGC was conferred the Maharatna status in - 2010
· Who chaired the 1st Inland Waterways Development
Council Meeting? (January 8, 2023)
- Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal
 Meeting held at – Kolkata
 During the meeting, Sarbananda Sonowal unveiled
‘Guidelines for Green Transition of Inland Vessels’
named as – Harit Nauka
 He also unveiled the River Cruise Tourism Roadmap
till – 2047
 The government of India established the Inland
Waterways Development Council in
- October 2023
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 · In the last eight months, GST officers have detected become mandatory for paying wages to NREGS
29,273 bogus firms involved in fake Input Tax Credit workers from - 1 January 2024
(ITC) claims of Rupees - Rs. 44,015 crore  Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment
 Which state topped the list with 926 bogus firms, Guarantee Act 2005 (MGNREGA) was passed by
followed by Rajasthan (507), Delhi (483) and Parliament on - 23rd August 2005
Haryana (424)? - Maharashtra  It came into force on - 2 February 2006
· UN report has reduced India's 2024 GDP growth · Who has launched an Annual Capacity Building
forecast to (January 5, 2024) - 6.2% Plan to work towards growth and skill enhancement
· Who has been appointed as Executive Director by of its employees? (January 2, 2024)
SEBI?(January 3, 2024) - G Ram Mohan Rao - The University Grants Commission (UGC)
 He has been appointed as Executive Director for a  Launched by
period of - Three years - UGC Chairman, Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar
· How many products from West Bengal got GI tags · In a recently released draft circular, who has
recently? (January 4, 2024) -5 proposed new rules of dividend payout for domestic
 5 GI tags to West Bengal include- and overseas banks operating in India? (2 January,
1. Tangail Saree Saree style originating from 2024) - RBI
Bengal with distinct weaving  The proposed rules will be effective from fiscal year
patterns. - 2024-25 onwards
2. Garad Saree Saree, known for its unique  According to the RBI’s circular, banks must compute
texture and appearance, is a dividends on the basis of
traditional attire from Bengal
- “Dividend payout ratio”
3. Korial Saree Saree variety is recognized for
its weaving style and traditional  As per the proposal, banks with which ratio of less
significance in Bengal than 6% and capital adequacy ratio of less than
4. Kalo Nunia Rice variety from West Bengal 11.5% cannot declare dividends?
Rice - Net Non-Performing Asset Ratio (NNPA)
5. Sundarban Honey sourced from the  Presently, banks require an NNPA ratio of up to how
Honey Sundarbans area of West Bengal
many percent to become eligible for declaration of
 This honey was collected from the Sundarban forest dividends? - 7%
by which community? - 'Mouli' community · On January 3, 2024 India Ratings & Research raised
 Black Nuniya rice is called the “Prince of Rice” and India's GDP growth forecast in fiscal 2023-24 to
is cultivated in - Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal what percent from its earlier estimate of 6.2%?
· Who became the new president of the All India - 6.7%
Rubber Industries Association (AIRIA)? · Who has been appointed as the new Chairman and
- Shashi Singh Managing Director of Power Grid Corporation of
 All India Rubber Industries Association was India Limited (POWERGRID)?
established in – 1945 - Ravindra Kumar Tyagi
· India International Jewellery Trade Show -IIJS 2024 Â Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. (PGCIL),a
inaugurated by Union Commerce Minister Piyush Maharatna CPSU, was incorporated on
Goyal in which city?(January 4, 2024) - 23rd October, 1989
- Mumbai  It is headquartered in - Gurugram
 Edition - 16th · The gross GST revenue collection in December
 It is expected that India’s domestic gem & jewellery 2023 stood at? - 1,64,882 crore rupees
market will grow from the current 44 billion to · India has launched National Single Window System
- 134 billion dollars by 2030 (NSWS) to streamline the imports of
 Chairman of Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion - Medical Devices
Council is - Mr. Vipul Shah  It has been designed by
· The Aadhaar-based payment system (ABPS) has - Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)

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 · Who has been appointed as chairman of the sixteenth
Finance Commission? - Arvind Panagariya
 Who will be the secretary to the 16th Finance
Commission? – Ritvik Ranjanam Pandey
 16th Finance commission's five-year period is
- 2026-27 to 2030-31
 The commission will submit its report to the
President by - October 31, 2025
 The 15th Finance Commission was headed by
- N.K. Singh
 Finance Commission lies under which article of the
Indian Constitution? - Article 280
 The Finance Commission is a constitutional body to
give suggestions on
- Centre-state financial relations
· For the January–March 2024 period, the interest
rate on the Sukanya Samriddhi Account Scheme has
been increased by 20 basis points to - 8.2%
· India has gained which place among the largest
equity market globally? (January 22, 2024)- Fourth
 On January 22, 2024 India’s market capitalisation
was - $4.33 trillion
 India has surpassed which country in stock market
valuation? - Hong Kong ($4.29 trillion)
 India’s stock market capitalization crossed $4 trillion
for the first time on - 05 December, 2024
· Who Emerges as India’s First AI Unicorn? (January
26, 2024) - Ola Founder’s Krutrim (AI Start-Up)
· The government has expanded the scope of activities
that can be undertaken at the International Financial
Services Centre (IFSC) by including services such as
(January 18, 2024)
- Book keeping, and accounting
 Which ministry has issued a notification regarding
expanding services? - The Ministry of Finance
 IFSCA is a statutory body, it was set up in
- April 2020
 At present which is India’s first and only operational
International Financial Services Center?
- GIFT City, Gandhinagar in Gujarat
· Japan's Sony Group cancelled a planned $10 billion
merger with India's which entertainment enterprise?
(January 22, 2024) - Zee Entertainment
 Zee was founded in 1992 by - Subhash Chandra
 Who bagged the title sponsorship of the Indian
Premier League (IPL) for 2024-28? (January 20,
2024) - Tata Group
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 The amount of the title sponsorship was approx
- $300 million
 IPL has become the world’s richest T20 tournament
with an estimated brand value of - $8.4 billion.
· Which fruit has become the second fruit of Gujarat
to get a geographical indication (GI) tag? (January 2,
2024) - Katchhi Kharek, Kutch
 Kachchhi Kharek got the GI tag from
- Controller General of Patents, Designs, and
Trade Marks (CGPDT) of India
 The application for the GI tag was filed by
- Kutch farmer producer organization Unidates
Farmer Producer Company Limited (UFPCL)
 In 2011, which fruit was given the GI tag?
- Gir Kesar mango
 Gir Kesar mango is currently grown in which region?
- Junagadh, Gir Somnath, and Amreli
districts of Saurashtra.
· Which country has becomes first Vice Chair of FAO
COFI Sub-Committee on Fisheries Management?
(January 19, 2024) - India
 The main function of the sub-committee is
- to provide essential technical and policy
guidance on fisheries
governance and management.
 This sub-committee was established during
- 35th session of the FAO Committee
on Fisheries (COFI)
 35 COFI was held on
th
- From September 5 to 9, 2022
 35th COFI was held at - Rome
· For setting up two pithead thermal power plants
(TPPs) of 2,260 megawatts (MW) was approved
by the government with an equity investment of
(January 18, 2024) - `5,607 crore
 The proposal for equity investment was proposed
by - Two Coal India (CIL) subsidiaries
 South Eastern Coalfields (SECL) has been approved
to set up a 660 MW TPP through a joint venture
between
- SECL and Madhya Pradesh Power
Generation Company (MPPGCL)
 The second project is to set up a 2x800 MW Thermal
Power Plant by Mahanadi Coalfields (MCL) through
- Mahanadi Basin Power Limited (MBPL), a
subsidiary of MCL
· Foundation stone of 8 projects of AMRUT was laid
by PM Narendra Modi in(January 19, 2024)
- Solapur, Maharashtra
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 Â These 8 projects of AMRUT are worth of
- 2,000 crore Rupees.
 AMRUT stands for
- Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban
Transformation (AMRUT)
 On the occasion the PM announced the extension
of PM Garib KalyanYojana for the next how many
years? - Five years
 PM dedicated 90,000 houses completed under
- Pradhan Mantri AwasYojana - Urban
 He inaugurated the Boeing India Engineering and
Technology Centre in - Bengaluru
 The centre is built with an investment of
- 1,600 crores rupees
 The centre in Bengaluru is Boeing’s largest facility
outside of which country? - USA
 He also launched - Boeing Sukanya Programme
· Who has been appointed as PepsiCo India Chief
Executive Officer (CEO) (January 19, 2024)?
- Jagrut Kotecha
 PepsiCo is an American multinational food, snack,
and beverage corporation. It is headquartered in
- New York
· A MoU was signed by NPCI International with
whom to expand UPI to countries beyond India?
(January 17, 2024)
- Google Pay India
(Google India Digital Services)
 In 2023, NPCI enabled transactions from mobile
numbers from how many countries, including
Singapore, Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, and the
United Kingdom? - 10 countries
 NPCI International is the international arm of NPCI
and works to deploy
- UPI and card payment system
RuPay outside India
· RBI’s economic activity index has forecasted
GDP growth for Q3 (October-December) FY24 at
(January 18, 2024) - 7%
 As per the RBI Governor’s monetary policy
statement of December 2023, this is more than the
real GDP growth projection of - 6.5% for Q3 FY24
 Headline inflation recorded a slight increase from
5.6% in November to - 5.7% in December, 2023
 Because of unfavourable base effects, it was driven
by - Increased food inflation
 The Private consumption accounts for
- 57% of GDP
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· According to recent agriculture ministry data
released it is estimated to harvest how much of
horticulture crops in the 2022-23 crop year (January
18, 2024)? - 355.25 million tonnes
 This crop production is how much tonnes more than
the previous year (2021-22)? - About 8.07 million
 Out of the total horticulture production, fruit
production increased from 107.51 million tonnesin
2021-22 to - 109.53 million tonnes in 2022-23
 Vegetable production also increased from 209.14
million tonnes in the said period to
- 213.88 million tonnes in 2022-23
 Potato production is estimated to increase to 60.22
million tonnes in the crop year 2022-23, compared
to - 56.18 million tonnes in 2021-22
 Tomato production during the said period is
estimated to be slightly lower to which amount as
compared to 20.69 million tonnes (in 2021-22)?
- 20.37 million tonnes(in 2022-23)
 Area coverage under horticulture crops has increased
marginally from 28.04 million hectares in 2021-22
to
- 28.34 million hectares
(in the crop year 2022-23)
· Which company has been awarded ‘Plaque’ under
the ‘Financial Services Sector (Other than Banking
and Insurance)’ category at the ICAI Awards for
Excellence in Financial Reporting for the financial
year 2022-23? (January, 2024)
- REC Limited
 REC Limited is a - Maharatna Public Sector Unit
 Who received the award from Chief Minister of
Chhattisgarh, Shri Vishnu Deo Sai?
- Director (Finance), REC, Shri Ajoy
Choudhury; Executive Director (Finance), REC,
Shri Sanjay Kumar; and HoD (Finance), REC,
Shri Jatin Kumar Nayak
 The award ceremony was held in -Raipur
 Recently, REC was awarded which award by the
Institute of Directors (IoD) for its exceptional
performance in risk management?
- 'Golden Peacock Award'
 Apart from this, the REC was awarded the 'Best
Central PSU' award in the Financial Services
category at - Dun & Bradstreet PSU Awards 2023
 REC Limited was established in -1969
 REC Limited is a Maharatna Public Sector Unit and
a leading NBFC under - Ministry of Power
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 · Which PSU has become the most valued · PM Narendra Modi inaugurated three major
PSU?(January 17, 2024) infrastructure projects worth over 4,000 crore rupees
- LIC(Life Insurance Corporation) at a function held at (January 17, 2024)
 With a spike in the shares of the company, the market - Wellingdon Island in Kochi, Kerala
capitalisation of LIC has now surpassed  The new Dry Dock facility which is also now the
- State Bank of India (SBI) largest dry dock in India is built at a cost of `1799
 LIC's market capitalisation crossed crore at - Cochin Shipyard
-`5.75 lakh crore  The International Ship Repair facility at Wellingdon
 The mcap of SBI currently stands at Island is constructed at a cost of - `970 crore
- `5.63 lakh crore  PM Modi also inaugurated the 1236 crore IOC LPG
· According to the ranking of states and Union Import Terminal at -Puthuvypeen
Territories (UTs) by the Department for Promotion
 Which Island is the largest artificial island in India?
of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), which states
- Wellingdon Island
have emerged as the best-performing states for
· The government has imposed how much duty on
budding entrepreneurs? (January 16, 2024)
exports of molasses?(January 16, 2024) - 50% duty
- Gujarat, Kerala, and Karnataka
 The increased duty is effective from?
 Who released the “Startup Rankings of States for
- January 18, 2024
2022”?
 Molasses is extracted as a by-product in
- Commerce and Industry Minister
Piyush Goyal - Alcohol production
 Startup Rankings was released in - New Delhi  Till November 2023 India had exported molasses in
 States were ranked under - Five categories Financial Year 2023-24 (FY24) worth
 These categories are - $101.33 million
- Best performers, top performers, leaders, Â The basic import duty on refined soyabean oil and
aspiring leaders, and an emerging sunflower oil was cut from 17.5% to (in June last
startup ecosystem year) - 12.5%
 States Startup Ranking Framework 2022 Results · India's first National Highway Steel Slag Road
Performance Category A States Category section was inaugurated on (January 13, 2024)
(Population more B States - NH- 66 Mumbai-Goa National Highway
than 1 crore) (Population less  It was inaugurated by- Dr. V.K. Saraswat, Member
than 1 crore)
(S&T), NITI AAYOG
Best performer Gujarat, Karnataka, Himachal
Kerala, and Tamil Pradesh
 Steel slag road technology is developed by
Nadu - Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
Top Performer Maharashtra, Odisha, Arunachal (CSIR)-Central Road Research
Punjab, Rajasthan, and Pradesh and
Telangana Meghalaya Institute (CRRI) (CSIR-CRRI)
Leader Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Manipur  JSW Steel, under CSIR-CRRI technical guidance,
Assam, Madhya and Tripura has constructed a 1 km long four-lane steel slag road
Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh,
and Uttarakhand section on
Aspiring leader Bihar and Haryana Andaman and - Indapur-Panvel section of
Nicobar Islands NH-66 Mumbai-Goa
and Nagaland
· Every year, National Start-up Day is celebrated to
Emerging Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Chandigarh,
Dadra and
promote start-up culture at the grass-root level on
Ecosystems and Jammu and
Kashmir Nagar Haveli (January 16, 2024) - 16 January
and Daman and  Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced
Diu, Ladakh,
Mizoram,
celebrating January 16 as National Start-up Day in
Puducherry, and - 2022 (first National Start-up Day)
Sikkim  The Startup India initiative was launched in - 2016

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recorded how many DPIIT-recognized startups by
January, 2024?
- More than 1, 17, 000
· World Economic Forum’s 54th annual meeting
started in (15th January 2024)- Davos, Switzerland
 The meet is started on - 15th January 2024
 The meeting took place till
- 19th January 2024
 The theme of meeting is - ‘Rebuilding Trust’
 During the meet Annual Crystal Awards were given
to
- Architect Diebedo Francis Kere, actor
Michelle Yeoh, and guitarist Nile Rodgers
 The Indian delegation in the meet includes three
Union ministers and three chief ministers, namely
- Three Union ministers are Smriti Irani,
Ashwini Vaishnaw and Hardeep Singh Puri.
 The three chief ministers are
- Maharashtra's Eknath Shinde, Telangana's
Revanth Reddy and Karnataka's Siddaramaiah
 World Economic Forum (WEF) is a non-
governmental organization founded in -1971
 Its headquarter is located in
- Cologny, Switzerland
· According to a NITI Aayog report, how many
people came out of multi-dimensional poverty in
India between years 2013-14 to 2022-23? (January
15, 2024)
- 24.82 crore people
 The largest decline is registered by
- Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh
 As per NITI Aayog’s discussion paper,
multidimensional poverty in India decreased from
29.17% in 2013-14 to - 11.28% in 2022-23.
 As per NITI Aayog, the national multidimensional
poverty judges simultaneous deprivations across
three dimensions, i.e.
- Health, education, and standard of living
 These three dimensions are represented by
- 12 sustainable development
goals-aligned indicators
 To assess the decline in poverty rates, NITI Aayog’s
National Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI)
uses - Alkire and Foster Methodology
 National MPI covers 12 indicators, whereas global
MPI covers - 10 indicators
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 Which state topped the list with 5.94 crore people
coming out of poverty? - Uttar Pradesh
 It was followed by
- Bihar at 3.77 crore and
Madhya Pradesh at 2.30 crore.
· Who assumed the charge as the chairman of the
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI)?
(January 30, 2024)
-Anil Kumar Lahoti
(Former Railway Board chairman)
 Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) was
formed on - 20 February 1997
 Its headquarter is in - New Delhi
 TRAI’s primary objective is
- To provide a fair and transparent
environment in the telecom sector of India
· Recently, who launched the framework for the
Voluntary Carbon Market (VCM) in the Agriculture
Sector and the Accreditation Protocol of Agroforestry
Nurseries? (January 29, 2024)
- Minister of Agriculture and
Farmers’ Welfare Arjun Munda
 This framework has been prepared to
- Promote the Voluntary Carbon
Market (VCM) in the agriculture sector
· Which state has announced the launch of the Laghu
Bana Jatya Drabya Kraya (LABHA) Scheme?
(January 29, 2024) - Odisha Government
 It is a 100% State-funded minimum support price
(MSP) scheme for - Minor Forest Produce (MFP)
 Under this scheme, a primary collector (a tribal
person) will be able to sell the MFP at the procurement
centres of
- Tribal Development Cooperative Corporation
Limited of Odisha (TDCCOL)
 This scheme will impact a large tribal population of
Odisha, which is approx how many percent of the
total population of the state? - 23%
 The LABHA Yojana will integrate the efforts with
which mission?
- Mission Shakti’s Women SHGs
(self-help groups)
 How many distinct tribes (including 13 PVTGs) live
in Odisha? - 62
· As per the ‘Indian Economy - A Review’ in FY 2024-
25 India's economy is forecasted to grow by(January
29, 2024) - 7 per cent
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- Economic Affairs Department of
Finance Ministry
 Who is the Chief Economic Advisor at present, who
wrote in the preface of the report?
- V Anantha Nageswaran
 The report said India is likely to become a $7 trillion
economy by - 2030
· The National Conference on Strategic Trade Controls
(NCSTC) was recently organized at (January 30,
2024) - Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi
 The conference was organised by
- Directorate General of Foreign Trade, Ministry
of Commerce & Industry in partnership with the
Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and other
Government Agencies
· Which organisation has received RBI approval to
operate as an online payment aggregator?(January
24, 2024) - Zomato Payments Pvt. Ltd. (ZPPL)
 In 2023, Zomato had joined hands with which bank
to launch its own Unified Payments Interface (UPI)
offering "Zomato UPI"? - ICICI Bank
· Which country has emerged as 5th largest source of
tourists for America?(January, 2024) - India
 How many Indian tourists travelled to America in
2023? - 1.7 million
 How many new visas were issued to Indians
travelling to America in 2023? - 1.2 million
· A viability gap funding scheme worth how many
rupees has been approved by Union Cabinet for
promoting coal gasification?(January 21, 2024)
- Rs 8,500 crore
· An ‘Investment Forum for Advancing Climate
Resilient Agrifood Systems in India’ has been
launched by (January 18-19, 2024)
- NITI Aayog, Agriculture Ministry, and FAO
 The forum has been launched in - New Delhi
 Objective of this forum will be
- Identifying national priorities and policy
platforms for financing climate-resilient
agrifood systems
 The Forum facilitated discussions and deliberations
on which six key areas?
- (i) Climate resilient agriculture
(experiences and pathways)
(ii) Digital infrastructure and solutions
(iii) Financing climate-resilient
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(iv) Climate-resilient value chains
(v) Production practices and inputs
for climate resilience
(vi) Gender mainstreaming and social
inclusion for climate resilience.
· RBI has approved LIC’s application to take over of
how many holding of paid-up share capital in HDFC
Bank?(January 29, 2024)
- 4.8% (aggregating at 9.99%)
· The merger of Fincare Small Finance Bank with
which bank has been approved by CCI?(January 24,
2024) - AU Small Finance Bank (SFB)
· The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs
(CCEA) has approved setting up of two coal
gasification plants for which company?(January 24,
2024) - Coal India Limited (CIL)
 The setting up of two coal gasification plants will be
in - West Bengal and Odisha
 In the joint venture of CIL and GAIL, the total
investment of Rs. 13,052.81 Crore proposed for
coal-to-synthetic natural gas in
- Sonpur Bazari area of Eastern Coalfields
Limited in West Bengal
 The CIL and BHEL joint venture, worth Rs.11,782.05
Crore, proposed for coal-to-ammonium nitrate in
- Mahanadi Coalfields Limited,
Jharsuguda district of Odisha
 These projects will be operational by - 2028-29
· Who launched development projects worth more
than Rs 19,100 crore in Bulandshahr district in
western Uttar Pradesh?
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi
 He also dedicated a 173 Km long double line
electrified section between
- New Khurja – New Rewari on Dedicated
Freight Corridor
· Which company gets approval from the Petroleum
and Natural Gas Ministry for the formation of
a subsidiary company for green energy and gas
business? (January 23, 2024)
- Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC)
 The name of the subsidiary company has been
proposed as - ‘ONGC Green Limited’
 ONGC Videsh received how much loan from DBS
Bank and Bank of Baroda for five-year on 18
January, 2024? - $420 Million Loan
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 · According to recent estimates, at the end of FY23, Â This service is provided by
direct tax-to-GDP ratio has been increased to an all- -Karnataka State Road
time high level of (January 23, 2024) - 6.11% Transport Corporation
 The estimate is released by · Gujarat government has lifted the liquor ban from
- Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) which area ?(December, 2023) -GIFT City
 CBDT data showed that between FY14 and FY23,  What is the full form of GIFT City?
the net direct tax collections increased by more than -Gujarat International Finance Tech City
160% to - More than `16.64-lakh crore in FY23 Â What is the purpose of lifting the ban?
FY Direct Tax Buoyancy Cost of direct -To make GIFT City a global
to GDP Factor tax collection business ecosystem
ratio (in %) · How many sub-schemes have been launched by
(in %) the MSME Ministry under the RAMP program?(20
2019-20 5.23 -1.21 0.66 December, 2023) -3
1. MSME GIFT Scheme
2020-21 4.78 NA 0.76
2. MSME SPICE Scheme
2021-22 5.97 2.52 0.53
3. MSME Scheme on Online Dispute Resolution for
2022-23 6.11 1.18 0.51
Delayed Payment
Source: CBDT Â By whom were these sub-schemes launched?
· The Union Cabinet has approved the Minimum -Narayan Rane, Union Minister
Support Price for which crop for season 2024?(27 · The Government of India signed an agreement to
December, 2023) - Copra avail 100 million US dollar loan with-(22 December,
 Milling Copra - Rs 11, 160 per quintal 2023) - Asian Development Bank
 Ball Copra -Rs 12,000 per quintal  What is the purpose of this loan?
· Maha Lakshmi and Rajeev Aarogyasri scheme has -To improve urban services and
been launched by which state government?(December tourism facilities in Tripura
2023) -Telangana · A Green and Sustainable Growth Agenda for the
global Economy was released by- (20 December,
 MahaLaxmi Scheme
- To provide free travel facilities in 2023) -Bhupendra Yadav, Union Minister of
TSRTC buses to girls, women and Environment, Forest and Climate Change
transgender persons of all ages. Â Where was this report released? -New Delhi
 Rajiv Aarogyasri Scheme  This report was developed by
-Financial security up to `10 lakh - NITI Aayog in collaboration with the
will be provided to families living International Development Research Center
below the poverty line (IDRC), Ottawa and Global Development
· Reserve Bank of India approved whose appointment Network (GDN), New Delhi
as part-time chairman of Kotak Mahindra · Which country will introduce a carbon border tax on
Bank?(December, 2023) -CS Rajan imported goods like steel from 2027?
 When will his appointment become effective? - United Kingdom
-1 January 2024 Â Imported goods include?
 For how many years have he been appointed? -Steel, Iron, Aluminium,
-2 years Ceramics and Cement
 Where is its headquarters located? · Whose appointment has SEBI approved as Chairman
-Mumbai, Maharashtra of BSE?(December,,2023) -Pramod Aggarwal
· In which state 'Namma Cargo' logistics service has  When this appointment will be effective?
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 · Which country has launched a new satellite 'Einstein
Probe’ to observe cosmic phenomena? (January 9,
2024) - China
 The satellite is named as - Einstein Probe (EP)
 It is launched by Long March-2C carrier rocket from
- Xichang Satellite Launch Centre (Sichuan
Province, China)
· Which institute have developed a heat-tolerant
vaccine against all current strains of SARS-CoV-2?
(January, 2024)
- Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru
 As per the IISC, which antigen can also be stored at
room temperature for a month without the need for
cold storage? - RS2 antigen
· ICD 11 Module 2 (Morbidity Codes) has been
launched by whom in New Delhi (10th January,
2024) - WHO (World health Organisation)
 ICD 11 stands for
- International Classification of
Diseases (ICD) 11
 The data and terminology relating to diseases based
on which system will now be included in the WHOs
ICD11 classification?
- Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani systems
 The Ministry of AYUSH has already developed
codes for Ayurveda, Siddha, and Unani medicine
through - NAMASTE portal
 NAMASTE stands for
- National AYUSH Morbidity
and Standardized Electronic Portal
 Which agency under the Ministry of Health and
Family Welfare serves as the WHO Collaborating
Center for ICD-related activities?
- The central Bureau of
Health Intelligence (CBHI)
· Who has started using Artificial Intelligence in the
treatment of cancer?
-Mumbai’s Tata Memorial Hospital (TMH)
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 The hospital is using deep learning to create a cancer-
specific customised algorithm by establishing
- ‘Bio-Imaging Bank’ for cancer
· Who has joined hands with ISRO's National Remote
Sensing Centre (NRSC) to develop the "Green Cover
Index" for National Highways?
- The National Highways Authority
of India (NHAI)
 The Green Cover Index will be a robust and reliable
mechanism to provide a time-saving and cost-
effective solution to generate
- Macro-level estimate of the greenery
along National Highways.
· For the first time, ISRO will deploy its heavy
communications satellite GSAT-20 by
- SpaceX rocket (Falcon-9)
 A launch agreement with SpaceX in 2023 for the
flight of Indian satellites on Falcon-9 has been
facilitated by
- ISRO's commercial arm
New Space India Limited (NSIL)
 For its heavier satellites, weighing more than 4,000
kg, earlier India was dependent on
- European launch provider Arianespace
 GSAT-20 can enable telecom providers to offer
- Very high-speed internet services
 GSAT-20 satellite weighs about - 4,700 kg
· India has become part of the largest radio telescope
project in the world, known as
- Square Kilometre Array Observatory (SKAO).
 SKAO is a new intergovernmental organization
dedicated to radio astronomy, headquartered in
- UK
 The antennas of SKAO will be installed in remote
radio-quiet locations in
- South Africa and Australia
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- Australia, China, India,
Italy, South Africa,
Sweden, Netherlands, UK etc.
 India has taken part in SKAO through
- Pune-based National Centre for Radio
Astrophysics (NCRA) and others
 NCRA operates India’s largest network of radio
telescopes called
- Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT)
near Pune
· ISRO's PSLV-C58 has launched which satellite into
an Eastward low inclination orbit (January 01, 2024)
- XPOSAT Satellite
 XPoSat mission stands for
- X-ray Polarimeter Satellite
 The satellite will study
- X-ray polarisation and its cosmic sources such
as black holes and neutron stars
 It is the world’s second such mission after the Imaging
X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) launched by
- NASA (in 2021)
· Who conducted successful flight-test of New
Generation AKASH (AKASH-NG) missile (January
12, 2024) - DRDO
 The flight-test was conducted from
- Chandipur off the coast of Odisha from the
Integrated Test Range (ITR)
 AKASH (AKASH-NG) missile is
- Surface-to-air missile (SAM)
· Indian Army will observe 2024 as the (January 11,
2024) - “Year of Technology Absorption”
 This theme underscores the Army's focus and efforts
to
- leverage technology as a catalyst for
transformative change
 The Army had declared 2023 as the
- "Year of Transformation"
 The Indian Army has indigenously developed an
"end-to-end secure mobile ecosystem" to provide
secure communication with instant connectivity on
the move - Project SAMBHAV
 SAMBHAV stands for
- Secure Army Mobile Bharat Version
· MILAN 2024 exercise will be conducted by the
Indian Navy at - Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
 Duration
- From 19th February to 27th February 2024
 Edition - 12th edition
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 The MILAN 24 exercise will consist of two phases
-'Harbour Phase' and 'Sea Phase'.
 MILAN is a biennial multinational naval exercise
that began in - 1995
· An indigenous assault rifle, launched recently
intended to meet the operational requirements of
armed forces, paramilitary, and state police entities,
is named as (8 January, 2024) - 'Ugram'
 It was unveiled by
- The Defence Research and Development
Organisation (DRDO)
 It was launched by
- Armament Research and
Development Establishment
(ARDE) and a Hyderabad-based firm
 It has a firing range of - 500 meters
· Who has recently developed the counter-drone
system and handed it over to BEL and other private
companies? - DRDO
· Indian Air Force (IAF) C-130J Super Hercules
tactical transport aircraft along with Garud Special
Forces landed for the first time at night at ? (January,
2024)
- Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) in Kargil
 The Garud Commando Force is the Special Forces
unit of the Indian Air Force, it was formed in
- September 2004
· Who has assumed the charge of Vice Chief of the
Indian Navy? (4 January, 2024)
- Vice Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi
 He has taken the place of
- Vice Admiral Sanjay J Singh
· Who has assumed the charge as Controller of
Warship Production and Acquisition? (01 January
2024) - Vice Admiral B Sivakumar
· DRDO celebrated its 66th Foundation Day on
- January 1, 2024
 To make India self-reliant in science and technology,
especially in military technologies,DRDO was
formed in - 1958
· 1st edition of the India UAE Joint Military Exercise
‘DESERT CYCLONE’ was conducted in
- Mahajan, Rajasthan
 Duration of the Exercise
- 2nd to 15th January 2024
 The aim of the Exercise is to enhance interoperability
in Sub-conventional Operations including Fighting
in Built -Up Area (FIBUA) in desert/ semi desert
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 Â The UAE contingent is being represented by troops
from - Zayed First Brigade
 In September 2008, who hosted the first-ever
Joint Air Forces exercise between the United Arab
Emirates and India?
- Al-Dhafra station in Abu Dhabi
· Which animal has been assessed for the first time in
the International Union for Conservation of Nature
(IUCN)’s Red List and categorised as ‘Vulnerable’?
-Himalayan Wolf
 The assessment was conducted on - 27 June, 2023
 Scientific name of Himalayan Wolf is
- Canis lupus chanco
 The Himalayan Wolf is found in the Himalayan
range of - Nepal, India, and the Tibetan Plateau
· The Climate Conference 2024 took place on January
12, 2024, in - Mumbai, Maharashtra
 Theme - "Decoding the Green
Transition for India"
 The summit was organized by
- Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate
Change, the Government of India
 The Conference was organised under
- The Green Climate Fund Readiness
Programme with Delivery Partner UNDP India
· Earth's Rotation Day is celebrated every year on
- 8 January
 The theme to observe Earth Rotation Day in 2024 is
- ‘Honoring the Discovery of
Our Planet’s Movement'
 Earth Rotation Day is celebrated to honour
- Léon Foucault’s experiment
(Earth's rotation on its axis)
· The name of first cyclone of 2024 that made landfall
is ? (January 1, 2024) - Alvaro (Tropical Cyclone)
 The cyclone landed near
- Morombe in Madagascar
· Which country has signed an agreement for the
export of 10,000 MW power to India in the next
10 years and a MoU for cooperation in renewable
energy ? (4 January, 2024) - Nepal
 The bilateral agreement was signed by
- India’s Energy Secretary Pankaj Agrawal and
his Nepal counterpart Gopal Sigdel
· Who have found that phytocannabinoids, a class
of compounds found in the cannabis plant, possess
some hitherto unexplored antibiotic properties?
(January, 2024)
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-CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative
Medicine (IIIM), Jammu
 What is obtained from cannabis that could fight
methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus?
- Tetrahydrocannabidiol
 Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a major health
concern in India, India reported how many deaths in
2019 due to AMR? - 2.97 lakh
· Who inaugurated the Centre of Excellence in Digital
Forensics? (January 23, 2024)
- Union Home Minister Amit Shah
 The centre is inaugurated on the occasion of
-5th International and the 44th All India
Criminology Conference
 The Conference was held at
- National Forensic Sciences University
(NFSU) in Gandhinagar, Gujarat
 The inaugural session was attended by
- Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla, Chairman
of National Human Rights Commission Justice
Arun Kumar Mishra, and Gujarat Law and
Justice Minister Rushikesh Patel
 Centre of Excellence in Digital Forensics will help
in
- Addressing crimes that are powered
by the abuse of technology
· Which vaccine launched recently, is India's first
indigenously developed Hepatitis A vaccine?(January
19, 2024) - 'Havisure'
 The vaccine is launched by
- Indian Immunologicals Ltd. (IIL)
 Indian Immunologicals Ltd. (IIL) is a wholly-owned
subsidiary of
- National Dairy Development
Board (NDDB)
 This vaccine has been recommended for
- Individuals who are at risk of exposure or
travel to regions with high hepatitis A
 This vaccine have how many doses?
- Two-dose vaccine
 First dose is given at above 1 year age and the second
dose is given at least after how many months of the
first dose? - 6 months
 Hepatitis A is
- A highly contagious liver viral infection
 Hepatitis A mainly spreads through
- Ingestion of contaminated food or water
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 · For the fishermen at sea to send emergency
messages from fishing boats, recently an indigenous
technological solution has been developed named as
(January 16, 2024)
- Distress Alert Transmitter (DAT)
 Generation - 2nd generation
 It has been developed by
- Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
 The first version of Distress Alert Transmitter (DAT)
has been functioning since – 2010
 The messages of DAT- SG were received at
- Indian Mission Control Centre (INMCC), a
central control station
 INMCC has a web based network management
system, this system is called - Sagarmitra
 Database of registered DAT-SGs will be maintained
by - Sagarmitra
· Which country became the fifth country in history
to reach the moon when its spacecraft landed on the
lunar surface? (January 19, 2024) - Japan
 The Japanese spacecraft named as
- Smart Lander for Investigating
Moon, (SLIM)
 SLIM is nicknamed as - "The Moon Sniper"
 In terms of reaching the Moon, other countries are
- United States, the Soviet
Union, China, and India
 The main goal of the mission is
- To test new landing technology that will allow
Moon missions to land where they want to land
 SLIM was launched in - September, 2023
 It initially orbited the Earth and entered lunar orbit
on - 25 December, 2023
 SLIM was launched by
- Mitsubishi Heavy H2A rocket
 SLIM was intended to land near
- Shioli Crater, an area covered in volcanic rock
 SLIM carried two small autonomous probe lunar
exploration vehicles - LEV-1 and LEV-2
 LEV-1 is tasked with - Recording SLIM's landing
 LEV-2 (developed by JAXA)is
- A ball-shaped rover,
equipped with two cameras
· Who hosted the 2nd Indo-French Joint Committee of
Science and Technology (JCST)? (January 18, 2024)
- India (New Delhi)
 The meeting was held on the premises of
- Translational Health Science and Technology
Institute (THSTI)
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 The Committee was co-chaired by
- Prof AbhayKarandikar, Secretary for the
Department of Science and Technology (DST),
India and Dr. Claire Giry, Director General for
Research and Innovation at the French Ministry
of Higher Education and Research, France
· Recently, Samavesha project was launched by
(January 16, 2024)
- I-STEM (Indian Science, Technology, and
Engineering Facilities Map)
 The Samavesha project has been launched at
- IISc, Bengaluru
 It was launched with an objective
- To enhance research collaboration in India by
enhancing accessibility to facilities and labs
 I-STEM is an initiative of
- Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser, GoI
 I-STEM plans to conduct around how many
Samavesha across India in 2024? - 50
· 9th India International Science Festival has been
inaugurated in(January 17, 2024)
- Faridabad, Haryana
 The festival will be organised between
- 17 to 20 January, 2024
 The festival is being organized at
- Translational Health Science and Technology
Institute (THSTI) and Regional Centre for
Biotechnology (RCB) of the Department of
Biotechnology in Faridabad.
 9th IISF was inaugurated by
- Union Minister Dr.Jitendra Singh
 The theme of this festival was
- 'Science and Technology Public
Outreach in Amrit Kaal'
 The International Science Festival is been organized
since - 2015
 The Department of Space and the Department of
Atomic Energy became part of IISF in - 2021
 The first human vaccine trials for the deadly Nipah
virus was launched by - Oxford University (U.K.)
 The vaccine is named as
- ChAdOx1 Nipah vaccine
 According to researchers, the Nipah virus is spread
by - Fruit bats
 Nipah virus was first identified in - 1998
· 14th All India Police Commando Competition was
organised in (January 18-30, 2024)
- Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
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- Commissioner of Police,
Visakhapatnam, A. Ravi Shankar
· The Air Force has started AN-32 Courier Service in
(January, 2024) - Kargil, Ladakh
 The aim of AN-32 Courier Service is
- To streamline travel, improving
connectivity to and from Kargil
· 11th edition of ‘Exercise KHANJAR’ commenced in
(January 22, 2024) - Bakloh, Himachal Pradesh
 It is a Joint Special Forces Exercise between
- India-Kyrgyzstan
 The exercise is scheduled from
- 22nd January to 3rd February 2024
 The Indian Army contingent is being represented by
soldiers of - Parachute Regiment (Special Forces)
 The Kyrgyzstan contingent is being represented by
- Scorpion Brigade
 Aims of the exercise is
- To exchange experiences and best
practices in Counter Terrorism and
Special Forces Operations
· Who is launching its largest exercise since the Cold
War? (January 22, 2024) - NATO
 It is named as - Steadfast Defender 2024
 How many troops are scheduled to join the exercise?
- 90,000 troops
 The exercises will last until - May, 2024
 The last exercises of a similar size, during the Cold
War was
- Reforger exercise
 Last Reforger was held in -1993
 NATO stands for
- The North Atlantic Treaty Organization
 NATO was created in - 1949
 NATO was created by
- The United States, Canada, and several
Western European nations
· Who signed MoU on sustainable aviation fuel with
the CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum (CSIR-IIP)
(January 19, 2024) - Airbus
 This collaboration will help in
-Achieving Indian aerospace industry’s
decarbonisation ambition.
 The goal is to achieve Sustainable Aviation Fuel
(SAF) compatibility by - 2030
· Who becomes the new director general of the
Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB)?(January 19, 2024)
- Daljit Singh Chaudhary
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 He was currently serving as
- Special Director General of the Central
Reserve Police Force (CRPF)
 His appointment has been approved by the
Appointments Committee of the Cabinet up to
- November 30, 2025
 Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) under the control of the
Ministry of Home Affairs, is an arm of
- Central Armed Police Force (CAPF)
 It was formed in -1963
 Its motto is - “Service, security and
Brotherhood.”
 It is responsible for
- Guarding the Nepal- Bhutan border
· Recently, the Operation Sarvashakti was launched
by(January, 2024) - Indian Army
 Operation Sarvashakti will involve joint counter
terrorism operations from both sides of
- Pir Panjal ranges
 This initiative is similar to - Operation Sarpvinash
 Sarpvinash was initiated in - 2003
· Wings India-2024, the biggest aviation event ever in
Asia was held at (January, 2024)
- Begumpet Airport, Hyderabad
 It is four-day event organized between
- 18 to 21 January, 2024
 The event was inaugurated by
- Union Civil Aviation Minister
Jyotiraditya Scindia
 This event is being organised by whom in
collaboration with the Ministry of Civil Aviation and
FICCI?
- The Airports Authority of India
 This event occurs - Biennially
 The theme of Wings India-2024 is
- "Connecting India with the
World in Amritkal : Setting the stage for
India Civil Aviation@2047"
· Who has assumed charge as Chief Staff Officer at
Eastern Naval Command? (January 17, 2024)
- Rear Admiral Shantanu Jha
 Eastern Naval Command was established on
- 1 March 1968
 Eastern Naval Command is headquartered in
- Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
· According to the Global Firepower Rankings, which
country is top ranked in military strength? (January
16, 2024) - USA
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Strongest military globally? - India class ships, were built at
 United States is named as the most powerful military, - Gdynia Shipyard in Poland
followed by - Russia (2nd) and China (3rd) · Under which project nearly 700 hours of audio-
 How many countries were evaluated based on their visual content and 11 lakh pages of record on the
global military power for Global Firepower's 2024 1948 Jammu and Kashmir conflict, the 1961 Goa
Liberation and the India-Pakistan wars of 1965 and
military power rankings? - 145 countries
1971 have been archived?(January 12, 2024)
 The ranking of the index is decided after examining
- Project 'Shaurya Sankalan:
the countries on several parameters, including
Digital Archiving of Military History'
- Military resources, natural resources, · Recently, earthquake tremors were felt in Delhi
industry and geographical features, NCR; the origin of the earthquake was (January 23,
and available manpower 2024) - Southern Xinjiang of China
Top 10 countries with the 10 countries with the · Who has recently announced 'Pradhan
most powerful militaries least powerful militaries MantriSuryodayaYojana'? (January 22, 2024)
in the world in the world - Prime Minister Narendra Modi
 Under this scheme how many households will get
United States (1) Bhutan (145)
rooftop solar? - 1 crore households
Russia Moldova  Rooftop Solar Programme was launched by the
China Suriname government in - 2014
India Somalia  It aimed to achieve a cumulative installed capacity
of 40 gigawatts (GW) by - 2022
South Korea Benin
 The target was not achieved and the government
United Kingdom Liberia changed the deadline from 2022 to - 2026
Japan Belize  Due to this scheme,from March 2018 to November
Turkey Sierra Leone 2023, India’s rooftop solar capacity has risen from
1.8 gigawatts (GW) to - 10.4 gigawatts (GW)
Pakistan Central African Republic
 According to the Ministry of New and Renewable
Italy Iceland Energy, as of December 2023, solar power installed
· Who inaugurated the ninth chapter of ‘Capsule capacity in India is
on Science, Technology and Applied Research’ - Around 73.31 gigawatts (GW)
(CAPSTAR)? (January 17, 2024) Â As of December 2023, rooftop solar installed
- CDS Gen Anil Chauhan capacity is - Around 11.08 gigawatts (GW)
 CAPSTER – 09 is a three-day event organized  Which state has the highest total solar capacity?
between - 17 January to 19 January, 2024 - Rajasthan
 CAPSTER – 09 was inaugurated at  Rajasthan has total solar capacity of
- Military Institute of Technology - 18.7 gigawatts (GW)
(MILIT), Pune  Rajasthan is followed by
- Gujarat (10.5 gigawatts)
 The theme of CAPSTER – 09 is
· Which ministry has issued a notification titled: Wild
- ‘Artificial Intelligence:
Life (Protection) Licencing (Additional Matters for
Transforming Warfare’ Consideration) Rules, 2024? (January 16, 2024)
 Military Institute of Technology traces its roots to - The Ministry of Environment
‘Institute of Armament Studies’ and its motto is and Forests (MoEF)
 The government issued new guidelines for granting
- ‘Victory through Technology’
licences to stakeholders involved in
· After four decades of glorious service to the nation,
- Snake venom, captive animals,
which Indian Navy warships were decommissioned trophy animals and stuffed animals
(January 12, 2024) Â The new amendments in wildlife trade rules have
- Warships Cheetah, Guldar, and Kumbhir been done for the first time after - 1983
 The decommissioning ceremony of these ships was  As per the 1983 wildlife trade rules, issuing licences
conducted in a traditional ceremony at to trade in a wild animal categorised under which
- Port Blair, Andaman and schedule of the Wildlife Protection Act 1972 was
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Protection Act and the total number of schedules has 2023 was - 14.98 degrees Celsius
decreased from six to - Four
· 9th edition of Pakke Paga Hornbill Festival was held  In 2015, the Paris Agreement was signed by
at (January 18-20, 2024) - Seijosa, Pakke Kessang countries to prevent global warming temperature
 The theme of this year’s Pakke Paga Hornbill rise of - More than 1.5oC
Festival is · A rare Tibetan Brown Bear has been spotted in which
- Domutoh Domutoh, Paga hum Domutoh state recently?(January 14, 2024) - Sikkim
(Nyishi language) Â Scientific Name - Ursus arctos pruinosus
 The meaning of the theme is  The bear lives in high-altitude alpine forests,
- ‘Let Our Hornbills Remain’ meadows, and steppe above the height of - 4000 m
 The Pakke Paga Hornbill Festival (PPHF) is a state  It is protected under which schedule of the Wildlife
festival of - Arunachal Pradesh (Protection) Act, 1972. - Schedule I
 Pakke Paga Hornbill Festival was for the first time · Recently, where a new species of Silverline
organised on - January 16-18, 2015 butterfly, Cigaritis Meghamalaiensis, has been
 How many species of this bird are found in Arunachal discovered?(January 13, 2024)
Pradesh’s Pakke Tiger Reserve? - Four - Srivilliputtur Megamalai Tiger Reserve,
 These species are Theni distt., Tamil Nadu
- Wreathed, Great Indian, Oriental Pied  The newly identified species had been named after
and the endangered Rufous-necked the region – Megamalai - meaning
 Which is the largest tribal group in Arunachal - ‘Cloud mountain’
Pradesh found in the area? - Nyishi · Which Tiger Reserve became India's first
· To Boost the Fish Population recently, a project was International Dark Sky Park? (January, 2024)
launched for depositing artificial reefs in the seabed -Pench Tiger Reserve, Maharashtra
in (January 17, 2024) Â This dark sky park was which number of such park
- Vizhinjam, Thiruvananthapuram in Asia? - Fifth dark sky Park in Asia
 It was launched by (via Videoconferencing)  Pench Tiger Reserves is spread across which two
- Union Minister for Fisheries and Animal states? - Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra
Husbandry Parshottam Rupala · Recently, who claimed that it had successfully
 In the first phase, 6,300 artificial reefs will be laid in launched three satellites into space?(January 28,
42 fishing villages from - Pozhiyur to Varkala in 2024) - Iran
Thiruvananthapuram district  It was launched from
 Aim of the project is - Imam Khomeini Spaceport,
- To increase the income of fishermen by Semnan province, Iran
enhancing the fish population in the area  The launch involved the successful use of which
 With a total outlay of 13.02 crore, the project is rocket? - Iran's Simorgh rocket
being implemented under  The three satellites launched were named
- Pradhan Mantri Matsya SampadaYojana - Mahda, Kayhan-2, and Hatef-1
 Out of this, Rs 7.812 crore is the share of the central  Mahda is - A research satellite
government and the share of the state government  Kayhan and Hatef are
is - Rs 5.208 crore - Nanosatellites focused on global positioning
 The project is implemented by and communications.
- Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, · The Central government has approved a new
Kerala State Coastal Area Development treatment regimen for leprosy, aiming to stop its
Corporation. transmission at the sub-national level by(January 17,
· Which year has been confirmed as the warmest 2024) - 2027
(hottest) year on record? (January, 2024) - 2023 Â In place of a two-drug regimen for six months,for
 The record of warmest year is highlighted by Pauci-Bacillary (PB) cases, the government will
- ‘The 2023 Global Climate introduce - A three-drug regimen
Highlights’ Report  WHO’s recommended treatment regimen consists of
 The report is released by three drugs namely
- The European Union's Copernicus Climate - Dapsone, rifampicin and clofazimine
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bacteria called - Mycobacterium leprae
· How many Indian Scientists received the prestigious
Blavatnik Awards?(January 17, 2024)
- Three
 Three Indian origin scientists named
- Professors Rahul R. Nair, Mehul
Malik, and Dr Tanmay Bharat
 Dr. Tanmay Bharat has made significant contributions
in
- Fields of chemical, physical,
and life sciences.
 Professor Rahul R. Nair contributed to the field of
chemical sciences, his research on which material
has potential to revolutionize various industries?
- Graphene and other 2D materials
 Professor Mehul Malik has conducted research in
the field of - Quantum Physics
 Blavatnik Awards is given to
- Support early-career scientists
 It was established in - 2007
· Who joins CEPI global network to boost production
of affordable outbreak vaccines?(January 23, 2024)
- Serum Institute of IndiaPvt. Ltd. (SII)
 CEPI stands for
- Coalition for Epidemic
Preparedness Innovations
 CEPI was founded in - January 2017
 The objective is - To fund vaccine development
· Uttar Pradesh government has honoured whom with
Gaurav Samman?(January 24, 2024)
- ISRO scientist Dr. Ritu Karidhal Srivastava
and entrepreneur Naveen Tiwari
 Dr. Ritu Karidhal Srivastava hails from Lucknow,
played an important role in
- Chandrayaan Mission and served as the deputy
operations director for India’s Mars
Orbiter Mission Mangalyaan
 Naveen Tiwari is a noted entrepreneur from
- Kanpur
 He has created two unicorns, namely
- ‘InMobi’, a mobile advertising platform, in
2007 and‘Glance’ launched in 2019
 Uttar Pradesh Gaurav Samman has replaced which
award? - Yash Bharti
· Who became the Indian Army's first woman Subedar
(first woman to hold this position)? (January 28,
2024) - Preeti Rajak
 Preeti Rajak won a silver medal in the trap women's
team event in which games?
- 19th Asian Games held in
Hangzhou, China
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· The first edition of SADA TANSEEQ is being
organised in (January 29, 2024)
- Mahajan, Rajasthan
 It was held between
- 29 January to 10 February, 2024
 SADA TANSEEQ is a joint military exercise
between - India and Saudi Arabia
· The Ministry of Defence (MoD) signed a contract
with whom to acquire 14 Fast Patrol Vessels (FPVs)
for the Indian Coast Guard (ICG)?(January 24,
2024) - Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd (MDL)
 The value of the 14 Fast Patrol Vessels (FPVs) will
be - Rs 1,070 crore
· Recently the air forces of India, the UAE and France
conducted which air combat exercise on 23 January
2024? - Desert Knight
 The air combat exercise was conducted over
- Arabian Sea
· 2nd edition of ‘Exercise CYCLONE’ begins between
(January 22, 2024) - India and Egypt
 The Exercise is scheduled to be conducted from
-22nd January to 1st February 2024
 The first edition of the ‘Exercise CYCLONE’ was
conducted in 2023 in - Rajasthan, India
· Which state or UT has unveiled a new solar policy,
which will help in reducing electricity bills to zero?
(January 28, 2024) - Government of UT of Delhi
(‘Delhi Solar Policy-2024’)
 The policy was unveiled by
- CM of Delhi Arvind Kejriwal
 According to this policy, about 20% of Delhi's
electricity consumption will come from solar energy
by - 2027
· Which state will set up the first-of-its-kind melanistic
tiger safari in the world?(January 24, 2024)
- Odisha
 The safari will be set up near which tiger reserve?
- Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR)
in Mayurbhanj
 The project is likely to be opened to visitors in
- October 2024
 According to the last All India Tiger Estimation
Report published by the National Tiger Conservation
Authority (NTCA) in 2018 which is the only home
to melanistic tigers in the world?
- Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR)
in Mayurbhanj, Odisha
· Which space agency developed and announced the
SLIM Lander?
- Japan Aerospace Exploration
Agency (JAXA)
 SLIM stands for
- Smart Lander for Investigating Moon
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- ‘Moon Snipper’
 Which rocket was used to launch it?
- H-II A F 47 rocket
 What is the launch site of SLIM?
- Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
 The rocket also carried which other mission to study
origins of the universe?
- X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy
Mission (XRISM)
 XRISM is a joint mission of
- JAXA and NASA, involving contributions
from the European Space Agency (ESA)
 What is significant about this Moon-landing attempt
by Japan?
- It is Japan's first Moon-landing attempt
 How many countries have successfully soft-landed
on the Moon before Japan?
- Four countries (USA, Russia, China and India)
 Where is the chosen landing site for SLIM?
- Near Shioli crater in the equatorial
region of the Moon
· Which Space agency had launched Deep Space
Network that celebrated its 60th anniversary? (24
December, 2023)
- National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA)
 When was Deep Space Network project initiated?
- 24 December, 1963
 What is its primary function?
- It is NASA’s telecommunication
network and navigation system
 What type of observations does DSN provide to
enhance our understanding of the solar system and
universe?
- Radar and radio astronomy observations
 DSN supported which mission of ISRO?
- Chandrayaan-3 mission
 How many facilities make up the Deep Space
Network, and where are they located?
- Three facilities:
 The Goldstone Deep space communications
Complex near Barstow, California.
 The Madrid Deep space communications
Complex near Madrid, spain.
 The Canberra Deep space communication
complex near Canberra, Australia.
· What is the name of the newly identified species
of iguana lizard in Southern China and northern
Vietnam? (December, 2023)
- Calotes wangi or Wang’s garden lizard
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 The name of lizard honors?
- Professor Yuezhao Wang
 What is the length of Calotes wangi?
- Under 9 centimeters
 What is one distinguishing feature of Calotes wangi?
- It has an orange-hued tongue
· What is the scientific name of the Eurasian otter
recently discovered for the first time in Kerala? (27
December, 2023) - Lutra lutra
 It is discovered at - Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary,
Idukki, Kerala
 What are some characteristics of Eurasian otters?
- Shy, nocturnal and Semi aquatic
carnivorous mammal native to Eurasia
 In which continents are Eurasian otters distributed?
- Europe, Asia, and North Africa
 What is its Conservation Status?
 IUCN - Near Threatened
 CITES - Appendix I
 Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 - Schedule II
· What type of flying reptile did palaeontologists from
China and Brazil discovered? (December, 2023)
- A new species of chaoyangopterid pterosaur
 During which geological epoch did the new pterosaur
species live, and where?
- Early Cretaceous epoch, (Presently china)
 The group of pterosaurs, dinosaurs, birds, and
crocodiles belong to
- Archosaurs, or "ruling reptiles"
· Which bird species was sighted for the first time at
Hokersar wetland? (December, 2023)
- Black-necked Grebe or eared grebe
 What is the scientific name of the Black-necked
Grebe? - Podiceps nigricollis
 What is its Conservation Status as per IUCN?
- Least Concern
 Where Hokersar, a Ramsar wetland located?
- Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir
 What is the nickname given to Hokersar wetland?
- The ‘Queen Wetland of Kashmir’
· What are the names of the two recently discovered
jumping spider species in Kerala and Tamil Nadu?
(December, 2023)
- Afraflacilla kerala and Afraflacilla
adavathurensis
 In which regions are most species of the Afraflacilla
genus found? - In Africa and Australia
 Which term is used to refer a family of spiders
commonly known as jumping spiders? - Salticidae
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Championship 2023 has been hosted by which city?
(16-22 December, 2023) – Panchkula, Haryana
 Who has won men's singles event?
– Harmeet Rajul Desai (PSPB)
 Who has become runner-up?
– G. Sathiyan (PSPB)
 Who has won title of women's singles?
– Poymantee Baisya (RSPB)
 Who has become runner-up?
– Ayhika Mukherjee (RBI)
 Which players have won men's doubles event?
– Anirban Ghosh and Ravindra Kotiyan
(Both RSPB)
 Which players have won women's double evnet?
– Sutirtha Mukherjee and Poymantee Baisya
(Both RSPB)
 Which players have won title of mixed doubles?
– Ronit Bhanja and Sutirtha Mukherjee
(Both RSPB)
 What is full form of PSPB?
– Petroleum sports promotion Board
 What is full form of RSPB?
– Railway Sports Promotion Board
· 7th Elite Men's National Boxing Championship, 2023
has been organised at which place? (25 November-01
December, 2023) – Shillong, Meghalaya
 Who has won gold medal in Bantam Weight (51-54
kg) category? – Lalit (AIP)
 Who has won gold medal in Feather weight (54-57
kg) category? – Sachin (SSCB)
 Who has won gold medal in Light weight (57-60 kg)
category? – Akash (SSCB)
 Who has won gold medal in Light Welter wt. (60-63.
5 kg) category? – Shiva Thapa (Assam)
 Who has won gold medal in Light Heavy wt. (75-80
kg) category? – Lakshya (SSCB)
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 Who has won gold medal in cruiser weight (80-86 kg)
category? – Jugnoo (SSCB)
 Who has won gold medal in Heavy weight (86-92 kg)
category? – Sanjeet (SSCB)
 Who has won gold medal in super Heavy weight (92+
kg) category? – Jaipal Singh (Punjab)
 What is full form of SSCB?
– Services Sports Control Board
 What is full form of AIP? – All India Police
· World Athlete of the year, 2023 award have been
facilitated at which place? (11 December, 2023)
– Monte Carlo, Monaco
 Women's track athlete award has been given to whom?
– Faith Kipyegon (Kenya), 1500 m/5000 m
· Women's field athlete award has been given to whom?
– Yulimar Rojas (Venezula), Tripple jump
 Women's out of stadia award has been handed out to
which athlete?
– Tigist Assefa (Ethiopia), Marathon
 Men's track athlete award has been won by whom?
– Noah Lyles (USA), 100m/200m
 Men's field athlete award has been given to whom?
– Monto Duplantis (Sweden), Pole Vault
 Men's out of stadia award has been given to whom?
– Kelvin Kiptum (Kenya), Marathon
 Which athletes have won Rising stars of 2023 award?
– Faith Cherotich and Emmanuel
Wanyonyi (Both Kenya)
 Who has won 'Photograph of the year' award?
– Mattia Ozbot
 Which federation has been awarded with 'member
federation award'? – Athletics Australia
 Which marathon seris has won President's Award?
– Abbott World marathon majors
 Which athlete has won 'International fair play
award'? – Letesenbet Gidey (Ethiopia)
· FIDE World Rapids & Blitz Championship, 2023 was
organised at which place? (25-31 December, 2023)
– Samarkand, Uzbekistan
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Blitz? – Magnus carlesen (Norway/7th title)
 Who has become runner-up?
– Daniil Dubov (Russia)
 Which player has won title of Open Rapid?
– Magnus Carlsen (Norway/5th title)
 Who has become runner-up?
– Vladimir Fedoseev (Slovenia)
 Which player has won title of women Blitz?
– Valentina Gunina (Russia)
 Who has become runner-up?
– Alexandra Kosteniuk (Switzerland)
 Who has become champion in women Rapid?
– Anastasia Bodnaruk (Russia)
 Who was the runner-up? – Koneru Humpy (India)
· 7th Elite Women's National Boxing Championship
2023 was organised in which city? (22-27 December,
2023) – Greater Noida (U.P.)
 Who has won gold medal in minimum weight (45-48
kg) category? – Minakshi (All India Police)
 Who has won gold medal in Bantam (52-54 kg)
category? – Shiksha (RSBP)
 Who has won gold medal in Light weight (57-60 kg)
category? – Jaismine (SSCB)
· Mini-auction for IPL 2024 was held in which city?
(19 December, 2023) – Dubai, UAE
 Who has become the most expensive player in IPL
history?
– Mitchell Starc (KKR), Rs. 24.75 Crore
 Who has become second most expensive player in
IPL history?
– Pat Cummins (SRH), Rs. 20.50 Crore
· Hockey stars Awards, 2023 have been announced by
which sport body? (19 December, 2023)
– International Hockey Federation (FIH)
 Which player has won Male player of the year
award? – Hardik Singh (India)
 Who has won Female Player of the year award?
– Xan de Waard (Netherlands)
 Who has won male goalkeeper of the year award?
– Pirmin Blaak (Netherlands)
 Who has won Female goalkeeper of the year
award? – Savita Punia (India)
 Who has won male Rising star of the year award?
– Gaspard Xavier (France)
 Who has won female Rising star of the year award?
– Teresa Lima (Spain)
· Which sport body has been suspended by union sport
ministry? (24 December, 2023)
– Wrestling Federation of India (WFI)
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 On 21 December, 2023 who was elected as president
of WFI? – Sanjay Singh
· Which edition of Football world cup will be centenary
edition? – FIFA World cup, 2030
 Which Countries will host FIFA world cup, 2030?
– Morocco, Portugal and spain
 In which countries three matches will be organised to
mark centenary of the world cup?
– Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay
 A unique centenary celebration ceremony will be
organised at which place? – Montevideo, Uruguay
· Who was awarded with 'Sports business leader of the
year' award at CII Sports Business Awards 2023? (5
December, 2023) – Jai Shah (Secretary of BCCI)
 Who has won UWW Rising star of the year, 2023
award in women's section?– Antim Panghal (India)
 What is full form of UWW?
– United World Wrestling
· Which University has granted Ph.D. in Sport Science
to Dilip Tirkey? (22 December, 2023)
– Sri Sri University, Cuttak
 Who is current President of Hockey India?
– Dilip Tirkey
· Which ministry has announced National Sports Award
2023? (20 December, 2023)
– Union Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports
 Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2023 has been
awarded to which players?
– Chiray Shetty and Satwik Sairaj
Rankireddy (Both Badminton)
 Who are important recepients of Arjun Awards, 2023?
– Mohammad Shami (Cricket), R.
Vaishali (Chess), Parul Chaoudhary (Athletics),
Anush Agarwalla (Equestrian), Diksha Dagar
(Golf), Prachi Yadav (Para-canoeing)
 Who have won Dronacharya Award 2023?
– Lalit Kumar (Wrestling), R.B. Ramesh
(Chess), Mahaveer Prasad saini (Para-athletics),
Shivendera Singh (Hockey), Ganesh Prabhakar
Devrukhkar (Mallakhamb)
 Which universty has won Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
(MAKA) Trophy 2023?
– Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar
¨ Which bilateral cricket series was organised during
India tour of South Africa? (10 December, 2023- 07
January, 2024) – T20I, ODI and Test Series
 What was result of T20I series (3 matches)?
– Drawn (1-1)
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– Suryakumar yadav (India/Captain)
 Which team has won ODI series (3 matches)?
– India (2-1)
 Who has won 'player of the series' award?
– Arshdeep Singh (India)
 Who was captain of the Indian team for ODI series?
– K.L. Rahul
 What was the result of Test Series (2 matches)?
– Drawn (1-1)
 Who was declared as 'player of the series'?
– Jasprit Bumrah (India) and
Dean Elgar (SA)
 Who was the Captain of Indian team for test series?
– Rohit Sharma
¨ Which bilateral cricket series was organised during
Australian Women tour of India? (21 December- 09
January, 2024) – Women Test, Women ODI
and Women T20I Series
 Which team has won the only women test?
– India women
 Who was adjudged as 'player of the match'?
– Sneh Rana (Ind-w)
 Which taam has won women ODI series of 3
matches? – Australia Women (3-0)
 Who has won 'player of the series' award?
– Phoebe Litchfield (Aus-w)
 Which team won women T20I Series of 3-matches?
– Australia Women (2-1)
 Who was declared as player of the series?
– Alyssa Healy (Aus-w)
¨ Which bilateral cricket series was organised during
England Women tour of India? (6-18 December,
2023) – One Women test and Women T20I Series
 Which team had won the only women test?
– India Women
 Who was adjudged as 'player of the match'?
– Deepti Sharma (Ind-w)
 Which team had won women T20I series of 3
matches? – England Women (2-1)
 Who was adjudged as 'player of the series'?
– Nat Sciver Brunt (Eng-w)
¨ Ultimate Kho Kho, Season 2 has organised at which
place? (24 December, 2023- 13 January, 2024)
– Cuttack, Odisha
 How many teams have participated in season 2?
–6
 Which team has won the title of season 2?
– Gujarat Giants
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 Which team has become runner-up?
– Chennai Quick Guns
 Which tams has won third place play off against
Telugu Yoddhas? – Odisha Juggernauts
 Who has won both top attacke and top defender award
of the season 2?
– Ramji Kashyap (Chennai Quick Guns)
 Who has won top wazir of the season 2 award?
– Pratik waikar (Telugu Yodhhas)
¨ Malaysia Open (Badminton), 2024 was organised at
which place? (9-14 Januvary, 2024)
– Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
 Who has won the title of men's singles?
– Anders Antonsen (Denmarks)
 Who has become runner-up? – Shi Yu Qi (China)
 Who has won women's singles title?
– An Se Young (South Korea)
 Who has become runner-up?
– Tai Tzu Ying (Taiwan)
 Which player have won men's doubles event?
– Liang Wei Keng and Wang Chang
(Both China)
 Which player have become runner-up?
– Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty
(Both India)
 Which player have won women's doubles event?
– Liu Sheng Shu and Tan Ning (Both China)
 Which player have won mixed doubles event?
– Yuta Watanabe and Arisa Higashino
(Both Japan)
· 'United Cup' is related with which sport?
– International Tennis
 United Cup 2024 was organised at which places? (29
December, 2023 - 07 January, 2024)
– Perth and Sydney (Australia)
 How many mixed-teams have participated? – 18
 Which team has won the title? – Germany
 Which team has to satisfy as runner-up?
– Poland
· Adelaide International (Tennis) 2024 was organised
at which place? (8-13 January, 2024)
– Adelaide, Australia
 Who has won men's singles title?
– Jiri Lehecka (Czech Republic)
 Who was the runner-up? – Jack Draper (England)
 Who has won women's singles?
– Jelena Ostapenko (Latvia)
 Who was the runner-up?
– Daria Kasatkina (Russia)
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– Rajeev Ram (USA) and Joe
Sallsbury (England)
 Who were the runner-up?
– Rohan Bopanna (India) and
Matthew Ebden (Australia)
 Which players have won title of women's doubles?
– Beatriz Haddad Maia (Brazil)
and Taylor Townsend (USA)
 Who were the runner-up?
– Carolina Garcia and Kristina
Mladenovic (Both France)
¨ 1st Beach Games, 2024 was organised at which place?
(4-11 January, 024) – Diu (Dadra & Nagar Haveli
and Daman & Diu
 What is the mascot of the Beach games?
– Perl (A dolphin)
 How many sports were included in the first edition?
– Eight
 How many tams have participated?
– 28 (States & UTs)
 How many athletes have competed?
– 1404 (Under-21)
 How many medals were bagged by Madhya
Pradesh? – 18 (including 7 golds)
¨ India Open (Badminton), 2024 was hosted in which
city? (16-21 January, 2024) – New Delhi
 Who has won title of men's singles?
– Shi Yu Qi (China)
 Who has become runner-up? – Lee Cheuk Yiu
(Hong Kong)
 Who has won women's singles? – Tai Tzu Ying
(Taiwan)
 Who has become runner-up?
– Chen Yu Fei (China)
 Which shuttlers have become champion in men's
double? – Kang Min Hyuk and Seo Seung Jae
(Both South Korea)
 Which players have to statisfy as runners-up?
– Satiwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag
Shetty (Both India)
 Which shuttlers have won women's doubles?
– Mayu Mastsumoto and Wakana Nagahara
(Both Japan)
 Which shuttlers have won mixed doubles?
– Dechapol Puavaranukroh and Sapsiree
Taerattanachai (Both Thailand)
¨ Baulkline 3.0 All India Snooker Open, 2024 was
organised at which place? (6-19 January, 2024)
– Mumbai
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 Who has become champion? – Pankaj Advani
 Who has become runner-up?
– Ishpreet Singh Chadha
¨ The Best FIFA football awards, 2023 were facilitated
at which place? (15 January, 2024) – London, U.K.
 Who has won 'the best FIFA men's player' award?
– Lionel Messi (Argentina)
 Who has won 'the best FIFA women's player' award?
– Aitana Bonmati (Spain)
 Who has won 'the best FIFA men's goalkeeper'
award? – Ederson (Brazil)
 The best FIFA women's goalkeepr award has been
given to whom? – Mary Earps (England)
 The best FIFA men's coach award has been facilitated
to whom? – Pep Guardiola
 The best FIFA women's coach award has been
facilitated to whom? – Sarina Wiegman
 Who has won the FIFA Puskas award?
– Guilherme Madruga (Brazil)
 The FIFA special award has been given to whom?
– Marta (Brazil)
 Which team has won the FIFA fair play award?
– Brazil men's national team
¨ WTT Contender Doha (Table Tennis), 2024 was
convened at which place? (14-20 January, 2024)
– Doha, Qatar
 Who has won men's singles event?
– Timo Boll (Germany)
 Who has won women's singles?
– Jeon Jihee (South Korea)
 Which players have won men's doubles?
– Lim Jonghoom and Lee Sang Su
(Both South Korea)
 Which players have won women's doubles?
– Jeon Jihee and Shin Yubin
(Both South Korea)
 Which players have won mixed doubles?
– Wany Chuqin and Sun Yingsha
(Both China)
¨ Mumbai Marathon, 2024 was hosted in which city?
(21 January, 2024) – Mumbai, Maharashtra
 Who has won men's marathon?
– Hayle Lemi Berhanu (Ethiopia)
 Who has won women's marathon?
– Aberash Minsewo (Ethiopia)
¨ Who has won gold medal at the men’s 10m air rifle
event at ISSF World Cup 2024? (28 January 2024)
-Divyansh Singh Panwar (India)
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 Â It was his which number gold medal at any world
cup? -4th
 Who has won the silver medal at the same event in
women’s category?-Sonam Uttam Maskar (India)
 Who has won gold medal in the 10m air pistol mixed
team event? -Rhythm Sangwan & Ujjwal Malik
 Where was ISSF World Cup 2024 held?
-Cairo , Egypt
 It was held between
-24 January 2024- 1 February 2024
¨ The mascot and logo of which games were launched
recently? (30 January 2024)
-Khelo India Winter Games
 Mascot of Khelo India Winter Games is
- snow leopard named ‘Sheen-e She’
or Shan in Ladakh region
 Logo of the games contains
-the Indian tricolor, reflects the uniqueness of
the picturesque land and the many sports that’s
on the cards. The Games logo is complete with
a Dharmachakra (turning wheel of Dharma)
on a hilltop in Chanspa in Leh, the venue of the
Game
 Where will these games be held?
-Ladakh and Jammu &Kashmir
 When will these games be held?
-The first part in Union Territory of Ladakh
from February 2-6. The second part in Gulmarg,
Jammu & Kashmir from February 21-25.
 Which edition of the Khelo India Winter Games
2024 will be?
- the fourth edition of the annual event in the
Khelo India calendar
¨ Which Indian boxer has secured a remarkable triumph
at the US-based National Boxing Association’s
(NBA) intercontinental super featherweight
championship? (January 2024) - Mandeep Jangra
 He defeated -Gerardo Esquivel of America
 Where was final held?
-Toppenish City, Washington, USA
¨ Who has won prestigious title of International Wushu
Federation Female Athlete of the Year in 2024? (23
January 2024) -Naorem Roshibina Devi (India)
 She hails from which state of India? -Manipur
 She is also the winner of
-bronze and a silver in the
2018 and 2022 Asian Games respectively
¨ Australian Open (Tennis) 2024 was held in which
country? -Australia
 It was held between
-14 January -28 January 2024
 Who has won the men’s singles title?
-Jannik Sinner (Italy)
 Who was the runner up in men’s singles ?
-Daniil Medvedev (Russia)
 Who has won the women’s singles title?
-Aryna Sabalenka (Belarus)
 Who was the runner-up in women’s singles?
-Zheng Qianwen (China)
 Who have won the men’s doubles title?
-Rohan Bopanna (India) &
Matthew Ebden (Australia)
 Who has become the oldest player to win major
men’s doubles in the Open era in tennis?
-Rohan Bopanna (aged 43 years)
 Who is set to become the oldest men’s doubles
number one in tennis? -Rohan Bopanna
 Who have won the women’s doubles title?
-Hsieh Su-Wei (Taiwan) &
Elise Mertens (Belgium)
¨ Who has won gold at the Asian Marathon
Championships 2024 in Hong Kong? (21 January
2024) - Man Singh (India)
 With this he became
-Only second Indian to win a medal at Asian
Marathon Championships
¨ Who has won ICC Men's ODI Cricketer of the Year
2023 award? (24 January 2024)
-Virat Kohli (India)
 Who has won ICC women's ODI Cricketer of the
Year 2023 award?
-Chamari Athapaththu (Srilanka)
 Who has won ICC Men's Cricketer of the Year 2023
award? -Pat Cummins (Australia)
 Who has won Rachael Heyhoe Flint Award for ICC
Women's Cricketer of the Year 2023?
-Nat Sciver-Brunt (England)
 Who has won ICC Men's Test Cricketer of the Year
2023 award? -Usman Khawaja (Australia)
 Who has won ICC Men's Associate Cricketer of the
Year 2023 award? -Bas de Leede(Netherlands)
 Who has won ICC Women's Associate Cricketer of
the Year 2023 award? -Queentor Abel ( Kenya)
 These awards were given by
-International Cricket Council (ICC)

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