January 2024 One-liner

1.) What is the rank of India in corruption perception index?

a) 90
b) 91
c) 92
d) 93
2.) Which organisation delivered India’s first mineral exploration drones to NMDC?
a) MARUT drones
b) India Drones
c) EXU engineering
d) Trupti motors
3.) Which river was diverted for 85 MW Ratle hydroelectric project in J&K?
a) Indus river
b) Chenab river
c) Ravi river
d) Beas
4.) How many snow leopards are there in India as of January 2024?
a) 700
b) 718
c) 749
d) 720
5.) India nominated how many forts of Marathas for UNESCO World Heritage list?
a) 10
b) 11
c) 12
d) 14
6.) Who has been named as the best FIFA men player title in 2023?
a) Mbappe
b) Cristiano Ronaldo
 c) Lionel Messi
d) Aitane Bonna
7.) Which organisation signed an MOU with NPCI International to expand UPI
Globally?
a) Phone Pe
b) Google Pay
c) Bhim Pay
d) Paytm
8.) India signed agreement for lithium exploration and mining project in which
country?
a) Argentina
b) Finland
c) Scotland
d) Switzerland
9.) India’s first national highway steel slag road has been unveiled on?
a) NH 66
b) NH 32
c) NH9
d) NH 88
10.) Who has been appointed as the Security General of BIMSTEC?
a) Indra Mani Pandey
b) Piyush Goyal
c) Jitendra Shah
d) Jay Shah
11.) Which organisation forecasted global growth to slowdown for third consecutive
year to 2.4%?
a) IMF
b) World Bank
c) IBRD
d) Goldman Sachs
12.) Which bank partnered with digivriddhi to offer financial service to dairy
farmers?
 a) Bank of Baroda
b) Bank of India
c) Karnataka Bank
d) Bank of Maharashtra
13.) Where was the fourth edition of ASW Exercise Sea Dragon 24 held?
a) Japan
b) Australia
c) USA
d) India
14.) What is the GDP forecast of India by IMF?
a) 6%
b) 6.5%
c) 6.9%
d) 7.2%
15.) Which city amongst the following was not nominated for International Wetland
City accreditation?
a) Indore
b) Bhopal
c) Udaipur
d) Chennai
16.) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) notified revised pharma
manufacturing rules under which schedule to ensure quality control?
a) Schedule A
b) Schedule c
c) Schedule M
d) Schedule D
17.) Exercise Ayutthaya conducted between Indian Navy and which country’s Navy?
a) Vietnam Navy
b) Thailand Navy
c) Myanmar Navy
d) France Naval Force
18.) Name the application launched for MPLADs scheme?
a) E-Sakshi app
b) E-Vishnu app
c) E-Samidha app
d) E-Pratinidhi app
19.) Which ministry conducted training programme in Chilika Lake under ‘Amrit
Darohar’ capacity building scheme?
a) Ministry of Home Affairs
b) Ministry of Earth Sciences
c) Ministry of Information Technology
d) Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
20.) According to global fire power military strength index ranking 2024, what is
India’s rank?
a) 3
b) 4
c) 2
d) 6
21.) According to Brand finance Global 500 2024 report, which is the strongest bank
globally?
a) Reliance Jio
b) WeChat
c) Apple
d) Amazon
22.) Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology Secretary launched India’s
first graphene Centre where?
a) Tamil Nadu
b) Kerala
c) Karnataka
d) Telangana
23.) Horticulture production in 2022-23 is estimated to be how much higher?
a) 2.21%
b) 2.32%
 c) 2.92%
d) 2.56%
24.) IMD’s 150th foundation Day was observed on __________.
a) 14 January
b) 15 January
c) 16 January
d) 17 January
25.) When was the 1st ever UN International Day of Clean Energy observed across
the globe?
a) 28th January, 2024
b) 29th January, 2024
c) 26th January, 2024
d) 21st January, 2024
26.) In January 2024, the Indian Naval Ship (INS) Nirupak was decommissioned
after 38 years of service to which class?
a) Kolkata Class
b) Talwar Class
c) Sandhayak Class
d) Shivalik Class
27.) Which Indian state hosted the inaugural edition of the India-Saudi Arabia joint
military exercise “Sada Tanseeq” in January 2024?
a) Odisha
b) Gujarat
c) Punjab
d) Rajasthan
28.) Which of the following states recently signed an MoU with the Ministry of Jal
Shakti (MoJS) for implementation of the Modified PKC-ERCP link project?
a) Rajasthan
b) Madhya Pradesh
c) Maharashtra
d) Both a and b
29.) Name the app that has been recently launched by Shailesh Singh, Secretary of
Ministry of Rural Development for Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana- National Rural
Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM).
a) JanMNREGA
b) Kaushal
c) Jaldoot
d) SARATHI
30.) In January 2024, Nitish Kumar took oath as the Chief Ministry of Bihar for the
____ time
a) 6th
b) 8th
c) 7th
d) 9th
31.) In January 2024, Tshering Tobgay is set to become Prime Minister of _______
for the 2nd term.
a) Thailand
b) Nepal
c) Bhutan
d) Philippines
32.) In January 2024, Indian cricketer ____________ has won the ICC Men’s One
Day International Cricketer of the year 2023 and Suryakumar Yadav has won the
ICC Men’s Twenty 20 International Cricketer of the Year 2023 for the ____
consecutive year.
a) Rohit Sharma; 3rd
b) Virat Kohli; 2nd
c) Shubman Gill; 2nd
d) Virat Kohli; 3rd
33.) Name the company that has recently signed an MoU with the National
Investment and Infrastructure Fund Limited (NIIFL) to boost renewable energy and
infrastructure financing in India.
a) REC Limited
b) Adani Green Energy Limited
c) Power Grid Corporation of India Limited
34.) Which organisation has recently launched 7-year USD 100 million principal
protected Plastic Waste Reduction-Linked Bond?
a) United Nations Environment Programme
b) World Bank
c) Asian Development Bank
d) International Monetary Fund
35.) In January 2024, Indian Navy in collaboration with BrahMos Aerospace Private
Limited (BAPL), test fired an extended-range BrahMos Supersonic cruise missile
(BrahMos ER). BrahMos ER is an improved variant of the basic BrahMos missile,
with a range of around ____________ km.
a) 550 to 600 km
b) 450 to 500 km
c) 650 to 700 km
d) 850 to 900 km
36.) In January 2024, the City of London Corporation honoured _____________ an
Indian born lawyer in the United Kingdom with the “Freedom City of London”
Award.
a) Ashok Desai
b) Harish Salve
c) Ajit Misra
d) Mukul Rohtagi
37.) Which insurance company has recently launched ‘iSelect Guaranteed Future
Plus’?
a) Edelweiss Tokio Life Insurance
b) Canara HSBC Life Insurance
c) Tata AIA Life Insurance
d) Max Life Insurance
38.) Who amongst the following has not been conferred with Bharat Ratna in 2024
posthumously?
a) Karpoori Thakur
b) MS Swaminathan
c) Chaudhary Charan Singh
d) Lal Krishna Advani
39.) Name the company that has recently, signed a contract worth Rs. 1070 Cr with
the Ministry of Defence for the acquisition of 14 Fast Patrol vessel for the Indian
Coast Guard (ICG).
a) Hindustan Shipyard LTD.
b) Mazagaon Docks Shipbuilders Ltd.
c) Cochin Shipyard Ltd.
d) GRSE Ltd.
40.) Which of the following organisation along with the Ministry of Agriculture have
recently launched the investment forum for advancing climate resilient agrifood
system in India?
a) FAO
b) NITI Aayog
c) NABARD
d) Both a and b
41.) Which of the following countries along with India has recently conducted the
exercise Desert Knight a trilateral Air force Exercise?
a) Oman
b) UAE
c) France
d) Both b and c
42.) Name the insurance company that has recently launched two new products Saral
Savdhan Supreme and Smart Sawdhan Supreme.
a) Canara HSBC Life Insurance
b) ICICI Prudent Life Insurance
c) HDFC Life Insurance
d) SBI Life Insurance
43.) Name the India-Egypt joint special forces exercise that was commenced at
Anshas, Egypt in January 2024.
a) Exercise Cyclone II
b) Exercise Vayu Shakti II
c) Exercise Paschim Lehar II
d) Exercise Vijay Prahar
44.) Which of the following Indian badminton player have recently won the Silver
medal in the Men’s doubles of Yonex-Sunrise India Open 2024 held in New Delhi,
Delhi?
a) Lakshya Sen and Srikanth Kidambi
b) Satwiksairaj Ranikreddy and Chirag Shetty
c) Chirag Shetty and Lakshya Sen
d) Prannoy HS and Chirag Shetty
45.) Name the company that has recently launched India’s 1st indigenous Generative
AI Large Language Model called Bharat GPT.
a) [Link]
b) kFin Technologies
c) [Link]
d) [Link]
e) [Link]
46.) Which of the following additional services have not been notified by the
Ministry of Finance at India’s 1st International Financial Services Centre (IFSC at
Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City) in January 2024?
a) Data Storage
b) Financial Crime Compliance
c) Taxation
d) Accounting
47.) Name the scheme that has recently launched to provide Rooftop Solar Scheme
power systems to 1 crore households.
a) Pradhan Mantri Suryoday Yojana
b) Pradhan Mantri Bijli Yojana
c) Pradhan Mantri Dharma Urja Yojana
d) Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana
48.) In which state the 11th edition of India-Kyrgyzstan Joint Special Forces Exercise
Khanjar 2024 commenced in January 2024?
a) Maharashtra
b) Gujarat
c) Madhya Pradesh
d) Himachal Pradesh
49.) The Prime Minister Narendra Modi participated in the Pran Pratishtha ceremony
of Shri Ram Lalla idol. The 51-inch Ramlalla Idol placed in the sanctum of thetemple
was sculpted by ____________.
a) Latika Katt
b) Arun Yogiraj
c) Tutu Pattnaik
d) Shilpa Gupta
50.) In January 2024, JAXA Successfully landed Smart Lander for Investigating
Moon (SLIM) on the Lunar Surface. With this Japan became the ____ nation to soft
land on the moon.
a) 4th
b) 6th
c) 5th
d) 2nd
51.) Who has been recently appointed as the Director General (DG) of Sahastra
Seema Bal (SSB)?
a) Daljit Singh Chaudhary
b) Anish Dayal Singh
c) Vitul Kumar
d) Hanumant Singh Rawat
52.) Name the new individual, savings, deferred annuity plan that has recently been
launched by the LIC of India.
a) Jeevan Dhara-2 plan 872
b) Jeevan Umang -2 plan 872
c) Jeevan Amar -2 plan 876
d) Jeevan Anand 2 plan 872
53.) In January 2024, the Chairperson of SEBI, Madhabi Puri Buch has launched
two unique multilingual CAS and Buddy Sahayta 24/7 Chatbot for ____________
organisation.
a) Hedge Equities Ltd
b) Central Depository Services Ltd
c) NSE
d) BSE
54.) In January 2024, _____________ became the first Indian bank to execute an
export finance transaction on the International Trade Financing Services Platform of
RXIL Global IFSC Ltd.
a) Bank of Baroda
b) YES Bank
c) ICICI Bank
d) Axis Bank
55.) In January 2024, Space Exploration Technologies Coprporation’s SPACE X
Falcon 9 rocket launched Axiom Space’s Axiom Mission 3 by carrying
___________’s first astronaut, Alper Gezeravci to the ISS.
a) Tunisia
b) Israel
c) Iran
d) Turkiye
56.) Govt of India formed a high level committee under the chairmanship of
_________, to examine administrative measures aimed at protecting the interest of
the most disadvantageous groups within the Scheduled Caste like Madigas.
a) Rajendra Singh Yadav
b) Rajiv Gauba
c) Naresh Chandra
d) Prabhat Kumar
57.) In January 2024, PM Modi released six special commemorative postage stamps
dedicated to Shri Ram Janmabhoomi temple in __________.
a) Bhubaneshwar, Odisha
b) Ayodhya, UP
c) Nashik, Maharashtra
d) Patna, Bihar
58.) The ministry of Heavy Industries constituted a committee under the
chairmanship of _____________, to examine the demand for including more
components in the production linked incentive (PLI) scheme for Automobile and
Auto component industry (PLI-AUTO).
a) Ajay Gaurani
b) Nikhil Gajraj
 c) Hanif Qureshi
d) Deepak Purohit
59.) As per the 18th Global 500 2024 annual reposrt release by Brand Finance in
January 2024, Reliance Jio ranked _________ among he world’s strongest brand in
2024, while __________ tops the list.
a) 15TH, Youtube
b) 17th, WeChat
c) 19th, We Chat
d) 16th, Youtube
60.) As per the 3rd Advance Estimate of Area and Production of Various Horticulture
for 2022-23 released by Ministry of Agriculture and Farmer’s welfare in January
2024, the estimation of total horticulture production for 2022-23 is ________ tonnes.
a) 502.15 million
b) 355.25 million
c) 419.2 million
d) 302.12 million
61.) Who has been recently appointed as the Managing Director and CEO of the
DCB bank ltd.?
a) Girish Chaturvedi
b) Praveen Kutty
c) Atanu Chakraborty
d) Ajay Srivastava
62.) Which country has recently signed an agreement with Khanji Bished India Ltd
(KABIL) to explore and develop 5 lithium brine blocks?
a) Peru
b) Uganda
c) Argentina
d) Spain
63.) Name the bilateral exercise that was recently conducted between Indian Navy
and Royal Thai Navy.
a) Ex-Prabal Dostyk
b) Ex-Sampriti
 c) Ex-SIMBEX
d) Ex-Ayutthaya
64.) Which of the following INS were recently decommissioned in the Port Blair,
Andaman and Nicobar Islands?
a) INS Kumbhir
b) INS Cheetah
c) INS Guldar
d) all of the above
65.) Which of the following cities have recently recognised as the cleanest city in
India under the category of cities with a population more than 1 lakh?
a) Surat, Gujarat
b) Indore, Madhya Pradesh
c) Panaji, Goa
d) Both 1 and 2
66.) Which country has recently partnered with India to launch Green Fuels Alliance
India (GFAI)?
a) UAE
b) Denmark
c) Spain
d) Germany
67.) Which country’s coast guard along with Indian Coast Guard has recently
conducted 5-day annual joint exercise, Sahyog Kaijin off the coast of Chennai, Tamil
Nadu?
a) Japan
b) Sri Lanka
c) France
d) Thailand
68.) As per the World Employment and Social Outlook: TRENDS 2024 report
released by ILO the global unemployment rate will increase to ____ in 2024.
a) 5.6 %
b) 5.2
c) 5.5
 d) 5.3
69.) Name the bank that has recently signed an MoU with the Ministry of Rural
Development to provide loans to rural self help groups.
a) Union Bank of India
b) SBI
c) Indian Bank
d) Canara Bank
70.) The Indian Army has officially declared 2024 as the _____________.
a) Year of Transformation
b) Year of Technology absorption
c) Year of Border Security
d) Year of Digital Transformation
71.) In January 2024, the Indian Navy received Starliner 10. Which company
manufactured this UAV MALE Drone?
a) Adani defence and Aerospace
b) ICOMM Tele Limited
c) Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd
d) Mahindra Defence Systems Ltd
e) Bharat Forge Ltd
72.) Which of the following personalities has not received Tenzing Norgay National
Adventure Award (TNNAA) 2022 from the President of India in January 29024?
a) Aryan Singh Dadiala
b) Savita Kanswal
c) Tulsi Chaitanya
d) Praveen Singh
73.) In January 2024, _______ became the first state in India to map all 784 accident
black spots on the mobile application “Mappls”
a) Odisha
b) Maharashtra
c) Gujarat
d) Punjab
74.) The Indian Navy’s P8I aircraft participated in the on-going ________ edition of
the anti-submarine warfare Exercise-Sea Dragon 24 held at Gaum, USA.
a) 5th
b) 4th
c) 8th
d) 2nd
75.) Name the assault rifle that was recently launched by the DRDO for the Indian
Army (IA).
a) Kiran
b) Sitara
c) Ugram
d) Deepak
76.) Who has recently become the youngest ever PM of France?
a) Francois Fillon
b) Gabriel Attal
c) Jean Castex
d) Bernard Cazeneuve
77.) India is set to chair and host the ________ session of the United Nations
Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation World Heritage Committee in July
2024 in New Delhi.
a) 49th
b) 52nd
c) 46th
d) 50th
78.) In January 2024, the RBI increased the minimum capital requirement for SFBs
from 100 crore to Rs__________ and permitted Payments Banks to upgrade as
SFBs.
a) 600 crore
b) 400 crore
c) 200 crore
d) 300 crore
79.) Name the personality who has recently appointed as the CEO of Indian Olympic
Association (IOA).
a) Kalyan Chaubey
b) Raghuram Iyer
c) Gagan Narang
d) Alaknanda Ashok
80.) In January 2024, Sheikh Hasina, was re-elected as the PM oh Bangladesh for
_____ consecutive term.
a) 7th
b) 5th
c) 4th
d) 3rd
81.) On which date, the ‘Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas’ is observed in India?
a. January 1
b. January 9
c. January 19
d. January 12
82.) In the acronym SARAS mela, which are organized frequently, what does R
stand for?
a. Remote
b. Rural
c. Regressive
d. Right
83.) General Dong Jun, who was recently in news, is the Defence Minister of which
country?
a. China
b. Taiwan
c. South Korea
d. North Korea
84.) The annual business event, colloquially called Russian Davos is held every year
in which city of Russia?
a. Moscow
b. Leningrad
c. Sevastopol
d. St. Petersburg
85.) Name the bank that has recently launched a new scheme called ‘Inspire’
programme for senior citizens.
a. Bandhan Bank
b. Axis Bank
c. HDFC Bank
d. ICICI Bank
86.) Which state has recently been recognised as the petro capital of India?
a. Gujarat
b. Karnataka
c. Maharashtra
d. Odisha
87.) Felix-Antoine Tshikedi Tshilombo is re-elected as the President of the ________
for the 2nd term.
a. Ethiopia
b. Republic of Congo
c. Tanzania
d. Ghana
88.) Who has recently become the first female President of the European Investment
Bank?
a. Nadia Calvino Santamaria (Spain)
b. Alisa Weinberger (Germany)
 c. Esther Duflo (France)
d. Marianne Bertrand (Belgium)
89.) Which country along with India has commenced the 1st edition of joint military
exercise, Desert Cyclone 2024 in Mahajan, Rajasthan on 2 nd Jan, 2024?
a. Saudi Arabia
b. Egypt
c. UAE
d. Kyrgyzstan
90.) Which of the following countries did not join the BRICS as new members in
January 2024?
a. UAE
b. Egypt
c. Argentina
d. Saudi Arabia
91.) Which state products ‘Adi Kekir’, handmade carpet and Wancho Wooden Craft
have recently received GI tag status?
a. Odisha
b. Arunachal Pradesh
c. Assam
d. Mizoram
92.) In January 2024, Sheikh Sabah al-Salem was appointed as the Prime Minister
of __________.
a. Yemen
b. UAE
c. Lebanon
d. Kuwait
93.) Who has been appointed as the Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive
Officer (CEO) of the National Asset Reconstruction of India Limited (NARCL).
a. P Santosh
b. Natrajan Sundar
c. Ajit Nair
d. Rakesh K Singh
94.) Who has been appointed as the CEO of Indian Olympic Association (IOA)?
a. Kalyan Chaubey
b. Sahdev Yadav
c. Raghuram Iyer
d. Gagan Narang
95.) NASA launched five payloads to soft land on the Moon’s surface aboard ______
mission through United Launch Alliance (ULA)’s Vulcan Centaur Launch Vehicle
(VC2S) from Cape Canaveral, Florida, US.
a. Able 5A (Pioneer P-30)
b. Akatsuki Mission One
c. Peregrine Mission One (PM1) (T02-AB) [V1] [k2]
d. ARIEL Mission One
96.) India is set to chair the ______ session of the UNESCO World Heritage
Committee in July 2024 in New Delhi?
a. 49th
b. 47th
c. 48th
d. 46th
97.) Name the assault rifle that was recently launched by the DRDO for the Indian
Army?
a. Kiran
 b. Ugram
c. Pushpak
d. Deepak
98.) Which of the following cities are nominated for the Wetland City Accreditation
scheme under the Ramsar Convention by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and
Climate Change?
a. Indore, Madhya Pradesh
b. Udaipur, Rajasthan
c. Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
d. All of the above
99.) The Indian Navy’s P8I aircraft participated in the _______ edition of the anti-
submarine warfare exercise ‘Exercise Sea Dragon 24’ held at Guam, USA.
a. 5th
b. 3RD
c. 4th
d. 6th
100.) Who has recently become the first Indian to hold the post of Secretary General
of the BIMSTEC?
a. Garima Paul
b. Sunil Achaya
c. Indra Mani Pandey
d. Rajesh Sharma
101.) According to the Henly Passport Index 2024, released by Henley and Partners
in January 2024, Indian Passports ranked _______ by providing visa-free or visas
on arrival access to 62 countries.
a. 83rd
b. 76th
 c. 80th
d. 79th
102.) Which country’s Coast Guard along with Indian Coast Guard has recently
conducted a 5 day long annual joint exercise, ‘Sahyog Kaijin’ off the coast of
Chennai, Tamil Nadu?
a. Japan
b. Sri Lanka
c. Thailand
d. Australia
103.) When was the first ever UN International Day of Clean Energy observed across
the globe?
a. 28th Jan, 2024
b. 26TH Jan, 2024
c. 21st Jan, 2024
d. 31st Jan, 2024