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· Champai Soren has taken oath as the new Chief Â When was the last time this award was given prior to
Minister of which state ?(2 February , 2024) 2024?
-Jharkhand -In 2019 to Shri Nanaji Deshmukh
Â Which number of CM has he become? - 12th (Posthumous), Dr. Bhupendra Kumar Hazarika
Â He belongs to which political party? (Posthumous) and to Shri Pranab Mukherjee
-Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) · What is the rank of India in the recently released
Â He has succeeded whom? -Hemant Soren Corruption Perception Index 2023? (31 January
Â Why Heamant Soren has to resign? 2024) -93
-He was arrested by ED in corruption case. Â What was India’s rank in the 2022 edition of the
Â Directorate of Enforcement (ED) is headquartered at Index? -85
-New Delhi Â Top three countries in the 2023 index are
Â It deals with
-Denmark ,Finland and New Zealand
-investigation of offences of money laundering
Â How many countries were measured in the Index
and violations of foreign exchange laws.
2023? -180
Â It has been given duty to enforce
-Prevention of Money Laundering Â Which organization releases the index?
Act, 2002 (PMLA) -Transparency International
· Who has been announced to be given Bharat Ratna · The Uttar Pradesh Government has launched
-2024 recently by Government of India? (3 February, a Annual Mass Drug Administration (MDA)
2024)
Campaign as part of its mission to eradicate which
-Veteran BJP leader Shri Lal Krishna Adwani
disease from the state? (31 January 2024)
Â He will be the recipient of which number of the
Highest Civilian award of India? -50th -Filariasis
Â Earlier who else was also awarded with the Bharat Â This campaign is being conducted from
Ratna in 2024? - February 5 to 15, 2024
-Ex Bihar CM Shri Karpoori Thakur Â In how many districts this campaign will take place?
(Posthumously) -17 districts of UP
Â First Bharat Ratna award was given to Â Filariasis is a disease caused by
-Shri Chakravarti Rajagopalachari in 1954 -a chronic mosquito-borne parasitic infection
Current Affairs Pointer (1) Sam-Samayik Ghatna Chakra

Â Symptoms of the disease · Bharat Mobility Global Expo- 2024 is being
-swelling of the extremities, hydroceles, and organized from?
testicular masses; second-largest cause of -1 February 2024- 3 February 2024
permanent deformity and disability behind Â It is being orgnaised at which place?
leprosy worldwide. -Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi
· Recently US State Department has approved Â It is India’s biggest show in which sector?
potential sale of which armed drones to India? (1 -Automotive sector
February 2024) Â It was addressed by whom? (2 February 2024)
-31 armed MQ-9B Sky Guardian drones, related -Prime Minister Narendra Modi
missiles and equipment Â Key highlights
Â What is the total cost of this deal? -$4 Billion
-The Expo featured participation from
· The Central government has decided to sell rice
over 28 vehicle manufacturers,
under which brand name directly to consumers? (2
-the presence of more than 600
February 2024) -The ‘Bharat’
auto component manufacturers.
Â At white price this rice will be sold?
-Over 1000 brands from over 13 global markets
-at `29 per kg from next week
showcased their complete range of products,
Â It will be sold by -cooperatives Nafed, NCCF,
technologies, and services at the event.
and Kendriya Bhandar
· Who organized The 'PM GatiShakti Summit:
Â Government has imposed which act to make it
mandatory for traders to declare rice/paddy stocks Towards Logistics Efficiency and Integrated
every Friday in a designated portal, starting February Infrastructure Planning'? ( 30 January 2024)
9, 2024? -the Essential Commodities Act -Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce
· Surajkund International Crafts Mela began at which & Industry (FICCI), in collaboration with the
place? (February 2,2024) -Faridabad Department for Promotion of Industry and
Â It is being organized by -Haryana Tourism Internal Trade (DPIIT)
Â Edition -37th Â It was organized at which place? -New Delhi
Â What is the duration of the mela? Â Pradhan Mantri Gati Shakti (PMGS) scheme was
-2 February to 18 February 2024 launched on -October 13, 2021
· Which country has emerged as the top recipient of · Who has been appointed for a third consecutive
Indian government grants and loans as per Interim term as the President of the Asian Cricket Council
budget 2023-24? (1 February 2024) -Bhutan (ACC)? (31 January 2024) -Jay Shah
Â How much money did Bhutan get ?
Â Jay Shah also hold which position?
- `2,398.97 crore (including `1,614.36 crore loan)
-Secretary of the Board of Control
Â Which is the second country in this list?
for Cricket in India (BCCI)
-Maldives - `770.90 crore
Â What was the total amount that was allotted by · Indian Navy has declared 2024 as which year?
Indian government for giving as grants and loans to -'Year of Naval Civilians'
foreign governments? -`6,541.79 crore Â It was declared to
· Which state government has announced to launch a -to improve administration, efficiency and well-
'Digital Detox' initiative? (1 January 2024)
being of Naval Civilians by addressing all facets
-Karnataka government
of Civilian HR Management
Â Initiative is launched with collaboration of which
organization? in a time bound manner.
- All India Game Developers Forum (AIGDF) · The Government of India has declared which Airport
Â What is the purpose of the initiative? as an 'International Airport'? (30 January 2024)
-to spread awareness about the ills of spending -Gujarat's Surat Airport
too much time in the digital world and instead Â Which ministry has announced this decision?
create an environment of responsible gaming -Ministry of Civil Aviation

· The Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Smt ‘Garib Kalyan, Desh ka Kalyan’
Nirmala Sitharaman, presented the Interim Union · Government assisted 25 crore people out of multi-
Budget for 2024-2025 in Parliament on 1 January dimensional poverty in last 10 years.
2024. · DBT of Rs. 34 lakh crore using PM-Jan Dhan
· The capital expenditure outlay for the next year accounts led to savings of Rs. 2.7 lakh crore for the
is being increased by 11.1 per cent to Rs 11,11,111 Government.
crore, which would be 3.4 per cent of the GDP. · PM-SVANidhi provided credit assistance to 78 lakh
· India’s Real GDP is projected to grow at 7.3 per street vendors. 2.3 lakh have received credit for the
cent. third time.
· GST collection stood at `1.65 lakh crore in December · PM-JANMAN Yojana to aid the development of
2023. This is the seventh-time that gross GST particularly vulnerable tribal groups (PVTG).
revenues have crossed `1.6 lakh crore benchmark. · PM-Vishwakarma Yojana provides end-to-end
· For 2024-25, the total receipts other than borrowings support to artisans and crafts people engaged in 18
and the total expenditure are estimated at Rs 30.80 trades.
and 47.66 lakh crore respectively. The tax receipts Welfare of ‘Annadata’
are estimated at Rs 26.02 lakh crore. · PM-KISAN SAMMAN Yojana provided financial
· The scheme of fifty-year interest free loan for assistance to 11.8 crore farmers.
capital expenditure to states will be continued this · Under PM Fasal BimaYojana, crop insurance is
year with total outlay of Rs 1.3 lakh crore. given to 4 crore farmers.
· The fiscal deficit in 2024-25 is estimated to be 5.1 Momentum for Nari Shakti
per cent of GDP. · 30 crore Mudra Yojana loans given to women
· Revised Estimate of the total receipts other than entrepreneurs.
borrowings is Rs 27.56 lakh crore, of which the tax · Female enrolment in higher education gone up by
receipts are Rs 23.24 lakh crore. 28%.
· The Revised Estimate of the total expenditure is Rs · In STEM courses, girls and women constitute 43%
44.90 lakh crore. The revenue receipts at Rs 30.03 of enrolment, one of the highest in the world.
lakh crore are expected to be higher than the Budget
· Over 70% houses under PM Awas Yojana given to
Estimate.
· FDI inflow during 2014-23 was USD 596 billion, women from rural areas.
twice the inflow during 2005-14. PM Awas Yojana (Grameen)
Social Justice · Despite COVID challenges, the target of three crore
· Prime Minister to focus on upliftment of houses under PM Awas Yojana (Grameen) will be
four major castes, that is, ‘Garib’ (Poor), achieved soon.
‘Mahilayen’ (Women), ‘Yuva’ (Youth) and · Two crore more houses to be taken up in the next
‘Annadata’(Farmer). five years.

Rooftop solarization and muft bijli Infrastructure
· 1 crore households to obtain 300 units free · Capital expenditure outlay for Infrastructure
electricity every month through rooftop development and employment generation to be
solarization. increased by 11.1 per cent to Rs.11,11,111 crore, that
Ayushman Bharat will be 3.4 per cent of the GDP.
· Vaccination for girls in age group of 9 to 14 years
Railways
for prevention of cervical cancer.
· 3 major economic railway corridor programmes
· Upgradation of anganwadi centres under “Saksham
identified under the PM Gati Shakti to be implemented
Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0” will be expedited.
· U-WIN platform for managing immunization and to improve logistics efficiency and reduce cost
intensified efforts of Mission Indradhanush will be · Energy, mineral and cement corridors
rolled out expeditiously. · Port connectivity corridors
· Extension of healthcare cover under Ayushman · High traffic density corridors
Bharat scheme to all ASHA workers, Anganwadi · Forty thousand normal rail bogies to be converted to
Workers and Helpers. Vande Bharat standards.
Agriculture and food processing Aviation Sector
· Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana has benefitted · Number of airports in the country doubled to 149.
38 lakh farmers and generated 10 lakh employment. · Five hundred and seventeen new routes are carrying
· Pradhan Mantri Formalisation of Micro Food 1.3 crore passengers.
Processing Enterprises Yojana has assisted 2.4 lakh · Indian carriers have placed orders for over 1000 new
SHGs and 60000 individuals with credit linkages. aircrafts.
· Application of Nano DAP on various crops will be Environment and Green Energy
expanded in all agro-climatic zones. · Viability gap funding will be provided for
· A strategy will be formulated to achieve harnessing offshore wind energy potential.
‘atmanirbharta’ for oil seeds. Focussed oil seeds: · Coal gasification and liquefaction capacity of 100
mustard, groundnut, sesame, soybean, and MT will be set up by 2030.
sunflower. · Financial assistance will be provided for procurement
· A comprehensive programme for supporting dairy
of biomass aggregation machinery.
farmers will be formulated.
· Phased mandatory blending of compressed
· Implementation of Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada
Yojana (PMMSY), will be stepped up to: biogas (CBG) in compressed natural gas (CNG)
· Enhance aquaculture productivity from existing 3 to for transport and piped natural gas (PNG) for
5 tons per hectare; double exports to ` 1 lakh crore domestic purposes will be mandated.
and generate 55 lakh employment opportunities in · Electric Vehicle Ecosystem– Support to
near future.” manufacturing and charging infrastructure.
· Five integrated aquaparks will be setup. · Greater adoption of e-buses for public transport
Research and Innovation for catalyzing growth,
networks will be encouraged through payment
employment and development
security mechanism.
· A corpus of Rs.1 lakh crore to be established with
· For promoting green growth, a new scheme of bio-
fifty-year interest free loan to provide long-term
financing or refinancing with long tenors and low or manufacturing and bio-foundry will be launched.
nil interest rates. · Blue Economy 2.0— A scheme for restoration

· A new scheme to be launched for strengthening and adaptation measures, and coastal aquaculture
deep-tech technologies for defence purposes and and mariculture with integrated and multi-sectoral
expediting ‘atmanirbharta’. approach will be launched.

Tourism sector · Government to improve tax payer services
· States to be encouraged to take up comprehensive · Outstanding direct tax demands upto Rs 25000
development of iconic tourist centres including pertaining to the period upto FY 2009-10 withdrawn
their branding and marketing at global scale. · Outstanding direct tax demands upto Rs 10000 for
· Framework for rating of the tourist centres based financial years 2010-11 to 2014-15 withdrawn
on quality of facilities and services to be established.
· This will benefit one crore tax payers
· Long-term interest free loans to be provided to States
· Tax benefits to Start-Ups, investments made by
for financing such development on matching basis.
Sovereign wealth funds or pension funds extended
Investments
to 31.03.2025
· FDI inflow during 2014-23 of USD 596 billion was
· Tax exemption on certain income of IFSC units
twice of the inflow during 2005-14.
extended by a year to 31.03.2025 from 31.03.2024
· A provision of Rs.75,000 crore rupees as fifty-year
interest free loan is proposed to support milestone- Indirect taxes
linked reforms by the State Governments. · FM proposes to retain same tax rates for indirect
Revised Estimates (RE) 2023-24 taxes and import duties
· RE of the total receipts other than borrowings is · GST unified the highly fragmented indirect tax
Rs.27.56 lakh crore, of which the tax receipts are regime in India
Rs.23.24 lakh crore. · Average monthly gross GST collection doubled to
· RE of the total expenditure is Rs.44.90 lakh crore. Rs 1.66 lakh crore this year
· Revenue receipts at Rs.30.03 lakh crore are · GST tax base has doubled
expected to be higher than the Budget Estimate, · State SGST revenue buoyancy (including
reflecting strong growth momentum and compensation released to states) increased to 1.22
formalization in the economy. in post-GST period (2017-18 to 2022-23) from 0.72
· RE of the fiscal deficit is 5.8 per cent of GDP for
in the pre-GST period (2012-13 to 2015-16)
2023-24.
· 94% of industry leaders view transition to GST as
Budget Estimates 2024-25
largely positive
· Total receipts other than borrowings and the total
· GST led to supply chain optimization
expenditure are estimated at Rs.30.80 and Rs.47.66
· GST reduced the compliance burden on trade and
lakh crore respectively.
industry
· Tax receipts are estimated at Rs.26.02 lakh crore.
· Lower logistics cost and taxes helped reduce prices
· Scheme of fifty-year interest free loan for capital
of goods and services, benefiting the consumers
expenditure to states to be continued this year with
Tax rationalization efforts over the years
total outlay of Rs.1.3 lakh crore.
· No tax liability for income upto Rs 7 lakh, up from
· Fiscal deficit in 2024-25 is estimated to be 5.1 per
Rs 2.2 lakh in FY 2013-14
cent of GDP
· Presumptive taxation threshold for retail businesses
· Gross and net market borrowings through dated
increased to Rs 3 crore from Rs 2 crore
securities during 2024-25 are estimated at Rs.14.13
and Rs.11.75 lakh crore respectively. · Presumptive taxation threshold for professionals
Direct taxes increased to Rs 75 lakh from Rs 50 lakh
· FM proposes to retain same tax rates for direct · Corporate income tax decreased to 22% from
taxes 30% for existing domestic companies
· Direct tax collection tripled, return filers increased · Corporate income tax rate at 15% for new
to 2.4 times, in the last 10 years manufacturing companies

· Which agency has recently announced that it has Â This project is funded by
utilized an indigenous road construction technology -Universal Services Obligation Fund (USOF),
called “REJUPAVE” in Arunachal Pradesh? (January Department of Telecommunications
2024)? -Border Roads Organization (BRO) · Which motivational speaker and NGO founder
Â Which institution has developed the “REJUPAVE” was appointed as a brand ambassador for the
technology? government’s Viksit Bharat Abhiyan initiative?
-CSIR-Central Road Research (January, 2024)
Institute (CSIR-CRRI) -Amitabh Shah of Yuva Unstoppable
Â What is the advantage of this technology? · Which company recently secured a contract to survey
-allows the construction of high altitude India’s first PRT metro corridor using drones?(3
bituminous roads under low and January 2024) - IG Drones
sub-zero temperatures. Â In which state this survey will be conducted?
· Who has assumed charge of the Chief of Material of -Uttarakhand
the Indian Navy?(1 January 2024 ) Â PRT system metro corridor stands for
-Vice Admiral Kiran Deshmukh -Personal Rapid Transit system metro corridor
· People of which sector launched a three day nation · Who has been nominated as the new Chairman
wide strike recently?(1 January 2024) of the Supreme Court Legal Services Committee
-truckers, bus and tanker (SCLSC)? (29 December , 2023)
operators (transport sector) -Supreme Court judge Justice BR Gavai
Â Strike was launched for what reason? Â What is the Supreme Court Legal Services
-Protest against new rules Committee? -Committee constituted to provide
under Bhartiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS)
“free and competent legal services to
Â What these rules have stipulated?
the weaker sections of society”
-a jail term of up to 10 years and a fine of up to 7
Â Under which law this committee is constituted?
lakh if a driver is convicted in a
-Under Section 3A of the Legal Services
hit-and-run accident
Â What is BNS? Authorities Act, 1987,
-It is the new criminal code of the Republic of Â What is the jurisdiction area of this committee?
India that has replaced the Indian Penal Code. -All the cases under Supreme Court of India
· A Submarine Optical Fibre Connection was recently · Recently a new edition of Sagar Parikrma was
launched by PM Modi at which place?(3 January announced. Which edition is this?(31 December
2024) -Kavaratti, Lakshadweep 2024) -10th edition
Â This optical fibre network connects which two places Â Time line of the event
of India ? - Kochi-Lakshadweep Islands - 1st January 2024 to 6th January 2024
Â What is the purpose of this ? Â Which ministry organizes it?
-Providing high speed internet -Ministry of Fisheries, Animal
connectivity to people of Lakshadweep islands Husbandry and Dairying

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 Â The meeting was concluded at which platform?
Political Parties (RUPPs) -On board vessel MV Ganga Queen
Â What is the purpose of this guideline? Â Who chaired the meet?
-Stricter norms for Symbol -The Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and
Allotment to RUPPs Waterways (MoPSW), Shri
Â This guidelines dictates RUPPs to Sarbananda Sonowal
-provide additional financial documents and Â 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
Â 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 Â Where were these awards given? -New Delhi
Â How is this chutney prepared? Â 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 Â 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 Â This is Indore’s -6th consecutive award
Â Which is the organizing agency for it? Â Bottom three cities -Kolkata, Asansol, Haora
-North Eastern Handicrafts & Handlooms Â Top three performing states
Development Corporation Limited (NEHHDC) -Maharashtra, Madhya
Â Where is this festival organized? Pradesh and Chhattisgarh
-Bharat Mandapam at Pragati Â Top two awards amongst the Cleanest Ganga Towns
Maidan, New Delhi -Varanasi and Prayagraj
Â What is the Timeline of the Festival? Â 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 Â 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

Â What is the other name of this bridge? - Atal Setu · Which cattle breed came into limelight recently
Â Length of the bridge after PM Narendra Modi recently fed it on Makar
-21.8 Km (India’s longest Sakranti?( 14 January 2024) -Punganur cows
sea bridge till date) Â This breed belong to which part of India?
Â It connects -Mumbai to Navi Mumbai - Punganur, in the Chittoor
· Which state has recently launched Operation Amrith district in Andhra Pradesh
(Antimicrobial Resistance Intervention For Total Â Speciality of breed
Health) to prevent the overuse of antibiotics in the -World’s smallest cattle breed with an average
state? (January 2024) height of 70-90 cm and an average weight
-Kerala (The Kerala Drug of 115-200 kg.
Control Department) · Which state’s chief minister unveiled the Shree
· Yuva Nidhi scheme was launched by which state Mandir Parikrama Prakalpa (SMPP) project ? (17
government ? (12 January 2024) January 2024)
-Karnataka Government -Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik
Â What is the purpose of scheme? Â Purpose of the project
-for providing financial aid to unemployed -a massive peripheral development project
graduates and diploma holders around Puri’s (Odisha) 12th century Shree
Â Duration, for which financial aid will be provided? Jagannath Temple
-Two years · Which ministry has launched the MPLADS
Â Amount of aid e-SAKSHI Mobile Application? (16 Jan 2024)
-Graduates receive `3,000 monthly, while -Ministry of Statistics and Programme
diploma holders get `1,500. Implementation (MoSPI)
· International Camel Festival was started in which Â Purpose of the app is
city of India? (12 January 2024) -to track the fund flow under the Member of
-Bikaner, Rajasthan Parliament Local Area Development Scheme
Â Timeline for the festival -12-14 January 2024 (MPLADS) for Year 2023
· Which famous temple was inaugurated at Aayodhya · Pakke Paga Hornbill Festival was recently organized
dham in U.P.?( 22 January 2024) -Ramlala Temple in which state? (January 18-20, 2024)
Â What happened on 22 January 2024? -Arunachal Pradesh
-Pran pratishtha (consecretaion) of Ramlala idol Â Which edition of the festival is this?
at the temple by PM Modi -9th (first in 2015)
Â In what form Shri Ram will be worshipped at the · The Assam government has announced that it will
temple(which is also the name given to idol by confer the Assam Baibhav award, the state’s highest
trust)? -Balak Ram (Shri Ram in boy form) civilian honor to whom? (16 January 2024)
Â In what style of temple architecture the Ramlala -Member of Parliament and former Chief
temple is built? -Nagara style Justice of India (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi
· Which state recently launched the Mahtari Vandana · Recently researchers from various institutes have
Yojana? (January 2024) -Chattisgarh uncovered evidence of human settlement spanning
What is the aim of the scheme?
over 3,000 years, starting from as early as 800 BCE
-to provide monthly economic assistance
at which place? -at Vadnagar, Gujarat
of 1,000 rupees to women, fostering self-reliance
· According to recent declaration by External Affairs
and skill development.
· Recently, Telangana collaborated with which Minister which language will become one of the
organization to establish Centre for the Fourth classical language of India among 9 classical
Industrial Revolution (C4IR)? (January 2024) languages as per New Education Policy (NEP)
-The World Economic Forum (WEF) 2020?( 15 January 2024) -Farsi (Persian)

Â Farsi (Persian) is the official language of which · Who was the chief guest at the Republic Day Parade
country? -Iran at Delhi in 2024? (26 January 2024)
Â What are the other eight classical languages as per -French President Emmanuel Macron
NEP 2020? Â India celebrated its
-Tamil, Sanskrit, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam -75th Republic day on 26 January 2024
,Odia, Pali, and Prakrit Â Which event happened for the first time in this
Â How many languages are categorized by Indian Parade?
government as classical language till date officially? -Participation of an all-women
-6 (Tamil, Sanskrit, Kannada, Telugu, tri-services group
Malayalam ,Odia) Â Which foreign military contingent took part in the
· What is the last date of FASTag users to complete parade?
‘Know Your Customer’ (KYC) process of their latest - 95-member French Foreign
FASTag by updating KYC as per RBI guidelines as Legion contingent
announced by NHAI? (January 2024) Â Who were the special guest of the Parade?
-31st January 2024 -Approximately 13,000 special guests, including
Â Which initiative was launched by National Highways top performers across various government
Authority of India (NHAI) to enhance efficiency of schemes and beneficiaries
the Electronic Toll Collection system and provide Â Republic Day 2024 Parade Theme:
seamless movement at the Toll Plazas? -‘Viksit Bharat’ and
-‘One Vehicle, One FASTag’ ‘Bharat – Loktantra ki Matruka’
Â Purpose of the initiative · Which township was inaugurated recently by PM
- to discourage user behavior of using single Modi ?(25 January 2024)
FASTag for multiple vehicles or linking multiple -‘Integrated Industrial Township, Greater
FASTags to a particular vehicle Noida’ (IITGN)
· On which date, the ‘Indian Army Day’ is observed in Â From which place this inauguration was done?
India? -15 January -during a rally in Uttar Pradesh’s
· Kachchhi Kharek (dates), which has recently Bulandshahr district
received a Geographical Indication (GI) tag, belongs Â Who has developed IITGN?
to which state? -Gujarat The Integrated Industrial Township Greater
· Recently which state government’s chief minister Noida Limited (IITGNL), a joint venture of
has submitted his resignation to governor of that Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) and
state? (28 January 2024) -Bihar government Greater Noida Authority.
Â Who was the chief minister of Bihar? Â IITGN has been developed at a cost of
-Nitish Kumar( RJD and JD(U) -about Rs 1,700 crore
alliance with others) Â Why it has been developed ?
Â Who has become the new Chief Minister of Bihar? -to compete with the world’s best
-Nitish Kumar (RJD and BJP manufacturing hubs by providing
alliance with others) all necessary industrial infrastructure
Â What record Nitish Kumar has made with this ? and facilities
-Becoming CM of a state for record 9th time Â Which is India’s first industrial corridor?
Â New Dy-CM of Bihar -Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC)
-Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha · Which ministry has released All India Survey on
· Which Indian government document for citizens Higher Education (AISHE) 2021-2022 ? (25 January
has clarified that it is proof of identity and not of 2024)
citizenship or date of birth?(January 2024) -The Ministry of Education,
- Aadhar Government of India

Key highlights of the survey: - There is a marginal betterment of female per 100
- Student Enrolment male faculty from 75 in 2020-21 to 77 in 2021-22.
- The total enrolment in higher education has · When is the ‘National Voters’ Day’ observed every
increased to 4,32,68, 181 in 2021-22 from year? -25 January
4,13,80,713 in 2020-21. Â It is celebrated by which organization
- The Female enrolment has increased to 2.07 crore -Election Commission of India (ECI)
in 2021-22 from 2.01 crore in 2020-21. Â Which edition was celebrated in 2024? -14th
- An increase of around 50 lakh in the female Â 2024 theme
enrolment from 1.57 crore (32%) in 2014-15. - ‘Nothing Like Voting, I Vote For sure’
- Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) has increased Â Name of short film released by ECI on this occasion
to 28.4 in 2021-22 from 23.7 in 2014-15 [as per -‘My Vote My Duty’ produced by ECI in
2011 population projections for 18-23 years age association with renowned filmmaker Shri Raj
group]. Kumar Hirani
- Female GER has increased to 28.5 in 2021-22 Â ECI was established on -25th January 1950
from 22.9 in 2014-15. Â ECI is celebrating
- Gender Parity Index (GPI), the ratio of female -75th year of its inception in 2024
GER to male GER is 1.01 in 2021-22. Â Theme of the postage stamp released to mark the
- As per response in AISHE 2021-22, about occasion - "Inclusive Elections"
78.9% of the total students are enrolled in · How many Gallantry/Service Medals were awarded
undergraduate level courses and 12.1% are by President of India on the occasion of the Republic
enrolled in postgraduate level courses. Day- 2024? (25 January 2024) -1132
- Among Disciplines at undergraduate level in Â Which ministry announced these awards
AISHE 2021-22, enrolment is highest in Arts -Ministry of Home Affairs
(34.2%), followed by science (14.8%), Commerce Â Awards were given to
(13.3%) and Engineering & Technology (11.8%). - 1132 personnel of Police, Fire Service, Home
- Among streams at postgraduate level in AISHE Guard & Civil Defence and Correction Service
2021-22, maximum students are enrolled in Social Â Awards have been rationalized and merged into
Science (21.1%) followed by science (14.7%). following four medals:
- Ph.D. enrolment has increased by 81.2% to 2.12 President’s Medal for Gallantry (PMG)
lakh in 2021-22 compared to 1.17 lakh in 2014-15. Medal for Gallantry (GM)
- Number of Institutions President's Medal for Distinguished Service (PSM)
- The total number of Universities / University level Medal for Meritorious Service (MSM)
· How many gallantry awards were conferred by
institutions registered is 1,168, Colleges 45,473
President Smt Droupadi Murmu to Armed Forces
and Standalone Institutions 12,002.
personnel? (25 January 2024)
- In all, 341 Universities/University level institutions
-to 80 Armed Forces personnel,
have been established since 2014-15.
including 12 posthumous
- 17 Universities (of which 14 are State Public · How many Padma Awards were conferred by
Universities) and 4,470 Colleges are exclusively President Smt Droupadi Murmu for 2024? (25
for women. January 2024)
- Faculty -132 Padma Awards including 2 duo cases (in a
- The total number of faculty/teachers in 2021-22 duo case, the Award is counted as one)
are 15.98 lakh, of which about 56.6% are male Â Categorisation of awards
and 43.4% are female. -5 Padma Vibhushan (including 1 Posthumous),
- Female faculty/teachers have increased to 6.94 17 Padma Bhushan (including 4 Posthumous)
lakh in 2021-22 from 5.69 lakh in 2014-15 (an and 110 Padma Shri Awards (including 4
increase of 22% since 2014-15) Posthumous and 2 duo cases)

Padma Vibhushan (5) · Which institution has been selected for the Subhash
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 Â 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 Â 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 Â 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
Â Edition of the conference -44th nominated by the President of India)
Â 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
Â It is celebrated on birth anniversary of which freedom to reduce road fatalities
fighter? -Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Â 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.
Â 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)
Â Inaugurated at - Best Marching Contingent among the three
- Dr Ambedkar International Centre, services – Sikh Regiment Contingent
New Delhi -Best Marching Contingent among CAPF/other
Â It is launched by which ministry? auxiliary forces – Delhi Police
-Ministry of Law and Justice Women Marching Contingent
Â Themes include Â Best three Tableaux (States/UTs)
-Sabko Nyay –Har Ghar Nyaya, Nav Bharat Nav -First – Odisha (Woman Empowerment
Sankalp, Vidhi Jagriti Abhiyan. in Viksit Bharat)

-Second – Gujrat (Dhordo : A Global Icon Of Â Vijayakanth was a founding member of which
Gujarat’s Border Tourism) party? -DMDK
-Third – Tamil Nadu (Kudavolai System Â Full form of DMDK is?
in ancient Tamil Nadu – Mother of Democracy) -Desia Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam
Â Best Tableau (Ministries/Departments) · Ayodhya International Airport been renamed as-(28
-Ministry of Culture – (Bharat : December, 2023)
Mother of Democracy) -Maharishi Valmiki International
Â Best amongst popular choice category (conducted Airport Ayodhya Dham
through online poll by MyGov portal) Â By whom was this airport inaugurated?(30 December
-Best Marching Contingent among the three 2023) - Prime Minister Narendra Modi
services – Rajputana Rifles Regimental · Where will India's first submarine tourism scheme
Marching Contingent be launched? (December 2023) - Dwarka, Gujarat
-Best Marching Contingent among CAPF/other Â This scheme will be run by
auxiliary forces - CRPF - the Government of Gujarat in collaboration
Woman Marching Contingent with Mazagon Dock Limited
-Best three Tableaux (States/UTs): First - Gujrat · Where did representatives of the militant
(Dhordo : A Global Icon Of Gujarat’s Border organization ULFA, the Central Government and
Tourism), Second - Uttar Pradesh (Viksit Assam Government sign the Tripartite Peace
Bharat Samradh Virasat), Third – Andhra Agreement? (29 December,2023) - New Delhi
Pradesh (Transforming School Education in Â What is the full form of ULFA?
Andhra Pradesh – Making Students Globally -United Liberation Front of Assam
Competitive) · Who will be made the brand ambassador of
-Best Tableau (Central Ministries/Departments) BetiBachao, BetiPadhao scheme in Mirzapur
- Vibrant Villages (Ministry of Home Affairs) district? (December 2023) -Pinki
· How many competently curated programs have been Â Who is Pinki?
launched on the iGOTKarmayogi platform for state -The main character of the Oscar award
government officials?(27 December 2023) -6 winning documentary Smile Pinki
1. SAMARTH Block Â In which year did Smile Pinki win the Oscar Award?
2. SAMARTH Zila -2009
3. SAMARTH Rajya · When is Veer Bal Diwas observed every year?
4. SAMARTH RajyaSachiva -26 December,
5. SAMARTH Policy Â In whose memory is this day observed?
6. SAMARTH Procurement -Zorawar Singh and Fateh Singh
Â Launched by Â Who are Zorawar Singh and Fateh Singh?
- Karmayogi Bharat in association -Sons of Sri Guru Gobind
with NITI Aayog Â When was this day celebrated for the first time?
· Where was the 12th Divya Kala Mela-2023 -26 December, 2022
organized? (29 Dec 2023-7 Jan 2024) · Who was awarded the National Energy Conservation
-Surat,Gujarat Award 2023? (December, 2023)
Â The fair was organized by the
- Crompton Greaves Consumer
-National Finance and Development
Electric Limited(CGCEL)
Corporation for Persons with Disabilities
· Where was the Rural Diabetes Prevention and Â In which category is this award given?
Control Campaign launched? (29 December, 2023) -Most Energy Efficient Appliance Category
- Ramnagar village, Varanasi Â For which appliance was this award given?
· Which former politician and popular Tamil actor -Storage Water Heater
passed away at the age of 71?(28 December 2023) Â By whom was this award given?
- Vijayakanth –President Droupadi Murmu

· Which Southeast Asian country has declared a state Â Where is the headquarter of WTO?
of emergency? (11 January, 2024) – Geneva, Switzerland
– Papua New Guinea Â Who is the Director General of the World Trade
Â What is the capital of Papua New Guinea? Organisation (WTO)? – Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
– Port Moresby · Which country has topped as a tourism source for
Â 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?
Â Which organization has founded 'World Orphans – Dinesh Gunawardena
day'? – SOS Childrens's Villages Â 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 Â Which organisation presents the Golden Globe
Development Bank (ADB)? (05 January, 2024) Awards?
– Vikas Sheel – The Hollywood Foreign
Â Who is the head of ADB? Press Association (HFPA)
– Masatsygu Asakawa Â For which film did christopher Nolan win the Best
Â 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 Â Who is the Prime minister of Bangladesh?
Â What is the capital of Guyana? – Georgetown – Sheikh Hasina
· Who has taken over as the General Secretary of Â 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
Â 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
Â What is his age? – 34 years · Who has become the first woman in the world to have
Â Who is the President of France? wealth of 100 billion dollars? (29 December, 2023)
– Emmanuel Macron – 'Francoise Bettencourt Meyers' (France)
· In which country has 'Microsoft' launched AI Odyssey · To which Country has the IMF released a tranch of
to train 100000 developers? – India 700 million dollars? (10 January, 2024) – Pakistan
· Who will chair the UNESCO World Heritage · When was Mind Body Wellness Day Celebrated?
Committe in July 2024? – India – 03 January, 2024
Â Where is the headquarter of the UNESCO? · Which country's Lewotobi Volcano has erupted? (02
– Paris, France January, 2024) – Indonesia
Â Who is the Director- General of UNESCO? · Who has been elected as the new Prime Minister of
– Audrey Azoulay Chad? (01 January, 2024) – Succes Masra
Â In which year was UNESCO established? · Which country has stood second in Asia in terms of
– '1945' (16 November) deaths due to cancer? – India
· Which country has passed a bill banning the Â Who has released this report? – LANCET
consumption and sale of dog meat? (09 January, · When was the 'World Braille Day' Celebrated?
2024) – South Korea – 04 January, 2024
Â Who is the President of South Korea? · Which Country has become the first European Union
– Yoon Suk Yeol country to issue a digital Schengen Visa? (02 January,
· In which country has the People's Democratic Party 2024) – France
won the parliamentary elections? (09 January, · Which country has declared 'snow Leopard' as its
2024) – Bhutan national symbol? (January, 2024) – Kyrgyzstan
· In which country will a new campus of IIT, Madras · When is World Hindi Day celebrated?
be opened ? (10 January, 2024) – Srilanka – '10 January'
· Maldives has signed 20 agreements with which · Felix Tshisekedi has been elected President of which
country for various cooperations? – China African country? – Democratic Republic
· Scientists from Bangladesh and which country have of the Congo
participated in India's Antarctic expedition? (10 · Lithium reserves were found in the Salton sea, where
January, 2024) – 'Mauritius' is the Salton sea located? – North America
Â Who is the President of Mauritius? · The World Economic Situation and Prospects
– Mr. Prithvirajsingh Roopun (WESP), 2024 report has been publisehd by which
Â Whos is the Prime Minister of Mauritius? organization? (04 January, 2024) – United Nation
– Pravind Kumar Jugnauth Â According to the UN report, global economic growth
· Where has the world record for installation of the is projected to be – 2.7% in 2023 and 2.4% in 2024
longest solar light line been made? (January, 2024) · 'International Kite Festival' was organized in which
– Ayodhya state? (14 January, 2024) – Gujarat
· Queen Margret II of which country has announced to · Which country hosted the 19th Non-Aligned
step down? (02 January, 2024) – Denmark Movement Summit, 2024? (January, 2024)
· In which country has the tsunami alert been issued? – Uganda
(01 January, 2024) – Japan · The first cyclone of 2024, Alvaro Come in which
· Who will study the asteroid 'Apophys' Coming near Ocean? (05 January, 2024) – Indian Ocean
the Earth recently? (30 December, 2020) – NASA · Which organization has released the 'world
· GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) has singed a free Employment and Social Outlook, 2024? (10 January,
trade agreement with which country? (28 December, 2024) – International Labour Organizaiton
2024) – South Korea · 'Tshering Tobgay' has been appointed as the Prime
· Who has assumed the chairmanship of BRICS, 2024 Minister of which country? (10 January, 2024)
(02 January, 2024) – Russia – Bhutan

· Global Risks Report, 2024 has been published by · Where is the 12th General Assembly of the Asian
which organization? (12 January, 2024) Buddhist Conference for Peace being organized?
– 'World Economic Forum' (17-18 January, 2024) – New Delhi
· The International Camel Festival, 2024 has taken · Where was the 9th edition of the International Balloon
place in which district of Rajsthan? (13-15 January, Festival organised? (12-16 January, 2024)
2024) – 'Bikaner' – Tamilnadu
· Who has become the President of Taiwan? (14 · Where has the Asia's largest civil aviation show 'Wings
January, 2024) – William Lai India, 2024' started? (18-21, January 2024)
· Who won the 'Best Comedy Series' award at the 75th – Hyderabad
Emmy Awards, 2024? (15 January, 2024) · Who has univeiled the unprecedented 'EcoMark' green
– The Bear accredition framework? (January, 2024) – UAE
· The first Nipah virus vaccine 'ChaAdox1 Nipah B' is · When was Penguin Awarness Day celebrated?
being developed by which University? (11 January, – 20 January, 2024
2024) – University of Oxford, UK · Who has won the Dakar Rally title for the fourth time
· In which state is the 9th India Internationl Science at the age of 61? (19 January, 2024) – Carlos Sainz
Festival (IISF) 2023 being organized? (17-20 January, Â From which country does he belong? – Spain
2024) – Haryana · Solar power stations have been inaguarated at the
· 'Bernardo Arevalo' have become the President of world heritage sites of which country? (January,
which country? (15 January, 2024) – Guatemala 2024) – Egypt
· Which country has launched a satellite to gather · In which country the world's tallest Ram temple will
intelligence on North Korea? (12 January, 2024) be built? (January, 2024) – Australia (Perth)
– Japan Â What will be the height of this temple? – 721 feet
· According to the recent report, by what percent has · Who has topped the Forbes 'Gold Reserve Ranking'?
American greenhouse gas emissions declined? (11 (10 January, 2024) – USA
January, 2024) – 1.9% Â What is the rank of India in this list? – 9th
· Ukraine and which country have signed an important · Who have launched Green Rooms in Ukraine? (18
security agreement? (12 January, 2024) – Britain January, 2024) – UNDP and Denmark
· Which country has announce to give 02 hours holiday Â What is the purpose of this? – To create a safe and
to the followers of Hindu religion on 22 January? (12 supportive environment for effective
January, 2024) – Mauritius communication between law enforcement
· Crown Prince Frederick has become the new king of officers and child survivors or witness
which country? (14 January, 2024) – Denmark of crime
· Which country has announced to provide military · Where has the 19th 'NAM Summit' organized? (15-20
aid worth two and a half billion dollars to Ukraine? January, 2024) – Kampala, Uganda
( January, 2024) – Britain Â What is the full name of NAM?
· Who has been classified as vulnerable in the IUCN – Non-Aligned Movement
Redlist? (January, 2024) – Himalayan wolf Â Who is the current chairman of NAM?
· Where was the high level core group meeting between
– Youweri Museveni (Uganda)
India and Maldives held? (14 January, 2024) – Male
· Which country has signed an agreement with America
· India has signed an agreement with which country
for exploration and mining of Lithium? (15 January, to buy Tomahawk missiles? (18 January, 2024)
2024) – Argentina – Japan
· Who has agreed to become host of Ukrain peace · When was International Day of Education celebrated?
summit? (15 January, 2024) – Switzerland – 24 January, 2024
· Who has become the first female neutral umpire Â What is the theme of the International Day of
appointed by ICC in a dual sereis (17 January, Education this year?
2024) – Sue Redfern (England) – Learning for Lasting Peace

Â When was the first International Day of Education · Who has been elected as the President of Comoros
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 Â What is his name? – Imran Khan
Â 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
Â 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
Â When was world customs organization (WCO) Â Who is the owner of Neuralink? – Elon musk
established? – 1952 · Who has topped the recently released corruption
Â 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 Â 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 Â 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,
Â 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 Â Sultan Ibrahim was the rular of which state before
Â 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
Â Which company was the first to do this? – Apple Â This meeting of India-Oman joint military cooperation
Â 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?
Â Who is the second in this list? – Elon Musk
– Yellow band disease
Â 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 Â Which group has released this Index?
contaminated nuclear plant waste into the pacific – Newsweek Vantage and Horizon Group
ocean? – Japan Â 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

· Which African Country has been declared malaria Â When did Angola join OPEC? -2007
free? (12 January, 2024) – Cape Verde Â 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 Â 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 Â What is the name of this fort? -Amnya
Â What was the theme of 54th meeting of WEF? Â Ananya is situated on the banks of which river?
– Rebuilding Trust - Amnya
· Which country has launched the world's first malaria Â 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
Â 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 Â 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
Â How many projects from India won the award? December, 2023) -Qatar
-7 Â Now what will be their punishment?
Â Award of Excellence -3-25 years jail
- Rambagh Gates and Ramparts, Punjab Â When were 8 Indians sentenced to death by the
Â 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
Â 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
Â Special Recognition for Sustainable Development Â Launched from -New Delhi
- Karnikara Mandapam Kunnamangalam Â 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 Â Operated by
India to Sri Lanka? (22 December, 2023) -PRAYAS in partnership with
- Santosh Jha
the Ministry of External Affairs
Â Santosh Jha replaced: - Gopal Bagle
Â What is the objective of this project?
Â 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
Â When will this announcement be effective? Indian Ocean Naval Symposium? (19-22 December,
-1 January, 2024 2023) - Bangkok, Thailand

· The wholesale price index (WPI)-based inflation in Â Who is eligible to invest in SBI Green Rupee Term
December, 2023 increases from 0.26% in November, Deposit?
2023 to - (+) 0.73% - Residents, Non-Individuals,
Â The food inflation has increased to what per cent and NRI Customers
from 8.7% in November 2023? - 9.53 percent · Recently, Indian Railway Freight Activity (IRFA)
· A pilot project was launched to strengthen inter- Index has been introduced by
cooperation within the cooperative entities at (15 - Dun & Bradstreet and Jupiter Wagons
January, 2024) Â IRFA Index consists of two vital sub-indices
- Diodar (Banaskantha district of Gujarat) - Activity sub-index and the
Â To achieve the vision of Sahakar se Samruddhi, the experience sub-index
pilot project was first implemented by the Gujarat Â The activity sub-index is based on data released by
State Cooperative Bank in - The Indian Railways
- Banaskantha and Panchmahal district Â The experience sub-index is based on
· PM Narendra Modi released the first installment to 1 - Survey of railway freight users
lakh beneficiaries of PMAY-G under which scheme? · Retail inflation surged to a four-month high of 5.69
(January 15, 2024) - PM-JANMAN scheme per cent in December, 2023 driven by (January 12,
Â PM-JANMAN stands for 2024)
- Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya - Higher prices of food items such as pulses,
MahaAbhiyan spices, fruits and vegetables
Â PM-JANMAN has a budget of around Â The data is released by
- 24,000 crore rupees - National Statistical Office (NSO)
Â On November 15, 2023, PM-JANMAN was Â The highest inflation was registered in
launched for the socio-economic welfare of which - Gujarat (7.07 per cent) - Rajasthan (6.95 per
community? cent) - Haryana (6.72 per cent)
- Particularly Vulnerable Â The annual rate of food inflation has increased from
Tribal Groups (PVTGs) 8.70 per cent in November to
Â The Government of India renamed the PTGs as - 9.53 per cent in December, 2023
Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) in · Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated India’s
- 2006
longest sea bridge, named as (January 12, 2024)
· Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh has approved
a proposal to launch a Group (Term) Insurance - Atal Bihari Vajpayee Sewari-
Scheme for Casual Paid Labourers (CPLs) engaged Nhava Sheva Atal Setu
by- (13 January 2024) Â The setu is of 6-lane spanning - 21.8 km long
- Border Roads Organisation/General Â The project is funded by
Reserve Engineer Force - Japan International
· Green Rupee Term Deposit of 1,111 days, 1,777 Cooperation Agency (JICA)
days, and 2222 days tenor have been launched by Â Atal Setu has been built at a total cost of more than
the - State Bank of India (SBI) - 17,840 crore rupees

Â Its foundation stone was laid by PM Modi in · Who unveiled the Indian Railways Construction
- December 2016 Manual, 2023? (January 9, 2024)
Â In Maharashtra, Prime Minister inaugurated and laid - Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw
the foundation stone of development projects worth Â As per the National Rail Plan, Indian Railways has
over - 30,500 crore rupees to develop capacity by year - 2030
Â PM Modi also laid the foundation stone of the · At which place Prime Minister Narendra Modi
underground road tunnel connecting Eastern inaugurated the ‘Vibrant Gujarat Global Trade
Freeway's Orange Gate to Show’ ? (January 9, 2024) - Mahatma
- Marine Drive (9.2 km tunnel) Mandir,Gandhinagar, Gujarat
· On 10 January, 2024 the Global Risks Report 2024 · Who has released an economic research report
was released by - World Economic Forum revealing a substantial decrease in individual income
Â Edition - 19th inequality in India between the financial years 2013-
· Indian government’s Fully Accessible Route (FAR) 2014 and 2021-2022? - State Bank of India
bonds is set to be included in Â The reason for the reduction is
- Bloomberg Emerging - Significant movement within the income
Market (EM) Local Currency Index categories at the lower end.
· Indian passport ranked at which place in the Henley Â The report is brought out by
Passport Index 2024? - 80th - Economic Research Department of SBI.
Â It will allow Indian citizens to travel to how many Â Income inequality is measured through
countries without a visa? - 62 countries - Gini coefficient of taxable income.
Â In 2023, India's passport was ranked at - 84th Â As per the report, how many taxpayers have migrated
Â India shares its rank with – Uzbekistan from lowest income tax bracket to upper income tax
Â Rank of Pakistan is - 101st position bracket? - 36.3% taxpayers
Â Top ranks: · Who has started oil production from its deep-sea
1st : France, Germany, Italy, Japan, project in the Krishna Godavari basin?(January 8,
Singapore, Spain 2023)
2nd : Finland, S. Korea, Sweden - Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC)
3rd : Austria, Denmark, Ireland, Netherlands Â ONGC has started producing from the Cluster-2
· Who has approved the acquisition of up to 10% project in - KG-DWN-98/2 block
of the share capital in a company promoted by the
Â This project will add how many percent to current
National Housing Bank (NHB)? (08 January, 2024)
national oil production and to national Natural Gas
- Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC)
Â LIC Housing Finance Limited is a LIC housing production? - 7 per cent (both)
finance subsidiary, which was established in - 1989 Â Oil and Natural Gas Corporation was formed in
Â National Housing Bank (NHB)is the apex regulatory 1956 and is headquartered in - New Delhi
body for the overall regulation and licensing Â ONGC was conferred the Maharatna status in - 2010
of housing finance companies in India, it was · Who chaired the 1st Inland Waterways Development
established on - 9 July 1988
Council Meeting? (January 8, 2023)
· As per the CBRE report, which state is among the
- Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal
top three states in contribution to India’s MSME
sector? Â Meeting held at – Kolkata
- Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, and Uttar Pradesh Â During the meeting, Sarbananda Sonowal unveiled
Â CBRE South Asia Private Limited released a report ‘Guidelines for Green Transition of Inland Vessels’
titled as named as – Harit Nauka
- ‘MSMEs: Unleashing the Engines Â He also unveiled the River Cruise Tourism Roadmap
of Economic Prosperity’ till – 2047
Â This report was released at the two-day event at Â The government of India established the Inland
- Deen Dayal Upadhyay Trade Facilitation Waterways Development Council in
Centre in Varanasi - October 2023

· 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 Â Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment
Â 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 Â 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)
Â He has been appointed as Executive Director for a Â 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
Â 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 Â The proposed rules will be effective from fiscal year
patterns. - 2024-25 onwards
2. Garad Saree Saree, known for its unique Â 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 Â 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 Â Presently, banks require an NNPA ratio of up to how
Honey Sundarbans area of West Bengal
many percent to become eligible for declaration of
Â This honey was collected from the Sundarban forest dividends? - 7%
by which community? - 'Mouli' community · On January 3, 2024 India Ratings & Research raised
Â 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
Â 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 Â It is headquartered in - Gurugram
Â Edition - 16th · The gross GST revenue collection in December
Â 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
Â Chairman of Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion - Medical Devices
Council is - Mr. Vipul Shah Â It has been designed by
· The Aadhaar-based payment system (ABPS) has - Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)

· Who has been appointed as chairman of the sixteenth Â The amount of the title sponsorship was approx
Finance Commission? - Arvind Panagariya - $300 million
Â Who will be the secretary to the 16th Finance Â IPL has become the world’s richest T20 tournament
Commission? – Ritvik Ranjanam Pandey with an estimated brand value of - $8.4 billion.
Â 16th Finance commission's five-year period is · Which fruit has become the second fruit of Gujarat
- 2026-27 to 2030-31 to get a geographical indication (GI) tag? (January 2,
Â The commission will submit its report to the 2024) - Katchhi Kharek, Kutch
President by - October 31, 2025 Â Kachchhi Kharek got the GI tag from
Â The 15th Finance Commission was headed by - Controller General of Patents, Designs, and
- N.K. Singh Trade Marks (CGPDT) of India
Â Finance Commission lies under which article of the Â The application for the GI tag was filed by
Indian Constitution? - Article 280 - Kutch farmer producer organization Unidates
Â The Finance Commission is a constitutional body to Farmer Producer Company Limited (UFPCL)
give suggestions on Â In 2011, which fruit was given the GI tag?
- Centre-state financial relations - Gir Kesar mango
· For the January–March 2024 period, the interest Â Gir Kesar mango is currently grown in which region?
rate on the Sukanya Samriddhi Account Scheme has - Junagadh, Gir Somnath, and Amreli
been increased by 20 basis points to - 8.2% districts of Saurashtra.
· India has gained which place among the largest · Which country has becomes first Vice Chair of FAO
equity market globally? (January 22, 2024)- Fourth COFI Sub-Committee on Fisheries Management?
Â On January 22, 2024 India’s market capitalisation (January 19, 2024) - India
was - $4.33 trillion Â The main function of the sub-committee is
Â India has surpassed which country in stock market - to provide essential technical and policy
valuation? - Hong Kong ($4.29 trillion) guidance on fisheries
Â India’s stock market capitalization crossed $4 trillion governance and management.
for the first time on - 05 December, 2024 Â This sub-committee was established during
· Who Emerges as India’s First AI Unicorn? (January - 35th session of the FAO Committee
on Fisheries (COFI)
26, 2024) - Ola Founder’s Krutrim (AI Start-Up)
Â 35th COFI was held on
· The government has expanded the scope of activities
- From September 5 to 9, 2022
that can be undertaken at the International Financial Â 35th COFI was held at - Rome
Services Centre (IFSC) by including services such as · For setting up two pithead thermal power plants
(January 18, 2024) (TPPs) of 2,260 megawatts (MW) was approved
- Book keeping, and accounting by the government with an equity investment of
Â Which ministry has issued a notification regarding (January 18, 2024) - `5,607 crore
Â The proposal for equity investment was proposed
expanding services? - The Ministry of Finance
by - Two Coal India (CIL) subsidiaries
Â IFSCA is a statutory body, it was set up in
Â South Eastern Coalfields (SECL) has been approved
- April 2020
to set up a 660 MW TPP through a joint venture
Â At present which is India’s first and only operational between
International Financial Services Center? - SECL and Madhya Pradesh Power
- GIFT City, Gandhinagar in Gujarat Generation Company (MPPGCL)
· Japan's Sony Group cancelled a planned $10 billion Â The second project is to set up a 2x800 MW Thermal
merger with India's which entertainment enterprise? Power Plant by Mahanadi Coalfields (MCL) through
(January 22, 2024) - Zee Entertainment - Mahanadi Basin Power Limited (MBPL), a
Â Zee was founded in 1992 by - Subhash Chandra subsidiary of MCL
Â Who bagged the title sponsorship of the Indian · Foundation stone of 8 projects of AMRUT was laid
Premier League (IPL) for 2024-28? (January 20, by PM Narendra Modi in(January 19, 2024)
2024) - Tata Group - Solapur, Maharashtra

Â These 8 projects of AMRUT are worth of · According to recent agriculture ministry data
- 2,000 crore Rupees. released it is estimated to harvest how much of
Â AMRUT stands for horticulture crops in the 2022-23 crop year (January
- Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban 18, 2024)? - 355.25 million tonnes
Transformation (AMRUT) Â This crop production is how much tonnes more than
Â On the occasion the PM announced the extension the previous year (2021-22)? - About 8.07 million
of PM Garib KalyanYojana for the next how many Â Out of the total horticulture production, fruit
years? - Five years production increased from 107.51 million tonnesin
Â PM dedicated 90,000 houses completed under 2021-22 to - 109.53 million tonnes in 2022-23
- Pradhan Mantri AwasYojana - Urban Â Vegetable production also increased from 209.14
Â He inaugurated the Boeing India Engineering and million tonnes in the said period to
Technology Centre in - Bengaluru - 213.88 million tonnes in 2022-23
Â The centre is built with an investment of Â Potato production is estimated to increase to 60.22
- 1,600 crores rupees million tonnes in the crop year 2022-23, compared
Â The centre in Bengaluru is Boeing’s largest facility to - 56.18 million tonnes in 2021-22
outside of which country? - USA Â Tomato production during the said period is
Â He also launched - Boeing Sukanya Programme estimated to be slightly lower to which amount as
· Who has been appointed as PepsiCo India Chief compared to 20.69 million tonnes (in 2021-22)?
Executive Officer (CEO) (January 19, 2024)? - 20.37 million tonnes(in 2022-23)
- Jagrut Kotecha Â Area coverage under horticulture crops has increased
Â PepsiCo is an American multinational food, snack, marginally from 28.04 million hectares in 2021-22
and beverage corporation. It is headquartered in to
- New York - 28.34 million hectares
· A MoU was signed by NPCI International with (in the crop year 2022-23)
whom to expand UPI to countries beyond India? · Which company has been awarded ‘Plaque’ under
(January 17, 2024) the ‘Financial Services Sector (Other than Banking
- Google Pay India and Insurance)’ category at the ICAI Awards for
(Google India Digital Services) Excellence in Financial Reporting for the financial
Â In 2023, NPCI enabled transactions from mobile year 2022-23? (January, 2024)
numbers from how many countries, including - REC Limited
Singapore, Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, and the Â REC Limited is a - Maharatna Public Sector Unit
United Kingdom? - 10 countries Â Who received the award from Chief Minister of
Â NPCI International is the international arm of NPCI Chhattisgarh, Shri Vishnu Deo Sai?
and works to deploy - Director (Finance), REC, Shri Ajoy
- UPI and card payment system Choudhury; Executive Director (Finance), REC,
RuPay outside India Shri Sanjay Kumar; and HoD (Finance), REC,
· RBI’s economic activity index has forecasted Shri Jatin Kumar Nayak
GDP growth for Q3 (October-December) FY24 at Â The award ceremony was held in -Raipur
(January 18, 2024) - 7% Â Recently, REC was awarded which award by the
Â As per the RBI Governor’s monetary policy Institute of Directors (IoD) for its exceptional
statement of December 2023, this is more than the performance in risk management?
real GDP growth projection of - 6.5% for Q3 FY24 - 'Golden Peacock Award'
Â Headline inflation recorded a slight increase from Â Apart from this, the REC was awarded the 'Best
5.6% in November to - 5.7% in December, 2023 Central PSU' award in the Financial Services
Â Because of unfavourable base effects, it was driven category at - Dun & Bradstreet PSU Awards 2023
by - Increased food inflation Â REC Limited was established in -1969
Â The Private consumption accounts for Â REC Limited is a Maharatna Public Sector Unit and
- 57% of GDP a leading NBFC under - Ministry of Power

· 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)
Â With a spike in the shares of the company, the market - Wellingdon Island in Kochi, Kerala
capitalisation of LIC has now surpassed Â 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
Â LIC's market capitalisation crossed crore at - Cochin Shipyard
-`5.75 lakh crore Â The International Ship Repair facility at Wellingdon
Â The mcap of SBI currently stands at Island is constructed at a cost of - `970 crore
- `5.63 lakh crore Â 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
Â 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
Â The increased duty is effective from?
Â Who released the “Startup Rankings of States for
- January 18, 2024
2022”?
Â Molasses is extracted as a by-product in
- Commerce and Industry Minister
Piyush Goyal - Alcohol production
Â Startup Rankings was released in - New Delhi Â Till November 2023 India had exported molasses in
Â States were ranked under - Five categories Financial Year 2023-24 (FY24) worth
Â 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%
Â 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 Â 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
Â 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 Â 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 Â 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 Â The Startup India initiative was launched in - 2016

Â According to data from the PIB website, India Â Which state topped the list with 5.94 crore people
recorded how many DPIIT-recognized startups by coming out of poverty? - Uttar Pradesh
January, 2024? Â It was followed by
- More than 1, 17, 000 - Bihar at 3.77 crore and
· World Economic Forum’s 54th annual meeting Madhya Pradesh at 2.30 crore.
started in (15th January 2024)- Davos, Switzerland · Who assumed the charge as the chairman of the
Â The meet is started on - 15th January 2024 Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI)?
Â The meeting took place till (January 30, 2024)
- 19th January 2024 -Anil Kumar Lahoti
Â The theme of meeting is - ‘Rebuilding Trust’ (Former Railway Board chairman)
Â During the meet Annual Crystal Awards were given Â Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) was
to formed on - 20 February 1997
- Architect Diebedo Francis Kere, actor Â Its headquarter is in - New Delhi
Michelle Yeoh, and guitarist Nile Rodgers Â TRAI’s primary objective is
Â The Indian delegation in the meet includes three - To provide a fair and transparent
Union ministers and three chief ministers, namely environment in the telecom sector of India
- Three Union ministers are Smriti Irani, · Recently, who launched the framework for the
Ashwini Vaishnaw and Hardeep Singh Puri. Voluntary Carbon Market (VCM) in the Agriculture
Â The three chief ministers are Sector and the Accreditation Protocol of Agroforestry
- Maharashtra's Eknath Shinde, Telangana's Nurseries? (January 29, 2024)
Revanth Reddy and Karnataka's Siddaramaiah - Minister of Agriculture and
Â World Economic Forum (WEF) is a non- Farmers’ Welfare Arjun Munda
governmental organization founded in -1971 Â This framework has been prepared to
Â Its headquarter is located in - Promote the Voluntary Carbon
- Cologny, Switzerland Market (VCM) in the agriculture sector
· According to a NITI Aayog report, how many · Which state has announced the launch of the Laghu
people came out of multi-dimensional poverty in Bana Jatya Drabya Kraya (LABHA) Scheme?
India between years 2013-14 to 2022-23? (January (January 29, 2024) - Odisha Government
15, 2024) Â It is a 100% State-funded minimum support price
- 24.82 crore people (MSP) scheme for - Minor Forest Produce (MFP)
Â The largest decline is registered by Â Under this scheme, a primary collector (a tribal
- Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh person) will be able to sell the MFP at the procurement
Â As per NITI Aayog’s discussion paper, centres of
multidimensional poverty in India decreased from - Tribal Development Cooperative Corporation
29.17% in 2013-14 to - 11.28% in 2022-23. Limited of Odisha (TDCCOL)
Â As per NITI Aayog, the national multidimensional Â This scheme will impact a large tribal population of
poverty judges simultaneous deprivations across Odisha, which is approx how many percent of the
three dimensions, i.e. total population of the state? - 23%
- Health, education, and standard of living Â The LABHA Yojana will integrate the efforts with
Â These three dimensions are represented by which mission?
- 12 sustainable development - Mission Shakti’s Women SHGs
goals-aligned indicators (self-help groups)
Â To assess the decline in poverty rates, NITI Aayog’s Â How many distinct tribes (including 13 PVTGs) live
National Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) in Odisha? - 62
uses - Alkire and Foster Methodology · As per the ‘Indian Economy - A Review’ in FY 2024-
Â National MPI covers 12 indicators, whereas global 25 India's economy is forecasted to grow by(January
MPI covers - 10 indicators 29, 2024) - 7 per cent

Â The Review has been prepared by agri-food systems (domestic and global)
- Economic Affairs Department of (iv) Climate-resilient value chains
Finance Ministry (v) Production practices and inputs
Â Who is the Chief Economic Advisor at present, who for climate resilience
wrote in the preface of the report? (vi) Gender mainstreaming and social
- V Anantha Nageswaran inclusion for climate resilience.
Â The report said India is likely to become a $7 trillion · RBI has approved LIC’s application to take over of
economy by - 2030 how many holding of paid-up share capital in HDFC
· The National Conference on Strategic Trade Controls Bank?(January 29, 2024)
(NCSTC) was recently organized at (January 30, - 4.8% (aggregating at 9.99%)
2024) - Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi · The merger of Fincare Small Finance Bank with
Â The conference was organised by which bank has been approved by CCI?(January 24,
- Directorate General of Foreign Trade, Ministry 2024) - AU Small Finance Bank (SFB)
of Commerce & Industry in partnership with the · The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs
Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and other (CCEA) has approved setting up of two coal
Government Agencies
gasification plants for which company?(January 24,
· Which organisation has received RBI approval to
2024) - Coal India Limited (CIL)
operate as an online payment aggregator?(January
Â The setting up of two coal gasification plants will be
24, 2024) - Zomato Payments Pvt. Ltd. (ZPPL)
in - West Bengal and Odisha
Â In 2023, Zomato had joined hands with which bank
Â In the joint venture of CIL and GAIL, the total
to launch its own Unified Payments Interface (UPI)
investment of Rs. 13,052.81 Crore proposed for
offering "Zomato UPI"? - ICICI Bank
coal-to-synthetic natural gas in
· Which country has emerged as 5th largest source of
tourists for America?(January, 2024) - India - Sonpur Bazari area of Eastern Coalfields
Â How many Indian tourists travelled to America in Limited in West Bengal
2023? - 1.7 million Â The CIL and BHEL joint venture, worth Rs.11,782.05
Â How many new visas were issued to Indians Crore, proposed for coal-to-ammonium nitrate in
travelling to America in 2023? - 1.2 million - Mahanadi Coalfields Limited,
· A viability gap funding scheme worth how many Jharsuguda district of Odisha
rupees has been approved by Union Cabinet for Â These projects will be operational by - 2028-29
promoting coal gasification?(January 21, 2024) · Who launched development projects worth more
- Rs 8,500 crore than Rs 19,100 crore in Bulandshahr district in
· An ‘Investment Forum for Advancing Climate western Uttar Pradesh?
Resilient Agrifood Systems in India’ has been - Prime Minister Narendra Modi
launched by (January 18-19, 2024) Â He also dedicated a 173 Km long double line
- NITI Aayog, Agriculture Ministry, and FAO electrified section between
Â The forum has been launched in - New Delhi - New Khurja – New Rewari on Dedicated
Â Objective of this forum will be Freight Corridor
- Identifying national priorities and policy · Which company gets approval from the Petroleum
and Natural Gas Ministry for the formation of
platforms for financing climate-resilient
a subsidiary company for green energy and gas
agrifood systems business? (January 23, 2024)
Â The Forum facilitated discussions and deliberations - Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC)
on which six key areas? Â The name of the subsidiary company has been
- (i) Climate resilient agriculture proposed as - ‘ONGC Green Limited’
(experiences and pathways) Â ONGC Videsh received how much loan from DBS
(ii) Digital infrastructure and solutions Bank and Bank of Baroda for five-year on 18
(iii) Financing climate-resilient January, 2024? - $420 Million Loan

· 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
Â 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
Â CBDT data showed that between FY14 and FY23, Â 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,
Â Milling Copra - Rs 11, 160 per quintal 2023) - Asian Development Bank
Â Ball Copra -Rs 12,000 per quintal Â 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,
Â 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
Â Rajiv Aarogyasri Scheme Â 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?
Â When will his appointment become effective? - United Kingdom
-1 January 2024 Â Imported goods include?
Â For how many years have he been appointed? -Steel, Iron, Aluminium,
-2 years Ceramics and Cement
Â 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 Â When this appointment will be effective?
been launched?(December 2023) - Karnataka -17 January 2024

· Which country has launched a new satellite 'Einstein Â The hospital is using deep learning to create a cancer-
Probe’ to observe cosmic phenomena? (January 9, specific customised algorithm by establishing
2024) - China - ‘Bio-Imaging Bank’ for cancer
Â The satellite is named as - Einstein Probe (EP)
Â It is launched by Long March-2C carrier rocket from · Who has joined hands with ISRO's National Remote
- Xichang Satellite Launch Centre (Sichuan Sensing Centre (NRSC) to develop the "Green Cover
Province, China) Index" for National Highways?
· Which institute have developed a heat-tolerant - The National Highways Authority
vaccine against all current strains of SARS-CoV-2? of India (NHAI)
(January, 2024) Â The Green Cover Index will be a robust and reliable
- Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru mechanism to provide a time-saving and cost-
Â As per the IISC, which antigen can also be stored at effective solution to generate
room temperature for a month without the need for - Macro-level estimate of the greenery
cold storage? - RS2 antigen along National Highways.
· ICD 11 Module 2 (Morbidity Codes) has been · For the first time, ISRO will deploy its heavy
launched by whom in New Delhi (10th January, communications satellite GSAT-20 by
2024) - WHO (World health Organisation) - SpaceX rocket (Falcon-9)
Â ICD 11 stands for Â A launch agreement with SpaceX in 2023 for the
- International Classification of flight of Indian satellites on Falcon-9 has been
Diseases (ICD) 11 facilitated by
Â The data and terminology relating to diseases based - ISRO's commercial arm
on which system will now be included in the WHOs New Space India Limited (NSIL)
ICD11 classification? Â For its heavier satellites, weighing more than 4,000
- Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani systems kg, earlier India was dependent on
Â The Ministry of AYUSH has already developed - European launch provider Arianespace
codes for Ayurveda, Siddha, and Unani medicine Â GSAT-20 can enable telecom providers to offer
through - NAMASTE portal - Very high-speed internet services
Â NAMASTE stands for
Â GSAT-20 satellite weighs about - 4,700 kg
- National AYUSH Morbidity
· India has become part of the largest radio telescope
and Standardized Electronic Portal
project in the world, known as
Â Which agency under the Ministry of Health and
- Square Kilometre Array Observatory (SKAO).
Family Welfare serves as the WHO Collaborating
Center for ICD-related activities? Â SKAO is a new intergovernmental organization
- The central Bureau of dedicated to radio astronomy, headquartered in
Health Intelligence (CBHI) - UK
· Who has started using Artificial Intelligence in the Â The antennas of SKAO will be installed in remote
treatment of cancer? radio-quiet locations in
-Mumbai’s Tata Memorial Hospital (TMH) - South Africa and Australia

Â SKAO member countries include Â The MILAN 24 exercise will consist of two phases
- Australia, China, India, -'Harbour Phase' and 'Sea Phase'.
Italy, South Africa, Â MILAN is a biennial multinational naval exercise
Sweden, Netherlands, UK etc. that began in - 1995
Â India has taken part in SKAO through · An indigenous assault rifle, launched recently
- Pune-based National Centre for Radio intended to meet the operational requirements of
Astrophysics (NCRA) and others armed forces, paramilitary, and state police entities,
Â NCRA operates India’s largest network of radio is named as (8 January, 2024) - 'Ugram'
telescopes called Â It was unveiled by
- Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT) - The Defence Research and Development
near Pune Organisation (DRDO)
· ISRO's PSLV-C58 has launched which satellite into Â It was launched by
an Eastward low inclination orbit (January 01, 2024) - Armament Research and
- XPOSAT Satellite Development Establishment
Â XPoSat mission stands for (ARDE) and a Hyderabad-based firm
- X-ray Polarimeter Satellite Â It has a firing range of - 500 meters
Â The satellite will study · Who has recently developed the counter-drone
- X-ray polarisation and its cosmic sources such system and handed it over to BEL and other private
as black holes and neutron stars companies? - DRDO
Â It is the world’s second such mission after the Imaging · Indian Air Force (IAF) C-130J Super Hercules
X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) launched by tactical transport aircraft along with Garud Special
- NASA (in 2021) Forces landed for the first time at night at ? (January,
· Who conducted successful flight-test of New 2024)
Generation AKASH (AKASH-NG) missile (January - Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) in Kargil
12, 2024) - DRDO Â The Garud Commando Force is the Special Forces
Â The flight-test was conducted from unit of the Indian Air Force, it was formed in
- Chandipur off the coast of Odisha from the - September 2004
Integrated Test Range (ITR) · Who has assumed the charge of Vice Chief of the
Â AKASH (AKASH-NG) missile is Indian Navy? (4 January, 2024)
- Surface-to-air missile (SAM) - Vice Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi
· Indian Army will observe 2024 as the (January 11, Â He has taken the place of
2024) - “Year of Technology Absorption” - Vice Admiral Sanjay J Singh
Â This theme underscores the Army's focus and efforts
· Who has assumed the charge as Controller of
to
Warship Production and Acquisition? (01 January
- leverage technology as a catalyst for
transformative change 2024) - Vice Admiral B Sivakumar
Â The Army had declared 2023 as the · DRDO celebrated its 66th Foundation Day on
- "Year of Transformation" - January 1, 2024
Â The Indian Army has indigenously developed an Â To make India self-reliant in science and technology,
"end-to-end secure mobile ecosystem" to provide especially in military technologies,DRDO was
secure communication with instant connectivity on formed in - 1958
the move - Project SAMBHAV · 1st edition of the India UAE Joint Military Exercise
‘DESERT CYCLONE’ was conducted in
Â SAMBHAV stands for
- Mahajan, Rajasthan
- Secure Army Mobile Bharat Version
· MILAN 2024 exercise will be conducted by the Â Duration of the Exercise
Indian Navy at - Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh - 2nd to 15th January 2024
Â Duration Â The aim of the Exercise is to enhance interoperability
- From 19th February to 27th February 2024 in Sub-conventional Operations including Fighting
Â Edition - 12th edition in Built -Up Area (FIBUA) in desert/ semi desert

Â The UAE contingent is being represented by troops -CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative
from - Zayed First Brigade Medicine (IIIM), Jammu
Â In September 2008, who hosted the first-ever Â What is obtained from cannabis that could fight
Joint Air Forces exercise between the United Arab methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus?
Emirates and India? - Tetrahydrocannabidiol
- Al-Dhafra station in Abu Dhabi Â Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a major health
· Which animal has been assessed for the first time in concern in India, India reported how many deaths in
the International Union for Conservation of Nature 2019 due to AMR? - 2.97 lakh
(IUCN)’s Red List and categorised as ‘Vulnerable’? · Who inaugurated the Centre of Excellence in Digital
-Himalayan Wolf Forensics? (January 23, 2024)
Â The assessment was conducted on - 27 June, 2023 - Union Home Minister Amit Shah
Â Scientific name of Himalayan Wolf is Â The centre is inaugurated on the occasion of
- Canis lupus chanco -5th International and the 44th All India
Â The Himalayan Wolf is found in the Himalayan Criminology Conference
range of - Nepal, India, and the Tibetan Plateau Â The Conference was held at
· The Climate Conference 2024 took place on January - National Forensic Sciences University
12, 2024, in - Mumbai, Maharashtra (NFSU) in Gandhinagar, Gujarat
Â Theme - "Decoding the Green Â The inaugural session was attended by
Transition for India" - Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla, Chairman
Â The summit was organized by of National Human Rights Commission Justice
- Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Arun Kumar Mishra, and Gujarat Law and
Change, the Government of India Justice Minister Rushikesh Patel
Â The Conference was organised under Â Centre of Excellence in Digital Forensics will help
- The Green Climate Fund Readiness in
Programme with Delivery Partner UNDP India - Addressing crimes that are powered
· Earth's Rotation Day is celebrated every year on by the abuse of technology
- 8 January · Which vaccine launched recently, is India's first
Â The theme to observe Earth Rotation Day in 2024 is indigenously developed Hepatitis A vaccine?(January
- ‘Honoring the Discovery of 19, 2024) - 'Havisure'
Our Planet’s Movement' Â The vaccine is launched by
Â Earth Rotation Day is celebrated to honour - Indian Immunologicals Ltd. (IIL)
- Léon Foucault’s experiment Â Indian Immunologicals Ltd. (IIL) is a wholly-owned
(Earth's rotation on its axis) subsidiary of
· The name of first cyclone of 2024 that made landfall - National Dairy Development
is ? (January 1, 2024) - Alvaro (Tropical Cyclone) Board (NDDB)
Â The cyclone landed near Â This vaccine has been recommended for
- Morombe in Madagascar - Individuals who are at risk of exposure or
· Which country has signed an agreement for the
travel to regions with high hepatitis A
export of 10,000 MW power to India in the next
Â This vaccine have how many doses?
10 years and a MoU for cooperation in renewable
energy ? (4 January, 2024) - Nepal - Two-dose vaccine
Â The bilateral agreement was signed by Â First dose is given at above 1 year age and the second
- India’s Energy Secretary Pankaj Agrawal and dose is given at least after how many months of the
his Nepal counterpart Gopal Sigdel first dose? - 6 months
· Who have found that phytocannabinoids, a class Â Hepatitis A is
of compounds found in the cannabis plant, possess - A highly contagious liver viral infection
some hitherto unexplored antibiotic properties? Â Hepatitis A mainly spreads through
(January, 2024) - Ingestion of contaminated food or water

· For the fishermen at sea to send emergency Â The Committee was co-chaired by
messages from fishing boats, recently an indigenous - Prof AbhayKarandikar, Secretary for the
technological solution has been developed named as Department of Science and Technology (DST),
(January 16, 2024) India and Dr. Claire Giry, Director General for
- Distress Alert Transmitter (DAT) Research and Innovation at the French Ministry
Â Generation - 2nd generation of Higher Education and Research, France
Â It has been developed by · Recently, Samavesha project was launched by
- Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) (January 16, 2024)
Â The first version of Distress Alert Transmitter (DAT) - I-STEM (Indian Science, Technology, and
has been functioning since – 2010 Engineering Facilities Map)
Â The messages of DAT- SG were received at Â The Samavesha project has been launched at
- Indian Mission Control Centre (INMCC), a - IISc, Bengaluru
central control station Â It was launched with an objective
Â INMCC has a web based network management - To enhance research collaboration in India by
system, this system is called - Sagarmitra enhancing accessibility to facilities and labs
Â Database of registered DAT-SGs will be maintained Â I-STEM is an initiative of
by - Sagarmitra
- Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser, GoI
· Which country became the fifth country in history
Â I-STEM plans to conduct around how many
to reach the moon when its spacecraft landed on the
Samavesha across India in 2024? - 50
lunar surface? (January 19, 2024) - Japan
· 9th India International Science Festival has been
Â The Japanese spacecraft named as
inaugurated in(January 17, 2024)
- Smart Lander for Investigating
- Faridabad, Haryana
Moon, (SLIM)
Â The festival will be organised between
Â SLIM is nicknamed as - "The Moon Sniper"
Â In terms of reaching the Moon, other countries are - 17 to 20 January, 2024
- United States, the Soviet Â The festival is being organized at
Union, China, and India - Translational Health Science and Technology
Â The main goal of the mission is Institute (THSTI) and Regional Centre for
- To test new landing technology that will allow Biotechnology (RCB) of the Department of
Moon missions to land where they want to land Biotechnology in Faridabad.
Â SLIM was launched in - September, 2023 Â 9th IISF was inaugurated by
Â It initially orbited the Earth and entered lunar orbit - Union Minister Dr.Jitendra Singh
on - 25 December, 2023 Â The theme of this festival was
Â SLIM was launched by - 'Science and Technology Public
- Mitsubishi Heavy H2A rocket Outreach in Amrit Kaal'
Â SLIM was intended to land near Â The International Science Festival is been organized
- Shioli Crater, an area covered in volcanic rock since - 2015
Â SLIM carried two small autonomous probe lunar Â The Department of Space and the Department of
exploration vehicles - LEV-1 and LEV-2 Atomic Energy became part of IISF in - 2021
Â LEV-1 is tasked with - Recording SLIM's landing Â The first human vaccine trials for the deadly Nipah
Â LEV-2 (developed by JAXA)is virus was launched by - Oxford University (U.K.)
- A ball-shaped rover, Â The vaccine is named as
equipped with two cameras - ChAdOx1 Nipah vaccine
· Who hosted the 2nd Indo-French Joint Committee of Â According to researchers, the Nipah virus is spread
Science and Technology (JCST)? (January 18, 2024) by - Fruit bats
- India (New Delhi) Â Nipah virus was first identified in - 1998
Â The meeting was held on the premises of · 14th All India Police Commando Competition was
- Translational Health Science and Technology organised in (January 18-30, 2024)
Institute (THSTI) - Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh

Â The event was inaugurated by Â He was currently serving as
- Commissioner of Police, - Special Director General of the Central
Visakhapatnam, A. Ravi Shankar Reserve Police Force (CRPF)
· The Air Force has started AN-32 Courier Service in Â His appointment has been approved by the
(January, 2024) - Kargil, Ladakh Appointments Committee of the Cabinet up to
Â The aim of AN-32 Courier Service is - November 30, 2025
- To streamline travel, improving Â Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) under the control of the
connectivity to and from Kargil Ministry of Home Affairs, is an arm of
· 11th edition of ‘Exercise KHANJAR’ commenced in - Central Armed Police Force (CAPF)
(January 22, 2024) - Bakloh, Himachal Pradesh Â It was formed in -1963
Â It is a Joint Special Forces Exercise between Â Its motto is - “Service, security and
- India-Kyrgyzstan Brotherhood.”
Â The exercise is scheduled from Â It is responsible for
- 22nd January to 3rd February 2024 - Guarding the Nepal- Bhutan border
Â The Indian Army contingent is being represented by · Recently, the Operation Sarvashakti was launched
soldiers of - Parachute Regiment (Special Forces) by(January, 2024) - Indian Army
Â The Kyrgyzstan contingent is being represented by Â Operation Sarvashakti will involve joint counter
- Scorpion Brigade terrorism operations from both sides of
Â Aims of the exercise is - Pir Panjal ranges
- To exchange experiences and best Â This initiative is similar to - Operation Sarpvinash
practices in Counter Terrorism and Â Sarpvinash was initiated in - 2003
Special Forces Operations · Wings India-2024, the biggest aviation event ever in
· Who is launching its largest exercise since the Cold Asia was held at (January, 2024)
War? (January 22, 2024) - NATO - Begumpet Airport, Hyderabad
Â It is named as - Steadfast Defender 2024 Â It is four-day event organized between
Â How many troops are scheduled to join the exercise? - 18 to 21 January, 2024
- 90,000 troops Â The event was inaugurated by
Â The exercises will last until - May, 2024 - Union Civil Aviation Minister
Â The last exercises of a similar size, during the Cold Jyotiraditya Scindia
War was Â This event is being organised by whom in
- Reforger exercise collaboration with the Ministry of Civil Aviation and
Â Last Reforger was held in -1993 FICCI?
Â NATO stands for - The Airports Authority of India
- The North Atlantic Treaty Organization Â This event occurs - Biennially
Â NATO was created in - 1949 Â The theme of Wings India-2024 is
Â NATO was created by
- "Connecting India with the
- The United States, Canada, and several
World in Amritkal : Setting the stage for
Western European nations
India Civil Aviation@2047"
· Who signed MoU on sustainable aviation fuel with
· Who has assumed charge as Chief Staff Officer at
the CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum (CSIR-IIP)
Eastern Naval Command? (January 17, 2024)
(January 19, 2024) - Airbus
- Rear Admiral Shantanu Jha
Â This collaboration will help in
Â Eastern Naval Command was established on
-Achieving Indian aerospace industry’s
- 1 March 1968
decarbonisation ambition.
Â The goal is to achieve Sustainable Aviation Fuel Â Eastern Naval Command is headquartered in
(SAF) compatibility by - 2030 - Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
· Who becomes the new director general of the · According to the Global Firepower Rankings, which
Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB)?(January 19, 2024) country is top ranked in military strength? (January
- Daljit Singh Chaudhary 16, 2024) - USA

Â Which country has retained its position as the fourth Â INS Cheetah, Guldar, and Kumbhir, as Polnocny
Strongest military globally? - India class ships, were built at
Â 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-
Â 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)
Â 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
Â Under this scheme how many households will get
United States (1) Bhutan (145)
rooftop solar? - 1 crore households
Russia Moldova Â Rooftop Solar Programme was launched by the
China Suriname government in - 2014
India Somalia Â It aimed to achieve a cumulative installed capacity
of 40 gigawatts (GW) by - 2022
South Korea Benin
Â The target was not achieved and the government
United Kingdom Liberia changed the deadline from 2022 to - 2026
Japan Belize Â 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
Â 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)
Â CAPSTER – 09 is a three-day event organized Â Which state has the highest total solar capacity?
between - 17 January to 19 January, 2024 - Rajasthan
Â CAPSTER – 09 was inaugurated at Â Rajasthan has total solar capacity of
- Military Institute of Technology - 18.7 gigawatts (GW)
(MILIT), Pune Â Rajasthan is followed by
- Gujarat (10.5 gigawatts)
Â 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)
Â Military Institute of Technology traces its roots to - The Ministry of Environment
‘Institute of Armament Studies’ and its motto is and Forests (MoEF)
Â 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
Â The decommissioning ceremony of these ships was Â 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
Nicobar Islands prohibited? - Schedule I or Part II of Schedule II

Â Earlier, the government amended the Wildlife Â As per the report, the global average temperature in
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 Â In 2015, the Paris Agreement was signed by
at (January 18-20, 2024) - Seijosa, Pakke Kessang countries to prevent global warming temperature
Â 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
Â The meaning of the theme is Â The bear lives in high-altitude alpine forests,
- ‘Let Our Hornbills Remain’ meadows, and steppe above the height of - 4000 m
Â The Pakke Paga Hornbill Festival (PPHF) is a state Â It is protected under which schedule of the Wildlife
festival of - Arunachal Pradesh (Protection) Act, 1972. - Schedule I
Â 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
Â How many species of this bird are found in Arunachal discovered?(January 13, 2024)
Pradesh’s Pakke Tiger Reserve? - Four - Srivilliputtur Megamalai Tiger Reserve,
Â These species are Theni distt., Tamil Nadu
- Wreathed, Great Indian, Oriental Pied Â The newly identified species had been named after
and the endangered Rufous-necked the region – Megamalai - meaning
Â 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
Â It was launched by (via Videoconferencing) Â 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
Â 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 Â It was launched from
Â 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 Â The launch involved the successful use of which
Â With a total outlay of 13.02 crore, the project is rocket? - Iran's Simorgh rocket
being implemented under Â The three satellites launched were named
- Pradhan Mantri Matsya SampadaYojana - Mahda, Kayhan-2, and Hatef-1
Â Out of this, Rs 7.812 crore is the share of the central Â Mahda is - A research satellite
government and the share of the state government Â Kayhan and Hatef are
is - Rs 5.208 crore - Nanosatellites focused on global positioning
Â 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
Â 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 Â WHO’s recommended treatment regimen consists of
Â The report is released by three drugs namely
- The European Union's Copernicus Climate - Dapsone, rifampicin and clofazimine
Change Service (C3S) Â Leprosy is also known as - Hansen’s disease

Â Leprosy is an infection caused by slow-growing · The first edition of SADA TANSEEQ is being
bacteria called - Mycobacterium leprae organised in (January 29, 2024)
· How many Indian Scientists received the prestigious - Mahajan, Rajasthan
Blavatnik Awards?(January 17, 2024) Â It was held between
- Three - 29 January to 10 February, 2024
Â Three Indian origin scientists named Â SADA TANSEEQ is a joint military exercise
- Professors Rahul R. Nair, Mehul between - India and Saudi Arabia
Malik, and Dr Tanmay Bharat · The Ministry of Defence (MoD) signed a contract
Â Dr. Tanmay Bharat has made significant contributions with whom to acquire 14 Fast Patrol Vessels (FPVs)
in for the Indian Coast Guard (ICG)?(January 24,
- Fields of chemical, physical, 2024) - Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd (MDL)
and life sciences. Â The value of the 14 Fast Patrol Vessels (FPVs) will
Â Professor Rahul R. Nair contributed to the field of be - Rs 1,070 crore
chemical sciences, his research on which material · Recently the air forces of India, the UAE and France
has potential to revolutionize various industries? conducted which air combat exercise on 23 January
- Graphene and other 2D materials 2024? - Desert Knight
Â Professor Mehul Malik has conducted research in Â The air combat exercise was conducted over
the field of - Quantum Physics - Arabian Sea
Â Blavatnik Awards is given to · 2nd edition of ‘Exercise CYCLONE’ begins between
- Support early-career scientists (January 22, 2024) - India and Egypt
Â It was established in - 2007 Â The Exercise is scheduled to be conducted from
· Who joins CEPI global network to boost production -22nd January to 1st February 2024
of affordable outbreak vaccines?(January 23, 2024) Â The first edition of the ‘Exercise CYCLONE’ was
- Serum Institute of IndiaPvt. Ltd. (SII) conducted in 2023 in - Rajasthan, India
Â CEPI stands for
- Coalition for Epidemic · Which state or UT has unveiled a new solar policy,
Preparedness Innovations which will help in reducing electricity bills to zero?
Â CEPI was founded in - January 2017 (January 28, 2024) - Government of UT of Delhi
Â The objective is - To fund vaccine development (‘Delhi Solar Policy-2024’)
· Uttar Pradesh government has honoured whom with Â The policy was unveiled by
Gaurav Samman?(January 24, 2024) - CM of Delhi Arvind Kejriwal
- ISRO scientist Dr. Ritu Karidhal Srivastava Â According to this policy, about 20% of Delhi's
and entrepreneur Naveen Tiwari electricity consumption will come from solar energy
by - 2027
Â Dr. Ritu Karidhal Srivastava hails from Lucknow,
· Which state will set up the first-of-its-kind melanistic
played an important role in tiger safari in the world?(January 24, 2024)
- Chandrayaan Mission and served as the deputy - Odisha
operations director for India’s Mars Â The safari will be set up near which tiger reserve?
Orbiter Mission Mangalyaan - Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR)
in Mayurbhanj
Â Naveen Tiwari is a noted entrepreneur from
Â The project is likely to be opened to visitors in
- Kanpur - October 2024
Â He has created two unicorns, namely Â According to the last All India Tiger Estimation
- ‘InMobi’, a mobile advertising platform, in Report published by the National Tiger Conservation
2007 and‘Glance’ launched in 2019 Authority (NTCA) in 2018 which is the only home
Â Uttar Pradesh Gaurav Samman has replaced which to melanistic tigers in the world?
award? - Yash Bharti - Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR)
· Who became the Indian Army's first woman Subedar in Mayurbhanj, Odisha
(first woman to hold this position)? (January 28, · Which space agency developed and announced the
2024) - Preeti Rajak SLIM Lander?
Â Preeti Rajak won a silver medal in the trap women's - Japan Aerospace Exploration
team event in which games? Agency (JAXA)
- 19th Asian Games held in Â SLIM stands for
Hangzhou, China - Smart Lander for Investigating Moon

Â What is the other name of SLIM Lander? Â The name of lizard honors?
- ‘Moon Snipper’ - Professor Yuezhao Wang
Â Which rocket was used to launch it? Â What is the length of Calotes wangi?
- H-II A F 47 rocket - Under 9 centimeters
Â What is the launch site of SLIM? Â What is one distinguishing feature of Calotes wangi?
- Tanegashima Space Center, Japan - It has an orange-hued tongue
Â The rocket also carried which other mission to study · What is the scientific name of the Eurasian otter
origins of the universe? recently discovered for the first time in Kerala? (27
- X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy December, 2023) - Lutra lutra
Mission (XRISM) Â It is discovered at - Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary,
Â XRISM is a joint mission of
Idukki, Kerala
- JAXA and NASA, involving contributions
Â What are some characteristics of Eurasian otters?
from the European Space Agency (ESA)
- Shy, nocturnal and Semi aquatic
Â What is significant about this Moon-landing attempt
carnivorous mammal native to Eurasia
by Japan?
Â In which continents are Eurasian otters distributed?
- It is Japan's first Moon-landing attempt
- Europe, Asia, and North Africa
Â How many countries have successfully soft-landed
on the Moon before Japan? Â What is its Conservation Status?
- Four countries (USA, Russia, China and India) Â IUCN - Near Threatened
Â Where is the chosen landing site for SLIM? Â CITES - Appendix I
- Near Shioli crater in the equatorial Â Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 - Schedule II
region of the Moon · What type of flying reptile did palaeontologists from
· Which Space agency had launched Deep Space China and Brazil discovered? (December, 2023)
Network that celebrated its 60th anniversary? (24 - A new species of chaoyangopterid pterosaur
December, 2023) Â During which geological epoch did the new pterosaur
- National Aeronautics and Space species live, and where?
Administration (NASA) - Early Cretaceous epoch, (Presently china)
Â When was Deep Space Network project initiated? Â The group of pterosaurs, dinosaurs, birds, and
- 24 December, 1963 crocodiles belong to
Â What is its primary function? - Archosaurs, or "ruling reptiles"
- It is NASA’s telecommunication · Which bird species was sighted for the first time at
network and navigation system Hokersar wetland? (December, 2023)
Â What type of observations does DSN provide to - Black-necked Grebe or eared grebe
enhance our understanding of the solar system and Â What is the scientific name of the Black-necked
universe? Grebe? - Podiceps nigricollis
- Radar and radio astronomy observations Â What is its Conservation Status as per IUCN?
Â DSN supported which mission of ISRO? - Least Concern
- Chandrayaan-3 mission
Â Where Hokersar, a Ramsar wetland located?
Â How many facilities make up the Deep Space
- Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir
Network, and where are they located?
Â What is the nickname given to Hokersar wetland?
- Three facilities:
- The ‘Queen Wetland of Kashmir’
Â The Goldstone Deep space communications
· What are the names of the two recently discovered
Complex near Barstow, California.
jumping spider species in Kerala and Tamil Nadu?
Â The Madrid Deep space communications
Complex near Madrid, spain. (December, 2023)
Â The Canberra Deep space communication - Afraflacilla kerala and Afraflacilla
complex near Canberra, Australia. adavathurensis
· What is the name of the newly identified species Â In which regions are most species of the Afraflacilla
of iguana lizard in Southern China and northern genus found? - In Africa and Australia
Vietnam? (December, 2023) Â Which term is used to refer a family of spiders
- Calotes wangi or Wang’s garden lizard commonly known as jumping spiders? - Salticidae

· 85 th Senior National & Inter-state table tennis Â Who has won gold medal in cruiser weight (80-86 kg)
Championship 2023 has been hosted by which city? category? – Jugnoo (SSCB)
(16-22 December, 2023) – Panchkula, Haryana Â Who has won gold medal in Heavy weight (86-92 kg)
Â Who has won men's singles event? category? – Sanjeet (SSCB)
– Harmeet Rajul Desai (PSPB) Â Who has won gold medal in super Heavy weight (92+
Â Who has become runner-up? kg) category? – Jaipal Singh (Punjab)
– G. Sathiyan (PSPB) Â What is full form of SSCB?
Â Who has won title of women's singles? – Services Sports Control Board
– Poymantee Baisya (RSPB) Â What is full form of AIP? – All India Police
Â Who has become runner-up? · World Athlete of the year, 2023 award have been
– Ayhika Mukherjee (RBI) facilitated at which place? (11 December, 2023)
Â Which players have won men's doubles event? – Monte Carlo, Monaco
– Anirban Ghosh and Ravindra Kotiyan Â Women's track athlete award has been given to whom?
(Both RSPB) – Faith Kipyegon (Kenya), 1500 m/5000 m
Â Which players have won women's double evnet? · Women's field athlete award has been given to whom?
– Sutirtha Mukherjee and Poymantee Baisya – Yulimar Rojas (Venezula), Tripple jump
(Both RSPB) Â Women's out of stadia award has been handed out to
Â Which players have won title of mixed doubles? which athlete?
– Ronit Bhanja and Sutirtha Mukherjee – Tigist Assefa (Ethiopia), Marathon
(Both RSPB) Â Men's track athlete award has been won by whom?
Â What is full form of PSPB? – Noah Lyles (USA), 100m/200m
– Petroleum sports promotion Board Â Men's field athlete award has been given to whom?
– Monto Duplantis (Sweden), Pole Vault
Â What is full form of RSPB?
Â Men's out of stadia award has been given to whom?
– Railway Sports Promotion Board
– Kelvin Kiptum (Kenya), Marathon
· 7 Elite Men's National Boxing Championship, 2023
th
Â Which athletes have won Rising stars of 2023 award?
has been organised at which place? (25 November-01 – Faith Cherotich and Emmanuel
December, 2023) – Shillong, Meghalaya Wanyonyi (Both Kenya)
Â Who has won gold medal in Bantam Weight (51-54 Â Who has won 'Photograph of the year' award?
kg) category? – Lalit (AIP) – Mattia Ozbot
Â Which federation has been awarded with 'member
Â Who has won gold medal in Feather weight (54-57
federation award'? – Athletics Australia
kg) category? – Sachin (SSCB) Â Which marathon seris has won President's Award?
Â Who has won gold medal in Light weight (57-60 kg) – Abbott World marathon majors
category? – Akash (SSCB) Â Which athlete has won 'International fair play
Â Who has won gold medal in Light Welter wt. (60-63. award'? – Letesenbet Gidey (Ethiopia)
5 kg) category? – Shiva Thapa (Assam) · FIDE World Rapids & Blitz Championship, 2023 was
Â Who has won gold medal in Light Heavy wt. (75-80 organised at which place? (25-31 December, 2023)
kg) category? – Lakshya (SSCB) – Samarkand, Uzbekistan

Â Which chess grandmaster has won title of Open Â On 21 December, 2023 who was elected as president
Blitz? – Magnus carlesen (Norway/7th title) of WFI? – Sanjay Singh
Â Who has become runner-up? · Which edition of Football world cup will be centenary
– Daniil Dubov (Russia) edition? – FIFA World cup, 2030
Â Which player has won title of Open Rapid? Â Which Countries will host FIFA world cup, 2030?
– Magnus Carlsen (Norway/5th title) – Morocco, Portugal and spain
Â Who has become runner-up? Â In which countries three matches will be organised to
– Vladimir Fedoseev (Slovenia) mark centenary of the world cup?
Â Which player has won title of women Blitz? – Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay
– Valentina Gunina (Russia) Â A unique centenary celebration ceremony will be
Â Who has become runner-up? organised at which place? – Montevideo, Uruguay
– Alexandra Kosteniuk (Switzerland) · Who was awarded with 'Sports business leader of the
Â Who has become champion in women Rapid? year' award at CII Sports Business Awards 2023? (5
– Anastasia Bodnaruk (Russia) December, 2023) – Jai Shah (Secretary of BCCI)
Â Who was the runner-up? – Koneru Humpy (India) Â Who has won UWW Rising star of the year, 2023
· 7th Elite Women's National Boxing Championship award in women's section?– Antim Panghal (India)
2023 was organised in which city? (22-27 December, Â What is full form of UWW?
2023) – Greater Noida (U.P.) – United World Wrestling
Â Who has won gold medal in minimum weight (45-48 · Which University has granted Ph.D. in Sport Science
kg) category? – Minakshi (All India Police) to Dilip Tirkey? (22 December, 2023)
Â Who has won gold medal in Bantam (52-54 kg) – Sri Sri University, Cuttak
category? – Shiksha (RSBP) Â Who is current President of Hockey India?
Â Who has won gold medal in Light weight (57-60 kg) – Dilip Tirkey
category? – Jaismine (SSCB) · Which ministry has announced National Sports Award
· Mini-auction for IPL 2024 was held in which city? 2023? (20 December, 2023)
(19 December, 2023) – Dubai, UAE – Union Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports
Â Who has become the most expensive player in IPL Â Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2023 has been
history? awarded to which players?
– Mitchell Starc (KKR), Rs. 24.75 Crore – Chiray Shetty and Satwik Sairaj
Â Who has become second most expensive player in Rankireddy (Both Badminton)
IPL history?
Â Who are important recepients of Arjun Awards, 2023?
– Pat Cummins (SRH), Rs. 20.50 Crore
– Mohammad Shami (Cricket), R.
· Hockey stars Awards, 2023 have been announced by
Vaishali (Chess), Parul Chaoudhary (Athletics),
which sport body? (19 December, 2023)
– International Hockey Federation (FIH) Anush Agarwalla (Equestrian), Diksha Dagar
Â Which player has won Male player of the year (Golf), Prachi Yadav (Para-canoeing)
award? – Hardik Singh (India) Â Who have won Dronacharya Award 2023?
Â Who has won Female Player of the year award? – Lalit Kumar (Wrestling), R.B. Ramesh
– Xan de Waard (Netherlands) (Chess), Mahaveer Prasad saini (Para-athletics),
Â Who has won male goalkeeper of the year award?
Shivendera Singh (Hockey), Ganesh Prabhakar
– Pirmin Blaak (Netherlands)
Â Who has won Female goalkeeper of the year Devrukhkar (Mallakhamb)
award? – Savita Punia (India) Â Which universty has won Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
Â Who has won male Rising star of the year award? (MAKA) Trophy 2023?
– Gaspard Xavier (France) – Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar
Â Who has won female Rising star of the year award? ¨ Which bilateral cricket series was organised during
– Teresa Lima (Spain) India tour of South Africa? (10 December, 2023- 07
· Which sport body has been suspended by union sport January, 2024) – T20I, ODI and Test Series
ministry? (24 December, 2023) Â What was result of T20I series (3 matches)?
– Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) – Drawn (1-1)

Â Who was declared as 'player of the series'? Â Which team has become runner-up?
– Suryakumar yadav (India/Captain) – Chennai Quick Guns
Â Which team has won ODI series (3 matches)? Â Which tams has won third place play off against
– India (2-1) Telugu Yoddhas? – Odisha Juggernauts
Â Who has won 'player of the series' award? Â Who has won both top attacke and top defender award
– Arshdeep Singh (India) of the season 2?
Â Who was captain of the Indian team for ODI series? – Ramji Kashyap (Chennai Quick Guns)
– K.L. Rahul Â Who has won top wazir of the season 2 award?
Â What was the result of Test Series (2 matches)? – Pratik waikar (Telugu Yodhhas)
– Drawn (1-1) ¨ Malaysia Open (Badminton), 2024 was organised at
Â Who was declared as 'player of the series'? which place? (9-14 Januvary, 2024)
– Jasprit Bumrah (India) and – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Dean Elgar (SA) Â Who has won the title of men's singles?
Â Who was the Captain of Indian team for test series? – Anders Antonsen (Denmarks)
– Rohit Sharma Â Who has become runner-up? – Shi Yu Qi (China)
¨ Which bilateral cricket series was organised during Â Who has won women's singles title?
Australian Women tour of India? (21 December- 09 – An Se Young (South Korea)
January, 2024) – Women Test, Women ODI Â Who has become runner-up?
and Women T20I Series – Tai Tzu Ying (Taiwan)
Â Which team has won the only women test? Â Which player have won men's doubles event?
– India women – Liang Wei Keng and Wang Chang
Â Who was adjudged as 'player of the match'? (Both China)
– Sneh Rana (Ind-w) Â Which player have become runner-up?
Â Which taam has won women ODI series of 3 – Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty
matches? – Australia Women (3-0) (Both India)
Â Who has won 'player of the series' award? Â Which player have won women's doubles event?
– Phoebe Litchfield (Aus-w) – Liu Sheng Shu and Tan Ning (Both China)
Â Which team won women T20I Series of 3-matches? Â Which player have won mixed doubles event?
– Australia Women (2-1) – Yuta Watanabe and Arisa Higashino
Â Who was declared as player of the series? (Both Japan)
– Alyssa Healy (Aus-w) · 'United Cup' is related with which sport?
¨ Which bilateral cricket series was organised during – International Tennis
England Women tour of India? (6-18 December, Â United Cup 2024 was organised at which places? (29
2023) – One Women test and Women T20I Series December, 2023 - 07 January, 2024)
Â Which team had won the only women test? – Perth and Sydney (Australia)
– India Women Â How many mixed-teams have participated? – 18
Â Who was adjudged as 'player of the match'? Â Which team has won the title? – Germany
– Deepti Sharma (Ind-w) Â Which team has to satisfy as runner-up?
Â Which team had won women T20I series of 3 – Poland
matches? – England Women (2-1) · Adelaide International (Tennis) 2024 was organised
Â Who was adjudged as 'player of the series'? at which place? (8-13 January, 2024)
– Nat Sciver Brunt (Eng-w) – Adelaide, Australia
¨ Ultimate Kho Kho, Season 2 has organised at which Â Who has won men's singles title?
place? (24 December, 2023- 13 January, 2024) – Jiri Lehecka (Czech Republic)
– Cuttack, Odisha Â Who was the runner-up? – Jack Draper (England)
Â How many teams have participated in season 2? Â Who has won women's singles?
–6 – Jelena Ostapenko (Latvia)
Â Which team has won the title of season 2? Â Who was the runner-up?
– Gujarat Giants – Daria Kasatkina (Russia)

Â Which players have won the title of men's doubles? Â Who has become champion? – Pankaj Advani
– Rajeev Ram (USA) and Joe Â Who has become runner-up?
Sallsbury (England) – Ishpreet Singh Chadha
Â Who were the runner-up? ¨ The Best FIFA football awards, 2023 were facilitated
– Rohan Bopanna (India) and at which place? (15 January, 2024) – London, U.K.
Matthew Ebden (Australia) Â Who has won 'the best FIFA men's player' award?
Â Which players have won title of women's doubles? – Lionel Messi (Argentina)
– Beatriz Haddad Maia (Brazil) Â Who has won 'the best FIFA women's player' award?
and Taylor Townsend (USA) – Aitana Bonmati (Spain)
Â Who were the runner-up? Â Who has won 'the best FIFA men's goalkeeper'
– Carolina Garcia and Kristina award? – Ederson (Brazil)
Mladenovic (Both France) Â The best FIFA women's goalkeepr award has been
¨ 1st Beach Games, 2024 was organised at which place? given to whom? – Mary Earps (England)
(4-11 January, 024) – Diu (Dadra & Nagar Haveli Â The best FIFA men's coach award has been facilitated
and Daman & Diu to whom? – Pep Guardiola
Â What is the mascot of the Beach games? Â The best FIFA women's coach award has been
– Perl (A dolphin) facilitated to whom? – Sarina Wiegman
Â How many sports were included in the first edition? Â Who has won the FIFA Puskas award?
– Eight – Guilherme Madruga (Brazil)
Â How many tams have participated? Â The FIFA special award has been given to whom?
– 28 (States & UTs) – Marta (Brazil)
Â How many athletes have competed? Â Which team has won the FIFA fair play award?
– 1404 (Under-21) – Brazil men's national team
Â How many medals were bagged by Madhya ¨ WTT Contender Doha (Table Tennis), 2024 was
Pradesh? – 18 (including 7 golds) convened at which place? (14-20 January, 2024)
¨ India Open (Badminton), 2024 was hosted in which – Doha, Qatar
city? (16-21 January, 2024) – New Delhi Â Who has won men's singles event?
Â Who has won title of men's singles? – Timo Boll (Germany)
– Shi Yu Qi (China) Â Who has won women's singles?
Â Who has become runner-up? – Lee Cheuk Yiu – Jeon Jihee (South Korea)
(Hong Kong) Â Which players have won men's doubles?
Â Who has won women's singles? – Tai Tzu Ying – Lim Jonghoom and Lee Sang Su
(Taiwan) (Both South Korea)
Â Who has become runner-up?
Â Which players have won women's doubles?
– Chen Yu Fei (China)
Â Which shuttlers have become champion in men's – Jeon Jihee and Shin Yubin
double? – Kang Min Hyuk and Seo Seung Jae (Both South Korea)
(Both South Korea) Â Which players have won mixed doubles?
Â Which players have to statisfy as runners-up? – Wany Chuqin and Sun Yingsha
– Satiwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag (Both China)
Shetty (Both India) ¨ Mumbai Marathon, 2024 was hosted in which city?
Â Which shuttlers have won women's doubles?
(21 January, 2024) – Mumbai, Maharashtra
– Mayu Mastsumoto and Wakana Nagahara
Â Who has won men's marathon?
(Both Japan)
– Hayle Lemi Berhanu (Ethiopia)
Â Which shuttlers have won mixed doubles?
– Dechapol Puavaranukroh and Sapsiree Â Who has won women's marathon?
Taerattanachai (Both Thailand) – Aberash Minsewo (Ethiopia)
¨ Baulkline 3.0 All India Snooker Open, 2024 was ¨ Who has won gold medal at the men’s 10m air rifle
organised at which place? (6-19 January, 2024) event at ISSF World Cup 2024? (28 January 2024)
– Mumbai -Divyansh Singh Panwar (India)

Â It was his which number gold medal at any world Â It was held between
cup? -4th -14 January -28 January 2024
Â Who has won the silver medal at the same event in Â Who has won the men’s singles title?
women’s category?-Sonam Uttam Maskar (India) -Jannik Sinner (Italy)
Â Who has won gold medal in the 10m air pistol mixed Â Who was the runner up in men’s singles ?
team event? -Rhythm Sangwan & Ujjwal Malik -Daniil Medvedev (Russia)
Â Where was ISSF World Cup 2024 held? Â Who has won the women’s singles title?
-Cairo , Egypt
-Aryna Sabalenka (Belarus)
Â It was held between
Â Who was the runner-up in women’s singles?
-24 January 2024- 1 February 2024
-Zheng Qianwen (China)
¨ The mascot and logo of which games were launched
Â Who have won the men’s doubles title?
recently? (30 January 2024)
-Khelo India Winter Games -Rohan Bopanna (India) &
Â Mascot of Khelo India Winter Games is Matthew Ebden (Australia)
- snow leopard named ‘Sheen-e She’ Â Who has become the oldest player to win major
or Shan in Ladakh region men’s doubles in the Open era in tennis?
Â Logo of the games contains -Rohan Bopanna (aged 43 years)
-the Indian tricolor, reflects the uniqueness of Â Who is set to become the oldest men’s doubles
the picturesque land and the many sports that’s number one in tennis? -Rohan Bopanna
on the cards. The Games logo is complete with Â Who have won the women’s doubles title?
a Dharmachakra (turning wheel of Dharma) -Hsieh Su-Wei (Taiwan) &
on a hilltop in Chanspa in Leh, the venue of the Elise Mertens (Belgium)
Game ¨ Who has won gold at the Asian Marathon
Â Where will these games be held?
Championships 2024 in Hong Kong? (21 January
-Ladakh and Jammu &Kashmir
2024) - Man Singh (India)
Â When will these games be held?
Â With this he became
-The first part in Union Territory of Ladakh
-Only second Indian to win a medal at Asian
from February 2-6. The second part in Gulmarg,
Jammu & Kashmir from February 21-25. Marathon Championships
Â Which edition of the Khelo India Winter Games ¨ Who has won ICC Men's ODI Cricketer of the Year
2024 will be? 2023 award? (24 January 2024)
- the fourth edition of the annual event in the -Virat Kohli (India)
Khelo India calendar Â Who has won ICC women's ODI Cricketer of the
¨ Which Indian boxer has secured a remarkable triumph Year 2023 award?
at the US-based National Boxing Association’s -Chamari Athapaththu (Srilanka)
(NBA) intercontinental super featherweight Â Who has won ICC Men's Cricketer of the Year 2023
championship? (January 2024) - Mandeep Jangra award? -Pat Cummins (Australia)
Â He defeated -Gerardo Esquivel of America Â Who has won Rachael Heyhoe Flint Award for ICC
Â Where was final held? Women's Cricketer of the Year 2023?
-Toppenish City, Washington, USA
-Nat Sciver-Brunt (England)
¨ Who has won prestigious title of International Wushu
Â Who has won ICC Men's Test Cricketer of the Year
Federation Female Athlete of the Year in 2024? (23
2023 award? -Usman Khawaja (Australia)
January 2024) -Naorem Roshibina Devi (India)
Â Who has won ICC Men's Associate Cricketer of the
Â She hails from which state of India? -Manipur
Â She is also the winner of Year 2023 award? -Bas de Leede(Netherlands)
-bronze and a silver in the Â Who has won ICC Women's Associate Cricketer of
2018 and 2022 Asian Games respectively the Year 2023 award? -Queentor Abel ( Kenya)
¨ Australian Open (Tennis) 2024 was held in which Â These awards were given by
country? -Australia -International Cricket Council (ICC)

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