Current Affairs of FEBRUARY 2024
Current Affairs of FEBRUARY 2024
1 - Hage Geingob passed away recently at the age of 82. He was the president of which country(A) Mangolia
(B) Ghana
(C) Sudan
(D) Namibia
2 - World Cancer Day is observed globally on which day
(A) 6 February
(B) 7 February
(C) 8 February
(D) 4 February
3 - World Cancer Day is observed globally on which day
(A) 6 February
(B) 7 February
(C) 8 February
(D) 4 February
4 - Who has released a book titled “9 Incredible Years of Haryana Government: Emergence of a New and Vibrant Haryana” in Surajkund, Faridabad
(A) Narendra Modi
(B) Amit Shah
(C) Manohar Lal Khattar
(D) Jagdeep Dhankhar
5 - 59-year-old cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko has broken the world record for the most cumulative time spent in space. He is from which country
(A) Australia
(B) Russia
(C) Japan
(D) USA
6 - The Indian Air Force will be conducting Exercise Vayu Shakti-24 on 17 February 2024 at which place
(A) Jaisalmer, Rajasthan
(B) Bakloh, Himachal Pradesh
(C) Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
(D) Chennai, Tamil Nadu
7 - Who has been appointed as the head of its consumer lending and mortgages in Bandhan Bank
(A) Smita Sarangi
(B) Santosh Nair
(C) Indra Mani Pandey
(D) Tanu Singh
8 - Which country has won the first FIH Men’s Hockey5s World Cup 2024
(A) Malaysia
(B) Netherland
(C) Bhutan
(D) India
9 - What percentage of increase in volume and value did January’s 2024 UPI transactions have compared tWhat percentage of increase in volume and value did January’s 2024 UPI transactions have compared to the same month in the previous financial yearo the same month in the previous financial year
(A) 42% volume, 52% value
(B) 60% volume, 40% value
(C) 35% volume, 65% value
(D) 52% volume, 42% value
10 - Which small finance bank has partnered with Edelweiss Tokio Life Insurance to offer Life Insurance
(A) AU Small Finance Bank Limited
(B) Capital Small Finance Bank Limited
(C) Fincare Small Finance Bank Limited
(D) ESAF Small Finance Bank Limited
11 - What is the allocated budget for Sovereign Gold Bond (SGB) issuance in the upcoming fiscal year 2024-25
(A) 1600 crore
(B) 2100 crore
(C) 3000 crore
(D) 3500 crore
12 - Digital payments across the country registered a growth of how much per cent in a year through March 2023, as per RBI’s index that measures the adoption of online transactions
(A) 9.94 per cent
(B) 10.94 per cent
(C) 11.94 per cent
(D) 12.94 per cent
13 - NPCI International Payments (NIPL) has partnered with which company to enable UPI payments from the Eiffel Tower in France
(A) Adyen
(B) Payoneer
(C) Global Payment
(D) Lyra
14 - Who has inaugurated the Commonwealth Legal Education Association (CLEA) – Commonwealth Attorneys and Solicitors General Conference (CASGC) 2024 in New Delhi
(A) Narendra Modi
(B) Amit Shah
(C) Justice D.Y. Chandrachud
(D) Droupadi Murmu
15 - Which state’s police have adopted Self-Balancing e-scooters for Smart patrols
(A) Uttar Pradesh
(B) Gujarat
(C) Rajasthan
(D) Uttarakhand
16 - Which city will host the FIDE World Chess Championship
(A) Almaty
(B) Delhi
(C) Sydney
(D) Astana
17 - Which is India’s 1st district to provide basic documents to tribal people
(A) Changlang
(B) Koderma
(C) Wayanad
(D) Bhiwani
18 - What is India’s rank for Tech venture capital Investments in 2022
(A) 4th
(B) 5th
(C) 7th
(D) 9th
19 - As per EY report, Indian economy will become $26 trillion economy by
(A) 2045
(B) 2047
(C) 2050
(D) 2053
20 - Which country has become the “World’s most populous nation
(A) India
(B) Russia
(C) Indonesia
(D) Brazil
21 - Youth 20 India Summit 2023 was hosted by Maharaja Sayajirao University. This university is located i
(A) Maharashtra
(B) Gujarat
(C) West Bengal
(D) Punjab
22 - Who inaugurated 19th annual commonwealth parliamentary association conference in Sikkim
(A) Om Birla
(B) Droupadi Murmu
(C) Jagdeep Dhankhar
(D) Narendra Modi
23 - The World Book Fair 2023 was started in which of the cities... Read more at: https://cracku.in/blog/february-2023-monthly-current-affairs-questions-pdf/?utm_source=wordpress&utm_campaign=cotentshare
(A) Pune
(B) Chandigarh
(C) Kolkata
(D) New Delhi
24 - As per a recent draft notice, Installation of air-conditioning systems has been mandated in the cabins of trucks manufactured from which date
(A) 1st January 2024
(B) 1st January 2025
(C) 1st January 2026
(D) 1st January 2027
25 - Which Union Ministry achieved a Guinness World Record for ‘largest display of Lambani items
(A) Ministry of MSME
(B) Ministry of Culture
(C) Ministry of External Affairs
(D) Ministry of Commerce and Industry
26 - Which institution is set to deploy 10 million brushless direct current motor (BLDC) fans across the country from September
(A) BIS
(B) EESL
(C) NITI Aayog
(D) NASSCOM
27 - What is the new name of the ‘Nehru Memorial Museum and Library Society’
(A) India Memorial Museum and Library Society
(B) Prime Ministers’ Museum and Library Society
(C) Swatantra Memorial Museum and Library Society
(D) Bharat Memorial Museum and Library Society
28 - The funding for Union Public Service Commission is sourced from which fund
(A) Consolidated Fund of India
(B) Contingency Fund of India
(C) Public Accounts of India
(D) National Investment Fund
29 - Which state secretariat that was inaugurated recently holds the name of Dr B R Ambedkar
(A) Tamil Nadu
(B) Telangana
(C) Kerala
(D) Maharashtra
30 - Which Asian country is set to launch the ‘Digital Highway Network
(A) India
(B) Sri Lanka
(C) Nepal
(D) Bangladesh
31 - Which institution successfully tested the ‘Agni Prime- New Gen Ballistic Missile
(A) BEL
(B) HAL
(C) ISRO
(D) DRDO
32 - Which Edtech firm has tied up with Skill India mission, for its Digivarsity platform
(A) Unacademy
(B) Byjus
(C) Teamlease
(D) Vedantu
33 - Northeast India’s First Vande Bharat Express travels from Assam to which state/UT
(A) West Bengal
(B) Odisha
(C) Arunachal Pradesh
(D) Uttarakhand
34 - The demand for the creation of a separate Kukiland has been in the news in which state
(A) Assam
(B) Sikkim
(C) Manipur
(D) Arunachal Pradesh
35 - What is the expansion of ICM, on which Indian Government organised a stake holder consultation
(A) Indian Coal Market
(B) Indian Carbon Market
(C) Indian Crypto Market
(D) Indian Computer Market
36 - Which state/UT launched a dedicated website for food safety and mobile app for consumers
(A) Odisha
(B) Tamil Nadu
(C) Goa
(D) Assam
37 - Which Union Ministry has launched the ‘SATHI Portal and Mobile App’
(A) Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
(B) Ministry of Defence
(C) Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
(D) Ministry of Power
38 - ‘National Buildings Construction Corporation’ functions under which Union Ministry
(A) Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
(B) Ministry of Rural Development
(C) Ministry of Home Affairs
(D) Ministry of Finance
39 - Which state has launched ‘M-sand policy 2023’ to prevent damage to river ecosystems
(A) Kerala
(B) Tamil Nadu
(C) Punjab
(D) Rajasthan
40 - Centre has recently directed NAFED, NCCF for immediate intervention in market for purchase of which product
(A) Potato
(B) Red onion
(C) Cotton
(D) Jute
41 - Which late Basketball player was recently named finalist of ‘Basketball Hall of Fame
(A) Barbara Stevens
(B) Kim Mulkey
(C) Kobe Bryant
(D) Rudy Tomjanovich
42 - Which country has recently developed a recovery-plasma to treat COVID-19 infected patients
(A) India
(B) China
(C) Thailand
(D) Japan
43 - Which state commenced operations of India’s first Inter-City Electric Bus service
(A) Karnataka
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Odisha
(D) Telangana
44 - Yash Bharti Award is the highest award of which Indian state/UT
(A) Madhya Pradesh
(B) Odisha
(C) Uttar Pradesh
(D) Punjab
45 - What is ‘2MASS 1155-7919 b’, which was recently discovered by the scientists at the Rochester Institute of Technology
(A) Exo-planet
(B) Exo-moon
(C) Star
(D) Galaxy
46 - Wendell Rodricks, who passed away recently, was associated with which field
(A) Cinema
(B) Fashion Designing
(C) Politics
(D) Business
47 - Electronic Dealer Financing Scheme (e-DFS) is a flagship product of which Indian public sector bank
(A) State Bank of India
(B) Bank of Baroda
(C) Punjab National Bank
(D) Union Bank of India
48 - Which bird is named the mascot of UN Convention of Conservation of Migratory Species (CMS) (COP 13)
(A) Great Indian Bustard
(B) White-bellied heron
(C) Forest owlet
(D) Lesser Florican
49 - Which Metro rail service in India has become the second largest operational metro rail network in the country
(A) Delhi Metro
(B) Kochi Metro
(C) Hyderabad Metro
(D) Chennai Metro
50 - Recently, Esperanza Base on the Antarctic Peninsula reached a temperature of 18.3 °C , thus becoming the hottest on record for continental Antarctica. Esperanza Base is a research station of which country on Antarctica
(A) France
(B) Portugal
(C) Argentina
(D) England
51 - The term “SPICe”, sometimes seen in news, is related to which of the following fields
(A) Science & Technology
(B) Environment Protection
(C) Business & Economy
(D) Defence and Arms Production
52 - The Department of telecommunications (DoT) recently approved the merger of consumer mobile operations of the Tata group with which telecom provider
(A) Jio
(B) Bharti Airtel
(C) Vodafone Idea
(D) BSNL
53 - Sports Authority of India (SAI) and which sports federation recently announced to establish High Performance Centres in seven places across the country
(A) Athletic Federation of India
(B) Hockey India
(C) Boxing Federation of India
(D) Swimming Federation of India
54 - Who has been named as the head of the trust for construction of the Ram Temple, which was recently constituted by the Centre
(A) K. K. Venugopal
(B) K Parasaran
(C) G E Vahanvati
(D) Maninder Acharya
55 - What is the theme for this year’s International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, observed on February 6
(A) End Female Genital Mutilation
(B) Unleashing Youth Power
(C) A Piece of Me
(D) Intensify global efforts
56 - Fashion E-Commerce portal Jabong, which was shut down recently, was owned by which company
(A) Amazon
(B) Flipkart
(C) Snapdeal
(D) Shopclues
57 - Israel’s Elbit Systems recently signed an MoU with which Indian company for developing an unmanned aerial vehicle
(A) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
(B) Defence Research and Development Organisation
(C) Bharat Electronics Limited
(D) Indian Space Research Organisation
58 - What is the projected growth rate of India, during the next financial year 2020-21, as per the recent Monetary policy of RBI
(A) 5%
(B) 5.5%
(C) 6%
(D) 6.5%
59 - India’s 13th major port is set to be established in which state, as per the recent Cabinet approval
(A) Gujarat
(B) Kerala
(C) Maharashtra
(D) Tamil Nadu
60 - Which Indian fin-tech company has recently launched a point-of-sale (POS) device for smaller merchants
(A) PhonePe
(B) Paytm
(C) Mobikwik
(D) BharatPe
61 - Daniel Arap Moi, who passed away recently, as the longest-serving president of which country
(A) Nigeria
(B) Kenya
(C) Zimbabwe
(D) South Africa
62 - Harmeet Desai, who was seen in news recently, is associated with which sports
(A) Squash
(B) Tennis
(C) Badminton
(D) Table Tennis
63 - What is the name of the new scheme proposed in the budget, which is to be implemented by the Aviation Ministry, for transporting agricultural products
(A) Udan 5.0 scheme
(B) Kisan Udan Scheme
(C) Krishi Udan Scheme
(D) PM Kisan Udan Scheme
64 - The Chinese New Year 2020 which fell on January 25th, marked the beginning of which year, as per Chinese astrology
(A) Year of Ox
(B) Year of Pig
(C) Year of Rat
(D) Year of Tiger
65 - Which state has recently banned all types of online lottery schemes in the state
(A) Punjab
(B) Meghalaya
(C) Mizoram
(D) Nagaland
66 - Who has been appointed as the next ambassador of India to Nepal
(A) Taranjit Singh Sandhu
(B) Vijay Gokhale
(C) Vinay Mohan Kwatra
(D) Ajit Kumar
67 - Who has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs, recently
(A) Pranab Kumar Das
(B) Ajay Bhushan Pandey
(C) M. Ajit Kumar
(D) Atanu Chakraborty
68 - ‘Christ the Redeemer’ statue is a landmark monument located in which country
(A) Australia
(B) Brazil
(C) Argentina
(D) Russia
69 - What is the name used to describe a group of synthetic chemicals called per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)
(A) Forever Chemicals
(B) Ultra-Synthetic Chemicals
(C) Eco Chemicals
(D) Ice Chemicals
70 - Which African country recently announced demonetization to address corruption and bring down inflation
(A) Egypt
(B) Nigeria
(C) South Africa
(D) Tanzania
71 - Nebraska’s Sand Hills, where a new type of quasi-crystal was discovered, is located in which country
(A) China
(B) Turkey
(C) USA
(D) Ukraine
72 - QR Code-based Coin Vending Machine, which was announced recently, dispenses coins using which technology
(A) Aadhar enabled payment system
(B) Unified Payment Interface
(C) Central Bank Digital Currency
(D) Bharat Bill Payment System
73 - What is the rank of India in the Global Quality Infrastructure Index (GQII) 2021
(A) First
(B) Third
(C) Fifth
(D) Seventh
74 - Which institution has released operational guidelines on green bonds
(A) RBI
(B) SEBI
(C) NITI Aayog
(D) IRDAI
75 - Erzincan earthquake occurred in which country in 1939
(A) USA
(B) Turkey
(C) Japan
(D) Philippines
76 - ‘India Energy Week’ is observed in India, during which month
(A) September
(B) December
(C) February
(D) June
77 - Vani Jairam, who passed away recently, was associated with which profession
(A) Politician
(B) Singer
(C) Scientist
(D) Sportsperson
78 - ‘VIHANGAM’ Web portal, which was seen in the news, is associated with which field
(A) Digital Currency
(B) Drone technology
(C) E-Sports
(D) Defence
79 - BIND Scheme, which was seen in the news, is associated with which Ministry
(A) Ministry of Defence
(B) Ministry of MSME
(C) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
(D) Ministry of Power
80 - What is the name of the ‘Indian military joint training exercise’, which was held recently
(A) Trishakti Prahar
(B) Atmanirbhar Prahar
(C) Vikram Prahar
(D) Trilok Shakti
81 - Which institution released the ‘Prospects for children in the polycrisis’ Report
(A) NITI Aayog
(B) World Bank
(C) UNICEF
(D) World Economic Forum
82 - India agreed to establish a ‘Defence and Energy Bloc’ with which other countries, recently
(A) USA, Israel
(B) France, UAE
(C) Germany, UAE
(D) Sri Lanka, UAE
83 - Which institution regulates the limits of shares or voting rights in a banking company
(A) SEBI
(B) RBI
(C) Ministry of Finance
(D) NITI Aayog
84 - Which cricketer scored 126 runs and set a new record for the highest individual score by an Indian in T20I cricket
(A) Virat Kohli
(B) Shubman Gill
(C) Suryakumar Yadav
(D) Rohit Sharma
85 - What is the total budget outlay announced for Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana
(A)
(B) Rs 59000 crore
(C) Rs 69000 crore
(D) Rs 79000 crore
86 - Who are the beneficiaries of the PM-VIKAS scheme announced in the Union Budget 2023
(A) Teachers
(B) MSMEs
(C) Artisans
(D) Students
87 - What is the agricultural credit target for the current fiscal year 2023-24, as per the Union budget
(A) Rs 15 lakh core
(B) Rs 20 lakh crore
(C) Rs 25 lakh core
(D) Rs 30 lakh crore
88 - Which state’s tableaux has been adjudged as the best in the Republic Day Parade 2023
(A) Tamil Nadu
(B) Uttarakhand
(C) Assam
(D) West Bengal
89 - Which Department of the Finance Ministry prepares the Economic Survey
(A) Department of Economic Affairs
(B) Department of Financial Services
(C) Department of Expenditure
(D) Department of Revenue
90 - Which city is the host of the first G20 International Financial Architecture Working Group meeting
(A) Mysuru
(B) Chennai
(C) Chandigarh
(D) Guwahati
91 - Which country is facing a deadly flood emergency, as of January 2023
(A) New Zealand
(B) USA
(C) Russia
(D) China
92 - Who is the head of the Commission for the sub-categorisation of OBCs
(A) Justice G. Rohini
(B) Justice DY Chandrachud
(C) Justice Uday Umesh Lalit
(D) Justice Sanjay Karol
93 - Mega International Container Transhipment Port (ICTP) is proposed to be constructed in which state/UT
(A) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
(B) Lakshadweep
(C) Arunachal Pradesh
(D) Sikkim
94 - Who has been appointed as the first woman chief secretary of Uttarakhand?
(A) Radha Raturi
(B) Kusum Kandwal
(C) Kamini Gupta
(D) Geeta Khanna
95 - Open Network Digital Commerce (ONDC) portal, recently seen in the news, is launched by which ministry?
(A) Ministry of MSME
(B) Ministry of Commerce and Industry
(C) Ministry of Corporate Affairs
(D) Ministry of Finance
96 - Prime Minister of India inaugurated the India Energy Week 2024 in which state?
(A) Gujarat
(B) Rajasthan
(C) Madhya Pradesh
(D) Goa
97 - Kilkari programme, a Mobile Health (m-health) initiative, recently launched in which states?
(A) Uttar Pradesh & Madhya Pradesh
(B) Bihar & Jharkhand
(C) Gujarat & Maharashtra
(D) Rajasthan & Karnataka
98 - World Sustainable Development (WSDS) Summit, recently seen in the news, is annually organized by which institute?
(A) The Energy and Resources Institute
(B) World Bank
(C) Environmental Assessment Institute
(D) Centre for Environment Education
99 - Recently, which city announced free bus travel for transgender community?
(A) Lucknow
(B) Indore
(C) Delhi
(D) Jaipur
100 - Kyasanur Forest Disease, recently seen in the news, has emerged in which state?
(A) Karnataka
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Tamil Nadu
(D) Gujarat
101 - Recently, which country of South America has declared a health emergency due to a surge in dengue fever cases?
(A) Chile
(B) Argentina
(C) Peru
(D) Brazil
102 - Divya Kala Mela, recently seen in the news, is organized by which ministry?
(A) Ministry of Culture
(B) Ministry of Tourism
(C) Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
(D) Ministry of Agriculture
103 - Recently, Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak became the Prime Minister of which country?
(A) Jordan
(B) Iraq
(C) Iran
(D) Yemen
104 - Recently, where was the ‘Himalayan Griffon’ vulture reported during the inaugural tri-state synchronized vulture survey?
(A) Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary
(B) Malabar Wildlife Sanctuary
(C) Cauvery South Wildlife Sanctuary
(D) Point Calimere Wildlife Sanctuary
105 - Sepahijala Wildlife Sanctuary (SWL), recently seen in the news, is located in which state?
(A) Mizoram
(B) Manipur
(C) Tripura
(D) Assam
106 - Who won the 87 kg Greco-Roman title at the National Wrestling Championships 2024?
(A) Yogeshwar Dutt
(B) Sunil Kumar
(C) Ravi Dahiya
(D) Saurav Gurjar
107 - Which one of the following is the best description of ‘ABHYAS’, recently seen in the news?
(A) A Transit method to detect planets
(B) A high-speed expendable aerial target
(C) A satellite
(D) A next generation Stealth aircraft
108 - Hage Geingob, who passed away recently, was a President of which country?
(A) Angola
(B) Botswana
(C) Zambia
(D) Namibia
109 - Which state government recently announced free access to the Pertuzumab- Trastuzumab combination drug for the treatment of breast cancer?
(A) Uttar Pradesh
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Karnataka
(D) Goa
110 - What is Lantana Camara (Lantana), recently seen in the news, belongs to which one of the following species?
(A) Flowering plant
(B) Butterfly
(C) Fish
(D) Frog
111 - Which country became the first country in the European Union (EU) to issue digital Schengen visas?
(A) Finland
(B) Spain
(C) France
(D) Germany
112 - Kamakhya Divyalok Pariyojana, recently seen in the news, is associated with which state?
(A) Manipur
(B) Mizoram
(C) Assam
(D) Sikkim
113 - Who has been selected as torchbearer for the 2024 Paris Olympics?
(A) Saina Nehwal
(B) Neeraj Chopra
(C) Abhinav Bindra
(D) P V Sindhu
114 - Recently, which institution launched North India’s first Human DNA Bank under ‘Make in India’ initiative?
(A) Banaras Hindu University (BHU)
(B) IIT Kanpur
(C) Delhi University (DU)
(D) IIT Delhi
115 - Recently, which state government police adopted Self-Balancing e-scooters For Smart Patrols?
(A) Uttarakhand
(B) Himachal Pradesh
(C) Punjab
(D) Uttar Pradesh
116 - What is the theme of World Cancer Day 2024?
(A) Close the Care Gap
(B) Not Beyond Us
(C) Together let’s do something
(D) We can I can
117 - Which state government recently launched ‘Operation Smile X’ to rescue child labourers?
(A) Rajasthan
(B) Uttar Pradesh
(C) Telangana
(D) Karnataka
118 - ‘INS Sandhayak’, recently seen in the news, is what kind of vessel?
(A) Survey vessel ship
(B) Frigate
(C) Naval Destroyer
(D) Aircraft Carrier
119 - Subika paintings, which were seen in the news, are linked to which community’s cultural history?
(A) Bhils
(B) Gonds
(C) Meitei
(D) Chiru
120 - Which one of the following best describes the term ‘Blue Economy 2.O’, recently seen in the budget 2024?
(A) Sustainable development related to oceans, seas, and coasts
(B) Providing new agricultural practice methods
(C) Improving urban infrastructure
(D) Renewable energy sources
121 - What is the IMF’s estimated forecast for India’s GDP growth in the current financial year?
(A) 6.1 %
(B) 6.2 %
(C) 6.7 %
(D) 6.4 %
122 - “Bharat 5G Portal- an integrated portal”, recently seen in the news, is launched by which ministry?
(A) Ministry of Communication
(B) Ministry of Finance
(C) Ministry of Commerce & Industry
(D) Ministry Of Information & Broadcasting
123 - What is Alpenglow, recently seen in the news?
(A) A new type of mountain
(B) A natural phenomenon involving the illumination of mountain slopes by the sun
(C) An environmental organization
(D) A rare flower discovered in mountain regions
124 - Eravikulam National Park, recently seen in the news, is located in which state?
(A) Tamil Nadu
(B) Kerala
(C) Odisha
(D) Karnataka
125 - Darlipali thermal power plant, recently seen in the news, is located in which state?
(A) Odisha
(B) Gujarat
(C) Karnataka
(D) Madhya Pradesh
126 - What are Tidal Disruption Events (TDEs), recently seen in the news?
(A) Events related to ocean tides
(B) Astronomical phenomena involving a star and a black hole
(C) Weather disturbances on exoplanets
(D) Supernova explosions
127 - Mesolithic era rock paintings have recently been discovered in which state?
(A) Telangana
(B) Madhya Pradesh
(C) Gujarat
(D) Uttar Pradesh
128 - ‘One Stop Centre scheme’, recently seen in the news, is formulated by which ministry?
(A) Ministry of Women and Child Development
(B) Ministry of Finance
(C) Ministry of Rural Development
(D) Ministry of Agriculture
129 - Sphaerotheca varshaabhu, recently seen in news, belongs to which one of the following species?
(A) Frog
(B) Fish
(C) Spider
(D) Snake
130 - What is ‘eROSITA’, recently mentioned in the news?
(A) Drone
(B) X-ray telescope
(C) Artificial Intelligence tool
(D) Submarine
131 - Which state has secured the first position in the medal tally at the Khelo India Youth Games 2023 in Chennai?
(A) Maharashtra
(B) Gujarat
(C) Uttar Pradesh
(D) Tamil Nadu
132 - Which Indian state was the theme state of World’s Largest International Crafts Fair, Surajkund Mela 2024?
(A) Gujarat
(B) Rajasthan
(C) Madhya Pradesh
(D) Maharashtra
133 - Which state government has recently launched a ‘Mass Drug Administration’ campaign to eliminate filariasis?
(A) Gujarat
(B) Madhya Pradesh
(C) Uttar Pradesh
(D) Tamil Nadu
134 - ‘Operation Black Gold’, recently seen in the news, is related to which one of the following?
(A) Crude oil smuggling
(B) Gold smuggling
(C) Black money smuggling
(D) Drugs smuggling
135 - What is ‘Volt Typhoon’, recently mentioned in the news?
(A) A new artificial intelligence tool
(B) A new environment initiative
(C) A cyber hacking group
(D) A cryptocurrency
136 - ‘Kalaignar Sports Kit’ scheme, recently seen in the news, is launched by which state?
(A) Tamil Nadu
(B) Kerala
(C) Karnataka
(D) Maharashtra
137 - Recently, which player won the Women’s singles title at the Australian Open, 2024?
(A) Ankita Raina
(B) Aryna Sabalenka
(C) Zheng Qinwen
(D) Barbora Krejcikova
138 - Martand sun temple, recently seen in the news, is located in which state/UT?
(A) Ladakh
(B) Rajasthan
(C) Jammu & Kashmir
(D) Madhya Pradesh
139 - Karaivetti Bird Sanctuary and Longwood Shola Reserve Forest, recently seen in the news, are located in which state?
(A) Tamil Nadu
(B) Andhra Pradesh
(C) Gujarat
(D) Karnataka
140 - “Ungalai Thedi, Ungal Ooril” (Come Look for You, In Your Village) scheme, recently seen in the news, is launched by which state?
(A) Kerala
(B) Tamil Nadu
(C) Andhra Pradesh
(D) Karnataka
141 - Shumang Leela, recently seen in the news, is a traditional form of theatre performed in which state?
(A) Mizoram
(B) Sikkim
(C) Assam
(D) Manipur
142 - Recently, which ministry has released the report titled “The Indian Economy: A Review”?
(A) Ministry of Agriculture
(B) Ministry of Commerce & Industry
(C) Ministry of Finance
(D) Ministry of Home Affairs
143 - According to Snow Leopard Population Assessment in India (SPAI) report, which state/UT has the highest number of snow leopard?
(A) Ladakh
(B) Jammu and Kashmir
(C) Himachal Pradesh
(D) Sikkim
144 - What is Alzheimer’s disease, recently seen in the news?
(A) A progressive brain condition affecting memory and cognitive skills
(B) A disorder primarily affecting the lungs
(C) A contagious viral infection
(D) A type of cancer