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➼ Which country is hosting the ASEAN countries’ conference on traditional medicines?

   [A] Thailand

   [B] India

   [C] Sri Lanka

   [D] Myanmar

 Answer: B [India]

➼ Which country organized the exercise ‘Op Southern Readiness 2023’?

   [A] India

   [B] Sri Lanka

   [C] Seychelles

   [D] Maldives

Answer: C [Seychelles]

➼ The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) approved the purchase of 26 Rafale Marine aircraft from which country?

   [A] Germany

   [B] France

   [C] Israel

   [D] Russia

Answer: B [France]

➼ Which organization developed the book ‘Healthy Recipes for Defence’?

   [A] NABARD

   [B] FCI

   [C] FAO

   [D] FSSAI

   Correct Answer: D [FSSAI]

What is the position of the Indian football team in the FIFA ranking?

(A) 121 

(B) 124 

(C) 123 

(D) 125 

Ans-(B) 124

Which country’s football team is ranked first in the FIFA ranking?

(A) Japan 

(B) Brazil 

(C) France 

(D) Argentina 

Ans-(D) Argentina

 How many of India’s coal mines have made it to the list of the world’s top 10 largest coal mines?

(A) 3 

(B) 5 

(C) 2 

(D) 4 

Ans- (C) 2

In which state of India are the Gevra and Kusmunda coal mines, which are among the world’s top 10 largest coal mines, located?

(A) Bihar 

(B) Chhattisgarh 

(C) West Bengal 

(D) Jharkhand 

Ans-(B) Chhattisgarh

How many billion dollars worth of exports did India make to Russia in the last financial year?

(A) 4.5 

(B) 4.1 

(C) 4.8 

(D) 4.3 

Ans-(D) 4.3 billion dollars 

In how many thousand colleges in Maharashtra state will Chanakya Skill Development Centers be established?

(A) 2 thousand 

(B) 3 thousand 

(C) 1 thousand

(D) 4 thousand 

Ans-(C) 1 thousand

Who has written the book “Power Within: The Leadership Legacy of Narendra Modi”?

(A) R. Balasubramaniam 

(B) Vineet Thakur 

(C) Ramachandra Guha 

(D) Rajdeep Sardesai 

Ans-(A) R. Balasubramaniam

Which country is hosting the Women’s Cricket Asia Cup-2024?

(A) India 

(B) Pakistan 

(C) Bangladesh 

(D) Sri Lanka 

Ans-(D) Sri Lanka

Which central ministry has started the Asmita project?

(A) Ministry of Rural Development 

(B) Ministry of Education 

(C) Ministry of Finance 

(D) Ministry of Agriculture 

Ans-(B) Ministry of Education

Who has been selected as the captain of India’s men’s T20 cricket team?

(A) Suryakumar Yadav 

(B) Shubman Gill 

(C) Rishabh Pant 

(D) Hardik Pandya 

Ans-(A) Suryakumar Yadav

By how many years has the tenure of CSIR Director General Nallathambi Kalaiselvi been extended?**

(A) 3

(B) 2 

(C) 1 

(D) 4 

Ans-(B) 2 Years

How many children have been rescued by the Railway Protection Force under Operation Nanhe Farishte in the last 7 years?

(A) 84,119 

(B) 77,153 

(C) 80,178 

(D) 75,170 

Ans-(A) 84,119

➼ In which state/union territory is the Kas Plateau, often seen in the news, located?

   [A] Kerala

   [B] Karnataka

   [C] Maharashtra

   [D] Goa

 Answer: C [Maharashtra]

➼ In the ICC Women’s T20 rankings announced, what rank has India’s captain Harmanpreet Kaur reached?

(A) 12

(B) 11

(C) 13

(D) 14

Ans – (A) 12

➼ Which institution has the Maharashtra government established for the welfare of the Matang and Garudi communities?

(A) Lahuji Salve Research and Training Institute

(B) Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj Research and Training Institute

(C) Annabhau Sathe Research and Training Institute

(D) Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Research and Training Institute

Ans – (C) Annabhau Sathe Research and Training Institute

➼ In which country India’s first overseas Jan Aushadi Kendra inaugurated by External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar is?

[A] Malaysia
[B] Indonesia
[C] Mauritius
[D] Vietnam

Correct Answer: C [Mauritius]

➼ Which state government recently introduced the ‘Ladka Bhau’ Yojana to provide job training and stipends for young men?

[A] Kerala
[B] Maharashtra
[C] Telangana
[D] Karnataka

Answer: B [Maharashtra]

➼ Who has recently been re-elected as the President of the European Parliament?

[A] Angelika Niebler
[B] Manfred Weber
[C] Roberta Metsola
[D] Markus Ferber

Answer: C [Roberta Metsola]

➼  Which Indian athlete won a bronze medal at the 2024 World Junior Squash Championship?

[A] Shaurya Bawa
[B] Mohamad Zakaria
[C] Kush Kumar
[D] Anahat Singh

Answer: A [Shaurya Bawa]

➼ Which organization conducted the recently highlighted ‘Operation Nanhe Farishtey’?

[A] DRDO
[B] Railway Protection Force
[C] ISRO
[D] Ministry of women and child development

Answer: B [Railway Protection Force]

➼ Palitana in Gujarat has been declared the world’s first meat-free city. What position does it hold globally?

(A) Fourth

(B) Third

(C) Second

(D) First

Ans – (D) First

➼ Palitana in Gujarat is a pilgrimage site for which religion?

(A) Hindu

(B) Jain

(C) Muslim

(D) Buddhist

Ans – (B) Jain

➼ IPS officer Rajeev Kumar has been appointed as the Director General of Police for which state?

(A) Maharashtra

(B) Haryana

(C) Jharkhand

(D) West Bengal

Ans – (D) West Bengal

➼ Which city in Madhya Pradesh set a world record by planting eleven lakh trees in a single day?

(A) Ujjain

(B) Bhopal

(C) Indore

(D) Gwalior

Ans – (C) Indore

➼ How many lakh trees were planted in 24 hours to set a world record in Indore, Madhya Pradesh?

(A) 11

(B) 13

(C) 10

(D) 14

Ans – (A) 11

➼ When is International Justice Day celebrated?

(A) 18th July

(B) 15th July

(C) 19th July

(D) 17th July

Ans – (D) 17th July

➼ India’s first hydrogen-powered tourist ship is being built at which shipyard?

(A) Kolkata

(B) Kochi

(C) Hyderabad

(D) Mumbai

Ans – (B) Kochi

➼ The Manas helpline has been started by which organization?

(A) NCB

(B) IB

(C) CBI

(D) WHO

Ans – (A) NCB

➼ Paul Kagame has been elected as the president of which country?

(A) South Korea

(B) Taiwan

(C) Rwanda

(D) Norway

Ans – (C) Rwanda

➼ How many times has Paul Kagame won the presidential election in Rwanda?

(A) 2

(B) 4

(C) 3

(D) 5

Ans – (B) 4

➼ Epistar-6E is a satellite of which country?

(A) USA

(B) France

(C) China

(D) Japan

Ans – (C) China

➼ Which Indian has been honored with the Hans von Henting Award 2024?

(A) K. Chockalingam

(B) K. Nageshwaran

(C) Dr. Usha Thakur

(D) Dr. Rajesh Agrawal

Ans – (A) K. Chockalingam

➼ Who has the Republican Party announced as their candidate for the U.S. presidential election?

(A) Joe Biden

(B) Kamala Harris

(C) Hillary Clinton

(D) Donald Trump

Ans – (D) Donald Trump

➼ Justice N. Kotiswar Singh has become the first judge appointed to the Supreme Court from which state?

(A) Bihar

(B) Manipur

(C) Sikkim

(D) Meghalaya

Ans – (B) Manipur

➼ Justice N. Kotiswar Singh has been appointed as a judge of the Supreme Court. He was the Chief Justice of which High Court at present?

(A) Punjab

(B) Gujarat

(C) Bihar

(D) Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh

Ans – (D) Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh

➼ What revised growth rate has the IMF projected for India’s economy in 2024-25?

(A) 6%

(B) 5%

(C) 7%

(D) 8%

Ans – (C) 7%

➼ The IMF has revised India’s economic growth rate projection to 7% for 2024-25. What was the earlier projection?

(A) 6.7%

(B) 6.8%

(C) 6.9%

(D) 6.5%

Ans – (B) 6.8%

➼ In which state has Palitana been declared a meat-free city?

(A) Gujarat

(B) Jharkhand

(C) Uttar Pradesh

(D) Madhya Pradesh

Ans – (A) Gujarat