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Q. Which Ministry of the government of India has launched the Cruise Bharat Mission? Answer:.Union Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Q. On which ship did Union Minister Sarbanand Sonowal launch the Cruise Bharat Mission? Answer: Cruise Ship Empress in Mumbai, Maharashtra Q. What is the dur...

Q. Which Ministry of the government of India has launched the Cruise Bharat Mission? Answer:.Union Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Q. On which ship did Union Minister Sarbanand Sonowal launch the Cruise Bharat Mission? Answer: Cruise Ship Empress in Mumbai, Maharashtra Q. What is the duration of the recently launched Cruise Bharat Mission? Answer: 1 October 2024 up to 31 March 2029. Implemented in three phases. Q. The recently launched Cruise Bharat Mission aims to increase sea cruise passenger traffic by the end of 31st March 2029 to –? Answer: 10 lakhs Q. What are the three segments of the recently launched Cruise Bharat Mission? Answer: Ocean and Harbour, River and inland and Islands segments. Q. On which date is the International Day of Older Persons observed in the world? Answer: 1 October Q. What is the theme of the 34th International Day of Older Persons observed in 2024? Answer: Ageing with Dignity: The Importance of Strengthening Care and Support Systems for Older Persons Worldwide. Q. Which ministry of the government of India is the nodal ministry for old-age persons? Answer: Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India. Q. When did the government of India institute the National Award ‘Vayoshreshtha Samman for old age persons? Answer: 2005 Q. What is the age at which a person is considered old in India? Answer: 60 years and above. Q, At which place was the 7th Rashtriya Poshan Maah launched in 2024? Answer: Gandhinagar Gujarat on 1 September 2024. Q. At which place was the closing ceremony of the 7th Rashtriya Poshan Maah held? Answer: Ranchi, Jharkhand on 30 September 2024. Q. Where was the POSHAN Abhiyaan launched by the government of India? Answer: Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan in March 2018 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Q. Which is the nodal ministry of the government of India for implementing the POSHAN Abhiyaan? Answer: Women and Child Development Q. Which portfolio does Annpurna Devi hold in the central government? Answer: Minister of Women and Child Development. Q. What is the duration of the Poshan Maah organised by the government of India every year? Answer: 1-30 September Q. India set a new record in the Test match by scoring the fastest fifty runs in an innings against which team? Answer: Bangladesh, at the 2024 Kanpur Test, scored fifty runs in 3 overs. Q. India set a new record in Test matches by scoring the fastest 100 runs in a test innings in how many balls? Answer: 10.1 overs against Bangladesh at Kanpur Test 2024. Q. With which player does Ravichandran Ashwin share the record for winning the maximum player of the series award in the Test series? Answer: Muthiah Muralidaran of Sri Lanka,11 times each. Q. Green Park Cricket Stadium is situated in which city? Answer: Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh Q. Who was the Captain of the Bangladeshi Men’s cricket team which visited India in 2024 for a two-Test series? Answer: Najmul Hossain Shanto Q. Which Ministry of the government of India has launched the Cruise Bharat Mission? Answer:.Union Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Q. On which ship did Union Minister Sarbanand Sonowal launch the Cruise Bharat Mission? Answer: Cruise Ship Empress in Mumbai, Maharashtra Q. What is the duration of the recently launched Cruise Bharat Mission? Answer: 1 October 2024 up to 31 March 2029. Implemented in three phases. Q. The recently launched Cruise Bharat Mission aims to increase sea cruise passenger traffic by the end of 31st March 2029 to –? Answer: 10 lakhs Q. What are the three segments of the recently launched Cruise Bharat Mission? Answer: Ocean and Harbour, River and inland and Islands segments. Q. On which date is the International Day of Older Persons observed in the world? Answer: 1 October Q. What is the theme of the 34th International Day of Older Persons observed in 2024? Answer: Ageing with Dignity: The Importance of Strengthening Care and Support Systems for Older Persons Worldwide. Q. Which ministry of the government of India is the nodal ministry for old-age persons? Answer: Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India. Q. When did the government of India institute the National Award ‘Vayoshreshtha Samman for old age persons? Answer: 2005 Q. What is the age at which a person is considered old in India? Answer: 60 years and above. Q, At which place was the 7th Rashtriya Poshan Maah launched in 2024? Answer: Gandhinagar Gujarat on 1 September 2024. Q. At which place was the closing ceremony of the 7th Rashtriya Poshan Maah held? Answer: Ranchi, Jharkhand on 30 September 2024. Q. Where was the POSHAN Abhiyaan launched by the government of India? Answer: Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan in March 2018 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Q. Which is the nodal ministry of the government of India for implementing the POSHAN Abhiyaan? Answer: Women and Child Development Q. Which portfolio does Annpurna Devi hold in the central government? Answer: Minister of Women and Child Development. Q. What is the duration of the Poshan Maah organised by the government of India every year? Answer: 1-30 September Q. India set a new record in the Test match by scoring the fastest fifty runs in an innings against which team? Answer: Bangladesh, at the 2024 Kanpur Test, scored fifty runs in 3 overs. Q. India set a new record in Test matches by scoring the fastest 100 runs in a test innings in how many balls? Answer: 10.1 overs against Bangladesh at Kanpur Test 2024. Q. With which player does Ravichandran Ashwin share the record for winning the maximum player of the series award in the Test series? Answer: Muthiah Muralidaran of Sri Lanka,11 times each. Q. Green Park Cricket Stadium is situated in which city? Answer: Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh Q. Who was the Captain of the Bangladeshi Men’s cricket team which visited India in 2024 for a two-Test series? Answer: Najmul Hossain Shanto Q. Which Indian languages have the central government accorded classical language status in October 2024? Answer: Marathi, Pali, Prakrit, Assamese, and Bengali Q. Which was the first language to be accorded classical language status by the central government? Answer: Tamil in 2004. Q. How many languages have been accorded classical language status in India? Answer: Eleven: Tamil, Sanskrit, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Odia, Marathi, Pali, Prakrit, Assamese, and Bengali Q. What is the national language of India? Answer: India does not have a national language. Hindi and English are the official languages of the Government of India. Q. What is the duration of the recently approved National Mission on Edible Oils – Oilseeds (NMEO-Oilseeds)? Answer: Seven years from 2024-25 to 2030-31. Q. What is the total outlay for the recently approved National Mission on Edible Oils – Oilseeds (NMEO-Oilseeds)? Answer: Rs 10,103 crore for 2024-25 to 2030-31 period. Q. The recently launched National Mission on Edible Oils – Oilseeds (NMEO- Oilseeds) aims to increase the country's oil seed production by 2030-31 to –? Answer: 69.7 million tonnes Q.Which country is the largest importer of edible oils in the world? Answer: India. Q. Which ministry of the government of India will implement the recently approved National Mission on Edible Oils – Oilseeds (NMEO-Oilseeds)? Answer: Union Ministry of Agriculture and Family Welfares. Q. Which country has agreed to hand over the Chagos archipelago to Mauritius? Answer: United Kingdom Q. Which country maintains a military base on Diego Garcia, part of the Chagos islands? Answer: the United Kingdom and the United States. Q. Under the United Kingdom and Mauritius agreement on Chagos island, the United Kingdom will have less on Diego Garcia island for how many years? Answer: 99 years. It is an important military base of the United States Navy. Q. Who is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom? Answer: Keir Starmer Q. Chagos archipelago is located in which ocean? Answer: Indian Ocean. Q. Where is the headquarters of the International Energy Efficiency Hub? Answer: Paris, France Q. In October 2024, the Government of India gave its approval to join which International agency? Answer: International Energy Efficiency Hub Q. Who has the government appointed the nodal agency to implement the agreement with the International Energy Efficiency Hub? Answer: Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) Q. How many countries/organisations are the International Energy Efficiency Hub members? Answer: 16 Q. What is the aim of the International Energy Efficiency Hub? Answer: To develop technologies and products that are low energy consuming to improve energy efficiency. Q. Which umbrella scheme has been launched by the government of India to promote sustainable agriculture in the country? Answer: Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (PM-RKVY) Q. Which umbrella scheme has been launched by the government of India to achieve food security and self-sufficiency in agriculture? Answer: Krishonnati Yojana Q. What is the total outlay for the recently approved Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana? Answer: Rs 57,074.72 crore Q. What is the total outlay for the recently approved Krishonnati Yojana? Answer: Rs 44,246.89 crore Q. What is the share of the central government in the recently approved Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana and Krishonnati Yojana? Answer: The total outlay is Rs. 1,01,321.61 crore, the Center's contribution is Rs 69,088.98 crore, and the State government’s share is Rs 32,232.63 crore. Q. What is K in the recently approved PM-RKVY central sector scheme for the agriculture sector? Answer: Krishonnati Q. What is R in the recently approved KY central sector scheme for the agriculture sector? Answer: Rashtriya Q. Which Indian languages have the central government accorded classical language status in October 2024? Answer: Marathi, Pali, Prakrit, Assamese, and Bengali Q. Which was the first language to be accorded classical language status by the central government? Answer: Tamil in 2004. Q. How many languages have been accorded classical language status in India? Answer: Eleven: Tamil, Sanskrit, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Odia, Marathi, Pali, Prakrit, Assamese, and Bengali Q. What is the national language of India? Answer: India does not have a national language. Hindi and English are the official languages of the Government of India. Q. What is the duration of the recently approved National Mission on Edible Oils – Oilseeds (NMEO-Oilseeds)? Answer: Seven years from 2024-25 to 2030-31. Q. What is the total outlay for the recently approved National Mission on Edible Oils – Oilseeds (NMEO-Oilseeds)? Answer: Rs 10,103 crore for 2024-25 to 2030-31 period. Q. The recently launched National Mission on Edible Oils – Oilseeds (NMEO- Oilseeds) aims to increase the country's oil seed production by 2030-31 to –? Answer: 69.7 million tonnes Q.Which country is the largest importer of edible oils in the world? Answer: India. Q. Which ministry of the government of India will implement the recently approved National Mission on Edible Oils – Oilseeds (NMEO-Oilseeds)? Answer: Union Ministry of Agriculture and Family Welfares. Q. Which country has agreed to hand over the Chagos archipelago to Mauritius? Answer: United Kingdom Q. Which country maintains a military base on Diego Garcia, part of the Chagos islands? Answer: the United Kingdom and the United States. Q. Under the United Kingdom and Mauritius agreement on Chagos island, the United Kingdom will have less on Diego Garcia island for how many years? Answer: 99 years. It is an important military base of the United States Navy. Q. Who is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom? Answer: Keir Starmer Q. Chagos archipelago is located in which ocean? Answer: Indian Ocean. Q. Where is the headquarters of the International Energy Efficiency Hub? Answer: Paris, France Q. In October 2024, the Government of India gave its approval to join which International agency? Answer: International Energy Efficiency Hub Q. Who has the government appointed the nodal agency to implement the agreement with the International Energy Efficiency Hub? Answer: Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) Q. How many countries/organisations are the International Energy Efficiency Hub members? Answer: 16 Q. What is the aim of the International Energy Efficiency Hub? Answer: To develop technologies and products that are low energy consuming to improve energy efficiency. Q. Which umbrella scheme has been launched by the government of India to promote sustainable agriculture in the country? Answer: Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (PM-RKVY) Q. Which umbrella scheme has been launched by the government of India to achieve food security and self-sufficiency in agriculture? Answer: Krishonnati Yojana Q. What is the total outlay for the recently approved Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana? Answer: Rs 57,074.72 crore Q. What is the total outlay for the recently approved Krishonnati Yojana? Answer: Rs 44,246.89 crore Q. What is the share of the central government in the recently approved Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana and Krishonnati Yojana? Answer: The total outlay is Rs. 1,01,321.61 crore, the Center's contribution is Rs 69,088.98 crore, and the State government’s share is Rs 32,232.63 crore. Q. What is K in the recently approved PM-RKVY central sector scheme for the agriculture sector? Answer: Krishonnati Q. What is R in the recently approved KY central sector scheme for the agriculture sector? Answer: Rashtriya Q. What type of missile is used in the VSHORADS system being developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation? Answer: Surface-to-air missile Q. Where did the Defence Research and Development Organisation test the Very Short Range Air Defence System (VSHORADS) in October 2024? Answer: Pokhran Field Firing Ranges in Rajasthan Q. What is the range of the Very Short Range Air Defence System (VSHORADS) system being developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation? Answer: up to six kilometres. Q.What are MANPADS used in the defence sector? Answer: Man Portable Air Defence System (MANPADS) Q. Who was the first Indian female gymnast to represent India at the Summer Olympics? Answer: Dipa Karmakar at the 2016 Rio Olympics Q. Dipa Karmakar, who announced her retirement, belongs to which sport? Answer: Gymnastic Q. Who was the first Indian female gymnast to win a gold medal in the Asian Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships? Answer: Dipa Karmakar at the 2024 Asian Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Tashkent. Q. What is the name of the biography of Diap Karmakar? Answer: Dipa Karmakar: The Small Wonder", co-authored by Digvijay Singh Deo, Vimal Mohan and Dipa Karmakar Coach, Bishweshwar Nandi. Q. Gymnast Dipa Karmakar belonged to which state of India? Answer: Tripura. Q. Who is Dr. Mohamed Muizzu, who visited India recently? Answer: President of Maldives Q. Which Indian cities were visited by Dr. Mohamed Muizzu during his first official bilateral visit to India? Answer: New Delhi, Mumbai and then Bengaluru. Q. India has agreed to provide a currency swap facility of how much to Maldives? Answer: $400 million Q. In which country RuPay cards were launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in October 2024? Answer: Maldives Q.What is the currency of the Maldives? Answer: Rufiyaa Q. The recently appointed Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba belongs to which political party? Answer: Liberal Democratic Party(LDP) Q. What is the capital of Japan? Answer: Tokyo Q. What is the currency of Japan? Answer: Yen Q. What Is the Name of the Japanese Parliament? Answer: Diet Q. Which country is also known as Nihon or Nippon? Answer: Japan Q. Who has won the 2024 WTA China OpenTennis tournament singles title? Answer: Coco Gauff of the United States defeated Karolina Muchová of the Czech Republic in the final. Q. Who has won the 2024 ATP China Open Tennis tournament singles title? Answer: Carlos Alcaraz of Spain defeated world No.1 Jannik Sinner of Italy to win the title. Q. Where was the 2024 China Open tennis tournament held? Answer: Beijing, China. Q. Who has won the 2024 WTA China OpenTennis tournament doubles title? Answer: In the doubles final, the Italian pair Sara Errani and Jasmine Paolini defeated Chan Hao-Ching of Taiwan and the Russian Veronika Kudermetova pair. Q. When is the Indian Air Force Day observed in India? Answer: 8 October every year, founded on 8 October 1932. Q. What is the theme of the 92nd Indian Air Force Day 2024? Answer: 'Bhartiya Vayu Sena: Saksham, Sashakt, Atmanirbhar” (potent, powerful, and self-reliant).' Q. Where was the traditional Air Force Day parade held on the 92nd Indian Air Force Day 2024? Answer: Marina Beach, Chennai. Tamil Nadu Q. When was the name of the Royal Indian Force changed to Indian Air Force? Answer: January 1950 Q. Where is the headquarters of the Southern Command of the Indian Air Force? Answer: Thiruvananthapuram Q. Which state government has launched the Sankalp initiative to tackle drug trafficking and support the rehabilitation of drug addicts in the state? Answer: Himachal Pradesh Q. Where will the Himachal government set up a State-Level Model De-addiction and Rehabilitation Center? Answer: Kotla Barog in the Pachhad subdivision of the Sirmaur district. Q. The Himachal Pradesh government has set a target to make Himachal Pradesh a Green Energy State by–? Answer: 31st March 2026 Q. Where in Himachal Pradesh is a green hydrogen plant being set up? Answer: Nalagarh with a one-megawatt capacity Q.Where is the Himachal Pradesh government setting up a Center of Excellence to provide higher education to 9,000 specially-abled children? Answer: Kandaghat in Solan district Q. Which ministry of the government of India has launched the Humsafar Policy? Answer: The Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. The policy provides a framework to establish world-class amenities along the National Highways and Expressways. Q. Who launched the Humsafar policy of the government of India? Answer: Nitin Gadkari Q. Who has launched the Rajmarg Yatra app? Answer: National Highway Authority of India ( NHAI) Q. Who is the chairman of the National Highway Authority of India ( NHAI)? Answer: Santosh Kumar Yadav Q. Who has been recently re-elected as the President of Tunisia? Answer: Kais Saied Q. What is the term of the President of Tunisia? Answer: five years Q. What is the capital of Tunisia? Answer: Tunis Q. In which continent does Tunisia lie? Answer: Africa(North Africa) Q. In which country the pro-democracy Jasmine revolution took place? Answer: Tunisia in 2011. Q. Where was the 4th ISSF Junior World Championship 2024 held? Answer: Lima, Peru from 26 September -7 October 2024. Q. Which country topped the medal tally at the recently concluded 4th ISSF Junior World Championship 2024? Answer: India with 24 medals -13 golds, three silvers, and eight bronzes. Q. Who is Mukesh Nelavalli, who was in the news recently? Answer: Shooter who won 6 medals at the 4th ISSF Junior World Championship 2024. Q. Where is the headquarters of the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF)? Answer: Munich, Germany Q. How many countries participated in the 4th ISSF Junior World Championship 2024? Answer: 53 Countries. Q. Who has won the Nobel Prize in Physics for 2024? Answer: American John Hopfield and British-Canadian Geoffrey Hinton for thier pioneering work in the development of artificial intelligence. Q. How many Indians/people of Indian origin have won the Nobel Prize for Physics? Answer: Sir Chandrashekhara Venkata Raman (C.V. Raman) in 1930, Indian America Subhramanayam Chandrashekhar in 1983. Q. Who was the first person to get the Nobel Prize in physics? Answer: Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen of Germany in 1901. He discovered electromagnetic radiation or X-rays. Q. Geoffry Hinton, who got the 2024 Nobel Prize for Physics, belongs to which country? Answer: He is a British-Canadian. He is also known as the godfather of artificial intelligence. Q. Which country is hosting the 28th edition of the Malabar Naval Exercise 2024? Answer: by Indian Navy in the Bay of Bengal from 8-18 October 2024 Q. Which countries' Navy participate in the annual Malabar Naval exercise 2024? Answer: India, Japan, Australia and the United States. Q. When was the first Malabar Naval exercise held? Answer: 1992, between the Indian Navy and the United States Navy. Q. Which country hosted the 27th Malabar Naval Exercise 2023? Answer: Royal Australian Navy in August 2023. Q. Where is the National Maritime Museum Complex being set up? Answer: At Lothal in the Bhavnagar district of Gujarat, Q. Who is developing the National Maritime Museum Complex project in the country? Answer: Union Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways under its Sagarmala scheme in collaboration with Gujarat state government. Q. In how many phases will the National Maritime Museum Complex at Lothal be developed? Answer: Two phases. Q. What is the meaning of the word Lothal in Gujarati? Answer: Mound of Dead Q. Who discovered the archaeological site at Lothal? Answer: SR Rao in 1952 Q. Which is the only port city of the Indus Valley Civilisation? Answer: Lothal, Gujarat Q. The Indus Valley Civilisation site Lothal was situated along which river? Answer: Bhogava River, a tributary of the Sabarmati river. Q. How many seats have been won by the Bharatiya Janata Party in the 2024 Haryana legislative election? Answer: 48 seats, and Congress won 37. Q. How many seats does the Haryana legislative assembly have? Answer: 90 seats. Q. How many seats does the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir legislative assembly have? Answer: 90 seats Q. In October 2024, an election was held to constitute—-the legislative assembly of Haryana. Answer: 15th Legislative Assembly Q. What is the term of the newly elected legislative assembly of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir? Answer: Five years. When it was a state, the term of the assembly used to be six years. Q. Which institution selects the winner of the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine on behalf of the Nobel Foundation? Answer: Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden Q. Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun, chosen for the 2024 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine, belong to which country? Answer: Both are American Q. What was the significant breakthrough Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun made that fetched them the 2024 Nobel Prize for Physiology? Answer: microRNA and its role in post-transcriptional gene regulation. Q. Who Was the First Person to be honoured with the Nobel Prize for Physiology? Answer: Emil Adolf von Behring of Germany in 1901 Q. What is the prize money for the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine? Answer: 11 million Kroner Q. Ratan Naval Tata, who was in the news recently, belonged to which field? Answer: He was a businessman and Chairman Emeritus of Tata Sons. Q. When was Ratan Tata conferred with Padma Vibushan by the government of India? Answer: 2008 Q. Who was the chairman of the Tata Group when they bought the British car brands Jaguar and Land Rover from the American Ford Motor Company in 2008? Answer: Ratan Tata Q. Ratan Tata, who died recently, belonged to which religion? Answer: Parsi. Q. Rafael Nadal, who announced his retirement, belongs to which sport? Answer: Male Tennis Player of Spain Q. Which tennis player is also known as the King of Clay? Answer: Rafael Nadal, who won a record 14 French Open titles. The French Open, also known as Roland Garros, is played on Clay courts. Q. Where in India has Rafael Nadal Tennis School been established? Answer: Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh Q. Which male tennis players are considered the big three of professional tennis? Answer: Rafaela Nadal, along with Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic. Q. Where was the 7th India-Argentina Joint Commission meeting held? Answer: News Delhi in October 2024 Q. Who is Ms Diana Mondino, who visited India recently? Answer: Argentina’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Worship Q. What is the currency of Argentina? Answer: peso Q. What is the capital of Argentina? Answer: Buenos Aires Q. Area-wise, which is the eighth largest country in the world? Answer: Argentina. Russia is the largest country, followed by Canada, China, the United States of America, Brazil, Australia, and India. Q. Which state will host the 38th National Games? Answer: Uttrakhand from 28 January -14 February 2025. Q. Which state will host the next National Winter Games? Answer: Uttrakhand Q. When was the first National Games held in India? Answer: In 1924, at Lahore Q. Where were the first National Games held after Independence? Answer: 1948 at Lucknow Q.Who organises the National Games? Answer: Indian Olympic Association but hosted by a state government. Q. David Baker, Demis Hassabis, and John M. Jumper, who have been chosen for the 2024 Nobel Prize for Chemistry, belong to which country? Answer: David Baker and John Jumper are citizens of the United States, while Demis Hassabis is British. Q. What is the contribution of David Baker for which he was honoured with the 2024 Nobel Prize for Chemistry? Answer: work on ‘computational protein design’ Q. What were the contributions of Demis Hassabis and John M. Jumper for which they were honoured with the 2024 Nobel Prize for Chemistry? Answer: developed an AI (artificial intelligence )model which predicts the structure of virtually all the 200 million proteins known to humans. Q. Who was the first woman to be awarded the Nobel Prize for Chemistry? Answer: Madame Marie Curie in 1911. Q. Han Kang, who won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature, writes in which language? Answer: Korean language. She is from South Korea. Q. Who is the first Asian woman to get the Nobel Prize in Literature? Answer: Han Sang of South Korea got the 2024 award. Q. Who is the first Asian to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature? Answer: Rabindranath Tagore in 2013. Q. Who is the first woman to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature? Answer: Selma Lagerlof of Sweden in 1909, 2024 prize winner Han Kang of South Korea is the 18th women Q. Who is the author of the 2016 International Booker Prize-winning novel ‘The Vegetarian’? Answer: Han Sang of South Korea. Q. Which medal was won by the Indian women's team at the 27th Asian Table Tennis Championships 2024? Answer: Bronze medal. It lost the semi-final match against the Japanese team. Q.Which medal was won by the Indian men’s team at the 27th Asian Table Tennis Championships 2024? Answer: Bronze medal. It lost in the semi-final against the Chinese Taipei(Taiwan) team. Q. Where was the 27th Asian Table Tennis Championships 2024 held? Answer: Astana, Kazakhstan, from 7-13 October 2024. Q. Where will the 2025 World Table Tennis Championships be held? Answer: Doha, Qatar Q. Where was the 21st ASEAN-India summit meeting held? Answer: Vientiane, Lao People Democratic Republic on 10 October 2024. Q. Where was the 44th and 45th Summit Meeting of ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) held? Answer: Vientiane, Lao People Democratic Republic on 9 October 2024 Q. Where was the 19th East Asia Summit Meeting held? Answer: Vientiane, Lao People Democratic Republic on 11 October 2024. Q. Which government in India launched the Act East Policy? Answer: Narendra Modi government in 2014. Q. How many countries are the members of ASEAN(Association of Southeast Asian Nations)? Answer: 10 -Indonesia, Thailand, Brunei, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Cambodia, Malaysia, Philippines, Vietnam and Singapore. Q. Which country will host the 2025 ASEAN(Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Summit meeting? Answer: Malaysia,it took over the ASEAN chairmanship from the Lao People's Democratic Republic. Q. Who is Sonexay Siphandone, who was in the news recently? Answer: Prime Minister of Lao People’s Democratic Republic who hosted the India ASEAN summit meeting. Q. Which country does the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize-winning organisation Nihon Hidankyo belong to? Answer: Japan. Nihon Hidankyo is known as the Japan Confederation of A- and H- Bomb Sufferers Organisations, which works against nuclear weapons. Q.What is Hibakusha, which was in the news recently? Answer: A powerful local grassroots anti-nuclear weapon movement of the survivors of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atom bomb attacks. Q. Who was the first Indian to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize? Answer: Mother Teresa in 1979. Kailash Satyarthi in 2014. Q. Where is the Nobel Prize winner conferred the prize? Answer: Oslo, Norway, on 10 December. Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature, and Economics winners are awarded at a ceremony in Stockholm, Sweden. Q. Who has won the 2024 ATP Shanghai Masters Tennis tournament singles title? Answer: Jannik Sinner of Italy defeated Novak Djokovic of Serbia in the final to win the singles title. Q. Which tennis player has been confirmed as the world's number-one player for the 2024 ATP season? Answer: Jannik Sinner of Italy. Q. How many men’s tennis players have won over 100 ATP singles titles in their career? Answer: Jimmy Connors of the United States has won 109 titles, and Roger Federer of Switzerland has won 103. Q. Who has won the doubles title of the 2024 Shanghai Masters Tennis tournament title? Answer: Wesley Koolhof of the Netherlands and Nikola Mektic of Croatia defeated the Argentinian pair of Maximo Gonzales and Andres Molteni in the final. Q. In which country is the ATP Shanghai Master Tennis tournament held? Answer: China Q. Which country, along with India, has been declared by the World Health Organisation as trachoma-free? Answer: Nepal and Myanmar. Q. Trachoma is a disease that affects which part of the human body? Answer: eyes, it is caused by Chlamydia trachomatis bacteria. Q. The government of India launched the National Trachoma Control Program in 1963 with the help of which international organisations? Answer: World Health Organisation and UNICEF. Q. How many countries in the world have been declared trachoma-free by the World Health Organisation? Answer: 19: Benin, Cambodia, China, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Gambia, Ghana, Iran, Iraq, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Mexico, Morocco, Malawi, Mali, Myanmar, Saudi Arabia, Togo, and Vanuatu. Q. Who won the bronze medal for India at the women’s double event of the 27th Asian Table Tennis Championship 2024? Answer: Ayhika Mukherjee and Sutirtha Mukherjee Q. How many medals were won by India at the 27th 27th Asian Table Tennis Championships 2024? Answer: Three bronze medals: men’s, women’s team event and women’s double events. Q. Which country hosted the 27th Asian Table Tennis Championships 2024? Answer: Kazakhstan's capital city, Astana, hosted it from 7-13 October 2024. Q. Who has won the Singapore Open Billiards Championship 2024? Answer: Pankaj Advani of India. Q. Who has won the women's singles title of the WTA Wuhan Open 1000 tennis tournament? Answer: Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus defeated world no.7 Zheng Qinwen of China in the final.. Q. Where was the WTA Wuhan Open 1000 tennis tournament held? Answer: China Q. Who won the doubles title of the WTA Wuhan Open 1000 tennis tournament? Answer: Anna Danilina of Kazakhstan and Irina Khromacheva of Russia Q. Where will the 2024 WTA Finals be held? Answer: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, from 2-9 November 2024. Q. Tanya Hemanth, who was in the news recently, belongs to which field? Answer: Indian women's badminton player who won the Bendigo International 2024 tournament held in Australia. Q. Which country does the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize-winning organisation Nihon Hidankyo belong to? Answer: Japan. Nihon Hidankyo is known as the Japan Confederation of A- and H- Bomb Sufferers Organisations, which works against nuclear weapons. Q.What is Hibakusha, which was in the news recently? Answer: A powerful local grassroots anti-nuclear weapon movement of the survivors of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atom bomb attacks. Q. Who was the first Indian to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize? Answer: Mother Teresa in 1979. Kailash Satyarthi in 2014. Q. Where is the Nobel Prize winner conferred the prize? Answer: Oslo, Norway, on 10 December. Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature, and Economics winners are awarded at a ceremony in Stockholm, Sweden. Q. Who has won the 2024 ATP Shanghai Masters Tennis tournament singles title? Answer: Jannik Sinner of Italy defeated Novak Djokovic of Serbia in the final to win the singles title. Q. Which tennis player has been confirmed as the world's number-one player for the 2024 ATP season? Answer: Jannik Sinner of Italy. Q. How many men’s tennis players have won over 100 ATP singles titles in their career? Answer: Jimmy Connors of the United States has won 109 titles, and Roger Federer of Switzerland has won 103. Q. Who has won the doubles title of the 2024 Shanghai Masters Tennis tournament title? Answer: Wesley Koolhof of the Netherlands and Nikola Mektic of Croatia defeated the Argentinian pair of Maximo Gonzales and Andres Molteni in the final. Q. In which country is the ATP Shanghai Master Tennis tournament held? Answer: China Q. Which country, along with India, has been declared by the World Health Organisation as trachoma-free? Answer: Nepal and Myanmar. Q. Trachoma is a disease that affects which part of the human body? Answer: eyes, it is caused by Chlamydia trachomatis bacteria. Q. The government of India launched the National Trachoma Control Program in 1963 with the help of which international organisations? Answer: World Health Organisation and UNICEF. Q. How many countries in the world have been declared trachoma-free by the World Health Organisation? Answer: 19: Benin, Cambodia, China, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Gambia, Ghana, Iran, Iraq, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Mexico, Morocco, Malawi, Mali, Myanmar, Saudi Arabia, Togo, and Vanuatu. Q. Who won the bronze medal for India at the women’s double event of the 27th Asian Table Tennis Championship 2024? Answer: Ayhika Mukherjee and Sutirtha Mukherjee Q. How many medals were won by India at the 27th 27th Asian Table Tennis Championships 2024? Answer: Three bronze medals: men’s, women’s team event and women’s double events. Q. Which country hosted the 27th Asian Table Tennis Championships 2024? Answer: Kazakhstan's capital city, Astana, hosted it from 7-13 October 2024. Q. Who has won the Singapore Open Billiards Championship 2024? Answer: Pankaj Advani of India. Q. Who has won the women's singles title of the WTA Wuhan Open 1000 tennis tournament? Answer: Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus defeated world no.7 Zheng Qinwen of China in the final.. Q. Where was the WTA Wuhan Open 1000 tennis tournament held? Answer: China Q. Who won the doubles title of the WTA Wuhan Open 1000 tennis tournament? Answer: Anna Danilina of Kazakhstan and Irina Khromacheva of Russia Q. Where will the 2024 WTA Finals be held? Answer: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, from 2-9 November 2024. Q. Tanya Hemanth, who was in the news recently, belongs to which field? Answer: Indian women's badminton player who won the Bendigo International 2024 tournament held in Australia. Q. Who has been sworn in as the first chief minister of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir? Answer: Omar Abdullah of the National Conference became chief minister on 16 October 2024. Q. Who is the lieutenant governor of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir? Answer: Manoj Sinha Q. What can be the maximum number of ministers, including the chief minister in Jammu and Kashmir? Answer: 9 ministers, including the chief minister Q. How many seats have been reserved in the Jammu and Kashmir legislative assembly for the people of Jammu and Kashmir under the illegal occupation of Pakistan? Answer: 24 Q. What is the capital of Jammu and Kashmir? Answer: Srinagar Q.After how many years the President’s rule in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir was revoked? Answer: six years. It was imposed in 2018. Q.Where was the 19th International Conference of Drug Regulatory Authorities meeting held? Answer: New Delhi from 14-18 October 2024. Q. Who has organised the International Conference of Drug Regulatory Authorities meeting? Answer: Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO), in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO). Q. What is the theme of the 19th International Conference of Drug Regulatory Authorities meeting? Answer: “Smart Regulation: Delivering Quality Assured Medical Products for All Q. After how many years is the International Conference of Drug Regulatory Authorities meeting held? Answer: After every two years. Q.Under which ministry of the government of India does the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) come? Answer: Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfares. Q. Where is the headquarters of the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO)? Answer: New Delhi. Q. What is' R' in the ICDRA? Answer: Regulatory: (ICDRA) International Conference of Drug Regulatory Authorities. Q. Which country’s University conferred the Honorary Doctorate in Political Science to President Droupadi Murmu in October 2024? Answer: Martyr Ihaddaden Abdelhafid University of Algeria. Q. What is the capital of Algeria? Answer: Algiers Q. Who received President Droupadi Murmu at the Algiers airport of Algeria during her official visit to the country in October 2024? Answer: Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune. Q. Which was the first country to be visited by President Droupadi Murmu during her three-nation African tour in October 2024? Answer: Algeria, then Mauritania and finally Malawi. Q. Who organised the Algerian-Indian Economic Forum in Algiers, Algeria, which President Droupadi Murmu addressed in October 2024? Answer: Algerian Economic Renewal Council and the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI). Q. With which country did India sign the Audio-Visual Co-Production Agreement in October 2024? Answer: Colombia, in New Delhi, on 15 October 2024. Q.Who is Jorge Enrique Rojas Rodriguez, who visited India recently? Answer: Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of Colombia Q. With how many countries has India signed the Audio-Visual Co-Production Agreement? Answer: 17, with Colombia being the 17th country Q. What is the capital of Colombia? Answer: Bogota Q. In which continent is Colombia located? Answer: South America. Q.Where was the 2024 Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction held? Answer: Manila, Philippines, from 14-18 October 2024. Q. Who represented India at the 2024 Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction? Answer: Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Nityanand Rai, Q. Who is the President of the Philippines? Answer: Bongbong Marcos Q. What was the theme of the 2024 Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction? Answer: Surge to 2030: Enhancing ambition in Asia-Pacific to accelerate disaster risk reduction Q. Who has been sworn in as the first chief minister of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir? Answer: Omar Abdullah of the National Conference became chief minister on 16 October 2024. Q. Who is the lieutenant governor of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir? Answer: Manoj Sinha Q. What can be the maximum number of ministers, including the chief minister in Jammu and Kashmir? Answer: 9 ministers, including the chief minister Q. How many seats have been reserved in the Jammu and Kashmir legislative assembly for the people of Jammu and Kashmir under the illegal occupation of Pakistan? Answer: 24 Q. What is the capital of Jammu and Kashmir? Answer: Srinagar Q.After how many years the President’s rule in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir was revoked? Answer: six years. It was imposed in 2018. Q.Where was the 19th International Conference of Drug Regulatory Authorities meeting held? Answer: New Delhi from 14-18 October 2024. Q. Who has organised the International Conference of Drug Regulatory Authorities meeting? Answer: Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO), in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO). Q. What is the theme of the 19th International Conference of Drug Regulatory Authorities meeting? Answer: “Smart Regulation: Delivering Quality Assured Medical Products for All Q. After how many years is the International Conference of Drug Regulatory Authorities meeting held? Answer: After every two years. Q.Under which ministry of the government of India does the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) come? Answer: Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfares. Q. Where is the headquarters of the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO)? Answer: New Delhi. Q. What is' R' in the ICDRA? Answer: Regulatory: (ICDRA) International Conference of Drug Regulatory Authorities. Q. Which country’s University conferred the Honorary Doctorate in Political Science to President Droupadi Murmu in October 2024? Answer: Martyr Ihaddaden Abdelhafid University of Algeria. Q. What is the capital of Algeria? Answer: Algiers Q. Who received President Droupadi Murmu at the Algiers airport of Algeria during her official visit to the country in October 2024? Answer: Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune. Q. Which was the first country to be visited by President Droupadi Murmu during her three-nation African tour in October 2024? Answer: Algeria, then Mauritania and finally Malawi. Q. Who organised the Algerian-Indian Economic Forum in Algiers, Algeria, which President Droupadi Murmu addressed in October 2024? Answer: Algerian Economic Renewal Council and the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI). Q. With which country did India sign the Audio-Visual Co-Production Agreement in October 2024? Answer: Colombia, in New Delhi, on 15 October 2024. Q.Who is Jorge Enrique Rojas Rodriguez, who visited India recently? Answer: Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of Colombia Q. With how many countries has India signed the Audio-Visual Co-Production Agreement? Answer: 17, with Colombia being the 17th country Q. What is the capital of Colombia? Answer: Bogota Q. In which continent is Colombia located? Answer: South America. Q.Where was the 2024 Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction held? Answer: Manila, Philippines, from 14-18 October 2024. Q. Who represented India at the 2024 Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction? Answer: Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Nityanand Rai, Q. Who is the President of the Philippines? Answer: Bongbong Marcos Q. What was the theme of the 2024 Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction? Answer: Surge to 2030: Enhancing ambition in Asia-Pacific to accelerate disaster risk reduction Q. Where was the ISSF World Cup Final 2024 held? Answer: Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range, New Delhi. In 2017, New Delhi also hosted the ISSF World Cup Final. Q. How many medals were won by Indian shooters at the ISSF World Cup Final 2024? Answer: 4 -2 silver and 2 bronze Q.Sonam Maskar, who was in the news recently, belongs to which sport? Answer: Shooting, she won a silver medal at the ISSF World Cup Final 2024 Q.Vivaan Kapoor, who was in the news recently, belongs to which sport? Answer: Shooting, he won a silver medal at the ISSF World Cup Final 2024 Q. Where is the headquarters of the International Shooting Sport Federation(ISSF)? Answer: Munich, Germany Q. What is the second S in the ISSF? Answer: Sport Q.Who is Mohamed Ould Cheikh Ghazouani, who received President Droupadi Murmu at the Nouakchott-Oumtounsy International Airport, Mauritania? Answer: President of Mauritania Q. How many Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) were signed between Indian and Mauritania during President Draoupadi Murmu's visit to Mauritania? Answer 4: The training of diplomats, cultural exchange, visa exemption, and Foreign Office consultations. Q. What is the capital of Mauritania? Answer: Nouakchott Q. What is the currency of Mauritania? Answer: ouguiya Q. Who is the first Indian President to visit the African country of Mauritania? Answer: Droupadi Murmu visited Mauritania on 16 October 2024. Q. Where was the first International Conference on Advancements of Research & Global Opportunities for Holistic Ayurveda - AROHA-2024 held? Answer: New Delhi from 17-19 October 2024 Q. Who inaugurated the first International Conference on Advancements of Research & Global Opportunities for Holistic Ayurveda - AROHA-2024? Answer: Chief Justice of India Justice Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud Q. Who organised the first International Conference on Advancements of Research & Global Opportunities for Holistic Ayurveda - AROHA-2024? Answer: All India Institute of Ayurveda, New Delhi, which is under the Union Ministry of Ayush. Q. What is the theme of the first International Conference on Advancements of Research & Global Opportunities for Holistic Ayurveda - AROHA-2024? Answer: Advancements in Research and Global Opportunities for Holistic Ayurveda. Q. Who is the director of the All India Institute of Ayurveda, New Delhi? Answer: Professor Tanuja Manoj Nesari Q. When did the government of India launch the Indian Development and Economic Assistance Scheme (IDEAS)? Answer: In 2003-04. It was initially launched as the India Development Initiative. Q. Which is the first country in the world to receive a rupee loan from the Indian government under its Indian Development and Economic Assistance Scheme (IDEAS) scheme? Answer: Mauritius, Rs 487.60 Crore for water project in Mauritius. Q.Which ministry of the government of India administers the Indian Development and Economic Assistance Scheme (IDEAS)? Answer: Union Ministry of Finance. Loans are provided on the recommendation of the Ministry of External Affairs. Q. Which financial institution of India will provide a Rs 487.60 Crore loan to Mauritius under the government of India’s Indian Development and Economic Assistance Scheme (IDEAS)? Answer: State Bank of India. Q. What is E in the IDEAS programme of the government of India? Answer: Economic, Indian Development and Economic Assistance Scheme (IDEAS) Q. Where was the first edition of the ‘Sagar Kavach 2024 exercise held? Answer: Coast of Andhra Pradesh,11 and 12 July 2024. Q. Where was the second edition of the ‘Sagar Kavach 2024 exercise held? Answer: Coast of Gujarat and the Union Territory of Daman & Diu,16-17 October 2024. Q. Who conducts the ‘Sagar Kavach’ exercise? Answer: Indian Coast Guard to assess India’s coastal security. Q. Where in India Prerna Stahal has been built as a memorial to Indian Army soldiers who were killed in a flash flood in October 2023? Answer: Burdang in Sikkim. It was built by the Indian Army and the Governor of Sikkim. Q. The Chungthang dam is built on which river? Answer: Teesta River in Sikkim Q. Where is the glacial South Lhonak lake situated in India? Answer: Sikkim Q. During her visit to Malawi, Michael Usi received President Droupadi Murmu at the Kamuzu International Airport. Who is Michal Usi? Answer: Vice President of Malawi Q. How many Memorandums of Understanding were signed between India and Malawi during President Droupadi Murmu's visit? Answer: Four, MoU on Arts & Culture, Youth Matters, Sports and Pharmaceutical cooperation. Q. In October 2024, President Droupadi Murmu announced that India would set up a permanent Artificial Limb Fitment Centre (Jaipur Foot). In which country will it be set up? Answer: Malawi Q. Who is the President of the African country of Malawi? Answer: Dr Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera Q. What is the capital of Malawi? Answer: Lilongwe Q. What is the currency of Malawi? Answer: Kwacha Q. Where was the 2nd edition of the Tribal art exhibition "Silent Conversation: From Margins to the Centre” held? Answer: New Delhi from 17-20 October 2024. Q. Who inaugurated the 2nd edition of the Tribal art exhibition "Silent Conversation: From Margins to the Centre? Answer: External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishanakar Q.Who organised the 2nd edition of the Tribal art exhibition "Silent Conversation: From Margins to the Centre”? Answer: National Tiger Conservation Authority, in collaboration with The Sankala Foundation, the National Human Rights Commission and the International Big Cat Alliance. Q. How many state tribal artist artwork was displayed at the 2nd edition of the Tribal art exhibition "Silent Conversation: From Margins to the Centre? Answer: 49 artists from 10 states of Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Telangana, Rajasthan, Arunachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, and Mizoram living in the 22 National Tiger reserves. Q. When did Prime Minister Narendra Modi launch the International Big Cat Alliance? Answer: 9th April 2023 in Mysuru, Karnataka. Q. Where was the 2nd Tribal art exhibition, Silent Conversation: From Margins to the Centre, held? Answer: New Delhi from 17-20 October 2024. Q. Who inaugurated the 2nd Tribal art exhibition, Silent Conversation: From Margins to the Centre? Answer: External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishanakar Q.Who organised the 2nd Tribal art exhibition, Silent Conversation: From Margins to the Centre? Answer: National Tiger Conservation Authority. Q. How many state tribal artist artwork was displayed at the 2nd edition of the Tribal art exhibition "Silent Conversation: From Margins to the Centre? Answer: 49 artists from 10 states of Telangana, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Arunachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, and Mizoram living in the 22 National Tiger reserves. Q. When did Prime Minister Narendra Modi launch the International Big Cat Alliance? Answer: 9th April 2023 in Mysuru, Karnataka. Q. Where was the Lighthouse Tourism Conclave 2024 held? Answer: Puri, Odisha, on 19 October 2024. Q. Who inaugurated the Lighthouse Tourism Conclave 2024? Answer: Shantanu Thakur, Union Minister of State for Ports, Shipping & Waterways Q. Which ministry of the government of India organises the National Lighthouse Festival? Answer: Union Minister for Ports, Shipping & Waterways Q. How many lighthouses across the country is the National Lighthouse Festival organised? Answer: 75 iconic lighthouses in 9 states and one Union territory. Q. When was the first National Lighthouse Festival held in india? Answer: September 2023. Q.Where was the 12th edition of the Joint Military Training exercise of the Indian and the Republic of Singapore Air Force held? Answer: Kalaikunda Air Force Station, West Bengal Q. India has offered which airbase of the Indian Airforce to the Republic of Singapore Air Force for training purposes? Answer: Kalaikunda Air Force Station, West Bengal Q. Where was the diamond jubilee celebration of the National Dairy Development Board held? Answer: Anand, Gujarat, on 22 October 2024. It is the head office of NDDB. Q. Who is Tribhuvandas Patel? Answer: He was the founder chairman of India’s first dairy cooperative, Kaira District Co-operative Milk Producers Union Limited. It is now famous as Amul Dairy. Q. Which state is famous for its Badri cow ghee? Answer: Uttarakhand, Badri cow is a native of the Himalayas. Q. Which state is famous for its Gir cow ghee? Answer: Gujarat. Gir cow is native to the Gir forest of Gujarat. Q. What is the meaning of the Diamond Jubilee celebration? Answer: It refers to the 60th anniversary of an organisation or an event. Q. Who was the first chairman of the National Dairy Development Board(NDDB)? Answer: Dr Vergese Kurien Q.In which year did India surpass the United States to become the largest producer of milk in the world? Answer: 1998. Q. Which state is the largest producer of milk in India? Answer: Uttar Pradesh. Q. Where was the first Namo Bharat Diwas held? Answer: New Delhi on 21 October 2024 to mark the anniversary of the opening of the Delhi Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System. Q. Who is implementing the Regional Rapid Transit System in the Delhi National Capital Region? Answer: National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) Q. Who is the owner of the National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC)? Answer: Joint venture of the central government and the state government of Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and the Union Territory of Delhi. Q. The National Capital Region Transport Corporation comes under which ministry of the government of India? Answer: Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs. Q. Who presided over the Namo Bharat Diwas event held in October 2024? Answer: Union Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs, Manohar Lal Khattar Q. What is India’s rank in the world amongst countries having the largest metro rail network? Answer: Third, after China and the United States. Q. Who won the sole medal for India at the 2024 Archery World Cup Final? Answer: Deepika Kumari won the Silver medal, she lost to Chinese Li Jiaman in the final. Q. Where was the 2024 Archery World Cup Final held? Answer: Tlaxcala, Mexico, on 19&20 October 2024. Q. Where is the headquarters of the World Archery? Answer: Lausanne, Switzerland Q. How many medals has Deepika Kumari won in the Archery World Cup Finals? Answer: Six- silver in 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015 and 2024, and bronze in 2018. Q. Who is the chairman of the Rajasthan Economic Revival Task Force, set up by the government of Rajasthan? Answer: Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma and Deputy Chief Minister Diya Kumari is the deputy chairman Q.What is the duration of the Rajasthan Economic Revival Task Force, set up by the government of Rajasthan? Answer: 31 March 2028 Q.Where was the Rising Rajasthan Tourism Meet held in October 2024? Answer: London, United Kingdom Q.The Rajasthan government will hold the Rising Rajasthan Global Investor Summit in December 2024 at which place? Answer: Jaipur, 9-11 December 2024. Q.With which company the Rajasthan government has signed a memorandum of understanding to set up a world-class sports hub in Jaipur? Answer: Royal Multisport Pvt Ltd, owner of the Rajasthan Royals cricket team Q. Where was the memorandum of understanding signed between the Rajasthan government and Royal Multisport Pvt Ltd to develop a sports hub in Jaipur? Answer: London, United Kingdom Q. How long has the Kartarpur Corridor agreement between India and Pakistan been extended? Answer: five years till 24 October 2029. Q. When was the Kartarpur Corridor agreement signed between India and Pakistan? Answer: 2019, which came into effect on 24 October 2019 and is valid for five years. Q. The Kartarpur Corridor connects which part of India with Pakistan? Answer: Dera Baba Nanak in Gurdaspur, Indian Punjab, to Gurudwara Sri Kartarpur Sahib in the Narowal district of Pakistani Punjab province. Q. Along which river is the Pakistani town of Kartarpur located? Answer: Ravi River. Q.How many times does the International Monetary Fund release the World Economic Report in a calendar year? Answer: twice, in April and October Q. According to the latest report of the International Monetary Fund, which country is expected to be the world's largest growing economy? Answer: India Q. According to the latest report of the International Monetary Fund, the Indian economy in 2025-26 is expected to grow by –?. Answer: 6.5% Q. According to the latest report of the International Monetary Fund, the Indian economy in 2024-25- is expected to grow by –?. Answer: 7 % Q. According to the International Monetary Fund the Indian economy is expected to grow during 2025-26 to 2030-31 by – percent? Answer: 6.5% Q. Who is the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund? Answer:Kristalina Georgieva Q. Where was the 6th India-Singapore Defence Ministerial Dialogue held? Answer: New Delhi on 22 October 2024 Q. Who is Dr Ng Eng Hen, who visited India recently? Answer: The Singapore Defence Minister , he co-chaired the 6th India-Singapore Defence Ministerial Dialogue meeting held in New Delhi with Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. Q. India and Singapore have agreed to extend their agreement on Joint Military Training Army for how many years? Answer: Five Years. Q. When was the first India-Singapore Defence Ministerial Dialogue held? Answer: 2016 Q. Who is the first female to be appointed as the chief financial officer of Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC)? Answer: Indian-born British citizen Pam Kaur Q. Where is the headquarters of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC)? Answer: London, United Kingdom Q. What is the tagline of the HSBC bank? Answer: The world’s local bank Q. Who is the chief executive officer of the HSBC global operations? Answer: Georges Elhedery Q. How many branches does the HSBC have in India? Answer: 26 branches in 14 cities of India. Q. From which university in India has Pam Kaur completed her graduation and earned an MBA degree? Answer: Punjabi University, Patiala Q. Who launched the 21st Livestock Census in the country? Answer: Rajiv Ranjan Singh, Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry, and Dairying, on 25 October 2024 in New Delhi. Q. What is the total outlay for the 21st Livestock Census being conducted in the country? Answer: Rs 200 crore for the period of October 2024 - February 2025. Q. Which ministry of the government of India conducts the Livestock Census? Answer: Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry, and Dairying Q. After how many years is the Livestock Census held? Answer: every five years, the first census was done in 1919-20. Q. How many species of livestock will be counted during the 21st Livestock census? Answer: 219 indigenous breeds of 16 species. Q. Which fund has been launched by the central government to strengthen the animal health infrastructure in the country? Answer: USD 25 million Pandemic Fund Project. Q.Where was the 16th Summit meeting of BRICS countries held in 2024? Answer: Kazan, Russia from 22-24 October 2024. Q. Who represented India at the 16th Summit meeting of BRICS? Answer: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Q. Who represented India at the BRICS Outreach/BRICS Plus dialogue held in Kazan, Russia? Answer: External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar. It was held on 24 October 2024 Q. How many countries have been made the partner countries of BRICS? Answer: 13 -Algeria, Uganda, Nigeria, Belarus, Turkiye, Bolivia, Cuba, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Thailand, Uzbekistan, and Vietnam. Q5. Which country will hold the 17th Summit meeting of BRICS in 2025? Answer: Brazil Q. Which countries were participating in the 16th BRICS summit in Kazan for the first time as member countries? Answer: Egypt, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Iran Q. After how many years did Prime Minister Narendra Modi hold a bilateral meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping? Answer: five years, before their meeting at the Kazan BRICS Summit meeting in 2024 they met at the BRICS Summit in Brasilia in November 2019. Q. Where is the headquarters of the BRICS? Answer: It has no permanent headquarters. Q. Where was the 31st edition of the SIMBEX 2024 exercise held between the Indian Navy and the Singapore Navy? Answer: Harbour phase (23-25 October) at Vishakhapatnam and the Sea phase in the Bay of Bengal on 28 &29 October 2024. Q. What was the earlier name of the Singapore-Indian Maritime Bilateral Exercise (SIMBEX)? Answer: Exercise Lion King in 1994 Q. Where is the headquarters of the Eastern Naval Command of the Indian Navy? Answer: Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh Q. After how many years has the Singapore-Indian Maritime Bilateral Exercise (SIMBEX) been held? Answer: Every year since 1994 Q. Who launched the 21st Livestock Census in the country? Answer: Rajiv Ranjan Singh, Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry, and Dairying, on 25 October 2024 in New Delhi. Q. What is the total outlay for the 21st Livestock Census being conducted in the country? Answer: Rs 200 crore for the period of October 2024 - February 2025. Q. Which ministry of the government of India conducts the Livestock Census? Answer: Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry, and Dairying Q. After how many years is the Livestock Census held? Answer: every five years, the first census was done in 1919-20. Q. How many species of livestock will be counted during the 21st Livestock census? Answer: 219 indigenous breeds of 16 species. Q. Which fund has been launched by the central government to strengthen the animal health infrastructure in the country? Answer: USD 25 million Pandemic Fund Project. Q.Where was the 16th Summit meeting of BRICS countries held in 2024? Answer: Kazan, Russia from 22-24 October 2024. Q. Who represented India at the 16th Summit meeting of BRICS? Answer: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Q. Who represented India at the BRICS Outreach/BRICS Plus dialogue held in Kazan, Russia? Answer: External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar. It was held on 24 October 2024 Q. How many countries have been made the partner countries of BRICS? Answer: 13 -Algeria, Uganda, Nigeria, Belarus, Turkiye, Bolivia, Cuba, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Thailand, Uzbekistan, and Vietnam. Q5. Which country will hold the 17th Summit meeting of BRICS in 2025? Answer: Brazil Q. Which countries were participating in the 16th BRICS summit in Kazan for the first time as member countries? Answer: Egypt, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Iran Q. After how many years did Prime Minister Narendra Modi hold a bilateral meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping? Answer: five years, before their meeting at the Kazan BRICS Summit meeting in 2024 they met at the BRICS Summit in Brasilia in November 2019. Q. Where is the headquarters of the BRICS? Answer: It has no permanent headquarters. Q. Where was the 31st edition of the SIMBEX 2024 exercise held between the Indian Navy and the Singapore Navy? Answer: Harbour phase (23-25 October) at Vishakhapatnam and the Sea phase in the Bay of Bengal on 28 &29 October 2024. Q. What was the earlier name of the Singapore-Indian Maritime Bilateral Exercise (SIMBEX)? Answer: Exercise Lion King in 1994 Q. Where is the headquarters of the Eastern Naval Command of the Indian Navy? Answer: Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh Q. After how many years has the Singapore-Indian Maritime Bilateral Exercise (SIMBEX) been held? Answer: Every year since 1994 Q. Who launched the 21st Livestock Census in the country? Answer: Rajiv Ranjan Singh, Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry, and Dairying, on 25 October 2024 in New Delhi. Q. What is the total outlay for the 21st Livestock Census being conducted in the country? Answer: Rs 200 crore for the period of October 2024 - February 2025. Q. Which ministry of the government of India conducts the Livestock Census? Answer: Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry, and Dairying Q. After how many years is the Livestock Census held? Answer: every five years, the first census was done in 1919-20. Q. How many species of livestock will be counted during the 21st Livestock census? Answer: 219 indigenous breeds of 16 species. Q. Which fund has been launched by the central government to strengthen the animal health infrastructure in the country? Answer: USD 25 million Pandemic Fund Project. Q.Where was the 16th Summit meeting of BRICS countries held in 2024? Answer: Kazan, Russia from 22-24 October 2024. Q. Who represented India at the 16th Summit meeting of BRICS? Answer: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Q. Who represented India at the BRICS Outreach/BRICS Plus dialogue held in Kazan, Russia? Answer: External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar. It was held on 24 October 2024 Q. How many countries have been made the partner countries of BRICS? Answer: 13 -Algeria, Uganda, Nigeria, Belarus, Turkiye, Bolivia, Cuba, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Thailand, Uzbekistan, and Vietnam. Q5. Which country will hold the 17th Summit meeting of BRICS in 2025? Answer: Brazil Q. Which countries were participating in the 16th BRICS summit in Kazan for the first time as member countries? Answer: Egypt, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Iran Q. After how many years did Prime Minister Narendra Modi hold a bilateral meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping? Answer: five years, before their meeting at the Kazan BRICS Summit meeting in 2024 they met at the BRICS Summit in Brasilia in November 2019. Q. Where is the headquarters of the BRICS? Answer: It has no permanent headquarters. Q. Where was the 31st edition of the SIMBEX 2024 exercise held between the Indian Navy and the Singapore Navy? Answer: Harbour phase (23-25 October) at Vishakhapatnam and the Sea phase in the Bay of Bengal on 28 &29 October 2024. Q. What was the earlier name of the Singapore-Indian Maritime Bilateral Exercise (SIMBEX)? Answer: Exercise Lion King in 1994 Q. Where is the headquarters of the Eastern Naval Command of the Indian Navy? Answer: Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh Q. After how many years has the Singapore-Indian Maritime Bilateral Exercise (SIMBEX) been held? Answer: Every year since 1994 Q. Who launched the 21st Livestock Census in the country? Answer: Rajiv Ranjan Singh, Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry, and Dairying, on 25 October 2024 in New Delhi. Q. What is the total outlay for the 21st Livestock Census being conducted in the country? Answer: Rs 200 crore for the period of October 2024 - February 2025. Q. Which ministry of the government of India conducts the Livestock Census? Answer: Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry, and Dairying Q. After how many years is the Livestock Census held? Answer: every five years, the first census was done in 1919-20. Q. How many species of livestock will be counted during the 21st Livestock census? Answer: 219 indigenous breeds of 16 species. Q. Which fund has been launched by the central government to strengthen the animal health infrastructure in the country? Answer: USD 25 million Pandemic Fund Project. Q.Where was the 16th Summit meeting of BRICS countries held in 2024? Answer: Kazan, Russia from 22-24 October 2024. Q. Who represented India at the 16th Summit meeting of BRICS? Answer: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Q. Who represented India at the BRICS Outreach/BRICS Plus dialogue held in Kazan, Russia? Answer: External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar. It was held on 24 October 2024 Q. How many countries have been made the partner countries of BRICS? Answer: 13 -Algeria, Uganda, Nigeria, Belarus, Turkiye, Bolivia, Cuba, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Thailand, Uzbekistan, and Vietnam. Q5. Which country will hold the 17th Summit meeting of BRICS in 2025? Answer: Brazil Q. Which countries were participating in the 16th BRICS summit in Kazan for the first time as member countries? Answer: Egypt, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Iran Q. After how many years did Prime Minister Narendra Modi hold a bilateral meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping? Answer: five years, before their meeting at the Kazan BRICS Summit meeting in 2024 they met at the BRICS Summit in Brasilia in November 2019. Q. Where is the headquarters of the BRICS? Answer: It has no permanent headquarters. Q. Where was the 31st edition of the SIMBEX 2024 exercise held between the Indian Navy and the Singapore Navy? Answer: Harbour phase (23-25 October) at Vishakhapatnam and the Sea phase in the Bay of Bengal on 28 &29 October 2024. Q. What was the earlier name of the Singapore-Indian Maritime Bilateral Exercise (SIMBEX)? Answer: Exercise Lion King in 1994 Q. Where is the headquarters of the Eastern Naval Command of the Indian Navy? Answer: Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh Q. After how many years has the Singapore-Indian Maritime Bilateral Exercise (SIMBEX) been held? Answer: Every year since 1994