1. Which country named Cyclone Fengal that recently hit eastern coast of India?
[A] Iran
[B] Kuwait
[C] Saudi Arabia
[D] Myanmar
2. Exercise HARIMAU SHAKTI recently conducted between India and which country?
[A] Australia
[B] Japan
[C] Malaysia
[D] Singapore
3. Urban Infrastructure Development Fund is managed by which institution?
[A] Reserve Bank of India
[B] National Housing Bank
[C] State Bank of India
[D] Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
4. Which international organization recently declared West Bengal a top destination for heritage tourism?
[A] World Bank
[B] United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
[C] United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
[D] International Air Transport Association (IATA)
5. Indian Navy Day is observed annually on which day?
[A] December 2
[B] December 3
[C] December 4
[D] December 5
6. Adhai Din ka Jhonpra, which was seen in the news, is located in which state/UT?
[A] New Delhi
[B] Rajasthan
[C] Madhya Pradesh
[D] Jammu and Kashmir
7. Which ministry has launched the Ayush Oushadhi Gunvatta evam Uttpadan Samvardhan Yojana?
[A] Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
[B] Ministry of Ayush
[C] Ministry of Science and Technology
[D] Ministry of Commerce and Industry
8. Tikhir Tribe is primarily found in which state?
[A] Assam
[B] Manipur
[C] Mizoram
[D] Nagaland
9. The All India Home Price Index (HPI) is released by which institution?
[A] National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)
[B] Ministry of Finance
[C] Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
[D] State Bank of India (SBI)
10. Which country has been chosen to Chair the 68th Session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND)?
[A] China
[B] Russia
[C] India
[D] Australia
11. Which organization was officially recognized as an awarding body by NCVET in the space sector?
[A] Antrix Corporation
[B] Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Center (IN-SPACe)
[C] Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)
[D] Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre
12. Which Indian player has secured a bronze medal in eFootball at the 2024 Asian Esports Games in
Bangkok?
[A] Saurabh Singh
[B] Pavan Kampelli
[C] Vipul Vikram
[D] Bodi Parmar
13. Which ministry has launched the Ayush Oushadhi Gunvatta evam Uttpadan Samvardhan Yojana?
[A] Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
[B] Ministry of Ayush
[C] Ministry of Science and Technology
[D] Ministry of Commerce and Industry
14. Which paramilitary force has the highest representation of women among the Central Armed Police
Forces (CAPFs)?
[A] Border Security Force (BSF)
[B] Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)
[C] Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)
[D] Assam Rifles (AR)
15. SHe-Box Portal is developed by which ministry?
[A] Ministry of Women and Child Development
[B] Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
[C] Ministry of Home Affairs
[D] Ministry of Urban Development
16. Which city has become the first in India to fully implemented all the three new criminal laws?
[A] New Delhi
[B] Chandigarh
[C] Bhopal
[D] Patna
17. Which institution has developed the “Rangeen Machhli” app under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada
Yojana (PMMSY)?
[A] Central Institute of Fisheries Education (CIFE)
[B] ICAR-Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture (CIFA)
[C] ICAR-Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture (CIBA)
[D] ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI)
18. Which institution has launched MuleHunter.AI to help financial institutions detect mule bank accounts?
[A] Indian Institute of Finance (IIF)
[B] Department of Economic Affairs
[C] Economic Council of India (ECI)
[D] Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
19. What type of disease is Crohn’s disease, that was recently seen in news?
[A] Inflammatory Bowel Disease
[B] Cardiovascular Disease
[C] Respiratory Disease
[D] Neurological Disorder
20. The Bihar government has recently organised the ‘Makhana Mahotsav’ in which city?
[A] Hyderabad
[B] Bengaluru
[C] Kolkata
[D] Chennai
21. Which day is observed as International Mountain Day every year?
[A] December 9
[B] December 10
[C] December 11
[D] December 12
22. Which organization recently released the report titled “Global Spending on Health: Emerging from the
Pandemic”?
[A] World Food Programme (WFP)
[B] United Nations Population Fund (UNFP)
[C] World Bank
[D] World Health Organization (WHO)
23. Which ministry organized the India Maritime Heritage Conclave 2024 (IMHC 2024)?
[A] Ministry of Tourism
[B] Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
[C] Ministry of Defence
[D] Ministry of Urban Development
24. As per National Family Health Survey-5 (2019-21), what is the total fertility rate of India?
[A] 1.5
[B] 2.2
[C] 2.0
[D] 1.8
25. Who chaired India’s fourth ‘National Conference of Chief Secretaries’ in 2024?
[A] Defence Minister of India
[B] Home Minister of India
[C] Prime Minister of India
[D] President of India
26. What is the name of the distant galaxy discovered by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope?
[A] Firefly Sparkle
[B] Cosmic Glimmer
[C] Starburst Jewel
[D] None of the Above
27. Durgadi Fort, which was seen in the news, is located in which state?
[A] Maharashtra
[B] Rajasthan
[C] Andhra Pradesh
[D] Karnataka
28. Sultanpur National Park is located in which state?
[A] Karnataka
[B] Haryana
[C] Uttar Pradesh
[D] Gujarat
29. India’s first diabetes biobank has been established in which city?
[A] Chennai
[B] Mumbai
[C] Kolkata
[D] Hyderabad
30. Mikheil Kavelashvili was elected as the new President of which country?
[A] Estonia
[B] Georgia
[C] Bulgaria
[D] Croatia
31. Who has been awarded the 34th Vyas Samman 2024?
[A] Amrita Pritam
[B] Suryabala
[C] Anita Nair
[D] Anjali Sinha
32. India’s first analog space mission, named Hab-1, was tested in which state/UT?
[A] Lakshadweep
[B] Ladakh
[C] Sikkim
[D] Arunachal Pradesh
33. Which country has developed an mRNA vaccine for cancer patients?
[A] Australia
[B] France
[C] Russia
[D] India
34. Gandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary is located in which state?
[A] Assam
[B] Uttar Pradesh
[C] Telangana
[D] Madhya Pradesh
35. Which was the top recipient country for remittances in 2024?
[A] China
[B] Egypt
[C] India
[D] Mexico
36. What is the name of the campaign launched during the 4th Good Governance Week 2024?
[A] Satarkta ki Ore
[B] Prashasan Gaon Ki Ore
[C] Special Campaign 4.0
[D] National Digital Literacy Campaign
37. What is the Jetson Orin Nano Super introduced by Nvidia company?
[A] Smartphone
[B] Cloud storage service
[C] AI supercomputer
[D] None of the Above
38. Who has been honoured with “National Tansen Samman” for the year 2023?
[A] Kaivalya Kumar Gurav
[B] T. V. Gopalakrishnan
[C] Pandit Swapan Choudhary
[D] Sangmeshwar Gurav
39. Which country has eradicated the invasive species “Northern giant hornet”?
[A] United States
[B] France
[C] India
[D] China
40. Panama Canal, which was seen in the news, connects which two water bodies?
[A] Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean
[B] Red Sea and Black Sea
[C] Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean
[D] Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea
41. The terms Superposition and entanglement, sometimes seen in the news, are related to which field?
[A] Quantum Mechanics
[B] Space technology
[C] Artificial Intelligence
[D] Climatology
42. Maia Sandu was recently sworn in as the president of which country?
[A] Finland
[B] Moldova
[C] Sweden
[D] Norway
43. Ocean Anoxic Event 1a (OAE 1a), that was recently seen in news, occurred during which period?
[A] Jurassic
[B] Triassic
[C] Permian
[D] Cretaceous
44. Which country declared the end of the Marburg virus disease (MVD) outbreak in December 2024?
[A] Tanzania
[B] Rwanda
[C] Algeria
[D] Uganda
45. Which institution has launched India’s first Undergraduate Minor Program in Quantum Technologies?
[A] Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences
[B] All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)
[C] Indian Institute of Science (IISc)
[D] Department of Science and Technology
46. What is the name of scheme launched by Karnataka government to provide free bus travel for women?
[A] Nari Shakti Yojana
[B] Shakti Scheme
[C] Mahila Mobility Plan
[D] Women Empowerment Travel Initiative
47. Kaveri Engine was developed by which organization?
[A] Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
[B] Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)
[C] Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)
[D] Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL)
48. Which country recently passed the “Online Safety Amendment (Social Media Minimum Age) Bill
2024”?
[A] Australia
[B] India
[C] France
[D] Bangladesh
49. Arittapatti village, which was seen in news, is the first Biodiversity Heritage Site of which state?
[A] Tamil Nadu
[B] Kerala
[C] Maharashtra
[D] Karnataka
50. Which institute has developed a remote compost monitoring solution to enhance sustainable agriculture
and reduce urban waste?
[A] IIIT Bangalore
[B] IIT Kanpur
[C] IIIT Delhi
[D] IIT Madras
