Houthi rebels, that were making news recently, originate from which

country?

[A]Syria
[B] Oman
[C] Yemen
[D] Palestine
ANSWER- C
In December, 2023, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) extended the
deadline for implementation of Instructions regarding Penal
Charges in Loan Accounts to:

[A] 1st April 2024

[B] 1st May 2024
[C] 1st February 2024
[D] 1st March 2024
ANSWER- A
When is the ‘World Braille Day’ observed every
year?

[A] January 1
[B] January 2
[C] January 4
[D] January 6
ANSWER- C
Who has been recently appointed as the new Chief of Materiel of
the Indian Navy?

[A] Vice Admiral Sandeep Naithani

[B] Vice Admiral Kiran Deshmukh
[C] Vice Admiral S. R. Sarma
[D] Vice Admiral G. S. Pabby
ANSWER- B
The Kharsawan Massacre, that was recently in news, happened in
which current state?

[A] Odisha
[B] Jharkhand
[C] Bihar
[D] Madhya Pradesh
ANSWER- B
Recently, which oceanographic research vessel of the Indian
Navy has embarked on the Sagar Maitri Mission-4 to Oman?

[A] INS Makar

[B] INS Sandhayak
[C] INS Sagardhwani
[D] INS Dhruv
ANSWER- C
What is the name of China’s cutting-edge ocean drilling vessel
designed to penetrate the Earth’s crust and reach the mantle for the
first time in human history?

[A] Mengxiang
[B] Tianqi
[C] Shuijing
[D] Yueliang
ANSWER- A
Which state has consistently ranked first in recording entries on
the Inter-Operable Criminal Justice System (ICJS) platform?

[A] Tamil Nadu

[B] Rajasthan
[C] Uttar Pradesh
[D] Madhya Pradesh
ANSWER- C
Joint military exercise 'Desert Cyclone' is conducted between India
and which country?

[A] Mongolia
[B] Qatar
[C] United Arab Emirates
[D] Bahrain
ANSWER- C
Who has been appointed as the new Chairman and Managing
Director of Power Grid Corporation?

[A] Ajay Mohan

[B] Ravindra Kumar Tyagi
[C] Rahul Upadhyay
[D] Srikanth Kandikuppa
ANSWER- B
Who has been made the special envoy for peace in Afghanistan by
the United Nations Security Council?

[A] Narendra Modi

[B] Hamid Karzai
[C] Joe Biden
[D] S Jaishankar
ANSWER- B
Which city is being developed as India's first 'AI City’?

[A] Lucknow
[B] Jaipur
[C] Chennai
[D] Kolkata
ANSWER- A
Which 16-year old recently won the Darts World
Championship?

[A] Luke Littler

[B] Luke Humphries
[C] Simon Wright
[D] Matty Short
ANSWER- B
Who has been recently elected as the presiding officer of the Rajasthan
Legislative Assembly?

[A] Sachin Pilot

[B] Bhajan Lal Sharma
[C] Kalicharan Saraf
[D] Vasudev Devnani
ANSWER- D
Which sport is being introduced in the 2024 Khelo India Youth
Games for the first time?

[A] Squash
[B] Canoeing
[C] Kayaking
[D] Canoe Slalom
 ANSWER- A
[The 6th Khelo India Youth Games will be held
from 19 to 31 January 2024 in Tamil Nadu. It will
be organised in Chennai, Trichy, Madurai and
Coimbatore. For the first time, Squash will be
included in these games.]
Which Indian ministry is responsible for administering the FAME
India Scheme?

[A] Ministry of Finance

[B] Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
[C] Ministry of AYUSH
[D] Ministry of Heavy Industries
 ANSWER- D
the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid &)
Electric Vehicles in India (FAME India) Scheme
Union government is planning to revive tax remission benefits
on export of which item, that was placed in the ‘restricted’
category in mid-2022?

[A] Sugar
[B] Rice
[C] Milk products
[D] None of these
ANSWER- A
Who has been appointed as the Chairman of the 16th Finance
Commission by the Central Government?

[A] Arvind Panagariya

[B] Shaktikanta Das
[C] Raghuram Rajan
[D] Alok Gandhi
ANSWER- A
Joint military exercise 'Desert Cyclone' is conducted between India
and which country?

[A] Mongolia
[B] Qatar
[C] UAE
[D] Bahrain
ANSWER- C
India has started its tenure as a member of the United Nations
Statistical Commission for how many years?

[A] 2
[B] 4
[C] 5
[D] 6
ANSWER- B
Which country is not a member of Organization of the Petroleum
Exporting Countries (OPEC)?

[A] Congo
[B] Gabon
[C] Nigeria
[D] Qatar
 ANSWER- D

[ Qatar was once a member of OPEC but decided to leave the organization. The country announced its
decision to withdraw from OPEC effective January 2019. This decision was made to focus more on its
natural gas production, for which Qatar is one of the world’s leading producers. ]
Who has been made the special envoy for peace in Afghanistan by the United
Nations Security Council?

[A] Narendra Modi

[B] Hamid Karzai
[C] Joe Biden
[D] S Jaishankar
ANSWER- B
Approximately, what percent of worldwide trade passes through the
Suez Canal that has been recently disrupted by attacks in the Red
Sea?

[A] 5%
[B] 12%
[C] 17%
[D] 22%
ANSWER- B
Which University has won the Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy
2023?

[A] Gautam Buddha University

[B] Guru Nanak Dev University
[C] Delhi University
[D] Jawahar Lal Nehru University
ANSWER- B
In which city of UP did Defense Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurate
the first Sainik School for girls?

[A] Varanasi
[B] Lucknow
[C] Mathura
[D] Moradabad
ANSWER- C
Who has been elected the Speaker of Chhattisgarh State
Assembly?

[A] Bhupesh Bhagel

[B] Raman Singh
[C] Shatrughan Sinha
[D] Ashok Gehlot
ANSWER- B
How many crore rupees have been allocated for PM Vishwakarma
Yojana?

[A] 9,000 crores

[B] 10,000 crores
[C] 12,000 crores
[D] 13,000 crores
ANSWER- D
What is the name of the carbon tax that UK plans to implement from
2027 on imports of materials like steel and aluminum?

[A] Carbon Border Tax (CBT)

[B] Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM)
[C] Global Emissions Import Levy (GEIL)
[D] Cross-Border Carbon Surcharge (CBCS)
ANSWER- A
Whose forthcoming memoir is titled ‘Four Stars of Destiny’?

[A] Admiral Karambir Singh

[B] Air Chief Marshal R K S Bhadauria
[C] General M M Naravane
[D] Lieutenant General Rajendra Singh
ANSWER- C
Recently, Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) was making
news for undertaking minimum support price operations for
cotton in India. Where are headquarters of Cotton
Corporation of India (CCI)?

[A] New Delhi

[B] Bhopal
[C] Mumbai
[D] Surat
ANSWER- C
Recently, scientists identified hydrogen cyanide, a vital molecule for
the formation of life, on Enceladus, a moon of:

[A] Jupiter
[B] Saturn
[C] Mars
[D] Venus
ANSWER- B
In which city did PM Modi inaugurate the world's largest
meditation center?

[A] Patna
[B] Varanasi
[C] Lucknow
[D] Ahmedabad
ANSWER- B
How many corridors are being developed under the
National Industrial Corridor Development Programme
(NICP)?

[A] 12
[B] 11
[C] 8
[D] 15
ANSWER- B
Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure (RATS), that was recently in
news, is related to which international organization?

[A] United Nations (UN)

[B] Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)
[C] North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
[D] Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
ANSWER- B
Who is the new President of Argentina, that recently announced
stern economic measures like 50% devaluation of the Argentine
peso?

[A] Javier Milei

[B] Sergio Massa
[C] Patricia Bullrich
[D] Juan Schiaretti
ANSWER- A
In context with India-Vietnam relations, what is VINBAX,
that was recently in news?

[A] Bilateral Military Exercise

[B] Cultural Exchange Programme
[C] Economic Cooperation Agreement
[D] Scientific Research Collaboration
ANSWER- A
Which country recently hosted Global Partnership on Artificial
Intelligence?

[A] Japan
[B] India
[C] France
[D] China
ANSWER- B
The term “Wakayama Soryu” that was recently in news,
denotes __:

[A] An asteroid
[B] A fossil
[C] An art work
[D] A tradition
 ANSWER- B

[The apex predator mosasaur fossil discovered in Japan’s Wakayama Prefecture has been named
‘Wakayama Soryu’ which means Blue Dragon. ]
Fast Attack Craft 'INS Tarmugli' was commissioned at which Naval
Dockyard?

[A] Visakhapatnam Dockyard

[B] Cochin Shipyard Limited
[C] Hindustan Shipyard
[D] Goa Shipyard Limited
ANSWER- A
Who won the title of Miss India USA 2023?

[A] Ayushi Kapoor

[B] Rijul Maini
[C] Kirti Kamra
[D] Saloni Rammohan
ANSWER- B
Who has been named as the United World Wrestling Rising Star
of the Year 2023?

[A] Sakshi Malik

[B] Nisha Dahiya
[C] Geetika Jakhar
[D] Antim Panghal
ANSWER- D
Which TMC MP was suspended from Rajya Sabha for the remaining
period of the winter session of Parliament?

[A] Nusrat Jahan Roohi

[B] Derek O'Brien
[C] Mahua Moitra
[D] Prasun Banerjee
ANSWER- A
How many million US dollars will IMF provide to Sri Lanka to
improve its economy?

[A] 100 million

[B] 248 million
[C] 337 million
[D] 510 million
ANSWER- C
‘APAAR’, which was seen in the news, is a registry associated
with which field?

[A] Business
[B] Academics
[C] Sports
[D] Finance
ANSWER- B
What is the name of world’s first robot CEO?

[A] Tina
[B] Mika
[C] Yo-yo
[D] Harry
ANSWER- B
Which Indian company partnered with US-based Archer
Aviation for all-electric air taxi service?

[A] Air India

[B] InterGlobe Enterprises
[C] Spice Jet
[D] Pixxel
ANSWER- B
Who is the treasurer of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth
Trust overseeing Ram temple preparations?

[A] Mahant Nrityagopal Das

[B] Govind Devagiri
[C] Champat Rai
[D] Nripendra Mishra
ANSWER- B
Recently, the Anand Marriage Act has been implemented in
Jammu & Kashmir. This act gives statutory recognition to__:

[A] Intercaste Marriage

[B] Interfaith Marriage
[C] Sikh Marriage and Wedding rituals
[D] Hindu Marriage and Rituals
ANSWER- C
Who has become the first woman medical officer to be posted at the
'operational post' of Siachen Glacier?

[A] Fatima Wasim

[B] Shiva Chauhan
[C] Geetika Kaur
[D] Avani Chaturvedi
ANSWER- A
Which is the first country in the world to be officially
validated by WHO for eliminating kala azar as a public
health problem?

[A] India
[B] Indonesia
[C] USA
[D] Bangladesh
ANSWER- D
 Indian Navy has signed an agreement with which IIT for joint
research and development?

[A] IIT Kanpur

[B] IIT Delhi
[C] IIT Mumbai
[D] IIT Madras
ANSWER- A
 With whom has the Government of India signed a loan agreement
for the Delhi-Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System Corridor?

[A] New Development Bank

[B] World Bank
[C] Asian Development Bank
[D] None of these
ANSWER- C
Which team bought Mitchell Starc, who became the most expensive
player in IPL history?

[A] Kolkata Knight Riders

[B] Delhi Capitals
[C] Mumbai Indians
[D] Chennai Super Kings
ANSWER- A
Which of the following points is/are "correct" with respect to the
Report onTrend and Progress of Banking in India (2022-2023)
released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in December 2023?

A) The remuneration of Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer(CEO) of SFBs
was 28.4 times the average employee pay in 2022.
B) The RBI revealed that grievances related to loans and advances, deposits increased
exponentially to 60%, 70% respectively at the Reserve Bank of Ombudsman.
C) The total number of Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) in India increased by 3.5% in
FY22.

[A] Only A
[B] Only A & B
[C] Only B & C
[D] Only A & C
ANSWER- C
Dean Elgar, who recently announced his retirement from
International Cricket, is the former captain of which team?

[A] Australia
[B] South Africa
[C] England
[D] New Zealand
ANSWER- B
Which Company has recently in Dec’23 signed an MoU with the Flipkart
India Private Limited to reduce carbon footprint?

[A] Mahanagar Gas Limited

[B] GAIL Gas Limited
[C] Indraprastha Gas Limited
[D] Adani total gas limited
ANSWER- D
Name the Stealth Guided Missile Destroyer that was recently
(in Dec’23) commissioned by the Indian Navy (IN) in Mumbai,
Maharashtra.

[A] INS Imphal

[B] INS Arihant
[C] INS Kolkata
[D] INS Talwar
ANSWER- A
When was the United Nations (UN) International Day of Epidemic
Preparedness 2023 observed across the globe?

[A] 25th December 2023

[B] 27th December 2023
[C] 26th December 2023
[D] 23rd December 2023
ANSWER- B
Which UN Treaty is otherwise called as ‘Bonn Convention’?

[A] Convention on Climate Change

[B] Convention on Migratory Species
[C] Convention on Endangered Animals
[D] Convention on Carbon Emmissions
ANSWER- B
According to "India's Crypto Portfolio 2023" report released by
CoinSwitch in December 2023, which Indian city has topped
India's crypto adoption (measured in terms of value invested) in
2023?

1) Pune, Maharashtra
2) Hyderabad, Telangana
3) New Delhi, Delhi
4) Bengaluru, Karnataka
ANSWER- C
NASA’s Curiosity rover was launched to study which celestial body?

[A] Sun
[B] Mercury
[C] Jupiter
[D] Mars
ANSWER- D
When is the ‘International Day for Biosphere Reserves’?

[A] November 1
[B] November 3
[C] November 5
[D] November 7
ANSWER- B
Which Indian state bagged the Global Responsible Tourism Award 2023?

[A] Kerala
[B] Assam
[C] Goa
[D] Uttarakhand
ANSWER- A
Which country is funding India’s ‘Hunger Project’ and promote food security in
Uttarakhand?

[A] France
[B] UK
[C] Canada
[D] Norway
ANSWER- D
Which country is the host of World Telecommunication Standardisation Assembly
(WTSA) 2024?

[A] India
[B] China
[C] Bangladesh
[D] Saudi Arabia
ANSWER- A
As per a new study, which species has their head all over its body?

[A] Octopus
[B] Star Fish
[C] Jelly fish
[D] Mambas
ANSWER- B
Which institution released the ‘2023 Adaptation Gap Report’?

[A] World Bank

[B] UNEP
[C] IMF
[D] WEF
ANSWER- B
Which Indian city has been added to the ‘UNESCO Creative Cities Network’, in
Literature’ category?

[A] Madurai
[B] Kozhikode
[C] Mysuru
[D] Kurnool
ANSWER- B