50 Current Affairs 2024 MCQs – Competitive Exams | Part 1

1. Recently, scientists at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have successfully created superheavy element 116. It is also known as ________.

A) Nihonium
B) Livermorium
C) Moscovium
D) Oganesson

2. Recently, Union Minister for Education Dharmendra Pradhan has launched National Apprenticeship and Training Scheme 2.0 Portal. This portal has been developed by Ministry of Education with support of which of the following organisation?

A) University Grants Commission (UGC)
B) National Council for Teacher Education
C) All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)
D) National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT)

3. Recently, who among the following has become the world’s youngest and fastest female para swimmer to swim solo across the English Channel successfully?

A) Shivani Kataria
B) Jiya Rai
C) Poorva Shetye
D) Syamala Goli

4. Recently, Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) has launched an initiative to provide access to national and international research papers and scientific journals to thousands of scientists, engineers, and young students across the country. What is the name of this initiative?

A) One District One Subscription (ODOS)
B) One Village One Subscription (OVOS)
C) One DAY One Subscriber (ODOS)
D) One DAE One Subscription (ODOS)

5. Recently, Ideas4LiFE portal has been launched for inviting ideas related to products and services for inducing behavioral changes related to environment-friendly lifestyles. This portal is developed by Ministry for Environment, Forest and Climate Change in collaboration with ________.

A) Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
B) United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
C) United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
D) UNICEF YuWaah

6. Recently, which of the following organization and Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology (GBPUAT) has signed an MoU to facilitate the development of first of its kind ‘Standardized Agriculture Demonstration Farm’ (SADF) in India?

A) Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)
B) International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
C) Quality Council of India (QCI)
D) Engineering Export Promotion Council of India

7. Recently, which of the following organization has been honored with GEEF Global WaterTech Award in the category ‘Water Department of the Year’ at the Global Water Tech Summit – 2024?

A) Delhi Jal Board
B) National Water Informatics Centre
C) Central Water Commission (CWC)
D) Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA)

8. Recently, which of the following companies has become the fourth unicorn of calendar year 2024?

A) Moneyview
B) Leap
C) Meru
D) Rapido

9. Recently, Union Minister for Education Dharmendra Pradhan has launched National Apprenticeship and Training Scheme 2.0 Portal. This portal has been developed by Ministry of Education with support of which of the following organisation?

A) University Grants Commission (UGC)
B) National Council for Teacher Education
C) All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)
D) National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT)

10. Recently, which of the following companies has launched ‘Suvidha Software Version 1.0’, a cutting-edge tool designed to enhance training protocols and ensure consistency across all its platforms?

A) Indian Navy
B) Indian Coast Guard
C) Indian Army
D) Indian Air Force

11. Recently, who among the following has been elected as the President of the UN’s Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) for the year (2024-2025)?

A) Paula Narváez
B) Collen Vixen Kelapile
C) Munir Akram
D) Robert Keith Rae

12. Recently, which of the following countries has unveiled world’s first stamp depicting Lord Ram Lalla of Ayodhya?

A) Vietnam
B) Singapore
C) Laos
D) Cambodia

13. Recently, Union Civil Aviation Minister Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu has introduced the Bharatiya Vayuyan Vidheyak 2024 in Lok Sabha. It will replace which of the following act?

A) Airport Authority of India Act, 2003
B) Aircraft Act, 1934
C) Airport Authority of India Act, 1994
D) Carriage by Air (Amendment) Act, 2009

14. Recently, _________ has launched Electronic Services e-Health Assistance and Tele-consultation (E-SeHAT) module to provide health care services through safe and structured video based clinical consultations.

A) Indian Army
B) All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)
C) Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR)
D) Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)

15. Recently, which of the following countries has been elected as the Vice Chair of Supply Chain Council under Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF)?

A) United States of America (USA)
B) India
C) South Korea
D) Japan

16. Recently, which of the following companies has received a Letter of Intent (LOI) from Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) for setting up the 2×800 MW Koderma Phase-II Thermal Power Station in Koderma district, Jharkhand?

A) NHPC Ltd
B) REC Limited
C) Coal India Limited (CIL)
D) Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL)

17. Recently, which of the following tiger reserves has installed a wind turbine (first of its kind) to power real-time monitoring cameras and Wi-Fi connectivity within its forest?

A) Sariska Tiger Reserve
B) Valmiki Tiger Reserve
C) Periyar Tiger Reserve
D) Mudumalai Tiger Reserve

18. As per recent information, which of the following countries is set to host 2025 men’s Asia Cup in T20 format?

A) Sri Lanka
B) India
C) Bangladesh
D) Pakistan

19. Recently, Penguin Random House India has published a book titled “Jamsetji Tata: Powerful Learnings for Corporate Success”. Who among the following has co-authored this book?

A) Kewal Dheer and Natarajan Chandrasekaran
B) R Gopalakrishnan and Harish Bhat
C) Mukul Deva and R Gopalakrishnan
D) Harish Bhat and Amit Chaudhuri

20. Recently, India has joined forces with which of the following countries to develop the National Maritime Heritage Complex (NMHC) in Lothal, Gujarat?

A) Thailand
B) Cambodia
C) Vietnam
D) Laos

21. As per recent information shared by National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), which of the following companies has potentially compromised by a ransomware attack?

A) Infosys Ltd
B) C-Edge Technologies Ltd
C) Tata Consultancy Services
D) Wipro Ltd

22. Recently, which of the following ministries and World Health Organization (WHO) has signed a Donor Agreement which outlines the financial terms for implementing the activities of the WHO Global Traditional Medicine Centre (GTMC) in Jamnagar, Gujarat?

A) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
B) Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
C) Ministry of Women and Child Development
D) Ministry of Ayush

23. As per World Trade Organisation (WTO) Trade Statistics 2023, only three countries among the top ten – Brazil, European Union (EU), and Thailand has increased their agricultural exports in 2023. India has been ranked as world’s__________ largest exporter of agricultural products in 2023.

A) Fourth
B) Fifth
C) Eighth
D) Seventh

24. Recently, which of the following organization has committed a $200 million (approximately Rs 1,700 crore) loan to improve solid waste management and sanitation in 100 cities across 8 states in India?

A) World Bank
B) Asian Development Bank (ADB)
C) International Monetary Fund (IMF)
D) European Investment Bank (EIB)

25. Recently, which of the following cities has introduced the India's first urban ropeway network to tackle traffic congestion?

A) Ooty
B) Nainital
C) Shimla
D) Darjeeling

26. Recently, who among the following has been appointed as the chairperson of Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)?

A) Preeti Sudan
B) Yaga Venugopal Reddy
C) Suman Bery
D) Anish Dayal

27. Recently, scientists at which of the following institutes have developed a new genome-editing system that is better and more accurate than current CRISPR technologies?

A) CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute (CDRI)
B) CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology (IICB)
C) CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (IGIB)
D) CSIR-Central Electro Chemical Research Institute (CECRI)

28. As per the recent information, India will host its first multinational air exercise, ‘Tarang Shakti 2024’, in which of the following states/UTs?

A) Ladakh and Rajasthan
B) Uttarakhand and Kerala
C) Tamil Nadu and Rajasthan
D) Sikkim and Odisha

29. Who among the following recently became the first woman to assume the office of Director General Medical Services (Army)?

A) Lt Gen Kavita Sahai
B) Lt Gen Sadhna Saxena Nair
C) Major General Neeta Verma
D) Major General Madhuri Kanitkar

30. Who among the following has authored the recently released book ‘Call of the Gir’?

A) Raj Kumar Singh
B) Shardaben Patel
C) Parimal Nathwani
D) P. V. Midhun Reddy

31. Recently, Government has introduced the Disaster Management (Amendment) Bill 2024 in the Lok Sabha. The bill seeks to amend which of the following acts?

A) Emergency Management Act, 2003
B) Disaster Management Act, 2002
C) Disaster Management Act, 2005
D) National Institute of Disaster Management Regulations, 2006

32. Recently, Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved the development of 8 important National High Speed Corridor projects with a length of 936 km at a cost of _________ across the country.

A) Rs. 30,235 crore
B) Rs. 50,655 crore
C) Rs. 80,568 crore
D) Rs. 70,305 crore

33. Recently, who among the following has been elected as the President of the UN’s Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) for the year (2024-2025)?

A) Paula Narváez
B) Collen Vixen Kelapile
C) Munir Akram
D) Robert Keith Rae

34. Recently, which of the following Indian city has been awarded the prestigious Certificate of World Craft City by the World Crafts Council International?

A) Shimla
B) Srinagar
C) Nainital
D) Mussoorie

35. Recently, a report titled “The State of the World's Mangroves 2024” was released by the Global Mangrove Alliance (GMA). Which country alone accounts for 21% of the world’s mangroves, as mentioned in the report?

A) Brazil
B) Australia
C) Indonesia
D) India

36. Recently, who among the following has assumed the role of 22nd Director General of the Assam Rifles, also known as the “Sentinels of the North-East”?

A) Lieutenant General Anil Chauhan
B) Lieutenant General Manoj Pande
C) Lieutenant General Vikas Lakhera
D) Lieutenant General Yogesh Kumar Joshi

37. Recently, Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has announced plans to develop which of the following as the “fourth city” in the capital region after Hyderabad, Secunderabad and Cyberabad?

A) Karimnagar
B) Mucherla
C) Nizamabad
D) Warangal

38. Recently, which of the following Indian institutes has conferred Sundar Pichai with an honorary Doctor of Science (Honoris Causa), a recognition of his exceptional contributions to the field of technology?

A) Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay)
B) Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi)
C) Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT Kharagpur)
D) Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT Kanpur)

39. Recently, which of the following institutes has been granted Special Consultative Status by the United Nations Economic and Social Council (UN ECOSOC)?

A) Netaji Subhash University of Technology, New Delhi
B) Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, Noida
C) Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT), Odisha
D) JIS College of Engineering, Kalyani, West Bengal

40. Recently, which of the following companies has launched a new app, ‘District’, to expand its services beyond its core food delivery and quick commerce business?

A) Swiggy
B) Foodpanda
C) Zomato
D) Uber Eats

41. Recently, Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved the proposed amalgamation of Mangalore Chemicals & Fertilizers with which of the following companies?

A) Shiva Fertilizers Limited
B) Gujarat State Fertilizers Limited
C) Chambal Fertilizers and Chemicals Ltd
D) Paradeep Phosphates Limited

42. Recently, how many additional commodities have been included under Price Monitoring by the Department of Consumer Affairs?

A) 18
B) 22
C) 16
D) 13

43. Total commodities monitored

At present, the price is monitored for 22 essential commodities (Rice, Wheat, Atta, Gram Dal, Tur (Arhar) Dal, Urad Dal, Moong Dal, Masur Dal, Sugar, Gur, Groundnut Oil, Mustard Oil, Vanaspati, Sunflower Oil, Soya Oil, Palm Oil, Tea, Milk, Potato, Onion, Tomato, and Salt).

The newly added 16 items included are Bajra, Jowar, Ragi, Suji (wheat), Maida (wheat), Besan, Ghee, Butter, Brinjal, Egg, Black Pepper, Coriander, Cumin seed, Red chillies, Turmeric powder, and Banana.

The 38 commodities constitute close to 31% of the total CPI weights as against 26.5% of CPI weights captured by the 22 commodities.

44. As per recent information, Government of India and which of the following organisations have signed an agreement for construction of Green National Highway Corridors Project (GNHCP) in an aggregate length of 781 km for four states of India?

A) European Central Bank (ECB)
B) World Bank
C) International Monetary Fund (IMF)
D) Asian Development Bank (ADB)

45. Which of the following state has recently launched Mukhyamantri Maiyaan Samman Yojana to provide financial assistance of Rs 1000 per month to eligible women in the state?

A) Odisha
B) Uttar Pradesh
C) Haryana
D) Jharkhand

46. Recently, how many student welfare schemes did the Andhra Pradesh (AP) Education Department has renamed which were previously named after former Chief Minister (CM) of AP, Yeduguri Sandinti (YS) Jagan Mohan Reddy?

A) Two
B) Five
C) Six
D) Eight

47. Recently, which of the following states/UTs has become the first in the country to establish a 100% e-office system for its state government?

A. Gujarat
B. Odisha
C. Uttar Pradesh
D. Andhra Pradesh

48. Recently, Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) has conducted a demonstration and trial of Kamaz-53949 Typhoon-K vehicle. This vehicle is developed by which of the following companies?

A) Lada
B) Remdiesel
C) Moskvitch
D) Scania AB

49. Recently, which of the following countries has planned to build the world’s 1st Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) that will be fuelled by liquid fuel based on molten thorium salt?

A) Russia
B) China
C) Canada
D) Japan

50. Recently, which of the following countries has ratified the 1972 Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage?

A) Palau
B) Tuvalu
C) Nauru
D) Kiribati