1. Recently, which of the following countries has secured the highest digital well-being score for the third consecutive year, reflecting strong parental engagement and support networks as per the third edition of Digital Well-Being Index released by Snap Inc?
A. China
B. India
C. USA
D. UAE
Answer: B
2. Recently, which state government has launched “G-SAFAL” to enhance the livelihood of underprivileged families, empower women, and promote economic self-sufficiency?
A. Gujarat
B. Punjab
C. Maharashtra
D. Haryana
Answer: A
3. Recently, which country has launched a new sovereign wealth fund “Daya Anagata Nusantara, or Danantara” to manage state assets worth more than $900 billion?
A. Nepal
B. Indonesia
C. Bhutan
D. Sri Lanka
Answer: B
4. Which company has received the CDSCO license for lumpy skin disease vaccine ‘Biohumpriwand'?
A. Bharat Biotech
B. Biocon
C. Hester Biosciences
D. Serum Institute
Answer: C
5. Where was the Indian Army’s military exercise “Jal-Thal-Raksha 2025” held?
A. Rajasthan
B. Gujarat
C. Himachal Pradesh
D. Assam
Answer: B
6. Which state has achieved 100% completion of houses under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Gramin?
A. Manipur
B. Mizoram
C. Arunachal Pradesh
D. Assam
Answer: C
7. Which country has won the ICC Women’s Championship Trophy 2022–2025?
A. India
B. Australia
C. England
D. South Africa
Answer: B
8. Where has the Central Zoo Authority approved India's first white tiger breeding centre?
A. Rewa, Madhya Pradesh
B. Junagadh, Gujarat
C. Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
D. Guwahati, Assam
Answer: A
9. Who has been appointed as the 26th Chief Election Commissioner?
A. Gyanesh Kumar
B. Rajiv Kumar
C. Sushil Chandra
D. Arun Goel
Answer: A
10. Where will the Makhana Board be established as per Union Budget 2025–26?
A. Assam
B. West Bengal
C. Bihar
D. Uttar Pradesh
Answer: C
11. Which state has implemented the “Nirbhaya Kalli” and “Mo Gelha Bhas” schemes under BBBP?
A. Jharkhand
B. West Bengal
C. Odisha
D. Karnataka
Answer: C
12. How many big cats are included in the International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA)?
A. Five
B. Six
C. Seven
D. Eight
Answer: C
13. Which company launched the ‘One Man Office' (OMO) service?
A. LIC
B. HDFC Life
C. SBI Life
D. ICICI Prudential
Answer: A
14. Which country commissioned its first drone carrier “Shahid Bagheri”?
A. China
B. Russia
C. Iran
D. Turkey
Answer: C
15. What was the RBI’s Digital Payments Index (DPI) as of September 2024?
A. 350.18
B. 425.12
C. 475.13
D. 490.25
Answer: C
16. Which institute, in collaboration with ISRO, developed a new semiconductor chip?
A. IIT Bombay
B. IISc Bangalore
C. IIT Madras
D. BITS Pilani
Answer: B
17. Which company operates India’s first Road Train in Nagpur?
A. Delhivery
B. DTDC
C. Amazon
D. Blue Dart
Answer: A
18. Which state is using vetiver grass for a bio-engineering initiative to combat landslides?
A. Himachal Pradesh
B. Uttarakhand
C. Sikkim
D. Meghalaya
Answer: A
19. ‘Har Kanthh Mein Bharat’ radio programme is presented by Ministry of Culture and?
A. DD News
B. Akashvani
C. Prasar Bharati
D. NCERT
Answer: B
20. Which country assumed Chairmanship of Bay of Bengal Inter-Governmental Organisation?
A. Bangladesh
B. Sri Lanka
C. India
D. Thailand
Answer: C
21. Which country is going to launch world’s first wooden satellite ‘LignoSat'?
A. China
B. Finland
C. USA
D. Japan
Answer: D
22. Which state's Cultural Department released the book ‘Heritage Textiles of India'?
A. Maharashtra
B. Gujarat
C. Tamil Nadu
D. Uttar Pradesh
Answer: C
23. Which state government has launched ‘Naari Shakti Doot App'?
A. Uttar Pradesh
B. Maharashtra
C. Madhya Pradesh
D. Rajasthan
Answer: B
24. Recently, the Union Government has declared which airport as an International Airport?
A. Gaya
B. Rajkot
C. Surat
D. Deoghar
Answer: D
25. ‘Mission 1000' initiative is associated with which Indian state?
A. Kerala
B. Assam
C. Meghalaya
D. Sikkim
Answer: C
26. Recently, where has NTPC commissioned India’s first Indigenous Hydrogen Bus fleet?
A. Himachal Pradesh
B. Gujarat
C. Ladakh
D. Uttarakhand
Answer: C
27. In which country did the Indian Army conduct the “Ex MEGAVIVEK” military exercise?
A. Myanmar
B. Malaysia
C. Indonesia
D. Sri Lanka
Answer: B
28. Who has been appointed as Chairman of Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC)?
A. Jishnu Barua
B. R.K. Singh
C. A.K. Jain
D. S.K. Sinha
Answer: A
29. Which company launched “Pulse” platform for lending and credit ecosystem?
A. PhonePe
B. BharatPe
C. Paytm
D. Google Pay
Answer: B
30. Which app has been launched by the Government for citizen participation in Panchayat activities?
A. Gram Setu
B. Jan Connect
C. Meri Panchayat
D. My Gram
Answer: C
31. Which Indian city is set to host the ‘World Hydrogen Summit 2025’?
A. Mumbai
B. New Delhi
C. Hyderabad
D. Bengaluru
Answer: B
32. What is the name of the satellite launched under the IN-SPACe mission from PSLV-C58?
A. XPoSat
B. Aditya-L1
C. INSAT-4C
D. NavIC
Answer: A
33. The book ‘Memories Never Die’ is a memoir of which former Indian athlete?
A. Milkha Singh
B. P.T. Usha
C. Anju Bobby George
D. Abhinav Bindra
Answer: C
34. What is India’s rank in the Energy Transition Index 2024 released by WEF?
A. 67
B. 63
C. 63
D. 68
Answer: C
35. Which state has topped the Export Preparedness Index 2023?
A. Tamil Nadu
B. Gujarat
C. Maharashtra
D. Karnataka
Answer: B
36. Who has become the first woman to lead Indian Olympic Association Athletes Commission?
A. Saina Nehwal
B. M.C. Mary Kom
C. Anju Bobby George
D. P.V. Sindhu
Answer: C
37. Who has been elected as the President of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA)?
A. Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad
B. Raja Randhir Singh
C. Sheikh Talal Fahad Al Ahmad Al Sabah
D. Thomas Bach
Answer: C
38. Recently, which insurance company has launched ‘Surety Bond Insurance' for infra projects?
A. LIC
B. HDFC ERGO
C. ICICI Lombard
D. New India Assurance
Answer: A
39. Which is India’s first city to develop underground cabling network for power and telecom?
A. Chandigarh
B. Surat
C. Pune
D. Bengaluru
Answer: B
40. Which IIT has partnered with ISRO to develop Indigenous Chip for Satellite Navigation?
A. IIT Delhi
B. IIT Kanpur
C. IIT Bombay
D. IIT Indore
Answer: D
41. Who has been appointed as the Chairperson of the Competition Commission of India (CCI)?
A. Ravneet Kaur
B. Seema Bahuguna
C. Meera Swarup
D. Sudha Murthy
Answer: A
42. Who is the author of the book “The Maverick Effect”?
A. Kiran Karnik
B. Sam Pitroda
C. Nandan Nilekani
D. Narayana Murthy
Answer: A
43. Which state became the first state in India to approve a uniform civil code (UCC)?
A. Uttarakhand
B. Gujarat
C. Uttar Pradesh
D. Madhya Pradesh
Answer: A
44. Recently which company has partnered with UN Women for promoting gender equality?
A. HUL
B. Infosys
C. Tata Steel
D. Reliance Industries
Answer: D
45. In which city, the 27th National Youth Festival was inaugurated?
A. Nashik
B. Ayodhya
C. Haridwar
D. Bhubaneswar
Answer: B
46. India’s first underwater metro tunnel has been inaugurated in which city?
A. Kochi
B. Kolkata
C. Chennai
D. Mumbai
Answer: B
47. Who has been appointed as the new chairman of CBDT?
A. Ravi Agrawal
B. Ravi Mittal
C. Nitin Gupta
D. Rakesh Ranjan
Answer: C
48. Who has become the new CEO of NITI Aayog in 2024?
A. Subhas Sarkar
B. Rajiv Gauba
C. BVR Subrahmanyam
D. Amitabh Kant
Answer: C
49. In which state is India’s first Dark Sky Park located?
A. Sikkim
B. Uttarakhand
C. Ladakh
D. Arunachal Pradesh
Answer: C
50. Who has become the first female Vice-Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU)?
A. Najma Akhtar
B. Prof. Naima Khatoon
C. Dr. Rubina Khan
D. Fatima Zakaria
Answer: B
51. The new Terminal 1 at Indira Gandhi International Airport has been renamed after whom?
A. Sardar Patel
B. Atal Bihari Vajpayee
C. Veer Savarkar
D. Arun Jaitley
Answer: B
52. Who has been appointed as India’s ambassador to China?
A. Vinay Kwatra
B. Pradeep Rawat
C. Vikram Misri
D. Naveen Srivastava
Answer: D
53. What is India’s rank in Henley Passport Index 2024?
A. 80
B. 81
C. 85
D. 83
Answer: B
54. Which metro becomes India’s first to accept Bharat QR code-based ticketing?
A. Kochi Metro
B. Mumbai Metro
C. Delhi Metro
D. Hyderabad Metro
Answer: A
55. Which city has become the first city in India to have 100% digitally mapped properties?
A. Pune
B. Chandigarh
C. Indore
D. Bhopal
Answer: C
56. Which Indian state launched the ‘Kanya Sumangala Yojana’?
A. Haryana
B. Uttar Pradesh
C. Madhya Pradesh
D. Bihar
Answer: B
57. The ‘Global Food Regulators Summit 2024’ was organized in which city?
A. New Delhi
B. Mumbai
C. Chennai
D. Bengaluru
Answer: A
58. Which IIT developed India’s first indigenous 3D printed human cornea?
A. IIT Hyderabad
B. IIT Delhi
C. IIT Kanpur
D. IIT Madras
Answer: A
59. Which Indian city has been declared as ‘International City of Peace’?
A. Varanasi
B. Rajkot
C. Surat
D. Chandigarh
Answer: C
60. In which state was the second edition of ‘Khelo India Winter Games’ held?
A. Sikkim
B. Himachal Pradesh
C. Jammu and Kashmir
D. Uttarakhand
Answer: C
61. What is the theme of World Health Day 2024?
A. Health for All
B. My Health, My Right
C. Building a Fairer, Healthier World
D. Universal Health Coverage
Answer: B
62. Who has been appointed as the Chairperson of the National Commission for Women (NCW) in 2024?
A. Rekha Sharma
B. Maneka Gandhi
C. Mamta Sharma
D. Lalitha Kumaramangalam
Answer: A
63. What is the name of the indigenous light tank developed by DRDO and L&T?
A. Vajra
B. Bhishma
C. Zorawar
D. Arjun Light
Answer: C
64. In which city was India’s first AI City announced?
A. Hyderabad
B. Bengaluru
C. Pune
D. Bhubaneswar
Answer: D
65. Who has been appointed as the President of the BCCI in 2024?
A. Jay Shah
B. Roger Binny
C. Sourav Ganguly
D. Anurag Thakur
Answer: B
66. India’s first women-owned Industrial Park was inaugurated in which city?
A. Chennai
B. Hyderabad
C. Pune
D. Ahmedabad
Answer: B
67. Which state/UT launched the ‘Mission Schools of Excellence’ program?
A. Maharashtra
B. Delhi
C. Gujarat
D. Tamil Nadu
Answer: C
68. Who has been awarded the Saraswati Samman 2023?
A. Sivasankari
B. Namita Gokhale
C. Ruskin Bond
D. Gita Mehta
Answer: A
69. India’s first 3D printed post office is located in which city?
A. Mysuru
B. Hyderabad
C. Bengaluru
D. Pune
Answer: C
70. Who has become the first female loco pilot of the Vande Bharat Express?
A. Surekha Yadav
B. Priya Kumari
C. Bharti Sharma
D. Ritu Kumari
Answer: A
71. Which Indian state has launched the ‘Mukhyamantri Seekho-Kamao Yojana’?
A. Uttar Pradesh
B. Madhya Pradesh
C. Bihar
D. Rajasthan
Answer: B
72. Who has been awarded the Gyanpeeth Award 2023?
A. Damodar Mauzo
B. Gulzar
C. Vinod Kumar Shukla
D. Mamoni Raisom Goswami
Answer: C
73. Which ministry launched the ‘YUVAi’ (Youth for Unnati and Vikas with AI) initiative?
A. Ministry of Youth Affairs
B. Ministry of Electronics and IT
C. Ministry of Education
D. Ministry of Skill Development
Answer: B
74. Who has become the first woman officer to command a Border Roads Organisation (BRO) project?
A. Nivedita Chaudhary
B. Vaishali Hiwase
C. Divya Ajith Kumar
D. Priya Jhingan
Answer: B
75. Which city will host the 2030 World Expo?
A. Rome
B. Osaka
C. Riyadh
D. Moscow
Answer: C
76. What is the name of the exercise conducted between the Indian Army and Kazakhstan?
A. Vajra Prahar
B. KAZIND
C. Indra
D. Nomadic Elephant
Answer: B
77. Who has become the first woman to win the Abel Prize in Mathematics in 2024?
A. Maryam Mirzakhani
B. Karen Uhlenbeck
C. Ingrid Daubechies
D. Alice Smith
Answer: B
78. What is India’s rank in the Global Hunger Index 2023?
A. 101
B. 111
C. 107
D. 120
Answer: D
79. The ‘SHRESHTA’ scheme is related to which sector?
A. Agriculture
B. Education
C. Defence
D. Infrastructure
Answer: B
80. Who has been appointed as the new CEO of NITI Aayog in 2024?
A. B.V.R. Subrahmanyam
B. Parameswaran Iyer
C. Rajiv Kumar
D. Amitabh Kant
Answer: A
81. What is the name of India’s first indigenous HPV vaccine?
A. Cervavac
B. Covaxin
C. Gardasil
D. Cerviguard
Answer: A
82. What is the theme of the International Women’s Day 2024?
A. DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality
B. Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow
C. Inspire Inclusion
D. Embrace Equity
Answer: C
83. What is the name of the first indigenous aircraft carrier of India?
A. INS Arihant
B. INS Vikram
C. INS Vikrant
D. INS Vishal
Answer: C
84. The ‘PM eBus Sewa’ scheme is related to which of the following?
A. Electric Trains
B. Electric Buses
C. Urban Transport Reforms
D. Rural Connectivity
Answer: B
85. Which organization launched Chandrayaan-3?
A. NASA
B. SpaceX
C. ISRO
D. DRDO
Answer: C
86. India’s first solar city is being developed in which state?
A. Gujarat
B. Madhya Pradesh
C. Rajasthan
D. Uttar Pradesh
Answer: B
87. Who is the author of the book “The Poverty of Political Economics”?
A. C. Rangarajan
B. Kaushik Basu
C. Montek Singh Ahluwalia
D. Raghuram Rajan
Answer: A
88. Which country has become the first in the world to approve a vaccine for honeybees?
A. India
B. Australia
C. USA
D. Canada
Answer: C
89. What is the name of the world’s first vaccine for Chikungunya approved in 2024?
A. Ixchiq
B. Chikvax
C. ChikGuard
D. ChikuShield
Answer: A
90. Which country hosted the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023?
A. France
B. Canada
C. Australia & New Zealand
D. Brazil
Answer: C
91. The “Kartavya Path” was previously known as?
A. Rajpath
B. Janpath
C. Kingsway
D. Shershah Road
Answer: A
92. Who became the first Indian to win a medal at the World Athletics Championships in javelin throw?
A. Shivpal Singh
B. Annu Rani
C. Neeraj Chopra
D. Davinder Singh Kang
Answer: C
93. The ‘PM Vishwakarma’ scheme is primarily aimed at supporting?
A. Students
B. Farmers
C. Traditional artisans and craftspeople
D. Startups
Answer: C
94. India’s first underwater metro is launched in which city?
A. Kochi
B. Kolkata
C. Mumbai
D. Visakhapatnam
Answer: B
95. The term ‘Genome Valley 2.0’ is related to which state?
A. Tamil Nadu
B. Telangana
C. Karnataka
D. Maharashtra
Answer: B
96. Which country has become the 99th member of the International Solar Alliance in 2024?
A. Norway
B. Paraguay
C. Greece
D. Iceland
Answer: B
97. The “New Development Bank” is also known as:
A. BRICS Bank
B. Asian Development Bank
C. World Bank
D. International Bank for Development
Answer: A
98. Which Indian city will host the World Coffee Conference 2025?
A. Bengaluru
B. Kochi
C. Hyderabad
D. Delhi
Answer: A
99. The ‘Agni Prime’ missile recently tested by India is a:
A. Intercontinental Ballistic Missile
B. Medium-Range Ballistic Missile
C. Short-Range Missile
D. Surface-to-Air Missile
Answer: B
100. What is the name of the latest communication satellite launched by India in 2024?
A. GSAT-20
B. GSAT-22
C. GSAT-24
D. GSAT-30
Answer: C
