Current Affairs from 15 to 21 January 2024

Read Latest Current Affairs from 15 to 21 January 2024 (Weekly Current Affairs, Current Affairs January 2024) for UPSC, IAS/PCS, Banking, IBPS, SSC, Railway, UPPSC, RPSC, BPSC, MPPSC, TNPSC, MPSC, KPSC and other competition exams. 

Q 1. ‘Mahatari Vandana Yojana’ was recently launched by which state government?

(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Chhattisgarh
(c) Bihar
(d) Assam

Q 2. Center approved creation of posts for the 16th Finance Commission, who is the Chairman of the 16th Finance Commission?

(a) Dr. Arvind Panagariya
(b) Raghuram Rajan
(c) Urjit Patel
(d) Shaktikanta Das

Q 3. Who was appointed as the Chief Staff Officer (Operations) of Eastern Naval Command?

(a) Shantanu Jha
(b) Ajay Arora
(c) Rajendra Shergill
(d) Vinay Sinha

Q 4. Which batsman made the record of scoring most centuries in T20 International?

(a) Virat Kohli
(b) David Warner
(c) Suryakumar Yadav
(d) Rohit Sharma

Q 5. Who was awarded the Best FIFA Men’s Player Award?

(a) Erling Holland
(b) Lionel Messi
(c) Kylian Mbappe
(d) Pep Guardiola

Q 6. Which ship was recently decommissioned by the Indian Navy?

(a) ‘Khanderi’
(b) ‘Cheetah’
(c) ‘Karanj’
(d) ‘Vela’

Q 7. Who won the title of ‘Best Drama Series’ at the 75th Emmy Awards?

(a) Succession
(b) The Bear
(c) The White Lotus
(d) Jury duty

Q 8. Maritime exercise ‘Ayutthaya’ is conducted between the navies of India and which country?

(a) Thailand
(b) Japan
(c) Vietnam
(d) France

Q 9. Who recently launched the secure army mobile ecosystem ‘Sambhav’?

(a) Indian Navy
(b) Indian Air Force
(c) Indian Army
(d) Indian Coast Guard

Q 10. Famous classical singer Prabha Atre, who passed away recently, belonged to which gharana?

(a) ‘Gwalior Gharana’
(b) ‘Patiala Gharana’
(c) ‘Kirana Gharana’
(d) ‘Rampur Gharana’

Q 11. The International Camel Festival – 2024 has taken place in which district of Rajasthan?

(a) Jaisalmer
(b) Bikaner
(c) Jhunjhunu
(d) Jaipur

Q 12. Maharavilakku is an annual festival held on Makar Sankranti in which of the following states?

(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Karnataka
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Kerala

Q 13. Famous poet ‘Munawar Rana’ who passed away recently, was given the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2014 for which poem?

(a) Shahdaba
(b) Badan Sarai
(c) Gazal Gaanv
(d) Peepal Chhaanv

Q 14. Which female player has won the FIFA best player awards-2023?

(a) Alexia Putellas
(b) Aitana Bonmati
(c) Jenifer Hermoso
(d) Lucy Bronze

Q 15. Who among the following won the Best Comedy Series award at the 75th Emmy Awards 2024?

(a) Russian Doll
(b) Acquitted
(c) Fleabag
(d) The Bear

Q 16. The Famous “Dhanu Jatra” is related to which state?

(a) Odisha
(b) Bihar
(c) Jharkhand
(d) Assam

Q 17. Which Indian Women Cricket Player has been selected as the ‘ICC Women’s Player of the month’ for the December 2023?

(a) Radha Yadav
(b) Smriti Mandhan
(c) Deepti Sharma
(d) Shafali Verma

Q 18. Which Insurance Company in India has become the most valuable company in PSU stocks?

(a) LIC
(b) SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd.
(c) AIC
(d) GIC

Q 19. Indian Army Day is celebrated on 15 January in honor of whom?

(a) General KM Cariappa
(b) Field Marshal SHFJ Maneshaw
(c) General KS Thimayya
(d) General PP Kumarmangalam

Q 20. The Book “Gandhi: A Life in Three Campaigns” is authored by?

(a) Chetan Bhagat
(b) Romilla Thapar
(c) MJ Akbar
(d) Arundhati Roy

Q 21. What is the Rank of India in the “Global Firepower Index 2024”?

(a) 1st
(b) 3rd
(c) 2nd
(d) 4th

Q 22. Who will be awarded the highest civilian award of the state of Assam “Assam Baibhav” 2023-24?

(a) Ranjan Gogoi
(b) Ratan Tata
(c) Mukesh Ambani
(d) Sarvanand Sonowal

Q 23. What technology does the popular FASTag work on?

(a) WiFi Frequency Identification
(b) Radio Frequency Identification
(c) Bluetooth Frequency Identification
(d) Infrared Frequency Identification

Q 24. The famous Jagannath Temple of Puri was built by the ruler of which dynasty?

(a) Pal Dynasty
(d) Somavanshi Dynasty
(c) Ganga Dynasty
(d) Saatwahan Dynasty

Q 25. In which State is the 9th India International Science Festival (IISF) 2023 being organised in which state?

(a) Gujarat
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) Haryana

Q 26. According to the survey released by the Policy Commission in January 2024, which state hs the highest poverty reduction?

(a) Bihar
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) West Bengal

Q 27. The book An Uncommon Love: The Early Life of Sudha and Narayan Murthy is authored by?

(a) Sudha Murthy
(b) Akchhata Murthy
(c) Chitra Banerjee Diwakaruni
(d) Anamika Joshi

---

Answers:

1-Ans. (b) Chhattisgarh
2-Ans. (a) Dr. Arvind Panagariya
3-Ans. (a) Shantanu Jha
4-Ans. (d) Rohit Sharma
5-Ans. (b) Lionel Messi
6-Ans. (b) ‘Cheetah’
7-Ans. (a) Succession
8-Ans. (a) Thailand
9-Ans. (c) Indian Army
10-Ans. (c) ‘Kirana Gharana’
11-Ans. (b) Bikaner
12-Ans. (d) Kerala
13-Ans. (a) Shahdaba
14-Ans. (b) Aitana Bonmati
15-Ans. (d) The Bear
16-Ans. (a) Odisha
17-Ans. (c) Deepti Sharma
18-Ans. (a) LIC
19-Ans. (a) General KM Cariappa
20-Ans. (c) MJ Akbar
21-Ans. (d) 4th
22-Ans. (a) Ranjan Gogoi
23-Ans. (b) Radio Frequency Identification
24-Ans. (c) Ganga Dynasty
25-Ans. (d) Haryana
26-Ans. (b) Uttar Pradesh
27-Ans. (c) Chitra Banerjee Diwakaruni