Current Affairs from 22 to 28 January 2024

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Q 1. Who has become the second company in the world to cross the market capitalization of Rs 3 trillion?

(a) Microsoft
(b) Apple
(c) TCS
(d) Tesla

Q 2. The Union Cabinet has recently approved the MoU with which country for cooperation in the information technology sector?

(a) Oman
(b) Bahrain
(c) Bangladesh
(d) Nepal

Q 3. Pradhan Mantri Suryodaya Yojana is related to which of the following?

(a) From sunflower cultivation
(b) From rural residence
(c) Child health
(d) From rooftop solar panels

Q 4. Who was awarded the Subhash Chandra Bose Disaster Management Award-2024 in the ‘Institutional Category’?

(a) Central Reserve Police Force
(b) 60 Parachute Field Hospital (UP)
(c) Central Industrial Security Force
(d) National Coast Guard

Q 5. Which country will the Indian delegation visit for copper exploration and mining projects?

(a) Zambia
(b) Chile
(c) Argentina
(d) Kenya

Q 6. Which player won the ICC Men’s T20I Cricketer of the Year award?

(a) David Warner
(b) Shubhman Gill
(c) Suryakumar Yadav
(d) Glenn Maxwell

Q 7. Who has directed the documentary film ‘To Kill a Tiger’ nominated for Oscar 2024?

(a) Christopher Nolan
(b) Nisha Pahuja
(c) David Oppenheim
(d) Andy Cohen

Q 8. Who has become the second Indian to win gold medal in Asian Marathon Championship?

(a) Dheeraj Sinha
(b) Man Singh
(c) Manvendra Kohli
(d) Rohit Yadav

Q 9. Who won the ‘Polly Umargar’ award at the BCCI Awards 2024 for the season 2022-23?

(a) Jasprit Bumrah
(b) Mohammed Shami
(c) Shubhman Gill
(d) Ravichandran Ashwin

Q 10. Karpoori Thakur will be awarded Bharat Ratna (posthumously), he was the former Chief Minister of which state?

(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Bihar
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Haryana

Q 11. Who has been appointed as the Director General of Sashatra Seema Bal (SSB)?

(a) Rashmi Shukla
(b) Daljit Singh Chaudhary
(c) Anmol Pandey
(d) Baljeet Bhandari

Q 12. In which state was the Statue of Bhimrao Ambedkar Unveiled?

(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) Madhya Pradesh

Q 13. Who built the statue of Lord Ram to be installed in Ayodhya?

(a) Ram Sutar
(b) Vinayak Singh
(c) Arun Yogiraj
(d) Ramkinkar Badge

Q 14. What is the name of India’s first indigenously developed Hepatitis A vaccine?

(a) Nyol
(b) HepA
(c) Sanitate
(d) Hevisure

Q 15. In which state is the Gol mela festival celebrated?

(a) Jammu & Kashmir
(b) Himachal Pradesh
(c) Bihar
(d) Haryana

Q 16. National Girl Child Day celebrated on which day?

(a) 22 Jan
(b) 24 Jan
(c) 22 Jan
(d) 27 Jan

Q 17. Which airport won the Best Airport award in Wings India 2024?

(a) Kolkata Airport
(b) Hyderabad Airport
(c) Delhi Airport
(d) Bengaluru Airport

Q 18. In whose honour is “Parakram Diwas” celebrated on 23rd January?

(a) Bhagat Singh
(b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(c) Chandrasekhar Azad
(d) Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose

Q 19. Who is the oldest player to reach the first position in the Tennis Men’s doubles rankings?

(a) Rohan Bopanna
(b) Mahesh Bhupathi
(c) Novak Djokovic
(d) Rafael Nadal

Q 20. Which country’s moon sniper mission has landed on the moon recently?

(a) China
(b) Japan
(c) Israel
(d) USA

Q 21. In which region of India is the Madhika Language spoken in the discussion?

(a) North India
(b) East India
(c) Central India
(d) South India

Q 22. Which Indian player won the gold medal in the Asian Marathon Championships 2024?

(A) Jayant Patel
(b) Man Singh
(c) Dutee Chand
(d) Jaswant Singh

Q 23. What is the theme of National Tourism Day-2024?

(a) Incredible India
(b) Look at your country
(c) Stable Journey, Timeless Memory
(d) Tourism for inclusive Growth

Q 24. What is India’s rank in the world on the basis of market capitalization?

(a) First
(b) Third
(c) Second
(d) Fourth

Q 25. What was the total number of Padma Awards announced in 2024?

(a) 132
(b) 120
(c) 130
(d) 112

Q 26. International Customs Day Observed on which day?

(a) 25 Jan
(b) 26 Jan
(c) 28 Jan
(d) 22 Jan

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Answers:

1-Ans. (a) Microsoft
2-Ans. (a) Oman
3-Ans. (d) From rooftop solar panels
4-Ans. (b) 60 Parachute Field Hospital (UP)
5-Ans. (a) Zambia
6-Ans. (c) Suryakumar Yadav
7-Ans. (b) Nisha Pahuja
8-Ans. (b) Man Singh
9-Ans. (c) Shubhman Gill
10-Ans. (b) Bihar
11-Ans. (b) Daljit Singh Chaudhary
12-Ans. (a) Andhra Pradesh
13-Ans. (c) Arun Yogiraj
14-Ans. (d) Hevisure
15-Ans. (a) Jammu & Kashmir
16-Ans. (b) 24 Jan
17-Ans. (c) Delhi Airport
18-Ans. (d) Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
19-Ans. (a) Rohan Bopanna
20-Ans. (b) Japan
21-Ans. (d) South India
22-Ans. (b) Man Singh
23-Ans. (c) Stable Journey, Timeless Memory
24-Ans. (d) Fourth
25-Ans. (a) 132
26-Ans. (b) 26 Jan