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18 February 2024 Daily Current Affairs MCQ
1. Navies of ______ countries will participate in the nine-day exercise ‘Milan’?
(a)51
(b)10
(c)43
(d) 05
Answer-(a)51
Navies of 51 countries will participate in this nine-day exercise ‘Milan’ starting from February 19. The Indian Navy is going to conduct the largest ever maritime war exercise near the Visakhapatnam coast in the Bay of Bengal. Interestingly, the Indian Navy Participation of three struggling countries has been ensured in this. Due to the Ukraine war, the navies of America and Russia are face to face, due to the Israel-Hamas war, there is tension between the US and Iranian navies. However, all three countries will participate in the meeting exercise.
2. Prabowo Subianto became the new President of which country?
(a) Indonesia
(b) Japan
(c) Ugly
(d)none of these
Answer -(a)Indonesia
3. Which North Eastern state has recently become the first north-eastern state to achieve 100% ‘domestic tap water connections’
(a)Arunachal Pradesh
(b)Assam
(c)P Bangal
(d)none of these
Answer (a)Arunachal Pradesh
4. Tides International Kayaking Championship 2024 was organized in which state?
(a)BHOPAL
(b) Manipur
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Arunachal Pradesh
Answer -(d) Arunachal Pradesh
5. Who will be given the Lokmat Maharashtrian of the Year 2024 Special Award?
(a) Isha Ambani
(b) Mukesh Ambani
(c) Aakash Ambani
(d)none of these
Answer -(a)Isha Ambani
6. ‘Nagi Bird Festival’ started in which state?
(a)Bihar
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c)Maharashtra
(d) none of these
Answer -(a)Bihar
A three-day second bird festival is being organized from 17-19 February. The e-inauguration of Nagi Bird Festival 2024 was done by Minister Prem Kumar. The three-day Nagi Bird Festival-2024 started from 17 February at Nagi Bird Sanctuary in Jamui, Bihar.
7. Where did the first ‘French Film Festival’ start in India recently?
(a) Henderson
(b) Kolkata
(c) Bhopal
(d) Mumbai
Answer -(b)Kolkata
India’s first French Film Festival was inaugurated yesterday i.e. on 16th February in Kolkata. This festival will run from 16th to 24th February.
8. Recently IIT Guwahati has inaugurated ‘_________’ project for advanced health care
(a) SARVATRA
(b)DHARMA
(c)SWASTHA
(d)none of these
Answer – (c) SWASTHA
9. Recently researchers at IIT Ropar discovered a rare metal _________ in Sutlej?
(a) Tatlam
(b) Uranium
(c) Nobel Gas
(d)none of these
Answer -(a)Tatlam
Tantalum was discovered by the Swedish chemist Anders Gustaf Ekenberg in 1802 in minerals obtained from Ytterby (Sweden).
10. Who has topped the 12th Annual Travel Review Awards 2024?
(a)Jammu and Kashmir
(b)Himachal Pradesh
(c)Kerala
(d) Assam
Answer -(b)Himachal Pradesh
11. Who will be honored with the 58th Jnanpith Award?
(a) Rambhadracharya
(b) Gulzar
(c) both a and b
(d)none of these
Answer -(c) Both a and b
58th Jnanpith Award announced: Jagadguru Swami Rambhadracharya and Gulzar will be given
Jnanpith Award is the oldest and highest Indian literary award given by the Bharatiya Jnanpith to a writer for his outstanding contribution to literature, which was started in 1965.
The amount received under this award is Rs 11 lakh.
Jagadguru Rambhadracharya, Purvashram Naam Giridhar Mishra is an eminent scholar, educationist, polyglot, creator, preacher, philosopher and Hindu religious leader living in Chitrakoot.
Sampooran Singh Kalra, popularly known as Gulzar, is a famous lyricist of Hindi films.
12. ‘Osiris-Rex Mission’ is related to
(a) NASA
(b) ISRO
(c) SPECIES
(d) none of these
Answer -(a)NASA
13. In which state was ‘Kala Kranti Mission’ launched recently?
(a)Kolkata
(b)West Bengal
(c)Maharashtra
(d)none of these
Answer -(b)West Bengal
14. Which state government has recently started ‘Win Mitra’ scheme?
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Haryana
(c) Manipur
(d)none of these
Answer-(b)Haryana
15. Which bank recently won the Best Technology Bank of the Year 2024 award?
(a)SBI
(b)South Indian bank
(c)RBI
(d)NONE OF THESE
Answer -(b)South Indian bank
16.Recently which III has developed India’s first sound-based anti-drone system?
(a) IIT MADRAS
(b)IIT Ropad
(c)IIT DELHI
(d)IIT Jammu
Answer -(d)IIT Jammu
17.’Kanya Samangala Yojana’ is related to which state?
(a) UP
(b) MP
(c) HP
(d)AP
Answer -(a)UP
Recently Uttar Pradesh government has increased the grant amount under Kanya Samagala Yojana from Rs 15000 to Rs 25,000.
Kanya Samagala Yojana is related to Uttar Pradesh. Through this scheme, after the birth of girls, an amount of ₹ 15000 is provided to them in 6 installments.
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