1. Who will replace Arindam Bagchi as the spokesperson of ________ External Affairs Ministry?
(a)Randhir Jaiswal
(b) Pramod Jaiswal
(c) Narendra Jaiswal
(d)None of these
Answer -(a)Randhir Jaiswal
Explain – Randhir Jaiswal took charge on 3 January 2024. Bagchi, a 1995 batch IFS officer, was on this post since March 2021.
2. Madhya Pradesh’s first microbiology lab will start in _______ by April,
(a) Indore
(b)Bhopal
(c) ocean
(d)Sehore
Answer -(b)Bhopal
Explain – Through which virus, bacteria and fungus can be tested in milk, water, curd, meat, cheese, fruits and vegetables and spoiled food items in Madhya Pradesh itself. The first microbiology lab of the state and the 35th of the country will be built in Bhopal. Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has also given Rs 7 crore to Food and Drug Administration Madhya Pradesh for this.
3. ISRO will launch its next generation heavy communications satellite GSAT-20 with the help of ______?
(a)Space-X
(b) NASA
(c) Chain
(d) Sudan
Answer -(a)Space-X
1. Which country’s Queen Margaret II has announced to step down?
(a) india
(b)Pakistan
(c)Denmark
(d)JAXA
Answer -(c)Denmark
2. Who has recently been appointed as the ‘new DGP of Maharashtra Police’?
a. Rashmi Shukla
b. Mohan Goswami
c. Resham Lal Shukla
d. none of these
Answer a. Rashmi Shukla
3. When has DRDO celebrated its 66th Foundation Day recently?
a. 02 January
b. 01 January
c. 31st December
d. none of these
Answer b. 01 January
4.Who recently received the Swaminathan Award?
(a) T.M glad
(b) Virat Kholi
(c)Lionel
(d) B R Kamboj
Answer -(d)B R Kamboj
5. Which state has banned the purchase of land from outsiders?
(a) madhyapradesh
(b)Maharashtra
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d)Uttarakhand
Answer -(d)Uttarakhand
6.Who will start Islamic Banking
(a) India
(b) Russia
(c) Pakistan
(d)Sudan
Answer (b) Russia
7.Who has recently taken over the chairmanship of 2024 BRICS?
(a) india
(b) USA
(c) UAE
(d) Russia
Answer-(d) Russia
8. In which state has a development project worth Rs 20,000 crore been recently launched by Prime Minister Modi?
(a)Tamilnadu
(b) UP
(c)Mp
(d) in Chhattisgarh
Answer -(a)Tamilnadu
9. Recently, which state made the Guinness World Record for collective Surya Namaskar at 108 places?
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Orissa
(c)Chhattisgarh
(d) Gujarat
Answer -(d) Gujarat
10. Who has recently taken charge as the CMD of Power Grid?
(a) R.K Tyagi
(b) R. Rahman
(c) M S VIRAT
(d) None of this
Answer -(a) R.K Tyagi
12. Where was the National Street Food Festival 2023 held recently?
(a) New Delhi
(b) Bhopal
(c) Mumbai
(d)none of this
Answer-(a)new Delhi
13. Which state government has launched a new e-governance initiative K-Smart?
Has been launched?
a. Kerala
b. Karnataka
c. Jammu and Kashmir
d. none of these
Answer a. Kerala
14. _______ became the Director General of Air Force Headquarters, New Delhi.
(a)Makarand Ranade
(b) Manoj Pandey
(c) Pramod Shukla
(d) Of these
Answer -(a)Makarand Ranade
14.India’s fastest solar electric boat ‘Barracuda’ launched in _____?
(a)Tamilnadu
(b)Kerala
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) none
Answer – (b) Kerala
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