Current Affairs Quiz - December 2024

 

Current Affairs Quiz - December 2024 (Part 2)

26. Which Indian cricketer was recently inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame 2024?

  • [A] MS Dhoni

  • [B] Anil Kumble

  • [C] Virender Sehwag

  • [D] Rahul Dravid
    Answer: [B] Anil Kumble

27. The Ganga Vilas Cruise, the world’s longest river cruise, starts from which Indian city?

  • [A] Varanasi

  • [B] Kolkata

  • [C] Patna

  • [D] Haridwar
    Answer: [A] Varanasi

28. Which country launched the Euclid Space Telescope to study dark matter and dark energy?

  • [A] United States

  • [B] European Union

  • [C] China

  • [D] Japan
    Answer: [B] European Union

29. The ‘Haiderpur Wetland’, a Ramsar site, is located in which state?

  • [A] Uttar Pradesh

  • [B] Rajasthan

  • [C] Bihar

  • [D] Odisha
    Answer: [A] Uttar Pradesh

30. India’s first 3D-printed post office is located in which city?

  • [A] Mumbai

  • [B] Bengaluru

  • [C] Chennai

  • [D] Hyderabad
    Answer: [B] Bengaluru

31. Project Cheetah, recently seen in the news, aims to restore cheetahs in which national park?

  • [A] Ranthambore National Park

  • [B] Kuno National Park

  • [C] Bandhavgarh National Park

  • [D] Jim Corbett National Park
    Answer: [B] Kuno National Park

32. The recently launched GSAT-24 satellite is meant to improve which sector?

  • [A] Agriculture

  • [B] Telecommunications

  • [C] Navigation

  • [D] Defence
    Answer: [B] Telecommunications

33. Who won the Best Actor award at the International Emmy Awards 2024?

  • [A] Pedro Pascal

  • [B] Jim Sarbh

  • [C] David Tennant

  • [D] Adarsh Gourav
    Answer: [C] David Tennant

34. Which Indian airport was recently recognized as the “Best Regional Airport in South Asia”?

  • [A] Cochin International Airport

  • [B] Chennai International Airport

  • [C] Kempegowda International Airport

  • [D] Indira Gandhi International Airport
    Answer: [C] Kempegowda International Airport

35. The Karez irrigation system, seen in the news, is primarily found in which Indian region?

  • [A] Ladakh

  • [B] Gujarat

  • [C] Maharashtra

  • [D] Karnataka
    Answer: [A] Ladakh

36. Which country will host the FIFA Club World Cup 2025?

  • [A] Japan

  • [B] Saudi Arabia

  • [C] United States

  • [D] Brazil
    Answer: [B] Saudi Arabia

37. The world’s first carbon border tax was implemented by which organization?

  • [A] United Nations

  • [B] European Union

  • [C] ASEAN

  • [D] G20
    Answer: [B] European Union

38. The Shukrayaan-1 mission, recently in the news, is planned by which organization?

  • [A] NASA

  • [B] ISRO

  • [C] ESA

  • [D] JAXA
    Answer: [B] ISRO

39. In December 2024, which company launched India’s first hydrogen-powered train?

  • [A] Tata Motors

  • [B] Indian Railways

  • [C] BHEL

  • [D] L&T
    Answer: [B] Indian Railways

40. The Blue Bond Initiative, recently seen in the news, focuses on which sector?

  • [A] Ocean conservation

  • [B] Renewable energy

  • [C] Waste management

  • [D] Food security
    Answer: [A] Ocean conservation

41. India’s first space-based solar observatory is named:

  • [A] Aditya-L1

  • [B] Surya-V

  • [C] Bhaskar-2

  • [D] Prithvi-S
    Answer: [A] Aditya-L1

42. Which country became the largest producer of lithium in 2024?

  • [A] Chile

  • [B] Australia

  • [C] China

  • [D] Argentina
    Answer: [B] Australia

43. The National Logistics Policy aims to reduce India’s logistics cost to what percentage of GDP by 2030?

  • [A] 12%

  • [B] 10%

  • [C] 8%

  • [D] 6%
    Answer: [C] 8%

44. Nandankanan Zoological Park is located in which state?

  • [A] West Bengal

  • [B] Odisha

  • [C] Jharkhand

  • [D] Chhattisgarh
    Answer: [B] Odisha

45. The COP30 climate summit will be held in which city?

  • [A] Dubai

  • [B] Rio de Janeiro

  • [C] New York

  • [D] Buenos Aires
    Answer: [B] Rio de Janeiro

46. Operation Sadbhavana is associated with which Indian armed force?

  • [A] Indian Army

  • [B] Indian Navy

  • [C] Indian Air Force

  • [D] CRPF
    Answer: [A] Indian Army

47. Which state launched the “Green EV Corridor” initiative?

  • [A] Maharashtra

  • [B] Tamil Nadu

  • [C] Gujarat

  • [D] Karnataka
    Answer: [D] Karnataka

48. The book “Wings of Fire” is authored by whom?

  • [A] Ratan Tata

  • [B] APJ Abdul Kalam

  • [C] Nandan Nilekani

  • [D] Chetan Bhagat
    Answer: [B] APJ Abdul Kalam

49. The Kudumbashree initiative is associated with which Indian state?

  • [A] Tamil Nadu

  • [B] Karnataka

  • [C] Kerala

  • [D] Andhra Pradesh
    Answer: [C] Kerala

50. The Mahatma Gandhi Setu, recently renovated, is located in which state?

  • [A] Uttar Pradesh

  • [B] Bihar

  • [C] West Bengal

  • [D] Jharkhand
    Answer: [B] Bihar

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