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India has supplied five lakh doses of COVID-19 vaccine to which country?
A. Algeria
B. Argentina
C. Afghanistan
D. Azerbaijan
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Answer: Option C
Description:
India supplied 500,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine to Afghanistan.
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A landslide at Dadam mining site in Bhiwani district killed four people in which state?
A. Haryana
B. Rajasthan
C. Goa
D. Tripura
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Correct Answer: A
Notes:
In Haryana, four persons were killed in a landslide at Dadam mining site in Bhiwani district.
Which state government launched a Nilgiri Tahar conservation initiative at a cost of Rs 25.14 crore?
A. Tamil Nadu
B. Nagaland
C. Jharkhand
D. West Bengal
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Answer: A
Notes:
Tamil Nadu government launched a Nilgiri Tahar conservation initiative at a cost of Rs 25.14 crore.
Which state launched the “Didi Suraksha Kawach” and “Didi Dutt” initiatives?
A. Assam
B. Odisha
C. Nagaland
D. West Bengal
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Correct Answer: D
Notes:
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has launched “Didi Suraksha Kawach” and “Didi Dut” initiatives ahead of the panchayat elections this year.
In which state is the Shanghai Festival celebrated?
A. Assam
B. Manipur
C. Mizoram
D. Goa
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Correct Answer: B
Notes:
The Shanghai Festival is being held in Manipur.
In which city did the Indian Army launch its first 3-D printed rooftop unit?
A. Hyderabad
B. Mumbai
C. Patna
D. Ahmedabad
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Answer: D
Note:
The Indian Army has inaugurated the first two-storey 3-D printed residential unit in Ahmedabad.
According to which country was the Ukrainian drone production targeted in a New Year’s attack?
A. Russia
B. German
C. Iraq
D. Bhutan
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Answer: A
Note:
Russia claimed that the Ukrainian drone production was targeted in a New Year’s attack.
India and which country exchanged lists of civilian prisoners and fishermen in their custody?
A. France
B. Philippines
C. Italy
D. Pakistan
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Answer: D
Note:
India and Pakistan exchanged lists of civilian prisoners and fishermen in their custody.
Who opened an embassy in Nicaragua after the nation severed ties with Taiwan?
A. China
B. India
C. Laos
D. Vietnam
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Answer: A
Note:
After the nation severed ties with Taiwan, China opened an embassy in Nicaragua.
Which country’s former president was sentenced to 11 years in prison?
A. Mexico
B. Malaysia
C. Montenegro
D. Maldive
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Answer: D
Note:
The former president of the Maldives was sentenced to 11 years in prison.
Which country’s PM inaugurated Pokhara Regional International Airport?
A. Japan
B. Nepal
C. Germany
D. Malaysia
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Answer: B
Description:
Nepal PM Pushpa Kamal Dahal inaugurated Pokhara Regional International Airport.
Which bank has launched Utkarsh 2.0 for the period 2023-2025?
A. ICICI
B. RBI
C. SBI
D. PNB
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Answer: Option B
Description:
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has launched Utkarsh 2.0 for the period 2023-24
CM Pushkar Singh Dhami launched the free mobile tablet scheme for students of classes 10 and 12 of state government schools in which state?
A. Uttarakhand
B. Bihar
C. Punjab
D. Rajasthan
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Answer: Option A
Description:
In Uttarakhand, CM Puskar Singh Dhami launched the free mobile tablet scheme for class 10 and 12 students of state government schools.
Who started the 100-day reading campaign ‘Padhe Bharat’?
A. Smriti Irani
B. Dharmendra Pradhan
C. Ramesh Pokhriyal
D. Prakash Javadekar
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Answer: Option B
Description:
Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has launched the 100-day reading campaign ‘Padhe Bharat’
Which state hosted the ‘National Scout and Guide Jamboree’?
[A] Karnataka.
[B] Rajasthan.
[C] Tamil Nadu.
[D] Gujarat.
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Answer: Option B
Note:
President Dropada Murmu inaugurated the 18th National Scout and Guide Jamboree at Rohat in Pali district of Rajasthan.
The first National Jamboree of India Scouts and Guides was held in Hyderabad in the year 1953. After 66 years, Rajasthan hosted the Jamboree. More than 35,000 scouts and guides from across the country participated in the seven-day event.
‘Bailey Suspension Bridge’ is located in which State/UT?
[A] Jammu and Kashmir.
[B] Arunachal Pradesh.
[C] Assam.
[D] Karnataka.
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Answer: Option A
Note:
Defense Minister Rajnath Singh virtually inaugurated the Bailey Suspension Bridge over the Chenab River in Jammu and Kashmir.
The 240ft Bailey Suspension Bridge has been completed by the Border Roads Organization (BRO), a month ahead of the deadline. The new Bailey suspension reinforced bridge was inaugurated in October.
Which high court ordered the city government to provide free food and medical treatment to HIV-positive people?
[A] Delhi High Court.
[B] Bombay High Court.
[C] Chennai High Court.
[D] Allahabad High Court.
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Answer: Option A
Note:
The Delhi High Court has directed the city government to identify people living with HIV below the poverty line.
It also directed the government to strictly enforce the law that deals with the grievances of affected patients.
Where is the ‘Institute of Mathematical Sciences’ located?
[A] Mumbai.
[B] Maisur.
[C] Chennai.
[D] Panaji.
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Answer: Option C
Note:
The Posts Department under the Tamil Nadu Circle has published a special cover on the 60th anniversary of The Institute of Mathematical Sciences (IMSC).
The Institute of Mathematical Sciences is a premier research institute in Chennai, India, founded by Alladi Ramakrishnan in 1962. Since its inception, members of the institute have conducted research in fundamental and interdisciplinary sciences.
Who was the first woman officer to be operationally deployed at Kumar Post, Siachen?
[A] Captain Shiv Chauhan.
[B] Captain Bhawana Kanth.
[C] Captain Avani Chaturvedi.
[D] Captain Mohana Singh Jiterwal.
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Answer: Option A
Note:
Corps of Electronics and Mechanical Engineers officer Captain Shiva Chauhan was the first woman officer to be operationally deployed at the Kumar post in Siachen Glacier.
The post is at an elevation of 15,632 feet. The Kumar post is named after the late Colonel Narinder Kumar, who launched ‘Operation Meghdut’ by the Indian Army in 1984 and played a pivotal role in defending the Siachen glacier.
