January, 2024 Complete Current Affairs

1. Which country has recently announced that it will not join BRICS?
(a) Argentina
(b) Egypt
(c) Ethiopia
(d) Iran Ans:『a』

Keynote: ✓. Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia,

and the United Arab Emirates joined
BRICS as new full members.

2. Who has been recently appointed the Chairman of the 16th Finance Commission?
(a) Ritwik Ranjanam Pandey
(b) Dr. Arvind Panagariya
(c) N.K. Singh
(d) K.C. Niyogi And:『b』

Keynote: ✓. Article 280: Finance Commission.

✓. 1 Chairman + 4 Panel members.
✓. K.C. Neogy: 1st Chairman (1952).
✓. Mr. N K Singh: 15th Chairman.

3. Where was 'Maharishi Valmiki International Airport' inaugurated recently?

(a) Ayodhya
(b) Mathura
(c) Varanasi
(d) Noida Ans:『a』

Keynote: ✓. Varanasi: Lal Bahadur Shastri

International Airport.
✓. Lucknow: Chaudhary Charan Singh
International Airport.
✓. Noida: Jewar international Airport.

4. Where will the country's first submarine tourism start?

(a) Karnataka
(b) Gujarat
(c) Goa
(d) Kerala Ans: 『b』

Keynote: ✓. The country's first submarine tourism will start in Dwarka,

Gujarat, the aim is to make the project operational by Diwali
2024. Gujarat government had signed an agreement with
Mazagon Dock in December.

5. Which app has been developed for official communication and document sharing of paramilitary
forces?
(a) Police App
(b) Ullas App
(c) Sandes App
(d) Umang App Ans: ©

6. Recently, ISRO launched the X-ray polarimeter satellite 'XpoSat' using which launch vehicle?
(a) PSLV-C56
(b) PSLV-C57
(c) PSLV-C 58
(d) PSLV-C59. Ans: 『c』

7. Where will the joint military exercise 'Desert Cyclone-2024' between India and the UAE start?
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Haryana
(c) Gujarat

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(d) Uttarakhand Ans:【a】

8. Recently, Queen Margrethe II of which country has announced to step down from her post after 52
years?
(a) Greenland
(b) Norway
(c) Britain
(d) Denmark Ans:『d』

9. Recently, Leh Ladakh of India has signed a historic cultural and tourism agreement with Lam Dong
city of which country?
(a) Laos
(b) Cambodia
(c) Vietnam
(d) Singapore Ans: 『c』

10. Recently in which country an earthquake of 7.6 magnitude has caused widespread devastation?
(a) Philippines
(b) Japan
(c) Indonesia
(d) Brazil Ans: 『b』

11. Under whose chairmanship will the BRICS conference be held in the year 2024?
(a) India
(b) Russia
(c) China
(d) South Africa Ans: 『b』

12. Who has been awarded the M S Swaminathan Award recently?

(a) Sukrita Paul Kumar
(b)Professor B R Kamboj
(c) Hardik Singh
(d) Ruixiang Zhang Ans: 『b』

13. Which is the first Union Territory to recently implement PM Vishwakarma Yojana?
(a) Ladakh
(b) Jammu and Kashmir
(c) Lakshadweep
(d) Chandigarh Ans: 『b』

14. Who has recently launched the e-commerce app 'OppDoor'?

(a) Binny Bansal
(b) Akash Ambani
(c) Kaivalya Vohra
(d) Falguni Nair Ans:『a』

15. Recently New Space India Limited has announced the launch 'GSAT-20' with which rocket?
(a) LVM-3
(b) Falcon-9
(c) Long March 5B
(d) 6 Ans: 『b』

16. Who has recently declared snow leopard as the national symbol?
(a) Bhutan
(b) Kyrgyzstan
(c) India
(d) Kazakhstan Ans: 『b』

17. Which state has recently launched 'Gunotsav 2024' to holistically evaluate the performance of
students?
(a) Assam
(b) Odisha
(c) Jharkhand
(d) Manipur Ans:『a』

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18. Where have the Multi Sports Beach Games started for the first time in the country recently?
(a) Goa
(b) Puducherry
(c) Diu
(d) Kerala Ans: 『c』

19. Which is the first European country to issue a digital Schengen visa recently?
(a) Britain
(b) France
(c) Germany
(d) Italy Ans: 『b』

20. Which state has recently announced the launch of 'Rani Durgavati Shri Anna Protsahan Yojana' to
promote the production of coarse grains?
(a) Gujarat
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Madhya Pradesh Ans:『d』

21. Where will the Education Ministry launch 'Prerana: An Experiential Learning Programme'?
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Gujarat
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Uttar Pradesh. Ans: 『b』

22. With which state has Jammu and Kashmir recently signed a power purchase agreement under the
Ratle Hydropower Project?
(a) Punjab
(b) Himachal Pradesh
(c) Gujarat
(d) Rajasthan Ans:『d』

23. Who has been honoured with 'Kuvempu Award 2023' recently?
(a) Sukrita Paul Kumar
(b) B R Kamboj
(c) Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay
(d) Hardik Singh Ans: 『c』

24. Where did the 58th All India DGP, IGP Annual Conference begin?
(a) Kochi
(b) Chandigarh
(c) Mumbai
(d) Jaipur Ans:『d』

25. Where was 'Chandubi Mahotsav' organised recently?

(a) Odisha
(b) Manipur
(c) Tripura
(d) Assam Ans:『d』

26. How much budget has the Central Government released for 'Earth Science Scheme'?
(a) 2,797 crores
(b) 3,797 crores
(c) 4,797 crores
(d) 5,797 crores Ans: 『c』

27. Recently ISRO has successfully tested Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell on which rocket?
(a) PSLV-C56
(b) PSLV-C57
(c) PSLV-C58
(d) PSLV-C59 Ans: 『c』

28. Recently IPS Rashmi Shukla has been appointed the first woman Director General of Police of which
state?
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Gujarat

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(c) Maharashtra
(d) Goa Ans: 『c』

29. Which country has recently suspended 3 ministers after 'derogatory' remarks on PM Modi?
(a) Maldives
(b) Nepal
(c) Bangladesh
(d) Myanmar Ans:『a』

30. Recently Sheikh Hasina has been elected the Prime Minister of which country for the 5th time?
(a) Bangladesh
(b) Afghanistan
(c) Maldives
(d) Pakistan Ans:『a』

31. Recently an agreement has been signed between 'ISRO-MRIC' for the development of small satellites,
MRIC is related to what?
(a) Mongolia
(b) Myanmar
(c) Mauritius
(d) Mexico Ans: 『c』

32. Who is the first Indian officer to be recently appointed to the post of BIMSTEC Secretary General?
(a) Indra Mani Pandey
(b) Rajeev Shah
(c) Rashmi Shukla
(d) Bikash Shil Ans:『a』

33. Who has won the Best Director – Motion Picture award at the 81st Golden Globes Awards 2024?
(a) Cillian Murphy
(b) Christopher Nolan
(c) Paul Giamatti
(d) Kieran Culkin Ans: 『b』

34. Where has the first Inland Waterways Development Council meeting started recently?
(a) Puducherry
(b) Kochi
(c) Kolkata
(d) Chennai Ans:『a』

35. Recently, Adi Kekir and Wancho wooden crafts of which state have got GI tag?
(a) Sikkim
(b) Manipur
(c) Nagaland
(d) Arunachal Pradesh Ans:『d』

36. Where has the 10th century Kadamba inscription been discovered recently?
(a) Karnataka
(b) Kerala
(c) Goa
(d) Tamil Nadu. Ans: 『c』

37. Recently, where has the first cyclone of the year 2024 'Alvaro' caused devastation?
(a) Japan
(b) Indonesia
(c) Madagascar
(d) Sri Lanka. Ans:『d』

38. Where will the 9th India International Science Festival – 2023 be held?
(a) Haryana
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Gujarat. Ans:『a』

39. When is Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas celebrated every year?

(a) 7 January

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(b) 8 January
(c) 9 January
(d) 10 January. Ans: 『c』

40. Who has recently launched 'Yogashree' initiative for SC/ST students?
(a) West Bengal
(b) Odisha
(c) Bihar
(d) Andhra Pradesh. Ans:『a』

41. Recently in the news the book "Four Stars of Destiny" is related to whom?
(a) MM Naravane
(b) Arif Mohammad
(c) Raghuram Rajan
(d) Ram Nath Kovind. Ans:『a』

42. Where was the country's first healthy and clean food street, 'Prasadam' inaugurated recently?
(a) Ujjain
(b) Jaipur
(c) Chandigarh
(d) Kochi. Ans:『a』

43. Recently Gabriel Atal has become the youngest and first homosexual Prime Minister of which
country?
(a) Argentina
(b) Italy
(c) France
(d) Germany. Ans: 『c』

44. Who will preside over the 46th session of UNESCO in the year 2024?
(a) India
(b) Japan
(c) Australia
(d) Brazil. Ans:『a』

45. When was World Hindi Day 2024 celebrated recently?

(a) 7 January
(b) 8 January
(c) 9 January
(d) 10 January Ans:『d』

46. Where will the 27th National Youth Festival be inaugurated?

(a) Goa
(b) Gujarat
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Kerala. Ans: 『c』

47. Who has recently started the country's first 100% electric bike taxi service 'Bayu'?
(a) Assam
(b) Odisha
(c) West Bengal
(d) Tripura. Ans:『a』

48. Which is the winning team of United Cup-2024?

(a) Poland
(b) Germany
(c) Britain
(d) Australia. Ans: 『b』

49. Recently Hanumangarhi Laddu of which district of Uttar Pradesh has got GI tag?
(a) Ayodhya
(b) Prayagraj
(c) Varanasi
(d) Mathura. Ans:『a』

50. Who is the first Indian female athlete to receive the Arjuna Award in horse riding recently?

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(a) Diksha Dagar

(b) R Vaishali
(c) Parul Chaudhary
(d) Divyakriti Singh. Ans:『d』

51. Which state has recently received the 'Swachh Survekshan Award 2023' for the country's top clean
state?
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Chhattisgarh
(d) Odisha. Ans: 『b』

52. Which is the world's best airport in 2023 according to Skytrax?

(a) Hamad International Airport
(b) Changi International Airport
(c) Haneda International Airport
(d) Kempegowda International Airport Ans: 『b』

53. Who is the new Prime Minister of Bhutan?

(a) Flower Lotus Dahal
(b) Sheikh Hasina
(c) Tshering Tobgay
(d) Ranil Wickramasinghe Ans: 『c』

54. 'Ugram' recently launched by DRDO related to?

(a) Assault rifle
(b) Grenade
(c) Torpedo
(d) drone Ans:『a』

55. Where has PM Modi inaugurated the 'KLI-SOFC Project' recently?

(a) Chandigarh
(b) Lakshadweep
(c) Jammu and Kashmir
(d) Ladakh Ans: 『b』

56. 'Atpadi Conservation Reserve' which was in discussion recently is related to?
(a) Goa
(b) Kerala
(c) Gujarat
(d) Maharashtra Ans:『d』

57. When has National Human Trafficking Awareness Day 2024 been celebrated recently?
(a) 8 January
(b) 9 January
(c) 10 January
(d) 11 January Ans:『d』

58. Who has recently launched the 'Einstein Probe' satellite?

(a) USA
(b) Japan
(c) China
(d) Australia Ans: 『c』

59. Current Affairs Revision Kumar Gaurav SirWhat position has India got in Henley Passport
Index-2024?
(a) 80th
(b) 81st
(c) 82nd
(d) 83rd Ans:『a』

60. Who has recently filed a case against Israel in the International Court accusing it of genocide of
Palestinians?
(a) Egypt
(b) Iran
(c) South Africa

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(d) Libya Ans: 『c』

61. Where will the Indian Navy's multinational exercise 'MILAN-24' be held?
(a) Puducherry
(b) Kochi
(c) Mumbai
(d) Visakhapatnam Ans:『d』

62. Where has PM Modi recently inaugurated the country's longest sea bridge 'Atal Setu'?
(a) Lakshadweep
(b) Goa
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Kerala Ans: 『c』

63. Which mascot has been recently launched for the 9th Asian Winter Games of the year 2025?
(a) Chenchen-Kangkong-Lianlian
(b) Ujjwala
(c) Binbin-nini
(d) Feifei Ans: 『c』

64. When is National Youth Day celebrated every year?

(a) 10 January
(b) 11 January
(c) 12 January
(d) 13 January Ans: 『c』

65. Which is the first indigenous Starliner drone which recently joined the Indian Navy?
(a) Ugram
(b) Drishti 10
(c) Akash-NG
(d) Prabal Ans: 『b』

66. Where has the International Kite Festival 2024 started recently?
(a) Goa
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Gujarat Ans:『d』

67. Where has Bharat Electronics Limited recently launched the state-of-the-art auditorium 'Abhigyan'?
(a) Surat
(b) Ghaziabad
(c) Mumbai
(d) Chennai Ans: 『b』

68. Where have the Coast Guards of India and Japan recently organised the joint exercise 'Sahyog
Kaijin'?
(a) Chennai
(b) Kochi
(c) Puducherry
(d) Mumbai Ans:『a』

69. Where has DRDO successfully tested the new generation 'AKASH-NG' missile recently?
(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Odisha
(c) Kerala
(d) Gujarat Ans: 『b』

70. Who has recently become the first bowler to take 150 wickets in T20 International cricket?
(a) Rashid Khan
(b) Shakib Al Hasan
(c) Team Saudi
(d) Mohammed Shami Ans: 『c』

71. Who has been awarded the 'Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award 2022' in the Land Adventure
category recently?
(a) Savita Kanswal

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(b) Tulsi Chaitanya Mothukuri

(c) Anshu Kumar Tiwari
(d) Nikhil Advani Ans:『a』

72. Where was the harvest festival 'Lohri' organised recently?

(a) Punjab
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Assam Ans:『a』

73. Where has the second International AYUSH Conference started recently?
(a) London
(b) Tokyo
(c) Dubai
(d) Sydney Ans: 『c』

74. Who has become the overall champion of the first Multi-Sports Beach Games?
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Uttarakhand Ans:『a』

75. Who has recently been honoured with the International Sports Personality Award-2023 by UAE?
(a) Prof. adrian cruz
(b) Savita Kanswal
(c) Gianni Infantino
(d) B R Kamboj Ans: 『c』

76. Who has recently been recognized as India's first and Asia's 5th Dark Sky Park?
(a) Pench Tiger Reserve
(b) Veerangana Durgavati Tiger Reserve
(c) Dholpur-Karauli Tiger Reserve
(d) Ranipur Tiger Reserve Ans:『a』

77. Where has the 54th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum started recently?
(a) London
(b) Montreal
(c) Davos
(d) Geneva Ans: 『c』

78. Where was Indian Army Day 2024 organised recently?

(a) Bengaluru
(b) Kolkata
(c) Shillong
(d) Lucknow Ans:『d』

79. Where was the 'Makaravilakku' festival organised recently on the occasion of Makar Sankranti?
(a) Kerala
(b) Karnataka
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Andhra Pradesh Ans:『a』

80. Which project has recently been started by the Indian Army for digital collection of military history?
(a) Project Naman
(b) Project History
(c) Project Udbhav
(d) Project Shaurya Sankalan Ans:『d』

81. Where has the International Camel Festival started recently?

(a) Maharashtra
(b) Gujarat
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Haryana Ans: 『c』

82. Who was the recently deceased famous poet Munawwar Rana related to?

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(a) Urdu
(b) English
(c) Tamil
(d) Gujarati Ans:『a』

83. With whom has the Indian Navy recently organised the first naval bilateral exercise 'Ayutthaya'?
(a) Thailand
(b) Indonesia
(c) Myanmar
(d) Singapore Ans:『a』

84. Who is the manufacturer of 'Astra Mk-I Missile' recently inducted into the Indian Air Force?
(a) Bharat Electric Limited
(b) Bharat Aeronautical Development Limited
(c) Bharat Dynamics Limited
(d) India Ordnance Research & Development Limited Ans: 『c』

85. According to the recent multidimensional poverty report of NITI Aayog, which state has recorded the
highest poverty reduction?
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Bihar
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Rajasthan Ans:『a』

86. Where has the world famous 'Dhanu Yatra' started recently?
(a) Jharkhand
(b) Assam
(c) Odisha
(d) Tamil Nadu Ans: 『c』

87. When has National Startup Day 2024 been celebrated recently?
(a) 13 January
(b) 14 January
(c) 15 January
(d) 16 January Ans:『d』

88. Who has recently started the 'My School-My Pride' campaign?
(a) Uttarakhand
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Himachal Pradesh
(d) Haryana Ans: 『c』

89. Which end-to-end encrypted mobile ecosystem has recently been developed by the Indian Army?
(a) MAYA
(b) SAMBHAV
(c) Saksham
(d) Yuktdhara Ans: 『b』

90. Where is recently in the news the “General Bipin Rawat” Stadium located?
(a) Himachal Pradesh
(b) Punjab
(c) Uttarakhand
(d) Jammu and Kashmir Ans:『d』

91. What position has India got in the Global Firepower Power Ranking-2024?
(a) fourth
(b) fifth
(c) sixth
(d) seventh Ans:『a』

92. Who has recently been awarded the Best Football Player 2023 award in the men's category by FIFA?
(a) Erling Holland
(b) Lionel Messi
(c) Pep Guardiola
(d) Ederson Ans: 『b』

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93. Where will Wings India-2024, Asia's largest civil aviation exhibition, start?
(a) Bengaluru
(b) New Delhi
(c) Mumbai
(d) Hyderabad Ans:『d』

94. Where will the 'Ramayana' festival start?

(a) New Delhi
(b) Ayodhya
(c) Patna
(d) Kolkata Ans:『a』

95. Who has received the award in the Best Comedy, Best Actor, Best Director, Best Writer categories at
the 75th Emmy Awards 2024?
(a) Abbott Elementary
(b) succession'
(c) The Bear
(d) Beef Ans: 『c』

96. Where will the 19th summit of the Non-Aligned Movement begin?
(a) Uganda
(b) Azerbaijan
(c) India
(d) Iran Ans:『a』

97. Which country has launched recently in the news operation called 'Marg Bar Sarmachar'?
(a) Israel
(b) Iran
(c) Pakistan
(d) Russia Ans: 『c』

98. Which Indian organisation has recently become the world's second most valuable IT brand?
(a) Infosys
(b) TCS
(c) Wipro
(d) HCL Ans: 『b』

99. Which has recently been announced by the Central Government to be adopted as the 9th Indian
classical language?
(a) Rajasthani
(b) Punjabi
(c) Gujarati
(d) Persian Ans:『d』

100.Which operation has recently been launched by the Indian Army to drive out terrorists from Jammu
and Kashmir?
(a) Operation Ajay
(b) Operation Sarvashakti
(c) Operation Dosti
(d) Operation Ganga Ans: 『b』

101. Who will be awarded the Assam Vaibhav Award-2023, the highest civilian honour of the state of
Assam?
(a) Ranjan Gogoi
(b) Hima Das
(c) Dr. Kishan Chand
(d)Elvis Ali Hazarika Ans:『a』

102. Where was the cattle festival 'Kanuma' organised recently?

(a) Kerala
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Telangana
(d) Karnataka Ans: 『c』

103. Who has recently started Mahtari Vandana Yojana?

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(a) Chhattisgarh
(b) Jharkhand
(c) Odisha
(d) Bihar Ans:『a』

104.Recently, which state's indigenous date palm 'Kachchhi Kharek' has got the GI tag?
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Gujarat
(d) Haryana Ans: 『c』

105. Where has India's first 'India Innovation Center for Graphene' (IICG) been launched recently?
(a) Kerala
(b) Karnataka
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Himachal Pradesh Ans:『a』

106.Where was the world's tallest "Statue of Social Justice" of Dr. BR Ambedkar inaugurated recently?
(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Odisha
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Goa Ans: 『c』

107. Where was the 'Artificial Reef Project' inaugurated recently to promote fish production?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Gujarat
(c) Kerala
(d) Goa Ans:『c』

108.Which app has been launched recently for the administration of Members of Parliament Local Area
Development Scheme?
(a) E-Sakshi App
(b) E-enabled app
(c) E-Umang App
(d) E-Champion App Ans:『a』

109.Who has been recently appointed as the Director General of Sashastra Seema Bal?
(a) Rashmi Shukla
(b) Daljit Singh Chaudhary
(c) A N Pramod
(d) Upal Kundu Ans: 『b』

110. Which is the fifth country in the world to recently land the spacecraft 'Moon Sniper' on the Moon?
(a) Canada
(b) Japan
(c) Israel
(d) Australia Ans: 『b』

111.

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