General knowledge about Current affairs
1. Who is the current Prime Minister of India (2024)?
Ans. Narendra Modi.
2. Which state recently declared a “ban on online gaming”?
Ans. Tamil Nadu.
3. What is the name of India’s first indigenous COVID-19 vaccine?
Ans. Covaxin.
4. Which Indian city was recently renamed as “Shivgarh”?
Ans. Ahmedabad.
5. Which Indian state recently announced a new policy to promote electric vehicles?
Ans. Karnataka.
6. Who won the 2021 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup?
Ans. Australia.
7. What is the name of the Indian-origin astronaut who was recently selected by NASA for the Artemis program?
Ans. Raja Chari.
8. Which Indian company became the first to reach a market capitalization of $2 trillion?
Ans. Reliance Industries Limited (RIL).
9. Which Indian state launched the “Mukhyamantri Yuva Sambal Yojana” to provide unemployment allowance to educated youth?
Ans. Madhya Pradesh.
10. What is the name of India’s first digital university?
Ans. Kerala University of Digital Sciences, Innovation, and Technology (KUDSIT).
11. Which Indian state recently announced the implementation of a Universal Basic Income scheme?
Ans. Sikkim.
12. Who won the 2021 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine from India?
Ans. Dr. Sudhanshu Vrati and Dr. Krishna Ella.
13. Which Indian state recently launched the “Mukhyamantri Bal Seva Yojana” to provide financial assistance to children who lost their parents due to COVID-19?
Ans. Uttar Pradesh.
14. What is the name of India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier which was recently launched?
Ans. INS Vikrant.
15. Which Indian state recently passed the “Population Control Bill” to enforce a two-child policy?
Ans. Uttar Pradesh.
16. Who won the 2021 Nobel Prize in Economics from India?
Ans. Dr. Abhijit Banerjee.
17. Which Indian city hosted the 2021 International Film Festival of India (IFFI)?
Ans. Goa.
18. Which Indian state recently declared “mucormycosis” or black fungus as a notifiable disease?
Ans. Maharashtra.
19. What is the name of India’s first private sector company to launch a satellite into space?
Ans. Pixel.
20. Which Indian state recently launched the “Ghar Ghar Nigrani” campaign to control the spread of COVID-19?
Ans. Punjab.
21. Which Indian state recently passed a bill to reserve 75% of private sector jobs for locals?
Ans. Haryana.
22. Who won the 2021 Booker Prize for Fiction from India?
Ans. Anuk Arudpragasam for his novel “A Passage North”.
23. Which Indian state recently launched the “Mukhyamantri Chiranjeevi Yojana” to provide free healthcare to all citizens?
Ans. Rajasthan.
24. What is the name of the Indian space startup that successfully launched its first satellite “BlueWalker 3”?
Ans. Skyroot Aerospace.
25. Which Indian city recently inaugurated the country’s first underwater metro tunnel?
Ans. Kolkata.
26. Who is the current Chief Justice of India?
Ans. Justice N.V. Ramana.
27. Which Indian state recently passed a bill to introduce compulsory teaching of Bhagavad Gita in schools?
Ans. Gujarat.
28. What is the name of India’s first indigenous drone system, recently launched by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)?
Ans. Bharat.
29. Which Indian state recently launched the “One Nation One Ration Card” scheme to enable portability of food security benefits?
Ans. Kerala.
30. Who won the 2021 Sahitya Akademi Award for English Literature from India?
Ans. Geetanjali Shree for her novel “Tirohit”.
31. Which Indian city recently became the first in the country to implement a 24×7 water supply project under the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT)?
Ans. New Delhi.
32. Who was appointed as the new Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) of India in 2021?
Ans. Dr. V. Anantha Nageswaran.
33. Which Indian state recently launched the “Karma Sathi Prakalpa” scheme to provide financial assistance and employment opportunities to unemployed youth?
Ans. West Bengal.
34. What is the name of India’s first satellite-based narrowband Internet of Things (IoT) network launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)?
Ans. NavIC.
35. Which Indian state recently implemented a “No Helmet, No Fuel” rule to promote road safety?
Ans. Maharashtra.
36. Who won the 2021 Nobel Prize in Physics from India?
Ans. Dr. Rajeev Ahuja and Dr. Abhay Ashtekar.
37. Which Indian city recently inaugurated the “Pink Sarathi” vehicles to ensure the safety of women travelers?
Ans. Bengaluru.
38. What is the name of the Indian cryptocurrency exchange that recently became the first unicorn in the country?
Ans. CoinDCX.
39. Which Indian state recently launched the “Saksham Yuva Yojana” to provide employment opportunities to unemployed youth?
Ans. Himachal Pradesh.
40. Who won the 2021 Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Award for Best Actor (Male) from India?
Ans. Akshay Kumar for his performance in the movie “Laxmii”.
41. Which Indian state recently launched a “Green Skill Development Programme” to train youth in environmental conservation and management?
Ans. Kerala.
42. Who became the first Indian woman to win a gold medal in the Paralympic Games in 2021?
Ans. Avani Lekhara, in the women’s 10m air rifle standing SH1 event.
43. Which Indian city recently launched the “She Auto” initiative to provide employment opportunities for women in the transportation sector?
Ans. Hyderabad.
44. What is the name of India’s first female flight commander of a Boeing 777 aircraft, appointed in 2021?
Ans. Captain Zoya Aggarwal.
45. Which Indian state recently launched the “Sarbat Sehat Bima Yojana” to provide free health insurance cover to all its residents?
Ans. Punjab.
46. Who won the 2021 Nobel Prize in Chemistry from India?
Ans. Dr. Chintamani Nagesa Ramachandra Rao.
47.Which Indian village was recently declared the “Book Village of India” by the Ministry of Tourism?
Ans. Bhilar in Maharashtra.
48. What is the name of the Indian startup that developed the country’s first indigenously manufactured COVID-19 vaccine delivery drone?
Ans. Skye Air Mobility.
49. Which Indian state recently launched the “Jagananna Thodu” scheme to provide interest-free loans to street vendors?
Ans. Andhra Pradesh.
50. Who won the 2021 Arjuna Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sports from India?
Ans. Lovlina Borgohain, for her achievements in boxing.
51. Which Indian state recently launched the “Mukhya Mantri Bal Seva Yojana” to support children orphaned due to COVID-19?
Ans. Uttar Pradesh.
52. Who won the 2021 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup T20 from India?
Ans. Pakistan.
53. What is the name of India’s first indigenously developed mRNA COVID-19 vaccine?
Ans. HGCO19 (Corbevax).
54. Which Indian state recently implemented the “MyGov Ambulance” service to provide emergency medical assistance?
Ans. Karnataka.
55. Who was appointed as the new Chief of the Indian Air Force (IAF) in 2021?
Ans. Air Chief Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari.
56. Which Indian state recently launched the “Ghar Ghar Nigrani” campaign to monitor COVID-19 cases at the grassroots level?
Ans. Punjab.
57. What is the name of India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier that began sea trials in 2021?
Ans. INS Vikrant.
58. Which Indian company recently became the first to achieve a market capitalization of $3 trillion?
Ans. Reliance Industries Limited (RIL).
59. Which Indian state recently announced a ban on single-use plastics in government offices?
Ans. Maharashtra.
60. Who won the 2021 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their research on temperature and touch sensations?
Ans. Dr. Ardem Patapoutian and Dr. David Julius.
61. Which Indian state recently launched the “Balaram Yojana” to provide agricultural credit to landless farmers?
Ans. Odisha.
62. Who won the 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature from India?
Ans. Abdulrazak Gurnah.
63. What is the name of India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier that was commissioned into the Indian Navy in 2021?
Ans. INS Vikrant.
64. Which Indian state recently announced the “One Health” initiative to address the interconnection between human, animal, and environmental health?
Ans. Kerala.
65. Who won the 2021 Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, India’s highest sporting honour?
Ans. Neeraj Chopra, for his achievements in athletics (javelin throw).
66.What is the name of India’s first indigenous payment platform launched by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI)?
Ans. RuPay.
67. Which Indian city recently launched the “Nidaan” initiative to provide free medical tests and treatment for the urban poor?
Ans. Jaipur.
68. Who was appointed as the new Chief of the Intelligence Bureau (IB) in 2021?
Ans. Samant Kumar Goel.
69. Which Indian state recently launched the “Bhoomi Heera” portal to provide online land records?
Ans. Madhya Pradesh.
70. Who won the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize from India for their efforts to combat hunger?
Ans. World Food Programme (WFP).
71. Which Indian state recently launched the “Nirman Mazdoor Smart Card” scheme to provide welfare benefits to construction workers?
Ans. Bihar.
72. Who won the 2021 Nobel Prize in Economics from India for their contributions to development economics?
Ans. Dr. Abhijit Banerjee and Dr. Esther Duflo.
73. What is the name of India’s first indigenous 4G network developed by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay?
Ans. G5Cloud.
74. Which Indian state recently announced the “Mukhyamantri Teerth Yojana” to provide financial assistance for pilgrimage to senior citizens?
Ans. Gujarat.
75. Who was appointed as the new Chief of the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) in 2021?
Ans. Samant Kumar Goel.
76. What is the name of India’s first indigenously developed air-to-air missile recently test-fired by the Indian Air Force (IAF)?
Ans. Astra Mk-II.
77. Which Indian city recently launched the “Smart Rooster” initiative to provide weather forecasts to farmers via SMS?
Ans. Bengaluru.
78. Who won the 2021 Sahitya Akademi Award for Literary Translation from India?
Ans. Aruna Chakravarti for her translation of Bengali novel “Debotar Grash” by Buddhadeb Guha.
79. Which Indian state recently announced the “Nirman Kusuma” scheme to provide financial assistance for the construction of houses to rural poor?
Ans. Odisha.
80. Who won the 2021 Nobel Prize in Chemistry from India for the development of cryo-electron microscopy?
Ans. Dr. Venkatraman Ramakrishnan.
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