Feb 2024 Monthly CA

Topic Wise Selected Ques Top 300 Ques Days and Themes
Bharat Ratna 2024 — 5 Person
Sudarsan Setu Bridge — Gujarat
2024
New Lokpal of India — M Khanwilkar

ICC U19 World Cup 2024 — Australia

SSC GD 2024 | CGL 2024 | CPO | UP Police | JPSC | CDS | RPF | Agniveer

When is Indian Coast Guard Day When is World Wetlands Day

celebrated every year ? celebrated every year ?
प्रतिवर्ष भारिीय िटरक्षक तिवस कब मनाया जािा ै ? प्रतिवर्ष तवश्व आर्द्षभूतम तिवस कब मनाया जािा ै ?

• The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) • World Wetlands Day is observed on 2

a) 1 Feb celebrated its 48th Raising Day on 1
a) 1 Feb February, every year.
b) 2 Feb Feb, 2024, in New Delhi, b) 2 Feb • Theme 2024 – Wetlands & Human
commemorating its remarkable Wellbeing
c) 3 Feb journey from a modest beginning in c) 3 Feb • Theme 2023 – Wetlands Restoration
1977 to becoming a formidable force • In 1971, the Ramsar Convention was
d) 31 Jan in maritime security. d) 4 Feb adopted, and in 2021, the UN General
• Motto – Vayam Raksamah (We Protect) Assembly adopted Resolution 75/317,
• DG – Rakesh Pal (25th) which established 2 February as World
Option : A Option : B Wetlands Day.

When is International Day of Zero Tolerance for

Female Genital Mutilation observed every year? When is National Women's Day celebrated
प्रतिवर्ष मतै ला जननाांग तवकृति के प्रति शून्य सै नशीलिा का every year ?
अांिराषष्ट्रीय तिवस कब मनाया जािा ै ? प्रतिवर्ष राष्ट्रीय मतै ला तिवस कब मनाया जािा ै ?

• International Day of Zero Tolerance • National Women's Day is celebrated

a) 4 Feb for Female Genital Mutilation is
a) 12 Feb on 13th February in honour of Sarojini
b) 5 Feb observed on 6 February to spread b) 13 Feb Naidu's birthday
awareness and educate people about • Known as Nightingale of India
c) 6 Feb the consequences and problems that c) 14 Feb • She was the first Indian woman
females face due to genital mutilation. President of the Indian National
d) 7 Feb • 2024 Theme – Her Voice, Her Future d) 15 Feb Congress (Kanpur Session,1925)
• 1st woman governor of an Indian state
• Internet Safer Day – 6 Feb (is observed that is Governor of United Province
Option : C on Tuesday in the 2nd week of Feb) Option : B which is now known as Uttar Pradesh.

When is International Childhood Cancer

Why is the 14th of February the Black Day celebrated every year ?
day for India ? प्रतिवर्ष अांिराषष्ट्रीय चाइल्डहुड कैंसर तिवस कब मनाया
14 फरवरी भारि के तलए काला तिन क्यां ै ? जािा ै ?

• 14th February (Black day For India

a) Uri Attack Pulwama Attack) a) 13 Feb • International Childhood Cancer Day (ICCD),
• Pulwama attack is one of the deadliest observed annually on Feb 15
b) 26/11 attacks on security personnel of India in b) 14 Feb • Theme - Unveiling Challenges
Kashmir. • Childhood cancer, while less common than
c) Pulwama Attack • As many as 40 CRPF personnel were killed
c) 15 Feb adult cancers, remains a significant public
in the 2019 Pulwama attack when an health concern, claiming the lives of nearly
d) Parliament Attack d) 16 Feb 200,000 children annually.
explosives-laden vehicle rammed into a
CRPF convoy. • World Cancer Day – 4 Feb
• Since then, Feb 14 is observed as a black • Theme 2024 – Close the Care Gap
Option : C Option : C
day in India.

World Hippo Day is celebrated on which date? When is “National Science Day”
तवश्व तै प्पय तिवस तकस िारीख कय मनाया जािा ै ? celebrated every year ?
प्रतिवर्ष “राष्ट्रीय तवज्ञान तिवस” कब मनाया जािा ै ?

• National Science Day – 28 Feb

a) 15 Feb • Hippos are the third largest land mammal a) 27 Feb • 2024 Theme – Indigenous
on earth. Technology for Vikshit Bharat
b) 16 Feb • Nearly 5.9 million to 9,000 years ago, India b) 28 Feb
• This Day is celebrated annually on
was home to the hippopotamus. 28th Feb, commemorating Sir CV
c) 17 Feb • The pygmy hippo is now classed as
c) 29 Feb
Raman's discovery of the Raman
d) 18 Feb endangered by the IUCN, and the common d) 30 Feb Effect in 1928.
hippo was classed as vulnerable in 2006. • CV Raman received the 1930 Nobel
• Hippos are now most common in countries Prize in Physics for the discovery
Option : A such as Zambia and Tanzania. Option : B • Bharat Ratna - 1954
When is the World Day of Social Justice When is International Mother Language
observed? Day celebrated annually?
तवश्व सामातजक न्याय तिवस कब मनाया जािा ै ? अांिराषष्ट्रीय मािृभार्ा तिवस प्रतिवर्ष कब मनाया जािा ै ?

• World Day of Social Justice – 20 Feb • 21 February was declared to be

a) 20 February a) 20 February International Mother Language Day by
• Theme 2024 - ‘Bridging Gaps, Building
b) 15 February Alliances’ b) 21 February UNESCO on 17 Nov 1999
• The main objective of celebrating this • Theme 2024 –Multilingual education is a
c) 10 February day at the global level is to provide c) 22 February pillar of intergenerational learning
social justice to the people at large • It is celebrated due to the initiative of
d) 16 February d) 24 February Bangladesh. On 21 February 1952 four
students were killed while campaigning
for the use of Bengali as their mother
Option : A Option : B language officially in Bangladesh.

Other imp current Affairs Imp Days Feb 2024

• National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: 7th February (Theme is • February 20 World Day of Social Justice
“Engage, Educate, Empower: Uniting to End HIV/AIDS in Black • February 21 International Mother Language Day
Communities”) • February 22 World Thinking Day (Theme – Our World, Our
• Dadasaheb Phalke’s Death Anniversary: 16th February (known as Thriving Future)
Father of Indian Cinema) • February 24 Central Excise Day
• National Management Day: 21st February (Theme: “The Indian • February 27 World NGO Day (Theme -Building a Sustainable
Century: Managing Growth with Transformation”) Future)
• 20th February: Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh statehood day • 28 Feb - National Science Day (Theme 2024 -Indigenous
Technology for Viksit Bharat’)

Who has recently become the new

Chief Minister of Jharkhand ?
ै ाल ै ी ां में झारखांड के नए मुख्यमांत्री कौन बने ै ?

States’ CA a) Hemant Soren

• Champai Soren has been announced as the
next CM of Jharkhand, following the
b) Champai Soren resignation of Hemant Soren
• Hemant Soren on resigned ahead of his
c) Rohan Soren arrest by the Enforcement Directorate in a
money laundering case.
d) Dinesh Soren • Both are from Party - Jharkhand Mukti
Morcha (JMM)
• Governor – CP Radhakrishnan
Option : B • Jharkhand Formation – 15 Nov 2000

Who has been appointed as the first woman In which city was 'Dakshin Bharat Sanskritik
chief secretary of Uttarakhand ? Kendra' established ?
उत्तराखांड की पै ली मतै ला मुख्य सतचव के रूप में तकसे 'ितक्षण भारि साांस्कृतिक केन्द्र' तकस शै र में स्थातपि
तनयुक्त तकया गया ै ? तकया गया था ?

a) Kamini Gupta • Radha Raturi, a senior IAS officer of a) Kochi • The first regional center of its kind
the 1988 batch, has been appointed as was established in Hyderabad by the
b) Radha Raturi the first woman chief secretary of b) Chennai Sangeet Natak Akademi, which will be
Uttarakhand. known as 'Dakshin Bharat Sanskritik
c) Rashmi Shukla • She replaces Sukhbir Singh Sandhu c) Hyderabad Kendra’.
and is the first woman to hold this top • Former Vice President M. Venkaiah
d) Neha Joshi d) Kanyakumari
administrative post in the state. Naidu and Union Minister G Kishan
• CM – Pushkar Singh Dhami Reddy inaugurated it on 12 Feb
• Governor – Gurmeet Singh • Venkaiah Naidu – Padma Vibhushan
Option : B Option : C 2024

Kawal Tiger Reserve, which was seen in the Special ‘Aastha’ train to Ayudhya flagged off from
news, is located in which state ? from which state ?
कवल टाइगर ररजवष, जय खबरयां में था, तकस राज्य में थिस्थि ै ? अययध्या के तलए तवशेर् ‘आस्था’ टर े न तकस राज्य से रवाना की गई?

a) Kerala • Six forest authorities were suspended a) Assam • A special “Aastha” train carrying
for negligence in curbing teak around 400 pilgrims to Ayodhya in
b) Telangana smuggling in Kawal Tiger Reserve, b) Tripura Uttar Pradesh has been flagged off
• Kawal Tiger Reserve is located at from Tripura.
c) Karnataka Adilabad district in Telangana state of c) Karnataka • This is the first time in Tripura that
India. such a large number of people are
d) Maharashtra d) West Bengal
• The Govt of India declared Kawal going together to the holy spot.
wildlife sanctuary as Tiger Reserve in
2012.
Option : B • Revision -
Option : B
 Recently 'Kazi Nemu' has been recognized In which state was the foundation stone of
as the state fruit of which state ? 'Komuraveli Railway Station' laid recently ?
ै ाल ै ी में 'काजी नेमु' कय तकस राज्य के राज्य फल के रूप ै ाल ै ी में तकस राज्य में 'कयमुरावेली रे लवे स्टे शन' की
में मान्यिा िी गई ै ? आधारतशला रखी गई ?

a) Assam • Assam Agriculture Minister Atul Bora a) Assam • Union Tourism Minister Union
announced that 'Kaji Nemu' has been Tourism Minister G Kishan Reddy and
b) Nagaland recognized as the state fruit of Assam. b) Telangana Telangana CM Revanth Reddy laid the
• It is a lemon type fruit. foundation stone of Komuraveli
c) Meghalaya • Kazi Nemu has already got GI tag. c) Rajasthan Railway Station in Siddipet district of
• Assam Related Revision Telangana state.
d) Sikkim • Former CJI Ranjan Gogoi – Assam d) Madhya Pradesh
• Komuravelly village is famous for the
Vaibhav Award 2023 famous Komuravelly Mallikarjuna
• Hima Das - Assam Saurav Samman Swamy Temple
Option : A • Northeast’s First Naturopathy Hospital Option : B

What is the focus of the “Savera” program launched in In which state was the Swaminarayan Institute of Medical
Haryana? Science and Research inaugurated by Amit Shah?
ै ररयाणा में शुरू तकए गए “सवेरा” कायषक्रम का फयकस क्ा ै ? अतमि शाै ने तकस राज्य में स्वामीनारायण इां स्टीट्यूट ऑफ मेतडकल साइां स
एां ड ररसचष का उि् घाटन तकया?

• The “Savera” program, launched in • Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah, along
a) Diabetes Management Haryana, focuses on early detection a) Maharashtra with Gujarat Chief Minister Shri Bhupendra
and prevention of breast cancer in Patel and other dignitaries, inaugurated the
b) Breast Cancer b) Uttar Pradesh
women. ‘Swaminarayan Institute of Medical Science
• Savera leverages the unique ability of and Research’ at the Shri Swaminarayan
c) Cardiovascular Health visually impaired women to conduct c) Gujarat
breast cancer screenings
Vishwamangal Gurukul in Kalol,
d) Mental Health Awareness d) Rajasthan Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
• Haryana CM -Manohar Lal Khattar

Option : b Option : c

State current Affairs Feb 2024

• World’s First Vedic Clock Unveiled in which state – Madhya Pradesh

• PM Narendra Modi Inaugurates ISRO’s Second Spaceport in which
state – Tamilnadu
Schemes 2024
• PM Modi Inaugurates Sikkim’s First Railway Station In which district –
Rangpo
• Which state Introduces ‘Bag-less School’ Initiative – Madhya Pradesh
• Which state Launches ‘Van Mitra’ Scheme to Boost Green Cover -
Haryana

How much has the Central Government increased

PM SVANidhi Scheme launched by the
the target of 'Lakhpati Didi Yojana' ?
Which Ministry ?
केंर्द् सरकार ने 'लखपति िीिी ययजना' का लक्ष्य तकिना बढाया ै ?
पीएम स्वतनतध ययजना तकस मांत्रालय द्वारा शु रू की गई ?

• Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman also

a) 2 Crores made an announcement regarding a) MoHUA • Recently - PM-SVANidhi increased the
'Lakhpati Didi Scheme' in the interim annual income of street vendors by Rs
b) 3 Crores budget. b) Home Ministry 23,000
• The govt has increased the target of • PM SVANidhi Scheme : It was
c) 4 Crores 'Lakhpati Didi Scheme' under 'Self Help c) Finance Ministry launched in 2020 amid the pandemic
Groups’. by the Ministry of Housing and Urban
d) 5 Crore d) Defense Ministry
• Sitharaman said that encouraged by the Affairs (MoHUA), Govt of India.
success of the Lakhpati Didi scheme, the • PM Street Vendor’s AtmaNirbhar
govt has increased the target of the Nidhi (PM SVANidhi)
Option : B scheme from Rs 2 crore to Rs 3 crore
Option : A

Who launched 'PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Nua-O scholarship program, recently seen
Yojana' ? in the news, is associated with which state ?
नुआ-ओ छात्रवृतत्त कायषक्रम, जय ै ाल ै ी में समाचारयां में
'पीएम सूयष घर मुफ्त तबजली ययजना' तकसने शुरू की ?
िे खा गया, तकस राज्य से सांबांतधि ै ?
• PM Narendra Modi has launched PM
a) Rajnath Singh Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana. a) Odisha • Odisha government has introduced
• Under this scheme, up to 300 units of the Nutana Unnata Abhilasha (NUA)
b) Amit Shah free electricity will be provided to one b) Bihar Odisha scholarship scheme for
crore houses. students pursuing Under-graduate
c) Nitin Gadkari • More than ₹75,000 crore will be spent
c) Kerala and Post-graduate courses in the
on this scheme. state.
d) Narendra Modi d) Telangana
• The plan to install solar panels was • Within the initiative, male students
announced by Finance Minister will receive Rs 9,000 per year, while
Nirmala Sitharaman during the female students will receive Rs 10,000.
Option : D Option : A
interim budget of 2024-25.
 Which state government has recently ‘Van Mitra’ scheme is launched by which state?
launched 'Swayam' scheme ? ‘वन तमत्र’ ययजना तकस राज्य द्वारा शुरू की गई ै ?
ै ाल ै ी में तकस राज्य सरकार ने 'स्वयां' ययजना
शुरू की ै ?

• Odisha state govt has decided to

a) Odisha a) Haryana • Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar launched
provide interest free loans up to Rs 1
the ‘Van Mitra’ scheme to encourage
lakh to the youth of the state under
b) Punjab the new govt scheme 'Swayam’.
b) Karnataka community participation in tree planting
activities in non-forest areas.
c) Rajasthan • The state government will bear the c) Bihar • The members of families with an annual
entire expense under this scheme.
income of less than Rs 1.80 lakh can register
d) Uttar Pradesh • Under this scheme, youth of the state d) Madhya Pradesh
between 18-35 years will be eligible. to become ‘Van Mitras’.
• The objective of this scheme is to directly
involve the local public in increasing forest
Option : A Option : A areas across the state.

Modi Awaas Gharkul Yojana for OBC category beneficiaries

was launched in which state?
ओबीसी श्रेणी के लाभातथषययां के तलए मयिी आवास घरकुल ययजना तकस राज्य में
शुरू की गई थी?

a) Madhya Pradesh • The Prime Minister launched the Modi

First in India
b) Maharastra
Awaas Gharkul Yojana for OBC category
beneficiaries in Maharashtra.
• The scheme envisages the construction
& World
c) Gujarat of 10 lakh houses from FY 2023-24 to FY
2025-26
d) Rajasthan

Option : b

India’s First Helicopter Emergency Medical

Where was the first Skill India Centre (SIC)
Service (HEMS) To Start From Which State ?
भारि की पै ली ै ेलीकॉप्टर आपािकालीन तचतकत्सा सेवा
inaugurated?
पै ला कौशल भारि केंर्द् (SIC) का उि् घाटन कै ााँ तकया
(HEMS) तकस राज्य से शुरू ै यगी ?
गया था?

a) Goa • India is set to launch its first a) Odisha • Union Minister of Education and Skill
Helicopter Emergency Medical Service Development & Entrepreneurship, Shri
Dharmendra Pradhan, inaugurated the first
b) Gujarat (HEMS) from Uttarakhand, marking a b) West Bengal Skill India Centre (SIC) of the country in
significant milestone in the country’s Sambalpur, Odisha
c) Uttrakhand healthcare and aviation sectors. c) Karnataka • This initiative aims to bridge the gap between
• The HEMS will be based at the All education and employment by offering
d) Uttar Pradesh d) Maharastra training programs aligned with industry
India Institute of Medical Sciences
requirements, fostering economic growth and
(AIIMS) in Rishikesh, strategically
prosperity in the regi on.
located to cover a radius of 150 Km
Option : C Option : a

Which company inaugurated its first solar project in Which institution incubated the startup that developed
Rajasthan? India’s first septic tank cleaning robot?
तकस कांपनी ने राजस्थान में अपनी पै ली सौर पररययजना का उि् घाटन भारि का पै ला सेतप्टक टैं क सफाई रयबयट तवकतसि करने वाले स्टाटष अप कय
तकया? तकस सांस्था ने शुरू तकया?

a) NTPC Renewable Energy Ltd • IIT Madras Incubator Unveils India’s

• The first solar project of NTPC Renewable a) IIT Madras
b) Reliance Industries Energy Ltd. (NTPC-REL) at Chhattargarh in First Septic Tank Cleaning Robot,
Rajasthan has commenced commercial b) IIT Bombay Homosep Atom
c) Tata Power Ltd operations of 70 MW capacity on February 21.
With this, the installed capacity of NTPC c) IIT Delhi
d) Adani Green Energy Ltd Group has reached 73,958 MW
d) IIT Kanpur
Option : a
Option : a

Martand sun temple, recently seen in the

news, is located in which state/UT ?
ै ाल ै ी में समाचारयां में िे खा गया मािंड सूयष मांतिर तकस
राज्य/केंर्द् शातसि प्रिे श में थिस्थि ै ?
Art & Culture • Members of a Hindutva group recently
a) Ladakh breached the protected Martand Sun

Fairs & Festivals b) Rajasthan

Temple, a historic Hindu temple near
Anantnag in the Kashmir Valley in
Jammu Kashmir
c) Madhya Pradesh • Built in the 8th century by King
d) Jammu Kashmir Lalitaditya Muktapida
• Archaeological Survey of India (ASI)
• Formation – 1861, HQ – New Delhi
Option : D • Founder - Alexander Cunningham
• DG – Yadubir Singh Rawat
 Which State Achieves Record With Highest In which state was Ellora – Ajanta
Number Of Ramsar Sites In India ? International Festival celebrated ?
भारि में सबसे अतधक रामसर साइटयां का ररकॉडष तकस एलयरा-अजांिा अांिराषष्ट्रीय मै यत्सव तकस राज्य में
राज्य ने बनाया ै ? मनाया गया ?

a) UP • With 2 more places declared Ramsar a) Gujarat • The Ellora – Ajanta International
sites, Tamil Nadu now has the highest Festival, held in Chhatrapati
b) Kerala number of such sites in the country. b) Maharashtra Sambhajinagar, Maharashtra
• The State govt had submitted concluded marking the end of a 3 day
c) Karnataka proposals for the c) Madhya Pradesh musical extravaganza that delighted
1. Longwood Shola Reserve Forest in audiences with a rich cultural treat.
d) Tamilnadu d) Tamil Nadu
The Nilgiris • After a 7 Year hiatus, the event
2. Karaivetti Bird Sanctuary in Ariyalur. returned in 2023.
• Now, the district plans to host it
Option : D Option : B annually in early February.

In which state is the Sammakka-Sarakka Attukal Pongal festival was celebrated in

Medaram Jathara held? which of the following states?
सम्मक्का-सरक्का मेिाराम जथारा तकस राज्य में आययतजि अट् टुकल पयांगल त्यौै ार तनम्नतलथिखि में से तकस राज्य में
तकया जािा ै ? मनाया गया?

a) Telangana • The Sammakka-Sarakka Medaram a) Tamilnadu • Attukal Pongala is a 10-day religious

Jathara, the largest tribal festival, is festival celebrated at the Attukal
b) Andhra pradesh held biennially in Telangana, India b) Kerala Bhagavathy Temple in
• The festival venerates the goddesses Thiruvananthapuram in the Indian
c) Odisha Sammakka and Saralamma and c) Andhra Pradesh state of Kerala.
commemorates their struggle against • On the ninth day there is a huge
d) chattisgarh d) Telangana
unjust rulers. gathering of millions of women on the
temple surroundings.
Option : a Option : b

In which state will PM Modi unveil the 125-

Khasi freedom fighter U Tirot Sing’s statue is
feet tall statue of Bir Lachit Barphukan ?
unveiled at which place?
पीएम मयिी तकस राज्य में बीर लातचि बरफुकन की 125
खासी स्विांत्रिा सेनानी यू तिरयट तसांग की प्रतिमा का अनावरण तकस
फीट ऊांची प्रतिमा का अनावरण करें गे ?
स्थान पर तकया गया ै ?
• Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma has
a) Sikkim • U Tirot Sing, a freedom fighter from a) Odisha invited PM Narendra Modi to unveil the
Khasi Hills who rebelled against
125-foot tall statue of Bir Lachit
b) Manipur British colonialism some 200 years ago b) Assam
Barphukan in Jorhat, Assam during the
• Tirot Sing employed guerrilla tactics
c) Dhaka c) Sikkim first week of March this year.
against the British in the Anglo-Khasi
• Lachit Day is celebrated every year on 24
War.
d) Myanmar d) Meghalaya Nov to recognize the military genius and
• His death anniversary is
unwavering leadership abilities of the
commemorated as a state holiday in
famous Ahom Empire commander Lachit
Meghalaya.
Option : C Option : B Barphukan

Recently, Which airport has been given the status

of International Airport by the Govt of India ?
ै ाल ै ी ां में भारि सरकार ने तकस ै वाई अड्डे कय अांिराषष्ट्रीय ै वाई
अड्डे का िजाष तिया ै ?
National CA • Recently, the Govt of India has
a) Surat Airport officially given the status of
b) Jorhat Airport 'International Airport' to Surat
Airport in Gujarat.
c) Dibrugarh Airport • Last Dec, Prime Minister Narendra
Modi had inaugurated a new
d) Birsa Munda Airport terminal at Surat airport built at a
cost of ₹353 crore.

Option : A

The Centre has announced an ambitious programme to

Which actor has launches political
upgrade how many standard rail coaches to Vande
party Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam ?
Bharat standards in Budget 2024 ?
तकस अतभनेिा ने राजनीतिक पाटी ितमझागा वेत्री
केंर्द् ने बजट 2024 में तकिने मानक रे ल तडब्यां कय वांिे भारि मानकयां में
कज़गम लॉन्च की ै ?
अपग्रेड करने के तलए एक मै त्वाकाांक्षी कायषक्रम की घयर्णा की ै ?

a) K Chiranjeevi • Tamil superstar Vijay officially entered a) 10,000 • In a move to modernize the Indian
politics, revealing his new party, Railways, the Centre has announced
b) Nagarjuna Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam. b) 20,000 an ambitious programme to upgrade
• The actor in a statement said the party 40,000 standard rail coaches to Vande
c) Mohan lal will not contest the 2024 elections c) 30,000 Bharat standards.
• This initiative, announced by Finance
d) Vijay Thalapathy d) 40,000
• K Chiranjeevi – Padma Vibhushan Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in while
2024 presenting the interim budget for
fiscal year 2024-25 (FY25),
Option : A Option : D
What is the primary focus of the initiative “Vantara”
launched by Reliance Industries and Reliance Foundation? What is the Full form of UPI ?
ररलायांस इां डस्टर ीज और ररलायांस फाउां डेशन द्वारा शुरू की गई पै ल “वांिारा” UPI का फुल फॉमष क्ा ै ?
का प्राथतमक फयकस क्ा ै ?

a) Environmental Conservation a) Unique Payment of • India has officially introduced the Unified
Payments Interface (UPI) at the iconic Eiffel
b) Healthcare for Rural Communities India Tower in Paris, marking a significant step
• The 3000-acre animal
towards realizing PM Modi’s vision of
c) Education for Underprivileged Children shelter launched by Anant b) Unified Payments globalizing UPI.
Ambani in Jamnagar
d) Animal Welfare • Aimed at rescuing, treating,
• NPCI International Payments (NIPL) has
Interface partnered with French e-commerce and
caring for, and rehabilitating
injured, abused, and threatened c) Unified Pay India proximity payments company, Lyra, to
animals, both domestically and facilitate the acceptance of UPI payments in
internationally. France.
Option : d Option : B
• France -1st European Country to accept UPI

Which port is set to be converted into a Green In which state was the Sudarshan Setu India’s
Hydrogen Hub? longest cable-stayed bridge, inaugurated?
भारि के सबसे लां बे केबल-रुके पुल सु िशष न से िु उि् घाटन तकस
तकस बांिरगाै कय ग्रीन ै ाइडरयजन ै ब में पररवतिषि करने की ययजना ै ? राज्य में तकया गया?

a) Mumbai Port • The VOC Port at Tuticorin in Tamil a) Maharashtra • Inaugurated by – PM Modi
Nadu will become India’s first green • Estimated cost of ₹978.93 crore.
b) Kolkata Port hydrogen hub b) Uttar Pradesh Sudarshan Setu is India’s longest cable-stayed
• This initiative aligns with the bridge of around 2.32 km.
c) Chennai Port government’s vision to enhance c) Gujarat
It connects the Okha mainland to Beyt Dwarka
environmental sustainability in port
d) Tuticorin port d) Kerala island
operations. The bridge, previously known as the ‘Signature Bridge

Option : d Option : c

Which Indian state has declared the Gupteswar Forest as Where is the 100,000 Bharat Mart initiated by the Prime
its 4th Biodiversity Heritage Site? Minister of India for enhancing exports located?
तकस भारिीय राज्य ने गुप्तेश्वर वन कय अपना चौथा जव तवतवधिा तवरासि तनयाषि बढाने के तलए भारि के प्रधान मांत्री द्वारा शुरू तकया गया 100,000
स्थल घयतर्ि तकया ै ? भारि माटष कै ााँ थिस्थि ै ?

a) Kerala • Gupteswar Forest, adjacent to a) New York • The 100,000 Bharat Mart, aimed at
Gupteswar Shiva temple in Odisha’s enhancing exports, is located in Dubai.
b) Tamil Nadu Koraput district has been declared as b) London Jointly led by DP World, a Dubai-
the fourth Biodiversity-Heritage Site based logistics firm, and inaugurated
c) Karnataka ( BHS) of the state c) Paris by the Prime Minister,
• The site is spread over 350 hectares • this facility integrates retail,
d) Odisha d) Dubai
of demarcated area warehousing, and logistics, positioned
to become a vital commerce and
logistics hub in Dubai.
Option : d Option : d

Who chaired the committee to make guidelines

on spam calls ?
स्पम कॉल पर तिशातनिे श बनाने वाली सतमति की अध्यक्षिा
तकसने की ?

• Department of Consumer Affairs

International CA
a) Rohit Kumar Singh
formed a committee to tackle
b) Utpal Kumar unwanted promotional calls,
comprising industry representatives.
c) Ranjan Gogoi
d) None

Option : A

Which has become the first European country to In which two countries has UPI payment
accept Unified Payment Interface (UPI) ? system been launched recently ?
यूतनफाइड पेमेंट इां टरफेस (UPI) स्वीकार करने वाला पै ला ै ाल ै ी में तकन िय िे शयां में UPI भुगिान प्रणाली शुरू
यूरयपीय िे श कौन सा बन गया ै ? की गई ै ?

• France has become the 1st European • The scope of Unified Payment Interface
a) France country to accept digital payments from a) France & Spain (UPI) services is gradually increasing.
India. • Now the names of Sri Lanka and
b) Germany • For this, NIPL has partnered with Lyra e- b) Mauritius & Sri Lanka Mauritius have also been added to this
commerce of France. list.
c) Spain • National Payments Corporation of India
c) Bahrain & UAE • NPCI launched UPI services in 2016.
d) Ireland (NPCI) launched UPI in 2016. d) Singapore & Indo • UPI system is a mobile application based
• Revision - France has started the initiative system which provides the facility of
to issue Digital Schengen visas, becoming payment from bank accounts.
Option : A the first country in the European Union to Option : B • Recently this facility was also launched
issue this visa. in France
 Recently, which country won the 9th GovTech Prize
Recently, which country is launching the ‘Dream
for AI Powered Government Services at the World
of the Desert’ train in the Middle East ?
Government Summit 2024 ? ै ाल ै ी में , कौन सा िे श मध्य पूवष में 'डरीम ऑफ ि डे जटष ' टर े न
ै ाल ै ी में , तकस िे श ने तवश्व सरकार तशखर सम्मेलन 2024 में AI लॉन्च कर रै ा ै ?
सांचातलि सरकारी सेवाओां के तलए 9वाां गवनषमेंट पुरस्कार जीिा ?

• India won under the category of 'AI- • Saudi Arabia is launching the "Dream of
a) UAE a) UAE the Desert" train service in late 2025.
Powered Government Services' at the
b) India World Government Summit 2024. b) Iran • The 800-mile trip will start in Riyadh,
• The Ministry for Road Transport & Saudi Arabia's capital city, and travel
c) Qatar Highways, Government of India, was c) Israel northwest toward the border with
honored for its project iRASTE. Jordan.
d) Turkey d) Saudi Arabia • The route will pass through long
stretches of scenic deserts and UNESCO
World Heritage archeological sites.
Option : B Option : D

Which country recently joined the

Which country has been dropped from FATF’s
International Solar Alliance (ISA), becoming
financial crime watch list? the 119th member nation?
तकस िे श कय FATF की तवत्तीय अपराध तनगरानी सूची से ै टा कौन सा िे श ै ाल ै ी में अांिराष ष्ट्रीय सौर गठबां धन (ISA) में
तिया गया ै ? शातमल हुआ, 119वाां सिस्य िे श बना?

• The UAE has been on the grey list • International Solar Alliance
a) Pakistan since its inclusion on 4 March 2022. a) Maldives
• Formation - 30 November 2015
b) Saudi Arabia b) Mauritius • HQ – Gurugram, Haryana
• Financial Action Task force • Founded - Paris, France
c) Srilanka • Formation -1989 c) Malta • Purpose-Bring together a group of
• Type -Intergovernmental organisation nations to endorse clean energy,
d) United Arab Emirates • Purpose -Combat money laundering and d) Monaco
sustainable environment, public
terrorism financing transport and climate
• Headquarters –Paris • Director General - Ajay Mathur
Option : d • President – T.Raja kumar Option : c

Which country has declared a health emergency due to Which country passed the Quad bill to strengthen
escalating cases of dengue fever in 2024? cooperation ?
2024 में डें गू बुखार के बढिे मामलयां के कारण तकस िे श ने स्वास्थ्य तकस िे श ने सै ययग कय मजबूि करने के तलए क्वाड तबल पाररि
आपािकाल घयतर्ि तकया ै ? तकया ?

a) Peru • The Peruvian government has a) Australia • The US House of Representatives

declared a 90-day health emergency in passed the ‘Quad Bill’ to strengthen
b) Brazil light of the rapidly escalating dengue b) India cooperation among Quad member
fever outbreak sweeping through the countries.
c) Colombia country. c) Japan • The bill aims to establish a working
• Over 31,000 cases and 32 deaths have group with Japan, Australia, and India
d) Argentina d) USA
been reported across 20 of Peru’s 25 to facilitate closer collaboration on
regions shared interests.
Option : a Option : D

International Current affairs Feb 2024

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Mauritius Prime Minister Pravind

Jugnauth jointly inaugurated significant infrastructure projects in
which island - Agalega Island, Banking &
•
Economics
Which country declares a health emergency as dengue fever cases
surge, reaching over 31,000 with 32 deaths in 2024.- Peru
• Which country has becomes first Asian Country to Ratify ILO
Convention to End Workplace Violence and Harassment- Philippines
• The 5th edition of the International Gita Mahotsav (IGM) will take
place in which country – Sri lanka

RBI has recently announced to impose new

restrictions on which payment bank ?
RBI ने ै ाल ै ी में तकस पेमेंट बैंक पर नए प्रतिबां ध लगाने
की घयर्णा की ै ?

• RBI has imposed several major business

Sports CA
a) Airtel Payment Bank restrictions on Paytm Payments Bank.
• Earlier, the Central Bank had imposed a
b) Paytm Payment Bank ban on adding new customers to the
bank in March 2022.
c) Fino Payment Bank • Right now all services will remain
d) Jio Payment Bank normal till 29th Feb but after that many
services related to Payments Bank will
be closed. It is noteworthy that One97
Option : B Communications holds 49% stake in
Paytm Payments Bank.
Which state topped the Khelo India Khelo India Youth Games 2023-24
Youth Games 2023-24 ?
खेलय इां तडया यूथ गेम्स 2023-24 में तकस राज्य ने • Dates – 19 January- 31 January 2024
टॉप तकया ? • Host – Tamilnadu (Chennai, Madurai, Trichy and Coimbatore)
• Edition – 6th

a) Maharashtra • Mascot – Veera Mangai

• Title Sponsor – Sports For All (SFA), India’s largest multi-sport tech
b) Tamilnadu
driven competition organisers for next 5 yrs
c) Haryana
• Champion – Maharashtra
d) Delhi
• Inaugurated by – PM Narendra Modi
• Ministry Responsible – Youth Affairs and Sports (Anurag Thakur)
Option : A

Vinesh Phogat and Anshu Malik related to Who is the first Sri Lankan cricketer to score
which sports ? a double century in ODI ?
तवनेश फयगाट और अांशू मतलक तकस खेल से सांबांतधि ै ैं ? वनडे में ियै रा शिक बनाने वाले पै ले श्रीलांकाई तक्रकेटर
कौन ै ैं ?

a) Boxing • Vinesh Phogat & Anshu Malik won the a) Angelo Mathews • Pathum Nissanka has created history
gold medal in the National Wrestling by becoming the first Sri Lankan
b) Wrestling Championships b) Pathum Nissanka cricketer to score a double century in
• Vinesh, returning to the mat after 16 One Day International.
c) Weightlifting months, defeated Jyoti for the 55kg c) Kusal Mendis • Nissanka played a brilliant inning of
title while Anshu Malik beat Sarita 210* runs in 139 balls. Nissanka broke
d) Badminton d) Avishka Fernando
Mor for the 59kg title. Sanath Jayasuriya's previous record of
• Vinesh - She became the 1st Indian 189 runs.
woman wrestler to win a gold at both
Option : B the Commonwealth and Asian Games
Option : B

Which country won the title of ICC Under- Who recently won the singles title of
19 World Cup 2024 ? Chennai Open Tennis Tournament ?
ICC अांडर-19 तवश्व कप 2024 का थिखिाब तकस िे श ने ै ाल ै ी में चेन्नई ओपन टे तनस टूनाषमेंट का एकल
जीिा ? थिखिाब तकसने जीिा ?

• Australia won the Under 19 Men’s ODI

a) India World Cup beating India by 79 runs in a) Sumit Nagal • India's top singles player Sumit Nagal
the final at Benoni in South Africa won the singles title of Chennai Open
b) England • ICC Under-19 Men's Cricket World b) Chirag Shetty tennis tournament.
Cup 2024 • In the final he defeated Luca Nardi of
c) Australia • Champion - Australia (4th title) c) Andi Murray Italy to win his fifth Challenger level
• Runner up – India singles title.
d) S Africa d) Rohan Bopanna
• Player of the series - Kwena Maphaka
(Aus)
• Host - South Africa
Option : C • Edition – 15th
Option : A

With whom did the Education Ministry sign an Who has been appointed by CSK as the
agreement to promote football game in the country ? brand ambassador for IPL 2024 ?
िे श में फुटबॉल खेल कय बढावा िे ने के तलए तशक्षा मांत्रालय ने तकसके साथ CSK ने तकसे आईपीएल 2024 के तलए ब्ाांड एां बेसडर
समझौिे पर ै स्ताक्षर तकये ? तनयुक्त तकया ै ?

• The Education Ministry signed an agreement • Chennai Super Kings have

a) BCCI with the FIFA to promote the game of a) Vicky Kaushal appointed Katrina Kaif as their brand
football at the school level in the country. ambassador for the Indian Premier
b) FIFA • Under this, the Education Ministry will
b) Katrina Kaif
League (IPL) 2024.
distribute 11 lakh footballs across the
c) India Football Federation c) Hrithik Raushan • The five-time champions have also
country in a phased manner. changed their jersey logo before the
d) Reliance Foundation • Union Education Minister Dharmendra d) MS Dhoni new season.
Pradhan distributed footballs in 1,260 • IPL 2023 Champion – CSK (5th)
schools in 17 district of Odisha under the • Most Expensive Player of IPL –
Option : B Football for Schools (F4S) programme Option : B Mitchell Starc (KKR)

ICC awards for Year 2023

Who won the ICC Men's 'Player of the
• Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for ICC Men's Cricketer of the Year - Pat Cummins (Aus)
Month' award for the month of Jan 2024 ?
•
जनवरी 2024 मै ीने के तलए ICC पुरुर् 'प्लेयर ऑफ़ ि
Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy for ICC Women's Cricketer of the Year 2023 : Nat

मांथ' का पुरस्कार तकसने जीिा ?

Sciver-Brunt (England)
• ICC Men's T20I Player of the Year 2023 - Suryakumar Yadav (India)
• ICC Women's T20I Player of the Year 2023: Hayley Matthews (West Indies)
a) Ollie Pope • The International Cricket Council (ICC)
• ICC Emerging Men's Player of the Year 2023: Rachin Ravindra (NZ)
has honored West Indies cricket
b) Shamar Joseph team's fast bowler Shamar Joseph • ICC Emerging Women’s Player of the Year 2023 : Phoebe Litchfield (Australia)
with the 'Player of the Month' award • ICC Men’s ODI Player of the Year 2023 - Virat Kohli (India)
c) Josh Hazlewood for the month of January. • ICC Women’s ODI Player of the Year 2023 - Chamari Athapaththu (Sri Lanka)
• Ireland's Amy Hunter won the 'Player
d) Jasprit Bumrah • ICC Men’s Test Player of the Year 2023 : Usman Khawaja (Aus)
of the Month' award in the women's
category. • ICC Men's Associate Player of the Year 2023 : Bas De Leede (Netherlands)
• ICC Women's Associate Player of the Year 2023 : Queentor Abel (Kenya)
Option : B
• ICC Umpire of the Year 2023 : Richard Illingworth (England)
 Who has become the 2nd Indian bowler to Who surpassed Saurav Ganguly to become 4th
take 500 wickets in Test cricket ? highest run-scorer in international cricket ?
टे स्ट तक्रकेट में 500 तवकेट लेने वाले िू सरे भारिीय गेंिबाज अांिरराष्ट्रीय तक्रकेट में सौरव गाांगुली कय पछाड़कर चौथे सबसे
कौन बन गए ै ैं ? ज्यािा रन बनाने वाले थिखलाड़ी कौन बने ?

a) R Jadeja • Ravichandran Ashwin become the 2nd a) Rohit Sharma • Rohit Sharma : the 4th-highest run-
Indian bowler to take 500 wickets in scorer in international cricket during
b) R Ashwin Test cricket. b) Virat Kohli the fourth Test against England in
Rajkot.
c) J Bumrah c) Shubman Gill • With 18,641 runs in 470 matches at an
• Rohit Sharma has hit most sixes in
international cricket average of 43.35, including 47
d) Mohd Siraj d) Hardik Pandya
centuries and 100 fifties, Rohit Sharma
cemented his status as one of India’s
cricket legends.
Option : B Option : A

16th Conference of the World Social Forum was

held in which city?
तवश्व सामातजक मांच का 16वााँ सम्मेलन तकस शै र में आययतजि
Summits & तकया गया?

a) Delhi • under the “Another World is Possible”

Conference b) Dhaka
banner
• It aims to open horizontal exchange
among civil society organisations,
c) Thimphu social movements, trade unions and
individuals opposing neoliberal
d) Kathmandu
globalisation.

Option : D

Which Union Minister inaugurated

'BSE Expo-2024' ? Where has the INDUS-X Summit taken
तकस केंर्द्ीय मांत्री ने 'बीएसई एक्सपय-2024' का place?
उि् घाटन तकया ? INDUS-X तशखर सम्मेलन कै ााँ हुआ ै ?

a) S Jaishankar • Information and Broadcasting a) New Delhi • INDUS-X Summit

Minister Anurag Singh Thakur • Held in – New Delhi on Feb 20-21 2024
b) Piyush Goyal inaugurated the BSE Expo-2024, the b) Mumbai • Aim -driving strategic technology
28th conference on Broadcast and partnerships and defence industrial
c) Jyotiraditya Scindia Media Technology organized by the c) Bangalore cooperation between India and the USA.
Broadcast Engineering Society (India). • The ‘INDUS-X’ summit was launched in
d) Anurag Singh Thakur • On this occasion, he said that India is d) Kolkata June 2023 during Prime Minister Narendra
going to become the center of Modi’s visit to the US
broadcasting sector.
Option : D Option : a

Recently, the 21st edition of BioAsia 2024 summit has Where will the 8th Asia Economic Dialogue
commenced in which city? take place ?
ै ाल ै ी में, बाययएतशया 2024 तशखर सम्मेलन का 21वाां सांस्करण तकस 8वी ां एतशया आतथषक वािाष कै ााँ ै यगी ?
शै र में शुरू हुआ ै ?

a) Bengaluru • BioAsia is an annual international a) New Delhi • The 8th Asia Economic Dialogue will be
event focused on Life Sciences, held in Pune from February 29 to
b) Hyderabad Biotechnology, Pharma, Medtech and b) Mumbai March 2.
Healthtech sectors • Theme -‘Geo-economic Challenges in
c) Ahmdabad • Hosted in - Hyderabad, India c) Kolkata an Era of Flux
• Theme:“Transforming Life Sciences • Organised jointly by the Ministry of
d) Shimla d) Pune
with Data and AI” External Affairs (MEA) and Pune
International Centre (PIC)
Option : b Option : d

Q.. What is the overarching theme of the Neem

Recently, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar has
Summit & Global Neem Trade Fair?
inaugurated the International Maritime Seminar in which नीम तशखर सम्मेलन और वतश्वक नीम व्यापार मेले का व्यापक
city? तवर्य क्ा ै ?
ै ाल ै ी में उपराष्ट्रपति जगिीप धनखड़ ने कै ााँ अांिराषष्ट्रीय समुर्द्ी सेतमनार का
उि् घाटन तकया ै ?
a) Neem: A Natural Pesticide • The Neem Summit & Global
a) Visakhapatnam Neem Trade fair is being
b) Neem: A Medicinal Herb organized by collaboration
b) Chennai • Theme: Partners across Oceans:
c) Neem: A Traditional Ingredient with lCAR-Central
Collaboration, Synergy, Growth
Agroforestry Research
c) Kochi d) Neem for Sustainable Agriculture, Institute, Jhansi in New Delhi
Health, and Environment on 19-20 February 2024
d) Mumbai

Option : a Option : d
 Which State Tableau Awarded For Best
Tableau During 75th Republic Day Parade ?
75वें गणिांत्र तिवस परे ड के िौरान तकस राज्य की झाांकी
कय सवषश्रेष्ठ झाांकी का पुरस्कार तिया गया ?

Awards & Honours a) UP • Odisha's tableau stood first in the

judges' choice category at the 75th
b) Odisha Republic Day celebrations whereas,
Gujarat stood 2nd & Tamil Nadu stood
c) Gujarat third.
• Chief Guest – Emmanuel Macron
d) Uttrakhand
(France President)
• Rajpath Renamed as Kartavya path
Option : B

Padma Vibhushan (5)

Who among the following will be honoured with
Bharat Ratna, the highest civilian award in India ? 1. Ms. Vyjayantimala Bali (Art) Tamil Nadu
तनम्नतलथिखि में से तकसे भारि के सवोच्च नागररक पु रस्कार भारि रत्न
2. Shri Konidela Chiranjeevi (Art) Andhra Pradesh
से सम्मातनि तकया जाएगा ?
3. Shri M Venkaiah Naidu (Public Affairs) Andhra Pradesh

a) Ratan Tata • BJP veteran Lal Krishna Advani will be 4. Shri Bindeshwar Pathak (Posthumous) Social Work, Bihar
honoured with Bharat Ratna 2024, the
5. Ms. Padma Subrahmanyam (Art) Tamil Nadu
b) MS Dhoni highest civilian award in India
• About Lal Krishna Advani
c) Manmohan Singh • served as the 7th Deputy Prime
Minister of India from 2002 to 2004.
d) Lal Krishna Advani • He is one of the co-founders of the
BJP and a member of the Rashtriya
Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).
Option : D

Who was awarded the 'Best Green Bond-Corporate'

Who won the 'Best Global Music Album'
award at The Asset Triple A Awards for Sustainable
award at the Grammy Awards 2024 ?
Finance 2024 ?
ग्रमी अवाड्षस 2024 में 'बेस्ट ग्लयबल म्यूतजक एल्बम' का
सस्टे नेबल फाइनेंस 2024 के तलए एसेट तटर पल ए अवाड्षस में 'बेस्ट ग्रीन
पुरस्कार तकसने जीिा ?
बॉन्ड-कॉपोरे ट' पुरस्कार से तकसे सम्मातनि तकया गया ?
• Veteran Indian musicians Shankar
a) Hindalco • REC Limited, a Maharatna enterprise a) 'This moment’ Mahadevan and Zakir Hussain won the
under the Ministry of Power, has been Grammy Awards in the 'Best Global
b) REC Limited awarded the prestigious Best Green b) 'Midnights’ Music Album' category for their album
Bond – Corporate Award at The Asset 'This Moment' by fusion band 'Shakti’.
c) IOCL Triple A Awards for Sustainable c) 'The Record’ • 'This Moment' was released on 30
Finance 2024. June 2023.
d) Tata Power d) 'Flowers'
• REC has received the award for issuing • Taylor Swift won the Best Album of
a $750 million USD green bond due in the Year award for Midnights.
Option : B
April 2023, which was also the first
Option : A • The 66th Annual Grammy Awards
USD green bond from India. 2024 were held in Los Angeles.

Who has been awarded KPP Nambiar Recently, which bank has clinched the title of
Award for 2024 ? ‘Best Technology Bank of the Year Award’ ?
2024 के केपीपी नाांतबयार पुरस्कार से तकसे सम्मातनि ै ाल ै ी में , तकस बैंक ने 'बेस्ट टे क्नयलॉजी बैंक ऑफ ि ईयर
तकया गया ै ? अवाडष ' का थिखिाब जीिा ै ?

a) S Somanath • Indian Space Research Organization a) HDFC • South Indian Bank has been honored
(ISRO) Chairman, S Somanath has as the Best Technology Bank of the
b) G Satheesh Reddy been awarded KPP Nambiar Award for b) ICICI Bank Year at the 19th IBA Annual Banking
2024 by Institute of Electrical and Technology Conference.
c) MS Swaminathan Electronic Engineers (IEEE) Kerala c) Indusind bank • The bank received six awards,
Section including three wins, one runner-up
d) B C Roy d) South Indian Bank
• About ISRO position, and two special mentions.
• Formed – 15 Aug 1969 • South Indian Bank MD & CEO – PR
• HQ – Bengaluru, Karnataka Seshadari
Option : A Option : D

Who became the first woman scientist to win the G D Who has been honoured with France’s highest civilian
Birla Award for Scientific Research in 2023? award, the ‘Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur’?
2023 में वज्ञातनक अनुसांधान के तलए जी डी तबड़ला पुरस्कार जीिने वाली फ्ाांस के सवोच्च नागररक पुरस्कार, ‘शेवेतलयर डे ला लेतगयन डी’ऑनूर’ से
पै ली मतै ला वज्ञातनक कौन बनी ां? तकसे सम्मातनि तकया गया ै ?

a) Prof. Homi Bhabha • Prof Aditi Sen De, a distinguished a) Shashi Tharoor • Shashi Tharoor, a diplomat, author,
physicist from the Harish-Chandra and politician, was bestowed with
b) Dr Radhika Gupta Research Institute, Prayagraj, achieved b) Gerard Larcher France’s highest civilian honour, the
the milestone of being the first ‘Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur,’ in
c) Dr Neha Singh woman scientist to receive the G D c) Anurag Singh Thakur recognition of his lifelong dedication
Birla Award for Scientific Research, to fostering global understanding and
d) Prof Aditi Sen De d) Fumio Kishida
recognizing her remarkable his significant service to India and the
contributions to the field of Physics. world
Option : d Option : a
 Awards Current Affairs Feb 2024

• Dr. Aditi Sen De – 2023 GD Birla Award

• Shashi Tharoor-Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur’ France’s highest
civilian honour.
Imp
•
•
Alex Dawson-Underwater Photographer of the Year 2024.
ISRO Chairman S. Somanath-K.P.P. Nambiar Award Appointment
• PV Narasimha Rao, Chaudhary Charan Singh,Lal Krishna
Advani,Karpoori Thakur and MS Swaminathan- Bharat Ratna 2024
• Gulzar and Jagadguru Rambhadracharya-Prestigious Jnanpith
Award

Who has been re-appointed as the Who has been appointed as the Secretary of
President of Asian Cricket Council ? the Department of Health & Family Welfare ?
एतशयाई तक्रकेट पररर्ि के अध्यक्ष के रूप में तकसे स्वास्थ्य एवां पररवार कल्याण तवभाग के सतचव के रूप में तकसे
पुनः तनयुक्त तकया गया ै ? तनयुक्त तकया गया ै ?

a) Amit Shah • Jay Shah, Secretary of the Board of a) Apurva Chandra • Information and Broadcasting
Control for Cricket (BCCI) in India, has Secretary Apurva Chandra has been
b) Jay Shah been elected as the President of the b) Sanjay Jaju appointed as the Secretary, of the
Asian Cricket Council (ACC) for the Department of Health & Family
c) Saurabh Ganguly third time c) Sanjay Baru Welfare.
• ACC Established – 1983 • Sanjay Jaju has been appointed as the
d) K Sangakara d) Jagdeep Singh
• BCCI Established – 1928 new Information and Broadcasting
• ICC established – 1909 Secretary, in place of Chandra.
Option : B Option : A

Who has been appointed as the Chief Ritu Bahri was appointed as the first
Justice of Karnataka High Court ? woman Chief Justice of which High Court ?
कनाषटक उच्च न्यायालय के मुख्य न्यायाधीश के रूप में ररिु बाै री कय तकस उच्च न्यायालय की पै ली मतै ला मुख्य
तकसे तनयुक्त तकया गया ै ? न्यायाधीश के रूप में तनयुक्त तकया गया ?

• Justice P S Dinesh Kumar has been • Justice Ritu Bahri took oath as the first
a) PS Dinesh Kumar a) Punjab HC woman Chief Justice of Uttarakhand
appointed as the Chief Justice of
b) Rajendra Menon Karnataka High Court. b) Gujarat HV High Court.
• He will have a short tenure as he is set • The oath was administered by
c) K T Raghvendra to retire on Feb 24. c) Uttrakhand HC Governor Lt Gen (retd) Gurmit Singh.
• Appointed by – President
d) SV Sukhveer Singh d) Kerala HC • Resignation – President of India
• Revision - Radha Raturi has been
appointed as the first woman chief
Option : A Option : C secretary of Uttarakhand.

Who has Appointed as Brand Ambassador

Who was appointed the new President of
for Fit India Movement ?
तफट इां तडया मूवमेंट के तलए ब्ाांड एां बेसडर तकसे तनयुक्त Finland ?
तकया गया ै ? तफनलैंड के नए राष्ट्रपति कौन तनयुक्त हुए ?

a) Narendra Modi • Narendra Kumar Yadav, IRS first civil a) Alexander Stubb • Former Prime Minister Alexander
servant Appointed as Brand Stubb secured victory in Finland’s
b) Narendra Yadav Ambassador for Fit India Movement b) Pekka Haavisto presidential runoff against ex-Foreign
• Fit India Movement was launched Minister Pekka Haavisto.
c) Nora Fatehi by PM Narendra Modi on 29 August c) Petteri Orpo • About Finland
2019 on the occasion of National • Capital – Helsinki
d) Ramdev Baba d) Mathew Hick
Sports Day. • Currency – Euro
• PM - Petteri Orpo
• Finland is known as the 'Country of
Option : B Option : A Lakes

Appointment Current Affairs Feb 2024

• Justice A M Khanwilkar - chairperson of the Lokpal, the anti-

•
corruption ombudsman of India.
Maryam Nawaz - First Woman Chief Minister of Punjab (Pakistan)
Index & Ranking
• A S Rajeev - Vigilance Commissioner in the Central Vigilance
Commission (CVC).
• Ravi Kumar jha -MD & CEO of LIC Mutual Fund
• Jay Shah - President of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC).
 What is India's rank in Corruption Who named as a top Employer 2024?
Perception Index 2023 ? शीर्ष तनययक्ता 2024 के रूप में तकसे नातमि तकया गया?
भ्रष्ट्ाचार धारणा सूचकाांक 2023 में भारि की रैं क क्ा ै ?

• Corruption Perception Index 2023

• India’s Rank – 93rd (Score 39)
a) 90th a) CGI • CGI secured Top Employer 2024
• 2022 Rank - 85th
recognition in India for the fourth
• Top 3 Country
b) 93rd b) NTPC consecutive year
1. Denmark (6th Consecutive Year))
• The certification acknowledges CGI’s
c) 85th 2. Finland c) Aviation ministry commitment to shaping policies,
3. New Zealand implementing best practices.
d) 80th • Bottom Spots – Somalia d) CAG
• Released by – Transparency International
• an international non -governmental
Option : B organisation founded in 1993 based in Option : A
Berlin, Germany

What position did India secure in the Global Intellectual

Property Index 2024?
वतश्वक बौथििक सांपिा सूचकाांक 2024 में भारि ने कौन सा स्थान ै ातसल
तकया?
Space CA
a) 55 • Global intellectual property index
2024
b) 38 • Edition -12th
• Released by – US chamber of
c) 42 commerce
• Indias Rank – 42/55
d) 12
• 1st position- United state

Option : c

In which state did the Prime Minister inaugurate

ISRO’s second spaceport?
प्रधानमांत्री ने तकस राज्य में इसरय के िू सरे स्पेसपयटष का उि् घाटन तकया?
Defence CA
a) Tamil Nadu • Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi
remotely laid the foundation stone for
b) Kerala India’s second spaceport at
Kulasekharapattanam, a coastal village
c) Karnataka in Tamil Nadu’s Thoothukudi district
on February 28, 2024
d) Andhra Pradesh
• The first spaceport, Satish Dhawan
Space Centre, is located in Andhra
Pradesh’s Sriharikota.
Option : a

Where will Exercise 'Vayu Shakti'-24 be

Indian Navy has declared 2024 as ”_______________ “. organized by the Indian Air Force ?
भारिीय नौसेना ने 2024 कय ''_______________'' घयतर्ि तकया ै । भारिीय वायु सेना द्वारा अभ्यास 'वायु शथिक्त'-24 कै ााँ
आययतजि तकया जाएगा ?

a) Year of Navy • Indian Navy has declared 2024 as a) Jaipur • The Indian Air Force will be
‘Year of Naval Civilians’ to improve conducting Exercise Vayu Shakti-24 on
b) Year of Naval Servants administration, efficiency and well- b) Jaiselmer 17 Feb 2024 at the Pokhran Air to
being of Naval Civilians by addressing Ground Range, near Jaisalmer.
c) Year of Naval INS all facets of Civilian HR Management c) Guwahati • The Indian Air Force is slated to carry
in a time bound manner. out three large scale war games on
d) Year of Naval Civilians d) Umroi
• Navy Day – 4 Dec Feb 17, namely, Vayu Shakti, Gagan
• Naval Chief – R Hari Kumar Shakti and Tarang Shakti.
Option : D Option : B

Where was the statue of India's first Chief of

Where was the World Defense Show 2024
Defense Staff, late General Bipin Rawat, unveiled ?
held ? भारि के पै ले चीफ ऑफ तडफेंस स्टाफ तिवांगि जनरल तबतपन
वल्डष तडफेंस शय 2024 कै ाां आययतजि तकया गया ? रावि की प्रतिमा का अनावरण कै ााँ तकया गया ?

• Defense Minister Rajnath Singh

a) Doha • World Defence Show (WDS) 2024 a) Dehradun unveiled the statue of India's first
• Host – Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Chief of Defense Staff, late General
b) Riyadh • Theme 2024 – Equipped for Tomorrow b) Gangtok Bipin Rawat, in Dehradun.
• Head of Indian Delegation - Raksha • 2nd CDS of India – Anil Chauhan
c) Tokyo Rajya Mantri Shri Ajay Bhatt c) New Delhi
• The Chief of Defence Staff of the
• Holds talks with Saudi Defence Indian Armed Forces is the head and
d) Berlin d) Hyderabad
Minister & Assistant Defence Minister the highest-ranking officer of the
to further consolidate bilateral Indian Armed Forces.
cooperation in multifarious sectors • The President of India is the supreme
Option : B Option : A
commander of the Armed Forces.
 On which island group is India going to
establish a new naval base ? In which country did the 16th edition of the trilateral
भारि तकस द्वीप समूै पर नया नौसतनक अड्डा स्थातपि Exercise ‘Dosti-16’ take place?
करने जा रै ा ै ? तत्रपक्षीय अभ्यास ‘ियस्ती-16’ का 16वाां सांस्करण तकस िे श में आययतजि हुआ?

a) Agatti • The Indian govt is going to establish a) India • This exercise, involving India, Maldives,
its naval base on Agatti and Minicoy and Sri Lanka, underscores the
b) Minicoy islands of Lakshadweep. b) Sri Lanka significance of maritime cooperation in
• Defense Minister Rajnath Singh will the region.
c) Lakshadweep inaugurate it in Minicoy on 4-5 March. c) Bangladesh • Bangladesh is participating as an observer
India has taken this step to increase its • Note –Indian Coast Guard ship Samarth
d) A & B both d) Maldives and ICGS Abhinav along with Sri Lanka
military strength in this region.
• Minicoy Islands are located in the 9° Naval Ship Samudura are participating in
Channel. the exercise
Option : D Option : d

In which city was the Seminar on Indian Defence In which city is the 12th edition of the ‘Milan’
Equipment – SIDE 2024 organized? naval exercise taking place?
भारिीय रक्षा उपकरण – SIDE 2024 पर सेतमनार तकस शै र में ‘तमलान’ नौसतनक अभ्यास का 12वाां सांस्करण तकस शै र में ै य
आययतजि तकया गया? रै ा ै ?

• This exercise, with participation

a) New Delhi • The event was hosted by the High a) Mumbai from navies of nearly 50 countries,
Commission of India in Bangladesh includes both harbour and sea
b) Dhaka and the Principal Staff Officer of the b) Chennai phases, showcasing India’s
Bangladesh Armed Forces Division, commitment to maritime security
c) Kolkata highlighting the interest in defence c) Kolkata
and cooperation
partnerships between the two • It is a biennial multilateral naval
d) Chennai d) Visakhapatnam
countries. exercise.
• It was conceived by the Indian Navy
Option : b Option : d in 1995.

In which Indian state did the Indian Army launch the

Women’s Skill Development initiative?
भारिीय सेना ने तकस भारिीय राज्य में मतै ला कौशल तवकास पै ल शुरू की?

MOU &
a) Uttar Pradesh • The program aims to provide

b) Rajasthan
comprehensive training in handloom
weaving to women in the region, with
the participation of 35 local women.
Agreement
c) Assam
d) Manipur

Option : d

With which country has India agreed to double Which company has partnered with the Indian Institute of
bilateral trade by 2030? Science for 6G research and development in Bengaluru?
भारि ने तकस िे श के साथ 2030 िक तद्वपक्षीय व्यापार ियगुना बेंगलुरु में 6G अनुसांधान और तवकास के तलए तकस कांपनी ने भारिीय तवज्ञान
करने पर सै मति व्यक्त की ै ? सांस्थान के साथ साझेिारी की ै ?

a) Turkey • The agreement was reached between a) Intel • Nokia has partnered with the Indian
Prime Minister Modi and Greece’s PM Institute of Science (IISc) for 6G
b) Greece Kyriakos Mitsotakis b) QualCom research and development in
• Both nations expressed commitment to Bengaluru.
c) Italy enhancing cooperation in various sectors c) Nokia
including space, pharmaceuticals,
d) Egypt d) Ericsson
shipping, communication, defence,
agriculture, maritime, and air connectivity.
Option : b Option : c

With which country did the National Institute of Ayurveda sign a

MoU for academic collaboration in traditional medicine?
राष्ट्रीय आयुवेि सांस्थान ने पारां पररक तचतकत्सा में अकाितमक सै ययग के तलए
तकस िे श के साथ एक समझौिा ज्ञापन पर ै स्ताक्षर तकए?
Sci & Tech
a) Bhutan • This agreement highlights the efforts
towards enhancing cooperation
b) Thailand between India and Thailand in the
field of traditional medicine.
c) Sri Lanka
d) Nepal

Option : b
What is ‘Volt Typhoon’, recently mentioned What is ‘Alaskapox’, recently seen in the
in the news ? news ?
ै ाल ै ी में समाचारयां में उथििथिखि 'वयल्ट टाइफून' क्ा ै ? ै ाल ै ी में समाचारयां में िे खा गया 'अलास्कापॉक्स' क्ा ै ?

a) A new artificial intelligence tool a) Fungus • An Alaskan man recently became the
• The US government first to die from Alaskapox, an
b) A new environment initiative recently shut down China- b) Bacterial Infection orthopox virus discovered in 2015.
backed hacking group • It is DNA virus belonging to the same
c) A cyber hacking group "Volt Typhoon," active c) DNA virus genus as smallpox, monkeypox, and
since at least 2021. cowpox, it primarily affects small
d) A cryptocurrency d) Helminths
mammals.

Option : C Option : C

Who has recently made the record of

spending maximum time in space ?
ै ाल ै ी में अांिररक्ष में सवाषतधक समय तबिाने का ररकॉडष
तकसने बनाया ै ?
Space CA • Russian astronaut Oleg Kononenko
a) Christina Koch has set a new world record for
spending the most time in space by
b) Andrew Morgan staying in space for 878 days or more
than two and a half years.
c) Oleg Kononenko • Oleg Kononenko overtook the record
d) Scott Kelly set by compatriot Gennady Padalka.
• According to the European Space
Agency, Oleg Kononenko started his
space career as an engineer and made
Option : C
his first space flight in 2008.

Kelvin Kiptum has recently passed away, Famous litterateur Usha Kiran Khan passed away,
he was a famous ? when was she honored with Padma Shri ?
केथििन तकप्टम का ै ाल ै ी में तनधन ै य गया ै , वै एक प्रतसि सातै त्यकार उर्ा तकरण खान का तनधन ै य गया, उन्हें पद्मश्री
प्रतसि व्यथिक्त थे ? से कब सम्मातनि तकया गया था ?
• Kelvin Kiptum (Kenya), the men’s • Renowned litterateur Padma Shri Dr.
a) Athelete marathon world record holder, and his a) 2012 Usha Kiran Khan passed away at a
coach, Gervais Hakizimana, met with a private hospital in Bihar's capital
b) Politician tragic end in a traffic accident on the b) 2015 Patna.
night of February 12, 2024. • Dr Usha Kiran Khan was a celebrated
c) Actor • At only 24 years of age, Kiptum had
c) 2017 writer in Hindi and Maithili, earning
already made history at the Chicago accolades, including the Sahitya
d) Entrepreneur d) 2020
Marathon in October by setting a new Akademi Award for her Maithili novel
world record of 2:00:35, surpassing the 'Bhamati: Ek Avismaraniya Premkatha
previous record held by his compatriot • She was conferred with Padma Shri in
Option : A Option : B 2015.
Eliud Kipchoge.

Other imp current Affairs Other imp current Affairs

• Recently, PM Narendra Modi has laid the foundation stone for
Sikkim’s first railway station “Rangpo Railway Station”. It is in
which of the following districts of Sikkim? – Pakyong
• Startup Mahakumbh 2024 will be held in which city?- New Delhi
• Recently, Ghazal singer Pankaj Udhas has passed away, aged 72. He
was awarded the Padma Shri award in which year?- 2006
• Recently, Manohar Joshi has passed away, aged 86. He was the
former Chief Minister of which state? – Maharashtra
• Preeti Rajak became the Indian Army’s first female Subedar,
marking a historic milestone for women in the armed forces.
• The Karnataka government recently announced a new ‘Digital
Detox’ initiative in collaboration with the All India Game
Developers Forum (AIGDF).
• The Indo-Islamic Cultural Foundation (IICF) initiates the
construction of "Masjid Muhammed bin Abdullah" mosque in
Ayodhya

Other imp current Affairs Other imp current Affairs - Economy

• OECD raised India’s growth outlook for FY25 to 6.2%
• Abhinav Bindra, India's first individual Olympic gold medalist,
• Egis certified as a Top Employer 2024 in India, France, the United
selected as a torchbearer for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
Arab Emirates, and Brazil.
• ‘Kalaignar Sports Kit’ scheme announced in Tamil Nadu
• REC Limited earns best green bond – corporate award 2024
• IAF to conduct mega exercise Vayu Shakti 2024 in Jaisalmer
• Supreme Court struck down electoral bond scheme as
• Sri Lanka has been cleared to host the International Cricket Council
unconstitutional and violative of Article 14 (equality before law).
(ICC) Annual General Meeting in July.
• The Ministry of Defence surpasses the Rs 1 lakh crore mark in total
• Saudi Arabia, UAE, Ethiopia, Iran, Egypt confirmed they are joining
order value through the Government e-Marketplace (GeM) portal.
BRICS (Total 10 Members)
• Reliance became 1st Indian stock to cross Rs 20 lakh cr. Market Cap
• NTPC commissioned 14 MW unit of Ayodhya solar project
 Other imp current Affairs - Economy
• Mineral Production in India grew by 5.1% in 2023 compared to last
year
• Govt hikes FRP for sugarcane by 8% to ₹340.
• India and Greece agree to double bilateral trade by 2030.
Other imp current Affairs – International
• Israel Scientists uncover underwater canyon ‘Eratosthenes’ near
Cyprus
• Lincoln University College, Malaysia, Submits Application to UGC
for Setting Up Campus in Telangana.
• Oleg Kononenko (Russian) set record for most time spent in space
• France will become the first European country to introduce digital
Schengen visas for visitors attending the upcoming Paris Olympics.
• Prabowo Subianto – New President of Indonesia
• Japan in recession, lost third largest economy tag to Germany
Other imp current Affairs – summits, seminars
• Minister of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj to inaugurate
two-day Bhumi Samvaad VIII at Vigyan Bhawan, Delhi.
• President of India, Smt. Drupadi Murmu inaugurated the 4 day
“Vividhta ka Amrit Mahotsav: A cultural odyssey unveiling the
richness of Northeast India” in Delhi
• Inaugural event of ‘The Great Indian Board Reboot: Roadshow
2024’ held by the Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs in
partnership with National Stock Exchange & Bombay Stock
Exchange in Mumbai
Other imp current Affairs – Summit, seminar
• Mahabiz 2024: Global Business Conclave held in Dubai
• 8th Asia Economic Dialogue to be held in Pune
Other imp current Affairs – Sports
• Hyderabad to host a FIFA World Cup qualifier match for the first
time on June 6.
• Rajkot stadium to be renamed Niranjan Shah Stadium in honor of
the former Saurashtra Cricket Association (SCA) secretary.
• Sunil Kumar won Greco-Roman title in National Wrestling
Championship
• PT Usha honoured with lifetime award by SJFI & DSJA. She is 5th
recipient of this award
• Vinesh Phogat bagged 55 kg Gold at National Wrestling
Championship
Other imp current Affairs - International
• El Salvador President - Nayib Bukele
• Kazakhstan appointed Olzhas Bektenov as new Prime Minister
• Azerbaijan won 10th International IIHM Young Chief Olympiad
• Yemen Appoints Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak as New Prime Minister
• Rio de Janeiro declares health emergency amid dengue fever
surge.
• UAE grants Golden Visa to Super 30 founder Anand Kumar
• BIMSTEC Aquatics Championships held for the first time in Delhi
• India sent humanitarian aid to Zambia to help combat a cholera
outbreak.
Other imp current Affairs – International
• Saudi Arabia is launching its own luxury train – Dream of the
Desert
• Russia declared Estonian PM Kaja Kallas ‘wanted’
• China renewed Panda Diplomacy with the US and Europe, aiming
to foster international panda conservation efforts and enhance
relations.
• Turkey’s domestically built 5th generation fighter KAAN combat
aircraft completed its first flight
• Shehbaz Sharif to be Pakistan PM and Asif Ali Zardari to be
President
Other imp current Affairs – Summit, seminar
• Dharmendra Pradhan to inaugurate ULLAS Mela at National Bal
Bhavan
• 1st International Inclusion Alliance Conference fosters global
inclusivity and diversity.
• India’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Ruchira Kamboj,
chaired the 62nd Session of the Commission for Social
Development.
• Meity to hold first-ever Future Skills Summit in Guwahati
• SUFALAM: Startup Conclave for Food Processing Entrepreneurs
Other imp current Affairs - Report
• “India Ageing Report 2023” has been prepared by the United
Nations Population Fund(UNFPA) and International Institute of
Population Sciences (IIPS), on the welfare of senior citizens in
India.
• TomTom Traffic Index – London was the most congested city in the
world in 2023. Bengaluru and Pune in India took the sixth and
seventh spots.
• IFFCO ranked No. 1 in top 300 cooperatives of the world
Other imp current Affairs – Sports
• Ravichandran Ashwin became only the second Indian cricketer to
claim 500 Test wickets, following the legendary spinner Anil
Kumble.
• The Indian women’s team secured its first-ever semi-final spot in
the Badminton Asia Team Championships by defeating Hong Kong
• Union Minister Anurag Thakur handed over Chess Olympiad Torch
to Budapest, Hungary, for the upcoming 45th Chess Olympiad.
• Jacintha Kalyan became India’s First Female Pitch Curator
• Pakistan player Babar Azam became the fastest batter to score
10,000 T20 runs.
 Other imp current Affairs – Sports
• 8-year-old Indian-origin boy Ashwath Kaushik became the
youngest to beat a Grand Master, beating Jacek Stopa of Poland.
• Asian Indoor Athletics Championship – Tehran, Iran. India won 4
gold and 1 silver medal
Other imp current Affairs – National
• Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for
the 300 MW Barsingsar Solar Power Plant
• The Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) has announced a new
initiative aimed at enhancing the ease of doing business in India
• PM Modi to unveil 125-foot statue of Bir Lachit Borphukan. Bir
Lachit – the Commander in Chief of the Ahom Kindom Army.
• The US-India Business Council launched the Artificial Intelligence
Task Force (AI-TF) to align India and US leadership on ΑΙ.
• Large deposits of iron ore found in Rajasthan
Other imp current Affairs – National
• PM Modi to lay foundation stone for Bharat Mart in Dubai
• PM Modi inaugurates new Pressurised Heavy Water Reactors at
Kakrapara.
• Airports Authority of India (AAI) has achieved ‘Excellent’ rating
under MoU 2022-23, signed with Ministry of Civil Aviation.
• Government of India allowed 100% FDI in space sector
• India – 80th most targeted country worldwide in cybercrime
• 211 PM SHRI Schools launched in Raipur, Chhattisgarh
• India possesses the world’s second-largest road network, after the
United States.
Other imp current Affairs – Art & Festivals
• Divya Kala Mela 2024 inaugurated in Agartala, Tripura
• To promote tourism in Bundelkhand, the Bundelkhand Gaurav
Mahotsav was inaugurated
• Bharatanatyam exponents and research scholars, Bala Devi
Chandrashekar’s film on the Thanjavur Big Temple, or
Brihadeeswara Temple, was launched at the UNESCO headquarters
in Paris, France.
• The International Gita Mahotsav held in Colombo from March 1
• Punjab unveiled ‘Rangla Punjab’ festival to revive cultural heritage
• Noida hosted 36th Annual Flower Show
Other imp current Affairs – States
• Baramunda Inter-State Bus Terminal (ISBT) in Bhubaneswar will be
named after BR Ambedkar
• Union Minister G Kishan Reddy and MP CM Mohan Yadav laid the
foundation stone for Komuravelli Railway Station in Siddipet,
Telangana
• PM Modi laid foundation stone of AIIMS Rewari in Haryana
• Haryana Police becomes first in India to employ tear gas drones.
• TN CM Stalin moved resolutions against ‘One Nation One Election
• Uttarakhand to launch India’s first Helicopter Emergency Service.
Other imp current Affairs – National
• The Indian government plans to fence the entire 1643 km Indo-
Myanmar border to enhance surveillance and curb insurgencies,
smuggling, and the drug trade.
• IRCTC launched Ramayana circuit tourist train
• Dharmendra Pradhan launched the EdCIL Vidyanjali Scholarship
Program in New Delhi
• ONGC Sea Survival Centre has been developed as Integrated Sea
Survival Training Centre in Goa to advance the Indian sea survival
training ecosystem. – inaugurated by PM
Other imp current Affairs – National
• R Coastal Aquaculture Authority launched a nationwide campaign
to register all coastal aquaculture farms.
• PM Modi announces opening of new CBSE office in Dubai
• BHEL has won an order for setting up an 800 MW Ultra-
Supercritical Thermal Power Plant at Yamunanagar, Haryana.
• ISRO to launch weather satellite INSAT-3DS
• Punjabi University Unveiled ‘PURAN, an innovative system to
improve Gurmukhi script typing online.
• IIT Jammu developed anti-drone system
Other imp current Affairs – National
• PM Modi inaugurated India’s Longest Tunnel in Jammu. 12.77 km
T-50 tunnel
• Cricketer Shubman Gill designated as Punjab ‘state icon’ for Lok
Sabha
Other imp current Affairs - States
• Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami initiated the “Dhami against
drugs campaign”
• Country’s first copper made Bapu Tower Built in Patna – 120 feet
tall
• Bihar CM Nitish launched Device ‘NITISH’ for farmers
• Noida recognized as “Water Warrior” city for waste water
treatment
• Uttar Pradesh government is enhancing the ‘EV Upyog’ portal to
promote the use and manufacturing of electric vehicles (Evs) in the
state.
Other imp current Affairs – States
• The grant under Mukhyamantri Kanya Sumangala Yojana is to be
raised from Rs 15,000 to Rs 25,000 per beneficiary annually by UP
govt
• Chennai gets India’s first 360-degree immersive dome theatre
• Madhya Pradesh introduces ‘Bagless School’ initiative
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• Rajendra Prasad Gupta appointed Rajasthan’s new Advocate
General
• Tata Digital appoints Naveen Tahilyani as CEO & MD
• Vijay Bishnoi sworn in as Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court
• ADB appointed Mio Oka as country director for India
• Lieutenant General Upendra Dwivedi to Take Over as Indian Army’s
Vice Chief.
• Virendra Bansal appointed new MD & CEO of SBI Capital Markets
• Boeing appointed Nikhil Joshi as Managing Director of Boeing
Defence India
• Sanjay Kumar Jain takes charge of IRCTC CMD
• Sripathi, a tribal woman from Tamil Nadu, became a civil judge
after writing her exam two days after giving birth.
• Narendra Narayan Yadav elected as Bihar assembly Deputy
Speaker
• President Droupadi Murmu has appointed AS Rajeev as the
Vigilance Commissioner
• KVS Manian appointed as Joint Managing Director of Kotak
Mahindra Bank
• Ursula von der Leyen seeks a second term as EU Commission head

Other imp current Affairs – Books Other imp current Affairs – Awards

• CDS Anil Chauhan revealed a book titled ‘Artificial Intelligence and
National Security’ at the Defence Literature Festival ‘Kalam and
Kavach’ in Pune.
• Himachal Pradesh Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla Launches Dr.
Ramchandra Tiwari’s Books on Hindi Prose and Yoga.
• Ishwari Prasad Namboodiri honored with the “Shankar Smriti Award”
• Shakti, a fusion music group comprising tabla maestro Zakir Hussain
and singer Shankar Mahadevan, has won the 2024 Grammy Award for
best global music album for ‘This Moment’.
• Swedish photographer Alex Dawson has been named as Underwater
Photographer of the Year 2024 for his image ‘Whale Bones’.
• Prasuma became 1st Indian Food Brand to win International Taste
Award
• Startek honored as one of India’s best workplaces in IT

Other imp current Affairs Other imp current Affairs

• Ranveer Singh joins boAt as a stakeholder and Brand Ambassador • Reliance Industries, in collaboration with IITs, is set to launch
• India signed MoU to interlink UPI with UAE’s payment platform ‘Hanooman’, an indigenous Al service similar to ChatGPT.
AANI • Multinational military exercise – ‘Shanti Prayas IV’ – kicked off in
• TEC, Amrita University to collaborate on Responsible Al Nepal
• Former Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Shri Manohar Joshi passed
away
• IRCTC collaborated with Swiggy to offer pre-ordered meals to train
passengers via its e-catering portal, enhancing travel dining
options.
• iCreate, Microsoft, MeitY joined hands to boost India’s Al Startups

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