Jan 2024, Week 1

Question 1

4th Jan imp day?

Answer 1

World Braille Day (observes since 2019)

Question 2

Who took charge of Southern Naval Command in Kochi? He replaced whom?

Answer 2

Vice Admiral V Srinivas succeeded MA Hampiholi

Question 3

President of TiE ( The Indus Entrepreneurs), Hyderabad

Answer 3

Srini Chandupatla

Question 4

Chair MD and CEO of FAITH

Answer 4

Puneet Chhatwal

Question 5

Flag officer of Western Naval Command

Answer 5

Vice Admiral Sanjay Jasjit Singh

Question 6

Director on board of Federal Reserve Bank?

Answer 6

Rajiv Shah

Question 7

Navy has three commands, Hq of Eastern Naval Command?

Answer 7

Vishakapatnam

Question 8

Hq of Western Naval Command?

Answer 8

Mumbai

Question 9

Hq of Southern Naval Command?

Answer 9

Kochi

Question 10

Chairman of 16th Finance commission?

Answer 10

Dr. Aravind Panagariya: finance commission has to make report by Oct 31, 2025 –> 5 years period: his period will start from April 2026 till the next five years

Question 11

Role of Ritvik Ranjanam Pandey in the 16th finance commission?

Answer 11

Secratary

Question 12

Primary objective of X-ray polarizer satellite (XPoSAT) launched by ISRO?

Answer 12

Analyzing polarization of cosmic X-rays

Launched on Jan 1,2024 from Sriharikota in PSLV-C58

Question 13

Joint military exercise between India and UAE in Rajasthan 2024?

Answer 13

Desert Cyclon 2024

Question 14

Jan 1st who celebrated their 66th foundation day?

Answer 14

DRDO

Question 15

Which Indian state made Guinness record for performing Mass suryanamaskar simultaneously at 108 places?

Answer 15

Gujarat

Question 16

When was BRICS initially formed, which countries were founding members?

Answer 16

Brazil, Russian, India and China
Formed in 2006, South Africa joined later on

Question 17

New members set to join Brics group on Jan 1, 2024?

Answer 17

Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and UAE
(BRUCS IEE SAU ( I saw)

Question 18

Total BRICS members in 2024? Unofficially, it’s called?

Answer 18

Total 10 members, called BRICS +

Argentina didn’t agree to join

Question 19

What’s the main cause of the widespread demonstrations by the truck drivers?

Answer 19

Recent criminal code ( Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita) –> three days strikes

Question 20

Penalty and jail term prescribed in hit and run cases under the recent criminal code enacted by BNS?

Answer 20

7 lakh rupees penalty and 10 years jail term

Question 21

Who received MS Swaminathan award?

Answer 21

Prof B R Kamboj

Question 22

Where is the 16th edition of the India International Jewellery Trade Show taking place?

Answer 22

Mumbai
Inaugurated by Commerce minister Piyush Goyal

Question 23

Which company received Rashtroya Khel Protsahan Puruskar for encouragement to sports through corporate social responsibility? Given by CSR:

Answer 23

Odisha Mining Corporate Limited

Question 24

What is Jain Deemed uni in Bengaluru awarded for in Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Purashkar 2023?

Answer 24

Nurturing budding and young talents

Question 25

Main focus of PRERNA?

Answer 25

Developing leadership qualities in students

Question 26

Which elite commando unit conducted the operation to rescue the hijacked cargo ship near the coast of Somalia?

Answer 26

MARCOS conducted it : on Jan 4th, Cargo ship 'M V Lila Norfolk' was hijacked near the coast of Somalia

Question 27

Whe will the 2024 T20 Men's Cricket World Cup be held in the west indies and US?

Answer 27

Ist June till 29th June

Question 28

Who assumed the position of Secretary General of BIMSTEC in Jan 2024?

Answer 28

- Indra Mani Pandey Has total 7 members: Bangladesh, Bhutan India, Myanmar, SriLanka, Thailand, Nepal

Question 29

Prez of Democratic Republic of Congo?

Answer 29

Felix Tshisekedi

Question 30

New chairman and MD of Power Grid Corporation?

Answer 30

Ravindra Kumar Tyagi

Question 31

Where did 12th Divya Kala Mela 2023 ( Divyang entrepreneurs and artisans)

Answer 31

Surat, Gujara

Question 32

All girls Sainik school in Vrindavan, Mathura district UP?

Answer 32

Rajnath Singh: Defense Minister

Question 33

Director General of Fire service, Civil defense, and Home guards under the Ministry of Home Affairs?

Answer 33

Vivek Srivastava (1978 batch- IPS officer of Gujrat Cadre)