1. Which country’s Prime Minister was granted the ‘Grand Cross of the Order of Honour’ by Greece in 2023?
- China
- USA
- Ukraine
- India
Answer: India
2. Who has been nominated as the Ambassador for ‘War Against Waste’ in Jammu & Kashmir?
- Sachin Tendulkar
- Vidya Balan
- Captain Bana Singh
- Viswanathan Anand
Answer: Captain Bana Singh
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3. Which Union Ministry confers the National Intellectual Property Awards in India?
- Ministry of Commerce and Industry
- Ministry of MSME
- Ministry of Finance
- Ministry of Corporate Affairs
Answer: Ministry of Commerce and Industry
4. Narges Mohammadi, who won 2023 Nobel Prize for Peace, is from which country?
- Israel
- Iran
- UAE
- Oman
Answer: Iran
5. Who is the recipient of the first-ever ‘Lifetime Disturbing the Peace Award’?
- Salman Rushdie
- Arundhati Roy
- Joe Biden
- Rory Stewart
Answer: Salman Rushdie
6. Who has been named as the ‘Person of the year 2023’ by Time magazine?
- Volodymyr Zelensky
- Taylor Swift
- Simone Biles
- Xi Jinping
Answer: Taylor Swift
7. Who is the author of song “Banglar Mati Banglar Jal”, recently declared as State Song of West Bengal?
- Rabindranath Tagore
- Nazrul Islam
- Nabagopal Mitra
- Sarojini Naidu
Answer: Rabindranath Tagore
8. Who won the first prize at the ‘National Youth Parliament Festival 2024’?
- Vaishna Pitchai
- Yatin Bhaskar Duggal
- Kanishka Sharma
- Aastha Sharma
Answer: Yatin Bhaskar Duggal
9. Recently, who has become the first Indian monk to be honoured with the American President’s Gold Volunteer Service award?
- Acharya Lokesh Muni
- Raghaveshwara Bharathi
- Vijayendra Saraswati
- Bharathi Tirtha
Answer:Acharya Lokesh Muni
10. Sivasankari, who received the ‘Saraswati Samman 2022’, is a famous author of which language?
- Malayalam
- Tamil
- Telugu
- Kannada
Answer: Tamil
11. Which Indian state bagged the Global Responsible Tourism Award 2023?
- Assam
- Kerala
- Goa
- Uttarakhand
Answer: Kerala
12. Which organization recently awarded Captain Abhilash Rawat and his crew of oil tanker ‘Marlin Luanda for Exceptional Bravery in Red Sea Mission?
- World Meteorological Organization
- International Maritime Organisation
- World Bank
- United Nations Environment Programme
Answer: International Maritime Organisation
13. Who was awarded the Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar 2024 in the category of Vigyan Ratna?
- Prof. Govindarajan Padmanabhan
- Dr. Anandharamakrishnan C.
- Prof. Umesh Varshney
- Prof. Syed Wajih Ahmad Naqvi
Answer: Prof. Govindarajan Padmanabhan
14. Nobel Prize in Medicine 2023 was awarded to Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman for their work in _:
- Hepatitis C virus
- mRNA Vaccines
- Human evolution
- Receptors for temperature
Answer: mRNA Vaccines
15. Which film received the Special Jury or Silver Peacock Award at the 54th International Film Festival of India?
- Featherweight
- Kantara
- Sarpatta Parambarai
- A Thursday
Answer: Kantara
16. Who is / was the first tribal Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh?
- Vishnu Deo Sai
- Ajit Jogi
- Bhupesh Baghel
- Arun Sao
Answer: Ajit Jogi
17. Which of the following numbers is called Hardy–Ramanujan number or most famous taxicab number?
- 1729
- 5436
- 38787
- 19083
Answer: 1729
18. Recently, which medical institution has won the 2024 Nelson Mandela Award for Health Promotion by WHO?
- NIMHANS, Bengaluru
- KGMU, Lucknow
- AIIMS, Delhi
- CMC, Vellore
Answer: NIMHANS, Bengaluru
19. In the year 2022, total how many persons have been honoured with Padma Awards?
- 128 persons
- 18 persons
- 04 persons
- 34 persons
Answer: 128 persons
20. Tharman Shanmugaratnam has been elected as President of which country?
- Singapore
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Mauritius
Answer: Singapore
21. Recently, who has been selected for Assam’s highest civilian award ‘Assam Vaibhav’?
- Amit Shah
- Narendra Modi
- Ratan Tata
- Ranjan Gogoi
Answer:Ranjan Gogoi
22. Recently, who was honored with the World Literary Prize for her contribution to literature by the World Organization of Writers (WOW)?
- Mahasweta Devi
- Mamta Ji Sagar
- Anita Desai
- Manjit Singh
Answer: Mamta Ji Sagar
23. Which ministry has recently conferred National Metallurgist Awards to recognize outstanding contributions in the metallurgical field?
- Ministry of Science and Technology
- Ministry of Mines
- Ministry of Steel
- Ministry of Earth Sciences
Answer: Ministry of Steel
24. Who will be honored with the Donostia Award at the San Sebastian Film Festival this year?
- Pedro Almodovar
- Tilda Swinton
- Penelope Cruz
- Antonio Banderas
Answer: Pedro Almodovar
25. Which movie won the best Feature Film award at the 69th National Film Awards in 2023?
- Rocketry: The Nambi Effect
- Gangubai Kathiawadia
- Sarpatta Parambarai
- RRR
Answer: Rocketry: The Nambi Effect
26. Which Nobel Prize is awarded in 2023 for creation of ‘Quantum dots’?
- Physics
- Chemistry
- Physiology
- None of the above
Answer: Chemistry
27. Which Union Ministry instituted the National Metallurgist Award (NMA)?
- Ministry of Commerce and Industry
- Ministry of MSME
- Ministry of Steel
- Ministry of Power
Answer: Ministry of Steel
28. Annual festival ‘Shar Amartala Torgya’ is celebrated every year in which state?
- Sikkim
- Tripura
- Mizoram
- Arunachal Pradesh
Answer: Arunachal Pradesh
29. Recently, who has received the ‘Maharashtra Bhushan Award 2024’ in recognition of his contributions to the field of regenerative medicine?
- Pradeep Mahajan
- Ashok Saraf
- Babasaheb Purandare
- Anil Kakodkar
Answer: Pradeep Mahajan
30. Recently, who has been selected for the prestigious John Dirks Prize in global health?
- Dr. SK Bose
- Dr. Gagandeep Kang
- Dr. Randeep Singh
- Dr. Sushovan Banerjee
Answer: Dr. Gagandeep Kang
31. Which two Indian space scientists received the honour at the Global Space Conference from the prestigious organization Committee on Space Research (COSPAR)?
- Prahlad Chandra Agrawal and Anil Bhardwaj
- Ajay Kumar Sood and Pawan Kumar
- Lalitha Abraham and Rajiv Gauba
- Ashwin Vasavada and Sharmila Bhattacharya
Answer: Prahlad Chandra Agrawal and Anil Bhardwaj
32. Which award was Wing Commander Vernon Desmond Keane conferred with for his
exceptional gallantry and courage?
- Param Vir Chakra
- Ashoka Chakra
- Kirti Chakra
- None of the above
Answer: Shaurya Chakra
33. Dr Shanta Thoutam, who received the World Innovation Award, is the Chief Innovation Officer (CIO) of which state?
- Tamil Nadu
- Telangana
- Odisha
- New Delhi
Answer: Telangana
34. Pablo Picasso is a celebrated artist from which country?
- USA
- Spain
- Italy
- Australia
Answer: Spain
35. Peace activist Ali Abu Awwad, who is one of the 2 recipients of Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament, and Development for 2023, belongs to __:
- Qatar
- Palestine
- Bangladesh
- India
Answer: Palestine
36. Recently, which Indian airport received recognition at UNESCO’s 2023 Prix Versailles?
- Kempegowda International Airport
- Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport
- Chennai International Airport
Answer: Kempegowda International Airport
37. Who has been conferred the Sangita Kalanidhi award in 2024 by the Madras Music Academy?
- Aruna Sairam
- N G Ganesan
- Ritha Rajan
- T M Krishna
Answer: T M Krishna
38. Which public sector company was awarded with the third rank in the Talent Development category at the ATD BEST Awards 2024?
- NTPC
- NHPC
- REC
- SJVN
Answer: NTPC
39. Recently, which airport has been awarded the best airport title at the India Travel Awards?
- Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport
- Jaipur International Airport
- Rajiv Gandhi International Airport
- Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport
Answer: Rajiv Gandhi International Airport
40. Jon Fosse, who won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Literature, is from which country?
- USA
- Germany
- Norway
- Australia
Answer: Norway
41. Indian activist Safeena Hussain, who has been awarded the prestigious $500,000 WISE Prize recently, has been awarded for her work related to __:
- Girls’ education
- Environment
- Poverty
- Women empowerment
Answer: Girls’ education
42. Shirshendhu Mukyopadhyaya, who recently won the 2023 Kuvempu Rashtriya Puraskar is a prolific writer of which language?
- Kannada
- Bengali
- Tamil
- Hindi
Answer: Bengali
43. Recently, which mission received the 2024 John L ‘Jack’ Swigert Jr. Award for space exploration?
- Chandrayaan-3 Mission
- Chandrayaan-2 Mission
- Mars Orbiter Mission
- Gaganyaan Mission
Answer: Chandrayaan-3 Mission
44. Which actor won the Best Asian Actor award and which film won the Best Asian Film award at the 2024 Septimius Awards held in the Netherlands?
- Actor: Irfan Khan; Film: "Dangal"
- Actor: Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub; Film: "Maidaan"
- Actor: Nawazuddin Siddiqui; Film: "Gully Boy"
- Actor: Rajkummar Rao; Film: "Newton"
Answer: Actor: Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub; Film: "Maidaan"
45. State Bank of India (SBI) has onboarded which Indian personality as its brand ambassador?
- Amitabh Bachchan
- Mahendra Singh Dhoni
- Mary Kom
- P V Sindhu
Answer: Mahendra Singh Dhoni
46. Recently, which Indian peacekeeper received the ‘United Nations Military Gender Advocate of the Year for 2023’?
- Lakshmi Sehgal
- Radhika Sen
- Sophia Qureshi
- Priya Jhingan
Answer: Radhika Sen
47. Who is currently (December, 2023) India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations?
- Arindam Bagchi
- Indra Mani Pandey
- K Nandini Singla
- Ruchira Kamboj
Answer: Ruchira Kamboj
48. Which Indian writer was awarded with the ‘Erasmus Prize’ 2024 for highlighting the climate change crisis?
- Kiran Desai
- Aravind Adiga
- Arundhati Roy
- Amitav Ghosh
Answer: Amitav Ghosh
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