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1. Recently Indian Govt. proposed which year as the new base year 18. International da of older persons 2024 is celebrated on which
for GDP computation ? date ?
(a) 2022-23 (b) 2024-25 (c) 2020-21 (d) 2019-20 a. 2nd Oct b. 1st Oct c. 3rd Oct d. 4th Oct
2. Udayanidhi Salin bcame Deputy CM of which State 19. International Day of Non-violence is celebrated on which date?
(a) Kerala (b) Karnataka (c) Telengana (d) Tamil Nadu a. 2nd Oct b. 1st Oct c. 3rd Oct d. 4th Oct
th
3. Who won the best actor award at the IIFA Awards 2024 ? 20. Who will honoured with 54 “Dadasaheb Phalke Lifetime
(a) Salman Khan (b) Akshya Kumar Achievement Award” for 2022 ?
(c) Anil Kapoor (d) Shahrukh Khan a. Mithun Chakraborty b. Waheeda Rehman
4. Who has addressed the 79th session of UN General Assembly on c. Asha Parekh d. Rajni Kanth
behalf of India ? 21. Recently who has been awarded the Prestigious 2024 SASTRA
(a) Nirmala Sitharaman (b) Dr. S. Jaishankara Ramanujan Prize ?
(c) Narendra Modi (d) Nitin Gadkari a. Yiken Ramakotu b. Alexander Dunn
5. Hassan Nasrallah was the head of which organisation who died c. Robert Koch d. Nilesh Rathi
recently ? 22. Who has taken over as the secretary General of North Atlantic
(a) Hamas (b) Hezbollah (c) ISIS (d) NATO Treaty Organization (NATO) on 01, Oct 2024 ?
6. How many medals won by India at 9th Junior World Wushu a. Dick Schoof b. Ajay Banga
Championship ? c. Jens Stoltenberg d. Mauk Root
(a) 10 (b) 9 (c) 8 (d) 7 23. Which is India’s first govt. funded multimodal AI initiative ?
7. Which State granted the status of Rajyamata- Gomata to Desi a. Hanuman AI initiative b. Devin initiative
Cows in the State ? c. EVI initiative d. Bharat Gen initiative
(a) Sikkim (b) Odisha (c) UP (d) Maharashtra 24. Lal Bahadur Shastri Jayanti 2024 on which date ?
8. Which medal ha India athlete Gulveer Singh won in the Men’s a. 2nd Oct b. 1st Oct c. 3rd Oct d. 4th Oct
5000 metre Race in the World Athletics Continental Tour in Japan
?
(a) Gold (b) Silver (c) Bronze (d) NOT 25. What is India’s rank in the Global Innovation Index 2024 ?
9. Where the 8th edition of India- Kazakhstan joint military a. 36 b. 39 c. 45 d. 44
exercise ‘Kazind-2024’ started ? 26. Who became the new DGP of Jammu and Kashmir ?
(a) Auli, Uttarakhand (b) Srinagar, J & K a. Amarpreet Singh b. Daljit Choudhary
c. Nalin Prabhat d. Ashok Kumar
(c) Chennai, Tamil Nadu (d) Kochi, Kerala
27. When was the International Day of Older Persons observed ?
10. How many villages have been awarded under the Best Tourism
a. 2nd October b. 1st October
village competition 2024 ? rd
c. 3 October d. 4th October
(a) 42 (b) 50 (c) 25 (d) 36 28. Where was the Indian Navy’s annual high-level international
11. What is the name of mission launched by NASA and SPACE- conference, the Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue, held this year ?
X to bring back Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmare, who were a. Mumbai b. Delhi c. Chennai d. Hyderabad
stuck on the International Spece Station ? 29. Who took over as the Director-General of Armed Forces
(a) Artemis I (b) CREW- 9 (c) Orion % (d) Dragon 4 Medical Services (DGAFMS) ?
12. World Heart Day is celebrated on which date ? a. Preeti Sudan b. Sakshi Malik
(a) 29 Sep (b) 28 Sep (c) 30 Sep (d) 27 Sep c. Aarti Sarin d. Bhawna Kanth
30. Which country won the SAFF Under-17 title ?
13. “Keki N Daruwalla” passed away. He was related with which
a. Bangladesh b. India
field ?
c. Nepal d. Bhutan
a. Singer b. Writer c. Sport d. Jornalist 31. Where is the 14th Hockey India National Junior Women’s
14. Cyclone Helen has killed 52 people in which country ? Hockey Championship 2024 being held ?
a. Japan b. Indonesia c. Bangladesh d. America a. Uttar Pradesh b. Haryana c. Jharkhand d. Odisha
15. Who is the new PM of Japan ?
a. Shigeru Ishiba b. Asif Ali Zardari 32. Where will the Kho-Kho World Cup 2025 be held?
c. Harini Amarasuriya d. Sinzo Abu a. England b. India c. Australia d. Japan
16. Which country break world record for smashing fastest team 33. Where did PM Modi start the Dharti Aaba Tribal Development
100 in Test Cricket ? Campaign ?
a. Lucknow b. Delhi c. Hazaribagh d. Ahmedabad
a. India b. Australia c. England d. USA
34. How many years has Swachhh Bharat Mission completed ?
17. ‘Cruise Bharat Mission’ has been launched by Union Minister
a. 6 years b. 8 years c. 10 years d. 12 years
of ports, shipping & waterways Sarbananda Sonowal from which 35. Where will the parade be organized on Air Force Day?
port ? a. Hyderabad b. Lucknow
a. Mumbai b. Cochin c. Murmugao d. Visakhapatnam c. Chennai d. Bengaluru

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36. Which company will give 15% reservation to Agniveers ? 50. Recently, nine captive-bred pygmy hogs were released in
a. Reliance b. Tata which national park of Assam?
c. Brahmos Aerospace d. None of these [A] Kaziranga National Park [B] Manas National Park
37.Who became the fastest player to score 27000 runs in [C] Raimona National Park [D] Namdapha National Park
International Cricket ?
a. Rohit Sharma b. Babar Azam 51. What is the name of new scheme launched by central
c. Virat Kohli d. Yshasvi Jaiswal government to enhance youth employability in India?
38. In which state was Maa Durga campaign launched ? [A] PM Internship Scheme [B] Youth Empowerment Initiative
a. West Bengal b. Maharashtra [C] Digital Internship Scheme [D] Skill India Scheme
c. Kerala d. Karnataka
39. Where will NATO establish new land command by 2025 ? 52. NITI Aayog launched the first State Chapter of the Women
a. Belgium b. Bulgaria Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP) in which state?
c. Canada d. Finland [A] Telangana [B] Kerala [C] Maharashtra [D] Odisha
40.Where did the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 start ?
a. India b. Bangladesh 53. Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope (FAST),
c. UAE d. Australia which was seen in the news, is located in which country?
41. Who has become the world’s third largest ethanol producer ? [A] Australia [B] Russia [C] China [D] India
a. Australia b. Japan
c. England d. India 54. Recently, where was India’s first supercapacitor manufacturing
42. According to recent study, overexploitation of host plant facility inaugurated?
species is endangering which group of insects in Assam’s forests? [A] Kannur, Kerala [B] Indore, Madhya Pradesh
[A] Swallowtail butterflies [B] Ants [C] Chennai, Tamil Nadu [D] Nashik, Maharashtra
[C] Beetles [D] Moths
43. Researchers of which institution have recently developed a 55. What is the target production of crude palm oil under National
method to treat retinal tears and diabetic retinopathy? Mission on Edible Oils – Oil Palm (NMEO-OP) by 2025-26?
[A] IIT Bombay [B] IIT Delhi [A] 5 lakh tonnes [B] 11.20 lakh tonnes
[C] IIT Madras [D] IIT Kanpu [C] 2.50 lakh tonnes [D] 16.50 lakh tonnes
44. Which institution released a report titled ‘Future Pandemic
Preparedness and Emergency Response —A Framework for 56. What is the name of the Indian Navy’s sailing vessel used in
Action’? the Navika Sagar Parikrama expedition II?
[A] NITI Aayog [A] INS Tarini [B] INS Mhadei
[B] Reserve Bank of India [C] INS Vikrant [D] INS Chakra
[C] Food Corporation of India
[D] Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
45. Recently, the Prime minister of India launched “Dharti Aaba
Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan” in which state?
[A] Gujarat [B] Jharkhand
[C] Uttar Pradesh [D] Bihar
46. Lake Prespa, which was seen in the news, is located in which
continent?
[A] Antarctica [B] South America
[C] Europe [D] Australia
47. Scientists have recently detected the gases carbon dioxide and
hydrogen peroxide on which moon of Pluto?
[A] Charon [B] Nix [C] Hydra [D] Kerberos
48. Recently, where was India’s Maritime Decarbonization
Conference held?
[A] Bengaluru [B] New Delhi [C] Hyderabad [D] Chennai

49. Which organization recently faced criticism from India for its
report on religious minorities?
[A] International Buddhist Confederation
[B] Amnesty International
[C] United States Commission on International Religious Freedom
(USCIRF)
[D] Human Rights Watch

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