Current Affairs : October 2024
52 Important Multiple Choice Questions with Answers
Introduction:
Stay updated with the latest current affairs from October
2024! In this blog post, we have compiled a list of 52 multiple choice
questions with answers covering various topics that made headlines during the
month of October 2024. Test your knowledge and enhance your understanding of
the significant events and developments that shaped the world. Let's dive in!
1. Which bank was
recognized as India’s best bank in 2024?
a) HDFC Bank
b) ICICI Bank
c) SBI
d) PNB
Answer:
c) SBI
2. Which state
inaugurated the Barda Wildlife Sanctuary?
a) Maharashtra
b) Gujarat
c) Madhya Pradesh
d) Rajasthan
Answer:
b) Gujarat
3. In which state
was India’s first private military aircraft factory opened?
a) Maharashtra
b) Gujarat
c) Tamil Nadu
d) Karnataka
Answer:
b) Gujarat
4. Where is the
2024 Under-23 Wrestling World Championship being held?
a) Albania
b) India
c) Brazil
d) USA
Answer:
a) Albania
5. Which state
announced the establishment of a 'Special Education Zone'?
a) Maharashtra
b) Uttar Pradesh
c) Bihar
d) Karnataka
Answer:
b) Uttar Pradesh
6. What is the
name of the new AI model being released by OpenAI?
a) Orion
b) Gemini
c) Titan
d) Alpha
Answer:
a) Orion
7. For how long
did Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath instruct officials to ensure uninterrupted
power supply during Diwali?
a) October 28 - November 15
b) November 1 - November 20
c) October 25 - November 10
d) November 5 - November 25
Answer:
a) October 28 - November 15
8. When will
Justice Sanjiv Khanna be sworn in as the Chief Justice of India?
a) November 1
b) November 11
c) October 31
d) December 1
Answer:
b) November 11
9. What is the 8th
Pay Commission in India?
a) Increase in government
salaries and pensions
b) New tax policy
c) Economic census
d) Census of industries
Answer:
a) Increase in government salaries and pensions
10. Which states
are included in the Union Cabinet's recently approved railway projects?
a) Tamil Nadu and Kerala
b) Andhra Pradesh, Telangana,
and Bihar
c) Punjab and Haryana
d) Maharashtra and Goa
Answer:
b) Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and Bihar
11. Which two
states are expected to be affected by Cyclone Dana?
a) Maharashtra and Goa
b) Gujarat and Rajasthan
c) Odisha and West Bengal
d) Kerala and Karnataka
Answer:
c) Odisha and West Bengal
12. What is
Priyanka Gandhi's approximate net worth according to her affidavit?
a) Rs 10 crore
b) Rs 12 crore
c) Rs 8 crore
d) Rs 15 crore
Answer:
b) Rs 12 crore
13. What are the
dates for National Learning Week or 'Karmayogi Saptah'?
a) October 15-22
b) October 19-25
c) November 1-7
d) October 20-27
Answer:
b) October 19-25
14. Luong Quong
was recently elected as the President of which country?
a) Laos
b) Vietnam
c) Thailand
d) Philippines
Answer:
b) Vietnam
15. Which country
was recently certified malaria-free by the WHO?
a) Egypt
b) India
c) Brazil
d) Nigeria
Answer:
a) Egypt
16. Who unveiled
the new logo of BSNL?
a) Nitin Gadkari
b) Jyotiraditya Scindia
c) Amit Shah
d) Piyush Goyal
Answer:
b) Jyotiraditya Scindia
17. In which
country's Indian Embassy was the Pravasi Parichay 2024 program organized?
a) UAE
b) Saudi Arabia
c) USA
d) Canada
Answer:
b) Saudi Arabia
18. Where is the
2024 BRICS Summit being held?
a) New Delhi
b) Beijing
c) Kazan
d) Moscow
Answer:
c) Kazan
19. Who launched
Mission Karmayogi for India?
a) Rahul Gandhi
b) Yogi Adityanath
c) Narendra Modi
d) Amit Shah
Answer:
c) Narendra Modi
20. Who nominated
Justice Sanjiv Khanna as the next Chief Justice of India?
a) Narendra Modi
b) DY Chandrachud
c) N.V. Ramana
d) S.A. Bobde
Answer:
b) DY Chandrachud
21. What measure
has been taken in response to Delhi's air pollution reaching hazardous levels?
a) Ban on vehicle movement
b) Implementation of GRAP-2
measures
c) Closure of schools
d) Increase in metro services
Answer:
b) Implementation of GRAP-2 measures
22. Who holds
primary authority over the Jammu & Kashmir Police?
a) Chief Minister
b) Lieutenant Governor
c) Prime Minister
d) State Assembly
Answer:
b) Lieutenant Governor
23. Where were
three AI Centers of Excellence launched in India?
a) Mumbai
b) Delhi
c) Hyderabad
d) Bengaluru
Answer:
b) Delhi
24. When did
Uttarakhand pass the UCC Bill?
a) October 10
b) October 18
c) October 21
d) October 25
Answer:
b) October 18
25. Who was
appointed as the nation’s ambassador for cyber security?
a) Alia Bhatt
b) Rashmika Mandanna
c) Priyanka Chopra
d) Deepika Padukone
Answer:
b) Rashmika Mandanna
26. When is
India’s first indigenous bullet train expected to be launched?
a) 2025
b) 2026
c) 2024
d) 2023
Answer:
a) 2025
27. What notable
change does the new Lady Justice statue hold?
a) No blindfold
b) Holds Constitution instead
of a sword
c) Both a and b
d) Holds scales of justice
Answer:
c) Both a and b
28. Why did the
Supreme Court uphold Section 6A of the Citizenship Act?
a) To grant citizenship to
foreigners
b) For Assam's specific citizenship
concerns
c) To apply uniform laws
d) To address legal
immigration
Answer:
b) For Assam's specific citizenship concerns
29. Who is the
Chief Minister of Haryana as of October 2024?
a) Manohar Lal Khattar
b) Nayab Singh Saini
c) Bhupinder Singh Hooda
d) Dushyant Chautala
Answer:
b) Nayab Singh Saini
30. Who
inaugurated the ITU World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly 2024?
a) President of India
b) Narendra Modi
c) Amit Shah
d) Nirmala Sitharaman
Answer:
b) Narendra Modi
31. Who built the
Indian Navy's new ship 'Samarthak'?
a) Mazagon Dock
b) L&T Shipyard
c) Cochin Shipyard
d) Goa Shipyard
Answer:
b) L&T Shipyard
32. Who is the
newly appointed Chief of the Indian Coast Guard?
a) K Natarajan
b) Radhakrishnan Nair
c) S Parameshwar
d) Rajendra Singh
Answer:
c) S Parameshwar
33. Who was
awarded ICC Player of the Month for September 2024?
a) Shubman Gill
b) Babar Azam
c) Kamindu Mendis
d) Ben Stokes
Answer:
c) Kamindu Mendis
34. Who is the new
Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir?
a) Mehbooba Mufti
b) Omar Abdullah
c) Farooq Abdullah
d) Altaf Bukhari
Answer:
b) Omar Abdullah
35. Who is the MD
and CEO of Bandhan Bank as of October 2024?
a) Chandra Shekhar Ghosh
b) Partha Pratim Sengupta
c) Aditya Puri
d) Uday Kotak
Answer:
b) Partha Pratim Sengupta
36. Who won the
2024 Nobel Prize in Economics?
a) Daron Acemoglu, Simon
Johnson, and James A. Robinson
b) Esther Duflo and Abhijit
Banerjee
c) Paul Krugman
d) Robert Shiller
Answer:
a) Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson, and James A. Robinson
37. Which team
made the second-highest score in T20 International cricket?
a) Pakistan
b) England
c) South Africa
d) India
Answer:
d) India
38. Who was
appointed as the additional CEO of Government e-Marketplace (GeM)?
a) Suresh Kumar
b) L Satya Srinivas
c) Pankaj Chaudhary
d) Rajiv Kumar
Answer:
b) L Satya Srinivas
39. In which
weight category did Harmanpreet Kaur set a national weightlifting record?
a) 70 kg
b) 76 kg
c) 80 kg
d) 83 kg
Answer:
b) 76 kg
40. Where will the
2025 ISSF Junior World Cup be hosted?
a) Japan
b) China
c) India
d) Germany
Answer:
c) India
41. Hindustan
Aeronautics Limited (HAL) achieved which CPSE status?
a) Maharatna
b) Navratna
c) Miniratna
d) Bharat Ratna
Answer:
a) Maharatna
42. Who is the
newly appointed Chairman of Tata Trusts?
a) Ratan Tata
b) Noel Tata
c) N Chandrasekaran
d) Cyrus Mistry
Answer:
b) Noel Tata
43. Where is
Bihar’s second tiger reserve to be set up?
a) Bhagalpur
b) Kaimur
c) Patna
d) Sitamarhi
Answer:
b) Kaimur
44. Which IIT
partnered with the International Energy Agency for clean energy?
a) IIT Delhi
b) IIT Bombay
c) IIT Madras
d) IIT Kharagpur
Answer:
a) IIT Delhi
45. Who is the CMD
of IRFC Limited as of 2024?
a) L Satya Srinivas
b) Rajiv Kumar
c) Manoj Kumar Dubey
d) Dinesh Kumar Gupta
Answer:
c) Manoj Kumar Dubey
46. Which tennis
star announced retirement in 2024?
a) Roger Federer
b) Novak Djokovic
c) Rafael Nadal
d) Andy Murray
Answer:
c) Rafael Nadal
47. Which country
is 2024 Nobel laureate in literature Han Kang from?
a) Japan
b) South Korea
c) China
d) Taiwan
Answer:
b) South Korea
48. Where will the
38th National Games be held in 2025?
a) Gujarat
b) Kerala
c) Uttarakhand
d) Maharashtra
Answer:
c) Uttarakhand
49. Where did PM
Modi inaugurate the Indian Institute of Skills?
a) Delhi
b) Mumbai
c) Chennai
d) Kolkata
Answer:
b) Mumbai
50. Where is the
21st ASEAN-India Summit scheduled?
a) Bangkok
b) Vientiane
c) Jakarta
d) Hanoi
Answer:
b) Vientiane
51. Where is the
National Maritime Heritage Complex to be set up?
a) Kandla
b) Cochin
c) Lothal
d) Surat
Answer:
c) Lothal
52. Which country
won the bronze medal in the 2024 Asian Table Tennis Women’s Championship?
a) Japan
b) China
c) South Korea
d) India
Answer:
d) India
Conclusion:
Congratulations on completing the 52 important multiple choice questions on the October 2024 current affairs! We hope this quiz has helped you test your knowledge of the significant events and developments that took place during the month of October 2024. Stay informed and keep yourself updated with the latest news and affairs from around the world. Important for ADRE & Assam Police Recruitment.
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