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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.