Current Affairs Quiz - February, 2024

1. Who has been appointed as the first woman chief secretary of Uttarakhand?
[A] Radha Raturi
[B] Kusum Kandwal
[C] Kamini Gupta
[D] Geeta Khanna

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2. Which one of the following is the mascot for the Khelo India Winter Games 2024?
[A] Bengal Tiger
[B] Snow Leopard
[C] Hangul
[D] Arctic Fox

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3. Karaivetti Bird Sanctuary and Longwood Shola Reserve Forest, recently seen in the news, are located in which state?
[A] Tamil Nadu
[B] Andhra Pradesh
[C] Gujarat
[D] Karnataka

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4. Which ministry has received the highest budgetary allocation in the Interim Budget 2024?
[A] Ministry of Railways
[B] Ministry of Defence
[C] Ministry of Home Affairs
[D] Ministry of Rural Development

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5. ‘Operation Black Gold’, recently seen in the news, is related to which one of the following?
[A] Crude oil smuggling
[B] Gold smuggling
[C] Black money smuggling
[D] Drugs smuggling

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6. Recently, the Government of India has declared which airport as an ‘International Airport’?
[A] Surat Airport
[B] Shimla Airport
[C] Gorakhpur Airport
[D] Jorhat Airport

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7. Where was the 12th India-Oman ‘Joint Military Cooperation Committee’ meeting held?
[A] New Delhi
[B] Jaipur
[C] Mumbai
[D] Muscat

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8. ‘One Stop Centre scheme’, recently seen in the news, is formulated by which ministry?
[A] Ministry of Women and Child Development
[B] Ministry of Finance
[C] Ministry of Rural Development
[D] Ministry of Agriculture

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9. Which state of India has recorded the highest number of Ramsar sites?
[A] Kerala
[B] Uttar Pradesh
[C] Tamil Nadu
[D] Gujarat

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10. What is the theme of ‘World Wetland Day’ 2024?
[A] Wetlands and Human Wellbeing
[B] Wetlands for a Sustainable Urban Future
[C] Wetlands and Climate Change
[D] Wetlands and Water

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