Current Affairs Quiz - January, 2024

1. Who is the first woman officer to be appointed as Director General of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)?
[A] Shubhra Singh
[B] Nina Singh
[C] Binita Thakur
[D] Roli Singh

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2. Who has been recently appointed as the new Chief of Materiel of the Indian Navy?
[A] Vice Admiral Sandeep Naithani
[B] Vice Admiral Kiran Deshmukh
[C] Vice Admiral S. R. Sarma
[D] Vice Admiral G. S. Pabby

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3. Muhammad Yunus, who received Nobel Peace Prize in 2006 for pioneering microfinance banking and was recently making news, belongs to which country?
[A] India
[B] Pakistan
[C] Bangladesh
[D] Saudi Arabia

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4. What is the name of the mission launched by the Health Ministry to screen people for sickle cell disease?
[A] National Sickle Cell Anaemia Mission
[B] National Sickle Cell Anaemia Elimination Mission
[C] National Sickle Cell Anaemia Eradication Mission
[D] National Sickle Cell Anaemia Control Mission

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5. Which animal has recently been declared the national symbol of Kyrgyzstan?
[A] Snow leopard
[B] Yak
[C] Eagle
[D] Horse

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6. NATO has signed a contract to buy 1,000 units of which missile defense systems?
[A] THAAD
[B] S-400
[C] Patriot
[D] Arrow

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7. Who has taken over as the new Chairman of tourism industry grouping Federation of Associations in Indian Tourism & Hospitality (FAITH)?
[A] Nakul Anand
[B] Ajay Singh
[C] Puneet Chhatwal
[D] Vistara CEO

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8. In which year, Savitribai Phule established the country’s first school for women?
[A] 1835
[B] 1848
[C] 1855
[D] 1860

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9. Recently, what new requirement has the Election Commission of India introduced for Registered Unrecognized Political Parties (RUPPs) seeking election symbols?
[A] Voter Endorsement
[B] Party Manifesto
[C] Audited Accounts
[D] Membership Numbers

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10. Who are the target users of recently launched ERNET India’s newly developed integrated web portal?
[A] Exporters
[B] Artists
[C] Education Institutions
[D] Defence Personnel

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