Current Affairs Quiz - October, 2024

1. Which African country recently reported an outbreak of the Marburg virus?
[A] Tanzania
[B] Kenya
[C] Somalia
[D] Rwanda

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2. Exercise KAZIND, recently seen in news, is conducted between India and which country?
[A] Egypt
[B] Australia
[C] Kazakhstan
[D] Tajikistan

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3. What is the name of traditional beverage that recently received a GI tag from Assam’s Bodo community?
[A] Bodo Tonba
[B] Bodo Apor
[C] Bodo Jou Gwran
[D] Bodo Aronai

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4. Lake Prespa, which was seen in the news, is located in which continent?
[A] Antarctica
[B] South America
[C] Europe
[D] Australia

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5. Which ministry recently launched the People’s Plan Campaign (Jan Yojana Abhiyan)?
[A] Ministry of Rural Development
[B] Ministry of Agriculture
[C] Ministry of Panchayati Raj
[D] Ministry of Home Affairs

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6. What are the two umbrella schemes created by the rationalization of Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS) under the Ministry of Agriculture?
[A] Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (PM-RKVY) and Krishonnati Yojana (KY)
[B] National Mission on Oil Seeds and Digital Agriculture
[C] Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi and Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana
[D] Soil Health Management and National Horticulture Mission

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7. Which organization successfully delivered the first ‘Akashteer Air Defence System’ to the Indian Army?
[A] Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)
[B] Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)
[C] Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL)
[D] Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL)

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8. Which ministry released the 7th consecutive issue of the publication “EnviStats India 2024: Environment Accounts”?
[A] Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
[B] Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
[C] Ministry of Finance
[D] Ministry of Agriculture

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9. Recently, the third 25T Bollard Pull (BP) Tug, Ashva was launched in which city?
[A] Visakhapatnam
[B] Mumbai
[C] Kolkata
[D] Chennai

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10. ‘Indian Air Force Day 2024’ is celebrated on which day?
[A] October 6
[B] October 7
[C] October 8
[D] October 9

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