Q.1: Which of the following is the largest tributary of Amazon River?
a) Negro River b) Xingu River c) Putumayo River d) Araguaia River
Ans: a) Negro River
(Imp Fact)
Negro River plays a crucial role in maintaining the regional biodiversity. It is the largest tributary of Amazon River. Recently it dropped to its lowest level in 122 years. It originates in easter Colombia and flows 1400 miles before joining Amazon at Manaus. It flows through Colombia, Venezuela and Brazil. The Negro name is derived from its dark and black water. It carries lot of decomposed organic matter and tannins with it and so its colour of water turns black. It is also known as the world’s largest blackwater river. Xingu River, Putumayo River and Araguaia River are also the tributaries of Amazon River.
Q.2: Mudumalai Tiger Reserve is located in which state of India?
a) Karnataka b) Kerala c) Tamil Nadu d) Andhra Pradeshare
Ans: c) Tamil Nadu
(Imp Fact)
Mudumalai Tiger Reserve is located in Nilgiris district of Tamil Nadu and is the part of Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve.
Q.3: Read the following statement:
i) Critically endangered amphibian, Micrixalus spelunca or cave dancing frog is discovered in Mudumalai Tiger Reserve.
ii) Critically endangered amphibian Nyctibatrachus indraneili or Indraneil’s night frog, is discovered in Mudumalai Tiger Reserve.
a) (i) and (ii) are true b) Only (i) is true c) Only (ii) is true d) (i) and (ii) are false
Ans: a) (i) and (ii) are true
Q.4: A report called “Future Pandemic Preparedness and Emergency Response – A Framework for Action,” is related to dealing with future public health emergencies. It is prepared by which organization?
a) ICMR b) ICMB c) SERM Institute d) NITI Aayog
Ans: d) NITI Aayog
Q.5: Jan Yojana Abhiyan (People’s Plan Campaign) with the theme ‘Sabki Yojana Sabka Vikas’ is launched by which ministry?
a) Ministry of Panchayati Raj
b) Ministry of Agriculture
c) Ministry of Rural Development
d) Ministry of Home Affairs
Ans: a) Ministry of Panchayati Raj
Q.6: National Wildlife Week 2024 with the theme “Safegaurding Our Natural Heritage” is celebrated between_________?
a) August 2-8
b) October 2-8
c) October 10-16
d) September 2-8
Ans) b) October 2-8
Q.7: European Space Agency (ESA) will launch which mission in 2027 to study satellite disintegration during reentry?
a) DARCO b) JAXA c) Sputnik d) Voyager
Ans: a) DARCO
(Imp Fact)
DARCO means Destructive Reentry Assessment Container Object. It will help in reducing space debris by collecting data on how satellites dismantle.
Q.8: Who received the prestigious ‘Dadasaheb Phalke Lifetime Achievement Award’ for the year 2022?
a) Rajesh Khanna b) Shatrughan Sinha c) Mithun Chakraborty d) Prem Chopra
Ans: c) Mithun Chakraborty
(Imp Fact)
The President of India Droupadi Murmu presented the 70th National Film Awards in various categories in New Delhi on 8th Oct 2024.
Dadasaheb Phalke Lifetime Achievement Award is the highest award in the area of cinema in India. It was established by the Government of India to honour Dadasaheb Phalke for his contribution in the domain of cinema. Dadasaheb Phalke is also known as the Father of Indian Cinema. Born in 1870, he directed the first feature film of India Raja Harishchandra in 1913. Devika Rani, was the first recipient of this award. This prestigious award was conferred to her in 1969.
In 2021 it was conferred on Waheeda Rehman
In 2020 it was given to Asha Parekh
In 2019 Rajinikanth received Dadasaheb Phalke Award
Q.9: What is the name of “mini moon” which orbit Earth for about two months?
a) Cerus b) Europa c) 2024 PT5 d) 2024 MT5
Ans: c) 2024 PT5
Q.10: Banjara Virasat Museum is in which state?
a) Maharashtra b) Chattisgarh c) Odisha d) Rajasthan
Ans: a) Maharashtra
(Imp Fact)
Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi inaugurated the Banjara Virast ‘Nagara’ Museum on 5th October 2024 in Phoradevi, Washim district of Maharashtra. Banjara community consider Phoradevi a sacred site. It is often referred as the “Kashi of Banjara Community.”
Q.11: Rare brown vine snake (Ahaetulla prasina) was spotted in Dudhwa National Park in Uttar Pradesh this year. Which rare species of snake was spotted here in 2019?
a) Red Coral Khukri Snake b) Long-snouted Vine Snake c) Povla Snake d) Gammie’s Wolf Snake
Ans: a) Red Coral Khukri Snake
Q.12: Rs 855 crores had been allocated for the renovation of canal network of which dam?
a) Hirakud Dam b) Bhakhra Dam c) Pong Dam d) Nagarjuna Sagar Dam
Ans: a) Hirakud Dam
(Imp Fact)
Hirakud Dam is built on Mahanadi River in Odisha in 1952-53. Hirakud Dam is the largest earthen dam of the world. Its length is 25.79 km. This dam created Asia’s largest artificial lake, Hriakud Reservior, which spreads over 746 kilo meters.
Gangadhar Meher Lift Irrigation project use Hirakud Dam Project and it was Odisha’s first underground piped irrigation project. It irrigates 25,000 hectares of land in Barghar and Sonepur districts of Odisha. It won the Best Infrastructure Pioneer Project award at 17th Water Digest World Water Awards 2023-24.
Q.13: Read the following statement:
i) Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying developed a Unified Genomic Chip called ‘Gau Chip.’
ii) Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying developed a Unified Genomic Chip called ‘Mahish Chip.’
a) (i) and (ii) are true b) Only (i) is true c) Only (ii) is true d) (i) and (ii) are false
Ans: a) (i) and (ii) are true
Q.14: Anna Bhagya Scheme (ABS) is launched by which state of India?
a) Telangana b) Karnataka c) Gujarat d) Jharkhand
Ans: b) Karnataka
Q.15: The first language museum of Hindi literature has been opened in which state of India?
a) Uttar Pradesh b) Uttrakhand c) Haryana d) Bihar
Ans: a) Uttar Pradesh
(Imp Fact)
Hindi literature museum is opened in Varanasi (Kashi). Old manuscripts and documents of famous Hindi scholars such as Kabirdas and Munshi Premchandra are showcased here.
Q.16: World Economic Outlook (WEO) report was released by which organization?
a) International Monetary Fund b) UNDP c) UNO d) World Bank
Ans: a) International Monetary Fund
Q.17: A cultural initiative called “Writers Village” is launched recently by which state?
a) West Bengal b) Kerala c) Uttrakhand d) Nagaland
Ans: c) Uttrakhand
Q.18: What is the name India’s first AI (artificial intelligence) large language model for Indian languages?
a) Sarvam-1 b) Talkpal c) Hello Talk d) Babble
Ans: a) Sarvam-1
(Imp Fact)
Sarvam AI is a Bengaluru-based startup. It launched a new large language model, Sarvam 1. The AI model is open-source and has been trained on 10 Indian languages and in English. This new AI model is trained in Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Marathi, Malayalam, Kannada, Oriya, Tamil, Telugu, Punjabi and English.
Q.19: World Iodine Deficiency Day is celebrated on ___________?
a) October 2 b) October 12 c) October 21 d) Oct 31
Ans: c) October 21
(Imp Fact)
Iodine is a chemical element having symbol ‘I’ and its atomic number is 53. It was discovered in 1811 by Bernard Courtois. It is very important for human body as it produces thyroid hormones (T3 and T4). These regulated metabolism, and protein synthesis. Iodine is helpful in the development of brain and skeleton in infants and fetuses. Good source of Iodine are Iodized salt, seafood, kelp, dairy products and plants grown in Iodine rich soil.
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