1. The recently inaugurated India’s first elevated 8-lane expressway connects Delhi to which state?
(A) Uttar Pradesh
(B) Haryana
(C) Uttarakhand
(D) Rajasthan
(E) Madhya Pradesh
Solution: Option B.)
Ans (B)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Haryana section of the Dwarka Expressway.
The total length of Dwarka Expressway is 29 km, of which 18.9 km falls in Haryana, while the remaining 10.1 km is in Delhi.
Its construction will provide relief from traffic on National Highway-48 between Delhi and Gurugram.
Dwarka Expressway is India’s first elevated 8-lane access control urban expressway.
NH 248-BB, commonly known as Dwarka Expressway is a 27.6 km long, under construction, 8-lane and 8-lane, total 16-lane elevated grade-separated expressway connecting Dwarka in Delhi to Kherki Daula Toll Plaza, Gurgaon in Haryana.
2. Who has won the Best Actor Award at the Academy Awards 2024 (Oscars)?
(A) Robert Downey Jr.
(B) Cillian Murphy
(C) Johnny Byrne
(D) Christopher Nolan
(E) Yvonne McGuinness
Solution: Option B.)
Ans (B)
Academy Awards 2024 (96th Academy Awards) has been announced. This award ceremony was organized at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles.
Oppenheimer, directed by Christopher Nolan, stole the show and won 7 awards.
Cillian Murphy was given the Best Actor Award for the film Oppenheimer.
‘Barbie’ has received the award for Original Song.
‘What was I made for?’ Billie Eilish and Phineas have received the award for the song.
3. Recently, who has taken oath as the 14th President of Pakistan?
(A) Asif Ali Zardari
(B) Nawaz Sharif
(C) Imran Khan
(D) Benazir Bhutto
(E) Faiz Isa
Solution: Option A.)
Ans (A)
Asif Ali Zardari has been sworn in as the 14th President of Pakistan, this is his second term.
Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Qazi Faiz Isa administered the oath at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
Asif Ali is the husband of Pakistan’s former and first woman Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.
68-year-old Zardari got 255 votes in the National Assembly and Senate.
Shahbaz Sharif recently became the Prime Minister of Pakistan.
4. Union Minister Narayan Rane recently laid the foundation stone of the MSME-Technology Center in which state?
(A) Bihar
(B) Uttar Pradesh
(C) Madhya Pradesh
(D) Maharashtra
(E) Assam
Solution: Option D.)
Ans (D)
Union Minister for Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises, Narayan Rane laid the foundation stone of the MSME-Technology Center in Sindhudurg, Maharashtra.
On this occasion, he also inaugurated the Sindhudurg Industrial Festival and Self-Employment Conclave.
The estimated project cost of the MSME-Technology Centre, Sindhudurg is Rs 182 crore.
5. In which state of India has the world’s longest twin-lane tunnel inaugurated?
(A) Assam
(B) Himachal Pradesh
(C) Tripura
(D) Arunachal Pradesh
(E) Sikkim
Solution: Option D.)
Ans (D)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently inaugurated the Sela Tunnel as part of his one-day visit to Arunachal Pradesh.
Which is the world’s longest twin-lane tunnel. This tunnel connects Tezpur to Tawang near the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China.
Sela Tunnel has been constructed at an altitude of 13,000 feet. It has been constructed by the Border Roads Organization (BRO).
Situated 400 meters below the Sela Pass, the Sela Tunnel offers a vital passage, even during the winter season.
It is connected with NH 13 by a new 12.4 km road and has reduced the distance between Dirang and Tawang by 10 km.
During the 1962 Sino-Indian War, Maha Vir Chakra awardee Jaswant Singh Rawat held elements of the Chinese Army off at this mountain pass with the help of two local Monpa girls named Sela and Noora.
Later, Sela was killed and Noora was captured.
6. Who was recently honored with the ‘Miss World Humanitarian Award’?
(A) Nita Ambani
(B) Jaya Bachchan
(C) Madhuri Dixit
(D) Smriti Irani
(E) Aishwarya Rai
Solution: Option A.)
Ans (A)
Reliance Foundation Chairperson Nita Ambani was honored with the Humanitarian Award at the 71st Miss World Finale. Neeta was given the ‘Beauty with Purpose Humanitarian Award’. This time the Miss World Finale was organized in India.
7. President Droupadi Murmu has inaugurated the “Global Spirituality Mahotsav” in which city?
(A) Chennai
(B) Hyderabad
(C) Mumbai
(D) Bengaluru
(E) Nasik
Solution: Option B.)
Ans (B)
President Droupadi Murmu to inaugurate Global Spirtuality Mahotsav.
Droupadi Murmu to inaugurate the Mahotsav at Kanha Shanti Vanam, Hyderabad.
Jagdeep Dhankhar to attend the valedictory of the largest global spiritual congregation, organized by Union Ministry of Culture and Heartfulness Mission.
Theme: ‘Inner Peace to World Peace’.
It aims at promoting solidarity among all classes, castes, and religions, echoing India’s ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’ ideology.
8. In March 2024, PM Modi unveiled a 125-foot statue of whom in Assam?
(A) Lachit Borphukan
(B) Momai Tamuli
(C) Sukaphaa
(D) Bagh Hazarika
(E) Maniram Dewan
Solution: Option A.)
Ans (A)
PM Modi unveiled a 125-foot statue of Lachit Borphukan in Assam.
PM Modi paid tributes to the famous general of the Royal Army of the Ahom Kingdom of Assam who defeated the Mughals.
Lachit Borphukan is remembered for his extraordinary victory against the Mughal army of Aurangzeb in the Battle of Saraighat.
PM Modi also inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of multiple development projects worth more than Rs 17,500 crores in Assam.
9. Arun Goel has recently resigned from which post of Election Commission?
(A) Chief Election Commissioner
(B) Senior Principal Secretary
(C) Deputy Election Commissioner
(D) Election Commissioner
(E) Principal Secretary
Solution: Option D.)
Ans (D)
Election Commissioner Arun Goel resigned before the 2024 elections.
President Murmu officially accepted Mr Goel’s resignation.
The Election Commission of India, consisting of 3 members, already had a vacant position, and now, only Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar remains on the poll panel.
Under Article 324(2) of the Constitution of India, the President of India is empowered to appoint the Chief Election Commissioner and the Election Commissioners.
10. Recently, Prime Minister Modi launched the “Mahtari Vandan Yojana” in which state?
(A) Jharkhand
(B) Telangana
(C) Chhattisgarh
(D) Maharashtra
(E) Rajasthan
Solution: Option C.)
Ans (C)
PM Modi launches “Mahtari Vandan Yojana” in Chhattisgarh.
The scheme has been launched to provide financial assistance of Rs 1000 per month to eligible married women of the state, who are above 21 years of age as of January 1, 2024.
Widows, divorced, and deserted women will also be eligible for this scheme.
Around 70 lakh women will be benefited from the scheme.
The first installment of the scheme amounted to an overall Rs 655 crore.