1. Where is ‘Start-up Mahakumbh’ being organized?
(A) Bengaluru
(B) Mumbai
(C) New Delhi
(D) Kolkata
(E) Chennai
Solution: Option C.)
Ans (C)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Start-up Mahakumbh at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi.
On this occasion, he also visited the exhibition displayed.
On this occasion, PM Modi said that India has the third largest startup ecosystem with 1.25 lakh startups, which includes 12 lakh youth.
Bharat Mandapam is an exhibition hall located within the confines of the sprawling Pragati Maidan complex in New Delhi, India.
Constructed in 1972, it is owned, operated, and managed by ITPO, an agency under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India.
2. Vinay Kumar has been appointed as the new Ambassador of India to which country?
(A) Russia
(B) China
(C) Japan
(D) Brazil
(E) USA
Solution: Option A.)
Ans (A)
The Ministry of External Affairs has appointed the country’s senior diplomat Vinay Kumar as the next Ambassador of India to Russia.
Vinay Kumar is currently serving as the Ambassador of India to Myanmar.
Vinay Kumar is a 1992 batch IFS officer.
India has long-term and extensive cooperation with Russia in the field of defense.
India imports most of the weapons from Russia.
3. According to the World Happiness Report 2024, which is the happiest country in the world?
(A) Denmark
(B) Germany
(C) Finland
(D) Iceland
(E) Norway
Solution: Option C.)
Ans (C)
According to the World Happiness Report 2024, the European country Finland is the happiest country in the world.
Finland remains the happiest country in the world for the seventh consecutive year.
Like last year, India remains at 126th position in the World Happiness Index.
Whereas India’s neighboring country Pakistan is at 108th place and Sri Lanka is at 128th place.
America is in 23rd place.
4. Who has recently been given the additional charge of the Ministry of Food and Processing Industries?
(A) Anurag Thakur
(B) Arjun Ram Meghwal
(C) Smriti Irani
(D) Kiran Rijiju
(E) Ashwini Vaishnaw
Solution: Option D.)
Ans (D)
After the resignation of Pashupati Kumar Paras from the Union Council of Ministers, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju has been given the additional charge of the Ministry of Food and Processing Industries.
President Draupadi Murmu has given Rijiju the charge of the Ministry of Food Processing Industries, in addition to his existing portfolio of the Ministry of Earth and Science.
The Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MOFPI) is a ministry of the Government of India responsible for the formulation and administration of the rules regulations and laws relating to food processing in India.
The ministry was set up in the year 1988
5. Which app has ISRO launched to assist the Gaganyaan crew?
(A) ‘MADAD’
(B) ‘SAKHI’
(C) ‘AKASH’
(D) ‘SAMARTH’
(E) ‘GAGAN’
Solution: Option B.)
Ans (B)
Vikram Sarabhai Space Center (VSSC) located at Thumba, Thiruvananthapuram has launched a multi-purpose app ‘SAKHI’ (Space-borne Assistant and Knowledge Hub for Crew Interaction-SAKHI) to assist the Gaganyaan crew.
This app will help in monitoring the health of astronauts and maintaining communication with ISRO on Earth.
ISRO can launch the Gaganyaan human mission in the year 2025.
6. Who has recently been given additional responsibility as the Governor in charge of Telangana?
(A) Anandiben Patel
(B) Kalraj Mishra
(C) CP Radhakrishnan
(D) Champai Soren
(E) Mahendra Nath Yadav
Solution: Option C.)
Ans (C)
Jharkhand Governor CP Radhakrishnan has been given additional responsibility as the in-charge Governor of Telangana in place of Tamilisai Soundararajan.
Earlier, Soundararajan had resigned from his post.
He will also hold the additional responsibilities of Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry.
7. International Day of Happiness celebrated has been observed on which day of March 2024?
(A) 19 March
(B) 18 March
(C) 21 March
(D) 20 March
(E) 22 March
Solution: Option D.)
Ans (D)
International Day of Happiness is a global event organized by the United Nations every year on 20 March.
On July 12, 2012, the General Assembly of the United Nations passed a resolution declaring March 20 as the International Day of Happiness.
The purpose of this day is to encourage people to lead a simple and happy life.
8. Which city has emerged as the world’s most polluted metropolitan area?
(A) Noida
(B) Begusarai
(C) Gurugram
(D) Kolkata
(E) Gaya
Solution: Option B.)
Ans (B)
World Air Quality Report 2023 by Swiss organization IQAir –
India had the 3rd worst air quality out of 134 countries with 54.5 µg/m3 in 2023 after Bangladesh (79.9) & Pakistan (73.7).
Bihar’s Begusarai emerged as the world’s most polluted metropolitan area.
Delhi was ranked the most polluted capital city in the world four times on the trot starting in 2018.
In 2022, India was ranked as the eighth most polluted country in the world.
9. Who has been appointed as the new Director General of Police of West Bengal by replacing Vivek Sahay?
(A) Sanjay Mukherjee
(B) Ashok Juneja
(C) Lajja Ram Bishnoi
(D) Shatrujit Kapoor
(E) Jaspal Singh
Solution: Option A.)
Ans (A)
Sanjay Mukherjee was appointed as the new DGP of West Bengal.
Sanjay Mukherjee is appointed as the new DGP for West Bengal by the Election Commission of India (ECI).
Mukherjee’s appointment follows the transfer of the state’s current DGP, Rajeev Kumar, by the ECI.
This decision comes shortly after the West Bengal government appointed Vivek Sahay as the new DGP following Kumar’s transfer.
CM: Mamta Banerjee
Governor: C. V. Ananda Bose
10. Who has been awarded by Saraswati Samman 2023 recently?
(A) Prabha Varma
(B) Ram Darash Mishra
(C) K Siva Reddy
(D) Sharankumar Limbale
(E) Vasdev Mohi
Solution: Option A.)
Ans (A)
Prabha Varma awarded Saraswati Samman 2023 –
Kerala poet and litterateur Prabha Varma has bagged the ‘Saraswati Samman-2023’ for his work ‘Roudra Sathwikam’.
The award instituted by the KK Birla Foundation in 1991 is recognized as “the highest literary award in the country”
Roudra Sathwikam’, a poetic work in Malayalam, was published in 2022.
1st Saraswati Samman: Harivansh Rai Bachchan (Kya Bhooloon Kya Yaad Karoon)