17 October 2024 Current Affairs Quiz

17 October 2024 Current Affairs Quiz

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1.Which company secured a ₹866.87 crore contract from the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) to design, manufacture, and commission India’s first indigenously built bullet trains?

A) Indian Railways
B) BEML
C) L&T
D) Siemens
E) Alstom

Answer:

B) BEML

2.Who has been sworn in as the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Administered by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha?

A) Mehbooba Mufti
B) Omar Abdullah
C) Ghulam Nabi Azad
D) Syed Ali Shah Geelani
E) Sajjad Lone

Answer:

B) Omar Abdullah

3.In which forest did Defence Minister Rajnath Singh lay the foundation stone for the Very Low Frequency (VLF) Station for Indian navy on October 15, 2024?

A) Bandipur National Park
B) Damagundam Reserve Forest
C) Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary
D) Nagarjunasagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve
E) Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve

Answer:

B) Damagundam Reserve Forest

4.By how much has the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for Rapeseed & Mustard been increased for the Marketing Season 2025-26?

A) ₹200 per quintal
B) ₹250 per quintal
C) ₹300 per quintal
D) ₹350 per quintal
E) ₹400 per quintal

Answer:

C) ₹300 per quintal

5.Which city is recognized as the richest city in the world as of October 2024, with sovereign wealth funds worth $1.7 trillion?

A) Oslo
B) Beijing
C) Abu Dhabi
D) Singapore
E) Riyadh

C) Abu Dhabi

6.The revamped eMigrate V2.0 web portal and mobile app, launched by External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar, aims to enhance safe and legal migration for Indian citizens. This initiative aligns with the Sustainable Development Goals established in which year?

A) 2010
B) 2015
C) 2020
D) 2022
E) 2030

Answer:

B) 2030

7.Who has been appointed as the Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Bandhan Bank following the resignation of the bank’s founder, Chandra Shekhar Ghosh?

A) Chandra Shekhar Ghosh
B) Suresh Nair
C) Partha Pratim Sengupta
D) Ravi Shankar
E) Amitabh Ghosh

Answer:

C) Partha Pratim Sengupta

8.Who has been appointed as the Chairman & Managing Director (CMD) of AI Assets Holding Limited (AIAHL) by the Public Enterprise Selection Board (PESB)?

A) Ravi Sharma
B) Amit Kumar
C) Suresh Gupta
D) Priya Mehta
E) Anil Verma

Answer:

B) Amit Kumar

9.Who is Aishath Azeema set to replace as the Maldives' ambassador to India?

A) Mohamed Ameen
B) Ibrahim Shaheeb
C) Ahmed Naseem
D) Abdulla Yameen
E) Zahiya Zareer

Answer:

B) Ibrahim Shaheeb

10.Which edition of the India Mobile Congress was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 15 October 2024 which is being held along with the World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly WTSA 2024?

A) 5th Edition
B) 6th Edition
C) 7th Edition
D) 8th Edition
E) 9th Edition

Answer:

D) 8th Edition

11.In which field was President Droupadi Murmu conferred an Honorary Doctorate on October 15, 2024 by Martyr Ihaddaden Abdelhafid University in Algeria.?

A) Economics
B) Political Science
C) Environmental Science
D) Literature
E) Sociology

Answer:

B) Political Science

12.Which state was awarded the Best State at the 5th National Water Awards 2023 as announced by Union Minister for Jal Shakti, Chandrakant Raghunath Paatil on October 14, 2024, in New Delhi?

A) Gujarat
B) Uttar Pradesh
C) Odisha
D) Maharashtra
E) Kerala

Answer:

C) Odisha

13.In which category of the Nobel Prize were Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson, and James Robinson awarded in 2024?

A) Nobel Prize in Literature
B) Nobel Prize in Physics
C) Nobel Peace Prize
D) Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences
E) Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Answer:

D) Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences

14.With which country did India sign an Audio-Visual Co-Production Agreement on October 15, 2024 as the 17th country with which India has established such a partnership.?

A) Brazil
B) Colombia
C) Argentina
D) Peru
E) Chile

Answer:

B) Colombia

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