1.Which company did the Indian Navy sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with on August 20, 2024 marks a pivotal step towards bolstering indigenous marine engineering capabilities in alignment with the Government of India’s Aatmanirbhar ?
a) Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (HAL)
b) Bharat Electronics Ltd. (BEL)
c) BEML Ltd.
d) Larsen & Toubro (L&T)
e) Tata Motors
Answer:
c) BEML Ltd
2.With which organization did NITI Aayog’s Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) collaborate to launch the Climate Smart Agritech cohort of the India-Australia RISE Accelerator program?
a) World Bank
b) European Space Agency (ESA)
c) Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
d) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
e) International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Answer:
c) Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
3. Who is the Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) formed for 2024-25?
a) Dr. Sanjay Jaiswal
b) Baijyant Panda
c) Ganesh Singh
d) K.C. Venugopal
e) Salman Khurshid
Answer:
d) K.C. Venugopal
4.What is the primary objective of the newly launched "UPI Circle" feature by NPCI?
a) To increase UPI transaction limits
b) To enhance payment delegation and security
c) To integrate UPI with cryptocurrency
d) To provide cashback offers on UPI transactions
e) To enable international UPI transactions
Answer:
b) To enhance payment delegation and security
5. What is the primary goal of the partnership between Udaan, MOCAF&PD, and SIDBI?
a) To increase online sales for Udaan
b) To upgrade Fair Price Shops (FPSs) into Jan Poshan Kendras (JPK) to boost income and expand product offerings
c) To develop a new mobile payment app
d) To create a new logistics network for e-commerce
e) To reduce the cost of public distribution systems
Answer:
b) To upgrade Fair Price Shops (FPSs) into Jan Poshan Kendras (JPK) to boost income and expand product offerings
6.Who has been appointed as the president-designate of the National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM)?
a) Rajesh Nambiar
b) Debjani Ghosh
c) R. Chandrasekaran
d) Salil Parekh
e) N. R. Narayana Murthy
Answer:
a) Rajesh Nambiar
7.Who has been appointed as the Secretary General of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) Secretariat, effective January 1, 2025?
a) Salman Al Farisi
b) Sanjiv Ranjan
c) K.C. Venugopal
d) Pralhad Joshi
e) Dilip Asbe
Answer:
b) Sanjiv Ranjan
8.Who was awarded the 26th CEAT International Cricketer of the Year Award on August 21, 2024?
a) Virat Kohli
b) Steve Smith
c) Kane Williamson
d) Rohit Sharma
e) Babar Azam
Answer:
d) Rohit Sharma
9.Who won the billiards final at the Western India Billiards and Snooker Championship on Sunday?
a) S Shrikrishna
b) Pankaj Advani
c) Michael Ferreira
d) Geet Sethi
e) Rupesh Shah
Answer:
b) Pankaj Advani
