1. Navadeep Singh is related to which sport who has won gold medal in Paris Paralympics 2024?
A. Javaline throw
B. Archery
C. Shooting
D. Badminton
ANSWER: A.Javaline throw
SOLUTION :
Navdeep Singh won a gold medal for India with a personal best effort of 47.32 metres in a dramatic men’s javelin throw F41 final at the Paris Paralympics
2. On which of the following days in World Suicide Prevention Day observed?
A. 7 September
B. 8 September
C. 9 September
D. 10 September
ANSWER: D.10 September
SOLUTION:
To promote mental health awareness and support suicide prevention efforts, the world observes September 10 as World Suicide Prevention Day.
3. Which state has been given the ‘Best Achiever’ award in business reform work?
A. Odisha
B. Uttar Pradesh
C. Gujarat
D. Telagana
ANSWER : B.Uttar Pradesh
SOLUTION:
Uttar Pradesh
4. Who was Aruna Vasudev who passed away recently?
A. Film Scholar
B. Historian
C. Scientist
D. Classical Singer
ANSWER: A.Film Scholar
SOLUTION:
Aruna Vasudev was an eminent Indian film scholar, critic, curator and painter from Delhi. She devoted her life to promoting Asian cinema in India and abroad.
5. In which of the following states, medium-range ballistic missile Agni-4 was successfully test-fired?
A. Odisha
B. Arunachal Pradesh
C. Andra Pradesh
D. Gujarat
ANSWER: A.Odisha
SOLUTION:
Agni-4 ballistic missile successfully test-fired in Odisha.
6. Kapil Parmar has recently won the first medal in Indian Paralympic history in which sport?
A. Swimming
B. Judo
C. Archery
D. Table Tennis
ANSWER: B.Judo
SOLUTION:
Kapil Parmar was the first Indian Paralympic medallist in judo, Harvinder Singh won the country’s first gold in para archery as well. Also, Hokato Hotozhe Sema, on debut at this stage, became the first Paralympian from Nagaland, while also becoming the first medallist from his state, in the men’s shot put F57.
7. In which state will the 20th Yuddha Abhyas exercise be organised between India and the US?
A. Gujarat
B. Rajastan
C. Tamilnadu
D. Andra Pradesh
ANSWER: B.Rajastan
SOLUTION :
The 20th edition of the #YudhAbhyas 2024, the joint military exercise between #India and #USA, is set to take place at the Foreign Training Node, Mahajan Field Firing Ranges in #Rajasthan from 09-22 September 2024.
8. Which of the following has been appointed as the Chairman of the Advertising Standards Council of India?
A. Jyoti Mehta
B. Tanvi Sharma
C. Parth Sinha
D. Rajendra Yadav
ANSWER: C.Parth Sinha
SOLUTION:
ASCI Board appoints Partha Sinha as new Chairman
9. India’s first health insurance policy in Braille script has been launched by Whom?
A. LIC
B. Star Health
C. SBI Life Insurance
C. None of these
ANSWER: B.Star Health
SOLUTION:
Star Health and Allied Insurance has introduced an insurance policy in Braille.
10. The book titled ‘The Idea of Democracy’ has been written by which of the following?
A. Anubhav Jain
B. Sudha Murthy
C. Sam Pitroda
D. Srishti Jain
ANSWER: C.Sam Pitroda
SOLUTION:
Mr. Sam Pitroda is an internationally respected telecom inventor, entrepreneur, development thinker, and policy maker who has spent 50 years in information and communications technology (ICT) and related global and national developments.