GK Current Affairs Quiz: December 24th, 2023

Current Affairs Quiz 24th December 2023

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Question 1:
What purpose does the installation of panic switches at 117 Central Railway stations serve?

A) Enhance ticketing system
B) Monitor train schedules
C) Improve passenger safety
D) Facilitate cargo transport

Question 2:
Who is set to be the chief guest at India’s Republic Day celebrations in New Delhi?

A) Angela Merkel
B) Emmanuel Macron
C) Joe Biden
D) Boris Johnson

Question 3:
What is the main feature of the ‘PaatMitro’ app launched by the Ministry of Textiles?

A) Fashion design templates
B) Ecommerce platform for textiles
C) Information on MSP and agronomy for jute farmers
D) Online training for tailors

Question 4:
Which country has emerged as one of the top three suppliers of coking coal to India?

A) China
B) Russia
C) USA
D) South Africa

Answer and Explanation

Answer: B

• Explanation: The correct answer is B. Russia, along with Australia, has emerged as a top supplier of coking coal to India, which is primarily used in steelmaking.

Question 5:
What is the name of the lecture series inaugurated by the Indian Air Force and the USI?

A) Vikram Sarabhai Lecture
B) Arjan Singh Annual Lecture
C) C.V. Raman Lecture Series
D) Abdul Kalam Memorial Lecture

Question 6:
What is the proposed initial phase of SEBI’s new settlement system in the stock market?

A) T+2 settlement
B) Instant settlement
C) T+1 settlement
D) T+0 settlement

Question 7:
What does the insurance product ‘Bima Vistaar’ encompass?

A) Only life insurance
B) Only health insurance
C) Life, health, and property coverage
D) Vehicle insurance

Question 8:
When is National Consumer Rights Day observed in India?

A) December 24
B) November 20
C) October 15
D) January 10

Question 9:
Which organization did the Ministry of Rural Development partner with to expand the reach of SelfHelp Groups’ products?

A) Flipkart
B) Amazon
C) JioMart
D) BigBasket

Question 10:
Who were the recipients of the SASTRARamanujan Awards for 2022 and 2023?

A) Yunqing Tang and Ruixiang Zhang
B) Terence Tao and Peter Scholze
C) Manjul Bhargava and Akshay Venkatesh
D) Maryna Viazovska and Caucher Birkar

Question 11:
Which Indian project received the UNESCO ‘Award of Excellence’ for cultural heritage conservation?

A) Rambagh Gate project in Amritsar
B) Red Fort Restoration
C) Taj Mahal Preservation Project
D) Mysore Palace Renovation

Question 12:
Which airport was recognized as one of the ‘world’s most beautiful airports’ by UNESCO’s Prix Versailles 2023?

A) Mumbai International Airport
B) Delhi International Airport
C) Bengaluru International Airport
D) Chennai International Airport

Question 13:
For which book did Sukrita Paul Kumar win the Rabindranath Tagore Literary Prize?

A) The Golden Gate
B) Salt & Pepper: Selected Poems
C) The God of Small Things
D) Interpreter of Maladies

Question 14:
Why did Indian wrestler Sakshi Malik announce her retirement?

A) Personal reasons
B) Injury
C) Protest against WFI’s new leadership
D) To pursue a coaching career