GK Current Affairs Quiz: January 13th, 2024

Current Affairs Quiz 13th January 2024

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Question 1:

Where was the new oil discovery by ONGC made?

A) Maharashtra

B) Krishna-Godavari Basin

C) Gujarat

D) Sri Lanka

Question 2:

What is the name of the new Conservation Reserve announced by Maharashtra?

A) Atpadi Conservation Reserve

B) Sangli Conservation Reserve

C) Shivamogga Conservation Reserve

D) Kandy Conservation Reserve

Question 3:

Where was the International Camel Festival recently held?

A) Hyderabad

B) Kakinada

C) Bikaner, Rajasthan

D) Chennai

Question 4:

Which organization committed a $500 million loan for Gujarat’s infrastructure?

A) New Development Bank

B) Reserve Bank of India

C) State Bank of India

D) International Monetary Fund

Question 5:

What missile did the DRDO successfully test?

A) Agni-V

B) BrahMos

C) Akash-NG

D) Nirbhay

Question 6:

What is the theme for the Indian Army’s 2024 initiative?

A) Year of the Soldier

B) Year of Technology Absorption

C) Year of Modernization

D) Year of Operational Efficiency

Question 7:

Which two countries’ coast guards conducted the ‘Sahyog Kaijin’ exercise?

A) India and Japan

B) India and Sri Lanka

C) India and Singapore

D) India and China

Question 8:

How much did India’s outward FDI fall to in December 2023?

A) $1.25 billion

B) $2.25 billion

C) $3.25 billion

D) $4.25 billion

Question 9:

What is the name of the special fixed deposit scheme introduced by SBI?

A) SBI Green Rupee Term Deposit

B) SBI Eco-Friendly Deposit

C) SBI Sustainable Growth Deposit

D) SBI Environmental Fund

Question 10:

What is the

aim of the UPI-PayNow linkage?

A) To facilitate trade between India and China

B) To enable direct remittances between India and Singapore

C) To increase tourism between India and Japan

D) To support student exchanges between India and Sri Lanka

Question 11:

Who has been extended as the Deputy Governor of RBI?

A) Manish Jain

B) Hardeep Singh Puri

C) Michael Debabrata Patra

D) Siddaramaiah

Question 12:

Which company acquired Capital Foods?

A) Tata Consumer Products Ltd

B) Experian

C) New Development Bank

D) National Payments Corporation of India

Question 13:

What is the purpose of Karnataka’s ‘Yuva Nidhi’ scheme?

A) To support women entrepreneurs

B) To provide unemployment assistance to graduates and diploma holders

C) To fund startups in technology

D) To promote agricultural innovation

Question 14:

Which institution received the IGBC Platinum Certification?

A) IIT Madras

B) NICMAR Hyderabad

C) State Bank of India

D) New Development Bank

Question 15:

Who was posthumously honored with the Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award?

A) Manish Jain

B) Savita Kanswal

C) Hardeep Singh Puri

D) Draupadi Murmu

Question 16:

Who was appointed as Experian India’s Country Managing Director?

A) Manish Jain

B) Michael Debabrata Patra

C) Siddaramaiah

D) Hardeep Singh Puri

Question 17:

Which Indian institute is establishing a new campus in Kandy, Sri Lanka?

A) IIT Bombay

B) IIT Delhi

C) IIT Madras

D) IIT Kanpur

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