Current Affairs MCQ

Q.: Who was the leader of Hezbollah, killed in an Israeli airstrike in Beirut in September 2024?

A) Hassan Nasrallah
B) Mahmoud Abbas
C) Bashar al-Assad
D) Ayatollah Khamenei

Q.: Who is the Indian athlete who won the gold medal in the men’s 5,000 meters race at the World Athletics Continental Tour in Japan in September 2024 and set a new national record?

a) Avinash Sable
b) Gulveer Singh
c) Neeraj Chopra
d) Jinson Johnson

Q.: What is the name of the mission launched by NASA and SpaceX to bring back Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, who were stuck on the International Space Station?

a) Artemis I
b) Crew-9
c) Orion 5
d) Dragon 4

Q.: What is the main purpose of declaring the Eco-Sensitive Zone (ESZ) around the Gir Protected Area?

a) Promote tourism
b) Balance conservation of Asiatic lions with sustainable development
c) Increase forest area
d) Build new villages

Q.: What is India’s rank in the Global Innovation Index (GII) 2024?

a) 39th
b) 41st
c) 37th
d) 43rd

Q.: Which countries are the top five most innovative economies according to the Global Innovation Index (GII) 2024?

a) Switzerland, Sweden, USA, Singapore, and the UK
b) China, India, USA, France, and Japan
c) Germany, Canada, USA, Singapore, and Sweden
d) Australia, Canada, Switzerland, Sweden, and India

Q.: Which village in Manipur has been awarded as one of the Best Tourism Villages in the Heritage category in 2024?

a) Nongpok Kakching
b) Andro Village
c) Ukhrul Village
d) Khongjom Village

Q.: Who won the IBSF World 6-Red title in November 2024?

A) Asjad Iqbal
B) Kamal Chawla
C) Malkeet Singh
D) Ng On Yee

Q.: When is World Tourism Day celebrated each year?

A) September 25
B) September 27
C) October 5
D) November 15

Q.: Where have the PARAM Rudra Supercomputers been installed?

A) Mumbai, Chennai, and Bangalore
B) Pune, Delhi, and Kolkata
C) Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, and Jaipur
D) Lucknow, Patna, and Bhopal

Q.: India has emerged as the third most powerful nation in Asia, in the 2024 Asia Power Index, surpassing which country?

(A) China
(B) South Korea
(C) Japan
(D) Russia

Q.: On which date did the Make in India initiative complete 10 years?

(A) 15th August 2024
(B) 1st January 2024
(C) 25th September 2024
(D) 5th October 2024

Q.: Under Make in India, India has become the second-largest manufacturer of which product in the world?

(A) Automobiles
(B) Mobile phones
(C) Steel
(D) Pharmaceuticals

Q.: Who has been appointed as the next Vice Chief of Air Staff in September 2024?

(A) Air Marshal Amar Preet Singh
(B) Air Marshal SP Dharkar
(C) Air Marshal RKS Bhadauria
(D) Air Marshal BS Dhanoa

Q.: Where is the UP International Trade Show 2024 held from September 25 to 29, 2024?

(A) Lucknow
(B) Varanasi
(C) Greater Noida
(D) Kanpur

Q.: What is the name of the India-Oman joint military exercise taking place from 13th to 26th September 2024?

A) Desert Eagle
B) AL-NAJAH 5
C) Indo-Oman Strike
D) Operation Sandstorm

Q.: Who chaired the 10th Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) India Region Conference that concluded on 24th September 2024?

A) Rajnath Singh
B) Om Birla
C) Narendra Modi
D) Amit Shah

Q.: Who is the Director of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) 2024?

A) Anurag Kashyap
B) Shekhar Kapoor
C) Zoya Akhtar
D) Rajkumar Hirani

Q.: What is the primary goal of the Tobacco-Free Youth Campaign 2.0?

A) To promote the use of tobacco among youth
B) To educate youth about the harmful effects of tobacco
C) To increase tobacco sales
D) To reduce the price of tobacco products

Q.: Which film has been selected as India’s official entry for the 2025 Oscars in the Best Foreign Film category?

A) Gully Boy
B) Laapataa Ladies
C) Lagaan
D) Newton

Q.: When and where did Prime Minister Narendra Modi address the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly?

A) September 21, 2024, in Geneva
B) September 22, 2024, in Paris
C) September 23, 2024, in New York
D) September 24, 2024, in London

Q.: Who became the first Indian male wrestler to win an MMA fight at the Gama International Fighting Championship in 2024?

a) Sushil Kumar
b) Bajrang Punia
c) Sangram Singh
d) Yogeshwar Dutt

Q.: Which teams won the gold medals at the 2024 Chess Olympiad for India?

(A) Men’s team only
(B) Women’s team only
(C) Both men’s and women’s teams
(D) Youth team only

Q.: Who has been appointed as the next Chief of the Air Staff?

a) Vivek Ram Chaudhari
b) Amar Preet Singh
c) Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria
d) Arjan Singh

Q.: Which countries are part of the Quad?

a) India, Australia, Japan, and the US
b) India, China, Japan, and the US
c) India, Australia, Russia, and the US
d) India, Japan, South Korea, and the US

Q.: Which country will host the Quad Leaders’ Summit 2025?

a) Australia
b) India
c) Japan
d) United States

Q.: Who won the Presidential election in Sri Lanka on 22 September 2024?

(A) Ranil Wickremasinghe
(B) Sajith Premadasa
(C) Anura Kumara Dissanayake
(D) Maithripala Sirisena

Q.Who has been appointed the new Director General of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) in September 2024?

(A) S N Pradhan
(B) Anish Dayal Singh
(C) Anurag Garg
(D) K. Vijay Kumar

Q.: What is the name of India’s first human spaceflight mission, expected to be launched by the end of 2024?

(A) Chandrayaan
(B) Gaganyaan
(C) Mangalyaan
(D) Vikram

Q.: Who is the current Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)?

(A) K. Sivan
(B) S Somanath
(C) G. Madhavan Nair
(D) A. S. Kiran Kumar

Q.: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the United States in September 2024 includes participation in which of the following summits?

(A) G20 Summit
(B) Quad Leaders’ Summit
(C) BRICS Summit
(D) ASEAN Summit

Q.: What is the name of the joint military exercise conducted between India and the US Army from September 9 to 22, 2024, at the Mahajan Field Firing Ranges in Rajasthan?

A) Cobra Gold
B) Malabar
C) Yudh Abhyas
D) Red Flag

Q.: By how much has cash in circulation increased in the Indian economy from November 2016 to September 2024?

a) From Rs 12.5 lakh crore to Rs 25 lakh crore
b) From Rs 16.5 lakh crore to Rs 34.7 lakh crore
c) From Rs 18 lakh crore to Rs 30 lakh crore
d) From Rs 14.5 lakh crore to Rs 32.5 lakh crore

Q.: What was the main objective of demonetization in November 2016?

a) To promote foreign investments
b) To reduce the fiscal deficit
c) To eliminate black money and encourage digital payments
d) To increase the value of the rupee

Q.: By how much did UPI transactions increase in volume between 2019-20 and 2023-24?

a) Two-fold
b) Five-fold
c) Ten-fold
d) Fifteen-fold

Q.: Which country was declared the first to eliminate leprosy by the WHO?

a) India
b) Jordan
c) Brazil
d) China

Q.: Where is World Food India 2024 held from 19 to 22 September 2024?

a) Pragati Maidan, New Delhi
b) Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi
c) Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi
d) India Gate, New Delhi

Q.What was the voter turnout percentage in the first phase (18 September) of the 2024 Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections?

(a) 45%
(b) 59%
(c) 63%
(d) 72%

Q.: Which group was primarily affected by the Pagers and radios explosions in Lebanon?

A) Lebanese Army
B) Hezbollah members
C) UN Peacekeepers
D) Local civilians

Q.: What is the name of India’s planned space station under the Gaganyaan program?

(a) Bharatiya Space Station
(b) Indian Orbiting Laboratory
(c) Bharatiya Antariksh Station (BAS-1)
(d) Gaganyaan Station

Q.: Who led the high-level committee that recommended the ‘One Nation, One Election’ proposal?

(a) Narendra Modi
(b) Ashwini Vaishnaw
(c) Ram Nath Kovind
(d) Amit Shah

Q.: What is the main objective of the ‘One Nation, One Election’ proposal?

(a) To reduce the number of elections
(b) To conduct simultaneous Lok Sabha and Assembly elections
(c) To increase election expenses
(d) To promote only local elections

Q.: When was the 8th India Water Week held?

a) September 10-14, 2024
b) September 17-20, 2024
c) October 5-8, 2024
d) November 1-4, 2024

Q.: What is the name of the integrated disaster management symposium organized by NDMA and the Indian Army in 2024?

a) Exercise Yodha
b) Exercise AIKYA
c) Exercise Suraksha
d) Exercise Rakshak

Q.: Which men’s hockey team won the Men’s Asian Champions Trophy 2024?

a) China
b) Malaysia
c) Korea
d) India

Q.: Who has been elected as the new Chief Minister of Delhi after Arvind Kejriwal’s resignation?

a) Gopal Rai
b) Manish Sisodia
c) Atishi
d) Raghav Chadha

Q.Which cities does the first Namo Bharat Rapid Rail connect?

A) Delhi and Mumbai
B) Ahmedabad and Bhuj
C) Kolkata and Chennai
D) Bangalore and Hyderabad

Q.: Who did India defeat in the semifinal of the Asian Champions Trophy hockey tournament 2024?

a) China
b) Pakistan
c) South Korea
d) Japan

Q.: When is the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer observed?

a) January 23
b) September 16
c) November 10
d) December 5

Q.: What does the ozone layer protect the Earth from?

a) Global warming
b) Harmful portion of the sun’s rays
c) Rising sea levels
d) Air pollution

Q.: Why has the government allowed SSC to conduct Aadhaar authentication for candidates?

a) To reduce the examination fee
b) To ensure faster result declaration
c) To prevent fraud and malpractices in exams
d) To increase the number of candidates

Q.: Who finished second in the Diamond League Men’s Javelin Throw Final in Brussels in September 2024?

a) Anderson Peters
b) Julian Weber
c) Neeraj Chopra
d) Jakub Vadlejch

Q.: Which legendary king’s annual visit is celebrated during Onam?

A) King Ashoka
B) King Mahabali
C) King Vikramaditya
D) King Harsha

Q.: Onam is the main festival of which Indian state?

A) Tamil Nadu
B) Karnataka
C) Kerala
D) Andhra Pradesh

Q.: What was one of the key features of the Polaris Dawn mission?

a) First all-women crew
b) World’s first commercial spacewalk
c) First landing on Mars
d) Longest space mission

Q.: When is Hindi Diwas celebrated annually?

(A) 15th August
(B) 26th January
(C) 14th September
(D) 2nd October

Q.: Under which article of the Indian Constitution was Hindi recognized as the official language?

(A) Article 370
(B) Article 343
(C) Article 356
(D) Article 377

Q.: Which script is Hindi written in?

(A) Roman script
(B) Gurumukhi script
(C) Devanagari script
(D) Tamil script

Q.: What new name has been given to Port Blair in Andaman and Nicobar Islands?

(A) Netaji Puram
(B) Sri Vijaya Puram
(C) Chola Nagar
(D) Freedom Island

Q: What is the name of the Indian Light Tank that successfully completed preliminary trials in September 2024?

(A) Arjun
(B) Zorawar
(C) Bhishma
(D) Vikrant

Q.: What is the name of the ship-based missile system designed to counter various aerial threats, successfully tested in September 2024?

a) BrahMos
b) Akash-NG
c) VL-SRSAM
d) Nag

Q.: Who completed the first private spacewalk in orbit on 12 September 2024?

a) Elon Musk and Scott Poteet
b) Jared Isaacman and Sarah Gillis
c) Scott Poteet and Anna Menon
d) Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin

Q.: Which school won the Junior Boys title in the 63rd Subroto Cup 2024?

a) Myngken Christian Higher Secondary School
b) T.G. English School
c) St. Paul’s School

d) Delhi Public School

Q.: Who was Sitaram Yechury, who passed away in September 2024 at the age of 72?

a) A renowned economist
b) A freedom fighter
c) The General Secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist)
d) A famous scientist

Q.: What is the name of the joint military exercise between India and Oman?

(A) Desert Eagle
(B) Al Najah
(C) Indra
(D) Varuna

Q: What is the age criteria for senior citizens to receive health coverage, regardless of income, under the newly expanded Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY scheme?

a) 60 years and above
b) 65 years and above
c) 70 years and above
d) 75 years and above

Q: In which districts of Nagaland has the Inner Line Permit (ILP) been implemented in September 2024?

a) Kohima, Mon, and Phek
b) Chumoukedima, Niuland, and Dimapur
c) Mokokchung, Zunheboto, and Wokha
d) Tuensang, Kiphire, and Longleng

Q: In which city was the Men’s Asian Hockey Champions Trophy 2024 held from 8 to 17 September?

a) New Delhi, India
b) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
c) Hulunbuir, China
d) Tokyo, Japan

Q: What is the name of the scheme launched by the Union Government to assist Public Transport Authorities (PTAs) for procuring and operating electric buses (e-buses) under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model?

a) FAME India Scheme
b) National Electric Mobility Mission Plan
c) PM-eBus Sewa Scheme
d) Smart City Mission

Q.: What is the role of Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF) in the country?

a) It provides funding for sports research
b) It acts as an apex body for scientific research
c) It manages international scientific collaboration
d) It handles foreign exchange programs for students

Q.: What is the name of the mission that will attempt the first-ever private spacewalk?

a) Inspiration4
b) Polaris Dawn
c) Starliner Mission
d) Axiom Space Mission

Q.: Who is funding the Polaris Dawn mission?

a) NASA
b) Elon Musk
c) Axiom Space
d) Jared Isaacman

Q.: According to the amendment in the National Highways Fee Rules, 2008 (September 2024), what system must vehicles be equipped with to use the dedicated lane at toll plazas?

a) FASTag
b) Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) On-Board unit
c) Automatic Toll Collection (ATC)
d) RFID tags

Q.: Which two countries initiated the International Solar Alliance?

A) India and the USA
B) India and France
C) France and Germany
D) India and China

Q.: Who won the 2024 US Open Grand Slam title in men’s singles?

A) Novak Djokovic
B) Daniil Medvedev
C) Jannik Sinner
D) Taylor Fritz

Q.: Which country will host the first Global Cooperative Conference from 25th to 30th November 2024?

A) USA
B) India
C) France
D) China

Q.: Who is the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi who visited India in September 2024?

A) Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
B) Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
C) Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
D) Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan

Q.: Which city will host the next Paralympic Summer Games in 2028?

a) Tokyo
b) London
c) Los Angeles
d) Rio de Janeiro

Q.: In which Paralympics did the Indian contingent achieve its best-ever performance by winning 29 medals?

a) Tokyo Paralympics 2020
b) Rio Paralympics 2016
c) Paris Paralympics 2024
d) London Paralympics 2012

Q.: When is International Literacy Day celebrated annually?

a) August 8
b) September 8
c) October 8
d) November 8

Q.: Where will Semicon India 2024 be hosted from September 11 to 13, 2024?

a) Mumbai
b) Bangalore
c) Hyderabad
d) Greater Noida

Q.: What major sporting events is India planning to bid for?

a) FIFA World Cup 2030 and Summer Olympics 2036
b) Youth Olympics 2030 and Summer Olympics 2036
c) Commonwealth Games 2030 and Youth Olympics 2036
d) Asian Games 2030 and Commonwealth Games 2036

Q.: Which Indian leader popularized Ganesh Chaturthi as a public festival in the late 19th century?

a) Mahatma Gandhi
b) Subhas Chandra Bose
c) Jawaharlal Nehru
d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Q.: Which Indian para-athlete won a gold medal in the men’s high jump at the Paris Paralympics 2024?

a) Devendra Jhajharia
b) Mariyappan Thangavelu
c) Praveen Kumar
d) Sumit Antil

Q.: What type of missile is Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile, Agni-4, successfully launched, from Chandipur, Odisha on 6 September 2024?

a) Air-to-air missile
b) Surface-to-air missile
c) Surface-to-surface ballistic missile
d) Anti-tank guided missile

Q.: Who has been appointed as the new Prime Minister of France in September 2024?

a) Emmanuel Macron
b) Michel Barnier
c) Édouard Philippe
d) Jean Castex

Q.: Name the IAS officer of the UP cadre who won the silver medal in the men’s singles badminton SL4 category at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris.

A) Pramod Bhagat
B) Tarun Dhillon
C) Suhas L Yathiraj
D) Manoj Sarkar

Q.: Where is the first International Solar Festival being held in 2024?

a) Mumbai
b) New Delhi
c) Paris
d) Tokyo

Q.: Who recently became the oldest Indian to swim across the English Channel?

a) Srikaanth Viswanathan
b) Satish Kumar
c) Siddhartha Agarwal
d) Neeraj Chopra

Q.: The Indian government recently extended the ceasefire agreement for another year, up to September 7, 2025, with which Naga faction?

a) NSCN (IM)
b) NSCN (K) Nikki faction
c) NSCN (R)
d) NSCN (U)

Q.: Teachers’ Day in India commemorates the birth anniversary of which Indian leader?

a) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
b) Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
c) Jawaharlal Nehru
d) Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

Q.: Who became the first Indian to win a Paralympic gold medal in archery?

a) Deepa Malik
b) Devendra Jhajharia
c) Harvinder Singh
d) Mariyappan Thangavelu