Q1. For a period of three years, who has been named the Executive Director (ED) of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)?
Ans. G Ram Mohan Rao
Q2. Who has been named the Indian Olympic Association’s CEO?
Ans. Raghuram Iyer
Q3. Which organization did Indian Railways extend its Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with about green efforts aimed at cutting greenhouse gas emissions, water and energy consumption?
Ans. Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)
Q4. What noteworthy advancement in the field of biotechnology have researchers from IIT Madras and Mandi made?
Ans. Production of the anti-cancer drug
Q5. In what location is the Indian government planning to build “Bharat Park,” a special trade zone intended to display and store Indian products for the world market?
Ans. UAE
Q6. Which state in India did NHPC Limited sign a memorandum of understanding to invest Rs 4,000 crore in the 750 MW Kuppa Pumped Hydro Storage Project?
Ans. Gujarat
Q7. Which city hosted the opening of the 58th DGsP/IGsP Conference in 2023?
Ans. Jaipur
Q8. Who has been named the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Executive Director?
Ans. Vikas Sheel
Q9. Which nation observes January 5 as National Bird Day to highlight the importance of birds to the environment?
Ans. United States of America
Q10. Which day is designated as the World Day of War Orphans?
Ans. January 6
Q11. Who became Maharashtra’s first female Director General of Police (DGP)?
Ans. Rashmi Shukla
Q12. Which Indian state is hosting the ‘Gunotsav 2024’ initiative to evaluate the academic performance of almost 40 lakh pupils in government schools?
Ans. Assam
Q13. What is the target year specified in the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and USAID for helping Indian Railways achieve “net zero carbon emission”?
Ans. 2030
Q14. Who has been named the National Investment and Infrastructure Fund Limited’s (NIIFL) new managing director and chief executive officer?
Ans. Sanjiv Aggarwal
Q15. What is the name of the robotic system that Stanford University unveiled to improve their ability to manipulate movable objects bimanually?
Ans. Mobile ALOHA
Q16. Which Indian state most recently got a Geographical Indication (GI) tag for its Wancho Wooden Craft?
Ans. Arunachal Pradesh