1. Which well-known Air Force figure was honored by the IAF and USI with the first-ever yearly lecture at USI, Shankar Vihar?
Ans. Arjan Singh
2. What is the total loan amount, denominated in US dollars, that the Government of India and ADB agreed to finance the RRTS corridor between Delhi and Meerut?
Ans. $250 million
3. Which nation’s president has been asked to attend India’s upcoming Republic Day celebrations as the chief guest?
Ans. France
4. Which Indian state was the site of the discovery of 27 bonnet macaque monkey carcasses that brought attention to the conflict between humans and monkeys?
Ans. Karnataka
5. What was the value of India’s reserves of foreign exchange, which reached their greatest point since March 2022, in the week ending December 15?
Ans. $616 billion
6. Which business has a contract with South Western Railway to operate special wagons for the transportation of iron ore?
Ans. Jsw
7. Which nation imported 38.14 million tonnes of coking coal between April and November, marking a five-year high?
Ans. India
8. on terms of agri-marketing reforms, which Indian state came on top in Niti Aayog’s most recent reform index?
Ans. Andhra Pradesh