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How many seats did the BJP win in the 288-member Maharashtra Assembly in the results declared on 23 November 2024?
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Correct answer: A — 132
ECI party-wise results: BJP 132, the single largest party; The Indian Express and News18 report the same.
Consider the following statements about the Maharashtra Assembly results of 23 November 2024: 1. Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena won 57 seats. 2. Ajit Pawar's NCP won 41 seats. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
ECI party-wise results: Shiv Sena 57 and NCP 41; The Indian Express and News18 agree. Both are correct.
Among the Opposition parties in the 2024 Maharashtra Assembly results, which party won the most seats?
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Correct answer: B — Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray)
ECI party-wise results: Shiv Sena (UBT) 20, Congress 16, NCP (SP) 10, Samajwadi Party 2.
In the Maharashtra Assembly results of 23 November 2024, Shiv Sena (UBT), the Congress and NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar) won how many seats respectively?
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Correct answer: D — 20, 16 and 10
ECI party-wise results: Shiv Sena (UBT) 20, INC 16, NCP (SP) 10; The Indian Express and News18 agree.
How many seats did the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) win in the Jharkhand Assembly results of 23 November 2024?
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Correct answer: B — 34
ECI party-wise results: JMM 34 of 81; The Hindu calls it the JMM's best electoral performance in the State.
In the 81-member Jharkhand Assembly results of November 2024, how many seats did the JMM-led INDIA bloc win?
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Correct answer: A — 56
ECI: JMM 34 + INC 16 + RJD 4 + CPI(ML)L 2 = 56; The Hindu and News18 report 56 for the INDIA bloc and 24 for the NDA.
From which Assembly seat did Hemant Soren win in the 2024 Jharkhand election, defeating the BJP's Gamliyel Hembrom by 39,791 votes?
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Correct answer: D — Barhait
The Indian Express (citing the ECI website) and News18: Hemant Soren won Barhait by 39,791 votes, defeating Gamliyel Hembrom.
Consider the following statements about the Jharkhand Assembly results of 23 November 2024: 1. The BJP won 21 seats. 2. The AJSU Party won 3 seats. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
ECI party-wise results: BJP 21 and AJSU Party 1. Only statement 1 is correct.
What new feature was added to the National Gopal Ratna Awards from 2024?
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Correct answer: D — A special award for North Eastern Region States in all three categories
PIB (DAHD): from this year the Department incorporated a special award for NER States in all three categories of the National Gopal Ratna Awards.
What is the cash prize for the first rank under the National Gopal Ratna Awards 2024?
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Correct answer: A — ₹5 lakh
PIB (DAHD): the award carries ₹5 lakh for 1st rank, ₹3 lakh for 2nd, ₹2 lakh for 3rd and ₹2 lakh for the NER special award.
Which country co-chaired the LeadIT Summit with India on the sidelines of COP29 in Baku, where LeadIT's first five-year report was launched?
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Correct answer: C — Sweden
PIB (MoEFCC): the summit was co-chaired by India's MoS Kirti Vardhan Singh and Sweden's Minister for Climate and the Environment Romina Pourmokhtari.
What does 'LeadIT', the group whose summit India co-chaired at COP29, stand for?
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Correct answer: B — Leadership Group for Industry Transition
PIB (MoEFCC): LeadIT is the Leadership Group for Industry Transition; the 2024 summit marked its fifth year.
At an International Solar Alliance session at COP29, what increase in solar adoption by 2050 was called for?
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Correct answer: D — 20-fold
PIB (MoEFCC): the ISA session called for a 20x increase in solar adoption by 2050, aiming to meet over 75% of the world's grid energy needs.
Where did Power Minister Manohar Lal flag off NTPC's green hydrogen buses on 23 November 2024, described as the world's highest-altitude green hydrogen mobility project?
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Correct answer: A — Leh
PIB (Power): the buses were flagged off at Leh; the project is at 3,650 m MSL, the world's highest-altitude green hydrogen mobility project.
How many hydrogen buses are part of NTPC's Green Hydrogen Mobility Project at Leh?
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Correct answer: C — 5
PIB (Power): the project comprises a 1.7 MW solar plant, an 80 kg/day hydrogen filling station and 5 intra-city hydrogen buses.
According to NTPC, how far can each Leh hydrogen bus travel on a single 25 kg fill of hydrogen?
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Correct answer: B — 300 km
PIB (Power): each bus can cover 300 km per single filling of 25 kg of hydrogen.
At NCDC's 91st General Council meeting on 23 November 2024, Amit Shah proposed a five-year plan to raise the funding of which sector to ₹25,000 crore?
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Correct answer: B — Sugar mills
PIB (Cooperation): Amit Shah proposed a comprehensive five-year plan to boost the financial capacity of sugar mills, with a target of increasing their funding to ₹25,000 crore.
Consider the following statements made at NCDC's 91st General Council meeting (23 November 2024): 1. NCDC's disbursement has crossed ₹60,000 crore. 2. NCDC is the implementing agency of the Cooperative Intern scheme. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
PIB (Cooperation): NCDC's disbursement crossed ₹60,000 crore, and the Ministry of Cooperation introduced the Cooperative Intern scheme with NCDC as the implementing agency. Both are correct.
Where was the 64th Convocation of the National Academy of Medical Sciences (NAMS), presided over by Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar on 23 November 2024, held?
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Correct answer: B — AIIMS Jodhpur
PIB (Vice-President's Secretariat): the VP addressed the 64th Convocation of NAMS at AIIMS Jodhpur.
What was the theme of NAMSCON 2024, held with the 64th NAMS Convocation in November 2024?
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Correct answer: C — One-Health: Let us Collaborate to Take Care of our Health
PIB (Vice-President's Secretariat): the 64th Convocation and NAMSCON 2024 had the theme 'One-Health: Let us Collaborate to Take Care of our Health'.
In which year was the National Cadet Corps (NCC), which celebrated its 76th Raising Day on 24 November 2024, raised?
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Correct answer: D — 1948
PIB (Defence): the NCC, the largest uniformed youth organisation in the world, was raised in 1948 and celebrated its 76th raising on 24 November 2024.
According to the Defence Secretary on 23 November 2024, NCC cadet strength would touch what figure in the coming years?
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Correct answer: A — 20 lakh
PIB (Defence): the Defence Secretary said NCC had increased cadet strength by 3 lakh and would touch 20 lakh in the coming years.
Which global toy company joined MeitY's electronic toys project as knowledge partner for the young engineers trained under it?
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Correct answer: C — LEGO Group
PIB (MeitY): to provide global exposure to the interns, the LEGO Group joined as a knowledge partner.
How many young engineers were in the first batch trained under MeitY's electronic toys project, whose convocation was held on 23 November 2024?
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Correct answer: B — 15
PIB (MeitY): the convocation was for the 1st batch of 15 young engineers; separately, Toys Zone offered appointment letters to 10 of them.
Who received the Aaj Tak Sahitya Jagriti Lifetime Achievement Award presented in the President's presence on 23 November 2024?
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Correct answer: A — Gulzar
PIB (President's Secretariat): the President specially congratulated Gulzar on getting the Aaj Tak Sahitya Jagriti Lifetime Achievement Award.
At Sahitya Aaj Tak on 23 November 2024, President Murmu asked the organisers to encourage the literature of underprivileged classes. What term did she use for it?
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Correct answer: D — Subaltern literature
PIB (President's Secretariat): she requested the group to encourage the literature of other underprivileged classes, called subaltern literature.
In which German city was the News9 Global Summit, addressed by PM Modi via video conference on 22 November 2024, held?
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Correct answer: A — Stuttgart
PIB (PMO): the PM addressed the News 9 Global Summit in Stuttgart, Germany, through video conference.
According to PM Modi at the News9 Global Summit (22 November 2024), 2024 marks which anniversary of the Indo-German Strategic Partnership?
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Correct answer: B — 25th
PIB (PMO): the year 2024 marks the 25th anniversary of the Indo-German Strategic Partnership.
What was the theme of the News9 Global Summit held in Stuttgart in November 2024?
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Correct answer: D — India-Germany: A Roadmap for Sustainable Growth
PIB (PMO): the theme of the summit was 'India-Germany: A Roadmap for Sustainable Growth'.
For what total were India bowled out in their first innings on Day 1 of the Perth Test against Australia on 22 November 2024?
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Correct answer: C — 150
BBC and Al Jazeera: India were all out for 150, with Nitish Kumar Reddy 41 and Rishabh Pant 37.
Who captained India and took 4 for 17 on Day 1 of the Perth Test (22 November 2024)?
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Correct answer: A — Jasprit Bumrah
BBC and Al Jazeera: stand-in captain Jasprit Bumrah, leading in Rohit Sharma's absence, took 4-17.
What was Australia's score at stumps on Day 1 of the Perth Test on 22 November 2024?
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Correct answer: D — 67/7
BBC and Al Jazeera: Australia were 67-7 at stumps, 83 runs behind India's 150.
How many projects under the Tomato Grand Challenge received funding for prototype development and mentorship, as announced on 22 November 2024?
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Correct answer: A — 28
PIB (Consumer Affairs): of 1,376 ideas, 423 were shortlisted in Round 1, 29 reached Round 2 and 28 projects received funding and mentorship.
The Tomato Grand Challenge was launched by the Department of Consumer Affairs in collaboration with which body?
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Correct answer: D — Innovation Cell, Ministry of Education
PIB (Consumer Affairs): the Department of Consumer Affairs, in collaboration with the Innovation Cell of the Ministry of Education, initiated the Tomato Grand Challenge hackathon.
Scientists from which DST-funded autonomous institute proposed in November 2024 that the Milky Way's X-ray emitting hot gas comes from a puffed-up region around its stellar disc?
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Correct answer: D — Raman Research Institute
PIB (DST): scientists at the Raman Research Institute, an autonomous institute funded by DST, with collaborators at IIT-Palakkad and Ohio State University, proposed the model.
The absorbing hot gas around the Milky Way studied by RRI scientists was found enriched with α-elements. Which of the following were cited as examples?
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Correct answer: C — Sulphur, magnesium and neon
PIB (DST): the fiery gas seems enriched with α-elements such as sulphur, magnesium and neon, whose nuclei are multiples of helium nuclei.
NHPC's 45 MW Nimoo Bazgo Power Station in Leh district, visited by Power Minister Manohar Lal on 22 November 2024, harnesses which river?
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Correct answer: B — Indus
PIB (Power): the 45 MW Nimoo Bazgo Power Station, developed by NHPC, harnesses the power of the Indus River.
In which city did President Droupadi Murmu grace the inaugural session of LokManthan-2024 on 22 November 2024?
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Correct answer: B — Hyderabad
PIB (President's Secretariat): the President graced the inaugural session of LokManthan-2024 in Hyderabad, Telangana, on 22 November 2024.
Who graced the inaugural session of LokManthan-2024 in Hyderabad on 22 November 2024?
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Correct answer: C — President Droupadi Murmu
PIB (President's Secretariat): President Droupadi Murmu graced the inaugural session of LokManthan-2024 in Hyderabad.
Which body instituted the Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar, conferred on 82 young artists on 22 November 2024?
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Correct answer: B — Sangeet Natak Akademi
PIB (Culture): the Sangeet Natak Akademi instituted the Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar in 2006.
What is the upper age limit for artists eligible for the Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar?
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Correct answer: A — 40 years
PIB (Culture): the award was instituted for young performing art practitioners up to the age of 40 years.
How many young artists were conferred the Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar for 2022 and 2023 on 22 November 2024?
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Correct answer: D — 82
PIB (Culture): 82 young artists were conferred the award for the years 2022 and 2023 at Dr Ambedkar International Centre, New Delhi.
According to the Coal Ministry on 22 November 2024, how many coal blocks had been successfully auctioned since the launch of commercial coal mining?
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Correct answer: C — 104
PIB (Coal): the event marked the successful auctions of 104 coal blocks till date since the launch of commercial coal mining.
Which company was among the successful bidders whose coal block agreements were executed on 22 November 2024?
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Correct answer: B — Hindalco Industries Limited
PIB (Coal): the successful bidders for Meenakshi and Rampia & Dip Side of Rampia include Hindalco Industries Limited and Jhar Mineral Resources Private Limited.
Consider the following statements about the Coal Ministry's announcements of 22 November 2024: 1. Agreements were executed for the Meenakshi, Rampia and Dip Side of Rampia coal blocks. 2. Two coal blocks were auctioned on the second day of the 10th round of commercial auctions. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
PIB (Coal): agreements were executed for Meenakshi, Rampia and Dip Side of Rampia, and day 2 of the 10th round saw 2 blocks auctioned. Both are correct.
Which organisation prepared the 'Jobs at Your Doorstep' report launched in New Delhi on 22 November 2024?
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Correct answer: A — World Bank
PIB (Education): Dharmendra Pradhan and Mansukh Mandaviya launched the 'Jobs at Your Doorstep' report by the World Bank.
Which of the following states is NOT among the six STARS states covered by the 'Jobs at Your Doorstep' report?
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Correct answer: B — Gujarat
PIB (Education): the STARS states are Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha and Rajasthan; Gujarat is not among them.
Which country did Defence Minister Rajnath Singh welcome as country coordinator for India in ASEAN and the ADMM-Plus forum for the next cycle (22 November 2024)?
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Correct answer: C — Philippines
PIB (Defence): Raksha Mantri welcomed the Philippines as country coordinator for India in ASEAN and ADMM-Plus for the next cycle.
In which city did Rajnath Singh attend the 11th ADMM-Plus in November 2024?
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Correct answer: A — Vientiane
PIB (Defence): during his three-day stay in Vientiane, Lao PDR, Rajnath Singh attended the 11th ADMM-Plus.
Under the tripartite MoU of 22 November 2024, IMS-BHU will receive grant-in-aid from the Health Ministry on the lines of which institutions?
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Correct answer: D — New AIIMS set up under PMSSY
PIB (Education): the MoU enables grant-in-aid to IMS-BHU by MoHFW on the lines of new AIIMS set up under the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana.
Consider the following statements: 1. The tripartite MoU of 22 November 2024 was among the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and IMS-BHU. 2. AIIMS Delhi and IMS-BHU had earlier signed an MoU on 19 June 2018. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
PIB (Education): the tripartite MoU was among IMS-BHU, MoHFW and MoE, and an MoU between AIIMS Delhi and IMS-BHU was signed on 19 June 2018. Both are correct.
On 21 November 2024, PM Narendra Modi became the first Indian Prime Minister to address the Parliament of which country?
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Correct answer: B — Guyana
PIB (PMO): PM Modi addressed the National Assembly of the Parliament of Guyana; he is the first Indian Prime Minister to do so.
Who convened the special session of Guyana's Parliament for PM Modi's address on 21 November 2024?
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Correct answer: D — Speaker Manzoor Nadir
PIB (PMO): a special session of the Parliament was convened by Speaker Manzoor Nadir for the address.
In his address to Guyana's Parliament, PM Modi said India wants to serve humanity as what?
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Correct answer: A — Vishwabandhu, a friend to the world
PIB (PMO): India wants to serve humanity as 'Vishwabandhu', a friend to the world.
Which state received the Best Marine State award on World Fisheries Day, 21 November 2024?
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Correct answer: D — Kerala
PIB (Fisheries): Kerala received the award for the Best Marine State, while Telangana was recognised as the Best Inland State.
Which census was launched on World Fisheries Day, 21 November 2024?
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Correct answer: B — 5th Marine Fisheries Census
PIB (Fisheries): Rajiv Ranjan Singh launched the 5th Marine Fisheries Census for data-driven policymaking.
Consider the following statements about the World Fisheries Day 2024 event: 1. Telangana was recognised as the Best Inland State. 2. India contributes 8% of world fish production. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
PIB (Fisheries): Telangana was recognised as the Best Inland State, and India, the world's second-largest fish producer, contributes 8% of global production. Both are correct.
At the 11th ADMM-Plus on 21 November 2024, Rajnath Singh called for developing which of the following?
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Correct answer: D — An ADMM-Plus Defence Strategy on Climate Change
PIB (Defence): the Raksha Mantri called for developing an ADMM-Plus Defence Strategy on Climate Change.
Who chaired the 11th ADMM-Plus held in Vientiane in November 2024?
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Correct answer: B — Gen Chansamone Chanyalath, Deputy PM and Defence Minister of Laos
PIB (Defence): the meeting was chaired by Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister of Laos General Chansamone Chanyalath.
Consider the following statements about the 11th ADMM-Plus: 1. It comprised the 10 ASEAN countries, eight Plus countries and Timor-Leste. 2. It was held in Vientiane, Lao PDR. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
PIB (Defence): the forum consisted of 10 ASEAN countries, eight Plus countries and Timor-Leste, and was held at Vientiane, Lao PDR. Both are correct.
The Indian Arrival Monument in Georgetown, where PM Modi paid tribute on 21 November 2024, is a replica of the first ship that brought indentured migrants from India to Guyana in which year?
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Correct answer: C — 1838
PIB (PMO): the monument is a replica of the first ship which arrived in Guyana in 1838 bringing indentured migrants from India; India gifted it in 1991.
The Arya Samaj monument in Georgetown, where PM Modi paid tribute in November 2024, was unveiled in 2011 to commemorate what?
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Correct answer: A — 100 years of the Arya Samaj movement in Guyana
PIB (PMO): the Arya Samaj monument was unveiled in 2011 in commemoration of 100 years of the Arya Samaj movement in Guyana.
While addressing the Indian community in Georgetown, PM Modi dedicated Guyana's Order of Excellence to 1.4 billion Indians and an Indo-Guyanese community of what size?
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Correct answer: D — 3 lakh
PIB (PMO): Shri Modi dedicated the award to 1.4 billion Indians and the 3 lakh strong Indo-Guyanese community.
Which state was announced on 21 November 2024 as host of the Khelo India Youth Games 2025?
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Correct answer: C — Bihar
PIB (Sports): Bihar will host the Khelo India Youth Games 2025 in April next year.
What was described as a first for Khelo India in the announcement of 21 November 2024?
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Correct answer: A — Hosting the Youth Games and the Para Games in the same state, on the Summer Olympics model
PIB (Sports): for the first time, on the lines of the Summer Olympics, the Khelo India Para Games will also be held in Bihar after the Youth Games.
Which edition of the pan-India coastal defence exercise Sea Vigil concluded on 21 November 2024?
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Correct answer: B — Fourth
PIB (Defence): the fourth edition of the Pan-India Coastal Defence Exercise Sea Vigil 24 concluded on 21 Nov 2024.
Since which year has the coastal defence exercise Sea Vigil been held?
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Correct answer: C — 2018
PIB (Defence): since its inception in 2018, Sea Vigil has played a pivotal role in India's coastal defence preparedness.
According to the official release on Sea Vigil 24, what is the length of India's coastline covered by the exercise?
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Correct answer: A — 11,098 km
PIB (Defence): Sea Vigil 24 spanned the entirety of India's 11,098 km coastline and its EEZ of 2.4 million sq km.
Dr Harekrushna Mahtab, whose 125th birth anniversary celebration was inaugurated by the President on 21 November 2024, was popularly known as what?
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Correct answer: A — Utkal Keshari
PIB (President's Secretariat; Department of Posts): Dr Harekrushna Mahtab is fondly known as 'Utkal Keshari'.
In which district of Odisha was Harekrushna Mahtab born on 21 November 1899?
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Correct answer: C — Bhadrak
PIB (Department of Posts): Mahtab was born on 21 November 1899 in Agarpara village, Bhadrak district, Odisha.
Who designed the commemorative postage stamp released on the 125th birth anniversary of Harekrushna Mahtab?
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Correct answer: B — Sankha Samanta
PIB (Department of Posts): the commemorative postage stamp was designed by Shri Sankha Samanta.
The Jawahar Tunnel in Jammu & Kashmir, renovated by BRO in 2024, passes through which mountain range?
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Correct answer: D — Pir Panjal
PIB (Defence): the Jawahar Tunnel has historically served as a vital passage through the Pir Panjal range connecting the Kashmir valley and Leh with the rest of India.
In which year was the twin-tube Jawahar Tunnel in Jammu & Kashmir originally built?
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Correct answer: B — 1956
PIB (Defence): BRO renovated the 1956-built 2.5 km-long twin-tube Jawahar Tunnel.
At which venue did President Droupadi Murmu grace the Koti Deepotsavam-2024 on 21 November 2024?
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Correct answer: B — NTR Stadium, Hyderabad
PIB (President's Secretariat): the President graced the Koti Deepotsavam-2024 at the NTR Stadium in Hyderabad, Telangana.