Q.1: PENCIL portal (Platform for Effective Enforcement for No Child Labour) was launched by which ministry of Government of India?
a) Ministry of Social Welfare
b) Ministry of Commerce
c) Ministry of Labour and Employment
d) Ministry of Heavy Industries
Ans: c) Ministry of Labour and Employment
(Imp Fact)
The aim of PENCIL portal is to enforce the Child and Adolescent Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986.
Q.2: Ministry of Education launched a new DTH channel for Indian Sign Language (ISL) to help cgildren with special need? What is the name of this channel?
a) PMeVIDYA DTH Channel 31
b) DIKSHA
c) One Class One TV
d) DD SWAYAM Prabha
Ans: a) PMeVIDYA DTH Channel 31
Q.3: Nidhi Aapke Nikat 2.0 is a digital initiative of which organisation?
a) Employees Provident Funds Organisation (EPFO)
b) Indian Statistical Organization
c) International Labour Organization
d) None of the above
Ans: a) Employees Provident Funds Organisation (EPFO)
Q.4: The Parliament of India passed Bharatiya Vayuyan Vidheyak (BBV) 2024. BBV replaced which Act?
a) Aircraft Act, 1934
b) Civil Aviation Act, 1947
c) Indian Aviation Act, 1952
d) Aviation Regulation Act, 1965
Ans: a) Aircraft Act, 1934
Q.5: Siwei Gaojing-2 03 and Gaojing-2 04 are the names of self- driving satellites. Which country created history by launching them?
a) Japan
b) China
c) North Korea
d) Mongolia
Ans: b) China
Q.6: Norte-Dame Cathedral, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, which was engulfed in 2019 fire and damaged badly. The Cathedral is rebuild again is in which country?
a) Holland
b) Poland
c) France
d) Germany
Ans: c) France
Q.7: Which cyclone made a landfall near Puducherry on November 30?
a) Fengal
b) Dana
c) Asna
d) Remal
Ans: a) Fengal
(Imp Facts)
Fengal, the name was proposed by Saudi Arabia who is a member of World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific’s (UNESCAP) panel. Member countries WMO and UNESCAP gives names to cyclones in North Indian Ocean region. Cyclone Remal hits Odisha in 24-28 May 2024, Asna hits Madhya Pradesh on 25th August-3 September 2024, Cyclone Dana hits Odisha and West Bengal on 24-25 October 2024.
Q.8: A species of human race Homo Juluensis (big head) which extinct 50000 years ago was found in which country?
a) China
b) Philippines
c) Indonesia
d) Malaysia
Ans: a) China
Q.9: Scientists at National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), Odisha, studied the unique triple-star system in universe. What is the name of it?
a) GLASS-z13
b) TON 618
c) 2015 VA 108
d) GG Tau A
Ans: d) GG Tau A
Q.10: Which is the first country of the world to introduce Taxonomy of Green Steel to decarbonize steel industry?
a) Sweden
b) France
c) India
d) Israel
Ans: c) India
Q.11: India’s AI Mission is headed by which ministry?
a) Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
b) Ministry of Bioinformetics
c) Ministry of Defence
d) Ministry of Education
Ans: a) Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
Q.12: Russian oil tanker split in Kerch Strait. It connects which two water bodies?
a) Black Sea to Mediterranean Sea
b) Pacific and Artic Ocean
c) Black Sea and Sea of Azov
d) Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea
Ans: c) Black Sea and Sea of Azov
Q.13: Which country recently passed the “Online Safety Amendment (Social Media Minimum Age) Bill 2024”?
a) Cuba
b) Hungary
c) India
d) Australia
Ans: d) Australia
Q.14: Who won the men’s singles title at the Senior National Badminton Championships 2024?
a) Mithun Manjunath
b) Ayush Agarwal
c) M Raghu
d) Rohan Kapoor
Ans: c) M Raghu