Q.1) Where was the ‘Swaminarayan Institute of Medical Science and Research’ inaugurated by Shri Amit Shah?
(a) Mumbai, Maharashtra
(b) Kolkata, West Bengal
(c) Kalol, Gandhinagar, Gujarat
(d) Jaipur, Rajasthan
Q.2) With whom has the Election Commission started the ‘‘Mera Pehla Vote Desh Ke Liye’campaign?
(a) Home Ministry
(b) Ministry of Education
(c) Ministry of Panchayati Raj
(d) Ministry of External Affairs
Q.3) Who was recently appointed as the Chairperson of Lokpal by President Draupadi Murmu?
(a) Pinaki Chandra Ghosh
(b) Kapil Sibal
(c) Ajay Manikrao Khanvilkar
(d) Prashant Bhushan
Q.4) When is National Science Day celebrated every year?
(a) 26 February
(b) 27 February
(c) 28 February
(d) 29 February
Q.5) At which place the commissioning of the 100 MW Raghanesda Solar Power Station by SJVN Limited recently?
(a) Bengaluru, Karnataka
(b) Vadodara, Gujarat
(c) Banaskatha, Gujarat
(d) Patna, Bihar
Q.6) Where was the Asian Track Cycling Championships held, where India won 18 medals?
(a) Mumbai, Maharashtra
(b) Kolkata, West Bengal
(c) New Delhi
(d) Hyderabad, Telangana
Q.7) Which city hosted BioAsia 2024, the 21st edition of the premier life sciences and healthcare forum in Asia?
(a) Chennai, Tamil Nadu
(b) Mumbai, Maharashtra
(c) Hyderabad, Telangana
(d) Bengaluru, Karnataka
Q.8) Which country’s Army Chief of Staff, General Pierre Schill, visited India in 2024?
(a) Germany
(b) France
(c) Italy
(d) Spain
Answers-
Ans- 1. (c) Kalol, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, The institute was inaugurated in Kalol, Gandhinagar, Gujarat..
Ans- 2. (b) Ministry of Education, In view of the Lok Sabha elections, to increase the inclination towards voting among the youth who are voting for the first time, the Election Commission in collaboration with the Education Ministry has started the campaign ‘Mera Pehla Vote Desh Ke Liye’. Under this, a campaign is being run in higher educational institutions between 28 February and 6 March.
Ans-3. (c) Ajay Manikrao Khanvilkar, President Draupadi Murmu has appointed former SC judge Justice Ajay Manikrao Khanwilkar as the Chairperson of Lokpal. This post was vacant for the last two years. The previous Chairman Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghosh completed his tenure on May 27, 2022. Justice Khanwilkar served as a judge of the Supreme Court from 13 May 2016 to 29 July 2022.
Ans 4. (c) 28 February, National Science Day is celebrated every year on 28 February in India. This day is celebrated all over India to give importance to the remarkable work done by Indian scientist Chandrashekhar Venkata Raman in the field of science. The theme of National Science Day 2024 is ‘Indigenous Technologies for Viksit Bharat’. The first National Science Day was celebrated on 28 February 1987.
Ans 5. (c) MW Raghanesda, Solar Power Station by SJVN Limitedis commissioned in Banaskatha, Gujarat.
Ans 6. (c) New Delhi, Asian Track Cycling Championshipswere held in New Delhi.
Ans. 7 (c), Hyderabad, BioAsia 2024 was held in Hyderabad.
Ans 8. (b) France. General Pierre Schill, the French Army Chief of Staff, visited India.
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