1. When is ‘World AIDS Day’ 2024 celebrated?
a. 30 November
b. 01 December ✅
c. 02 December
d. 05 December
2. What is the theme of World AIDS Day 2024?
a. Equal Access to Healthcare
b. Ending AIDS: Together
c. Take the Rights Path: My Health, My Right! ✅
d. Right to Life and Care
3. Which state government launched ‘Mission Arun Himveer’ to support agro-horticultural producers?
a. Himachal Pradesh
b. Arunachal Pradesh ✅
c. Uttarakhand
d. Sikkim
4. The traditional saree ‘Gharchola’ of which state received the GI tag in 2024?
a. Maharashtra
b. West Bengal
c. Gujarat ✅
d. Rajasthan
5. India signed a $98 million loan agreement with which bank to promote plant health management?
a. World Bank
b. IMF
c. Asian Development Bank (ADB) ✅
d. New Development Bank
6. Which country was re-elected to the United Nations Peacebuilding Commission for 2025-2026?
a. Brazil
b. India ✅
c. China
d. Russia
7. In which state was the two-day ‘Megong Festival’ 2024 organized?
a. Assam
b. Nagaland
c. Meghalaya ✅
d. Manipur
8. What is the name of the mobile app launched by Indian Railways for passenger safety and staff training?
a. SecureTrain
b. IR Safety
c. Safety ✅
d. Raksha
9. When is ‘International Day for the Abolition of Slavery’ 2024 celebrated?
a. 01 December
b. 02 December ✅
c. 05 December
d. 10 December
10. When is ‘World Computer Literacy Day’ 2024 celebrated?
a. 01 December
b. 02 December ✅
c. 03 December
d. 04 December
11. Which country was the focus country at the 30th ‘Kolkata International Film Festival’ 2024?
a. Germany
b. South Korea
c. France ✅
d. Japan
12. Who launched the CII’s Ease of Doing Business and Regulatory Affairs Portal?
a. Nirmala Sitharaman
b. Piyush Goyal ✅
c. Rajnath Singh
d. Amit Shah
13. The FDI limit in the insurance sector is proposed to be increased to what percentage?
a. 74%
b. 85%
c. 100% ✅
d. 90%
14. Which film won the ‘Golden Peacock Award’ at the 55th International Film Festival of India 2024?
a. The Kashmir Files
b. Toxic ✅
c. Amar Singh Chamkila
d. 12th Fail
15. Isaac Velu Ake became the Prime Minister of which country?
a. Fiji
b. Tonga ✅
c. Samoa
d. Vanuatu
16. Where was the 13th ‘National Seed Conference’ organized?
a. Bhopal
b. Varanasi ✅
c. Patna
d. Chandigarh
17. Who became the youngest President of the International Cricket Council (ICC)?
a. Greg Barclay
b. Jai Shah ✅
c. Sourav Ganguly
d. Anurag Thakur
18. Which actor announced his retirement from acting at the age of 37 in December 2024?
a. Rajkummar Rao
b. Vikrant Massey ✅
c. Ayushmann Khurrana
d. Vicky Kaushal
19. Which film won the Best Film Award at the 5th Filmfare OTT Awards 2024?
a. Scoop
b. Rocket Boys
c. Amar Singh Chamkila ✅
d. The Night Manager
20. Who won the women’s title at the Syed Modi International Badminton Competition 2024?
a. Saina Nehwal
b. Ashmita Chaliha
c. PV Sindhu ✅
d. Tasnim Mir
21. Who won the men’s title at the Syed Modi International Badminton Competition 2024?
a. HS Prannoy
b. Srikanth Kidambi
c. Lakshya Sen ✅
d. Chirag Shetty
22. The first joint exercise ‘Sinbex’ in December 2024 was held between India and which country?
a. Singapore
b. Cambodia ✅
c. Thailand
d. Vietnam
23. ‘Harimau Shakti’ military exercise was organized between India and which country?
a. Indonesia
b. Malaysia ✅
c. Myanmar
d. Philippines
24. The 13th ‘Agni Warrior’ joint military exercise was conducted between India and which country?
a. Australia
b. Japan
c. Singapore ✅
d. Vietnam
25. When is ‘National Pollution Control Day’ celebrated?
a. 01 December
b. 02 December ✅
c. 03 December
d. 05 December
26. What was the theme of National Pollution Control Day 2024?
a. Act Now for Clean Air
b. Clean Air, Green Earth: A Step Towards Sustainable Living ✅
c. Breathe Clean
d. Pollution-Free India
27. Who has been appointed as the new Secretary of the Revenue Department?
a. Sanjay Malhotra
b. Arunish Chawla ✅
c. Tarun Bajaj
d. Ajay Bhushan Pandey
28. In which state/UT is the Losar Festival celebrated?
a. Himachal Pradesh
b. Sikkim
c. Ladakh ✅
d. Arunachal Pradesh
29. In December 2024, Kristrun Frostadottir became the Prime Minister of which country?
a. Norway
b. Denmark
c. Iceland ✅
d. Sweden
30. In December 2024, which state government declared the Maha Kumbh area of Prayagraj as a temporary district?
a. Uttarakhand
b. Madhya Pradesh
c. Uttar Pradesh ✅
d. Bihar
31. Who was appointed by US President Donald Trump as the Director of the FBI?
a. Vivek Ramaswamy
b. Kash Patel ✅
c. Nikki Haley
d. Preet Bharara
32. Which country became the largest source of FDI in India in the July–September 2024–25 quarter?
a. Mauritius
b. USA
c. Singapore ✅
d. UAE
33. Which Indian athlete won a bronze in the first World Para Poomsae Taekwondo Championship in Bahrain?
a. Sheetal Devi
b. Palak Kohli
c. Rinchen Udol ✅
d. Avani Lekhara
34. Where was the permanent center of National Security Guard (NSG) built to counter terrorist attacks?
a. Delhi
b. Punjab
c. Jammu and Kashmir ✅
d. Maharashtra
35. What is the name of India’s first vertical-lift railway sea bridge?
a. New Rameswaram Bridge
b. Pamban Arch Bridge
c. New Pamban Railway Bridge ✅
d. Mandapam Sea Bridge
36. Who became the second Indian chess player to achieve 2800 Elo rating?
a. D Gukesh
b. Arjun Erigaisi ✅
c. Nihal Sarin
d. Vidit Gujrathi
37. Who is the author of the book “Tipu Sultan: The Saga of the Mysore Interregnum”?
a. Ramachandra Guha
b. Vikram Sampath ✅
c. William Dalrymple
d. Shashi Tharoor
38. Who was appointed as the new MD & CEO of NSDL in December 2024?
a. Ashish Chauhan
b. Vijay Chandok ✅
c. Ajay Tyagi
d. S S Mundra
39. India signed an agreement with which organization for solar projects in 4 Indo-Pacific countries?
a. IRENA
b. ISA ✅
c. UNDP
d. Solar Energy Corporation
40. In which state will PM Modi launch the ‘Bima Sakhi Yojana’ on 9 December 2024?
a. Uttar Pradesh
b. Haryana ✅
c. Gujarat
d. Rajasthan
41. Which state was the partner state for the 25th Hornbill Festival 2024?
a. Assam
b. Meghalaya
c. Sikkim ✅
d. Manipur
42. Which country will host the ICC U-19 Women’s T20 World Cup 2025?
a. India
b. Sri Lanka
c. Malaysia ✅
d. UAE
43. When is Indian Navy Day celebrated?
a. 3 December
b. 4 December ✅
c. 5 December
d. 7 December
44. What is the theme of Indian Navy Day 2024?
a. Power Through Peace
b. Indigenisation for Excellence
c. Strength and Power through Innovation and Indigenisation ✅
d. Nation First, Always First
45. When is International Day of Persons with Disabilities celebrated?
a. 2 December
b. 3 December ✅
c. 4 December
d. 5 December
46. What is the theme of International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2024?
a. Empowerment for All
b. Leaving No One Behind
c. Amplifying the leadership of persons with disabilities for an inclusive and sustainable future ✅
d. Disability Rights are Human Rights
47. Which Foundation Day of BSF was celebrated on 01 December 2024?
a. 58th
b. 59th
c. 60th ✅
d. 61st
48. Who was awarded the Pfizer Prize 2024?
a. Sudha Murthy
b. Bihari Mukherjee ✅
c. Raghuram Rajan
d. S. Jaishankar
49. Which Union Minister laid the foundation stone of modern Head Post Office in Ashoknagar, MP?
a. Ashwini Vaishnaw
b. Jyotiraditya Scindia ✅
c. Hardeep Singh Puri
d. Prahlad Patel
50. GAIL signed a long-term charter contract for an LNG ship with which company?
a. Mitsui
b. MOL
c. Kisen Kaisha Limited (K Line) ✅
d. Hyundai Shipping
51. Which ministry declared snakebite cases and deaths as a ‘notifiable disease’?
a. Ministry of Environment
b. Ministry of Ayush
c. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare ✅
d. Ministry of Tribal Affairs
52. In which country is the Notre-Dame Cathedral located?
a. Germany
b. Spain
c. France ✅
d. Italy
53. In which state was the Mahabodhi Utsav celebrated?
a. Bihar
b. Madhya Pradesh ✅
c. Uttar Pradesh
d. Karnataka
54. When is World Soil Day celebrated?
a. 3 December
b. 4 December
c. 5 December ✅
d. 6 December
55. What was the theme of World Soil Day 2024?
a. Keep Soil Alive
b. Healthy Soil, Healthy Life
c. Caring for Soils: Measure, Monitor, Manage ✅
d. Save Soil for Tomorrow
56. MT. Vasudevan Nair, who passed away in December 2024, wrote in which language?
a. Tamil
b. Telugu
c. Malayalam ✅
d. Kannada
57. Who is the author of the book “Chhaunk – On Food, Economics and Society”?
a. Arvind Subramanian
b. Jean Dreze
c. Abhijit Banerjee ✅
d. Gita Gopinath
58. Which state launched its first wine tourism initiative in Kotdwar city?
a. Himachal Pradesh
b. Uttarakhand ✅
c. Goa
d. Maharashtra
