Jan 2024, Week 1 Flashcards
4th Jan imp day?
World Braille Day (observes since 2019)
Who took charge of Southern Naval Command in Kochi? He replaced whom?
Vice Admiral V Srinivas succeeded MA Hampiholi
President of TiE ( The Indus Entrepreneurs), Hyderabad
Srini Chandupatla
Chair MD and CEO of FAITH
Puneet Chhatwal
Flag officer of Western Naval Command
Vice Admiral Sanjay Jasjit Singh
Director on board of Federal Reserve Bank?
Rajiv Shah
Navy has three commands, Hq of Eastern Naval Command?
Vishakapatnam
Hq of Western Naval Command?
Mumbai
Hq of Southern Naval Command?
Kochi
Chairman of 16th Finance commission?
Dr. Aravind Panagariya: finance commission has to make report by Oct 31, 2025 –> 5 years period: his period will start from April 2026 till the next five years
Role of Ritvik Ranjanam Pandey in the 16th finance commission?
Secratary
Primary objective of X-ray polarizer satellite (XPoSAT) launched by ISRO?
Analyzing polarization of cosmic X-rays
Launched on Jan 1,2024 from Sriharikota in PSLV-C58
Joint military exercise between India and UAE in Rajasthan 2024?
Desert Cyclon 2024
Jan 1st who celebrated their 66th foundation day?
DRDO
Which Indian state made Guinness record for performing Mass suryanamaskar simultaneously at 108 places?
Gujarat
When was BRICS initially formed, which countries were founding members?
Brazil, Russian, India and China
Formed in 2006, South Africa joined later on
New members set to join Brics group on Jan 1, 2024?
Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and UAE
(BRUCS IEE SAU ( I saw)
Total BRICS members in 2024? Unofficially, it’s called?
Total 10 members, called BRICS +
Argentina didn’t agree to join
What’s the main cause of the widespread demonstrations by the truck drivers?
Recent criminal code ( Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita) –> three days strikes
Penalty and jail term prescribed in hit and run cases under the recent criminal code enacted by BNS?
7 lakh rupees penalty and 10 years jail term
Who received MS Swaminathan award?
Prof B R Kamboj
Where is the 16th edition of the India International Jewellery Trade Show taking place?
Mumbai
Inaugurated by Commerce minister Piyush Goyal
Which company received Rashtroya Khel Protsahan Puruskar for encouragement to sports through corporate social responsibility? Given by CSR:
Odisha Mining Corporate Limited
What is Jain Deemed uni in Bengaluru awarded for in Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Purashkar 2023?
Nurturing budding and young talents
Main focus of PRERNA?
Developing leadership qualities in students
Which elite commando unit conducted the operation to rescue the hijacked cargo ship near the coast of Somalia?
MARCOS conducted it
: on Jan 4th, Cargo ship ‘M V Lila Norfolk’ was hijacked near the coast of Somalia
Whe will the 2024 T20 Men’s Cricket World Cup be held in the west indies and US?
Ist June till 29th June
Who assumed the position of Secretary General of BIMSTEC in Jan 2024?
- Indra Mani Pandey
Has total 7 members: Bangladesh, Bhutan India, Myanmar, SriLanka, Thailand, Nepal
Prez of Democratic Republic of Congo?
Felix Tshisekedi
New chairman and MD of Power Grid Corporation?
Ravindra Kumar Tyagi
Where did 12th Divya Kala Mela 2023 ( Divyang entrepreneurs and artisans)
Surat, Gujara
All girls Sainik school in Vrindavan, Mathura district UP?
Rajnath Singh: Defense Minister
Director General of Fire service, Civil defense, and Home guards under the Ministry of Home Affairs?
Vivek Srivastava (1978 batch- IPS officer of Gujrat Cadre)
