These January, 2024 Important Current Affairs Questions by Military-Choice Blogspot aims at improving the GK of each candidate appearing for various competitive exams like UPSC IAS, CDS, NDA, CAPF AC, AFCAT, INET, SSC CPO, SSC CGL and State SSC exams, IBPS, Banking, Railways, CLAT, State PCS etc. Below is the compilation of January 2024 Important Current Affairs Questions along with Explanations.
JANUARY, 2024 IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS QUESTIONS & ANSWERS FOR UPSC CDS NDA AFCAT
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Question: 'Kadiyal Sarees' belongs to which state which recently got GI tag
- West Bengal. Darjeeling tea became the first GI tagged product in India, in 2004–2005.
Question: Who will be awarded 'Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar' 2023 for Corporate Social Responsibility
- Odisha Mining Corporate Limited. The award was introduced by the government in 2009.
Question: How many crores of rupees has the Central Government allocated for the 'Prithvi Vigyan scheme
- 4,797 crores. The scheme comes under the Ministry of Earth Sciences.
Question: Who has been appointed as the Vice Chief of the Indian Naval Staff
- Vice Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi. The Indian Navy was established in 1612 by the East India Company. Every year, Indian Navy Day is celebrated on 4th Dec to respect the Indian Navy’s counter-attack in Operation Trident during the Indo-Pakistan war in 1971.
Question: Which wildlife sanctuary was recently included in the Swadesh Darshan 2.0 scheme
– Debrigarh Wildlife Sanctuary which is situated in Bargarh, Odisha near Hirakud dam (Mahanadi River). It was declared as a wildlife sanctuary on 8th February 1985.
Question: Who has become the first company to achieve ISCC-Plus certification
– Reliance Industries
Question: Who has been appointed by the Central Government as the Chairman of the 16th Finance Commission
- Arvind Panagariya. The Finance Commission is a constitutional body established under Article 280 of the Constitution.
Question: Who recently got M.S. Swaminathan Award awarded to
– B.R. Kamboj. This biennial award was instituted in 2004 with the objective to recognise the contributions made to agricultural research and development
Question: For how many years has India started its tenure as a member of the United Nations Statistical Commission
- 4 years. India was a member of the Statistical Commission last in 2004. It was established in 1947 (HQ: New York).
Question: Joint military exercise 'Desert Cyclone' is conducted between India and which country
- United Arab Emirates. It is for the first time that the two armies are holding such a mega military exercise.
Question: Which player won the title of Scottish Junior Open Squash Under-19
– Anahat Singh
Question: In which city of UP did Defense Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurate the first Sainik School for girls
- Mathura
Question: India's first submarine tourism will be started in which state
- Gujarat. The Gujarat govt collaborated with Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL) for this project around Bet Dwarka.
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