Current Affairs Quiz - November, 2024

1. What is the name of the new stent-retriever technology recently launched in India to improve stroke treatment?
[A] ASRS
[B] STRIDE
[C] GRASSROOT
[D] STROKE-CARE

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2. Which state government recently launched Deepam 2.0 scheme to provide free gas cylinders to eligible families?
[A] Andhra Pradesh
[B] Karnataka
[C] Maharashtra
[D] Kerala

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3. Which state government recently declared a heatwave as a State-specific disaster?
[A] Kerala
[B] Tamil Nadu
[C] Maharashtra
[D] Jharkhand

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4. Where was the 15th edition of India- US joint Special Forces Exercise VAJRA PRAHAR conducted?
[A] Chennai, Tamil Nadu
[B] Houston, USA
[C] Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
[D] Idaho, USA

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5. Recently, the Indian Space Research Organisation has launched its first analogue space mission in which city?
[A] Leh
[B] Jaisalmer
[C] Chennai
[D] Visakhapatnam

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6. The ‘Namo Drone Didi’ scheme, recently approved by the Government, aims to provide drones to which group?
[A] Women Self Help Groups (SHGs)
[B] Agricultural Cooperatives of northeastern India
[C] Educational Institutions
[D] Youth Organizations

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7. What is the name of the newly discovered black hole triple system located in the constellation of Cygnus?
[A] V404 Cygni
[B] Sagittarius A*
[C] Sirius B
[D] Andromeda

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8. Which ministry has launched the Digital India Common Service Centre (DICSC) project?
[A] Ministry of Defence
[B] Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
[C] Ministry of Agriculture
[D] Ministry of Science and Technology

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9. PM Vishwakarma scheme, that was recently seen in news, comes under which ministry?
[A] Ministry of Rural Development
[B] Ministry of Commerce
[C] Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
[D] Ministry of Agriculture

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10. Senna spectabilis, an invasive species, is being eradicated from the forests of which state?
[A] Tamil Nadu
[B] Odisha
[C] Bihar
[D] Gujarat

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