Current Affairs Quiz - October, 2024

1. Canary island archipelago, recently seen in the news, is located in which ocean?
[A] Atlantic Ocean
[B] Pacific Ocean
[C] Indian Ocean
[D] Arctic Ocean

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2. “Casuarina tree”, recently seen in the news, is native to which country?
[A] China
[B] Australia
[C] New Zealand
[D] Russia

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3. What are “Garra zubzaensis and Psilorhynchus kosygini”, recently seen in news?
[A] Fish
[B] Spider
[C] Frog
[D] Snake

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4. Recently, which state secured the top rank in the Urban Governance Index (UGI)?
[A] Odisha
[B] Maharashtra
[C] Kerala
[D] Karnataka

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5. ‘Harpoon Missile’, recently seen in the news, is developed by which country?
[A] China
[B] Germany
[C] France
[D] United States of America

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6. Recently, which ministry has launched the “Jal hi AMRIT” program to incentivise states/UTs to promote efficient reuse of water?
[A] Ministry of Jal Shakti
[B] Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
[C] Ministry of Urban Development
[D] Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

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7. What is the name of world’s first government-funded Multimodal Large Language Model, recently launched by India?
[A] Antriksh
[B] GTS-5
[C] BharatGen
[D] IndiaPT5

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8. Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) mission, recently in news, is associated with which space organization?

[A] ISRO
[B] CNSA
[C] NASA
[D] ESA

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9. Which state government recently declared desi (indigenous) cows as ‘Rajyamata-Gomata’?
[A] Jharkhand
[B] Bihar
[C] Maharashtra
[D] Karnataka

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10. Lake Prespa, which was seen in the news, is located in which continent?
[A] Antarctica
[B] South America
[C] Europe
[D] Australia

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