Current Affairs Quiz - October, 2024

11. Which state recently launched a new governance model called the “co-district” initiative?
[A] Nagaland
[B] Assam
[C] Mizoram
[D] Sikkim

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12. Which state government has instituted the ‘Adi Gaurav Samman’ award?
[A] Rajasthan
[B] Gujarat
[C] Haryana
[D] Punjab

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13. Who was elected as the Chairperson of the 77th session of the WHO’s Regional Committee for Southeast Asia?
[A] Rajnath Singh
[B] JP Nadda
[C] Anupriya Patel
[D] Jadhav Prataprao

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14. Who were awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discovery of microRNA?
[A] Hans Clevers and Eric Topol
[B] Stuart Orkin and Peter Barnes
[C] Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun
[D] Paul Ridker and Francis Collins

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15. Which ministry recently launched Humsafar Policy in New Delhi?
[A] Ministry of Urban Development
[B] Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
[C] Ministry of Defence
[D] Ministry of Home Affairs

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16. What is the name of the participatory forest management project in Kerala’s Periyar Tiger Reserve?
[A] Vidiyal Vanapathukappu Sangam
[B] Marayoor Initiative
[C] Sandalwood Conservation Project
[D] None of the Above

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17. Who have been awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in physics?
[A] Donald P. Schneider and Joel Nathan Butler
[B] John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton
[C] Subir Sarkar and Joss Bland-Hawthorn
[D] Max Planck and Richard Feynman

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18. Which country is the host of World Pickleball Championship series?
[A] Myanmar
[B] China
[C] India
[D] Nepal

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19. Tharu tribe is mainly found in which states?
[A] Rajasthan, Odisha, Himachal Pradesh
[B] Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Bihar
[C] Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala
[D] Assam, Mizoram, Nagaland

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20. Who have been awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry?
[A] Donald G. Truhlar and Tobin J. Marks
[B] Kulamani Parida and Parag R. Gogate
[C] David Baker, Demis Hassabis and John M
[D] Michael Gratzel and George M

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