Current Affairs Quiz - October, 2024

11. Which organization has formulated a National Agriculture Code (NAC)?
[A] National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)
[B] Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)
[C] Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)
[D] Ministry of Agriculture

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12. ‘SIPCOT’ is an industrial park initiative of which state?
[A] Karnataka
[B] Maharashtra
[C] Tamil Nadu
[D] Kerala

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13. Which of the following are top four countries in terms of their forex reserves as of October 2024?
[A] China, Japan, Switzerland and India
[B] United States, Australia, France and Russia
[C] Ukraine, New Zealand, Bangladesh and Myanmar
[D] UAE, Maldives, Singapore and Indonesia

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14. Rare brown vine snake recently spotted in which wildlife park of Uttar Pradesh?
[A] Dudhwa National Park
[B] Hastinapur Wildlife Sanctuary
[C] Kishanpur Sanctuary
[D] None of the Above

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15. What is the name of the initiative recently launched by Himachal Pradesh to tackle drug trafficking?
[A] Navjeevan
[B] Sankalp
[C] Viksit
[D] Nirman

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16. 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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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. Phata Byung Hydroelectric Project (HEP) is built on which river?
[A] Mandakini
[B] Tons
[C] Sarda
[D] Dhauliganga

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19. Russia recently conducted joint naval patrol with which country in the Pacific Ocean?
[A] Iran
[B] China
[C] India
[D] Japan

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20. IBSAMAR Exercise is recently conducted between which countries?
[A] Iran, Belarus and Serbia
[B] Ireland, Brunei and Sweden
[C] India, Brazil and South Africa
[D] Israel, Bangladesh and Senegal

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