December 2024 Month Current Affairs for Competitive Exams

This blog post is catered to prepare you for crushing your exams on essential current affairs and updates in general knowledge. We do important questions of the appointment of Mohammed Al-Bashir as an Interim Prime Minister and India’s very first AI laboratory in space while covering some central national initiatives to keep you current and better your preparation with a boost to come out victorious against your upcoming tests.

MCQs OF DECEMBER 2024

Q1. Which Country Appointed Mohammed Al-Bashir As Interim Prime Minister?

A. Sudan
B. Yemen
C. Syria
D. Libya
Ans : C
After Fall Of → Bashar al-Assad Regime

• Mohammed Al-Bashir → Became Interim Prime Minister Of Syria

Q2. Where Was The 4th Edition Of The Eaglenest Bird Festival Celebrated?
A. Sikkim
B. Arunachal Pradesh
C. Assam
D. Meghalaya
Ans : B

Q3. Who Has Donald Trump Picked As An Assistant Attorney General For Civil Rights?
A. Harmeet Dhillon
B. Nikki Haley
C. Kamala Harris
D. Preet Bharara
Ans : A

Q4. Which country topped the global list for mobile malware attacks?
A. China
B. India
C. Russia
D. United States
Ans : B
According To → Zscaler ThreatLabz 2024 report

Top Countries → Malware Attacks

INDIA (28%)

USA

Q5. John Mahama Became the president of which country?
A. Ghana
B. Nigeria
C. South Africa
D. Kenya
Ans : A

Q6. Who launched the “Anna Chakra” and SCAN portal?
A. Pralhad Joshi
B. Narendra Modi
C. Rajnath Singh
D. Amit Shah
Ans : A
ANNA CHAKRA’ → Public Distribution System
Supply chain optimisation tool & SCAN (Subsidy
Claim Application for NFSA) portal

Aim : To modernize India’s Public Distribution System (PDS) Portal

Launched By : M/o Consumer Affairs, Food and
Public Distribution and New & Renewable Energy → Pralhad Joshi

Q7. Which country elected Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah as its first female president?
A. Namibia
B. Zimbabwe
C. Botswana
D. Zambia
Ans : A

Q8. Which company delivered the 2nd Drishti-10 Drone to the Indian Navy for maritime security?
A. Bharat Electronics Limited
B. Adani Defence
C. L&T Defence
D. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
Ans : B

Q9. Which country approved a $1.17 billion deal for Equipments for MH-60R helicopters?
A. India
B. France
C. Australia
D. United States
Ans : D

Q10. Which department developed the National Legal Metrology Portal (eMaap)?
A. Department of Consumer Affairs
B. Ministry of Finance
C. Department of Science and Technology
D. Ministry of Home Affairs
Ans : A
Aim : To promote fair trade and protect consumers. Portal

Q11. joint military exercise HARIMAU SHAKTI 2024 is conducted between India and which country?
A. Malaysia
B. Indonesia
C. Thailand
D. Vietnam
Ans : A
Edition : 4th

Location : Malaysia

Q12. Who became the Youngest Chairman of ICC?
A. Jay Shah
B. Saurabh Ganguly
C. Shane Watson
D. None
Ans : A
International Cricket Council (ICC)

Members : 108

Founded : 1909

HQ : Dubai

Q13. Which country signed an MoU with India for the development of electric propulsion systems for warships?
A. UK
B. USA
C. France
D. Russia
Ans : A

Q14. Which state’s Gharchola handicraft has received GI Tag Recently?
A. Madhya
Pradesh
B. Gujarat
C. Haryana
D. Bihar
Ans : B

Q15. Which IIT Hosted the India International Science Festival (IISF) 2024, India’s largest Science festival?
A. IIT Guwahati
B. IIT Bombay
C. IIT Delhi
D. IIT Madras
Ans : A

Q16. Who is the author of the book My Beloved Life?
A. Vikram Seth
B. Amitava Kumar
C. Chetan Bhagat
D. Arundhati Roy
Ans : A

Q17. Which space technology firm launched India’s first AI lab in space, MOITD (My Orbital Infrastructure – Technology Demonstrator)?
A. Pixxel
B. Skyroot Aerospace
C. TakeMe2Space
D. Agnikul Cosmos
Ans : C
IND’s 1st AI SPACE LABORATORY : MOI-TD (My Orbital Infrastructure – Technology Demonstrator)

Launch Vehicle : ISRO’s PSLV C60

Launched by : TakeMe2Space (Hyderabad)

Q18. Who launched the ‘Nayi Chetna’ campaign against gender-based violence?
A. Ashok Gehlot
B. Bhupesh Baghel
C. Shivraj Singh Chouhan
D. Yogi Adityanath
Ans : C
Shivraj Singh Chouhan : Union Minister of Rural Development and Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare

Q19. Who became the youngest player to be signed in IPL history at the age of 13?
A. Vaibhav Suryavanshi
B. Riyan Parag
C. Yashasvi Jaiswal
D. Shubman Gill
Ans : A

Q20. Which state government recently launched the Solar Agriculture Feeder Project 2.0?
A. Odisha
B. Bihar
C. Maharashtra
D. Goa
Ans : C
Launched by : MH CM → Devendra Fadnavis

Aim : To provide farmers with sustainable and free electricity during the day.

Q21. Maia Sandu became the President of which country?
A. Moldova
B. Georgia
C. Ukraine
D. Belarus
Ans : A

Q22. Which ministry launched the ‘Rashtraparv’ website and mobile app?
A. Ministry of Home Affairs
B. Ministry of Electronics and IT
C. Ministry of Defence
D. Ministry of Culture
Ans : C
Aim : To provide convenient access to information about national festivals App

Q23. Which country recently declared the end of the Marburg virus outbreak?
A. Rwanda
B. Kenya
C. Uganda
D. South Africa
Ans : A
Marburg virus Disease

Symptoms : fever, muscle pains, diarrhea, vomiting International.

Q24. When Was ‘Jal Jeevan Mission’ Launched?
A. 2019
B. 2020
C. 2017
D. 2016
Ans : A
Why In News : Punjab Achieved 100% piped water supply to all rural households Under JJM

JJM – Jal Jeevan Mission

Aim : By 2024 → To Provide Safe & Drinking Water
To » Every Rural Household Scheme

Launched : 15 August 2019

Under Ministry : Ministry Of Jal Shakti

Q25. Who was Brigadier Amitabh Jha, who recently passed away at Golan
Heights?
A. UN diplomat
B. UN peacekeeping force
commander
C. Indian ambassador
D. Defense attaché
Ans : B

Q26. The “Online Safety Amendment (Social Media Minimum Age) Bill, 2024” sets the minimum age for social media use in Australia at:?
A. 14 years
B. 15 years
C. 16 years
D. 18 years
Ans : C International

Q27. Which company launched BD475-2 India’s biggest & most advanced dozer?
A. BEML
B. L&T
C. Tata Motors
D. JCB
Ans : A

Q28. Who won the 2024 FIDE Women’s World Rapid Chess Championship?
A. Ju Wenjun
B. Kateryna Lagno
C. Koneru Humpy
D. Alexandra Kosteniuk
Ans : C

Q29. Jimmy Carter former President of which country, passed away recently at the age of 100?
A. USA
B. Russia
C. UK
D. Australia
Ans : A
JIMMY CARTER : 39th President of the
United States

Award : Nobel Peace Prize – 2002

Q30. Which institute developed painless needle-free shock syringes?
A. IIT Delhi
B. IIT Kanpur
C. IIT Madras
D. IIT Bombay
Ans : D

Q31. Which country will host the World Audio Visual Entertainment Summit (WAVES) in 2025?
A. India
B. Japan
C. France
D. Germany
Ans : A

Q32. Which scheme provides ₹18,000 monthly to Hindu priests and Sikh granthis?
A. Mukhya Mantri Pujari Kalyan Yojana
B. Pujari Granthi Samman Yojana
C. Dharma Granthi Welfare Scheme
D. Temple Priest Support Scheme
Ans : B
Launched By → Delhi Govt

Q33. Who has been appointed as the acting Director General of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)?
A. Kuldeep Khoda
B. Vitul Kumar
C. Pranay Sahay
D. Sujay Lal Thaosen
Ans : B

Q34. Which country successfully tested the UAV-122 supersonic missile?
A. Turkey
B. India
C. China
D. Russia
Ans : A
Tested from → Bayraktar Akinci drone

Q35. Who launched the ‘Viksit Panchayat Karmayogi’ initiative to empower grassroots governance?
A. Narendra Modi
B. Amit Shah
C. Dr. Jitendra Singh
D. Nirmala Sitharaman
Ans : C
This Initiative Part Of → Prashasan Gaon Ki Aur’ campaign

Q36. Which country will host the ISSF Junior World Cup 2025 shooting competition?
A. Germany
B. India
C. Australia
D. China
Ans : B

Q37. Which telecom operator became the 1st private company to launch mobile services in 7 border villages, including Kupwara & Baramulla, in J&K?
A. Vodafone Idea
B. Reliance Jio
C. Airtel
D. BSNL
Ans : C

Q38. The Indian pharma sector, valued at $50 billion, is ranked_____?
A. First globally
B. Fourth globally
C. Third globally
D. Second globally
Ans : C

Q39. Which city will host the 2025 Para Athletics World Championship?
A. New Delhi
B. Mumbai
C. Chennai
D. Bengaluru
Ans : A

Q40. Which city hosted the 10th International Forest Fair?
A. Indore
B. Nagpur
C. Bhopal
D. Raipur
Ans : C
Theme. “Women Empowerment through Minor Forest Produce’

Q41. Which two countries have collaborated to tackle space debris?
A. India and Japan
B. India and the USA
C. Japan and Russia
D. India and Germany
Ans : A
MoU Signed B/w → Orbital Lasers (Tokyo-based company) & InspeCity (Indian space tech firm)
Technology Used To Remove Space Debris → Laser-equipped satellites

Q42. Which institution introduced Boltz-1, an open-source AI model for predicting biomolecular structures?
A. Harvard University
B. MIT
C. Caltech
D. Stanford University
Ans : B
Aims : To accelerate biomedical research and drug development.

Q43. Konda Reddi tribe recently was in the news. Which state are they associated with?
A. Andhra Pradesh
B. Telangana
C. Odisha
D. Chhattisgarh
Ans : A
Konda Reddi Tribe : Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group

Location : Banks of Godavari River, Andhra Pradesh

Q44. When Will ‘NISAR Mission’ Be Launched?
A. 2023
B. 2024
C. 2025
D. 2030
Ans : C

From – Satish Dhawan Space Center (Andhra Pradesh)

NISAR Mission (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar)

Joint Earth-Observing Mission Of → NASA & ISRO

Rocket : GSLV Mk II

Will Be Launched → March 2025

Q45. Which state unveiled the 1000-acre ‘SWIFT City’ plan in Sarjapur?
A. Karnataka
B. Tamil Nadu
C. Maharashtra
D. Andhra Pradesh
Ans : A
SWIFT City : Startups, Workspaces, Innovation, Finance, and Technology, Industries

Location : Sarjapur in Bengaluru

Q46. Where was the 2nd Land Forces Summit 2024 hosted?
A. India
B. Japan
C. United States
D. Australia
Ans : A

Q47. Which initiative was launched by NCL (Northern Coalfields Limited) to provide free health treatment in Singrauli ?
A. CHARAK
B. Arogya Setu
C. Swasthya Abhiyan
D. Dhanvantri
Ans : A
CHARAK : Community Health – A Responsive Action for Koylanchal

It aims : To provide free treatment for serious diseases in economically
weaker communities

Q48. Exercise SLINEX 2024 is a joint naval exercise between which two countries?
A. India and Sri Lanka
B. India and Maldives
C. Sri Lanka and Pakistan
D. India and Bangladesh
Ans : A
Location : Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh

Appointment

G. Balasubramanian

• Appointed as High Commissioner to Maldives
  Dr. Jaiteerth Raghavendra Joshi
  Appointed Chief of → BrahMos Aerospace
  Murdu Fernando
• Became Sri Lanka’s 2nd Female Chief Justice
  Devajit Saikia
• Appointed Acting Secretary of BCCI

Manish Jain

• Appointed Executive Director → YES Bank
  Dr. Shankar Prasad Sharma
• Appointed As → Nepal’s Ambassador to India

Amiya Kumar Bagchi : Indian economist

• Award : Padma Shri – 2005
  Former Karnataka CM → SM Krishna Passed Away at 92
  Purushottam Upadhyay → Legendary Gujarati Singer
• Award : Padma Shri (2017)
  Pandit Sanjay Marathe
• Singer and Musician

Viraasat Sari Festival 2024

• Hosted by : Ministry of Textiles @ New Delhi
  INDIA
• Re-Elected to → UN Peacebuilding Commission for 2025-2026
  World Maritime Technology Conference 2024
• Hosted By : Chennai
  UNESCO
• Declared West Bengal → Top Heritage Tourism Destination

Turner Prize 2024

• Winner → Scottish Sikh artist → Jasleen Kaur
  NEBRASKA (US State)
• Declared → 6 December as Mahatma Gandhi Remembrance Day
  Khelo India Winter Games 2025
• Will Be Held @ → Leh & Gulmarg
  “The Kumbaya Story” : Indian Film
• Won → tve Global Sustainability Film Award

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