NPSC: viii) Current Events

During his tour of Russia in July 2024 the Prime Minister of India Mr Narendra Modi was awarded the highest civilian award of that country which had been announced in the year 2019. What is that award?

In July 2024, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Government of India widened the ambit of the administrative role of the Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir by amending the Transaction of Business Rules under Section 55 of the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019, thus giving the L-G more say in matters pertaining to ________. i. police, and public order ii. All India Service (AIS) iii. appointment of Advocate-General, and Law Officers

Agri-SURE is the fund recently announced by the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD), with an initial corpus of ₹750 crore which is to be managed by its wholly owned subsidiary NABVENTURES Ltd. Which of the following is the correct expansion of Agri-SURE?

Which of the following countries is not a part of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC), a regional organisation comprising seven member states that was formed in 1997 with the aim of promoting multifaceted technical and economic cooperation among the countries of the Bay of Bengal region?

The Syed Modi India International is a sports tournament played in memory of a late ________ player of India who won the national championship in that sport multiple times.

The chance discovery of a pot containing 18th-Century gold and silver coins, and other period artefacts was made in July 2024 by a group of local women engaged in digging a rain-harvesting pit in a village in which State of India?

The Ratna Bhandar (or the treasury) of which world-famous temple of India was recently opened after 46 years, following the finalisation of the standard operating procedure by its managing committee?

Which leading car manufacturer in India introduced in July 2020, the 'subscription model' as a viable alternative option for transit professionals to have cars for fixed tenures instead of owning the same?

India won the 2024 World Cup T20 International Cricket tournament which was held recently in USA and the West Indies. How many times has India won the same tournament previously?

Who took over as the 30th Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) of India on 14th July 2024?

The latest amendment in the Indian Constitution (as at the end of 2023) deals with ________.

Insurance policies for Electric Vehicles (EVs) include protection against battery degradation and damage, due to the high replacement cost of the batteries. Hence, EV insurance premiums are generally higher than those for petrol and diesel vehicles. Considering this, the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has recently introduced which of the following measures to make EV insurance premiums more affordable for the owners?

The leaders of the Quad countries (Australia, India, Japan and the United States) had convened for their fourth summit in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., on 21 September 2024. Which country was originally slated to host this year's summit, but graciously deferred it to the U.S., and will now host the next meeting?

A deluge from the South Lhonak glacier in October 2023 washed away the Chungthang dam that was critical to the Teesta-3 power station, which was then the largest hydroelectric power project in the state of ________ in India where it was located.

Which is the global multi-specialist sports brand that recently announced its commitment to invest €100 million in India over the next five years to be channelled towards expanding the store network to reach 190 stores across India?

Which of the following statements is true about the Indian Hockey team's participation in the 2024 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad and branded as Paris 2024, an international multi-sport event that was held in July-August this year?

Katchatheevu, an uninhabited island of Sri Lanka situated in the Palk Straits, was recently in the news. It had remained a disputed area until ________ when India recognized the former's sovereignty over it.