Abua Awas Yojna | skin cancer vaccine | UPI Safety Ambassador - Current Affairs Questions

1. Which state/UT launched the ‘Abua Awas Yojna’?

[A] Gujarat

[B] Jharkhand

[C] Assam

[D] West Bengal

Answer: [B] Jharkhand

2. Which company is involved in the advanced-stage clinical trial of skin cancer vaccine?

[A] Dr Reddys

[B] Bharat Biotech

[C] Moderna

[D] Serum Institute of India

Answer: [C] Moderna

3. Who among the following won the Brazilian Grand Prix 2023?

[A] Lewis Hamilton

[B] Sergio Perez

[C] Max Verstappen

[D] Fernando Alonso

Answer: [C] Max Verstappen

4. In November 2023, which of the following countries ranked first at lowest for employees by a recent global survey?

[A] Germany

[B] China

[C] India

[D] Turkey

Answer: [D] Turkey

5. Which ship of the Indian Coast Guard has been decommissioned recently?

[A] 'Sagar Shakti'

[B] 'Sangram'

[C] 'Prabal'

[D] 'Achal'

Answer: [B] 'Sangram'

6. Who has been appointed as the Joint Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation?   

[A] Syed Akbaruddin

[B] Arindam Bagchi

[C] V Chandrashekhar

[D] T Nageshwar

Answer: [C] V Chandrashekhar

7. Systematic Voters' Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) in schools and colleges is a flagship scheme of ________.

[A] UGC

[B] Ministry of Education

[C] ECI

[D] AICTE

Answer: [C] ECI

8. Who has been appointed as the “UPI Safety Ambassador” by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI)?

[A] Pankaj Tripathi

[B] Nawazuddin Siddiqui

[C] Rajkummar Rao

[D] Vicky Kaushal

Answer: [A] Pankaj Tripathi

9. Recently, Falguni Shah, has been nominated for the Best Global Music Performance category at the 2024 Grammy Awards. What is the name of the nominated song?

[A] Abundance in Millets

[B] Jirang

[C] Namo Namo

[D] Shree Krishna Govind

Answer: [A] Abundance in Millets

10. Which is the first state in India to adopt a water budget in a bid to come up with a solution to water scarcity?

[A] Rajasthan

[B] Gujarat

[C] Kerala

[D] Tamil Nadu

Answer: [C] Kerala