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hildren's village called 
"Baal Gram" who passed away recently? 
 
(A)  Ela Gandhi 
(B)  <PRESIDIO_ANONYMIZED_PERSON> 
 
(C)  Yamini Kanta 
(D)  Nirmala Deshpande 
 
 
(B)  Shobhana Ranade 
 
32. 
As per recent data given by the government to 
Parliament what is the current India's doctor-patient 
ratio? 
 
(A) 1:834 
(B) 1:936 
 
(C) 1:1012 
(D) 1:1108 
 
 
(A) 1:834 
 
As per recent data given by the government to 
Parliament India's doctor-patient ratio currently stands 
at 1:834 which is better than the WHO standard of 
1:1000. 
 
33. 
What is the name of the world’s biggest iceberg 
recently mentioned in the news? 
 
(A)  A23a 
(B)  A76 
 
(C)  B15 
(D)  B54a 
 
 
(A)  A23a 
 
 
34. 
In August 2024, a bill was introduced in the parliament 
to provide reservation to Scheduled Tribes (ST) in the: 
 
(A)  Punjab Legislative Assembly 
 
(B)  Gujarat Legislative Assembly 
 
(C)  Goa Legislative Assembly 
 
(D)  Telangana Legislative Assembly 
 
 
(C)  Goa Legislative Assembly 
 
35. 
Recently, the US Geological Survey has named a crater 
on the Moon’s South Pole after the first Nepali woman 
to summit Mt. Everest. What is her name? 
 
(A)  Lhakpa Gelu Sherpa 
 
(B)  Pasang Lhamu Sherpa 
 
(C)  Pemba Doma Thaktopa 
 
(D)  Purnima Shrestha 
 
 
(B)  Pasang Lhamu Sherpa 
 
36. 
Which state government has decided to declare a new 
tiger reserve covering areas of Guru Ghasidas 
National Park and Tamor Pingla Wildlife Sanctuary? 
 
(A)  Maharashtra  
(B)  Madhya Pradesh 
 
(C)  Odisha  
(D)  Chhattisgarh 
 
 
(D)  Chhattisgarh 
 
37. 
As per the latest information provided by the Ministry 
of New and Renewable Energy what is the rank of 
India globally in installed renewable energy capacity? 
 
(A)  Third  
(B)  Fourth 
 
(C)  Fifth  
(D)  Sixth 
 
 
(B)  Fourth 
▪ 
India’s 
installed 
renewable 
energy 
capacity 
increased from 76.38 Gigawatts (GW) in 2014 to 
203.1 GW in 2024. 
▪ 
India ranks fourth globally in renewable energy 
capacity. 4th in Wind Power (46.65 GW) capacity and 
5th in solar photovoltaic power (85.47 GW). 
▪ 
First time crossed 200 GW capacity from non-fossil 
fuel sources. 
 
38. 
Where was India's 'Parvat Prahaar' military drill, 
involving the Mountain Strike Corps and over 50,000 
troops, held? 
 
(A)  Sikkim 
(B)  Arunachal Pradesh 
 
(C)  Ladakh 
(D)  Uttarakhand 
 
 
(C)  Ladakh 
 
39. 
Which of the following statements regarding India's 
recent Ramsar site declarations are correct? 
 
1. Nanjarayan Bird Sanctuary and Kazhuveli Bird 
Sanctuary located in Tamil Nadu, was declared a 
Ramsar site in 2024. 
 
2. The Tawa Reservoir, located in Maharashtra, 
became India's 85th Ramsar site. 
 
Code: 
 
(A)  1 only 
(B)  2 only 
 
(C)  1 and 2 only 
(D)  Neither 1 nor 2 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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(A)  1 only 
 
The Tawa Reservoir is in Madhya Pradesh. 
 
40. 
Which traditional Kashmiri folk dance was performed 
by 10,000 young women in Baramulla, setting a world 
record at the ‘Kashur Riwaaj’ cultural festival? 
 
(A)  Chakri 
(B)  Ladishah 
 
(C)  Rouf 
(D)  Dogri 
 
 
(C)  Rouf 
 
41. 
Over which river was the 300-foot Bailey Suspension 
Bridge, known as Indrani Bridge, inaugurated by 
Sikkim's Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang? 
 
(A)  Rangeet 
(B) Rangpo 
 
(C)  Teesta 
(D)  Lachung 
 
 
(C)  Teesta 
 
42. 
Which organization has established the Environment 
and Ecology Department (EED) to develop standards 
addressing environmental and ecological needs? 
 
(A)  Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change 
 
(B)  Central Pollution Control Board 
 
(C)  Bureau of Indian Standards  
 
(D)  National Green Tribunal 
 
 
(C)  Bureau of Indian Standards 
 
43. 
Which state government launched the Mukhyamantri 
Majhi Ladki Bahin scheme, providing a monthly 
stipend to eligible women? 
 
(A)  Madhya Pradesh 
(B)  Maharashtra 
 
(C)  Uttar Pradesh 
(D)  Rajasthan 
 
 
(B)  Maharashtra 
 
44. 
Which state government has announced to establish 
eight specialised elephant task forces across all major 
conflict zones to mitigate human-elephant conflicts?  
 
(A)  Assam 
(B)  Kerala 
 
(C)  Karnataka 
(D)  Andhra Pradesh 
 
 
(C)  Karnataka 
 
Karnataka has the highest elephant population in India, 
with 6395 elephants. 
 
45. 
NTPC Limited (NTPC) is developing India's largest 
green hydrogen production hub in: 
 
(A)  Gujarat 
(B)  Madhya Pradesh 
 
(C)  Karnataka 
(D)  Andhra Pradesh 
  
 
(D)  Andhra Pradesh 
46. 
Which 
state 
government 
has 
approved 
the 
Wainganga-Nalganga River linking project? 
 
(A)  Maharashtra 
(B) Andhra Pradesh 
 
(C)  Telangana 
(D)  Karnataka 
 
 
(A) Maharashtra 
 
47. 
Under the Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar 2024, which of 
the following was awarded the Vigyan Team Award? 
 
(A)  Chandrayaan 3 Team 
 
(B)  Kalpakkam PFBR Team 
 
(C)  Bharat Biotech Team (COVAXIN) 
 
(D)  QuIC lab Team (Quantum Cryptography) 
 
 
(A)  Chandrayaan 3 Team 
▪ 
 
Vigyan Ratna: Awarded to G. Padmanabhan (for his 
work on malaria parasites). He is a former director of 
the Indian Institute of Science. 
▪ 
 
Vigyan Team: Chandrayaan-3 Team 
 
The Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar is awarded in four distinct 
categories: 
1. Vigyan Ratna (VR) Award 
2. Vigyan Shri (VS) Award 
3. Vigyan Yuva-Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar (VY-SSB) 
Award 
4. Vigyan Team (VT) Award 
 
 
48. 
Three underwater geographical structures located in 
the Indian Ocean have been awarded names proposed 
by India. Which one of the following is not among 
those names? 
 
(A)  Ashoka seamount 
(B)  Chandragupt ridge 
 
(C)  Samudragupta ridge  
(D)  Kalpataru ridge 
 
 
 
(C)  Samudragupta ridge   
 
India has successfully proposed names for three 
underwater geographical features in the Indian Ocean. 
Two of these, the Ashoka Seamount and Chandragupt 
Ridge, are named after rulers of the Mauryan dynasty. 
The third feature, the Kalpataru Ridge, is named after 
the mythological wish-fulfilling tree, Kalpataru. These 
names 
were 
approved 
by 
the 
International 
Hydrographic 
Organization 
(IHO) 
and 
UNESCO's 
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC). 
 
49. 
India's 
first 
24/7 
grain 
ATM, 
Annapurti, 
was 
inaugurated in which city? 
 
(A)  Bhubaneshwar 
(B)  Gurgaon 
 
(C)  Indore  
(D)  Ranchi 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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India's first 24/7 grain ATM, called Annapurti, was 
inaugurated in Bhubaneswar, Odisha on August 9, 2024. 
The ATM was launched by the Odisha Government in 
collaboration with the United Nations World Food 
Programme (WFP). 
 
50.  The bilateral air force exercise Udara Shakti 2024 
between India and Malaysia took place at which 
location? 
 
(A)  Kuala Lumpur 
(B)  Kuantan 
 
(C)  New Delhi 
(D)  Langkawi 
 
 
(B)  Kuantan, Malaysia 
 
51.  The Union Cabinet's Clean Plant Programme (CPP) 
aims to enhance the productivity of which type of 
crops? 
 
(A)  Millets 
(B)  Pulses and legumes 
 
(C)  Horticulture crops 
(D)  Medicinal plants 
 
 
(C)  Horticulture crops 
 
The Union Cabinet has approved the Clean Plant 
Programme (CPP) to boost the yield and productivity of 
horticulture crops in India. The mission will be 
implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers 
Welfare.  Initially it was announced in the Union Budget 
2023. As part of the initiative, nine Clean Plant Centers 
will be established to support this goal. The centers are: 
▪ 
Grapes: NRC, Pune 
▪ 
Temperate Fruits (Apple, Almond, Walnuts, etc.): 
CITH, Srinagar & Mukteshwar 
▪ 
Citrus Fruits: CCRI, Nagpur & CIAH, Bikaner 
▪ 
Mango/Guava/Avocado: IIHR, Bengaluru 
▪ 
Mango/Guava/Litchi: CISH, Lucknow 
▪ 
Pomegranate: NRC, Sholapur 
▪ 
Tropical/Sub-Tropical Fruits in Eastern India 
 
52.  In the run-up to the 78th Independence Day of India, 
the Divyangjan expedition team of the Himalayan 
Mountaineering Institute unfurled a massive Indian 
flag atop which summit? 
 
(A)  Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa 
 
(B)  Mount Denali, U.S.A 
 
(C)  Mount Elbrus, Russia 
 
(D)  Mount Aconcagua, Argentina 
 
 
(A)  Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa 
 
A 7,800 sq ft Indian national flag was unfurled atop 
Uhuru Peak of Kilimanjaro by a team of differently-abled 
mountaineers from the Himalayan Mountaineering 
Institute (HMI) on August 8, 2024. 
53.  The 10th edition of the India-Sri Lanka Joint Military 
Exercise MITRA SHAKTI was held at which location? 
 
(A)  Kandy, Sri Lanka 
(B)  Colombo, Sri Lanka 
 
(C)  Maduru Oya, Sri Lanka (D)  Trincomalee, Sri Lanka 
 
 
(C)  Maduru Oya, Sri Lanka 
 
54. 
In which country a friendship arch was inaugurated as 
part of Plant4Mother campaign in August 2024? 
 
(A)  Bhutan 
(B)  Thailand 
 
(C)  Vietnam 
(D)  Sri Lanka 
 
 
(D)  Sri Lanka 
 
55.  Which country’s Constitutional Court has dismissed 
the Prime Minister for violating ethical standards? 
 
(A)  Vietnam

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