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t Ministerial Meeting of the L.69 and C-
10 groupings of nations on the sidelines of the 79th 
session of the United Nations General Assembly was 
held in New York. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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116. Which of the following elements is featured on the 
newly unveiled flag and insignia of the Supreme Court 
of India? 
 
(A)  The Indian Parliament 
 
(B)  The Constitution of India 
 
(C)  The National Emblem 
 
(D)  The Indian National Flag 
 
 
(B)  The Constitution of India 
 
President Droupadi Murmu recently unveiled the new 
flag and insignia of the Supreme Court. The newly 
unveiled flag features symbols central to India's legal 
and cultural heritage: the Ashoka Chakra, the Supreme 
Court building, and the Constitution of India. The new 
Supreme Court flag is blue in colour. The insignia has 
‘Supreme Court of India’ and ‘Yato Dharmastato Jayah’ 
(in Devanagari script) inscribed on it. The phrase "Yato 
Dharmastato Jayah" is a Sanskrit expression that 
translates to "Where there is Dharma, there is victory" or 
“Victory lies where Dharma (righteousness) prevails.” 
 
117. Which of the following cities is not in Category 1 
(population over 10 Lakhs) for the Swachh Vayu 
Survekshan Awards? 
 
(A)  Surat 
(B) Jabalpur 
 
(C)  Agra 
(D)  Amravati 
 
 
(D)  Amravati 
 
September 7 is celebrated as International Day of Clean 
Air for Blue Skies. This year's theme is: "Invest in 
#CleanAirNow." 
 
Swachh Vayu Survekshan Awards- Best performing cities 
under National Clean Air Programme (NCAP): 
▪ 
Category 1: (population over 10 Lakhs) to Surat, 
Jabalpur, and Agra; 
▪ 
Category-2: (population between 3 and 10 Lakhs) to 
Firozabad, Amravati, and Jhansi; and  
▪ 
Category-3: (population under 3 Lakhs) to Raebareli, 
Nalgonda, and Nalagarh. 
 
118. With reference to the Global Innovation Index (GII) 
2024, consider the following statements: 
1. It is released by the World Intellectual Property 
Organization. 
 
2.  Switzerland tops the ranking. 
 
3.  India is placed at 40th rank. 
 
Which of the statements given above are correct? 
 
(A)  1 and 2 only 
(B)  2 and 3 only 
 
(C)  1 and 3 only 
(D) 1, 2 and 3 
 
(A)  1 and 2 only 
 
Switzerland secured the first rank in the GII 2024 report 
with a score of 67.5, closely followed by Sweden and the 
US at the second and third positions respectively. India 
has climbed to the 39th position out of 133 economies. 
 
119. Abdelmadjid Tebboune has been elected as the 
President of which country in September 2024: Algeria 
120. The Ministry of Tourism, Government of India, 
participated in the prestigious tourism trade fair IFTM 
Top Resa 2024 in:  Paris, France (from September 17th 
to 19th, 2024) 
121. Name of India’s First Fashion Forecasting Initiative: 
‘VisioNxt’ 
122. DRDO along with researchers of which institute has 
developed light weight bullet-proof jackets named 
ABHED (advanced ballistics for high energy defeat): IIT 
Delhi 
123. Which institution has assumed chairmanship of the 
Asian Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions 
(ASOSAI) for 2024-2027: Comptroller and Auditor 
General (CAG) of India 
124. Who has been appointed as Prime Minister of Sri Lanka: 
Harini Amarasuriya (third women PM) 
125. With which country did FSSAI sign an MoU in the area of 
food safety during the Global Food Regulators Summit, 
2024: Brazil 
126. September 20, 2024 marks the 100th anniversary of 
which event:  the announcement of the discovery of 
the Indus Valley civilization. 
127. According to the National Health Account, the Out-of-
Pocket expenditure in total health expenditure in India 
has declined from 64.2 per cent in 2013-14 to: 39.4% in 
2021-22 
128. In 
September 
2024, 
three 
PARAM 
Rudra 
supercomputers were deployed in which 3 cities: Pune, 
Delhi, and Kolkata 
129. India has joined the Minerals Security Finance Network 
led by which country: USA 
130. Name of recently inaugurated High-Performance 
Computing (HPC) system - tailored for weather and 
climate research and acquired by the Ministry of Earth 
Sciences: ‘Arka’ and ‘Arunika’ 
131. In 
which 
country 
archaeologists 
using 
artificial 
intelligence (AI) have discovered hundreds of new 
geoglyphs near the Nazca Lines: Peru 
132. India has been elected to the 15-member steering 
committee of the GlobE Network, which is related to: 
Financial crimes 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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August 2024 MCQs 
 
1. 
Consider the following statements regarding Indo-
Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF): 
 
1. IPEF partners have established three bodies under 
the IPEF’s agreement on supply chain resilience. 
 
2. India has been elected as the Vice-Chair of the 
Supply Chain Council (SCC) under the IPEF. 
 
3. USA has been elected as the Chair of both the Supply 
Chain Council and the Labor Rights Advisory Board. 
 
Which of the statements given above is/are correct? 
 
(A)  1 and 2 only 
(B)  2 and 3 only 
 
(C)  1 and 3 only 
(D)  1, 2, and 3 
 
 
(D)  1, 2, and 3 
 
India and 13 other IPEF partners have established three 
bodies under the IPEF’s agreement on supply chain 
resilience. The elected chairs and vice chairs are:  
▪ 
Supply Chain Council: USA (Chair) and India (Vice 
Chair)  
▪ 
Crisis Response Network: Republic of Korea (Chair) 
and Japan (Vice Chair)  
▪ 
Labor Rights Advisory Board: USA (Chair) and Fiji 
(Vice Chair) 
 
IPEF was launched on May 23, 2022, in Tokyo. The 
members are Australia, Brunei, Fiji, India, Indonesia, 
Japan, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, 
Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam and the U.S. 
 
2. 
Exercise 
‘Tarang 
Shakti 
2024,’ 
India’s 
first 
multinational air exercise, was held in two phases. The 
second phase of the exercise was held in: 
 
(A)  Sulur, Tamil Nadu 
(B)  Jodhpur, Rajasthan 
 
(C)  Kochi, Kerala 
(D)  Ambala, Haryana 
 
 
(B)  Jodhpur, Rajasthan [(Phase 1 - in Sulur, Tamil Nadu)] 
 
3. 
Consider the following statements regarding India's 
natural gas production and targets: 
 
1. India's gas production in 2020-21 was 28.7 BCM 
(Billion cubic meters), which increased to 36.43 BCM 
in 2023-24. 
 
2. By 2026, India's gas production is projected to reach 
45.3 BCM. 
 
3. India aims to increase the share of natural gas in its 
energy mix from 6.7% to 15% by 2030. 
 
Which of the above statements is/are correct? 
 
(A)  1 and 2 only 
(B)  2 and 3 only 
 
(C)  1 and 3 only 
(D)  1, 2, and 3 
 
 
(D)  1, 2, and 3 
4. 
Who has been selected as the "prime" astronaut by 
ISRO for the upcoming Indo-US mission to the 
International Space Station (Axiom Mission 4)? 
 
(A)  Prasanth Balakrishnan Nair 
 
(B)  Ajit Krishnan 
 
(C)  Shubhanshu Shukla 
 
(D)  Angad Pratap 
 
 
(C)  Shubhanshu Shukla 
 
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has 
selected Indian Air Force (IAF) Wing Commander 
Shubhanshu Shukla for an upcoming Indo-US mission to 
the International Space Station (ISS) (Axiom Mission 4). 
Group Captain Prasanth Balakrishnan Nair has been 
selected as the “backup. 
 
5. 
Which institution launched the innovative web portal 
‘Nivahika’ for advanced data management? 
 
(A)  Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi 
 
(B)  National Institute of Technology, Calicut 
 
(C)  Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 
 
(D) National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli 
 
 
(B)  National Institute of Technology, Calicut 
 
6. 
Which Indian Naval Ship participated in the 328th 
Russian 
Navy 
Day 
Parade 
and 
the 
Maritime 
Partnership Exercise (MPX) with the Russian Navy Ship 
Soobrazitelny? 
 
(A)  INS Prabal 
(B)  INS Tabar 
 
(C) INS Shivalik 
(D)  INS Satpura 
 
 
(B)  INS Tabar 
 
7. 
Where was the first edition of the Bay of Bengal 
Initiative for MultiSectoral Technical and Economic 
Cooperation (BIMSTEC) Business Summit held from 
6th to 8th August 2024? 
 
(A)  Bangkok 
(B)  Columbo 
 
(C) Kathmandu 
(D)  New Delhi 
  
 
(D)  New Delhi 
 
8. 
Which of the following has been declared as the 
Peacock Sanctuary by the Central Government in 
August 2024? 
 
1. Adichunchanagiri 
2. Choolannuar 
 
3. Viralimalai 
4. Bankapura 
 
Select the correct answer using the codes given below. 
 
(A) 1 and 2 only 
(B)  2 and 3 only 
 
(C) 1 and 4 only 
(D) 3 and 4 only 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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(A) 1 and 2 only 
 
Central Government has declared Adichunchanagiri in 
Karnataka and Choolannuar in Kerala as Peacock 
Sanctuary. 
 
9. 
Consider the following statements related to Astra 
Mark 1 missile: 
 
1. The Indian Air Force (IAF) has approved Bharat 
Dynamics Limited (BDL) to produce 200 Astra Mark 
1 air-to-air missiles. 
 
2. It will be integrated into both the Russian Su-30 and 
the indigeno

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