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n official visit 
to Austria? 
 
(A)  Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee 
 
(B)  Smt. Indira Gandhi 
 
(C)  Shri Man <PRESIDIO_ANONYMIZED_PERSON> 
 
(D)  Shri P. V. Narasimha Rao 
 
 
(B)  Smt. Indira Gandhi 
 
Before Modi's 2024 visit, Nehru visited Austria in 1955; 
Indira Gandhi in 1983. 
 
104. India's sole scientific deep-drilling program is being 
implemented in the: 
 
(A)  Cambay Basin region 
(B)  Koyna-Warna region 
 
(C)  Krishna-Godavari basin (D)  Assam-Arakan Basin 
 
 
(B)  Koyna-Warna region 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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105. Which state has been adjudged as the best state in 
Horticulture in the prestigious Agriculture Leadership 
Awards 2024? 
 
(A)  Assam 
(B)  Arunachal Pradesh 
 
(C)  Mizoram 
(D) Nagaland 
 
 
(C)  Mizoram 
 
106. The Indian T20 cricket team's departure from the 
Caribbean was delayed due to: 
 
(A)  Hurricane Helene 
(B)  Hurricane Debby 
 
(C)  Hurricane Beryl 
(D)  Hurricane Ernesto 
 
 
(C)  Hurricane Beryl 
 
107. The Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) 
Agreement, also known as the High Seas Treaty, was 
adopted by consensus on June 19, 2023 in New York. 
The BBNJ Agreement was agreed upon in: 
 
(A)  March 2023 
(B)  August 2023 
 
(C)  July 2023 
(D)  April 2024 
 
 
(A)  March 2023 
 
The BBNJ Agreement was agreed upon in March 2023 
and is open for signature for two years starting 
September 2023. 
 
108. Which space agency successfully launched the Ariane-
6 rocket into space? 
 
(A)  NASA 
(B)  ISRO 
 
(C)  ESA 
(D)  Roscosmos 
 
 
(C)  ESA 
 
The European Space Agency has launched Ariane-6 from 
French Guiana on 9 July. 
 
109. Recently, which Union Ministry launched Project PARI 
(Public Art of India)? 
 
(A)  Ministry of Education 
 
(B)  Ministry of Culture 
 
(C)  Ministry of Commerce and Industry 
 
(D)  Ministry of External Affairs 
 
 
(B)  Ministry of Culture 
 
The Ministry of Culture launched Project PARI (Public Art 
of India) during the 46th World Heritage Committee 
Meeting in New Delhi. 
 
110. Recently launched SEHER program is related to: 
 
(A)  Rural farmers 
 
(B)  Tier-3 city developement 
 
(C)  Women entrepreneurs 
 
(D)  Small business owners 
 
(C)  Women entrepreneurs 
 
The Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP) and 
TransUnion CIBIL launched the SEHER program to 
empower women entrepreneurs in India. 
 
111. Which state was honored with the prestigious “Best 
Agriculture State Award for 2024”? 
 
(A)  Punjab 
(B)  Uttar Pradesh 
 
(C)  Maharashtra 
(D)  Tamil Nadu 
 
112. The first Secretary-level meeting between the Defence 
Ministries of India and which country was held in New 
Delhi on July 05, 2024? 
 
(A)  Kenya 
(B)  DR Congo 
 
(C)  Nigeria 
(D)  South Africa 
 
 
(B)  DR Congo 
 
113. Consider the following statements regarding UK 
parliamentary election 2024: 
 
1.  The election was held to elect the 650 members of 
the House of Commons. 
 
2.  The Labour party won 412 seats. 
 
3. Keir Starmer became the new British prime minister. 
 
Which of the statements is/are correct? 
 
(A)  Only 1 and 2 
(B)  Only 2 and 3 
 
(C) Only 1 and 3 
(D)  All 1, 2 and 3 
 
 
(D)  All 1, 2 and 3 
 
114. Beki river, which was recently in the news due to its 
changing courses, is a tributary of: 
 
(A)  Godavari River 
(B)  Mahanadi River 
 
(C)  Brahmaputra River 
(D)  Ganga River 
 
 
(C)  Brahmaputra River 
 
The Beki River is one of the Brahmaputra River's right 
bank tributaries. The Beki River originates in Bhutan and 
flows through Assam, India, before draining into the Bay 
of Bengal. The Beki River is also known as the Kurissu 
River in Bhutan. 
 
115. The book "Mere Papa, Param Vir" by S. Ramachandran 
is about which Param Vir Chakra awardee? 
 
(A)  Abdul Rafey Khan 
(B)  Abdul Hameed 
 
(C)  Somnath Sharma 
(D)  Hoshiar Singh Dahiya 
 
 
(B)  Abdul Hameed 
 
"Mere Papa, Param Vir" by S. Ramachandran is a tribute 
to Param Vir Chakra awardee Abdul Hameed. The book 
highlights his bravery, sacrifices, and personal battles, 
as seen through the eyes of his son, shedding light on 
both his military heroism and personal life. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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116. Recently the Defence Research and Development 
Organisation (DRDO) has unveiled the prototype of 
India's indigenous light tank, Zorawar. What should 
be the maximum weight of the light tank? 
 
(A)  20 tonnes 
(B)  25 tonnes 
 
(C)  30 tonnes 
(D) 35 tonnes 
 
 
(B)  25 tonnes 
 
The Defence Research and Development Organisation 
(DRDO) has unveiled the prototype of India's indigenous 
light tank, Zorawar. It was jointly developed by DRDO 
and Larsen & Toubro (L&T) with contributions from 
various Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises. The 
development of this light tank, with a maximum weight 
of 25 tonnes, was driven by the need for easily 
deployable tanks during the 2020 standoff with China in 
Eastern Ladakh. In April 2021, the Army issued a Request 
for Information (RFI) for 350 light tanks weighing less 
than 25 tonnes. 
 
117. Which state government launched the Lokpath 
mobile app to address public grievances related to 
public works? 
 
(A) Madhya Pradesh 
(B)  Uttar Pradesh 
 
(C)  Rajasthan 
(D) Maharashtra 
 
 
(A) Madhya Pradesh 
 
118. In which country, an administrative officer robot 
found unresponsive after it allegedly threw itself 
down a flight of stairs, which is being termed as “robot 
suicide”? 
 
(A)  Japan 
(B)  South Korea 
 
(C)  Singapore 
(D)  China 
 
 
(B)  South Korea 
 
119. Which company has unveiled the world’s first CNG 
motorcycle, the Freedom 125? 
 
(A)  TVS Motor 
(B)  Bajaj Auto 
 
(C)  Hero Moto Corp. 
(D)  KTM 
 
 
(B)  Bajaj Auto 
 
120. India recently collaborated with which country to 
launch the InFLiMeN to prevent and cure metabolic 
liver diseases? 
 
(A)  Finland 
(B)  Fiji 
 
(C)  France 
(D) Spain 
 
(C)  France 
 
India and France recently launched the Indo-French 
Liver and Metabolic Disease Network (InFLiMeN) to 
prevent and cure metabolic liver diseases. 
 
121. In July 2024, which country began circulating new 
banknotes featuring three-dimensional portraits of 
the founders of financial and female education 
institutions? 
 
(A)  China 
(B)  Singapore 
 
(C)  Japan 
(D)  South Korea 
 
 
(C)  Japan 
 
122. Which state celebrated ‘Gwala Diwas’ on 1 July 2024, to 
honor its milk producers? 
 
(A)  Sikkim 
(B)  Tripura 
 
(C)  Assam 
(D)  Odisha 
 
 
(A)  Sikkim 
 
123. Where was the 24th meeting of the Council of Head of 
States of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) 
held? 
 
(A)  New Delhi 
(B)  Moscow 
 
(C)  Astana 
(D)  Beijing 
 
 
 
(C)  Astana 
 
The 24th meeting of the Council of Head of States of 
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) was held in 
Astana, Kazakhstan. Belarus has become the 10th 
member state of the SCO. The 24th SCO Summit in 
Astana adopted the Astana Declaration and approved 25 
strategic agreements on energy, security, trade, finance, 
and information security. 
 
124. Recently, the first transaction of over Rs 1 crore pulses 
export to which country from India was successfully 
executed under the Rupee-Kyat trade settlement 
mechanism? 
 
(A)  Mongolia 
(B)  Cambodia 
 
(C)  Myanmar  
(D)  Bahrain 
 
 
(C)  Myanmar 
 
The first transaction of over Rs 1 crore pulses export to 
Myanmar from India was successfully executed under 
the Rupee-Kyat trade settlement mechanism on July 2, 
2024. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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125. Where was the world’s oldest known cave painting 
discovered recently? 
 
(A)  Malaysia 
(B)  India 
 
(C)  Indonesia 
(D)  Thailand 
 
 
(C)  Indonesia 
 
The world's oldest known cave painting was recently 
discovered in the Leang Karampuang cave in the Maros-
Pangkep region of South Sulawesi, Indonesia. The 
painting is at least 51,200 years old, making it more than 
5,000 years older than the previous oldest cave art. The 
painting depicts a wild pig standing upright along with 
three smaller human-like figures. It's painted in a single 
shade of dark red pigment. 
 
126. Which 
country 
donated 
a 
presidential 
palace 
estimated to cost $31 million to Vanuatu? 
 
(A)  USA 
(B)  Russia 
 
(C)  China 
(D)  India 
 
 
(C)  China 
 
127. How long does the Aditya-L1 spacecraft take to 
complete a revolution around L1? 
 
(A)  178 days 
(B)  365 days 
 
 
(C)  242 days 
(D)  122 days 
 
 
(A)  178 days 
 
The Aditya-L1 mission is an Indian solar observatory at 
Lagrangian point L1, launched on September 2, 2023 
and was inserted in its targeted halo orbit on January 6, 
2024. Aditya-L1 spacecraft in the Halo orbit takes 178 


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