Weekly Current Affairs 9th to 15 Dec 2024

Weekly Current Affairs 9th to 15 Dec 2024

 

Weekly Current Affairs 9th to 15 Dec 2024 , Explore multiple-choice questions (MCQs) with answers based on current affairs from December 9th to 15th, 2024. Perfect for competitive exams and general knowledge preparation!

 

1. Which Indian institute topped the QS Sustainability Rankings 2025?
A) IIT Bombay
B) IIT Kharagpur
C) IIT Delhi
D) IISc Bangalore
Answer: C) IIT Delhi

 

2. What is the global ranking of IIT Delhi in the QS Sustainability Rankings 2025?
A) 202
B) 171
C) 234
D) 277
Answer: B) 171

 

3. Which Indian university ranked 2nd in the QS Sustainability Rankings 2025 within India?
A) IIT Kanpur
B) IIT Kharagpur
C) Anna University
D) University of Delhi
Answer: B) IIT Kharagpur

 

4. What was the Hyperloop test track length completed by IIT Madras?
A) 500 meters
B) 100 kilometers
C) 410 meters
D) 1 kilometer
Answer: C) 410 meters

 

5. Who originally proposed the Hyperloop technology?
A) Jeff Bezos
B) Elon Musk
C) Larry Page
D) Steve Jobs
Answer: B) Elon Musk

 

6. Which state hosted the National Panchayat Awards 2024?
A) Maharashtra
B) New Delhi
C) Karnataka
D) Gujarat
Answer: B) New Delhi

 

7. Who graced the National Panchayat Awards 2024?
A) Prime Minister Narendra Modi
B) Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw
C) President Droupadi Murmu
D) Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar
Answer: C) President Droupadi Murmu

 

8. Which Panchayat award category recognizes innovation in renewable energy?
A) Nanaji Deshmukh Sarvottam Panchayat Puraskar
B) Deen Dayal Upadhyay Panchayat Satat Vikas Puraskar
C) Gram Urja Swaraj Vishesh Panchayat Puraskar
D) Carbon Neutral Vishesh Panchayat Puraskar
Answer: C) Gram Urja Swaraj Vishesh Panchayat Puraskar

 

9. Which Indian state hosted the Eaglenest Bird Festival?
A) Sikkim
B) Nagaland
C) Arunachal Pradesh
D) Assam
Answer: C) Arunachal Pradesh

 

10. Where will the Mumbai-Pune Hyperloop corridor reduce travel time to?
A) 25 minutes
B) 45 minutes
C) 2 hours
D) 1 hour
Answer: A) 25 minutes

 

11. What is the projected cruising speed of Hyperloop trains?
A) 500 km/h
B) 360 km/h
C) 1000 km/h
D) 720 km/h
Answer: B) 360 km/h

 

12. Who developed the TIARA credit card?
A) HDFC Bank
B) ICICI Bank
C) BOBCARD
D) SBI Card
Answer: C) BOBCARD

 

13. Who was appointed the new Prime Minister of France in 2024?
A) François Bayrou
B) Emmanuel Macron
C) Michel Barnier
D) Laurent Blanc
Answer: A) François Bayrou

 

14. Which temple conservation project in Tamil Nadu won the UNESCO Award of Distinction?
A) Brihadeeswarar Temple
B) Abathsahayeswarar Temple
C) Meenakshi Temple
D) Kapaleeshwarar Temple
Answer: B) Abathsahayeswarar Temple

 

15. What is the name of the new AI tool launched by RBI to detect financial fraud?
A) FraudHunter.AI
B) MuleHunter.AI
C) SecureBank.AI
D) RupeeGuard.AI
Answer: B) MuleHunter.AI

 

16. What country’s ruling military junta appointed Rimtalba Ouedraogo as the new Prime Minister?
A) Mali
B) Burkina Faso
C) Sudan
D) Niger
Answer: B) Burkina Faso

 

17. What Guinness World Record did Dubai achieve?
A) Largest gold bar
B) Tallest building
C) Largest diamond
D) Longest man-made island
Answer: A) Largest gold bar

 

18. Where is the National Maritime Heritage Complex being developed?
A) Mumbai
B) Chennai
C) Lothal
D) Visakhapatnam
Answer: C) Lothal

 

19. Who won the 2024 Golden Globe nomination for Best Director?
A) Payal Kapadia
B) Sanjay Leela Bhansali
C) Ritesh Batra
D) Mira Nair
Answer: A) Payal Kapadia

 

20. Who launched the book Dalai Lama’s Secret to Happiness?
A) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
B) Dr. Dinesh Shahra
C) Dr. Amartya Sen
D) Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
Answer: B) Dr. Dinesh Shahra

 

21. What project did India declare as its 57th Tiger Reserve?
A) Rajaji Reserve
B) Ratapani Wildlife Sanctuary
C) Periyar Tiger Reserve
D) Ranthambore Reserve
Answer: B) Ratapani Wildlife Sanctuary

 

22. What was the word of the year 2024, according to Merriam-Webster?
A) Polarization
B) Sustainability
C) Climate
D) Resilience
Answer: A) Polarization

 

23. Which Indian team completed a 410-meter Hyperloop test track?
A) IIT Bombay
B) IIT Delhi
C) IIT Kanpur
D) IIT Madras
Answer: D) IIT Madras

 

24. Which film won India the Transforming Society Short Film award at GSFA 2024?
A) Laapataa Ladies
B) GOBUK
C) The Kumbaya Story
D) Tumbbad
Answer: C) The Kumbaya Story

 

25. What was the significant theme of the 10th World Ayurveda Congress 2024?
A) Integrating Ayurveda with AI
B) Digital Health
C) Ayurveda for All
D) Ayurveda Tourism
Answer: B) Digital Health

 

26. Which country hosted the 20th Asian Women’s Handball Championship?
A) South Korea
B) Japan
C) China
D) India
Answer: B) Japan

 

27. Who made history as the youngest Indian to defeat a chess Grandmaster?
A) Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa
B) Aarit Kapil
C) Nihal Sarin
D) D. Gukesh
Answer: B) Aarit Kapil

 

28. Which state’s sex ratio at birth fell to 882 females per 1000 males in 2024?
A) Bihar
B) Rajasthan
C) Uttar Pradesh
D) Maharashtra
Answer: A) Bihar

 

29. What milestone has India’s atomic power capacity reached by 2024?
A) 5,000 MW
B) 8,081 MW
C) 7,500 MW
D) 10,000 MW
Answer: B) 8,081 MW

 

30. What is the 2024 host country for FIFA Men’s World Cup?
A) Spain, Portugal, Morocco
B) Argentina, Brazil, Chile
C) Saudi Arabia
D) South Africa
Answer: A) Spain, Portugal, Morocco