1. Which institute recently issued an advisory to farmers to control ‘Fruit Rot Disease’ (Kole Roga) in arecanut plantations?
Answer: Central Plantation Crops Research Institute, Kasaragod.
2. Mount Kilimanjaro, recently seen in the news, is located in which country?
Answer: Tanzania.
3. What is the ‘Nankai Trough’, recently seen in news?
Answer: A subduction zone between two tectonic plates in the Pacific Ocean.
4. What is the theme of ‘International Youth Day 2024’?
Answer: From Clicks to Progress: Youth Digital Pathways for Sustainable Development.
5. ‘Neelakurinji plant’, recently seen in news, is mostly found in which region of India?
Answer: Western Ghats.
6. The joint military exercise ‘Mitra Shakti’ is being conducted between India and which country?
Answer: Sri Lanka.
7. Big Cricket League (BCL) has signed a long-term broadcasting deal with which national broadcaster?
Answer: Prasar Bharati.
8. Sandeep Poundrik recently took charge as the Secretary of which ministry?
Answer: Ministry of Steel.
9. Who flagged off the ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ bike rally from Bharat Mandapam?
Answer: Jagdeep Dhankhar.
10. Indian Railways has partnered with which organisation to promote the ‘One India-One Ticket’ initiative?
Answer: National Capital Region Transport Corporation.
