November 2024 GK-2

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  1. 3. India's DPI ecosystem, known as ____ consists of interconnected yet independent "blocks" that serve as identity, payment, data sharing, and consent mechanisms.
  2. 4. The AI Preparedness Index (AIPI) evaluates nations on digital infrastructure, human capital, technological innovation, and legal frameworks. As of 2023, which country leads with a score of 0.80, indicating its strong commitment to AI integration
  3. 7. Who was India’s first chess Grandmaster
  4. 8. Which is India's Top Universities in 2025 as per QS Asia Rankings
  5. 9. Which country has officially sent a letter of intent to the IOC to host the 2036 Olympic Games
  6. 11. In a historic decision, a seven-judge panel of the Indian SC revisited the question of which universitie's minority status(Use abbreviation)
  7. 15. Which city is expected to be the host city in our bid for 2036 Olympics
  8. 16. Which city is set to become home to the country’s tallest structure, modelled after New York’s iconic Times Square
  9. 18. Which country has announced the indefinite extension of its visa-free entry policy for Indian nationals
  10. 19. As per IQAir’s AQI Data, which was the most polluted city in the world with an air quality index (AQI) of 287
  11. 22. Garry Kasparov, (then) world chess champion, was defeated in 1997 by a supercomputer in a chess tournament. What was the name of this supercomputer?
  12. 23. Who won India’s first-ever individual Olympic medal—a bronze in freestyle bantamweight wrestling—at the Helsinki Games in 1952(Use last name)
  13. 27. Which institution releases the ‘Production Gap report’?(Use abbreviation)
  14. 28. ____ can have a maximum of 250 members, including 238 members representing states and union territories and 12 nominated members.
  15. 29. Which country banned social media for kids below the age of 16
  16. 32. Who won a silver medal in badminton at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics 2016.
  17. 34. Realising the sector’s potential for growth and its capability to provide large-scale employment, the Indian government is enthusiastically pursuing which program as a core policy initiative to support and speed up the country’s manufacturing sector including electronics
  18. 36. Who missed winning a bronze medal by 0.1 seconds in the 400m sprint at the Rome Olympics in 1960
  19. 38. What is the name of the new Indian Parliament building
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  1. 1. Who won India’s second individual Olympic medal—a tennis bronze in Atlanta—after 44 years in 1996
  2. 2. The first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal (bronze in the 69kg category of weightlifting) in Sydney Olympics 2000(Use2nd name)
  3. 5. 2nd Indian to win the All England Open Badminton Championships in 2001(Last name)
  4. 6. Who was the first Indian woman world No. 1 in badminton after winning India Open BWF Super Series. She had won a bronze medal in the 2012 London Olympics.
  5. 10. Who is the highest law officer of a state in India?
  6. 12. Who is regarded as the “Father of All India Services?”(Use last name)
  7. 13. Exercise Garuda Shakti 24 is conducted between India and which country
  8. 14. Who won a bronze medal in women’s boxing—introduced for the first time—at the London Olympics 2012. She has five World titles.
  9. 17. Which state has recently approved a 35% reservation for women in all state government recruitments?
  10. 20. Who is the next Vice-president of US(Use last name)
  11. 21. ______ includes Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, and Somalia. The region is arid and nearly equidistant from the Equator and Tropic of Cancer. It is a UNESCO Biodiversity Hotspot and holds strategic geopolitical importance, located near the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, and Indian Ocean.
  12. 24. First Indian to win an individual Olympic gold medal—in 10m rifle shooting in Beijing 2008
  13. 25. India is expected to overtake which country and become the 4th largest economy in the world in 2025 as per IMF
  14. 26. Who was the first female chess Grandmaster from India; at 15, she is the world’s youngest female GM
  15. 30. Which country has been elected as the President of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) until 2026?
  16. 31. First Indian to win the All England Open Badminton Championships in 1980
  17. 33. Which candidate won the 2024 US Presidential election
  18. 35. First cricketer to score 10,000 runs in Test cricket
  19. 37. What is the rank of India in the AI Preparedness Index (AIPI)?