January 2024 Top 100 Monthly Current Affairs

Based on 2024-25 Exam Pattern (for SSC+Banking Exams)

1. In which state is the Makaravilakku festival organized on Makar Sankranti?
Kerala (Sabarimala Temple)

2. Who has been awarded the Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award – 2022?
Savita Kanswal

3. Who has been elected as the new PM of Bangladesh for the 5th time in the recent elections?
Sheikh Hasina

4. “Ganga Sagar Mela” is organized in which state?
Sagar Island (West Bengal)

5. What is India’s rank in the world in steel production?
Second

6. Where were the recent 10th century Kannada inscriptions found?
Goa

7. Which former Chief Minister of Bihar has been awarded Bharat Ratna recently?
Karpoori Thakur

8. The recently discussed Peregrine-1 Moon Mission is related to which country?
USA (World’s first private moon lander Mission)

9. Who has been given the Best Airport Award-2024 in India?
Delhi & Bengaluru Airport

10. Global Fire Power Index-2024 has been released by?
Global Firepower

11. Which state government has started the country’s first “Road Safety Force”?
Punjab Government

12. Who has been awarded Wings India Best Airline of the Year-2024?
Vistara Airlines

13. India became which country in the world to install Aditya L1 at Lagrange Point L1 by ISRO?
4th (USA, ESA, China)

14. Which country has been ranked first in Henley Passport Index – 2024?
France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Singapore & Spain

15. Which country has recently made Snow Leopard its national symbol?
Kyrgyzstan

16. Who has won the first Grand Slam of the year (Australian Open-2024) men’s and women’s singles?
Jannik Sinner & Aryna Sabalenka

17. Recently, which Indian has registered his name in the Guinness Book of World Records by singing a song in 140 languages?
Suchita Satish (Kerala)

18. In which country has the Government of India recently announced the establishment of “Bharat Park” for companies in the textile sector?
UAE

19. According to NCRB data, which state is at the first position in cases of cybercrime?
Telangana

20. Where has the “International Purple Festival -2024” been organized for the empowerment of the disabled?
Goa

21. What is India’s rank in Henley Passport Index-2024?
80th

22. Which famous poet who recently received the Sahitya Akademi Award has passed away?
Munawwar Rana

23. India’s first state to start submarine tourism?
Dwaraka City (Gujrat)

24. What is the recently launched PM Suryodaya Yojana related to?
Solar Energy Production

25. Which country is the first in the European Union to issue a digital Schengen Visa?
France

26. Which recently popular Sandes App is related to?
Paramilitary forces for secure communication

27. Where was the recently discussed India-UAE joint military exercise “Desert Cyclone” organized?
Thar Desert (Rajasthan)

28. Recently, a dangerous seismic disaster has been seen on Honshu Island? Which country is this in?
Japan

29. Where will India’s first Multisports Beach Games be held?
Ghoghla Beach (Daman & Diu)

30. Who has been named ICC T20 Cricketer of the Year-2023?
Suryakumar Yadav

31. Which Indian has been made the Secretary General of BIMSTEC for the first time?
Indramani Pandey

32. Who has been recently appointed the executive director of ADB?
Vikas Sheel

33. Which is the highest gallantry award of India?
Paramveer Chakra

34. Who has been made the new CEO of Indian Olympic Association?
Raghuram Iyer

35. Which state has been on the first position in Swachh Survekshan Award 2023?
Maharashtra

36. Who has won the title of Best Actor & Actress at the Golden Globe Awards-2024?
Cillian Murphy & Lily Gladstone (Oppenheimer)

37. Who has been appointed as the first female DG of CISF?
Neena Singh

38. Who has recently been made the representative of India in WTO?
IAS Senthil Pandian

39. Who has been awarded the FIFA Women’s Best Player Award 2023?
Aitana Bonmati

40. Where was India’s first healthy & hygienic food Street Prasadam inaugurated?
Ujjain (MP)

41. Where has the world’s largest lithium deposit been discovered?
Salton Sea

42. Which country will hold the presidency of BRICS in 2024?
Russia

43. What is the name of ISRO’s first mission of 2024?
XpoSat

44. When does Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas celebrate?
9 January

45. Who has become the oldest male player to win a Grand Slam?
Rohan Bopanna

46. Where was Maharishi Valmiki International Airport inaugurated recently by PM?
Ayodhya

47. Which agricultural scientist has been given the MS Swaminathan Award 2024?
Professor B.R Kamboj

48. Recently, which scheme has been launched by West Bengal Government for free coaching for children of SC/ST?
Yogyasree

49. What is the name of the recently discussed highest honor of Assam?
Assam Baibhav

50. Recently Hanuman Garhi Laddu has been given GI tag, it is related to which state?
Ayodhya (UP)

51. Where has India’s longest sea bridge “Atal Setu” been inaugurated?
Mumbai

52. Gabriel Attal has become the first homosexual Prime Minister of which country?
France

53. Who is the creator of the idol of Lord Shri Ram installed in Ayodhya?
Arun Yogiraj

54. According to SKYTRAX, which is the world’s best airport in 2023?
Changi International Airport (Singapore)

55. Orange Festival is related to which state?
Nagaland

56. What is the KLI-sofc project recently launched by the Prime Minister?
Kochi-Lakshadweep Islands
Submarine optical fibre connection

57. India’s first Indigenous Hepatitis A vaccine developed by Indian Immunological Ltd. (Hyderabad)?
Hevisure

58. Where was the Second International AYUSH Conference held?
Dubai

59. The recently discussed Dhanu Yatra festival is related to which state?
Odisha

60. Where will the 9th India International Science Festival 2023 be held?
Faridabad (HR)

61. Who is the first archer from India to win the “World Archery Award”?
Sheetal Devi

62. Who has been given the CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award in Cricket?
Ravi Shastri

63. Which country has been given the presidency of the 46th session of the UNESCO in 2024?
India

64. What is the Chameleon Trojan that was in discussion recently?
Malware

65. Who has become the first female athlete of India to receive Arjuna Award in Horse riding?
Divyakriti Singh

66. Dorji Tshering Lepcha was recently elected to the Rajya Sabha from which state?
Sikkim

67. The recently discussed Einstein Probe satellite has been launched by which country?
China

68. Where has the Statue of Social Justice been installed?
Vijayawada (AP)

69. India’s first Indigenous all weather starliner drone
Drishti-10

70. In which state “Jallikattu game” is organized on the day of Pongal festival?
Tamil Nadu

71. Recently, Leh has signed a Historical-Cultural-Tourism Agreement with which city of Vietnam?
Lam Dong City

72. Who is the President of the 78th session of UNGA who recently visited India?
Dennis Francis (Trinidad & Tobago)

73. With which rocket of Spacex will the recent ISRO’s Gsat-20 be launched?
Falcon-9

74. Who has become India’s second chess player after Vishwanathan Anand, who defeated the World Chess Champion?
Ramesh Babu Pragyanand

75. Gole Mela Festival is related to which state/union territory?
Jammu & Kashmir

76. Which country has recently withdrawn its name from the membership of BRICS Organization?
Argentina

77. Where was the International camel Mahotsav 2024 organized?
Bikaner

78. On which river is the recently discussed ratle/ dulhasti/ baglihar/ salal hydroelectric project?
Chenab River

79. To which state is the recently discussed Hatti community related?
Himanchal Pradesh

80. “Chandubi Mahotsav” is related to which state?
Assam

81. The recently discussed Kanuma Festival is related to which state?
Telangana

82. Who will be included in the appointment committee under CEC and Other ECs Act 2023?
PM, Cabinet Minister, LOP (LS)

83. Where was the meeting of Bahli Inland Waterways Development Council held?
Puducherry

84. Which Indian player has recently achieved the first position in tennis men’s doubles ranking?
Rohan Bopanna

85. What is the name of the recently discussed first cyclone of 2024 that hit Madagascar?
Alvaro

86. In which state people have created the Guinness World Record for doing collective Surya Namaskar?
Gujarat

87. The recently discussed assault rifle “Ugram” has been developed by?
DRDO

88. Which Indian company has recently become the most valuable company in PSU?
LIC

89. The first union territory which has implemented PM Vishwakarma Scheme?
Jammu & Kashmir

90. As which day is Subhash Chandra Bose ji’s birthday celebrated on 23 January?
Parakram Divas

91. Who has recently become the first female DGP of Maharashtra?
Rashmi Shukla

92. Which country has become the largest milk producer in the world?
India

93. The recently talked about “Prerna Initiative” is an initiative of which ministry?
Ministry of Education

94. How many children have recently been given the PM National Children’s Award 2024 for bravery?
19

95. India’s first female mahout who was awarded Padma Shri?
Parbati Baruah

96. How many people have been awarded Padma Vibhushan in 2024?
5

97. Who has recently been given the Golden Globe Award 2024 for Best Motion Picture (Drama)?
Oppenheimer

98. Which state government has recently launched the famous “Rani Durgavati Shri Anna Protsahan Yojana”?
Madhya Pradesh

99. Where was the country’s first Kanya Sainik School (Girls Military School) opened?
Vrindavan (UP)

100. Who was the first Indian to win the Golden Globe Award?
AR Rehman

101. Where was the 58th All India DGP/IGP Annual Conference held?
Jaipur

102. Whose most talked about book is the recent “4 Stars of Destiny”?
General MM Naravane

103. The country’s first 100% electric bike taxi service has been started in Assam, what is its name?
Baayu