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Where Was the India Mobility Global Expo 2024 Organized ?
India’s Largest and first of its kind mobility exhibition ‘India Mobility Global Expo 2024’ been organized at Bharat Mandapam (New Delhi)

Bharat Mobility Global Expo is an automobile expo hosted by industry associations.
Objective- To represent India’s capabilities across the entire mobility and automotive value chains.
Target- To export approximately 30% of two-wheelers produced in India by 2030.
The First BIMSTEC Aquatics Championship inaugurated by?
Ans: First BIMSTEC Aquatics Championship inaugurated by Anurag Singh Thakur at New Delhi

Venue- Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Swimming Pool Complex (New Delhi). A total of three sports events, swimming, water polo and driving events are being organized in the championship.
Which state has introduced India’s first regional Artificial Intelligence (AI) news anchor ?
Ans: In Odisha a Private news channel has launched India’s first regional Artificial Intelligence (AI) news anchor ‘Lisa’.

Where the first meeting of ‘Social Audit Advisory Body (SAAB)’ 2024 has been organized?
Ans: ‘Social Audit Advisory Body (SAAB)’ in January 2024- The first meeting held in New Delhi.

Event- Dr. Ambedkar International Centre (New Delhi)
Objective- To guide the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment (MoSJE) in institutionalizing social audit in its various schemes.
India and which country organized the first meeting of ‘Joint Defense Cooperation committee (JDCC)’ ?
Ans: India and Kigali (Rwanda) have organized the first meeting of ‘Joint Defense Cooperation committee (JDCC)’ to increase defense cooperation.
Event- February 2024 Kigali (Rwanda)
Objective- To discuss opportunities for enhancing defense cooperation between the two countries. Various aspects including training cooperation, joint military exercises and defense industrial cooperation were also discussed in detail.
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Who has become the first Indian sailor to qualify for two Olympics?
Ans: Vishnu Saravanan (Yachting ) has become the first Indian sailor to qualify for two Olympics

Which state has become the first state of India to complete 100 percent ‘rail electrification’?
Ans: Haryana

Where the ‘International Small Tea Holders Confederation’ has been organized?
Ans: In Guwahati (Assam) has the session of ‘International Small Tea Holders Confederation’ been organized for the first time.

Edition-25th
In this session it was decided that the headquarters of International Tea Smallholders Confederation (CITs) would be shifted from China to India.
Where was India’s first ‘Online Gaming Academy’ established?
Ans: Madhya Pradesh
(Facts- This Sports Academy is established with the aim of promoting sports represented in the Asian Games and Olympics.)
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Which has become the first constitution literate district of India?
Ans: Kollam (Kerala)

India’s first ‘Under sea road tunnel’ was built in which city?
Ans: Mumbai

Which state has become the first to map accident- prone sites on a ‘navigation platform’?
Ans: Punjab
(Facts: All 784 crash marked as ‘black spot’ on Punjab Navigation System Maples App, Becomes the first Indian state to conduct comprehensive mapping of potential areas.
Navigation System Maps App, has been developed by MapMyIndia)
Where will ‘Beach Side Startup Fest (Emerge-2024)’ be organized for the first time in India?
Ans: Mangaluru (Karnataka)

(Facts: Venue- Mangaluru (Karnataka)
Leadership- International Federation of Inventors Associations (IFIA)
Objective- To promote and nurture emerging startups.)
In which state has Union Minister G. Kishan Reddy laid the foundation stone of the country’s first ‘Digital National Museum’?
Ans: Hyderabad (Telangana)

Where was India’s first ‘Solar Energy City’ inaugurated?
Ans: Sanchi (Madhya Pradesh)

Solar energy is energy obtained directly from the Sun
Sanchi is known for the World Heritage Monument site, a total of 8 MW electricity will be produced here from solar energy.
Who become the first ‘Transwoman Traveling Ticket Examiner’ of Southern Railway?
Ans: Sindhu Ganapathy

Who has become the first woman to skydive from 21,500 feet near ‘Mount Everest’?
Ans: Sheetal Mahajan (Maharashtra)

Which become India’s first ‘Open Defecation Free (ODF Plus)’ district?
Ans: Wayanad (Kerala)
(ODF Plus village means a village where there is complete ban on open defecation and there is at least one community toilet in the Gram Panchayat.)
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NCERT launched India’s first national assessment regulator is ?
Ans PARAKH
(Facts: Goal- To establish norms, standards and guidelines for student assessment and evaluation for all recognized school boards in the country.
PARAKH- Performance assessment, Review and Analysis of Knowledge for Holistic Development.)
India’s first woman ‘Adjutant Commander (ADC)’ ?
Ans: Manisha Padhi

(Facts: IAF squadron Leader Manisha Padhi from Odisha has been appointed as India’s first woman Adjutant Commander (ADC).
Mizoram Governor Dr. Hari Babu Kambanpati has appointed her as ADC.)
Which has become the first state of the North-East to implement ‘Old Pension Scheme (OPS)’?
Ans: Sikkim
(Facts: Announcement- By Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang has reinstated the Old Pension Scheme (OPS) for state government employees appointed on or after April 1, 2006.
Importance- Employees appointed on or before 31 March 1990 will get benefits under Sikkim Service Pension Rules, 1990.)
In which city has Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal Presided over the meeting of the ‘First Inland Waterways Development Council’?
Ans: Kolkata (West Bengal)
The Country’s First and largest survey ship ‘INS Sandhyak’, has been included in the Indian Navy. It was built by whom?
Ans: Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (Kolkata)

(Facts: Inauguration- By Defense Minister Shri Rajnath Singh
Objective- To obtain information about the oceans and to protect the security of the country as well as other countries.)
India’s first clean food street ‘Prasadam’ has been unveiled in which state?
Ans: Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh

Union Health Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya inaugurated the country’s first healthy and clean food street.
Objective- To connect common citizens across the country with pure and safe local and traditional food.
Which Indian has been conferred with France’s highest civilian award ‘Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur 2024’?
Ans : Shashi Tharoor

Where was India’s first glass bridge over sea inaugurated?
Ans: Kanyakumari
Tamil Nadu Chief minister MK Stalin unveiled the classic glass bridge that connects the 133ft tall Saint Tiruvalluvar statue and the Vivekananda rock Memorial.
Where has the first Kho-Kho World Cup started?
Ans: New Delhi
The First Edition of the Kho-Kho World Cup started at Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New Delhi.
The World Cup was inaugurated by Sudhanshu Mittal, President of the Kho Kho Federation of India.
During the World Cup, each team consisted of 12 players, however during a match only 9 players from each team have actually taken the field.
Which state government has launched its first wine tourism initiative?
Ans: Uttarakhand
Under the wine tourism initiative, wine enthusiasts will have the opportunity to tour the wine production unit and its premises.
Visitors will learn about the history of wine and the production process and get a chance to taste different varieties of wine.
Which country officially declared the end of its first Marburg Virus Disease outbreak in December 2024?
Ans: Rwanda (Capital- Kigali and Currency- Rwandan franc)
Which country has launched its first certification course in Hindi on the occassion of the World Hindi Day in 2025?
Ans: Sri Lanka
The certificate course was launched at the Bharat-Sri Lanka Hindi Sammelan held in Colombo on 10th January 2025 on the occasion of the World Hindi Day.
Aim: To promote Hindi language around the world.
Where South India’s first Infectious Disease Research and Diagnostic Laboratory (IRDL) will be established?
Ans: Bengaluru
The facility will focus on diseases caused by bacteria, fungi and parasites, enabling quicker diagnostics and improved management of such conditions.
India’s first Coastline-Waders Bird Census has conducted at which place?
Ans: Marine National Park, Jamnagar
India’s first of its kind anti-pesticide bodysuit was launched by Science and Technology Minister, Dr. Jitendra Singh. What is the name of this bodysuit?
Ans: Kisan Kavach
Kisan Kavach is designed to protect farmers from the harmful effects of pesticide exposure.
Kisan Kavach is washable and offers protection against pesticide-induced toxicity.
When was the first World Meditation Day celebrated?
Ans: 21st December 2024.
The United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution , declaring 21 December 2024 as the first World Meditation Day.
The theme of the World Meditation Day 2024 was “Meditation for Global Peace and Harmony.”
India’s first ‘Generation Beta’ baby was born in _____?
Ans: Aizawl city
In which state was India’s first Organic Fisheries Cluster launched?
Ans: Sikkim
It is launched by- Union Minister Shri Rajiv Ranjan Singh
What is the name of the indigenously developed pulse diagnostic tool that became India’s first Ayurvedic medical device to get approval from CDSCO?
Ans: Nadi Tarangini
Which country launched the world’s first quantum satelite?
Ans: China
Global Milestone- Micius (China)
India plans to launch its first quantum satellite for quantum communication within 2-3 years.
Who has become India’s first Hindi singer and model made of AI?
Ans: Maaia
Recently, where has India’s first bio-bitumen road been inaugurated on NH-44?
Ans: Maharashtra
This was inaugurated by- Union Minister for road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari
This innovation can help reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 70% when compared to fossile-based bitumen.
Who become the first men’s footballer to win ‘Presidential Medal of Freedom’?
Ans: Lionel Messi
Where was the first edition of the joint exercise “CINBAX” launched?
Ans: Pune
CINBAX- between the Indian Army and the Cambodian Army
Venue- Foreign Training Node in Pune
The important exercise will run from December 1st to 8th 2024.
Indian Army is represented by 20 soldiers from an Infantry Brigade.
Who is the first Indian to win a medal in the Asian Esports Games?’
Ans: Pavan Kampelli
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