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2381. Who is Richard Halbrooke?

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A. Producer and Director of Hollywood movies
B. US special envoy on Afghanistan and Pakistan
C. US ambassador to India
D. UN observer for overseeing the rehabilitation process of displaced Tamils in Sri Lanka
✅ The correct answer is option B.
Richard Holbrooke was US special envoy on Afghanistan and Pakistan.

2382. Consider the following Vice-Presidents of India – 1. V. V. Giri 2. M. Hidayatullah 3. B. D. Jatti 4. G. S. Pathak Which one of the following is the correct chronology of their tenures?

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A. 1, 4, 3, 2
B. 2, 1, 3, 4
C. 3, 2, 1, 4
D. 4, 1, 3, 2
✅ The correct answer is option A.
The correct chronology is V. V. Giri, G. S. Pathak, B. D. Jatti and M. Hidayatullah.

2383. Who is the first female pilot to be inducted into the Indian Navy in 2017?

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A. Tessy Thomas
B. Zaira Wasim
C. Shubhangi Swaroop
D. Dipa Karmakar
✅ The correct answer is option C.
Shivangi, the first woman pilot for the Indian Navy. Born in the city of Muzaffarpur in Bihar, Sub-lieutenant Shivangi became the first woman pilot for the Indian Navy on Monday.

2384. Why was Sucheta Kadethankar in the news recently?

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A. She is the first Indian to climb Mount Everest twice.
B. She is the first Indian to cross the English Channel.
C. She is the first Indian to cross the Gobi Desert.
D. She secured highest rank among women in Civil Services Examination 2010.
✅ The correct answer is option C.
Sucheta Kadethankar from Pune India, on 15 July 2011 became the first Indian woman to walk across the Gobi Desert, a distance of 1,000 miles (1,600 km) in Mongolia, Asia’s largest desert. Kadethankar was part of a 13-member team from nine countries led by Ripley Davenport, the desert explorer, in the Gobi Desert 2011 expedition.

2385. Who among the following actresses is the brand ambassador of ‘Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan’?

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A. Madhuri Dixit
B. Vidya Balan
C. Priyanka Chopra
D. Parineeti Chopra
✅ The correct answer is option B.
Vidya Balan is the brand ambassador of Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan. The name of the Total Sanitation Campaign was changed to Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan in 2012. Total Sanitation Campaign was started in 1999.

2386. Match List-I (Commission/Committee) with List-II (Mandate). List-I List-II a. Sachar Committee 1. Anti-Sikh Riots, 1984 b. Srikrishna Commission 2. Socio-economic and educational conditions of Muslims in India c. Ranganath Misra Commission 3. Bombay Communal Riots, 1992 d. Nanavati Commission 4. Linguistic and religious minorities in India

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A. a-2, b-3, c-4, d-1
B. a-2, b-4, c-3, d-1
C. a-1, b-4, c-3, d-2
D. a-1, b-3, c-4, d-2
✅ The correct answer is option A.
Sachar Committee – Socio-economic and educational conditions of Muslims in IndiaSrikrishna Commission – Bombay Communal Riots, 1992Ranganath Misra Commission – Linguistic and religious minorities in IndiaNanavati Commission – Anti-Sikh Riots, 1984

2387. Name the acid attack victim who was honoured with prestigious “International women of courage” award on 4 March, 2014 at the state department ceremony in Washington by Michelle Obama, first lady of the US :

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A. Malini
B. Shivani
C. Nirbhaya
D. Laxmi
✅ The correct answer is option D.
Laxmi, a victim of acid attack and a standard bearer for the movement to end acid attacks, received the prestigious International Women of Courage Award from US First Lady Michelle Obama at an awards ceremony at the State Department in Washington. This is the only Department of State award that pays tribute to emerging women leaders worldwide.

2388. Where did Foreign Minister Smt. Sushma Swaraj inaugurate ‘Panini Language Laboratory’ in August 2018?

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A. Sri Lanka
B. South Africa
C. Mauritius
D. Indonesia
✅ The correct answer is option C.
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj inaugurated “Panini Language Laboratory” at Mahatma Gandhi Institute (MGI) at Port Louis in Mauritius.