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Q1. Which state has become the first state to pass the Right to Health Bill?

(a) Maharashtra

(b) Rajasthan

(d) Uttar Pradesh

Ans. (b) Rajasthan

Q2. Who has been enrolled in the Bar Council of the state as the first transgender lawyer in Kerala?

(a) Swati Bidhan Barua

(b) Padma Lakshmi

(d) Joyita Mandal

Ans. (b) Padma Lakshmi

Q3. Which state government has tied up with a French development agency to improve drinking water services?

(a) Assam

(b) Kerala

(d) Himachal Pradesh

Ans. (d) Himachal Pradesh

Q4. Who has acquired Switzerland’s Credit Suisse Bank facing a financial crisis?

(a) Standard Chartered

(b) HSBC

(d) UBS Group

Ans. (d) UBS Group

Q5. Who has won the singles title of the Indian Wells Masters?

(a) Daniil Medvedev

(b) Carlos Alcaraz

(d) Matt Ebden

Ans. (b) Carlos Alcaraz

Q6. According to the World Happiness Report 2023, which country is the happiest country in the world?

(a) Israel

(b) Iceland

(d) Finland

Ans. (d) Finland

Q7. Who won the title of Saudi Arabia Grand Prix 2023?

(a) George Russell

(b) Sergio Perez

(d) Max Verstappen

Ans. (b) Sergio Perez

Q8. Which Indian American has been named as the Deputy CEO of the US Finance Agency?

(a) Amita Kanekar

(b) Janaki Ram

(d) Sonia Shah

Ans. (c) Nisha Biswal

Q9. Who has been sworn in as the third Vice-President of Nepal?

(a) Arju Rana Deuba

(b) Sher Bahadur Deuba

(d) Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’

Ans. (c) Ram Sahay Prasad Yadav

Q10. Who is the author of the book – ‘Bipin: The Man Behind the Uniform’?

(a) Manoj Sinha

(b) Rachna Bisht Rawat

(d) Rajdeep Sardesai

Ans. (b) Rachna Bisht Rawat

Q11. Who has launched the new Artificial Intelligence Chatbot GPT-4?

(a) OpenAI

(b) Google

(d) Twitter

Ans. (a) OpenAI

Q12. Which Indian-American has been appointed as the Assistant Secretary of the US Air Force?

(a) Ravi Chaudhary

(b) Neal Mohan

(d) Arun Subramanian

Ans. (a) Ravi Chaudhary

Q13. India has signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) with which country for cooperation in the field of research?

(a) Sweden

(b) Switzerland

(d) Portugal

Ans. (a) Sweden

Q14. Who has been selected by the US Senate as the next US Ambassador to India?

(a) Kenneth Juster

(b) Atul Keshap

(d) A. Elizabeth Jones

Ans. (c) Eric Garcetti

Q15. Who has become the first woman loco pilot of the Vande Bharat Express train?

(a) Shiva Chauhan

(b) Mira Nayak

(d) Surekha Yadav

Ans. (d) Surekha Yadav

Q16. According to the report of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, which is the world’s largest importing country of weapons?

(a) China

(b) India

(d) Qatar

Ans. (b) India

Q17. The Union Home Ministry has announced a 10 per cent reservation for ex-Agniveers in which security force?

(a) CISF

(b) CRPF

(d) ITBP

Ans. (a) CISF

Q18. Who won the ICC Men’s Player of the Month award for the month of February?

(a) Harry Brook

(b) Shubman Gill

(d) Virat Kohli

Ans. (a) Harry Brook

Q19. Which bank has become the official banking partner of Mumbai Indians?

(a) HDFC bank

(b) IDFC First Bank

(d) Axis Bank

Ans. (b) IDFC First Bank

Q20. Which airport topped the list of the world’s best airports released by Skytrax?

(a) Munich Airport

(b) Zurich Airport

(d) Indira Gandhi International Airport

Ans. (c) Singapore Changi Airport

Q21. Who has taken over as the 28th Controller General of Accounts?

(a) Soma Roy Burman

(b) SS Dubey

(d) Sumit Tyagi

Ans. (b) SS Dubey

Q22. India has signed an MoU with which country on Research, Technology and Innovation Cooperation?

(a) Germany

(b) Mexico

(d) Italy

Ans. b) Mexico

Q23. Who has been elected for the third term as the President of China?

(a) Hu Jintao

(b) Li Yuanchao

(d) Han Zheng

Ans. (c) Xi Jinping

Q24. Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani has become the new Prime Minister of which country?

(a) Qatar

(b) Bahrain

(d) United Arab Emirates

Ans. (a) Qatar

Q25. Rest of India’s team defeated whom to win the prestigious Irani Cup title?

(a) Madhya Pradesh

(b) Uttar Pradesh

(d) Gujarat

Ans. (a) Madhya Pradesh

Q26. Which Indian-American was recently nominated as the Judge of the Southern District of New York?

(a) Geeta Menon

(b) Ajay Banga

(d) Rakesh Khurana

Ans. (c) Arun Subramanian

Q27. Which country has decided to recruit women in the army for the first time in 25 years?

(a) Colombia

(b) Ghana

(d) Armenia

Ans. (a) Columbia

Q28. Which country chaired the 19th BIMSTEC ministerial meeting?

(a) India

(b) Bangladesh

(d) Bhutan

Ans. c) Thailand

Q29. Who won the Professional Photographer of the Year award at the 8th National Photography Awards?

(a) Shashi Kumar Ramachandran

(b) Arun Saha

(d) Sudipto Das

Ans. (a) Shashi Kumar Ramachandran

Q30. Who has taken oath as the First Woman Minister of Nagaland?

(a) Salhoutuonou Kruse

(b) Hekani Jakhalu

(d) Azheto Zhimomi

Ans. (a) Salhoutuonou Kruse

Q31.When is the ‘International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination’ observed?

[A] March 23

[B] March 21

[C] March 18

[D] March 24

Ans. B [March 21]

Q32.What is the theme of the ‘World Sparrow Day 2023’?

[A] Sustainability and Sparrows

[B] I love Sparrows

[C] Sparrows are our Friends

[D] Climate Change and Sparrows

Ans. B [I love Sparrows]

Q33.UBS Group is a multinational investment bank based in which country?

[A] UK

[B] USA

[C] Switzerland

[D] China

Ans. C [Switzerland]

Q34.Which institution has released ‘Ethical Guidelines for AI in Healthcare and Biomedical Research’?

[A] AIIMS

[B] ICMR

[C] IMA

[D] NITI Aayog

Ans. B [ICMR]

Q35. Polio cases were recently recorded in which country for the first time in 30 years

[A] Burundi

[B] Australia

[C] Japan

[D] South Africa

Ans. A [Burundi]

Q36. Which state is the key state partner of the International SME Convention 2023 (ISC)?

[A] Assam

[B] Madhya Pradesh

[C] Uttar Pradesh

[D] Odisha

Ans.B [Madhya Pradesh]

Q37. What is the name of the form of artificial intelligence that can take actions using past data?

[A] Generative AI

[B] Memory AI

[C] Reformative AI

[D] Storage AI

Ans.A [Generative AI]

Q38. International Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant against the President of which country?

[A] North Korea

[B] Russia

[C] UK

[D] Sri Lanka

Ans.B [Russia]

Q39. Which year has been proposed to be marked as the year of tourism?

[A] 2023

[B] 2027

[C] 2025

[D] 2024

Ans.A [2023]

Q40. Which state has tabled the Advocates Protection Bill, 2023?

[A] Tamil Nadu

[B] Gujarat

[C] Rajasthan

[D] Karnataka

Ans. C [Rajasthan]

Q41. Which city is the host of ‘Global Millets (Shree Anna) Conference’?

[A] Varanasi

[B] New Delhi

[C] Mumbai

[D] Ahmedabad

Ans. B [New Delhi]

Q42. Which Union Ministry implements the ‘PM MITRA’ scheme?

[A] Ministry of Steel

[B] Ministry of Textiles

[C] Ministry of Education

[D] Ministry of External Affairs

Ans. B [Ministry of Textiles]

Q43. Which Union Ministry launched the ‘Women and Men in India 2022 Report’?

[A] Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

[B] Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation

[C] Ministry of Women and Child Development

[D] Ministry of MSME

Ans. B [Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation]

Q44. ‘Geoffrey Bawa: It is Essential To be There’ Exhibition was inaugurated to mark 75 years of bilateral relations between India and?

[A] Singapore

[B] Sri Lanka

[C] France

[D] Bangladesh

Ans. B [Sri Lanka]

Q45. Raccoon Dog, which was seen in the news, is endemic to which region?

[A] America

[B] Africa

[C] Asia

[D] Europe

Ans. C [Asia]

Q46.Which is the first state in the country to use robotic technology to clean all its commissioned manholes?

[A] Odisha

[B] Kerala

[C] Tamil Nadu

[D] Punjab

Ans. B [Kerala]

Q47.Which city is the host of ‘Asia Economic Dialogue’, the flagship event of Ministry of External Affairs?

[A] Gandhi Nagar

[B] Pune

[C] New Delhi

[D] Chennai

Ans. B [Pune]

Q48.Which state is set to get India’s first Marina?

[A] Kerala

[B] Odisha

[C] Tamil Nadu

[D] Karnataka

Ans. C [Karnataka]

Q49.Which country is the host of the ‘Exercise Cobra Warrior 2023’?

[A] Japan

[B] India

[C] UK

[D] France

Ans. C [UK]

Q50.Yamunotri Dham, which was seen in the news, is located in which state?

[A] Uttarakhand

[B] West Bengal

[C] Sikkim

[D] Bihar

Ans. A [Uttarakhand]

Q51.Which tennis player broke the Steffi Graf’s record of leading the WTA rank for 377 weeks?

[A] Iga Swiatek

[B] Serena Williams

[C] Novak Djokovic

[D] Rafael Nadal

Ans. C [Novak Djokovic]

Q52.Which country has announced the ‘Debt Forgiveness Plan’ to students and households?

[A] USA

[B] Turkey

[C] UK

[D] Ukraine

Ans. A [USA]

Q53.Hydrogen produced from renewable sources such as wind and solar energy is called as?

[A] Pink Hydrogen

[B] White Hydrogen

[C] Green Hydrogen

[D] Clean Hydrogen

Ans. C [Green Hydrogen]

Q54.Polystoechotes punctate, a giant Jurassic-era insect, has been rediscovered in which country?

[A] Japan

[B] USA

[C] China

[D] India

Ans. B [USA]

Q55.What is the main contaminant present in the India-made cough syrups, which is said to have caused deaths in Gambia?

[A] Diethylene glycol (DEG) and ethylene glycol (EG)

[B] Promethazine

[C] Dextromethorphan (DXM)

[D] Antihistamine

Ans. A [Diethylene glycol (DEG) and ethylene glycol (EG)]

Q56.What is Plasticosis, which was seen in the news recently?

[A] Software

[B] Disease

[C] Food

[D] Equipment

Ans. B [Disease]

Q57.Which Ministry announced to create ‘Integrated Pensioners’ Portal’?

[A] Ministry of Defence

[B] Ministry of Personnel

[C] Ministry of Finance

[D] Ministry of Labour and Employment

Ans. B [Ministry of Personnel]

Q58.Megha-Tropiques-1 (MT1) satellite was jointly developed by India and which country?

[A] Russia

[B] USA

[C] Israel

[D] France

Ans. D [France]

Q59.‘Keeladi Museum’ was inaugurated in which state?

[A] Tamil Nadu

[B] Karnataka

[C] Kerala

[D] Odisha

Ans. A [Tamil Nadu]

Q60.Which institution launched the “Har Payment Digital” Mission?

[A] NITI Aayog

[B] NPCI

[C] RBI

[D] Finance Ministry

Ans. C [RBI]

Q61.Chabahar Port is a seaport located in which country?

[A] Iran

[B] UAE

[C] Saudi Arabia

[D] Israel

Ans. A [Iran]

Q62.NASA’s Curiosity Rover recently captured the crepuscular rays on which planet?

[A] Earth

[B] Mars

[C] Jupiter

[D] Venus

Ans. B [Mars]

Q63.Which state launched the ‘Mukhyamantri Ladli Bahna Yojana’?

[A] Maharashtra

[B] Madhya Pradesh

[C] Telangana

[D] Odisha

Ans. B [Madhya Pradesh]

Q64.Madhav National Park, which was seen in the news, is in which state/UT?

[A] Tamil Nadu

[B] Madhya Pradesh

[C] Gujarat

[D] Kerala

Ans. B [Madhya Pradesh]

Q65.India recently signed the ‘Audio Visual Co-production Agreement’ with which country?

[A] Australia

[B] USA

[C] UAE

[D] Japan

Ans. A [Australia]

Q66.Which is the first Indian documentary to win an Oscar award?

[A] Stranger at the Gate

[B] How do you Measure a Year?

[C] The Elephant Whisperers

[D] All that Breathes

Ans. C [The Elephant Whisperers]

Q67.Li Qiang has been named as the next Premier of which country?

[A] China

[B] Japan

[C] South Korea

[D] North Korea

Ans. A [China]

Q68.TLMAL is a joint venture between India’s Tata Group and which country’s counterpart?

[A] Israel

[B] France

[C] USA

[D] Japan

Ans. C [USA]

Q69.Which film won seven awards during the Oscars 2023 event?

[A] Everything Everywhere All at Once

[B] Elvis

[C] Tar

[D] Top Gun: Maverick

Ans. A [Everything Everywhere All at Once]

Q70.Indian defence forces suspended operations of which type of helicopters after the incident of sudden loss of power?

[A] Dhruv

[B] Virat

[C] Akash

[D] Kattabomman

Ans. A [Dhruv]

Q71.Union Ministry of Defence has entered a contract with which institution for purchase of six Dornier-228 aircraft?

[A] BHEL

[B] HAL

[C] DRDO

[D] BEL

Ans. B [HAL]

Q72.Which Union Ministry launched the ‘LEAN Scheme’?

[A] Ministry of Civil Aviation

[B] Ministry of MSME

[C] Ministry of Defence

[D] Ministry of Commerce and Industry

Ans. B [Ministry of MSME]

Q73.India recently signed the ‘Audio Visual Co-production Agreement’ with which country?

[A] Australia

[B] USA

[C] UAE

[D] Japan

Ans. A [Australia]

Q74.Which state/UT is the host of the ‘First international conference on Shared Buddhist Heritage’?

[A] New Delhi

[B] Assam

[C] Kerala

[D] Bihar

Ans. A [New Delhi]

Q75.As per the recent MoSPI data, what is India’s retail inflation recorded in February 2023?

[A] 7.44 %

[B] 6.44 %

[C] 5.44 %

[D] 4.44 %

Ans. B [6.44 %]

Q76.The pilot trial of MD15 buses and Prototype launch of M100 (100% Methanol) was launched in which city?

[A] Chennai

[B] Bengaluru

[C] Hyderabad

[D] Pune

Ans. B [Bengaluru]

Q77.As of 2023, banks from how many countries were permitted by the Reserve Bank of India to trade in rupees?

[A] 12

[B] 15

[C] 18

[D] 21

Ans. C [18]

Q78.The United States recognises the McMahon Line as the international boundary between China and which state/UT?

[A] Sikkim

[B] Arunachal Pradesh

[C] Assam

[D] West Bengal

Ans. B [Arunachal Pradesh]

Q79.Which country is the host of the ‘United Nations 2023 Water Conference’?

[A] USA

[B] UK

[C] India

[D] Bangladesh

Ans. A [USA]

Q80.‘TV-D1’ is the first test vehicle demonstration of which mission of India?

[A] Gaganyaan

[B] Samudrayaan

[C] Aditya

[D] Venus Mission

Ans. A [Gaganyaan]

Q81.Which bloc recently announced two initiatives – the Net Zero Industry Act (NZIA) and the Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA)?

[A] G-20

[B] G-7

[C] European Union

[D] ASEAN

Ans. C [European Union]

Q82.Spiranthes hachijoensis is a newly identified species of orchid found in which country?

[A] India

[B] Japan

[C] China

[D] Nepal

Ans. B [Japan]

Q83.Cyrtopodion Vindhya, which was recently discovered, belongs to which species?

[A] Butterfly

[B] Gecko

[C] Bee

[D] Snake

Ans. B [Gecko]

Q84.Which city is the host of ‘Civil20 India 2023 Inception Conference’?

[A] Nagpur

[B] Ahmedabad

[C] Chennai

[D] Pune

Ans. A [Nagpur]

Q85.Which country hosted the ‘Global Conference on Digital Health – ‘Taking Universal Health Coverage to the Last Citizen’?

[A] India

[B] USA

[C] Sri Lanka

[D] Bangladesh

Ans. A [India]

Q86.Yuva VIgyani Karyakram (YUVIKA) is a young scientist programme organized by which institution?

[A] NITI Aayog

[B] ISRO

[C] DRDO

[D] BARC

Ans. B [ISRO]

Q87.Copilot is the AI-powered digital assistant developed by which company?

[A] Microsoft

[B] Google

[C] Amazon

[D] Walmart

Ans. A [Microsoft]

Q88.Which state organised the ‘Yuva Utsav’ programme?

[A] Tamil Nadu

[B] Mizoram

[C] West Bengal

[D] Gujarat

Ans. B [Mizoram]

Q89.Polio cases were recently recorded in which country for the first time in 30 years

[A] Burundi

[B] Japan

[C] Australia

[D] South Africa

Ans. A [Burundi]

Q90.Emaar, the first overseas company to invest in Kashmir, is based in which country?

[A] UAE

[B] Saudi Arabia

[C] Russia

[D] USA

Ans. A [UAE]

Q91.As per the ‘Indian States’ Energy Transition’ report, which states made the most progress in transition to clean electricity?

(1) Karnataka and Gujarat

(2) Gujarat and Punjab

(3) Telangana and Tamil Nadu

(4) Haryana and Himachal Pradesh

Ans. A [Karnataka and Gujarat]

Q92.Which Union Ministry launched the ‘Grievance Appellate Committee (GAC)’?

[1] Ministry of Finance

[2] Ministry of Electronics and IT

[3] Ministry of Defence

[4] Ministry of Home Affairs

Ans.B [Ministry of Electronics and IT]

Q93.Which bank has completed the acquisition of Citigroup’s India consumer business?

[1] ICICI Bank

[2] Axis Bank

[3] HDFC Bank

[4] Yes Bank

Ans. B [Axis Bank]

A94.Which country announced the Indo-Pacific tech envoy?

[1] UK

[2] Australia

[3] USA

[4] Germany

Ans. A [UK]

Q95.Which city is the host of the ‘G20 Foreign Ministers Meeting (FMM)’?

[1] Chennai

[2] Mumbai

[3] New Delhi

[4] Ahmedabad

Ans. C [New Delhi]

Q96.What is the theme of National Safety Day 2023?

[1] Our Aim – Zero Harm

[2] Our Aim- Zero Accident

[3] Elimination of Occupational Hazard

[4] Health and Safety

Ans. A [Our Aim – Zero Harm]

Q97.‘SAMARTH scheme’, which was seen in the news, is associated with which Ministry?

[1] Ministry of Textiles

[2] Ministry of Home Affairs

[3] Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship

[4] Ministry of Defence

Ans. A [Ministry of Textiles]

Q98.Which institution released the ‘Mind the Gender Gap’ Report?

[1] Oxfam International

[2] CFA Institute

[3] SEBI

[4] Amnesty International

Ans. B [CFA Institute]

Q99.Central Board of Irrigation and Power (CBIP) award was conferred on which institution?

[1] REC

[2] NTPC

[3] GAIL

[4] ONGC

Ans. B [NTPC]

Q100) Which cricketer scored 126 runs and set a new record for the highest individual score by an Indian in T20I cricket?

(1) Virat Kohli

(2) Shubman Gill

(3) Suryakumar Yadav

(4) Rohit Sharma

Ans. (2) Shubman Gill

Q.101) Who has won the Best Director Award at the New York Film Critics Circle Awards 2022?

(1) SS Rajamouli

(2) Mani Ratnam

(3) Anurag Kashyap

(4) Rajkumar Hirani

Ans. (1) SS Rajamouli

Q.102) Who has won the title of 48th National Women’s Chess Championship?

(1) Divya Deshmukh

(2) Harika Dronavalli

(3) Koneru Humpy

(4) Prithu Gupta

Ans. (1) Divya Deshmukh

Q.103) Amit Shah has inaugurated the 120 feet high ‘Polo Statue’ in –

(1) Manipur

(2) Meghalaya

(3) Mizoram

(4) Nagaland

Ans. (1) Manipur

Q.104) India have how many Indigenous Livestock Breeds as of January 2023?

(1) 184

(2) 194

(3) 202

(4) 212

Ans. (4) 212

Q.105) Which state government has demanded the National Status for “Gangasagar Mela“?

(1) West Bengal

(2) Bihar

(3) Uttar Pradesh

(4) Assam

Ans. (1) West Bengal

Q.106) Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan has presented the 1st Gouriamma award to –

(1) Gloria Estefan

(2) Andy Garcia

(3) Miguel Díaz

(4) Aleida Guevara

Ans. (4) Aleida Guevara

Q.107) As per a survey by Avtar, Which city is India’s top city for women’s employment?

(1) Chennai

(2) Pune

(3) Bengaluru

(4) Hyderabad

Ans. (1) Chennai

Q.108) Who is the First Indian to win a WTA singles title?

(1) Sania Mirza

(2) Mahesh Bhupathi

(3) Ankita Raina

(4) Rohan Bopanna

Ans. (1) Sania Mirza

Q.109) Who became the first online bond platform provider to receive a debt brokerage license from SEBI?

(1) Zerodha

(2) GoldenPi

(3) 24CARAT

(4) Religare

Ans. (2) GoldenPi

Q.110) In January 2023, Which state has begun Caste Surveys in different parts?

(1) Bihar

(2) Jharkhand

(3) West Bengal

(4) Uttar Pradesh

Ans. (1) Bihar

Q.111) Bharat Petroleum has launched the low-smoke superior kerosene oil for –

(1) BSF

(2) Indian Army

(3) Indian Navy

(4) CRPF

Ans. (2) Indian Army

Q.112) “Hiraba Smriti Sarovar“, named after PM Modi’s mother Hiraben, situated in –

(1) Uttar Pradesh

(2) Gujarat

(3) Madhya Pradesh

(4) Assam

Ans. (2) Gujarat

Q.113) A new book “Revolutionaries: The Other Story of How India Won Its Freedom”, written by –

(1) Kaki Madhava

(2) Shashi Tharoor

(3) Sanjeev Sanyal

(4) Ashvini Kumar

Ans. (3) Sanjeev Sanyal

Q.114) “Pravasi Bhartiya Divas” is observed every year on –

(1) 7th January

(2) 8th January

(3) 9th January

(4) 10th January

Ans. (3) 9th January

Q.115) Which Indian state has become the first fully Digital Banking state?

(1) Kerala

(2) Tamil Nadu

(3) Gujarat

(4) Karnataka

Ans. (1) Kerala

Q.116) Pradhan Mantri National Apprenticeship Mela “PMNAM” was held in –

(1) 242 districts

(2) 247 districts

(3) 240 districts

(4) 249 districts

Ans. (1) 242 districts

Q.117) 1st ‘Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion’ meeting of the G20, begin in –

(1) Chennai

(2) Kolkata

(3) Bangalore

(4) Bhopal

Ans. (2) Kolkata

Q.118) India’s 1st coal gasification-based Talcher Fertilizer Plant will be inaugurated in –

(1) Jharkhand

(2) Chhattisgarh

(3) Odisha

(4) Bihar

Ans. (3) Odisha

Q.119) Who has received the Patangrao Kadam award for contribution in the fight against Covid-19?

(1) Sharvil Patel

(2) Adar Poonawalla

(3) Krishna Ella

(4) Albert Bourla

Ans. (2) Adar Poonawalla

Q.120) What’s the name of the first Kashmiri Jhanpith awardee who died recently?

(1) Qurratulain Hyder

(2) Kedarnath Singh

(3) Rehman Rahi

(4) Ali Sardar Jafri

Ans. (3) Rehman Rahi

Q.121) Which Indian athlete has won the under-15 British open squash title recently?

(1) Dipika Pallikal

(2) Krishna Mishra

(3) Advita Sharma

(4) Anahat Singh

Ans. (4) Anahat Singh

Q.122) The “International Kite Festival 2023” began on –

(1) Punjab

(2) Gujarat

(3) Rajasthan

(4) Haryana

Ans. (2) Gujarat

Q.123) Senior leader of BJP, Keshari Nath Tripathi passed away at 88. He was former governor of –

(1) West Bengal

(2) Assam

(3) Uttar Pradesh

(4) Odisha

Ans. (1) West Bengal

Q.124) Which Indian has been selected for the “Award for Global Leadership” by the Harvard Law School Center?

(1) Uday Umesh Lalit

(2) Nuthalapati Venkata Ramana

(3) Sharad Arvind Bobde

(4) Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud

Ans. (4) Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud

Q.125) Who has been appointed as its global partner by the International Hockey Federation?

(1) Jio

(2) Wipro

(3) JSW Group

(4) Amazon

Ans. (3) JSW Group

Q.126) Who has been re-appointed as the Chairman of the BCCI’s selection committee?

(1) Shiv Sunar Das

(2) Salil Ankola

(3) Chetan Sharma

(4) Subroto Banerjee

Ans. (3) Chetan Sharma

Q.127) “World Hindi Day” is observed every year on –

(1) 9th January

(2) 10th January

(3) 11th January

(4) 12th January

Ans. (2) 10th January

Q.128) A 100-day “Global City Campaign” has been launched in –

(1) Madhya Pradesh

(2) Himachal Pradesh

(3) Uttar Pradesh

(4) Tamil Nadu

Ans. (3) Uttar Pradesh

129) Osmanabad district court has become the first ‘e-court’ of which state?

(1) Assam

(2) Maharashtra

(3) Rajasthan

(4) Madhya Pradesh

Ans. (2) Maharashtra

Q.130) PM Narendra Modi has inaugurated the 17th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas convention at –

(1) Bhopal

(2) Gwalior

(3) Jabalpur

(4) Indore

Ans. (4) Indore

Q.131) Which start-up built the ‘AzaadiSAT’ satellite, made by 750 school girls?

(1) Dhruv Aerospace

(2) Pixxel

(3) Space Kidz India

(4) Astra

Ans. (3) Space Kidz India

Q.132) PM Modi has launched the “Aspirational Block Programme (ABP)”, which will cover –

(1) 100 districts

(2) 200 districts

(3) 500 districts

(4) 1000 districts

Ans. (3) 500 districts

Q.133) Who has become the fastest player to reach 1,500 runs in T20I?

(1) Suryakumar Yadav

(2) Kuldeep Yadav

(3) Hardik Pandya

(4) Shreyas Iyer

Ans. (1) Suryakumar Yadav

Q.134) Which University has bagged the ‘Overall Championship’ at the 36th Inter University South Zone Youth Festival?

(1) Mahatma University

(2) Kerala University

(3) Amrita University

(4) SASTRA University

Ans. (2) Kerala University

Q.135) Hugo Lloris announced his retirement from international football. He belongs to –

(1) Belgium

(2) Brazil

(3) Argentina

(4) France

Ans. (4) France

Q.136) Who has released the Theme of the National Science Day 2023?

(1) Piyush Goyal

(2) Anurag Thakur

(3) Manoj Sinha

(4) Jitendra Singh

Ans. (4) Jitendra Singh

Q.137) Who is known as the “Father of laparoscopic surgery“, passed away at 88?

(1) Dr. Asok Kumar

(2) Dr. Biplab Chatte

(3) Dr. Tehemton E Udwadia

(4) Dr. Anirban Biswas

Ans. (3) Dr. Tehemton E Udwadia

Q.138) Facebook-parent Meta appointed whom as the Director of global business group in India?

(1) Vikas Purohit

(2) Rajiv Kumar

(3) Anil Chandulal Shah

(4) Sundar Srinivasan

Ans. 1) Vikas Purohit

Q.139) India has discovered two lithium mines and one copper mine in which country?

(1) New Zealand

(2) Scotland

(3) Brazil

(4) Argentina

Ans. (4) Argentina

Q.140) Who has been appointed as the new Chief Technologist of the NASA?

(1) Nalin Negi

(2) Rajiv Badyal

(3) AC Charania

(4) Surinder Chawla

Ans. (3) AC Charania

Q.141) ‘The Kashmir Files’ has been shortlisted for Oscars 2023. Directed by –

(1) Rishabh Shetty

(2) Vivek Agnihotri

(3) SS Rajamouli

(4) Paan Nalin

Ans. (2) Vivek Agnihotri

Q.142) Which year is the fifth warmest year of India since 1901?

(1) 2021

(2) 2022

(3) 2020

(4) 2019

Ans. (2) 2022

Q.143) What is India’s rank at the “Henley Passport Index 2023”?

(1) 81st

(2) 83rd

(3) 85th

(4) 87th

Ans. (3) 85th

Q.144) Which is India’s most polluted city, according to the CPCB report?

(1) Gurugram

(2) Ghaziabad

(3) Delhi

(4) Patna

Ans. (3) Delhi

Q.145) India and which country has started “Young Professionals Scheme”?

(1) Japan

(2) UK

(3) USA

(4) Canada

Ans. (2) UK

Q.146) Who has carved the World’s largest hockey stick on the banks of Mahanadi River?

(1) Ronnie Chibber

(2) Sudarshan Patnaik

(3) Nitish Bharti

(4) Manisha Swarnkar

Ans. (2) Sudarshan Patnaik

Q.147) Khelo India Senior Women National Kho Kho league has been organised in –

(1) Punjab

(2) Haryana

(3) Rajasthan

(4) Delhi

Ans. (1) Punjab

Q.148) Alain Claude Bilie By Nze has been appointed as the Prime Minister of –

(1) Guinea

(2) Gabon

(3) Congo

(4) Cameroon

Ans. (2) Gabon

Q.149) An autobiography of K.K. Abdul Gaffar ‘Njaan Sakshi’ was released by –

(1) Yuvraj Singh

(2) Kapil Dev

(3) Virat Kohli

(4) MS Dhoni

Ans. (4) MS Dhoni

Q.150) Which song has won the Best Original Song award at the Golden Globe Awards 2023?

(1) Naatu Naatu

(2) Hold My Hand

(3) Lift Me Up

(4) Ciao Papa

Ans. (1) Naatu Naatu

Q.151) Who has equaled Sachin Tendulkar’s record for most centuries at Home in ODI cricket?

(1) Rohit Sharma

(2) KL Rahul

(3) Virat Kohli

(4) Shreyas Iyer

Ans. (3) Virat Kohli

Q.152) Uttar Pradesh will built a museum in the memory of Chandrashekhar Azad in which district?

(1) Amethi

(2) Unnao

(3) Mahoba

(4) Hamirpur

Ans. (2) Unnao

Q.153) “National Human Trafficking Awareness Day” is observed every year on –

(1) 10th January

(2) 11th January

(3) 12th January

(4) 13th January

Ans. (2) 11th January

Q.154) “National Youth Day” is observed every year on –

(1) 11th January

(2) 12th January

(3) 13th January

(4) 14th January

Ans. 2) 12th January

Q.155) ‘Veer Guardian-2023’ is the 1st bilateral air exercise between India and –

(1) Japan

(2) Indonesia

(3) Thailand

(4) South Korea

Ans. (1) Japan

Q.156) 26th National Youth Festival has been organised in –

(1) Karnataka

(2) Telangana

(3) Maharashtra

(4) Odisha

Ans. (1) Karnataka

Q.157) PM Narendra Modi has virtually inaugurated the two-day Global Investors Summit in –

(1) Indore

(2) Jaipur

(3) Lucknow

(4) Chennai

Ans. (1) Indore

Q.158) Who has become the 1st National Sports Federation to enter Metaverse?

(1) Indian Polo

(2) Rugby India

(3) Hockey India

(4) BCCI

Ans. (3) Hockey India

Q.159) Who has released his memoir titled “Spare“?

(1) Kate Middleton

(2) Albert Duke

(3) Prince Louis

(4) Prince Harry

Ans. 4) Prince Harry

Q.160) ReNew Power has installed India’s first 3x platform wind turbine generators (WTGs) in –

(1) Maharashtra

(2) Tamil Nadu

(3) Kerala

(4) Karnataka

Ans. (4) Karnataka

Q.161) Which bank got the approval from RBI to hold special rupee Vostro accounts of three banks from Sri Lanka?

(1) State Bank of India

(2) Canara Bank

(3) Punjab National Bank

(4) Indian Bank

Ans. (4) Indian Bank

Q.162) DRDO has successfully test launch the “Prithvi II” missile on the coast of –

(1) Odisha

(2) Gujarat

(3) Rajasthan

(4) Karnataka

Ans. (1) Odisha

Q.163) Constantine II passed away at 82. He was former and last King of –

(1) France

(2) Siberia

(3) Greece

(4) Spain

Ans. (3) Greece

Q.164) Which is the fastest payment app of India which has been launched recently?

(1) RuPay

(2) PayRup

(3) PesaPay

(4) GPay

Ans. (2) PayRup

Q.165) ‘Kumarakom and Beypore’, which were selected under the Swadesh Darshan 2.0 Scheme, are located in which state?

(1) Tamil Nadu

(2) Kerala

(3) Rajasthan

(4) Haryana

Ans. (2) Kerala

Q.166) Which Indian language is all set to be taught in public schools of Australia?

(1) Bengali

(2) Kannada

(3) Marathi

(4) Panjabi

Ans. (4) Panjabi

Q.167) Union Ministry has observed the “Road Safety Week” from –

(1) 10th to 16th January

(2) 11th to 17th January

(3) 12th to 18th January

(4) 13th to 19th January

Ans. (2) 11th to 17th January

Q.168) What is the Mascot of the “Khelo India Youth Games 2022“?

(1) Savaj

(2) Dhakad

(3) Vijay

(4) Asha

Ans. (4) Asha

Q.169) World’s longest river cruise “Ganga Vilas” has been flagged off in –

(1) Varanasi

(2) Lucknow

(3) Prayagraj

(4) Dhaka

Ans. (1) Varanasi

Q.180) Which state government has launched the “Saharsh” special education program?

(1) Manipur

(2) Tripura

(3) Nagaland

(4) Sikkim

Ans. 2) Tripura

Q.181) Central Government has named the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana (PMGKAY) with an outlay of –

(1) ₹1 crore

(2) ₹2 crore

(3) ₹3 crore

(4) ₹4 crore

Ans. (2) ₹2 crore

Q.182) India has established a Hindi Chair at the Sabaragamuwa University of –

(1) Bangladesh

(2) Sri Lanka

(3) Nepal

(4) Vietnam

Ans. (2) Sri Lanka

Q.183) India’s first 5G-enabled drone has been developed by –

(1) Skylark Drones

(2) Teja Aerospace and Dynamics

(3) IG Drones

(4) Garuda Aerospace

Ans. (3) IG Drones

Q.184) “Saarang 2023“, India’s largest student-run festival has been organised at –

(1) IIT Bombay

(2) IIT Madras

(3) IIT kharagpur

(4) IIT Kanpur

Ans. (2) IIT Madras

Q.185) Which state has created the Guinness Book of World Records by taking 4,500 penalty kicks in 12 hours?

(1) Gujarat

(2) Maharashtra

(3) Telangana

(4) Kerala

Ans. (4) Kerala

Q.186) Which state’s “Year of Enterprises” project gets recognition for ‘best practice model’ to promote MSMEs?

(1) Odisha

(2) Gujarat

(3) Kerala

(4) Rajasthan

Ans. (3) Kerala

Q.187) Who has become the India’s 1st woman pilot fly Sukhoi fighter aircraft?

(1) Ankita Singh

(2) Avni Chaturvedi

(3) Vartika Mishra

(4) Mansi Gulati

Ans. (2) Avni Chaturvedi

Q.188) A Santhi Kumari has been appointed as the 1st Woman Chief Secretary of –

(1) Tamil Nadu

(2) Karnataka

(3) Andhra Pradesh

(4) Telangana

Ans. (4) Telangana

Q.189) A new book titled “Jadunama” written on about the life of –

(1) Salim Khan

(2) Javed Akhtar

(3) Anurag Kashyap

(4) Gulzar

Ans. (2) Javed Akhtar

Q.190) Which Indian city has topped the Start-up funding in 2022?

(1) Bengaluru

(2) Chennai

(3) Hyderabad

(4) Visakhapatnam

Ans. (1) Bengaluru

Q.190) Which country has become the 20th member of the Eurozone?

(1) Poland

(2) Estonia

(3) Cyprus

(4) Croatia

Ans. (4) Croatia

Q.191) Who has inaugurated the 100-metre, “Siyom Bridge” in Arunachal Pradesh?

(1) Amit Shah

(2) Nitin Gadkari

(3) Narendra Modi

(4) Rajnath Singh

Ans. (4) Rajnath Singh

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Q.192) Who is the first female officer to be appointed in the Siachen Battlefield?

(1) Puja Singh

(2) Arti Shah

(3) Shivani Singh

(4) Shiva Chouhan

Ans. (4) Shiva Chouhan

Q.193) Chief Minister’s Residential Land Rights Scheme has been inaugurated in –

(1) Jharkhand

(2) Telangana

(3) Chhattisgarh

(4) Madhya Pradesh

Ans. (4) Madhya Pradesh

Q.194) Which state government has acquired “Matiyabagh Hawa Mahal” to preserve it as a heritage site?

(1) Assam

(2) Odisha

(3) Rajasthan

(4) Uttar Pradesh

Ans. (1) Assam

Q.195) Who has become the fastest bowler in India?

(1) Jaspreet Bumrah

(2) Umran Malik

(3) Mohammed Shami

(4) Navdeep Saini

Ans. (2) Umran Malik

Q.196) 2nd Phase of Sari Festival “VIRAASAT” Begins in which city?

(1) Chennai

(2) New Delhi

(3) Mumbai

(4) Ahmedabad

Ans. (2) New Delhi

Q.197) President Droupadi Murmu has inaugurated “Samvidhan Udyan” in –

(1) Jodhpur

(2) Udaipur

(3) Jaipur

(4) Jaisalmer

Ans. (3) Jaipur

Q.198) President Droupadi Murmu has inaugurated the 18th National Jamboree in –

(1) Rajasthan

(2) Gujarat

(3) Haryana

(4) Punjab

Ans. (1) Rajasthan

Q.199) Which state has become the first state to have a separate registration for Vintage vehicles?

(1) Odisha

(2) Maharashtra

(3) Rajasthan

(4) Uttar Pradesh

Ans. (1) Odisha

Q200) “World Habitat Awards 2023” has been won by –

(1) Uttarakhand

(2) Odisha

(3) West Bengal

(4) Telangana

Ans. (2) Odisha

Q201) Which state government will provide free 5 Kg rice per month for one year?

(1) West Bengal

(2) Chhattisgarh

(3) Odisha

(4) Jharkhand

Ans. (3) Odisha

Q202) Nalin Negi has been appointed as the interim CEO of –

(1) PhonePe

(2) Paytm

(3) Razorpay

(4) BharatPe

Ans. (4) BharatPe

Q203) A new book titled ‘Ambedkar: A Life’, was authored by –

(1) Akash Kansal

(2) Vikas Kumar Jha

(3) Shashi Tharoor

(4) Abhay Kumar

Ans. (3) Shashi Tharoor

Q204) Union Government approves how many crores in National Green Hydrogen Mission with initial outlay?

(1) ₹15,120 crore

(2) ₹16,547 crore

(3) ₹19,744 crore

(4) ₹24,698 crore

Ans. 3) ₹19,744 crore

Q205) Union Government has approved 382 MW Sunni Dam Hydro Electric Project in –

(1) J&K

(2) Himachal Pradesh

(3) Ladakh

(4) Uttarakhand

Ans. (2) Himachal Pradesh

Q206) With which Organisation has India signed a $1.2 billion loan for infrastructure projects?

(1) World Bank

(2) ADB

(3) EBRD

(4) NDB

Ans. (2) ADB

Q207) A new book titled “Human Anatomy” was written by –

(1) Dr. Uttam Pramanik

(2) Dr. Shagufta Kulsum

(3) Dr. Prabir Besai

(4) Dr Ashvini Kumar Dwivedi

Ans. (4) Dr Ashvini Kumar Dwivedi

Q208) “World Day of War Orphans” is marked every year on –

(1) 3rd January

(2) 4th January

(3) 5th January

(4) 6th January

Ans. (4) 6th January

Q209) World’s First Palm-Leaf Manuscript Museum has been inaugurated in –

(1) Telangana

(2) Odisha

(3) Tamil Nadu

(4) Kerala

Ans. (4) Kerala

Q210) 700-ft-long ‘Wall of Peace Mural’ has been inaugurated in –

(1) Karnataka

(2) Goa

(3) Kerala

(4) Maharashtra

Ans. (3) Kerala

Q211) Who has been selected for the ‘Assam Baibhav’ award?

(1) Dr. Tapan Saikia

(2) Shashidhar Phukan

(3) Nayanmoni Saikia

(4) Dr. Binoi Kumar

Ans. (1) Dr. Tapan Saikia

Q212) 1st All India Annual State Ministers Conference has been organised in –

(1) Cuttack

(2) Bhopal

(3) Guwahati

(4) Chandigarh

Ans. (2) Bhopal

Q213) 2nd National Conference of Chief Secretaries has been organised in –

(1) Dharamshala

(2) Mumbai

(3) Kolkata

(4) Delhi

Ans. (4) Delhi

Q214) Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh has inaugurated the “Bailey Suspension Bridge” in –

(1) Jammu & Kashmir

(2) Arunachal Pradesh

(3) Assam

(4) Karnataka

Ans. (1) Jammu & Kashmir

Q215) Mohamed Irfaan Ali, a recipient of the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman, is the President of –

(1) Guyana

(2) UAE

(3) Israel

(4) Ukraine

Ans. (1) Guyana

Q216) Who has been selected for the “Odakuzhal Award 2022”?

(1) Kamala Surayya

(2) Ambikasuthan Mangad

(3) Vasudevan Nair

(4) Muttathu Varkey

Ans. (2) Ambikasuthan Mangad

Q217) Mopa International Airport in Goa has been named after whom?

(1) Manohar Parrikar

(2) Narendra Modi

(3) Laxmikant Parsekar

(4) Dayanand Bandodkar

Ans. (1) Manohar Parrikar

Q218) Which country inaugurated the Pokhara Regional International Airport (PRIA), with the support of China?

(1) Sri Lanka

(2) Bhutan

(3) Nepal

(4) Bangladesh

Ans. (3) Nepal

Q219) Who become the first bowler to take a hat-trick in the first over of a Ranji Trophy match?

(1) Ishaan Gadekar

(2) Shubham Desai

(3) Vaibhav Govekar

(4) Jaydev Unadkat

Ans. (4) Jaydev Unadkat

Q220) Who has become the first country to name a national stadium in honor of former footballer Pele?

(1) Comoros

(2) Cape Verde

(3) Namibia

(4) Zimbabwe

Ans. (2) Cape Verde

Q221) Which player has been named the “IFFHS Men’s World’s Best Player of 2022“?

(1) Lionel Messi

(2) Kylian Mbappe

(3) Karim Benzema

(4) Luka Modric

Ans. (1) Lionel Messi

Q222) Which state government has announced to start the Kalasa Banduri Nala project?

(1) Karnataka

(2) Goa

(3) Andhra Pradesh

(4) Maharashtra

Ans. (1) Karnataka

Q223) Who become the 1st Woman Cricketer to get a Bronze Statue?

(1) Belinda Clark

(2) Sarah Taylor

(3) Meghann Lanning

(4) Mithali Raj

Ans. (1) Belinda Clark

Q224) India’s 1st ABB FIA Formula E World Championship Race will be host by –

(1) Bengaluru

(2) Chennai

(3) Hyderabad

(4) Coimbatore

Ans. (3) Hyderabad

Q225) Which country has taken over the leadership of the Asian Pacific Postal Union (APPU)?

(1) Bangladesh

(2) Nepal

(3) Sri Lanka

(4) India

Ans. (4) India

Q226) Which one of the following coasts of India is most affected by violent tropical cyclones?

(1) Malabar

(2) Andhra

(3) Konkan

(4) Gujarat

Ans. (2) Andhra

Q227) An organism which can monitor Air pollution is –

(1) Bacteria

(2) Lichen

(3) Algae

(4) Fungi

Ans. (2) Lichen

Q228) In the human body, which of the following organs is responsible for water balance?

(1) Heart

(2) Liver

(3) Kidneys

(4) Lungs

Ans. (3) Kidneys

Q229) Who among the following is known as the ‘Napoleon of India’?

(1) Chandragupta

(2) Samudragupta

(3) Harshavardhana

(4) Ashoka

Ans. (2) Samudragupta

Q230) Who was the founder of ‘Ghadar Party’?

(1) Sachindranath Sanyal

(2) Chandrashekhar Azad

(3) Lala Har Dayal

(4) Batukeshwar Dutt

Ans. (3) Lala Har Dayal

Q231. On ________, the International Day for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Awareness.

(A) 1 March

(B) 2 March

(C 3 March

(D) 4 March

(E) 5 March

Ans.(E) 5 March

Q232. Which team won most Santosh Trophy 2023?

(A) Services

(B) Punjab

(C Meghalaya

(D) Karnataka

(E) West Bengal

Ans.(D) Karnataka

Q233. Who has won the PEN/Nabokov Award for Achievement in International Literature for lifetime achievement?

(A) Amitav Ghosh

(B) Devdutt Pattanaik

(D) Vinod Kumar Shukla

(E) Durjoy Datta

Ans.(D) Vinod Kumar Shukla

Q234. Pramerica Life Insurance Limited has appointed ______ as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer.

(A) Ravi Singh

(B) Pankaj Gupta

(D) Sachin Verma

(E) Deepak Tiwari

Ans.(B) Pankaj Gupta

Q235. The world’s first 200-meter-long bamboo crash barrier has been installed on a highway connecting Chandrapur and Yavatmal districts in _______.

(A) Gujarat

(B) Andhra Pradesh

(D) Maharashtra

(E) Kerala

Ans.(d)Maharashtra

Q236. Who won the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix from pole position?

(A) Max Verstappen

(B) Sergio Perez

(D) Carlos Sainz Jr.

(E) Lewis Hamilton

Ans.(a) Max Verstappen

Q237. Who authored the book ‘India’s Vaccine Growth Story – From Cowpox to Vaccine Maitri’?

(A) Prabal Bansal

(B) Jagdish Gupta

(D) Ravi kumar Dixit

(E) Sajjan Singh Yadav

Ans.(e) Sajjan Singh Yadav

Q238. Recently, Swachh Sujal Shakti Samman 2023 was organized by the Ministry of Jal Shakti. How many women were conferred with the ‘Swachh Sujal Shakti Samman 2023’?

(A) 22

(B) 15

(D) 36

(e) 44

Ans.(d) 36

Q239. According to an ILO-UNICEF joint report titled ‘More than a billion reasons:The urgent need to build universal social protection for children’, only ____of children aged 0-15 years are shielded by social protection.

(A) 50.1%

(B) 45.2%

(D) 73.6%

(E) 33.3%

Ans.(c)26.4%

Q240. ______ and NCERT signed an MoU to strengthen value-based sports education amongst school children and teachers.

(A) Board of Control for Cricket in India

(B) National Anti Doping Agency

(D) Sports Authority of India

(E) NITI Aayog

Ans.(b) National Anti Doping Agency

Q241. What is the rank of India on Electoral Democracy Index 2023?

(A) 102

(B) 108

(D) 123

(e) 125

Ans.(b) 108

Q242. Mauganj became the 53rd district of which state?

(A) Madhya Pradesh

(B) Uttar Pradesh

(D) Punjab

(E) Haryana

Ans.(a) Madhya Pradesh

Q243. Who has launched Yuva Utsava – India@2047 from Ropar in Punjab?

(A) Anurag Singh Thakur

(B) G. Kishan Reddy

(D) Mahendra Nath Pandey

(E) Bhupender Yadav

Ans.(a) Anurag Singh Thakur

Q244. Which state recently launched ‘Laadli Behna’ scheme for women?

(A) Maharashtra

(B) Punjab

(C Jharkhand

(D) Haryana

(E) Madhya Pradesh

Ans.(e)Madhya Pradesh

Q245. India and which country have signed an MoU on research, technology and innovation collaborations in New Delhi.

(A) Bolivia

(B) Tanzania

(D) Singapore

(E) Nigeria

Ans.(c) Mexico

Q246) Who has been named as the Chief Business Officer (CBO) of ALTBalaji?

(1) Dhilin Mehta

(2) Sooraj Barjatya

(3) Rajesh Kathuria

(4) Vivek Koka

Ans. (4) Vivek Koka

Q247) 6th edition of Indo-US Joint Coounter Terrorism exercise “TARKASH” has been organised in –

(1) Kochi

(2) Visakhapatnam

(3) Mumbai

(4) Chennai

Ans. (4) Chennai

Q248) What is the theme of Rajasthan Budget 2023-24?

(1) Bachat, Rahat, Badhat

(2) e-services

(3) Scarcity, Supply

(4) Expansion, Recession

Ans. (1) Bachat, Rahat, Badhat

Q249) “Financial Literacy Week 2023” is marked on –

(1) 13th to 17th February

(2) 14th to 18th February

(3) 15th to 19th February

(4) 16th to 20th February

Ans. (1) 13th to 17th February

Q250) “International Childhood Cancer Day” is observed every year on –

(1) 13th February

(2) 14th February

(3) 15th February

(4) 16th February

Ans. (3) 15th February

Q251) Who has been appointed as the Chief Justice of the Gauhati High Court?

(1) Pankaj Mithal

(2) Manoj Misra

(3) Sanjay Karol

(4) Sandeep Mehta

Ans. (4) Sandeep Mehta

Q252) Which bank has launched a pilot project, ‘OfflinePay’?

(1) Bandhan Bank

(2) HDFC Bank

(3) Axis Bank

(4) RBL Bank

Ans. (2) HDFC Bank

Q253) Eminent Indian painter Lalitha Lajmi passes away. She was from –

(1) West Bengal

(2) Bihar

(3) Assam

(4) Odisha

Ans. (1) West Bengal

Q254) Which edition of the ASEAN Digital Ministers meeting approved the India-ASEAN Digital Work Plan 2023 in New Delhi?

(1) First

(2) Second

(3) Third

(4) Fourth

Ans. (3) Third

Q255) Who is set to become the First female astronaut of Saudi Arabia?

(1) Sarah Munira

(2) Lina Sana

(3) Rayna Barnawi

(4) Aziza Salwa

Ans. (3) Rayna Barnawi

Q256) Students from which Indian Institute has won the Global Best M-GOV Awards?

(1) IIT Chennai

(2) IIT Delhi

(3) IIT Gwalior

(4) IIT Indore

Ans. (4) IIT Indore

Q257) Who has signed two more women cricketers Yastika Bhatia and Renuka Singh Thakur as ambassadors?

(1) Tata Motors

(2) Hyundai Motor

(3) Honda Cars

(4) Maruti Suzuki

Ans. (2) Hyundai Motor

Q258) Who has become the Most Expensive Player in Women’s Premier League (WPL)?

(1) Natalie Sciver

(2) Ashley Gardner

(3) Smriti Mandhana

(4) Deepti Sharma

Ans. (3) Smriti Mandhana

Q259) Who has launched “Co-Lend” – India’s 1st automated escrow management solution?

(1) Instamojo

(2) Razorpay

(3) Paytm

(4) Cashfree

Ans. (4) Cashfree

Q260) As per report, Asia will use half of World’s Electricity by which year?

(1) 2024

(2) 2025

(3) 2027

(4) 2030

Ans. (2) 2025

Q.261) India’s first Solid Waste to Hydrogen plant is set to come up in –

(1) Raipur

(2) Gurugram

(3) Mumbai

(4) Pune

Ans. (4) Pune

Q262) Recently, Which state’s police has received the Prestigious President’s Colour Award?

(1) Uttar Pradesh

(2) Punjab

(3) Haryana

(4) Maharashtra

Ans. (3) Haryana

Q.263) Who is the first Indian to receive the UNESCO’s International Mother Language Award 2023?

(1) Dr. Mahendra Mishra

(2) Subhash Chandran

(3) Angela Merkel

(4) Dr. A.B.K. Prasad

Ans. (1) Dr. Mahendra Mishra

Q264) Which state government has launched the Monthly Stipend Scheme for Junior Lawyers?

(1) Tamil Nadu

(2) Karnataka

(3) Kerala

(4) Tamil Nadu

Ans. (3) Kerala

Q.265) Which state has inaugurated ‘Tourist Police Stations’ at 20 places?

(1) Karnataka

(2) Telangana

(3) Odisha

(4) Andhra Pradesh

Ans. (4) Andhra Pradesh

Q266) Which state has decided to implement the Pradhan Mantri School for Rising India (PM Shri)?

(1) Gujarat

(2) Karnataka

(3) Maharashtra

(4) Rajasthan

Ans. (3) Maharashtra

Q267) World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed the first-ever outbreak of Marburg disease in –

(1) Equatorial Guinea

(2) Gabon

(3) Cameroon

(4) Nigeria

Ans. (1) Equatorial Guinea

Q268) Boeing has launched its first Global Support Center in India at –

(1) Mumbai

(2) Kolkata

(3) Gurugram

(4) Surat

Ans. (3) Gurugram

Q269) Veteran actor Javed Khan Amrohi passes away. He was associated with –

(1) Sholay

(2) Lagaan

(3) Deewaar

(4) Mother India

Ans. (2) Lagaan

Q270) “International Day of Education” is observed every year on –

(1) 22th January

(2) 23th January

(3) 24th January

(4) 25th January

Ans. (3) 24th January

Q271) “National Girl Child Day” is observed every year on –

(1) 23rd January

(2) 24th January

(3) 25th January

(4) 26th January

Ans. 2) 24th January

Q272) North India’s largest floating Solar project has been inaugurated in –

(1) Lucknow

(2) Chandigarh

(3) Jaipur

(4) Delhi

Ans. (2) Chandigarh

Q273) Which state/UT is going to host the “Saras Mela 2023” for the first time?

(1) Uttarakhand

(2) Delhi

(3) Ladakh

(4) Jammu & Kashmir

Ans. (4) Jammu & Kashmir

Q274) Which state/UT has launched the “100 Days to Beat Plastic” campaign?

(1) Maharashtra

(2) Gujarat

(3) Delhi

(4) Uttarakhand

Ans. (3) Delhi

Q275) How many students have been awarded the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar?

(1) 09

(2) 10

(3) 11

(4) 12

Ans. (3) 11

Q276) JUICE Space Mission is associated with –

(1) Asia

(2) Australia

(3) USA

(4) Europe

Ans. (4) Europe

Q277) India is set to start supplying diesel to which country through a Friendship pipeline?

(1) Japan

(2) Nepal

(3) Sri Lanka

(4) Bangladesh

Ans. (4) Bangladesh

Q278) Which is the first country to back the debt restructure programme of Sri Lanka?

(1) India

(2) Pakistan

(3) China

(4) Australia

Ans. (1) India

Q279) “National Tourism Day” is observed every year on –

(1) 24th January

(2) 25th January

(3) 26th January

(4) 27th January

Ans. (2) 25th January

Q280) Who has announced its 2nd global hackathon – ‘HARBINGER 2023’?

(1) TRAI

(2) BCCI

(3) NITI Aayog

(4) RBI

Ans. (4) RBI

Q281) Centre has approved “Namami Gange Mission-II” with ₹22,500 crore outlay till –

(1) 2025

(2) 2026

(3) 2027

(4) 2028

Ans. (2) 2026

Q282) How many pilgrim centers in Karnataka, has been selected under the PRASHAD Scheme?

(1) 2 centers

(2) 3 centers

(3) 4 centers

(4) 5 centers

Ans. (3) 4 centers

Q283) Who has won the 10th National Open Race Walking Championships 2023?

(1) Manpreet Singh

(2) Vikash Singh

(3) Suraj Panwar

(4) Akshdeep Singh

Ans. (4) Akshdeep Singh

Q284) Union Cabinet approved the “Vibrant Villages Programme” with financial allocation of –

(1) ₹4100 crore

(2) ₹4800 crore

(3) ₹5300 crore

(4) ₹5600 crore

Ans. (2) ₹4800 crore

Q285) Who has become the first Indian to take 100 wickets in T20I cricket?

(1) Jhulan Goswami

(2) Poonam Yadav

(3) Deepti Sharma

(4) Ekta Bisht

Ans. (3) Deepti Sharma

Q286) Who has been appointed as the Mentor of the RCB Women’s Team?

(1) Mary Kom

(2) Hima Das

(3) PV Sindhu

(4) Sania Mirza

Ans. (4) Sania Mirza

Q287) Who has become the First to launch the UPI LITE feature?

(1) Paytm

(2) PhonePe

(3) MobiKwik

(4) Google Pay

Ans. (1) Paytm

Q288) Which armed force has received ‘World’s First’ Fully Operational SWARM Drone System?

(1) Indian Navy

(2) Indian Army

(3) BSF

(4) CISF

Ans. (2) Indian Army

Q289) Which Indian-American has announced his candidacy for the post of US President in 2024?

(1) Bobby Jindal

(2) John Tyler

(3) Shankara Kurup

(4) Nikki Haley

Ans. (4) Nikki Haley

Q290) IPS officer Ajay Kumar Singh has been appointed as the new DGP of which state?

(1) Bihar

(2) Jharkhand

(3) West Bengal

(4) Odisha

Ans. (2) Jharkhand

Q291) What is India’s rank at the ‘Global Labour Resilience Index 2023’?

(1) 65th

(2) 72nd

(3) 78th

(4) 88th

Ans. (1) 65th

Q292) Which city center ranked as the World’s 2nd Slowest city to drive in?

(1) Pune

(2) Dublin

(3) London

(4) Bengaluru

Ans. (4) Bengaluru

Q293) Tourism Ministry will organize the first Global Tourism Investors’ Summit on –

(1) May 2023

(2) Dec 2023

(3) June 2024

(4) Aug 2024

Ans. (1) May 2023

Q294) India’s first Marine Spatial Planning framework has been launched in –

(1) Chennai

(2) Puducherry

(3) Hyderabad

(4) Lakshadweep

Ans. (2) Puducherry

Q295) How many cheetahs have come from South Africa to Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh?

(1) 8 cheetahs

(2) 10 cheetahs

(3) 12 cheetahs

(4) 15 cheetahs

Ans. (3) 12 cheetahs

Q296) 6th phase of Sujalam-Sufalam Jal Abhiyan has been started in –

(1) Punjab

(2) Gujarat

(3) Rajasthan

(4) Haryana

Ans. (2) Gujarat

Q297) What is the name of chatbot to get an answer to their queries related to Aadhaar card?

(1) Aadhar Sathi

(2) Aadhar Bharat

(3) Aadhaar Mitra

(4) Aadhar Sahyogi

Ans. (3) Aadhaar Mitra

Q29) European Parliament approved the law to ban the sale of new gas and diesel cars from –

(1) 2030

(2) 2035

(3) 2040

(4) 2050

Ans. (2) 2035

Q299) Which country has approved a law to provide ‘menstrual leave’ for the first time in Europe?

(1) Spain

(2) France

(3) Portugal

(4) Belgium

Ans. (1) Spain

Q300) Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar – 2019, 2020 & 2021 were presented to how many artists?

(1) 95 artists

(2) 102 artists

(3) 110 artists

(4) 116 artists

Ans. (2) 102 artists

Q301) “G20 Model Meeting” has been organized in which city?

(1) Chennai

(2) Kolkata

(3) Mumbai

(4) New Delhi

Ans. (4) New Delhi

Q302) Arjuna awardee Tulsidas Balaram passed away. He was associated with –

(1) Cricket

(2) Boxing

(3) Football

(4) Badminton

Ans. (3) Football

Q303) Who has inaugurated the ‘IFFCO Nano Urea Liquid Plants’ in Uttar Pradesh?

(1) Mansukh Mandaviya

(2) Amit Shah

(3) Piyush Goyal

(4) Narendra Modi

Ans. (1) Mansukh Mandaviya

Q304) DGP Virendra has been appointed as the next Chief Information Commissioner of –

(1) Bihar

(2) Odisha

(3) West Bengal

(4) Assam

Ans. (3) West Bengal

Q305) Who is the President of the World Bank, who has announced his resignation?

(1) Ben S. Bernanke

(2) David Malpass

(3) Jim Yong Kim

(4) Kenneth Rogoff

Ans. (2) David Malpass

Q306) ‘Karnataka Sri’ awardee Balipa Narayana passed away. He was associated with –

(1) Teacher

(2) Lawyer

(3) Singer

(4) Journalist

Ans. (3) Singer

Q307) Who has resigned from the post of Chief Selector of Team India?

(1) Chetan Sharma

(2) Salil Ankola

(3) Soham Desai

(4) Kamlesh Jain

Ans. (1) Chetan Sharma

Q308) First Sunderbans Bird Festival was organized in February 2023. How many species of Birds were seen in it?

(1) 200

(2) 152

(3) 300

(4) 145

Ans. (4) 145

Q309) Who has become India’s 1st private sector bank to enable linking of RuPay Credit Card on UPI?

(1) Axis Bank

(2) Bandhan Bank

(3) ICICI Bank

(4) HDFC Bank

Ans. (4) HDFC Bank

Q310) Which country has been elected as the President of the 62nd session of the UN Commission for Social Development?

(1) India

(2) Bangladesh

(3) Vietnam

(4) Singapore

Ans. (1) India

Q311) India’s 1st new mobility focussed cluster has been unveiled by –

(1) Telangana

(2) Karnataka

(3) Andhra Pradesh

(4) Kerala

Ans. (1) Telangana

Q312) Who is set to become the World’s First Living Heritage University?

(1) Nalanda University

(2) Visva-Bharati University

(3) Sharada Peeth University

(4) Pushpagiri Vihara University

Ans. (2) Visva-Bharati University

Q313) The inaugural season of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2023 will be held in –

(1) Mumbai

(2) Kolkata

(3) Chennai

(4) Ahmedabad

Ans. (1) Mumbai

Q314) Which Arm force has won the 12th edition of National Ice Hockey Championship?

(1) Assam Rifles

(2) Border Security Force

(3) Central Reserve Police Force

(4) Indo Tibetan Border Police

Ans. (4) Indo Tibetan Border Police

Q315) Who has received the “Hurun India’s award 2022“?

(1) Manmohan Singh

(2) Akshaya Kavya

(3) VP Nandakumar

(4) Ricky Kej

Ans. 3) VP Nandakumar

Q316) Who has announced a Global Climate Resilience Fund of $50 million for women?

(1) Hillary Clinton

(2) Barack Obama

(3) Donald Trump

(4) Thomas Jefferson

Ans. (1) Hillary Clinton

Q317) Who become 1st Indian-American woman to be elected as president of Harvard Law Review?

(1) Swati Avasthi

(2) Poornima DeBolle

(3) Jayshree Ullal

(4) Apsara A Iyer

Ans. (4) Apsara A Iyer

Q.318) Who has won the ‘Mathrubhumi Book of the Year’ award?

(1) Dr Peggy Mohan

(2) Shrilal Shukla

(3) Bhisham Sahni

(4) Vinod Deval

Ans. (1) Dr Peggy Mohan

Q319) First G20 Tourism Working Group meeting has been organised in –

(1) Uttar Pradesh

(2) Gujarat

(3) Uttarakhand

(4) Haryana

Ans. (2) Gujarat

Q320) Which Union Ministry has launched the “Yuva Sangam” portal?

(1) Defence Ministry

(2) Ayush Ministry

(3) Education Ministry

(4) Finance Ministry

Ans. (3) Education Ministry

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