Weekly Current affairs play a very important role in the competitive examinations and hence, aspirants have to give undivided attention to it while doing preparation for the government examinations. The CGLRE, OCS examinations comprise a section of “Current Affairs” to evaluate how much the aspirant is aware of the daily happenings taking place around the world. To complement your preparation, we are providing you with a compilation of Weekly Current affairs.
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Weekly Current Affairs Quiz | 24 April 2023 to 30 April 2023
Q1. Which state has become the first state to pass the Right to Health Bill?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Bihar
(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
(c) Vidya Kamble
(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
(c) Tamil Nadu
(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
(c) Credit Agricole
(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
(c) Rafael Nadal
(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
(c) Denmark
(d) Finland
Ans. (d) Finland
Q7. Who won the title of Saudi Arabia Grand Prix 2023?
(a) George Russell
(b) Sergio Perez
(c) Fernando Alonso
(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
(c) Nisha Biswal
(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
(c) Ram Sahay Prasad Yadav
(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
(c) Chetan Bhagat
(d) Rajdeep Sardesai
Ans. (b) Rachna Bisht Rawat
Q11. Who has launched the new Artificial Intelligence Chatbot GPT-4?
(a) OpenAI
(b) Google
(c) Signature AI
(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
(c) Vivek Ramaswamy
(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
(c) Norway
(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
(c) Eric Garcetti
(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
(c) Aditi Singh
(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
(c) France
(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
(c) RAF
(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
(c) Jos Buttler
(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
(c) State Bank of India
(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
(c) Singapore Changi 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
(c) Ashwini Vaishnaw
(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
(c) Brazil
(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
(c) Xi Jinping
(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
(c) Oman
(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
(c) Haryana
(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
(c) Arun Subramanian
(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
(c) Azerbaijan
(d) Armenia
Ans. (a) Columbia
Q28. Which country chaired the 19th BIMSTEC ministerial meeting?
(a) India
(b) Bangladesh
(c) Thailand
(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
(c) Shipra Das
(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
(c) Keneizhakho Nakhro
(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]
Q.51) What is the rank of India’s accreditation system at the Global Quality Infrastructure Index (GQII) 2021?
(1) 2nd
(2) 4th
(3) 5th
(4) 7th
Ans. (3) 5th
Q.52) Who has been selected as the Chief Astronaut of NASA?
(1) Joe Acaba
(2) Scott Kelly
(3) Buzz Aldrin
(4) Frank Borman
Ans. (1) Joe Acaba
Q.53) Who has received the Felix Houphouet-Boigny Unesco Peace Prize?
(1) Diane Kruger
(2) Angela Merkel
(3) Heidi Klum
(4) Dieter Bohlen
Ans. (2) Angela Merkel
Q.54) ‘Eagle 44’ is the first underground air force of which country?
(1) Israel
(2) Japan
(3) China
(4) Iran
Ans. (4) Iran
Q.55) CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu has laid the foundation stone of ‘Himachal Niketan’ in –
(1) New Delhi
(2) Shimla
(3) Dharamshala
(4) Bilaspur
Ans. (1) New Delhi
Q.56) Which state government has launched the 2nd phase of ‘Pudhumai Pen Yojana’?
(1) Kerala
(2) Karnataka
(3) Andhra Pradesh
(4) Tamil Nadu
Ans.(4) Tamil Nadu
Q.57) World First Satellite based two way messaging system has been launched by –
(1) Micron
(2) Samsung
(3) Intel
(4) Qualcomm
Ans. (4) Qualcomm
Q.58) “World Unani Day” is observed every year on –
(1) 8th February
(2) 9th February
(3) 10th February
(4) 11th February
Ans. (4) 11th February
Q.59) PM Narendra Modi has inaugurated the Aljamea-tus-Saifiyah, Arabic Academy in –
(1) New Delhi
(2) Mumbai
(3) Hyderabad
(4) Kochi
Ans. (2) Mumbai
Q.60) India’s 1st ever Formula E-race has been organised in –
(1) Kochi
(2) Mumbai
(3) Chennai
(4) Hyderabad
Ans. (4) Hyderabad
Q.61) ADB has approved a $130 million loan to promote horticulture in –
(1) Himachal Pradesh
(2) Uttarakhand
(3) Haryana
(4) Punjab
Ans. (1) Himachal Pradesh
Q.62) Recently, Anti-Copying Law comes into force in which state?
(1) Uttar Pradesh
(2) Uttarakhand
(3) Delhi
(4) Punjab
Ans. (2) Uttarakhand
Q.63) “National Productivity Day” is observed every year on –
(1) 9th February
(2) 10th February
(3) 11th February
(4) 12th February
Ans. (4) 12th February
Q.64) “International Darwin Day” is observed every year on –
(1) 11th February
(2) 12th February
(3) 13th February
(4) 14th February
Ans. (2) 12th February
Q.65) The ‘Black Galaxy’ or ‘Invisible Galaxy’ was recently discovered by –
(1) Greece
(2) France
(3) Italy
(4) Belgium
Ans. (3) Italy
Q.66) World Government Summit 2023 has been organized in –
(1) Dubai
(2) Paris
(3) Bangkok
(4) Singapore
Ans. (1) Dubai
Q.67) Who has won India’s 1st ever Formula E-race in Hyderabad?
(1) Eric Vergne
(2) Nick Cassidy
(3) Sebastian Beumi
(4) Jake Dennis
Ans. (1) Eric Vergne
Q.68) Who has inaugurated the “AMRPTEX 2023 – National Philatelic Exhibition” in Delhi?
(1) Amit Shah
(2) Ashwini Vaishnaw
(3) Pralhad Joshi
(4) G. Kishan Reddy
Ans. (2) Ashwini Vaishnaw
Q.69) President Droupadi Murmu has inaugurated the 2nd Indian Rice Congress in –
(1) Bhubaneswar
(2) Rourkela
(3) Cuttack
(4) Sambalpur
Ans. (3) Cuttack
Q.70) Indian Armed Forces are set to procure armed “Predator MQ 9A” drones from which country?
(1) Germany
(2) France
(3) Russia
(4) USA
Ans. (4) USA
Q.71) Which country has launched a ‘Sniffing Robot’ to detect diseases and improve security checks?
(1) Israel
(2) Jordan
(3) Lebanon
(4) Egypt
Ans. (1) Israel
Q.72) Which country had decided to remove Chinese-made cameras from its offices?
(1) India
(2) Japan
(3) Pakistan
(4) Australia
Ans. (4) Australia
Q.73) “National Women’s Day” is observed every year on –
(1) 11th February
(2) 12th February
(3) 13th February
(4) 14th February
Ans. (3) 13th February
Q.74) “World Radio Day” is celebrated every year on –
(1) 12th February
(2) 13th February
(3) 14th February
(4) 15th February
Ans. (2) 13th February
Q.75) Which state has topped the medals tally at the 5th Khelo India Youth Games?
(1) Madhya Pradesh
(2) Rajasthan
(3) Haryana
(4) Maharashtra
Ans. (4) Maharashtra
Q.76) PM Narendra Modi has inaugurated the “Aero India 2023” in –
(1) Bengaluru
(2) Chennai
(3) Hyderabad
(4) Visakhapatnam
Ans. (1) Bengaluru
Q.77) Ramesh Bais has been appointed as the new Governor of –
(1) Karnataka
(2) Maharashtra
(3) Telangana
(4) Chhattisgarh
Ans. (2) Maharashtra
Q.78) What is India’s place in the ICAO Aviation Safety Oversight Ranking?
(1) 43rd
(2) 51st
(3) 55th
(4) 68th
Ans. (3) 55th
Q.79) Nikos Christodoulides has been elected as the next President of –
(1) Cyprus
(2) Turkey
(3) Lebanon
(4) Syria
Ans. (1) Cyprus
Q.80) Which state government has presented a plan to make all competitive exams free of cost in its Budget 2023?
(1) Gujarat
(2) Rajasthan
(3) Madhya Pradesh
(4) Punjab
Ans. (2) Rajasthan
Q.81) How many winners of ‘Veer Gatha 2.0’ competition have been honored by Defense Minister Rajnath Singh?
(1) 06
(2) 09
(3) 25
(4) 30
Ans. (3) 25
Q.82) Which bank has introduced ‘Vikram Credit Card’ for soldiers?
(1) PNB
(2) IndusInd Bank
(3) Bank of Baroda
(4) HDFC Bank
Ans. (3) Bank of Baroda
Q.83) Teddy Hobbs has been named Britain’s youngest Mensa member, how old is he?
(1) 03 Years
(2) 04 Years
(3) 05 Years
(4) 10 Years
Ans. (2) 04 Years
Q.84) Gurpreet Kaur Dev and Shashi Prabha Dwivedi have become the first women DGP in which state?
(1) Haryana
(2) Punjab
(3) Delhi
(4) Himachal Pradesh
Ans. (2) Punjab
Q.85) How many personnel have been awarded the Fire Service medal on Republic Day 2023?
(1) 43
(2) 47
(3) 50
(4) 53
Ans. (2) 47
Q.86) “International Customs Day” is observed every year on –
(1) 23rd January
(2) 24th January
(3) 25th January
(4) 26th January
Ans. (4) 26th January
Q.87) India has celebrated its ____ Republic Day on 26th January 2023.
(1) 73rd
(2) 74th
(3) 75th
(4) 76th
Ans. (2) 74th
Q.88) President Droupadi Murmu has approved how many Padma Awards for 2023?
(1) 115
(2) 106
(3) 128
(4) 119
Ans. (2) 106
Q.89) President Droupadi Murmu has approved how many Gallantry Awards for defense personnel?
(1) 412 awards
(2) 434 awards
(3) 456 awards
(4) 488 awards
Ans. (1) 412 awards
Q.90) Who has won the ICC cricketer of the year 2022 awards?
(1) Babar Azam
(2) Ben Stokes
(3) Marco Jansen
(4) Suryakumar Yadav
Ans. (2) Ben Stokes
Q.91) Sports Ministry has organized its first Mission Olympic Cell meeting outside Delhi in –
(1) Bhubaneswar
(2) Rourkela
(3) Raipur
(4) Bilaspur
Ans. (1) Bhubaneswar
Q.92) Name of the World’s 1st intranasal COVID-19 vaccine, unveiled by Health Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya?
(1) IntraCovid
(2) PenVacc
(3) iNNCOVACC
(4) NasalCOV
Ans. (3) iNNCOVACC
Q93) Who took charge as the new General Manager of Central Railway?
(1) Siddharth Sharma
(2) Prabdev Singh
(3) Naresh Lalwani
(4) Shamalbhai B Patel
Ans. (3) Naresh Lalwani
Q.94) Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Film Festival has been organized in –
(1) Hyderabad
(2) New Delhi
(3) Kolkata
(4) Mumbai
Ans. (4) Mumbai
Q.95) 3rd edition of annual “Orange festival 2023” has been celebrated in –
(1) Manipur
(2) Sikkim
(3) Nagaland
(4) Tripura
Ans. (3) Nagaland
Q.96) Which country has unveiled the first commercial oil production drilling program?
(1) UAE
(2) Iraq
(3) Brazil
(4) Uganda
Ans. (4) Uganda
Q.97) “Himachal Pradesh Statehood Day” is observed every year on –
(1) 24th January
(2) 25th January
(3) 26th January
(4) 27th January
Ans. (2) 25th January
Q.98) India will buy 12 Cheetahs in February 2023 from which country?
(1) Kenya
(2) Zimbabwe
(3) Namibia
(4) South Africa
Ans. (4) South Africa
Q.99) The 30th National Child Science Congress has been organised at –
(1) Ahmedabad
(2) Surat
(3) Vadodara
(4) Gandhinagar
Ans. (1) Ahmedabad
Q.100) How many police personnel have been awarded Police Medals on Republic Day 2023?
(1) 864
(2) 887
(3) 901
(4) 934
Ans. 3) 901
Q.101) Which country has become the “World’s most populous nation“?
(1) India
(2) Russia
(3) Indonesia
(4) Brazil
Ans. (1) India
Q.102) As per EY report, Indian economy will become $26 trillion economy by –
(1) 2045
(2) 2047
(3) 2050
(4) 2053
Ans. (2) 2047
Q.103) What is India’s rank for Tech venture capital Investments in 2022?
(1) 4th
(2) 5th
(3) 7th
(4) 9th
Ans. (1) 4th
Q.104) Which is India’s 1st district to provide basic documents to tribal people?
(1) Changlang
(2) Koderma
(3) Wayanad
(4) Bhiwani
Ans. (3) Wayanad
Q.105) A Science Literature Festival ‘Vigyanika’ has been organized at –
(1) Ahmedabad
(2) Jaipur
(3) Kolkata
(4) Bhopal
Ans. (4) Bhopa
Q.106) Which city will host the FIDE World Chess Championship match 2023?
(1) Almaty
(2) Astana
(3) Delhi
(4) Sydney
Ans. (2) Astana
Q.107) Who has been awarded as the ‘most eminent scientist for the year 2022’?
(1) R.K. Vishnu Prasad
(2) Dinkar Khatri
(3) Ramnath Sangh
(4) Amit Srivastava
Ans. (1) R.K. Vishnu Prasad
Q.108) “BharOS“, Indigenous mobile operating system, has been developed by –
(1) IIT Delhi
(2) IIT Kanpur
(3) IIT Madras
(4) IIT Kharagpur
Ans. (3) IIT Madras
Q.109) Who became the first public sector bank to launch credit cards against FD digitally?
(1) Canara Bank
(2) PNB
(3) Bank of Baroda
(4) SBI
Ans. (2) PNB
Q.110) 5 km marathon ‘Run for Life’ was organized by the Indian Embassy in –
(1) Nepal
(2) Sri Lanka
(3) Bangladesh
(4) Vietnam
Ans. 1) Nepal
Q.111) Which International Airport wins ‘Best Sustainable Greenfield Airport Award’?
(1) Kempegowda
(2) Goa Manohar
(3) Kazi Nazrul
(4) Donyi Polo
Ans. (2) Goa Manohar
Q.112) ‘World’s oldest dated Runestone’ has been discovered in –
(1) China
(2) Philippines
(3) Egypt
(4) Norway
Ans. (4) Norway
Q.113) Which state government has launched the ‘School of Eminence’ project?
(1) Rajasthan
(2) Haryana
(3) Punjab
(4) Uttarakhand
Ans. (3) Punjab
Q.114) Which state/UT police has launched the “Cyber Congress initiative“?
(1) Karnataka
(2) Chhattisgarh
(3) Telangana
(4) Odisha
Ans. (3) Telangana
Q.115) Who has become the World’s oldest living person?
(1) Branyas Morera
(2) Fusa Tatsumi
(3) Tomiko Itooka
(4) Edie Ceccarelli
Ans. (1) Branyas Morera
Q.116) Who has become the Youngest batsman to score a Double century in ODI?
(1) Ishan Kishan
(2) Rishabh Pant
(3) Shahbaz Ahmed
(4) Shubham Gill
Ans. (4) Shubham Gill
Q.117) Who has been appointed as the administrator of Shooting World Cup 2023?
(1) Arjan Kumar Sikri
(2) Rajiv Badyal
(3) Nalin Negi
(4) Vikas Purohit
Ans. (1) Arjan Kumar Sikri
Q.118) Which country has launched “Welcome Corps” scheme to offer sanctuaries to refugees?
(1) US
(2) Canada
(3) India
(4) Egypt
Ans. (1) US
Q.119) 8th India International Science Festival has been organized in –
(1) Bhopal
(2) Pune
(3) Kolkata
(4) Mumbai
Ans. 1) Bhopal
Q.120) Who has been elected as the Executive Director of the UN Environment Program (UNEP)?
(1) Pearl Berg
(2) Inger Andersen
(3) Nina Willis
(4) Yasue Okai
Ans. (2) Inger Andersen
Q.121) The first completely functional sand made battery has been installed in –
(1) Sweden
(2) Finland
(3) Denmark
(4) Belgium
Ans. 2) Finland
Q.122) ‘Parakram Diwas’ is observed every year on –
(1) 22nd January
(2) 23rd January
(3) 24th January
(4) 26th January
Ans. (2) 23rd January
Q.123) What is the name of the 5th Kalvari class submarine inducted into the Indian Navy?
(1) INS Karanj
(2) INS Vagir
(3) INS Khanderi
(4) INS Vela
Ans. (2) INS Vagir
Q.124) Indian Navy has organized a six-day-long ‘AMPHEX 2023’ exercise in –
(1) Odisha
(2) Andhra Pradesh
(3) Tamil Nadu
(4) Karnataka
Ans. (2) Andhra Pradesh
Q.125) Which armed force has started an “OPS ALERT” exercise?
(1) Indian Army
(2) CRPF
(3) Assam Rifles
(4) BSF
Ans. (4) BSF
Q1.26) India’s first STEM Innovation and Learning Center has been inaugurated in –
(1) Hyderabad
(2) Bengaluru
(3) Coimbatore
(4) Chennai
Ans. (4) Chennai
Q.127) Himachal Pradesh targets to be first ‘Green Energy State’ by –
(1) 2024
(2) 2025
(3) 2026
(4) 2027
Ans. (2) 2025
Q.128) Who is the Chief Guest at the Republic Day 2023 celebrations?
(1) Nawaf Al-Ahmad
(2) Abdel Fattah El Sisi
(3) Halimah Yacob
(4) Abiy Ahmed
Ans. (2) Abdel Fattah El Sisi
Q.129) Which state’s Moidams has been nominated for UNESCO World Heritage Site?
(1) Assam
(2) Manipur
(3) Sikkim
(4) Tripura
Ans. (1) Assam
Q.130) Which State Disaster Management Authority has been selected for Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar-2023?
(1) Jharkhand
(2) Odisha
(3) West Bengal
(4) Nagaland
Ans. (2) Odisha
Q.131) Which state’s Aska police station became India’s No.1 Police Station?
(1) Tamil Nadu
(2) Andhra Pradesh
(3) Odisha
(4) Telangana
Ans. (3) Odisha
Q.132) Who has been awarded with the Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia Lifetime Achievement Award?
(1) Dr. Prabha Atre
(2) Aleida Guevara
(3) Shubha Mudgal
(4) Aruna Sairam
Ans. (1) Prabha Atre
Q.133) Who has won the India Open Badminton title 2023?
(1) Liang Weikeng
(2) Kunlavut Vitidsarn
(3) Viktor Axelsen
(4) Wang Chang
Ans. 2) Kunlavut Vitidsarn
Q.134) Who has been appointed as the director general of the Directorate of General of Civil Aviation (DGCA)?
(1) Vikas Purohit
(2) Nick Walker
(3) Vikram Dev Dutt
(4) Sanjiv Chadha
Ans. (3) Vikram Dev Dutt
Q.135) How many Islands of Andaman & Nicobar was renamed after Param Vir Chakra Awardees?
(1) 21 islands
(2) 23 islands
(3) 26 islands
(4) 31 islands
Ans. (1) 21 islands
Q.136) Election Commission of India (ECI) has hosted the 2nd International Conference in –
(1) Kolkata
(2) Mumbai
(3) New Delhi
(4) Lucknow
Ans. (3) New Delhi
Q.137) Which small finance bank has bagged the Inclusive Finance India Awards 2022?
(1) ESAF
(2) Suryoday
(3) Ujjivan
(4) Utkarsh
Ans. (1) ESAF
Q.138) The 1st Business 20 inception meeting has been inaugurated in –
(1) Ludhiana
(2) Jodhpur
(3) Chandigarh
(4) Gandhinagar
Ans. (4) Gandhinagar
Q.139) Uttar Pradesh observed its foundation day every year on –
(1) 21st January
(2) 22nd January
(3) 23rd January
(4) 24th January
Ans. (4) 24th January
Q.140) “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
Q.141) “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
Q.142) North India’s largest floating Solar project has been inaugurated in –
(1) Lucknow
(2) Chandigarh
(3) Jaipur
(4) Delhi
Ans. (2) Chandigarh
Q.143) 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
Q.144) Which state/UT has launched the “100 Days to Beat Plastic” campaign?
(1) Maharashtra
(2) Gujarat
(3) Delhi
(4) Uttarakhand
Ans. (3) Delhi
Q.145) How many students have been awarded the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar?
(1) 09
(2) 10
(3) 11
(4) 12
Ans. (3) 11
Q.146) JUICE Space Mission is associated with –
(1) Asia
(2) Australia
(3) USA
(4) Europe
Ans. (4) Europe
Q.147) 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
Q.148) 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
Q.149) “National Tourism Day” is observed every year on –
(1) 24th January
(2) 25th January
(3) 26th January
(4) 27th January
Ans. (2) 25th January
Q.150) “National Voters’ Day” is observed every year on –
(1) 23rd January
(2) 24th January
(3) 25th January
(4) 26th January
Ans. (3) 25th January
Q.151) Chris Hipkins was sworn in as the 41st prime minister of –
(1) New Zealand
(2) Australia
(3) Indonesia
(4) Malaysia
Ans. (1) New Zealand
Q.152) 14th edition of “Aero India-2023” will be held on February in –
(1) Bengaluru
(2) Hyderabad
(3) Chennai
(4) Bhubaneswar
Ans. (1) Bengaluru
Q.153) The 2023 edition of “TROPEX“, is the largest exercise of –
(1) Indian Army
(2) Indian Navy
(3) Air Force
(4) BSF
Ans. (2) Indian Navy
Q.154) Which country team has become the No.1 ODI team by ICC?
(1) New Zealand
(2) Australia
(3) India
(4) Pakistan
Ans. (3) India
Q.155) Who has been selected as the ICC T20 Cricketer of the Year for the year 2022?
(1) Suryakumar Yadav
(2) Jos Buttler
(3) Virat Kohli
(4) Sikandar Raza
Ans. (1) Suryakumar Yadav
Q.156) The first India Stack Developer Conference has been organised in –
(1) Goa
(2) Karnataka
(3) Gujarat
(4) New Delhi
Ans. (4) New Delhi
Q.157) Who has been appointed as the CEO of Tata Trusts?
(1) Siddharth Sharma
(2) Vikram Dev Dutt
(3) Sanjiv Chadha
(4) Bharat Bhasker
Ans. (1) Siddharth Sharma
Q.158) Which Indian movie has been nominated for the Best Documentary Short in Oscar Awards 2023?
(1) All that Breathe
(2) The Elephant Whisperers
(3) RRR
(4) Tell it like a women
Ans. (2) The Elephant Whisperers
Q.159) Which Ministry has organized 6-day mega event “Bharat Parv” at Red Fort?
(1) Tourism Ministry
(2) Foreign Ministry
(3) Education Ministry
(4) Home Ministry
Ans. (1) Tourism Ministry
Q.160) ‘Badra Ali Jofe’ has passed away in India. He was the Vice President of –
(1) Senegal
(2) Guinea
(3) Mauritania
(4) Gambia
Ans. (4) Gambia
Q.160) 3-day ‘North East Krishi Kumbha-2023’ has been inaugurated in –
(1) Tripura
(2) Nagaland
(3) Mizoram
(4) Meghalaya
Ans. (4) Meghalaya
Q.161) 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.162) 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.163) Amit Shah has inaugurated the 120 feet high ‘Polo Statue’ in –
(1) Manipur
(2) Meghalaya
(3) Mizoram
(4) Nagaland
Ans. (1) Manipur
Q.164) India have how many Indigenous Livestock Breeds as of January 2023?
(1) 184
(2) 194
(3) 202
(4) 212
Ans. (4) 212
Q.165) 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.166) 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.167) 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.168) 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.169) 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.170) 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.171) 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.172) “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.173) 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.174) “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.175) Which Indian state has become the first fully Digital Banking state?
(1) Kerala
(2) Tamil Nadu
(3) Gujarat
(4) Karnataka
Ans. (1) Kerala
Q.176) 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.177) 1st ‘Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion’ meeting of the G20, begin in –
(1) Chennai
(2) Kolkata
(3) Bangalore
(4) Bhopal
Ans. (2) Kolkata
Q.178) 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.179) 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.180) 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.181) 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.182) The “International Kite Festival 2023” began on –
(1) Punjab
(2) Gujarat
(3) Rajasthan
(4) Haryana
Ans. (2) Gujarat
Q.183) 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.184) 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.185) 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.186) 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.187) “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.188) A 100-day “Global City Campaign” has been launched in –
(1) Madhya Pradesh
(2) Himachal Pradesh
(3) Uttar Pradesh
(4) Tamil Nadu
An
189) 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.190) PM Narendra Modi has inaugurated the 17th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas convention at –
(1) Bhopal
(2) Gwalior
(3) Jabalpur
(4) Indore
Ans. (4) Indore
Q.191) 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.192) 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.193) 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.194) 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.195) Hugo Lloris announced his retirement from international football. He belongs to –
(1) Belgium
(2) Brazil
(3) Argentina
(4) France
Ans. (4) France
Q.196) 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.197) 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.198) 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.199) 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.200) 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.201) ‘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.202) Which year is the fifth warmest year of India since 1901?
(1) 2021
(2) 2022
(3) 2020
(4) 2019
Ans. (2) 2022
Q.203) What is India’s rank at the “Henley Passport Index 2023”?
(1) 81st
(2) 83rd
(3) 85th
(4) 87th
Ans. (3) 85th
Q.204) Which is India’s most polluted city, according to the CPCB report?
(1) Gurugram
(2) Ghaziabad
(3) Delhi
(4) Patna
Ans. (3) Delhi
Q.205) India and which country has started “Young Professionals Scheme”?
(1) Japan
(2) UK
(3) USA
(4) Canada
Ans. (2) UK
Q.206) 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.207) Khelo India Senior Women National Kho Kho league has been organised in –
(1) Punjab
(2) Haryana
(3) Rajasthan
(4) Delhi
Ans. (1) Punjab
Q.208) 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.209) 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.210) 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.211) 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.212) “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.213) 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.214) “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.215) Which Indian state has become the first fully Digital Banking state?
(1) Kerala
(2) Tamil Nadu
(3) Gujarat
(4) Karnataka
Ans. (1) Kerala
Q.216) 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.217) 1st ‘Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion’ meeting of the G20, begin in –
(1) Chennai
(2) Kolkata
(3) Bangalore
(4) Bhopal
Ans. (2) Kolkata
Q.218) 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.219) 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.220) 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.221) 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.222) The “International Kite Festival 2023” began on –
(1) Punjab
(2) Gujarat
(3) Rajasthan
(4) Haryana
Ans. (2) Gujarat
Q.223) 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.224) 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.225) 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.226) 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.227) “World Hindi Day” is observed every year on –
(1) 9th January
(2) 10th January
(3) 11th January
(4) 12th January
Ans. (2) 10th January
229) 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.230) PM Narendra Modi has inaugurated the 17th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas convention at –
(1) Bhopal
(2) Gwalior
(3) Jabalpur
(4) Indore
Ans. (4) Indore
