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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Q.1) India has organized the 12th World Hindi Conference in –
(1) Tonga
(2) Solomon
(3) Samoa
(4) Fiji
Ans. (4) Fiji
Q.2) Who has become first Chinese man to win an ATP Tour title?
(1) Wu Yibing
(2) Zhang Zhizhen
(3) Shang Juncheng
(4) Zhu Qinwen
Ans. (1) Wu Yibing
Q.3) Which club has won the FIFA Club World Cup 2023?
(1) Valencia
(2) Mallorca
(3) Al-Hilal
(4) Real Madrid
Ans. (4) Real Madrid
Q.4) India will get its First National Metro Rail Knowledge Centre in –
(1) Lucknow
(2) Delhi
(3) Mumbai
(4) Jaipur
Ans. (2) Delhi
Q.5) Mohammad Shahabuddin has been selected as the President of –
(1) Pakistan
(2) Afghanistan
(3) Bangladesh
(4) Uzbekistan
Ans. (3) Bangladesh
Q.6) Which country has been hit by ‘Cyclone Gabriel’ in February 2023?
(1) Syria
(2) New Zealand
(3) Sri Lanka
(4) Indonesia
Ans. (2) New Zealand
Q.7) Which bank has launched an automated Decease Claim Settlement System named “Suvidha“?
(1) Indian Bank
(2) Bank of Maharashtra
(3) Canara Bank
(4) Bank of Baroda
Ans. (2) Bank of Maharashtra
Q.8) Who has set to acquire 100% equity shares of Sonata Finance (SFPL) for ₹537 crore?
(1) Nainital Bank
(2) Bandhan Bank
(3) Kotak Mahindra Bank
(4) HDFC Bank
Ans. (3) Kotak Mahindra Bank
Q.9) Which bank has inaugurated its 3rd specialized branch for startups at Gurugram?
(1) SBI
(2) Axis Bank
(3) Yes Bank
(4) HDFC Bank
Ans. (1) SBI
Q.10) First Digital Economy Working Group meeting, under G20 India, has been organized in –
(1) Agra
(2) Lucknow
(3) Prayagraj
(4) Kanpur
Ans. (2) Lucknow
Q.11) Which country’s player Eoin Morgan has announced his retirement from cricket?
(1) New Zealand
(2) England
(3) Australia
(4) Singapore
Ans. (2) England
Q.12) Who has been selected as the ICC Player of the Month for January 2023?
(1) Rohit Sharma
(2) Surya Kumar Yadav
(3) Shubham Gill
(4) K L Rahul
Ans. (3) Shubham Gill
Q.13) World Bank has announced how many billion dollars in aid for earthquake affected Turkey?
(1) $2.1 dollars
(2) $1.78 dollars
(3) $1.42 dollars
(4) $2.31 dollars
Ans. (2) $1.78 dollars
Q.14) Who has launched the G20-Theme QR Code to celebrate India’s Presidency?
(1) PhonePe
(2) Paytm
(3) MobiKwik
(4) Google Pay
Ans. (2) Paytm
Q.15) Akshata Rakshe crowned as Taj Miss India 2023. She was from –
(1) Chennai
(2) Delhi
(3) Mumbai
(4) Raipur
Ans. (3) Mumbai
Q.16) 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
Q.17) 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
Q.18) 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
Q.19) “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
Q.20) “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
Q.21) India’s first electric AC double-decker bus has been inaugurated in –
(1) Mumbai
(2) Jaipur
(3) Surat
(4) Kolkata
Ans. (1) Mumbai
Q.22) PM Narendra Modi has inaugurated a 15-day ‘Aadi Mahotsav’ in –
(1) Chennai
(2) Kolkata
(3) New Delhi
(4) Mumbai
Ans. 3) New Delhi
Q.23) What is India’s place in the 10th Asian Indoor Athletics Championships?
(1) Third
(2) Fourth
(3) Fifth
(4) Sixth
Ans. (4) Sixth
Q.24) Who has won the men’s recurve title in the ‘National Ranking Archery Tournament 2023’?
(1) Atanu Das
(2) Tarundeep Rai
(3) Praveen Jadhav
(4) Parth Salunkhe
Ans. 2) Tarundeep Rai
Q.25) 23rd edition of the India International Seafood Show has been organised in –
(1) Chennai
(2) Mumbai
(3) Visakhapatnam
(4) Kolkata
Ans. (4) Kolkata
Q.26) Wolf Prize in Medicine has been awarded to Prof Daniel Drucker of –
(1) Canada
(2) USA
(3) Mexico
(4) Peru
Ans. 1) Canada
Q.27) Which state allocated ₹13,000 crore for transferring water from Chambal river to other districts?
(1) Madhya Pradesh
(2) Rajasthan
(3) Punjab
(4) Haryana
Ans. (2) Rajasthan
Q.28) Subhash Chandran has won Kerala’s Akbar Kakkattil award for which novel?
(1) Vadhakramam
(2) Samudrashila
(3) Gotham
(4) Nashtam
Ans. (2) Samudrashila
Q.29) Central Government has launched a ‘Khanan Prahari’ mobile apps, related to which field?
(1) Coal Mine
(2) Defence
(3) Education
(4) Agriculture
Ans. (1) Coal Mine
Q.30) Who has been elected as the President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI)?
(1) Aravind Kumar
(2) Shamika Ravi
(3) Aniket Sunil Talati
(4) Ranjeet Agarwal
Ans. (3) Aniket Sunil Talati
Q.31) 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
Q.32) Which bank has launched a pilot project, ‘OfflinePay’?
(1) Bandhan Bank
(2) HDFC Bank
(3) Axis Bank
(4) RBL Bank
Ans. (2) HDFC Bank
Q.33) Eminent Indian painter Lalitha Lajmi passes away. She was from –
(1) West Bengal
(2) Bihar
(3) Assam
(4) Odisha
Ans. (1) West Bengal
Q.34) 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
Q.35) 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
Q.36) 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
Q.37) 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
Q.38) 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
Q.39) Who has launched “Co-Lend” – India’s 1st automated escrow management solution?
(1) Instamojo
(2) Razorpay
(3) Paytm
(4) Cashfree
Ans. (4) Cashfree
Q.40) 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.41) 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
Q.42) 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.43) 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
Q.44) 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.45) Which state has inaugurated ‘Tourist Police Stations’ at 20 places?
(1) Karnataka
(2) Telangana
(3) Odisha
(4) Andhra Pradesh
Ans. (4) Andhra Pradesh
Q.46) 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
Q.47) 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
Q.48) Boeing has launched its first Global Support Center in India at –
(1) Mumbai
(2) Kolkata
(3) Gurugram
(4) Surat
Ans. (3) Gurugram
Q.49) Veteran actor Javed Khan Amrohi passes away. He was associated with –
(1) Sholay
(2) Lagaan
(3) Deewaar
(4) Mother India
Ans. (2) Lagaan
Q.50) Who has announced its 2nd global hackathon – ‘HARBINGER 2023’?
(1) TRAI
(2) BCCI
(3) NITI Aayog
(4) RBI
Ans. (4) RBI
Q.51) Centre has approved “Namami Gange Mission-II” with ₹22,500 crore outlay till –
(1) 2025
(2) 2026
(3) 2027
(4) 2028
Ans. (2) 2026
Q.52) 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
Q.53) 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
Q.54) 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
Q.55) 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
Q.56) 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
Q.57) Who has become the First to launch the UPI LITE feature?
(1) Paytm
(2) PhonePe
(3) MobiKwik
(4) Google Pay
Ans. (1) Paytm
Q.58) 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
Q.59) 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
Q.60) 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
Q.61) What is India’s rank at the ‘Global Labour Resilience Index 2023’?
(1) 65th
(2) 72nd
(3) 78th
(4) 88th
Ans. (1) 65th
Q.62) 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
Q.63) 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
Q.64) India’s first Marine Spatial Planning framework has been launched in –
(1) Chennai
(2) Puducherry
(3) Hyderabad
(4) Lakshadweep
Ans. (2) Puducherry
Q.65) 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
Q.66) 6th phase of Sujalam-Sufalam Jal Abhiyan has been started in –
(1) Punjab
(2) Gujarat
(3) Rajasthan
(4) Haryana
Ans. (2) Gujarat
Q.67) 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
Q.68) 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
Q.69) 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
Q.70) 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
Q.71) “G20 Model Meeting” has been organized in which city?
(1) Chennai
(2) Kolkata
(3) Mumbai
(4) New Delhi
Ans. (4) New Delhi
Q.72) Arjuna awardee Tulsidas Balaram passed away. He was associated with –
(1) Cricket
(2) Boxing
(3) Football
(4) Badminton
Ans. (3) Football
Q.73) 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
Q.74) 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
Q.75) 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
Q.76) ‘Karnataka Sri’ awardee Balipa Narayana passed away. He was associated with –
(1) Teacher
(2) Lawyer
(3) Singer
(4) Journalist
Ans. (3) Singer
Q.77) 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
Q.78) 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
Q.79) 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
Q.80) 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
Q.81) India’s 1st new mobility focussed cluster has been unveiled by –
(1) Telangana
(2) Karnataka
(3) Andhra Pradesh
(4) Kerala
Ans. (1) Telangana
Q.82) 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
Q.83) 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
Q.4) 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
Q.85) 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
Q.86) 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
Q.87) 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.88) 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
Q.89) First G20 Tourism Working Group meeting has been organised in –
(1) Uttar Pradesh
(2) Gujarat
(3) Uttarakhand
(4) Haryana
Ans. (2) Gujarat
Q.90) 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
Q.91) Who has set a new record in 200 metre steeplechase with a timing of 6.45.71 minutes in Khelo India Youth Games 2023?
(1) Sonam
(2) Siddharth Chaudhary
(3) Aparna Jha
(4) Ankita Lokhande
Ans. (1) Sonam
Q.92) Who has been appointed as the Member of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister?
(1) Poonam Gupta
(2) Shamika Ravi
(3) Nilesh Shah
(4) Sanjeev Sanyal
Ans. (2) Shamika Ravi
Q.93) Who has unveiled India’s 1st hydrogen combustion engine technology for heavy-duty trucks?
(1) Reliance
(2) Aditya Birla
(3) Hinduja Group
(4) ITC Limited
Ans. (1) Reliance
Q.94) India ranks as World’s largest milk producer with how much contribution?
(1) 22%
(2) 24%
(3) 26%
(4) 28%
Ans. (2) 24%
Q.95) RBI has increased the repo rate by how much percent in February 2023?
(1) 6.10%
(2) 6.25%
(3) 6.50%
(4) 6.75%
Ans. (3) 6.50%
Q.96) PM Narendra Modi has launched the “E20 fuel” in –
(1) Chennai
(2) Bengaluru
(3) Hyderabad
(4) Mumbai
Ans. (2) Bengaluru
Q.97) Upper Bhadra Project, which was mentioned in the Union Budget 2023-24, is located in –
(1) Kerala
(2) Telangana
(3) Maharashtra
(4) Karnataka
Ans. (4) Karnataka
Q.98) Which Municipal Corporation has become India’s first civic body to issue Green bonds?
(1) Hyderabad
(2) Madras
(3) Agartala
(4) Indore
Ans. (4) Indore
Q.99) K Satyanarayana Raju has been appointed as the new MD & CEO of –
(1) Canara Bank
(2) Axis Bank
(3) Bandhan Bank
(4) CSB Bank
Ans. (1) Canara Bank
Q.100) Who becomes first Indian fintech to allow UPI payments abroad?
(1) Paytm
(2) Razorpay
(3) PhonePe
(4) Instamojo
Ans. (3) PhonePe
Q.101) Which company has been conferred with the “ATD Best Awards 2023“?
(1) Power Grid
(2) POSOCO
(3) NHPC
(4) NTPC
Ans. (4) NTPC
Q102) Nearly 600 sea lions die due to Bird flu outbreak in –
(1) Peru
(2) Chile
(3) Ecuador
(4) Argentina
Ans. (1) Peru
Q.103) Which Indian-American has been named as “World’s Brightest” student for second time?
(1) Jayshree Ullal
(2) Apsara A Iyer
(3) Natasha Periyanayagam
(4) Swati Avasthi
Ans. (3) Natasha Periyanayagam
Q.104) Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has launched 108 ‘Namma Clinics’ in which city?
(1) Mysore
(2) Kalaburagi
(3) Bengaluru
(4) Mangalore
Ans. (3) Bengaluru
Q.105) Who has been awarded with the “Golden Book Awards 2023” for the book ‘Now You Breathe’?
(1) Ruskin Bond
(2) Rakhi Kapoor
(3) J.K Rowling
(4) Ankush Pare
Ans. (2) Rakhi Kapoor
Q.106) Telangana Budget 2023-24 has been introduced with an expenditure outlay of –
(1) ₹1,99,846 crore
(2) ₹2,52,127 crore
(3) ₹2,90,396 crore
(4) ₹3,15,284 crore
Ans. (3) ₹2,90,396 crore
Q.107) Recently, An earthquake was hit Turkey and Syria with how much magnitude?
(1) 7.3 magnitude
(2) 7.5 magnitude
(3) 7.8 magnitude
(4) 8.1 magnitude
Ans. (3) 7.8 magnitude
Q.108) The first G20 Sustainable Financial Working Group meeting was inaugurated in –
(1) Kolkata
(2) Guwahati
(3) Patna
(4) Indore
Ans. (2) Guwahati
Q109) World’s 1st Super magnets for testing in nuclear fusion plant was developed in –
(1) UK
(2) USA
(3) Canada
(4) Japan
Ans. (1) UK
Q.110) What is India’s rank in the World Happiness Index 2023?
(1) 167th
(2) 165th
(3) 136th
(4) 121st
Ans. (3) 136th
Q.111) As per CloudSEK report, Which country is the most targeted by Hackers in Asia in 2022?
(1) USA
(2) Indonesia
(3) India
(4) Russia
Ans.
(3) India
Q.112) Which country has topped as most inclusive nation for religious minorities?
(1) Japan
(2) USA
(3) South Korea
(4) India
Ans. (4) India
Q.113) India has launched ‘Operation Dost’ to provide aid to which country?
(1) Sri Lanka
(2) Turkey
(3) Nepal
(4) South Africa
Ans. (2) Turkey
Q.114) Who has become the all-time leading scorer in the National Basketball Association (NBA)?
(1) Kareem Jabbar
(2) Kevin Durant
(3) LeBron James
(4) Michael Jordan
Ans. (3) LeBron James
Q.115) Which state government has launched an online portal, “Family ID – One Family One Identity“?
(1) Haryana
(2) Madhya Pradesh
(3) Uttarakhand
(4) Uttar Pradesh
Ans. (4) Uttar Pradesh
Q.116) Who has been honoured with the ATMA Lifetime Achievement Award 2023?
(1) K.M. Mammen
(2) Harsh Goenka
(3) Neeraj Kanwar
(4) Onkar Singh Kanwar
Ans. (1) K.M. Mammen
Q.117) Who has become India’s first app to support credit cards on UPI?
(1) Paytm
(2) MobiKwik
(3) PhonePe
(4) Google Pay
Ans. (2) MobiKwik
Q.118) Ujjivan Small Finance Bank has launched a mobile banking application named –
(1) Now Ujjivan
(2) Ujjivan Pay
(3) Hello Ujjivan
(4) Ujjivan Lite
Ans. (3) Hello Ujjivan
Q.119) Who has launched India’s first traffic management system for drones?
(1) Amaryllo
(2) Skye Air
(3) IdeaForge
(4) Skylark
Ans. (2) Skye Air
Q.120) 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.121) India has received foreign inward remittances of how many US Dollars in 2021-22?
(1) $89,127 million
(2) $92,345 million
(3) $95,879 million
(4) $99,452 million
Ans. (1) $89,127 million
Q122) “World Pulses Day” is observed every year on –
(1) 8th February
(2) 9th February
(3) 10th February
(4) 11th February
Ans.(3) 10th February
Q123) India’s First Glass Igloo Restaurant has been opened in –
(1) Gulmarg
(2) Sonamarg
(3) Pahalgam
(4) Srinagar
Ans. (1) Gulmarg
Q.124) In a First in India, 59 lakh tonnes of Lithium have been found in –
(1) Jammu & Kashmir
(2) Uttarakhand
(3) Ladakh
(4) Assam
Ans. (1) Jammu & Kashmir
Q.125) Which organization has launched its smallest rocket “SSLV-D2” into space?
(1) SpaceX
(2) CNSA
(3) NASA
(4) IRSO
Ans. (4) IRSO
Q.126) Who is the 1st Indian captain to score a century in all three formats?
(1) Ajinkya Rahane
(2) Rohit Sharma
(3) KL Rahul
(4) Virat Kohli
Ans. (2) Rohit Sharma
Q.127) 3rd Khelo India Winter Games has been organized in –
(1) Gulmarg
(2) Jammu
(3) Srinagar
(4) Anantnag
Ans. (1) Gulmarg
Q.128) Who has been conferred with ‘Maharashtra Bhushan’ award for 2022?
(1) Appasaheb Dharmadhikari
(2) Anil Kakodkar
(3) Babasaheb Purandare
(4) Asha Bhosle
Ans. (1) Appasaheb Dharmadhikari
Q.129) Who has been selected for the PCI’s Raja Ram Mohan Roy National Award 2020?
(1) Dr. A.B.K. Prasad
(2) Viswanathan Tripathi
(3) Sujoy Pandey
(4) Kunal Trivedi
Ans. (1) Dr. A.B.K. Prasad
Q.130) With the appointment of 2 new judges, the total number of Supreme Court judges are –
(1) 31 judges
(2) 32 judges
(3) 33 judges
(4) 34 judges
Ans. (4) 34 judges
Q.131) 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.132) 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.133) 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.134) ‘Eagle 44’ is the first underground air force of which country?
(1) Israel
(2) Japan
(3) China
(4) Iran
Ans. (4) Iran
Q.135) 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.136) 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.137) World First Satellite based two way messaging system has been launched by –
(1) Micron
(2) Samsung
(3) Intel
(4) Qualcomm
Ans. (4) Qualcomm
138) “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.139) 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.140) India’s 1st ever Formula E-race has been organised in –
(1) Kochi
(2) Mumbai
(3) Chennai
(4) Hyderabad
Ans. (4) Hyderabad
Q.141) 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.142) Recently, Anti-Copying Law comes into force in which state?
(1) Uttar Pradesh
(2) Uttarakhand
(3) Delhi
(4) Punjab
Ans. (2) Uttarakhand
Q.143) “National Productivity Day” is observed every year on –
(1) 9th February
(2) 10th February
(3) 11th February
(4) 12th February
Ans. (4) 12th February
Q144) “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.145) The ‘Black Galaxy’ or ‘Invisible Galaxy’ was recently discovered by –
(1) Greece
(2) France
(3) Italy
(4) Belgium
Ans. (3) Italy
Q146) World Government Summit 2023 has been organized in –
(1) Dubai
(2) Paris
(3) Bangkok
(4) Singapore
Ans. (1) Dubai
Q.147) 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.148) 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.149) President Droupadi Murmu has inaugurated the 2nd Indian Rice Congress in –
(1) Bhubaneswar
(2) Rourkela
(3) Cuttack
(4) Sambalpur
Ans. (3) Cuttack
Q.150) 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.151) 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.152) Which country had decided to remove Chinese-made cameras from its offices?
(1) India
(2) Japan
(3) Pakistan
(4) Australia
Ans. (4) Australia
Q.153) “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.154) “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.155) 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.156) PM Narendra Modi has inaugurated the “Aero India 2023” in –
(1) Bengaluru
(2) Chennai
(3) Hyderabad
(4) Visakhapatnam
Ans. (1) Bengaluru
Q.157) Ramesh Bais has been appointed as the new Governor of –
(1) Karnataka
(2) Maharashtra
(3) Telangana
(4) Chhattisgarh
Ans. (2) Maharashtra
Q.158) What is India’s place in the ICAO Aviation Safety Oversight Ranking?
(1) 43rd
(2) 51st
(3) 55th
(4) 68th
Ans. (3) 55th
Q.159) Nikos Christodoulides has been elected as the next President of –
(1) Cyprus
(2) Turkey
(3) Lebanon
(4) Syria
Ans. (1) Cyprus
Q.160) 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.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
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
