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Weekly Current Affairs Quiz for Odisha Competitive Exams | July 1st Week 2023

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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Q1. Which country recently launched its first-ever manned mission to Mars?
a) United States
b) China
c) Russia
d) India
Answer: b) China

Q2. Which global organization declared the COVID-19 pandemic officially over?
a) World Health Organization (WHO)
b) International Monetary Fund (IMF)
c) United Nations (UN)
d) World Trade Organization (WTO)
Answer: a) World Health Organization (WHO)

Q3. Which country won the UEFA European Football Championship?
a) Italy
b) England
c) France
d) Belgium
Answer: a) Italy

Q4. Who was sworn in as the President of the United States on 2023?
a) Joe Biden
b) Kamala Harris
c) Donald Trump
d) Hillary Clinton
Answer: a) Joe Biden

Q5. Which country hosted the G7 Summit in 2023?
a) Canada
b) Germany
c) United Kingdom
d) Japan
Answer: c) United Kingdom

Q6. Which country won the most gold medals in the Tokyo Olympics?
a) United States
b) China
c) Japan
d) Russia
Answer: b) China

Q7. Who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2022?
a) Malala Yousafzai
b) Greta Thunberg
c) António Guterres
d) Maria Ressa
Answer: d) Maria Ressa

Q8. Which city was chosen as the World Design Capital for the year 2023?
a) Helsinki, Finland
b) Turin, Italy
c) Cape Town, South Africa
d) Bangkok, Thailand
Answer: c) Cape Town, South Africa

Q9. Which country became the first to legalize recreational cannabis nationwide?
a) Canada
b) Uruguay
c) Netherlands
d) Portugal
Answer: a) Canada

Q10. Who won the 2023 Australian Open Men’s Singles title?
a) Novak Djokovic
b) Rafael Nadal
c) Roger Federer
d) Dominic Thiem
Answer: a) Novak Djokovic

Q11. Which country became the first to launch a digital currency backed by its central bank?
a) China
b) Sweden
c) Switzerland
d) United States
Answer: a) China

Q12. Which film won the Best Picture award at the 2023 Academy Awards (Oscars)?
a) Nomadland
b) The Father
c) Minari
d) The Trial of the Chicago 7
Answer: a) Nomadland

Q13. Who won the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup?
a) United States
b) England
c) Brazil
d) Germany
Answer: a) United States

Q14. Which country recently announced plans to phase out the sale of gasoline-powered vehicles by 2035?
a) Germany
b) Japan
c) France
d) United Kingdom
Answer: d) United Kingdom

Q15. Who was awarded the 2023 Nobel Prize in Literature?
a) Haruki Murakami
b) Margaret Atwood
c) Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o
d) J.K. Rowling
Answer: c) Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o

Q16. Which country won the most medals in the 2023 World Athletics Championships?
a) United States
b) Jamaica
c) Kenya
d) China
Answer: a) United States

Q17. Who won the 2023 Ballon d’Or award for the best football player in the world?
a) Lionel Messi
b) Cristiano Ronaldo
c) Kylian Mbappé
d) Mohamed Salah
Answer: c) Kylian Mbappé

Q18. Which country recently launched the world’s largest floating solar farm?
a) China
b) United States
c) Germany
d) Japan
Answer: a) China

Q19. Who won the 2023 Wimbledon Women’s Singles title?
a) Ashleigh Barty
b) Serena Williams
c) Simona Halep
d) Naomi Osaka
Answer: a) Ashleigh Barty

Q20. Which country won the 2023 Copa America?
a) Brazil
b) Argentina
c) Colombia
d) Uruguay
Answer: b) Argentina

Q21. Who was named the Time magazine’s Person of the Year for 2022?
a) Joe Biden
b) Greta Thunberg
c) Elon Musk
d) Angela Merkel
Answer: a) Joe Biden

Q22. Which country recently achieved a major breakthrough in nuclear fusion technology?
a) United States
b) China
c) Germany
d) France
Answer: c) Germany

Q23. Who won the 2023 Tour de France?
a) Tadej Pogačar
b) Egan Bernal
c) Richard Carapaz
d) Geraint Thomas
Answer: a) Tadej Pogačar

Q24. Which country recently signed the Paris Agreement on climate change?
a) India
b) Russia
c) Australia
d) Brazil
Answer: d) Brazil

Q25. Who won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physics?
a) Roger Penrose
b) Andrea Ghez
c) Reinhard Genzel
d) Emmanuelle Charpentier
Answer: b) Andrea Ghez

Q26. Which country won the 2023 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup?
a) England
b) India
c) Australia
d) New Zealand
Answer: c) Australia

Q27. Who won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry?
a) Emmanuelle Charpentier
b) Jennifer Doudna
c) Benjamin List
d) David W.C. MacMillan
Answer: d) David W.C. MacMillan

Q28. Which country recently launched the world’s largest carbon capture and storage project?
a) United States
b) China
c) Norway
d) Saudi Arabia
Answer: c) Norway

Q29. Who won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine?
a) David Julius
b) Ardem Patapoutian
c) Svante Pääbo
d) Francis Collins
Answer: a) David Julius

Q30. Which country hosted the 2023 Rugby World Cup?
a) France
b) New Zealand
c) South Africa
d) England
Answer: a) France

Q31. Who won the 2023 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences?
a) Esther Duflo
b) Abhijit Banerjee
c) Michael Kremer
d) David Card
Answer: c) Michael Kremer

Q32. Which country recently launched the world’s first all-electric commercial aircraft?
a) United States
b) China
c) Japan
d) France
Answer: a) United States

Q33. Who won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Peace?
a) International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN)
b) Malala Yousafzai
c) Greta Thunberg
d) United Nations (UN)
Answer: a) International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN)

Q34. Which country recently became the first to ban the sale of fossil fuel-powered cars by 2030?
a) Sweden
b) Denmark
c) Norway
d) Finland
Answer: c) Norway

Q35. Who won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences?
a) Esther Duflo
b) Abhijit Banerjee
c) Michael Kremer
d) David Card
Answer: c) Michael Kremer

Q36. Which country won the most medals in the 2023 Paralympic Games?
a) China
b) United States
c) Great Britain
d) Russia
Answer: a) China

Q37. Who won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Peace?
a) International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN)
b) Malala Yousafzai
c) Greta Thunberg
d) United Nations (UN)
Answer: a) International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN)

Q38. Which country recently became the first to ban the sale of fossil fuel-powered cars by 2030?
a) Sweden
b) Denmark
c) Norway
d) Finland
Answer: c) Norway

Q39. Who won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Literature?
a) Haruki Murakami
b) Margaret Atwood
c) Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o
d) J.K. Rowling
Answer: c) Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o

Q40. Which country won the most medals in the 2023 Paralympic Games?
a) China
b) United States
c) Great Britain
d) Russia
Answer: a) China

Q41. Which country won the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup?
a) Portugal
b) Brazil
c) Spain
d) Argentina
Answer: b) Brazil

Q42. Who won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry?
a) Emmanuelle Charpentier
b) Jennifer Doudna
c) Benjamin List
d) David W.C. MacMillan
Answer: d) David W.C. MacMillan

Q43. Which country recently launched the world’s largest carbon capture and storage project?
a) United States
b) China
c) Norway
d) Saudi Arabia
Answer: c) Norway

Q44. Who won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine?
a) David Julius
b) Ardem Patapoutian
c) Svante Pääbo
d) Francis Collins
Answer: a) David Julius

Q45. Which country hosted the 2023 Rugby World Cup?
a) France
b) New Zealand
c) South Africa
d) England
Answer: a) France

Q46. Who won the 2023 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences?
a) Esther Duflo
b) Abhijit Banerjee
c) Michael Kremer
d) David Card
Answer: c) Michael Kremer

Q47. Which country recently launched the world’s first all-electric commercial aircraft?
a) United States
b) China
c) Japan
d) France
Answer: a) United States

Q48. Who won the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize?
a) International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN)
b) Malala Yousafzai
c) Greta Thunberg
d) United Nations (UN)
Answer: a) International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN)

Q49. Which country recently became the first to ban the sale of fossil fuel-powered cars by 2030?
a) Sweden
b) Denmark
c) Norway
d) Finland
Answer: c) Norway

Q50. Who won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Literature?
a) Haruki Murakami
b) Margaret Atwood
c) Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o
d) J.K. Rowling
Answer: c) Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o

Q51. Which country hosted the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup?
a. India
b. Australia
c. England
d. South Africa
Answer: b. Australia

Q52. Who won the men’s singles title at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships?
a. Novak Djokovic
b. Rafael Nadal
c. Roger Federer
d. Stefanos Tsitsipas
Answer: a. Novak Djokovic

Q53. Which country won the most gold medals at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics?
a. United States
b. China
c. Japan
d. Russia
Answer: a. United States

Q54. Which city will host the 2024 Summer Olympics?
a. Paris
b. Los Angeles
c. Tokyo
d. London
Answer: b. Los Angeles

Q55. Who is the current President of France?
a. Emmanuel Macron
b. Angela Merkel
c. Justin Trudeau
d. Boris Johnson
Answer: a. Emmanuel Macron

Q56. Which country recently became the first in the world to legalize euthanasia?
a. Netherlands
b. Belgium
c. Canada
d. Luxembourg
Answer: d. Luxembourg

Q57. Who won the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup?
a. United States
b. Germany
c. Brazil
d. England
Answer: a. United States

Q58. Which company recently became the world’s most valuable publicly traded company?
a. Apple
b. Amazon
c. Microsoft
d. Alphabet (Google)
Answer: a. Apple

Q59. Which country recently launched the world’s largest floating solar farm?
a. China
b. Japan
c. United States
d. Germany
Answer: a. China

Q60. Who won the 2023 Academy Award for Best Picture?
a. Nomadland
b. The Trial of the Chicago 7
c. Judas and the Black Messiah
d. Minari
Answer: a. Nomadland

Q61. Which country recently signed a historic peace agreement with Israel?
a. Saudi Arabia
b. United Arab Emirates
c. Bahrain
d. Oman
Answer: c. Bahrain

Q62. Who is the current Prime Minister of India?
a. Narendra Modi
b. Rahul Gandhi
c. Amit Shah
d. Arvind Kejriwal
Answer: a. Narendra Modi

Q63. Which country recently became the first in the world to ban the sale of fossil fuel cars?
a. Norway
b. Sweden
c. Germany
d. Denmark
Answer: a. Norway

Q64. Who won the 2023 UEFA Champions League?
a. Manchester City
b. Chelsea
c. Real Madrid
d. Bayern Munich
Answer: b. Chelsea

Q65. Which country recently launched the Perseverance rover to Mars?
a. United States
b. Russia
c. China
d. India
Answer: a. United States

Q66. Who is the current Secretary-General of the United Nations?
a. António Guterres
b. Ban Ki-moon
c. Kofi Annan
d. Javier Pérez de Cuéllar
Answer: a. António Guterres

Q67. Which country recently announced plans to phase out nuclear power by 2025?
a. Germany
b. France
c. United Kingdom
d. Sweden
Answer: b. France

Q68. Who won the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize?
a. Greta Thunberg
b. Malala Yousafzai
c. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
d. Jacinda Ardern
Answer: d. Jacinda Ardern

Q69. Which country recently launched its first-ever manned space mission?
a. China
b. Russia
c. United States
d. India
Answer: a. China

Q70. Who won the 2023 Tour de France?
a. Tadej Pogačar
b. Geraint Thomas
c. Primoz Roglic
d. Egan Bernal
Answer: a. Tadej Pogačar

Q71. Which country recently legalized same-sex marriage nationwide?
a. Germany
b. United Kingdom
c. Australia
d. Canada
Answer: c. Australia

Q72. Who is the current Chancellor of Germany?
a. Angela Merkel
b. Olaf Scholz
c. Annalena Baerbock
d. Friedrich Merz
Answer: b. Olaf Scholz

Q73. Which country recently became the world’s largest producer of renewable energy?
a. China
b. United States
c. Germany
d. India
Answer: a. China

Q74. Who won the 2023 FIFA Ballon d’Or award for the best male footballer?
a. Lionel Messi
b. Cristiano Ronaldo
c. Kylian Mbappé
d. Robert Lewandowski
Answer: a. Lionel Messi

Q75. Which country recently launched the world’s first digital currency backed by a central bank?
a. China
b. United States
c. Switzerland
d. Japan
Answer: a. China

Q76. Who is the current Prime Minister of the United Kingdom?
a. Boris Johnson
b. Keir Starmer
c. Rishi Sunak
d. Nicola Sturgeon
Answer: a. Boris Johnson

Q77. Which country recently became the first in the world to achieve carbon neutrality?
a. Sweden
b. Denmark
c. Finland
d. Iceland
Answer: a. Sweden

Q78. Who won the 2023 NBA Finals?
a. Los Angeles Lakers
b. Brooklyn Nets
c. Golden State Warriors
d. Milwaukee Bucks
Answer: d. Milwaukee Bucks

Q79. Which country recently won the Copa America 2023?
a. Argentina
b. Brazil
c. Uruguay
d. Colombia
Answer: b. Brazil

Q80. Who is the current President of the United States?
a. Joe Biden
b. Donald Trump
c. Kamala Harris
d. Bernie Sanders
Answer: a. Joe Biden

Q81. Which country recently launched the world’s first fully reusable rocket?
a. SpaceX (United States)
b. Blue Origin (United States)
c. Roscosmos (Russia)
d. ISRO (India)
Answer: b. Blue Origin (United States)

Q82. Who won the 2023 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup?
a. England
b. India
c. New Zealand
d. Pakistan
Answer: d. Pakistan

Q83. Which country recently became the first to make Bitcoin legal tender?
a. El Salvador
b. Honduras
c. Guatemala
d. Panama
Answer: a. El Salvador

Q84. Who is the current President of Russia?
a. Vladimir Putin
b. Dmitry Medvedev
c. Mikhail Mishustin
d. Alexei Navalny
Answer: a. Vladimir Putin

Q85. Which country recently won the Euro 2023 football tournament?
a. France
b. Italy
c. Spain
d. Portugal
Answer: b. Italy

Q86. Who is the current Prime Minister of Canada?
a. Justin Trudeau
b. Andrew Scheer
c. Erin O’Toole
d. Jagmeet Singh
Answer: a. Justin Trudeau

Q87. Which country recently became the first in the world to achieve 100% COVID-19 vaccination rate for its population?
a. Israel
b. United States
c. United Kingdom
d. Canada
Answer: a. Israel

Q88. Who won the 2023 French Open women’s singles title?
a. Ashleigh Barty
b. Naomi Osaka
c. Serena Williams
d. Simona Halep
Answer: a. Ashleigh Barty

Q89. Which country recently launched the world’s largest telescope?
a. United States
b. China
c. Russia
d. Germany
Answer: b. China

Q90. Who is the current Prime Minister of Australia?
a. Scott Morrison
b. Anthony Albanese
c. Tanya Plibersek
d. Michael McCormack
Answer: a. Scott Morrison

Q91. Which country recently became the first to ban single-use plastics nationwide?
a. Canada
b. United States
c. India
d. Australia
Answer: c. India

Q92. Who won the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction?
a. Colson Whitehead
b. Louise Erdrich
c. Richard Powers
d. Viet Thanh Nguyen
Answer: a. Colson Whitehead

Q93. Which country recently became the first to successfully mine resources on the moon?
a. China
b. United States
c. Russia
d. India
Answer: a. China

Q94. Who is the current President of Brazil?
a. Jair Bolsonaro
b. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
c. Sergio Moro
d. Fernando Haddad
Answer: b. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

Q95. Which country recently launched the world’s fastest supercomputer?
a. United States
b. China
c. Japan
d. South Korea
Answer: b. China

Q96. Who won the 2023 Grammy Award for Album of the Year?
a. Billie Eilish
b. Taylor Swift
c. Beyoncé
d. Bruno Mars
Answer: a. Billie Eilish

Q97. Which country recently became the first to achieve 100% literacy rate?
a. Finland
b. Norway
c. Denmark
d. Iceland
Answer: b. Norway

Q98. Who is the current Prime Minister of New Zealand?
a. Jacinda Ardern
b. Simon Bridges
c. Judith Collins
d. Winston Peters
Answer: a. Jacinda Ardern

Q100. Which country recently became the first to reach Mars with a manned mission?
a. United States
b. China
c. Russia
d. India
Answer: b. China

Q101. Who won the 2023 Academy Award for Best Actor?
a. Joaquin Phoenix
b. Leonardo DiCaprio
c. Anthony Hopkins
d. Chadwick Boseman
Answer: d. Chadwick Boseman

Q102. Which country hosted the G20 Summit in July 2023?
a. United States
b. China
c. India
d. France
Answer: b. China

Q103. Who won the Wimbledon Men’s Singles title in 2023?
a. Novak Djokovic
b. Roger Federer
c. Rafael Nadal
d. Alexander Zverev
Answer: a. Novak Djokovic

Q104. The 2023 Cricket World Cup will be hosted by which country?
a. India
b. Australia
c. South Africa
d. England
Answer: d. England

Q105. Which city was chosen as the World Design Capital 2023?
a. Helsinki
b. Sydney
c. Barcelona
d. Mexico City
Answer: a. Helsinki

Q106. Who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2023?
a. Greta Thunberg
b. Malala Yousafzai
c. Jacinda Ardern
d. Antonio Guterres
Answer: c. Jacinda Ardern

Q107. Which country launched its first-ever manned mission to the moon in July 2023?
a. United States
b. China
c. Russia
d. India
Answer: b. China

Q108. Which country won the UEFA European Championship in 2023?
a. Germany
b. France
c. Spain
d. Italy
Answer: d. Italy

Q109. Who is the current President of France as of July 2, 2023?
a. Emmanuel Macron
b. Marine Le Pen
c. François Hollande
d. Jean-Luc Mélenchon
Answer: a. Emmanuel Macron

Q110. Which country became the first in the world to reach a COVID-19 vaccination rate of 90% in its population?
a. United States
b. United Kingdom
c. Israel
d. Canada
Answer: c. Israel

Q111. Which team won the NBA Championship in 2023?
a. Los Angeles Lakers
b. Brooklyn Nets
c. Golden State Warriors
d. Milwaukee Bucks
Answer: d. Milwaukee Bucks

Q112. Who is the current Prime Minister of Japan as of July 2, 2023?
a. Shinzo Abe
b. Yoshihide Suga
c. Fumio Kishida
d. Taro Aso
Answer: c. Fumio Kishida

Q113. Which country won the Copa America in 2023?
a. Argentina
b. Brazil
c. Uruguay
d. Colombia
Answer: a. Argentina

Q114. Which global tech company became the first to reach a market valuation of $3 trillion in 2023?
a. Apple
b. Amazon
c. Microsoft
d. Google
Answer: a. Apple

Q115. Who won the Tour de France in 2023?
a. Egan Bernal
b. Tadej Pogačar
c. Primoz Roglic
d. Julian Alaphilippe
Answer: b. Tadej Pogačar

Q116. Which country successfully launched the world’s largest satellite into space in July 2023?
a. United States
b. China
c. Russia
d. India
Answer: b. China

Q117. Who is the current Chancellor of Germany as of July 2, 2023?
a. Angela Merkel
b. Olaf Scholz
c. Annalena Baerbock
d. Armin Laschet
Answer: d. Armin Laschet

Q118. Which country won the Women’s T20 World Cup in cricket in 2023?
a. Australia
b. India
c. England
d. New Zealand
Answer: a. Australia

Q119. Who won the Best Actor award at the Academy Awards (Oscars) in 2023?
a. Leonardo DiCaprio
b. Joaquin Phoenix
c. Tom Hanks
d. Daniel Day-Lewis
Answer: b. Joaquin Phoenix

Q120. Which country announced plans to launch its own digital currency called “e-krona” in 2023?
a. Norway
b. Sweden
c. Denmark
d. Finland
Answer: b. Sweden

Q121. Who is the current President of the United States as of July 2, 2023?
a. Joe Biden
b. Kamala Harris
c. Donald Trump
d. Bernie Sanders
Answer: a. Joe Biden

Q122. Which country won the UEFA Champions League in 2023?
a. Paris Saint-Germain (PSG)
b. Chelsea
c. Manchester City
d. Bayern Munich
Answer: b. Chelsea

Q123. Who won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2023?
a. Colson Whitehead
b. Louise Erdrich
c. Richard Powers
d. Margaret Atwood
Answer: c. Richard Powers

Q124. Which country won the Asian Games in 2023?
a. China
b. India
c. Japan
d. South Korea
Answer: a. China

Q125. Who is the current Prime Minister of the United Kingdom as of July 2, 2023?
a. Boris Johnson
b. Rishi Sunak
c. Keir Starmer
d. Sajid Javid
Answer: c. Keir Starmer

Q126. Which country became the first in the world to achieve net-zero carbon emissions in 2023?
a. Sweden
b. Norway
c. Denmark
d. Iceland
Answer: d. Iceland

Q127. Who won the Ballon d’Or award for the best football player in 2023?
a. Lionel Messi
b. Cristiano Ronaldo
c. Kylian Mbappé
d. Neymar
Answer: a. Lionel Messi

Q128. Which country hosted the Commonwealth Games in 2023?
a. Australia
b. Canada
c. India
d. South Africa
Answer: c. India

Q129. Who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2023?
a. Haruki Murakami
b. Margaret Atwood
c. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
d. Salman Rushdie
Answer: b. Margaret Atwood

Q130. Which city was named as the World Book Capital for the year 2023?
a. Prague
b. Buenos Aires
c. Nairobi
d. Athens
Answer: a. Prague

Q131. Who is the current President of Russia as of July 2, 2023?
a. Vladimir Putin
b. Dmitry Medvedev
c. Mikhail Mishustin
d. Alexei Navalny
Answer: a. Vladimir Putin

Q132. Which country won the Men’s Hockey World Cup in 2023?
a. Belgium
b. Netherlands
c. Australia
d. Germany
Answer: a. Belgium

Q133. Who won the Golden Boot award for the highest goal scorer in the FIFA World Cup 2022?
a. Cristiano Ronaldo
b. Lionel Messi
c. Kylian Mbappé
d. Romelu Lukaku
Answer: c. Kylian Mbappé

Q134. Which country unveiled its plan to build the world’s first fully autonomous city in 2023?
a. Japan
b. Saudi Arabia
c. United Arab Emirates
d. South Korea
Answer: b. Saudi Arabia

Q135. Who won the Academy Award for Best Actress in 2023?
a. Frances McDormand
b. Jennifer Lawrence
c. Cate Blanchett
d. Emma Stone
Answer: a. Frances McDormand

Q136. Which country won the FIFA Club World Cup in 2023?
a. Bayern Munich
b. Flamengo
c. Al-Hilal
d. Liverpool
Answer: d. Liverpool

Q137. Who is the current Prime Minister of Canada as of July 2, 2023?
a. Justin Trudeau
b. Erin O’Toole
c. Jagmeet Singh
d. Chrystia Freeland
Answer: b. Erin O’Toole

Q138. Which country won the Women’s Hockey World Cup in 2023?
a. Netherlands
b. Argentina
c. Germany
d. Australia
Answer: a. Netherlands

Q139. Who won the Booker Prize for Fiction in 2023?
a. Kazuo Ishiguro
b. George Saunders
c. Hilary Mantel
d. Douglas Stuart
Answer: d. Douglas Stuart

Q140. Which country launched the world’s first hydrogen-powered passenger plane in July 2023?
a. United States
b. Germany
c. Japan
d. France
Answer: c. Japan

Q141. Who is the current President of Brazil as of July 2, 2023?
a. Jair Bolsonaro
b. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
c. Dilma Rousseff
d. Fernando Henrique Cardoso
Answer: a. Jair Bolsonaro

Q142. Which city was named as the European Capital of Culture for the year 2023?
a. Valencia
b. Berlin
c. Glasgow
d. Rome
Answer: c. Glasgow

Q143. Who won the Man Booker International Prize in 2023?
a. Olga Tokarczuk
b. Annie Ernaux
c. David Diop
d. Marie Darrieussecq
Answer: b. Annie Ernaux

Q144. Which country won the Women’s Cricket World Cup in 2023?
a. Australia
b. England
c. India
d. New Zealand
Answer: a. Australia

Q145. Who is the current Prime Minister of Australia as of July 2, 2023?
a. Scott Morrison
b. Anthony Albanese
c. Peter Dutton
d. Gladys Berejiklian
Answer: a. Scott Morrison

Q146. Which country won the Rugby World Cup in 2023?
a. New Zealand
b. England
c. South Africa
d. Australia
Answer: c. South Africa

Q147. Who won the Australian Open Men’s Singles title in 2023?
a. Novak Djokovic
b. Rafael Nadal
c. Daniil Medvedev
d. Stefanos Tsitsipas
Answer: a. Novak Djokovic

Q148. Which country became the first to achieve 100% renewable energy in its electricity production in 2023?
a. Iceland
b. Sweden
c. Costa Rica
d. Norway
Answer: c. Costa Rica

Q149. Who is the current President of South Africa as of July 2, 2023?
a. Cyril Ramaphosa
b. Jacob Zuma
c. Julius Malema
d. Thabo Mbeki
Answer: a. Cyril Ramaphosa

Q150. Which country won the FIFA Women’s World Cup in 2023?
a. United States
b. Germany
c. Brazil
d. France
Answer: a. United States

Q151. Who won the Time Person of the Year award in 2023?
a. Greta Thunberg
b. Jacinda Ardern
c. Elon Musk
d. Angela Merkel
Answer: c. Elon Musk

Q152. Which country recently celebrated its Independence Day on July 4th, 2023?
a) United States
b) France
c) India
d) Australia
Answer: a) United States

Q153. Who won the Wimbledon Men’s Singles title in 2023?
a) Novak Djokovic
b) Roger Federer
c) Rafael Nadal
d) Alexander Zverev
Answer: a) Novak Djokovic

Q154. Which country won the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023?
a) India
b) England
c) Australia
d) New Zealand
Answer: b) England

Q155. Which city will host the 2024 Summer Olympics?
a) Tokyo
b) Paris
c) London
d) Los Angeles
Answer: d) Los Angeles

Q155. Who won the Ballon d’Or award for the best football player in 2023?
a) Lionel Messi
b) Cristiano Ronaldo
c) Kylian Mbappé
d) Neymar Jr.
Answer: a) Lionel Messi

Q156. Which country recently launched the world’s largest carbon capture project?
a) United States
b) China
c) Australia
d) Saudi Arabia
Answer: c) Australia

Q157. Who is the current Prime Minister of Canada as of July 2023?
a) Justin Trudeau
b) Andrew Scheer
c) Jagmeet Singh
d) Erin O’Toole
Answer: a) Justin Trudeau

Q158. Which company became the world’s most valuable publicly traded company in July 2023?
a) Apple Inc.
b) Microsoft Corporation
c) Amazon.com, Inc.
d) Alphabet Inc. (Google)
Answer: c) Amazon.com, Inc.

Q159. Which country recently won the UEFA European Championship 2024?
a) Germany
b) Italy
c) Spain
d) France
Answer: b) Italy

Q160. Who won the Best Actor award at the 2023 Academy Awards?
a) Leonardo DiCaprio
b) Joaquin Phoenix
c) Anthony Hopkins
d) Brad Pitt
Answer: c) Anthony Hopkins

Q161. Which country recently launched its first manned mission to space?
a) China
b) Russia
c) United States
d) India
Answer: d) India

Q162. Who was elected as the new President of France in July 2023?
a) Emmanuel Macron
b) Marine Le Pen
c) Jean-Luc Mélenchon
d) Valérie Pécresse
Answer: b) Marine Le Pen

Q163. Which social media platform recently reached 3 billion monthly active users?
a) Facebook
b) Instagram
c) Twitter
d) TikTok
Answer: a) Facebook

Q164. Who won the Tour de France 2023?
a) Tadej Pogačar
b) Primoz Roglic
c) Geraint Thomas
d) Richard Carapaz
Answer: a) Tadej Pogačar

Q165. Which country recently became the world’s largest producer of renewable energy?
a) China
b) United States
c) Germany
d) India
Answer: a) China

Q166. Who won the Women’s Singles title at Wimbledon 2023?
a) Ashleigh Barty
b) Naomi Osaka
c) Serena Williams
d) Simona Halep
Answer: a) Ashleigh Barty

Q167. Which country recently launched the world’s first digital currency?
a) United States
b) China
c) Switzerland
d) United Arab Emirates
Answer: b) China

Q168. Who won the Golden Boot award at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup?
a) Vivianne Miedema
b) Sam Kerr
c) Alex Morgan
d) Ellen White
Answer: a) Vivianne Miedema

Q169. Which country recently announced plans to phase out gasoline-powered vehicles by 2030?
a) Germany
b) France
c) Sweden
d) Norway
Answer: d) Norway

Q170. Who won the Men’s Singles title at the French Open 2023?
a) Rafael Nadal
b) Novak Djokovic
c) Stefanos Tsitsipas
d) Dominic Thiem
Answer: c) Stefanos Tsitsipas

Q171. Which country recently launched the world’s first hydrogen-powered train?
a) Germany
b) Japan
c) France
d) Canada
Answer: a) Germany

Q172. Who won the Best Picture award at the 2023 Academy Awards?
a) The Trial of the Chicago 7
b) Nomadland
c) Minari
d) Judas and the Black Messiah
Answer: b) Nomadland

Q173. Which country recently unveiled its plan to build a lunar base by 2030?
a) Russia
b) China
c) United States
d) European Union
Answer: c) United States

Q174. Who won the Women’s Singles title at the Australian Open 2023?
a) Naomi Osaka
b) Ashleigh Barty
c) Serena Williams
d) Sofia Kenin
Answer: a) Naomi Osaka

Q175. Which country recently became the first in the world to ban single-use plastics?
a) Canada
b) United States
c) United Kingdom
d) New Zealand
Answer: d) New Zealand

Q176. Who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2023?
a) Greta Thunberg
b) Malala Yousafzai
c) Antonio Guterres
d) Abiy Ahmed
Answer: d) Abiy Ahmed

Q177. Which country recently launched the world’s first 6G network?
a) China
b) South Korea
c) Japan
d) United States
Answer: a) China

Q178. Who won the Women’s Singles title at the US Open 2023?
a) Naomi Osaka
b) Ashleigh Barty
c) Serena Williams
d) Bianca Andreescu
Answer: d) Bianca Andreescu

Q179. Which country recently became the world’s largest exporter of goods?
a) United States
b) China
c) Germany
d) Japan
Answer: b) China

Q180. Who won the UEFA Champions League in 2023?
a) Manchester City
b) Real Madrid
c) Bayern Munich
d) Paris Saint-Germain
Answer: a) Manchester City

Q181. Which country recently launched the world’s first fully electric commercial aircraft?
a) United States
b) China
c) Sweden
d) Norway
Answer: c) Sweden

Q182. Who won the Women’s Singles title at the French Open 2023?
a) Iga Świątek
b) Ashleigh Barty
c) Sofia Kenin
d) Garbiñe Muguruza
Answer: a) Iga Świątek

Q183. Which country recently signed a historic peace agreement with its neighboring country?
a) Israel
b) Palestine
c) South Korea
d) North Korea
Answer: a) Israel

Q184. Who won the Men’s Singles title at the Australian Open 2023?
a) Novak Djokovic
b) Rafael Nadal
c) Daniil Medvedev
d) Alexander Zverev
Answer: c) Daniil Medvedev

Q185. Which country recently became the world’s largest producer of electric vehicles?
a) China
b) United States
c) Germany
d) Norway
Answer: a) China

Q186. Who won the Men’s Singles title at the US Open 2023?
a) Novak Djokovic
b) Rafael Nadal
c) Daniil Medvedev
d) Alexander Zverev
Answer: c) Daniil Medvedev

Q187. Which country recently announced plans to build the world’s largest offshore wind farm?
a) United States
b) China
c) United Kingdom
d) Denmark
Answer: c) United Kingdom

Q188. Who won the FIFA Women’s World Player of the Year award in 2023?
a) Sam Kerr
b) Vivianne Miedema
c) Alex Morgan
d) Lucy Bronze
Answer: b) Vivianne Miedema

Q189. Which country recently launched the world’s first fully autonomous passenger drone service?
a) United States
b) China
c) Germany
d) United Arab Emirates
Answer: d) United Arab Emirates

Q190. Who won the Men’s Singles title at Wimbledon 2023?
a) Novak Djokovic
b) Roger Federer
c) Rafael Nadal
d) Alexander Zverev
Answer: a) Novak Djokovic

Q191. Which country recently announced plans to become carbon neutral by 2050?
a) United States
b) China
c) Canada
d) United Kingdom
Answer: c) Canada

Q192. Who won the Best Actress award at the 2023 Academy Awards?
a) Frances McDormand
b) Viola Davis
c) Carey Mulligan
d) Vanessa Kirby
Answer: c) Carey Mulligan

Q193. Which country recently became the first in the world to achieve 100% COVID-19 vaccination of its population?
a) United States
b) Israel
c) United Kingdom
d) Singapore
Answer: b) Israel

Q194. Who won the Men’s Singles title at the French Open 2023?
a) Rafael Nadal
b) Novak Djokovic
c) Stefanos Tsitsipas
d) Dominic Thiem
Answer: b) Novak Djokovic

Q195. Which country recently announced plans to build the world’s largest solar power plant?
a) India
b) China
c) United States
d) Saudi Arabia
Answer: d) Saudi Arabia

Q196. Who won the Women’s Singles title at the Australian Open 2023?
a) Naomi Osaka
b) Ashleigh Barty
c) Serena Williams
d) Sofia Kenin
Answer: b) Ashleigh Barty

Q197. Which country recently became the first in the world to launch a central bank digital currency?
a) China
b) United States
c) United Kingdom
d) Sweden
Answer: a) China

Q198. Who won the Golden Ball award at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup?
a) Sam Kerr
b) Vivianne Miedema
c) Alex Morgan
d) Lucy Bronze
Answer: d) Lucy Bronze

Q190. Which country recently signed a historic trade agreement with the European Union?
a) United Kingdom
b) United States
c) Canada
d) Australia
Answer: a) United Kingdom

Q200. Who won the Men’s Singles title at the Australian Open 2023?
a) Novak Djokovic
b) Rafael Nadal
c) Daniil Medvedev
d) Alexander Zverev
Answer: a) Novak Djokovic

Q201. Which country recently launched its first-ever mission to Mars?
a) China
b) United States
c) India
d) Russia
Answer: b) United States

Q202. Who won the Wimbledon men’s singles title in 2023?
a) Roger Federer
b) Novak Djokovic
c) Rafael Nadal
d) Alexander Zverev
Answer: b) Novak Djokovic

Q203. Which country won the Euro 2020 football tournament?
a) France
b) England
c) Italy
d) Belgium
Answer: c) Italy

Q204. Which African country recently declared a state of emergency due to political unrest?
a) Ethiopia
b) South Africa
c) Nigeria
d) Egypt
Answer: a) Ethiopia

Q205. Who was appointed as the new Prime Minister of Japan in July 2023?
a) Shinzo Abe
b) Yoshihide Suga
c) Taro Kono
d) Fumio Kishida
Answer: d) Fumio Kishida

Q206. Which tech company became the world’s first trillion-dollar company in terms of market capitalization?
a) Apple
b) Amazon
c) Microsoft
d) Alphabet (Google)
Answer: a) Apple

Q207. Which country hosted the G20 summit in 2023?
a) United States
b) China
c) Japan
d) India
Answer: b) China

Q208. Who won the Best Actor award at the 2023 Academy Awards (Oscars)?
a) Leonardo DiCaprio
b) Joaquin Phoenix
c) Brad Pitt
d) Tom Hanks
Answer: b) Joaquin Phoenix

Q209. Which country recently won the Copa America football tournament?
a) Argentina
b) Brazil
c) Uruguay
d) Colombia
Answer: a) Argentina

Q210. Which country announced its withdrawal from the Paris Agreement on climate change in 2023?
a) United States
b) China
c) Germany
d) India
Answer: a) United States

Q211. Who won the Women’s Singles title at the French Open 2023?
a) Serena Williams
b) Ashleigh Barty
c) Simona Halep
d) Naomi Osaka
Answer: b) Ashleigh Barty

Q212. Which city was chosen as the host for the 2032 Summer Olympics?
a) Tokyo, Japan
b) Paris, France
c) Brisbane, Australia
d) Los Angeles, United States
Answer: c) Brisbane, Australia

Q213. Which country won the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in 2023?
a) India
b) Australia
c) New Zealand
d) England
Answer: a) India

Q214. Who is the current Secretary-General of the United Nations?
a) António Guterres
b) Ban Ki-moon
c) Kofi Annan
d) Javier Pérez de Cuéllar
Answer: a) António Guterres

Q215. Which country recently launched the world’s first all-electric commercial aircraft?
a) United States
b) China
c) Germany
d) Canada
Answer: b) China

Q216. Who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2023?
a) Bob Dylan
b) Kazuo Ishiguro
c) Margaret Atwood
d) Haruki Murakami
Answer: b) Kazuo Ishiguro

Q217. Which country recently legalized same-sex marriage?
a) United States
b) Canada
c) Australia
d) United Kingdom
Answer: c) Australia

Q218. Who won the Time Person of the Year in 2023?
a) Greta Thunberg
b) Joe Biden
c) Elon Musk
d) Jacinda Ardern
Answer: c) Elon Musk

Q219. Which country recently became the world’s largest economy in terms of GDP?
a) United States
b) China
c) Japan
d) Germany
Answer: b) China

Q220. Who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2023?
a) Malala Yousafzai
b) Greta Thunberg
c) Abiy Ahmed
d) Jacinda Ardern
Answer: c) Abiy Ahmed

Q221. Which country recently launched its own digital currency called e-krona?
a) United States
b) China
c) Sweden
d) Russia
Answer: c) Sweden

Q222. Who won the Australian Open men’s singles title in 2023?
a) Roger Federer
b) Novak Djokovic
c) Rafael Nadal
d) Daniil Medvedev
Answer: d) Daniil Medvedev

Q223. Which country recently declared a national emergency due to a major natural disaster?
a) Australia
b) Indonesia
c) Brazil
d) Mexico
Answer: a) Australia

Q224. Who won the FIFA Women’s World Cup in 2023?
a) United States
b) Germany
c) France
d) Netherlands
Answer: d) Netherlands

Q225. Which country recently became the first in the world to ban single-use plastics?
a) Canada
b) Germany
c) France
d) United Kingdom
Answer: d) United Kingdom

Q225. Who is the current President of France as of July 2023?
a) Emmanuel Macron
b) François Hollande
c) Nicolas Sarkozy
d) Marine Le Pen
Answer: a) Emmanuel Macron

Q226. Which country recently launched its first-ever manned mission to the Moon?
a) United States
b) China
c) Russia
d) India
Answer: b) China

Q227. Who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2023?
a) Roger Penrose
b) Andrea Ghez
c) Reinhard Genzel
d) Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
Answer: b) Andrea Ghez

Q228. Which country recently hosted the G7 summit?
a) Canada
b) France
c) United Kingdom
d) Italy
Answer: d) Italy

Q229. Who won the UEFA Champions League in 2023?
a) Bayern Munich
b) Real Madrid
c) Manchester City
d) Chelsea
Answer: d) Chelsea

Q230. Which country recently launched its own space station called Tianhe?
a) United States
b) China
c) Russia
d) India
Answer: b) China

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