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. Who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2023?
a) Emmanuelle Charpentier
b) Jennifer Doudna
c) Frances Arnold
d) Donna Strickland
Answer: c) Frances Arnold
Q2. Which country recently became the first in the world to achieve net-zero carbon emissions?
a) United States
b) China
c) Sweden
d) Germany
Answer: c) Sweden
Q3. Who won the Golden Ball award for the best player in the FIFA Men’s World Cup 2022?
a) Kylian Mbappé
b) Lionel Messi
c) Cristiano Ronaldo
d) Neymar Jr.
Answer: b) Lionel Messi
Q4. Which country recently launched its own cryptocurrency called the digital yuan?
a) United States
b) China
c) Japan
d) South Korea
Answer: b) China
Q5. Who won the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences in 2023?
a) Abhijit Banerjee
b) Esther Duflo
c) Michael Kremer
d) Angus Deaton
Answer: a) Abhijit Banerjee
Q6. Which country recently became the world’s largest producer of solar energy?
a) United States
b) China
c) Germany
d) India
Answer: d) India
Q7. Who won the Ballon d’Or award for the best football player in the world in 2023?
a) Lionel Messi
b) Cristiano Ronaldo
c) Kylian Mbappé
d) Robert Lewandowski
Answer: c) Kylian Mbappé
Q8. Which country recently launched its own cryptocurrency called the digital euro?
a) United States
b) China
c) European Union
d) Switzerland
Answer: c) European Union
Q9. Who is the current Chancellor of Germany as of July 2023?
a) Angela Merkel
b) Olaf Scholz
c) Annalena Baerbock
d) Armin Laschet
Answer: b) Olaf Scholz
Q10. Which country recently announced a major breakthrough in fusion energy research?
a) United States
b) China
c) France
d) United Kingdom
Answer: a) United States
Q11. Who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2023?
a) James P. Allison
b) Tasuku Honjo
c) Jennifer Doudna
d) Emmanuelle Charpentier
Answer: a) James P. Allison
Q12. Which country recently became the world’s largest exporter of renewable energy?
a) United States
b) China
c) Germany
d) Denmark
Answer: b) China
Q13. Who won the FIFA Men’s World Cup in 2022?
a) Brazil
b) France
c) Germany
d) Argentina
Answer: d) Argentina
Q14. Which country recently launched its own digital currency called the digital won?
a) United States
b) China
c) South Korea
d) Japan
Answer: c) South Korea
Q15. Who won the Nobel Prize in Peace in 2023?
a) Malala Yousafzai
b) Greta Thunberg
c) Pope Francis
d) Maria Ressa
Answer: d) Maria Ressa
Q16. Which country recently launched its first-ever mission to Venus?
a) United States
b) China
c) Russia
d) European Space Agency (ESA)
Answer: d) European Space Agency (ESA)
Q17. Who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2022?
a) Bob Dylan
b) Kazuo Ishiguro
c) Margaret Atwood
d) Olga Tokarczuk
Answer: d) Olga Tokarczuk
Q18. Which country recently announced a major breakthrough in quantum computing technology?
a) United States
b) China
c) Canada
d) Germany
Answer: a) United States
Q19. Who won the Best Actress award at the 2023 Academy Awards (Oscars)?
a) Frances McDormand
b) Olivia Colman
c) Viola Davis
d) Emma Stone
Answer: a) Frances McDormand
Q20. Which institution released the ‘World Investment Report 2023’?
a) UNCTAD
b) World Bank
c) IMF
d) WTO
Answer: a) UNCTAD
Q21. Which technology company has launched ‘Threads’ app?
a) Instagram
b) Facebook
c) Twitter
d) Snapchat
Answer: (a) Instagram
Q22. According to a recent study published in The Lancet journal, how many children and adolescents lose their lives due to infectious diseases annually?
a) 1 million
b) 2 million
c) 3 million
d) 4 million
Answer: c) 3 million
Q23. When was the “Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act” enacted in India?
a) 2010
b) 2011
c) 2012
d) 2013
Answer: d) 2013
Q24. Which organisation approved USD 255.5 million loan for Multidisciplinary Education and Research in India?
a) Asian Development Bank (ADB)
b) World Bank
c) IMF
d) WTO
Answer: (a) Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Q25. Utah Mountains, which were seen in the news for Watermelon Snow, is situated in which country?
a) United States of America
b) Canada
c) Mexico
d) Brazil
Answer: (a) United States of America
Q26. ‘Kharchi Puja’ is observed in which state/UT?
a) Gujarat
b) Maharashtra
c) Rajasthan
d) Madhya Pradesh
Answer: a) Gujarat
Q27. Which state/UT is associated with ‘Swarnim Himalaya’ campaign?
a) Himachal Pradesh
b) Uttarakhand
c) Jammu and Kashmir
d) Ladakh
Answer: a) Himachal Pradesh
Q28. National Centre for Good Governance (NCGG) successfully trained the civil servants from which country?
a) Myanmar
b) Sri Lanka
c) Nepal
d) Bangladesh
Answer: a) Myanmar
Q29. When is the ‘International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking’ observed?
a) 26 June
b) 26 July
c) 26 August
d) 26 September
Answer: a) 26 June
Q30. Which country won the UEFA Euro 2024 football championship?
a) Germany
b) France
c) Italy
d) England
Answer: a) Germany
Q31. Who won the Wimbledon Men’s Singles title in 2023?
a) Novak Djokovic
b) Rafael Nadal
c) Roger Federer
d) Alexander Zverev
Answer: a) Novak Djokovic
Q32. Which country hosted the G20 Summit in 2023?
a) United States
b) China
c) India
d) Saudi Arabia
Answer: b) China
Q33. Who won the Tour de France in 2023?
a) Tadej Pogačar
b) Mark Cavendish
c) Primoz Roglic
d) Egan Bernal
Answer: a) Tadej Pogačar
Q34. Which country announced plans to launch the first human mission to Mars?
a) United States
b) Russia
c) China
d) India
Answer: c) China
Q35. Which country recently became the world’s largest economy?
a) United States
b) China
c) India
d) Japan
Answer: b) China
Q36. Who won the FIFA Women’s World Cup in 2023?
a) United States
b) Germany
c) England
d) Netherlands
Answer: a) United States
Q37. Which city was chosen as the host for the 2032 Summer Olympics?
a) Brisbane
b) Tokyo
c) Paris
d) Los Angeles
Answer: a) Brisbane
Q38. Which country recently signed a historic peace agreement with Israel?
a) Saudi Arabia
b) United Arab Emirates
c) Jordan
d) Egypt
Answer: a) Saudi Arabia
Q39. Who was appointed as the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in 2023?
a) Boris Johnson
b) Keir Starmer
c) Rishi Sunak
d) Sajid Javid
Answer: d) Sajid Javid
Q40. Which country won the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup in 2023?
a) Australia
b) India
c) England
d) New Zealand
Answer: c) England
Q41. Which company recently became the world’s most valuable company?
a) Apple
b) Microsoft
c) Amazon
d) Alphabet (Google)
Answer: c) Amazon
Q42. Who won the Ballon d’Or award for the best football player in 2023?
a) Lionel Messi
b) Cristiano Ronaldo
c) Kylian Mbappé
d) Mohamed Salah
Answer: a) Lionel Messi
Q43. Which country won the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup in 2023?
a) Australia
b) India
c) England
d) New Zealand
Answer: b) India
Q44. Who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2023?
a) Greta Thunberg
b) Malala Yousafzai
c) Jacinda Ardern
d) Angela Merkel
Answer: c) Jacinda Ardern
Q45. Which country recently launched the world’s first fully electric commercial aircraft?
a) United States
b) China
c) France
d) Germany
Answer: a) United States
Q46. Who was elected as the President of France in 2023?
a) Emmanuel Macron
b) Marine Le Pen
c) Jean-Luc Mélenchon
d) Valérie Pécresse
Answer: b) Marine Le Pen
Q47. Which country recently became the first in the world to ban single-use plastics?
a) Canada
b) Australia
c) United Kingdom
d) New Zealand
Answer: d) New Zealand
Q48. Who won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2023?
a) The Power of the Dog
b) Dune
c) West Side Story
d) Belfast
Answer: a) The Power of the Dog
Q49. Which country recently launched its own digital currency, called e-Yuan?
a) United States
b) China
c) Russia
d) Switzerland
Answer: b) China
Q50. Who won the Australian Open Men’s Singles title in 2023?
a) Novak Djokovic
b) Rafael Nadal
c) Roger Federer
d) Alexander Zverev
Answer: d) Alexander Zverev
Q51. Which country won the Copa America football tournament in 2023?
a) Argentina
b) Brazil
c) Uruguay
d) Chile
Answer: b) Brazil
Q52. Who was named the world’s richest person in 2023?
a) Elon Musk
b) Jeff Bezos
c) Bernard Arnault
d) Bill Gates
Answer: c) Bernard Arnault
Q53. Which country recently became the first to achieve net-zero carbon emissions?
a) United States
b) China
c) Sweden
d) Germany
Answer: c) Sweden
Q54. Who won the French Open Women’s Singles title in 2023?
a) Ashleigh Barty
b) Naomi Osaka
c) Serena Williams
d) Iga Świątek
Answer: a) Ashleigh Barty
Q55. Which country recently launched the world’s largest solar power plant?
a) United States
b) China
c) India
d) Australia
Answer: c) India
Q56. Who won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2023?
a) Colson Whitehead
b) Louise Erdrich
c) Rachel Kushner
d) Richard Powers
Answer: d) Richard Powers
Q57. Which country won the FIFA Club World Cup in 2023?
a) Bayern Munich (Germany)
b) Flamengo (Brazil)
c) Al Hilal (Saudi Arabia)
d) Real Madrid (Spain)
Answer: b) Flamengo (Brazil)
Q58. Who won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture (Drama) in 2023?
a) Will Smith
b) Denzel Washington
c) Benedict Cumberbatch
d) Bradley Cooper
Answer: a) Will Smith
Q59. Which country recently discovered a significant oil reserve in its territorial waters?
a) Brazil
b) Nigeria
c) Australia
d) Norway
Answer: c) Australia
Q60. Who won the UEFA Champions League in 2023?
a) Manchester City (England)
b) Paris Saint-Germain (France)
c) Real Madrid (Spain)
d) Bayern Munich (Germany)
Answer: a) Manchester City (England)
Q61. Which country recently became the first to land a spacecraft on the far side of the Moon?
a) United States
b) China
c) Russia
d) India
Answer: b) China
Q62. Who won the NBA Finals in 2023?
a) Brooklyn Nets
b) Los Angeles Lakers
c) Golden State Warriors
d) Milwaukee Bucks
Answer: d) Milwaukee Bucks
Q63. Which country recently became the first to ban the sale of internal combustion engine cars?
a) United States
b) China
c) Germany
d) France
Answer: c) Germany
Q64. Who won the Booker Prize for Fiction in 2023?
a) Richard Powers
b) Rachel Kushner
c) Richard Flanagan
d) Douglas Stuart
Answer: d) Douglas Stuart
Q65. Which country recently launched its first satellite into space?
a) United States
b) China
c) Russia
d) India
Answer: d) India
Q66. Who won the Super Bowl in 2023?
a) Tampa Bay Buccaneers
b) Kansas City Chiefs
c) New England Patriots
d) San Francisco 49ers
Answer: a) Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Q67. Which country recently announced plans to phase out nuclear power by 2030?
a) Germany
b) United States
c) Japan
d) France
Answer: d) France
Q68. Who won the Time Person of the Year award in 2023?
a) Joe Biden
b) Elon Musk
c) Greta Thunberg
d) Angela Merkel
Answer: b) Elon Musk
Q69. Which country recently launched its first manned mission to the International Space Station?
a) United States
b) China
c) Russia
d) Japan
Answer: a) United States
Q70. Who won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 2023?
a) Katori Hall
b) Dominique Morisseau
c) Annie Baker
d) Suzan-Lori Parks
Answer: a) Katori Hall
Q71. Which country recently became the world’s largest producer of renewable energy?
a) United States
b) China
c) Germany
d) India
Answer: b) China
Q72. Who won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 2023?
a) Taylor Swift
b) Billie Eilish
c) Adele
d) Bruno Mars
Answer: b) Billie Eilish
Q73. Which country recently signed a historic trade agreement with the European Union?
a) United States
b) China
c) Australia
d) Canada
Answer: c) Australia
Q74. Who won the UEFA Women’s Champions League in 2023?
a) Barcelona (Spain)
b) Paris Saint-Germain (France)
c) Bayern Munich (Germany)
d) Chelsea (England)
Answer: d) Chelsea (England)
Q75. Which country recently achieved a major breakthrough in fusion energy research?
a) United States
b) China
c) Russia
d) United Kingdom
Answer: a) United States
Q76. Who won the Man Booker International Prize in 2023?
a) Olga Tokarczuk
b) David Diop
c) Maggie Nelson
d) Atiq Rahimi
Answer: c) Maggie Nelson
Q77. Which country recently became the first to launch a commercial space tourism program?
a) United States
b) China
c) Russia
d) United Kingdom
Answer: a) United States
Q78. Who won the World Chess Championship in 2023?
a) Magnus Carlsen
b) Fabiano Caruana
c) Wesley So
d) Ding Liren
Answer: a) Magnus Carlsen
Q79. Which country recently became the first to achieve 100% renewable electricity production?
a) Denmark
b) Sweden
c) Iceland
d) Norway
Answer: c) Iceland
Q80. Which country hosted the G20 Summit in July 2023?
a) United States
b) China
c) Russia
d) India
Answer: b) China
Q81. Who won the Wimbledon Men’s Singles title in 2023?
a) Rafael Nadal
b) Roger Federer
c) Novak Djokovic
d) Alexander Zverev
Answer: c) Novak Djokovic
Q82. Which country won the UEFA European Championship 2024 bid?
a) Germany
b) Turkey
c) Hungary
d) Portugal
Answer: a) Germany
Q83. The SCO Summit 2023 was held in which city?
a) Moscow
b) Beijing
c) New Delhi
d) Astana
Answer: d) Astana
Q84. Who was elected as the President of Iran in June 2023?
a) Hassan Rouhani
b) Ali Khamenei
c) Ebrahim Raisi
d) Mohammad Javad Zarif
Answer: c) Ebrahim Raisi
Q85. Which country recently launched the world’s largest floating solar farm?
a) China
b) United States
c) India
d) Australia
Answer: a) China
Q86. Which city hosted the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup?
a) Sydney
b) Mumbai
c) London
d) Johannesburg
Answer: c) London
Q87. Who won the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023?
a) United States
b) Germany
c) England
d) Netherlands
Answer: a) United States
Q88. The ASEAN Summit 2023 was held in which country?
a) Vietnam
b) Thailand
c) Indonesia
d) Philippines
Answer: c) Indonesia
Q89. Who is the current Secretary-General of the United Nations?
a) Ban Ki-moon
b) Antonio Guterres
c) Kofi Annan
d) Angela Merkel
Answer: b) Antonio Guterres
Q90. Which country recently legalized same-sex marriage?
a) United States
b) Canada
c) Australia
d) United Kingdom
Answer: c) Australia
Q91. The 2023 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to which author?
a) Haruki Murakami
b) Margaret Atwood
c) Salman Rushdie
d) Kazuo Ishiguro
Answer: a) Haruki Murakami
Q92. Which country recently launched its first-ever manned space mission?
a) United States
b) Russia
c) China
d) India
Answer: d) India
Q93. The 2023 Rugby World Cup will be hosted by which country?
a) England
b) France
c) South Africa
d) New Zealand
Answer: b) France
Q94. Who won the Academy Award for Best Actor in 2023?
a) Brad Pitt
b) Leonardo DiCaprio
c) Joaquin Phoenix
d) Denzel Washington
Answer: c) Joaquin Phoenix
Q95. Which country recently became the first to achieve carbon neutrality?
a) United States
b) China
c) Germany
d) Sweden
Answer: d) Sweden
Q96. The 2023 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup will be hosted by which country?
a) India
b) Australia
c) South Africa
d) West Indies
Answer: a) India
Q97. Who won the 2023 Tour de France?
a) Tadej Pogacar
b) Egan Bernal
c) Primoz Roglic
d) Geraint Thomas
Answer: a) Tadej Pogacar
Q98. Which city hosted the 2023 World Athletics Championships?
a) Doha
b) Tokyo
c) London
d) Paris
Answer: d) Paris
Q99. Who is the current Prime Minister of Canada?
a) Justin Trudeau
b) Andrew Scheer
c) Jagmeet Singh
d) Erin O’Toole
Answer: a) Justin Trudeau
Q100. Which country recently launched the world’s first digital currency?
a) China
b) United States
c) Switzerland
d) United Kingdom
Answer: a) China
Q101. The 2023 Asian Games will be hosted by which country?
a) Japan
b) South Korea
c) Indonesia
d) India
Answer: c) Indonesia
Q102. Who won the Australian Open Women’s Singles title in 2023?
a) Serena Williams
b) Naomi Osaka
c) Ashleigh Barty
d) Simona Halep
Answer: b) Naomi Osaka
Q103. The COP29 Climate Change Conference will be held in which city?
a) Paris
b) London
c) Berlin
d) New York
Answer: a) Paris
Q104. Who won the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize?
a) Greta Thunberg
b) Malala Yousafzai
c) Jacinda Ardern
d) Angela Merkel
Answer: c) Jacinda Ardern
Q105. The 2023 AFC Asian Cup will be hosted by which country?
a) Qatar
b) China
c) Saudi Arabia
d) United Arab Emirates
Answer: a) Qatar
Q106. Who is the current President of France?
a) Emmanuel Macron
b) Marine Le Pen
c) François Hollande
d) Nicolas Sarkozy
Answer: a) Emmanuel Macron
Q107. Which country recently became the first to ban single-use plastics nationwide?
a) Canada
b) United States
c) Germany
d) India
Answer: d) India
Q108. The 2023 ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup will be hosted by which country?
a) Australia
b) England
c) New Zealand
d) South Africa
Answer: c) New Zealand
Q109. Who won the Time Person of the Year for 2023?
a) Elon Musk
b) Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
c) Kamala Harris
d) Greta Thunberg
Answer: b) Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Q110. The 2023 Summer Universiade will be hosted by which city?
a) Budapest
b) Taipei
c) Paris
d) Tokyo
Answer: d) Tokyo
Q111. Who won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physics?
a) Roger Penrose
b) Reinhard Genzel
c) Andrea Ghez
d) Charles K. Kao
Answer: b) Reinhard Genzel
Q112. The 2023 AFC Champions League final will be held in which city?
a) Riyadh
b) Doha
c) Tokyo
d) Shanghai
Answer: a) Riyadh
Q113. Who is the current Chancellor of Germany?
a) Angela Merkel
b) Olaf Scholz
c) Annalena Baerbock
d) Markus Söder
Answer: b) Olaf Scholz
Q114. Which country recently won the UEFA Nations League?
a) France
b) Spain
c) Italy
d) Belgium
Answer: c) Italy
Q115. The 2023 World Men’s Handball Championship will be hosted by which country?
a) Germany
b) Denmark
c) Egypt
d) Spain
Answer: a) Germany
Q116. Who won the 2023 Grammy Award for Album of the Year?
a) Taylor Swift
b) Billie Eilish
c) Bruno Mars
d) Adele
Answer: b) Billie Eilish
Q117. The 2023 UEFA Champions League final will be held in which city?
a) Istanbul
b) Munich
c) Madrid
d) Rome
Answer: a) Istanbul
Q118. Who is the current President of the United States?
a) Joe Biden
b) Donald Trump
c) Kamala Harris
d) Hillary Clinton
Answer: a) Joe Biden
Q119. Which country recently became the first to recognize Bitcoin as legal tender?
a) El Salvador
b) Argentina
c) Switzerland
d) Sweden
Answer: a) El Salvador
Q120. The 2023 World Athletics Indoor Championships will be hosted by which city?
a) Birmingham
b) Istanbul
c) Tokyo
d) Nairobi
Answer: a) Birmingham
Q121. Who won the 2023 NBA Finals?
a) Los Angeles Lakers
b) Brooklyn Nets
c) Golden State Warriors
d) Milwaukee Bucks
Answer: d) Milwaukee Bucks
Q122. The 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup will be hosted by which country?
a) Poland
b) Colombia
c) Indonesia
d) Mexico
Answer: b) Colombia
Q123. Who is the current Prime Minister of India?
a) Narendra Modi
b) Rahul Gandhi
c) Amit Shah
d) Arvind Kejriwal
Answer: a) Narendra Modi
Q124. Which country recently launched the world’s largest wind farm?
a) China
b) United States
c) Germany
d) Denmark
Answer: d) Denmark
Q125. The 2023 World Aquatics Championships will be hosted by which city?
a) Gwangju
b) Fukuoka
c) Budapest
d) Doha
Answer: c) Budapest
Q126. Who won the 2023 BAFTA Award for Best Actress?
a) Emma Stone
b) Olivia Colman
c) Frances McDormand
d) Viola Davis
Answer: c) Frances McDormand
Q127. The 2023 World Table Tennis Championships will be hosted by which city?
a) Busan
b) Tokyo
c) Paris
d) Hangzhou
Answer: d) Hangzhou
Q128. Who is the current President of the European Commission?
a) Ursula von der Leyen
b) Angela Merkel
c) Emmanuel Macron
d) Mario Draghi
Answer: a) Ursula von der Leyen
Q129. The 2023 World Judo Championships will be hosted by which country?
a) Brazil
b) France
c) Japan
d) Russia
Answer: b) France
Q130. Which country recently launched its first-ever Mars rover?
a) United States
b) China
c) Russia
d) India
Answer: b) China
Q131. Which global summit is scheduled to take place in Glasgow later this year?
a) G7 Summit
b) World Economic Forum
c) COP26
d) G20 Summit
Answer: c) COP26
Q132. Who won the Men’s Singles title at the Wimbledon 2023 tennis tournament?
a) Roger Federer
b) Novak Djokovic
c) Rafael Nadal
d) Andy Murray
Answer: b) Novak Djokovic
Q133. Which country recently won the Euro 2020 football tournament?
a) Italy
b) England
c) Germany
d) France
Answer: a) Italy
Q134. Which African country recently experienced a military coup?
a) Egypt
b) Sudan
c) Libya
d) Mali
Answer: d) Mali
Q135. Who is the current Prime Minister of Australia?
a) Scott Morrison
b) Anthony Albanese
c) Malcolm Turnbull
d) Kevin Rudd
Answer: a) Scott Morrison
Q136. Which tech company recently announced its plans to launch a satellite-based internet service?
a) Apple
b) Amazon
c) Google
d) Facebook
Answer: d) Facebook
Q137. The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is headquartered in which city?
a) Beijing
b) Tokyo
c) Singapore
d) New Delhi
Answer: a) Beijing
Q138. Who is the current President of France?
a) Emmanuel Macron
b) Marine Le Pen
c) Nicolas Sarkozy
d) François Hollande
Answer: a) Emmanuel Macron
Q139. Which country recently announced plans to build the world’s largest offshore wind farm?
a) Denmark
b) United Kingdom
c) Germany
d) Netherlands
Answer: b) United Kingdom
Q140. Who won the 2023 Tour de France cycling race?
a) Tadej Pogačar
b) Egan Bernal
c) Geraint Thomas
d) Richard Carapaz
Answer: a) Tadej Pogačar
Q141. The term “Brexit” refers to the withdrawal of which country from the European Union?
a) Germany
b) France
c) United Kingdom
d) Italy
Answer: c) United Kingdom
Q142. Which country recently became the first in the world to legalize euthanasia for children?
a) Netherlands
b) Belgium
c) Canada
d) Luxembourg
Answer: b) Belgium
Q143. Who is the current Secretary-General of the United Nations?
a) Ban Ki-moon
b) António Guterres
c) Kofi Annan
d) Javier Pérez de Cuéllar
Answer: b) António Guterres
Q144. Which country recently hosted the 2023 Cricket World Cup?
a) India
b) Australia
c) England
d) South Africa
Answer: c) England
Q145. Who is the current Chancellor of Germany?
a) Angela Merkel
b) Olaf Scholz
c) Annalena Baerbock
d) Armin Laschet
Answer: d) Armin Laschet
Q146. The Suez Canal connects which two bodies of water?
a) Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea
b) Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean
c) Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea
d) Gulf of Mexico and Gulf of California
Answer: a) Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea
Q147. Which country recently became the first to make bitcoin legal tender?
a) El Salvador
b) Sweden
c) Switzerland
d) Singapore
Answer: a) El Salvador
Q148. 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
Q149. Which city will host the 2024 Summer Olympics?
a) Paris
b) Tokyo
c) Los Angeles
d) Rio de Janeiro
Answer: c) Los Angeles
Q150. The G20 summit is an annual gathering of leaders from how many countries?
a) 10
b) 15
c) 20
d) 25
Answer: c) 20
Q151. Who won the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (Football)?
a) Nigeria
b) Algeria
c) Egypt
d) Cameroon
Answer: b) Algeria
Q152. Which country recently launched the world’s largest carbon capture and storage project?
a) United States
b) China
c) Saudi Arabia
d) Norway
Answer: d) Norway
Q153. Who is the current President of the United States?
a) Joe Biden
b) Kamala Harris
c) Donald Trump
d) Barack Obama
Answer: a) Joe Biden
Q154. Which country recently won the Copa America 2023 football tournament?
a) Argentina
b) Brazil
c) Uruguay
d) Colombia
Answer: b) Brazil
Q155. Who is the current Prime Minister of India?
a) Narendra Modi
b) Rahul Gandhi
c) Amit Shah
d) Arvind Kejriwal
Answer: a) Narendra Modi
Q156. The Great Barrier Reef, the world’s largest coral reef system, is located in which country?
a) Australia
b) Brazil
c) Mexico
d) Indonesia
Answer: a) Australia
Q157. Which country recently won the FIFA Women’s World Cup?
a) United States
b) Germany
c) Netherlands
d) Sweden
Answer: a) United States
Q158. Who is the current President of China?
a) Xi Jinping
b) Hu Jintao
c) Jiang Zemin
d) Deng Xiaoping
Answer: a) Xi Jinping
Q159. Which country recently became the first in the world to ban the sale of gasoline-powered vehicles?
a) Norway
b) Germany
c) France
d) United Kingdom
Answer: a) Norway
Q160. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is headquartered in which city?
a) Washington, D.C.
b) London
c) Paris
d) Geneva
Answer: a) Washington, D.C.
Q161. Who won the 2023 Australian Open Men’s Singles title?
a) Daniil Medvedev
b) Rafael Nadal
c) Stefanos Tsitsipas
d) Novak Djokovic
Answer: c) Stefanos Tsitsipas
Q162. The Rio Carnival, one of the world’s largest and most famous festivals, takes place in which country?
a) Brazil
b) Spain
c) Italy
d) France
Answer: a) Brazil
Q163. Who is the current Prime Minister of Japan?
a) Shinzo Abe
b) Yoshihide Suga
c) Taro Aso
d) Fumio Kishida
Answer: b) Yoshihide Suga
Q164. Which country recently launched the world’s first digital currency backed by a central bank?
a) United States
b) China
c) Japan
d) Germany
Answer: b) China
Q165. Who won the 2023 Women’s Singles title at the French Open tennis tournament?
a) Serena Williams
b) Ashleigh Barty
c) Naomi Osaka
d) Simona Halep
Answer: b) Ashleigh Barty
Q166. The Three Gorges Dam, the world’s largest hydroelectric power station, is located in which country?
a) China
b) Brazil
c) United States
d) Russia
Answer: a) China
Q167. Who is the current President of Russia?
a) Vladimir Putin
b) Dmitry Medvedev
c) Boris Yeltsin
d) Mikhail Gorbachev
Answer: a) Vladimir Putin
Q168. Which country recently became the first to achieve nuclear fusion?
a) United States
b) China
c) Russia
d) Germany
Answer: b) China
Q169. Who is the current President of Brazil?
a) Jair Bolsonaro
b) Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
c) Dilma Rousseff
d) Michel Temer
Answer: a) Jair Bolsonaro
Q170. The Louvre Museum, home to the Mona Lisa, is located in which city?
a) Paris
b) Rome
c) London
d) Madrid
Answer: a) Paris
Q171. Who won the 2023 Academy Award for Best Picture?
a) Nomadland
b) The Trial of the Chicago 7
c) Minari
d) Promising Young Woman
Answer: a) Nomadland
Q172. The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized agency of which organization?
a) United Nations
b) European Union
c) World Trade Organization
d) World Bank
Answer: a) United Nations
Q173. Who is the current Prime Minister of the United Kingdom?
a) Boris Johnson
b) Theresa May
c) David Cameron
d) Tony Blair
Answer: a) Boris Johnson
Q174. Which country recently launched the world’s first hydrogen-powered passenger train?
a) Germany
b) Japan
c) China
d) France
Answer: a) Germany
Q175. Who won the 2023 UEFA Champions League football tournament?
a) Bayern Munich
b) Manchester City
c) Chelsea
d) Paris Saint-Germain
Answer: c) Chelsea
Q176. Which country recently became the first to achieve carbon neutrality?
a) Sweden
b) Denmark
c) Norway
d) Finland
Answer: a) Sweden
Q177. Who is the current Prime Minister of Pakistan?
a) Imran Khan
b) Nawaz Sharif
c) Benazir Bhutto
d) Asif Ali Zardari
Answer: a) Imran Khan
Q178. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is located in which city?
a) The Hague
b) New York City
c) Geneva
d) Vienna
Answer: a) The Hague
Q179. Who won the 2023 NBA Finals?
a) Brooklyn Nets
b) Golden State Warriors
c) Milwaukee Bucks
d) Los Angeles Lakers
Answer: c) Milwaukee Bucks
Q180. Which country recently hosted the G20 Summit?
a) United States
b) Germany
c) Japan
d) Saudi Arabia
Answer: a) United States
Q181. Who won the Men’s Singles title at the Wimbledon 2023 tennis championship?
a) Novak Djokovic
b) Roger Federer
c) Rafael Nadal
d) Alexander Zverev
Answer: a) Novak Djokovic
Q182. Which country won the UEFA Euro 2024 football tournament?
a) France
b) England
c) Germany
d) Spain
Answer: b) England
Q183. Who is the current President of Brazil?
a) Jair Bolsonaro
b) Dilma Rousseff
c) Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
d) Michel Temer
Answer: a) Jair Bolsonaro
Q184. Which technology company recently launched its own cryptocurrency?
a) Apple
b) Microsoft
c) Amazon
d) Facebook
Answer: d) Facebook
Q185. Which country recently became the first in the world to make public transportation free for all citizens?
a) Norway
b) Luxembourg
c) Sweden
d) Denmark
Answer: b) Luxembourg
Q186. Who won the 2023 Academy Award for Best Actor?
a) Leonardo DiCaprio
b) Joaquin Phoenix
c) Brad Pitt
d) Anthony Hopkins
Answer: d) Anthony Hopkins
Q187. Which country recently launched its first-ever mission to the Moon?
a) China
b) Russia
c) India
d) United States
Answer: c) India
Q188. Who is the current Secretary-General of the United Nations?
a) António Guterres
b) Ban Ki-moon
c) Kofi Annan
d) Boutros Boutros-Ghali
Answer: a) António Guterres
Q189. Which country recently announced plans to build the world’s first floating city?
a) Japan
b) United Arab Emirates
c) Singapore
d) Netherlands
Answer: b) United Arab Emirates
Q190. Who won the Women’s Singles title at the Australian Open 2023 tennis championship?
a) Naomi Osaka
b) Ashleigh Barty
c) Serena Williams
d) Simona Halep
Answer: b) Ashleigh Barty
Q191. Which country recently declared a climate emergency?
a) United States
b) China
c) Australia
d) Germany
Answer: c) Australia
Q192. Who won the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup?
a) England
b) India
c) Australia
d) New Zealand
Answer: a) England
Q193. Which city recently hosted the Summer Olympics 2023?
a) Tokyo
b) Paris
c) Los Angeles
d) Beijing
Answer: c) Los Angeles
Q194. Who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2023?
a) Greta Thunberg
b) Malala Yousafzai
c) Donald Trump
d) Abiy Ahmed
Answer: d) Abiy Ahmed
Q195. Which country recently became the world’s largest producer of solar energy?
a) China
b) United States
c) Germany
d) India
Answer: d) India
Q196. Who is the current Prime Minister of Canada?
a) Justin Trudeau
b) Andrew Scheer
c) Jagmeet Singh
d) Erin O’Toole
Answer: a) Justin Trudeau
Q197. Which country recently launched its first-ever space mission to Mars?
a) United States
b) China
c) Russia
d) India
Answer: b) China
Q198. Who won the 2023 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup?
a) India
b) Pakistan
c) Australia
d) England
Answer: b) Pakistan
Q199. Which company recently became the world’s most valuable publicly traded company?
a) Amazon
b) Apple
c) Google
d) Microsoft
Answer: b) Apple
Q200. Who won the 2023 Academy Award for Best Actress?
a) Frances McDormand
b) Viola Davis
c) Emma Stone
d) Cate Blanchett
Answer: a) Frances McDormand
Q201. Which country recently became the first to ban single-use plastics nationwide?
a) Canada
b) United Kingdom
c) France
d) Germany
Answer: c) France
Q202. Who is the current President of France?
a) Emmanuel Macron
b) François Hollande
c) Nicolas Sarkozy
d) Jacques Chirac
Answer: a) Emmanuel Macron
Q203. Which country recently became the world’s largest economy?
a) United States
b) China
c) India
d) Germany
Answer: b) China
Q204. Who won the Men’s Singles title at the French Open 2023 tennis championship?
a) Rafael Nadal
b) Novak Djokovic
c) Dominic Thiem
d) Stefanos Tsitsipas
Answer: c) Dominic Thiem
Q205. Which country recently legalized same-sex marriage nationwide?
a) United States
b) Germany
c) Canada
d) Australia
Answer: d) Australia
Q206. Who is the current Prime Minister of India?
a) Narendra Modi
b) Rahul Gandhi
c) Arvind Kejriwal
d) Rajnath Singh
Answer: a) Narendra Modi
Q207. Which company recently became the first to reach a market capitalization of $2 trillion?
a) Apple
b) Amazon
c) Microsoft
d) Google
Answer: a) Apple
Q208. Who won the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup?
a) United States
b) Germany
c) France
d) Netherlands
Answer: a) United States
Q209. Which country recently became the first to achieve net-zero carbon emissions?
a) Sweden
b) Norway
c) Denmark
d) Iceland
Answer: a) Sweden
Q210. Who is the current Chancellor of Germany?
a) Angela Merkel
b) Olaf Scholz
c) Annalena Baerbock
d) Armin Laschet
Answer: d) Armin Laschet
Q211. Which country recently launched the world’s first digital currency backed by a central bank?
a) China
b) United States
c) Russia
d) United Kingdom
Answer: a) China
Q212. Who won the Men’s Singles title at the US Open 2023 tennis championship?
a) Daniil Medvedev
b) Alexander Zverev
c) Rafael Nadal
d) Roger Federer
Answer: a) Daniil Medvedev
Q213. Which country recently became the first in the world to allow voting via blockchain technology?
a) Estonia
b) Switzerland
c) Sweden
d) United States
Answer: a) Estonia
Q214. Who is the current President of Russia?
a) Vladimir Putin
b) Dmitry Medvedev
c) Boris Yeltsin
d) Mikhail Gorbachev
Answer: a) Vladimir Putin
Q215. Which company recently became the first to reach a market capitalization of $3 trillion?
a) Apple
b) Amazon
c) Microsoft
d) Google
Answer: c) Microsoft
Q216. Who won the Women’s Singles title at the French Open 2023 tennis championship?
a) Iga Świątek
b) Naomi Osaka
c) Ashleigh Barty
d) Serena Williams
Answer: a) Iga Świątek
Q217. Which country recently became the first to send a manned mission to Mars?
a) United States
b) China
c) Russia
d) India
Answer: a) United States
Q218. Who is the current Prime Minister of the United Kingdom?
a) Boris Johnson
b) Jeremy Corbyn
c) Keir Starmer
d) Theresa May
Answer: a) Boris Johnson
Q219. Which country recently won the FIFA Confederations Cup 2023?
a) Brazil
b) Germany
c) Argentina
d) Spain
Answer: a) Brazil
Q220. Who is the current President of South Africa?
a) Cyril Ramaphosa
b) Jacob Zuma
c) Thabo Mbeki
d) Nelson Mandela
Answer: a) Cyril Ramaphosa
Q221. Which country recently became the first to ban smoking in public places nationwide?
a) Australia
b) United States
c) Canada
d) New Zealand
Answer: d) New Zealand
Q222. Who won the Women’s Singles title at the Wimbledon 2023 tennis championship?
a) Simona Halep
b) Ashleigh Barty
c) Serena Williams
d) Naomi Osaka
Answer: c) Serena Williams
Q223. Which country recently became the first to achieve 100% renewable energy production?
a) Denmark
b) Sweden
c) Finland
d) Iceland
Answer: a) Denmark
Q224. Who is the current President of the United States?
a) Joe Biden
b) Donald Trump
c) Barack Obama
d) George W. Bush
Answer: a) Joe Biden
Q225. Which city recently hosted the FIFA World Cup 2023?
a) Qatar
b) Russia
c) United States
d) Australia
Answer: d) Australia
Q226. Who won the Men’s Singles title at the Australian Open 2023 tennis championship?
a) Daniil Medvedev
b) Novak Djokovic
c) Rafael Nadal
d) Stefanos Tsitsipas
Answer: b) Novak Djokovic
Q227. Which country recently became the first to legalize recreational marijuana nationwide?
a) Canada
b) Uruguay
c) United States
d) Netherlands
Answer: a) Canada
Q228. Who is the current Prime Minister of Japan?
a) Yoshihide Suga
b) Shinzo Abe
c) Naoto Kan
d) Junichiro Koizumi
Answer: a) Yoshihide Suga
Q229. Which country recently won the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023?
a) Australia
b) India
c) England
d) South Africa
Answer: a) Australia
Q230..Which institution released the ‘World Investment Report 2023’?
a) UNCTAD
b) UNDP
c) FAO
d) UNEP
Answer: a) UNCTAD
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