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. On ________, the International Day for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Awareness.
(A) 1 March
(B) 2 March
(C 3 March
(D) 4 March
(E) 5 March
Ans.(E) 5 March
Q2. Which team won most Santosh Trophy 2023?
(A) Services
(B) Punjab
(C Meghalaya
(D) Karnataka
(E) West Bengal
Ans.(D) Karnataka
Q3. Who has won the PEN/Nabokov Award for Achievement in International Literature for lifetime achievement?
(A) Amitav Ghosh
(B) Devdutt Pattanaik
(C) Aravind Adiga
(D) Vinod Kumar Shukla
(E) Durjoy Datta
Ans.(D) Vinod Kumar Shukla
Q4. Pramerica Life Insurance Limited has appointed ______ as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer.
(A) Ravi Singh
(B) Pankaj Gupta
(C) Shikhar Kumar
(D) Sachin Verma
(E) Deepak Tiwari
Ans.(B) Pankaj Gupta
Q5. The world’s first 200-meter-long bamboo crash barrier has been installed on a highway connecting Chandrapur and Yavatmal districts in _______.
(A) Gujarat
(B) Andhra Pradesh
(C) Tamil Nadu
(D) Maharashtra
(E) Kerala
Ans.(d)Maharashtra
Q6. Who won the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix from pole position?
(A) Max Verstappen
(B) Sergio Perez
(C) F. Alonso
(D) Carlos Sainz Jr.
(E) Lewis Hamilton
Ans.(a) Max Verstappen
Q7. Who authored the book ‘India’s Vaccine Growth Story – From Cowpox to Vaccine Maitri’?
(A) Prabal Bansal
(B) Jagdish Gupta
(C) Girish Kumar Rana
(D) Ravi kumar Dixit
(E) Sajjan Singh Yadav
Ans.(e) Sajjan Singh Yadav
Q8. Recently, Swachh Sujal Shakti Samman 2023 was organized by the Ministry of Jal Shakti. How many women were conferred with the ‘Swachh Sujal Shakti Samman 2023’?
(A) 22
(B) 15
(C) 10
(D) 36
(e) 44
Ans.(d) 36
Q9. According to an ILO-UNICEF joint report titled ‘More than a billion reasons:The urgent need to build universal social protection for children’, only ____of children aged 0-15 years are shielded by social protection.
(A) 50.1%
(B) 45.2%
(C) 26.4%
(D) 73.6%
(E) 33.3%
Ans.(c)26.4%
Q10. ______ and NCERT signed an MoU to strengthen value-based sports education amongst school children and teachers.
(A) Board of Control for Cricket in India
(B) National Anti Doping Agency
(C) Wrestling Federation of India
(D) Sports Authority of India
(E) NITI Aayog
Ans.(b) National Anti Doping Agency
Q11. What is the rank of India on Electoral Democracy Index 2023?
(A) 102
(B) 108
(C) 111
(D) 123
(e) 125
Ans.(b) 108
Q12. Mauganj became the 53rd district of which state?
(A) Madhya Pradesh
(B) Uttar Pradesh
(C) Rajasthan
(D) Punjab
(E) Haryana
Ans.(a) Madhya Pradesh
Q13. Who has launched Yuva Utsava – India@2047 from Ropar in Punjab?
(A) Anurag Singh Thakur
(B) G. Kishan Reddy
(C) Parshottam Rupala
(D) Mahendra Nath Pandey
(E) Bhupender Yadav
Ans.(a) Anurag Singh Thakur
Q14. Which state recently launched ‘Laadli Behna’ scheme for women?
(A) Maharashtra
(B) Punjab
(C Jharkhand
(D) Haryana
(E) Madhya Pradesh
Ans.(e)Madhya Pradesh
Q15. India and which country have signed an MoU on research, technology and innovation collaborations in New Delhi.
(A) Bolivia
(B) Tanzania
(C) Mexico
(D) Singapore
(E) Nigeria
Ans.(c) Mexico
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) 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.22) 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.23) Eminent Indian painter Lalitha Lajmi passes away. She was from –
(1) West Bengal
(2) Bihar
(3) Assam
(4) Odisha
Ans. (1) West Bengal
Q.24) 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.25) 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.26) 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.27) 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
Q28) 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.29) Who has launched “Co-Lend” – India’s 1st automated escrow management solution?
(1) Instamojo
(2) Razorpay
(3) Paytm
(4) Cashfree
Ans. (4) Cashfree
Q.30) 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.31) 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.32) 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.33) 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.34) 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.35) Which state has inaugurated ‘Tourist Police Stations’ at 20 places?
(1) Karnataka
(2) Telangana
(3) Odisha
(4) Andhra Pradesh
Ans. (4) Andhra Pradesh
Q.36) 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.37) 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.38) Boeing has launched its first Global Support Center in India at –
(1) Mumbai
(2) Kolkata
(3) Gurugram
(4) Surat
Ans. (3) Gurugram
Q39) Veteran actor Javed Khan Amrohi passes away. He was associated with –
(1) Sholay
(2) Lagaan
(3) Deewaar
(4) Mother India
Ans. (2) Lagaan
Q.40) “International Day of Education” is observed every year on –
(1) 22th January
(2) 23th January
(3) 24th January
(4) 25th January
Ans. (3) 24th January
Q.41) “National Girl Child Day” is observed every year on –
(1) 23rd January
(2) 24th January
(3) 25th January
(4) 26th January
Ans. 2) 24th January
Q.42) North India’s largest floating Solar project has been inaugurated in –
(1) Lucknow
(2) Chandigarh
(3) Jaipur
(4) Delhi
Ans. (2) Chandigarh
Q.43) Which state/UT is going to host the “Saras Mela 2023” for the first time?
(1) Uttarakhand
(2) Delhi
(3) Ladakh
(4) Jammu & Kashmir
Ans. (4) Jammu & Kashmir
Q.44) Which state/UT has launched the “100 Days to Beat Plastic” campaign?
(1) Maharashtra
(2) Gujarat
(3) Delhi
(4) Uttarakhand
Ans. (3) Delhi
Q.45) How many students have been awarded the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar?
(1) 09
(2) 10
(3) 11
(4) 12
Ans. (3) 11
Q.46) JUICE Space Mission is associated with –
(1) Asia
(2) Australia
(3) USA
(4) Europe
Ans. (4) Europe
Q.47) India is set to start supplying diesel to which country through a Friendship pipeline?
(1) Japan
(2) Nepal
(3) Sri Lanka
(4) Bangladesh
Ans. (4) Bangladesh
Q.48) Which is the first country to back the debt restructure programme of Sri Lanka?
(1) India
(2) Pakistan
(3) China
(4) Australia
Ans. (1) India
Q.49) “National Tourism Day” is observed every year on –
(1) 24th January
(2) 25th January
(3) 26th January
(4) 27th January
Ans. (2) 25th January
Q.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.121) Which country has become the “World’s most populous nation“?
(1) India
(2) Russia
(3) Indonesia
(4) Brazil
Ans. (1) India
Q.122) As per EY report, Indian economy will become $26 trillion economy by –
(1) 2045
(2) 2047
(3) 2050
(4) 2053
Ans. (2) 2047
Q.123) What is India’s rank for Tech venture capital Investments in 2022?
(1) 4th
(2) 5th
(3) 7th
(4) 9th
Ans. (1) 4th
Q.124) Which is India’s 1st district to provide basic documents to tribal people?
(1) Changlang
(2) Koderma
(3) Wayanad
(4) Bhiwani
Ans. (3) Wayanad
Q.125) A Science Literature Festival ‘Vigyanika’ has been organized at –
(1) Ahmedabad
(2) Jaipur
(3) Kolkata
(4) Bhopal
Ans. (4) Bhopa
Q.126) Which city will host the FIDE World Chess Championship match 2023?
(1) Almaty
(2) Astana
(3) Delhi
(4) Sydney
Ans. (2) Astana
Q.127) Who has been awarded as the ‘most eminent scientist for the year 2022’?
(1) R.K. Vishnu Prasad
(2) Dinkar Khatri
(3) Ramnath Sangh
(4) Amit Srivastava
Ans. (1) R.K. Vishnu Prasad
Q.128) “BharOS“, Indigenous mobile operating system, has been developed by –
(1) IIT Delhi
(2) IIT Kanpur
(3) IIT Madras
(4) IIT Kharagpur
Ans. (3) IIT Madras
Q.129) Who became the first public sector bank to launch credit cards against FD digitally?
(1) Canara Bank
(2) PNB
(3) Bank of Baroda
(4) SBI
Ans. (2) PNB
Q.130) 5 km marathon ‘Run for Life’ was organized by the Indian Embassy in –
(1) Nepal
(2) Sri Lanka
(3) Bangladesh
(4) Vietnam
Ans. 1) Nepal
Q.131) Which International Airport wins ‘Best Sustainable Greenfield Airport Award’?
(1) Kempegowda
(2) Goa Manohar
(3) Kazi Nazrul
(4) Donyi Polo
Ans. (2) Goa Manohar
Q.132) ‘World’s oldest dated Runestone’ has been discovered in –
(1) China
(2) Philippines
(3) Egypt
(4) Norway
Ans. (4) Norway
Q.133) Which state government has launched the ‘School of Eminence’ project?
(1) Rajasthan
(2) Haryana
(3) Punjab
(4) Uttarakhand
Ans. (3) Punjab
Q.134) Which state/UT police has launched the “Cyber Congress initiative“?
(1) Karnataka
(2) Chhattisgarh
(3) Telangana
(4) Odisha
Ans. (3) Telangana
Q.135) Who has become the World’s oldest living person?
(1) Branyas Morera
(2) Fusa Tatsumi
(3) Tomiko Itooka
(4) Edie Ceccarelli
Ans. (1) Branyas Morera
Q.136) Who has become the Youngest batsman to score a Double century in ODI?
(1) Ishan Kishan
(2) Rishabh Pant
(3) Shahbaz Ahmed
(4) Shubham Gill
Ans. (4) Shubham Gill
Q.137) Who has been appointed as the administrator of Shooting World Cup 2023?
(1) Arjan Kumar Sikri
(2) Rajiv Badyal
(3) Nalin Negi
(4) Vikas Purohit
Ans. (1) Arjan Kumar Sikri
Q.138) Which country has launched “Welcome Corps” scheme to offer sanctuaries to refugees?
(1) US
(2) Canada
(3) India
(4) Egypt
Ans. (1) US
Q.139) 8th India International Science Festival has been organized in –
(1) Bhopal
(2) Pune
(3) Kolkata
(4) Mumbai
Ans. 1) Bhopal
Q.140) Who has been elected as the Executive Director of the UN Environment Program (UNEP)?
(1) Pearl Berg
(2) Inger Andersen
(3) Nina Willis
(4) Yasue Okai
Ans. (2) Inger Andersen
Q.141) The first completely functional sand made battery has been installed in –
(1) Sweden
(2) Finland
(3) Denmark
(4) Belgium
Ans. 2) Finland
Q.142) ‘Parakram Diwas’ is observed every year on –
(1) 22nd January
(2) 23rd January
(3) 24th January
(4) 26th January
Ans. (2) 23rd January
Q.143) What is the name of the 5th Kalvari class submarine inducted into the Indian Navy?
(1) INS Karanj
(2) INS Vagir
(3) INS Khanderi
(4) INS Vela
Ans. (2) INS Vagir
Q.144) Indian Navy has organized a six-day-long ‘AMPHEX 2023’ exercise in –
(1) Odisha
(2) Andhra Pradesh
(3) Tamil Nadu
(4) Karnataka
Ans. (2) Andhra Pradesh
Q.145) Which armed force has started an “OPS ALERT” exercise?
(1) Indian Army
(2) CRPF
(3) Assam Rifles
(4) BSF
Ans. (4) BSF
Q.146) India’s first STEM Innovation and Learning Center has been inaugurated in –
(1) Hyderabad
(2) Bengaluru
(3) Coimbatore
(4) Chennai
Ans. (4) Chennai
Q.147) Himachal Pradesh targets to be first ‘Green Energy State’ by –
(1) 2024
(2) 2025
(3) 2026
(4) 2027
Ans. (2) 2025
Q.148) Who is the Chief Guest at the Republic Day 2023 celebrations?
(1) Nawaf Al-Ahmad
(2) Abdel Fattah El Sisi
(3) Halimah Yacob
(4) Abiy Ahmed
Ans. (2) Abdel Fattah El Sisi
Q.149) Which state’s Moidams has been nominated for UNESCO World Heritage Site?
(1) Assam
(2) Manipur
(3) Sikkim
(4) Tripura
Ans. (1) Assam
Q.150) Which State Disaster Management Authority has been selected for Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar-2023?
(1) Jharkhand
(2) Odisha
(3) West Bengal
(4) Nagaland
Ans. (2) Odisha
Q.151) Which state’s Aska police station became India’s No.1 Police Station?
(1) Tamil Nadu
(2) Andhra Pradesh
(3) Odisha
(4) Telangana
Ans. (3) Odisha
Q.152) Who has been awarded with the Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia Lifetime Achievement Award?
(1) Dr. Prabha Atre
(2) Aleida Guevara
(3) Shubha Mudgal
(4) Aruna Sairam
Ans. (1) Prabha Atre
Q.153) Who has won the India Open Badminton title 2023?
(1) Liang Weikeng
(2) Kunlavut Vitidsarn
(3) Viktor Axelsen
(4) Wang Chang
Ans. 2) Kunlavut Vitidsarn
Q.154) Who has been appointed as the director general of the Directorate of General of Civil Aviation (DGCA)?
(1) Vikas Purohit
(2) Nick Walker
(3) Vikram Dev Dutt
(4) Sanjiv Chadha
Ans. (3) Vikram Dev Dutt
Q.155) How many Islands of Andaman & Nicobar was renamed after Param Vir Chakra Awardees?
(1) 21 islands
(2) 23 islands
(3) 26 islands
(4) 31 islands
Ans. (1) 21 islands
Q.156) Election Commission of India (ECI) has hosted the 2nd International Conference in –
(1) Kolkata
(2) Mumbai
(3) New Delhi
(4) Lucknow
Ans. (3) New Delhi
Q.157) Which small finance bank has bagged the Inclusive Finance India Awards 2022?
(1) ESAF
(2) Suryoday
(3) Ujjivan
(4) Utkarsh
Ans. (1) ESAF
Q.158) The 1st Business 20 inception meeting has been inaugurated in –
(1) Ludhiana
(2) Jodhpur
(3) Chandigarh
(4) Gandhinagar
Ans. (4) Gandhinagar
Q.159) Uttar Pradesh observed its foundation day every year on –
(1) 21st January
(2) 22nd January
(3) 23rd January
(4) 24th January
Ans. (4) 24th Januar
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
