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.As per the ‘Indian States’ Energy Transition’ report, which states made the most progress in transition to clean electricity?
(1) Karnataka and Gujarat
(2) Gujarat and Punjab
(3) Telangana and Tamil Nadu
(4) Haryana and Himachal Pradesh
Ans. A [Karnataka and Gujarat]
Q2.Which Union Ministry launched the ‘Grievance Appellate Committee (GAC)’?
[1] Ministry of Finance
[2] Ministry of Electronics and IT
[3] Ministry of Defence
[4] Ministry of Home Affairs
Ans.B [Ministry of Electronics and IT]
Q3.Which bank has completed the acquisition of Citigroup’s India consumer business?
[1] ICICI Bank
[2] Axis Bank
[3] HDFC Bank
[4] Yes Bank
Ans. B [Axis Bank]
A4.Which country announced the Indo-Pacific tech envoy?
[1] UK
[2] Australia
[3] USA
[4] Germany
Ans. A [UK]
Q5.Which city is the host of the ‘G20 Foreign Ministers Meeting (FMM)’?
[1] Chennai
[2] Mumbai
[3] New Delhi
[4] Ahmedabad
Ans. C [New Delhi]
Q6.What is the theme of National Safety Day 2023?
[1] Our Aim – Zero Harm
[2] Our Aim- Zero Accident
[3] Elimination of Occupational Hazard
[4] Health and Safety
Ans. A [Our Aim – Zero Harm]
Q7.‘SAMARTH scheme’, which was seen in the news, is associated with which Ministry?
[1] Ministry of Textiles
[2] Ministry of Home Affairs
[3] Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
[4] Ministry of Defence
Ans. A [Ministry of Textiles]
Q8.Which institution released the ‘Mind the Gender Gap’ Report?
[1] Oxfam International
[2] CFA Institute
[3] SEBI
[4] Amnesty International
Ans. B [CFA Institute]
Q9.Central Board of Irrigation and Power (CBIP) award was conferred on which institution?
[1] REC
[2] NTPC
[3] GAIL
[4] ONGC
Ans. B [NTPC]
Q10.Which institutions released the report titled ‘More than a billion reasons: The urgent need to build universal social protection’?
[1] World Bank – UNICEF
[2] UNICEF- ILO
[3] UNESCO- ILO
[4] World Bank- ILO
Ans. B [UNICEF- ILO]
Q11.HUID Number, which was seen in the news, is associated with which element/product?
[1] Cotton
[2] Rice
[3] Gold
[4] Lithium
Ans. C [Gold]
Q12.Which institution has designed the ‘Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System (ATAGS)’?
[1] BEL
[2] DRDO
[3] HAL
[4] ISRO
Ans. B [DRDO]
Q13.As per the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) report for 2021-22, what is the employment fraction in the farm sector?
[1] 55.5 %
[2] 32.5 %
[3] 45.5 %
[4] 26.5 %
Ans. C [45.5 %]
Q14.Which organisation released the ‘Women, Business and the Law Index’?
[1] World Bank
[2] International Monetary Fund
[3] World Economic Forum
[4] Asian Development Bank
Ans. A [World Bank]
Q15.Which country has claimed to have discovered around 8.5 million metric tons of lithium ore?
[1] Israel
[2] Iran
[3] Australia
[4] UAE
Ans. B [Iran]
Q16.‘Bahu Balli’, the world’s first 200-meter-long Bamboo Crash Barrier has been installed in which state?
[1] Assam
[2] Maharashtra
[3] West Bengal
[D4] Odisha
Ans. B [Maharashtra]
Q17.BrahMos Missile has been developed by a partnership between Russia’s NPO Mashinostroyeniya and which organisation of India?
[1] BHEL
[2] DRDO
[3] HAL
[4] ISRO
Ans. B [DRDO]
Q18.Which country has proposed to create ‘International Big Cat Alliance’?
[1] Indonesia
[2] India
[3] USA
[D4] Japan
Ans. B [India]
Q19. The Draft Central Electricity Authority Regulations was issued recently to protect which species?
[1] Asian Elephant
[2] Great Indian Bustard
[3] One-horned Rhinos
[4] Asiatic Lion
Ans. B [Great Indian Bustard]
Q20.‘Digital India Bill’ is associated with which Union Ministry?
[1] Ministry of Science and Technology
[2] Ministry of External Affairs
[3] Ministry of Electronics and IT
[4] Ministry of Home Affairs
Ans. C [Ministry of Electronics and IT]
Q.21) Which company has been conferred with the “ATD Best Awards 2023“?
(1) Power Grid
(2) POSOCO
(3) NHPC
(4) NTPC
Ans. (4) NTPC
Q.22) Nearly 600 sea lions die due to Bird flu outbreak in –
(1) Peru
(2) Chile
(3) Ecuador
(4) Argentina
Ans. (1) Peru
Q.23) 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.24) 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.25) 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.26) 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.27) 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.28) The first G20 Sustainable Financial Working Group meeting was inaugurated in –
(1) Kolkata
(2) Guwahati
(3) Patna
(4) Indore
Ans. (2) Guwahati
Q.29) 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.30) What is India’s rank in the World Happiness Index 2023?
(1) 167th
(2) 165th
(3) 136th
(4) 121st
Ans. (3) 136th
Q.31) 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.32) Which country has topped as most inclusive nation for religious minorities?
(1) Japan
(2) USA
(3) South Korea
(4) India
Ans. (4) India
Q.33) 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.34) 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.35) 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.36) 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.37) 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.38) 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.39) 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.40) Which cricketer scored 126 runs and set a new record for the highest individual score by an Indian in T20I cricket?
(1) Virat Kohli
(2) Shubman Gill
(3) Suryakumar Yadav
(4) Rohit Sharma
Ans. (2) Shubman Gill
Q.41) India has received foreign inward remittances of how many US Dollars in 2021-22?
(1) $89,127 million
(2) $92,345 million
(3) $95,879 million
(4) $99,452 million
Ans. (1) $89,127 million
Q.42) “World Pulses Day” is observed every year on –
(1) 8th February
(2) 9th February
(3) 10th February
(4) 11th February
Ans.(3) 10th February
Q.43) India’s First Glass Igloo Restaurant has been opened in –
(1) Gulmarg
(2) Sonamarg
(3) Pahalgam
(4) Srinagar
Ans. (1) Gulmarg
Q.44) In a First in India, 59 lakh tonnes of Lithium have been found in –
(1) Jammu & Kashmir
(2) Uttarakhand
(3) Ladakh
(4) Assam
Ans. (1) Jammu & Kashmir
Q.45) Which organization has launched its smallest rocket “SSLV-D2” into space?
(1) SpaceX
(2) CNSA
(3) NASA
(4) IRSO
Ans. (4) IRSO
Q.46) Who is the 1st Indian captain to score a century in all three formats?
(1) Ajinkya Rahane
(2) Rohit Sharma
(3) KL Rahul
(4) Virat Kohli
Ans. (2) Rohit Sharma
Q.47) 3rd Khelo India Winter Games has been organized in –
(1) Gulmarg
(2) Jammu
(3) Srinagar
(4) Anantnag
Ans. (1) Gulmarg
Q.48) Who has been conferred with ‘Maharashtra Bhushan’ award for 2022?
(1) Appasaheb Dharmadhikari
(2) Anil Kakodkar
(3) Babasaheb Purandare
(4) Asha Bhosle
Ans. (1) Appasaheb Dharmadhikari
Q.49) Who has been selected for the PCI’s Raja Ram Mohan Roy National Award 2020?
(1) Dr. A.B.K. Prasad
(2) Viswanathan Tripathi
(3) Sujoy Pandey
(4) Kunal Trivedi
Ans. (1) Dr. A.B.K. Prasad
Q.50) With the appointment of 2 new judges, the total number of Supreme Court judges are –
(1) 31 judges
(2) 32 judges
(3) 33 judges
(4) 34 judges
Ans. (4) 34 judges
Q.51) What is the rank of India’s accreditation system at the Global Quality Infrastructure Index (GQII) 2021?
(1) 2nd
(2) 4th
(3) 5th
(4) 7th
Ans. (3) 5th
Q.52) Who has been selected as the Chief Astronaut of NASA?
(1) Joe Acaba
(2) Scott Kelly
(3) Buzz Aldrin
(4) Frank Borman
Ans. (1) Joe Acaba
Q.53) Who has received the Felix Houphouet-Boigny Unesco Peace Prize?
(1) Diane Kruger
(2) Angela Merkel
(3) Heidi Klum
(4) Dieter Bohlen
Ans. (2) Angela Merkel
Q.54) ‘Eagle 44’ is the first underground air force of which country?
(1) Israel
(2) Japan
(3) China
(4) Iran
Ans. (4) Iran
Q.55) CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu has laid the foundation stone of ‘Himachal Niketan’ in –
(1) New Delhi
(2) Shimla
(3) Dharamshala
(4) Bilaspur
Ans. (1) New Delhi
Q.56) Which state government has launched the 2nd phase of ‘Pudhumai Pen Yojana’?
(1) Kerala
(2) Karnataka
(3) Andhra Pradesh
(4) Tamil Nadu
Ans.(4) Tamil Nadu
Q.57) World First Satellite based two way messaging system has been launched by –
(1) Micron
(2) Samsung
(3) Intel
(4) Qualcomm
Ans. (4) Qualcomm
Q.58) “World Unani Day” is observed every year on –
(1) 8th February
(2) 9th February
(3) 10th February
(4) 11th February
Ans. (4) 11th February
Q.59) PM Narendra Modi has inaugurated the Aljamea-tus-Saifiyah, Arabic Academy in –
(1) New Delhi
(2) Mumbai
(3) Hyderabad
(4) Kochi
Ans. (2) Mumbai
Q.60) India’s 1st ever Formula E-race has been organised in –
(1) Kochi
(2) Mumbai
(3) Chennai
(4) Hyderabad
Ans. (4) Hyderabad
Q.61) ADB has approved a $130 million loan to promote horticulture in –
(1) Himachal Pradesh
(2) Uttarakhand
(3) Haryana
(4) Punjab
Ans. (1) Himachal Pradesh
Q.62) Recently, Anti-Copying Law comes into force in which state?
(1) Uttar Pradesh
(2) Uttarakhand
(3) Delhi
(4) Punjab
Ans. (2) Uttarakhand
Q.63) “National Productivity Day” is observed every year on –
(1) 9th February
(2) 10th February
(3) 11th February
(4) 12th February
Ans. (4) 12th February
Q.64) “International Darwin Day” is observed every year on –
(1) 11th February
(2) 12th February
(3) 13th February
(4) 14th February
Ans. (2) 12th February
Q.65) The ‘Black Galaxy’ or ‘Invisible Galaxy’ was recently discovered by –
(1) Greece
(2) France
(3) Italy
(4) Belgium
Ans. (3) Italy
Q.66) World Government Summit 2023 has been organized in –
(1) Dubai
(2) Paris
(3) Bangkok
(4) Singapore
Ans. (1) Dubai
Q.67) Who has won India’s 1st ever Formula E-race in Hyderabad?
(1) Eric Vergne
(2) Nick Cassidy
(3) Sebastian Beumi
(4) Jake Dennis
Ans. (1) Eric Vergne
Q.68) Who has inaugurated the “AMRPTEX 2023 – National Philatelic Exhibition” in Delhi?
(1) Amit Shah
(2) Ashwini Vaishnaw
(3) Pralhad Joshi
(4) G. Kishan Reddy
Ans. (2) Ashwini Vaishnaw
Q.69) President Droupadi Murmu has inaugurated the 2nd Indian Rice Congress in –
(1) Bhubaneswar
(2) Rourkela
(3) Cuttack
(4) Sambalpur
Ans. (3) Cuttack
Q.70) Indian Armed Forces are set to procure armed “Predator MQ 9A” drones from which country?
(1) Germany
(2) France
(3) Russia
(4) USA
Ans. (4) USA
Q.71) Which country has launched a ‘Sniffing Robot’ to detect diseases and improve security checks?
(1) Israel
(2) Jordan
(3) Lebanon
(4) Egypt
Ans. (1) Israel
Q.72) Which country had decided to remove Chinese-made cameras from its offices?
(1) India
(2) Japan
(3) Pakistan
(4) Australia
Ans. (4) Australia
Q.73) “National Women’s Day” is observed every year on –
(1) 11th February
(2) 12th February
(3) 13th February
(4) 14th February
Ans. (3) 13th February
Q.74) “World Radio Day” is celebrated every year on –
(1) 12th February
(2) 13th February
(3) 14th February
(4) 15th February
Ans. (2) 13th February
Q.75) Which state has topped the medals tally at the 5th Khelo India Youth Games?
(1) Madhya Pradesh
(2) Rajasthan
(3) Haryana
(4) Maharashtra
Ans. (4) Maharashtra
Q.76) PM Narendra Modi has inaugurated the “Aero India 2023” in –
(1) Bengaluru
(2) Chennai
(3) Hyderabad
(4) Visakhapatnam
Ans. (1) Bengaluru
Q.77) Ramesh Bais has been appointed as the new Governor of –
(1) Karnataka
(2) Maharashtra
(3) Telangana
(4) Chhattisgarh
Ans. (2) Maharashtra
Q.78) What is India’s place in the ICAO Aviation Safety Oversight Ranking?
(1) 43rd
(2) 51st
(3) 55th
(4) 68th
Ans. (3) 55th
Q.79) Nikos Christodoulides has been elected as the next President of –
(1) Cyprus
(2) Turkey
(3) Lebanon
(4) Syria
Ans. (1) Cyprus
Q.80) Which state government has presented a plan to make all competitive exams free of cost in its Budget 2023?
(1) Gujarat
(2) Rajasthan
(3) Madhya Pradesh
(4) Punjab
Ans. (2) Rajasthan
Q.81) How many winners of ‘Veer Gatha 2.0’ competition have been honored by Defense Minister Rajnath Singh?
(1) 06
(2) 09
(3) 25
(4) 30
Ans. (3) 25
Q.82) Which bank has introduced ‘Vikram Credit Card’ for soldiers?
(1) PNB
(2) IndusInd Bank
(3) Bank of Baroda
(4) HDFC Bank
Ans. (3) Bank of Baroda
Q.83) Teddy Hobbs has been named Britain’s youngest Mensa member, how old is he?
(1) 03 Years
(2) 04 Years
(3) 05 Years
(4) 10 Years
Ans. (2) 04 Years
Q.84) Gurpreet Kaur Dev and Shashi Prabha Dwivedi have become the first women DGP in which state?
(1) Haryana
(2) Punjab
(3) Delhi
(4) Himachal Pradesh
Ans. (2) Punjab
Q.85) How many personnel have been awarded the Fire Service medal on Republic Day 2023?
(1) 43
(2) 47
(3) 50
(4) 53
Ans. (2) 47
Q.86) “International Customs Day” is observed every year on –
(1) 23rd January
(2) 24th January
(3) 25th January
(4) 26th January
Ans. (4) 26th January
Q.87) India has celebrated its ____ Republic Day on 26th January 2023.
(1) 73rd
(2) 74th
(3) 75th
(4) 76th
Ans. (2) 74th
Q.88) President Droupadi Murmu has approved how many Padma Awards for 2023?
(1) 115
(2) 106
(3) 128
(4) 119
Ans. (2) 106
Q.89) President Droupadi Murmu has approved how many Gallantry Awards for defense personnel?
(1) 412 awards
(2) 434 awards
(3) 456 awards
(4) 488 awards
Ans. (1) 412 awards
Q.90) Who has won the ICC cricketer of the year 2022 awards?
(1) Babar Azam
(2) Ben Stokes
(3) Marco Jansen
(4) Suryakumar Yadav
Ans. (2) Ben Stokes
Q.91) Sports Ministry has organized its first Mission Olympic Cell meeting outside Delhi in –
(1) Bhubaneswar
(2) Rourkela
(3) Raipur
(4) Bilaspur
Ans. (1) Bhubaneswar
Q.92) Name of the World’s 1st intranasal COVID-19 vaccine, unveiled by Health Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya?
(1) IntraCovid
(2) PenVacc
(3) iNNCOVACC
(4) NasalCOV
Ans. (3) iNNCOVACC
Q93) Who took charge as the new General Manager of Central Railway?
(1) Siddharth Sharma
(2) Prabdev Singh
(3) Naresh Lalwani
(4) Shamalbhai B Patel
Ans. (3) Naresh Lalwani
Q.94) Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Film Festival has been organized in –
(1) Hyderabad
(2) New Delhi
(3) Kolkata
(4) Mumbai
Ans. (4) Mumbai
Q.95) 3rd edition of annual “Orange festival 2023” has been celebrated in –
(1) Manipur
(2) Sikkim
(3) Nagaland
(4) Tripura
Ans. (3) Nagaland
Q.96) Which country has unveiled the first commercial oil production drilling program?
(1) UAE
(2) Iraq
(3) Brazil
(4) Uganda
Ans. (4) Uganda
Q.97) “Himachal Pradesh Statehood Day” is observed every year on –
(1) 24th January
(2) 25th January
(3) 26th January
(4) 27th January
Ans. (2) 25th January
Q.98) India will buy 12 Cheetahs in February 2023 from which country?
(1) Kenya
(2) Zimbabwe
(3) Namibia
(4) South Africa
Ans. (4) South Africa
Q.99) The 30th National Child Science Congress has been organised at –
(1) Ahmedabad
(2) Surat
(3) Vadodara
(4) Gandhinagar
Ans. (1) Ahmedabad
Q.100) 3-day ‘North East Krishi Kumbha-2023’ has been inaugurated in –
(1) Tripura
(2) Nagaland
(3) Mizoram
(4) Meghalaya
Ans. (4) Meghalaya
Q.101) 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.102) 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.103) Amit Shah has inaugurated the 120 feet high ‘Polo Statue’ in –
(1) Manipur
(2) Meghalaya
(3) Mizoram
(4) Nagaland
Ans. (1) Manipur
Q.104) India have how many Indigenous Livestock Breeds as of January 2023?
(1) 184
(2) 194
(3) 202
(4) 212
Ans. (4) 212
Q.105) 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.106) 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.107) 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.108) 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.109) 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.110) 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.111) 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.112) “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.113) 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.114) “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.115) Which Indian state has become the first fully Digital Banking state?
(1) Kerala
(2) Tamil Nadu
(3) Gujarat
(4) Karnataka
Ans. (1) Kerala
Q.116) 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.117) 1st ‘Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion’ meeting of the G20, begin in –
(1) Chennai
(2) Kolkata
(3) Bangalore
(4) Bhopal
Ans. (2) Kolkata
Q.118) 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.119) 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.120) 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.121) 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.122) The “International Kite Festival 2023” began on –
(1) Punjab
(2) Gujarat
(3) Rajasthan
(4) Haryana
Ans. (2) Gujarat
Q.123) 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.124) 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.125) 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.126) 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.127) “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.128) A 100-day “Global City Campaign” has been launched in –
(1) Madhya Pradesh
(2) Himachal Pradesh
(3) Uttar Pradesh
(4) Tamil Nadu
An
129) 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.130) PM Narendra Modi has inaugurated the 17th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas convention at –
(1) Bhopal
(2) Gwalior
(3) Jabalpur
(4) Indore
Ans. (4) Indore
Q.131) 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.132) 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.133) 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.134) 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.135) Hugo Lloris announced his retirement from international football. He belongs to –
(1) Belgium
(2) Brazil
(3) Argentina
(4) France
Ans. (4) France
Q.136) 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.137) 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.138) 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.139) India has discovered two lithium mines and one copper mine in which country?
(1) New Zealand
(2) Scotland
(3) Brazil
(4) Argentina
Ans. (4) Argentina
Q.140) Who has been appointed as the new Chief Technologist of the NASA?
(1) Nalin Negi
(2) Rajiv Badyal
(3) AC Charania
(4) Surinder Chawla
Ans. (3) AC Charania
Q.141) ‘The Kashmir Files’ has been shortlisted for Oscars 2023. Directed by –
(1) Rishabh Shetty
(2) Vivek Agnihotri
(3) SS Rajamouli
(4) Paan Nalin
Ans. (2) Vivek Agnihotri
Q.142) Which year is the fifth warmest year of India since 1901?
(1) 2021
(2) 2022
(3) 2020
(4) 2019
Ans. (2) 2022
Q.143) What is India’s rank at the “Henley Passport Index 2023”?
(1) 81st
(2) 83rd
(3) 85th
(4) 87th
Ans. (3) 85th
Q.144) Which is India’s most polluted city, according to the CPCB report?
(1) Gurugram
(2) Ghaziabad
(3) Delhi
(4) Patna
Ans. (3) Delhi
Q.145) India and which country has started “Young Professionals Scheme”?
(1) Japan
(2) UK
(3) USA
(4) Canada
Ans. (2) UK
Q.146) Who has carved the World’s largest hockey stick on the banks of Mahanadi River?
(1) Ronnie Chibber
(2) Sudarshan Patnaik
(3) Nitish Bharti
(4) Manisha Swarnkar
Ans. (2) Sudarshan Patnaik
Q.147) Khelo India Senior Women National Kho Kho league has been organised in –
(1) Punjab
(2) Haryana
(3) Rajasthan
(4) Delhi
Ans. (1) Punjab
Q.148) Alain Claude Bilie By Nze has been appointed as the Prime Minister of –
(1) Guinea
(2) Gabon
(3) Congo
(4) Cameroon
Ans. (2) Gabon
Q.149) An autobiography of K.K. Abdul Gaffar ‘Njaan Sakshi’ was released by –
(1) Yuvraj Singh
(2) Kapil Dev
(3) Virat Kohli
(4) MS Dhoni
Ans. (4) MS Dhoni
Q.150) Which song has won the Best Original Song award at the Golden Globe Awards 2023?
(1) Naatu Naatu
(2) Hold My Hand
(3) Lift Me Up
(4) Ciao Papa
Ans. (1) Naatu Naatu
Q.151) Who has equaled Sachin Tendulkar’s record for most centuries at Home in ODI cricket?
(1) Rohit Sharma
(2) KL Rahul
(3) Virat Kohli
(4) Shreyas Iyer
Ans. (3) Virat Kohli
Q.152) Uttar Pradesh will built a museum in the memory of Chandrashekhar Azad in which district?
(1) Amethi
(2) Unnao
(3) Mahoba
(4) Hamirpur
Ans. (2) Unnao
Q.153) “National Human Trafficking Awareness Day” is observed every year on –
(1) 10th January
(2) 11th January
(3) 12th January
(4) 13th January
Ans. (2) 11th January
Q.154) “National Youth Day” is observed every year on –
(1) 11th January
(2) 12th January
(3) 13th January
(4) 14th January
Ans. 2) 12th January
Q.155) ‘Veer Guardian-2023’ is the 1st bilateral air exercise between India and –
(1) Japan
(2) Indonesia
(3) Thailand
(4) South Korea
Ans. (1) Japan
Q.156) 26th National Youth Festival has been organised in –
(1) Karnataka
(2) Telangana
(3) Maharashtra
(4) Odisha
Ans. (1) Karnataka
Q.157) PM Narendra Modi has virtually inaugurated the two-day Global Investors Summit in –
(1) Indore
(2) Jaipur
(3) Lucknow
(4) Chennai
Ans. (1) Indore
Q.158) Who has become the 1st National Sports Federation to enter Metaverse?
(1) Indian Polo
(2) Rugby India
(3) Hockey India
(4) BCCI
Ans. (3) Hockey India
Q.159) Who has released his memoir titled “Spare“?
(1) Kate Middleton
(2) Albert Duke
(3) Prince Louis
(4) Prince Harry
Ans. 4) Prince Harry
Q.160) ReNew Power has installed India’s first 3x platform wind turbine generators (WTGs) in –
(1) Maharashtra
(2) Tamil Nadu
(3) Kerala
(4) Karnataka
Ans. (4) Karnataka
Q.161) Which bank got the approval from RBI to hold special rupee Vostro accounts of three banks from Sri Lanka?
(1) State Bank of India
(2) Canara Bank
(3) Punjab National Bank
(4) Indian Bank
Ans. (4) Indian Bank
Q.162) DRDO has successfully test launch the “Prithvi II” missile on the coast of –
(1) Odisha
(2) Gujarat
(3) Rajasthan
(4) Karnataka
Ans. (1) Odisha
Q.163) Constantine II passed away at 82. He was former and last King of –
(1) France
(2) Siberia
(3) Greece
(4) Spain
Ans. (3) Greece
Q.164) Which is the fastest payment app of India which has been launched recently?
(1) RuPay
(2) PayRup
(3) PesaPay
(4) GPay
Ans. (2) PayRup
Q.165) ‘Kumarakom and Beypore’, which were selected under the Swadesh Darshan 2.0 Scheme, are located in which state?
(1) Tamil Nadu
(2) Kerala
(3) Rajasthan
(4) Haryana
Ans. (2) Kerala
Q.166) Which Indian language is all set to be taught in public schools of Australia?
(1) Bengali
(2) Kannada
(3) Marathi
(4) Panjabi
Ans. (4) Panjabi
Q.167) Union Ministry has observed the “Road Safety Week” from –
(1) 10th to 16th January
(2) 11th to 17th January
(3) 12th to 18th January
(4) 13th to 19th January
Ans. (2) 11th to 17th January
Q.168) What is the Mascot of the “Khelo India Youth Games 2022“?
(1) Savaj
(2) Dhakad
(3) Vijay
(4) Asha
Ans. (4) Asha
Q.169) World’s longest river cruise “Ganga Vilas” has been flagged off in –
(1) Varanasi
(2) Lucknow
(3) Prayagraj
(4) Dhaka
Ans. (1) Varanasi
Q.180) Which state government has launched the “Saharsh” special education program?
(1) Manipur
(2) Tripura
(3) Nagaland
(4) Sikkim
Ans. 2) Tripura
Q.181) Central Government has named the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana (PMGKAY) with an outlay of –
(1) ₹1 crore
(2) ₹2 crore
(3) ₹3 crore
(4) ₹4 crore
Ans. (2) ₹2 crore
Q.182) India has established a Hindi Chair at the Sabaragamuwa University of –
(1) Bangladesh
(2) Sri Lanka
(3) Nepal
(4) Vietnam
Ans. (2) Sri Lanka
Q.183) India’s first 5G-enabled drone has been developed by –
(1) Skylark Drones
(2) Teja Aerospace and Dynamics
(3) IG Drones
(4) Garuda Aerospace
Ans. (3) IG Drones
Q.184) “Saarang 2023“, India’s largest student-run festival has been organised at –
(1) IIT Bombay
(2) IIT Madras
(3) IIT kharagpur
(4) IIT Kanpur
Ans. (2) IIT Madras
Q.185) Which state has created the Guinness Book of World Records by taking 4,500 penalty kicks in 12 hours?
(1) Gujarat
(2) Maharashtra
(3) Telangana
(4) Kerala
Ans. (4) Kerala
Q.186) Which state’s “Year of Enterprises” project gets recognition for ‘best practice model’ to promote MSMEs?
(1) Odisha
(2) Gujarat
(3) Kerala
(4) Rajasthan
Ans. (3) Kerala
Q.187) Who has become the India’s 1st woman pilot fly Sukhoi fighter aircraft?
(1) Ankita Singh
(2) Avni Chaturvedi
(3) Vartika Mishra
(4) Mansi Gulati
Ans. (2) Avni Chaturvedi
Q.188) A Santhi Kumari has been appointed as the 1st Woman Chief Secretary of –
(1) Tamil Nadu
(2) Karnataka
(3) Andhra Pradesh
(4) Telangana
Ans. (4) Telangana
Q.189) A new book titled “Jadunama” written on about the life of –
(1) Salim Khan
(2) Javed Akhtar
(3) Anurag Kashyap
(4) Gulzar
Ans. (2) Javed Akhtar
Q.190) Which Indian city has topped the Start-up funding in 2022?
(1) Bengaluru
(2) Chennai
(3) Hyderabad
(4) Visakhapatnam
Ans. (1) Bengaluru
Q.190) Which country has become the 20th member of the Eurozone?
(1) Poland
(2) Estonia
(3) Cyprus
(4) Croatia
Ans. (4) Croatia
Q.191) Who has inaugurated the 100-metre, “Siyom Bridge” in Arunachal Pradesh?
(1) Amit Shah
(2) Nitin Gadkari
(3) Narendra Modi
(4) Rajnath Singh
Ans. (4) Rajnath Singh
Q.192) Who is the first female officer to be appointed in the Siachen Battlefield?
(1) Puja Singh
(2) Arti Shah
(3) Shivani Singh
(4) Shiva Chouhan
Ans. (4) Shiva Chouhan
Q.193) Chief Minister’s Residential Land Rights Scheme has been inaugurated in –
(1) Jharkhand
(2) Telangana
(3) Chhattisgarh
(4) Madhya Pradesh
Ans. (4) Madhya Pradesh
Q.194) Which state government has acquired “Matiyabagh Hawa Mahal” to preserve it as a heritage site?
(1) Assam
(2) Odisha
(3) Rajasthan
(4) Uttar Pradesh
Ans. (1) Assam
Q.195) Who has become the fastest bowler in India?
(1) Jaspreet Bumrah
(2) Umran Malik
(3) Mohammed Shami
(4) Navdeep Saini
Ans. (2) Umran Malik
Q.196) 2nd Phase of Sari Festival “VIRAASAT” Begins in which city?
(1) Chennai
(2) New Delhi
(3) Mumbai
(4) Ahmedabad
Ans. (2) New Delhi
Q.197) President Droupadi Murmu has inaugurated “Samvidhan Udyan” in –
(1) Jodhpur
(2) Udaipur
(3) Jaipur
(4) Jaisalmer
Ans. (3) Jaipur
Q.198) President Droupadi Murmu has inaugurated the 18th National Jamboree in –
(1) Rajasthan
(2) Gujarat
(3) Haryana
(4) Punjab
Ans. (1) Rajasthan
Q.199) Which state has become the first state to have a separate registration for Vintage vehicles?
(1) Odisha
(2) Maharashtra
(3) Rajasthan
(4) Uttar Pradesh
Ans. (1) Odisha
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
