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.When is the ‘International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination’ observed?
[A] March 23
[B] March 21
[C] March 18
[D] March 24
Ans. B [March 21]
Q2.What is the theme of the ‘World Sparrow Day 2023’?
[A] Sustainability and Sparrows
[B] I love Sparrows
[C] Sparrows are our Friends
[D] Climate Change and Sparrows
Ans. B [I love Sparrows]
Q3.UBS Group is a multinational investment bank based in which country?
[A] UK
[B] USA
[C] Switzerland
[D] China
Ans. C [Switzerland]
Q4.Which institution has released ‘Ethical Guidelines for AI in Healthcare and Biomedical Research’?
[A] AIIMS
[B] ICMR
[C] IMA
[D] NITI Aayog
Ans. B [ICMR]
Q5. Polio cases were recently recorded in which country for the first time in 30 years
[A] Burundi
[B] Australia
[C] Japan
[D] South Africa
Ans. A [Burundi]
Q6. Which state is the key state partner of the International SME Convention 2023 (ISC)?
[A] Assam
[B] Madhya Pradesh
[C] Uttar Pradesh
[D] Odisha
Ans.B [Madhya Pradesh]
Q7. What is the name of the form of artificial intelligence that can take actions using past data?
[A] Generative AI
[B] Memory AI
[C] Reformative AI
[D] Storage AI
Ans.A [Generative AI]
Q8. International Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant against the President of which country?
[A] North Korea
[B] Russia
[C] UK
[D] Sri Lanka
Ans.B [Russia]
Q9. Which year has been proposed to be marked as the year of tourism?
[A] 2023
[B] 2027
[C] 2025
[D] 2024
Ans.A [2023]
Q10. Which state has tabled the Advocates Protection Bill, 2023?
[A] Tamil Nadu
[B] Gujarat
[C] Rajasthan
[D] Karnataka
Ans. C [Rajasthan]
Q11. Which city is the host of ‘Global Millets (Shree Anna) Conference’?
[A] Varanasi
[B] New Delhi
[C] Mumbai
[D] Ahmedabad
Ans. B [New Delhi]
Q12. Which Union Ministry implements the ‘PM MITRA’ scheme?
[A] Ministry of Steel
[B] Ministry of Textiles
[C] Ministry of Education
[D] Ministry of External Affairs
Ans. B [Ministry of Textiles]
Q13. Which Union Ministry launched the ‘Women and Men in India 2022 Report’?
[A] Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
[B] Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
[C] Ministry of Women and Child Development
[D] Ministry of MSME
Ans. B [Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation]
Q14. ‘Geoffrey Bawa: It is Essential To be There’ Exhibition was inaugurated to mark 75 years of bilateral relations between India and?
[A] Singapore
[B] Sri Lanka
[C] France
[D] Bangladesh
Ans. B [Sri Lanka]
Q15. Raccoon Dog, which was seen in the news, is endemic to which region?
[A] America
[B] Africa
[C] Asia
[D] Europe
Ans. C [Asia]
Q16.Which is the first state in the country to use robotic technology to clean all its commissioned manholes?
[A] Odisha
[B] Kerala
[C] Tamil Nadu
[D] Punjab
Ans. B [Kerala]
Q17.Which city is the host of ‘Asia Economic Dialogue’, the flagship event of Ministry of External Affairs?
[A] Gandhi Nagar
[B] Pune
[C] New Delhi
[D] Chennai
Ans. B [Pune]
Q18.Which state is set to get India’s first Marina?
[A] Kerala
[B] Odisha
[C] Tamil Nadu
[D] Karnataka
Ans. C [Karnataka]
Q19.Which country is the host of the ‘Exercise Cobra Warrior 2023’?
[A] Japan
[B] India
[C] UK
[D] France
Ans. C [UK]
Q20.Yamunotri Dham, which was seen in the news, is located in which state?
[A] Uttarakhand
[B] West Bengal
[C] Sikkim
[D] Bihar
Ans. A [Uttarakhand]
Q21.Which tennis player broke the Steffi Graf’s record of leading the WTA rank for 377 weeks?
[A] Iga Swiatek
[B] Serena Williams
[C] Novak Djokovic
[D] Rafael Nadal
Ans. C [Novak Djokovic]
Q22.Which country has announced the ‘Debt Forgiveness Plan’ to students and households?
[A] USA
[B] Turkey
[C] UK
[D] Ukraine
Ans. A [USA]
Q23.Hydrogen produced from renewable sources such as wind and solar energy is called as?
[A] Pink Hydrogen
[B] White Hydrogen
[C] Green Hydrogen
[D] Clean Hydrogen
Ans. C [Green Hydrogen]
Q24.Polystoechotes punctate, a giant Jurassic-era insect, has been rediscovered in which country?
[A] Japan
[B] USA
[C] China
[D] India
Ans. B [USA]
Q25.What is the main contaminant present in the India-made cough syrups, which is said to have caused deaths in Gambia?
[A] Diethylene glycol (DEG) and ethylene glycol (EG)
[B] Promethazine
[C] Dextromethorphan (DXM)
[D] Antihistamine
Ans. A [Diethylene glycol (DEG) and ethylene glycol (EG)]
Q26.What is Plasticosis, which was seen in the news recently?
[A] Software
[B] Disease
[C] Food
[D] Equipment
Ans. B [Disease]
Q27.Which Ministry announced to create ‘Integrated Pensioners’ Portal’?
[A] Ministry of Defence
[B] Ministry of Personnel
[C] Ministry of Finance
[D] Ministry of Labour and Employment
Ans. B [Ministry of Personnel]
Q28.Megha-Tropiques-1 (MT1) satellite was jointly developed by India and which country?
[A] Russia
[B] USA
[C] Israel
[D] France
Ans. D [France]
Q29.‘Keeladi Museum’ was inaugurated in which state?
[A] Tamil Nadu
[B] Karnataka
[C] Kerala
[D] Odisha
Ans. A [Tamil Nadu]
Q30.Which institution launched the “Har Payment Digital” Mission?
[A] NITI Aayog
[B] NPCI
[C] RBI
[D] Finance Ministry
Ans. C [RBI]
Q31.Chabahar Port is a seaport located in which country?
[A] Iran
[B] UAE
[C] Saudi Arabia
[D] Israel
Ans. A [Iran]
Q32.NASA’s Curiosity Rover recently captured the crepuscular rays on which planet?
[A] Earth
[B] Mars
[C] Jupiter
[D] Venus
Ans. B [Mars]
Q33.Which state launched the ‘Mukhyamantri Ladli Bahna Yojana’?
[A] Maharashtra
[B] Madhya Pradesh
[C] Telangana
[D] Odisha
Ans. B [Madhya Pradesh]
Q34.Madhav National Park, which was seen in the news, is in which state/UT?
[A] Tamil Nadu
[B] Madhya Pradesh
[C] Gujarat
[D] Kerala
Ans. B [Madhya Pradesh]
Q35.India recently signed the ‘Audio Visual Co-production Agreement’ with which country?
[A] Australia
[B] USA
[C] UAE
[D] Japan
Ans. A [Australia]
Q36.Which is the first Indian documentary to win an Oscar award?
[A] Stranger at the Gate
[B] How do you Measure a Year?
[C] The Elephant Whisperers
[D] All that Breathes
Ans. C [The Elephant Whisperers]
Q37.Li Qiang has been named as the next Premier of which country?
[A] China
[B] Japan
[C] South Korea
[D] North Korea
Ans. A [China]
Q38.TLMAL is a joint venture between India’s Tata Group and which country’s counterpart?
[A] Israel
[B] France
[C] USA
[D] Japan
Ans. C [USA]
Q39.Which film won seven awards during the Oscars 2023 event?
[A] Everything Everywhere All at Once
[B] Elvis
[C] Tar
[D] Top Gun: Maverick
Ans. A [Everything Everywhere All at Once]
Q40.Indian defence forces suspended operations of which type of helicopters after the incident of sudden loss of power?
[A] Dhruv
[B] Virat
[C] Akash
[D] Kattabomman
Ans. A [Dhruv]
Q41.Union Ministry of Defence has entered a contract with which institution for purchase of six Dornier-228 aircraft?
[A] BHEL
[B] HAL
[C] DRDO
[D] BEL
Ans. B [HAL]
Q42.Which Union Ministry launched the ‘LEAN Scheme’?
[A] Ministry of Civil Aviation
[B] Ministry of MSME
[C] Ministry of Defence
[D] Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Ans. B [Ministry of MSME]
Q43.India recently signed the ‘Audio Visual Co-production Agreement’ with which country?
[A] Australia
[B] USA
[C] UAE
[D] Japan
Ans. A [Australia]
Q44.Which state/UT is the host of the ‘First international conference on Shared Buddhist Heritage’?
[A] New Delhi
[B] Assam
[C] Kerala
[D] Bihar
Ans. A [New Delhi]
Q45.As per the recent MoSPI data, what is India’s retail inflation recorded in February 2023?
[A] 7.44 %
[B] 6.44 %
[C] 5.44 %
[D] 4.44 %
Ans. B [6.44 %]
Q46.The pilot trial of MD15 buses and Prototype launch of M100 (100% Methanol) was launched in which city?
[A] Chennai
[B] Bengaluru
[C] Hyderabad
[D] Pune
Ans. B [Bengaluru]
Q47.As of 2023, banks from how many countries were permitted by the Reserve Bank of India to trade in rupees?
[A] 12
[B] 15
[C] 18
[D] 21
Ans. C [18]
Q48.The United States recognises the McMahon Line as the international boundary between China and which state/UT?
[A] Sikkim
[B] Arunachal Pradesh
[C] Assam
[D] West Bengal
Ans. B [Arunachal Pradesh]
Q49.Which country is the host of the ‘United Nations 2023 Water Conference’?
[A] USA
[B] UK
[C] India
[D] Bangladesh
Ans. A [USA]
Q50.‘TV-D1’ is the first test vehicle demonstration of which mission of India?
[A] Gaganyaan
[B] Samudrayaan
[C] Aditya
[D] Venus Mission
Ans. A [Gaganyaan]
Q51.Which bloc recently announced two initiatives – the Net Zero Industry Act (NZIA) and the Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA)?
[A] G-20
[B] G-7
[C] European Union
[D] ASEAN
Ans. C [European Union]
Q52.Spiranthes hachijoensis is a newly identified species of orchid found in which country?
[A] India
[B] Japan
[C] China
[D] Nepal
Ans. B [Japan]
Q53.Cyrtopodion Vindhya, which was recently discovered, belongs to which species?
[A] Butterfly
[B] Gecko
[C] Bee
[D] Snake
Ans. B [Gecko]
Q54.Which city is the host of ‘Civil20 India 2023 Inception Conference’?
[A] Nagpur
[B] Ahmedabad
[C] Chennai
[D] Pune
Ans. A [Nagpur]
Q55.Which country hosted the ‘Global Conference on Digital Health – ‘Taking Universal Health Coverage to the Last Citizen’?
[A] India
[B] USA
[C] Sri Lanka
[D] Bangladesh
Ans. A [India]
Q56.Yuva VIgyani Karyakram (YUVIKA) is a young scientist programme organized by which institution?
[A] NITI Aayog
[B] ISRO
[C] DRDO
[D] BARC
Ans. B [ISRO]
Q57.Copilot is the AI-powered digital assistant developed by which company?
[A] Microsoft
[B] Google
[C] Amazon
[D] Walmart
Ans. A [Microsoft]
Q58.Which state organised the ‘Yuva Utsav’ programme?
[A] Tamil Nadu
[B] Mizoram
[C] West Bengal
[D] Gujarat
Ans. B [Mizoram]
Q59.Polio cases were recently recorded in which country for the first time in 30 years
[A] Burundi
[B] Japan
[C] Australia
[D] South Africa
Ans. A [Burundi]
Q60.Emaar, the first overseas company to invest in Kashmir, is based in which country?
[A] UAE
[B] Saudi Arabia
[C] Russia
[D] USA
Ans. A [UAE]
Q61.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]
Q62.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]
Q63.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]
A64.Which country announced the Indo-Pacific tech envoy?
[1] UK
[2] Australia
[3] USA
[4] Germany
Ans. A [UK]
Q65.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]
Q66.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]
Q67.‘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]
Q68.Which institution released the ‘Mind the Gender Gap’ Report?
[1] Oxfam International
[2] CFA Institute
[3] SEBI
[4] Amnesty International
Ans. B [CFA Institute]
Q69.Central Board of Irrigation and Power (CBIP) award was conferred on which institution?
[1] REC
[2] NTPC
[3] GAIL
[4] ONGC
Ans. B [NTPC]
Q70.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]
Q71.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]
Q72.Which institution has designed the ‘Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System (ATAGS)’?
[1] BEL
[2] DRDO
[3] HAL
[4] ISRO
Ans. B [DRDO]
Q73.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 %]
Q74.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]
Q75.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]
Q76.‘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]
Q77.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]
Q78.Which country has proposed to create ‘International Big Cat Alliance’?
[1] Indonesia
[2] India
[3] USA
[D4] Japan
Ans. B [India]
Q79. 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]
Q80.‘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]
Q81) Which company has been conferred with the “ATD Best Awards 2023“?
(1) Power Grid
(2) POSOCO
(3) NHPC
(4) NTPC
Ans. (4) NTPC
Q82) Nearly 600 sea lions die due to Bird flu outbreak in –
(1) Peru
(2) Chile
(3) Ecuador
(4) Argentina
Ans. (1) Peru
Q83) 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
Q84) Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has launched 108 ‘Namma Clinics’ in which city?
(1) Mysore
(2) Kalaburagi
(3) Bengaluru
(4) Mangalore
Ans. (3) Bengaluru
Q85) 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
Q86) 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
Q87) 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
Q88) The first G20 Sustainable Financial Working Group meeting was inaugurated in –
(1) Kolkata
(2) Guwahati
(3) Patna
(4) Indore
Ans. (2) Guwahati
Q89) 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
Q90) What is India’s rank in the World Happiness Index 2023?
(1) 167th
(2) 165th
(3) 136th
(4) 121st
Ans. (3) 136th
Q91) 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
Q92) Which country has topped as most inclusive nation for religious minorities?
(1) Japan
(2) USA
(3) South Korea
(4) India
Ans. (4) India
Q93) India has launched ‘Operation Dost’ to provide aid to which country?
(1) Sri Lanka
(2) Turkey
(3) Nepal
(4) South Africa
Ans. (2) Turkey
Q94) 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
Q95) 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.96) 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
Q97) 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
Q98) 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
Q99) Who has launched India’s first traffic management system for drones?
(1) Amaryllo
(2) Skye Air
(3) IdeaForge
(4) Skylark
Ans. (2) Skye Air
Q100) 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
Q101) 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
Q102) “World Pulses Day” is observed every year on –
(1) 8th February
(2) 9th February
(3) 10th February
(4) 11th February
Ans.(3) 10th February
Q103) India’s First Glass Igloo Restaurant has been opened in –
(1) Gulmarg
(2) Sonamarg
(3) Pahalgam
(4) Srinagar
Ans. (1) Gulmarg
Q104) 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
Q105) Which organization has launched its smallest rocket “SSLV-D2” into space?
(1) SpaceX
(2) CNSA
(3) NASA
(4) IRSO
Ans. (4) IRSO
Q106) 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
Q107) 3rd Khelo India Winter Games has been organized in –
(1) Gulmarg
(2) Jammu
(3) Srinagar
(4) Anantnag
Ans. (1) Gulmarg
108) 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
Q109) 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
Q110) 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
Q111) 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
Q112) 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
Q113) 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
Q114) ‘Eagle 44’ is the first underground air force of which country?
(1) Israel
(2) Japan
(3) China
(4) Iran
Ans. (4) Iran
Q115) 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
Q116) 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
Q117) World First Satellite based two way messaging system has been launched by –
(1) Micron
(2) Samsung
(3) Intel
(4) Qualcomm
Ans. (4) Qualcomm
Q118) “World Unani Day” is observed every year on –
(1) 8th February
(2) 9th February
(3) 10th February
(4) 11th February
Ans. (4) 11th February
Q119) PM Narendra Modi has inaugurated the Aljamea-tus-Saifiyah, Arabic Academy in –
(1) New Delhi
(2) Mumbai
(3) Hyderabad
(4) Kochi
Ans. (2) Mumbai
Q120) India’s 1st ever Formula E-race has been organised in –
(1) Kochi
(2) Mumbai
(3) Chennai
(4) Hyderabad
Ans. (4) Hyderabad
Q121) ADB has approved a $130 million loan to promote horticulture in –
(1) Himachal Pradesh
(2) Uttarakhand
(3) Haryana
(4) Punjab
Ans. (1) Himachal Pradesh
Q122) Recently, Anti-Copying Law comes into force in which state?
(1) Uttar Pradesh
(2) Uttarakhand
(3) Delhi
(4) Punjab
Ans. (2) Uttarakhand
Q123) “National Productivity Day” is observed every year on –
(1) 9th February
(2) 10th February
(3) 11th February
(4) 12th February
Ans. (4) 12th February
Q124) “International Darwin Day” is observed every year on –
(1) 11th February
(2) 12th February
(3) 13th February
(4) 14th February
Ans. (2) 12th February
Q125) The ‘Black Galaxy’ or ‘Invisible Galaxy’ was recently discovered by –
(1) Greece
(2) France
(3) Italy
(4) Belgium
Ans. (3) Italy
Q126) World Government Summit 2023 has been organized in –
(1) Dubai
(2) Paris
(3) Bangkok
(4) Singapore
Ans. (1) Dubai
Q127) 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
Q128) 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
Q129) President Droupadi Murmu has inaugurated the 2nd Indian Rice Congress in –
(1) Bhubaneswar
(2) Rourkela
(3) Cuttack
(4) Sambalpur
Ans. (3) Cuttack
Q130) 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
Q131) 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
Q132) Which country had decided to remove Chinese-made cameras from its offices?
(1) India
(2) Japan
(3) Pakistan
(4) Australia
Ans. (4) Australia
Q133) “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
Q134) “World Radio Day” is celebrated every year on –
(1) 12th February
(2) 13th February
(3) 14th February
(4) 15th February
Ans. (2) 13th February
Q135) 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
Q136) PM Narendra Modi has inaugurated the “Aero India 2023” in –
(1) Bengaluru
(2) Chennai
(3) Hyderabad
(4) Visakhapatnam
Ans. (1) Bengaluru
Q137) Ramesh Bais has been appointed as the new Governor of –
(1) Karnataka
(2) Maharashtra
(3) Telangana
(4) Chhattisgarh
Ans. (2) Maharashtra
Q138) What is India’s place in the ICAO Aviation Safety Oversight Ranking?
(1) 43rd
(2) 51st
(3) 55th
(4) 68th
Ans. (3) 55th
Q139) Nikos Christodoulides has been elected as the next President of –
(1) Cyprus
(2) Turkey
(3) Lebanon
(4) Syria
Ans. (1) Cyprus
Q140) 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.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
