Weekly Current Affairs Quiz For OPSC OCS | May 2nd Week 2023

Weekly Current affairs play a very important role in the competitive examinations and hence, aspirants have to give undivided attention to it while doing preparation for the government examinations. The CGLRE, OCS examinations comprise a section of “Current Affairs” to evaluate how much the aspirant is aware of the daily happenings taking place around the world. To complement your preparation, we are providing you with a compilation of  Weekly Current affairs.

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Q1. Which country hosted the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup?

1. a) England
2. b) India
3. c) Australia
4. d) South Africa

Answer: c) Australia

 

Q2. Who won the Best Actor award at the 2023 Academy Awards?

1. a) Leonardo DiCaprio
2. b) Brad Pitt
3. c) Joaquin Phoenix
4. d) Tom Hanks

Answer: a) Leonardo DiCaprio

 

Q3. Which country recently launched its first-ever manned mission to space?

1. a) China
2. b) Russia
3. c) India
4. d) United States

Answer: a) China

 

Q4. Who is the current President of France?

1. a) Emmanuel Macron
2. b) Angela Merkel
3. c) Boris Johnson
4. d) Justin Trudeau

Answer: a) Emmanuel Macron

 

Q5. Which country recently signed a historic peace agreement with Israel, normalizing diplomatic relations?

1. a) Saudi Arabia
2. b) United Arab Emirates (UAE)
3. c) Bahrain
4. d) Qatar

Answer: d) Qatar

 

Q6. Which country won the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup?

1. a) United States
2. b) Germany
3. c) England
4. d) Brazil

Answer: b) Germany

 

Q7. Who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2023?

1. a) Margaret Atwood
2. b) Haruki Murakami
3. c) Salman Rushdie
4. d) Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Answer: d) Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

 

Q8. Which country recently became the first in the world to ban the sale of fossil fuel-powered cars?

1. a) Norway
2. b) Germany
3. c) Sweden
4. d) Canada

Answer: a) Norway

 

Q9. Who is the current Secretary-General of the United Nations?

1. a) Ban Ki-moon
2. b) António Guterres
3. c) Kofi Annan
4. d) Javier Pérez de Cuéllar

Answer: b) António Guterres

 

Q10. Which country won the most gold medals in the 2022 Winter Olympics?

1. a) Norway
2. b) Germany
3. c) United States
4. d) Canada

Answer: a) Norway

 

Q11. Which city will host the 2024 Summer Olympics?

1. a) Paris
2. b) Tokyo
3. c) Los Angeles
4. d) Beijing

Answer: c) Los Angeles

 

Q12. Who is the current Prime Minister of India?

1. a) Narendra Modi
2. b) Rahul Gandhi
3. c) Manmohan Singh
4. d) Arvind Kejriwal

Answer: a) Narendra Modi

 

Q13. Which social media platform recently reached 3 billion monthly active users?

1. a) Facebook
2. b) Twitter
3. c) Instagram
4. d) TikTok

Answer: a) Facebook

 

Q14. Who won the 2023 Australian Open Men’s Singles title?

1. a) Novak Djokovic
2. b) Rafael Nadal
3. c) Roger Federer
4. d) Alexander Zverev

Answer: a) Novak Djokovic

 

Q15. Which country recently launched the world’s first digital currency backed by a central bank?

1. a) China
2. b) Sweden
3. c) United States
4. d) United Kingdom

Answer: a) China

 

Q16. Which country recently launched the Tianzhou-3 cargo spacecraft to its space station?

1. a) United States
2. b) China
3. c) Russia
4. d) India

Answer: b) China

 

Q17. Which company became the first publicly traded U.S. company to reach a market capitalization of $3 trillion?

1. a) Amazon
2. b) Apple
3. c) Microsoft
4. d) Alphabet (Google)

Answer: c) Microsoft

 

Q18. Who won the 2023 Formula One Spanish Grand Prix?

1. a) Max Verstappen
2. b) Lewis Hamilton
3. c) Charles Leclerc
4. d) Valtteri Bottas

Answer: a) Max Verstappen

 

Q19. Which African country recently announced the discovery of a major oil reserve?

1. a) Nigeria
2. b) Angola
3. c) Libya
4. d) Ghana

Answer: d) Ghana

 

Q20. The 2023 World Athletics Championships will be held in which city?

1. a) London, United Kingdom
2. b) Tokyo, Japan
3. c) Doha, Qatar
4. d) Budapest, Hungary

Answer: d) Budapest, Hungary

 

Q21. Which country recently became the first in the world to ban the sale of all new petrol and diesel cars?

1. a) Germany
2. b) France
3. c) United Kingdom
4. d) Netherlands

Answer: c) United Kingdom

 

Q22. Who won the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction?

1. a) Colson Whitehead
2. b) Louise Erdrich
3. c) Richard Powers
4. d) Viet Thanh Nguyen

Answer: b) Louise Erdrich

 

Q23. Which city will host the 2028 Summer Olympics?

1. a) Los Angeles, United States
2. b) Paris, France
3. c) Tokyo, Japan
4. d) Beijing, China

Answer: a) Los Angeles, United States

 

Q24. Which country recently launched its first-ever manned space mission?

1. a) India
2. b) United Arab Emirates
3. c) South Korea
4. d) Israel

Answer: b) United Arab Emirates

 

Q25. Who won the 2023 UEFA Champions League?

1. a) Bayern Munich
2. b) Manchester City
3. c) Paris Saint-Germain
4. d) Liverpool

Answer: b) Manchester City

 

Q26. The 2023 G20 summit will be hosted by which country?

1. a) India
2. b) Canada
3. c) Saudi Arabia
4. d) Brazil

Answer: a) India

 

Q27. Which tech company recently announced the development of a wearable device to monitor blood glucose levels?

1. a) Apple
2. b) Google
3. c) Amazon
4. d) Microsoft

Answer: a) Apple

 

Q28. Who won the 2023 Australian Open Men’s Singles title?

1. a) Novak Djokovic
2. b) Rafael Nadal
3. c) Daniil Medvedev
4. d) Stefanos Tsitsipas

Answer: c) Daniil Medvedev

 

Q29. Which country recently launched the world’s largest floating solar farm?

1. a) China
2. b) United States
3. c) Japan
4. d) Germany

Answer: a) China

 

Q30. Who was named the 2023 FIFA Men’s World Player of the Year?

1. a) Lionel Messi
2. b) Cristiano Ronaldo
3. c) Robert Lewandowski
4. d) Kylian Mbappe

Answer: c) Robert Lewandowski

 

Q31. Which country recently announced a plan to phase out all coal-fired power plants by 2030?

1. a) United States
2. b) Germany
3. c) China
4. d) Australia

Answer: b) Germany

 

Q32. Who is the current President of the United States?

1. a) Joe Biden
2. b) Kamala Harris
3. c) Donald Trump
4. d) Barack Obama

Answer: a) Joe Biden

 

Q33 Which country recently launched the Tianzhou-3 cargo spacecraft to its space station?

1. a) United States
2. b) Russia
3. c) China
4. d) Japan

Answer: c) China

 

Q34. Which city hosted the 2023 World Athletics Championships?

1. a) London
2. b) Beijing
3. c) Paris
4. d) Nairobi

Answer: d) Nairobi

 

Q35. Which country won the most gold medals at the 2022 Winter Olympics?

1. a) United States
2. b) Russia
3. c) China
4. d) Norway

Answer: d) Norway

 

Q36. Which company recently became the first trillion-dollar company in the world?

1. a) Apple
2. b) Microsoft
3. c) Amazon
4. d) Google

Answer: c) Amazon

 

Q37. Who won the 2023 French Open Men’s Singles title?

1. a) Rafael Nadal
2. b) Novak Djokovic
3. c) Roger Federer
4. d) Dominic Thiem

Answer: b) Novak Djokovic

 

Q38. The Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna (GBM) delta, the largest delta in the world, is located in which country?

1. a) India
2. b) Bangladesh
3. c) Myanmar
4. d) Vietnam

Answer: b) Bangladesh

 

Q39. Which country recently became the first to introduce a four-day workweek?

1. a) Finland
2. b) Sweden
3. c) New Zealand
4. d) Iceland

Answer: d) Iceland

 

Q40. Who won the 2023 Oscar for Best Actor?

1. a) Joaquin Phoenix
2. b) Leonardo DiCaprio
3. c) Robert Downey Jr.
4. d) Tom Hanks

Answer: a) Joaquin Phoenix

 

Q41. Which country recently hosted the G7 Summit?

1. a) United States
2. b) United Kingdom
3. c) France
4. d) Germany

Answer: b) United Kingdom

 

Q42. Who won the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize?

1. a) Greta Thunberg
2. b) Malala Yousafzai
3. c) Angela Merkel
4. d) Antonio Guterres

Answer: d) Antonio Guterres

Q43.  Which country recently launched the world’s largest carbon market?

1. a) China
2. b) United States
3. c) Germany
4. d) India

Answer: a) China

 

Q44. Who won the 2023 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup?

1. a) England
2. b) Australia
3. c) India
4. d) New Zealand

Answer: c) India

 

Q44. Which company recently became the world’s most valuable company?

1. a) Apple
2. b) Amazon
3. c) Microsoft
4. d) Alphabet (Google)

Answer: a) Apple

 

Q45. Who is the current Prime Minister of India?

1. a) Narendra Modi
2. b) Rahul Gandhi
3. c) Arvind Kejriwal
4. d) Manmohan Singh

Answer: a) Narendra Modi

 

Q46. Which city will host the 2024 Summer Olympics?

1. a) Tokyo
2. b) Paris
3. c) Rio de Janeiro
4. d) Los Angeles

Answer: d) Los Angeles

 

Q47. Who won the 2023 ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup?

1. a) Australia
2. b) England
3. c) India
4. d) South Africa

Answer: a) Australia

 

Q48. Which country recently launched the Tianzhou-4 cargo spacecraft?

1. a) China
2. b) United States
3. c) Russia
4. d) India

Answer: a) China

 

Q49. Who won the 2023 World Snooker Championship?

1. a) Ronnie O’Sullivan
2. b) Judd Trump
3. c) Mark Selby
4. d) Neil Robertson

Answer: c) Mark Selby

 

Q50. Which country hosted the 2023 World Athletics Championships?

1. a) United States
2. b) Germany
3. c) Japan
4. d) Australia

Answer: b) Germany

 

Q51. Which company recently became the world’s most valuable publicly traded company?

1. a) Apple
2. b) Amazon
3. c) Microsoft
4. d) Alphabet (Google)

Answer: c) Microsoft

 

Q52. Who won the Best Actor award at the 2023 Academy Awards?

1. a) Leonardo DiCaprio
2. b) Joaquin Phoenix
3. c) Anthony Hopkins
4. d) Brad Pitt

Answer: c) Anthony Hopkins

 

Q53. Which country recently became the first to ban the use of live animals for cosmetic testing?

1. a) United States
2. b) United Kingdom
3. c) Australia
4. d) Canada

Answer: b) United Kingdom

 

Q54. Which city will host the 2024 Summer Olympics?

1. a) Paris
2. b) Tokyo
3. c) Los Angeles
4. d) Beijing

Answer: c) Los Angeles

 

Q55. Who won the 2023 UEFA Champions League?

1. a) Manchester City
2. b) Chelsea
3. c) Bayern Munich
4. d) Real Madrid

Answer: b) Chelsea

 

Q56. Which country recently launched the world’s first hydrogen-powered train?

1. a) Germany
2. b) China
3. c) Japan
4. d) France

Answer: a) Germany

 

Q57. Who won the 2023 French Open Women’s Singles title?

1. a) Serena Williams
2. b) Ashleigh Barty
3. c) Naomi Osaka
4. d) Simona Halep

Answer: b) Ashleigh Barty

 

Q58. Which country recently became the first to legalize cannabis nationwide?

1. a) Canada
2. b) Uruguay
3. c) Netherlands
4. d) Portugal

Answer: b) Uruguay

 

Q59. Who won the 2023 Indian Premier League (IPL)?

1. a) Mumbai Indians
2. b) Chennai Super Kings
3. c) Royal Challengers Bangalore
4. d) Kolkata Knight Riders

Answer: c) Royal Challengers Bangalore

 

Q60. Which country recently unveiled its plan to build a permanent moon base by 2030?

1. a) United States
2. b) China
3. c) Russia
4. d) India

Answer: b) China

 

Q61. Who was named the Time magazine’s Person of the Year for 2023?

1. a) Greta Thunberg
2. b) Elon Musk
3. c) Jacinda Ardern
4. d) Joe Biden

Answer: b) Elon Musk

 

Q62. Which country recently launched its first-ever space tourism mission?

1. a) United States
2. b) Russia
3. c) China
4. d) United Arab Emirates

Answer: d) United Arab Emirates

 

Q63. Which country hosted the G7 summit in 2023?

1. a) Germany
2. b) Canada
3. c) France
4. d) United States

Answer: b) Canada

 

Q64. Who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2023?

1. a) Margaret Atwood
2. b) Haruki Murakami
3. c) J.K. Rowling
4. d) Salman Rushdie

Answer: a) Margaret Atwood

 

Q65. Which city was chosen as the host for the 2028 Summer Olympics?

1. a) Tokyo
2. b) Paris
3. c) Los Angeles
4. d) Rome

Answer: c) Los Angeles

 

Q66. Who won the Best Actor award at the 2023 Academy Awards (Oscars)?

1. a) Joaquin Phoenix
2. b) Anthony Hopkins
3. c) Leonardo DiCaprio
4. d) Brad Pitt

Answer: b) Anthony Hopkins

 

Q67. Which country became the first to achieve carbon neutrality in 2023?

1. a) United Kingdom
2. b) Sweden
3. c) Germany
4. d) Denmark

Answer: b) Sweden

 

Q68. Who won the FIFA Women’s World Cup in 2023?

1. a) United States
2. b) Germany
3. c) France
4. d) Brazil

Answer: a) United States

 

Q67. Which country recently launched its first manned mission to the Moon?

1. a) United States
2. b) China
3. c) Russia
4. d) India

Answer: b) China

 

Q68. Who is the current Prime Minister of Australia as of May 9, 2023?

1. a) Scott Morrison
2. b) Anthony Albanese
3. c) Malcolm Turnbull
4. d) Bill Shorten

Answer: a) Scott Morrison

 

Q69. Which technology company recently became the first to reach a market capitalization of $3 trillion?

1. a) Apple
2. b) Amazon
3. c) Google
4. d) Microsoft

Answer: a) Apple

Q70. Who won the Australian Open Men’s Singles title in 2023?

1. a) Novak Djokovic
2. b) Rafael Nadal
3. c) Daniil Medvedev
4. d) Stefanos Tsitsipas

Answer: a) Novak Djokovic

 

Q71. Which country recently legalized same-sex marriage?

1. a) Japan
2. b) Australia
3. c) South Korea
4. d) Mexico

Answer: c) South Korea

 

Q72. Who won the Ballon d’Or award for the best male football player in 2023?

1. a) Lionel Messi
2. b) Cristiano Ronaldo
3. c) Kylian Mbappé
4. d) Mohamed Salah

Answer: a) Lionel Messi

 

Q73. Which country recently launched the world’s first fully electric passenger plane?

1. a) Germany
2. b) France
3. c) China
4. d) United States

Answer: c) China

 

Q74. Who won the Time Person of the Year award in 2023?

1. a) Greta Thunberg
2. b) Jacinda Ardern
3. c) Kamala Harris
4. d) Elon Musk

Answer: b) Jacinda Ardern

 

Q75. Which country recently became the first in the world to legalize the production and sale of recreational marijuana?

1. a) Canada
2. b) Uruguay
3. c) Netherlands
4. d) Portugal

Answer: a) Canada

 

Q76. Which country recently won the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup?

1. a) United States
2. b) Germany
3. c) Brazil
4. d) England

Answer: a) United States

 

Q77. Which city hosted the 2023 World Athletics Championships?

1. a) London
2. b) Tokyo
3. c) Moscow
4. d) Brisbane

Answer: d) Brisbane

 

Q78. Who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2023?

1. a) Margaret Atwood
2. b) Haruki Murakami
3. c) Salman Rushdie
4. d) Kazuo Ishiguro

Answer: d) Kazuo Ishiguro

 

Q79. Which country launched the world’s first all-electric commercial aircraft?

1. a) United States
2. b) China
3. c) Germany
4. d) United Kingdom

Answer: b) China

 

Q80. Which country recently became the first in the world to legalize euthanasia for terminally ill children?

1. a) Belgium
2. b) Netherlands
3. c) Luxembourg
4. d) Switzerland

Answer: b) Netherlands

 

Q81. Which global organization recently declared the COVID-19 pandemic officially over?

1. a) World Health Organization (WHO)
2. b) United Nations (UN)
3. c) World Trade Organization (WTO)
4. d) International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Answer: a) World Health Organization (WHO)

 

Q82. Which technology company became the first to reach a market capitalization of $3 trillion?

1. a) Apple
2. b) Amazon
3. c) Microsoft
4. d) Alphabet (Google)

Answer: a) Apple

 

Q83. Who won the 2023 French Open men’s singles title?

1. a) Novak Djokovic
2. b) Rafael Nadal
3. c) Stefanos Tsitsipas
4. d) Daniil Medvedev

Answer: a) Novak Djokovic

 

Q84. Which country recently launched its first-ever mission to Mars?

1. a) India
2. b) China
3. c) United States
4. d) United Arab Emirates

Answer: b) China

 

Q85. Which country recently became the first in the world to ban smoking in public places?

1. a) New Zealand
2. b) Sweden
3. c) Australia
4. d) Canada

Answer: a) New Zealand

 

Q86. Which country won the Eurovision Song Contest 2023?

1. a) Italy
2. b) France
3. c) Switzerland
4. d) Ukraine

Answer: d) Ukraine

 

Q87. Who was named as the Time magazine’s Person of the Year for 2023?

1. a) Greta Thunberg
2. b) Elon Musk
3. c) Angela Merkel
4. d) Kamala Harris

Answer: b) Elon Musk

 

Q88. Which country recently launched the world’s first national digital currency?

1. a) China
2. b) Sweden
3. c) Switzerland
4. d) United States

Answer: a) China

 

Q89. Which country hosted the 2023 G7 Summit?

1. a) Germany
2. b) United States
3. c) Japan
4. d) France

Answer: c) Japan

 

Q90. Who won the 2023 Academy Award for Best Picture?

1. a) Dune
2. b) Belfast
3. c) The Power of the Dog
4. d) The French Dispatch

Answer: b) Belfast

 

Q91. Which country recently announced the discovery of a new species of butterfly?

1. a) India
2. b) Brazil
3. c) Australia
4. d) China

Answer: a) India

 

Q92. Who won the Best Actor award at the 2023 Academy Awards?

1. a) Leonardo DiCaprio
2. b) Joaquin Phoenix
3. c) Brad Pitt
4. d) Tom Hanks

Answer: b) Joaquin Phoenix

 

Q93. Which country hosted the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup?

1. a) France
2. b) Germany
3. c) Australia
4. d) Canada

Answer: c) Australia

 

Q94. Which technology company became the first to reach a market capitalization of $3 trillion?

1. a) Apple
2. b) Amazon
3. c) Microsoft
4. d) Alphabet (Google)

Answer: a) Apple

 

Q95. Who was elected as the new President of France in May 2023?

1. a) Marine Le Pen
2. b) Emmanuel Macron
3. c) François Hollande
4. d) Jean-Luc Mélenchon

Answer: a) Marine Le Pen

 

Q96. Which country won the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2023?

1. a) Australia
2. b) England
3. c) India
4. d) Pakistan

Answer: c) India

 

Q97. Which global organization recently declared the COVID-19 pandemic to be over?

1. a) World Health Organization (WHO)
2. b) United Nations (UN)
3. c) World Bank
4. d) International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Answer: a) World Health Organization (WHO)

 

Q98. Which country recently became the first to launch a space mission to Mars?

1. a) United States
2. b) Russia
3. c) China
4. d) India

Answer: c) China

 

Q99. Who won the Nobel Prize in Literature for the year 2023?

1. a) Margaret Atwood
2. b) Haruki Murakami
3. c) J.K. Rowling
4. d) Salman Rushdie

Answer: b) Haruki Murakami

 

Q100. Which country recently hosted the G20 summit?

1. a) United States
2. b) China
3. c) Saudi Arabia
4. d) Germany

Answer: d) Germany

 

Q101. Who is the current Prime Minister of Canada as of May 2023?

1. a) Justin Trudeau
2. b) Andrew Scheer
3. c) Jagmeet Singh
4. d) Erin O’Toole

Answer: a) Justin Trudeau

 

Q102. Which country recently announced plans to phase out the sale of gasoline-powered cars by 2030?

1. a) United States
2. b) Germany
3. c) China
4. d) United Kingdom

Answer: d) United Kingdom

 

Q103. Who won the 2023 Australian Open Men’s Singles title?

1. a) Novak Djokovic
2. b) Rafael Nadal
3. c) Roger Federer
4. d) Daniil Medvedev

Answer: a) Novak Djokovic

 

Q104. Which country recently launched the world’s first fully electric commercial aircraft?

1. a) United States
2. b) China
3. c) Germany
4. d) Netherlands

Answer: a) United States

 

Q105. Which country recently announced plans to build the world’s first underwater bullet train?

1. a) Japan
2. b) China
3. c) Germany
4. d) United States

Answer: b) China

 

Q106. Who won the 2023 French Open Men’s Singles tennis championship?

1. a) Rafael Nadal
2. b) Novak Djokovic
3. c) Dominic Thiem
4. d) Alexander Zverev

Answer: b) Novak Djokovic

 

Q107. The International Day of Families is observed globally on which date?

1. a) May 1
2. b) May 5
3. c) May 10
4. d) May 15

Answer: c) May 10

 

Q108. Which country recently became the first in the world to fully legalize marijuana?

1. a) Canada
2. b) Uruguay
3. c) Netherlands
4. d) Portugal

Answer: b) Uruguay

 

Q109. Who is the current Secretary-General of the United Nations (as of May 10, 2023)?

1. a) Antonio Guterres
2. b) Ban Ki-moon
3. c) Kofi Annan
4. d) Amina Mohammed

Answer: a) Antonio Guterres

 

Q110. The city of Perth is located in which country?

1. a) Australia
2. b) Canada
3. c) United States
4. d) South Africa

Answer: a) Australia

 

Q111. Which company recently became the world’s most valuable publicly traded company?

1. a) Apple Inc.
2. b) Amazon.com Inc.
3. c) Microsoft Corporation
4. d) Alphabet Inc. (Google)

Answer: c) Microsoft Corporation

 

Q112. Who won the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest?

1. a) Italy
2. b) France
3. c) Switzerland
4. d) Ukraine

Answer: a) Italy

 

Q113. Which country recently launched the Tianzhou-3 cargo spacecraft to resupply its space station?

1. a) United States
2. b) Russia
3. c) China
4. d) India

Answer: c) China

 

Q114. Which team won the 2023 UEFA Champions League?

1. a) Bayern Munich
2. b) Real Madrid
3. c) Manchester City
4. d) Paris Saint-Germain

Answer: c) Manchester City

 

Q115. The Global Wind Day is observed annually on which date?

1. a) June 15
2. b) August 21
3. c) September 30
4. d) December 12

Answer: a) June 15

 

Q116. Who is the current President of Brazil (as of May 10, 2023)?

1. a) Jair Bolsonaro
2. b) Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
3. c) Dilma Rousseff
4. d) Michel Temer

Answer: b) Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

 

Q117. Which country recently announced plans to phase out the sale of new petrol and diesel cars by 2030?

1. a) Germany
2. b) France
3. c) United Kingdom
4. d) Sweden

Answer: c) United Kingdom

 

Q118. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) recently launched which satellite to study the Sun?

1. a) Aditya-L1
2. b) Mangalyaan
3. c) Chandrayaan-2
4. d) Cartosat-3

Answer: a) Aditya-L1

 

Q119. Which country hosted the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup?

1. a) Germany
2. b) Australia
3. c) France
4. d) Brazil

Answer: b) Australia

 

Q120. Who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2023?

1. a) Kazuo Ishiguro
2. b) Haruki Murakami
3. c) Margaret Atwood
4. d) Olga Tokarczuk

Answer: a) Kazuo Ishiguro

 

Q121. Which city will host the 2023 Commonwealth Games?

1. a) London, United Kingdom
2. b) New Delhi, India
3. c) Birmingham, United Kingdom
4. d) Melbourne, Australia

Answer: c) Birmingham, United Kingdom

 

Q122. Who won the 2023 Australian Open Men’s Singles title?

1. a) Novak Djokovic
2. b) Rafael Nadal
3. c) Roger Federer
4. d) Alexander Zverev

Answer: a) Novak Djokovic

 

Q123. Which country won the most gold medals in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics?

1. a) United States
2. b) China
3. c) Japan
4. d) Great Britain

Answer: b) China

 

Q124. Who was elected as the President of France in 2022?

1. a) Emmanuel Macron
2. b) Marine Le Pen
3. c) François Hollande
4. d) Jean-Luc Mélenchon

Answer: b) Marine Le Pen

 

Q125. Which country recently became the first to launch a digital currency?

1. a) United States
2. b) China
3. c) Japan
4. d) Germany

Answer: b) China

 

Q126. Which company became the world’s most valuable company in 2023?

1. a) Apple
2. b) Amazon
3. c) Microsoft
4. d) Alphabet (Google)

Answer: c) Microsoft

 

Q127. Which country recently declared a climate emergency?

1. a) United States
2. b) China
3. c) India
4. d) Canada

Answer: a) United States

 

Q128. Who won the 2023 Academy Award for Best Picture?

1. a) Nomadland
2. b) The Trial of the Chicago 7
3. c) Minari
4. d) Sound of Metal

Answer: a) Nomadland

 

Q129. Which country recently legalized same-sex marriage?

1. a) Australia
2. b) Germany
3. c) Japan
4. d) Brazil

Answer: c) Japan

 

Q130. Who won the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction?

1. a) Colson Whitehead
2. b) Anthony Doerr
3. c) Louise Erdrich
4. d) Elizabeth Acevedo

Answer: c) Louise Erdrich

 

Q131. Which country recently launched the first-ever mission to study an asteroid?

1. a) United States
2. b) Russia
3. c) Japan
4. d) India

Answer: c) Japan

 

Q132. Who won the 2023 Ballon d’Or award for the best football player in the world?

1. a) Lionel Messi
2. b) Cristiano Ronaldo
3. c) Kylian Mbappé
4. d) Neymar Jr.

Answer: c) Kylian Mbappé

 

Q133. Which country recently became the world’s largest producer of renewable energy?

1. a) United States
2. b) China
3. c) Germany
4. d) India

Answer: b) China

 

Q134. Who won the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize?

1. a) Greta Thunberg
2. b) Malala Yousafzai
3. c) Jacinda Ardern
4. d) Emmanuel Macron

Answer: c) Jacinda Ardern

 

Q135. Which country recently launched its first-ever manned mission to space?

1. a) China
2. b) Russia
3. c) India
4. d) United States

Answer: a) China

 

Q136. Which country hosted the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup?

1. a) England
2. b) Australia
3. c) South Africa
4. d) India

Answer: b) Australia

 

Q137. Who won the 2023 UEFA Champions League?

1. a) Manchester City
2. b) Paris Saint-Germain
3. c) Chelsea
4. d) Bayern Munich

Answer: c) Chelsea

 

Q138. Which country recently announced its plan to phase out gasoline-powered cars by 2035?

1. a) Germany
2. b) France
3. c) United Kingdom
4. d) Canada

Answer: c) United Kingdom

 

Q139. Who is the current President of the United States?

1. a) Joe Biden
2. b) Donald Trump
3. c) Kamala Harris
4. d) Barack Obama

Answer: a) Joe Biden

 

Q140. Which country recently became the world’s largest producer of solar energy?

1. a) China
2. b) United States
3. c) India
4. d) Germany

Answer: c) India

 

Q141. Which country won the most gold medals in the 2022 Winter Olympics?

1. a) Norway
2. b) United States
3. c) Germany
4. d) Canada

Answer: a) Norway

 

Q142. Who won the 2023 Australian Open Men’s Singles title?

1. a) Rafael Nadal
2. b) Novak Djokovic
3. c) Roger Federer
4. d) Daniil Medvedev

Answer: b) Novak Djokovic

 

Q143. Which country recently launched the world’s first digital currency?

1. a) China
2. b) United States
3. c) Japan
4. d) Switzerland

Answer: a) China

 

Q144. Who is the current Prime Minister of India?

1. a) Narendra Modi
2. b) Rahul Gandhi
3. c) Manmohan Singh
4. d) Arvind Kejriwal

Answer: a) Narendra Modi

 

Q145. Which global summit is scheduled to take place in Glasgow in 2023?

1. a) G7 Summit
2. b) G20 Summit
3. c) COP26
4. d) BRICS Summit

Answer: c) COP26

 

Q146. Who won the 2023 Academy Award for Best Picture?

1. a) Nomadland
2. b) The Trial of the Chicago 7
3. c) Minari
4. d) Judas and the Black Messiah

Answer: a) Nomadland

 

Q147. Which company recently became the first publicly traded company to reach a market capitalization of $3 trillion?

1. a) Apple Inc.
2. b) Amazon.com
3. c) Microsoft Corporation
4. d) Alphabet Inc. (Google)

Answer: c) Microsoft Corporation

 

Q148. Who is the current Secretary-General of the United Nations?

1. a) António Guterres
2. b) Ban Ki-moon
3. c) Kofi Annan
4. d) Helen Clark

Answer: a) António Guterres

 

Q149. Which country recently launched its first-ever manned mission to Mars?

1. a) United States
2. b) China
3. c) Russia
4. d) India

Answer: b) China

 

Q150. Who won the 2023 French Open Men’s Singles tennis championship?

1. a) Rafael Nadal
2. b) Novak Djokovic
3. c) Dominic Thiem
4. d) Roger Federer

Answer: a) Rafael Nadal

 

Q151. Which country recently became the world’s largest producer of solar energy?

1. a) United States
2. b) China
3. c) Germany
4. d) India

Answer: d) India

 

Q152. Which city will host the 2024 Summer Olympics?

1. a) Tokyo
2. b) Paris
3. c) Beijing
4. d) Los Angeles

Answer: d) Los Angeles

 

Q153. Who won the 2023 Academy Award for Best Actor?

1. a) Leonardo DiCaprio
2. b) Joaquin Phoenix
3. c) Tom Hanks
4. d) Brad Pitt

Answer: b) Joaquin Phoenix

 

Q154. Which country recently launched its first-ever space tourism program?

1. a) United States
2. b) Russia
3. c) China
4. d) Japan

Answer: a) United States

 

Q155. Who is the current President of the European Commission?

1. a) Angela Merkel
2. b) Ursula von der Leyen
3. c) Emmanuel Macron
4. d) Boris Johnson

Answer: b) Ursula von der Leyen

 

Q156. Which country recently became the world’s largest economy?

1. a) United States
2. b) China
3. c) Japan
4. d) Germany

Answer: b) China

 

Q157. Who won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Literature?

1. a) Margaret Atwood
2. b) Haruki Murakami
3. c) Salman Rushdie
4. d) Alice Munro

Answer: c) Salman Rushdie

 

Q158. Which country recently signed a historic peace agreement with its neighboring country, ending decades of conflict?

1. a) Israel
2. b) Palestine
3. c) India
4. d) Pakistan

Answer: a) Israel

 

Q159. Which company recently became the first trillion-dollar company in terms of market capitalization?

1. a) Apple
2. b) Microsoft
3. c) Amazon
4. d) Alphabet (Google)

Answer: c) Amazon

 

Q160. Who won the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup?

1. a) United States
2. b) Germany
3. c) Brazil
4. d) England

Answer: a) United States

 

Q161. Which country recently announced plans to phase out all gasoline and diesel cars by 2030?

1. a) United States
2. b) China
3. c) Germany
4. d) France

Answer: d) France

 

Q162. Who is the current Secretary-General of the United Nations?

1. a) Ban Ki-moon
2. b) António Guterres
3. c) Kofi Annan
4. d) Javier Pérez de Cuéllar

Answer: b) António Guterres

 

Q163. Which country recently became the first to make bitcoin legal tender?

1. a) El Salvador
2. b) Venezuela
3. c) Argentina
4. d) Mexico

Answer: a) El Salvador

 

Q164. Who won the 2023 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup?

1. a) England
2. b) India
3. c) Australia
4. d) New Zealand

Answer: c) Australia

 

Q165. Which country recently launched the world’s largest carbon capture and storage project?

1. a) United States
2. b) China
3. c) Norway
4. d) Australia

Answer: c) Norway

 

Q166. Which country recently signed a historic trade agreement with its neighboring countries to boost regional economic integration?

1. a) Australia
2. b) India
3. c) Japan
4. d) South Korea

Answer: c) Japan

 

Q167. Who won the 2023 French Open Men’s Singles tennis championship?

1. a) Rafael Nadal
2. b) Novak Djokovic
3. c) Roger Federer
4. d) Alexander Zverev

Answer: b) Novak Djokovic

 

Q168. Which country recently announced plans to phase out the sale of gasoline-powered vehicles by 2035?

1. a) Germany
2. b) China
3. c) France
4. d) United States

Answer: d) United States

 

Q169. Which country hosted the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup?

1. a) England
2. b) India
3. c) Australia
4. d) South Africa

Answer: a) England

 

Q170. Who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for the year 2023?

1. a) Margaret Atwood
2. b) Haruki Murakami
3. c) Salman Rushdie
4. d) Olga Tokarczuk

Answer: d) Olga Tokarczuk

 

Q171. Which company became the world’s most valuable publicly traded company by market capitalization?

1. a) Apple
2. b) Amazon
3. c) Microsoft
4. d) Google (Alphabet)

Answer: c) Microsoft

 

Q172. Which country recently launched its first mission to Mars, aiming to explore the red planet?

1. a) China
2. b) Russia
3. c) India
4. d) United States

Answer: a) China

 

Q173. Who won the 2023 Academy Award for Best Actor?

1. a) Leonardo DiCaprio
2. b) Joaquin Phoenix
3. c) Tom Hanks
4. d) Anthony Hopkins

Answer: d) Anthony Hopkins

 

Q174. Which country recently became the world’s largest producer of solar energy?

1. a) China
2. b) United States
3. c) Germany
4. d) India

Answer: a) China

 

Q175. Who was elected as the new President of the European Commission?

1. a) Ursula von der Leyen
2. b) Charles Michel
3. c) Christine Lagarde
4. d) Josep Borrell

Answer: a) Ursula von der Leyen

 

Q176. Which team won the 2023 UEFA Champions League?

1. a) Bayern Munich
2. b) Manchester City
3. c) Paris Saint-Germain
4. d) Real Madrid

Answer: b) Manchester City

 

Q177. Which country recently unveiled its plan to build the world’s first energy-positive hotel?

1. a) Norway
2. b) Denmark
3. c) Sweden
4. d) Iceland

Answer: a) Norway

 

Q178. Who won the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction?

1. a) Colson Whitehead
2. b) Louise Erdrich
3. c) Richard Powers
4. d) James McBride

Answer: c) Richard Powers

 

Q179. Which country recently became the first in the world to legalize euthanasia for terminally ill children?

1. a) Belgium
2. b) Netherlands
3. c) Switzerland
4. d) Luxembourg

Answer: b) Netherlands

 

Q180. Which country recently launched the Tianzhou-4 cargo spacecraft to resupply its space station?

1. a) United States
2. b) China
3. c) Russia
4. d) India

 

Answer: b) China

 

Q181. Who won the French Open women’s singles title in tennis in 2023?

1. a) Serena Williams
2. b) Ashleigh Barty
3. c) Naomi Osaka
4. d) Simona Halep

 

Answer: b) Ashleigh Barty

 

Q182. The Nobel Prize in Literature for 2023 was awarded to which author?

1. a) Haruki Murakami
2. b) Margaret Atwood
3. c) Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
4. d) Kazuo Ishiguro

 

Answer: d) Kazuo Ishiguro

 

Q183. Which country recently hosted the 2023 Commonwealth Games?

1. a) Australia
2. b) India
3. c) Canada
4. d) South Africa

 

Answer: a) Australia

 

Q184. In May 2023, which country became the first in the world to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars?

1. a) Germany
2. b) France
3. c) Norway
4. d) United Kingdom

 

Answer: c) Norway

 

Q185. Who was appointed as the new Prime Minister of Canada in May 2023?

1. a) Justin Trudeau
2. b) Erin O’Toole
3. c) Jagmeet Singh
4. d) Annamie Paul

 

Answer: a) Justin Trudeau

 

Q186. Which city was selected as the host for the 2032 Summer Olympics?

1. a) Tokyo
2. b) Paris
3. c) Brisbane
4. d) Los Angeles

 

Answer: c) Brisbane

 

Q187. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared which country as the first to eliminate malaria in May 2023?

1. a) India
2. b) Brazil
3. c) China
4. d) Australia

 

Answer: d) Australia

 

Q188. Which tech company became the world’s first to reach a market capitalization of $3 trillion?

1. a) Apple
2. b) Microsoft
3. c) Amazon
4. d) Alphabet (Google)

 

Answer: a) Apple

 

Q189. Who won the 2023 UEFA Champions League in football?

1. a) Real Madrid
2. b) Paris Saint-Germain
3. c) Manchester City
4. d) Bayern Munich

 

Answer: c) Manchester City

 

Q190. In May 2023, which country launched its first-ever manned mission to the Moon?

1. a) United States
2. b) Russia
3. c) China
4. d) India

 

Answer: c) China

 

Q190. Who won the Time magazine’s Person of the Year for 2023?

1. a) Greta Thunberg
2. b) Joe Biden
3. c) Elon Musk
4. d) Jacinda Ardern

 

Answer: c) Elon Musk

 

Q191. The G7 summit in 2023 was held in which country?

1. a) United States
2. b) United Kingdom
3. c) Germany
4. d) Canada

 

Answer: b) United Kingdom

 

Q192. Which country recently became the first in the world to legalize recreational cannabis nationwide?

1. a) Canada
2. b) Uruguay
3. c) Netherlands
4. d) New Zealand

 

Answer: d) New Zealand

 

Q193. Which country was recently hit by a devastating cyclone named Tauktae?

1. a) India
2. b) Pakistan
3. c) Bangladesh
4. d) Sri Lanka

Answer: a) India

 

Q194. Which city recently became the first in the world to implement a congestion charge for vehicles?

1. a) London
2. b) New York
3. c) Paris
4. d) Tokyo

Answer: d) Tokyo

 

Q195. Which social media platform recently announced that it will be shutting down its fleet feature?

1. a) Twitter
2. b) Facebook
3. c) Instagram
4. d) LinkedIn

Answer: a) Twitter

 

Q196. Who is the current Chancellor of Germany?

1. a) Angela Merkel
2. b) Olaf Scholz
3. c) Annalena Baerbock
4. d) Armin Laschet

Answer: b) Olaf Scholz

 

Q197. Which country recently became the first in the world to implement a four-day workweek for government employees?

1. a) Norway
2. b) Sweden
3. c) Finland
4. d) Iceland

Answer: d) Iceland

 

Q198. Which tennis player recently won the Men’s Singles title at the 2023 Australian Open?

1. a) Rafael Nadal
2. b) Novak Djokovic
3. c) Roger Federer
4. d) Stefanos Tsitsipas

Answer: d) Stefanos Tsitsipas

 

Q199. Who is the current Prime Minister of Japan?

1. a) Shinzo Abe
2. b) Yoshihide Suga
3. c) Taro Aso
4. d) Fumio Kishida

Answer: d) Fumio Kishida

 

Q200. Which country recently launched its first-ever mission to Mars?

1. a) China
2. b) India
3. c) Russia
4. d) United States

Answer: c) Russia

 

Q201. Who is the current President of France?

1. a) Emmanuel Macron
2. b) François Hollande
3. c) Nicolas Sarkozy
4. d) Jacques Chirac

Answer: a) Emmanuel Macron

 

Q202. Which country recently became the first in the world to legalize marijuana for recreational use?

1. a) Canada
2. b) United States
3. c) Mexico
4. d) Australia

Answer: b) United States

 

Q203. Who won the Best Actress award at the 2023 Academy Awards?

1. a) Jennifer Lawrence
2. b) Viola Davis
3. c) Lady Gaga
4. d) Kristen Stewart

Answer: d) Kristen Stewart

 

Q204. Which country recently announced that it will be sending a manned mission to the Moon by 2024?

1. a) China
2. b) Russia
3. c) United States
4. d) India

Answer: c) United States

 

Q205. Who is the current President of Russia?

1. a) Vladimir Putin
2. b) Dmitry Medvedev
3. c) Boris Yeltsin
4. d) Mikhail Gorbachev

Answer: a) Vladimir Putin

 

Q206. Which country recently announced that it will be hosting the 2026 Winter Olympics?

1. a) Japan
2. b) Canada
3. c) Sweden
4. d) Italy

Answer: d) Italy

 

Q207. Which country recently announced plans to launch a digital currency named e-Rupee?

1. A) China
2. B) India
3. C) United States
4. D) Russia

Answer: B) India

 

Q208 Which country recently signed a $15 billion deal to build a high-speed railway in Indonesia?

1. A) Japan
2. B) China
3. C) United States
4. D) France

Answer: A) Japan

 

Q209. Which country recently announced plans to launch a space tourism program in 2024?

1. A) United States
2. B) Russia
3. C) China
4. D) United Arab Emirates

Answer: D) United Arab Emirates

 

Q210. Which country recently became the first to reach Mars’ south pole with a rover?

1. A) United States
2. B) China
3. C) Russia
4. D) India

Answer: B) China

 

Q211. Which country recently signed a trade deal with the United States after years of negotiations?

1. A) Japan
2. B) China
3. C) Australia
4. D) Canada

Answer: C) Australia

 

Q212. Which country recently announced plans to build the world’s largest offshore wind farm?

1. A) United States
2. B) Denmark
3. C) Japan
4. D) United Kingdom

Answer: D) United Kingdom

 

Q213. Which country recently became the first in the world to approve the use of a COVID-19 vaccine for children under the age of 5?

1. A) United States
2. B) United Kingdom
3. C) Russia
4. D) China

Answer: D) China

 

Q214. Which country recently announced plans to phase out coal-fired power plants by 2030?

1. A) Germany
2. B) Japan
3. C) China
4. D) India

Answer: A) Germany

 

Q215. Which country recently launched a new satellite that can detect greenhouse gas emissions?

1. A) China
2. B) United States
3. C) Russia
4. D) Japan

Answer: B) United States

 

Q216. Which country recently announced plans to invest $1 trillion in infrastructure over the next decade?

1. A) Japan
2. B) China
3. C) United States
4. D) India

Answer: B) China

 

Q217. Which country recently announced plans to build the world’s first commercial-scale carbon capture plant?

1. A) United States
2. B) United Kingdom
3. C) Norway
4. D) Germany

Answer: C) Norway

 

Q218. Which country recently signed a historic peace deal with its neighboring country after decades of conflict?

1. A) Israel
2. B) Palestine
3. C) Syria
4. D) Lebanon

Answer: A) Israel

 

Q219. Which country recently announced plans to ban single-use plastic products by 2025?

1. A) United States
2. B) United Kingdom
3. C) India
4. D) Canada

Answer: D) Canada

 

Q220. Which country recently became the first in the world to adopt a national framework for artificial intelligence?

1. A) China
2. B) United States
3. C) Japan
4. D) Canada

Answer: D) Canada

 

Q221. Which country recently announced plans to build the world’s largest floating solar power plant?

1. A) Japan
2. B) China
3. C) United States
4. D) South Korea

Answer: B) China

 

Q222. Which country recently signed a peace agreement with a rebel group that had been fighting for independence?

1. A) South Sudan
2. B) Sudan
3. C) Ethiopia
4. D) Somalia

Answer: B) Sudan

 

Q223. Which country recently launched a new mission to explore a moon of Jupiter?

1. A) United States
2. B) Russia
3. C) China
4. D) European Union

Answer: D) European Union

 

Q224. Who is the current Prime Minister of India?

1. Narendra Modi
2. Rahul Gandhi
3. Arvind Kejriwal
4. Mamata Banerjee

Answer: A. Narendra Modi

 

Q228. Who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2022?

1. Greta Thunberg
2. Malala Yousafzai
3. Leymah Gbowee
4. Maria Ressa

Answer: D. Maria Ressa

 

Q229. Which country will host the 2026 Winter Olympics?

1. Italy
2. China
3. Japan
4. Canada

Answer: A. Italy

 

Q230. Which country recently became the first to launch a digital currency?

1. China
2. United States
3. Japan
4. Russia

Answer: A. China

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