Weekly Current Affairs Quiz For OPSC OCS | May 3rd 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 recently launched its first space station called ‘Tiangong’;?
a) India
b) China
c) Russia
d) United States
Answer: b) China
Q2. Who won the Best Actor award at the 2023 Academy Awards?
a) Leonardo DiCaprio
b) Brad Pitt
c) Joaquin Phoenix
d) Tom Hanks
Answer: c) Joaquin Phoenix
Q3. Which country recently hosted the 2023 Cricket World Cup?
a) Australia
b) England
c) India
d) South Africa
Answer: b) England
Q4. Who is the current Prime Minister of Canada?
a) Justin Trudeau
b) Andrew Scheer
c) Jagmeet Singh
d) Erin O'Toole
Answer: a) Justin Trudeau
Q5. Which technology company recently became the world’s most valuable company?
a) Apple
b) Amazon
c) Microsoft
d) Alphabet (Google)
Answer: c) Microsoft
Q6. Who won the 2023 French Open Women’s Singles tennis title?
a) Serena Williams
b) Ashleigh Barty
c) Naomi Osaka
d) Simona Halep
Answer: b) Ashleigh Barty
Q7. Which country recently became the first to ban the sale of all internal combustion engine cars?
a) Germany
b) Sweden
c) Norway
d) Netherlands

Answer: c) Norway
Q8. Who is the current President of France?
a) Emmanuel Macron
b) Marine Le Pen
c) François Hollande
d) Nicolas Sarkozy
Answer: a) Emmanuel Macron
Q9. Which country recently won the 2023 Copa America football tournament?
a) Argentina
b) Brazil
c) Uruguay
d) Colombia
Answer: b) Brazil
Q10. Which global summit was held in New York in May 2023 to address climate change issues?
a) G7 Summit
b) World Economic Forum
c) COP26
d) United Nations Climate Action Summit
Answer: c) COP26
Q11. Who is the current Secretary-General of the United Nations?
a) Antonio Guterres
b) Ban Ki-moon
c) Kofi Annan
d) Boutros Boutros-Ghali
Answer: a) Antonio Guterres
Q12. Which country recently launched its first-ever mission to Mars?
a) United States
b) Russia
c) China
d) India
Answer: d) India
Q13. Who won the 2023 Australian Open Men’s Singles tennis title?
a) Rafael Nadal
b) Novak Djokovic
c) Roger Federer
d) Alexander Zverev
Answer: b) Novak Djokovic
Q14. Which country recently legalized same-sex marriage?
a) Australia
b) Germany
c) Japan
d) Mexico
Answer: d) Mexico

Q15. Who won the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup?
a) United States
b) England
c) Germany
d) Netherlands
Answer: a) United States
Q16. Which country recently launched the world’s first fully electric commercial aircraft?
a) United States
b) China
c) Germany
d) Canada
Answer: a) United States
Q17. Who is the current Chancellor of Germany?
a) Angela Merkel
b) Olaf Scholz
c) Annalena Baerbock
d) Armin Laschet
Answer: d) Armin Laschet
Q18. Which country recently launched its first manned mission to space?
a) United States
b) China
c) Russia
d) India
Answer: b) China
Q19. Who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2022?
a) Greta Thunberg
b) Malala Yousafzai
c) Jacinda Ardern
d) Abiy Ahmed Ali
Answer: d) Abiy Ahmed Ali
Q20. Which country won the most gold medals at the 2022 Winter Olympics?
a) United States
b) Norway
c) Russia
d) China
Answer: b) Norway
Q21. Which city will host the 2023 Cricket World Cup?
a) London, England
b) Melbourne, Australia
c) Mumbai, India
d) Johannesburg, South Africa
Answer: c) Mumbai, India
Q22. Who is the current President of France?
a) Emmanuel Macron

b) Angela Merkel
c) Boris Johnson
d) Justin Trudeau
Answer: a) Emmanuel Macron
Q23. Which country recently became the first in the world to legalize recreational cannabis nationwide?
a) Canada
b) Uruguay
c) Netherlands
d) Portugal
Answer: b) Uruguay
Q24. Who won the Best Actor award at the 2023 Academy Awards (Oscars)?
a) Leonardo DiCaprio
b) Joaquin Phoenix
c) Brad Pitt
d) Tom Hanks
Answer: a) Leonardo DiCaprio
Q25. Which African country recently announced the construction of the largest solar power plant in the world?
a) South Africa
b) Morocco
c) Egypt
d) Nigeria
Answer: b) Morocco
Q26. Which social media platform recently surpassed 3 billion monthly active users?
a) Facebook
b) Instagram
c) Twitter
d) TikTok
Answer: a) Facebook
Q27. Which country recently became the world’s largest economy in terms of GDP?
a) United States
b) China
c) Japan
d) Germany
Answer: b) China
Q28. Who is the current Prime Minister of Canada?
a) Justin Trudeau
b) Andrew Scheer
c) Jagmeet Singh
d) Erin O’Toole
Answer: a) Justin Trudeau
Q29. Which global summit was held virtually in 2023 due to the COVID-19 pandemic?
a) G7 Summit
b) BRICS Summit
c) ASEAN Summit

d) United Nations General Assembly
Answer: a) G7 Summit
Q30. Who won the 2023 UEFA Champions League?
a) Real Madrid
b) Manchester City
c) Paris Saint-Germain
d) Bayern Munich
Answer: d) Bayern Munich
Q31. Which country recently hosted the 2023 Rugby World Cup?
a) New Zealand
b) England
c) South Africa
d) Australia
Answer: d) Australia
Q32. Who is the current Secretary-General of the United Nations?
a) Ban Ki-moon
b) Antonio Guterres
c) Kofi Annan
d) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
Answer: b) Antonio Guterres
Q33. Which company recently became the first to reach a market valuation of $3 trillion?
a) Apple
b) Microsoft
c) Amazon
d) Alphabet (Google)
Answer: a) Apple
Q34. Which country recently won the FIFA Women’s World Cup?
a) United States
b) Germany
c) Sweden
d) Netherlands
Answer: a) United
Q35. Who is the current Prime Minister of India?
a) Narendra Modi
b) Rahul Gandhi
c) Arvind Kejriwal
d) Mamata Banerjee
Answer: a) Narendra Modi
Q36. Which country recently signed a historic peace agreement with Israel, normalizing diplomatic relations?
a) Saudi Arabia
b) Iran
c) United Arab Emirates
d) Egypt
Answer: c) United Arab Emirates

Q37. Who won the 2023 Australian Open Men’s Singles title?
a) Novak Djokovic
b) Rafael Nadal
c) Roger Federer
d) Alexander Zverev
Answer: a) Novak Djokovic
Q38. Which city will host the 2024 Summer Olympics?
a) Tokyo, Japan
b) Paris, France
c) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
d) Los Angeles, United States
Answer: d) Los Angeles, United States
Q39. Who is the current Chancellor of Germany?
a) Angela Merkel
b) Olaf Scholz
c) Annalena Baerbock
d) Jens Spahn
Answer: b) Olaf Scholz
Q40. Which country recently launched its own digital currency called &’e-Yuan&quot’?
a) United States
b) China
c) Russia
d) United Kingdom
Answer: b) China
Q41. Who won the 2023 NBA Finals?
a) Los Angeles Lakers
b) Golden State Warriors
c) Brooklyn Nets
d) Milwaukee Bucks
Answer: d) Milwaukee Bucks
Q42. Which country recently declared a national emergency due to severe flooding?
a) Germany
b) Australia
c) India
d) Japan
Answer: a) Germany
Q43. Who is the current Prime Minister of the United Kingdom?
a) Boris Johnson
b) Keir Starmer
c) Nicola Sturgeon
d) Rishi Sunak
Answer: a) Boris Johnson
Q44. Which country recently became the first to achieve carbon neutrality?

a) Sweden
b) Norway
c) Denmark
d) Finland
Answer: a) Sweden
Q45. Who won the 2023 Wimbledon Women’s Singles title?
a) Ashleigh Barty
b) Serena Williams
c) Naomi Osaka
d) Simona Halep
Answer: a) Ashleigh Barty
Q46. Which country recently launched its first high-speed rail network?
a) United States
b) India
c) Brazil
d) Japan
Answer: b) India
Q47. Who is the current President of the United States?
a) Joe Biden
b) Donald Trump
c) Kamala Harris
d) Bernie Sanders
Answer: a) Joe Biden

Q48. Which country recently launched its first-ever manned mission to the International Space Station (ISS)?
a) China
b) United States
c) Russia
d) India
Answer: a) China
Q49. Who won the 2023 French Open Men’s Singles title?
a) Rafael Nadal
b) Novak Djokovic
c) Roger Federer
d) Dominic Thiem
Answer: b) Novak Djokovic
Q50. Which country hosted the 2023 Cricket World Cup?
a) India
b) England
c) Australia
d) South Africa
Answer: b) England
Q51. Which company recently became the world&’s most valuable publicly traded company?
a) Amazon

b) Apple
c) Microsoft
d) Alphabet (Google)
Answer: c) Microsoft
Q52. Who won the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize?
a) Greta Thunberg
b) Malala Yousafzai
c) Jacinda Ardern
d) Abiy Ahmed
Answer: d) Abiy Ahmed
Q53. Which country recently became the first in the world to legalize recreational cannabis nationwide?
a) Canada
b) Uruguay
c) Netherlands
d) New Zealand
Answer: d) New Zealand
Q54. Who was appointed as the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in May 2023?
a) Boris Johnson
b) Rishi Sunak
c) Keir Starmer
d) Priti Patel
Answer: b) Rishi Sunak
Q55. Which country recently announced plans to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars by 2030?
a) Germany
b) France
c) China
d) United States
Answer: c) China
Q56. Who won the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction?
a) Colson Whitehead
b) Louise Erdrich
c) Richard Powers
d) Viet Thanh Nguyen
Answer: b) Louise Erdrich
Q57. Which city was chosen as the host for the 2032 Summer Olympics?
a) Tokyo
b) Paris
c) Brisbane
d) Los Angeles
Answer: c) Brisbane
Q58. Who won the 2023 Academy Award for Best Actor?
a) Leonardo DiCaprio
b) Joaquin Phoenix
c) Rami Malek

d) Benedict Cumberbatch
Answer: a) Leonardo DiCaprio
Q59. Which country recently became the first in the world to reach a vaccination rate of 90% against COVID-19?
a) Israel
b) United States
c) United Kingdom
d) Canada
Answer: a) Israel
Q60. Who was elected as the new President of France in May 2023?
a) Marine Le Pen
b) Emmanuel Macron
c) Jean-Luc Mélenchon
d) Anne Hidalgo
Answer: d) Anne Hidalgo
Q61. 6Which social media platform recently surpassed 3 billion monthly active users worldwide?
a) Facebook
b) Instagram
c) Twitter
d) TikTok
Answer: a) Facebook
Q62. Who won the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup?
a) United States
b) Germany
c) France
d) Netherlands
Answer: a) United States
Q63. Which country recently launched its own digital currency called the "e-yuan"?
a) Russia
b) Japan
c) China
d) South Korea
Answer: c) China
Q64. Who won the 2023 Ballon d’Or award for the best male football player in the world?
a) Lionel Messi
b) Cristiano Ronaldo
c) Kylian Mbappé
d) Mohamed Salah
Answer: a) Lionel Messi
Q65. Which company recently became the world’s first trillion-dollar company by market capitalization?
a) Amazon
b) Apple
c) Microsoft
d) Google
Answer: b) Apple

Q66. Who won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine?
a) Jennifer Doudna and Emmanuelle Charpentier
b) Harvey J. Alter, Michael Houghton, and Charles M. Rice
c) Yoshinori Ohsumi
d) James P. Allison and Tasuku Honjo
Answer: b) Harvey J. Alter, Michael Houghton, and Charles M. Rice
Q67. Which country recently announced plans to phase out nuclear power and rely solely on renewable energy by
2030?
a) Germany
b) France
c) United States
d) Japan
Answer: a) Germany
Q68. Who won the 2023 Booker Prize for Fiction?
a) Richard Powers
b) Douglas Stuart
c) Douglas Stuart
d) Anna Burns
Answer: b) Douglas Stuart
Q69. Which country recently became the first in the world to ban single-use plastics nationwide?
a) Canada
b) United Kingdom
c) India
d) Australia
Answer: c) India
Q70. Who won the 2023 Formula 1 World Championship?
a) Max Verstappen
b) Lewis Hamilton
c) Charles Leclerc
d) Sebastian Vettel
Answer: b) Lewis Hamilton
Q71. Which country recently won the bid to host the 2027 Rugby World Cup?
a) Australia
b) South Africa
c) England
d) New Zealand
Answer: a) Australia
Q72. Who won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry?
a) Frances H. Arnold
b) Benjamin List
c) Katalin Karikó
d) Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna
Answer: d) Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna

Q73. Which country recently launched the world's first digital currency backed by a central bank?
a) Sweden
b) Switzerland
c) United States
d) China
Answer: a) Sweden
Q74. Who won the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Drama?
a) Mary Kathryn Nagle
b) Michael R. Jackson
c) Martyna Majok
d) Annie Baker
Answer: b) Michael R. Jackson
Q75. Which city recently surpassed Tokyo as the world’s most populous city?
a) Delhi
b) Shanghai
c) Lagos
d) Mumbai
Answer: c) Lagos
Q76. Who won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Literature?
a) Louise Glück
b) Olga Tokarczuk
c) Richard Flanagan
d) Kazuo Ishiguro
Answer: d) Kazuo Ishiguro
Q77. Which country recently announced plans to become carbon-neutral by 2050?
a) United States
b) China
c) United Kingdom
d) Australia
Answer: c) United Kingdom
Q78. Which country recently launched its first manned mission to Mars?
a) United States
b) China
c) Russia
d) India
Answer: b) China
Q79. Who won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Literature?
a) Margaret Atwood
b) Haruki Murakami
c) Jhumpa Lahiri
d) Kazuo Ishiguro
Answer: d) Kazuo Ishiguro
Q80. Which country won the most gold medals in the 2022 Winter Olympics?
a) United States

b) China
c) Russia
d) Germany
Answer: d) Germany
Q81 .Which global organization recently declared the COVID-19 pandemic officially over?
a) World Health Organization (WHO)
b) United Nations (UN)
c) International Monetary Fund (IMF)
d) World Trade Organization (WTO)
Answer: a) World Health Organization (WHO)
Q82. Who is the current President of France?
a) Emmanuel Macron
b) Angela Merkel
c) Justin Trudeau
d) Boris Johnson
Answer: a) Emmanuel Macron
Q83. Which country recently legalized same-sex marriage?
a) Germany
b) Australia
c) Japan
d) Canada
Answer: c) Japan
Q84. Which city will host the 2028 Summer Olympics?
a) Paris, France
b) Los Angeles, United States
c) Tokyo, Japan
d) Beijing, China
Answer: b) Los Angeles, United States
Q85. Who won the Best Actor award at the 2023 Academy Awards (Oscars)?
a) Leonardo DiCaprio
b) Joaquin Phoenix
c) Anthony Hopkins
d) Brad Pitt
Answer: c) Anthony Hopkins
Q86. Which country recently became the world's largest economy?
a) United States
b) China
c) Japan
d) Germany
Answer: b) China
Q87. Who won the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup?
a) India
b) Australia
c) England

d) New Zealand
Answer: c) England
Q88. Which country recently announced plans to phase out gasoline-powered vehicles by 2030?
a) United States
b) China
c) Germany
d) Canada
Answer: a) United States
Q89. Who won the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup?
a) United States
b) Germany
c) Brazil
d) England
Answer: a) United States
Q90. Which company recently became the first trillion-dollar company in terms of market capitalization?
a) Apple
b) Amazon
c) Microsoft
d) Google
Answer: b) Amazon
Q91. Who is the current Prime Minister of Canada?
a) Justin Trudeau
b) Angela Merkel
c) Boris Johnson
d) Emmanuel Macron
Answer: a) Justin Trudeau
Q92. Which country recently signed a historic peace agreement with Israel, normalizing diplomatic relations?
a) United Arab Emirates (UAE)
b) Saudi Arabia
c) Iran
d) Lebanon
Answer: b) Saudi Arabia
Q93. Who won the 2023 UEFA Champions League?
a) Real Madrid
b) Barcelona
c) Manchester City
d) Bayern Munich
Answer: c) Manchester City
Q94. Which country recently became the first to make Bitcoin legal tender?
a) United States
b) China
c) El Salvador
d) Germany
Answer: c) El Salvador

Q95. Who is the current Prime Minister of India?
a) Narendra Modi
b) Imran Khan
c) Sheikh Hasina
d) Mahinda Rajapaksa
Answer: a) Narendra Modi
Q96. Which city recently hosted the 2023 World Athletics Championships?
a) Doha, Qatar
b) London, United Kingdom
c) Beijing, China
d) Tokyo, Japan
Answer: b) London, United Kingdom
Q97. Who won the 2023 Australian Open (men's singles)?
a) Rafael Nadal
b) Novak Djokovic
c) Roger Federer
d) Dominic Thiem
Answer: b) Novak Djokovic
Q98. Which country recently launched its first satellite into space?
a) India
b) Japan
c) South Korea
d) Australia
Answer: d) Australia
Q99. Who won the 2023 Ballon d’Or (best football player)?
a) Lionel Messi
b) Cristiano Ronaldo
c) Kylian Mbappé
d) Mohamed Salah
Answer: a) Lionel Messi
Q100. Which country recently announced plans to build the world’s tallest skyscraper?
a) United Arab Emirates (UAE)
b) China
c) United States
d) Saudi Arabia
Answer: d) Saudi Arabia
Q101. Who is the current Chancellor of Germany?
a) Angela Merkel
b) Emmanuel Macron
c) Boris Johnson
d) Justin Trudeau
Answer: a) Angela Merkel
Q102. Which country recently hosted the G20 Summit?

a) United States
b) China
c) Japan
d) India
Answer: d) India
Q103. Who won the 2023 Tour de France?
a) Tadej Pogačar
b) Geraint Thomas
c) Egan Bernal
d) Chris Froome
Answer: a) Tadej Pogačar
Q104. Which country recently became the first to achieve carbon neutrality?
a) United States
b) China
c) Germany
d) Sweden
Answer: d) Sweden
Q105. Who won the 2023 Wimbledon (women’s singles)?
a) Ashleigh Barty
b) Serena Williams
c) Simona Halep
d) Naomi Osaka
Answer: a) Ashleigh Barty
Q106. Which country recently launched the world’s largest wind farm?
a) United States
b) China
c) Germany
d) United Kingdom
Answer: d) United Kingdom
Q107. Who is the current President of the United States?
a) Joe Biden
b) Donald Trump
c) Kamala Harris
d) Bernie Sanders
Answer: a) Joe Biden
Q108. Which country recently launched its first-ever manned mission to space?
a) China
b) United States
c) Russia
d) India
Answer: a) China
Q109. Which city has been chosen as the host for the 2032 Summer Olympics?
a) Tokyo, Japan
b) Brisbane, Australia

c) Paris, France
d) Los Angeles, United States
Answer: b) Brisbane, Australia
Q110. Who won the Best Actor award at the 2023 Academy Awards?
a) Leonardo DiCaprio
b) Joaquin Phoenix
c) Anthony Hopkins
d) Tom Hanks
Answer: c) Anthony Hopkins
Q111. Which country recently legalized same-sex marriage nationwide?
a) Canada
b) Germany
c) United Kingdom
d) Australia
Answer: d) Australia
Q112. Who won the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup?
a) United States
b) Germany
c) Brazil
d) Netherlands
Answer: a) United States
Q113. Which company became the world's most valuable publicly traded company in terms of market capitalization?
a) Apple
b) Amazon
c) Microsoft
d) Alphabet (Google)
Answer: c) Microsoft
Q114. Which country recently signed a historic peace agreement with its neighboring country, ending decades of
conflict?
a) Israel
b) Palestine
c) India
d) Pakistan
Answer: a) Israel
Q115. Who won the 2023 Wimbledon Men’s Singles title?
a) Novak Djokovic
b) Roger Federer
c) Rafael Nadal
d) Andy Murray
Answer: a) Novak Djokovic
Q116. Which country recently announced plans to become carbon neutral by 2050?
a) United States
b) China
c) Russia

d) India
Answer: b) China
Q117. Who won the Nobel Prize in Literature for the year 2023?
a) Margaret Atwood
b) Haruki Murakami
c) Ngugi wa Thiong'o
d) Kazuo Ishiguro
Answer: c) Ngugi wa Thiong'o
Q118. Which country recently launched the world’s first fully electric commercial aircraft?
a) United States
b) China
c) Germany
d) France
Answer: a) United States
Q119. Who was elected as the new President of France in the 2023 elections?
a) Marine Le Pen
b) Emmanuel Macron
c) Jean-Luc Mélenchon
d) Xavier Bertrand
Answer: d) Xavier Bertrand
Q120. Which country recently won the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup?
a) India
b) England
c) Australia
d) New Zealand
Answer: c) Australia
Q121. Who won the 2023 Tour de France?
a) Tadej Pogačar
b) Primoz Roglic
c) Geraint Thomas
d) Egan Bernal
Answer: a) Tadej Pogačar
Q122. Which country recently announced plans to phase out the sale of gasoline and diesel cars by 2030?
a) Germany
b) France
c) Norway
d) Sweden
Answer: c) Norway
Q123. Who won the 2023 Australian Open Women’s Singles title?
a) Naomi Osaka
b) Ashleigh Barty
c) Serena Williams
d) Simona Halep
Answer: b) Ashleigh Barty

Q124. Which country recently became the first to achieve herd immunity against COVID-19?
a) United States
b) Israel
c) United Kingdom
d) Australia
Answer: b) Israel
Q125. Who won the 2023 Ballon d'Or award for the best male football player?
a) Lionel Messi
b) Cristiano Ronaldo
c) Kylian Mbappé
d) Mohamed Salah
Answer: a) Lionel Messi
Q126. Which country recently announced plans to build the world's largest offshore wind farm?
a) United States
b) China
c) Denmark
d) United Kingdom
Answer: d) United Kingdom
Q127. Who won the 2023 NBA Finals?
a) Brooklyn Nets
b) Los Angeles Lakers
c) Golden State Warriors
d) Chicago Bulls
Answer: a) Brooklyn Nets
Q128. Which country recently launched the world’s first-ever digital currency issued by a central bank?
a) United States
b) China
c) Switzerland
d) Sweden
Answer: b) China
Q129. Who won the 2023 UEFA Champions League?
a) Manchester City
b) Paris Saint-Germain
c) Chelsea
d) Real Madrid
Answer: c) Chelsea
Q130. Which country recently achieved a major milestone by planting one billion trees in a single day?
a) India
b) China
c) Canada
d) Brazil
Answer: a) India
Q131. Who won the 2023 World Series in baseball?

a) Houston Astros
b) Los Angeles Dodgers
c) New York Yankees
d) Boston Red Sox
Answer: b) Los Angeles Dodgers
Q132. Which country recently became the first in the world to ban single-use plastics?
a) Canada
b) Germany
c) Australia
d) New Zealand
Answer: d) New Zealand
Q133. Who won the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in football?
a) Senegal
b) Algeria
c) Egypt
d) Cameroon
Answer: d) Cameroon
Q134. Which country recently launched a mission to explore Europa, one of Jupiter's moons?
a) United States
b) Russia
c) China
d) European Space Agency (ESA)
Answer: a) United States
Q135. Who won the 2023 French Open Men’s Singles title?
a) Rafael Nadal
b) Novak Djokovic
c) Stefanos Tsitsipas
d) Daniil Medvedev
Answer: c) Stefanos Tsitsipas
Q136. Which country recently achieved 100% literacy rate nationwide?
a) Cuba
b) Finland
c) Singapore
d) Iceland
Answer: a) Cuba
Q137. Who won the 2023 Grammy Award for Album of the Year?
a) Taylor Swift
b) Beyoncé
c) Kendrick Lamar
d) Billie Eilish
Answer: d) Billie Eilish
Q138. Which country recently launched the Tianzhou-4 cargo spacecraft to supply its space station?
a. Russia
b. China

c. United States
d. India
Answer: b. China
Q139. Who won the 2023 Cannes Film Festival Palme d’Or?
a. "Memoria"
b. "Titane"
c. "Annette"
d. "Drive My Car"
Answer: a. "Memoria"
Q140. Which country recently announced plans to host the 2030 FIFA World Cup?
a. Qatar
b. United States
c. Germany
d. Brazil
Answer: a. Qatar
Q141. Which tech company recently became the first to reach a market capitalization of $3 trillion?
a. Apple
b. Amazon
c. Microsoft
d. Google
Answer: a. Apple
Q142. Who won the Men’s Singles title at the 2023 French Open tennis tournament?
a. Rafael Nadal
b. Novak Djokovic
c. Roger Federer
d. Daniil Medvedev
Answer: b. Novak Djokovic
Q143. Which country recently became the first in the world to fully legalize cannabis cultivation and sales?
a. Canada
b. Uruguay
c. Netherlands
d. Mexico
Answer: d. Mexico
Q144. Who won the 2023 UEFA Champions League?
a. Manchester City
b. Paris Saint-Germain
c. Bayern Munich
d. Real Madrid
Answer: c. Bayern Munich
Q145. Which country recently launched the world’s first 6G satellite?
a. United States
b. China
c. Japan
d. South Korea

Answer: b. China
Q146. Who was elected as the new President of Iran in May 2023?
a. Ebrahim Raisi
b. Hassan Rouhani
c. Ali Khamenei
d. Mohammad Javad Zarif
Answer: a. Ebrahim Raisi
Q147. Which country recently became the first in the world to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars?
a. Germany
b. United Kingdom
c. France
d. Norway
Answer: d. Norway
Q148. Who won the Women’s Singles title at the 2023 Australian Open tennis tournament?
a. Ashleigh Barty
b. Naomi Osaka
c. Serena Williams
d. Sofia Kenin
Answer: a. Ashleigh Barty
Q149. Which country recently announced plans to build the world’s largest offshore wind farm?
a. United States
b. United Kingdom
c. China
d. Denmark
Answer: b. United Kingdom
Q150. Who won the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction?
a. Louise Erdrich
b. Colson Whitehead
c. Anthony Doerr
d. Viet Thanh Nguyen
Answer: a. Louise Erdrich
Q151. Which country recently became the first in the world to implement a four-day workweek?
a. Sweden
b. New Zealand
c. Finland
d. Japan
Answer: b. New Zealand
Q152. Who won the Best Actor award at the 2023 Academy Awards?
a. Leonardo DiCaprio
b. Joaquin Phoenix
c. Adam Driver
d. Denzel Washington
Answer: c. Adam Driver

Q153. Which country recently launched the Zhurong rover to Mars?
a. United States
b. China
c. Russia
d. United Arab Emirates
Answer: b. China
Q154. Who won the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize?
a. Malala Yousafzai
b. Greta Thunberg
c. Jacinda Ardern
d. Antonio Guterres
Answer: c. Jacinda Ardern
Q155. Which social media platform recently reached 5 billion monthly active users?
a. Facebook
b. Instagram
c. Twitter
d. TikTok
Answer: a. Facebook
Q156. Who won the 2023 NBA Finals?
a. Los Angeles Lakers
b. Brooklyn Nets
c. Golden State Warriors
d. Chicago Bulls
Answer: b. Brooklyn Nets
Q157. Which country recently announced plans to phase out all coal-fired power plants by 2025?
a. Germany
b. China
c. Australia
d. India
Answer: c. Australia
Q158. Who won the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup?
a. United States
b. Germany
c. France
d. England
Answer: a. United States
Q159. Which country recently launched the world’s largest solar power plant?
a. United States
b. China
c. India
d. Saudi Arabia
Answer: d. Saudi Arabia
Q160. Which country recently became the first to pass a law requiring equal pay for men and women?
a. Iceland

b. Sweden
c. Canada
d. Norway
Answer: a. Iceland
Q161. Who won the 2023 Time Person of the Year?
a. Elon Musk
b. Angela Merkel
c. Jacinda Ardern
d. Kamala Harris
Answer: a. Elon Musk
Q162. Which country recently launched the world’s first digital currency issued by a central bank?
a. United States
b. China
c. Sweden
d. Japan
Answer: b. China
Q163. Who won the 2023 Tour de France?
a. Tadej Pogacar
b. Primoz Roglic
c. Egan Bernal
d. Geraint Thomas
Answer: a. Tadej Pogacar
Q164. Which country recently announced plans to host the 2023 Rugby World Cup?
a. England
b. New Zealand
c. France
d. Australia
Answer: d. Australia
Q165. Who won the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Drama?
a. Katori Hall
b. Lynn Nottage
c. Jackie Sibblies Drury
d. Annie Baker
Answer: c. Jackie Sibblies Drury
Q166. Which country recently became the first to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions?
a. Sweden
b. Denmark
c. Canada
d. Finland
Answer: b. Denmark
Q167. Who won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Literature?
a. Margaret Atwood
b. Haruki Murakami
c. Salman Rushdie

d. Olga Tokarczuk
Answer: b. Haruki Murakami
Q168. Which country recently launched its first-ever manned mission to space?
a) India
b) China
c) United States
d) Russia
Answer: a) India
Q169. Who won the 2023 UEFA Champions League?
a) Manchester City
b) Real Madrid
c) Liverpool
d) Paris Saint-Germain
Answer: b) Real Madrid
Q170. Which country hosted the G7 Summit in 2023?
a) Canada
b) Germany
c) Japan
d) France
Answer: d) France
Q171. Who was appointed as the new President of the World Bank?
a) Kristalina Georgieva
b) Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
c) David Malpass
d) Anshula Kant
Answer: b) Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
Q172. Which country recently legalized same-sex marriage?
a) Australia
b) Germany
c) Ireland
d) New Zealand
Answer: d) New Zealand
Q173. Who won the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize?
a) Malala Yousafzai
b) Greta Thunberg
c) Angela Merkel
d) Antonio Guterres
Answer: a) Malala Yousafzai
Q174. Which country recently became the world’s largest producer of solar energy?
a) China
b) United States
c) Germany
d) India
Answer: d) India

Q175. Who won the Best Actor award at the 2023 Academy Awards (Oscars)?
a) Leonardo DiCaprio
b) Brad Pitt
c) Joaquin Phoenix
d) Tom Hanks
Answer: c) Joaquin Phoenix
Q176. Which country recently imposed a ban on single-use plastics?
a) Canada
b) United States
c) United Kingdom
d) Australia
Answer: c) United Kingdom
Q177. Who won the Women’s Singles title at the 2023 French Open?
a) Naomi Osaka
b) Ashleigh Barty
c) Serena Williams
d) Simona Halep
Answer: b) Ashleigh Barty
Q178. Which country recently launched the world’s first hydrogen-powered train?
a) Germany
b) Japan
c) China
d) France
Answer: a) Germany
Q179. Who was elected as the new Prime Minister of Canada in 2023?
a) Justin Trudeau
b) Erin O'Toole
c) Jagmeet Singh
d) Annamie Paul
Answer: a) Justin Trudeau
Q180. Which city will host the 2028 Summer Olympics?
a) Tokyo
b) Beijing
c) Paris
d) Los Angeles
Answer: d) Los Angeles
Q181. Who won the 2023 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup?
a) England
b) Australia
c) India
d) New Zealand
Answer: c) India
Q182. Which country recently declared a state of emergency due to a severe water crisis?

a) Brazil
b) South Africa
c) Australia
d) Mexico
Answer: b) South Africa
Q183. Who won the Time Person of the Year award for 2023?
a) Elon Musk
b) Kamala Harris
c) Jacinda Ardern
d) Pope Francis
Answer: c) Jacinda Ardern
Q184. Which country recently became the first to ban the sale of gasoline-powered cars?
a) Sweden
b) Norway
c) Netherlands
d) Denmark
Answer: b) Norway
Q185. Who won the 2023 Wimbledon Men’s Singles title?
a) Novak Djokovic
b) Rafael Nadal
c) Roger Federer
d) Alexander Zverev
Answer: a) Novak Djokovic
Q186. Which country recently launched the world’s largest floating solar farm?
a) China
b) Japan
c) United States
d) Germany
Answer: a) China
Q187. Who won the 2023 Academy Award for Best Actress?
a) Emma Stone
b) Scarlett Johansson
c) Jennifer Lawrence
d) Cate Blanchett
Answer: b) Scarlett Johansson
Q188. Which country recently became the first to achieve carbon neutrality?
a) Sweden
b) Denmark
c) Iceland
d) Finland
Answer: a) Sweden
Q189. Who won the Men’s Singles title at the 2023 Australian Open?
a) Rafael Nadal
b) Novak Djokovic

c) Dominic Thiem
d) Daniil Medvedev
Answer: d) Daniil Medvedev
Q190. Which country recently hosted the FIFA Women’s World Cup?
a) United States
b) Germany
c) England
d) Australia
Answer: d) Australia
Q191. Who won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Literature?
a) Margaret Atwood
b) Haruki Murakami
c) Ngugi wa Thiong
d) Salman Rushdie
Answer: c) Ngugi wa Thiong
Q192. Which country recently became the first to launch a digital currency?
a) United States
b) China
c) United Kingdom
d) Sweden
Answer: b) China
Q193. Who won the 2023 Formula 1 World Championship?
a) Lewis Hamilton
b) Max Verstappen
c) Charles Leclerc
d) Sebastian Vettel
Answer: b) Max Verstappen
Q194. Which city was named the world's most livable city in 2023?
a) Melbourne
b) Vienna
c) Auckland
d) Vancouver
Answer: a) Melbourne
Q195. Who won the 2023 Ballon d’Or award?
a) Lionel Messi
b) Cristiano Ronaldo
c) Kylian Mbappe
d) Robert Lewandowski
Answer: a) Lionel Messi
Q196. Which country recently launched its first-ever mission to Mars?
a) United States
b) Russia
c) China
d) United Arab Emirates

Answer: d) United Arab Emirates
Q197. Who won the 2023 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup?
a) Australia
b) England
c) India
d) South Africa
Answer: a) Australia
Q198. Which country recently launched the Tianzhou-4 cargo spacecraft to its space station?
a) United States
b) Russia
c) China
d) India
Answer: c) China
Q199. Who won the UEFA Champions League title in 2023?
a) Manchester City
b) Real Madrid
c) Bayern Munich
d) Paris Saint-Germain
Answer: a) Manchester City
Q200. Which country hosted the G7 Summit in 2023?
a) Canada
b) United Kingdom
c) Germany
d) France
Answer: b) United Kingdom
Q201. Who is the current Prime Minister of Australia as of May 2023?
a) Scott Morrison
b) Tony Abbott
c) Malcolm Turnbull
d) Julia Gillard
Answer: a) Scott Morrison
Q202. Which country recently became the first in the world to ban fur farming?
a) Norway
b) Sweden
c) Finland
d) Denmark
Answer: c) Finland
Q203. The 2023 World Athletics Championships will be held in which city?
a) Tokyo
b) London
c) Doha
d) Budapest
Answer: d) Budapest

Q204. Which African country recently launched its first satellite into space?
a) Nigeria
b) South Africa
c) Egypt
d) Morocco
Answer: a) Nigeria
Q205. Who won the Oscar for Best Actor in 2023?
a) Leonardo DiCaprio
b) Joaquin Phoenix
c) Denzel Washington
d) Rami Malek
Answer: d) Rami Malek
Q206. Which country recently signed a historic peace agreement with Israel?
a) Saudi Arabia
b) United Arab Emirates
c) Iran
d) Lebanon
Answer: b) United Arab Emirates
Q207. Who won the 2023 French Open Women’s Singles title?
a) Naomi Osaka
b) Ashleigh Barty
c) Serena Williams
d) Simona Halep
Answer: b) Ashleigh Barty
Q208. Which company became the world’s most valuable publicly traded company in May 2023?
a) Apple Inc.
b) Amazon.com Inc.
c) Microsoft Corporation
d) Alphabet Inc. (Google)
Answer: a) Apple Inc.
Q209. Which country recently won the Eurovision Song Contest 2023?
a) Italy
b) Sweden
c) France
d) Russia
Answer: a) Italy
Q210. Who won the 2023 Academy Award for Best Actress?
a) Emma Stone
b) Saoirse Ronan
c) Jennifer Lawrence
d) Lady Gaga
Answer: b) Saoirse Ronan
Q211. Which country recently launched the Mars Sample Return mission?
a) United States

b) China
c) Russia
d) European Space Agency
Answer: d) European Space Agency
Q212. Who was named Time magazine’s Person of the Year for 2023?
a) Greta Thunberg
b) Kamala Harris
c) Elon Musk
d) Jacinda Ardern
Answer: c) Elon Musk
Q213. Which country recently announced plans to phase out the sale of gasoline-powered cars by 2035?
a) Germany
b) United Kingdom
c) Japan
d) Canada
Answer: b) United Kingdom
Q214. Who won the 2023 NBA Finals?
a) Los Angeles Lakers
b) Brooklyn Nets
c) Golden State Warriors
d) Chicago Bulls
Answer: c) Golden State Warriors
Q215. Which city was chosen as the host for the 2028 Summer Olympics?
a) Los Angeles
b) Paris
c) Rome
d) Tokyo
Answer: a) Los Angeles
Q216. Who is the current President of France as of May 2023?
a) Emmanuel Macron
b) Marine Le Pen
c) Nicolas Sarkozy
d) François Hollande
Answer: a) Emmanuel Macron
Q217. Which country recently became the first to make Bitcoin legal tender?
a) El Salvador
b) Switzerland
c) South Korea
d) Australia
Answer: a) El Salvador
Q218. Who won the 2023 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup?
a) India
b) England
c) Australia

d) New Zealand
Answer: c) Australia
Q219. Which company recently became the first to reach a market capitalization of $3 trillion?
a) Amazon.com Inc.
b) Microsoft Corporation
c) Alphabet Inc. (Google)
d) Facebook Inc.
Answer: c) Alphabet Inc. (Google)
Q220. Who is the current Chancellor of Germany as of May 2023?
a) Angela Merkel
b) Olaf Scholz
c) Annalena Baerbock
d) Armin Laschet
Answer: d) Armin Laschet
Q221. Which country recently announced plans to launch its own digital currency, the e-yuan?
a) Japan
b) South Korea
c) China
d) Singapore
Answer: c) China
Q222. Who won the 2023 Wimbledon Men’s Singles title?
a) Novak Djokovic
b) Rafael Nadal
c) Roger Federer
d) Alexander Zverev
Answer: a) Novak Djokovic
Q223. Which country recently became the first to reach a COVID-19 vaccination rate of 90%?
a) United States
b) United Kingdom
c) Israel
d) Canada
Answer: c) Israel
Q224. Who won the 2023 Academy Award for Best Picture?
a) The Power of the Dog
b) Belfast
c) Dune
d) West Side Story
Answer: a) The Power of the Dog
Q225. Which country recently launched its first mission to Mars?
a) India
b) United States
c) Russia
d) United Arab Emirates
Answer: a) India

Q226. Who won the 2023 Australian Open Women’s Singles title?
a) Naomi Osaka
b) Ashleigh Barty
c) Serena Williams
d) Simona Halep
Answer: a) Naomi Osaka
Q227. Which country recently announced plans to phase out the use of coal for electricity by 2030?
a) United States
b) China
c) Germany
d) Japan
Answer: b) China
Q228. Who won the prestigious Palme d’Or award at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival?
a) Pedro Almodóvar
b) Bong Joon-ho
c) Wes Anderson
d) Leos Carax
Answer: d) Leos Carax
Q229. Which city will host the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup?
a) Melbourne
b) London
c) Mumbai
d) Johannesburg
Answer: a) Melbourne
Q230. Which country recently declared a national emergency due to a major cyberattack?
a) United States
b) United Kingdom
c) Germany
d) Australia
Answer: b) United Kingdom