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Q1. Which state has become the first state to pass the Right to Health Bill?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Bihar
(d) Uttar Pradesh
Ans. (b) Rajasthan
Q2. Who has been enrolled in the Bar Council of the state as the first transgender lawyer in Kerala?
(a) Swati Bidhan Barua
(b) Padma Lakshmi
(c) Vidya Kamble
(d) Joyita Mandal
Ans. (b) Padma Lakshmi
Q3. Which state government has tied up with a French development agency to improve drinking water services?
(a) Assam
(b) Kerala
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Himachal Pradesh
Ans. (d) Himachal Pradesh
Q4. Who has acquired Switzerland’s Credit Suisse Bank facing a financial crisis?
(a) Standard Chartered
(b) HSBC
(c) Credit Agricole
(d) UBS Group
Ans. (d) UBS Group
Q5. Who has won the singles title of the Indian Wells Masters?
(a) Daniil Medvedev
(b) Carlos Alcaraz
(c) Rafael Nadal
(d) Matt Ebden
Ans. (b) Carlos Alcaraz
Q6. According to the World Happiness Report 2023, which country is the happiest country in the world?
(a) Israel
(b) Iceland
(c) Denmark
(d) Finland
Ans. (d) Finland
Q7. Who won the title of Saudi Arabia Grand Prix 2023?
(a) George Russell
(b) Sergio Perez
(c) Fernando Alonso
(d) Max Verstappen
Ans. (b) Sergio Perez
Q8. Which Indian American has been named as the Deputy CEO of the US Finance Agency?
(a) Amita Kanekar
(b) Janaki Ram
(c) Nisha Biswal
(d) Sonia Shah
Ans. (c) Nisha Biswal
Q9. Who has been sworn in as the third Vice-President of Nepal?
(a) Arju Rana Deuba
(b) Sher Bahadur Deuba
(c) Ram Sahay Prasad Yadav
(d) Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’
Ans. (c) Ram Sahay Prasad Yadav
Q10. Who is the author of the book – ‘Bipin: The Man Behind the Uniform’?
(a) Manoj Sinha
(b) Rachna Bisht Rawat
(c) Chetan Bhagat
(d) Rajdeep Sardesai
Ans. (b) Rachna Bisht Rawat
Q11. Who has launched the new Artificial Intelligence Chatbot GPT-4?
(a) OpenAI
(b) Google
(c) Signature AI
(d) Twitter
Ans. (a) OpenAI
Q12. Which Indian-American has been appointed as the Assistant Secretary of the US Air Force?
(a) Ravi Chaudhary
(b) Neal Mohan
(c) Vivek Ramaswamy
(d) Arun Subramanian
Ans. (a) Ravi Chaudhary
Q13. India has signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) with which country for cooperation in the field of research?
(a) Sweden
(b) Switzerland
(c) Norway
(d) Portugal
Ans. (a) Sweden
Q14. Who has been selected by the US Senate as the next US Ambassador to India?
(a) Kenneth Juster
(b) Atul Keshap
(c) Eric Garcetti
(d) A. Elizabeth Jones
Ans. (c) Eric Garcetti
Q15. Who has become the first woman loco pilot of the Vande Bharat Express train?
(a) Shiva Chauhan
(b) Mira Nayak
(c) Aditi Singh
(d) Surekha Yadav
Ans. (d) Surekha Yadav
Q16. According to the report of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, which is the world’s largest importing country of weapons?
(a) China
(b) India
(c) France
(d) Qatar
Ans. (b) India
Q17. The Union Home Ministry has announced a 10 per cent reservation for ex-Agniveers in which security force?
(a) CISF
(b) CRPF
(c) RAF
(d) ITBP
Ans. (a) CISF
Q18. Who won the ICC Men’s Player of the Month award for the month of February?
(a) Harry Brook
(b) Shubman Gill
(c) Jos Buttler
(d) Virat Kohli
Ans. (a) Harry Brook
Q19. Which bank has become the official banking partner of Mumbai Indians?
(a) HDFC bank
(b) IDFC First Bank
(c) State Bank of India
(d) Axis Bank
Ans. (b) IDFC First Bank
Q20. Which airport topped the list of the world’s best airports released by Skytrax?
(a) Munich Airport
(b) Zurich Airport
(c) Singapore Changi Airport
(d) Indira Gandhi International Airport
Ans. (c) Singapore Changi Airport
Q21. Who has taken over as the 28th Controller General of Accounts?
(a) Soma Roy Burman
(b) SS Dubey
(c) Ashwini Vaishnaw
(d) Sumit Tyagi
Ans. (b) SS Dubey
Q22. India has signed an MoU with which country on Research, Technology and Innovation Cooperation?
(a) Germany
(b) Mexico
(c) Brazil
(d) Italy
Ans. b) Mexico
Q23. Who has been elected for the third term as the President of China?
(a) Hu Jintao
(b) Li Yuanchao
(c) Xi Jinping
(d) Han Zheng
Ans. (c) Xi Jinping
Q24. Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani has become the new Prime Minister of which country?
(a) Qatar
(b) Bahrain
(c) Oman
(d) United Arab Emirates
Ans. (a) Qatar
Q25. Rest of India’s team defeated whom to win the prestigious Irani Cup title?
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Haryana
(d) Gujarat
Ans. (a) Madhya Pradesh
Q26. Which Indian-American was recently nominated as the Judge of the Southern District of New York?
(a) Geeta Menon
(b) Ajay Banga
(c) Arun Subramanian
(d) Rakesh Khurana
Ans. (c) Arun Subramanian
Q27. Which country has decided to recruit women in the army for the first time in 25 years?
(a) Colombia
(b) Ghana
(c) Azerbaijan
(d) Armenia
Ans. (a) Columbia
Q28. Which country chaired the 19th BIMSTEC ministerial meeting?
(a) India
(b) Bangladesh
(c) Thailand
(d) Bhutan
Ans. c) Thailand
Q29. Who won the Professional Photographer of the Year award at the 8th National Photography Awards?
(a) Shashi Kumar Ramachandran
(b) Arun Saha
(c) Shipra Das
(d) Sudipto Das
Ans. (a) Shashi Kumar Ramachandran
Q30. Who has taken oath as the First Woman Minister of Nagaland?
(a) Salhoutuonou Kruse
(b) Hekani Jakhalu
(c) Keneizhakho Nakhro
(d) Azheto Zhimomi
Ans. (a) Salhoutuonou Kruse
Q31.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]
Q32.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]
Q33.UBS Group is a multinational investment bank based in which country?
[A] UK
[B] USA
[C] Switzerland
[D] China
Ans. C [Switzerland]
Q34.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]
Q35. 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]
Q36. 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]
Q37. 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]
Q38. 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]
Q39. Which year has been proposed to be marked as the year of tourism?
[A] 2023
[B] 2027
[C] 2025
[D] 2024
Ans.A [2023]
Q40. Which state has tabled the Advocates Protection Bill, 2023?
[A] Tamil Nadu
[B] Gujarat
[C] Rajasthan
[D] Karnataka
Ans. C [Rajasthan]
Q41. Which city is the host of ‘Global Millets (Shree Anna) Conference’?
[A] Varanasi
[B] New Delhi
[C] Mumbai
[D] Ahmedabad
Ans. B [New Delhi]
Q42. 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]
Q43. 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]
Q44. ‘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]
Q45. Raccoon Dog, which was seen in the news, is endemic to which region?
[A] America
[B] Africa
[C] Asia
[D] Europe
Ans. C [Asia]
Q46.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]
Q47.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]
Q48.Which state is set to get India’s first Marina?
[A] Kerala
[B] Odisha
[C] Tamil Nadu
[D] Karnataka
Ans. C [Karnataka]
Q49.Which country is the host of the ‘Exercise Cobra Warrior 2023’?
[A] Japan
[B] India
[C] UK
[D] France
Ans. C [UK]
Q50.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]
Q51.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]
Q52.Which country has announced the ‘Debt Forgiveness Plan’ to students and households?
[A] USA
[B] Turkey
[C] UK
[D] Ukraine
Ans. A [USA]
Q53.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]
Q54.Polystoechotes punctate, a giant Jurassic-era insect, has been rediscovered in which country?
[A] Japan
[B] USA
[C] China
[D] India
Ans. B [USA]
Q55.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)]
Q56.What is Plasticosis, which was seen in the news recently?
[A] Software
[B] Disease
[C] Food
[D] Equipment
Ans. B [Disease]
Q57.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]
Q58.Megha-Tropiques-1 (MT1) satellite was jointly developed by India and which country?
[A] Russia
[B] USA
[C] Israel
[D] France
Ans. D [France]
Q59.‘Keeladi Museum’ was inaugurated in which state?
[A] Tamil Nadu
[B] Karnataka
[C] Kerala
[D] Odisha
Ans. A [Tamil Nadu]
Q60.Which institution launched the “Har Payment Digital” Mission?
[A] NITI Aayog
[B] NPCI
[C] RBI
[D] Finance Ministry
Ans. C [RBI]
Q61.Chabahar Port is a seaport located in which country?
[A] Iran
[B] UAE
[C] Saudi Arabia
[D] Israel
Ans. A [Iran]
Q62.NASA’s Curiosity Rover recently captured the crepuscular rays on which planet?
[A] Earth
[B] Mars
[C] Jupiter
[D] Venus
Ans. B [Mars]
Q63.Which state launched the ‘Mukhyamantri Ladli Bahna Yojana’?
[A] Maharashtra
[B] Madhya Pradesh
[C] Telangana
[D] Odisha
Ans. B [Madhya Pradesh]
Q64.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]
Q65.India recently signed the ‘Audio Visual Co-production Agreement’ with which country?
[A] Australia
[B] USA
[C] UAE
[D] Japan
Ans. A [Australia]
Q66.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]
Q67.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]
Q68.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]
Q69.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]
Q70.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]
Q71.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]
Q72.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]
Q73.India recently signed the ‘Audio Visual Co-production Agreement’ with which country?
[A] Australia
[B] USA
[C] UAE
[D] Japan
Ans. A [Australia]
Q74.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]
Q75.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 %]
Q76.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]
Q77.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]
Q78.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]
Q79.Which country is the host of the ‘United Nations 2023 Water Conference’?
[A] USA
[B] UK
[C] India
[D] Bangladesh
Ans. A [USA]
Q80.‘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]
Q81.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]
Q82.Spiranthes hachijoensis is a newly identified species of orchid found in which country?
[A] India
[B] Japan
[C] China
[D] Nepal
Ans. B [Japan]
Q83.Cyrtopodion Vindhya, which was recently discovered, belongs to which species?
[A] Butterfly
[B] Gecko
[C] Bee
[D] Snake
Ans. B [Gecko]
Q84.Which city is the host of ‘Civil20 India 2023 Inception Conference’?
[A] Nagpur
[B] Ahmedabad
[C] Chennai
[D] Pune
Ans. A [Nagpur]
Q85.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]
Q86.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]
Q87.Copilot is the AI-powered digital assistant developed by which company?
[A] Microsoft
[B] Google
[C] Amazon
[D] Walmart
Ans. A [Microsoft]
Q88.Which state organised the ‘Yuva Utsav’ programme?
[A] Tamil Nadu
[B] Mizoram
[C] West Bengal
[D] Gujarat
Ans. B [Mizoram]
Q89.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]
Q90.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]
Q91.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]
Q92.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]
Q93.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]
A94.Which country announced the Indo-Pacific tech envoy?
[1] UK
[2] Australia
[3] USA
[4] Germany
Ans. A [UK]
Q95.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]
Q96.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]
Q97.‘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]
Q98.Which institution released the ‘Mind the Gender Gap’ Report?
[1] Oxfam International
[2] CFA Institute
[3] SEBI
[4] Amnesty International
Ans. B [CFA Institute]
Q99.Central Board of Irrigation and Power (CBIP) award was conferred on which institution?
[1] REC
[2] NTPC
[3] GAIL
[4] ONGC
Ans. B [NTPC]
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
Q.101) Who has won the Best Director Award at the New York Film Critics Circle Awards 2022?
(1) SS Rajamouli
(2) Mani Ratnam
(3) Anurag Kashyap
(4) Rajkumar Hirani
Ans. (1) SS Rajamouli
Q.102) Who has won the title of 48th National Women’s Chess Championship?
(1) Divya Deshmukh
(2) Harika Dronavalli
(3) Koneru Humpy
(4) Prithu Gupta
Ans. (1) Divya Deshmukh
Q.103) Amit Shah has inaugurated the 120 feet high ‘Polo Statue’ in –
(1) Manipur
(2) Meghalaya
(3) Mizoram
(4) Nagaland
Ans. (1) Manipur
Q.104) India have how many Indigenous Livestock Breeds as of January 2023?
(1) 184
(2) 194
(3) 202
(4) 212
Ans. (4) 212
Q.105) Which state government has demanded the National Status for “Gangasagar Mela“?
(1) West Bengal
(2) Bihar
(3) Uttar Pradesh
(4) Assam
Ans. (1) West Bengal
Q.106) Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan has presented the 1st Gouriamma award to –
(1) Gloria Estefan
(2) Andy Garcia
(3) Miguel Díaz
(4) Aleida Guevara
Ans. (4) Aleida Guevara
Q.107) As per a survey by Avtar, Which city is India’s top city for women’s employment?
(1) Chennai
(2) Pune
(3) Bengaluru
(4) Hyderabad
Ans. (1) Chennai
Q.108) Who is the First Indian to win a WTA singles title?
(1) Sania Mirza
(2) Mahesh Bhupathi
(3) Ankita Raina
(4) Rohan Bopanna
Ans. (1) Sania Mirza
Q.109) Who became the first online bond platform provider to receive a debt brokerage license from SEBI?
(1) Zerodha
(2) GoldenPi
(3) 24CARAT
(4) Religare
Ans. (2) GoldenPi
Q.110) In January 2023, Which state has begun Caste Surveys in different parts?
(1) Bihar
(2) Jharkhand
(3) West Bengal
(4) Uttar Pradesh
Ans. (1) Bihar
Q.111) Bharat Petroleum has launched the low-smoke superior kerosene oil for –
(1) BSF
(2) Indian Army
(3) Indian Navy
(4) CRPF
Ans. (2) Indian Army
Q.112) “Hiraba Smriti Sarovar“, named after PM Modi’s mother Hiraben, situated in –
(1) Uttar Pradesh
(2) Gujarat
(3) Madhya Pradesh
(4) Assam
Ans. (2) Gujarat
Q.113) A new book “Revolutionaries: The Other Story of How India Won Its Freedom”, written by –
(1) Kaki Madhava
(2) Shashi Tharoor
(3) Sanjeev Sanyal
(4) Ashvini Kumar
Ans. (3) Sanjeev Sanyal
Q.114) “Pravasi Bhartiya Divas” is observed every year on –
(1) 7th January
(2) 8th January
(3) 9th January
(4) 10th January
Ans. (3) 9th January
Q.115) Which Indian state has become the first fully Digital Banking state?
(1) Kerala
(2) Tamil Nadu
(3) Gujarat
(4) Karnataka
Ans. (1) Kerala
Q.116) Pradhan Mantri National Apprenticeship Mela “PMNAM” was held in –
(1) 242 districts
(2) 247 districts
(3) 240 districts
(4) 249 districts
Ans. (1) 242 districts
Q.117) 1st ‘Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion’ meeting of the G20, begin in –
(1) Chennai
(2) Kolkata
(3) Bangalore
(4) Bhopal
Ans. (2) Kolkata
Q.118) India’s 1st coal gasification-based Talcher Fertilizer Plant will be inaugurated in –
(1) Jharkhand
(2) Chhattisgarh
(3) Odisha
(4) Bihar
Ans. (3) Odisha
Q.119) Who has received the Patangrao Kadam award for contribution in the fight against Covid-19?
(1) Sharvil Patel
(2) Adar Poonawalla
(3) Krishna Ella
(4) Albert Bourla
Ans. (2) Adar Poonawalla
Q.120) What’s the name of the first Kashmiri Jhanpith awardee who died recently?
(1) Qurratulain Hyder
(2) Kedarnath Singh
(3) Rehman Rahi
(4) Ali Sardar Jafri
Ans. (3) Rehman Rahi
Q.121) Which Indian athlete has won the under-15 British open squash title recently?
(1) Dipika Pallikal
(2) Krishna Mishra
(3) Advita Sharma
(4) Anahat Singh
Ans. (4) Anahat Singh
Q.122) The “International Kite Festival 2023” began on –
(1) Punjab
(2) Gujarat
(3) Rajasthan
(4) Haryana
Ans. (2) Gujarat
Q.123) Senior leader of BJP, Keshari Nath Tripathi passed away at 88. He was former governor of –
(1) West Bengal
(2) Assam
(3) Uttar Pradesh
(4) Odisha
Ans. (1) West Bengal
Q.124) Which Indian has been selected for the “Award for Global Leadership” by the Harvard Law School Center?
(1) Uday Umesh Lalit
(2) Nuthalapati Venkata Ramana
(3) Sharad Arvind Bobde
(4) Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud
Ans. (4) Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud
Q.125) Who has been appointed as its global partner by the International Hockey Federation?
(1) Jio
(2) Wipro
(3) JSW Group
(4) Amazon
Ans. (3) JSW Group
Q.126) Who has been re-appointed as the Chairman of the BCCI’s selection committee?
(1) Shiv Sunar Das
(2) Salil Ankola
(3) Chetan Sharma
(4) Subroto Banerjee
Ans. (3) Chetan Sharma
Q.127) “World Hindi Day” is observed every year on –
(1) 9th January
(2) 10th January
(3) 11th January
(4) 12th January
Ans. (2) 10th January
Q.128) A 100-day “Global City Campaign” has been launched in –
(1) Madhya Pradesh
(2) Himachal Pradesh
(3) Uttar Pradesh
(4) Tamil Nadu
Ans. (3) Uttar Pradesh
129) Osmanabad district court has become the first ‘e-court’ of which state?
(1) Assam
(2) Maharashtra
(3) Rajasthan
(4) Madhya Pradesh
Ans. (2) Maharashtra
Q.130) PM Narendra Modi has inaugurated the 17th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas convention at –
(1) Bhopal
(2) Gwalior
(3) Jabalpur
(4) Indore
Ans. (4) Indore
Q.131) Which start-up built the ‘AzaadiSAT’ satellite, made by 750 school girls?
(1) Dhruv Aerospace
(2) Pixxel
(3) Space Kidz India
(4) Astra
Ans. (3) Space Kidz India
Q.132) PM Modi has launched the “Aspirational Block Programme (ABP)”, which will cover –
(1) 100 districts
(2) 200 districts
(3) 500 districts
(4) 1000 districts
Ans. (3) 500 districts
Q.133) Who has become the fastest player to reach 1,500 runs in T20I?
(1) Suryakumar Yadav
(2) Kuldeep Yadav
(3) Hardik Pandya
(4) Shreyas Iyer
Ans. (1) Suryakumar Yadav
Q.134) Which University has bagged the ‘Overall Championship’ at the 36th Inter University South Zone Youth Festival?
(1) Mahatma University
(2) Kerala University
(3) Amrita University
(4) SASTRA University
Ans. (2) Kerala University
Q.135) Hugo Lloris announced his retirement from international football. He belongs to –
(1) Belgium
(2) Brazil
(3) Argentina
(4) France
Ans. (4) France
Q.136) Who has released the Theme of the National Science Day 2023?
(1) Piyush Goyal
(2) Anurag Thakur
(3) Manoj Sinha
(4) Jitendra Singh
Ans. (4) Jitendra Singh
Q.137) Who is known as the “Father of laparoscopic surgery“, passed away at 88?
(1) Dr. Asok Kumar
(2) Dr. Biplab Chatte
(3) Dr. Tehemton E Udwadia
(4) Dr. Anirban Biswas
Ans. (3) Dr. Tehemton E Udwadia
Q.138) Facebook-parent Meta appointed whom as the Director of global business group in India?
(1) Vikas Purohit
(2) Rajiv Kumar
(3) Anil Chandulal Shah
(4) Sundar Srinivasan
Ans. 1) Vikas Purohit
Q.139) India has discovered two lithium mines and one copper mine in which country?
(1) New Zealand
(2) Scotland
(3) Brazil
(4) Argentina
Ans. (4) Argentina
Q.140) Who has been appointed as the new Chief Technologist of the NASA?
(1) Nalin Negi
(2) Rajiv Badyal
(3) AC Charania
(4) Surinder Chawla
Ans. (3) AC Charania
Q.141) ‘The Kashmir Files’ has been shortlisted for Oscars 2023. Directed by –
(1) Rishabh Shetty
(2) Vivek Agnihotri
(3) SS Rajamouli
(4) Paan Nalin
Ans. (2) Vivek Agnihotri
Q.142) Which year is the fifth warmest year of India since 1901?
(1) 2021
(2) 2022
(3) 2020
(4) 2019
Ans. (2) 2022
Q.143) What is India’s rank at the “Henley Passport Index 2023”?
(1) 81st
(2) 83rd
(3) 85th
(4) 87th
Ans. (3) 85th
Q.144) Which is India’s most polluted city, according to the CPCB report?
(1) Gurugram
(2) Ghaziabad
(3) Delhi
(4) Patna
Ans. (3) Delhi
Q.145) India and which country has started “Young Professionals Scheme”?
(1) Japan
(2) UK
(3) USA
(4) Canada
Ans. (2) UK
Q.146) Who has carved the World’s largest hockey stick on the banks of Mahanadi River?
(1) Ronnie Chibber
(2) Sudarshan Patnaik
(3) Nitish Bharti
(4) Manisha Swarnkar
Ans. (2) Sudarshan Patnaik
Q.147) Khelo India Senior Women National Kho Kho league has been organised in –
(1) Punjab
(2) Haryana
(3) Rajasthan
(4) Delhi
Ans. (1) Punjab
Q.148) Alain Claude Bilie By Nze has been appointed as the Prime Minister of –
(1) Guinea
(2) Gabon
(3) Congo
(4) Cameroon
Ans. (2) Gabon
Q.149) An autobiography of K.K. Abdul Gaffar ‘Njaan Sakshi’ was released by –
(1) Yuvraj Singh
(2) Kapil Dev
(3) Virat Kohli
(4) MS Dhoni
Ans. (4) MS Dhoni
Q.150) Which song has won the Best Original Song award at the Golden Globe Awards 2023?
(1) Naatu Naatu
(2) Hold My Hand
(3) Lift Me Up
(4) Ciao Papa
Ans. (1) Naatu Naatu
Q.151) Who has equaled Sachin Tendulkar’s record for most centuries at Home in ODI cricket?
(1) Rohit Sharma
(2) KL Rahul
(3) Virat Kohli
(4) Shreyas Iyer
Ans. (3) Virat Kohli
Q.152) Uttar Pradesh will built a museum in the memory of Chandrashekhar Azad in which district?
(1) Amethi
(2) Unnao
(3) Mahoba
(4) Hamirpur
Ans. (2) Unnao
Q.153) “National Human Trafficking Awareness Day” is observed every year on –
(1) 10th January
(2) 11th January
(3) 12th January
(4) 13th January
Ans. (2) 11th January
Q.154) “National Youth Day” is observed every year on –
(1) 11th January
(2) 12th January
(3) 13th January
(4) 14th January
Ans. 2) 12th January
Q.155) ‘Veer Guardian-2023’ is the 1st bilateral air exercise between India and –
(1) Japan
(2) Indonesia
(3) Thailand
(4) South Korea
Ans. (1) Japan
Q.156) 26th National Youth Festival has been organised in –
(1) Karnataka
(2) Telangana
(3) Maharashtra
(4) Odisha
Ans. (1) Karnataka
Q.157) PM Narendra Modi has virtually inaugurated the two-day Global Investors Summit in –
(1) Indore
(2) Jaipur
(3) Lucknow
(4) Chennai
Ans. (1) Indore
Q.158) Who has become the 1st National Sports Federation to enter Metaverse?
(1) Indian Polo
(2) Rugby India
(3) Hockey India
(4) BCCI
Ans. (3) Hockey India
Q.159) Who has released his memoir titled “Spare“?
(1) Kate Middleton
(2) Albert Duke
(3) Prince Louis
(4) Prince Harry
Ans. 4) Prince Harry
Q.160) ReNew Power has installed India’s first 3x platform wind turbine generators (WTGs) in –
(1) Maharashtra
(2) Tamil Nadu
(3) Kerala
(4) Karnataka
Ans. (4) Karnataka
Q.161) Which bank got the approval from RBI to hold special rupee Vostro accounts of three banks from Sri Lanka?
(1) State Bank of India
(2) Canara Bank
(3) Punjab National Bank
(4) Indian Bank
Ans. (4) Indian Bank
Q.162) DRDO has successfully test launch the “Prithvi II” missile on the coast of –
(1) Odisha
(2) Gujarat
(3) Rajasthan
(4) Karnataka
Ans. (1) Odisha
Q.163) Constantine II passed away at 82. He was former and last King of –
(1) France
(2) Siberia
(3) Greece
(4) Spain
Ans. (3) Greece
Q.164) Which is the fastest payment app of India which has been launched recently?
(1) RuPay
(2) PayRup
(3) PesaPay
(4) GPay
Ans. (2) PayRup
Q.165) ‘Kumarakom and Beypore’, which were selected under the Swadesh Darshan 2.0 Scheme, are located in which state?
(1) Tamil Nadu
(2) Kerala
(3) Rajasthan
(4) Haryana
Ans. (2) Kerala
Q.166) Which Indian language is all set to be taught in public schools of Australia?
(1) Bengali
(2) Kannada
(3) Marathi
(4) Panjabi
Ans. (4) Panjabi
Q.167) Union Ministry has observed the “Road Safety Week” from –
(1) 10th to 16th January
(2) 11th to 17th January
(3) 12th to 18th January
(4) 13th to 19th January
Ans. (2) 11th to 17th January
Q.168) What is the Mascot of the “Khelo India Youth Games 2022“?
(1) Savaj
(2) Dhakad
(3) Vijay
(4) Asha
Ans. (4) Asha
Q.169) World’s longest river cruise “Ganga Vilas” has been flagged off in –
(1) Varanasi
(2) Lucknow
(3) Prayagraj
(4) Dhaka
Ans. (1) Varanasi
Q.180) Which state government has launched the “Saharsh” special education program?
(1) Manipur
(2) Tripura
(3) Nagaland
(4) Sikkim
Ans. 2) Tripura
Q.181) Central Government has named the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana (PMGKAY) with an outlay of –
(1) ₹1 crore
(2) ₹2 crore
(3) ₹3 crore
(4) ₹4 crore
Ans. (2) ₹2 crore
Q.182) India has established a Hindi Chair at the Sabaragamuwa University of –
(1) Bangladesh
(2) Sri Lanka
(3) Nepal
(4) Vietnam
Ans. (2) Sri Lanka
Q.183) India’s first 5G-enabled drone has been developed by –
(1) Skylark Drones
(2) Teja Aerospace and Dynamics
(3) IG Drones
(4) Garuda Aerospace
Ans. (3) IG Drones
Q.184) “Saarang 2023“, India’s largest student-run festival has been organised at –
(1) IIT Bombay
(2) IIT Madras
(3) IIT kharagpur
(4) IIT Kanpur
Ans. (2) IIT Madras
Q.185) Which state has created the Guinness Book of World Records by taking 4,500 penalty kicks in 12 hours?
(1) Gujarat
(2) Maharashtra
(3) Telangana
(4) Kerala
Ans. (4) Kerala
Q.186) Which state’s “Year of Enterprises” project gets recognition for ‘best practice model’ to promote MSMEs?
(1) Odisha
(2) Gujarat
(3) Kerala
(4) Rajasthan
Ans. (3) Kerala
Q.187) Who has become the India’s 1st woman pilot fly Sukhoi fighter aircraft?
(1) Ankita Singh
(2) Avni Chaturvedi
(3) Vartika Mishra
(4) Mansi Gulati
Ans. (2) Avni Chaturvedi
Q.188) A Santhi Kumari has been appointed as the 1st Woman Chief Secretary of –
(1) Tamil Nadu
(2) Karnataka
(3) Andhra Pradesh
(4) Telangana
Ans. (4) Telangana
Q.189) A new book titled “Jadunama” written on about the life of –
(1) Salim Khan
(2) Javed Akhtar
(3) Anurag Kashyap
(4) Gulzar
Ans. (2) Javed Akhtar
Q.190) Which Indian city has topped the Start-up funding in 2022?
(1) Bengaluru
(2) Chennai
(3) Hyderabad
(4) Visakhapatnam
Ans. (1) Bengaluru
Q.190) Which country has become the 20th member of the Eurozone?
(1) Poland
(2) Estonia
(3) Cyprus
(4) Croatia
Ans. (4) Croatia
Q.191) Who has inaugurated the 100-metre, “Siyom Bridge” in Arunachal Pradesh?
(1) Amit Shah
(2) Nitin Gadkari
(3) Narendra Modi
(4) Rajnath Singh
Ans. (4) Rajnath Singh
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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
Q231. On ________, the International Day for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Awareness.
(A) 1 March
(B) 2 March
(C 3 March
(D) 4 March
(E) 5 March
Ans.(E) 5 March
Q232. Which team won most Santosh Trophy 2023?
(A) Services
(B) Punjab
(C Meghalaya
(D) Karnataka
(E) West Bengal
Ans.(D) Karnataka
Q233. Who has won the PEN/Nabokov Award for Achievement in International Literature for lifetime achievement?
(A) Amitav Ghosh
(B) Devdutt Pattanaik
(C) Aravind Adiga
(D) Vinod Kumar Shukla
(E) Durjoy Datta
Ans.(D) Vinod Kumar Shukla
Q234. Pramerica Life Insurance Limited has appointed ______ as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer.
(A) Ravi Singh
(B) Pankaj Gupta
(C) Shikhar Kumar
(D) Sachin Verma
(E) Deepak Tiwari
Ans.(B) Pankaj Gupta
Q235. The world’s first 200-meter-long bamboo crash barrier has been installed on a highway connecting Chandrapur and Yavatmal districts in _______.
(A) Gujarat
(B) Andhra Pradesh
(C) Tamil Nadu
(D) Maharashtra
(E) Kerala
Ans.(d)Maharashtra
Q236. Who won the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix from pole position?
(A) Max Verstappen
(B) Sergio Perez
(C) F. Alonso
(D) Carlos Sainz Jr.
(E) Lewis Hamilton
Ans.(a) Max Verstappen
Q237. Who authored the book ‘India’s Vaccine Growth Story – From Cowpox to Vaccine Maitri’?
(A) Prabal Bansal
(B) Jagdish Gupta
(C) Girish Kumar Rana
(D) Ravi kumar Dixit
(E) Sajjan Singh Yadav
Ans.(e) Sajjan Singh Yadav
Q238. Recently, Swachh Sujal Shakti Samman 2023 was organized by the Ministry of Jal Shakti. How many women were conferred with the ‘Swachh Sujal Shakti Samman 2023’?
(A) 22
(B) 15
(C) 10
(D) 36
(e) 44
Ans.(d) 36
Q239. According to an ILO-UNICEF joint report titled ‘More than a billion reasons:The urgent need to build universal social protection for children’, only ____of children aged 0-15 years are shielded by social protection.
(A) 50.1%
(B) 45.2%
(C) 26.4%
(D) 73.6%
(E) 33.3%
Ans.(c)26.4%
Q240. ______ and NCERT signed an MoU to strengthen value-based sports education amongst school children and teachers.
(A) Board of Control for Cricket in India
(B) National Anti Doping Agency
(C) Wrestling Federation of India
(D) Sports Authority of India
(E) NITI Aayog
Ans.(b) National Anti Doping Agency
Q241. What is the rank of India on Electoral Democracy Index 2023?
(A) 102
(B) 108
(C) 111
(D) 123
(e) 125
Ans.(b) 108
Q242. Mauganj became the 53rd district of which state?
(A) Madhya Pradesh
(B) Uttar Pradesh
(C) Rajasthan
(D) Punjab
(E) Haryana
Ans.(a) Madhya Pradesh
Q243. Who has launched Yuva Utsava – India@2047 from Ropar in Punjab?
(A) Anurag Singh Thakur
(B) G. Kishan Reddy
(C) Parshottam Rupala
(D) Mahendra Nath Pandey
(E) Bhupender Yadav
Ans.(a) Anurag Singh Thakur
Q244. Which state recently launched ‘Laadli Behna’ scheme for women?
(A) Maharashtra
(B) Punjab
(C Jharkhand
(D) Haryana
(E) Madhya Pradesh
Ans.(e)Madhya Pradesh
Q245. India and which country have signed an MoU on research, technology and innovation collaborations in New Delhi.
(A) Bolivia
(B) Tanzania
(C) Mexico
(D) Singapore
(E) Nigeria
Ans.(c) Mexico
Q246) Who has been named as the Chief Business Officer (CBO) of ALTBalaji?
(1) Dhilin Mehta
(2) Sooraj Barjatya
(3) Rajesh Kathuria
(4) Vivek Koka
Ans. (4) Vivek Koka
Q247) 6th edition of Indo-US Joint Coounter Terrorism exercise “TARKASH” has been organised in –
(1) Kochi
(2) Visakhapatnam
(3) Mumbai
(4) Chennai
Ans. (4) Chennai
Q248) What is the theme of Rajasthan Budget 2023-24?
(1) Bachat, Rahat, Badhat
(2) e-services
(3) Scarcity, Supply
(4) Expansion, Recession
Ans. (1) Bachat, Rahat, Badhat
Q249) “Financial Literacy Week 2023” is marked on –
(1) 13th to 17th February
(2) 14th to 18th February
(3) 15th to 19th February
(4) 16th to 20th February
Ans. (1) 13th to 17th February
Q250) “International Childhood Cancer Day” is observed every year on –
(1) 13th February
(2) 14th February
(3) 15th February
(4) 16th February
Ans. (3) 15th February
Q251) Who has been appointed as the Chief Justice of the Gauhati High Court?
(1) Pankaj Mithal
(2) Manoj Misra
(3) Sanjay Karol
(4) Sandeep Mehta
Ans. (4) Sandeep Mehta
Q252) Which bank has launched a pilot project, ‘OfflinePay’?
(1) Bandhan Bank
(2) HDFC Bank
(3) Axis Bank
(4) RBL Bank
Ans. (2) HDFC Bank
Q253) Eminent Indian painter Lalitha Lajmi passes away. She was from –
(1) West Bengal
(2) Bihar
(3) Assam
(4) Odisha
Ans. (1) West Bengal
Q254) Which edition of the ASEAN Digital Ministers meeting approved the India-ASEAN Digital Work Plan 2023 in New Delhi?
(1) First
(2) Second
(3) Third
(4) Fourth
Ans. (3) Third
Q255) Who is set to become the First female astronaut of Saudi Arabia?
(1) Sarah Munira
(2) Lina Sana
(3) Rayna Barnawi
(4) Aziza Salwa
Ans. (3) Rayna Barnawi
Q256) Students from which Indian Institute has won the Global Best M-GOV Awards?
(1) IIT Chennai
(2) IIT Delhi
(3) IIT Gwalior
(4) IIT Indore
Ans. (4) IIT Indore
Q257) Who has signed two more women cricketers Yastika Bhatia and Renuka Singh Thakur as ambassadors?
(1) Tata Motors
(2) Hyundai Motor
(3) Honda Cars
(4) Maruti Suzuki
Ans. (2) Hyundai Motor
Q258) Who has become the Most Expensive Player in Women’s Premier League (WPL)?
(1) Natalie Sciver
(2) Ashley Gardner
(3) Smriti Mandhana
(4) Deepti Sharma
Ans. (3) Smriti Mandhana
Q259) Who has launched “Co-Lend” – India’s 1st automated escrow management solution?
(1) Instamojo
(2) Razorpay
(3) Paytm
(4) Cashfree
Ans. (4) Cashfree
Q260) As per report, Asia will use half of World’s Electricity by which year?
(1) 2024
(2) 2025
(3) 2027
(4) 2030
Ans. (2) 2025
Q.261) India’s first Solid Waste to Hydrogen plant is set to come up in –
(1) Raipur
(2) Gurugram
(3) Mumbai
(4) Pune
Ans. (4) Pune
Q262) Recently, Which state’s police has received the Prestigious President’s Colour Award?
(1) Uttar Pradesh
(2) Punjab
(3) Haryana
(4) Maharashtra
Ans. (3) Haryana
Q.263) Who is the first Indian to receive the UNESCO’s International Mother Language Award 2023?
(1) Dr. Mahendra Mishra
(2) Subhash Chandran
(3) Angela Merkel
(4) Dr. A.B.K. Prasad
Ans. (1) Dr. Mahendra Mishra
Q264) Which state government has launched the Monthly Stipend Scheme for Junior Lawyers?
(1) Tamil Nadu
(2) Karnataka
(3) Kerala
(4) Tamil Nadu
Ans. (3) Kerala
Q.265) Which state has inaugurated ‘Tourist Police Stations’ at 20 places?
(1) Karnataka
(2) Telangana
(3) Odisha
(4) Andhra Pradesh
Ans. (4) Andhra Pradesh
Q266) Which state has decided to implement the Pradhan Mantri School for Rising India (PM Shri)?
(1) Gujarat
(2) Karnataka
(3) Maharashtra
(4) Rajasthan
Ans. (3) Maharashtra
Q267) World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed the first-ever outbreak of Marburg disease in –
(1) Equatorial Guinea
(2) Gabon
(3) Cameroon
(4) Nigeria
Ans. (1) Equatorial Guinea
Q268) Boeing has launched its first Global Support Center in India at –
(1) Mumbai
(2) Kolkata
(3) Gurugram
(4) Surat
Ans. (3) Gurugram
Q269) Veteran actor Javed Khan Amrohi passes away. He was associated with –
(1) Sholay
(2) Lagaan
(3) Deewaar
(4) Mother India
Ans. (2) Lagaan
Q270) “International Day of Education” is observed every year on –
(1) 22th January
(2) 23th January
(3) 24th January
(4) 25th January
Ans. (3) 24th January
Q271) “National Girl Child Day” is observed every year on –
(1) 23rd January
(2) 24th January
(3) 25th January
(4) 26th January
Ans. 2) 24th January
Q272) North India’s largest floating Solar project has been inaugurated in –
(1) Lucknow
(2) Chandigarh
(3) Jaipur
(4) Delhi
Ans. (2) Chandigarh
Q273) Which state/UT is going to host the “Saras Mela 2023” for the first time?
(1) Uttarakhand
(2) Delhi
(3) Ladakh
(4) Jammu & Kashmir
Ans. (4) Jammu & Kashmir
Q274) Which state/UT has launched the “100 Days to Beat Plastic” campaign?
(1) Maharashtra
(2) Gujarat
(3) Delhi
(4) Uttarakhand
Ans. (3) Delhi
Q275) How many students have been awarded the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar?
(1) 09
(2) 10
(3) 11
(4) 12
Ans. (3) 11
Q276) JUICE Space Mission is associated with –
(1) Asia
(2) Australia
(3) USA
(4) Europe
Ans. (4) Europe
Q277) India is set to start supplying diesel to which country through a Friendship pipeline?
(1) Japan
(2) Nepal
(3) Sri Lanka
(4) Bangladesh
Ans. (4) Bangladesh
Q278) Which is the first country to back the debt restructure programme of Sri Lanka?
(1) India
(2) Pakistan
(3) China
(4) Australia
Ans. (1) India
Q279) “National Tourism Day” is observed every year on –
(1) 24th January
(2) 25th January
(3) 26th January
(4) 27th January
Ans. (2) 25th January
Q280) Who has announced its 2nd global hackathon – ‘HARBINGER 2023’?
(1) TRAI
(2) BCCI
(3) NITI Aayog
(4) RBI
Ans. (4) RBI
Q281) Centre has approved “Namami Gange Mission-II” with ₹22,500 crore outlay till –
(1) 2025
(2) 2026
(3) 2027
(4) 2028
Ans. (2) 2026
Q282) How many pilgrim centers in Karnataka, has been selected under the PRASHAD Scheme?
(1) 2 centers
(2) 3 centers
(3) 4 centers
(4) 5 centers
Ans. (3) 4 centers
Q283) Who has won the 10th National Open Race Walking Championships 2023?
(1) Manpreet Singh
(2) Vikash Singh
(3) Suraj Panwar
(4) Akshdeep Singh
Ans. (4) Akshdeep Singh
Q284) Union Cabinet approved the “Vibrant Villages Programme” with financial allocation of –
(1) ₹4100 crore
(2) ₹4800 crore
(3) ₹5300 crore
(4) ₹5600 crore
Ans. (2) ₹4800 crore
Q285) Who has become the first Indian to take 100 wickets in T20I cricket?
(1) Jhulan Goswami
(2) Poonam Yadav
(3) Deepti Sharma
(4) Ekta Bisht
Ans. (3) Deepti Sharma
Q286) Who has been appointed as the Mentor of the RCB Women’s Team?
(1) Mary Kom
(2) Hima Das
(3) PV Sindhu
(4) Sania Mirza
Ans. (4) Sania Mirza
Q287) Who has become the First to launch the UPI LITE feature?
(1) Paytm
(2) PhonePe
(3) MobiKwik
(4) Google Pay
Ans. (1) Paytm
Q288) Which armed force has received ‘World’s First’ Fully Operational SWARM Drone System?
(1) Indian Navy
(2) Indian Army
(3) BSF
(4) CISF
Ans. (2) Indian Army
Q289) Which Indian-American has announced his candidacy for the post of US President in 2024?
(1) Bobby Jindal
(2) John Tyler
(3) Shankara Kurup
(4) Nikki Haley
Ans. (4) Nikki Haley
Q290) IPS officer Ajay Kumar Singh has been appointed as the new DGP of which state?
(1) Bihar
(2) Jharkhand
(3) West Bengal
(4) Odisha
Ans. (2) Jharkhand
Q291) What is India’s rank at the ‘Global Labour Resilience Index 2023’?
(1) 65th
(2) 72nd
(3) 78th
(4) 88th
Ans. (1) 65th
Q292) Which city center ranked as the World’s 2nd Slowest city to drive in?
(1) Pune
(2) Dublin
(3) London
(4) Bengaluru
Ans. (4) Bengaluru
Q293) Tourism Ministry will organize the first Global Tourism Investors’ Summit on –
(1) May 2023
(2) Dec 2023
(3) June 2024
(4) Aug 2024
Ans. (1) May 2023
Q294) India’s first Marine Spatial Planning framework has been launched in –
(1) Chennai
(2) Puducherry
(3) Hyderabad
(4) Lakshadweep
Ans. (2) Puducherry
Q295) How many cheetahs have come from South Africa to Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh?
(1) 8 cheetahs
(2) 10 cheetahs
(3) 12 cheetahs
(4) 15 cheetahs
Ans. (3) 12 cheetahs
Q296) 6th phase of Sujalam-Sufalam Jal Abhiyan has been started in –
(1) Punjab
(2) Gujarat
(3) Rajasthan
(4) Haryana
Ans. (2) Gujarat
Q297) What is the name of chatbot to get an answer to their queries related to Aadhaar card?
(1) Aadhar Sathi
(2) Aadhar Bharat
(3) Aadhaar Mitra
(4) Aadhar Sahyogi
Ans. (3) Aadhaar Mitra
Q29) European Parliament approved the law to ban the sale of new gas and diesel cars from –
(1) 2030
(2) 2035
(3) 2040
(4) 2050
Ans. (2) 2035
Q299) Which country has approved a law to provide ‘menstrual leave’ for the first time in Europe?
(1) Spain
(2) France
(3) Portugal
(4) Belgium
Ans. (1) Spain
Q300) Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar – 2019, 2020 & 2021 were presented to how many artists?
(1) 95 artists
(2) 102 artists
(3) 110 artists
(4) 116 artists
Ans. (2) 102 artists
Q301) “G20 Model Meeting” has been organized in which city?
(1) Chennai
(2) Kolkata
(3) Mumbai
(4) New Delhi
Ans. (4) New Delhi
Q302) Arjuna awardee Tulsidas Balaram passed away. He was associated with –
(1) Cricket
(2) Boxing
(3) Football
(4) Badminton
Ans. (3) Football
Q303) Who has inaugurated the ‘IFFCO Nano Urea Liquid Plants’ in Uttar Pradesh?
(1) Mansukh Mandaviya
(2) Amit Shah
(3) Piyush Goyal
(4) Narendra Modi
Ans. (1) Mansukh Mandaviya
Q304) DGP Virendra has been appointed as the next Chief Information Commissioner of –
(1) Bihar
(2) Odisha
(3) West Bengal
(4) Assam
Ans. (3) West Bengal
Q305) Who is the President of the World Bank, who has announced his resignation?
(1) Ben S. Bernanke
(2) David Malpass
(3) Jim Yong Kim
(4) Kenneth Rogoff
Ans. (2) David Malpass
Q306) ‘Karnataka Sri’ awardee Balipa Narayana passed away. He was associated with –
(1) Teacher
(2) Lawyer
(3) Singer
(4) Journalist
Ans. (3) Singer
Q307) Who has resigned from the post of Chief Selector of Team India?
(1) Chetan Sharma
(2) Salil Ankola
(3) Soham Desai
(4) Kamlesh Jain
Ans. (1) Chetan Sharma
Q308) First Sunderbans Bird Festival was organized in February 2023. How many species of Birds were seen in it?
(1) 200
(2) 152
(3) 300
(4) 145
Ans. (4) 145
Q309) Who has become India’s 1st private sector bank to enable linking of RuPay Credit Card on UPI?
(1) Axis Bank
(2) Bandhan Bank
(3) ICICI Bank
(4) HDFC Bank
Ans. (4) HDFC Bank
Q310) Which country has been elected as the President of the 62nd session of the UN Commission for Social Development?
(1) India
(2) Bangladesh
(3) Vietnam
(4) Singapore
Ans. (1) India
Q311) India’s 1st new mobility focussed cluster has been unveiled by –
(1) Telangana
(2) Karnataka
(3) Andhra Pradesh
(4) Kerala
Ans. (1) Telangana
Q312) Who is set to become the World’s First Living Heritage University?
(1) Nalanda University
(2) Visva-Bharati University
(3) Sharada Peeth University
(4) Pushpagiri Vihara University
Ans. (2) Visva-Bharati University
Q313) The inaugural season of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2023 will be held in –
(1) Mumbai
(2) Kolkata
(3) Chennai
(4) Ahmedabad
Ans. (1) Mumbai
Q314) Which Arm force has won the 12th edition of National Ice Hockey Championship?
(1) Assam Rifles
(2) Border Security Force
(3) Central Reserve Police Force
(4) Indo Tibetan Border Police
Ans. (4) Indo Tibetan Border Police
Q315) Who has received the “Hurun India’s award 2022“?
(1) Manmohan Singh
(2) Akshaya Kavya
(3) VP Nandakumar
(4) Ricky Kej
Ans. 3) VP Nandakumar
Q316) Who has announced a Global Climate Resilience Fund of $50 million for women?
(1) Hillary Clinton
(2) Barack Obama
(3) Donald Trump
(4) Thomas Jefferson
Ans. (1) Hillary Clinton
Q317) Who become 1st Indian-American woman to be elected as president of Harvard Law Review?
(1) Swati Avasthi
(2) Poornima DeBolle
(3) Jayshree Ullal
(4) Apsara A Iyer
Ans. (4) Apsara A Iyer
Q.318) Who has won the ‘Mathrubhumi Book of the Year’ award?
(1) Dr Peggy Mohan
(2) Shrilal Shukla
(3) Bhisham Sahni
(4) Vinod Deval
Ans. (1) Dr Peggy Mohan
Q319) First G20 Tourism Working Group meeting has been organised in –
(1) Uttar Pradesh
(2) Gujarat
(3) Uttarakhand
(4) Haryana
Ans. (2) Gujarat
Q320) Which Union Ministry has launched the “Yuva Sangam” portal?
(1) Defence Ministry
(2) Ayush Ministry
(3) Education Ministry
(4) Finance Ministry
Ans. (3) Education Ministry
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