Current Affairs of NOVEMBER 2023
Current Affairs of NOVEMBER 2023
1 - Which country launched “Guide on Gender-Inclusive Communication”?(A) India
(B) Israel
(C) UAE
(D) UK
2 - Cairns Group’, which is seen in the news, is associated with countries of which category?
(A) Oil Exporting
(B) Agricultural Exporting
(C) Milk Exporting
(D) Meat Exporting
3 - Which countries supported ‘Mandatory self-regulation through codes of conduct’ for AI models?
(A) France, Germany, and Italy
(B) Australia, US and UK
(C) India, Singapore and Malaysia
(D) Russia, Bulgaria and Belarus
4 - Which organisation is associated with Commission on Social Connection (2024–2026)?
(A) IMF
(B) UNICEF
(C) UNESCO
(D) WHO
5 - Which is the Cambridge Dictionary’s Word of the Year for 2023
(A) Hallucinate
(B) Manipulate
(C) Backfire
(D) Depression
6 - The United States recently agreed to resume military communications with which country?
(A) Ukraine
(B) China
(C) Syria
(D) Israel
7 - Which is the first African Nation to introduce shared parental leave?
(A) South Africa
(B) Egypt
(C) Kenya
(D) Nigeria
8 - Which country is associated with ‘Arrow’ aerial defence system?
(A) Israel
(B) Russia
(C) USA
(D) Ukraine
9 - Which country leads the renewable electricity production across the world?
(A) India
(B) China
(C) Australia
(D) Brazil
10 - Which country is India’s biggest trading partner during April-September in fiscal 2023-24?
(A) China
(B) Israel
(C) USA
(D) UAE
11 - Poverty Reduction and Growth Trust (PRGT) is associated with which institution?
(A) WEF
(B) IMF
(C) World Bank
(D) UNICEF
12 - Tharman Shanmugaratnam has been sworn in as the President of which place?
(A) Indonesia
(B) Vietnam
(C) Japan
(D) Singapore
13 - India launched ‘Infrastructure Financing Bridge’ along with which country?
(A) USA
(B) UK
(C) Australia
(D) New Zealand
14 - Full-time children’ is a popular concept of which country?
(A) USA
(B) Japan
(C) China
(D) Russia
15 - Samdech Hun Sen, who was seen in the news, is the Prime Minister of which country?
(A) Thailand
(B) Singapore
(C) Cambodia
(D) South Korea
16 - Which institution has launched the ‘Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP)’?
(A) IMF
(B) WHO
(C) World Bank
(D) WTO
17 - Which country has recognised ‘acts of genocide’ against Yazidis by Islamic State?
(A) USA
(B) UK
(C) briten
(D) Australia
18 - Which country has granted Pakistan a two-year rollover on USD 2.4 billion loan?
(A) China
(B) USA
(C) Russia
(D) Germany
19 - Seine River, which was seen in the news, flows across which city?
(A) Paris
(B) Cairo
(C) New York
(D) Beijing
20 - Which country announced a national emergency, in response to a sharp increase in Guillain-Barré syndrome cases?
(A) China
(B) North Korea
(C) Peru
(D) Chile
21 - Which country’s court ruled that a thumbs-up emoji sent via text message can be considered as consent to a contract?
(A) India
(B) Canada
(C) North Korea
(D) Australia
22 - ‘Online News Act’, which was seen in the news, is implemented in which country?
(A) India
(B) Canada
(C) USA
(D) Australia
23 - The ‘National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)’ is associated with which country?
(A) India
(B) Russia
(C) USA
(D) Australia
24 - ‘Cloud-to-ground lightning strikes’ doubled in 40 years in which mountain region?
(A) The Himalayas
(B) The Alps
(C) The Andes
(D) The K2
25 - Which country is set to adopt the IMF mandated method to calculate its Forex reserve?
(A) India
(B) Bangladesh
(C) USA
(D) UK
26 - River Rhine is located in which region?
(A) East Asia
(B) North America
(C) Europe
(D) Oceania
27 - When is the Global Wind Day celebrated annually?
(A) June 10
(B) June 15
(C) June 18
(D) June 23
28 - Which country has approved record USD 153bn budget aimed at creating jobs?
(A) Iraq
(B) USA
(C) UK
(D) Israel
29 - Which country announced the ‘Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant scheme’?
(A) France
(B) Ireland
(C) Germany
(D) UK
30 - International Albinism Awareness Day 2023 observed on which date?
(A) 10 June
(B) 13 June
(C) 15 June
(D) 18 June
31 - The South Asia Clean Energy Forum 2023 was convened by which institution?
(A) BEE
(B) USAID
(C) NTPC
(D) World Green Council
32 - Which institution has set up the ‘Agriculture and Market Information System (AMIS)
(A) FAO
(B) WEF
(C) IMF
(D) World Bank
33 - Majority of Gum Arabic is sourced from Sahel region, which runs through which country?
(A) Israel
(B) Sudan
(C) South Africa
(D) Ukraine
34 - Which country recently described India as ‘Friendly Sovereign Global Centres of Power’?
(A) Russia
(B) China
(C) USA
(D) UK
35 - Which country passed ‘Safeguard Mechanism’ to force coal mines and oil refineries to minimize emissions?
(A) Australia
(B) USA
(C) Germany
(D) Italy
36 - Which country recently described India as ‘Friendly Sovereign Global Centres of Power’?
(A) Russia
(B) China
(C) USA
(D) UK
37 - Which country passed ‘Safeguard Mechanism’ to force coal mines and oil refineries to minimize emissions?
(A) Australia
(B) USA
(C) Germany
(D) Italy
38 - Tillyardembi Fossils of the world’s first plant pollinators called tillyardembiids was discovered recently in which country?
(A) Greece
(B) India
(C) Russia
(D) China
39 - Silicon Valley Bank, which was shut down recently, is based in which country
(A) Russia
(B) Ukraine
(C) USA
(D) UK
40 - Which country has recently announced to ban TikTok from all government-issued mobile devices?
(A) Australia
(B) Canada
(C) India
(D) Japan
41 - Which country has recently terminated the ‘Immigrant Investor Programme’?
(A) Sweden
(B) Ireland
(C) USA
(D) Australia
42 - Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) was a militant organisation formed in which country?
(A) Sri Lanka
(B) India
(C) Nepal
(D) Malaysia
43 - ‘Presidents’ Day’ which was seen in the news, is associated with which count
(A) USA
(B) China
(C) Brazil
(D) France
44 - India agreed to establish a ‘Defence and Energy Bloc’ with which other countries, recently?
(A) USA, Israel
(B) France, UAE
(C) Germany, UAE
(D) Sri Lanka, UAE
45 - ‘Title 42’ immigration policy, which was seen in the news, is associated with which country?
(A) Australia
(B) USA
(C) China
(D) Germany
46 - Where is the headquarters of ‘Asian Pacific Postal Union’?
(A) Mumbai
(B) Bangkok
(C) Colombo
(D) Dhaka
47 - Which country recently switched to euro from its kuna currency and became the 20th member of the Eurozone?
(A) Slovenia
(B) Croatia
(C) Serbia
(D) Romania
48 - Which institution released the ‘14th Emissions Gap Report 2023’?
(A) UNEP
(B) FAO
(C) World Bank
(D) WEF
49 - RBI has commenced its retail CBDC pilot project in how many cities?
(A) Two
(B) Four
(C) Five
(D) Ten
50 - Which country has developed a new artificial light-harvesting system?
(A) USA
(B) India
(C) China
(D) Israel
51 - Which company built the Indian Navy’s survey vessel ‘Ikshak’?
(A) DRDO
(B) HAL
(C) GRSE
(D) BEL
52 - India is set to gift a bust of Mahatma Gandhi in the headquarters of which institution?
(A) United Nations
(B) Asian Development Bank
(C) G-20
(D) World Economic Forum
53 - Which is the headquarters of International Electro-technical Commission (IEC)?
(A) Paris
(B) Geneva
(C) New York
(D) Rome
54 - ‘Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar’ is associated with which Union Ministry?
(A) Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
(B) Ministry of Culture
(C) Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
(D) Ministry of Defence
55 - When is the ‘Constitution Day’ celebrated in India?
(A) November 24
(B) November 26
(C) November 30
(D) December 1
56 - Which institution announced that ‘Religious freedom and related human rights in India’ are under ongoing threat?
(A) UNESCO
(B) UNICEF
(C) USAID
(D) USCIRF
57 - As per the draft Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Amendment) Bill, 2022, what is the maximum punishment for killing an animal?
(A) Rs 1 lakh
(B) Rs 2 lakh
(C) Rs 3 lakh
(D) Rs 5 lakh
58 - Which institution announced that ‘Religious freedom and related human rights in India’ are under ongoing threat?
(A) UNESCO
(B) UNICEF
(C) USCIRF
(D) USAID
59 - Which Union Ministry launched Mentorship, Advisory, Assistance, Resilience and Growth (MAARG) portal?
(A) Ministry of Commerce and Industry
(B) Ministry of MSME
(C) Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
(D) Ministry of Labour and Employment
60 - Which institution issued a working paper on decline of India’s rankings on global indices?
(A) NITI Aayog
(B) Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister
(C) Department of Economic Affairs
(D) Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances
61 - As per the recent OECD report, what is the GDP forecast for India for FY23?
(A) 6.1 %
(B) 6.6 %
(C) 7.2 %
(D) 7.5 %
62 - Who has been elected as a Member of International Committee for Weight and Measures (CIPM)?
(A) Justice A K Mishra
(B) Venu Gopal Achanta
(C) Justice Ranjan Gogoi
(D) Venkatraman
63 - Which Asian country has recently released a ‘Suicide prevention policy’?
(A) Afghanistan
(B) Sri Lanka
(C) India
(D) Nepal
64 - What is the theme of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit 2023?
(A) SECURE SCO
(B) SAFE SCO
(C) SUSTAINABLE SCO
(D) SOVEREIGN SCO
65 - Which country hosts the ‘FIFA World Cup 2022’?
(A) India
(B) Qatar
(C) Australia
(D) Argentina
66 - When is the ‘World Fisheries Day’ celebrated?
(A) November 15
(B) November 18
(C) November 21
(D) November 24
67 - Marie Tharp, who featured in the Google Doodle, was associated with which field?
(A) Economy
(B) Sports
(C) Geology
(D) Business
68 - Retired bureaucrat Arun Goel has been recently appointed in which position?
(A) Chief Vigilance Commissioner
(B) Chairman of Enforcement Directorate
(C) Election Commissioner
(D) Finance Secretary
69 - As per the recent ‘Grain Deal’ grain exports from Ukrainian ports are allowed through corridor in which sea/ocean?
(A) Black Sea
(B) Pacific Ocean
(C) Red Sea
(D) Atlantic Ocean
70 - What is the theme of the UNESCO’s ‘World Philosophy Day’ 2022?
(A) The Human of the Future
(B) Philosophy and Humanity
(C) Growth and Humanity
(D) Development of Thoughts
71 - Which Indian public sector unit won the Gold award at International Convention on Quality Control Circle (ICQCC-2022)?
(A) REC
(B) NTPC
(C) ONGC
(D) SAIL
72 - Which racing driver won the Brazilian F1 Grand-prix title in 2022?
(A) George Russell
(B) Lewis Hamilton
(C) Carlos Sainz
(D) Sebastien Vettel
73 - ‘UTS ON MOBILE’ is a mobile application launched by which Union Ministry?
(A) Ministry of Railways
(B) Ministry of Science and Technology
(C) Ministry of Power
(D) Ministry of Steel
74 - Which global bloc launched the USD 1.4 billion Global Pandemic Fund?
(A) G-7
(B) G-20
(C) ASEAN
(D) SAARC
75 - ‘Hybrid Thermally Efficient Core (HyTEC) project’ is associated with which space agency?
(A) ISRO
(B) JAXA
(C) ESA
(D) NASA
76 - Which state has launched the first exclusive Handicraft policy?
(A) Rajasthan
(B) Gujarat
(C) Assam
(D) Himachal Pradesh
77 - Which Indian has been awarded the prestigious Bailey K. Ashford Medal for 2022?
(A) Dr. Subhash Babu
(B) Ravi Kolli
(C) Sudha Murty
(D) V K Paul
78 - National Florence Nightingale Awards’ are awarded in recognition for meritorious services rendered in which field?
(A) Economics
(B) Art and Culture
(C) Nursing
(D) Science and Technology
79 - Apis karinjodian, which was discovered recently in the Western Ghats after 200 years, belongs to which species?
(A) Honey-bee
(B) Turtle
(C) Spider
(D) Fish
80 - Which state is the host of ‘Rising Sun Water Fest-2022’ event?
(A) Meghalaya
(B) West Bengal
(C) Maharashtra
(D) Rajasthan
81 - Umiam Lake, which was seen in the news, is located in which state?
(A) Arunachal Pradesh
(B) Meghalaya
(C) Bihar
(D) West Bengal
82 - What was introduced in the 103rd Constitutional Amendment, which was seen in the news recently?
(A) Constitutional status to the National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC)
(B) Constitutional status to the National Commission for Women (NCW)
(C) 10 percent quota for Economically weaker sections (EWS)
(D) Goods and Services Tax
83 - Which state hosted the ‘Tokhü Emong Bird Count (TEBC)’ event?
(A) Nagaland
(B) Assam
(C) Arunachal Pradesh
(D) Uttarakhand
84 - When is the ‘National Cancer Awareness Day’ observed in India?
(A) August 7
(B) November 7
(C) January 7
(D) April 7
85 - When is the ‘National Cancer Awareness Day’ observed in India?
(A) August 7
(B) November 7
(C) January 7
(D) April 7
86 - Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved a USD 350 million loan to improve road connectivity in which state?
(A) Maharashtra
(B) Gujarat
(C) Assam
(D) Kerala
87 - Which Union Ministry released the Draft Digital Personal Data Protection Bill 2022?
(A) Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
(B) Ministry of Science and Technology
(C) Ministry of Home Affairs
(D) Ministry of External Affairs
88 - Who is the first Indian woman soldier skydiver?
(A) Manju
(B) Avani Chaturvedi
(C) Bhawana Kanth
(D) Shivangi Singh
89 - As per recent data, electoral bonds worth how much were sold in India, since its launch (as of 2022)?
(A) Rs 1,026 crore
(B) Rs 10,246 crore
(C) Rs 50,246 crore
(D) Rs 1,24,600 crore
90 - Which Indian public sector unit won the Gold award at International Convention on Quality Control Circle (ICQCC-2022)?
(A) REC
(B) NTPC
(C) ONGC
(D) SAIL
91 - ‘Respect for Marriage Act’ is associated with which country?
(A) Germany
(B) USA
(C) UK
(D) France
92 - The maximum number of foreigners who visited India during extended period of Covid restrictions, was from which country?
(A) UK
(B) USA
(C) Canada
(D) Australia
93 - Which two countries signed an agreement worth USD 74.5 million to stop illegal migrants from Channel crossings?
(A) Norway-Italy
(B) Italy-Germany
(C) UK-France
(D) Australia-New Zealand
94 - ‘National Newborn Week’ is observed in which month every year?
(A) November
(B) December
(C) January
(D) February
95 - Which institution released the repoWhich institution released the report titled ‘Financing India’s Infrastructure Needs’?Which institution released the repoWhich institution released the Which institution released the report titled ‘Financing India’s Infrastructure Needs’?Which institution released the report titled ‘Financing India’s Infrastructure Needs’?titled ‘Financing India’s Infrastructure Needs’?rt titled ‘Financing India’s Infrastructure Needs’?rt titled ‘Financing India’s Infrastructure Needs’?
(A) ADB
(B) AIIB
(C) World Bank
(D) World Economic Forum
96 - What is the new name of the ‘Power System Operation Corporation Ltd (POSOCO)’?
(A) Grid Controller of India
(B) Power Controller of India
(C) Power System Organisation
(D) Power Research Organisation
97 - ‘Lost City Hydrothermal Field’ was discovered above which Ocean?
(A) Indian Ocean
(B) Atlantic Ocean
(C) Pacific Ocean
(D) Antarctic Ocean
98 - ‘Vajra Prahar’ is the joint exercise between India and which country?
(A) USA
(B) Myanmar
(C) Bangladesh
(D) Nepal
99 - ‘AGNI’ initiative, which was launched recently CCRAS, is associated with which sector?
(A) Defence
(B) Thermal Power
(C) Ayurveda
(D) Steel
100 - Which Indian Mission seeks to bring back lunar samples to the Earth?
(A) Gruhyaan
(B) Mangalyaan-2
(C) Chandrayaan-4
(D) Meghayaan
101 - Which Indian received NASA IMPACT Planet Award 2023?
(A) Dr Sujit Roy
(B) Akhilesh Tuteja
(C) Balaji Srinivasan
(D) Umesh Sachdev
102 - As per WHO, which condition would lead to 10 million annual deaths worldwide, by 2050?
(A) Diabetes
(B) Cancer
(C) Antimicrobial resistance
(D) Hypertension
103 - World Heritage Week is observed every year during which month?
(A) January
(B) April
(C) September
(D) November
104 - Which writer won the JCB Prize for Literature for his novel ‘Fire Bird’?
(A) Arundhati Roy
(B) Perumal Murugan
(C) Salman Rushdie
(D) Jeya Mohan
105 - What is a special feature of ‘Attenborough’s long-beaked echidna’ species?
(A) Egg laying Mammal
(B) Bird without feathers
(C) Mimicking Human Speech
(D) Sleeping with eyes open
106 - Which state us associated with 75% reservation for local people in private sector jobs in the State?
(A) Telangana
(B) Haryana
(C) Gujarat
(D) Goa
107 - Ministry of Ayush signed the Traditional and Complementary Medicine ‘Project Collaboration Agreement’ with_:
(A) UNICEF
(B) WHO
(C) FAO
(D) World Bank
108 - Which Indian cricketer scored the fastest century in the ODI World Cup, in 62 balls?
(A) Rohit Sharma
(B) Virat Kohli
(C) K.L. Rahul
(D) Ravindra Jadeja
109 - Which institution releases the index number of wholesale price in India on monthly basis in India?
(A) RBI
(B) NSO
(C) DPIIT
(D) Ministry of Finance
110 - What is the expansion of PVTG, a category of Tribal group?
(A) Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups
(B) Primarily Vulnerable Tribal Groups
(C) Particularly Valuable Tribal Groups
(D) Primarily Valuable Tribal Groups
111 - As per recent data, which city topped in terms of completion of projects, fund usage and other criteria under Smart Cities Scheme?
(A) Surat
(B) Madurai
(C) Bhopal
(D) Mysuru
112 - ‘Transporter-9 mission’ is associated with which country?
(A) USA
(B) UK
(C) Russia
(D) Israel
113 - Which country is associated with ‘B-21 Raider bomber’?
(A) Israel
(B) USA
(C) Russia
(D) Iran
114 - Pump Storage Project’ is associated with which Union Ministry?
(A) Ministry of Coal
(B) Ministry of Steel
(C) Ministry of Power
(D) Ministry of MSME
115 - Which country seized the ‘Advantage Sweet’ crude tanker vessel?
(A) USA
(B) Iran
(C) Israel
(D) Russia
116 - Which state clinched the Raja Bhalindra Singh Rolling Trophy?
(A) Punjab
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Tamil Nadu
(D) Odisha
117 - Which north-east state approved legislation maintaining a 33 percent reservation for women in urban local bodies?
(A) Assam
(B) Nagaland
(C) Sikkim
(D) West Bengal
118 - ‘The State of Food and Agriculture (SOFA)’ is the flagship report of which institution?
(A) World Bank
(B) ADB
(C) FAO
(D) IMF
119 - Which country has the highest weighting on the MSCI Emerging Market Index (EM)?
(A) India
(B) China
(C) Taiwan
(D) Singapore
120 - Which country has pulled out of the ‘Treaty of Conventional Armed Forces in Europe’?
(A) Israel
(B) Russia
(C) Germany
(D) France
121 - Which is the first company to launch an in-house LNG engine compliant with BSVI Stage II emission standard?
(A) HAL
(B) Ashok Leyland
(C) Tata Motors
(D) Force Motors
122 - Which country hosted the two-day summit of European space ministers, dubbed as ‘Space Summit’?
(A) France
(B) Italy
(C) Spain
(D) Denmark
123 - Which is the first foreign company that has bagged 100% FDI in India’s defence projects?
(A) Boeing
(B) Lockheed Martin
(C) Saab
(D) General Dynamics
124 - Srihari Nataraj, who is seen in the news, is associated with which sports?
(A) Cricket
(B) Swimming
(C) Chess
(D) Tennis
125 - Which is the headquarters of International Organization for Migration (IOM)?
(A) New York
(B) Geneva
(C) Paris
(D) Rome
126 - Which footballer player has won the Ballon d’Or prize for the best player?
(A) Lionel Messi
(B) Erling Haaland
(C) Kylian Mbappé
(D) Cristiano Ronaldo
127 - Which institution conducts the ‘Inflation Expectations Survey of Households’?
(A) NITI Aayog
(B) Ministry of Finance
(C) RBI
(D) SEBI
128 - Which country is associated with ‘Arrow’ aerial defence system?
(A) Israel
(B) Russia
(C) USA
(D) Ukraine
129 - Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary (WLS) is located in which state?
(A) Odisha
(B) Bihar
(C) सिक्किम
(D) Goa
130 - Which institution regulates the Co-operative banks in India?
(A) RBI
(B) NABARD
(C) Ministry of Cooperation
(D) NITI Aayog
131 - Maitree Super Thermal Power Project’ is situated in which country?
(A) Bangladesh
(B) India
(C) Sri Lanka
(D) Nepal
132 - Which country is associated with the ‘B61-13’ Nuclear bomb?
(A) Russia
(B) Israel
(C) USA
(D) China
133 - Which Indian city was ranked the fourth most polluted cities in the world, according to IQAir?
(A) Mumbai
(B) Delhi
(C) Kolkata
(D) Varanasi
134 - India launched an ‘Innovation Platform’ and ‘Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Innovation Dialogue’, along with which country?
(A) Sweden
(B) Switzerland
(C) Australia
(D) Finland
135 - Which institution was tasked with the preparation of ‘Vision India@2047’ plan?
(A) NASSCOM
(B) NITI Aayog
(C) Election Commission of India
(D) RBI
136 - Scientists have detected which disease in Antarctic region for the first time in Antarctica?
(A) Avian Flu
(B) Anthrax
(C) Foot-and-mouth disease
(D) Bluetongue virus
137 - According to a recent WHO report, 188.3 million people in India suffer from which health condition, while only 37% get diagnosed for it?
(A) Diabetes
(B) Hyper-tension
(C) Arthritis
(D) Asthma
138 - Bondvol lake, which was seen in the news, is located in which state?
(A) Gujarat
(B) Goa
(C) Odisha
(D) Rajasthan
139 - Which High Court said that ‘the right to speedy justice is a Fundamental Right’?
(A) Madhya Pradesh High Court
(B) Delhi High Court
(C) Madras High Court
(D) Bombay High Court
140 - Meitei Mayek Script is associated with which state?
(A) Assam
(B) Manipur
(C) Nagaland
(D) Mizoram
141 - ‘Lokhimon faith’ is associated with which Indian state/UT?
(A) Assam
(B) Odisha
(C) Goa
(D) Kerala
142 - Mahima Cult’ is a religious movement, which originated in which state?
(A) Odisha
(B) Telangana
(C) Karnataka
(D) West Bengal
143 - Who has become the first Indian to win the International Emmy Award?
(A) Arman Malik
(B) R Madhavan
(C) Vicky Kaushal
(D) Veer Das
144 - In which country will the ICC Men's U19 Cricket World Cup 2024 be organized?
(A) India
(B) South Africa
(C) Sri Lanka
(D) Australia
145 - Joint military exercise 'Austrahind-2023' is being organized between India and which country?
(A) Austria
(B) USA
(C) Ireland
(D) Australia
146 - Whose name has been recently announced as the “Brand Ambassador of Bengal”?
(A) Amitabh Bachchan
(B) Sourav Ganguly
(C) Mimi Chakraborty
(D) Amitav Ghosh
147 - In which country has the world's largest single-site solar power plant been inaugurated?
(A) United Arab Emirates
(B) Qatar
(C) India
(D) USA
148 - Who has been appointed by Kolkata Knight Riders as their new 'mentor'?
(A) Rahul Dravid
(B) Ajay Jadeja
(C) Yuvraj Singh
(D) Gautam Gambhir
149 - Who was the first woman judge of the Supreme Court who passed away recently?
(A) Ruma Pal
(B) Sujata Manohar
(C) Fatima Biwi
(D) R Bhanumathi
150 - Who has become the fourth Indian to be honored with Pakistan's highest civilian award?
(A) A R Rahman
(B) Dr. Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin
(C) Mohammad Hamid Ansari
(D) none of these
151 - Joint military exercise 'Surya Kiran' is conducted between India and which country?
(A) Sri Lanka
(B) Bhutan
(C) Bangladesh
(D) Nepal
152 - In which state the famous 'Ghol' fish has been given the status of state fish?
(A) Tamil Nadu
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Gujarat
(D) Odisha
153 - ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter Mission is associated with which space agency?
(A) NASA
(B) ESA
(C) ISRO
(D) JAXA
154 - As per a CDC-WHO Report, around 11 lakh children in India missed their first dose of the measles vaccine?
(A) COVID
(B) Measles
(C) Pneumonia
(D) Rubella
155 - Which is the Cambridge Dictionary’s Word of the Year for 2023?
(A) Hallucinate
(B) Manipulate
(C) Backfire
(D) Depression
156 - Which country hosted the ‘Voice of the Global South Summit’ (VOGSS) recently?
(A) India
(B) Indonesia
(C) Sri Lanka
(D) Bangladesh
157 - Who is the first recipient of Manohar Parrikar Yuva Scientist Award?
(A) Dr Mathavaraj S
(B) P Veeramuthu Vel
(C) Ritu Karidhal
(D) Kalpana Kalahasti
158 - Which institution is responsible for conducting the National Eligibility Test for Junior Research Fellowship (JRF)?
(A) AICTE
(B) UGC
(C) NMA
(D) NASSCOM
159 - Which state/UT launched the ‘Water Smart Kids’ Campaign?
(A) Assam
(B) Meghalaya
(C) Sikkim
(D) West Bengal
160 - Zika, which was seen in the news, is transmitted by_?
(A) Bat
(B) Mosquito
(C) Monkey
(D) Dog
161 - S Venkitaramanan, who passed away recently, had served as the head of which institution?
(A) Election Commission of India
(B) RBI
(C) Supreme Court
(D) BCCI
162 - Emmett Shear is the interim CEO of which major technology company?
(A) Amazon
(B) Apple
(C) Open AI
(D) Samsung
163 - Which institution mandates Business Responsibility and Sustainability Reporting (BRSR) in India?
(A) RBI
(B) SEBI
(C) Election Commission of India
(D) NITI Aayog
164 - Which organisation is associated with Commission on Social Connection (2024–2026)?
(A) IMF
(B) UNICEF
(C) UNESCO
(D) WHO
165 - Which writer won the JCB Prize for Literature for his novel ‘Fire Bird’?
(A) Arundhati Roy
(B) Perumal Murugan
(C) Salman Rushdie
(D) Jeya Mohan
166 - Which country hosted the ‘Voice of the Global South Summit’ (VOGSS) recently?
(A) India
(B) Indonesia
(C) Sri Lanka
(D) Bangladesh
167 - Kashmir saffron has bloomed for the first time in which state/UT in 2023?
(A) Uttarakhand
(B) Kerala
(C) Himachal Pradesh
(D) Goa
168 - Who is the first cricketer in the world to score 50 ODI centuries?
(A) Sachin Tendulkar
(B) Virat Kohli
(C) David Warner
(D) Mathew Hayden
169 - ‘NISAR’ is the collaborative earth-observing radar satellite between_?
(A) ESA and NASA
(B) JAXA and NASA
(C) ISRO and NASA
(D) ESA and ISRO
170 - As per data collected by National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation (NOTTO), which gender underwent 81% of total Organ Transplants from 1995 to 2021?
(A) Men
(B) Women
(C) Non-binary people
(D) No data
171 - Which country is associated with the “Rwanda plan”?
(A) USA
(B) UK
(C) The Netherlands
(D) Russia
172 - What is the expansion of PVTG, a category of Tribal group?
(A) Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups
(B) Primarily Vulnerable Tribal Groups
(C) Particularly Valuable Tribal Groups
(D) Primarily Valuable Tribal Groups
173 - Which institution secured the top position in India in QS Asia University Rankings 2024?
(A) IIT Madras
(B) IIT Bombay
(C) AIIMS Delhi
(D) IISc Bengaluru
174 - As per IQAir’s AQI Data, which was the most polluted city in the world with an air quality index (AQI) of 287?
(A) Dhaka
(B) New Delhi
(C) Tokyo
(D) Washington
175 - The Government of India signed a $400 million policy-based loan with which institution to support urban services?
(A) World Bank
(B) ADB
(C) IMF
(D) IMF
176 - The ‘AAINA Dashboard for Cities’ portal has been launched by which Union Ministry?
(A) Ministry of MSME
(B) Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
(C) Ministry of Commerce and Industry
(D) Ministry of Electronics and IT
177 - Which city is the host of ‘International Convention on Millets’?
(A) Bhubaneswar
(B) Kolkata
(C) Chennai
(D) Bengaluru
178 - India undertook BONGOSAGAR-23 and CORPAT exercises with the Navy of which country?
(A) Sri Lanka
(B) Bangladesh
(C) France
(D) Iran
179 - Which country has pulled out of the ‘Treaty of Conventional Armed Forces in Europe’?
(A) Israel
(B) Russia
(C) Germany
(D) France
180 - Which is the first company to launch an in-house LNG engine compliant with BSVI Stage II emission standard?
(A) HAL
(B) Ashok Leyland
(C) Tata Motors
(D) Force Motors
181 - ‘Mahadev Book’, which was recently blocked, is associated with_?
(A) Bitcoin
(B) Betting
(C) Real Estate
(D) Gold
182 - Which country hosted the two-day summit of European space ministers, dubbed as ‘Space Summit’?
(A) France
(B) Italy
(C) Spain
(D) Denmark
183 - As of 2023, which country is the world’s largest supplier of rare earths?
(A) India
(B) Brazil
(C) China
(D) चीन
184 - India recently signed a Mobility and Migration Partnership Agreement with which country?
(A) Italy
(B) Israel
(C) Ukraine
(D) Afghanistan
185 - Which institutions released ‘Hunger Hotspots Outlook Report’?
(A) FAO -WFP
(B) UNEP-FAO
(C) FAO-NABARD
(D) World Bank-NABARD
186 - Which country hosted the ‘International Convention on Sustainable Trade and Standards’ in 2023?
(A) Sri Lanka
(B) Germany
(C) India
(D) Australia
187 - ‘Kepler-385’, which was seen in the news, is a?
(A) Asteroid
(B) Seven-planet System
(C) Satellite
(D) Star
188 - Which European country’s central bank announced to pilot wholesale digital currency?
(A) Germany
(B) Switzerland
(C) Finland
(D) Italy
189 - What is India’s Goods and Services Tax (GST) collection in October 2023?
(A) Rs 1.65 lakh crore
(B) Rs 1.72 lakh crore
(C) Rs 1.82 lakh crore
(D) Rs 1.92 lakh crore
190 - India resumed negotiations for Economic and Technology Cooperation Agreement (ECTA), with which country after five years?
(A) Sri Lanka
(B) Indonesia
(C) Singapore
(D) Malaysia
191 - ‘New Bhandu-New Sanand section’, which was recently inaugurated, is a part of which Freight Corridor?
(A) Central Dedicated Freight Corridor
(B) Western Dedicated Freight Corridor
(C) Southern Dedicated Freight Corridor
(D) Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor
192 - Two ancient temple caves were recently discovered near Rajapur, Ratnagiri in which state?
(A) Karnataka
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Andhra Pradesh
(D) Kerala
193 - Japanese Scientists have succeeded in cultivating embryos of which species aboard the International Space Station (ISS)?
(A) Lizard
(B) Mouse
(C) Rabbit
(D) Snake
194 - As per a recent study, which planet may have undergone tectonic activity, 4.5 billion to 3.5 billion years ago?
(A) Venus
(B) Mars
(C) Mercury
(D) Jupiter
195 - Which institution has mandated ‘penny drop’ verification for NPS fund withdrawal?
(A) IRDAI
(B) PFRDA
(C) SEBI
(D) RBI
196 - According to a survey published by McKinsey Health Institute, what is the rank of India in employee well-being?
(A) First
(B) Second
(C) Fifth
(D) Tenth
197 - Which Asian country announced to exit from China’s Belt and Road Initiatives?
(A) Thailand
(B) Philippines
(C) Cambodia
(D) Singapore
198 - Which country is funding India’s ‘Hunger Project’ and promote food security in Uttarakhand?
(A) France
(B) UK
(C) Canada
(D) Norway
199 - What is the name of the National Public Procurement Portal of India?
(A) Government e-Market portal
(B) Bharat e-Market portal
(C) Namo e-Market portal
(D) India e-Market portal
200 - India resumed negotiations for Economic and Technology Cooperation Agreement (ECTA), with which country after five years?
(A) Sri Lanka
(B) Indonesia
(C) Singapore
(D) Malaysia
201 - Rajaji Tiger Reserve’ is located in which state/UT?
(A) Andhra Pradesh
(B) Uttarakhand
(C) Madhya Pradesh
(D) West Bengal
202 - Which country is associated with the ‘B61-13’ Nuclear bomb?
(A) Russia
(B) Israel
(C) USA
(D) China
203 - What is the name of the platform launched by Prime Minister on the National Unity Day?
(A) Mera Yuva Bharat (MY Bharat) platform
(B) PM YUVA Platform
(C) Meri Maati Platform
(D) Kartavya Platform
204 - Japanese Scientists have succeeded in cultivating embryos of which species aboard the International Space Station (ISS)?
(A) Lizard
(B) Mouse
(C) Rabbit
(D) Snake