Current Affairs of OCTOBER 2023
Current Affairs of OCTOBER 2023
1 - Who is the first Asian man to be nominated for International Tennis Hall of Fame?(A) Leander Paes
(B) Mahesh Bhupathi
(C) Rohan Bopanna
(D) Yuki Bhambri
2 - Which state won the basketball title in the National Games?
(A) Punjab
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Odisha
(D) West Bengal
3 - Which country hosted the 3rd Edition of North East India Festival?
(A) Thailand
(B) Vietnam
(C) Cambodia
(D) Laos
4 - Which company launched India’s inaugural satellite-based gigabit broadband service?
(A) Reliance Jio Infocomm
(B) Bharti Airtel
(C) BSNL
(D) Vodafone Idea
5 - As per the initial advance estimates of major kharif crops for 2023-24, which major crop is estimated to have a decline in production?
(A) Wheat
(B) Rice
(C) Moong
(D) Tur
6 - Which city hosted the 7th Edition of the India Mobile Congress?
(A) Hyderabad
(B) Bengaluru
(C) New Delhi
(D) Chennai
7 - The European Union (EU) and India conducted their first joint naval exercise in which place?
(A) Gulf of Guinea
(B) Indian Ocean
(C) South China Sea
(D) Gulf of Finland
8 - Which cricketer scored the fastest ODI World Cup hundred in 40 balls?
(A) Virat Kohli
(B) Rohit Sharma
(C) Glenn Maxwell
(D) David Warner
9 - Competition Commission of India (CCI) is a statutory body under which Union Ministry?
(A) Ministry of External Affairs
(B) Ministry of Corporate Affairs
(C) Ministry of Finance
(D) Ministry of Commerce and Industry
10 - India’s first Nano DAP (Liquid) Plant has been inaugurated in which state?
(A) Gujarat
(B) Bihar
(C) Madhya Pradesh
(D) Punjab
11 - Which state is encouraging the use of ‘Pipe Composting’ as a part of Swachhata Hi Seva campaign?
(A) Jharkhand
(B) Assam
(C) Madhya Pradesh
(D) Maharashtra
12 - Which country has officially embedded its nuclear weapons status in its constitution?
(A) Israel
(B) UAE
(C) North Korea
(D) Russia
13 - Frank Rubio, who was seen in the news, is associated with which profession?
(A) Sports person
(B) Business person
(C) Astronaut
(D) Scientist
14 - Which state is the host of ‘Pitra Paksha Mela’ event?
(A) Uttar Pradesh
(B) Bihar
(C) Gujarat
(D) Assam
15 - Neha Thakur, who secured a silver medal for India at Asian Games, plays which sports?
(A) Shooting
(B) Squash
(C) Sailing
(D) Boxing
16 - Which institution has raised more than ₹1000 crore via social bonds?
(A) NHB
(B) NABARD
(C) RBI
(D) SIDBI
17 - Which institution has been recently selected by PFRDA as the 11th fund manager to manage retirement savings under NPS?
(A) Bandhan Pension Fund Managers
(B) DSP Pension Fund Managers
(C) Aditya Birla Sun Life Pension Fund
(D) Axis Pension Fund
18 - The Indian Military is conducting the joint military exercise ‘Exercise KAZIND-2023’ with which country?
(A) China
(B) Kazakhstan
(C) Russia
(D) United States
19 - Who has recently become the elected President of Maldives?
(A) Arif Latif
(B) Abdullah Yameen
(C) Mohammad Muizzu
(D) Mohammad Solih
20 - In which state did Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurate the High Tech Sports Training Centre?
(A) Uttar Pradesh
(B) Assam
(C) Bihar
(D) Madhya Pradesh
21 - Which sport has been announced for inclusion in the Olympic Games Los Angeles 2028?
(A) Rugby
(B) Tennis
(C) Golf
(D) Twenty-20 cricket
22 - How many scientists have been jointly awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics in the year 2023?
(A) 3
(B) 2
(C) 5
(D) 4
23 - When is the World Development Information Day celebrated?
(A) October 22
(B) October 24
(C) October 27
(D) October 30
24 - Gomti and Ghaghra Rivers flow in which Indian state/UT?
(A) Assam
(B) Bihar
(C) Uttar Pradesh
(D) Karnataka
25 - Which country hosted the 7th edition of Joint Military ‘Exercise KAZIND-2023’?
(A) India
(B) Kazakhstan
(C) Sri Lanka
(D) Iran
26 - ‘Malvinoxhosan biota’, which was seen in the news, is a group of_?
(A) Marine animals
(B) Insects
(C) Reptiles
(D) Bacteria
27 - ‘PM eBus Sewa scheme’, which was approved recently, aims to deploy how many e-buses?
(A) 1000
(B) 10000
(C) 1 lakh
(D) 1 million
28 - The Hostile Activity Watch Kernel (HAWK) system, is associated with which state?
(A) Kerala
(B) Karnataka
(C) Andhra Pradesh
(D) Uttarakhand
29 - ‘Taikonauts’, which was seen in the news, is a term referring astronauts of which country?
(A) Russia
(B) China
(C) Japan
(D) Israel
30 - Robert Fico, who was seen in the news, is the Prime Minister of which country?
(A) Slovakia
(B) Sweden
(C) Bulgaria
(D) Poland
31 - Which state/UT is the host of 37th National Games in 2023?
(A) Goa
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Kerala
(D) Gujarat
32 - Which category of diseases account for 66 per cent of all deaths in India?
(A) Communicable Diseases
(B) Non-Communicable Diseases
(C) Neglected Tropical Diseases
(D) Hereditary diseases
33 - What is the special attribute of ‘Chroococcidiopsis cubana’ bacteria?
(A) Cleans Pollutants
(B) Produces Oxygen
(C) Enhances Tree Growth
(D) Used in Solar Panels
34 - Who is the first Indian cricketer to bag two five-wicket hauls in the World Cup?
(A) Jasprit Burah
(B) Mohammed Shami
(C) R Ashwin
(D) Hardik Pandya
35 - As per a recent report, which city emerged as the most central node in tortoise / hard-shell turtle trafficking?
(A) Ahmedabad
(B) Mumbai
(C) Chennai
(D) Vishakhapatnam
36 - Which state is associated with the ‘Mukhyamantri Gramin Awas NYAY Yojana’?
(A) Punjab
(B) New Delhi
(C) Chhattisgarh
(D) Madhya Pradesh
37 - Scientists have issued a warning about the spread of a parasitic brain worm- ‘Rat lungworm’ in which country?
(A) India
(B) China
(C) USA
(D) Indonesia
38 - As per a new report, made along with NITI Aayog, which state had the highest electricity demand in the country in July 2023?
(A) Karnataka
(B) Tamil Nadu
(C) Uttar Pradesh
(D) Gujarat
39 - The RoDTEP support scheme, initially set to expire on September 30, 2023, has been extended till which date?
(A) December 31, 2023
(B) March 31, 2023
(C) June 30, 2024
(D) September 30, 2024
40 - Sarabjot Singh, Arjun Singh Cheema, and Shiva Narwal, who were seen in the news, play which sports?
(A) Boxing
(B) Wrestling
(C) Shooting
(D) Badminton
41 - Which country has launched USD 1 billion plan to coordinate the controlled descent of International Space Station (ISS) back to Earth?
(A) Russia
(B) China
(C) USA
(D) India
42 - Kongthong, which bagged ‘Best Tourism Village (Bronze)Award 2023’, is located in which state?
(A) Assam
(B) Meghalaya
(C) Arunachal Pradesh
(D) Manipur
43 - Which institution has been selected to set up a 5G Use Case Lab under the “100 5G Use Case Labs” initiative?
(A) IISc Bengaluru
(B) IIT Jammu
(C) IIT Kanpur
(D) IIT Kharagpur
44 - As per a recent study, population of peafowls has increased exponentially across which Indian state/UT?
(A) Goa
(B) Tamil Nadu
(C) Andhra Pradesh
(D) Madhya Pradesh
45 - Which organisation released the ‘International Migration Outlook 2023’?
(A) IMF
(B) OECD
(C) WEF
(D) World Bank
46 - When is the World Development Information Day celebrated?
(A) October 22
(B) October 24
(C) October 27
(D) October 30
47 - China recently signed “Cooperation Agreement” with which country?
(A) Nepal
(B) Bangladesh
(C) Bhutan
(D) Russia
48 - Which institution hosted the Bharat National Cyber Security Exercise (NCX) 2023
(A) NASSCOM
(B) National Security Council Secretariat
(C) NITI Aayog
(D) National Informatics Centre
49 - ‘1961 Vienna Convention’ is associated with guidelines for the treatment of_?
(A) Heads of Countries
(B) Diplomatic envoys
(C) Political Prisoners
(D) Migrants
50 - When is the World Development Information Day celebrated?
(A) October 22
(B) October 24
(C) October 27
(D) October 30
51 - Gomti and Ghaghra Rivers flow in which Indian state/UT?
(A) Assam
(B) Bihar
(C) Uttar Pradesh
(D) Karnataka
52 - “Exercise Harimau Shakti 2023” was organised between the armies of which countries?
(A) India and Malaysia
(B) India and Sri Lanka
(C) India and Myanmar
(D) India and France
53 - ‘Church of Saint Porphyrius’, which was seen in the news, is an orthodox church located in which city?
(A) Gaza
(B) Jerusalem
(C) Rome
(D) Vatican City
54 - Indian Government has recently introduced a Standards and Labelling Programme for which products?
(A) Solar panels
(B) Electric Vehicles
(C) Vacuum Cleaners
(D) Computer Monitors
55 - Which company has signed MoUs with entities engaged with the Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) on Quantum, AI & Semiconductor?
(A) Samsung
(B) IBM
(C) Google
(D) Microsoft
56 - Pink bollworm is a pest affecting which crop?
(A) Jute
(B) Cotton
(C) Rubber
(D) Coffee
57 - Karthikeyan Murali, who was seen in the news, is located in which sports?
(A) Chess
(B) Cricket
(C) Squash
(D) Badminton
58 - As per the 2nd Advance Estimates of production of various horticultural crops for the year 2022-23, what is the pattern of production from last year?
(A) Increased
(B) Decreased
(C) Remained Same
(D) No Data
59 - What is the name of the programme launched to enhance connections among young individuals from diverse States of India?
(A) Humara Bharat
(B) Yuva Sangam
(C) PM Yuva
(D) Atmanirbhar Bharat
60 - When is the ‘World Food Day’ celebrated?
(A) October 2
(B) October 5
(C) October 12
(D) October 16
61 - Which Union Ministry has introduced ‘Tradeable Green Credit special programme’?
(A) Ministry of Power
(B) Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change
(C) Ministry of Finance
(D) Ministry of External Affairs
62 - National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) partnered with which company to launch ‘Super Power Retailer Program’ under Skill India Mission?
(A) Walmart
(B) Coca-Cola
(C) PayTm
(D) Cadburys
63 - Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya inaugurated NIMSR, the first medical college of which state
(A) Manipur
(B) Nagaland
(C) Meghalaya
(D) Assam
64 - Poverty Reduction and Growth Trust (PRGT) is associated with which institution?
(A) WEF
(B) IMF
(C) World Bank
(D) UNICEF
65 - What is the rank of India in the ‘Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2023’?
(A) 101
(B) 111
(C) 121
(D) 131
66 - As per Wildlife Trust of India, which is the most endangered amphibian genus in India?
(A) Dancing Frog
(B) True Frog
(C) Tree Frog
(D) Cascade Frog
67 - The ‘MMDR Act’, which was seen in the news, is associated with which sector?
(A) Medicines and Medications
(B) Mines and Minerals
(C) Machines and Machineries
(D) Movies and Magazines
68 - Sudan has reached an agreement to restore its ties with which country, after 7 years?
(A) Saudi Arabia
(B) Iran
(C) Israel
(D) China
69 - “Together for Trust: Collaborating for a safe and connected future” is the theme of which day celebrated on October 9?
(A) World Communication Day
(B) World Post Day
(C) World Internet Day
(D) World Telephone Day
70 - Which organisation launched the “Bale Identification and Traceability System”?
(A) Food Safety and Standards Authority of India
(B) Cotton Corporation of India
(C) Bureau of Indian Standards
(D) Food and Agricultural Organisation
71 - Which state/UT hosted the 49th All India Police Science Congress?
(A) Kerala
(B) Goa
(C) Maharashtra
(D) Uttarakhand
72 - Article 110 of the Indian Constitution pertains to which of the following?
(A) Money Bill
(B) Executive Powers of Governor
(C) Number of seats in the Lok Sabha
(D) Hindi as official language
73 - ‘Dakar Declaration 2023’, which was seen in the news, is associated with which field?
(A) Anti-terrorism
(B) Cyber security
(C) Climate Change
(D) Education
74 - Ashram Road, which was seen in the news, is a historic place in which state/UT?
(A) New Delhi
(B) Gujarat
(C) Rajasthan
(D) Maharashtra
75 - ‘Shri Mahakal Mahalok’ corridor is situated in which state/UT?
(A) Gujarat
(B) Madhya Pradesh
(C) Bihar
(D) Uttarakhand
76 - Simone Biles, who recently became world’s most decorated gymnast ever, is from which country?
(A) United States
(B) Canada
(C) Australia
(D) UK
77 - Project Kuiper to provide fast, affordable broadband internet service belongs to which company?
(A) SpaceX
(B) Amazon
(C) BlueOrigin
(D) Google
78 - Rutuja Bhosale, who was seen in the news, plays which sports
(A) Squash
(B) Chess
(C) Badminton
(D) Tennis
79 - Sudipti Hajela, Divyakriti Singh, Hriday Cheda and Anush Agarwalla, are associated with which sports?
(A) Wrestling
(B) Squash
(C) Chess
(D) Equestrian
80 - Multi-Agency Center (MAC) is associated with Union Ministry?
(A) Ministry of External Affairs
(B) Ministry of Home Affairs
(C) Ministry of Finance
(D) Ministry of Corporate Affairs
81 - ‘Statue of Equality’, the largest statue of B R Ambedkar outside India, is to be unveiled in which country?
(A) UK
(B) USA
(C) Germany
(D) France
82 - ‘Indigenous Peoples’ Day’ is celebrated in the month of October, in which country?
(A) Italy
(B) Spain
(C) USA
(D) Australia
83 - What is the Boma technique commonly used in wildlife conservation?
(A) A method for capturing and relocating wild animals
(B) A software tool for tracking animal populations
(C) A traditional African method for hunting
(D) A technique for monitoring bird migrations
84 - Namira Salim, who was recently in news, is from which country?
(A) Malaysia
(B) Indonesia
(C) Pakistan
(D) Bangladesh
85 - Which is the second state after Bihar to conduct a caste survey?
(A) Rajasthan
(B) Madhya Pradesh
(C) Uttar Pradesh
(D) Uttarakhand
86 - The Indian Air Force (IAF) is set to procure ‘Prachand’ Light Combat chopper with which institution?
(A) HAL
(B) DRDO
(C) BHEL
(D) BDL
87 - Which institution is associated with the ‘IGMS 2.0 Public Grievance portal’?
(A) IIT Madras
(B) IIT Kanpur
(C) IIIT Hyderabad
(D) NIC
88 - Which institution recently revealed ‘Antimatter’s Response to Gravity’?
(A) European Center for Nuclear Research (CERN)
(B) Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)
(C) Harvard University
(D) Max Planck Society
89 - ‘DXN’ is the code allotted to which Indian airport?
(A) Noida Airport
(B) Purandar Airport
(C) Utkela Airport
(D) Mopa Airport
90 - Which Union Ministry launched ‘CRIIIO 4 GOOD modules ‘?
(A) Ministry of MSME
(B) Ministry of Education
(C) Ministry of Electronics and IT
(D) Ministry of External Affairs
91 - Scientists have issued a warning about the spread of a parasitic brain worm- ‘Rat lungworm’ in which country?
(A) India
(B) China
(C) USA
(D) Indonesia
92 - Standardised Precipitation Index (SPI) is a tool used to monitor which parameter?
(A) Flood
(B) Drought
(C) Air Quality
(D) Radiations
93 - Which country has recently formed an ‘Emergency Unity Government’?
(A) Russia
(B) China
(C) Israel
(D) Syria
94 - World Students Day is celebrated in India to mark birth anniversary of which leader?
(A) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
(B) Dr APJ Abdul Kalam
(C) Satish Dawan
(D) Kamarajar
95 - Which state is the host of Asian Women’s Hockey Championship in 2023?
(A) Odisha
(B) Jharkhand
(C) West Bengal
(D) Goa
96 - Which country has approved a 7 billion USD program for the development and production of hydrogen fuel?
(A) USA
(B) UK
(C) Australia
(D) Canada
97 - Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) is a public sector undertaking (PSU) under which Union Ministry?
(A) Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
(B) Ministry of Power
(C) Ministry of Science and Technology
(D) Ministry of Commerce and Industry
98 - Which Indian state has recently reported positive cases of African Swine Fever among the pigs?
(A) Kerala
(B) Manipur
(C) Sikkim
(D) Arunachal Pradesh
99 - Which organisation launched the “Bale Identification and Traceability System”?
(A) Food Safety and Standards Authority of India
(B) Cotton Corporation of India
(C) Bureau of Indian Standards
(D) Food and Agricultural Organisation
100 - Dandeli forest, which was seen in the news, is situated in which state?
(A) Karnataka
(B) Kerala
(C) Sikkim
(D) Goa
101 - Jon Fosse, who won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Literature, is from which country?
(A) USA
(B) Germany
(C) Norway
(D) Australia
102 - Which country collaborated with UNESCO on AI Oversight Project?
(A) The Netherlands
(B) Finland
(C) Italy
(D) France
103 - Perseverance rover has recently captured ‘Dust devil’ in which planet?
(A) Jupiter
(B) Mars
(C) Saturn
(D) Venus
104 - Perseverance rover has recently captured ‘Dust devil’ in which planet?
(A) Jupiter
(B) Mars
(C) Saturn
(D) Venus
105 - The first documented case of a human affected from “Blackleg” Disease, is recorded in which country?
(A) Australia
(B) USA
(C) India
(D) France
106 - The Indian Air Force is set to replace all MiG-21 squadrons with which aircraft?
(A) LCA Mark 1A
(B) LCA Mark- 2
(C) SU-30 MKI
(D) एसयू-30 एमकेआई
107 - Which country is the host of ‘Exercise Bright Star’?
(A) India
(B) Egypt
(C) USA
(D) Australia
108 - When was the ‘Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI)’ founded?
(A) 2014
(B) 2016
(C) 2018
(D) 2020
109 - Yashaswini’ is a group of women bikers of which institution?
(A) Indian Navy
(B) CRPF
(C) CISF
(D) India Army
110 - When was the ‘Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI)’ founded?
(A) 2014
(B) 2016
(C) 2018
(D) 2020
111 - Mohamed Muizzu was elected as the President of which country?
(A) Mauritius
(B) South Africa
(C) Maldives
(D) Israel
112 - Which spacecraft successfully escaped the sphere of earth’s influence, after Mars Orbiter Mission?
(A) Aditya-L1
(B) One Web India- 2
(C) NVS- 01
(D) DS- SAR
113 - Sko valley, which was seen in the news, is located in which state/UT?
(A) Ladakh
(B) Arunachal Pradesh
(C) Uttarakhand
(D) Sikkim
114 - A 40-member taskforce with various Indian companies and startups was formed to challenge which company on billing?
(A) Paytm
(B) Google
(C) Amazon
(D) Apple
115 - Which institution released the report titled ‘Methane emissions in livestock and rice systems’?
(A) NABARD
(B) FAO
(C) UNEP
(D) UNFCCC
116 - Frank Rubio, who was seen in the news, is associated with which profession?
(A) Sports person
(B) Business person
(C) Astronaut
(D) Scientist
117 - As per recent data, states rejected what percent of land claims submitted by tribals under the Forest Rights Act?
(A) 10 %
(B) 20 %
(C) 30 %
(D) 40 %
118 - Which institution released the ‘Gender Gaps in Agriculture Productivity and Public Spending in Nigeria’ report?
(A) WEF
(B) World Bank
(C) IMF
(D) African Central Bank
119 - Cipla launched drone-based deliveries of its critical medicines for hospitals in which state?
(A) Assam
(B) Arunachal Pradesh
(C) Himachal Pradesh
(D) Manipur
120 - Which institution organises the ‘South-South Knowledge Sharing Series’?
(A) World Bank
(B) WEF
(C) IMF
(D) NITI Aayog
121 - Which state has devised an ‘Action Plan to curb paddy straw burning’?
(A) Gujarat
(B) Punjab
(C) Haryana
(D) Uttar Pradesh
122 - Which institution has been recently selected by PFRDA as the 11th fund manager to manage retirement savings under NPS?
(A) Bandhan Pension Fund Managers
(B) DSP Pension Fund Managers
(C) Aditya Birla Sun Life Pension Fund
(D) Axis Pension Fund