‘Electricity 2024’ report | 'Neengal Nalama' scheme | Sea Defenders-2024 - Current Affairs Questions

1. Pyongyang is the capital city of which country?

[A] South Korea

[B] North Korea

[C] Singapore

[D] Malaysia

Answer: [B] North Korea

2. ‘Electricity 2024’ report, recently seen in the news, is released by which organization?

[A] International Energy Agency

[B] International Development Association

[C] Organization for Economic Development

[D] World Bank

Answer: [A] International Energy Agency

3. Which state launched the 'Neengal Nalama' scheme aimed at reviewing the implementation of welfare programs?

[A] Karnataka

[B] Kerala

[C] Tamil Nadu

[D] Andhra Pradesh

Answer: [C] Tamil Nadu

4. Which city is set to receive India's first driverless metro train?

[A] Mumbai

[B] Bengaluru

[C] Delhi

[D] Kolkata

Answer: [B] Bengaluru

5. Which country has become the new member of the military alliance NATO?

[A] Brazil

[B] UAE

[C] Albania

[D] Sweden

Answer: [D] Sweden

6. Who has Sunrisers Hyderabad appointed as its new captain before IPL 2024?

[A] Pat Cummins

[B] Shikhar Dhawan

[C] David Warner

[D] Aiden Markram

Answer: [A] Pat Cummins

7. The “Miyawaki method’ is well known for the:  

[A] Promotion of commercial farming in arid and semi-arid areas

[B] Development of gardens using genetically modified flora

[C] Creation of mini forests in urban areas

[D] Harvesting wind energy on coastal area and on sea surfaces.

Answer: [C] Creation of mini forests in urban areas

8. Where is the joint maritime exercise ‘Sea Defenders-2024’ taking place?

[A] Mumbai

[B] Port Blair

[C] Chennai

[D] Kochi

Answer: [B] Port Blair

9. What is the theme for No Smoking Day 2024?

[A] Say No to Tobacco

[B] Protecting children from tobacco industry interference

[C] Smoke-free Environment Initiative

[D] Quit Smoking Now

Answer: [B] Protecting children from tobacco industry interference

10. Which institution enabled two-factor authentication for all e-waybill and e-invoice systems?

[A] RBI

[B] SEBI

[C] CBIC

[D] CBDT

Answer: [C] CBIC

Sela Tunnel | Bharat Tex 2024 | Geographical Indication | Gandikota Canyon - Current Affairs Questions

1. According to the Status of Leopards in India 2022 report, which state has the largest population of leopards?

[A] Uttar Pradesh

[B] Maharashtra

[C] Madhya Pradesh

[D] Gujarat

Answer: [C] Madhya Pradesh

2. Sela Tunnel, recently seen in the news, is located in which state?

[A] Assam

[B] Arunachal Pradesh

[C] Maharashtra

[D] Gujarat

Answer: [B] Arunachal Pradesh

3. Where did Bharat Tex 2024, the largest global textile event in India, conclude?

[A] Bengaluru

[B] New Delhi

[C] Mumbai

[D] Chennai

Answer: [B] New Delhi

4. Which city's Silver Filigree has recently been awarded the Geographical Indication (GI) tag?

[A] Kolkata

[B] Jaipur

[C] Varanasi

[D] Cuttack

Answer: [D] Cuttack

5. Who heads the RBI?

[A] Governor

[B] Prime Minister

[C] Head of RBI

[D] Maior

Answer: [A] Governor

6. What was the unemployment rate in rural areas of India in 2023?

[A] 1.4%

[B] 1.8%

[C] 3.4%

[D] 2.4%

Answer: [D] 2.4%

7. Who is the Indian captain who has hit most sixes in international cricket?

[A] MS Dhoni

[B] Rohit Sharma

[C] Virat Kohli

[D] Sourav Ganguly

Answer: [B] Rohit Sharma

8. Gandikota Canyon of South India was created by which one of the following rivers?

[A] Cauvery

[B] Manjira

[C] Pennar

[D] Tungabhadra

Answer: [C] Pennar

9. CISF falls under which ministry of the Indian government?

[A] Ministry of Home Affairs

[B] Ministry of External Affairs

[C] Ministry of Defence

[D] Ministry of Finance

Answer: [A] Ministry of Home Affairs

10. When is World Wildlife Day celebrated annually?

[A] February 28

[B] March 1

[C] March 3

[D] March 5

Answer: [C] March 3

Digital Banking | Green Hydrogen Policy | Khelo India Winter Games 2024 - Current Affairs Questions

1. When is World Wildlife Day celebrated annually?

[A] February 28

[B] March 1

[C] March 3

[D] March 5

Answer: [C] March 3

2. Which company has announced a strategic partnership with Jana Small Finance Bank Limited for digital banking?

[A] MobiKwik

[B] Dvara Money

[C] BharatPe

[D] CRED

Answer: [B] Dvara Money

3. How many new moons have been discovered orbiting Uranus and Neptune?

[A] Two

[B] Three

[C] Five

[D] Seven

Answer: [B] Three

4.  In which state was India's first small scale LNG unit inaugurated?

[A] Himachal Pradesh

[B] Uttar Pradesh

[C] Madhya Pradesh

[D] Haryana

Answer: [C] Madhya Pradesh

5. Which state government recently approved the Green Hydrogen Policy in the state?

[A] Madhya Pradesh

[B] Uttar Pradesh

[C] Assam

[D] Bihar

Answer: [B] Uttar Pradesh

6. Which one of the following is the mascot for the Khelo India Winter Games 2024?

[A] Bengal Tiger

[B] Snow Leopard

[C] Hangul

[D] Arctic Fox

Answer: [B] Snow Leopard

7. Fire Capped Tit, recently seen in the news, belongs to which one of the following species?

[A] Bird

[B] Fish

[C] Plant

[D] Spider

Answer: [A] Bird

8. Where was the 2nd State Level Shehri Samridhi Utsav inaugurated?

[A] Kohima

[B] Shillong

[C] Gangtok

[D] Agartala

Answer: [D] Agartala

9. The target group for Home Loans is -

[A] All body-builders

[B] Tiles manufacturers

[C] Housing societies

[D] Individuals not owning any house

Answer: [D] Individuals not owning any house

10. Indian Space Research Organisa­tion (ISRO) launched its PSLV- C56 rocket carrying seven satel­lites of which country?

[A] Singapore

[B] UAE

[C] Indonesia

[D] France

Answer: [A] Singapore

Gunotsav 2024 | World Day of War Orphans | Hambantota port - Current Affairs Questions

1. Which institution builds the K9-Vajra tracked self-propelled howitzers?

[A] DRDO

[B] HAL

[C] Larsen & Toubro

[D] BHEL

Answer: [C] Larsen & Toubro

2. ‘PARAKH’, which has been in the news, is a regulator body related to which field?

[A] Tourism

[B] Education

[C] OTT Platforms

[D] Online Gaming

Answer: [B] Education

3. In which Indian state is the initiative 'Gunotsav 2024' taking place to assess the performance of approximately 40 lakh students across government schools?

[A] Bihar

[B] Karnataka

[C] Assam

[D] Gujarat

Answer: [C] Assam

4. On which date is the World Day of War Orphans observed?

[A] January 3

[B] January 4

[C] January 5

[D] January 6

Answer: [D] January 6

5. Who has been appointed as the first woman chief of the Central Industrial Security Force?

[A] Arunima Sinha

[B] Neena Singh

[C] Avani Chaturvedi

[D] Aditi Saxena

Answer: [B] Neena Singh

6. Who has become the Indian batsman who has scored the most runs in the World Test Championship?

[A] Rohit Sharma

[B] K L Rahul

[C] Virat Kohli

[D] Ajikya Rahane

Answer: [C] Virat Kohli

7. In which city is a two-day regional conference on e-governance being organized?

[A] Patna

[B] Varanasi

[C] Jaipur

[D] Guwahati

Answer: [D] Guwahati

8. Which country will chair the UNESCO World Heritage Committee in July this year?

[A] Japan

[B] France

[C] Nepal

[D] India

Answer: [D] India

9. Which country chartered the MV Vasiliy Golovnin for the 43rd Scientific Expedition to Antarctica?

[A] Brazil

[B] Russia

[C] India

[D] South Africa

Answer: [C] India

10. Hambantota port, which was seen in the news, is in which country?

[A] Israel

[B] Ukraine

[C] Sri Lanka

[D] Afghanistan

Answer: [C] Sri Lanka

Arjun Award | Vyas Samman | MisrSat-2 Satellite - Current Affairs Questions

1. National Centre for Good Governance (NCGG) successfully trained the civil servants from which country?

[A] Sri Lanka

[B] Maldives

[C] Nepal

[D] Bangladesh

Answer: [B] Maldives

2. Which disease, listed among WHO’s 9 priority diseases, is spreading across Europe, Africa and Middle East?

[A] Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever

[B] Dengue Fever

[C] Swine Flu

[D] Chikungunya

Answer: [A] Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever

3. Sultan Haitham bin Tarik is Sultan and Prime Minister of which country?

[A] Qatar

[B] Oman

[C] Yemen

[D] Iran

Answer: [B] Oman

4. On which date, the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery is observed?

[A] November 15

[B] November 30

[C] December 2

[D] December 10

Answer: [C] December 2

5. In which Indian region has the Anand Marriage Act been implemented for the registration of Sikh marriages?

[A] Punjab

[B] Himachal Pradesh

[C] Haryana

[D] Jammu and Kashmir

Answer: [D] Jammu and Kashmir

6. On which date is the Goa Liberation Day 2023 celebrated?

[A] December 19

[B] November 21

[C] December 15

[D] February 10

Answer: [A] December 19

7.  For which cricketer has 'Arjun Award' been recommended by BCCI?

[A] Shubman Gill

[B] Suryakumar Yadav

[C] Shreyas Iyer

[D] Mohammed Shami

Answer: [D] Mohammed Shami

8. Who has recently been selected for Vyas Samman, 2023?

[A] Yashpal

[B] Pushpa Bharti

[C] Nirad Chandra Chaudhary

[D] Aarti Goswami

Answer: [B] Pushpa Bharti

9. Which countries jointly launched the MisrSat-2 Satellite?

[A] China and Egypt

[B] Russia and Brazil

[C] USA and India

[D] Japan and South Korea

Answer: [A] China and Egypt

10. ISRO is jointly developing a nuclear-powered engine along with which institution?

[A] BARC

[B] DRDO

[C] HAL

[D] BHEL

Answer: [A] BARC

Gelephu Smartcity Project | BCCI | Indus Solitaire Program - Current Affairs Questions

1.  Anahat Singh, who was seen in the news, plays which sports?

[A] Weight-Lifting

[B] Chess

[C] Squash

[D] Tennis

Answer: [C] Squash

2. Which state announced severe penalties for vehicles without High Security Registration Plates (HSRP)?

[A] West Bengal

[B] Odisha

[C] Kerala

[D] Karnataka

Answer: [B] Odisha

3. Who was appointed as the first woman Director General (DG) of the Indian Council of Forestry Research Education (ICFRE)?

[A] Kanchan Devi

[B] Kiran Bedi

[C] B. Radhika

[D] Sarah Sharma

Answer: [A] Kanchan Devi

4. Which country plans to build a "Gelephu Smartcity Project" along the Assam border?

[A] Nepal

[B] Bangladesh

[C] Bhutan

[D] Myanmar

Answer: [C] Bhutan

5. Which country's Emir recently passed away, leading to a one-day state mourning in India?

[A] Saudi Arabia

[B] Kuwait

[C] Qatar

[D] Oman

Answer: [B] Kuwait

6. Which country received a USD 250 million line of credit from India for agricultural modernization?

[A] Uganda

[B] Ethiopia

[C] Kenya

[D] South Africa

Answer: [C] Kenya

7. BCCI has recently decided to retire the jersey of which former cricketer?

[A] Saurabh Ganguly

[B] Rahul Dravid

[C] Yuvraj Singh

[D] MS Dhoni

Answer: [D] MS Dhoni

8. Who has been approved as Israel’s new Ambassador to India, along with non-resident roles in Sri Lanka and Bhutan?

[A] Reuven Azar

[B] Eli Cohen

[C] Naftali Bennett

[D] Levi Eshkol

Answer: [A] Reuven Azar

9. What is the primary focus of the ‘Indus Solitaire Program’ launched by IndusInd Bank?

[A] Agriculture sector

[B] Technology industry

[C] Diamond industry

[D] Healthcare sector

Answer: [C] Diamond industry

10. What species is ‘Neelakurinji (Strobilanthes kunthiana)’ which was recently seen in the news?

[A] Flower

[B] Fruit

[C] Insect

[D] Bird

Answer: [A] Flower

Mahima Cult | AIGIF | Ghol Fish - Current Affairs Questions

1. The religious movement known as the “Mahima Cult” has its roots in which state?

[A] Uttar Pradesh

[B] Odisha

[C] Madhya Pradesh

[D] Kerala

Answer: [B] Odisha

2. Which city hosted the World Climate Action Summit 2023?

[A] New Delhi

[B] Muskat

[C] Dubai

[D] Colombo

Answer: [C] Dubai

3. Which state clinched the title of 13th Senior National men’s hockey championship?

[A] Punjab

[B] Tamil Nadu

[C] Rajasthan

[D] Kerala

Answer: [A] Punjab

4. ASEAN India Grassroots Innovation Forum (AIGIF) was launched in which country?

[A] Thailand

[B] Malaysia

[C] India

[D] Cambodia

Answer: [B] Malaysia

5. On which date does the world annually observe the Day of Remembrance for All Victims of Chemical Warfare?

[A] October 15

[B] December 1

[C] November 30

[D] September 20

Answer: [C] November 30

6. Which country will jointly launch the Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) satellite with India?

[A] Russia

[B] China

[C] France

[D] US

Answer: [D] US

7.  In which state the famous 'Ghol' fish has been given the status of state fish?

[A] Tamil Nadu

[B] Maharashtra

[C] Gujarat

[D] Odisha

Answer: [C] Gujarat

8. What is the women’s labor force participation rate in the second quarter of FY24?

[A] 21.7%

[B] 22.5%

[C] 23.2%

[D] 24%

Answer: [D] 24%

9. Who is the Director of Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA)?

[A] Munish Sharda

[B] Umakant Dash

[C] Amitabh Chaudhry

[D] Rajiv Anand

Answer: [B] Umakant Dash

10. Which country has been declared as the Chair of the International Sugar Organisation (ISO) for the year 2024?

[A] India

[B] China

[C] Russia

[D] USA

Answer: [A] India

Ranji Trophy | ICAR | Nobel Prize | 124 PM-Shri schools - Current Affairs Questions 2023

1. Which state’s women’s U-18 team won the Khelo India Youth Games 2022?

[A] Kerala

[B] Haryana

[C] Telangana

[D] Punjab

Answer: [B] Haryana

2. Which cricketer recently scored a triple century in the Ranji Trophy?

[A] Dinesh Karthik

[B] Prithvi Shaw

[C] Parthiv Patel

[D] Shubman Gill

Answer: [B] Prithvi Shaw

3. Thomas Kenneth Mattingly II, who recently passed away, was associated with _____

[A] Sports

[B] Astronomy

[C] Music

[D] Actor

Answer: [B] Astronomy

4. Where is the headquarters of the ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil and Water Conservation (ICAR-IISWC) located?

[A] Gurugram

[B] Dehradun

[C] Hyderabad

[D] Shimla

Answer: [B] Dehradun

5. When is Women’s Entrepreneurship Day observed globally?

[A] November 17th

[B] November 18th

[C] November 19th

[D] November 20th

Answer: [C] November 19th

6. Who has been awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature for the year 2023?

[A] Lewis Gluck

[B] Peter Handke

[C] Annie Arno

[D] Nargis Mohammadi

Answer: [C] Annie Arno

7. In which state did Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan launch 124 PM-Shri schools?

[A] Haryana

[B] Uttar Pradesh

[C] Assam

[D] Punjab

Answer: [A] Haryana

8. What percentage of the global unicorn valuation do India’s unicorn companies contribute?

[A] 2%

[B] 3%

[C] 4%

[D] 5%

Answer: [D] 5%

9. The Five-Year Plan was first launched in -

[A] China

[B] USSR

[C] India

[D] Bhutan

Answer: [B] USSR

10.  Name the scientist who first used a glass prism to obtain the spectrum of sunlight -

[A] C.V. Raman

[B] Lord Rayleigh

[C] Isaac Newton

[D] S. Chandrasekhar

Answer: [C] Isaac Newton

Heritage train | National Education Day | Best Global Music Performance - Current Affairs Questions

1. Mayurakshi River flows through which Indian state?

[A] Jharkhand

[B] Assam

[C] Karnataka

[D] Madhya Pradesh

Answer: [A] Jharkhand

2. Which country has taken over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union for the first six months of 2023?

[A] Finland

[B] Sweden

[C] Italy

[D] Germany

Answer: [B] Sweden

3. Who among the following won the record eighth Ballon d’Or 2023 for the best player in the world?

[A] Cristiano Ronaldo

[B] Lionel Messi

[C] Lev Yashin

[D] Emiliano Martinez

Answer: [B] Lionel Messi

4. In November 2023, which of the following cities of Gujarat become first to unveiled the First Navy Warship?

[A] Bhuj

[B] Ahmedabad

[C] Surat

[D] Jamnagar

Answer: [C] Surat

5.  Who flagged off Gujarat's first heritage train?

[A] Narendra Modi

[B] Amit Shah

[C] Rajnath Singh

[D] Ratan Tata

Answer: [A] Narendra Modi

6. Who has been nominated for Best Global Music Performance at the 2024 Grammy Awards for the song "Abundance in Millets"?

[A] Shankar Mahadevan

[B] Ustad Zakir Hussain

[C] A.R. Rahman

[D] Falguni Shah

Answer: [D] Falguni Shah

7. On which date is National Education Day celebrated annually?

[A] October 31st

[B] December 25th

[C] November 11th

[D] November 12th

Answer: [C] November 11th

8. What is the overarching theme of the Second Voice of Global South Summit?

[A] Unity and Progress: A Global Agenda

[B] Prosperity through Collaboration

[C] Together for Everyone’s Growth with Everyone’s Trust

[D] Sustainable Development for All

Answer: [C] Together for Everyone’s Growth with Everyone’s Trust

9. What is India’s global ranking in terms of the number of unicorn companies, according to the research study?

[A] First

[B] Second

[C] Third

[D] Fourth

Answer: [C] Third

10. Presently Monument Mitra scheme belongs to which of the following ministries? 

[A] Ministry of Tribal Affairs

[B] Ministry of Culture

[C] Ministry of Earth Sciences

[D] Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

Answer: [B] Ministry of Culture

Tallest Plunge waterfall | Vision India@2047 | City of Music - Current Affairs Questions

1. Which institution was tasked with the preparation of ‘Vision India@2047’ plan?

[A] NASSCOM

[B] NITI Aayog

[C] RBI

[D] Election Commission of India

Answer: [B] NITI Aayog

2. Indian Navy’s latest, under-construction, guided missile destroyer has been named after which Indian city?

[A] Varanasi

[B] Kochi

[C] Surat

[D] Panaji

Answer: [C] Surat

3. Who among the following bagged the Formula One Mexico City Grand Prix 2023?

[A] Michael Schumacher

[B] Charles Leclerc

[C] Hermanos Rodriguez

[D] Max Verstappen

Answer: [D] Max Verstappen

4. Which Indian city was recently declared the 'City of Music' by UNESCO?

[A] Varanasi

[B] Jaipur

[C] Lucknow

[D] Gwalior

Answer: [D] Gwalior

5.  Who has been recently appointed as the Surveyor General of India?

[A] Rajiv Kapoor

[B] Ajay Singh

[C] Vinay Awasthi

[D] Hitesh Kumar S Makwana

Answer: [D] Hitesh Kumar S Makwana

6. Where is the 6th Indian consulate in the United States located?

[A] New York City, New York

[B] Chicago, Illinois

[C] Seattle, Washington

[D] Houston, Texas

Answer: [C] Seattle, Washington

7. What are the approved royalty rates for lithium, niobium, and rare earth elements (REE) in India?

[A] Lithium: 5%, Niobium: 2%, REE: 1%

[B] Lithium: 3%, Niobium: 5%, REE: 2%

[C] Lithium: 3%, Niobium: 3%, REE: 1%

[D] Lithium: 2%, Niobium: 3%, REE: 5%

Answer: [C] Lithium: 3%, Niobium: 3%, REE: 1%

8. When is World Kindness Day observed in 2023?

[A] November 12th

[B] November 14th

[C] November 13th

[D] November 15th

Answer: [C] November 13th

9. Which one is the tallest plunge waterfall in India

[A] Jog Falls

[B] Dudhsagar Falls

[C] Khandadhar Falls

[D] Nohkalikai Falls

Answer: [D] Nohkalikai Falls

10. What was the theme of World Heart Day (WHD) 2023 that was observed accross the globe on 29th September 2023?

[A] Be a Heart Hero

[B] Use Heart, Know Heart

[C] Use Heart to Beat CVD

[D] Use Heart to connect

Answer: [B] Use Heart, Know Heart

Abua Awas Yojna | skin cancer vaccine | UPI Safety Ambassador - Current Affairs Questions

1. Which state/UT launched the ‘Abua Awas Yojna’?

[A] Gujarat

[B] Jharkhand

[C] Assam

[D] West Bengal

Answer: [B] Jharkhand

2. Which company is involved in the advanced-stage clinical trial of skin cancer vaccine?

[A] Dr Reddys

[B] Bharat Biotech

[C] Moderna

[D] Serum Institute of India

Answer: [C] Moderna

3. Who among the following won the Brazilian Grand Prix 2023?

[A] Lewis Hamilton

[B] Sergio Perez

[C] Max Verstappen

[D] Fernando Alonso

Answer: [C] Max Verstappen

4. In November 2023, which of the following countries ranked first at lowest for employees by a recent global survey?

[A] Germany

[B] China

[C] India

[D] Turkey

Answer: [D] Turkey

5. Which ship of the Indian Coast Guard has been decommissioned recently?

[A] 'Sagar Shakti'

[B] 'Sangram'

[C] 'Prabal'

[D] 'Achal'

Answer: [B] 'Sangram'

6. Who has been appointed as the Joint Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation?   

[A] Syed Akbaruddin

[B] Arindam Bagchi

[C] V Chandrashekhar

[D] T Nageshwar

Answer: [C] V Chandrashekhar

7. Systematic Voters' Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) in schools and colleges is a flagship scheme of ________.

[A] UGC

[B] Ministry of Education

[C] ECI

[D] AICTE

Answer: [C] ECI

8. Who has been appointed as the “UPI Safety Ambassador” by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI)?

[A] Pankaj Tripathi

[B] Nawazuddin Siddiqui

[C] Rajkummar Rao

[D] Vicky Kaushal

Answer: [A] Pankaj Tripathi

9. Recently, Falguni Shah, has been nominated for the Best Global Music Performance category at the 2024 Grammy Awards. What is the name of the nominated song?

[A] Abundance in Millets

[B] Jirang

[C] Namo Namo

[D] Shree Krishna Govind

Answer: [A] Abundance in Millets

10. Which is the first state in India to adopt a water budget in a bid to come up with a solution to water scarcity?

[A] Rajasthan

[B] Gujarat

[C] Kerala

[D] Tamil Nadu

Answer: [C] Kerala

BPAC | FIFA Men's World Cup 2034 | Kerala Jyothi award - Current Affairs Questions

1. Which company obtained first digital escrow regulatory fintech authorization from IFSCA?

[A] PhonePe

[B] Escrowpay

[C] Groww

[D] PayTm

Answer: [B] Escrowpay

2. ‘Block Proving by Axle Counter (BPAC) system’ is associated with which institution?

[A] Indian Army

[B] Indian Railways

[C] Election Commission of India

[D] Indian Air Force

Answer: [B] Indian Railways

3. In November 2023, which of the following Kerala’s cities was officially designated as a Unesco City of Literature?

[A] Kochi

[B] Kozhikode

[C] Kollam

[D] Alappuzha

Answer: [B] Kozhikode

4. Which country will host the FIFA Men's World Cup 2034?

[A] Argentina

[B] Japan

[C] Germany

[D] Saudi Arabia

Answer: [D] Saudi Arabia

5. Who among the following has been appointed as Executive Director of RBI?

[A] Venugopal Reddy

[B] Muneesh Kapur

[C] Duvvuri Subbarao

[D] Sachin Chaturvedi

Answer: [B] Muneesh Kapur

6. Rafah border crossing is located between which of the following?

[A] Egypt and Israel

[B] Gaza Strip and Israel

[C] Egypt and the Gaza Strip

[D] Israel and the West Bank

Answer: [C] Egypt and the Gaza Strip

7. Who was awarded the prestigious Kerala Jyothi award by the Kerala government in 2023?

[A] M.T. Vasudevan Nair

[B] T. Padmanabhan

[C] N.S. Madhavan

[D] K.R. Meera

Answer: [B] T. Padmanabhan

8. Which Government starts caste survey in the state?

[A] Bihar

[B] Goa

[C] Assam

[D] Meghalaya

Answer: [A] Bihar

9. Which festival is celebrated at Medaram, known as the largest gathering of tribal people in the world?

[A] Diwali

[B] Holi

[C] Durga Puja

[D] Sammakka Saralamma Jatara

Answer: [D] Sammakka Saralamma Jatara

10. Which country became the 31st member country of NATO?

[A] Sweeden

[B] Norway

[C] Poland

[D] Finland

Answer: [D] Finland

Father of Green Revolution | Chairman of ASCI | Fight against Hamas - Current Affairs Questions

1. Who is called the ‘Father of Green Revolution’ in India?

[A] Verghese Kurien

[B] M S Swaminathan

[C] Dhyan Chand

[D] Vikram Sarabhai

Answer: [B] M S Swaminathan

2. Who among the following has been appointed as the chairman of the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI)? ( October 2023)

[A] Shantanu Narayen

[B] C Vijayakumar

[C] K. Krithivasan

[D] Saugata Gupta

Answer: [D] Saugata Gupta

3. Which city becomes first civic body to launch green bonds

[A] Indore

[B] Patna

[C] Kolkata

[D] Gangtok

Answer: [A] Indore

4. Which company partnered with Bridgestone India to install EV chargers for four-wheelers?

[A] Adani Power

[B] Reliance Power

[C] Tata Power

[D] NTPC

Answer: [C] Tata Power

5.  Who was the first chairman of NASA and played a pivotal role in shaping the agency’s mission and accomplishments?

[A] Neil Armstrong

[B] John F. Kennedy

[C] T. Keith Glennan

[D] Alan Shepard

Answer: [D] T. Keith Glennan

6.  What code name has Israel given to its ongoing fight against Hamas?

[A] Operation Gaza

[B] Operation Iron Man

[C] Operation Iron Sword

[D] Operation Attack

Answer: [C] Operation Iron Sword

7. Which of the following is India's first Total e-governance state?

[A] Haryana

[B] Kerala

[C] Tamil Nadu

[D] Karnataka

Answer: [B] Kerala

8. Who has been recently awarded with Best Central Bank Award 2023 for being ranked A+ in the Global Finance Central Banker Report Cards 2023?

[A] Mario Marcel (Chile)

[B] Margarita Delgado (Spain)

[C] Mark Carney (England)

[D] Shaktikanta Das (India)

Answer: [D] Shaktikanta Das (India)

9. Which institution releases the ‘Sugar Price Index’?

[A] NABARD

[B] FAO

[C] UNEP

[D] FSSAI

Answer: [B] FAO

10. What is the theme 10th India Sweden Innovation Day 2023 celebrated on October 9, 2023?

[A] Accelerating Green Growth

[B] Accelerating Green Transition-India Sweden Innovation Partnership

[C] Accelerating India Sweden Green Transition

[D] India Sweden’s green transition

Answer: [A] Accelerating Green Growth

Top Trending Personality | Tagore Literary Prize - NTPC Exam Current Affairs

 1. What was India's top most-searched word on Google in 2020?

Indian Premier League

2. Who was the top trending personality in India in the year 2020?

Joe Biden

3. Who won the Rabindranath Tagore Literary Prize 2020?

Raj Kamal Jha 

4. Who has become the first Indian to win a Formula 2 race?

Jehan Daruvala

5. Who has been named Time magazine’s 2020 Person of the Year?

Joe Biden 

6. India was ranked at which position on the Climate Change Performance Index 2021?

10th

7. Which nation has successfully activated its ‘Artificial Sun’?

China 

(China successfully activated its nuclear-powered ‘Artificial Sun’-HL-2M Tokamak reactor- for the first time on December 4, 2020. )

8. Which three nations held the first trilateral working group meeting on December 14 on the use of Chabahar port?

India, Iran, Uzbekistan 

9. Which Indian telecommunications company launched the world’s first satellite-based Narrowband IoT (Internet of Things) Network?

BSNL

10 .UNESCO has decided to launch an international prize that will be named after which late political figure?

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

(the 'UNESCO-Bangladesh Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman International prize'. The prize will be launched in the field of ‘creative economy’ starting from November 2021. Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was a Bangladesh politician and was also called the ‘Father of the Nation’.)

11. Who won the Ramanujan Prize for Mathematicians for the year 2020?

Dr Carolina Arajuo

12. Swadhinata Sarak will be opened between India and which nation?

Bangladesh

Richest in Asia | swell surges TNPSC Current Affairs Group II

1. Who among the following has become the richest man in Asia?

Jack Ma

2. What is India’s rank in Inclusive Internet Index 2020

46

3.  India has been ranked at which position in the list of world’s largest economies, as per IMF data?

Fifth

4. How many seats are going to polls in Rajya Sabha elections 2020?

55

5. India has signed defence deals worth $3 billion with which nation?

US

6. Which five-time Grand Slam champion recently announced her retirement from tennis at the age of 32?

Maria Sharapova

7. Which among the following warning systems will predict swell surges?

SSFS

8. Which nation is ranked as the world’s largest economy?

US

9.Which company will use ISRO’s NavIC navigation technology in its upcoming smartphones for the first time in the world?

Realme

10. Which state government has decided to undertake a genetic study to conserve the native species of cattle?

Maharashtra

IIT Bombay | Air India TNPSC Government Exam Questions

1. IIT Bombay was the ________Indian Institutes of Technology to be established in 1958

Second

2.  Maharashtra __________largest state of India, spans multiple cultures and has a long history of Marathi saints.

Third

3. When Real Estate Regulation and Development Act was established?

2013

4. When Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat was founded?

2015 

(Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat was announced by Hon'ble Prime Minister on 31st October, 2015 on the occasion of the 140th birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.)

5. Where was the Khelo India Youth Games headquarters located?

New Delhi

6. Who was CEO of Air India?

Pradeep Singh Kharola

7. When the first AIIMS was established?

 1956

8. When General Insurance Corporation of India was founded?

22 November 1972

(GIC of India is a state owned enterprise in India. It was the sole reinsurance company in the Indian insurance.It is founded on 22 November 1972.)

9. Where was National Museum founded?

15 August 1949

10. When Airports Authority of India was founded?

1 April 1995

11. When Indian Railways was founded?

16 April 1853

MANI App | SDG Index | Current Affairs for IBPS clerk

1. The Reserve Bank of India has launched which app to help the visually challenged identify the denomination of currency notes?

MANI

2.  Who has been appointed as India’s new Army chief?

Manoj Mukund Naravane


3. Who has taken charge as India’s first Chief of Defence Staff?

Bipin Rawat

4. Indian Railways has launched which helpline number for passengers?

139

5. Which state has topped the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Index for 2019-20?

Kerala (Chandigarh topped the Union Territories)

6. Which city has been adjudged as the cleanest for the 4th time in the latest cleanliness survey of the union government?

Indore

7. Which state secured first position in the recently released ‘India State of Forest Report 2019’ for the highest growth in forest area in the country?

Karnataka


8. Which country recorded highest number of child births on January 1, 2020?

India

9. Which Indian female chess player recently won the World Rapid Championship title?

Koneru Hampy

10. Which city will be hosting the 3rd Khelo India youth games?

Guwahati

11. Where was Income Tax Department headquarters located ?

New Delhi

12. SBI OTP-based ATM cash withdrawal facility is applicable for withdrawing cash above ___________

10000

TNPSC Group II currrent affairs | Golden Shoe title

1. What percentage of growth was recorded in the recently concluded Livestock Census in India as compared to the year 2012?

4.63 percent

2.When International Day for the Eradication of Poverty is observed?

17 October

3. Which of the following footballer has won this year's Golden Shoe title?

Lionel Messi

4. Which scheme has been launched by the Central Government to encourage girl students to pursue STEM education?

Vigyan Jyoti Yojana
(Through this scheme, 100 girls from 550 districts will be trained by the year 2020-2025. )

5.Which Chief Minister of an Indian state has recently biked 122 kilometres to promote adventure tourism in his state?

Pema Khandu

6.Which State/UT Chief Minister has announced the Odd-Even scheme to curb pollution starting from November 4 to 15?

Delhi

7.How many matches in international cricket Mithali Raj has won as Indian women team’s captain?

100

8. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reduced India's GDP growth forecast for the year 2019-20 from 7 percent to what percentage?

6.1%

9.What is the rank of India in Global Hunger Index 2019?

102

(India is ranked 102 in the Global Hunger Index of 117 countries.  )

10. Who among the following has won Booker Prize 2019?

Margret Atwood

11.Which scheme was recently launched by FSSAI on the occasion of World Food Day?

Food Safety Mitra

12.India and which country is organizing a joint military exercise ‘Shinyuu Maitri’?

Japan

13.Who has been recently appointed as new law secretary?

Anoop Kumar Mendiratta

Booker Prize Current Affairs October

1 . Who is the first-largest energy consumer in the world?

USA Is first 

(India is the Third after US and China)

2. Which organization launched a new scheme to promote investments in India?

Central Board of Investments and Customs

3. Which Company was named the overall most outstanding company in India's IT services sector in Asiamoney's 2019 outstanding companies poll?

TCS

4. World Bank forecasts India's GDP forecast for 2019-20 from 7% to _______.

5.75

5. Under the YSR Rythu Bharosa PM-Kisaan scheme, 54 lakh farmers of Andhra Pradesh will get _________ over three installments.

Rs.13,500

6. Anoop Kumar Mendiratta, the new Union Law Secretary, will serve in the position till _________.

30 March 2023

7. When was the Booker prize instituted?

1969

8. Who became the oldest winner of the Booker Prize?

Margaret Atwood

9. Who won the men's singles title at the Bahrain International Series Badminton?

Priyanshu Rajawat

10. Who won the 2019 Man Booker Prize?

Margaret Atwood and Bernardine Evaristo have been announced as the joint winners of the 2019 Booker Prize.

11. Who is appointed as the new Union Law Secretary?

Anoop Kumar

12. CORPAT is a Naval bilateral exercise held between India and _________.

Bangladesh

13. Which service of Indian Railways aims to improve and provide last-mile connectivity for those traveling from villages and small towns to major cities?

Sewa Service trains

14. Which State benefits the most under the Sewa Service trains of Indian Railways?

Tamilnadu (In total 10 trains TN got 3 Sewa trains)

15.Which of the following scheme aims to help girl students inculcate interest in areas like Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)?

Vigyan Jyoti

Expected Questions For NTPC Railway September Current Affairs

1. Which country has won the ‘Best Video’ award for the Asia & Pacific Region in the UNWTO Tourism Video Competition 2019?

India 

(India’s ‘Yogi of the Racetrack’ has won ‘Best Video’ award for the Asia & Pacific Region in the UNWTO Tourism Video Competition 2019. Yogi of the Racetrack is a short promotional film on Yoga, which was produced by the Union Ministry of Tourism.)

2. Which country won the ‘Exceptional stories of sustainable tourism’ award at the UNWTO Tourism Video Competition 2019?

Chile 

(Chile won the award for ‘Exceptional stories of sustainable tourism’ at the UNWTO Tourism Video Competition 2019.)

3.Which country has begun exporting bulletproof jackets to over 100 countries?

India 

4. Which state’s Chief Minister recently announced to implement the odd-even scheme from November 4 to 15?

Delhi

5. Indian Railways signed an MoU with which organisation for facilitation of green initiatives?

Confederation of Indian Industries

6. PM Modi inaugurated India’s second Multi-Modal Terminal (MMT) in which city?

Sahibganj (In Jharkand)

7. Which state government has announced the first agricultural export policy to double the income of farmers?

Uttar Pradesh

8. Which of the following personalities has been bestowed with the 2019 Ramon Magsaysay Award?

Ravish Kumar

9. Recently Which Union Territories will have a common high court?

Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh

10. PM has inaugurated South Asia’s first cross-border oil pipeline. The pipeline will connect India with which nation?

Nepal