Parthenon Sculptures | PM JANMAN scheme | Mikong - Current Affairs Questions

1. ‘Parthenon Sculptures’ are ancient stone sculptures from which country?

[A] Japan

[B] Greece

[C] Turkey

[D] India

Answer: [B] Greece

2. PM JANMAN scheme, which was launched recently, is associated with which category of people?

[A] MSME Owners

[B] PVTGs

[C] Farmers

[D] NRIs

Answer: [B] PVTGs

3. 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

4. When is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2023 observed?

[A] December 1

[B] December 3

[C] December 5

[D] December 7

Answer: [B] December 3

5. Which country has named the cyclone 'Mikong' formed in the Bay of Bengal?

[A] India

[B] Bangladesh

[C] Myanmar

[D] Sri Lanka

Answer: [C] Myanmar

6. Who among the following launched the Scheme 'SHRESHTA' for residential education for students in High school in Targeted Areas?

[A] Virendra Kumar

[B] Piyush Goel

[C] Vijay Goel

[D] P.P. Chaudhary

Answer: [A] Virendra Kumar

7. Who received the prestigious 2023 JCB Prize for Literature?

[A] Perumal Murugan

[B] Janani Kannan

[C] S. Ramakrishnan

[D] Deepak Shetty

Answer: [A] Perumal Murugan

8. Who among the following equals Sachin Tendulkar’s highest number of 49 centuries in One Day Internationals?

[A] Yuvraj Singh

[B] Rohit Sharma

[C] Virat Kohli

[D] MS Dhoni

Answer: [C] Virat Kohli

9. 'Kari Ishad Mango' has been granted a Geographical Indication tag. It is grown in which state?

[A] West Bengal

[B] Karnataka

[C] Maharashtra

[D] Uttar Pradesh

Answer: [B] Karnataka

10. Who has been re-appointed as the CEO of OpenAI?

[A] Brett Taylor

[B] Meera Murati

[C] Greg Brockman

[D] Sam Altman

Answer: [D] Sam Altman

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

Zuari Bridge | Starlink | World Diabetes Day - Current Affairs Questions

1. Zuari Bridge, the second largest cable-stayed bridge in India, is located in which state/UT?

[A] Arunachal Pradesh

[B] Punjab

[C] Goa

[D] Jammu and Kashmir

Answer: [C] Goa

2. ‘Starlink’ is a satellite internet constellation designed and manufactured by which company?

[A] Amazon

[B] SpaceX

[C] Blue Origin

[D] Apple

Answer: [B] SpaceX

3. In October 2023, which of the following bank and Reliance Retail came together to launch the co-branded Reliance Card?

[A] PNB

[B] SBI

[C] Canara Bank

[D] Unioin Bank

Answer: [B] SBI

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.  In which state will the 37th National Games be organized?

[A] Bihar

[B] Assam

[C] Uttar Pradesh

[D] Goa

Answer: [D] Goa

6. When is World Diabetes Day observed annually?

[A] October 31

[B] December 1

[C] November 14

[D] September 15

Answer: [C] November 14

7. In which year was the Rashtriya Rail Sanraksha Kosh (RRSK) established under the Railway Safety Act?

[A] 2017

[B] 2016

[C] 2018

[D] 2019

Answer: [A] 2017

8. Where is the 42nd India International Trade Fair 2023 being inaugurated?

[A] Mumbai

[B] New Delhi

[C] Kolkata

[D] Chennai

Answer: [B] New Delhi

9. Which one of the following is the oldest scientific department of the Government of India? 

[A] Department of Biotechnology

[B] Survey of India

[C] India Meteorological Department

[D] DRDO

Answer: [B] Survey of India

10. Who has become the new chairman of Amul? 

[A] Valamjibhai Humbal 

[B] Manish Bandlish 

[C] Shamalbhai B Patel

[D] R S Sodhi

Answer: [C] Shamalbhai B Patel

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

Mahabali | Aditya-L1 | UCC - Current Affairs Questions

1. ‘Mahabali’, which was launched under the “Make in India” initiative of Ministry of Defence, is a_:

[A] Submarine

[B] Anti-ship Missile (AShM)

[C] Bollard Pull (BP) Tug

[D] Patrol Vessel

Answer: [C] Bollard Pull (BP) Tug

2. Which countries are the hosts of AI Safety Summit in 2024?

[A] South Korea and France

[B] Japan and South Korea

[C] India and Sri Lanka

[D] France and Germany

Answer: [A] South Korea and France

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 of the following countries would host the 24th Asian Archery Championships in 2025?

[A] India

[B] Bangladesh

[C] Thailand

[D] China

Answer: [A] India

5. Which team won the title of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy?

[A] Uttar Pradesh

[B] Bihar

[C] Punjab

[D] Baroda

Answer: [C] Punjab

6. What is the name of the world's first Artificial Intelligence Safety agreement?

[A] Bletchley Declaration

[B] Frontier Declaration

[C] Global AI Safety Declaration

[D] Universal AI Safety Agreement

Answer: [A] Bletchley Declaration

7. On which date is World Radiography Day observed each year?

[A] 8th November

[B] 9th November

[C] 2nd December

[D] 5th February

Answer: [A] 8th November

8.  Which state is set to become the first in India to implement the Uniform Civil Code (UCC)?

[A] Uttar Pradesh

[B] Himachal Pradesh

[C] Uttarakhand

[D] Assam

Answer: [C] Uttarakhand

9. Global Buddhist Summit 2023 was held in -

[A] Colombo

[B] Shanghai

[C] Delhi

[D] Bodh Gaya

Answer: [C] Delhi

10. Aditya-L1 is India’s first mission to study ______. 

[A] Moon 

[B] Jupiter 

[C] Sun 

[D] Mars

Answer: [C] Sun 

Rajaji Tiger Reserve | Rashtriya Gokul Mission | Nano DAP plant - Current Affairs Question

1. ‘Rajaji Tiger Reserve’ is located in which state/UT?

[A] Andhra Pradesh

[B] Uttarakhand

[C] Madhya Pradesh

[D] West Bengal

Answer: [B] Uttarakhand

2. ‘Rashtriya Gokul Mission’ is associated with which Union Ministry?

[A] Ministry of Agriculture and Family Welfare

[B] Ministry of MSME

[C] Ministry of Women and Child Development

[D] Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying

Answer: [D] Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying

3. In October 2023, which of the following countries with India commenced Joint bilateral training exercise “Exercise Harimau Shakti 2023” in Umroi Cantonment, India?

[A] Indonesia

[B] France

[C] Japan

[D] Malaysia

Answer: [D] Malaysia

4. India's first Nano DAP plant has been inaugurated in which state?

[A] Madhya Pradesh

[B] Uttar Pradesh

[C] Gujarat

[D] Punjab

Answer: [C] Gujarat

5. Which team won the inaugural ICC Women's Under - 19 T20 World Cup title

[A] India

[B] England

[C] Australia

[D] New Zealand

Answer: [A] India

6. Who is the chair of the international jury panel for the 54th edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI)?

[A] Steven Spielberg

[B] Shekhar Kapur

[C] Quentin Tarantino

[D] Martin Scorsese

Answer: [B] Shekhar Kapur

7.  What is the focus of the Green Initiative?

[A] Nature

[B] Water

[C] Culture

[D] All of the above

Answer: [D] All of the above

8. A near-replica of Agra's Taj Mahal has been built at which place in India in the year 2023?

[A] Ammaiyappan village, Tiruvarur (Tamil Nadu)

[B] Phulwari Shariff, Patna (Bihar)

[C] Burhanpur (Madhya Pradesh)

[D] Ajmer (Rajasthan)

Answer: [A] Ammaiyappan village, Tiruvarur (Tamil Nadu)

9. In which Indian state was a new mushroom species 'Candolleomyces albosquamosus' discovered?

[A] Kerala

[B] Karnataka

[C] Maharashtra

[D] Tamil Nadu

Answer: [A] Kerala

10. What is theme of World Post Day 2023, celebrated each year on 9th October?

[A] We Have Always Delivered

[B] Post for Planet

[C] Innovate to recover

[D] Together for Trust

Answer: [D] Together for Trust