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

Bank Exam Current Affiars | Railway Group D Current Affairs

1. Kristalina Georgieva has been selected as the new Chief of which organization?

IMF

Bulgaria’s Kristalina Georgieva has been selected as the new chief of International Monetary Fund (IMF). Kristalina Georgieva has become the second-ever woman to lead the IMF.

2. 2. The Delhi University and Zoological Survey of India recently discovered a new species of the frog in which state?

Arunachal Pradesh

3. Which Indian athlete was recently awarded with IAAF Veteran Pin Prize?

PT Usha

She is Called ‘Payyoli Express’

4. Which Indian was awarded the 'Changemaker Award' by Bill & Milinda Gates Foundation for bringing change in society?

Payal Jangir

5. When is World Maritime Day 2019 observed?

September 26

6. Which country has decriminalized by abortion?

Australia

7.As per Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s recent press conference, what is the new income tax rate of the new domestic manufacturing companies?

15%

8.Which state government has made Sanskrit language compulsory from 3rd to 8th grade in all government and private schools?

Uttarakhand

9. Who among the following has been named as next IAF chief?

RKS Bhadauria

Note : Air Marshall Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria has been named as next Indian Air Force chief by the Government of India. RKS Bhadauria has experience of flying 26 different types of fighter jets.

10. Who was honoured with the National Geoscience ‘Award of Excellence’?

Prof. Syed Wajih Ahmad Naqvi

11. Union Ministry of Electronics and IT & DSCI recently collaborated with which company to launch ‘Digital Payment Abhiyan’?

Google

12. When is the International Day of Peace observed globally?

21st September

Most Important General Science Question And Answer

1. The man who is specialist in wine making is called as ?

1.Wenologist
2.Grapologist
3.Oenologist
4.None

Answer:Oenologist

2. Who is the father of Tissue Culture ?

1.Gautheret
2.Haberlandt
3.Bonner
4.Laibach

Answer:Haberlandt

3. Nobel Prize is established in  ?

1.1931
2.1911
3.1901
4.1951

Answer:1901

4.The Mudumalai National Park is located in which state  ?

1.Chattisgarh
2.Haryana
3.Tamil Nadu
4.Karnataka

Answer:Tamil Nadu

5.The first synthetic fibre made by man was ____ ?

1.Rayon
2.Terycott
3.Polyester
4.Nylon

Answer:Nylon

6. Which of the following metals forms an amalgam with other metals  ?

1.Mercury
2.Zinc
3.Tin
4.Lead

Answer:Mercury

 7. The Van Vihar National Park is loacted in which state  ?

1.Telangana
2.Madhya Pradesh
3.Andhra Pradesh
4.Bihar

Answer:Madhya Pradesh

8.Water soluble vitamin include

1.Vitamin C
2.Niacin
3.Riboflavin
4.All of the above

Answer:All of the above

9. Where is the headquarters of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)  ?

1.Berlin
2.Spain
3.London
4.New York

Answer:New York

10. Radio Carbon Dating is use to estimate the age of _____ ?

1.Monuments
2.Rocks
3.Soil
4.Fossils

Answer:Fossils

 11. Tides are primarily a result of the  ____ ?

1Attraction of the Moon
2Farrel's law
3Ocean Currents
4Earth's pressure system

Answer:attraction of the Moon

12. What is scientific name of " Tulsi " ?

1.Gossypium Herbaceum
2.Ocimum Sanctum
3.Zea Mays
4.Cojonus Cgjan

Answer:Ocimum Sanctum

13 The fastest growing plant is ______ ?

1.Ashoka
2.Banyan
3.Eucalyptus
4.Rose

Answer:Eucalyptus

14. One fathom is equal to how many meters ?

1.1.7699
2.2.0210
3.1.8288
4.2.1212

Answer:1.8288

 15. Garampani sanctuary is located at

1.Diphu, Assam
2.Gangtok, Sikkim
3.Junagarh, Gujarat
4.Kohima, Nagaland

Answer:Diphu, Assam