Thursday, November 16, 2023

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

Wednesday, November 15, 2023

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

Tuesday, November 14, 2023

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 

Wednesday, November 8, 2023

Cooperative Beneficiaries Conference | Draft Online Gaming Policy | Women's Hockey - Current Affairs Questions


1. Which city is the host of ‘Cooperative Beneficiaries Conference’?

[A] Chennai

[B] Bengaluru

[C] Cochin

[D] Ahmedabad

Answer: [B] Bengaluru

2. Which Union Ministry launched the ‘Draft Online Gaming Policy’?

[A] Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology

[B] Ministry of Science and Technology

[C] Ministry of Home Affairs

[D] Ministry of Information and Broadcasting

Answer: [A] Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology

3. How many states celebrated Formation Day on 1st November 2023?

[A] 6

[B] 7

[C] 8

[D] 9

Answer: [B] 7

4. Which of the following country won women’s Hockey in Asian Champions Trophy 2023?

[A] India

[B] Japan

[C] China

[D] South Korea

Answer: [A] India

5. Which player won the 'Paris Masters' title in lawn tennis?

[A] Grigor Dimitrov

[B] Carlos Alcaraz

[C] Novak Djokovic

[D] Andy Murray

Answer: [C] Novak Djokovic

6. 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

7. Which cricketer became the first player to be timed out in an international cricket match?

[A] Angelo Mathews

[B] Shakib Al Hasan

[C] Tamim Iqbal

[D] Mustafizur Rahman

Answer: [A] Angelo Mathews

8. The "Champions of Earth" award was conferred by which of the following organisations?

[A] World Economic Forum

[B] United Nations Environment Programme

[C] Global Environment Facility

[D] World Bank

Answer: [B] United Nations Environment Programme

9. Which state government has recently issued an order to implement 'Project Dolphin'?

[A] Maharashtra

[B] Bihar

[C] Madhya Pradesh

[D] Tamil Nadu

Answer: [D] Tamil Nadu

10.  What is the full form of ENCORE?

[A] Enabling Communications on Real-time Environment

[B] Electronic Nomination and Counting Online Resource

[C] Election Nomination and Counting Online Repository

[D] Enabling Election Management on Real-time Environment

Answer: [A] Enabling Communications on Real-time Environment


Tuesday, November 7, 2023

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

Thursday, November 2, 2023

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

Wednesday, November 1, 2023

Abua Awas Yojna | Make in India | King of Malaysia - 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.‘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

3. In October 2023, which of the following Aerospace unveiled its indigenously built Vikram-1 rocket which is expected to deliver satellites to low earth orbit early 2024?

[A] Airnetz Aviation Pvt Ltd.

[B] Skyroot Aerospace

[C] Bharat Dynamics Ltd.

[D] Aroon Aviation Services Pvt Ltd.

Answer: [B] Skyroot Aerospace

4. Which of the cities become the the second most polluted city among 109 places tracked by IQAir, a Swiss technology company measuring air quality in real-time?

[A] Beijing

[B] Mumbai

[C] Karachi

[D] Jerusalem

Answer: [B] Mumbai

5. What is the name of the first cruise ship ever built in India

[A] MV Ganga Vilas

[B] MV Jamuna Vilas

[C] MV Godavari Vilas

[D] MV Brahmaputra Vilas

Answer: [A] MV Ganga Vilas

6.  Who has been elected as the next King of Malaysia?

[A] Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar

[B] Al-Sultan Abdullah

[C] Al-Sultan Ibrahim

[D] None of these

Answer: [A] Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar

7. Who has been elected as the new CEO and MD of Kotak Mahindra Bank?

[A] Ajay Kapoor

[B] Uday Kotak

[C] Ashok Vaswani

[D] Ajay Sinha

Answer: Ashok Vaswani

8. Where is the Hornbill Festival celebrated?

[A] Assam

[B] Arunachal Pradesh

[C] Manipur

[D] Nagaland

Answer: [D] Nagaland

9. Which city is known as the "Tea City of India"?

[A] Kolkata

[B] Guwahati

[C] Darjeeling

[D] Dibrugarh

Answer: [D] Dibrugarh

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

[A] Sweeden

[B] Norway

[C] Poland

[D] Finland

Answer: [D] Finland