Guest-investor visa | Collins Dictionary | Miss Universe 2023 - Current Affairs Questions

1. Which state signed agreement with nine states for the welfare of migrant workers?

[A] Odisha

[B] Jharkhand

[C] Bihar

[D] Uttar Pradesh

Answer: [B] Jharkhand

2. Which European country presented a bill for “Guest-investor visa”?

[A] Austria

[B] Hungary

[C] Croatia

[D] Serbia

Answer: [B] Hungary

3. Which of the following word has become the word of the year 2023 by Collins Dictionary?

[A] AI

[B] Permacrisis

[C] NFT

[D] Lockdown

Answer: [A] AI

4. Which Indian city has been featured in Conde Nast Traveller's list of the best places to visit in Asia in 2024?

[A] Mumbai

[B] Delhi

[C] Chennai

[D] Kochi

Answer: [D] Kochi

5. Which country's representative was crowned 72nd Miss Universe 2023?

[A] Nicaragua

[B] El Salvador

[C] Honduras

[D] Guatemala

Answer: [A] Nicaragua

6. Why did the government cancel the bid process for IDBI Bank’s asset valuer?

[A] Excessive bidder interest

[B] Lack of interest from bidders

[C] Competitive bids

[D] Successful completion of the valuation process

Answer: [B] Lack of interest from bidders

7. National Maritime Heritage Complex is being developed at -

[A] Lothal (Gujara)

[B] Viraval (Gujarat)

[C] Para deep (Odisha)

[D] Port Blair (Andaman & Nicobar Islands)

Answer: [A] Lothal (Gujara)

8. Which theme is associated with National Education Day in 2023?

[A] “Preserving Heritage”

[B] “Building Tomorrow”

[C] “Embracing Innovation”

[D] “Global Collaboration”

Answer: [C] “Embracing Innovation”

9. The 75th Indian Army Day is celebrated on

[A] 12th January

[B] 13th January

[C] 14th January

[D] 15th January

Answer: [D] 15th January

10. In which country will the ICC Men's U19 Cricket World Cup 2024 be organized?

[A] India

[B] South Africa

[C] Sri Lanka

[D] Australia

Answer: [B] South Africa

 

Kolkata Knight Riders | TEC’s Abu Dhabi | Railway Safety Act - Current Affairs Questions

1. Which institution regulates the Co-operative banks in India?

[A] RBI

[B] NABARD

[C] Ministry of Cooperation

[D] NITI Aayog

Answer: [A] RBI

2. Who has become the fourth Indian to be honored with Pakistan’s highest civilian award?

[A] A R Rahman

[B] Dr. Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin

[C] Mohammad Hamid Ansari

[D] Zara Nusrat

Answer: [B] Dr. Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin

3. Who has been appointed by Kolkata Knight Riders as their new 'mentor'?

[A] Rahul Dravid

[B] Ajay Jadeja

[C] Yuvraj Singh

[D] Gautam Gambhir

Answer: [D] Gautam Gambhir

4. In which city will India's first Telecom Center of Excellence be established, as approved by the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister?

[A] Lucknow

[B] Kanpur

[C] Varanasi

[D] Saharanpur

Answer: [D] Saharanpur

5. Where is TEC’s Abu Dhabi center located?

[A] Al Maryah Tower in ADGM

[B] Burj Khalifa

[C] Dubai Marina

[D] Jumeirah Beach

Answer: [A] Al Maryah Tower in ADGM

6. Which of the following is not a browser?

[A] Android

[B] Firefox

[C] Chrome

[D] Safari

Answer: [A] Android

7. Who has recently named for the 2023 United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Nansen Refugee Award?

[A] Azizbek Ashurov (Kyrgyzstan)

[B] Abdullahi Mire (Somalia)

[C] Angela Merkel (Germany)

[D] Zannah Mustapha (Nigeria)

Answer: [B] Abdullahi Mire (Somalia)

8. Which organisation manufactures the Light Combat Aircraft-Tejas?

[A] DRDO

[B] HAL

[C] ISRO

[D] BEL

Answer: [B] HAL

9. 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

10. As per Morgan Stanley, what is the expected headline inflation in FY-2025?

[A] 4.5%

[B] 4.0%

[C] 4.7%

[D] 4.1%

Answer: [D] 4.1%

Utkarsh 2.0 | National Milk Day | ISSF World Cup - Current Affairs Questions

1. Which institution launched its Medium-term Strategy Framework named ‘Utkarsh 2.0’?

[A] ISRO

[B] RBI

[C] DRDO

[D] NITI Aayog

Answer: [B] RBI

2. Which Union Ministry launched the ‘Doppler Weather Radar Systems’?

[A] Ministry of Science and Technology

[B] Ministry of Earth Sciences

[C] Ministry of Electronics and IT

[D] Ministry of Defence

Answer: [B] Ministry of Earth Sciences

3.  In which country has the world's largest single-site solar power plant been inaugurated?

[A] United Arab Emirates

[B] Qatar

[C] India

[D] USA

Answer: [A] United Arab Emirates

4.  Joint military exercise 'Austrahind-2023' is being organized between India and which country?

[A] Austria

[B] USA

[C] Ireland

[D] Australia

Answer: [D] Australia

5. On which date do Indians observe Constitution Day, also known as 'Samvidhan Divas'?

[A] October 31

[B] November 27

[C] November 26

[D] January 15

Answer: [C] November 26

6. On which date is National Milk Day observed?

[A] October 15

[B] November 26

[C] November 27

[D] January 10

Answer: [B] November 26

7. Why did the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) supersede the board of Abhyudaya Cooperative Bank for 12 months?

[A] Profitability concerns

[B] Poor governance standards

[C] Liquidity issues

[D] Technological failures

Answer: [B] Poor governance standards

8. Who became the first Indian shooter to win a medal in the men's 25m Rapid Fire event at the ISSF World Cup Final?

[A] Vijay Kumar

[B] Gurpreet Singh

[C] Anish Bhanwala

[D] Abhinav Bindra

Answer: [C] Anish Bhanwala

9. In November 2023, which of the following institutes became the first Indian Institute of Technology to set up an international campus, by launching a campus in Tanzania?

[A] Indian Institute of Technology Madras

[B] Indian Institute of Technology Bangalore

[C] Indian Institute of Technology BHU

[D] Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Answer: [A] Indian Institute of Technology Madras

10. An eight-foot-tall statue of Mahatma Gandhi was revealed at Tolstoy Farm in which country?

[A] USA

[B] UK

[C] South Africa

[D] Sri Lanka

Answer: [C] South Africa

Maitree Super Thermal Power Project | Amazon Rain Forest | Nobel Peace Prize - Current Affairs Questions

1. ‘Maitree Super Thermal Power Project’ is situated in which country?

[A] Bangladesh

[B] India

[C] Sri Lanka

[D] Nepal

Answer: [A] Bangladesh

2. Which state implements the ‘Nanaji Deshmukh Krushi Sanjivani Prakalp’?

[A] Maharashtra

[B] Gujarat

[C] Assam

[D] West Bengal

Answer: [A] Maharashtra

3. In October 2023, which of the following organizations launched its “one nation, one registration platform” for doctors across the country?

[A] UNESCO

[B] Medical Council of. India

[C] WHO

[D] National Medical Commission

Answer: [D] National Medical Commission

4. 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

5. Amazon rain forest is also known as the ______ of the planet

[A] Heart

[B] Lungs

[C] Nerve

[D] Brain

Answer: [B] Lungs

6. Which city host the world's first expo in 1851?

[A] London

[B] Paris

[C] New York

[D] Berlin

Answer: [A] London

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 has assumed the position of Prime Minister in Luxembourg?

[A] Luc Frieden

[B] Xavier Bettel

[C] Jean-Claude Juncker

[D] Etienne Schneider

Answer: [A] Luc Frieden

9. Who has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for the year 2023?

[A] Dalai Lama

[B] Nargis Mohammadi

[C] Sunita Krishnan

[D] Arundhati Roy

Answer: [B] Nargis Mohammadi

10. Which regulatory body ensures the protection of deposits in RRBs?

[A] RBI

[B] SEBI

[C] DICGC

[D] IRDAI

Answer: [C] DICGC

 

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