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6 Month September 2023 To February 2024 Current Affairs Eng.
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• Six eminent personalities named Akademi Fellows or Akademi Ratna by Sangeet Natak
Akademi
• India’s Gaganyaan Mission and its Astronauts
• Sunil Bharti Mittal becomes the first Indian citizen to be conferred an honorary Knighthood
by Britain’s King
• National Science Day: February 28th
• New Lokpal of India : Justice AM Khanwilkar
• India’s first septic tank cleaning robot, named “Homosep Atom”
• Three new Criminal Laws to become effective from July 1
• Veteran singer Pankaj Udhas passes away
• Country’s longest signature stayed bridge, ‘Sudarshan Setu’ inaugurated by PM Modi in
Gujarat
• Age of admission to Grade 1 is 6 plus years from 2024-25 session onwards
• PM Narendra Modi inaugurated Bharat Tex 2024, one of largest global textile events in India
• Odysseus: first U.S.-built spacecraft to land on the Moon
• Government Raises Sugarcane Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) by Eight Percent; Prime
Minister Commends Decision as Historic
• PM Modi Unveils Two New Pressurised Heavy Water Reactors at Kakrapar Atomic Power
Station
• Prime Minister Modi Reaffirmed as World’s Most Popular Leader
• 9th edition of Raisina Dialogue in New Delhi from February 21 to 23, 2024
• Government has approved the continuation of Women’s safety scheme till 2025-26
• Government allows 100% FDI in space sector
• Kickoff: Khelo India University Games Begin Fourth Edition in Guwahati
• Greek Prime Minister Set to Embark on Four-Day State Visit to New Delhi
• Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated 12th edition of MILAN 2024
• Record Victory: India Crushes England by 434 Runs in Third Test of Five-Match Series in
Rajkot
• Prime Minister Modi Set to Unveil Five New AIIMS and Cutting-Edge Healthcare
Infrastructure Valued at Over 11,391 Crore
• Jnanpith Award for Gulzar and Jagadguru Rambhadracharya
• ISRO successfully launches next generation weather satellite INSAT-3DS from Sriharikota
• Indian women’s badminton team secures first-ever Badminton Asia Team Championships
title
• Ravichandran Ashwin joins elite 500 test Cricket wicket club, becomes 2nd Indian to do so
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• RBI extended the deadline for Paytm Payments Bank services to March 15, 2024
• Rohit Sharma will lead the Indian Cricket team in the upcoming 2024 T20 World Cup
• Supreme Court has invalidated the electoral bonds scheme for political funding
• Army Chief Gen Manoj Pande conducted discussions with US Army Chief Gen Randy
George in Washington
• Automated Permanent Academic Account Registry (APAAR): One Nation One Student ID
• Cochin International Airport and BPCL Collaborate for World’s First Green Hydrogen Plant
at Airport Premises
• PM Modi inaugurates BAPS Mandir, the first Hindu temple in Abu Dhabi
• Dubai to have world’s first air taxi, agreements signed at World Government Summit 2024
• Discovery of Ancient Stone Wall in Baltic Sea, Potentially Over 10,000 Years Old
• PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana
• Pakistan General Elections: Independents Win 93 Seats, PML-N Secures 75, PPP Gets 54 in
National Assembly
• RLD Joins NDA, Ends Ties with Opposition Alliance; Jayant Chaudhary
• Qatar has released eight former Indian Navy personnel who were detained in the Gulf
country on espionage charges
• Australia won the Under 19 Men’s ODI Cricket World Cup 2024 beating India by 79 runs in
the final
• Sumit Nagal won the Tennis Chennai Open ATP Challenger trophy
• EPFO hikes interest rate on employees’ provident fund deposits to 8.25 percent for 2023-24
• New Delhi World Book Fair 2024 from 10th to 18th February 2024
• Chaudhary Charan Singh, PV Narasimha Rao and MS Swaminathan to be conferred Bharat
Ratna
• Aadi Mahotsav 2024 : From 10th to 18th February 2024 at Major Dhyan Chand National
Stadium, New Delhi
• India win SAFF U-19 Women’s Championship beating Bangladesh in final
• Government scraps Free Movement Regime between India and Myanmar to ensure internal
security of country
• RBI retains repo rate at 6.5 percent for sixth consecutive time
• Prime Minister of Guyana Mark Phillips, is on a six-day official visit to India
• Government plans to introduce satellite-based GPS toll collection systems on national
highways
• Lok Sabha passes Finance Bill, 2024
• Government announced plans to fence the entire 1,643-kilometer-long Indo-Myanmar border
• Lok Sabha passes Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Bill, 2024
• Government launched ‘Bharat Rice’ at subsidised rates for consumers
• Shankar Mahadevan and Zakir Hussain Bag Best Global Music Album Grammy for ‘This
Moment’
• Champai Soren-led JMM-Congress alliance government wins trust vote in Jharkhand
• Vyommitra: Woman Robot Astronaut Prepares for Liftoff
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• India has 718 snow leopards, as per first-ever Snow Leopard Population Assessment
• Delhi Police Women Contingent named best Marching Contingent among CAPF
• SADA TANSEEQ, joint military exercise between India and Saudi Arabia commences in
Rajasthan
• Rohan Bopanna becomes oldest man to reach World Number One position in ATP Doubles
Rankings
• ‘Beating the Retreat’ ceremony marked the culmination of the 75th Republic Day
celebrations at Vijay Chowk, New Delhi
• Nitish Kumar, JD(U) leader, took oath as Bihar Chief Minister for the ninth time
• Australian Open: Jannik Sinner defeats Daniil Medvedev in Men’s Singles final to win his 1st
grand slam title
• Rohan Bopanna and Matt Ebden Clinch Grand Slam Title at Australian Open Men’s Doubles
tennis championship
• 75th Republic Day was celebrated on January 26, 2024
• Virat Kohli has won the ICC ODI Men’s Player of the Year Award
• Halwa ceremony for the Interim Union Budget 2024, took place at North Block
• National Girl Child Day : 24th January
• IAF conducts ‘Exercise Desert Knight’ with French, UAE Air Forces over Arabian Sea
• Former Bihar Chief Minister Karpoori Thakur was posthumously awarded the Bharat Ratna
• Parakram Diwas : 23 January – Birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
• Man Singh bags Gold medal at Asian Marathon Championships 2024 in Hong Kong
• United Nations General Assembly President Dennis Francis arrived to India on a 5-day visit
• Pran Pratishtha ceremony of Ramlalla held in Ayodhya
• President Droupadi Murmu awarded Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar, 2024 to 19
exceptional children
• Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy end up as men’s doubles Runners-up of India
Open tournament
• New Guidelines Bar Students Below 16 from Coaching Centers in India
• “Bharat Parv” from 23rd to 31st January at Red Fort, Delhi
• Khelo India Youth Games 2024 from 19 to 31 January 2024 in Tamil Nadu
• Iran-Pakistan Border Conflict : Escalating Tensions
• Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra : campaign by the Indian government to promote and monitor
flagship central schemes.
• Odisha CM unveils “Shree Mandir Parikrama Prakalpa” a heritage corridor around Puri’s
Jagannath Temple
• Wings India 2024 commenced at Begumpet Airport in Hyderabad
• 12th General Assembly of the Asian Buddhist Conference for Peace (ABCP) in New Delhi,
India
• Lionel Messi once again bags The Best FIFA Men’s Player Award
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• Around 25 crore people have lifted themselves out of poverty in the last nine years : NITI
Aayog
• 54th World Economic Forum Summit Begins in Davos, Switzerland
• Rituals Begins for Pran Pratishtha of Ram Lala Virajman Ahead of January 22 Consecration
• Festivals of harvest – Makar Sankranti, Pongal, Uttarayan and Magh Bihu celebrated in
different parts of the country
• PM Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan : First installment to one lakh beneficiaries release
• Crown Prince Frederik X becomes the new King of Denmark
• Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty lose in the men’s doubles final at the Malaysia
Open Super 1000
• DRDO conducts successful flight-test of New Generation AKASH missile from Chandipur
• India’s longest bridge, Atal Bihari Vajpayee Sewri – Nhava Sheva Atal Setu,
• A United Nations helicopter captured by al-Shabab fighters in Somalia
• National Youth Day ; National Youth Festival at Nashik
• Budget Session of Parliament from 31st January to 9th February 2024
• NASA Postponed Artemis Moon Missions, which aims to send humans to the moon.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the ‘Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2024
• World Hindi Day : January 10
• Sheikh Hasina to take the oath as Bangladesh’s prime minister for the fourth consecutive
term.
• Gabriel Attal Appointed as France’s New Prime Minister
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Vibrant Gujarat Global Trade Show
• India and Maldives controversy : three Maldivian ministers comments about Modi
• Indian shooters Varun Tomar and Esha Singh bag Paris Olympic quotas after winning gold
medals at Asian Qualifiers in Indonesia
• ONGC starts oil production from its Cluster-2 project in Krishna Godavari basin in Bay of
Bengal
• ISRO’s Aditya-L1 successfully placed in a halo orbit around L1 point
• Suchetha Satish sets new world record for singing in most languages during single concert
• Country’s first smart lab starts in OPD block of AIIMS New Delhi to provide test facilities
under one roof
• Indra Mani Pandey, assumed the position of Secretary General of the BIMSTEC
• ICC announced the groups for the 2024 T20 Men’s Cricket World Cup
• Hijacked Cargo ship ‘MV Lila Norfolk’, rescued by Indian Navy
• Govt launched PRERANA, an experiential learning programme for developing leadership
qualities in students
• Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar 2023 : OMCL and Jain University received awards
• India International Jewellery Trade Show -IIJS 2024 in Mumbai
• Band comprising 45 girls from North East to participate in NCC Republic Day Camp 2024
• World Braille Day : January 4th
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• Prof. B.R. Kamboj, Vice Chancellor, Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural
University received the M.S. Swaminathan Award
• Hit-and-run Law : Drivers protesting against the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) provision of
a 7 lakh rupees penalty and a 10-year jail term
• BRICS+ Five New Members : Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, UAE
• Guinness record for simultaneous mass Surya Namaskar at 108 places in Gujarat
• Joint Military Exercise ‘Desert Cyclone 2024’ between India and UAE in Rajasthan
• ISRO launched XPOSAT aboard PSLV-C58 from Sriharikota
• Govt constitutes 16th Finance Commission with Dr Arvind Panagariya as its Chairman
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• ISRO plans to launch 50 satellites in the next five years for geo-intelligence gathering
• Govt increases rate of interest on 2 small savings schemes for January-March 2024
• Grand Master Koneru Humpy won silver in World Women Rapid Championships 2023
• Appointment : Anish Dayal Singh, DG CRPF; Rahul Rasgotra, DG ITBP; Nina Singh, DG
CISF
• Ad Hoc committee to supervise operations of Wrestling Federation of India
• Qatar court reduces death penalty of 8 ex-Indian Navy officers to jail terms
• Reversal of liquidity facilities under both SDF and MSF is available with effect from 30th
December: RBI
• MPhil is no longer a recognized degree : UGC
• Govt declares Muslim League Jammu Kashmir (Masarat Alam faction) as unlawful
association under UAPA
• Indian Navy commissioned its latest Stealth Guided Missile Destroyer, INS Imphal, in
Mumbai
• Veer Baal Diwas – 26 December : in honor of two young Sikh princes, Baba Zorawar Singh
and Fateh Singh
• Aircraft With Indians Held In France For Days Lands In Mumbai
• CBDT notified Income Tax Return (ITR) forms 1 and 4, for the assessment year 2024-25
• Good Governance Day – 25 December : Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s birth anniversary
• UNESCO Grants Prestigious Award of Excellence to Rambagh Gate & Ramparts Project for
Outstanding Inclusivity and Community Access
• Wrestling Federation of India Faces Suspension by Sports Ministry Over Numerous
Violations
• National Consumer Day, celebrated in India on December 24th
• France President Emmanuel Macron to be Chief Guest for 75th Republic Day celebrations
• Kishan Diwas – 23December : Birth anniversary of Chaudhary Charan Singh
• National Mathematics Day – December 22 : to mark the birth anniversary of Srinivasa
Ramanujan
• National Sports Awards 2023 : Khel Ratna Award to Chirag Chandrashekhar Shetty and
Rankireddy Satwik Sai Raj
• 3,209 meter-long Tunnel T-1 between Katra – Reasi Stations completed in Udhampur-
Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) Project
• Sahitya Akademi Award 2023 announced
• Lok Sabha takes up three amended Criminal Law Bills for consideration and passing
• Goa Liberation Day : 19 December
• Egypt’s President Sisi Clinches Third Term with 89.6% Majority Vote
• Khelo India Para Games Debut Concludes in New Delhi, Haryana Dominates with 40 Gold,
39 Silver, and 26 Bronze Medals
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• FIFA Unveils Club World Cup in June-July 2025 and Introduces New Intercontinental Cup for
2024 Debut
• The Khelo India Games are scheduled to take place in Tamil Nadu in January 2024
• Surat Diamond Bourse – world’s largest workspace
• Sultan of Oman, Haitham bin Tarik to arrived in New Delhi on three-day visit to India
• INS Tarmugli, a Fast Attack Craft, commissioned into Navy at Naval Dockyard,
Visakhapatnam
• Germany beats India 4-1 in the FIH Men’s Junior World Cup semifinal
• Parliament security breach incident on 13 December 2023
• ASEAN-India Millet Festival in New Delhi inaugurated by Union Agriculture Minister Arjun
Munda
• India supports UNGA’s ceasefire resolution in West Asia
• Nations at COP28 Reach Landmark ‘UAE Consensus’ for a transition away from fossil fuels
for net zero by 2050
• FIH Hockey Men’s Junior World Cup 2023 : India vs Germany Semifinal
• Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence Summit in New Delhi on December 12th and
13th, 2023
• Bhajan Lal Sharma elected as Chief Minister of Rajasthan
• Donald Tusk elected as Polish Prime Minister
• Viksit Bharat@2047 – Voice of Youth : Launched by PM Modi
• Parliament passed Jammu and Kashmir Reservation and Reorganisation (Amendment) Bills
• Mohan Yadav elected as the new Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh
• 27th WAIPA World Investment Conference in New Delhi from December 11, 2023
• Vishnu Deo Sai : New Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh
• First-ever Khelo India Para Games in New Delhi from 10 to 17 Dec 2023
• RBI has maintained the policy repo rate at 6.5% for the fifth consecutive time
• PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the Indian Art, Architecture & Design Biennale (IAADB) 2023
at Red Fort
• Mahua Moitra expelled from Lok Sabha member over allegations of a “cash-for-query”
scandal.
• Uttarakhand Global Investors Summit 2023 at the Forest Research Institute in Dehradun
• President Droupadi Murmu presented the Lakshmipat Singhania – IIM Lucknow National
Leadership Awards
• Armed Forces Flag Day : December 7
• India to provide relief assistance of one million dollars to Papua New Guinea in wake of
volcanic eruption
• Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan presided over the first session of the
Combined Leadership Conclave in New Delhi
• Garba of Gujarat inscribed in the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) of Humanity by
UNESCO
• ISRO Moves Chandrayaan Orbiter from Moon to Earth Orbit
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• Central Sector Scheme for providing drones to the Women’s Self Help Groups(SHGs)
• Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana (PMGKAY) extended for an additional five years
• 54th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) concluded in Goa on November 28, 2023
• 17-day long rescue operation in Uttarakhand ends in success with safe evacuation of all 41
workers
• Bali Jatra, Asia’s largest open-air annual trade fair inaugurated on banks of Mahanadi River
in Cuttack
• Defence Minister Unveils crest of Project 15B stealth guided missile destroyer “Imphal”
• Government renames Ayushman Bharat-Health and Wellness Centres as Ayushman Arogya
Mandir
• Golfer Aditi Ashok won Ladies European Tour Season Finale Andalucia Costa Del Sol Open
in Spain
• Christopher Luxon was sworn in as New Zealand’s Prime Minister
• Paul Lynch won the 2023 Booker Prize for his novel ‘Prophet Song.’
• India’s Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty lost in the men’s doubles final of the
China Masters Badminton 2023
• PM Modi takes sortie on indigenous Tejas aircraft in Bengaluru
• President Droupadi Murmu unveiled the statue of Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar, in the Supreme
Court on the occasion of 73rd Constitution Day
• Polling for Rajasthan Assembly Election on November 25, 2023.
• Ceasefire between Israeli and Hamas forces in the Gaza Strip : Swap Hostages
• International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women : 25 November
• PM Modi participates in Sant Mirabai Janmotsav at Mathura
• Justice Fathima Beevi, first female Judge of Supreme Court of India, passes away at age of
96
• World’s Largest Single-Site Solar Power Plant in Abu Dhabi inaugurated
• Sam Altman returns as the Chief Executive of OpenAI
• Joint Military Exercise AUSTRAHIND-23 in Perth, Australia till 6th December 2023
• Pankaj Advani wins World Title at IBSF Billiards Championship 2023 in Doha
• Dr. S.S. Badrinath, the founder of Sankara Nethralaya, passed away
• Former chief of OpenAI Sam Altman joins Microsoft to lead a new advanced AI research
team
• Rescue operations underway in Uttarakhand tunnel collapse
• 54th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) commenced on November 20, 2023, in Goa
• Annual United Nations Forum 2023 in New Delhi on 21-22 November 2023
• India and Australia to hold the second two plus two Ministerial Dialogue in New Delhi on
November 20, 2023.
• Australia won ICC Cricket World Cup 2023
• Pedro Sánchez re-elected as President of the Government of Spain
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• Odd-Even vehicle system in Delhi for one week, from the 13th November
• R Vaishali won the FIDE Women’s Grand Swiss 2023 in chess
• Government implemented GRAP-IV restrictions, Delhi-NCR faces additional curbs as air
quality worsens
• Government bans 21 illegal betting platforms including Mahadev App
• Indian women’s hockey team won the Asian Champions Trophy, defeating Japan 4-0
• ‘Road Accidents in India- 2022’ report reveals alarming statistics : 19 deaths every hour in
Road Accident
• Bhutan’s King Wangchuck in India for 8-Day Visit
• ‘COSTA SERENA’ first International Cruise Liner to commence domestic sailing in India
• ‘World Food India 2023’, a mega food event, in New Delhi from 3 -5 November 2023
• ICC Cricket World Cup 2023: India enters semifinals
• Nandini Das wins 2023 British Academy Book Prize for Global Cultural Understanding
• Bharat Gaurav train tour to North Eastern States from Delhi on 16 November
• “AI Safety Summit 2023”, world’s first Artificial Intelligence Safety Summit, held in
Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom
• Kozhikode and Gwalior added to UNESCO creative cities list
• 54th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) from November 20th to 28th in Goa
• IAF fighter squadron based at Air Force Station Uttarlai (Barmer) converts from MiG-21 to
SU-30 MKI
• Rashtriya Ekta Diwas : Birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on October 31
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• Asian Games 2023 : India win record haul of 107 medals – 28 gold, 38 silver and 41 bronze
• Iranian human rights activist Narges Mohammadi awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 2023
• RBI Monetary Policy Committee keeps repo rate unchanged at 6.5 percent
• Indian-origin professor Dr Joyeeta Gupta receives Spinoza Prize in field of climate change
• Norwegian author Jon Fosse awarded Nobel Prize 2023 in Literature
• India and UAE Signed MoU to Boost Investment and Collaboration in Industry and
Advanced Technologies
• ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 : New Zealand defeat England in Opening match
• Apply for Remote Pilot Certificate to operate drone without Passport
• Nobel Prize 2023 in Chemistry to three scientists: Moungi G Bawendi, Louis E Brus, and
Alexei Ekimov
• Hangzhou Asian Games : India’s performance on Day 11
• HAL Delivers Twin-Seater LCA Tejas to Indian Air Force
• Nobel Prize 2023 in Physics to Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz and Anne L’Huillier
• Asian Games 2023 : India’s performance on Day 10 – won two gold, two silver, and five
bronze medals
• PM SVANidhi Scheme : More than 50 lakh Street Vendors covered
• Bihar government released the findings of its Caste-based Survey
• Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman win Nobel Prize 2023 in Medicine
• RBI extends last date to exchange 2,000 rupee notes till 7th October 2023
• Birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi and Lal Bahadur Shastri : 2 October
• India’s Solar Mission Aditya L1 moved beyond Earth’s influence
• Dr. Mohamed Muizzu elected President of Maldives
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• Women’s Reservation Bill : First bill introduced in the new Parliament building during the special
session
• Shantiniketan has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage site
• Ganesh Chaturthi, also known as Vinayaka Chaturthi on September 19, 2023.
• ISSF World Cup 2023 : Indian shooter Elavenil Valarivan wins Gold medal in women’s 10 metre air
rifle event
• Five-day Special Session of Parliament from 18th September 2023
• PM Modi inaugurated the International Convention and Expo Centre, Yashobhoomi, in Dwarka, New
Delhi
• India won the Asia Cup in cricket by defeating Sri Lanka
• Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar hoisted the National Flag at the top of Gaja Dwar of the New
Parliament Building
• Rahul Navin, IRS, has been appointed as the in-charge director of the Enforcement Directorate (ED)
• Sangeet Natak Akademi Amrit Awards to 84 performing artists
• Defence Acquisition Council approves nine capital acquisition proposals worth Rs 45,000 crore
• PM Vishwakarma Scheme for Empowering Traditional Artisans and Craftspeople
• Uniformity in Measurement: India can issue internationally accepted OIML Certificates
• Supreme Court of India joining the National Judicial Data Grid (NJDG) platform
• Life Clues on K2-18 b? Hydrogen-Rich Atmosphere and Possible Oceans
• Hindi Diwas : September 14
• Subroto Cup International Football Tournament from 19th September 2023
• Cabinet Approves extension of PM Ujjwala Yojana for three years
• Indian Air Force received first C-295 MW transport aircraft from Airbus in Seville, Spain
• Government approved the e-Courts Mission Mode Project Phase -3
• India defeat Sri Lanka by 41 runs to qualify for Asia Cup final
• Nomination for the Padma Awards for the year 2024 is open until the 15th September
• Confirmed cases of Nipah Virus (NiV) found in Kerala
• Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme 2023-24 Series II opens until 15 September
• India defeated Pakistan by 228 runs in the Super Four stage of the Asia Cup Cricket ODI
• First Global Symposium on Farmers’ Rights in New Delhi on 12 September 2023
• PM Modi and Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia discussed India-Saudi Arabia Strategic Partnership
• Coco Gauff won Women’s Singles title at the US Open tennis tournament 2023
• Aditya L1, successfully completed its third earth-bound manoeuvre
• Key Highlights from the 18th G20 Summit in New Delhi
• Novak Djokovic win his fourth US Open and his 24th Grand Slam singles title
• India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC): A Key Initiative for Regional Connectivity and
Economic Growth
• Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury Secure US Open Men’s Doubles Title, Beating Bopanna and Ebden in
Thrilling Final
• Shah Rukh Khan’s Action-Packed ‘Jawan’ became the highest-grossing Hindi film on its opening
day
• RBI Gradually Reduces Incremental Cash Reserve Ratio (ICRR) to Manage Liquidity
• Prime Minister Modi attended ASEAN-India Summit 2023 in Jakarta, Indonesia
• New UPI Payment Options Launched by NPCI for Inclusive Digital Payments
• Japan launched the lunar lander “SLIM” for Moon Landing
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• Indian men’s table tennis team qualify for the Paris 2024 Olympics
• 48th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) from 7 to 17 September 2023
• Cauvery Water Dispute: Unresolved issue and Ongoing Tensions
• Bharat Drone Shakti – 2023 at IAF airbase in Hindan Ghaziabad, from the 25th September 2023
• Country’s first solar city inaugurated in Sanchi of Madhya Pradesh
• Rohit Sharma to lead the Indian Cricket team in the 2023 ODI World Cup
• World’s tallest Nataraja statue installed at Bharat Mandapam, the venue of the G20 summit in Delhi
• G-20 Summit 2023 in New Delhi on September 9-10, 2023
• ASEAN summit in Jakarta, Indonesia from September 5 to 7, 2023
• Teachers Day : 5 September
• Chandrayaan 3 Rover Pragyan Pauses Operations on Moon, Awaits Sunrise for Next Phase
• Durand Cup 2023 final : Mohun Bagan SG defeated East Bengal FC
• India won Men’s Hockey 5s Asia Cup 2023 by defeating Pakistan
• India’s first solar observatory mission, Aditya-L1, launched on September 2, 2023
• Indian-origin Tharman Shanmugaratnam has been elected President of Singapore
• Dr. R Ravi Kannan, a surgical oncologist from Assam, wins Ramon Magsaysay Award 2023
• Jaya Verma Sinha : First Woman Chairman And CEO Of Indian Railway Board
• ‘one-nation, one-election’, Govt forms Ram Nath Kovind-headed committee to explore possibility
Lok Sabha and assembly elections simultaneously
• Mera Bill Mera Adhikaar : Invoice incentive scheme
• Mohun Bagan and East Bengal in the Durand Cup final
• Special Session of Parliament from 18-22 September 2023
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A) Ratan Tata
B) Sachin Tendulkar
C) Sunil Bharti Mittal
D) Naredndra Modi
• a) Chandrayaan
• b) Aditya-1
• c) Gaganyaan
• d) LVM3
Detail News Ans : c) Gaganyaan
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• a) Lunar Chariot
• b) Celestial Vehicle
• c) Solar Probe
• d) Orbital Station
Detail News Ans : b) Celestial Vehicle
Q. How many astronauts will be part of the first crewed Gaganyaan mission?
• a) 1
• b) 2
• c) 3
• d) 4
Detail News Ans : c) 3
• a) January 26th
• b) February 28th
• c) March 12th
• d) May 11th
Detail News Ans : b) February 28th
• a) S. N. Bose
• b) Homi J. Bhabha
• c) C. V. Raman
• d) Vikram Sarabhai
Detail News Ans : c) C. V. Raman
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Q: What year did Sir C. V. Raman win the Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on the
Raman Effect?
• a) 1928
• b) 1930
• c) 1935
• d) 1940
Detail News Ans : a) 1928
Ans : c) Ghazals
Detail News
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Q: Bharat Tex 2024 event, inaugurated by PM Modi in Feb 2024 in New Delhi is
related to which sector:
a) Technology
b) Agriculture
c) Textiles
d) Tourism
Ans : c) Textiles
Detail News
Ans : c) 2024-25
Detail News
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Q: What is the name of the country’s longest signature stayed bridge, recently
inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Gujarat?
a) Bharati Setu
b) Sudarshan Setu
c) Dwarka Bridge
d) Vishwa Setu
Q: What is the name of the first private spacecraft to land on the Moon?
a) Apollo 11
b) Odyssey
c) Odysseus
d) Artemis
Ans : c) Odysseus
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Question: Who emerged as the most popular global leader with a 78% approval
rating by Morning Consult 2024?
a) President of Mexico
b) Prime Minister Narendra Modi
c) President of Argentina
d) US President Joe Biden
Question: What is the total investment in the two new Pressurised Heavy Water
Reactors at Kakrapar Atomic Power Station?
a) 20,000 crore rupees
b) 22,500 crore rupees
c) 25,000 crore rupees
d) 30,000 crore rupees
Question: How many gram panchayats are expected to benefit from the Bharat
Net Phase-II – Gujarat Fibre Grid Network Limited project?
a) Over 5,000
b) Over 6,000
c) Over 7,000
d) Over 8,000
Q: What recent change has been approved by the Centre regarding Foreign Direct
Investment (FDI) in space sector?
a) Increased restrictions on FDI in space sector
b) 100% foreign investment allowed in the space sector
c) Limiting FDI to 50% in space sector
d) Complete ban on foreign investment space sector
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Q: What is the 24-hour emergency helpline service number for the safety of
women?
A) 112
B) 100
C) 108
D) 181
Answers: A) 112
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Answer: c) Guwahati
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Q.: Which initiative aims to ensure the safety and quality of food consumed by
millions of Indians?
a) PM-CARES
b) PM-KISAN
c) PM-ABHIM
d) PM-JAY
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Q.: Who was awarded the Player of the Match in the Rajkot test?
a) Shubman Gill
b) Sarfaraz
c) Ravindra Jadeja
d) Mark Wood
Q: Who won the women’s Badminton Asia Team Championships title 2024 ?
A) India
B) Thailand
C) China
D) Indonesia
Answer: A) India
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Answer: D) GSLV-F14
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Q: Who is the only other Indian cricketer to have taken 500 wickets in Test history
before Ravichandran Ashwin?
a) Virat Kohli
b) Anil Kumble
c) Sachin Tendulkar
d) Rohit Sharma
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Q: What did the Supreme Court do regarding the electoral bonds scheme for
political funding?
a. Upheld its constitutionality
b. Invalidated the scheme
c. Proposed amendments to the scheme
d. Requested more information from the government
Q: On what grounds did the Supreme Court declare the electoral bonds scheme as
violating citizens’ rights?
a. Violation of privacy
b. Violation of the right to information
c. Unfair distribution of funds
d. Lack of transparency in political funding
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Q: Who has been confirmed as the captain of the Indian cricket team for the 2024
T20 World Cup?
a. Virat Kohli
b. Rohit Sharma
c. Ajinkya Rahane
d. KL Rahul
Ans : b) It is the first traditional Hindu stone temple in the Middle East.
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Ans : B) Dubai
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Q: What was the reason for the detention of the Indian Navy personnel in Qatar?
A) Drug trafficking
B) Espionage
C) Terrorism
D) Illegal immigration
Ans : B) Espionage
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Q: Independent candidates who won the majority of seats in the general elections
are largely affiliated with:
a. Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N)
b. Pakistan People’s Party (PPP)
c. Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM)
d. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)
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Ans : Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) – Party of Former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s
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Q: Where is the New Delhi World Book Fair 2024 being held?
A) Pragati Maidan, New Delhi
B) India Expo Centre, Greater Noida
C) Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi
D) Thyagaraj Sports Complex, New Delhi
Q: Who emerged victorious in the Tennis Chennai Open ATP Challenger finale held
on February 11, 2024?
a) Prajnesh Gunneswaran
b) Roger Federer
c) Luca Nardi
d) Sumit Nagal
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Q: Which country won the 2024 Under-19 Men’s ODI Cricket World Cup?
A) India
B) Australia
C) South Africa
D) England
Ans : B) Australia
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Q: Which Indian Prime Minister, also having served as Deputy Prime Minister,
Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, and Union Minister for Home Affairs and Finance?
a) P V Narasimha Rao
b) Dr. MS Swaminathan
c) Chaudhary Charan Singh
d) Narendra Modi
Q: Which Prime Minister is credited with opening up the Indian economy during
his term ?
a) Chaudhary Charan Singh
b) P V Narasimha Rao
c) Dr. MS Swaminathan
d) Narendra Modi
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Answer: A) To regulate the money supply in the market and combat price inflation
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Ans : d. India
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Q: How will toll charges be deducted under the new system for toll collection on
national highways?
a) Cash payments at toll booths
b) Mobile wallet transactions
c) Direct deduction from bank accounts
d) Toll tickets issued manually
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Q: Who is the current Prime Minister of Guyana visiting India in February 2024?
(a) Justin Trudeau
(b) Droupadi Murmu
(c) Mark Phillips
(d) Boris Johnson
Q: The main objective of the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Bill
is to:
a) Increase the difficulty level of exams
b) Reduce the number of public examinations
c) Ensure fair and just public examinations
d) Introduce online exams for all subjects
Q: What is the length of the Indo-Myanmar border that the Indian government
plans to fence?
A) 1,643 kilometers
B) 2,000 kilometers
C) 1,000 kilometers
D) 3,500 kilometers
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Q: What was the purpose of the free movement regime (FMR) along the Indo-
Myanmar border?
A) To promote tourism
B) To facilitate trade
C) To allow people to venture 16 kilometers into each other’s territory without
documents
D) To strengthen border security
Answer: C) To allow people to venture 16 kilometers into each other’s territory without
documents
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Q: Who leads the alliance government that won the trust vote in the Jharkhand
State Assembly?
A. Hemant Soren
B. Champai Soren
C. Ramdas Soren
D. Indrajit Mahatha
B. Champai Soren
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Q: Which prominent Indian musicians, who are part of the fusion band Shakti, won
the Grammy Award in the Best Global Music Album category for their latest album
“This Moment”?
A) A.R. Rahman and Lata Mangeshkar
B) Shankar Mahadevan and Zakir Hussain
C) Hariharan and Kavita Krishnamurthy
D) Sonu Nigam and Shreya Ghoshal
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Q: What is the name of the woman robot astronaut that will fly into space ahead
of ISRO’s “Gaganyaan” mission?
a. Vyomnaut
b. Gaganyaatri
c. Vyommitra
d. Astronautila
Ans : c. Vyommitra
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Q: What specific functions will Vyommitra perform to ensure a smooth journey for
future astronauts?
a. Operating panels and responding to simple questions
b. Testing life support and communication systems
c. Piloting the spacecraft
d. Conducting scientific experiments
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Q: Which payment bank faced restrictions from RBI for “Breach of regulatory
norms and non-compliance”?
a. Airtel Payments Bank
b. Fino Payments Bank
c. Paytm Payments Bank
d. Jio Payments Bank
Q: How many Ramsar sites does India have after adding 5 new ones in 2024?
A) 75
B) 80
C) 85
D) 90
Ans : B) 80
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Q: What is the fiscal deficit target set in the interim budget for FY 2024-25?
a. 3.5% of GDP
b. 4.5% of GDP
c. 5.1% of GDP
d. 6.0% of GDP
Q: What is the status of income tax slabs or rates in the interim budget 2024-2025?
a. Increased rates
b. Decreased rates
c. No changes
d. Abolished
Ans : c. No changes
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Q. What was the reason behind Hemant Soren’s resignation as Chief Minister of
Jharkhand?
a) He lost a vote of confidence in the assembly.
b) He was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a corruption case.
c) He resigned due to health reasons.
d) He was asked to step down by his party.
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Q.: What is the term used for the budget presented during the Budget Session
before the general elections?
a) Full budget
b) Interim budget
c) Supplementary budget
d) Vote-on-account budget
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Q.: Which contingent won the award for the Best Marching Contingent among
CAPF/other auxiliary forces?
a) Sikh Regiment Contingent
b) Delhi Police Women Marching Contingent
c) Gujarat Border Security Force Contingent
d) Tamil Nadu Naval Contingent
Ans : b) 718
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Q: Which state has the highest number of snow leopards in India as per the
Snow Leopard Population Assessment in India (SPAI)?
a) Uttarakhand
b) Himachal Pradesh
c) Ladakh
d) Sikkim
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Ans : c) He is the oldest player to reach the World No. 1 ranking in Men’s Doubles.
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Ans. : E. Leander Paes, Mahesh Bhupathi, Sania Mirza, and Rohan Bopanna
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Q: Which pair won the Australian Open Men’s Doubles tennis championship in
2024?
a. Rohan Bopanna and Simone Bolelli
b. Matt Ebden and Andrea Vavassori
c. Rohan Bopanna and Matt Ebden
d. Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori
Q: Who emerged victorious in the men’s singles final of the Australian Open
tennis championship2024?
a. Daniil Medvedev
b. Novak Djokovic
c. Jannik Sinner
d. Rafael Nadal
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Q: Who recently took oath as the Chief Minister of Bihar for the ninth time?
a. Jitan Ram Manjhi
b. Nitish Kumar
c. Vijay Kumar Choudhary
d. Rajendra Vishwanat Arlekar
Q: What is the name of the Indian cricketer who won the ICC ODI Player of the
Year award in 2023?
A. Rohit Sharma
B. Virat Kohli
C. Shikhar Dhawan
D. Hardik Pandya
Q: Who was the Chief Guest at the Republic Day parade in 2024?
A) Narendra Modi
B) Droupadi Murmu
C) Emmanuel Macron
D) Virat Kohli
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Q: What were the twin themes of the Republic Day parade in 2024?
A) Unity in Diversity and Military Strength
B) Viksit Bharat and Bharat – Loktantra ki Matruka
C) Cultural Heritage and Economic Progress
D) Nari Shakti and Global Diplomacy
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Q: What was a major initiative implemented by Karpoori Thakur during his Chief
Ministership?
(a) Nationalization of banks
(b) Green Revolution
(c) Abolition of the zamindari system
(d) Introduction of Panchayati Raj
Q: Who led the Pran Pratishtha ceremony of Ramlalla in Ayodhya on January 22,
2024?
a. UP Governor Anandiben Patel
b. CM Yogi Adityanath
c. Prime Minister Narendra Modi
d. RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat
Q: Who is the President of the 78th Session of the United Nations General
Assembly?
a. Dennis Francis
b. Narendra Modi
c. Antonio Guterres
d. Joe Biden
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Q: Who won the gold medal at the Asian Marathon Championships 2024?
a) Huang Yongzheng
b) Tiapkin Ilya
c) Man Singh
d) Ashvini Jadhav
Q: Who lost in the finals of the men’s doubles at the India Open Badminton
2024?
a. Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty
b. Seo Seung-jae and Kang Min-hyuk
c. Shi Yu Qi and Lee Cheuk Yiu
d. Tai Tzu Ying and Chen Yu Fei
Ans : b. Art and Culture, Bravery, Innovation, Social Service, and Sports
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Q: Where will ‘Bharat Parv 2024’ take place as part of the Republic Day
celebrations?
A) India Gate, Delhi
B) Red Fort, Delhi
C) Rajpath, Delhi
D) Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
Q: What is the minimum age for students to enroll in coaching centers according
to the new guidelines?
A) 14 years
B) 15 years
C) 16 years
D) 18 years
Ans : C) 16 years
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Q: What is the main cause of the recent tensions between Iran and Pakistan?
a) Religious differences
b) Border disputes
c) Economic competition
d) Cultural conflicts
b) Border disputes
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Ans : a. India
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Q: Where did the Wings India 2024 event hold in January 2024?
a. Mumbai Airport
b. Begumpet Airport, Hyderabad
c. Palam Airport, New Delhi
d. Safdarjung Airport, New Delhi
Q: What is the reported decline in poverty rate in India over the last nine years
according to NITI Aayog?
a) 27 percent to around 9 percent
b) 25 percent to around 17 percent
c) 29 percent to around 11 percent
d) 20 percent to around 15 percent
Q: Who currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of NITI Aayog in
India?
a) Narendra Modi
b) Amitabh Kant
c) Arvind Panagariya
d) B.V.R. Subrahmanyam
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Q: Who won The Best FIFA Men’s Player award at the FIFA Football Awards
ceremony in January 2024?
a) Kylian Mbappe
b) Erling Haaland
c) Lionel Messi
d) Aitana Bonmati
Q: Which female football player received the Best FIFA Women’s Player Award
at the Award ceremony in January 2024?
a) Mary Earps
b) Aitana Bonmati
c) Sarina Wiegman
d) Kylian Mbappe
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Q: When does the Pran Pratishtha program for Ram Lala Virajman at Shri Ram
Janmabhoomi complex begin?
a) January 21, 2024
b) January 16, 2024
c) January 22, 2024
d) January 15, 2024
Q: Where is the 54th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum taking
place?
a) New York, USA
b) Paris, France
c) Davos, Switzerland
d) Tokyo, Japan
Q: What is the theme of the 54th annual meeting of the World Economic
Forum?
a) Global Challenges
b) Rebuilding Trust
c) Technological Advancements
d) Economic Prosperity
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Q: Who were the Indian players in the men’s doubles final at the Malaysia Open
Super 1000?
A) Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Srikant Kidambi
B) Chirag Shetty and Lakshya Sen
C) Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty
D) Srikant Kidambi and Lakshya Sen
Q: Who are the beneficiaries of the Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha
Abhiyan (PM-JANMAN)?
A) Urban population
B) Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs)
C) General category citizens
D) Women entrepreneurs
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Ans : B. Odisha
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answer: b. Al-Shabab
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Q: Who participated as the Chief Guest in the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit
2024?
a. President of the Nepal
b. President of the United States
c. Prime Minister of Israel
d. President of the United Arab Emirates
Q: Presidents from which two countries were present at the inauguration of the
Vibrant Gujarat Global Trade Show?
a. Mozambique and Maldives
b. Mozambique and Timor Leste
c. Mozambique and UAE
d. Germany and UAE
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Q: At what age does Gabriel Attal become the youngest Prime Minister in
modern French history?
a. 30
b. 34
c. 37
d. 40
Ans : b. 34
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Q: Where is the KG-DWN-98/2 block located, where the ONGC starts oil
production from Cluster-2 project in January 2024?
a) Arabian Sea
b) Bay of Bengal
c) Indian Ocean
d) Andaman Sea
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Q: In which event did Varun Tomar win a gold medal to secure an Olympic
quota place?
a. Men’s 10m Air Rifle
b. Men’s 25m Rapid Fire Pistol
c. Men’s 50m Pistol
d. Men’s 10m Air Pistol
Q: In which event did Esha Singh win a gold medal to secure an Olympic quota
place?
a. Women’s 10m Air Rifle
b. Women’s 25m Rapid Fire Pistol
c. Women’s 50m Pistol
d. Women’s 10m Air Pistol
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Q: Which institute has initiated the country’s first smart lab in its OPD block?
a. PGI Chandigarh
b. AIIMS New Delhi
c. Apollo Hospitals
d. Fortis Healthcare
Q: How many languages did Suchetha Satish sing in during the record-setting
concert in Dubai?
a. 100 languages
b. 120 languages
c. 140 languages
d. 160 languages
Ans : c. A point where gravitational forces reach equilibrium between Earth and
the Sun
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Q: Which elite commando unit conducted the operation to rescue the hijacked
cargo ship near the coast of Somalia?
a. Navy Seals
b. MARCOS
c. SAS (Special Air Service)
d. GIGN (National Gendarmerie Intervention Group)
Ans : b. MARCOS
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Q: When will the 2024 T20 Men’s Cricket World Cup be held in the West Indies
and the United States?
a. June 1 to June 15, 2024
b. June 1 to June 29, 2024
c. July 1 to July 15, 2024
d. July 1 to July 29, 2024
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Q: Where is the 16th edition of the India International Jewellery Trade Show
taking place?
a. Chennai
b. Pune
c. Mumbai
d. New Delhi
Ans : c. Mumbai
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Ans : b. A tactile writing system for the blind and visually impaired
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Q: What penalty and jail term are prescribed in hit-and-run cases under the
recently enacted criminal code called Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS)?
a) 5 lakh rupees penalty, 5 years jail term
b) 7 lakh rupees penalty, 10 years jail term
c) 10 lakh rupees penalty, 7 years jail term
d) No penalty, 15 years jail term
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Q: What is the name of the Joint Military Exercise conducted between India and
UAE in Rajasthan in January 2024?
a) Desert Storm 2024
b) Desert Thunder 2024
c) Desert Cyclone 2024
d) Desert Mirage 2024
Q: Which Indian state set a Guinness record for performing mass Surya
Namaskar simultaneously at 108 places on the first day of 2024?
a) Maharashtra
b) Gujarat
c) Rajasthan
d) Karnataka
Ans : b) Gujarat
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Q: When was the Brics group initially formed, and which countries were its
founding members?
a) Formed in 2010 with Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa
b) Formed in 2006 with Brazil, Russia, India, and China
c) Formed in 2012 with Argentina, China, India, and South Africa
d) Formed in 2008 with Brazil, Russia, India, and South Africa
Q: Who are the new members set to join the Brics group on January 1, 2024?
a) Argentina, Brazil, South Africa
b) Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates
c) Mexico, Australia, Turkey
d) Canada, Japan, Germany
Ans : b) Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates
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Q: What is the increased interest rate on the Sukanya Samriddhi Account Scheme
for the January-March 2024 quarter?
a. 7.8 percent
b. 8.0 percent
c. 8.1 percent
d. 8.2 percent
Q: What is the primary objective of ISRO’s plan to launch 50 satellites in the next
five years?
A. Weather monitoring
B. Geo-intelligence gathering
C. Communication enhancement
D. Deep space exploration
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Q: What was the initial charge against the eight Indians in Qatar sentenced to
death in Aug 2023?
a) Murder
b) Espionage
c) Theft
d) Fraud
Ans : b) Espionage
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Q: Why did the IOA form the Ad Hoc committee for the Wrestling Federation of
India?
a) To organize the Olympics
b) Due to arbitrary decisions by WFI officials
c) To handle marketing tasks
d) To appoint new athletes
Q: Who has been appointed as the Director General of the Central Reserve Police
Force (CRPF)?
a) Rahul Rasgotra
b) Anish Dayal Singh
c) Nina Singh
d) Vivek Srivastava
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Q; Who has been appointed as the chief of Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)?
a) Anish Dayal Singh
b) Rahul Rasgotra
c) Nina Singh
d) Vivek Srivastava
Q: Why was the Muslim League Jammu Kashmir (Masarat Alam faction) declared
an ‘Unlawful Association’ under UAPA?
A. Involvement in anti-national activities
B. Advocating for democratic reforms
C. Promoting cultural diversity
D. Supporting economic development
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Q: What is the name of the latest Stealth Guided Missile Destroyer commissioned
by the Indian Navy on December 26, 2023?
a) INS Visakhapatnam
b) INS Mumbai
c) INS Imphal
d) INS BrahMos
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B) 25th December
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Q: Why was the Airbus A340, a charter plane carrying mostly Indians detained in
France?
A. Mechanical issues
B. Suspected human trafficking allegations
C. Passport verification
D. Weather-related concerns
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Q: What was the destination of the chartered flight detained in France for
suspected human trafficking allegations?
A. Mumbai
B. Dubai
C. Nicaragua
D. Paris
Ans : C. Nicaragua
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Q: Why was the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) suspended by the Sports
Ministry?
a. Lack of funding
b. Multiple violations
c. Administrative efficiency
d. Athlete doping issues
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Q: Who will be the Chief Guest for the 75th Republic Day celebrations in India?
a. Narendra Modi, Prime Minister India
b. Emmanuel Macron, President France
c. President Joe Biden, President USA
d. Rishi Sunak, Prime Minister, Britain
Q: Who are the recipients of the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2023?
a) Shri Chirag Chandrashekhar Shetty and Shri Rankireddy Satwik Sai Raj
b) Shri Manish Kaushik and Ms. P.V. Sindhu
c) Shri Saurabh Chaudhary and Ms. Vinesh Phogat
d) Shri Bajrang Punia and Ms. Mary Kom
Ans : a) Shri Chirag Chandrashekhar Shetty and Shri Rankireddy Satwik Sai Raj
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Q: Which university was awarded the Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy
2023 as the overall winner university?
A) Lovely Professional University, Punjab
B) Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar
C) Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra
D) Jamia Millia Islamia University, Delhi
Q. Which category did EV Ramakrishnan win the Sahitya Akademi Award for in
2023?
A) Novel
B) Short Story Collection
C) Literary Study
D) Poetry
Q. In which language did Rajasekaran win the award for his novel “Neervazhi
Padooum”?
A) Telugu
B) Tamil
C) Malayalam
D) Kannada
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Ans : B) Tamil
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Q. Who won the Sahitya Akademi Award for the Hindi novel “Mujhe Pahachaano”?
A) Sanjeev
B) Vijay Verma
C) Neelam Saran Gour
D) Vinod Joshi
Ans : A) Sanjeev
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Q. Which bill aims to replace the Indian Penal Code (IPC), 1860, governing criminal
offenses in India?
A) Bharatiya Nyaya (Second) Sanhita, 2023
B) Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha (Second) Sanhita, 2023
C) Bharatiya Sakshya (Second) Bill, 2023
D) Indian Evidence Act, 1872
Q. What is the primary focus of the Bharatiya Nyaya (Second) Sanhita, 2023?
A) Admissibility of evidence
B) Criminal procedure
C) Punishment for criminal offenses
D) Replacement of the CrPC
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Q. What significant addition does Bharatiya Nyaya (Second) Sanhita, 2023 make to
the punishment system?
A) Capital punishment
B) Life imprisonment
C) Fine only
D) Community service
Question: What is the key feature of the 2025 Club World Cup format according to
the announcement?
A) Single-elimination knockout rounds
B) Group stage with eight groups of four teams
C) Round-robin format with seven participating teams
D) Two-legged semi-finals and finals
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Question: Which state emerged as the champion in the Khelo India Para Games
(KIPG)?
A) Uttar Pradesh
B) Haryana
C) Tamil Nadu
D) New Delhi
Answer: B) Haryana
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Question: What percentage of the vote did Abdel Fattah al-Sisi secure in the recent
Egyptian presidential election?
A) 75.4%
B) 89.6%
C) 92.3%
D) 81.8%
Answer: B) 89.6%
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Q. How many sports will be featured in the Khelo India Games in Tamil Nadu?
A) 15 sports
B) 20 sports
C) 25 sports
D) 27 sports
Answer: D) 27 sports
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Q: What was the primary purpose of INS Tarmugli commissioned on December 14,
2023, at Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam?
a. Deep-sea exploration
b. Coastal surveillance and protection
c. Humanitarian aid missions
d. Space research
Q: What was the main objective of the ASEAN-India Millet Festival inaugurated by
Union Agriculture Minister Arjun Munda?
a. Promoting rice cultivation
b. Raising awareness about millet
c. Celebrating cultural diversity
d. Establishing a market for wheat-based products
Q: What action did one of the individuals take inside the Lok Sabha chamber?
a. Released a yellow-colored smoke canister
b. Shouted slogans
c. Jumped onto tables
d. All of the above
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Q: Indian team lost to which country in the FIH Men’s Junior World Cup semifinal
in Kuala Lumpur?
a. Germany
b. Netherlands
c. Australia
d. Argentina
Ans : a. Germany
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Q: FIH Hockey Men’s Junior World Cup 2023 is conducted at which city and
country?
a) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
b) New Delhi, India
c) Amsterdam, Netherlands
d) Berlin, Germany
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Q: What is the primary focus of the ‘UAE Consensus’ reached in Dubai at COP28 ?
a) Transitioning to renewable energy
b) Achieving net-zero emissions by 2050
c) Enhancing climate finance
d) Strengthening global partnerships
b) Limiting it to 1.5°C
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Q: What did the draft resolution in the UNGA’s Emergency Session demand
regarding the Israel-Hamas conflict?
a) Military intervention
b) Immediate humanitarian ceasefire
c) Expansion of hostilities
d) Recognition of new borders
Q: Who recently returned to power, as Prime Minister in Poland after nine years?
A) Mateusz Morawiecki
B) Donald Tusk
C) Volodymyr Zelenskyy
D) Vladimir Putin
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Q: Who has been elected as the new Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh?
a. Shivraj Singh Chauhan
b. Dr. Mohan Yadav
c. Jagdish Deora
d. Narendra Singh Tomar
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Q: What initiative did Prime Minister Narendra Modi launch on December 11, 2023
for development of youth?
a. Viksit Bharat@2047 – Voice of Youth
b. National Education Policy 2020
c. Skill Development for Youth
d. Digital India Campaign
Q: Where do the first-ever Khelo India Para Games commence in December 2023?
A. Mumbai
B. Kolkata
C. New Delhi
D. Chennai
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Q: Why was Mahua Moitra expelled from the Lok Sabha on December 8, 2023?
a. financial misconduct
b. Involvement in a “cash-for-query” scandal
c. Violation of parliamentary dress code
d. Absence without leave
Q: Where was the Indian Art, Architecture & Design Biennale (IAADB) 2023 is
being held?
a. Rashtrapati Bhavan
b. Red Fort
c. India Gate
d. Humayun’s Tomb
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Ans : b. December 7
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Q: What is the main purpose of the Lakshmipat Singhania – IIM Lucknow National
Leadership Awards?
a. To celebrate young leaders under 30 years old
b. To acknowledge leaders around 45 years of age
c. To honor leaders from various industries
d. To recognize leaders with international acclaim
Q: Where was the Uttarakhand Global Investors Summit 2023 held in December
2023?
a. New Delhi
b. Dehradun
c. Mumbai
d. Jaipur
Ans : b. Dehradun
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Q: Which cultural item from Gujarat was included in the UNESCO List of Intangible
Cultural Heritage (ICH) of Humanity in December 2023?
a) Bhangra
b) Garba
c) Kathak kali
d) Kuchipudi
Ans : b) Garba
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Q: Who has been announced as the next Chief Minister of Telangana by the
Congress party?
a) K C Venugopal
b) Mallikarjun Kharge
c) A Revanth Reddy
d) D.K. Shivakumar
Q: Severe Cyclonic Storm Michaung crossed which state’s coast in December 2023?
a) Tamil Nadu
b) Kerala
c) Andhra Pradesh
d) Odisha
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Q.: Which operation during the 1971 war crippled the Pakistani Navy’s western
fleet?
a) Operation Blue Star
b) Operation Trident
c) Operation Desert Storm
d) Operation Vijay
Q.: Where did Prime Minister Narendra Modi participate in the Navy Day program
in 2023?
a) Goa
b) Kochi in Kerala
c) Sindhudurg in Maharashtra
d) Chennai in Tamil Nadu
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Q.: Which historic fort off the Maharashtra coast hosts the Navy Day celebrations
2023?
a) Red Fort
b) Sindhudurg Fort
c) Jaigarh Fort
d) Golconda Fort
Ans : b) Lalduhoma
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Q: The world’s first portable hospital, ‘Aarogya Maitri Aid Cube,’ was unveiled on
2nd December 2023 in which city?
a) Mumbai
b) Gurugram
c) New Delhi
d) Bangalore
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Answer: b) Gurugram
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Question: In the Madhya Pradesh assembly elections, which political party secured
a clear majority?
A) Congress
B) BJP
C) BSP
D) Bharat Adiwasi party
Answer: B) BJP
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Ans : b) Congress
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Q: The 24th Edition of the Hornbill Festival began at which Naga Heritage Village?
a) Kisama Village
b) Nagaland Heritage Hub
c) Tribal Heritage Town
d) Naga Cultural Center
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Ans : c) Nagaland
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Q: Where did Union Home Minister Amit Shah attend the 59th Raising Day parade
of the BSF on 1 December 2023?
a. New Delhi
b. Mumbai
c. Hazaribagh, Jharkhand
d. Kolkata
Q: What is the name of the cyclonic storm forecasted by the India Meteorological
Department over the southwest Bay of Bengal in December 2023?
a. Cyclone Amphan
b. Cyclone Nivar
c. Cyclone Michaung
d. Cyclone Vayu
c. Cyclone Michaung
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Q: Who will lead the Indian cricket team in the Test series during their tour of
South Africa?
a. K L Rahul
b. Suryakumar Yadav
c. Rohit Sharma
d. Virat Kohli
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Q: Who is named as the captain for the T20I side in the upcoming South Africa
tour?
a. Rohit Sharma
b. K L Rahul
c. Virat Kohli
d. Suryakumar Yadav
Q: Who will lead the Indian cricket team in the ODIs during the South Africa tour?
a. Rohit Sharma
b. Virat Kohli
c. K L Rahul
d. Suryakumar Yadav
Ans : c. K L Rahul
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Q: Which film received the Best Film or Golden Peacock Award at the
closing ceremony?
a. Drift
b. Endless Borders
c. Blaga’s Lessons
d. Party of Fools
Q: What is the main objective of the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann
Yojana (PMGKAY) extension?
a. Providing free medical services
b. Offering financial assistance to farmers
c. Supplying five kilograms of free food grains monthly to the eligible
beneficiaries
d. Promoting women’s self-help groups
Ans : c. Supplying five kilograms of free food grains monthly to the eligible
beneficiaries
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Q: Who are the main beneficiaries of the Central Sector Scheme for
Drones?
a. Urban youth
b. Men’s Self-Help Groups
c. Women’s Self-Help Groups
d. Agricultural cooperatives
a. Taj Mahal
b. Kangla Palace and ‘Kangla-Sa’
c. Red Fort
d. Himalayan Mountains
Ans :B. Kangla Palace and ‘Kangla-Sa’
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Q: What unique feature distinguishes Bali Jatra, the annual trade fair
hosted on the banks of the Mahanadi River in Cuttack, Odisha?
a) Earthquake
b) Tunnel collapse due to a landslide
c) Flood
d) Industrial accident
Ans : b) Tunnel collapse due to a landslide
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Q: Who won the Ladies European Tour Season Finale Andalucia Costa
Del Sol Open in Spain in November 2023?
a) Anne Van Dam
b) Aditi Ashok
c) Cindy Kiro
d) Celine Boutier
b) Aditi Ashok
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Q: Who won the 2023 Booker Prize for the novel ‘Prophet Song’?
a) Chetna Maroo
b) Paul Lynch
c) Chetan Bhagat
d) Arunditi Roy
Question: How many Light Combat Aircraft Tejas has the Indian Air Force
ordered?
a) 50 aircraft
b) 65 aircraft
c) 83 aircraft
d) 100 aircraft
Ans : c) 83 aircraft
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a. January 26
b. November 26
c. December 26
d. October 26
Ans : b. November 26
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a. Independence Day
b. Republic Day
c. Adoption of the Indian Constitution
d. Formation of the Constituent Assembly
Q.: Where did the release of hostages take place during Ceasefire
between Israeli and Hamas forces in November 2023?
a. Tel Aviv
b. Kerem Shalom crossing
c. Gaza City
d. West Bank
Q.: Who was the first female Judge appointed to the Supreme Court of
India?
a) Sarojini Naidu
b) Arundhati Roy
c) Justice M. Fathima Beevi
d) Kiran Bedi
Ans : b. Kudki
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Ans : c. 16th
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Ans : a. Yashodha
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Q.: Who will lead the new advanced AI research team at Microsoft?
A. Greg Brockman
B. Emmett Shear
C. Sam Altman
D. Satya Nadella
Q.: Who did Pankaj Advani defeat in the finals of the World IBSF
Billiards Championship 2023?
A. Rupesh Shah
B. Sourav Kothari
C. Anuja Thakur
D. Subhash Agarwal
Q.: What is the primary focus of the Annual United Nations Forum
2023 in New Delhi?
A. Environmental Sustainability
B. International Humanitarian Law and Peacekeeping
C. Economic Development
D. Human Rights Advocacy
Which award did Madhuri Dixit receive at the opening ceremony for
her contributions to the Indian film industry?
A. Best Actress Award
B. Lifetime Achievement Award
C. Special Recognition to Bhartiya Cinema
D. Best Director Award
Ans : B. Australia
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Q.: Who is the leading run-scorer of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023?
A. Rohit Sharma
B. Travis Head
C. Virat Kohli
D. Glenn Maxwell
Q,: Who represented India in the two plus two Ministerial Dialogue
with Australia in November 2023?
A) Narendra Modi and S. Jaishankar
B) Rajnath Singh and S. Jaishankar
C) S. Jaishankar and Amit Saha
D) Anthony Albanese and Nirmala Sitharaman
Q.: Australia secured a spot in the ICC World Cup 2023 final by
defeating which team in the semi-final?
a) India
b) South Africa
c) England
d) New Zealand
Q.: Who led the second ‘Voice of Global South Summit’ on November
17, 2023?
a) Angela Merkel
b) Narendra Modi
c) Xi Jinping
d) Joe Biden
Q.: Who recently became the first woman in the world to jump off a
helicopter from the height of 21,500 ft in front of Mt Everest?
a. Sonam Kapoor
b. Shital Mahajan
c. Swati Singh
d. Ankita Sharma
Q.: On which occasion did Prime Minister Narendra Modi launch the
Pradhan Mantri Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTG)
Development Mission?
a. Republic Day
b. Independence Day
c. Janjaatiya Gaurav Diwas
d. Gandhi Jayanti
Q.: Which team did India defeat to reach the final of the ICC Cricket
World Cup 2023?
a. New Zealand
b. Australia
c. England
d. Pakistan
Ans : b) Hamas
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Q.: What is the theme of the 42nd India International Trade Fair?
a) Sustainable Growth and Well-being
b) Global Confidence in India
c) Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam
d) Trade and Investment for Economic Development
Q.: In which stadium will the first semi-final of the 2023 World Cup
between India and New Zealandbe held?
a. Eden Gardens
b. Wankhede Stadium
c. M. Chinnaswamy Stadium
d. Lord’s
Ans : b. Manipur
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Q.: What position did Suella Braverman hold before being fired in the
UK Cabinet reshuffle?
a. Foreign Secretary
b. Chancellor of the Exchequer
c. Home Secretary
d. Interior Minister
Q.: Who was appointed as the new Foreign Secretary in the reshuffle
of UK Cabinet?
a. Rishi Sunak
b. James Cleverly
c. Suella Braverman
d. David Cameron
Q.: What achievement did the Uttar Pradesh government attain during
Deepotsav in Ayodhya on November 11, 2023?
a) Fifth Guinness World Record
b) Sixth Guinness World Record
c) Tenth Guinness World Record
d) No Guinness World Record
Q.: What is the focus of the Space Experience Program at the Dubai
Airshow 2023?
a) Maritime Innovations
b) Automotive Technologies
c) Aerospace Innovations
d) Environmental Sustainability
Q.: What role did Maulana Abul Kalam Azad play in India’s history?
a) First Prime Minister
b) First President
c) First Education Minister
d) First Chief Justice
Q.: What does the term “2 plus 2” signify in the context of the India-
US 2 plus 2 Ministerial Dialogue?
a. Two nations and two objectives
b. Two ministers from each side (Foreign Affairs and Defence)
c. Two hours of discussion on diplomatic issues
d. Two strategic partnerships
Ans : b. Two ministers from each side (Foreign Affairs and Defence)
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Q.: Who are the key representatives from India in the fifth India-US
2+2 Ministerial Dialogue held on November 11, 2023?
a. Prime Minister and Finance Minister
b. Defence Minister and External Affairs Minister
c. President and Trade Minister
d. Home Minister and Health Minister
Q.: During which session is the Union Budget presented in the Indian
Parliament?
A. Monsoon Session
B. Winter Session
C. Budget Session
D. Special Session
Q.: What is the focus of the Winter Session of the Indian Parliament?
A. Presentation of the Union Budget
B. Consideration and passage of pending bills
C. Legislative scrutiny of budgetary proposals
D. Recess for parliamentary committees
Q.: What was the reason behind the decision to increase the
reservation quota in Bihar government jobs?
a. Economic growth
b. Caste Based Survey 2022
c. Political considerations
d. international pressure
Q.: Which state was awarded the Raja Bhalendra Singh trophy for the
overall championship in the 37th National Games?
a. Haryana
b. Maharashtra
c. Goa
d. Uttarakhand
Ans : b. Maharashtra
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Q.: Who received the Best Woman Athlete trophy in the National
Games 2023?
a. Pranati Naik
b. Sanyukta Kate
c. Both a and b
d. Shrihari Natraj
Q.: Who received the best man Athlete trophy in the National Games
2023?
a. Pranati Naik
b. Sanyukta Kate
c. Both a and b
d. Shrihari Natraj
Q.: Which state secured the Third position in the medal tally of the
National Games?
a. Maharashtra
b. Haryana
c. Goa
d. Uttarakhand
Q.: Why are all schools in Delhi were closed from November 9 to 18,
2023?
A) Due to a teacher’s strike
B) Adverse weather conditions and rising pollution levels
C) Summer vacation
D) Scheduled maintenance work
Q.: What is the main objective of the Digital Consent Acquisition (DCA)
facility mentioned in the directive by TRAI?
A. To enhance customer preference regulations
B. To combat spam and unsolicited commercial communications
C. To improve telecom infrastructure
D. To provide free access to telecom services
Q.: Who will be honored with the Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement
Award at IFFI this year?
a. Anurag Thakur
b. Michael Douglas
c. The director of ‘Catching Dust’
d. The director of ‘The Featherweight’
Q.: Who won the FIDE Women’s Grand Swiss 2023 in chess?
a. R Vaishali
b. Vidit Gujrathi
c. Koneru Humpy
d. Alexandr Predke
Ans : a. R Vaishali
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Q.: Who won the Asian Champions Trophy in women’s hockey in 2023?
a. Japan
b. China
c. India
d. South Korea
Ans : c. India
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Q.: In the final, the Indian women’s hockey team defeated which team
to win the Asian Champions Trophy 2023?
a. China
b. South Korea
c. Japan
d. Singapore
Ans : c. Japan
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Q.: What does GRAP-IV stand for in the context of air quality control?
a. Greenhouse Reduction Action Plan – Level IV
b. Government Restrictions on Air Pollution – Phase IV
c. Graded Response Action Plan – Stage IV
d. Greater Restriction on Airborne Particles – Version 4
Q.: What was the average daily number of road accidents in India in
2022?
a) 537 accidents per day
b) 1,264 accidents per day
c) 712 accidents per day
d) 953 accidents per day
Q.: Who is the winner of the 2023 British Academy Book Prize for
Global Cultural Understanding?
a) Sir Thomas Roe
b) Nandini Das
c) A British diplomat
d) An anonymous author
Ans : c) Courting India: England, Mughal India and the Origins of Empire
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ans : c) Millets
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Q.: Which city in India is added to UNESCO creative cities list for its
contributions in the field of literature?
A) Gwalior
B) Mumbai
C) Kozhikode
D) Kolkata
Ans : C) Kozhikode
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Ans : C) Music
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Q.: Where was the “AI Safety Summit 2023,” the world’s first Artificial
Intelligence Safety Summit, held in November 2023?
A) New Delhi, India
B) Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom
C) London, United Kingdom
D) Silicon Valley, USA
Ans : C) Narmada
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Q.: Which aircraft was the first supersonic fighter in service with the
Indian Air Force?
A) Su-30 MKI
B) MiG-21
C) Mirage 2000
D) Tejas
Ans : B) MiG-21
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Q.: Who is the Chairman of the International Jury for the 54th
International Film Festival of India (IFFI)?
A) José Luis Alcaine
B) Jerome Paillard
C) Shekhar Kapur
D) Helen Leake
C) Shekhar Kapur
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Q.: What did Prime Minister Modi inaugurate during the Culmination
of the Meri Maati Mera Desh campaign’s program?
a) A new hospital
b) A museum
c) Amrit Vatika and Amrit Mahotsav Memorial
d) A sports stadium
Q.: What was the primary focus of the Meri Maati Mera Desh
campaign?
a) Environmental Conservation
b) Celebrating Festivals
c) Paying homage to those who sacrificed for the country
d) Promoting Sports
Q.: What new platform was launched for the youth of the country
during the program?
a) Digital India
b) Skill India
c) Mera Yuva Bharat (MY Bharat)
d) Start-up India
Q.: What is the total number of medals that India won at the Asian
Para Games 2023 in Hangzhou, China?
a) 82
b) 111
c) 303
d) 15
Ans : b) 111
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Ans : b) Kazakhstan
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Ans : d) Senior citizens aged 80 and above and individuals with 40 percent
disabilities.
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Q.: TATA Group acquired an assembly plant for Apple phones near
Bengaluru from which group?
a) Apple Inc.
b) Samsung Electronics
c) Wistron Corp
d) LG Electronics
Q.: Who was the first recipient of the Param Vir Chakra?
a) General Manekshaw
b) Major Somnath Sharma
c) Lieutenant Colonel Dewan Ranjit Rai
d) Brigadier Rajinder Singh
Q.: Which Indian Navy vessel participated in the joint exercise with
European Union (EU) in the Gulf of Guinea on October 24, 2023?
a) INS Sumedha
b) INS Foscari
c) INS Ventôse
d) INS Tornado
Q.: What is the primary goal of the campaign “Viksit Bharat Sankalp
Yatra”?
a) To promote tourism
b) To conduct political rallies
c) To create awareness and ensure public participation in development and
welfare schemes
d) To organize cultural festivals
b) Tribal districts
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Q.: Who won the women’s singles title at the Abu Dhabi Masters 2023
Badminton tournament on October 24, 2023?
A. Samiya Imad Farooqui
B. Unnati Hooda
C. Saina Nehwal
D. P.V. Sindhu
Answer: b) October 24
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Answer: c) The entry into force of the United Nations Charter in 1945
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Q.: How many member states are part of the United Nations?
a) 50
b) 100
c) 150
d) 193
Answer: d) 193
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Q.: In which city was the United Nations Charter signed in 1945?
a) New York
b) San Francisco
c) Washington, D.C.
d) Geneva
Q.: What is the official color associated with the United Nations and
often used on United Nations Day?
a) Green
b) Red
c) Blue
d) Yellow
Answer: c) Blue
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Q.: Why was the United Nations founded after World War II?
a) To promote military alliances
b) To divide the world into zones of influence
c) To prevent future global conflicts and promote peace
d) To establish a global currency
Q.: Who set up the Country’s first Nano DAP plant near Kalol in
Gandhinagar?
a) Government of Gujarat
b) IFFCO
c) Indian Ministry of Agriculture
d) Local Farmers’ Cooperative
Answer: b) IFFCO
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Q.: Which film has been selected as the Opening Feature Film of the
54th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) 2023?
a) “Ardhangini” (Bengali)
b) “Aattam” (Malayalam)
c) “Dhai Aakhar” (Hindi)
d) “Kantara” (Kannada)
Ans : b) Vienna
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Q.: In which city were the 37th National Games 2023 held from
October 26 to November 9, 2023?”
a) Mumbai
b) New Delhi
c) Goa
d) Chennai
Ans : c) Goa
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Q.: What organization conducted the successful test of the crew escape
system for India’s first human spaceflight mission, Gaganyaan?
a. NASA
b. ISRO
c. ESA
d. Roscosmos
Ans : b. ISRO
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Q.: Where did the mission crew module splash down after the test?
a. Indian Ocean
b. Arabian Sea
c. Bay of Bengal
d. Andaman Sea
Q.: In which Indian state did the Anthurium Festival occur on October
21 and 22, 2023?
a. Mizoram
b. Assam
c. Nagaland
d. Manipur
Ans : a. Mizoram
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Q.: What is the main objective of the decision to restrict bus types in
the National Capital Region (NCR)?
a. Reducing Road congestion
b. Promoting tourism
c. Reducing emissions and improving air quality
d. Increasing inter-state trade
Q.: In which city is the fourth Asian Para Games taking place, and what
are the event dates?
a. Hangzhou, China, from October 22 to October 28, 2023
b. Beijing, China, from November 1 to November 7, 2023
c. Tokyo, Japan, from September 15 to September 21, 2022
d. New Delhi, India, from December 10 to December 16, 2023
Q.: What is the name of the third stealth destroyer handed over to the
Indian Navy on October 20, 2023?
a) INS Vishal
b) INS Kolkata
c) IMPHAL
d) INS Chennai
Ans : c) IMPHAL
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Q.: What recognition has Dhordo village in Gujarat received from the
United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)?
a) Cultural Heritage Site
b) Best Tourist Spot in Asia
c) Best Tourism Village
d) Natural Wonder of the World
Q.: What is the name of India’s first RAPIDX train that was inaugurated
by Prime Minister Modi to mark the launch of the RRTS in India?
a) Speedy Express
b) Rapid India
c) Namo Bharat
d) QuickRail One
Q.: What is the primary purpose of the “Know your Candidate” (KYC)
mobile application developed by the Election Commission of India?
Q.: Where did GITEX Global 2023, the world’s largest technology and
startup show take place?
Q.: Prior to Karthikeyan Murali, who were the other two Indian chess
grandmasters who had defeated Magnus Carlsen?
Q.: The government has raised Dearness Allowance (DA) for central
government employees and pensioners by four percentage points.
What is the DA after this hike effective from July 2023?
a. 42%
b. 43%
c. 44%
d. 46%
Ans : d. 46%
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Q.: Which Rabi Crop received an increase of 200 rupees per quintal in
its MSP for the 2024-25 season?
A. Wheat
B. Rapeseed
C. Mustard
D. Safflower
Answer: B. Rapeseed
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Q.: How much increase in MSP per quintal was approved for wheat for
the Rabi Crops in 2024-25?
A. 150 rupees
B. 105 rupees
C. 200 rupees
D. 115 rupees
Q.: Who received the Best Actor Award at the 69th National Film
Awards?
A. Alia Bhatt
B. Kriti Sanon
C. Allu Arjun
D. Pallavi Joshi
C. Allu Arjun
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Q.: Which film won the award for Best Popular Film providing
wholesome entertainment?
A. Gangubai Kathiawadi
B. RRR
C. Mimi
D. Kashmir Files
B. RRR
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B. Waheeda Rehman
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Q.: Which film received the Nargis Dutt award for Best Film on
National Integration?
A. Pushpa: The Rise
B. RRR
C. Gangubai Kathiawadi
D.Kashmir Files
D.Kashmir Files
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Q.: Who won the Best Supporting Actor Award for the film “Mimi”?
A. Kriti Sanon
B. Pallavi Joshi
C. Allu Arjun
D. Pankaj Tripathi
D. Pankaj Tripathi
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Q.: Which film was awarded the Best Feature Film for the year 2021 at
the 69th National Film Awards?
A. Ek Tha Gaon
B. Rocketry: The Nambi Effect
C. Iravin Nizhal
D. Komuram Bheemudo
Q.: Who received the Best Female Playback Singer award for the song
‘Mayava Chayava’?
A. Shreya Ghoshal
B. Kaala Bhairava
C. Alia Bhatt
D. Pallavi Joshi
A. Shreya Ghoshal
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Q.: Which director’s film, “Ek Tha Gaon,” received the Best Non-
Feature Film award?
A. R Madhavan
B. Srishti Lakhera
C. Vivek Agnihotri
D. Allu Arjun
B. Srishti Lakhera
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Q.: What is the maximum limit for the bonus approved for Group C
and non-gazetted Group B rank officials?
A. Five thousand rupees
B. Six thousand rupees
C. Seven thousand rupees
D. Eight thousand rupees
Q.: Who became the Prime Minister-elect after the 2023 New Zealand
general election?
A) Chris Hipkins
B) Christopher Luxon
C) Andrew Fisher
D) George Reid
Q.: Which sport has been announced for inclusion in the Olympic
Games Los Angeles 2028?
A) Twenty-20 cricket
B) Rugby
C) Tennis
D) Golf
Q.: When was the last time cricket was featured in the Olympics before
the 2028 announcement?
A) 2000
B) 1924
C) 1900
D) 1988
Ans : C) 1900
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Q.: Where was the foundation stone laid for the Tuna Tekra all-
weather deep draft terminal?
A) Mumbai, Maharashtra
B) Kolkata, West Bengal
C) Gujarat
D) Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Ans : C) Gujarat
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Q.: In which state of India was Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam born?
a) Andhra Pradesh
b) Tamil Nadu
c) Kerala
d) Karnataka
Q.: During which years did Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam serve as the President
of India?
a) 2002-2007
b) 1995-2000
c) 2010-2015
d) 1985-1990
Ans : a) 2002-2007
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Q.: Which year does India aspire to host the Olympic Games?
a) 2030
b) 2032
c) 2036
d) 2040
Answer: c) 2036
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Q.: What is the primary purpose of the Global Hunger Index (GHI)?
a) To track global economic growth
b) To measure and track hunger on a global scale
c) To promote agricultural development
d) To calculate global poverty rates
Q.: In the 2023 GHI report, what is India’s ranking among the countries with
sufficient data?
a) 28th
b) 111th
c) 125th
d) 202th
Ans : b) 111th
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Q.: What is the increase in the Female Labor Force Participation Rate this year ?
a) 2 percentage points
b) 3 percentage points
c) 4.2 percentage points
d) 6 percentage points
Q.: What is the current Female Labor Force Participation Rate in India ?
a) 40 percent
b) 37 percent
c) 45 percent
d) 30 percent
Ans : b) 37 percent
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Q.: When does the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) of India
celebrate its Foundation Day?
a) Every year on December 31st
b) Annually on October 2nd
c) On October 12th
d) On the last Sunday of September
Q.: When is the 141st International Olympic Committee (IOC) Session scheduled
to be held in Mumbai, India?
a) October 12 to October 14, 2023
b) October 14 to October 17, 2023
c) October 15 to October 17, 2023
d) October 14 to October 16, 2023
Q.: What is the theme for the International Day of the Girl Child in the year
2023?
a. Empowering Girls for a Bright Future
b. Invest in Girls’ Rights- Our Leadership, Our Well-being
c. Girls United: A Path to Equality
d. Empowering the Next Generation of Women
Q.: What are the three critical and strategic minerals for which royalty rates
were approved by the government on October 11, 2023?
a. Gold, Silver, and Platinum
b. Lithium, Niobium, and Rare Earth Elements (REEs)
c. Copper, Iron, and Aluminum
d. Diamond, Ruby, and Sapphire
Q.: What is the primary purpose of the autonomous body “Mera Yuva Bharat”
(MY Bharat)?
a. Promoting sports and athletics among youth
b. Fostering cultural development in rural areas
c. Development of youth and youth-led development
d. Advancing environmental conservation initiatives
Q.: How many young individuals in India fall within the age group of 15-29
years, according to the provided information?
a. Approximately 20 crore
b. Around 30 crore
c. Approximately 40 crore
d. Nearly 50 crore
Q.: How many Aadhaar Numbers can be linked to one mobile number for
communication and authentication purposes?
A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. Six
Ans : D. Six
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Q.: What is the theme for World Mental Health Day in 2023 ?
A. “Happiness and Well-being”
B. “Mental Health Awareness”
C. “Mental health is a universal human right”
D. “Overcoming Depression”
Q.: When will the counting of votes for the assembly elections in Mizoram,
Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Telangana take place?
a) 7th November
b) 3rd December
c) 30th November
d) 17th November
Q.: What areas of bilateral cooperation were discussed during the talks between
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan in
October 2023?
a) Trade and investment only
b) Defense and maritime security only
c) Development partnership, higher education, and people-to-people ties only
d) Trade and investment, defense and maritime security, development
partnership, higher education, and people-to-people ties
Q.: Who was awarded the 2023 Nobel Economics Prize for her research on
women’s contribution to the labor market?
A) Claudia Goldin
B) Marie Curie
C) John Smith
D) Albert Einstein
Q.: When did the Asian Games 2023 take place in Hangzhou, China?
A) September 22 to October 7, 2022
B) September 23 to October 8, 2023
C) August 15 to September 1, 2023
D) July 10 to August 25, 2022
Q.: How many medals did India win in total at the Asian Games 2023?
A) 84 medals
B) 107 medals
C) 100 medals
D) 121 medals
Q.: Which country led the overall medal tally at the Asian Games 2023?
A) India
B) Japan
C) China
D) South Korea
Ans : C) China
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Q.: Which sport contributed the most medals for India at the Asian Games
2023?
A) Athletics
B) Shooting
C) Archery
D) Kabaddi
Q.: What was India’s previous best medal tally at the Asian Games before the
Asian Games 2023?
A) 50 medals
B) 70 medals
C) 90 medals
D) 110 medals
Q.: What is the name of India’s first solar roof cycling track inaugurated in
Hyderabad?
a) SunCycle
b) EcoPedal
c) SolarRide
d) Healthway
Q: Where did the Indian Air Force celebrate its 91st anniversary on 8 October
2023?
a) New Delhi
b) Kolkata
c) Prayagraj
d) Mumbai
Answer: c) Prayagraj
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Q.: How many astronauts are planned to be placed in the Crew Module during
the Gaganyaan mission?
a) Two
b) Three
c) Four
d) Five
Ans : b) Three
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Q.: Recently, Indian-origin professor Dr. Joyeeta Gupta received the prestigious
Spinoza Prize in the Netherlands. What does the Spinoza Prize represent?
a) A Dutch cultural award
b) A global environmental recognition
c) The highest honor in Dutch science
d) An Indian scientific achievement
Q.: What was the decision of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) regarding
the policy repo rate on October 6, 2023?
a) Increased it by 0.25 percent
b) Decreased it by 0.25 percent
c) Maintained it at 6.50 percent
d) Maintained it at 7.00 percent
Q.: What is the projected real GDP growth by RBI Monetary Policy Committee
for Q1:2024-25?
a) 5.7 percent
b) 6.0 percent
c) 6.5 percent
d) 6.6 percent
Q.: Why was Narges Mohammadi awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 2023?
a) For her contributions to literature
b) For her fight against the oppression of women in Iran
c) For her achievements in science and technology
d) For her work in the field of environmental conservation
Q.: What government-issued documents can now be used for applying for a
Remote Pilot Certificate in India according to the new Drone (Amendment)
Rules 2023?
a) Passport only
b) Proof of identity and proof of address like Voter ID, Ration Card, or Driving
License
c) Aadhar card only
d) Birth certificate and utility bill
Ans : b) Proof of identity and proof of address like Voter ID, Ration Card, or
Driving License
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Q.: In India, when is a pilot license not required to operate nano drones and
micro drones?
a) Only for commercial use
b) Only for non-commercial use
c) For both commercial and non-commercial use
d) Always required
Q.: Where did New Zealand defeat England on the opening day of the
tournament on 5 October 2023?
a) Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
b) Narendra Modi Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad
c) Eden Gardens, Kolkata
d) Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
Q.: What are the key areas of focus mentioned in the MoU for collaboration
between India and the UAE on October 5, 2023, in Abu Dhabi?
a) Agriculture and transportation
b) Energy and tourism
c) Supply chain resilience, healthcare, space, and more
d) Education and sports
Q.: Who was awarded the 2023 Nobel Prize in Literature for his innovative plays
and prose?
a) Toni Morrison
b) Ernest Hemingway
c) Jon Fosse
d) William Shakespeare
Q.: Which organization handed over the twin-seater variant of the LCA Tejas
fighter aircraft to the Indian Air Force?
a. Indian Space Research Cneter (ISRO)
b. Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO)
c. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)
d. Indian Ministry of Defense
Q.: Who won a gold medal in the men’s javelin throw at the Hangzhou Asian
Games?
a. Avinash Sable
b. Kishore Jena
c. Neeraj Chopra
d. Lovlina Borgohain
Q.: Which sport did Jyoti Surekha Vennam and Ojas Deotale win a gold medal
in?
a. Swimming
b. Archery
c. Gymnastics
d. Table Tennis
Answer: b. Archery
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Q.: Who are the three scientists awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for 2023?
a. Albert Einstein, Isaac Newton, and Marie Curie
b. Moungi G Bawendi, Louis E Brus, and Alexei Ekimov
c. Charles Darwin, Thomas Edison, and Galileo Galilei
d. Max Planck, Niels Bohr, and Werner Heisenberg
Q.: What is the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for 2023 awarded for?
a. Advancements in nuclear physics
b. The discovery and synthesis of quantum dots
c. Innovations in organic chemistry
d. Contributions to biochemistry research
Q.: What is the maximum amount of working capital loan offered under the PM
SVANidhi scheme?
A) 10 thousand rupees
B) 25 thousand rupees
C) 50 thousand rupees
D) 1 lakh rupees
Q.: Who won the gold medal in the women’s javelin throw final at the Asian
Games?
a) Tejaswin Shankar
b) Praveen Chithravel
c) Annu Rani
d) Mohammed Afsal
Q.: Who won the gold medal in the women’s 5000m race at the Hangzhou Asian
Games?
a) Annu Rani
b) Tejaswin Shankar
c) Parul Chaudhary
d) Mohammed Afsal
Q.: Who were awarded the 2023 Physics Nobel Prize for their experimental
methods involving attosecond pulses of light?
a) Albert Einstein, Marie Curie, and Niels Bohr
b) Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz, and Anne L’Huillier
c) Max Planck, Werner Heisenberg, and Richard Feynman
d) Stephen Hawking, Carl Sagan, and Richard Dawkins
Q.: Who were jointly awarded the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
for their work on messenger RNA (mRNA) technology?
a) Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman
b) James Smith and Emily Johnson
c) Michael White and Elizabeth Taylor
d) Moderna and Pfizer
Q: What is the largest caste group in Bihar according to the Caste-based Survey
findings?
a) Scheduled Caste (SC)
b) Backward Caste (BC)
c) Extremely Backward Caste (EBCs)
d) General Caste
Q.: When did the RBI initially announce the withdrawal of the Rs 2,000
banknote from circulation?
a) September 29, 2023
b) October 7, 2023
c) December 9, 2022
d) May 19, 2023
Q.: What is the objective of the ‘Ek Tareekh, Ek Ghanta, Ek Saath’ Campaign”, a
mega cleanliness drive?
a) To celebrate Diwali
b) To commemorate Gandhi Jayanti
c) To promote cricket
d) To encourage shopping
Q.: Which event did Shooter Palak Gulia win a gold medal in at the Asian
Games?
a) Women’s shot put
b) Men’s squash
c) Women’s 10m air pistol
d) Men’s rifle 3-P team
Q.: In which sector did MS Swaminathan bring about a social revolution in India
during the 1960s?
a) Education
b) Healthcare
c) Agriculture
d) Technology
Answer: c) Agriculture
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Q.: Which sport did Naorem Roshibina Devi win a silver medal in at the Asian
Games 2023?
a) Shooting
b) Equestrian
c) Wushu
d) Hockey
Ans : c) Wushu
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Q.: What is India’s rank in the Global Innovation Index for the year 2023?
a) 81st
b) 40th
c) 132nd
d) 23rd
Ans : b) 40th
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Q.: Who shattered the world record to win the 50m rifle 3 positions individual
gold medal in Asian Games 2023?
a) Manu Bhaker
b) Vishnu Saravanan
c) Sift Kaur Samra
d) Anant Jeet Singh Naruka
Q.: What is the proposed route for the government’s plan to establish an
electric highway?
a) Mumbai to Pune
b) Delhi to Jaipur
c) Bangalore to Chennai|
d) Kolkata to Patna
Q,: What is the current situation in Manipur that has prompted concerns about
security and the resurgence of insurgent groups?
a) Political protests
b) Natural disasters
c) Ethnic violence
d) Economic growth
Q.: Which city was awarded the Best Smart City in India at the India Smart Cities
Conclave 2023?
a) Mumbai
b) New Delhi
c) Indore
d) Bengaluru
Ans : c) Indore
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Q.: Which departments does M. Rajeshwar Rao handle in his role as Deputy
Governor of RBI?
a) Finance and Accounts
b) Human Resources and Administration
c) Regulation, Communication, Enforcement, Legal, and Risk Monitoring
d) Research and Policy Analysis
Q.: Which quartet secured the gold medal in the Equestrian Dressage Team
event at the Asian Games 2023?
a) Hriday Chheda, Anush Agarwalla, Sudipti Hajela, and Divyakriit Singh
b) Neha Thakur, Eabad Ali, Saurav Ghosal, and Abhay Singh
c) Yuki Bhambri, Ankita Raina, Mahesh Mangaonkar, and Surya Bhanu Partap
Singh
d) Suraj Yadav, Narender Berwal, Tulika Maan, and Ayan Biswas
Answer: a) Hriday Chheda, Anush Agarwalla, Sudipti Hajela, and Divyakriit Singh
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Q.: Who is the recipient of the Dadasaheb Phalke Lifetime Achievement Award
in 2023?
a) Amitabh Bachchan
b) Shah Rukh Khan
c) Waheeda Rehman
d) Dilip Kumar
Q.: Which Women’s Cricket Team won the gold medal at the Asian Games in
Hangzhou, China ?”
a) Indian Women’s Cricket Team
b) China Women’s Cricket Team
c) Sri Lankan Women’s Cricket Team
d) Pakistani Women’s Cricket Team
Q.: Who will manufacture and assemble the majority of the C-295 aircraft in
India?
a) Airbus
b) Boeing
c) Tata Advanced Systems
d) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)
Q.: Which two organizations collaborated on the project for green hydrogen fuel
cell buses?
a) Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) and Toyota
b) Tata Motors and Hyundai
c) Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) and Tata Motors
d) Tata Motors and Suzuki
Q.: What is the main objective of the Rozgar Mela as mentioned in the
information?
a) To promote cultural activities
b) To distribute government grants
c) To provide career counseling
d) To generate employment opportunities
Q.: Which safety and convenience feature is available in all coaches of the
Vande Bharat Express?
a) On-Board Hotspot Wi-Fi
b) GPS-based Audio-Visual Passenger Information System
c) Automatic Doors
d) Intelligent Braking System
Q.: What is the primary objective of the “India-UN Capacity Building Initiative”
launched on September 24, 2023?
a) To share India’s recipes with partner countries
b) To promote tourism in India
c) To develop new technology
d) To share India’s development experiences and expertise with Global South
countries
Q.: Which infantry regiment is the lead battalion from the Indian side in the
19th edition of YUDH ABHYAS in Alaska, USA?
a) Rajputana Rifles
b) MARATHA Light Infantry Regiment
c) Punjab Regiment
d) Gurkha Rifles
Q.: When and where will Bharat Drone Shakti-2023 be co-hosted by the Indian
Air Force and the Drone Federation of India?
a) New Delhi, India, in October 2023
b) Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, in September 2023
c) Mumbai, Maharashtra, in November 2023
d) Bengaluru, Karnataka, in August 2023
Q.: In which city and country is the Asian Games in 2023 being held?
a) In Tokyo, Japan
b) In Hangzhou, China
c) In Beijing, China
d) In Mumbai, India
Q.: Which team did India displace to become the number 1 ranked team in ODI
cricket?
a) England
b) Australia
c) Pakistan
d) South Africa
Answer : c) Pakistan
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Q.: What is the primary purpose of Uttar Pradesh International Trade Show
(UPITS) held in Greater Noida from 21 to 25 September 2023?
a) To promote local tourism
b) To showcase international products
c) To provide market opportunities for Uttar Pradesh products
d) To facilitate cultural exchanges
Q.: Which legislative bodies are covered by the Women’s Reservation Bill?
a. Lok Sabha, State Legislative Councils, and Municipal Corporations
b. Rajya Sabha, State Legislative Assemblies, and Panchayati Raj Institutions
c. Lok Sabha, State Legislative Assemblies, and Delhi Assembly
d. Gram Panchayats, Zila Parishads, and Municipalities
Q.: The award ceremony of ‘Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar’ will be held on August
23 every year. What is the significance of that date?
a. National Mathematics Day.
b. National Environmental Day.
c. National Space Day.
d. National Innovation Day.
Q.: What is the theme of the official anthem for the Men’s Cricket World Cup
2023?
a) Cricket Fever
b) Jashn Bole
c) Dil Jashn Bole
d) Cricket Celebration
Q.: Who will co-host the IPACC alongside Chief of Indian Army Staff General
Manoj Pande?
a) The Chief of Air Staff
b) The Chief of Naval Staff
c) Chief-of-Staff of the US Army General James C McConville
d) The Chief of the Indian Coast Guard
Q.: What was the trigger for the escalation in tensions between India and
Canada?
a) A trade dispute
b) The assassination of Hardeep Singh Nijjar
c) A diplomatic visit
d) A cultural exchange program
Q.: What is the official UNESCO designation for Hoysala temples in Belur,
Halebidu, and Somanathapur, Karnataka?
A) M Jagadesh Kumar
B) Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank
C) Amit Khare
D) K Kasturirangan
Q.: Who won the gold medal in the women’s 10-meter air rifle event at the ISSF
World Cup 2023?
a) Elavenil Valarivan
b) Oceanne Muller
c) Deepali Deshpande
d) Nivetha Paramanantham
Q.: On which day of the Hindu calendar does Ganesh Chaturthi begin?
a) Fourth day (Chaturthi) of Shravana
b) Second day (Dwitiya) of Bhadrapada
c) Third day (Tritiya) of Kartika
d) Fourth day (Chaturthi) of Bhadrapada
Q.: Who was named the player of the series in the Asia Cup 2023?
a) Mohammed Siraj
b) Kuldeep Yadav
c) Ishan Kishan
d) Shubman Gill
b) Kuldeep Yadav
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c) New Delhi
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Q.: When will the regular business of the special session of parliament in the
new building commence?
a) 18 September 2023
b) 19 September 2023
c) 20 September 2023
d) 21 September 2023
Q.: What is the primary role of the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) in the
Indian Ministry of Defence?
a) Making decisions on foreign policy
b) Approving annual defense budgets
c) Deciding on new policies and capital acquisitions for the armed forces
d) Conducting military exercises
Ans : c) Deciding on new policies and capital acquisitions for the armed forces
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Q.: What is the significance of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Amrit Awards?
a) Recognizing young talent in the performing arts
b) Celebrating international artists
c) Honoring artists above the age of 75
d) Showcasing the diverse culture of India
Q.: What are the statutory functions of the Enforcement Directorate (ED)
primarily responsible for?
a) Tax collection
b) Investigating corruption cases
c) Investigating money laundering and foreign exchange violations
d) Conducting cybercrime investigations
Ans : C. 22
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Q.: Why is the presence of methane and carbon dioxide significant on K2-18 b?
A. It suggests the planet has a toxic atmosphere.
B. It indicates the planet is too hot for life.
C. It supports the hypothesis of a hydrogen-rich atmosphere and water ocean.
D. It suggests the planet is entirely covered in ice.
Q.: What is the main purpose of the Supreme Court of India joining the National
Judicial Data Grid (NJDG)?
A. To improve its internal data management
B. To enhance transparency and accountability in the judiciary
C. To automate court proceedings
D. To streamline administrative tasks
Q.: What is the primary goal of the e-Courts Mission Mode Project?
Q.: Recently, the Indian Air Force received a C-295 aircraft from Airbus. What
type of aircraft is it?
a) Fighter jet
b) Transport
c) Space traveler
d) Trainer
Ans : b) Transport
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Q.: Which age groups participate in the Subroto Cup International Football
Tournament?
A. U-14 years and U-17 years
B. U-16 years and U-19 years
Q.: Which government scheme introduced the Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme in
November 2015?
a) Gold Reserve Scheme
b) Gold Monetisation Scheme
c) Gold Investment Initiative
d) Gold Security Program
Q.: Which of the following animal species is a natural reservoir for Nipah virus
(NiV)?
A. Pigs
B. Bats
C. Dogs
D. Cows
Answer: B. Bats
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Q.: Which teams are participating in the ongoing Asia Cup tournament?
a) India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, and UAE
b) India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, and Oman
c) India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, and Nepal
d) India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, and Maldives
Q.: Who won the Women’s Singles title at the US Open tennis tournament?
a) Aryna Sabalenka
b) Coco Gauff
c) Serena Williams
d) Naomi Osaka
Q.: What was the main focus of the discussion between Prime Minister Modi
and the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia?
a) Cultural exchanges
b) Economic corridor with Europe
c) Sports partnerships
d) Environmental cooperation
Q.: Which country was the first in the world to incorporate Farmers’ Rights
within the context of Plant Variety Registration?
a) United States
b) China
c) India
d) Brazil
Ans : c) India
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Q.: Who won the 2023 US Open 2023 men’s single title?
a) Novak Djokovic
b) Daniil Medvedev
c) Rafael Nadal
d) Roger Federer
Q.: Who assumed the G20 Presidency from India at the 18th G20 Summit held in
New Delhi?”
a) Narendra Modi
b) Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva
c) Xi Jinping
d) Vladimir Putin
Q.: India’s first solar mission, Aditya L1 was launched on 2nd September from ?
a) Bengaluru
b) Port Blair
c) Sriharikota
d) Mauritius
Ans : c) Sriharikota
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Q.: What is the primary reason for the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) gradually
reducing the incremental cash reserve ratio (ICRR) requirement for banks?
A) To encourage banks to deposit more funds with RBI.
B) To address a shortage of liquidity in the banking system.
C) To prevent excess liquidity from contributing to inflation.
D) To generate more revenue for the central bank.
Q.: What record did “Jawan,” the Hindi action film starring Shah Rukh Khan,
achieve upon its release?
A) It became the highest-grossing Hindi film of all time.
B) It was the first Hindi film to cross Rs 100 crore in one day.
C) It broke the record for the highest worldwide collection on its opening day.
D) It featured a never-before-seen cast ensemble in Bollywood.
Answer: C) It broke the record for the highest worldwide collection on its opening
day.
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Q.: Who won the men’s doubles final at the 2023 US Open, defeating Rohan
Bopanna and Matthew Ebden?
A) Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden
B) Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi and Joe Salisbury
C) Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury
D) Todd Woodbridge and Rajeev Ram
Question: What medal did the Indian men’s table tennis team win at the Asian
Table Tennis Championships 2023?
A) Gold
B) Silver
C) Bronze
D) None
Answer: C) Bronze
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Answer: C) Japan
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Question: What was the theme of the ASEAN Summit that Prime Minister
Narendra Modi attended in 2023?
A) “Asia’s Century: Building a Rule-Based World Order”
B) “ASEAN-India Partnership: A Decade of Progress”
C) “ASEAN Matters: Epicentrum of Growth”
D) “Global South Unite: Addressing Shared Challenges”
Q.: Who is co-hosting the Bharat Drone Shakti – 2023 event with Drone
Federation of India?
a) Indian Army
b) Indian Air Force (IAF)
c) Indian Navy
d) Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)
Q.: Which Indian states are involved in the Cauvery water dispute?
a) Tamil Nadu and Kerala
b) Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh
c) Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, and Puducherry
d) Maharashtra and Gujarat
Q.: When does the 48th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) start and end
in 2023?
a) September 1 to September 10
b) September 7 to September 17
c) August 30 to September 5
d) September 15 to September 25
Q.: The world’s tallest Nataraja statue has been installed at which place?
a) Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi
b) Swamimalai, Tamil Nadu
c) Thanjavur District, Tamil Nadu
d) Mumbai, Maharashtra
Q.: Who will lead the Indian cricket team in the 2023 ODI World Cup?
a) Virat Kohli
b) Hardik Pandya
c) KL Rahul
d) Rohit Sharma
Q.: What is the name of the country’s first solar city inaugurated in Madhya
Pradesh?
a) Indore solar gram
b) Bhopal, Sun city
c) Gwalior, Sun roof
d) Sanchi Solar City
Answer: C) Taiwan
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Ans : b) An annual gathering of leaders from 19 countries and the European Union
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Q.: What is the name of India’s first solar observatory mission launched on
September 2, 2023?
a) Aditya-L1
b) Chandrayaan-2
c) Mangalyaan
d) Astrosat
Ans : a) Aditya-L1
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Question: Which team won the inaugural Men’s Hockey 5s Asia Cup 2023 and
secured qualification for the FIH Men’s Hockey5s World Cup Oman 2024?
A) Pakistan
B) India
C) Japan
D) Oman
Answer: B) India
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Q.: Why did the Chandrayaan 3 Rover Pragyan pause operations on the Moon’s
surface?
a) Loss of connectivity from ground station
b) Scheduled maintenance and software update
c) The presence of adverse lunar weather conditions
d) Awaiting the next lunar sunrise for power supply
Q.: Who has been appointed as the first woman CEO and Chairperson of the
Railway Board?
a) Rekha Sinha
b) Sunita Sharma
c) Ananya Patel
d) Jaya Verma Sinha
Q.: Dr. R Ravi Kannan has been honored with the Ramon Magsaysay Award
2023. In which field does he specialize ?
a) Cardiology
b) Surgical Oncology
c) Pediatrics
d) Orthopedics
Q.: Who has been elected as the next president of Singapore in September
2023?
a) Lee Hsien Loong
b) Tharman Shanmugaratnam
c) Goh Chok Tong
d) Kishore Mahbubani
b) Tharman Shanmugaratnam
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Q.: Which two football teams competed against each other in the Durand Cup
final held on September 3, 2023?
A) Mohun Bagan and Mohammedan Sporting
B) East Bengal and Churchill Brothers
C) Mohun Bagan and East Bengal
D) Bengaluru FC and ATK Mohun Bagan