ROY’S INSTITUTE OF COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION

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GENERAL KNOWLEDGE & CURRENT AFFAIRS

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1. Name the famous author of India who wrote the famous book “The Room on the Roof”.
a) Ruskin Bond b) R. K. Narayan c) Tamal Bandyopadhyay d) Amitav Ghosh
2. Which football player recently scored his 100th international goal for his country and his 800th career goal?
a) Cristiano Ronaldo b) Kylian Mbappé c) Lionel Messi d) Neymar
3. Who amongst the following is a famous Sarod Player?
a) Zakir Hussain b) Hariprasad Chourasia c) Shivkumar Sharma d) Amjad Ali Khan
4. Where is the Indian Council of Agricultural Research located?
a) Dehradun b) Hyderabad c) New Delhi d) Itanagar
5. Indian-origin Sikh woman, Manpreet Monica Singh became the first ever female Sikh judge in the country among the
following?
a) USA b) Canada c) Australia d) The Netherlands
6. The Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has inaugurated the Siyom bridge in, along with 27 other infrastructure
projects completed by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) in which Indian state?
a) Arunachal Pradesh b) Himachal Pradesh c) Uttarakhand d) Sikkim
7. The 21st edition of “Varuna” the bilateral naval exercise between India and which country conducted on the western
seaboard in January, 2023?
a) Russia b) USA c) France d) Indonesia
8. Pushpa Kamal Dahal is better known as –
a) Paras b) Prachanda c) Baburam d) Girija Prasad
9. Mallikarjun Mansur was a famous –
a) Violinist b) Vocalist c) Sitar Player d) Sarod Player
10. Which city is the host of the ‘World Para Athletics Grand Prix’ in 2023?
a) New Delhi b) Colombo c) Dubai d) Dhaka
11. ICICI Prudential Life Insurance has announced the launch of its ‘360° Financial Protection with ICICI Prudential Life
Insurance’ digital-first campaign featuring which Indian cricketer among these?
a) Suryakumar Yadav b) Virat Kohli c) Rohit Sharma d) K. L. Rahul
12. The Business 20 (B20) Inception Meeting was held in which city ?
a) Gandhinagar b) Chennai c) Kolkata d) Mumbai

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13. Which country is the host of the ‘United Nations Water Conference 2023'?
a) USA b) UK c) India d) Bangladesh
14. Clare Lombardelli, has been appointed as the new Chief Economist of which Organisation?
a) OECD b) FATF c) World Bank d) IMF
15. Captain Surbhi Jakhmola of the Indian Army’s 117 Engineer Regiment will be the first woman officer to be posted on
a foreign assignment at the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) at which country?
a) Bangladesh b) Bhutan c) Nepal d) Sri Lanka
16. Which state/UT hosted the ‘Kodava Hockey Festival’?
a) Andhra Pradesh b) Odisha c) Karnataka d) West Bengal
17. The folk singer Maithili Thakur has been appointed as the state icon for which Indian state by the Election Commission
of India?
a) Bihar b) Gujarat c) Madhya Pradesh d) Andhra Pradesh
18. The musical instrument is used by Amir Khusro was –
a) Sarod b) Tabla c) Sitar d) Flute
19. Amar Pal was associated with –
a) Music b) Politics c) Sports d) Medical Science
20. Who was the first Home Minister of free India?
a) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel b) Mahatma Gandhi
c) Jawaharlal Nehru d) Subhas Chandra Bose
21. The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated the 26th National Youth Festival in which city of India on
12th January, 2023?
a) Hubballi b) Bengaluru c) Kanpur d) Lucknow
22. The 28th edition of Saarang, India’s largest student-run festival conducted at which place on 11th January, 2023?
a) IIT Kanpur b) IIT Madras c) IIT Ahmedabad d) IIT Kharagpur
23. 2022 CHOGM (Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting) summit was held in –
a) London b) Kigali c) Apia d) Valletta
24. Indian Air Force (IAF) has participated in the maiden bilateral air exercise with which country that is named
"Veer Guardian 23" at the Iruma air base in that country?
a) USA b) Japan c) Australia d) Singapore
25. The book “Jadunama” written on veteran writer-lyricist Javed Akhtar is written by –
a) Arvind Mandloi b) Dr. Rakhshanda Jalil c) Both (a) and (b) d) None of them
26. The famous author of "Gita Govinda", Jayadeva was the court poet of which Bengal’s ruler?
a) Dharmapala b) Devapala c) Ballala Sen d) Lakshman Sena
27. The Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Narendra Singh Tomar inaugurated the three-day 'North-east
Krishi Kumbh-2023' at Umiam in which Indian state ?
a) Meghalaya b) Mizoram c) Manipur d) Andhra Pradesh
28. Which Indian state has declared as the first state in the country to go fully digital in its banking service among these?
a) Tripura b) Gujarat c) Kerala d) Andhra Pradesh

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29. During whose reign Fatehpur Sikri was built?
a) Akbar b) Jahangir c) Shah Jahan d) Aurangzeb
30. Name the famous author of India who wrote his famous autobiography, ‘Njaan Sakshi’.
a) Manu S. Pillai b) K. K. Abdul Gaffar
c) Tamal Bandyopadhyay d) Sanjeev Sanyal
31. Which Indian state has approved a bill providing 30% horizontal reservation for domiciled women citizens of the state
in public services and posts?
a) Tripura b) Gujarat c) Uttarakhand d) Andhra Pradesh
32. 17th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2023 has conducted in which city from 8 – 10 January, 2023. According to the Ministry
of External Affairs, the official theme of the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2023 is “Diaspora: Reliable Partners for India’s
Progress in Amrit Kaal”?
a) Indore b) Bengaluru c) Kanpur d) Lucknow
33. The first 'Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion' meeting of the G20 was conducted in which city of India with
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands addressing the inaugural session?
a) Kolkata b) Bengaluru c) Kanpur d) Lucknow
34. Green Park Stadium is in –
a) Chennai b) Mumbai c) Mohali d) Kanpur
35. The Cooch Behar Trophy is given in –
a) Chess b) Bridge c) Cricket d) Football
36. A successful training launch of a Short-Range Ballistic Missile, has been carried out on January 10, 2023 by DRDO
is –
a) Prithvi-II b) Prithvi-I c) Prithvi-III d) Agni-I
37. Vidyasagar’s birth place ‘Birsingha’ village is in –
a) Hooghly district b) Nadia district
c) West Medinipur district d) Howrah district
38. Through video conferencing, Indian Science Congress’s which edition of 2023 has been officially inaugurated by the
Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University?
a) 105 b) 108 c) 107 d) 110
39. Jaidip Mukerjea represented India in –
a) Tennis b) Badminton c) Cricket d) Football
40. The sports brand Puma India has announced which women cricketer as its latest brand ambassador?
a) Harmanpreet Kaur b) Smriti Mandhana
c) Poonam Yadav d) Deepti Sharma
41. Which one of the following states of India has lost its special status due to abolition of Article 370?
a) Manipur b) Jammu and Kashmir c) Nagaland d) Sikkim
42. Which country has reported the death of 585 sea lions and 55,000 wild birds due to the H5N1 bird flu virus in February,
2023?
a) France b) The United Arab Emirates (UAE)
c) Peru d) Spain

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43. The Rafale deal relates to the acquisition of –
a) Helicopters b) Fighter Planes
c) Submarines d) Long Range Missiles
44. The Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the India Energy Week (IEW) 2023 event in which place that aimed
to showcase India’s rising prowess as an energy transition powerhouse?
a) Bengaluru b) Gandhinagar c) Guntur d) Chennai
45. Which one of the following states is not a member of SAARC?
a) Bangladesh b) Myanmar c) Sri Lanka d) Nepal
46. Which Indian State Government has announced a scheme of Rs. 200 crores for developing green hydrogen hubs aims
to become a 100% renewable energy-dependent state by 2040 and a net carbon-neutral state by 2050?
a) Uttar Pradesh b) Kerala c) Maharashtra d) Karnataka
47. S-400 missiles are being acquired from –
a) Sweden b) France c) Russia d) USA
48. The former Mastercard Chief Executive Ajay Banga has been selected as new or 14th President of the which International
Organisation?
a) World Bank b) IMF c) New Development Bank d) None of these
49. Lionel Messi hails from –
a) Brazil b) Argentina c) Bolivia d) Portugal
50. Shailesh Pathak has been appointed as the new Secretary General of which Business Association?
a) FICCI b) ASSOCHAM c) CII d) NASSCOM
51. Before becoming the president of India, Pranab Mukherjee never held the post of –
a) Defence Minister b) Finance Minister
c) Minister for Railways d) Minister for External Affairs
52. 9th Asian games 1982 was held for second times in –
a) Jakarta b) New Delhi c) Colombo d) Bangkok
53. Fiji is in –
a) The Asia-Pacific region b) The North Atlantic region
c) North Africa d) South America
54. Who among the following persons was not a famous sculptor?
a) Jogen Chowdhury b) Nandalal Bose
c) Ramkinkar Baij d) Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay
55. Which one of the following is not a Union Territory out of 8?
a) Chandigarh b) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
c) Puducherry d) Tripura
56. Greta Thunberg is –
a) an Actor b) a Tennis player
c) an Environmental Activist d) a Human Rights Activist

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