WEEKLY CURRENT AFFAIRS QUESTION DISCUSSION – 31.10.2023 TO 06.11.

2023

No. of Questions : 40 Correct : ____________

Full Mark : 40 Wrong : _____________
Time : 20 min Mark Secured : _______

1. What is the theme of ‘Vigilance Awareness Week 2023’?

(a) Integrity and ethics (b) Say no to corruption, commit to the Nation
(c) Stay Vigilant; Stay Honest (d) Information is Power
2. ‘Operation Sesha’, which was launched recently, aims to curb the illegal trade of:
(a) Tortoises (b) Timber (c) Exotic Birds (d) Tusk
3. Which state/UT launched the ‘AbuaAwasYojna’?
(a) Gujarat (b) Jharkhand (c) Assam (d) West Bengal
4. India’s first-ever Lavender Farm is constructed in which state/UT?
(a) Uttarakhand (b) Jammu and Kashmir (c) Himachal Pradesh (d) Sikkim
5. What is the name of the platform launched by Prime Minister on the National Unity Day?
(a) MeraYuva Bharat (MY Bharat) platform (b) PM YUVA Platform
(c) Meri Maati Platform (d) Kartavya Platform
6. Project Kusha, India’s long-range air defense system project, is under the purview of which
institution?
(a) HAL (b) DRDO (c) L&T (d) BHEL
7. Which institution was tasked with the preparation of ‘Vision India@2047’ plan?
(a) NASSCOM (b) NITI Aayog (c) RBI (d) Election Commission of India
8. Manaus, which was seen in the news, is a city in which country?
(a) Brazil (b) Argentina (c) USA (d) Greece
9. India procured ‘S-400 air defence missile squadrons’ from which country?
(a) USA (b) Israel (c) Russia (d) France
10. Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project (KMTTP) aims to connect Kolkata Seaport with which
country?
(a) Thailand (b) Myanmar (c) Bangladesh (d) Cambodia
11. Which of the following sites in India is currently recognized as a Biosphere Reserve (BR) by UNESCO
but not part of its World Network of Biosphere Reserves (WNBR) list?
(a) Seshachalam (b) Gulf of Mannar (c) Similipal (d) Panna
12. Which country is associated with ‘Integral Field Ultraviolet Spectroscope Experiment (INFUSE)’?
(a) USA (b) UK (c) China (d) Germany
13. Recently, which two cities of India have joined the UNESCO’s Creative Cities Network?
(a) Kozhikode and Gwalior (b) Srinagar and Jaipur
(c) Chennai and Varanasi (d) Mumbai and Hyderabad
14. Which institution conducts the ‘Inflation Expectations Survey of Households’?
(a) NITI Aayog (b) Ministry of Finance (c) RBI (d) SEBI
15. Which organisation released the ‘Impact of Disaster on Agriculture and Food Security’ report?
(a) NABARD (b) NITI Aayog (c) FAO (d) UNEP
16. Which footballer player has won the Ballon d’Or prize for the best player?
(a) Lionel Messi (b) Erling Haaland (c) Kylian Mbappé (d) Cristiano Ronaldo
17. Which institution released the ‘Adaptation Gap Report2023’?
(a) World Bank (b) UNEP (c) IMF (d) WEF
18. As per a new study, which species has their head all over its body?
(a) Octopus (b) Star Fish (c) Jelly fish (d) Mambas
19. ‘State of Climate Services report’ is an annual report released by which institution?
(a) UNFCCC (b) WMO (c) UNEP (d) UNCCD
20. ‘National Efficient Cooking Programme’ is associated with which institution?
(a) EESL (b) NABARD (c) NITI Aayog (d) REC
21. Which country is the host of World Telecommunication Standardisation Assembly (WTSA) 2024?
(a) India (b) China (c) Bangladesh (d) Saudi Arabia

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22. Saima Wazed, the next Regional Director for the World Health Organization’s South-East Asia region,
is from which country?
(a) India (b) Bangladesh (c) UAE (d) Malaysia
23. When is the ‘International Day for Biosphere Reserves’?
(a) November 1 (b) November 3 (c) November 5 (d) November 7
24. Which Indian state bagged the Global Responsible Tourism Award 2023?
(a) Assam (b) Kerala (c) Goa (d) Uttarakhand
25. Researchers have recently discovered a new species of edible fish named ‘Awaousmotla’ in which
state?
(a) Jharkhand (b) Kerala (c) West Bengal (d) Odisha
26. ‘One Nation One Registration’ platform is an initiative launched by:
(a) Ministry of Education (b) Ministry of Commerce
(c) NITI Aayog (d) National Medical Commission
27. The Aralam Wildlife Sanctuary recently seen in the news is located in:
(a) Karnataka (b) Kerala (c) Tamil Nadu (d) Maharashtra
28. “Varaha”, recently seen in news is related to which of the following?
(a) Gaganyaan Mission (b) Anti-tank guided missile
(c) Samudrayaan Mission (d) Aditya-L1 mission
29. The DASH diet, which has been making news lately, focuses on
(a) Reducing hypertension (b) Lowering sodium intake
(c) Lowering kidney-related illnesses (d) All of the above
30. Who is the chairman of the task force which is formed by IRDAI to review the existing bancassurance
framework?
(a) S.N. Rajeswari (b) Meena Kumari (c) B.C. Pattnaik (d) Thomas Devasia
31. Bulava Ballistic Missile, recently seen in the news, was developed by which one of the following
countries?
(a) Iran (b) Russia (c) China (d) North Korea
32. Who has been recently appointed as the CMD of the Bharat Heavy Electronics Limited (BHEL)?
(a) K Sadashiv Murthy (b) Vijay Mittal
(c) K Sivaprasad (d) Nalin Shinghal
33. ‘Zero-day attacks’ a term often seen in news is related to
(a) Insurgency operations (b) Cyber crime
(c) Attack during religious events (d) Ceasefire violation
34. As per a recent study, which Indian state has the highest cancer incidence rate in the country?
(a) Gujarat (b) Mizoram (c) West Bengal (d) Maharashtra
35. Which company launched India’s inaugural satellite-based gigabit broadband service?
(a) Reliance JioInfocomm (b) Bharti Airtel
(c) Vodafone Idea (Vi) (d) BSNL
36. Where did the RBI recently inaugurate a sub-office to strengthen its commitment to financial
inclusion and development in the region?
(a) New Delhi, Delhi (b) Bengaluru, Karnataka
(c) Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh (d) Mumbai, Maharashtra
37. SaleemulHuq, who passed away recently, was associated with which profession?
(a) Scientist (b) Climate Change Expert (c) Economist (d) Writer
38. Which institution has mandated ‘penny drop’ verification for NPS fund withdrawal?
(a) IRDAI (b) PFRDA (c) SEBI (d) RBI
39. Which European country announced to discontinue its ‘Golden visa initiative’ from 2024?
(a) France (b) The Netherlands (c) Belgium (d) Denmark
40. Who has recently won the F1 Sao Paulo Grand Prix (GP) 2023?
(a) Lewis Hamilton (b) Max Verstappen (c) Fernando Alonso (d) Charles Leclerc

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ANSWER KEYS
1 b 21 a
2 b 22 b
3 b 23 b
4 b 24 b
5 a 25 d
6 b 26 d
7 b 27 b
8 a 28 c
9 c 29 d
10 b 30 b
11 a 31 b
12 a 32 a
13 a 33 b
14 c 34 b
15 c 35 a
16 a 36 c
17 b 37 b
18 b 38 b
19 b 39 b
20 a 40 b

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