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JANUARY MONTH CURRENT AFFAIRS – 2023

1. National news
Which app was introduced by Union Home Minister for Border Security
1. Prahari app
Force?
2. A three-dimensional (3D) printed residential unit What is the location? Ahmedabad
3. Where is the Indian Institute of Science located? Bangalore
4. What is demonetized date in India? 2016 Nov 08
5. What is the International Year of Millets? 2023
6. Where is Tent City? Varanasi
7. Which is the longest river cruise in the world? Ganga Vilas
8. Where is the International Wind Festival held? Gujarat (Ahmedabad)
One Earth One Family One
9. What is the theme of the G-20 summit?
Future
10. What is the scheme for distribution of pharmaceuticals? Arogya Maitri
11. Which Ministry will launch the Amrit Bharat Station Project? Ministry of Railways
12. When a new integrated food safety program was introduced? January 1, 2023
13. What Another name for the new integrated food security scheme? Garib Kalyan ON Yojana
14. When was Goods and Services Tax introduced? July 1, 2017

2. State news
1. Where is India's first underwater metro located? Kolkata
2. Which state introduced Residential Land Rights Scheme? Madhya Pradesh
3. Which is the country's first fully digital banking state? Kerala
Kerala
4. Where is the Palm Leaf Manuscript Museum located?
Thiruvananthapuram
5. Which is the first constitutionally literate district in India? Kollam (Kerala)
6. Enforced visual impairment character control policy Which state? Rajasthan

3. Science, Environment and Technology


1. Which is the second largest parasite in the world? Kala-Asar (Black Fever)
2. Which is the newly discovered comet? C/2022 E3 (ZTF)
3. Which company developed India's first 5G enabled drone Skyhawk? IG Prons
4. Which country approved the use of the first honeybee vaccine in the world? America
5. What is the name of the cervical cancer vaccine? Servavac
India's Strongest
6. What is the meaning of servavac?
Challenges

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7. Which is India's first nasal vaccine against Covid-19? INCOVACC
8. What is the range of Brahmos missile? 400 km
9. Where was the bush tomato invented? Australia
The first high-speed train to run on hydrogen fuel Which country has
10. China
introduced it?
11. Which country has the brain-eating disease outbreak? South Korea
12. With which country did India develop a hypersonic missile? Russia
Which country in developed a water treatment system to remove micro
13. South Korea
fibers from water?
14. Lava layer was recently discovered on which planet? Mars
15. What are the planets with lava layers? Earth, Venus, Mars
16. Name of the hemostatic dressing? Hemohold Satellite
17. Which country built the first orbital launch pad? European Union
18. Where is the first mobile IVF center located? Gujarat Amreli
Which Urban forests and urban greenery in drylands company came up
19. FAO
with the laying scheme?
20. In which state are root bridges located? Meghalaya
21. Which plant blooms once in 12 years? |Neelakurinji
22. What is the scientific name of Neelakurinji? Strophyllanthus gundiana
23. Which is the place where Greater Scab, a rare species of duck, was spotted? Manipur (Loktak Lake)
24. Where was the great wild owl seen? Andhra

4. Appointments
1. Who is the Director General of Border Security Force? Sujoy Lal Dasan
2. Who is the new CEO of Paytm Payments Bank? Surinder Chawla
3. Who was the first woman Sikh judge in America? Manpreet Monica Singh
4. Who is the Director of National Health Commission? Praveen Sharma
5. Who is the 41st Prime Minister of New Zealand? Kiheis Hipkins
6. Who is the CEO of Bank of Singapore? Jason Moo
7. Who was the first woman Chief Secretary of Telangana? Shanti Kumari

5. Conferences
1. 108th Indian Science Congress was held at which place? Nagpur
2. Water vision @ 2047 where took place. Bhopal
3. Voice of the Global South Summit was held in which country? India
4. Where in India was the Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas conference held? Madhya Pradesh is Indore
5. Where was the Purple Fest held? Goa
6. Which country hosted the World Economic Forum Summit? Switzerland
7. where is it Think 20 (T20) conference is held in India Bhopal
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Where was the 8th edition of the Indian International Science Festival
8. Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh)
held?
9. Where was the National Pediatric Science Conference held? Gujarat (Ahmedabad)
10. Where is the Stack Developers Conference held? New Delhi
11. Where was the India UAE Partnership Conference launched? Dubai

6. Security
1. UN in Sudan Which country has sent a women's peacekeeping force? India
2. Where was tested Short Range Ballistic Missile Prithvi-2? Odisha (Sandhipur)
3. Veera Guardian 2023' was held between which two countries? India - Japan
4. Naval war exercise 'Varuna' took place between which two countries? India - France
5. What is the name of Indo - Egypt joint exercise? Cyclone - 1
6. Where in India is AMPHEX 2023 held? Andhra Pradesh
7. Which is called the biggest war game of Indian Navy? TROPEX

7. Celebrities and Awards


1. Football legend Pele hails from which country? Brazil
2. Who won the Australian Men's Test Player of the Year award? Shane Warne
3. Who was the first pope to resign? Benedict the Sixteenth
4. Who was the first female Muslim teacher of Niyya? Fatima Hack
Chauri Amma Foundation Awardee Social Worker Abeda Guevara From
5. Cuba
which country?
6. Which State Won World Habitat Awards - 2023? Odisha
Pravasi Bharatiya Samman
7. Which is the highest award given to a non-resident Indian?
Award
Aadhaar Poonawalla
8. Who was given Pathankarao Kadam Award?
(Serum CEO)
9. Who was India's first female pilot in Japan? Avani Chaturvedi
10. Who was the last Nizam of Hyderabad? Mukaram Jah Bahadur
11. Who is the first woman officer of Border Roads Security Agency? Captain Surbhi Jakhmola
12. Who is 'Miss Universe 2023'? Arboni Gabriel (USA
13. Who is the third richest actor in the world? Shah Rukh Khan
14. Who is the recipient of the MLK Grande Pareb Special Award? Krishna Vavila
15. Poet Nilamani Bhugan belongs to which state? Assam
16. Who was the pioneer of Indian modern architecture? B.V. Doshi
17. Who is the Iron Man of India? Sabir Ali
18. Who is the recently resigned Prime Minister of New Zealand? Jacinta Ardereen (Female)
19. Who is the Scientist of the Year Award 2022? R. Vishnu Prasad
Tamil Nadu Mercantile
20. Which bank has won the Best Small Bank Award?
Bank (TMB)

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Naatu Naatu
21. Which song won the Golden Globe Award?
( RRR movie )
22. Which award was won by Best Foreign Language Film RRR Film? Critics Choice Award
23. Who is the oldest person in the world? Lucille Rondon (France)

8. Books and Authors


Prime Minister Narendra
1. Who wrote the book Exam Warriors?
Modi
Revolutionaries: Another on how India gained independence Who wrote the
2. Sanjeev Sanyal
book story?
3. Who is the author of Breaking barriers the story of dalit secretary? Kalki Mathar Rao
4. Who is the author of Ambedkar a life? Sasi Tharoor
5. Who is the author of the book My Outer Space? Udaya Kirtika
6. Who is the author of the book Come Lets Run? Ma Subramanian

9. Sports news
1. What is the name of the fitness test for selection in Indian cricket team? Yo. Yo
2. Who was India's first female tennis player? Sania Mirza
3. Who is the youngest player to score a double century? Suman Gill
4. Who is the Men's ODI Player of the Year 2022? Babar Assam (Pakistan)
5. Who is the Women's ODI Player of the Year 2022? Nat Schiver (England)
6. Who will win Australian Tennis Open 2023? Novak Djokovic (Serbia)
7. Who is India's 79th Chess Grandmaster? M. Branesh (Tamil Nadu)
8. 2023 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup will be held in which country? India (Bhubaneswar)
9. Which team won the Women's U19T20 World Cup? India
10. Which team won the FIH men's hockey tournament? Germany
Anahak Singh is a squash
11. Which woman won the British Junior Open?
player

10. Important Days


1. How is World Family Day celebrated? January 1
Defense Research and Development Organization Foundation Day is
2. January 1
celebrated on which day?
3. World Braille Day is celebrated on which day? January 4
4. National Industry Day is observed on which day? January 16
5. When is Overseas Indian Day celebrated? January 9
6. National Youth Day is observed in commemoration of whose birthday? Swami Vivekananda
7. When is National Youth Day? January 12

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8. Road Safety Week is observed in which month? January
9. 75th Indian Army Day is celebrated on which day? January 15
10. Indian Army Day commemorates whose feat? K.M. kariyapa
11. In which month is Industry India Innovation Week observed? January (10 - 16)
12. National Disaster Response Force Day is celebrated on which day? January 19
13. When is Parakram Diwas/Netaji Jayanti? January 23
14. When is National Girl Child Day? January 24
15. When is International Day of the Girl Child? October 11
16. International Education Day is celebrated on which day? January 24
17. Which is National Voter Awareness Day? January 25
Nothing like Voting, I Vote
18. What is the theme of National Voter's Day 2023?
for sure
19. What is National Tourism Day? January 25
20. When is International Customs Day? January 26
21. Data Privacy Day is celebrated on which day? January 28
22. What is the theme of Data Privacy Day 2023? 'Think Privacy first'
23. When is World Leprosy Day celebrated? January 29
24. What is the concept of World Leprosy Day 2023? Act Now End Leprosy
25. What is the theme of National Youth Day 2023? viksit yuva viksit bharat
26. When is World Hindi Day? January 10
To Invest in people
27. What is the theme of International Education Day 2023?
prioritise Education

February Current Affairs

1. NATIONAL NEWS
1. What is the plan for maintaining memorials? Mitra Project
2. 2023 G-20 summit where will be held? India
Indus River Treaty between which two countries and when India
3. India - Pakistan (1960)
Signed?
Which state won the display purchase award of states Uttarakhand (display vehicle
4.
participating in Republic Day Parade? called Manas Kanda)
Which country will host the 2025 Madrid International Book
5. India
Fair?
G. Kishan Reddy (Minister of
6. Who launched the 'Visit India 2023' campaign?
Tourism)
7. Where was the first discovery of Lithium reserves in India? Jammu and Kashmir

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Bhupender Yadav (Minister of
8. Who started the 'Save Wetlands' campaign? Environment, Forest and
Climate)
9. Where was India's first semiconductor plant started? Gujarat Dholera
Where was the country's first solid waste hydrogen extraction
10. Pune
plant commissioned?
From which country were 12 Cheetahs brought for the Cheetah
11. South Africa
Project?
Madhya Pradesh (Sheopur
12. Where were the cheetahs released under the Cheetah Project?
District) Kuno National Park
13. How much income is tax exempt for individuals? up to 7 lakhs
Indian Army launched "Operation Satbhavana" in which Union
14. Ladakh
Territory?
Which service has been started by Indian Railways to provide
15. Zoop (via WhatsApp)
food to passengers?
Vishwabharti University
16. Which is the world's first ancient heritage university? (UNESCO World Heritage
Site)
17. India's first glass igloo restaurant where is it? Gulmarg (North Kashmir)
Which platform has been brought in to facilitate reporting of Kanan Prahari Yeli (M)
18.
unauthorized coal mining activities? CMSMS Website
19. Where did the "Aadi Mahotsava Festival" begin? New Delhi
Which is the electronic platform for making insurance related
20. Bhima Sugam website
disbursements?
21. Where is North India's first nuclear power plant to be set up? Haryana (Ghorakpur)
22. When was India's National Center for Good Governance set up? 2014
23. Which is the longest expressway in India? Delhi Mumbai (1386 km)

2. STATE NEWS
1. Which is the new capital of Andhra Pradesh? Visakhapatnam
2. Which state was the first to use robotic man to clean sewers? Kerala
3. Where is Khadi festival held in 2023? Mumbai
Where was India's first air-conditioned double-decker electric bus
4. Mumbai
service launched?
Nagaland (Rusoma Village
5. Where was the Orange Festival held?
Council)
Which is the first district to register more than 10000 digital new
6. Ernakulam (Kerala)
MSMEs?
7. Where was Asia's first float festival held? Madhya Pradesh (Mandsur)

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8. Which lake is known as bird paradise? Yaya Cho Lake (Ladakh)
Where will India's largest helicopter manufacturing plant be
9. Karnataka (Dumaguru)
located?
10. Which is the first National Metro Rail Information Centre? New Delhi
11. The first Census of Immigrants was held in which state? Jharkhand
Which High Court is the first in the country to issue judgments in
12. Kerala High Court
a regional language?

3. SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT


1. Which was India's first manned space mission? Gaganyan
2. Which planet has the most moons? Jupiter (92 Moons)
3. Where is Satish Dhawan Space Center located? Sriharikota
Chengalpattu (Pattipulam
4. India's first hybrid rocket was launched from which place?
Village)
5. First Nasal Injectable Covid-1What is a vaccine? INCOVACC
6. Marburg is a country with a virus epidemic which one? Equatorial Guinea
Which country has machines with sniffing power Scientists have
7. Israel
discovered?
Which company has developed freight transport through
8. Kanpur (IIT)
Hyperloop?
9. Which is ISRO's new mini launch vehicle? SSLV-D2
Which is the world's first demonstration satellite built on cloud
10. JANUS-1
computing?
11. Which is a solar powered unmanned aircraft? SURAJ
Which is where the largest number of tigers are translocated held
12. South Africa
from the country?
13. Which is the place where the line headed duck was seen? Pallikkaranai
14. Where is air quality monitoring company lqAir located? Switzerland
National flower of Nepal and which tree is the state tree of
15. Rhododendrons
Uttarakhand?
16. Which is the new species of beetle discovered in India? Omorchus Khandesh
Which is the world's first and India's indigenously developed
17. Sykov - D
DNA vaccine?
Which is the world's first and India's indigenously developed
18. Zemkovac - 19
mRNA vaccine?
19. Which is India's first protein subunit vaccine? Carbevax
20. Where was India's first marathon on a frozen lake held? Ladakh (Bangkong Lake)

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4. CELEBRITY & AWARD
Who is the India-United Kingdom Lifetime Achievement Award
1. Manmohan Singh
winner?
2. Who was the architect of Kargil War Pervez Musharraf
3. Who will win Grady Award 2023 Music by Rico (Divine Tides)
4. Who is the smartest student in the world? Natasha Periya Nayakam
5. Who will win Golden Book Awards 2023 Jayaprakash (Akalikai Book)
C.P. Radhakrishnan (Tamil
6. Who is the Governor of Jharkhand?
Nadu)
7. Which police department won the President's Color Award? Haryana Police Department
8. Which film won Dadasaheb Phalke Awards? RRR (Rajamouli)
Who is the most promising actor who has won the Dadasaheb
9. Rishabh Shetty (Gandhara)
Phalke Award?
Karthik Subramanian, title :
10. Who won the Photo of the Year award? (Tanshi of the Eagles) Alaska
Chilkat Bald - Eagle
N.R. Vignesh (Tamil Nadu)
11. Who is the 80th Grand Master of India?
(Chesser)
12. Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Pal Puraskar award is given to whom? Children (special service)
Which police station won the Chief Minister's Trophy for Best
13. Tirupur North Police Station
Police Station?
14. What has won the Space Foundation Award? James Webb Telescope

5. CONFERENCES AND SUMMITS


FIJI Country, “From Indian
Where was the World Hindi Conference held and what was its
1. Traditional Knowledge to
concept?
Artificial Intelligence”
2. World Government Summit 2023 held in? Dubai
Gujarat - Maharaja Sayajirao
3. Where was the Youth 20 India Summit held?
University, Vadodara
4. Where is BioAsia Summit 2023 being held? Hyderabad
5. Where was the Women's 20 inaugural meeting held? Maharashtra (Sambaji Nagar)
6. Where was the International Biotechnology Conference held? Manipur Imphal
Where was the International Conference on Communication and
7. Dissemination of Traditional New Delhi
Knowledge (CDTK) held?
Where is Technotex 2023 Taking India Tech Textiles @ 2047
8. Mumbai (Koregaon)
Held?

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9. Where is National Stamp Exhibition (AMRITPEX PLUS)? New Delhi
Where was the (MOC) Mission Olympic cell for the first time
10. Bhubaneswar
outside New Delhi held?
Gujarat (Ahmedabad)
Where was the National Pediatric Science Conference held and “Understanding the Eco-
11.
what was its concept? System of Health and Well-
Being”
12. Where was the 2023 Indian Rice Conference held? Odisha (Cuttack)
13. 2023 India Rice Conference What is the concept? Adaptation of Rice Research

14. Where was the International Handicrafts Summit held? Odisha (Jajpur)

Where was the Business (B20) conference held? What is its Manipur (Sustainable Growth
15.
concept? and Development)

6. SECURITY
Border Security Force from
1. Operation Alert was conducted by whom and where? Chari Creek to Gujarat Rann -
of Kutch - Rajasthan Barmar
2. Where will AMPHEX 2023 be held? Kakinada
3. Where was Aero India Symposium 2023 held? Bangalore
4. Dharma Guardian is a joint practice of which two countries? India - Japan
Where is the Indian Air Force's Helicopter Air Performance Team
5. Coimbatore
located?
Turkey-Syria (relief operation
6. What is "Operation Dost"?
in earthquake affected area)
7. "Dargash" was the first joint military exercise of which countries? India - America
Which army has the world's first fully operational "swarm" drone
8. Indian Army
system?
9. 'COBRA WARRIOR' air combat training of any countries India - England
10. Dustlik 2023 joint military exercise of which countries? India - Uzbekistan

7. RANKING LIST & INDEX


Finland (India ranks 136 out of
1. World Happiness Index 2023 Top Country
150 countries)
2. Who is the world's largest producer of milk? India
Telangana (Tamil Nadu 2nd
3. Which is the top state for organ donation 2022?
Place)
Which country ranks first in Global Quality Framework Index Germany (India ranks 5th out
4.
2023? of 184 countries)

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Japan (India ranks 47th out of
5. Which country in Services Trade Regulation Code 2022?
50 countries)
Which Country is International Intellectual Property Code 2023 USA (India ranks 42nd out of
6.
the number one? 55 countries)
India
Where does India stand on Global Labor Resource Flexibility
7. (India ranks 65th out of 136
Index 2023?
countries (Switzerland tops)

8. MULTINATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
1. Who is the President of World Bank? Ajay Banga
2. Who is the President of WHO? Tedros Adhanom
3. Who is the President of UNO? Antonio Guterrez
4. Who is the Chairman of UNESCO? Audrey Azole
5. Who is the Managing Director of IMF? Christina George Ziva

9. BOOKS AND AUTHORS


1. Who is the author of Mod : Shaping a Global order in flux? J.P. Nadda
The last Heroes - Foot soldiers of Indian Freedom book Who
2. Palagummi Sainath
published it?
3. Who is the author of "Human Anatomy"? Ashwini Mor Dwivedi
4. Who is the author of Memoir titled “Spare”? Prince Harry
Who published the book A chronicle of central command -
5. Manoj Pandey
savdhaan?

10. SPORTS NEWS


1. Which Indian won gold in 10m air rifle at ISSF World Cup 2023? Rudrankksh Balasajeb patil
2. 5th Gallo India Youth Games Which state topped the medal list? Maharashtra
Which will top the medal list of the Colo India Winter Games
3. Jammu and Kashmir
2023?
Who will win India Open Badminton Championship 2023
4. Anseong (Korea)
Women's Singles?
India Open Badminton Championship 2023 Men Who won the
5. Lekcaya Sen
singles?
6. Who will win the Australian Open 2023 women's title? Arina Sabalenka (Belars)
Where was the opening ceremony of Gallo India Games 2023 Bhopal (Tatya Top Nagar
7.
held? Stadium)
Asian Indoor Athletics Championship 2023 Silver Medal Winner
8. Praveen Chitravel
Tamil?

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11. IMPORTANT DAYS
1. When is Indian Coast Guard Day celebrated? February 01
2. When is World Wetlands Day? February 02
3. When is World Cancer Day? February 04
4. What is the theme of World Cancer Day? "Closing the Care Gap"
February 10, (Pulses for a
5. What is World Pulses Day and its concept?
Sustainable Future)
6. World Unani Day is celebrated on which day? February 11
7. When is National Women's Day? February 13
Sarojini Naidu (Nightingale of
8. National Women's Day is celebrated in honor of whom?
India)
9. When is World Radio Day? February 13
10. What is the theme of World Radio Day? Radio and silence
11. When is World Social Justice Day? February 20
12. When is International Mother Language Day? February 21
February 22 (Our world ours
13. When is World Thinking Day and what is its concept?
peaceful future)
14. World NGO Day is celebrated on which day? February 27
15. When is National Science Day? February 28

March Current Affairs

1. NATIONAL NEWS
Where is mechanical elephant introduced to perform temple Thrissur District in Kerala
1.
rituals? (Irinjadapilly Temple)
Where is the environmentally friendly bamboo crash barrier Maharashtra's Vani-Varora
2.
installed? Highway (Baku Pally)
3. When was the Commodities Act brought? 1955
4. After urea which is the most consumed fertilizer in the country? DAP
5. Where is the National Remote Sensing Center located? Hyderabad
Scheme initiated for non-resident Indian researchers to work in a Vaibhav Innovative Student
6.
research institute or academic institution in India? Program
7. Where was the G-20 Flower Festival held? New Delhi Municipal Council
Where was the 37th International Food and Hospitality Show
8. Delhi's Pragati Maidan
“Aahar” held?
9. Which is the best airport in India and South Asia region? Delhi Airport
10. Which state is leading in milk production? Rajasthan

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11. Which state is the leading producer of eggs? Andhra Pradesh
12. Which state is the leading producer of meat? Maharashtra
13. Which state is the leading producer of wool? Rajasthan
Which program has been initiated for conservation and effective
14. Sah Bagheeta Project
use of wetlands?
Which court disqualified Rahul Gandhi from the post of Member
15. Court of Surat
of Parliament?

Which committee was brought up to review the gas price formula


16. Kirat Parik Group
for gas produced in India?

Which state has the highest wage rates per day under the
Haryana State (Daily Wages
17. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee
Rs. 357)
Scheme?

Who launched the Let's Collect Rains 2023 campaign in New


18. President
Delhi?
19. Which is the longest railway platform in the world? Hippalli of Karnataka
20. Which is the second strongest telecom brand in the world? Reliance Jio
21. Where was the International Yoga Festival 2023 held? Rishikesh Gangakarai

2. STATE NEWS
1. Gold deposits were discovered in three districts of which state? Odisha
2. Where was Attukal Pongal festival celebrated? Kerala
3. Where was the Yaoshang Festival held? Manipur
Which state was the first in India to start an insurance scheme for
4. Uttarakhand
sericulture workers?
Karnataka State (Baintur in
5. Where is India's first small port located?
Udupi District)
Where has Mizoram state exported the Gandhari variety of chilli
6. America
grown there for the first time?
7. Where was the Bhojpur Small Grain Festival held? Bihar
Which scheme has been introduced by the Government of
8. Madhya Pradesh to promote women's financial independence and Ladli Bahna Scheme
effective participation in decision making in family matters?
9. Where was licorice cultivated in India for the first time? Himachal Pradesh
Where has the first buses running on methanol blended fuel been Bangalore Metropolitan
10.
launched? Transport Corporation
Where has a new initiative of City Without Iravalarkal been
11. Nagpur, Maharashtra
launched?
12. Right to Health Bill was passed by which state assembly? Rajasthan

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For how many days will the centenary of Vaikam Satyagraha be
13. 603 days
celebrated?
14. Vayanatu Wildlife Sanctuary is located in which state? State of Kerala
15. Bandipur and Nagarhola Tiger Reserve is located in which state? State of Karnataka

3. CONFERENCES AND SUMMITS


1. Where was the Dharma Dharma Conference held? Madhya Pradesh (Bhopal)
Where was the B2B Conference and Exhibition on Traditional
2. Assam (Guwahati)
Medicine held?
Who inaugurated the World Small Grains Conference in New Prime Minister Narendra
3.
Delhi? Modi
4. Where was the One World TB Summit 2023 held? Varanasi
Where was the G20 Research and Innovation Pre-Initiative
5. Assam (Tiprukar)
Summit held?
Where is Umajin, Asia's largest summit on technology and
6. Chennai
innovation, held?
Who inaugurated the World Convention and Exhibition on
7. By Sarbananda Sona
Traditional Medicine?
The fourth edition of the National Youth Parliament Festival was
8. New Delhi
held?
9. Where was the All India Women's Folk Art Conference held? Mumbai
10. Where was the 23rd Commonwealth Legal Conference held? Goa
Which university organized the International Ayurvedic Haridhuwar (Ayurvedic
11.
Conference with the theme “Cattle and Ayurveda”? University)
12. Where was the Labor 20 sleep meeting held? Amritsar
Where was the 601st meeting of the Central Committee of
13. Hyderabad
Reserve Bank of India held?
14. Saurashtra Tamil Sangam Festival was held as? Gujarat
Where is Science Conference and Agro Tech Expo 2023 being
15. Gurugram (Haryana)
held?
16. Where was the fifth ASEAN India Trade Summit held? Kolalampur
Where was the first meeting of the Executive Committee of the
17. Bangalore
BIMSTEC Energy Center held?
18. Where was Pusha Krishi Vigyan Mela held? New Delhi
Where was the eighth session of the Annual Raisina Conference
19. New Delhi
held?
20. Where was the Fourth National Youth Parliament Festival held? New Delhi

4. SECURITY
The Air Defense Force exercise Shinyu Maitri was held between
1. India- Japan
which two countries?
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2. Princex 2023 military exercise of which two countries? India-France
Where is the International Maritime Training Cutlass Express
3. Bay Area
2023 scheduled to take place?
4. Naval Commanders Conference 2023 was held on which ship? INS Vikrant
5. Which was India's first domestic aircraft carrier? INS Vikrant
At which Indian Army station was the bilateral armor exercise
6. Jodhpur
known as Daring Kurugashetra held?
“Sea Dragon - 2023” exercise was held between which two
7. India-U.S
countries?
The war exercise “AFINDEX- 2023” was held between which
8. India - Africa
two countries?
Maritime exercise “Konkan 2023” was held between which two
9. India - England
countries?
10. The START nuclear treaty was signed between which countries? Russia - USA
11. Munich Security Conference was held in which country? Germany
12. “Cobra Warrior” exercise was held in which country? Washington (England)
Which ship was sent by the Indian Navy to participate in the
13. INS Sumeda
exhibitions IDEX 23 & NAVDEX 23?
14. Where was the exercise “Desert Block 8” held? United Arab Emirates
15. Where will “Malabar Exercise 2023” be held? Australia

5. SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT


Fossils of the world's first plant pollinator, the Dilardem mite,
1. Russia
were discovered in which country?
With which country is India co-operating Earth observation
2. India-America (ISRO-NASA)
satellite Nisar?
3. Satish Dhawan Space Center is located in which state of India? Andhra Pradesh
4. What is influenza subtype H3N2 transmitted by? Pig
5. What is the new type of jumping spider? Tiyaniya indica
6. What is the name of the new species of bare-legged gecko? Cirtopotiyan vindya
Where in India is Asia's largest four meter international liquid Uttarakhand (Devasthal
7.
glass telecast opened? Observatory)
36 When was an Internet satellite launched by the Indian Space
8. March 26
Research Organization?
9. When was Chandrayaan 2 launched into space? 2019
10. Which system successfully launched the galactic boundary probe? NASA (USA)
11. In which year was the first Daroi bird survey carried out? 2022
Where was the Business Forum for Climate Change Agriculture
12. Abu Dhabi
Innovation Program I2U2 - Israel USA India and UAE held?

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13. Where was Jerdan's frog found recently? Western Ghats
Which country has come forward to start the World Federation of
14. India
Big Cat Species?
15. Which is the first national park in the world? Yellowstone USA
16. A new species of Anjalai fish was discovered on which beach? Cuddalore beach
What is the name of the Young Scientist program conducted by
17. Yuvika
ISRO for school students?
Which Indian Institute of Technology is among the top 50
18. Delhi (IIT)
institutions in the QS World University Rankings 2023?
19. Which was the first interstellar object found in the solar system? Oumuamua (Comet)
India's first quantum communication telecom network connection
20. Delhi
has been established where?
21. Marburg virus is endemic in which country? Tanzania
Which IIT developed a handy three-dimensional paper based tool
22. IIT Madras
to detect adulteration in milk?
23. Where is the first butterfly park in North East located? Chotakola (Tripura)
24. Where is the world's oldest zinc smelter located? Rajasthan (Jwar)
Where is the island of Trindade which is a sanctuary for green
25. Brazil
turtles?

6. AWARDS
Which was the Best Documentary Winner at the 95th Academy
1. Elephant Whisperers
Awards?
2. Which song won the best song at the 95th Academy Awards? Nattu Nattu Song (RRR)
3. Who is the winner of the 32nd Vyas Samman Award? Dr. Gian Chaturvedi
Who is the first Tamil author to be featured in International
4. Perumal Murugan
Booker List 2023?
Srishakti Kanta Das (RBI
5. Who will be the winner of the Governor's Award in 2023?
Gavan)
6. Who is the winner of Sangeetha Kalanidhi Award 2023? Bombay Jayashree
7. Who is the winner of Children's Champion Award 2023? Taboban
8. Who is the Wildlife Conservation Award Winner 2023? Alia Mir (Kashmir)
9. Who is the Lifetime Achievement Award winner? Naveen Jindal (Haryana)

7. CELEBRITY & APPOINTMENTS


8. Who is appointed as Chief Auditor? S.S. Thamae
Who was appointed by Chawla as the world's first hand
9. Sachin Tendulkar
ambassador?

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Who was the first Indian American judge of the Manhattan
10. Arun Subramanian
Federal District Court in New York?
11. Who was appointed as the 36th President of Chile? Gabrielboric Bond
12. Who was appointed Chief Minister of Meghalaya? Khan Rod Konkal Sangama
13. Who was re-elected as FIFA president? Gianni Infantino
Who was the first person to swim from India Gate to Elephanta
14. Krishna Prakash
Caves?
Who has been appointed as the new Chairman of BRICS New
15. Divya Rousseff
Development Bank?
Who was the first politician of Indian origin to be Treasurer of the
16. Daniel Mugabe
State of Australia?
17. Who is the Chairman of the 22nd Law Commission? Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi
18. Who is the Chief Minister of Tripura? Manik Saha (BJP rule)
19. Who is the Chief Minister of Nagaland? Naibiu Rio

8. INDEX
1. How many of the 50 most polluted cities in the world is Delhi? Fourth place
2. Which country has the highest Global Terrorism Index? Afghanistan (India 13th)
3. Where is Passport Index India located? 144th place
4. Which is the most polluted city in the world? Lahore
How many of the world's 10 worst air-polluted cities are in South
5. Nine seats
Asia?
6. Electoral Democracy Index - 2023 Where does India rank? India is ranked 108th
7. Where does India rank on the liberal democracy index? 97
8. Which is the most polluted country in the world? The African country of Chad

9. BOOKS AND AUTHORS


Who is the author of India's Vaccine Development Story- From
1. Sajjan Singh Yadav
Cowpox to Maitri Vaccine?
2. Who is the author of "As good as my word"? KM Chandrasekhar
Who is the author of “Mundaka Upanishad: A Bridge to
3. Karan Singh
Embrace”?
4. Who is the author of “The Man Behind the Uniform”? Rachana Biswat Rawat
5. Author of War and Women? Dr. MA Hassan

10. SPORTS NEWS


1. Karabo. Which team won the trophy? Manchester United (Soccer)

2. Where was the 44th Chess Olympiad held? Mahabalipuram

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Aishwarya Babu
3. Who are India's top players banned for empirical steroid use? (triple long jump)
Dhanalakshmi (Athletics)
4. Who is the winner of BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year 2022? Meerabai Sanu
Who was the first badminton player from Tamil Nadu to win
5. Jerlin Anika
Arjuna award?
6. Where was the 13th World Women's Boxing Championship held? New Delhi
7. Where is Anil Agarwal International Cricket Ground located? Jaipur
Salima Tete (National
8. Who has been appointed as AHF Athlete Ambassador?
Women's Hockey Team)
Who won the gold in the bantamweight division of the 13th World
9. Nitu Gangas (48kg)
Women's Boxing Championship?
Who won the light flyweight division of the 13th World Women's
10. Nikat Zarin (50 kg)
Boxing Championship?
Who won the gold in the light heavy weight category at the 13th
11. Cavitti Pura (81 kg)
World Women's Boxing Championship?
12. Who is the Olympic silver medalist weightlifter? Meerabai Sanu

11. IMPORTANT DAYS


1. When is World Seaweed Day? March 1
2. When is World Citizen Protection Day celebrated? March 1
March 3 (Partnerships for
3. What is World Wildlife Day and its concept?
wildlife conservation)
4. When is World Hearing Day celebrated? March 3
5. When is National Defense Day? March 4
6. When is World Obesity Day? March 4
March 8 (DigitALL:
7. When is International Women's Day and what is its concept? Innovation and Technology for
gender equality)
8. When is International Kidney Day? March 9
March 14 (Mathematics for
9. When is International Mathematics Day and what is its concept?
All)
10. When is World Consumer Rights Day celebrated? March 15
11. When is National Immunization Day celebrated? March 16
March 17 (Sleep is essential for
12. When is World Sleep Day and what is its meaning?
health)
13. When is World Sparrow Day? March 20
14. When is the International Day of Happiness celebrated? March 20
15. When is World Down Syndrome Day? March 21
16. When is the International Day of Forests? March 21
17. When is World Water Day celebrated? March 22

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18. When is World Meteorological Day celebrated? March 23
19. When is Martyrs Day? March 23
March 24 (Yes We Can End
20. When is World TB Day and what is its concept?
TB)
21. When is World Theater Day celebrated? March 27
22. When is International Zero Waste Day? March 30
23. When is World Conservation Day? March 31

April Current Affairs (01-04-2023 to 30-04-2023)

1. National News
By which year the Government of India has decided to make India a
1. 2025
Tuberculosis free country?
In which year was the National Action Plan for the Eradication of
2. 2030
Canine Rabies published?
Assam Kaziranga National
3. Where is Gaja Utsavam 2023 scheduled to be held?
Park
4. When was the Tiger Protection Act brought? 1973
5. Who is the Chairman of Committee on Pension Reforms? T.V. Somanathan
Operation Arikomban was launched to capture wild elephants Where
6. Kerala
was it launched?
7. Where was the Civic 20 India 2023 launch conference held? Maharashtra Nagpur
Where was the inaugural meeting of the Labor Resource 20
8. Punjab Amritsar
Engagement Committee held?
9. When was Central Intelligence Agency established? 01 April 1963
What is the name of the project undertaken by the Indian Space Young Scientist Programme.
10.
Research Organization for an educational initiative for children? (YUVIKA 2023)
11. Which organization publishes the Indian Justice Report? Tata Foundation
State of Karnataka (Tamil
12. Which state tops the Indian Justice Report?
Nadu second place)
13. Which state ranks first in prisons in India? Tamil Nadu
14. When was the Competitiveness Act brought in? 2002
Which year will India become the second largest producer of solar
15. 2026
energy
16. What is the number of national parties in India? 6
17. When was the Elephant Conservation Scheme introduced? 1992
Which army unit conducted the large-scale joint military exercise Andaman and Nicobar Army
18.
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Which state has the highest utilization of the funds provided under
19. the Members of Parliament Local Constituency Development Gujarat
Scheme Fund?
Which of the states in India has recorded the highest incidence rate
20. New Delhi
of tuberculosis?
21. Which of the states in India has the lowest TB incidence rate? Kerala
22. When did e-waste rules of 2022 come into force? 01 April 2023
23. How many official languages are recognized in India? 22
Arunachal Pradesh
24. Vibrant Villages project has been launched in which state?
(Kibidhoo)
25. Which Indian city has the best public transport in the world? Mumbai
26. Which country invests more in artificial intelligence? USA (India fifth)
Which is a pilot-based project to strengthen the electric vehicle 50K - EV4ECO Scheme
27.
ecosystem?
28. When was the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act brought? 1960
29. When did central government announce animal sterilization rules? 2023
How many kilometers of fiber optic cables is India planning to install
30. 10000km
by FY 2025?
Asia's longest underwater hydrocarbon pipeline lies under which
31. Brahmaputra
river?
Which constitutional provision states that the Governor must assent 200
32.
or send back bills as soon as possible?
33. India plans to become a malaria free country by which year? 2030
India's first mobile laboratory BSL-3 was showcased under which
34. RAMBAAN
name?
India has taken a vision to increase exports of goods and services to 2
35. 2030
trillion dollars by which year?
Where was the program to mark the completion of 50 years of
36. Karnataka
Project Tiger?
Central government has launched a new e-commerce portal for
37. Indiahandmade.com
artisans and nazars What is it?
2. State news
1. In which park is India's first brennarium miniatures located? Iravikulam National Park
2. Where was the 125 feet bronze statue of Dr. PR Ambedkar unveiled? Hyderabad
3. One panchayat one playground scheme was started in which state? Kerala Kallikkadu
4. Where was India's first water metro launched? 10 Islands around Kochi
Jammu Kashmir Kishtwar
5. Where was Chindan Bani Festival - 2023 held?
District
6. When was the Armed Forces Special Powers Act brought in? 1958
7. In which state is the Gandhamarman mountain range located? State of Odisha

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European Union has given geographical code to which object of
8. Kangra tea
Himachal Pradesh?
9. Where did 100% rail electrification take place? Haryana
Nagri Dupraj rice is given the geographical code of which state it
10. Chhattisgarh
belongs to?
Which government has decided to treat unseasonal rainfall as a
11. Maharashtra Govt
natural calamity?
12. India's first cooling roof system policy has been introduced where? Corporation of Hyderabad
13. Which is the whistling village of India? Gongthang (Meghalaya)
14. India's first solar powered tourist boat was launched where? Kerala
15. Where is India's first 3D printed post office? Bangalore
Gond painting and Sarpati wheat are geographically coded to which
16. Madhya Pradesh
state?
Which is the only state which has not reserved seats for women in
17. local bodies as per Article IV of the 74th Amendment to the Nagaland
Constitution of India?
Which provision in the Constitution of India confers special status to
18. 371A
the state of Nagaland?
19. Where was the Han - Dadu Cultural Festival held? Manipur (Kangpokbi)
Which state won the national award for Basel Bhima Yojana
20. State of Karnataka
scheme?
Where is the largest multi-purpose indoor sports stadium of North Polo ground in Shillong,
21.
East region located? Meghalaya
22. Which state created the DNA database of unidentified bodies? Himachal Pradesh.
Which state has the largest number of biodiversity sites in the
23. West Bengal
country?
24. Which state government launches India's first heavy-lift drone? Odisha
25. On which day was the shadowless day seen in Bangalore? April 25
3. International news
1. Where is the Fuji Bridge built by the Government of India? Mozambique
What is the name of the action taken by the Indian government to
2. Operation Kaveri
evacuate stranded Indian citizens in Sudan?
India has agreed with which country to set up a Net Zero Innovation
3. England
Virtual Center?
Which country is the new member of BRICS Organization's New
4. Egypt
Development Bank?
5. Where is the capital of Indonesia currently planned to move? Island of Borneo
6. Who is the Prime Minister of Japan? Kishi Da
On which island in the United Arab Emirates do archaeologists find
7. Sinia Island
the oldest pearl city?

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Which countries have been declared malaria free by the World
8. Azerbaijan & Tajikistan
Health Organization?
9. Which country is the 31st member of NATO security alliance? Finland
10. Which country developed the world's first unmanned warship? Turkey
11. Who was the King of Britain? Charles the Third
12. The first person to contract H3N8 bird flu was from which country? China
13. Who is the new president of Cuba? Miguel Diaz Canal
Which country was the first to approve Oxford University's malaria
14. Ghana
vaccine?
15. Which country is dependent on the world's largest illegal drug trade? Syria
16. Who is the new President of Bangladesh? Mohammed Sahabuddin
4. Science, Technology and Environment
Which scientist discovered a coronal hole in the Sun with a black
1. NASA scientists
hole 20 times the size of Earth?
2. Which is the country's first cloned calf? Kir-in, an inland Ganga
Which organization started the program called Yuva Scientist
3. Isro
Karyakram?
Where was the successful launch of a reusable launch vehicle (RLV
4. Chitradurga in Karnataka
LEX)?
Which organization announced the four astronauts who will be part
5. NASA
of the Artemis 2 lunar mission?
Which organization has developed a three-dimensional paper-based
6. hand-held device that can detect adulteration in milk within 30 Madras IIT
seconds?
AR3256(High Magnetic
7. Which is the central star of the solar system?
Power)
8. Which is the world's first nuclear reactor operating in space? SNAP-10A
An indigenously manufactured four-legged machine was designed by
9. Swaya Robotics in Hyderabad
which company?
What is the plan to send three persons to a depth of 6000 meters in
10. Samudrayan
the ocean?
What is the name of the vehicle used to carry out Samudrai project
11. Matsya 6000
work?
12. What is an electrolytic crystal? Quartz
Asia's largest four meter International Liquid Audi Telescope was
13. Uttarakhand
opened where?
14. Which organization successfully conducted Amoka 3 missile test? BHARAT DYNAMICS LTD
15. Which are the closest black holes to Earth? Gayaiah BH1 & Gayaiah BH2
Which model was developed to accurately predict when and where
16. DAGGER
solar storms will strike Earth?
17. Which country discovered the new isotope Uranium 241? Japan

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18. Which space agency launched a probe into Jupiter's icy moons? European Space Agency
19. Which spacecraft was the first to discover Jupiter's asteroids? NASA's Lucy spacecraft
Which country has started a project to store carbon dioxide under the
20. Denmark
sea?
21. Where is Mukundra Hills Tiger Reserve located? Rajasthan
22. What is the name of a new species of spider found in the Ghats? Thiania indica
23. Where is Eravikulam National Park located? Kerala
24. Where is Bandipur Sanctuary located? Karnataka
25. Where was the rare long-tailed duck found? Wular Lake (Kashmir)
Where is the Asiatic Golden Eagle Conservation and Breeding Uttar Pradesh Maharajganj
26.
Center to be opened? district
27. Where is Suhelwa Wildlife Sanctuary located? Uttar Pradesh
In which state was the first survey of marsh-dwelling pitta birds
28. Odisha
carried out?
29. Where is Chatkosia Wildlife Sanctuary located? Odisha
Indian Space Research Organization used which launch vehicle
30. PSLV-C55
launched two Singaporean satellites?
Introduced the world's first liquid nano diammonium phosphate India
31.
Which country?
5. Conferences and Summits
Where was the first G-20 Trade and Investment Working Group
1. Mumbai
meeting held?
Who addressed the first national conference of All India Federation Tamil Nadu Chief Minister
2.
for Social Justice virtually? M.K.Stalin
3. Where was the three-day meeting of Youth 20 held? In Arrow
Where was the International Conference on Disaster Resilient
4. New Delhi
Infrastructure held?
Where was the first meeting of Indo-Central Asia Joint Working
5. Mumbai
Group on Sabahar Port held?
6. Where was the 8th India-Thailand Security Dialogue held? Bangkok
7. Where was the World Buddhist Summit held? New Delhi
8. Where was the Quad Leaders Summit held? Australia Sydney
Where was the Asia Pacific Leaders Conference on Malaria
9. New Delhi
Eradication held?
6. Security
Where was the India-Sri Lanka maritime exercise SLINEX-2023
1. Colombo
held?
Which country did the Indian Air Force visit to participate in
2. France
Exercise Orion?
Ajeya Warrior 2023 military exercise was held between which two
3. India England
countries?
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Indian Army - How many female officers has it inducted into its
4. 5
artillery?
Which is the second in the series anti-submarine shallow-submarine
5. INS Androth
warship?
Combat exercise Cope India 23 is an air force exercise of which
6. India America
countries?
7. Celebrities and Appointments
Who was the first leader of NASA's newly established Moon to Mars
1. Ameet Shatria
program?
Who is the Indian athlete who achieved the record of climbing Anjali Sharma (Himachal
2.
Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa? Pradesh)
3. Who will be crowned Miss India 2023? Nandini Gupta
Who is the only Indian open water swimmer to hold three Guinness
4. Prasad Kohli
World Records?
5. Who is the first Indian Air Force woman to fly Rafale fighter jets? Lt. Shivangi Singh
Who has been awarded the Order of Australia, Australia's highest
6. Ratan Tata
civilian honour?
7. Who is the first Indian to complete Golden Globe Race 2022? Abhilash Tomi
Who is the person who holds the title of Iron Man in the World Book
8. Krishna Prakash
of Records?
Jaganmohan Reddy (Andhra
9. Who is the richest Chief Minister of India?
Pradesh)
Mamata-Banerjee (West
10. Who is the Chief Minister of India with lowest net worth?
Bengal)
11. Who was called Rajamata of Pudukottai principality? Rani Ramadevi
8. Awards
National Panchayat Awards 2023 Which state has won the most
1. Telangana
awards?
Kaliyambudi Radhakrishnan
2. Who is the winner of International Prize for Statistics 2023?
Rao (of Indian origin)
3. Which company won the award for best social impact? Bakers Corporation Varanasi
4. Who tops the 100 Most Influential People of 2023? Shah Rukh Khan
5. Who was awarded the Chandokba Humanitarian Award? Sonam Wangchuck
In whose name is the honorary entrance at the Sydney Cricket
6. Sachin Tendulkar
Ground?

Who was the first woman Air Force officer to receive Veera Theera
7. Deepika Mishra
Virudhu (Vayu Seva Medal)?

8. Who has won the Goldman Environmental Prize? Alessandra Korab


9. Who is the winner of Malcolm Adiseshaiah Award 2023? Utsa Patnaik

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9. Books and Authors
1. Who is the author of Sachin @50? Majumdar
Which university wrote the book Chaurashira Tamil Sangam
2. Somnath Sanskrit University
Prashasti?
3. Who wrote the book “Smoke and Ashes”? Amitav Ghosh
4. Who wrote the book “Gandhi : Siyasat aur Sampradaiykta”? Piyush Babel
Who wrote the book “Coffee Table Book The Banker to Every
5. SBI Bank
India”?
6. Who wrote the book “Cross Court – Tennis Legend”? Jaidip Mukherjee
7. Who wrote the book “Collective Spirit, Concrete Action”? Shashi Shekhar
10. Statements and Index
Three threats are water,
1. What is a Triple Threat Statement?
sanitation and hygiene
2. Which is the triple threat reporting body? UNICEF
Who is the only Indian to feature in the world's top ten billionaires
3. Mukesh Ambani
list?
4. Which country is the number one cause of global warming? USA (India fifth)
Delhi Indira Gandhi
5. Which airport is the ninth busiest airport in the world?
International Airport
6. Which country has the highest crime rate in the world? Venezuela (India 77)
7. Which will be the richest city in the world in 2023? New York
8. Where does India rank in Logistics Performance Index 2023? 38
Which country has the highest military expenditure report in the
9. USA (India fourth)
world?
According to the Indian Department of Justice Report 2022, which
10. Tamil Nadu
state is leading in the prison sector in the country?
11. Sports news
1. Where is the Street Child Cricket World Cup going to be held? Chennai
Where is the International Surf Open, a part of the World Surf
2. Mahabalipuram
League, held?
Which body has approved the establishment of Women's Sports
3. Indian Army
Institute to recruit young female sportsperson?
Indian Men's Team & Indian
4. Which team won the 4th Asian Go Go Championship title?
Women's Team
5. Where was the ISSF World Cup Shooting Championship held? Cairo, Egypt
Which country topped the gold medal bar in the World Women's
6. India
Boxing Championship?
7. Where was the Asian Wrestling Championship held? Kazakhstan- Astana
Where will the Hero Intercontinental Cup 2023 Football Tournament
8. Bhubaneswar
be held?

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Who is the Indian cricketer and player featured in the Wiston Suryakumar Yadav &
9.
Cricketers Almanac Register 2023? Harmanpreet Gore

12. Important days


1. When is World Autism Day celebrated? April 2
2. When is International Mine Awareness Day celebrated? April 4
3. When is National Marine Day celebrated? April 5
4. When is World Health Day celebrated and what is its concept? April 7 (Health for All)
5. When is World Homeopathy Day celebrated? April 10
6. When is World Parkinson's Day? April 11
7. When is Ambedkar Jayanti celebrated? April 14
8. When is World Art Day celebrated? April 15
9. When is Save the Elephant Day celebrated? April 16
10. When is World Haemophilia Day? April 17
April 18. (Hereditary
11. When is World Heritage Day and what is its concept?
Changes)
12. When is World Liver Day celebrated? April 19
13. When is National Civil Service Day? April 21
14. When is World Earth Day and what is its concept? April 22 (Invest in our planet)
15. When is World Book Day celebrated? April 23
16. When is World English Day celebrated? April 23
17. When is National Panchayat Raj Day celebrated? April 24
April 25 (Time to Bring Zero
18. When is World Malaria Day celebrated and what is its concept? Malaria: Investment,
Innovation, Action)
19. When is zero shadow day? April 25
20. When is World Intellectual Property Day celebrated? April 26
21. When is World Animal Day celebrated? April 29

May Current Affairs


1. National News
Who addressed the closing ceremony of Saurashtra Tamil
1. Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Sangh?
2. Which is All India Radio? Akacavani
Which program was launched by the Central Government on 75/25
3.
May 17 on the occasion of World Hypertension Day?
Which mobile app was launched to empower youth and
4. Merri laip
encourage their participation in tackling climate change?
Whose claim is that the scepter was first given to India's first
5. Mr. Shah
Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru which marked the transfer of

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power from the British to the Indian people?
6. When was the new Parliament building inaugurated? May 28
Which new coin was issued by the Union Government to mark
7. 75 rupee coin
the inauguration of the new Parliament?
What percentage of GDP does the government spend on 1.35%
8.
healthcare in India?
Which company has recently been upgraded as Navratna Rail Vikas Nigam Limited
9.
Central PSU?
How many Navratna Central Public Sector Undertakings are
10. 13
there in India at present?
Which country introduced the world's first fine liquid DAP India
11.
fertilizer?
India's first cable-stayed Vadathangi railway bridge is located Anji Ghat Bridge (Jammu and
12.
where? Kashmir)
Which section of the law states that a decree or order passed by 142(1)
13.
the Supreme Court of India is enforceable throughout India?
14. When was the Hindu Marriage Act introduced? 1955
15. Where is Sittwe Port located? Myanmar
16. Which center started the START project? ISRO
By which year is the Indian government planning to bring a 2027
17.
complete ban on the use of diesel vehicles?
Under which project a new battlefield surveillance system was
18. Sanjay Project
created?
19. What does Harik Sagar Roadmap 2023 mean? Green Harbor Guidelines
20. When was Pokhran 2 test conducted? 11 May 1998
India has set a deadline for setting up green hydrogen depots 2035
21.
and refueling centers by which year?
22. On which ship was the Bramos trial held? INS Mormu (Goa)
Reserve Bank of India has decided to withdraw which 2000 rupee notes
23.
currency notes?
24. When was the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act brought? 2016
Which program has been launched by the World Bank for STARS
25.
States to strengthen teaching learning and test results?
26. Who designed the scepter government symbol? Vummidi Bangaru Chetty
What is the name of the multilingual artificial intelligence
27. Jakal panti
conversational software launched by Microsoft for rural India?

2. State news
Where will India's first international multimodal logistics be Assam (Jogikopa)
1.
located?

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2. Which district in India has no open defecation? Wayanad (Kerala)
3. Where is India's first pod taxi to be launched? Uttar Pradesh
GMR Hyderabad International
4. Which is the most punctual airport in the world?
Airport
Which airport ranks first in both the Global Airports and Major Hyderabad Airport
5.
Airports categories?
6. How many assembly constituencies are there in Karnataka? 224
How many seats did the Congress win in the Karnataka
7. 136
assembly elections?
Which is the first city in India to measure progress towards
8. Madhya Pradesh (Bhopal)
achieving Sustainable Development Goals?
Which has become the first district in the country to adopt right Punjab (Pattiyala)
9.
to walk policy?
10. Which is India's first fully electrified state? Kerala
Which of the following has the status of the largest court in
11. High Court of Jharkhand
India in terms of area?
Which state is the first in the country to fly senior citizens on a
12. pilgrimage under the Chief Minister's Theertha Darshan Madhya Pradesh
scheme?

3. Science Technology and Environment


Who are the scientists who developed skin-like material from Chennai (Central leather
1.
mango pulp? research institute)

What is a catfish that does not have very short vision and does
2. Horaclanis populi
not have pigmented eyes and is not blood red in color?
Which Indian Institute of Technology has developed thin
3. membrane based sensor technology for underwater Chennai IIT
communication?
4. Which planet has the largest number of moons? Planet Saturn. (145 Moons)
5. Where is the Doongnath Temple located? Uttarakhand
The three celestial planets Moon Mars and Venus come
6. together in the sky above Earth on May 24. What is the name of Appals
this event?
7. Which is the world's first oral antiviral? Paxlovid
India's artificial intelligence computer Airavat secured which
8. 75
position at the International Supercomputing Conference?
Who are the scientists who discovered a dense exoplanet 13 Scientific team headed by
9.
times larger than Jupiter? Abhijith Chakraborty
What is the name of the densest exoplanet 13 times larger than
10. TOI 4603b or HD 245134b
Jupiter?

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Who were the scientists who successfully extracted oxygen
11. NASA scientists
from lunar soil samples?
Which Indian Institute of Technology has developed a tool to Scientists of Indian Institute of
12.
detect brain nerve cell cancer? Technology, Chennai
Which country has approved the first vaccine against
13. America
respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)?
Who are the scientists who discovered the possibility of water NASA scientists
14.
in the four moons of Uranus?
15. What is the name of the world's largest bomber in Russia? Tu-160 bomber
Which company has developed an artificial intelligence
16. Google Inc
conversational software called Bard?
Who are the university researchers who developed the artificial University of Cambridge
17.
leaf?
18. Where was the 2023 United Nations Water Conference held? New York City

19. Where is Kalesar National Park located? Haryana

20. Where was the Petersburg climate talks held? Berlin


21. Which country has banned the use of fossil fuels? USA (New York)
Where was the Young Leaders Program recently conducted by New Delhi and Bangalore
22.
the France India Foundation?
Government of Israel has partnered with which IIT to establish
23. Chennai IIT
India Israel Water Technology Centre?
Which scheme was launched by the Government of India to Operation Karuna
24.
provide relief to Cyclone Mocha-affected Myanmar?

4. Conferences and Summits


Where was the meeting of Shanghai Cooperation Organization Goa
1.
Foreign Ministers held?
2. Where was the sixth Indian Ocean Conference held? Bangladesh (Dhaka)
Where was the Asia Petrol Chemical Industry Conference
3. New Delhi
held?
Where was the TB Eradication Summit launched under the Chennai
4.
National TB Eradication Programme?
5. Where was the G7 summit held? Hiroshima, Japan
6. Where was the 76th World Health Assembly held? Geneva
Where was the Indo-Pacific Islands Cooperation Forum Papua New Guinea
7.
summit held?
National Medical Devices Policy 2023 was launched by Union
8. Health and Family Welfare Minister Mansukh Mandavia at Delhi
which place?

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9. Which country has approved the abortion pill? Japan
10. In which country was the foundation stone of Ekata port laid? Maldives
Which country has declared genetically modified soy to be China
11.
very safe?
12. Which country has legalized mercy killing? Portugal
13. Which country suggested the name Mocha storm? Yemen
14. Where was the 32nd Arab Federation Conference held? Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

5. Security
1. Where was the ASEAN India Maritime Exercise held? Singapore
At which place did the Indian Armed Forces conduct an Arunachal Pradesh (Tawang
2.
exercise called Buland Bharat? and West Kamang) Districts
The maritime exercise Indo-Thai CORPAT was held between India - Thailand
3.
which two countries?
4. Where was exercise Sea Dragon 23 held? America
Sea power 2023 maritime exercise was held between which two India - Indonesia
5.
countries?
Hakrama Bridge on Manas
6. Where was the Jal Rahat exercise held?
River in Assam
AL- MOHED AL- HINDI 2023 naval exercise was held India - SaudiArabia
7.
between which two countries?
Where did the Indian Army conduct the Sudarshan Shakti 2023 Western borders of Rajasthan
8.
exercise? and Punjab state

6. Awards
1. Which Indian documentary won the 83rd Peabody Awards? Writing with fire
2. The so-called Nobel Prize of Asia? Ramon Magsaysay Award
Who was awarded the Ramon Magsaysay Award in 1959 after
3. Dalai Lama (Tibet)
64 years?
The women who won the United Nations top prize for Iran
4.
journalism are from which country?
What is the name of the magazine that won Pulitzer Prize Associated Press magazine
5.
2023?
6. Who is the second Indian in the Golden Globe race? Abhilash Tomi
Who was awarded the Grand Company's Order of Logohee by Prime Minister Narendra Modi
7.
Papua New Guinea Governor General Bob Thade?
8. Which novel will win the Booker International Prize 2023? Georgi Gospodinov
Damodarmuso is a Konkani
9. Who is the recipient of the 57th Jnanpith Award ?
language novel

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7. Appointments & Celebrities
1. Who is the Chief Minister of Karnataka? Siddaramaiah
2. Who is the Chief Justice of Madras High Court? S.V. Gangapoorwala
3. Who is the President of Turkey? Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Who is the panchayat president from Sivagangai district who
4. was felicitated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the 100th K.S.M. Manimuthu
show of his Voice of Manat programme?
Who is the top student of Tamil Nadu in Plus Two class S. Nandini
5.
examination?
6. Who is the frogman of India? Satyabama Das
Who is the Nepali who achieved the record of climbing Mount
7. Kami Rita
Everest for the 27th time?
Who holds the historical record of being the first Arab woman Rayana Barnavi
8.
in space?
Who was the first mountaineer to climb Mount Everest to have
9. Hari Buddhamakar
both legs amputated above the first knee?
Who was the first person from Tamil Nadu to climb Mount
10. Soldier Sivakumar
Everest?
Who from Tamil Nadu reached the highest peak in the world on Rajasekhar Paccai
11.
May 19?
Who is the first woman from Tamilnadu to climb Mount
12. Muthamilselvi
Everest?

8. Books and Authors


1. Who is the author of the book One Fat Food is Sure Action? Sashi Shekhar Vembadi
Who is the author of Draupadi Murmu Tribal Area to Raisina
2. Kasthuri Ray
Hills?
Who is the author of Indian Metropolis Deconstructing India's Feroz Varun Gandhi
3.
Urban Spaces?
4. Who is the author of My Life as a Comrade? K. Shailaja
5. Who is the author of Partitioned Freedom? Ram Madhav
6. Who is the author of NTR-A Political Biography? Ramachandra Murthy
Who is the author of Made in India 75 Years of Business and Amitabh Kant
7.
Enterprise?
Who is the author of Golden Years The Many Joys of Living a
8. Ruskin Bond
Good Long Life?
Who is the author of Just Aspire Notes on Technology, Ajay Chaudhary
9.
Entrepreneurship and Future?

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9. Statements and Indexes
1. Which country has the highest index of economic freedom? Singapore (India 121st)
2. Which country tops the World Press Freedom Index 2023? Norway (India 135th)
According to Global Internal Displacement Report 2023 which
3. Pakistan
is the top country?
4. Where are the cities with the highest per capita emissions? North America
Where do most climate-related deaths occur in the WMO's Bangladesh
5.
statistics on natural hazards?
Which company has published a report on addiction to
6. Americasapien Labs Inc
smartphone usage habits?

10. Sports News


Who is the 17th world and China's first world chess
1. Ding Liran
champion?
Who are the Indian pairs who have won the Asian Badminton Chadwick Sairaj Rangi Reddy
2.
Championship? and Chirag Shetty
Who won the triple jump at the track and field event held in Praveen Chitravel (Tamil
3.
Cuba? Nadu)
4. Who will win World Cup Archery 2023 Champion title? Prathameshjawkar (India)
5. Who is the world number one javelin thrower? Neeraj Chopra
6. Which team will win the IPL 2023 Championship? Chennai Super Kings
11. Important days
1. When is International Labor Day celebrated? May 1
2. When is World Asthma Day and what is its concept? May 2 (Asthma Care for All)
3. When is World Press Freedom Day? May 3
4. When is Coal Miners Day? May 4
5. When is International Firefighters Day celebrated? May 4
6. When is World Hand Hygiene Day celebrated? May 5
May 7 (Athletics for all New
7. When is World Athletes Day and what is its concept?
Beginning)
8. When is World Red Cross Day? May 8
9. When is World Thalassemia Day? May 8
10. When is Europe Day? May 9
11. When is National Technology Day celebrated? May 11
12. When is International Nurses Day celebrated? May 12
13. When is International Plant Health Day? May 12
14. When is World Migratory Bird Day? May 13
15. When is Mother's Day celebrated? May 14

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16. When is the International Day of Families celebrated? May 15
17. When is National Dengue Day? May 16
May 17 (Measure Your Blood
18. When is World Hypertension Day and what is its concept? Pressure Accurately Control It
Live Longer)
19. When is International Museum Day? May 18
20. When is World AIDS Vaccine Day celebrated? May 18
21. When is National Endangered Species Day? May 19
22. When is World Bee Day celebrated? May 20
23. When is World Metrology Day celebrated? May 20
24. When is International Tea Day celebrated? May 21
25. When is National Anti-Terrorism Day observed? May 21
When is the International Day for Biological Diversity May 22
26.
celebrated?
27. When is World Turtle Day celebrated and what is its concept? May 23 (I love turtles)
28. When is Indian Commonwealth Day? May 24
29. When is World Thyroid Awareness Day? May 25
30. When is World Menstrual Hygiene Day? May 28
May 31 (We need food not
31. When is World No Tobacco Day and what is its concept?
tobacco)

June Month Current Affairs (01-06-2023 to 30-06-2023)


1. National News
Where has the new gallery on the Liberation War opened at the
1. Dhaka
Indian Cultural Centre?
Food Safety and Standards Commission of India Uttar Pradesh State
2.
(FSSAI) state-of-the-art National Training Center is opened where? Ghaziabad
An app launched to ease the loan application process for street
3. PM SVANidhi Mobile App
vendors?
4. Which country will be the largest exporter of UAE by 2030? India
Ministry of Railways has organized a two-day “Chindan Shivir”
5. New Delhi
program at which place?
The Central Government has set up a commission of inquiry to
6. investigate the “incidents of violence” in Manipur Who is the Ajay Lamba
Chairman of the Commission of Inquiry?
India has signed 10 agreements with which country for
7. implementation of Coral Reef Intended Development Plans Maldives
(HICDP)?

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All India Institute of
Which organization announced the launch of “One Student One
8. Technical Education
Tree Campaign 2023” initiative?
(AICTE)
Which organization has introduced the website facility “Nyaya
9. Isro
Vikas”?
The National Archives of India will host the exhibition “Hamari
10. New Delhi
Pasha, Hamari Virasat” at which venue?
Former Chief Justice of India
11. Who launched the Indian Law app for public use?
M N Venkatasalaiya
12. Which country participated for the first time in AIAF in France? India
13. Where was the first “Leather Bank” opened in North India? New Delhi
Which National Science Museum has installed Foucault's Pendulum
14. Kolkata
in the new Parliament building?
15. Where is Aruman Permanent Magnet Plant located? Visakhapatnam
16. Where is the National Center for Seismic Safety of Dams located? Jaipur (MNIT)
Agni 1 missile is capable of hitting targets up to how many
17. 700 to 1200 km
kilometers?
In which place the project Prerna Vernacular School has been
18. Gujarat Wat Nagar School
started?
19. Which section of the Indian Penal Code criminalizes sedition? 124A
20. A 13th century tomb-like structure was found at which place? Siri Fort in Delhi
Which is the country's first mRNA vaccine developed in India
21. GEMCOVAC-19
against Covid-19 infection?
22. India's first hydrogen production plant is located where? Haryana Jind District
Which Indian Institute of Technology has conducted a trial run for
23. Kanpur
cloud seeding technology?
Udhampur-Thoda-Katua
24. Which is the most developed parliamentary constituency in India?
(Jammu and Kashmir)

2. State news
Which cabinet has approved the new financial scheme to provide
1. Maharashtra
Rs 6,000 per annum to more than one crore farmers?
Odisha Chief Minister
2. Who launched the initiative 'AI' & 'AI for Youth' on 30th May?
Naveen Patnaik
Which Cabinet has approved implementation of Gender Inclusive
3. Tourism Policy called 'Ai' under 'Ajati Ka Amrit Mahotsav' Maharashtra
scheme?
Which state plans to set up a ₹13,000 crore lithium-ion battery
4. Gujarat
factory?

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India's “First Net Zero Carbon Village” Bhiwandi is located in
5. Maharashtra
which state?
Where was “Asia's Largest Cluster Development Project”
6. Maharashtra
launched?
Which government has announced a scheme named “CM Learn
7. Madhya Pradesh
and Earn”?
Which state has launched the 'Ladli Bahna' scheme to make
8. Madhya Pradesh
women financially independent?
Where was the “Mintok Yasaba” ethnic flower festival celebration
9. Kargil in Ladakh region
held?
In which state is the Central Government planning to organize
10. Uttar Pradesh
“Buyer-Seller” workshops in all districts?
Which state brought a plan to convert prisons in the state into
11. Uttar Pradesh
“houses of reform”?
12. Where was the ancient “Vihu Kuh” festival held? Arunachal Pradesh
National Yoga Olympiad is planned to be organized in which
13. Madhya Pradesh
state?
Who inaugurated the new premises of Jammu & Kashmir and
14. Dr. DY Chandrachud
Ladakh High Court?
15. Where did the famous Hemis monastery festival of Qin begin? Ladakh
16. What is the new name of Ahmednagar? Ahilya Nagar
Where is the Kari Ishad mango variety given the geographical code
17. Karnataka Uttara Kannada
and where is it grown?
Which state introduced the first digital physical and mental health
18. Uttar Pradesh
card for school children?
19. Which state has the highest incidence of diabetes? Goa (26.4%)

3. Science Technology and Environment


Which country has launched a pioneering space mission to explore
1. United Arab Emirates (UAE)
the major asteroid orbit between the planets Mars and Jupiter?
Which compound helps to recover wastewater discharged during
2. Green Sanjivani
crude oil drilling and refining?
Which country is planning to host the “International Union for
3. Conservation of Nature (IUCN) World Conservation Assembly” in United Arab Emirates
2025, UAE?
4. Which country tops the list of most polluted countries in the world? Nepal (India 4th)
What is the name of Indian Navy's successful attempt to destroy an
5. Torpedo test
underwater target?
6. What is the name of India's star missile? Agni Prime
7. Where is Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Island located? Odisha Coast
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8. Which country has found 1.6 billion year old fossils? Northern part of Australia
What is the name of India's first armored light special vehicle by
9. Armado
Mahindra Company to the Government of India?
On what date will Chandrayaan 3 be launched – promised by
10. July 13
ISRO?
ISRO recently successfully launched a guided satellite by what
11. NVS 01
name?
When was GS – 9209 supermassive concept discovered in the
12. 2004
universe?
Which is an indigenously designed and developed heavy
13. Varunastra
submarine?
14. Which country has the first roasting process in space? Europe
15. Which country gave its name to Cyclone Biparjoy? Bangladesh
Which is the official butterfly of Jammu & Kashmir
16. Flue pansy
administration?
Which organization has launched the campaign “Saving our
17. Times of India
Stripes”?

4. Conferences and Summits


1. Where was India-EU Connectivity Summit” held? Meghalaya
Where was the conference titled “Growing India: Reimagining
2. New Delhi
Rural Development for Shared Prosperity” launched?
Where is the two-day summit of the G20 Labor Engagement
3. Patna
Group scheduled to be held?
Where has the “Directorate Level Border Coordination
4. Delhi
Conference” started between BSF and BGB?
5. Where was the conference held to promote “Digital Security”? Pune
Where is the SAI20 summit scheduled to be held under the
6. Goa
chairmanship of CAG?
Where was the National Assembly Members Conference
7. Mumbai
inaugurated by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla?
Where will the Green Hydrogen International Conference be held
8. New Delhi
on July 5?
9. Where was the World Digital Public Infrastructure Summit held? Maharashtra

5. Security
1. Where did India, France and UAE start joint maritime exercise? Oman
Which security force has launched an initiative called “Jully
2. Indian Navy
Ladakh” for youth?
Which air force exercise has the Indian Air Force undertaken with
3. "Ranvijay"
a focus on strengthening and improving coordination?
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4. INDUS X defense exercise was held between which two countries? India - America
5. Which country gifted INS Kirban to Vietnam? India
6. Indian Army Joint Flood Relief was held at which place? Assam
Where was the joint air force combat exercise of NATO countries
7. Germany
held?
The 12th EKUVERIN military exercise was held between which
8. India – Maldives
two countries?
9. Where was the 4th Komodo naval exercise held? Makassar Indonesia
The 6th EKATHA joint military exercise was held between which
10. India – Maldives
two countries?

6. Awards
1. Which company has received “Greentech Safety Award 2023”? RINL Institute
India's highest civilian honor – “The Grand Order of the Chain of
2. the Yellow Star” has been awarded to whom in Paramaribo, the President Draupadi Murmu
capital of Suriname?
Who has been awarded the 'Governor of the Year' award by the Reserve Bank Governor
3.
Central Bank of London, England? (Shakti Kantha Das)
Which state has been selected for the “International Green Apple
4. Awards for Beautiful Buildings” under the Urban and Real Estate Telangana
category from The Green Institute?
The 4th National Water Awards will be presented by Vice
5. President Jagdeep Dhankar on June 17 in New Delhi. Which one Madhya Pradesh
tops the best state category?
The 4th National Water Awards will be presented by Vice
6. President Jagdeep Dhankar on June 17 in New Delhi. Which one Ganjam of Odisha
tops the best district category?
The 4th National Water Awards will be presented by Vice
Bhadratri Kothakudem,
7. President Jagdeep Dhankar on June 17 in New Delhi. Which is the
Telangana
top in the Best Gram Panchayat category?
Which Indian writer won the European Essay Prize for Lifetime
8. Arundhati Roy
Achievement?
Who has been awarded the highest award of Egypt 'Order of the
9. Prime Minister Modi
Nile'?
Sahitya Akademi Award (Yuva Puraskar) has been awarded to Ram Thangam (short story
10.
whom? by Thirukarthial)
Sahitya Akademi Award (Pala Sahitya Puraskar) has been awarded Ga. Udaya Shankar (The
11.
to whom? Novel of Adan's Doll)

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7. Appointments & Celebrities
British Councilor Who was the “first British-Indian Sikh” to be
1. Saman Lal
sworn in as Lord Mayor of Birmingham?
Air Marshal Rajesh Kumar
2. Who is appointed as Air Officer-in-Charge (AOA)?
Anand
3. Who is the Director General of Naval Ordnance Logistics? Upadhyay
4. Who is the UPSC Chairman? Manoj Soni

5. Who is the new president of WMO? Dr. Abdullah Al Mandoos


Who is the Vice President of World Meteorological Organization
6. Mrityunjay Mohapatra
(WMO)?
7. Who is India's Cyclone Man? Mrityunjay Mohapatra
Who from Argentina has been appointed as the first woman
8. Secretary General in the history of World Meteorological "Celeste Sallow"
Organization (WMO)?
9. Who is the new Director General of Geological Survey of India? Janardhan
Which Marathi and Hindi film actress was recognized as the
10. Padmasree Sulochana
legendary and revered mother of Bollywood in the 1960s and 70s?
Who is the first woman officer of the Army Service Corps to
11. command the Communications Zone Mechanical Transport Colonel Sushita Shekhar
Battalion of the Indian Army?
12. Who is the Governor of Reserve Bank? Shaktikanta Das,
13. Who is India's premier English news anchor? Geetanjali Iyer
Who is the Chairman of the Board of Governors of International
14. "Peter Elbers"
Air Transport Association (IATA)?
15. Who is the Director in NHPC? Shri Uttam Lal
16. Who is the Director of Gail Company? Sanjay Kumar
17. Who is the two time Oscar winning actress? Glenda Jackson
18. Who is the head of India's spy agency “RAW”? Ravi Sinha
19. Who is the Deputy Governor of RBI? Swaminathan Janakiraman
20. Who is the Prime Minister of Finland? Petteri Orbo
21. Who is the Chairman of Reliance Group? Parul Sharma
22. Who is the Prime Minister of Greece? "Kriakos Mitsotakis"
23. Who is the Chief Controller of Accounts of India? Girish Chandra Murmu
24. Who is the Chairman of Competitiveness Commission of India? Ravneet Kaur
25. Who is the new CEO of Twitter? Linda Yacarino
26. Who is the new Information Commissioner of Tamil Nadu? Shakeel Akhtar
27. Who is the new Chief Secretary of Tamil Nadu Government? Sivadas Meena
28. Who is the new DGP of Tamil Nadu Police? Shankar Jawal

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8. Books and Authors
1. Who wrote the book “The Gita for Children”? Rupa Bai
Who wrote the book “Finance Ministers of India: from
2. A.K. Bhattacharya
Independence to the Emergency (1947 – 1977)”?
3. Who wrote the book “Master Residential Real Estate”? Ashwinder R Singh
Who wrote the book “The Power of One Thought: Master Your
4. B.K. Shivani
Mind”?
Who wrote the book “A Life Well spent-Four Decades in the
5. Satish Chandra
Indian Foreign Service”?
6. Who wrote the book “Ajay to Yogi Adityanath”? Shantanu Gupta
7. Who wrote the book “Nalanda”? Abhay K
Who wrote the book “Kathakali Dance Theatre: A Visual
8. KK Gopalakrishnan
Narrative of Sacred Indian Mime”?
T.N. Seshan
(Autobiography) Chief
9. Who wrote the book “Through the Broken Glass”?
Election Commissioner
(1990 – 1996)
10. Who wrote the book “My Life as a Comrade”? K.K. Sailaja

9. Statements and Index


Which state has topped the Food Security Index 2022-23 for the
1. Jammu & Kashmir
third time in a row?
Which district has topped the 231 districts of FSSAI's “Eat Right
2. "Coimbatore"
Challenge” – Phase II edition?
Which country tops the global ranking of digital money
3. India
transactions?
Where is the Geological Survey Training Institute of India (GSITI)
4. Hyderabad
accredited as “Athi Uttam” located?
Which railway station has been awarded the “Perfect Food Station”
5. Guwahati
certificate?
A recent report found that Viking disease may have been inherited
6. Neanderthal
from which gene?
7. Which state is the number one in wind power generation? Rajasthan (Tamil Nadu 3rd)
8. Where does India rank globally on the energy transition index? India is 67th (Sweden is first)
9. Which country tops the Gender Gap Report 2023? Iceland (India 127th)

10. Sports news


Who was the “first Indian to win a medal at the World Cycling
1. "Ezov Alban"
Championships”?

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Which team has won the Junior Hockey Asia Cup for the fourth
2. India
time?
Who won gold in men's 100m and 200m at the “Flanders Cup
3. Amlan Bourgoin
2023” athletics?
Who is the Indian wrestler who won gold in UWW ranking series
4. "Manisha"
2023?
Which Indian won gold in ISSF Junior World Cup 10m Air
5. Dhanush Srikanth
Shooting?
Who is the Indian who won gold in men's shot put at Asian Under-
6. Siddharth Chaudhary
20 Athletics Championship 2023?
7. Which team will win the Women's Junior Asia Hockey Cup 2023? Indian team
Which team will win the “ICC World Test Champions
8. Australian team
Tournament” 2023?
9. Who won his 23rd Grand Slam title at the French Open? Novak Djokovic
Which Indian won the country's only gold medal in the 55 kg
10. Ankush
category by defeating Iran's Amreza Ali Taimori?
Who is the Indian archer who won gold in Archery World Cup
11. Abhishek Verma
2023?

11. Important Days


1. When is World Milk Day celebrated? June 1

2. When was Telangana state formed? Celebrated? June 2

3. When is World Bicycle Day celebrated? June 3

4. When is World Environment Day celebrated? June 5

5. When is World Insect Day celebrated? June 6

6. When is World Food Security Day celebrated? June 7

7. When is World Oceans Day celebrated? June 8

8. When is World Brain Tumor Day celebrated? June 8

9. When is World Recognition Day celebrated? June 09

10. When is International Archives Day celebrated? June 09

11. When is Child Labor Prevention Day celebrated? June 12

12. When is World Blood Donor Day celebrated? June 14

13. When is World Wind Day celebrated? June 15

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14. When is Elder Abuse Awareness Day celebrated? June 15
When is the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
15. June 17
observed?
16. When is World Crocodile Day celebrated? June 17

17. When is Autistic Pride Day celebrated? June 18

18. When is National Reading Day celebrated? June 19

19. When is World Refugee Day celebrated? June 20

20. When is the 9th International Day of Yoga celebrated? June 21

21. When is World Hydrographic Day celebrated? June 21

22. When is World Music Day celebrated? June 21

23. When is International Olympic Day celebrated? June 23

24. When is United Nations Public Service Day celebrated? June 23

25. When is World Macular Disease Day celebrated? June 25


When is the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
26. June 26
observed?
27. When is Small, Micro and Medium Enterprises Day celebrated? June 27

28. When is National Statistics Day celebrated? June 29

29. When is International Tropical Day celebrated? June 29

30. When is World Asteroid Day celebrated? June 30


31. When is International Parliament Day celebrated? June 30

JULY Month Current Affairs (01/07/2023 to 31/07/2023)


1. NATIONAL NEWS
Where did the Indian Air Force conduct the Air Force exercise
1. Karnataka UB Hills
Run Vijay?
Which country has the second largest road network in the
2. India (America tops)
world?
Which IIT developed the first 100% diethyl ether fueled
3. IIT Kanpur
tractor vehicle?
What are the provisions of the constitution that state the right
4. Article - 19 (1)A, 21, 14
to change one's name?

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5. India plans to eliminate sickle cell anemia by which year? 2047
6. Where is Khagrabar Nuclear Power Station located? Gujarat
7. Where is Gorakhpur Nuclear Power Station located? Haryana
8. Where is Chutka Nuclear Power Plant located? Madhya Pradesh
9. Where is Mahi Banswara Nuclear Power Station located? Rajasthan
10. Where is Kaiga Nuclear Power Station located? Karnataka
Deenadayal Antiyothaya Yojana National Rural Livelihood
11. e-SARAS
Scheme is launching which mobile application?
JIMEX-23 maritime exercise was held between which two
12. India- Japan
countries?
13. Who is the Director of Enforcement Department(ED)? Sanjay Kumar Mishra
14. Which state tops Niti Aayog's Export Readiness Index? Tamil Nadu
In which region of Uttarakhand has large stratus clouds
15. Harithuar
formed recently?
16. What is another name for stratus clouds? Argus clouds
Which country has introduced the technology of road
17. India
construction using steel iron slag?
Who brought the first no-confidence motion against
18. 1963 - JP Kripalani
Jawaharlal Nehru in independent India?
19. When was the Light Registration Act brought in? 1952
Which organization has approved a loan of USD 255.5 million
20. World Bank
for multidisciplinary education and research in India?
Which company is going to buy the IT center of Danske Bank
21. Infosys
in India?
Which country has approved the 'National Research
22. India
Foundation (NRF) Bill, 2023'?
Which Union Ministry implements the 'PM-PRANAM Ministry of Chemicals and
23.
Scheme'? Fertilizers
Which city hosts the 'International Conference on Green
24. New Delhi
Hydrogen'?
Which Union Ministry issued the inaugural report on
25. Ministry of Mines
“Important Minerals for India”?
Which country has been removed from the UNGA Security
26. India
Council Children and Armed Conflict report?
Which country released draft regulations for 'Green Credit'
27. India
system?
National Sickle Cell Anemia Elimination Mission (NSCEM)
28. Madhya Pradesh
was launched in which state?
The 'Regional Symposium on Child Safety, Security and
29. New Delhi
Child Welfare' was held in which city?

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Which neighboring country of India has got Parliamentary
30. Sri Lanka
approval for its domestic debt restructuring plan?
Who was the freedom fighter who started the Ramba
31. Alluri Sitarama Raju
Rebellion against the British in 1922?
Which country recorded the highest global prevalence of
32. India
childhood diabetes cases and deaths in 2019?
When was the “Prohibition of Employment as Manual
33. 2013
Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act” passed in India?
Which city will host the space economy leaders' meeting
34. Bangalore
under India's G20 leadership?
In which nuclear power plant in India, core catcher was
35. Kudankulam Nuclear Power
recently installed?
36. What is the name of India's first regional AI news provider? Lisa
Which state has approved two 'Obra D Thermal Power
37. Uttar Pradesh
Plants'?
Which state has approved the proposal to launch Teacher
38. Rajasthan
Interface for Excellence (TIE) scheme?
India has signed an MoU to link India's UPI with which
39. UAE
country's instant payment platform?
Which country has launched a pilot program in the South
40. India
Asian region to investigate tax and financial crimes?
After late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, who was the first
41. Narendra Modi
Indian Prime Minister to visit UAE?
42. Which country handed over 105 antiquities to India? America

Which agency has been set up to provide SOP to banks to help


43. Reserve Bank of India
fast track rupee transactions?
Which country has set up a committee to develop a 'National
44. India
Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance 2.0'?
According to the Asian Development Bank (ADB), what is
45. 6.4 %
India's growth forecast for the current financial year?
Which agency has proposed the formation of 'Artificial
46. TRAI
Intelligence and Data Commission of India'?
'Advertising Standards Council of India' is headquartered in
47. Mumbai
which city?
48. Who is the second longest serving Chief Minister in India? Naveen Patnaik
49. India to set up an innovation platform with which country? Switzerland
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the second Akila
50. New Delhi
Bharatiya Siksha Samag in which city?
51. Te'omim Cave is located in which city? Jerusalem

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The 'Meri Maathi Mera Desh' campaign aims to create a
52. New Delhi
garden in which city?
What are the values of commemorative coins marking India's
53. Rs 75 and Rs 100
G20 chairmanship?

2. STATE NEWS
1. 'Karchi Puja' is observed in which state? Tripura
Which state is associated with 'Swarnim Himalaya'
2. Himachal Pradesh
campaign?
An important type of pineapple known as Queen pineapple is
3. Tripura
grown in which state?
4. Which state implements 'Anna Bhagya Scheme'? Karnataka
Which state launched the 'Vitasta' program to promote its
5. Jammu and Kashmir
artistic culture and literature?
6. Which state union is associated with 'EKAMRA Scheme'? Odisha
7. Meera Bibi is associated with which Indian state? Manipur
'Subhansiri Downstream Hydropower Project' has been
8. Arunachal Pradesh and Assam
constructed in which states?
In 2022, maximum new discoveries of animals and plants
9. Kerala
were recorded date?
10. Which state launched 'Mo Jungle Jami Yojana'? Odisha
In which state is Pokeybeel the foundation stone for the
11. Assam
Inland Water Transport Terminal?
12. Where is Gandhi Sagar Sanctuary located? Madhya Pradesh

Which state launched the Parivar Behsan Patra (PPP)


13. Haryana
scheme?
PM POSHAN has sought an explanation from which state for
14. West Bengal
diverting funds for state elections?
Which state launched an upgraded version of the Pradhan
15. Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana- Mukhyamandri Amrutham Gujarat
(PMJAY-MA) scheme?
16. In which state is the 'Care Pooja' celebrated? Tripura
17. Which state has launched the 'Gaja Gotha Campaign'? Assam
18. Which state introduced the 'school ferry' service? Tripura
Late Oman Sandi was the former Chief Minister of which
19. Kerala
state?
20. Which state recently launched “Yua Tourism Club”? Arunachal Pradesh
Which state has launched a dedicated portal (upevsubsidy) to
21. Uttar Pradesh
ease the application process for electric vehicle subsidies?

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In which state is the operational factory to manufacture C295
22. Gujarat
military transport aircraft to be set up?
23. Which state implements 'Gruha Lakshmi Scheme'? Karnataka
24. Which state has released a '2070 Net Zero Vision Document'? Jharkhand
Which Indian state is set to open the largest office space in a
25. Gujarat
single project globally?
26. In which state is the Gnanawabi Masjid seen in the news? Uttar Pradesh
Which state was the first to pass the 'Platform Based GIG
27. Rajasthan
Workers (Registration and Welfare) Bill'?
Which state is offering Matsya Vahini e-autorickshaws on
28. Karnataka
lease basis to fishermen?
Which state hosted the fifth Helicopter and Small Aircraft
29. Madhya Pradesh
Summit?
30. Hinton river is a tributary of which river? Yamuna
Which state has released its exclusive Semiconductor Policy
31. Gujarat
(2022-2027)?
Byculla railway station, the oldest railway station in India, is
32. Maharashtra
located in which state?
33. Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary is located in which state? Goa

3. SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT


What is the name of the virus that attacked the tomato farmers
1. CMV & ToMV
of Maharashtra and Karnataka?
2. In which ocean was the giant gravitational hole discovered? Indian Ocean
3. Which country developed openkylin platform? China
4. When was Chandrayaan 3 launched? July 14, 2023
Satish Dhawan Space Center in
5. Chandrayaan 3 was launched from which space centre?
Sriharikota
Which Indian Institute of Technology has discovered
6. Guwahati
Osteoarthritis of the knee from X-ray images?
7. Who is the first regional artificial intelligence news reader? Lisha
Which Indian Institute of Technology has developed a
Indian Institute of Technology,
8. computational approach called Multisense, the exchange of
Chennai
information between organs?
In which sub-planet of Saturn did the researchers find
9. Enceladus
phosphorus in the ice?
The satellite that detected the infrared carbon dioxide aurora
10. NASA
in space belongs to which system?
Which company is launching a new search feature called
11. Google Inc
perspectives?

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Which ISRO launch vehicle carried Singapore's DS-SAR
12. PSLV-C56
satellite and 6 other satellites?
Uttar Pradesh has removed the status of perennial river from
13. Gomati
which river in 2020?
In which year was the American bald eagle delisted from the
14. 2007
endangered species list?
Where in India is the aquatic art plant Latvia peruviana
15. Valparai, Tamil Nadu
found?
16. Where are 75% of the world's tigers? India

4. APPOINTMENTS
Draupadi Murmu
(India's first tribal president and
the country's 15th president.)
First President born after
1. Who is the current President of the Republic?
independence.
He became the President at a
very young age.
[Article – 52]
Narendra Modi
2. Who is the current Prime Minister? 17th Lok Sabha (16th Prime
Minister) [Article – 74 & 75]
3. Who is the current Vice President? Jagdeep Dhankar [Article – 63]
4. Who is the current Speaker of the Lok Sabha? Om Birla Kumar [Article – 93]
5. Who is the current Deputy Speaker of Rajya Sabha? Harivansh Narayan Singh
Krush Chandra Marmu [Article –
6. Who is the present Auditing Officer?
148]
7. Who is the current Chief Election Commissioner? Rajiv Kumar [Article – 324]
8. Who is the present Corruption Vigilance Commissioner? PK Sri Vastava
9. Who is the current Lokpal President? Justice Pradeep Kumar Mohanty
10. Who is the current Central Information Commissioner? Yashwardan Kumar Sinha
11. Who is the present Chairman of UPSC? Manoj Soni [Article – 315]
12. Who is the present Chief Justice of the Supreme Court? TY Chandragud [Article – 124]
13. Who is the present Advocate General? R Venkatramani [Article – 76]
14. Who is the present Solicitor General? Tushar Mehta
Who is the present Chairman of National Commission for
15. Priyanka Kanunga
Child Protection?
Who is the current Chairman of National Human Rights
16. Arun Kumar Sinha
Commission?

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Who is the current Chairman of Minority Welfare Iqbal Singh Lalpura [Article –
17.
Commission? 350(B)]
Who is the present Chairman of the Commission for Post- Bhagavan Lal Snani (First
18.
Retirement Welfare? President)
Who is the present Chairman of SC Commission for
19. Vijaysambala [Article – 338]
Scheduled Castes?
Harsha Chauhan [Article –
20. Who is the present Chairman of Tribal ST Commission?
338(A)]
Who is the current Chairperson of National Commission for
21. Rekha Sharma
Women?
22. Who is the present Cabinet Secretary? Rajiv Kelapa
23. Who is the current National Security Advisor? Ajith Doval
24. Who is the current Secretary of State? Shri Vinay Quadra
25. Who is the current chairman of SEBI? Madhavi Puri Bagh (First Lady)
26. The present C.P.I. Who is the head of the organization? Subodh Kumar Jaiswal
27. Who is the current Vice Chairman of Niti Aayog? Suman K Peri
28. Who is the present Chief Executive Officer of Niti Aayog? B. We are Subramanian
Who is the current Chairman of the Competition
29. Ashok Kumar Gupta
Commission?
30. Who is the current Chairman of Public Accounts Committee? Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury
31. Who is the present Chairman of 7th Pay Commission? Ashok Kumar Mathur
32. Who is the current Chairman of the 15th Finance Committee? NK Singh [Article – 280]
Nirmala Sitharaman [Article –
33. Who is the current Chairman of GST Council?
279(A)]
34. Who is the current Chairman of ISRO? S Somnath
35. Who is the present Permanent Representative to the UN? Rujita Kamtaboj
36. Who is the current Chairman of the 22nd Law Commission? Justice Ritu Raj Aswati

5. CONFERENCES AND SUMMITS


1. Where is the 17th G20 Summit, 2022? Indonesia
2. Where is the 18th G20 Summit, 2023? India
3. Where will the 19th Summit 2024 be held? Brazil
Where was the COP - 27 UN Climate Change Conference
4. Sharm el-Sheikh (Egypt)
2022 held?
Where was the COP - 28 UN Climate Change Conference
5. United Arab States
2023 held?
6. Where was the 22nd SCO Summit, 2022 held? Uzbekistan
7. 49 Where is the G7 Summit, 2023 held? Japan

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8. 50 Where is the G7 Summit to be held in 2024? Italy
9. Where were the 40th and 41st ASEAN summits held? Cambodia
10. Where were the 42nd and 43rd ASEAN summits held? Indonesia
11. Where was the 32nd NOTO Summit, 2022 held? Madrid (Spain)
12. Where was the 33rd NOTO Summit, 2022 held? Lithuania
13. Where was the 19th NAM Summit, 2023 held? Uganda

6. PLANS
1. When was “Janthan Yojana” launched? August 28, 2014
2. When was “Skill India Mission” launched? August 28, 2014
3. When was “Indian-made” launched? September 28, 2014
4. When was “Mission Swachh Bharat” launched? October 2, 2014
5. When was “Sansath Adarsh Gram Yojana” launched? October 11, 2014
6. When was “Shramev Jayate Yojana” launched? October 16, 2014
7. When was “Peti Pachao Peti Padhao” started? January 22, 2015
8. When was the “Hridaya Plan ” started? January 21, 2015
9. When was “PM Mudra Yojana” launched? April 8, 2015
10. When was “Ujala Yojana” launched? May 1, 2015
11. When was “Total Pension Scheme” started? May 9, 2015
12. When was “Jyoti Jyoti Bhima Yojana” launched? May 9, 2015
13. When was the “Smart City initiative” launched? May 9, 2015
14. When was the “AMRUT Strategy” started? June 25, 2015
15. When was “Digital India Project” launched? July 2, 2015
16. When was the “Gold Monetization Scheme” launched? November 5, 2015
17. When was the “Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme” launched? November 5, 2015
18. When was “UDAY” launched? November 20, 2015
19. When was “Start-up India” started? January 16, 2016
20. When was “Sethu Bharatham Yojana” launched? March 4, 2016
21. When was “Stand Up, India” started? April 5, 2016
22. When was “Kramodai Se Bharat Udai” launched? April 14-24, 2016
23. When was “Prime Minister Ujjwala's Project” launched? May 1, 2016
24. When was “Namami Gange Yojana” launched? July 7, 2016
25. When was “SATAT Project” launched? October 2018

7. PERSONALITIES & AWARDS


Which American is famous for his work on lithium ion
1. John Goodenough
battery?
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Which historian and author won the Elizabeth Longport Prize
2. Ramachandra Guka
2023?
3. Who is the President of World Bank? Ajay Banga
Who is the photographer considered to be the pioneer of
4. K Jayaram
macro photography in India?
Lifetime record 45th European Essay Prize winner Arundhati
5. caste
Roy's book What?
6. Who is the Deputy Advocate General of India? Tushar Mehta
7. Who got the title of Man of the Forest? Alluri Sitarama Raj
Hull Diwas is observed annually on 30th June in honor of
8. Sidhu and Ganumurmu
which tribal leaders?
9. Who is the winner of the Points of Light Award? Rajinder Singh Dutt
10. Who is the winner of the Philippe Chatrier Award? Aistin Henon
Who was awarded the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor,
11. Narendra Modi
France's highest award?
12. Who has been selected for the International Eni Award? T. Pradeep
Which Carnatic music artist has been selected for the
13. Aruna Sairam
prestigious Chevalier Award by the French government?
Where is the historic Bipakulla railway station which won the
14. Mumbai
UNESCO Asia Pacific Award 2022 located?

8. BOOKS AND AUTHORS


Who wrote the book 'Maya, Modi, Azad: Dalit Politics in the
1. Sudha Bhai & Sajjan Kumar
Time of Hindutva'?
Who wrote the book “Vajpayee: The Ascent of the Hindu
2. Abhishek Chaudhary
Right 1924-1977”?
3. Who wrote the book “Colours of devotion”? Anita Bharat Shah
Who wrote the book “Prism: The Ancestral Abode of
4. By Vinod Mangara
Rainbow”?
R. Chidambaram and Suresh
5. Who wrote the book “India Rising Memoir of a Scientist”?
Gangotra
6. Who wrote the book “Through the Broken Glass”? T.N. seshan

9. SPORTS NEWS
1. Which Indian golfer won the Czech Ladies Open title? Diksha Dagar
How many medals did India win in 'Special Olympics World
2. 202
Games 2023'?

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3. Which city is hosting the 'ODI Cricket World Cup 2023'? Ahmedabad
The Durant Cup seen in the news is associated with which
4. Football
sport?
What is the latest ranking of Indian football team in FIFA
5. 100
World Ranking 2023?
Which sport is Harinderpal Singh Sandhu playing in the
6. Squash
news?
Which Indian tennis player won his maiden title at the ATP
7. Yuki Bamphrey
World Tour Mallorca Championship?
Which country's kabaddi team won the Asian Championship
8. India
title?
9. In which country is the Philadelphia shooting? America
10. Which city hosted the Laser National Championship? Secunderabad
Which country will host the Asian Athletics Championships
11. Thailand
2023?
12. When was the Athletics Federation formed in India? 1943
Who emerged as the female gymnast in the individual all-
13. Deepa Karmakar
around event at the Asian Games Selection Trials?
Which Indian city will host the 'Hero Asian Champions
14. Chennai
Trophy 2023'?
Which country will host the FIFA Women's Football World
15. Australia and New Zealand
Cup 2023?
Which Indian badminton pair will win the Korea Open 2023
16. Satviksairaj and Chirag
title?
Saritha and Rakesh Kumar, who recently won medals for
17. Archery
India, play which sport?

10. IMPORTANT DAYS


1. When is Goods and Services Tax Day celebrated? 1st July
2. When is National Doctors Day celebrated? 1st July
When is International Cooperative Day (first Saturday in July)
3. 3rd July
celebrated?
4. When is World Zoo Day celebrated? 6th July
5. When is World Forgiveness Day celebrated? 7th July
6. When is World Chocolate Day celebrated? 7th July
7. When is World Population Day celebrated? 11th July
8. When is World Youth Skills Day celebrated? 15th July

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9. When is National Plastic Surgery Day celebrated? 15th July
10. When is Nelson Mandela International Day celebrated? 18th July
11. When is International Chess Day celebrated? 20th July
12. When is World Embryo Day celebrated? 25th July
13. When is 22nd Kargil Vijay Niwas Day celebrated? 26th July
14. When is World Wetlands Day celebrated? 26th July
15. When is World Hepatitis Day observed? 28th July
16. When is World Conservation Day celebrated? 28th July
17. When is International Tiger Day celebrated? 29th July
18. When is Anti-Trafficking Day celebrated? 30th July
19. When is International Friendship Day celebrated? 30th July

AUGUST Month Current Affairs (01-08-2023 to 31-08-2023)


1. NATIONAL NEWS
1. When was the Cinematography Amendment Bill 2023 passed? July 31st
2. Utkarsh festival was held in which state? Madhya Pradesh (Bhopal)
Fingerprint Detail
Enrollment – Fingerprint
3. What is FMR-FIR technology?
Photo Enrollment Link
Mode
National Commission for
4. Which organization developed the MASI app?
Protection of Child Rights
National Highway Authority
5. Which organization developed “Raj Marg Yatra” app?
of India
6. Semmaram is an Indian endemic woody plant found only in which Ghats? Eastern Ghats
7. When was the Wildlife Protection Act brought? 1972
8. Which country is the largest importer of semmaram? China
9. Un Mesha festival was held in which state? Madhya Pradesh (Bhopal)
10. What is DIKSHA web site related to? Education
11. Which is the sister river of holy river Ganga? River Devika
12. What is the concept of India's Independence Day 2023? The nation is always ahead
Matunga Station in Mumbai
13. Which was the first railway station to be manned entirely by women staff?
Metropolitan Region
Jammu and Kashmir
14. Where is Bhagat Bridge located in India?
(Kupwara District)
What is the name of the mobile app launched recently to provide maritime
15. SAMUDRA
users with efficient access to maritime data resources and consultancy?
16. This is a modern warship with radar-invisibility technology? INS Vindhya Giri

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17. Where is India's first post office built using 3D printing technology located? Bangalore East
What is the name of the scheme launched to impart skill development training
18. Lagpati Tithi
to two crore women?
19. Who is the Union Health Minister? Mansook Mantavia
Where was the Indian Regional Conference of the Ninth Commonwealth
20. Udaipur, Rajasthan
Parliamentary Association held?
21. According to the sixth survey on Drip irrigation scheme, which state is Uttar Pradesh
number one?
22. Vande-Bharat rail service was first started between which? Delhi – Varanasi
Under which program training is being imparted to improve the skill of
23. Vishwakarma Scheme
artisans?

2. STATE NEWS
Which section of the Constitution enables the name of the state of Kerala
1. Article 3
to be changed to Keralam?
Which state is the first in the country to provide free in vitro fertilization
2. Goa
treatment facility?
3. Where has the country's first 3D-printed post office opened? Bangalore
Kerala
4. India's first artificial intelligence school has opened in which state?
(Thiruvananthapuram)
Bhagavan Birsa Munda Jodaraste scheme has been launched in which
5. Maharashtra
state?
6. Which state implements the suwitha vehicle scheme? West Bengal
Which union territory has recently been given a geographical indication
7. Jammu & Kashmir
for wild basil honey?
8. In which state has the Family Lakshmi scheme been launched? Karnataka
In which state has a new scheme called 'Family Lamp' (Grahajyothi)
9. Karnataka
started?
10. Which is the state bird of Himachal Pradesh? Trachoban
11. Which country is home to 75% of the world's tigers? India
12. Where has the Carbonlight Metro Rail journey been launched? Delhi Metro
13. Which state tops the drug seizure list? Punjab, Rajasthan
14. Kozina Mane Orphanage was started in which state? Karnataka
15. Which is Maharashtra's first elephant sanctuary? Tillari Forest
16. Where was India's first hydrogen fueled bus launched? Leh
Which state has the highest number of elephants in the country as per
17. State of Karnataka
elephant census 2023?

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3. SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT
Which company has launched the world's largest private communication satellite
1. Space X
'Jupiter-3'?
2. A new website called Education in India (SII) was launched to help whom? Foreign students
3. PS-4 was launched by which rocket? PSLV C-56
4. Which country launched Luna-25 spacecraft to explore the moon? Russia
5. Who introduced the new logo for Air India? N.Chandra Sekaran
Which university was granted a patent by the federal government for providing Salem - Periyar
6.
samples of anorthosite soil similar to those found on the surface of the moon? University
IIT Hyderabad,
7. Which IIT has invented a new technology to track two storms simultaneously?
Chennai
8. From which company is the electronic armor suit for soldiers to be procured? BHEL
9. Which country is going to launch SUM spacecraft? Japan
Prime Minister Narendra Modi named the place where Chandrayaan-3 landed on
10. Shiva Shakti
the South Pole of the Moon?
11. On which day did Vikram Lander land on the moon? August -23
What is the name of the place where the Chandrayaan-2 lander landed on the
12. Tiranga (Tricolour)
moon?
13. Which country was the first to set foot on the South Pole of the Moon? India
14. Chandrayaan 3 Project Director? Veera muthuvel
15. Mallikyang-1 is a spy satellite of which country? North Korea
16. Aditya-L-1 spacecraft will be launched by which rocket? PSLV - C57
17. Which website is introduced for tracking stolen mobile phones? Sanjar Sathi
18. Which is the first spacecraft sent by ISRO to study the Sun? Aditya L-1
19. F-16 fighter jets are manufactured in which country? America
20. ISRO is going to launch Sukrayan-1 spacecraft to study which planet? Venus
21. Which IIT designed India's first microprocessor 'Shakti'? IIT Chennai
22. Which website has been launched by RBI to recover unclaimed bank balance? UDGAM

4. CONFERENCES AND SUMMITS


1. Which country will chair the BRICS alliance in 2023? South Africa
2. Where will the World Investors Conference 2024 be held? Chennai
3. Which country will chair the G-20 confederation in 2023? India
4. Where was the G20 Science 20 Summit held? Coimbatore
5. Where was the Nalanda Buddhist Conference held? Leh, Ladakh
6. Where was the WHO traditional method global summit held? Gandhinagar, Gujarat
7. Where was the G20 Film Festival held? New Delhi
8. Where was the Youth 20 Summit held? Varanasi

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9. Where was the Green Hydrogen Conference 2023 held? Bhubaneswar
10. Where was the Think 20 summit held? Mysore
11. Where was Heli Summit held? Kazirako

5. SECURITY
1. Where was the “Malabar” Joint Naval Exercise 2023 held? Australia
“Saeed Talwar 2023” naval exercise was held between which two India – United Arab
2.
countries? Emirates
3. Which was the first vehicle to detect the presence of mines in water? Neerakshi
4. Which is India's longest range spiral gun? Prabal
5. Who is the Chief of Army Staff of India? Manoj Pandey
What is the name of Indian Air Force adding 4 new drones to the air force
6. Heron Mark 2
base in the northern border region of the country?
Where was the Astra PVR missile capable of hitting and destroying air
7. targets successfully tested from the indigenously developed Tejas light Goa
fighter?
8. Which organization launched the mobile application SAMUDRA? INCOIS
9. Where is India's first public drone testing center to be set up? Tamil Nadu
10. Which app was introduced to identify flood-prone areas in the country? Flood Watch
Indian Air Force (IAF) has banked NLOS anti-artillery guided missiles
11. Israel
from which country?

6. AWARDS
Who has been awarded Lokmanya Tilak National Award for the year
1. Narendra Modi
2023?
2. Who has been awarded first 'Udyog Ratna' of Maharashtra? Ratan Tata
Who has recently been awarded 'The Grand Cross of the Order of
3. Narendra Modi
Honour'?
Which state has won the top award for best implementation of Bolivuru
4. Madhya Pradesh
Cities (Smart City) project?
Which city was selected as the top award winner for best implementation
5. Indore
of Bolivuru Cities (Smart City) project?
Which Union Territory won the top award for best implementation of
6. Chandigarh
Bolivuru Cities (Smart City) project?
Which corporation has been selected for the Chief Minister's Best
7. Trichy
Corporation Award?
8. Chosen as the best municipality for 2023? Rameswaram
9. Chosen as the best Nagarpanchayat in 2023? Vikravandi (Villupuram)

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How many Indian youngsters have been selected for the International
10. 5 people
Young Environmentalist Award 2023?
11. National Award for Best Film has been announced for which film? Rocketry
12. Who has been announced for the National Award for Best Actor? Allu Arjun (Pushpa)
13. Who has been awarded the National Award for Best Actress? Alia Butt
14. Which film has won the National Award for Best Tamil Film? Kadaisi vivasai
How many people have been announced for the National Writer Award
15. 50 people
2023?
Who are the two people from Tamil Nadu who won the National Best Godwin Vedanayagam
16.
Writer Award for 2023? Rajkumar, Malathi
17. Who won the National Award for Best Playback Singer? Shreya Ghoshal
18. Which film has won the Nargis Dutt Award for Best National Unity Film? The Kashmir Files
Who has been announced for the Tagaisal Tamil Award for the year
19. K. Veeramani
2023?
20. Chosen as the best popular movie? RRR
Which corporation has been given the award for culture under the
21. Thanjavur
Bolivuru Cities Scheme?
Which city has won two awards for Best Built Environment and Best
22. Coimbatore
South Zone Polivuru City?
Dayan Chand Khel
23. Highest award given to sportspersons?
Ratna
W.P. Vasantha
24. Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Award was given to whom?
Gandasamy
Ms. Muthamich Selvi
25. Who was given Kalpana Chawla Award by Tamil Nadu Government?
(Chengalpattu)

7. APPOINTMENTS & CELEBRAITIES


Who has been designated as the National Symbol by the Election Commission
1. Sachin Tendulkar
of India?
Mohammad
2. Tamil Nadu Online Sports Commission is constituted under whose leadership?
Nasimuddin
3. Who was appointed as the first woman Indian diplomat to Pakistan? Geethika Srivastava
4. Who has been appointed as the advertising ambassador of Myositis India? Samantha
Ali Mahaman Lamine
5. Who has been chosen as the new Prime Minister of Niger Nut?
Saini
6. Who is of Indian origin appointed as Tesla's new Chief Financial Officer? Vaibhav Taneja
7. Who is the Chairman of ISRO? S. Somanath
8. Who was elected as the 30th Prime Minister of Thailand? Shredda Thavisin
9. Who has been appointed as the advertising ambassador of Infosys? Rafael Nadal
10. Who has been re-appointed as Union Home Secretary? Ajay Kumar Bhalla

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11. Who is the Indian Ambassador to Syria? Irshad Ahmed
12. Who is the Indian High Commissioner to South Africa? Prabhat Kumar
13. Who is the head of ED? Sanjay Kumar Mishra
14. Who was India's first woman train driver? Sureka Yadav
15. Who is the Managing Director of LIC? R. Duraisamy

8. BOOKS AND TEACHERS


1. Who is the author of Monsoon: A Poem of Love and Longing? Abhay Kumar
2. Who is the author of Kargil: Ek Yatri Ki Jubani? Rishi Raj

Who is the author of 'Heritage Trees of Goa', 'When Parallel Lines Meet', and Sridharan Pillai (Goa
3.
'Ente Priya Kavithakal' ('My Dear Poems' a collection of poems)? Governor)

Started by Dharmendra
4. Who is the author of “Kuwi Primer” and “Desia Primer”? Pradhan and Nirmala
Sitharaman
Sethna Maroo is an
5. Who is the author of 'Western Lane' (debut novel)? Indian-origin writer
based in London
Veteran Journalist Neerja
6. Who is the author of How Prime Ministers Decide?
Chaudhary
Writer-singer Vipul
7. Who is the author of “The Life, Vision and Songs of Kabir”?
Ricky

Who is the author of Books on the speeches of PM Narendra Modi titled Published by Shivraj
8.
“Sabka Sath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas”? Singh & Anurag Thakur

9. SPORTS NEWS
Which team won gold in women's cricket at the International Blind Sports
1. India
Federation (IBSA) World Championships?
2. Who was the first Indian to win gold in the World Javelin Championship? Neeraj Chopra
How many editions of the Asian Champions Cup hockey tournament are
3. 7th edition
scheduled to start in Chennai?
4. Who emerged as India's number-1 chess player? D. Gukesh
Aman Preet Singh
5. Who won gold medal in ISSF World Shooting Championship?
(India)

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Medal won by India's HS Pranai in Australia Open Badminton
6. Silver
Tournament?
Artist Centenary Commemorative International Marathon-2023 Guinness
7. Chennai
Record held where?
Which country won the Surfing Open (Wave Skiing) held at
8. Japan
Mamallapuram?
How many places has India's R. Pragnananda secured in the World Cup
9. Second place
Chess Tournament held in Azerbaijan?
10. Where is Asia's oldest football tournament Durant Cup to be held? Assam
Who is the top Indian player in international level 'Crayon Open 2023'
11. Inian Panneerselvam
chess tournament?
12. Who won the men's singles title at the Canada Masters tennis tournament? Janic Sinner
13. Which team won the FIFA Women's World Cup football tournament? Spain
Where is the 2023 Asian Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championship
14. Uttar Pradesh
held?
15. Who won the Cincinnati Masters tennis tournament in USA? Novak Djokovic
Which Tamilian won the gold medal in the Badminton category at the
16. R. Balasubramanian
World Games for the stunted?
17. How many Grand Slam tournaments are held in a year? 4
18. Which team won the 7th Asian Champions Cup hockey tournament? India
The World Wrestling Organization suspended the wrestling federation of
19. India
which country?
Who was the first Indian to win gold in the individual category of world
20. Ojas Praveen Duodale
archery?
21. Where will the 2023 World Athletics Championships be held? Hungary

10. IMPORTANT DAYS


1. When is World Lung Cancer Day celebrated? August 1
2. When is Muslim Women's Rights Day celebrated? August 1
3. When is World Wide Web Day celebrated? August 1
4. When is World Breastfeeding Week celebrated? August 1-7
5. When is Hiroshima Day celebrated? August 6
6. When is National Handloom Day celebrated? August 7
7. When is Friendship Day celebrated? August 7
8. When is Javelin Day celebrated? August 7
9. When is Quit White Day celebrated? August 8
10. When is the International Day of the World's Indigenous People celebrated? August 9
11. When is Nagasaki Day celebrated? August 9
12. When is World Biofuel Day celebrated? August 10
13. When is World Lion Day celebrated? August 10
14. When is World Elephant Day celebrated? August 12

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15. When is International Youth Day celebrated? August 12
16. When is World Organ Donation Day celebrated? August 13
17. When is International Left Handed People Day celebrated? August 13
18. When is Partition Horror Day celebrated? August 14
19. When is World Photography Day celebrated? August 19
20. When is World Humanitarian Day celebrated? August 19
21. When is World Mosquito Day celebrated? August 20
22. When is Satbhavana Diwas celebrated? August 20
23. When is World Water Week celebrated? August 20-24
24. When is World Senior Citizens Day celebrated? August 21
25. When is Chennai Day celebrated? August 22
26. When is the Day of Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or August 22
Belief celebrated?
When is the International Day for the Abolition of Slave Trade and its
27. August 23
Abolition observed?
28. When is National Space Day celebrated? August 23
29. When is Women's Equality Day celebrated? August 26
30. When is National Sports Day celebrated? August 29
31. When is the International Day Against Nuclear Tests celebrated? August 29
32. When is the International Day of Enforced Disappearances observed? August 30
33. When is National Small Business Day celebrated? August 30
34. When is International Whale Shark Day celebrated? August 30
35. When is the International Day of People of African Descent celebrated? August 31
36. When is World Sanskrit Day celebrated? August 31

September Month Current Affairs (01-09-2023 to 30-09-2023)

1. National news
What two systems are one for promoting India's Sustainable Development
1. Niti Aayog & UNDP
Goals?
Committee headed by whom to explore possible elements of One Country
2. Ram Nath Kovind
One Election?
3. Which was started to provide legal services to rural and marginalized people? Telecommunication Act2.O
What is the name of the project launched to preserve India's rich cultural
4. Tradition 2.O
heritage?
5. When was the Jal Jeevan scheme launched? August 15, 2019
What is the name of the teacher training program to improve the quality of
6. Malviya Movement
education?
Prime Minister Narendra
7. Who was the co-chairman of the 20th ASEAN-India Summit?
Modi
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Union Energy Minister
8. Who inaugurated the country's first underground transformer?
Energy Shakti K.J. George
9. Where was the first global conference on farmers' rights held? New Delhi
What is the name of the campaign launched to improve accessibility and
10. Ayushman Bhava campaign
affordability of services to backward communities?
11. Where was India's first lighthouse festival held? Goa
12. What percentage of villages have declared toilet plus status? 75
13. Which organization launched India's first green hydrogen powered bus? Indian Oil Corporation
For whom is the Prime Minister's Vishwakarma Kausal Samman scheme to
14. Hand workers
be launched?
15. Which company manufactures C 295 transport aircraft for Indian Air Force? airbus
16. What is Ujjwala scheme related to? Cooking gas
Center for children who have lost their parents due to Corona What is the
17. PM CARES
scheme implemented by the government?
18. Enforcement Directorate works under which ministry? Central Finance Department
19. How many Sainik schools are there in India now? 33
20. Who is the Chairman of the 22nd Law Commission of India? Ritu Raj Awasthi
21. Nari Shakti Vandan How many law amendments in India? 106
22. Where was India's first cartographic museum opened? Mussoorie
23. In which district is Ullada selected as the best tourist village in India? Nilgiris
24. When was the Ayushman Bharat scheme launched? 23 Sep 2018
25. In which year was the Armed Forces Special Powers Act enacted? 1958
How many seats in Lok Sabha & State Legislatures was introduced to provide
26. 33%
reservation for women?
27. Where did PM Modi launch Bhim Vishwakarma scheme? Delhi
Samvidhan Sadan
28. What is the name given to the old parliament building?
(Constitution Council)
What percentage of people in India are healthy Food not available (World
29. 74 %
Bank Study)?
30. What is the Sudesh Darshan scheme related to? Tourism development
31. Where is the world's largest statue of Nataraja to be installed? Bharat Mandapam
According to the Prime Minister's Farmers Honor Fund Scheme How much
32. Rs. 6000
rupees will be paid per year?
33. Which is India's first solar power city? Sanchi
34. Which country built the world's first portable hospital Created by? India
35. How many GST Appellate Tribunal Benches are to be set up across the 31
country?
Renewable energy accounts for 50% of India's electricity demand What is the
36. 2030
target year to get through?

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Edwin Lutyens and Herbert
37. Who designed the Old Parliament?
Baker
Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently laid the foundation stone for a
38. Madhya Pradesh
petrochemical refinery at which place?
39. Now where is the 72 feet statue of Deenadayal Upadhyaya unveiled? New Delhi

2. State news
1. Where will Miss World 2023 be held? Kashmir
The magic rice known as chokwa rice has been assigned a geo code from
2. Assam
which state?
Patherwa and Ramban Kalaithen have been assigned a geo code to which
3. Jammu and Kashmir
state?
4. Where is the Utkela Airport opened under the UDAN scheme? Odisha
5. Aurangabad & Osmanabad were renamed in which state? Maharashtra
6. Pension scheme for transgenders has been introduced in which state? Jharkhand
7. When is Hyderabad Liberation Day? September 17 1948
Which has been declared as the best tourist village in 2023 by the
8. Biswanath Pass (Assam)
Ministry of Tourism of India?
Veeranganai Durgavati
9. Which is the 54th Tiger Reserve? Tiger Reserve Tigers
(Madhya Pradesh)
10. Which state is known as Tiger State? Madhya Pradesh
11. Shanti Niketan, a World Heritage Site, is located in which state? West Bengal
12. Which state in India has the most elephant trails? West Bengal
Where has the breakfast program been introduced like in Tamil Nadu will
13. Telungana
be done ?
Mukhyamantri Sampoorna Pushti Yojana is a scheme launched in which
14. Odisha
state?
15. Where is the Statue of Unity unveiled now? Madhya Pradesh
What is the new name of Udhampur railway station in Jammu and Captain Tushar Mahajan
16.
Kashmir? Railway Station
17. E-Bhoomi portal for land purchase has been launched in which state? Haryana

3. Science Technology and Environment


1. What is MOXIE related to? Perseverance
2. Which organism causes nematode infection? Bat
3. Which month is celebrated as National Nutrition Month in India? September
4. What is Ian Wilmut associated with? Cloning

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5. Which organization developed the robot Endobot? IIT Madras
6. Matsya 6000 is associated with which project? Samudhrayan
7. Which organization is going to launch digital rupees in India? RBI
8. Where was the first liquid hydrogen powered aircraft introduced? Slovenia
9. Where was India's first hydrogen fueled bus launched? Delhi
10. The soil of which asteroid was brought to earth by NASA for the first time? Bennu
11. Who is the program director of Aditya L1 spacecraft? Nigar Shaji
12. Which country sent the lander SLIM to explore the moon? Japan
13. Where was India's first UPI-ATM inaugurated? Mumbai
14. First indigenously built nuclear power plant Where are you located? Kagrabar
15. Israra Scientist Varamathi, who has passed away Director of the project? RISAT 1
16. New preservative invented to prevent food spoilage? Buckbuster
17. Which country has recently been affected by 'Storm Daniel'? Libya
18. Which state has reported death due to Nipah Dengue fever recently? Kerala
Who is of Indian origin appointed as head of NASA's Moon and Mars
19. Shaktriya
exploration program?

4. Conferences and Summits


1. India has given the chairmanship of G20 to which country? Brazil
2. The Delhi Declaration was issued at which conference? G20
Where was the first meeting of the India-Saudi Arabia Strategic Partnership
3. New Delhi
Council held?
4. Where was the first global conference on farmers' rights started? New Delhi
5. Where was the India Polivuru Cities Conference 2023 held? Indore
6. Where was the International Lawyers Conference held? New Delhi
7. Where is the meeting of foreign ministers of the Quad Federation held? New York
What is the name given to the currently established India International
8. Yasho Bhumi
Convention and Exhibition Centre?
9. Where is the 20th ASEAN India Summit being held? Jakarta

5. Security
1. Which organization will conduct the Steadfast Defender combat exercise? NATO
2. Where is the world's highest air base located? Ladakh
3. India is conducting joint exercise SIMBEX 23 with which country? Singapore
4. Next year Army Day parade is going to be banned in which state? Uttar Pradesh
5. Which organization of India carried out Operation Sajag? Coast Guard
C295 aircraft is being introduced as a replacement for which aircraft of Indian
6. Euro 748
Air Force?
7. Where is the national security exercise launched? Chennai

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Where was the first ASEAN Joint Military Exercise ASEX-01N recently
8. Indonesia
launched?
9. Which country's army is equipped with Sarmat missiles? Russia

6. Awards
1. Which is India's official nominated film for the 96th Oscars? 2018
2. Which organization introduced the Ramnath Goenka Sahitya Samman Award? The New Indian express
3. Who is the Indian to receive Norman E Borlock Award 2023? Swathi Naik
4. Dada Saheb Phalke Lifetime Achievement Award 2023 announced to whom? Waheeda Rahman
5. Who is the Scientist who won the Central Govt. Vigyan Pratibha Award? Veera Muthuvel
6. Where are the Hoysala temples now listed as World Heritage? Karnataka
7. Raman Magsaysay Who is the declared Indian this year? Ravi Kannan
8. Who is the Indian who won the World Innovation Award? Santha thavutham
Artist M. Karunanidhi Classical Tamil Award 2023 has been awarded to
9. K. Ramasamy
whom?
Which Indian fashion designer was awarded the highest Chevalier award of
10. Rahul Mishra
France?
11. Who has been awarded the Ramnath Goenka Sahitya Samman Award? Perumal Murugan
12. Who will be awarded the Vishnupuram Literary Award 2023? Yuvan Chandrasekhar
13. Who will be awarded the KI -RA award for the year 2023? V. Rajadurai

7. Appointments & Celebraities


Dharman Shanmukha Ratnam, a native Tamil, became the President of which
1. Singapore
country?
2. Who is Union Education Minister? Dharmendra Pradhan
3. Geetha Mehta, who has passed away, belonged to which department? Literture
Which Indian company has been included in Time Magazine's World's Best
4. Infosys
Companies 2023 list?
5. Which is the birthplace of MS Swaminathan? Kumbakonam
6. Who is the father of Indian green revolution? MS Swaminathan
Now where did the Chief Minister inaugurate the statue of Tamil scholar
7. Namakkal
Chilamboli Chellappan?
8. Who is the Union Minister of Women and Child Development? Smriti Irani
9. Who was appointed as the Chairman of Satyajit Ray National Film College? Suresh Gopi
Bharathidasan
10. In which university is a statue to be erected for the poet Tamil oli?
University
11. Who was appointed as the first woman Chairman of Railway Board? Jay Verma Sinha
12. Who tops the list of best governor (bank) in the world? Shaktikanta Das

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13. Who is the Secretary General of the United Nations? Antonio Gutierrez
14. Who is the Chief Election Commissioner of India? Rajiv Kumar
15. Who will lead the study on IGST for Tamil Nadu The committee was formed? Aravinda Subramanian
16. Who was appointed as the Chairman of Pune Film Corporation? Madhavan
Who has been appointed as the Chairman of Tamil Nadu Tribal Welfare
17. Kayalvizhi Selvaraj
Board?

8. Books and Authors


Who is the author of Nation Calling – Holistic Approach for Union
1. Sonal Goyal
Public Service Commission (UPSC) Civil Services Examination?
Who is the author of comic book 'Chacha Chaudhary aur Chunavi Election Commission of India
2.
Dangal'? (ECI)
3. Who is the author of People's G20? Apoorva Chandra
Developed jointly by NCERT
4. Who is the author of Comic Book “Let's Move Forward”? & UNESCO (Initiated by
Dharmendra Pradhan)
Who is the author of Fire on the Ganges: Life Among the Dead in
5. Radhika Iyengar
Banaras?
Cricket Administrator: Amrit
6. Who is the author of Pitchside: My Life in Indian Cricket?
Mathur

9. Goals of India
1. India TB eradication target? 2025
2. India's target for leprosy eradication? 2027
3. India AIDS Eradication Target? 2030
4. India superpower target? 2047
5. India's goal of zero carbon emissions? 2070
6. India's target for leprosy eradication? 2027
7. Home for all in India? 2024
8. India's malaria eradication target? 2030
9. Target to achieve 30% electric vehicles in India? 2030
10. Aim for 20% ethanol blend in petrol? 2025

10. Sports news


1. Which country won the South Asian under18-age football championship? India
Who will be the champion of Indonesia Masters 2023 Badminton Super 100
2. Kiran George
tournament?
3. Who won the US Open Grand Slam women's tournament? Coco Chaff

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4. Where is the 19th Asian Games being held? Hangzhou
5. Which country holds the record for most runs in T20 cricket? Nepal
6. Laver Cup is associated with which sport? Tennis
7. Which country won gold in women's cricket at the 19th Asian Games? India
Where was the foundation stone laid for Uttar Pradesh's 3rd international
8. Varanasi
cricket stadium?
9. Which country will host the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024? America
10. Which medal was won by Nishal Singh in World Cup Shooting Competition? Silver
11. Which medal was won by Neeraj Chopra in the Diamond League final? Silver
12. Which country won the 16th Asia Cup cricket tournament? India
13. India won the Asian Table Tennis Championship Bronze
14. What is the medal? Max Verstappen
15. In the Italian Grand Free Race of F1 car racing Football
16. Who is the winner? Divya Raishmukh
Daniel McCaughey
17. With which game is the Durant Cup?
(from Australia)

11. Important Days


1. When is World Coconut Day celebrated? September 2
2. When is National Teachers Day celebrated? September 5
3. When is International Charity Day celebrated? September 5
4. When is International Clean Air Day for Blue Skies celebrated? September 7
5. When is International Literacy Day celebrated? September 8
6. When is World Traditional Medicine Day celebrated? September 8
7. When is World Nua Day celebrated? September 9
8. When is Himalayan Day celebrated? September 9
9. When is International Day for Protecting Education from Attack celebrated? September 9
10. When is World Suicide Prevention Day celebrated? September 10
11. When is Hindi Diwas or Hindi Day celebrated? September 14
12. When is Engineer's Day celebrated? September 15
13. When is International Democracy Day celebrated? September 15
When is the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
14. September 16
celebrated?
15. When is World Patient Safety Day celebrated? September 17
16. When is International Coastal Cleanliness Day celebrated? September 17
17. When is International Equal Pay Day celebrated? September 18
18. When is World Bamboo Day celebrated? September 18
19. When is the International Day of Peace celebrated? September 21
20. When is World Alzheimer's Day celebrated? September 21
21. When is World Rhino Day celebrated? September 22

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22. When is World Rose Day (welfare for cancer patients) celebrated? September 22
23. When is International Sign Language Day celebrated? September 23
24. When is International Daughters Day celebrated? September 25
25. When is World Pharmacists Day celebrated? September 25
26. When is World Rivers Day celebrated? September 25
27. When is World Contraception Day celebrated? September 26
When is the International Day for the Total Abolition of Nuclear Weapons
28. September 26
celebrated?
29. When is World Environmental Health Day celebrated? September 26
30. When is World Tourism Day celebrated? September 27
31. When is World Rabies Day celebrated? September 28
32. When is the International Universal Day of Access to Information celebrated? September 28
33. When is World Heart Day celebrated? September 29
34. When is World Maritime Day celebrated? September 29
35. When is International Translation Day celebrated? September 30

October Month Current Affairs (01-10-2023 to 31-10-2023)


1. National News
1. 2022 How many people die every hour in road accidents in India? 19 people
2. Thai government announced how many days Indians can stay without visa? 30 days
What is the percentage of Indian urban unemployment in the first quarter of FY
3. 6. 6 %
2023-24?
4. What is 14 minutes of wonder related to? Vante Bharat
5. Which scheme was created to revive the ancient Indian military arts? Utbhav Scheme
6. How many months does the Vixit Bharat Sankalpa Yatra last? 6 months
7. Where was the 49th All India Police Science Congress held? Dehradun
Where was the Jai Bheem Chief Minister Pradeepa Vikas Yojana training
8. Delhi
program launched?
9. Which city is set to become Uttar Pradesh's first solar power city? Ayodhya
10. Which was the first state in India to publish a caste-wise census? Bihar
11. Now where was the 10th century goddess sculpture found? Gonorajapuram
12. Where was the first 2+2 talks between India and Britain held? New Delhi
13. Operation Ajay was launched to evict Indians from which country? Israel
14. Where is the tallest national flag of India hoisted? Punjab
15. For whom Shrestha Education Scheme was started? For SC students
16. Which country is the top exporter of turmeric internationally? India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently inaugurated 511 Pramod Mahajan Rural
17. Maharashtra
Skill Development Centers in which state?
18. How many places does Chennai occupy in the list of safest cities in India? First place
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated a modern steel manufacturing plant
19. Chhattisgarh
at which place recently?
20. Which country has the tallest statue of Ambedkar outside India? America
Which train is operated by Indian Railways to visit holy places and tourist places
21. Bharat Gaurav Railway
in India?

2. State News
Where has the world's first fertilizer factory for nano DAP fertilizer production
1. Gujarat
been opened?
Which state has launched a new scheme called Chief Minister Women Shakti
2. Maharashtra
Prasaram?
3. Ganges River Ong has been selected as the state aquatic animal of which state? Uttar Pradesh
4. Digital doctor clinics service was launched in which state? Uttar Pradesh
5. Jamrani Dam is going to be constructed in which state? Uttarakhand
6. Siachen is located in which state / union territory? Ladakh
7. Where was the country's first regional express train service launched? Uttar Pradesh

3. Science Technology and Environment


Who is the Tamil writer who won the Tata Lifetime Achievement
1. Ambai (CS Lakshmi)
Award?
Which country is set to create the world's first artificial intelligence
2. Britain
defense agency?
NASA Asteroid Psyche is in the
3. Which space station sent a spacecraft to asteroid Psyche?
region between Mars and Jupiter
CBI has recently conducted an investigation into online financial
4. Operation Chakra-2
fraud under which name?
According to the solar energy policy, a city that meets what
5. percentage of its electricity demand through renewable electricity can 10%
be considered a solar city?
6. Which city tops the global air pollution index? Beijing
7. Which company will emerge as India's first iPhone maker? Tata
8. Which country has introduced the world's first digital passport? Finland
9. How many astronauts will be sent by Kaganyan program? 3 people
10. Which country has given its name to the current Hamoon storm? Iran

4. Conferences and Summits


1. Indrasena Reddy Nallu was appointed as the Governor of which state? Tripura
2. What was the late Orisa Balu associated with? Historian
3. Who has topped India's Richest List 2023? Mukesh Ambani
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A statue of Mahatma Gandhi was inaugurated in Ho Chi Minh City in
4. Vietnam
which country?
Which Indian is currently the recipient of Harvard Law School's Global
5. Justice Chandrachud
Leadership Award?
Who has been appointed as the global ambassador for the 13th ODI
6. Sachin Tendulkar
World Cup series?
7. Who was recently elected as the President of Maldives? Mohammed Muisu
Kolmei Kaipulshillu Kapui has been appointed as the first tribal woman
8. Manipur
judge of which state?
9. Who is the current permanent Indian ambassador to the UN? Ruchira Kampoj
Who is India's Permanent Ambassador to UN & other International
10. Arindam paksi
Organizations in Geneva?
11. On whose birthday is the project My Ilaya Bharat to be launched? Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Who has been appointed as the Principal Secretary, Department of
12. Dheerajkumar
Information Technology and Digital Services?
13. Who has been appointed as Secretary of School Education Department? Kumaraguruparan
14. Who has been appointed as Tourism Commissioner? Kagarla Usha
15. Who has been appointed as Secretary for Disabled Persons Welfare? Jayashree Muralitharan
16. Who are the top citizens of rich countries? Indians
Who is the actor recently appointed Election Commission Advertising
17. Rajkumar Rao
Ambassador?
18. Who has been extended as Chairman of Board of Direct Taxes? Nitin Gupta
Who was the first woman to be appointed as Director General of Army
19. Sadhana Saxena
Medical Services?

5. Conference
1. Where is the 9th P20 Conference currently being held? Delhi
2. Where is the 141st International Olympic Committee meeting held now? Mumbai
3. Where was the Third World Maritime India Summit held? Mumbai
4. Where will Bharat Tex 2024 be held? Delhi
5. Where was the 22nd SCO Summit held? Kyrgyzstan
6. Where was the 7th India Mobile Conference launched? New Delhi
7. Where was the G7 Trade Ministers meeting held? Osaka
8. Where will Bharat Tex 2024 be held? Delhi
9. How many months does the Vixit Bharat Sankalpa Yatra last? 6 months
10. Where was the 54th International Film Festival of India held? Goa
11. Where is the 9th P-20 Conference being held now? Delhi
Dehradun
12. Where was the 49th All India Police Science Congress held?
(Uttarakhand)
13. Where was the 141st International Olympic Committee meeting held? Mumbai
14. How many agreements were signed between India and Tanzania recently? 6 Agreement

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6. Security
1. KAZIND-2023 military exercise with which country is India co-hosting? Kazakhstan
2. Where did India and EU conduct the first joint naval exercise? Gulf of Guinea
3. With which country is India conducting joint military exercise SAMPRITI-X1? Bangladesh
Which ferry service has been launched to travel between Naga and Sri Lanka
4. Ceriya Pani
now?
5. Sagar Parikrama is a program for whom? Fishermen
HAL-Hindustan
6. Which company manufactures Tejas MK-1A fighter jets?
Aeronautics Limited
Which country brought a resolution in the UN General Assembly demanding a
7. Jordan
ceasefire in Gaza?
8. Israel recently declared war against which country? Palestine
9. Joint exercise 'Mitra Shakti' is being conducted between which two countries? India - Sri Lanka
Karnataka has decided
10. Dupolev-12 fighter jet is going to be memorialized in which state? to put up a naval base at
Katambaga
11. India's operation to rescue Indians trapped in Israel? Operation Ajay

12. From which year the MiG 21 is to be phased out of service? 2025

13. Which is the third ship awarded to the Indian Navy under Project 15B? INS Imphal
Exercise Harimau Shakti 2023 is a joint exercise with which country India is
14. Malaysia
conducting?
7. Index
1. How India ranks in Global Innovation Index 2023? 42
2. Where does India rank on Climate Change Performance Index 2023? 8
3. How India ranks in Henley Passport Index 2023? 84
4. How India ranks in Passport Index 2023? 144
5. Electoral Democracy Index 2023 How India Ranks? 108
6. How India ranks in Global Terrorism Index 2023? 13
7. How India ranks in Global Fire Power Index 2023? 4
8. How India ranks in World Happiness Report 2023? 126

8. Awards
Who will be awarded the Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement
1. Michael Douglas
Award?
The EU's highest human rights award is given to Masha Amini of
2. Iran
which country?
3. Who will win the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2023? John Fosshe (Norway)
4. Who will win Nobel Peace Prize 2023? Nargis Mohammadi (Iran)
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5. Who will win the Nobel Prize in Economics in 2023? Claudia Goldin (USA)
Lewis Bruce, Maungi Bawendi,
6. Who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry this year?
Alexey Ekimov
Katalin Carrico (Hungary), Drew
7. Who will win Nobel Prize in Medicine 2023?
Wiseman (USA)
Pierre Agostini (USA), Bereng
8. Who will win the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physics? Krause (Germany), Anne Hellier
(Sweden)
Now a statue of Rabindranath Tagore has been unveiled in which
9. Vietnam
country?
Saraswati Samman Literary Award 2022 Presently Awarded to
10. Sivasankari
Who?

9. Books and Authors


V. Pattabhi Ram and Dungar
1. Who wrote “The Professionals’ Handbook to ChatGPT”?
Chand U Jain
Who wrote the book 'Igniting Collective Goodness: Mann Ki Baat @ Board of BlueCraft Digital
2.
100'? Foundation
Who wrote the book The Reverse Swing: Colonialism to
3. Ashok Tandon
Cooperation?
4. Who wrote the book Nilavu Kudicha Simhangal? S. Somanath
Who wrote the book 'The Lords of the Wankhede – Tales Between
5. W.V. Raman and R. Kaushik
Two'?
6. Who wrote Ashtadhyayi Bhashya, Ramanandacharya Charitam, Jagadguru Ramabhadracharya
Bhagwan Shri Krishna ki Rashtraleela?
10. Sports News
Which country won South Asian Football Confederation U19
1. India
football tournament?
ICC One Day Cricket World Cup 2023 started at which cricket
2. Ahmedabad
ground?
Sairaj Rangareddy- Chirag
3. Who is the top Indian in international badminton rankings?
Shetty
Where is the National Open Athletics Championship 2023 being
4. Bangalore
held?
5. Where will the 2028 Olympics be held? Los Angeles
6. Who won gold in Asian Junior Badminton Championship? Akash in Born
Who is the Indian who won the Abu Dhabi Masters 2023 Badminton
7. Unnadi Hoodo
Tournament?
Which medal was won by the Indian men's team in the Asian
8. Gold
Shooting Championship?
Who is the Indian who currently holds the world record in javelin in
9. Sumit Antil
the Asian Para Games?
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10. Where was the 37th National Games inaugurated for the first time? Goa
11. Indian heroes Sheetal Devi is associated with which sport? Archery
What is India's favorite position in the medal list of the 4th Asian
12. 5th place
Para Games?
Who is the player who played the most pranks in the Indian women's
13. Vandana Kataria
hockey team?
14. Who won the ITF Dharwad World Tennis Tour? Ramkumar
15. How many total medals did India win in the 19th Asian Games? 107 Medal
Who is the Indian who currently holds the world record in javelin in Smith topped the javelin with a
16.
the Asian Para Games? throw of 73.29 m
Which country won South Asian Football Confederation U19
17. India
football tournament?
Who was the first Indian athlete to win gold in javelin at the Asian
18. Annu Rani
Games?
19. How many medals has India won in Asia Para Games? 111- Medal
Who was the first Indian woman to win a silver medal in golf at the
20. Aditi Ashok
Asian Games?
21. India's Abey Singh won gold in Asia Cup in which sport? Squash
Who won the women's singles title in the China Open tennis
22. Iga Svia Tech
tournament?

11. Important Days


1. When is the International Day of Older Persons celebrated? October 1
2. When is International Coffee Day celebrated? October 1
3. When is World Vegetarian Day celebrated? October 1
4. When is International Music Day celebrated? October 1
5. When is Gandhi Jayanti celebrated? October 2
6. When is the International Day of Non-Violence celebrated? October 2
7. When is World Habitat Day celebrated? October 2
8. When is World Animal Welfare Day celebrated? October 4
9. When is World Teachers' Day celebrated? October 5
10. When is World Cerebral Palsy Day celebrated? October 6
11. When is World Smile Day celebrated? October 6
12. When is World Cotton Day celebrated? October 7
13. When is Indian Air Force Day celebrated? October 8
14. When is World Post Office Day celebrated? October 9
15. When is World Mental Health Day celebrated? October 10
16. When is National Post Day celebrated? October 10
17. When is the International Day of the Girl Child celebrated? October 11
18. When is World Arthritis Day celebrated? October 12

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19. When is World Sight Day celebrated? October 12
20. When is the UN for Natural Disaster Reduction celebrated? October 13
21. When is World Egg Day celebrated? October 13
22. When is World Quality Day celebrated? October 14
23. When is World Students Day celebrated? October 15
24. When is the International Day of Rural Women celebrated? October 15
25. When is World White Sugarcane Day celebrated? October 15
26. When is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day observed? October 15
27. When is World Handwashing Day celebrated? October 15
28. When is World Food Day celebrated? October 16
29. When is World Anesthesia Day celebrated? October 16
30. When is the International Day for Eradication of Poverty celebrated? October 17
31. When is National Unity Day celebrated? October 20
32. When is World Osteoporosis Day celebrated? October 20
33. When is Police Martyrs Day celebrated? October 21
34. When is International Stuttering Awareness Day celebrated? October 22
35. When is United Nations Day celebrated? October 24
36. When is ITBP Raise Day celebrated? October 24
37. When is World Polio Day celebrated? October 24
38. When is World Development Information Day celebrated? October 24
39. When is World Day for Audiovisual Heritage celebrated? October 27
40. When is World Stroke Day celebrated? October 29
41. When is World Thrift Day celebrated? October 30
42. When is Ekta Diwas (National Unity Day) celebrated? October 31

November Month Current Affairs (01-10-2023 to 31-10-2023)


1. National News
1. Under which name cheap wheat is sold by central government? Bharat
Which Indian city holds the Guinness World Record for lighting 22.23 lakh
2. Ayodhya
street lights?
3. Where will the 9th International Science Festival of India be held? Faridabad
Which state has recently passed a resolution urging the central government
4. Bihar
to grant special status?
Surat (1st place) Madurai
5. Which Tamilnadu city is in the TOP 10 list of smart city ranking?
(8th place)
6. A station is a product related project to what? Railway station
7. Which Ministry introduced the Digital Advertising Policy? Ministry of Broadcasting
8. Which name was introduced to sell organic produce? Bharat Organics

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15 years Mumbai -
November-26, 2008
9. How many anniversary of Mumbai terror attack was observed recently?
(caused by Lashkar-e-
Taiba).
10. Where are Amrita Vadika Garden and Amrita Mahadsava Memorial located? New Delhi
An agreement has been signed between India and which country to increase
11. America
cooperation and promote innovation in the start-up sector?
12. Recently 41 workers were rescued from a landslide in which state? Uttarakhand
13. Indian Railways has set a target of running 3000 trains by which year? 2027
Agartala (Agartala in
Now from where in India the new rail project to Bangladesh has been
14. Tripura to Aghaura in
launched?
Bangladesh) (15km)
Which scheme is being launched to provide short-term loans at low interest Prime Minister's Kisanbai
15.
rates to micro and small farmers? Scheme
According to 2021 statistics, how many illegal immigrants are Indians in the
16. Third place
United States?
17. In which year Amrut Sarovar project was started? 2022
18. How Ayushman Bharat Health and Wellbeing Centers have been renamed? Ayushman Arogya Mandir
How many years has Union Cabinet approved to extend Special Fast Track
19. 3 years
Courts Scheme?
20. Which country tops the list of countries receiving UK entry? India
Which article of the Constitution states that all laws should be in the English
21. Constitution Article – 348
language used in the Supreme Court and High Courts?
22. Which state is top in egg production in FY 2022-23? Andhra Pradesh
23. Which state produced the most milk in the financial year 2022-23? Uttar Pradesh
24. Which is India's first Literary City declared by UNESCO? Kozhikode, Gwalior
Currently, how many days of maternity leave are given to female army
25. 180 days
officers?

2. State News
Which state will give a scooter as a gift to students who score the highest marks
1. Assam
in class 12?
2. Where was 'Karuna Pattu' introduced without killing silkworms? Odisha
3. Which state has recently declared November-25 as non-vegetarian day? Uttar Pradesh
4. Which state is going to start cow census? Uttar Pradesh
5. How is the Uttar Pradesh 'Aligarh' city going to be renamed? Harigar
6. How far was the footpath constructed under the Walk Let's Get Healthy Project? 8 km
7. Every Child Every Right campaign was launched in which state? Uttar Pradesh
Which country has become the 95th member of the International Solar Energy
8. Chile
Alliance?

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At present the bill has been introduced to increase seat reservation in Bihar by
9. 65%
how much percentage?
10. Where is India's largest circular railway located? Bangalore
11. Which state has enacted a law to reserve 75% seats for natives in private jobs? Haryana
12. Maithei community belongs to which state? Manipur
13. Kole fish has been declared as the state fish of which state? Gujarat
14. Which state has banned the sale of Halal certified products? Uttar Pradesh
15. Which state sells the highest price of petrol in India? Rajasthan

3. Conferences and Summits


1. Where was the World Hindu Conference held? Thailand
2. Where is World Food India 2023 held? New Delhi
3. Where is the 2023 UN Climate Change Conference to be held? United Arab Emirates
4. Where was the meeting of ministers of Indo-Pacific Economic Association held? San Francisco
5. Where was the 10th ASEAN Defense Ministers Conference Plus held? Jakarta
6. Which country hosted the 2nd Voice of the South Conference? India
7. Where was World Food India 2023 launched? New Delhi

4. Science Technology and Environment


1. Which app is to be introduced to block 'spam' scam calls on mobile phones? "Don't bother"
2. Where was the world's first 3D printing technology temple built? Telangana
3. Which country has appointed an AI robot CEO for the first time in the world? Poland
4. Which IIT opened its first campus outside India? IIT Chennai
5. Which spacecraft was sent to study the Sun? Aditya L-1
6. Which company manufactured the Tejas fighter jet? HAL
Which country was the first in the world to sterilize and vaccinate all stray
7. Bhutan
dogs?
Which IIT has developed effective aerogel adsorbents for removal of
8. IIT Chennai
pollutants from wastewater?
9. Which country has given its name to the Migjam storm that has just formed? Myanmar
10. Where was the world's largest single point solar power plant inaugurated? Abu Dhabi
11. Which organization launched a new service called "Check the Facts"? WhatsApp

5. Appointments & Celebrities


Who has been appointed as the Goodwill Ambassador of Kerala Women's
1. Keerthy Suresh
Cricket Team?
2. Who has been appointed as the Publicity Ambassador of West Bengal? Sourav Ganguly
3. Who is the Chairman of the 15th Central Finance Commission? NK Singh

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4. Who has been appointed as the Director of Special Security Committee? Alok Sharma
Who was the first Indian-origin to be elected as the President of British
5. Anusha Shah
Institution of Civil Engineers?
Who has been appointed as the Director of Medical Education and Research
6. Sangumani
in Tamil Nadu?
Who has been appointed as the new Chief Information Commissioner of
7. Hiralal Samaria
India?
8. Who is in the Guinness Book of World Records for longest serving lawyer? Balasubramanian Menon
9. Javier Millay has been elected as the new president of which country? Argentina

6. Security
Prime Minister Narendra
1. Who was the first prime minister to widen the Tejas light fighter?
Modi
How many anniversary of Indian Air Force Fighter Pilot Training School at
2. 75
Tambaram was celebrated recently?
3. With which country is India undertaking joint exercise Mitra Shakti? Sri Lanka
4. Vajra Prahar 2023 is a joint exercise between which two countries? India America
5. From which country will India buy IclaS anti-aircraft missiles? Russia
Who has taken charge as the new Eastern Regional Commander of the Indian
6. Tony Michael
Coast Guard?
7. AUSTRAHIND 23 is a joint military exercise between which two countries? India – Australia
Bramos missile was successfully test fired from which warship in November
8. INS Imphal
2023?
9. Where has India Nepal military joint exercise started? Uttarakhand

7. Awards
1. France's highest 'Legion of Honor' awarded to which ISRO scientist? Lalithampika
2. Who was chosen as the 72nd Miss Universe? Shaneice Blasio's
Which award is given in Tamil Nadu to those who have worked for the
3. Ambedkar Award
progress of Adi Dravidian and tribal people?
4. Who is the Tamil writer who won JCB Literary Prize 2023? Perumal Murugan
Peking University (China)
5. Which university topped the list of Asia university rankings?
(IIT Bombay ranks 40th)
Which country's Angkor Wat is included as the eighth wonder of the
6. Cambodia
world?
Who presented the award for best performance in food processing scheme
7. Draupadi Murmu
to Tamil Nadu?
8. Who won the Best Identity Award for Indian Cinema? Madhuri Dixit
9. Which writer has been shortlisted for the 2023 British Academy Award? Nandini Das

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Paul Lynch has been awarded the Booker prize for 2023 from which
10. Ireland
country?
Which song written by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has made it to the
11. Abundance in Millets
Grammy Award nomination list?

8. Books and Authors


1. Who wrote the book “Nilavu Kudicha Simhangal”? S Somnath
2. Who wrote the book “Building Partnerships”? Captain Himatri Das
Omesh Kumar Bharti and DD
3. Who wrote the book “Snakes of Himachal Pradesh”?
Bisht
4. Who wrote the book “Do Palkon Ki Chhavn Main”? Dr. Hema Joshi
5. Who wrote the book “Mapping of the Archives in India”? Prof. (Dr.) Ramesh C. Kaur
6. Who wrote the book “Thread by Thread: The S.Kumar's Story”? Satya Charan
7. Who wrote the book “Pranab, My Father: A Daughter Remembers”? Sharmistha Mukherjee
Who wrote the book “India's Moment: Changing Power Equations around
8. Mohan Kume
the World”?
9. Who wrote the book 'Welcome To Paradise'? Twinkle Khanna

9. Sports News
Virat Kohli (50 cents),
1. Who is the player who has scored the highest century in ODI World Cup? Sachin Tendulkar - 49
cents
2. Who is the Tamil Nadu player who won gold in Asian Para Games? T. Solairaj
3. Who was the first Indian to become the Grand Swiss Chess Champion? Vaishali
4. Which team won the Davis Cup Men's Tennis Championship? Italy
Who has been selected as the captain of the World Cup (Dream Team)
5. Rohit Sharma
announced by ICC?
6. Which country won the 13th ODI Cricket World Cup? Australia
7. Where did the 79th National Squash Championship begin? Chennai
8. Where will the 2023 Indian Youth Games be held? Tamil Nadu
India's Anish Bhanwala has won which medal in ISSF World Cup Final
9. Bronze
Shooting?
How many medals has India won in the Asian Para Archery
10. Nine
Championship held in Thailand?
Lionel Messi (Argentina)
11. Who will win the Ballon Thor Award for Best Player 2023? (Winning the award for the
8th time)
12. Who won the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Championship? Max Verstappen
13. Who is the Indian who won the World Billiards Championship? Pankaj Advani

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14. Where did the 13th National Men's Hockey Championship begin? Chennai
Established at Wankhede
15. Where was Sachin Tendulkar's statue inaugurated?
Stadium
16. Which team won the 13th National Men's Hockey Championship? Punjab
17. Which state topped the 37th National Games held in Goa? Maharashtra
Who is the Tamil Nadu player who achieved a national record in the 38th
18. R. Jitin
National Athletics Competition?
Who was the first Indian bowler to be inducted into the ICC Hall of
19. Diana Edulji
Fame?
20. 2023 Best Vrankanai Ballon Thor Award Winner? Aidana Bonmati (Spain)
21. Who won gold in 22nd Asian Masters Athletics from Tamil Nadu? Subramanian
How many times has Novak Djokovic won the ATP Finals men's tennis
22. 7th
tournament?
Which medal has India won in Men's Doubles in China Masters
23. Friday
Badminton Tournament?
24. Who won the 79th National Squash Championship from Tamil Nadu? Velavan Senthilkumar
Who is the Indian-origin boy who won gold in the European Yoga
25. Ishwar Sharma
competition?
Where will the 90th National Billiards and Snooker Championship be
26. Chennai
held?
27. Where did the 19th U17 World Cup football tournament begin? Indonesia

10. Important Days


1. When is World Vegetarian Day celebrated? November 1
2. When is All Saints Day celebrated? November 1
3. When is Melbourne Cup Day celebrated? November 5
4. When is World Tsunami Day celebrated? November 5
5. When is Indian cricketer Virat Kohli's birthday celebrated? November 6
When is the International Day for the Prevention of Environmental Exploitation in
6. November 7
War and Armed Conflict observed?
7. When is National Cancer Awareness Day celebrated? November 7
8. When is Child Protection Day celebrated? November 8
9. When is World Radioactivity Day celebrated? November 8
10. When is Guru Nanak Dev's birthday celebrated? November 9
11. When is National Legal Services Day celebrated? November 10
12. When is World Public Transport Day celebrated? November 11
13. When is National Education Day celebrated? November 12
14. When is World Pneumonia Day celebrated? November 13
15. When is World Compassion Day celebrated? November 14
16. When is Children's Day celebrated in India? November 14

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17. When is World Diabetes Day celebrated? November 14
18. When is Jawaharlal Nehru's birthday celebrated? November 17
19. When is National Seizure Day celebrated? November 17
20. When is International Students Day celebrated? November 19
21. When is World Toilet Day celebrated? November 19
22. When is International Men's Day celebrated? November 20
23. When is Africa Industrialization Day celebrated? November 20
24. When is Universal Children's Day celebrated? November 21
25. When is World Television Day celebrated? November 25
When is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
26. November 26
observed?
27. When is Constitution Day or Law Day (India) celebrated? November 29
When is the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
28. November 30
celebrated?
29. When is St. Andrew's Day celebrated? November 30

December Month Current Affairs (01-12-2023 to 31-12-2023)


1. National News
1. Who is the king plan for you? youth
Which country has been selected as Asia's representative to UN Food
2. India
Standards Commission?
3. Which city has been declared the safest city in India 2022? Kolkata
Which country has been chosen as the 2024 President of the International
4. India
Sugar Organization?
Where was Tri-Army Chief Commander Bipin Rawat's memorial kunnur
5.
inaugurated?
6. Who is the NAMO Drone Didi program for? Women Self Help Groups
7. Where does India rank in climate change performance? 7th place
8. What percentage of Indians do not have access to healthy food in 2021? 74.1 %
Which organization has given loan of $ 200 million for Clean India Project
9. Asian Development Bank
Urban Area 2.0 project?
10. What is the current graduate unemployment rate? 13.4%
Now where did the Chief Minister lay the foundation stone for the world
11. Coimbatore
class classical park?
12. What is the dropout rate of class 10 students nationally? 20.6 %

Now, where was the Gita Parayanam held in which 1 lakh people
13. Kolkata
participated?
14. India's first Amrit Bharat train to be launched? 30 Dec 2023

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Where has the Prime Minister inaugurated the Maharishi Valmiki
15. Ayodhya
International Airport?
16. Where will India's first diving tour be launched? Dwarka

2. State News
1. Where is the tribal university named Samakka Sarakka? Telugu
2. Which state introduced Rajeev Arogyasree insurance scheme? Telangana
3. Where is India's first gyrocopter ride to be launched? Uttarakhand
4. ULFA is associated with which state? Assam
5. Which state belongs to 'Garba', a UNESCO World Heritage Site? Gujarat
Which state tops the list of Indian states favorable for investment in the
6. Gujarat
manufacturing sector?
7. Surat Diamond Trading Center was opened in which state? Gujarat
8. Where did PM Modi inaugurate the world's largest meditation center? Uttar Pradesh
3. Conferences and Summits
1. Where was the COP 28 climate protection conference held? Dubai
Where did PM Modi inaugurate the International Conference on Artificial
2. Delhi
Intelligence?
3. Where was the 91st Interpol conference held? Vienna
4. Where was the first World Summit on Traditional Medicine held? Gandhinagar
5. Where is the 19th Electric Vehicle Expo currently being held? New Delhi
Where is the 3rd National Conference of State Chief Secretaries being held
6. New Delhi
now?
7. Which state has the most stock market investors in India? Maharashtra
8. where the 108th Indian Science Congress was held Nagpur
9. Water vision @ 2047 Where did take place? Bhopal
10. Voice of the Global South Summit was held in which country? India
Madhya Pradesh
11. Where in India was the Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas conference held?
(Indore)
12. Where was the Purple Fest held? Goa
13. Which country hosted the World Economic Forum Summit? Switzerland
14. Where in India is where the Think 20 (T20) conference was held? Bhopal
Bhopal (Madhya
15. Where was the 8th edition of International Science Festival of India held?
Pradesh)
16. Where was the National Pediatric Science Conference held? Gujarat (Ahmedabad)
17. Where is the Stack Developers Conference held? New Delhi
18. Where was the India – UAE Partnership Summit launched? Dubai

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4. Science Technology and Environment
France's Legion d'honneur awardee Lalithampika is associated with which
1. ISRO
organisation?
2. What is Gajaraj system related to? Conservation of elephants
3. Which system introduced Gemini AI? Google
4. Which artificial intelligence platform was started by Pavish Agarwal of Ola? Krutrim AI
5. Which microorganism causes melioidosis? Bacteria
Which artificial intelligence technology was used by Prime Minister Modi in
6. Bashini
Kashi Tamil Sangam?
7. What is the name of the novel coronavirus currently spreading in India? JN.1
8. The Leif Ericsson Lunar Prize was awarded for which Indian project? Chandrayaan-3
9. Which year was declared as World Year of Camel by the United Nations? 2024
10. Which is the only state in India with black tigers? Odisha
11. INS Imphal warship was built under which project? Project 15B
12. Which country has launched the SLIM moon project? Japan
13. Who is the first world leader to have 2 crore followers on YouTube channel? Prime Minister Modi
14. Which state is set to set up India's first artificial intelligence city? Uttar Pradesh
15. Which company develops platform Bharat GPT? Reliance
16. Which country tested FATA-2 missile launcher? Pakistan
17. 01 January 2024 Which rocket will ISRO send to space? PSLV C 5
18. Which agency sent a spacecraft to study the asteroid Apophis? NASA

5. Appointments & Celebrities


Who was appointed as the first woman medical officer at Siachen Military
1. Geetika Kaul
School?
2. Who will take over as the new Chief Minister of Telangana? Revanth Reddy
3. Who is TIME Magazine's Person of the Year? Taylor Swift
4. Who is going to take over as Chief Minister of Mizoram? Laldu homo
What is Nirmala Sitharaman's place in the list of world's most powerful
5. 32
women 2023?
6. Who was chosen as the CEO of the year by TIME magazine? Sam Altman
Who has been appointed as the Vice-Chancellor of Tamil Nadu Fisheries
7. Felix
University?
8. Vishnu Dev Sai was elected Chief Minister of which state? Chhattisgarh
Who is the Indian named by the US government as the 2023 International
9. Nikhil Day
Anti-Corruption Champion?
10. Donald Tusk is currently the Prime Minister of which country? Poland
11. Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi was elected as the President of which country? Egypt
12. Late Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah was the King of which country? Kuwait
13. Who are the top 2023 repatriate remittances? Indians

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14. Who will be the special guest for the 75th Republic Day celebrations? Emmanuel Macron
Who was the first woman to be appointed as the Chief of Central Industrial
15. Nina Singh
Security Force?

6. Security
1. VINBAX 23 joint exercise with which country India? Vietnam
2. Where is SAMAR air defense missile system tested? Andhra Pradesh
3. UN in Sudan Which country has sent a women's peacekeeping force? India
4. Short Range Ballistic Missile Prithvi-2 Test Place Where) Odisha (Chandipur)
5. 'Veer Guardian - 2023' took place between which two countries? India – Japan
6. Naval war exercise 'Varuna' took place between which two countries? India – France
7. What is the name of Indo-Egypt Joint Exercise? Cyclone - I
8. Where in India is AMPHEX 2023 being held? Andhra Pradesh
9. What is called the biggest war game of the Indian Navy? TROPEX

7. Books and Authors


1. Who wrote the book "Irrfan Khan: A Life in Movies"? Supra Gupta
British historian Simon
2. Who wrote the book "The World: A Family History"?
Sebach Montefiore
Who wrote the book "Breaking Barriers: The Story of a Dalit Chief
3. Kaki Madhava Rao
Secretary"?
4. Who wrote the book "Ambedkar: A Life"? Sasi Tharoor
5. Who wrote the book "Human Anatomy"? Dr. Ashwini Kumar Dwivedi
Who wrote the book “Revolutionaries: The Other Story of How India
6. Sanjeev Sanyal
Won Independence”?
7. Who wrote the book Himanta Biswa Sharma? "The Grandmaster's Diary 1"
Professor K.K. Abdul
8. Who wrote the book "Jnan Sakshi"?
Ghafarin
9. Who wrote the book “Roller Coaster: An Affair with the Bank”? Tamal Bandopadhyay
10. Who wrote the book "Spare"? J. R. Mohringer
Ashish Sandorkar and Suraj
11. "A Viral Storm: India's Covid-19 Vaccine Story" - Who wrote the book?
Sudhir
Javed Akhtar and Arvind
12. Who wrote the book Jadunama?
Manloy
13. Who wrote the book "Come! Let's Run"? Ma. Subramanian
14. Who wrote the book "India's Knowledge Hegemony: A New Dawn"? Dr. Ashwin Fernandez
"Beyond Training: My Days with the Indian Cricket Team" - Who wrote Kaushik and Ramakrishnan
15.
the book? Sridhar
16. Who wrote the book "India's Knowledge Hegemony: A New Dawn"? Dr. Ashwin Fernandez

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"Beyond Training: My Days with the Indian Cricket Team" - Who wrote Kaushik and Ramakrishnan
17.
the book? Sridhar
Who wrote the book "The Poverty of Political Economy: How Economics
18. Meghnath Desai
Abandoned the Poor"?
Palagummi Sainath (B
19. Who wrote the book Last Heroes?
Sainath)
20. Who wrote Best Songs of Satyajit Ray? Satyajit Ray
21. Who wrote the book Vetri City? Salman Rushdie
22. Modi: Who wrote the book Shaping Global Order in Flux? President JP Natta
23. Pt. Deendayal Upadaya: Dispersions of Thought - Who wrote the book? RN Ravi
24. Who wrote the story of India's vaccine development? Sajjan Singh Dev
25. Who wrote Mundaka Upanishad - Bridge of Immortality? Jagdeep Dhangar
26. As good as my word - who wrote the book? KM Chandrasekhar
27. Bagalkhana - Who wrote the book? Dr. Gnana Chaturvedi
28. Book of Bihari Literature - Who wrote? Abhay K
29. Mundaka Upanishad: Gateway to Eternity - Who wrote? Dr. Karan Singh
30. India's Freedom Struggle Gandhian Era b. - Who wrote the book? Jyotimani, former judge
31. Pippin: The Man Behind the Uniform - Who wrote the book? Rachana Biswat Rawat
32. Who wrote the book Women and Men in India 2022? Rao Inderjit Singh
Shri Rajeev Malhotra and
33. Who wrote Snakes in the Ganges?
Mrs. Vijaya Viswanathan
34. A Matter of the Heart: Education in India - Who wrote? Anurag Behar
35. Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj - Who wrote the book? Shrimant Kokade
36. Byre - Who wrote the book? Perumal Murugan
37. Basu Chatterjee: And Middle of the Road Cinema - Who wrote? Aniruddha Bhattacharjee
38. Bhoolange - Who wrote the book? Lakhnath Chhetri
39. Who wrote Why Elephants Can't Be Red? Vani Tripathi Dikoo
40. Bhoolange - Who wrote the book? Lakhnath Chhetri
V Pattami Ram and Sabya
41. Who wrote the book Great Book Theft?
Sachi Dosh
Sri Somnath Sanskrit
42. Who wrote Saurashtra-Tamil Sangamprashasti?
University
43. Who wrote the book 'Collective Spirit, Assertive Action'? Sashi Shekhar Vembadi
44. Who wrote the book "Reflections"? Narayanan Vakul
45. Who wrote Made in India? Amitabh Kant
46. Sachin @ 50 Poriya - Who wrote the book? Majumdar
Ashok Kumar and OP
47. Cyber Encounters - Who wrote the book?
Manocha
48. Who wrote the book Just Aspire? Ajay Chaudhary
KK Shailaja and Manju Sara
49. Who wrote the book 'My Life as a Friend'?
Rajan

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50. Who wrote the book - First Lithuanian Travelers in India? Lithuanian Embassy
51. Golden Years - Who wrote the book? Ruskin Bond
52. Separated Freedom - Who wrote the book? Ram Madhav
53. Who wrote Ringside - Up close and personal with India and beyond? Dr. Vijay Darda
54. Who wrote the book NTR-A Political Biography? Ramachandra Murthy
Sivanand Dwivedi and KK
55. Who wrote Amrudkal Ki Ore?
Upadhyay
A Life Well Spent: Four Decades in the Indian Foreign Service - Who
56. Satish Chandra
wrote?

8. Awards
1. A photograph from Tamil Nadu won which prize of Lalit Kala Academy? Second prize
Corona Warriors, Ali Abu
2. Who was awarded this year's Indira Gandhi Peace Award?
Awad, Daniel Barenboim
Satviksairaj Rankireddy -
3. Major Dhyanchand Khel Ratno Award 2023 announced to whom?
Chirag Shetty
Who will win the International Hockey Federation Player of the Year
4. Hardik Singh
Award 2023?
5. 2023 Dronacharya Award from Tamil Nadu announced to whom? RB Ramesh
Poonam Khedrapal Singh has received the highest award of which
6. Bhutan
country?
Who has been announced the 'Muthamizharinagar Kalyan Karunanidhi
7. Uma Maheshwari
Porkizhi Award' for the best poetry book of 2024?
8. Who is the Indian winner of Nyholm Prize for Chemistry? Savita Lotage

9. Important Appointments
1. When was Atal Pension Yojana launched? 9 – May – 2015
When was Deena Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushaliya Yojana
2. 2015
launched?
3. When was the Digital India project launched? 1-July-2015
4. When Pradhan Mantri Gramin Awas Yojana was launched? 1985
5. When was Indira Gandhi Madritva Sahyoj Yojana launched? 2010
When was the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Program
6. 3-Dec-2005
(NURSP) launched?
7. When was the Kasturba Gandhi Palika Vidyalaya scheme started? Jul-2004
8. When was Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana launched? 23-Jul-2010
9. When was the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojna scheme launched? Apr-2015
10. When was the Pradhan Mantri Sarasha Bhima Yojana scheme launched? 9-May-2015
11. When Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bhima Yojana scheme was launched? 9-May-2015

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12. When was the Pradhan Manrijan Thanyojana Project started? 28-Aug-2014
13. When Pradhan Mantri Gram Sathak Yojana scheme was started? 25-Dec-2000
14. When was Rajiv Awas Yojana launched? 2013
15. Rajiv; When was Gandhi Grameen Vidyuthikaran Yojana launched? Apr-2005
16. When was Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana launched? 1-Aug-2007
17. When was the Rashtriya Swasthya Bhima Yojana scheme launched? 1-Apr-2008
18. When was Smart City Mission launched? 18-Jun-2015
When was Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Jan Avshathi Kendra scheme
19. 1-Jul-2015
launched?

10. Sports News


1. Who became the first woman chess grandmaster of Tamil Nadu? Vaishali
2. Which Indian won the Kalaburaki Open tennis tournament? Ramkumar Ramanathan
3. Where is the Junior World Boxing Championship 2023 held? Armenia
Who has been chosen by Times magazine as the sportsperson of the year
4. Lionel Tessey
2023?
Which team won gold in the 73rd National Men's Senior Basketball
5. Tamil Nadu
Championship?
6. Which team won the 13th Junior Women's World Cup of Hockey? Netherlands
Which team will be crowned champions of 2023 Vijay Hazare Trophy
7. Haryana
cricket tournament?
8. Who was elected as the president of Indian Wrestling Federation? Sanjay Singh
9. Who will win the Chennai Grandmasters 2023 Chess Tournament? D. Gukesh
10. Where will the 6th Gallo India Youth Games be held? Tamil Nadu
Who won the men's title in the 85th National Senior Badminton
11. Chirag Sen
Tournament?
12. Where was the 90th National Billiards and Snooker Championship held? Chennai
13. Who won the World Rapid Chess Championship? Magnus Carlsen

11. Important Days


1. When is World AIDS Day celebrated? December 01
2. When was the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery observed? December 02
3. When is National Pollution Control Day celebrated? December 02
4. When is World Computer Literacy Day celebrated? December 02
5. When is International Day of Persons with Disabilities celebrated? December 03
6. When is Indian Navy Day celebrated? December 04
7. When is International Leopard Day celebrated? December 04
8. When is World Soil Day celebrated? December 05
9. When is International Civil Aviation Day celebrated? December 07

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10. When is National Armed Forces Flag Day celebrated? December 07
11. When is the International Anti-Corruption Day celebrated? December 09
12. When is the International Anti-Corruption Day celebrated? December 09
13. When is Human Rights Day celebrated? December 10
14. When is UNICEF Day celebrated? December 11
15. When is International Mountain Day celebrated? December 11
16. When is National Energy Conservation Day celebrated? December 14
17. When is Vijay Diwas Day celebrated? December 16
18. When is Minority Rights Day celebrated? December 18
19. When is International Migrants Day celebrated? December 18
20. When is the International Day of Human Unity celebrated? December 20
21. When is National Mathematics Day celebrated? December 22
22. When is National Farmers Day (Kisan Diwas) celebrated? December 23
23. When is National Consumer Rights Day celebrated? December 24
24. When is Good Governance Day celebrated? December 25
25. When is the International Day for Infectious Disease Preparedness observed? December 27

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