1. ‘Bharat Drone Shakti exhibition 2023’ was inaugurated in which state/UT?

(A) Rajasthan

(B) Punjab

(C) Uttar Pradesh

(D) Assam

View Answer
C

 2. Which Union Ministry issued the ‘Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Rules, 2023’?

(A) Ministry of Home Affairs

(B) Ministry of Finance

(C) Ministry of Corporate Affairs

(D) Ministry of External Affairs

View Answer
A

3. Which Union Ministry is associated with which ‘GOBARdhan’ scheme?

(A) Ministry of Jal Shakti

(B) Ministry of MSME

(C) Ministry of Commerce and Industry

(D) Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare

View Answer
A

4. Jharia Master Plan’, which was seen in the news, is associated with which Union Ministry?

(A) Ministry of Coal

(B) Ministry of MSME

(C) Ministry of Steel

(D) Ministry of Jal Shakti

View Answer
A

5. Which country’s women’s cricket team has clinched a gold medal at the Asian Games 2023?

(A) Bangladesh

(B) Pakistan

(C) India

(D) Sri Lanka

View Answer
C

6. Swati Nayak, who was in the news, has won which award?

(A) Norman E. Borlaug Award

(B) Booker Prize

(C) Pulitzer Prize

(D) Ramon Magsaysay Award

View Answer
A

7. As per recent data, what is the percentage of villages declared Open Defecation Free (ODF) Plus?

(A) 50%

(B) 65%

(C) 75%

(D) 80%

View Answer
C

8. e-UNNAT is the Service Delivery Portal of which state/UT?

(A) New Delhi

(B) Jammu and Kashmir

(C) Odisha

(D) Kerala

View Answer
B

9. Which company launched ‘Indus Appstore’ developer platform?

(A) BharatPe

(B) PhonePe

(C) Pine Platforms

(D) Paytm

View Answer
B

10. Which state has launched its ‘Action Plan for Management of Paddy Stubble Burning’?

(A) Punjab

(B) Haryana

(C) Uttar Pradesh

(D) Rajasthan

View Answer
B

11. Which city launched the ‘Swachhata Train’ initiative as part of Swachhata Pakhwada?

(A) Mumbai

(B) Ahmedabad

(C) Mysuru

(D) Kochi

View Answer
B

12. Which country’s space agency launched the ‘Osiris-Rex spacecraft’?

(A) USA

(B) Japan

(C) China

(D) UAE

View Answer
A

13. The Women’s Reservation Bill, which was passed by the Rajya Sabha, will reserve what percent of seats in Lok Sabkha and assemblies for women?

(A) 25 %

(B) 33 %

(C) 40 %

(D) 50 %

View Answer
B

14. Which countries are fighting for Nagorno-Karabakh region?

(A) Israel- Palestine

(B) Japan- China

(C) Armenia- Azerbaijan

(D) India- Sri Lanka

View Answer
C

15. Which Indian city is the host of ‘Windergy India 2023 Summit’?

(A) Hyderabad

(B) Chennai

(C) Bengaluru

(D) Kochi

View Answer
B

16. Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) approves to conduct Truenat test to detect which infection?

(A) Dengue

(B) Nipah

(C) Malaria

(D) Tuberculosis

View Answer
B

17. What is the new award instituted to honour scientists in India?

(A) PM Vigyan Puraskar

(B) Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar

(C) Bharat Vigyan Puraskar

(D) DeenDayal Vigyan Puraskar

View Answer
B

18. What is the name of the first indigenous aircraft carrier of India?

(A) Vikrant

(B) Bhim

(C) Virat

(D) Akash

View Answer
A

19. Which city hosted the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Summit in September 2023?

(A) New Delhi

(B) New York

(C) Paris

(D) Nairobi

View Answer
B

20. The Chausath Yogini temple, which was seen in the news, is located in which state/UT?

(A) Gujarat

(B) Bihar

(C) Rajasthan

(D) Madhya Pradesh

View Answer
D

21. Which Indian armed force conducted the ‘Operation Sajag’ drill?

(A) Indian Army

(B) Indian Navy

(C) Indian Air Force

(D) Indian Coast Guard

View Answer
D

22. The 128th Constitution Amendment Bill, 2023, which was introduced recently, is associated with?

(A) Reserve 33% of seats for women in Lok Sabha and State Assemblies

(B) Identify Other Backward Classes (OBCs)

(C) Reservation for Economically Weaker Sections (EWSs)

(D) Goods and Services Tax

View Answer
A

23. Which institution is set to launch the online platform called ‘Bima Sugam’?

(A) IRDAI

(B) NITI Aayog

(C) PFRDA

(D) RBI

View Answer
A

24. ‘Hoysala Temples’, which received UNESCO World Heritage Tag, are located in which state?

(A) Tamil Nadu

(B) Karnataka

(C) Odisha

(D) West Bengal

View Answer
B

25. The National Green Tribunal (NGT) ordered a ban on cruise ships operating on water bodies of which state?

(A) Odisha

(B) Madhya Pradesh

(C) Gujarat

(D) Rajasthan

View Answer
B

26. Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program is associated with which country?

(A) USA

(B) UK

(C) Australia

(D) Germany

View Answer
A

27. Which state Chief Minister has been awarded the Lee Kuan Yew Exchange Fellowship?

(A) West Bengal

(B) Assam

(C) Rajasthan

(D) Tamil Nadu

View Answer
B

28. Which country has enforced a European Union (EU) ban on all Russian-registered passenger cars entering the country?

(A) France

(B) Italy

(C) Poland

(D) Germany

View Answer


29. Which state launched  ‘Mobile Van Program’ to promote Natural Farming?

(A) Assam

(B) Himachal Pradesh

(C) Arunachal Pradesh

(D) Rajasthan

View Answer
B

30. Which state launched ‘Griha Adhar’ and ‘Chavath e Bazaar’ initiatives?

(A) Kerala

(B) Gujarat

(C) Goa

(D) Odisha

View Answer
C

31. As per recent research, exposure to which element was linked to 5.5 Million Cardiovascular Disease Deaths Globally in 2019?

(A) Mercury

(B) Lead

(C) Cadmium

(D) Titanium

View Answer
B

32. Which institution announced special awards to artists above 75 years of age?

(A) Sangeet Natak Akademi

(B) Lalit Kala Akademi

(C) Sahitya Akademi

(D) ICCR

View Answer
A

33. ‘National Judicial Data Grid (NJDG)’ is associated with which country?

(A) India

(B) Sri Lanka

(C) USA

(D) UK

View Answer
A

34.  All reported births and deaths in the country will be digitally registered on the Centre’s portal from which date?

(A) October 1, 2023

(B) December 1, 2023

(C) January 1, 2024

(D) April 1, 2024

View Answer
A

35. Which space agency released its findings after a yearlong study into unidentified flying object (UFOs)?

(A) ISRO

(B) NASA

(C) JAXA

(D) ESA

View Answer
B

36. Where is the Buddh International Circuit (BIC) racetrack located in India?

(A) Pune

(B) Bengaluru

(C) Greater Noida

(D) Hyderabad

View Answer
C

37. What is the name of the festival organised by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR)?

(A) Vindhyas

(B) Ramayan

(C) Vaishali

(D) Himalayan

View Answer
C

38. Which Union Ministry launched ‘Skill India Digital’ programme?

(A) Ministry of Education

(B) Ministry of Skills Development and Entrepreneurship

(C) Ministry of Women and Child Development

(D) Ministry of Home Affairs

View Answer
B

39. Which state implements the Kalaignar Magalir Urimai Thogai (women’s basic income) scheme?

(A) Kerala

(B) Tamil Nadu

(C) Odisha

(D) Karnataka

View Answer
B

40. What is L-1, specified in the Aditya-L1 observatory?

(A) First Sun-Earth Lagrangian point

(B) First Sun-Moon Lagrangian point

(C) First Moon-Earth Lagrangian point

(D) First Space-Earth Lagrangian point

View Answer
A

41. India handed over the G-20 Presidency to which country?

(A) Indonesia

(B) Sri Lanka

(C) Brazil

(D) UAE

View Answer
C

42. India recently organised its first ‘Investment Forum 2023’ with which country?

(A) UAE

(B) Saudi Arabia

(C) Australia

(D) Germany

View Answer
B

43. Araku coffee, which was one of the gifts presented to leaders at G-20 summit, is from which state?

(A) Kerala

(B) Andhra Pradesh

(C) Assam

(D) West Bengal

View Answer
B

44. Varuna is the bilateral exercise between the navies of which countries?

(A) India and France

(B) India and Sri Lanka

(C) India and Australia

(D) India and USA

View Answer
A

45. Which city is the host of the ‘First Global Symposium on Farmers’ Rights’?

(A) Mumbai

(B) New Delhi

(C) Varanasi

(D) Amritsar

View Answer
B

46. Which department launched ‘Recognition Scheme for ISPs Promoting Rural FTTH Broadband’?

(A) Department of Telecommunications

(B) Department of Post

(C) Department of Electronics

(D) Department of Expenditure

View Answer
A

47. ‘India – Middle East – Europe Economic Corridor’ was formed along the sidelines of which summit?

(A) G-20

(B) ASEAN

(C) BIMSTEC

(D) SAARC

View Answer
A

48. Which country/bloc has been recently admitted as the Permanent Member of G20?

(A) Mauritius

(B) African Union

(C) Maldives

(D) Egypt

View Answer
B

49. Which institutions recommended cross border co-operation and information sharing, in a joint report to the Group of 20 nations?

(A) IMF- FSB

(B) IMF- WEF

(C) World Bank- WEF

(D) ADB- AIIB

View Answer
A


50. Which country has recently rejoined the European Union’s science research programme -Horizon Europe?

(A) U.K

(B) Germany

(C) France

(D) Italy

View Answer
A

51. ‘Kala Jeera Rice’ is a famous food product from which state?
(A) Odisha
(B) West Bengal
(C) Karnataka
(D) Punjab

View Answer
A

52. Which institution organised the ‘2023 Regional Cooperation and Integration Conference’?
(A) WEF
(B) IMF
(C) ADB
(D) NITI Aayog

View Answer
C

53. Timor-Leste, which was seen in the news, is located in which region?
(A) North America
(B) South-East Asia
(C) South America
(D) Africa

View Answer
B

54. Which country has launched ‘Deccan High-Level Principles on Food Security and Nutrition’?
(A) Sri Lanka
(B) India
(C) Bangladesh
(D) Nepal

View Answer
B

55. Which city is the host of Transnational Grid Interconnections for One Sun, One World, One Grid (OSOWOG) Conference?
(A) New Delhi
(B) Mumbai
(C) Gandhi Nagar
(D) Bengaluru

View Answer
A

56. Which institution launched ‘Face Authentication system’ at the Global Fintech Festival?
(A) NPCI
(B) NITI Aayog
(C) NASSCOM
(D) UIDAI

View Answer
D

57. Which city is the host of ‘Bharat Drone Shakti 2023’?
(A) Pune
(B) Ghaziabad
(C) Mysuru
(D) Hyderabad

View Answer
B

58. Satkosia Tiger Reserve, that was recently making news, is in which state?
(A) Odisha
(B) Andhra Pradesh
(C) Gujarat
(D) Jharkhand

View Answer
A

59. The 12 feet high statue of Mahatma Gandhi was inaugurated recently along with ‘Gandhi Vatika’ in which city?
(A) New Delhi
(B) Surat
(C) Mumbai
(D) Kolkata

View Answer
A


60. MQ-9B Predator Drone, that was in news recently, was developed by which country?
(A) Israel
(B) Russia
(C) United States
(D) Germany

View Answer
C

61. Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), was launched by which agency?
(A) NASA
(B) ISRO
(C) ROCOSMOS
(D) JAXA

View Answer
A

62. Which Railway Station was recently awarded the ‘Green Railway Station’ certification with the highest rating of Platinum by the Indian Green Building Council?
(A) Chengalpattu Railway Station, Tamil Nadu
(B) Hubbali Railway Station, Karnataka
(C) Kalyan Railway Station, Maharashtra
(D) Vijaywada Railway Station, Andhra Pradesh

View Answer
D

63. Umiam lake, which was seen in the news, is located in which state?
(A) West Bengal
(B) Arunachal Pradesh
(C) Sikkim
(D) Meghalaya

View Answer
D

64. The Indian Army’s new headquarter Thal Sena Bhawan (TSB), is to come up in which state/UT?
(A) Punjab
(B) New Delhi
(C) Uttarakhand
(D) Rajasthan

View Answer
B

65. ‘National Conference on KCC for Fisheries’ is organized in which city?
(A) Chennai
(B) Mumbai
(C) Varanasi
(D) Pune

View Answer
B

66. Kirkuk, which was seen in the news, is located in which country?
(A) Israel
(B) Iraq
(C) Australia
(D) Greece

View Answer
B

67. Which city’s metro railway has launched ‘Tourist Smart Cards’?
(A) Mumbai
(B) Delhi
(C) Chennai
(D) Kolkata

View Answer
B

68. What is the name of the seventh and last stealth frigate of Project 17A, that was recently launched?
(A) Kailashgiri
(B) Mahendragiri
(C) Sivagiri
(D) Bharatgiri

View Answer
B

69. Which country’s central bank Governors topped the ‘Global Finance Central Banker Report Cards 2023’?
(A) India
(B) Sri Lanka
(C) USA
(D) UK

View Answer
A

70. ‘International Literacy Day’ is observed on which day?
(A) July 8
(B) August 8
(C) September 8
(D) October 8

View Answer
C

71. Which Indian has won the 2023 Ramon Magsaysay award?
(A) Ravi Kannan
(B) Gautam Adani
(C) Ghazal Alagh
(D) Kailash Vidyarthi

View Answer
A

72. Who is the first woman to head the Railway Board of India?
(A) Jaya Verma Sinha
(B) Soma Mondal
(C) Madhabi Puri Buch
(D) Rekha Sharma

View Answer
A

73. Which state launched ‘Gruha Lakshmi scheme’?
(A) Kerala
(B) Karnataka
(C) Andhra Pradesh
(D) Odisha

View Answer
B

74. Which company has launched a new mobile application called ‘Share(dot)Market’?
(A) PhonePe
(B) Paytm
(C) BharatPe
(D) CRED

View Answer
A

75. Gabon, which was seen in the news, is located in which region?
(A) Africa
(B) Europe
(C) Australia
(D) Asia

View Answer
A

76. Which country is set to hold a referendum to recognize the country’s Indigenous people in its constitution?
(A) Greece
(B) Australia
(C) Sri Lanka
(D) China

View Answer
B

77. Which country/countries are the hosts of Asia Cup 2023 tournament?
(A) Sri Lanka and Pakistan
(B) India and Bangladesh
(C) Nepal and Bangladesh
(D) Pakistan and Afghanistan

View Answer
A

78. Kishore Jena, who was seen in the news, is associated with which sports?
(A) Tennis
(B) Javelin Throw
(C) Badminton
(D) Table Tennis

View Answer
B

79. Pragyan rover of the Chandrayaan-3 mission, has confirmed the presence of which element on the moon’s surface?
(A) Potassium
(B) Sulphur
(C) Sodium
(D) Chlorine

View Answer
B

80. Which state raised the OBC quota to 27% in local bodies?
(A) Gujarat
(B) Assam
(C) Jharkhand
(D) Madhya Pradesh

View Answer
A

81. ‘Operation Muskaan’, which was seen in the news, was implemented in which city?
(A) Indore
(B) Mumbai
(C) Ahmedabad
(D) Guwahati

View Answer
B

82. Cabinet declared which day as ‘National Space Day’ in India?
(A) August 20
(B) August 23
(C) August 25
(D) August 27

View Answer
B

83. Archaeologists have unearthed 3,000-year-old priestly tomb in which country?
(A) Peru
(B) Argentina
(C) Greece
(D) Japan

View Answer
A

84. Where is Zealandia located?

(A) Submerged beneath the Pacific Ocean

(B) Off the coast of Antarctica

(C) In the Indian Ocean

(D) In the Atlantic Ocean

View Answer
A

85. Which Indian athlete has won the most gold medals at the Asian Games 2023?

(A) Divyansh Singh Panwar

(B) Rudrankksh Patil

(C) Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar

(D) Sift Kaur Samra

View Answer
C

86. Exercise Talisman Sabre is an annual military exercise conducted between which two countries?

(A) Australia and Canada

(B) Australia and New Zealand

(C) Australia and Japan

(D) Australia and the United States

View Answer
D

87. Where is the George Everest Cartography Museum located?

(A) Mussoorie, Uttarakhand, India

(B) Kathmandu, Nepal

(C) Darjeeling, West Bengal, India

(D) Leh

View Answer
A

88. Which of the following Indian athletes is the youngest Olympic medalist in the country’s history?

(A) Saina Nehwal

(B) PV Sindhu

(C) Mirabai Chanu

(D) Neeraj Chopra

View Answer
A

89. Which of the following states has achieved 100% ODF Plus status?
(A) Andhra Pradesh
(B) Bihar
(C) Gujarat
(D) Telangana

View Answer
D

90. What is the duration of the AFSPA extension in Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh?
(A) Six months
(B) One year
(C) Two years
(D) Until further notice

View Answer
A

91. Which Indian company will partner with Airbus to manufacture the C-295 transport aircraft in India?
(A) Tata Advanced Systems (TASL)
(B) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)
(C) Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL)
(D) Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)

View Answer
A

92. Which of the following is the best description of Disease X?
(A) A known but highly lethal virus
(B) An unknown virus with the potential to cause a global pandemic
(C) A new virus that is evolving rapidly
(D) A zoonotic pathogen that is likely to jump from animals to humans

View Answer
B

93. Which of the following is the most recently added UNESCO World Heritage Site in India?
(A) Architectural Work of Le Corbusier
(B) Khangchendzonga National Park
(C) Nalanda
(D) Sacred Ensembles of the Hoysala

View Answer
D

94. What is the name of the Chinese research vessel that is scheduled to visit Sri Lanka in October 2023?
(A) Shi Yan 6
(B) Yuan Wang 5
(C) South China Sea Institute of Oceanology (SCSIO)
(D) Chinese Academy of Sciences

View Answer
A

95. Who was the first woman Speaker of a state legislative assembly in India?
(A) Amrit Kaur
(B) Sarojini Naidu
(C) Sucheta Kripalani
(D) Shanno Devi

View Answer
D

96. Which of the following is the top export item from India?
(A) Petroleum products
(B) Jewellery
(C) Automobiles
(D) Machinery

View Answer
A

97. What is the causative agent of canine brucellosis?
(A) Brucella canis
(B) Brucella abortus
(C) Brucella melitensis
(D) Brucella suis

View Answer
A

98. Which famous Hoysala temples in Karnataka have been added to the UNESCO World Heritage list?

(A) Ajanta, Ellora, and Mahabalipuram

(B) Somananthpura, Hampi, and Badami

(C) Belur, Halebid, and Somananthpura

(D) Puri, Konark, and Khajuraho

View Answer
C

99. What is the name of comprehensive drill conducted by the Indian Coast Guard along the west coast to enhance awareness among fishermen operating at sea?

(A) Operation Sajagta

(B) Operation Jagruk

(C) Operation Samvedana

(D) Operation Sajag

View Answer
D

100. What is the new name proposed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the old Indian Parliament building?

(A) Parliament House

(B) Lutyens-Baker House

(C) Constitutional Complex

(D) Samvidhan Sadan

View Answer
D

101. What is the name of the newly unveiled Phase 1 of the India International Convention and Expo Centre (IICC)?

(A) Bhuvanesha

(B) Niharadweepa

(C) Chandrapushpa

(D) Yashobhoomi

View Answer
D

102. What is the new name proposed for the district of Aurangabad in Maharashtra?

(A) Dharashiv

(B) Shivajinagar

(C) Sambhajinagar

(D) Maharajganj

View Answer
C

103. World Bamboo Day, observed annually on September 18, coincides with the birthday of which renowned bamboo researcher?

(A) Achyut Gokhale

(B) Walter Liese

(C) Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

(D) Madhav Gadgil

View Answer
C

104. What honor did the French government bestow upon Indian designer Rahul Mishra?

(A) Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres

(B) National Design Awards

(C) Knight of the Order of Fashion

(D) Both a & c

View Answer
A

105. Who has been crowned “Miss Universe Pakistan 2023”?
(A) Malika Alvi

(B) Sabrina Wasim

(C) Jessica Wilson

(D) Erica Robin

View Answer
D

106. What is the height of the Adi Shankaracharya statue that will be unveiled in Omkareshwar?

(A) 50 feet

(B) 75 feet

(C) 90 feet

(D) 108 feet

View Answer
D

107. What is the name of North Korea’s first operational “tactical nuclear attack submarine”?

(A) Submarine Yono

(B) Submarine Sutton

(C) Submarine Hero Kim Kun Ok

(D) Submarine Nuclear Strike

View Answer
C

108. The Indian Navy has collaborated with which travel company to offer a comprehensive range of benefits to Indian Navy personnel and their families?

(A) Uber

(B) Cabify

(C) Grab

(D) Ola Cabs

View Answer
A