Current
Affairs 2023
1. Which of the following districts
has the highest score in the recently released Social progress Index?
1) Aizawl (Mizoram)
2) Nagpur (Maharashtra)
3) Mohali (Punjab)
4) Shopian (Jammu & Kashmir )
Answer: 1
2. Which country got the presidency
of Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence for 2022-23?
1) India
2) Japan
3) Germany
4) USA
Answer: 1
3. Jan Vishwas Bill, 2022 has been introduced
in the Lok Sabha on December 22,2022. It seeks to -
1) Decriminalise Minor offences by amending 183
provisions in 42 Acts With A view to pro mote ease of business.
2) Make the Government departments more
accountable to the public
3) Check the corruption in various departments
of the governments
4) Strengthen the Local self Governments
Answer: 1
4. Which of the following States/
Uts has the highest score in the social Progress Index 2022?
1) Kerala
2) Goa
3) Puducherry
4) Tamil Nadu
Answer: 3
5. Ima Keithel, or Mother's market,
is in the state of -
1) Goa
2) Kerala
3) Manipur
4) Nagaland
Answer: 3
6. Who among the following has been
named Mrs. World 2022?
1) Sargam Koushal (India)
2) Shaylyn Ford (the US)
3) Kate Schneider (Ireland)
4) Andria Thompson ( Canada)
Answer: 1
7. Which of the following agency has
recognized 'Namami Gange' ( Nation Mission for clean Ganga
initiative ) as one of the Top 10 World Restoration Flagships programs aimed at
reviving the natural world?
1) World Bank
2) United Nations
3) US Aid
4) Bill Gates Foundation
Answer: 2
8. Which of the following
statements is incorrect about the electoral bond?
1) Electoral Bonds are a debt instrument
through which anyone can donate money to political parties.
2) Electoral bonds, are sold in multiples of
₹1,000,₹10,000, ₹1 lakh, ₹10 lakh, and ₹1 crore.
3) Electoral bonds can be bought from
authorised branches of the State Bank of India .
4) The political parties can choose to encash
such bonds within 6 months of receiving them and fund their electoral expenses.
Answer: 4
9. Which of the following institutions was almost paralyzed
by a cyber attack?
1) Defence Research and Development
Organization, New Delhi
2) All India Institute of Medical Science, New
Delhi
3) Research and Development and Standardization
Organization , Lucknow
4) Indian Space Research Organization, Bengaluru
Answer: 2
10. Which of the following state
has been ruled by single political party for the longest tenure?
1) West Bengal (Communist party of India-Marxist)
2) Gujarat ( Bharatiya Janta party)
3) Odisha ( Biju Janta Dal)
4) Tamil Nadu (DMK)
Answer: 1
11. How many
following pairs is/are matched correctly in relation to the geographical
indication tag granted to certain products in the month of December 2022?
I. Gamosa - Assam
II. Tandoor Redgram -Telangana
III. Raktse Apricot - Ladakh
IV. Alibaug white Onion- Maharashtra
1) 1
2) 2
3) 3
4) 4
Answer: 4
12. What is friendshoring?
1) 'Friendshoring' is a strategy where a
country sources the raw materials, Components, and even manufactured good from
countries that share its value
2) Establishing closed cooperative relations
with friendly neighbouring countries
3) Entering into Free Trade Agreements with
traditional trade partners
4) Coming of companies of common interests at
a friendly platform
Answer: 1
13. Vedic City is being developed in
which city?
1) Varanasi
2) Ayodhya
3) Ujjain
4) Hardwar
Answer: 2
14. Bad loans worth
__________________ have been written off by scheduled commercial banks in the
last five fiscals (2017-22).
1) ₹9,45,126 crore
2) ₹10,09,511 crore
3) ₹11,23,546 crore
4) ₹12,06,213 crore
Answer: 2
15. Cyclone Mandous, a severe
cyclonic storm in the Bay of Bengal, has affected the most _______________.
1) West Bengal
2) Odisha
3) Andhra Pradesh
4) Tamil Nadu
Answer: 4
16. Which of the following
statement is incorrect about Ayush Grid Project?
1) The Ayush Grid Project is conceptualized by
the Ministry of Ayush for creating a comprehensive Information Technology
backbone for the entire Ayush sector.
2) The Ayush Grid Platform envisages
digitization of service delivery across the six functional areas - Health
Services, Education, Research, Drug Administration, and Medicinal Plants.
3) It aims at increased digital collaboration
and exchange of best practices among Ayush stakeholders.
4) It aims at creating a nationwide network of
Ayush hospitals right from the grass root level to Appex institutions
Answer: 4
17. Who was the chief guest on the
occasion of the 74th Republic day in India?
1) Jair Messias Bolsonaro, Brazil
2) Emmanuel Macron, France
3) Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, Egypt
4) Cyril Ramaphosa, South Africa
Answer: 3
18. 17th Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas
Convention held in -
1) New Delhi
2) Mumbai
3) Indore
4) Bangalore
Answer: 3
19. Infant mortality ratio of which
one of the following countries is comparable to that of India?
1) China
2) United States of America
3) Sri Lanka
4) None of the above
Answer: 4
20. Who among the following was named
Federation of International Hockey player of the year for 2022?
1) Harmanpreet Singh
2) Jamie Dwyer
3) Arther van Doren
4) Teun De Nooijer
Answer: 1
21. Which of the following city has
won the World Green City Awards 2022?
1) Bengaluru
2) Chandigarh
3) Pune
4) Hyderabad
Answer: 4
22. India rises to ............ in
Hurun Global 500 ranking.
1) 15th
2) 10th
3) 5th
4) 3rd
Answer: 3
23. As of November 30, 2022 total
grid-connected India stood at -
1) 119. 51 GW
2) 225.1 GW
3) 189.2 GW
4) 190.33 GW
Answer: 1
24. Consider the following statement
in relation to a recently released World Bank report (2022) -
I. Currently, 733 million people in the world have no access to electricity.
II. By 2030, 670 million people will remain without it.
Which of the above statements is/ are correct?
1) Only I
2) Only II
3) Both I and II
4) Neither I nor II
Answer: 3
25. "Toolkit on
Enabling Gender Responsive Urban Mobility and Public Spaces in India" has
been launched by -
1) UN Women
2) World Bank
3) NITI Aayog
4) Ministry of Electronics and Information
Technology,Gol
Answer: 2
26. EASE (Enhanced Access and
Services Excellence) reforms are aimed at-
1) Enhancement of banking sector performance
2) Enhancement of banking sector performance of
public sector undertakings
3) Enhancement of the services of Indian
railways
4) Improvement in service delivery of government
departments
Answer: 1
27. Who among the following has
been appointed India's New Attorney General?
1) Harish Salve
2) R. Venkataramani
3) S. Ganesh
4) K. V. Vishwanathan
Answer: 2
28. Which of the following city has
received the best city award in Safai Mitra Suraksha?
1) Vishakhapatnam
2) Tirupati
3) Hyderabad
4) Gandhinagar
Answer: 2
29. Which of the following city
received the fast-mover city award?
1) Gurugram (Haryana)
2) Bareilly (UP)
3) Shivamogga (Karnataka)
4) Guntur (AP)
Answer: 3
30. Which state emerged as the
'Cleanest State' in the category of "more than 100 Urban Local
Bodies" in Swachh Survekshen 2022?
1) Maharashtra
2) Uttar Pradesh
3) Madhya Pradesh
4) West Bengal
Answer: 3
31. Svante Paabo won the 2022 Nobel
Prize in Medicine for the discoveries -
1) Concerning the genomes of extinct hominins
and human evolution
2) Concerning new vaccine against cervical
cancer
3) Leading to the radiological investigation
of Alzheimer's disease
4) Of a new drug for the treatment of
tuberculosis
Answer: 1
32. Justice K.G. Balakrishnan
Commission has been appointed by the Central Government to examine -
1) The Matter of giving Scheduled Caste status
to new people who claim to historically have belonged to the SCs, but have
converted to a religion other than those mentioned in the Presidential orders.
2) The matter related to two-child norms
universally in India
3) The issue of the Universal Civil Code
4) The demands for creation of new states
Answer: 1
33. The Nobel prize in Literature
for the year 2022 was awarded to -
1) Annie Ernaux, French Writer
2) Abdulrazak Gurnah, Tanzanian-born UK-based
writer
3) Louise Gluck, US poet
4) Bob Dylan
Answer: 1
34. Which of the following has been
declared as India's first 24 x 7 Solar Powered village?
1) Modhera (Gujarat)
2) Bhadla (Rajasthan)
3) Kamuthi (Tamil Nadu)
4) Veli (Kerala)
Answer: 1
35. The Nobel Peace Prize 2022 has
been awarded to -
I. Jailed Belarusian human rights activist Ales Byalyatski.
II. Russian human rights organization Memorial
III. Ukrainian human rights organization Center for Civil Liberties.
The correct code is -
1) Only I
2) Only II and III
3) Both I, II and III
4) None of the above
Answer: 3
36. What is 'Kalyani M4'?
1) Kalyani M4 is a Quick Reaction Fighting
Vehicle (Heavy)
2) An Indian Remote Sensing Satellite
3) A surface-to-surface short-range missile
4) A submarine
Answer: 1
37. Pradhan Mantri Bharatiya Jan
Urvarak Pariyojana (One Nation One Fertiliser) was launched by PM Narendra Modi
on -
1) September 25, 2022
2) October 2, 2022
3) October 10, 2022
4) October 17, 2022
Answer: 4
38. Which of the following is/are
not a transfer payment?
1) Payments under PM-KISAN
2) Pensions to civil servants
3) Payments under MGNREGA
4) Export subsidies to farmers
Answer: 3
39. In one of its very significant
interventions in digital markets, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) on
October 20, 2022, was sanctioned ................... for its anticompetitive
practices in multiple markets in the android mobile device ecosystem.
1) Google
2) Apple
3) Microsoft
4) Adobe
Answer: 1
40. The 22nd Summit (2022) of the
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) was held in -
1) Samarkand (Uzbekistan)
2) Dushanbe (Tajikistan)
3) Shanghai (China)
4) Saint Petersburg (Russia)
Answer: 1
41. Mehar Baba Competition is
related to -
1) Developing technology for a Swarm
Drone Based System to Detect Foreign Objects on Aircraft Operating Surfaces.
2) Creating a logo for G-20 Summit 2023
3) National Shooting Championship
4) Designing a 10 km long bridge
Answer: 1
42. Chandigarh airport has been named
after -
1) Lala Lajpat Rai
2) Shaheed Bhagat Singh
3) Guru Nanak Dev
4) French architect Le Corbusier
Answer: 2
43. Who among the following has
been honoured with the Dada Saheb Falke Life Time Achievement Award
2020?
1) Asha Parekh
2) Hema Malini
3) Kiran Kher
4) Kamal Hasan
Answer: 1
44. Who among the following has been
appointed as the New Chief of Defence Staff?
1) Lt. General Anil Chauhan (Retired)
2) Air Chief Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh
Bhadauria (Retired)
3) General Manoj Mukund Nara vane (Retired)
4) Admiral Karambir Singh
Answer: 1
45. Just Energy Transition
Partner-ship (JETP) is an initiative of -
1) The rich nations of G-7
2) The rich nations of the G-20
3) BRICS countries
4) ASEAN + countries
Answer: 1
46. Who among the following has/have
been awarded the 2022 Nobel Prize in economic sciences?
I. Ben S Bernanke, the former chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve.
II. Douglas W Diamond, US-based economist.
III. Philip H Dybvig, US-based economist.
The correct code is -
1) Only I
2) Only II and III
3) Only III
4) All I, II, and III
Answer: 4
47. The terms Amber Box, Blue Box,
and Green Box are often in news. These are related to .................. under
'agriculture' of WTO.
1) Domestic support in agriculture
2) Use of chemical fertilizers
3) Use of pesticides for plant protection
4) Marketing reforms
Answer: 1
48. Larges Sugar producing Country in
the world is -
1) Brazil
2) India
3) China
4) The US
Answer: 2
49. Which of the following Central
Public Sector Enterprise (CPSE) accorded 'Maharatna' status on September 21,
2022?
1) Rural Electrification Corporation Ltd.
2) Bharat Electronics Ltd.
3) Container Corporation of India Ltd.
4) Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.
Answer: 1
50. In the recently formed grouping
of countries generally known as the 'Middle-East Quad', in addition to India,
which of the following are other members?
1) Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the USA
2) Israel, UAE, and the USA
3) Egypt, UAE, and the UK
4) Israel, Saudi Arabia and UK
Answer: 2
51. Recently, the term 'two-pillar
solution/two-pillar package' often seen in the news, refers -
1) Global energy security in the near future
2) International cyber crime reporting
3) Minimum global corporate tax
4) Prevention of International money
laundering
Answer: 3
52. The 'Kisan Safalta' card
has been launched by -
1) NABARD
2) CSIR
3) Agribazaar, a private sector electronic agri
mandi
4) None of the above
Answer: 3
53. Which of the following country
is the top supplier of crude oil to India?
1) Russia
2) Iraq
3) Saudi Arabia
4) Iran
Answer: 2
54. According to Kantar BrandZ report
on India's most valuable brands which of the following is India's most valuable
brand in 2022?
1) Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
2) HDFC Bank
3) Infosys
4) Airtel
Answer: 1
55. Who among the following is the
World's second richest person in 2022?
1) Mukesh Ambani
2) Jack Maa
3) Gautam Adani
4) Bernard Arnault
Answer: 3
56. Who has been honoured with the
2022 UNESCO Peace Prize?
1) Emmanuel Macron
2) Angela Merkel
3) Roberta Metsola
4) Sanna Marin
Answer: 2
57. Who became the first Woman
Director-General of the CSIR?
1) Nallathamby Kalaiselvi
2) Dr. Tessy Thomas
3) Ruchira Kamboj
4) Madhabi Puri Buch
Answer: 1
58. Who among the following was
India's longest serving Prime Minister as of November 2022?
1) Jawaharlal Nehru
2) Indira Gandhi
3) I. K. Gujral
4) Narendra Modi
Answer: 1
59. The Indian Naval Ensign is
inspired by -
1) Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj
2) Raja Raja Chola I
3) Kulashekhara king Bhaskara Ravivarman I
4) Gupta emperor Samudra- gupta
Answer: 1
60. Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant is
situated in -
1) France
2) Russia
3) Ukraine
4) Italy
Answer: 3
61. Who among the following won the
prestigious Diamond League Finals title (2022) in Zurich on September 2022?
1) Olympic gold medalist javelin thrower
Neeraj Chopra
2) Olympic silver medallist Jakub Vadlejch of
Czech Republic
3) Julian Weber of Germany
4) Anderson Peters of Grenada
Answer: 1
62. Who among the following is/ was
the world's longest-serving monarch?
1) Hassanal Bolkiah (Brunei)
2) Queen Elizabeth II (Britain)
3) Queen Margrethe II (Denmark)
4) Carl Gustaf XVI (Sweden)
Answer: 2
63. India's rank in Human
Development Index 2021 is -
1) 130th
2) 131st
3) 132nd
4) 133rd
Answer: 3
64. Who is the world's richest person
in the month of August 2022?
1) Elon Musk
2) Jeff Bezos
3) Jack Ma
4) Mukesh Ambani
Answer: 1
65. Operation 'NARCOS' was launched
in the month of June-2022 by -
1) Railway Protection Force
2) Narcotics Control Bureau
3) International Narcotics Control Board
4) Central Bureau of Narcotics
Answer: 1
66. Who among the following has been
appointed as India's Sherpa for the Group of Twenty (G20) grouping for the
upcoming G-20 Summit 2023?
1) Piyush Goyal, Minister of Commerce and
Industry
2) Amitabh Kant, former CEO of NITI Aayog
3) Sindhushree Khullar, former CEO of NITI Aayog
4) T.V. Somanathan, Former Finance Secretary
Answer: 2
67. G20 Summit 2022 held at -
1) Bangkok, Thailand
2) Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
3) Bali, Indonesia
4) Manila, Philippines
Answer: 3
68. United Nations climate change
conference (COP27) hosted by which of the following country?
1) Saudi Arabia
2) Katar
3) Indonesia
4) Egypt
Answer: 4
69. Who is the Union Minister for
Information and Broadcasting?
1) Kiren Rijiju
2) Arjun Munda
3) Anurag Singh Thakur
4) Prakash Javadekar
Answer: 3
70. Dronacharya Awards are given to -
1) Outstanding teachers
2) Outstanding athletes
3) Best performers in archary
4) Outstanding coaches in the sport field
Answer: 4
71. United Nations has declared the
year 2023 as -
1) The Millets International Year of Millets
2) The Wheat International Year of Wheat
3) The Rice International Year of Rice
4) The International Year of Oil-seeds
Answer: 1
72. Katalin Novák became the first
female President of which country?
1) Austria
2) Hungary
3) Spain
4) Norway
Answer: 2
73. The first Global Media Congress
held in -
1) Abu Dhabi
2) Dubai
3) Singapore
4) Bali
Answer: 1
74. Which of the following
educational institutions is at the top in the NIRF ranking 2022?
1) Indian Institute of Sciences, Bengaluru
2) Indian Institute of Techno-logy, Madras
3) Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
4) Indian Institute of Techno-logy, Bombay
Answer: 2
75. Which of the following city has
been declared the first "Cultural and Tourism City" for
the year 2022-23 under Shanghai Co-operation Organisation?
1) Varanasi (India)
2) Chengdu (China)
3) St. Petersburg (Russia)
4) Dushanbe (Tajikistan)
Answer: 1
76. 44th Chess Olympiad held between
July 28 to August 10, 2022 in -
1) Moscow (Russia)
2) London (UK)
3) Mamalapuram (Tamil Nadu)
4) Rome (Italy)
Answer: 3
77. 'Ocean Promise' -
its vision for Blue Economy has been launched by -
1) Ministry of Earth Science, Government of
India
2) United Nations Development Programme
3) United Nations Department of Economic and
Social Affairs UNDESA)
4) United Nations Development Coordination
Office
Answer: 2
78. Which of the following films
has been adjudged the best feature film at the 68th National Film
Awards 2022?
1) Tanhaji (Hindi)
2) Soorarari Pottu (Telugu)
3) A.K. Ayyappanum Koshiyum (Malayalam)
4) Sivaranjiniyum Innum Sila Pengalum (Tamil)
Answer: 2
79. 'Living Lands Charter' was
adopted at -
1) 48th G7 Summit 2022
2) Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting
(CHOGM) 2022
3) United Nations General Assembly
4) ASEAN Summit
Answer: 2
80. Who among the following won the
best actor award at 68th National Film Awards 2022?
1) Ajay Devgn for Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior
2) Suriya for Soorarai Pottru
3) Biju Menon for the Malayalam film A. K.
Ayyappanum Koshiyum.
4) Both Jointly by A&B
Answer: 4
81. Which of the following
institutions has suggested to change the 'Kisan Credit Card' into 'livelihood
credit cards' ?
1) Economic Research Department of the State
Bank of India (SBI)
2) Indian Council of Agricultural Research
(ICAR)
3) NITI Aayog
4) NABARD
Answer: 4
82. Bharat Drone Mahotsav 2022 was
organized in -
1) Gwalior
2) Bengaluru
3) New Delhi
4) Jodhpur
Answer: 3
83. Who has been appointed new CEO of
NITI Aayog?
1) Parameswaran Iyer
2) Avanish Awasthi
3) Nagendra Nath Sinha
4) Manoj Kumar Singh
Answer: 1
84. Which of the following countries
has ranked at the top of the Global Sustainable Development Goal Index
2022?
1) Denmark
2) Finland
3) Sweden
4) Norway
Answer: 2
85. Which among the following cities
became the most liveable city in the world?
1) Copenhagen, Denmark
2) Zurich, Switzerland
3) Vienna, Austria
4) Vancouver, Canada
Answer: 3
86. What is India's rank on the
IMD's World Competitiveness Index 2022?
1) 40th
2) 37th
3) 38th
4) 30th
Answer: 2
87. Which country emerged on top of
the 2022 World Press Freedom Index?
1) Denmark
2) Norway
3) Finland
4) Germany
Answer: 2
88. According to World
Happiness Index-2022 what is the rank of India?
1) 130th
2) 110th
3) 140th
4) 136th
Answer: 4
89. The first airport powered by
solar energy in India is -
1) New Delhi
2) Cochin
3) Ahmedabad
4) Chennai
Answer: 2
90. At which one of the following
places, the World Health Organisation (WHO) is going to establish the Global
Traditional Medicine Centre?
1) Jamnagar (India)
2) Jaffna (Sri Lanka)
3) Haridwar (India)
4) Johannesburg (South Africa)
Answer: 1
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