1. What is the official mascot for the first-ever Khelo India Para Games 2023?
Ans: Ujjwala
2. Which state has
recently declared November 25 as 'no non-veg day'?
Ans: Uttar Pradesh
3. Name the state in
which Durgavati Sanctuary, recently seen in news, is located.
Ans: Madhya Pradesh
4. Name the Irish
author, who has won the 2023 Booker prize for the novel Prophet Song'.
Ans: Paul Lynch
5. Which country has
been designated as the Chair of the International Sugar Organisation for 2024?
Ans: India
6. Name the world's
first licensed therapy using Crispr-Cas9 gene editing technology for sickle
cell disease and thalassaemia.
Ans: Casgevy
7. Which country has
decided to abandon its groundbreaking law aimed at banning smoking for future
generations?
Ans: New Zealand
8. Which Indian city
will get India's Largest Circular Railway?
Ans: Bengaluru
9. Name the country in
which recently erupted Anak Krakatau volcano is situated.
Ans: Indonesia
10. India's first
telecom center of excellence is located in:
Ans: Saharanpur, Uttar
Pradesh
11. Which City will
host the Military Literature Festival 2024?
Ans: Amritsar
12. Which is the first
South Asian country to formally register a case of same-sex marriage?
Ans: Nepal
13. Name the vessel,
which is the largest of its kind built in Kerala, can accommodate 150 people at
a time.
Ans: Classic Imperial
14. Which is the
initiative of the Indian Navy, that aims at promoting active security and
growth in the Indian Ocean Region?
Ans: MAHASAGR
15. Who has won the
2023 UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award Global Laureate?
Ans: Abdullahi Mire
16. Name India's first
Woman Aide-De-Camp from the Indian Armed Forces.
Ans: Squadron Leader
Manisha Padhi
17. Which is the
recently announced scheme that was focused on 11 critical interventions for
Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups.
Ans: Pradhan Mantri
Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan
18. Name the dance
form in Rajasthan, that was performed by a nomadic group of snake charmers and
dancers.
Ans: Kalbeliya
19. Which country has
officially withdrawn from China's Belt and Road Initiative recently?
Ans: Italy
20. Who has become the
new Chief Minister of Mizoram?
Ans: Lalduhoma
21. Which state is
known for Lakadong turmeric, that has been granted GI tag recently?
Ans: Meghalaya
22. Which dance form
of Gujarat has been entered in UNESCO's 'Representative List of the Intangible
Cultural Heritage of Humanity'?
Ans: Garba dance
23. Name the latest
and most advanced AI model launched by the Google parent
company Alphabet.
Ans: Gemini
24. Name the
solar-powered mini-cruise ships set to commence operations in the sacred Saryu
River in Ayodhya.
Ans: Ramayana
25. Who was appointed
as the new director of the Special Protection Group (SPG)?
Ans: Alok Sharma
26. Which Indian city
was included in the Conde Nast Traveller's list of the best places to visit in
Asia in 2024?
Ans: Kochi
27. As per the recent
fund manager survey, Japan and India emerged as the most favored markets in the
Asia Pacific region. The survey was conducted by:
Ans: Bank of America
(BofA)
28. Who was appointed
as the new MD & CEO of Kotak Mahindra Bank?
Ans: Ashok Vaswani
29. Which country has
named the cyclonic storm 'Midhili', recently formed in Bay of Bengal?
Ans: Maldives
30. What is the term
used to refer to the geometric shapes that exhibit self-similarity at different
scales?
Ans: Fractals
31. Which agency has
introduced a 9-point draft of guidelines to combat "greenwashing" by
companies?
Ans: Advertising Standards
Council of India (ASCI)
32. Who has become the
new president of Argentina?
Ans: Javier Milei
33. Name the
networking platform for women engineering students in India, connecting them
with Amazon leaders and recruiters.
Ans: Amazon Women of
the World (WOW)
34. Which country has
hosted the second Voice of Global South Summit?
Ans: India
35. NOTTO data reveals
that between 1995 and 2021, four out of five organ recipients in India were
men. NOTTO stands for:
Ans: National Organ
and Tissue Transplant Organisation
36. Which is at the
forefront of women-led startups, as per the data of Traxon?
Ans: Bengaluru
37. Indira Gandhi
Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for the year 2022 was jointly
awarded to:
Ans: Indian
Medical Association (IMA) and Trained Nurses Association of India
38. Who was appointed
as the interim Chief Executive Officer of OpenAI?
Ans: Mira Murati
39. Who was the
Governor of RBI, during the 1992 Indian stock market scam ог Harshad Mehta
scam?
Ans: S Venkitaramanan
40. Which Indian city
has hosted the 11th edition of the International Tourism Mart?
Ans: Shillong
41. Who has become the
new Prime Minister of Luxembourg?
Ans: Luc Frieden
42. Which state
government has imposed an immediate ban on the production, storage,
distribution and sale of halal certified products?
Ans: Uttar Pradesh
43. What is the theme
for World Children's Day 2023?
Ans: For every child,
every right
44. Who was appointed as
the Managing Director of the State Bank of India?
Ans: Vinay M. Tonse
45. 'Sea Buckthorn'
that has recently secured Geographical Indication (GI) tag, is cultivated in:
Ans: Ladakh
46. Which mudflat in
Kerala is shrinking rapidly due to natural and anthropogenic factors?
Ans: Kadalundi
47. Which
country has recently witnessed the outbreak of pneumonia-like illness dubbed
'white lung syndrome'?
Ans: USA
48. Name the
AI-Based Elephant protection on Indian Railways.
Ans: Gajraj
System
49. Which
Indian city has hosted Asia's premier sports, fitness, and wellness trade expo
Named FITEXPO INDIA 2023?
Ans: Kolkata
50. Name the
country in which Kra Isthmus is located.
Ans: Thailand
51.
'Operational Efficiency, Readiness, and Mission Accomplishment in the Maritime Domain'
is the theme for:
Ans: Indian
Navy Day 2023
52. Who has
become the first woman Director General of the Indian Council of Forestry
Research Education?
Ans: Kanchan
Devi
53. Who has
become the third woman from India to become a Grandmaster?
Ans: Vaishali
Rameshbabu
54. Which
country has assigned the name 'Michaung' to the recently formed cyclonic storm?
Ans: Myanmar
55. Name the
$30 billion climate fund announced at the COP- 28 climate summit in Dubai.
Ans: ALTERRA
56. Name the
tiny robots made from human tracheal cells capable of repairing damaged neural
tissue.
Ans: Anthrobots
57. What is
the name given to the world's first portable disaster hospital, unveiled in
India?
Ans: Aarogya
Maitri Cube
58. Which is
the largest-ever survey vessel built in the country delivered by the Garden
Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd?
Ans: INS
Sandhayak
59. What is
the theme for World Soil Day 2023?
Ans: 'Soil
and water, a source of life'
60. Who has
won the 35th Jimmy George Foundation Award?
Ans: M.
Sreeshankar
61. Name the
mobile-based solution designed to capture photos with Geo-Tags by the Ministry
of Panchayati Raj.
Ans: m ActionSoft
62. Which is
the world's largest experimental nuclear fusion reactor unveiled by Japan?
Ans: JT- 60SA
63. Who is
the new Chief Minister of Telangana?
Ans: Revanth
Reddy
64. Which
has emerged as the safest city in India, as per the report of National Crime
Records Bureau?
Ans: Kolkata
65. Who has
become the first woman medical officer deployed at Siachen?
Ans: Captain
Geetika Koul
66. Who is
the new Executive Director of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India?
Ans: Jithesh
John
67. Who is
the First Indian to operate Mars Rover?
Ans: Dr.
Akshata Krishnamurthy
68. Name the
scientific instrument on ISRO's Aditya L1 spacecraft designed to study solar
wind particles.
Ans: ASPEX
69. The first Indian Architecture
Art, & Design Biennale 2023 is held at:
Ans: Red
Fort
70. Who is the new
Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh?
Ans: Vishnu Deo Sai
71. What is the theme
for the International Mountain Day?
Ans: 'Restoring Mountain
Ecosystems'
72. Which state has
secured the top position in the first delta rankings announced by NITI Aayog?
Ans: Telangana
73. Who has been
honored as an International Anti-Corruption Champion by the US government for
2023?
Ans: Nikhil Dey
74. Andhra Pradesh
Forest Department has launched first-of-its-kind Eastern Ghats Nature
Interpretation Center in:
Ans: Visakhapatnam
75. Name the country
in which the Shidao Bay nuclear power plant is located.
Ans: China
76. Who was elected as
the new Prime Minister of Poland?
Ans: Donald Tusk
77. Name the newly
elected Chief Minister of Rajasthan.
Ans: Bhajan Lal Sharma
78. Name the
initiative launched by the central government to empower 15,000 women Self Help
Groups (SHGs) by providing drones for agricultural purposes.
Ans: NAMO Drone Didi
79. Who has won 33rd
Vyas Samman, 2023 for her 2016 memoir 'Yaadein, Yaadein aur Yaadein'?
Ans: Pushpa Bharati
80. Name the operation
of Interpol that has exposed a growing trend where human trafficking victims
are forced to commit cyber fraud.
Ans: Operation Storm
Makers II
81. Banni grassland,
the proposed cheetah conservation breeding center is located at:
Ans: Gujarat
82. Name the worldwide
platform launched by UNO that aims to unite non-state actors, investors,
businesses, cities, regions, and civil society.
Ans: Race to
Resilience
83. As per the UN
Report, which country is the world's leading opium source in 2023?
Ans: Myanmar
84. Who has received
the Padmapani Lifetime Achievement Award at Ajanta-Ellora Film Festival?
Ans: Javed Akthar
85. Who was honored
with the 2023 Diwali 'Power of One' award at UNO?
Ans: Ban Ki-moon
86. Which country has collaborated
with Egypt for the successful launch of
the MisrSat-2 satellite?
Ans: China
87. 'Climate
Change & Migratory Species: A Review of Impacts, Conservation Actions, indicators
and Ecosystem Services' report has been released by:
Ans: Conservation
of Migratory Species of Wild Animals
88. The
'AMRIT' technology for removing arsenic and metal ions from water is developed
by:
Ans: IIT
Madras
89. Almora
Fault, seen recently in the news, is located in:
Ans: Nepal
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