1.        Which Union Ministry launched the ‘Prajjwala Challenge’?  (Ministry of Rural Development)

2.        Which institution has urged stock exchanges to set up Investor Risk Reduction Access (IRRA) platform? (SEBI)

3.        What is the target for agricultural and processed food products from India for 2022-23?  (USD23.56 billion)

4.        Which Department under the ‘Ministry of Finance’ notifies changes in rates on small savings schemes?  (Department of Economic Affairs)

5.        New Jalpaiguri, which was in the news related to Vande Bharat Express, is located in which state? (West Bengal)

6.        What is the target of number of Ayushman Bharat Health and Wellness Centres under the Ayushman Bharat?  (1.5 Lakh)

7.        Which institution released the ‘Statistical Tables relating to Banks in India’?  (Reserve Bank of India)

8.        Zuari Bridge, the second largest cable-stayed bridge in India, is located in which state/UT?  (Goa)

9.        Which state organises the world’s largest open-air theatre ‘Dhanu Yatra’ festival?  (Odisha)

10.    Which country has taken over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union for the first six months of 2023?  (Sweden)

11.    Which institution launched its Medium-term Strategy Framework named ‘Utkarsh 2.0’?  (RBI)

12.    ‘Future Engineer Program’ is an initiative of which multi-national company?  (Amazon)

13.    Which institution developed the Bharat Interface for Money (BHIM) app?  (NPCI)

14.    Which sportsperson won both the World Rapid and World Blitz chess titles?  (Magnus Carlsen)

15.    India recently signed a ‘Comprehensive Migration and Mobility Partnership Agreement’ in which country?  (Austria)

16.    Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva recently took charge as the President of which country?  (Brazil)

17.    Which country recently switched to euro from its kuna currency and became the 20th member of the Eurozone?  (Croatia)

18.    As per the CMIE’s latest report, which state had recorded the highest unemployment rate among states in December 2022?  (Haryana)

19.    Which country inaugurated the Pokhara Regional International Airport (PRIA), with the support of China?  (Nepal)

20.    Mohamed Irfaan Ali, who is a recipient of Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award, is the President of which country?  (Guyana)

21.    Who is the first woman officer to be operationally deployed at Kumar Post, Siachen?  (Captain Shiva Chouhan)

22.    Which High Court has directed the city government to ensure free food and medical treatment to HIV-positive persons?  (Delhi High Court)

23.    Where is the ‘Institute of Mathematical Sciences ’located?  (Chennai)

24.    Which state hosted the ‘National Scout and Guide Jamboree’?  (Rajasthan)

25.    ‘Bailey Suspension Bridge’ has been inaugurated in which state/UT?  (Jammu and Kashmir)

26.    Where is the headquarters of ‘Asian Pacific Postal Union’?  (Bangkok)

27.    Which country developed the Aadhaar-like platform for9 countries called ‘Modular Open-Source Identity Platform (MOSIP)’?  (India)

28.    Which Union Ministry launched the ‘Draft Online Gaming Policy’?  (Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology)

29.    Which article of Indian Constitution deals with the right to freedom of speech and expression? (Article 19)

30.    What is the outlay of the ‘Broadcasting Infra structure and Network Development (BIND) scheme’?  (Rs2500 crore)

31.    Which start-up built the ‘Azaadi SAT’ satellite, which is made by 750 school girls?  (Space Kidz India)

32.    Which state houses the world’s first Palm-leaf Manuscript Museum?  (Kerala)

33.    Which city is the host of the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas convention 2023?  (Indore)

34.    Which Union Ministry is organising the ‘Startup India Innovation Week’?  (Ministry of Commerce and Industry)

35.    The Aspirational Block Programme (ABP), which was launched recently, covers how many districts initially?  (500)

36.    What is the estimated GDP Growth of India in 2022-23,as per the NSO first advance estimates?  (7 per cent)

37.    Which institution awards ‘Eat Right Station’ certification to Railway stations?  (FSSAI)

38.    Kilauea Volcano, which was seen in the news, is located in which country?  (Hawaii(USA))

39.    Which state launched a facility for entrepreneurs to submit complaints using WhatsApp?  (Kerala)

40.    What is the purpose of the ‘Aamantran’ Portal, which was recently launched?  (Invitation Management)

41.    Which Indian public sector bank received RBI approval to hold special rupee vostro accounts of three banks from Sri Lanka?  (Indian Bank)

42.    Which Indian state launched the caste-based census?  (Bihar)

43.    Which state won the UN-Habitat’s World Habitat Awards 2023 for Jaga Mission?  (Odisha)

44.    Which institution launched the ‘Portal for mapping of Industrial Units and Laboratories’  (BIS)

45.    Which organisation publishes the Food Price Index(FFPI)?  (FAO)

46.    ‘Kumarakom and Beypore’, which were selected under the Swadesh Darshan 2.0 Scheme, are located in which state?  (Kerala)

47.    ‘Centralised Receipt and Processing Center (CRPC)’ and‘ Integrated Ombudsman Scheme’ are related to which institution?  (Reserve Bank of India)

48.    What is the theme of the “National Science Day 2023??  (Global Science for Global Wellbeing)

49.    Bhitarkanika National Park, which was seen in the news, is located in which state/UT?  (Odisha)

50.    Which institution launched a new system to measure and grade hospital performance under AB PM-JAY?  (NHA)

51.    What is the name of the short-range ballistic missile which was recently test-launched by India? (Prithvi II)

52.    Which song from an Indian film won Golden Globe award2023 for Best Original Song?  (Naatu Naatu)

53.    What is the name of the international agreement signed in 1987 to ban Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)?  (Montreal Protocol)

54.    As per the World Bank’s Global Economic Prospects Report, what is the expected economic growth of India in 2023-24?  (6.6 %)

55.    ‘Year of Enterprises’ Project is a flagship scheme of which Indian state?  (Kerala)

56.    Road Transport and Highways Ministry observes Road Safety Week in which month?  (January)

57.    India signed a MoU to enhance cooperation in training of diplomats, with which country?  (Panama)

58.    Which country has the world’s most powerful passport, as per the Henley Passport Index 2023?  (Japan)

59.    Which state is the host of the 26th National Youth Festival?  (Karnataka)

60.    What is the new name of the new Integrated Food Security Scheme?  (Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana)

61.    Which institution recently released the ‘Survey on dietary supplements’?  (FSSAI)

62.    Which organisation released the ‘Global Risks Report2023’?  (World Economic Forum)

63.    Who is the author of the ‘Revolutionaries- The Other Story of How India Won Its Freedom’ Book?  (Sanjeev Sanyal)

64.    Which is the first European country to have a Reciprocal Access Agreement with Japan?  (UK)

65.    Which state launched the ‘shared school bus system’ and agriculture response vehicle scheme?  (Meghalaya)

66.    Vidisha, the first district for deployment of innovative5G use cases, is located in which state?  (Madhya Pradesh)

67.    Which institution released the ‘Rural Health Statistics report’?  (Ministry of Health and Family Welfare)

68.    Which public sector bank partnered with ‘Garuda Aerospace’ under the Kisan Pushpak Scheme? (Union Bank of India)

69.    Which state/UT suggested the Centre to grant “migrated minority” status?  (Delhi)

70.    ‘Pineapple Express’ phenomenon, which was seen in the news, is related to which field?  (Meteorology)

71.    What is the name of the world’s longest river cruise, which was flagged off by the Prime Minister?  (MV Ganga Vilas)

72.    India’s first 3x platform wind turbine generators(WTG) has been installed in which state?  (Karnataka)

73.    After Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan and Punjab, which state recently restored the Old Pension Scheme (OPS) for government employees?  (Himachal Pradesh)

74.    The Supreme Court recently struck down a provision of Income Tax which denied exemption to women of which state?  (Sikkim)

75.    Buxwaha Mine, which was seen in the news, is located in which state?  (Madhya Pradesh)

76.    What is the theme of the World Economic Forum 2023meeting?  (Cooperation in a Fragmented World)

77.    Which institution released the report titled ‘Survival of the Richest’?  (Oxfam International)

78.    ‘Varuna’ is a bilateral naval exercise between India and which country?  (France)

79.    Which state/UT Police launched the ‘Cyber Congress initiative’?  (Telangana)

80.    FPGA, which was seen in the news recently, is associated with which industry?  (Electronics)

81.    India’s first online gaming Centre of Excellence is to be set up in which state/UT?  (Meghalaya)

82.    Which state government has implemented a policy for blindness control?  (Rajasthan)

83.    Thiruvalluvar is a famous poet of which language?  (Tamil)

84.    Which Union Ministry runs the MAARG (Mentorship, Advisory, Assistance, Resilience, and Growth) Platform?  (Ministry of Commerce and Industry)

85.    Shang Juncheng, who was seen in the news recently, plays which sports?  (Tennis)

86.    Which institution releases the ‘Annual Status of Education Report (ASER)’?  (Pratham)

87.    India has been urging which country to implement ‘13thAmendment’ to its Constitution?  (Sri Lanka)

88.    Which financial services company announced the new phase of its Girls4Tech programme in India? (Mastercard)

89.    Which country’s population has declined for the first time in 61 years with a fall of roughly 850,000?  (China)

90.    What is the wholesale price inflation in December 2022in India?  (4.95 %)

91.    Indian Army launched a joint Training exercise‘ Cyclone – I’ with which country?  (Egypt)

92.    Bhopal declaration, which was seen in the news, was launched after which meeting?  (G-20)

93.    NASA has awarded 425 million dollars to which Company for the agency’s sustainable flight demonstrator project?  (Boeing)

94.    India is set to start supplying diesel to which country through a Friendship pipeline?  (Bangladesh)

95.    Which is the first country to back the debtre structure programme of Sri Lanka?  (India)

96.    Which armed force started the ‘Ops Alert’ exercise to enhance security?  (Border Security Force)

97.    Chris Hipkins has sworn in as the Prime Minister of which country?  (New Zealand)

98.    Which Union Ministry released ‘Endorsements Know-hows!’ guide for celebrities, influencers and virtual influencers on social media?  (Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution)

99.    What is the name of the Indigenous mobile operating system developed by IIT Madras?  (Bhar OS)

100. What is the theme of the ‘India International Science Festival’?  (Marching towards Amrit Kaal with Science, Technology, and Innovation)

101. Which city is the host of the ‘G-20 Working Group on Environment and Climate Sustainability’ meeting?  (Bengaluru)

102. Narayanpur left bank canal with modern irrigation system has been inaugurated in which state?  (Karnataka)

103. ‘Centre for Maritime Economy and Connectivity’ is to be set up in which state/UT?  (New Delhi)

104. Which country is the host of the ‘FIDE World Championship 2023’?  (Kazakhstan)

105. Prime Minister Modi to name 21 islands of Andaman & Nicobar after which awardees?  (Param Vir Chakra)

106. What is the name of the fifth stealth Scorpene class Submarine, which was recently commissioned into the Indian Navy?  (INS Vagir)

107. Which institution launched an information database including a repository of information pertaining to municipal bonds? (SEBI)

108. World Bank has appreciated which country for its transition from poorest to one of the fastest growing countries?  (Bangladesh)

109. As per the Finance Ministry data, the Atal Pension Yojana (APY) subscribers figure crossed which milestone in 2022?  (10 million)

110. Which state announced to book men who marry minor girls under stringent laws prescribing imprisonment?  (Assam)

111. What is the name of the cluster of digital solutions like Aadhaar, UPI, Digi Locker, Co-Win, GeM, and GSTN?  (India Stack)

112. ‘Purse Seine’, which was seen in the news, is associated with which activity?  (Fishing)

113. Which institution issues the Sovereign Green Bonds (SGrBs) on behalf of the government  (RBI)

114. The Monument Mitra scheme was transferred from the Ministry of Tourism to which Ministry?  (Ministry of Culture)

115. National Tourism Day 2023 is celebrated in which state?  (Telangana)

116. Which institution released the ‘World Economic Situation and Prospects 2023’ report? (United Nations)

117. India signed an MoU with which country to exchange programmes of different genres in radio and TV platforms?  (Egypt)

118. Dilip Mahalanabis, who was awarded the Padma Vibhushan award in 2023, was associated with which profession?  (Doctor)

119. Odesa Port City, which was seen in the news, is located in which country?  (Ukraine)

120. After China, which is the second country in the world to start the ‘trade-plus-one’(T+1) settlement cycle?  (India)

121. What is the name of the first Indian space mission to observe the Sun?  (Aditya-L1)

122. India’s the first solar mission Aditya L-1, carried how many payloads?   (7 payloads)

123. What isL-1, specified in the Aditya-L1 observatory? (First Sun-Earth Lagrangian point) 

124. Which city is the host of ‘National Child Science Congress’ in 2023?  (Ahmedabad)

125. US-based Hindenburg Research published a report accusing which business group for stock manipulation?  (Adani Group)

126. Which country issued a notice to Pakistan seeking modification of the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty (IWT)?  (India)

127. Which city hosted the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Film Festival 2023?  (Mumbai)

128. Which Union Ministry recently notified officials to act as members of Grievance Appellate Committees (GAC)?  (Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology)

129. Road Transport and Highway Ministry announced to scrap all government vehicles older than how many years?  (15)

130. ‘Nidhi Aapke Nikat’ is an out reach programme of which institution?  (EPFO)

131. As per the latest ‘All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE)’, what is the trend of total enrolment in higher education in 2019-20 compared to the previous survey? (Increased)

132.   As per the recent RBI study, which state received the highest GST compensation from the centre?  (Maharashtra)

133. Soligaecarinata, which was named after the Soliga Community, belongs to which species?  (Wasp)

134. Who is the head of the Commission for the sub-categorisation of OBCs?  (Justice G. Rohini)

135. Which institution releases the ‘Twenty Point Programme (TPP) progress report’?  (National Statistical Office)

136. Which is the first district to register 10,000 new MSMEs?  (Ernakulam)

137. Naba Kishore Das, who was shot dead recently, was the Health Minister of which state?  (Odisha)

138. Which city recently hosted the ‘Military Literature Festival’?  (Patiala)

139. A rare low-altitude basalt plateau in the Western Ghats  has been discovered in which state?  (Maharashtra)

140. Which city is the host of the first G20 International Financial Architecture Working Group meeting?  (Chandigarh)

141. India launched the ‘Initiative on Critical and Emerging Technologies’ with which country?  (USA)

142. What is the sanctioned judicial strength of the Supreme Court of India?  (34)

143. As per the Economic Survey, what is the estimated economic growth rate in 2023-24?  (6.5 %)

144. Which state/UT launched a ‘Real-time source apportionment supersite’ to tackle pollution?  (New Delhi)

145. Who has assumed charge as the new Vice Chief of the Indian Air Force?  (Air Marshal AP Singh)

146. Which institution will be provided a grant of Rs 242 Crore to undertake research on Lab Grown Diamonds?  (IIT Madras)

147. Dholavira, which was seen in the news, is located in which state/UT?  (Gujarat)

148. WAPCOS, an engineering consultancy and construction services firm under which Union Ministry?  (Ministry of Jal Shakti)

149. Which Union Ministry issued orders to block over 100 betting and loan-lending Chinese apps?  (Ministry of Electronics and IT)

150. Which country’s Chief Justice is the chief guest of the 73rd foundation day of the Supreme Court of India?  (Singapore)

151. Which institution conducted the ‘G20 Cyber Security Exercise and Drill’?  (CERT-In)

152. Which Union Ministry implements the ‘Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana’ scheme?  (Ministry of Skill Development)

153. What is the fixed interest rate of the ‘Mahila Samman Bachat Patra’ announced recently?  (7.5%)

154. As per the proposed ‘National Data Governance Policy’, India Data Management Office (IDMO)will be formed under which Ministry?  (Electronics and IT Ministry)

155. Who are the beneficiaries of the PM-VIKAS scheme announced in the Union Budget 2023?  (Artisans)

156. Manuela Roka Botey has been appointed as the first female Prime Minister of which country?  (Equatorial Guinea)

157. Which country has found the radioactive capsule that went missing in January?  (Australia)

158. ‘World Interfaith Harmony Week’ is being observed in which month?  (February)

159. Which cricketer scored 126 runs and set a new record for the highest individual score by an Indian in T20I cricket?  (Shubman Gill)

160. Which Union Ministry along with the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment implements the NAMASTE scheme?  (Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs)

161. India agreed for trilateral cooperation initiative, in fields including energy, defence, economy, with which courtiers?  (France and UAE)

162. Which Union Ministry implements the ‘FAME (faster adoption and manufacturing of electric vehicles) scheme’?  (Ministry of Heavy Industries)

163. Ministry of Cooperation signed MoU with which Ministry to enable Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS) function as Common Service Centers?  (Ministry of Electronics and IT)

164. What is the name of the ‘Indian military joint training exercise’, which was held recently? (Trishakti Prahar)

165. BIND Scheme, which was seen in the news, is associated with which Ministry?  (Ministry of Information and Broadcasting)

166. National Research Foundation is an autonomous agency that comes under the aegis of which Union Ministry?  (Ministry of Science and Technology)

167. When is the ‘International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation’ observed?  (February 6)

168. NISAR is an Earth-observation satellite jointly developed by ISRO and which other country’s space agency?  (USA)

169. Medium-density Amorphous Ice, which was seen in the news, was created in a container filled with which material?  (Stainless Steel)

170. ‘India Energy Week’ is observed in India, during which month?  (February)

171. The Union Budget 2023-24 has allocated Rs. 2,516 crore for the computerization of which unit, over the next 5 years?  (Primary Agricultural Credit Societies)

172. ‘State of the Union (SOTU) Address’ is associated with which country?  (USA)

173. Bard is an AI chatbot that is being developed by which tech major?  (Google)

174. ‘TReDS’ is an electronic platform that facilitates the transactions for which entities?  (MSMEs)

175. ‘Eagle 44 (Oghab 44)’ is the first underground air force base of which country?  (Iran)

176. Visva-Bharati University, which was seen in the news recently, is located in which state?  (West Bengal)

177. Which institution launched the ‘Zero-Draft’ of the Pandemic Treaty?  (World Health Organisation)

178. Which country leads the International Biofuels Alliance?  (India)

179. ‘Paris Club’ an informal group of creditor nations, are the members of which organisation?  (OECD)

180. Which famous personality launched the ‘Global Climate Resilience Fund – USD 50 mn fund for women’?  (Hillary Clinton)

181. Which country recently partnered with Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand Growth Triangle Joint Business Council?  (India)

182. As per FAO recent database, which country ranked first in milk production across the world?  (India)

183. Which neighbouring country of India partnered with Russia for developing nuclear power?  (Myanmar)

184. Which Union Ministry launched the ‘Digital Payments Utsav’? (Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology)

185. Which Indian state topped the medal tally in the 5th Khelo India Youth Games?  (Maharashtra)

186. Nebraska’s Sand Hills, where a new type of quasi-crystal was discovered, is located in which country?  (USA)

187. Which state allocated Rs 13,000 crore to implement the project of transferring water collected in Chambal River to other districts? (Rajasthan)

188. Which article of the Indian Constitution deals with the appointment of Governors for each state in India?  (Article 153)

189. ‘Smart Cities Mission’ is an initiative of which Union Ministry?  (Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs)

190. Which state/UT is the host of ‘India’s First Frozen Lake Marathon’?  (Ladakh)

191. The Union Ministry of Mines announced that lithium reserves were found for the first time in which state/UT?  (Jammu and Kashmir)

192. Which planet has the highest number of moons, as of 2023?  (Jupiter)

193. Which Telescope has been selected for the ‘2023 John L. Jack Swigert, Jr.’ Award for Space Exploration?  (James Webb Telescope)

194. How many satellites were placed in the orbit aboard the SSLV D2 launch vehicle of ISRO?  (Three)

195. Which company launched the World’s first satellite-based two-way messaging system?  (Qualcomm)

196. India recently adopted the ‘Digital Work Plan 2023’ along with which bloc?  (ASEAN)

197. Which state/UT announced an inflation relief package of Rs 19,000 crore in the state’s Budget for 2023-24?  (Rajasthan)

198. Which city hosts the ‘World Government Summit 2023’? (Dubai)

199. Bharatpur bird Sanctuary, which was seen in the news, is located in which state/UT?  (Rajasthan)

200. Brigadier BD Mishra (retired) has been appointed as the Governor/L-G of which state/UT?  (Ladakh)

201. Saur Revolution, which was seen in the news, is associated with which country?  (Afghanistan)

202. Article 93of the Indian Constitution, which was seen in the news, is associated with the appointment of which position?  (Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha)

203. Which Union Ministry released the ‘Draft Geo-heritage Sites and Geo-relics Bill’?  (Ministry of Mines)

204. Section133A of IT Act, which was seen in the news, was used to undertake surveys in which office?  (BBC)

205. Which state recently approved Competitive Examination Ordinance, to prevent unfair means in recruitment?  (Uttarakhand)

206. What is the name of the first cruise ship manufactured in India?  (Ganga Vilas)

207. Which city is the host of the ‘Technotex 2023’ event of Ministry of Textiles?  (Mumbai)

208. Which city is the host of the ‘International Engineering and Technology Fair 2023’?  (New Delhi)

209. ‘Jal-Jan Abhiyan’ was recently inaugurated in which state/UT?  (Rajasthan)

210. ‘KAVACH-2023’is a national-level hackathon organised by which Union Ministry?  (Ministry of Education)

211. What percent of India’s capital procurement budget has been earmarked for domestic industry?  (75)

212. Which is the host of the Global Tech Summit (GTS) 2023?  (Vishakhapatnam)

213. Indian Army organised a Women’s Snow Cricket Tournament in which state/UT?  (Jammu and Kashmir)

214. ‘HARBINGER2023’ is the global hackathon organised by which institution?  (RBI)

215. Lakshmi Bhandar is a scheme implemented by which state/UT?  (West Bengal)

216. Which country hosts the ‘Munich Security Conference’? (Germany)

217. Kuno National Park, which was seen in the news, is in which state?  (Madhya Pradesh)

218. Which state/UT is expected to be the most climate-vulnerable region in India, as pera recent report?  (Bihar)

219. Which city is the host of the first-ever G20 Culture Working Group (CWG) meeting?  (Khajuraho)

220. What is the expansion of ‘ec DNA’, which are recently found by the scientists as helping agents for cancer to spread?  (extrachromosomal DNA)

221. What is the name of the indigenous data link communication developed by the Indian Navy?  (Vayu link)

222. As per the ‘Global Labour Resilience Index 2023’, labour market resilience is highest in which region?  (West and North Europe)

223. Amrutha Nagarothana Scheme is implemented in which state?  (Karnataka)

224. CERC has approved a proposal to start a spot market segment for which category of power? (Expensive power)

225. Israeli Aerospace Industries(IAI) signed MoU with which Indian organisation to form a joint venture related to Armed Forces?  (BEL)

226. The term ‘Corrupt Practice’ is defined in which act in India?  (Representation of People’s Act)

227. Recently which chief minister was arrested in charge of corruption for skill development?   (Chandrababu Naidu)

228. ‘The Mukaab’ is a new development project, associated with which country?  (Saudi Arabia)

229. ULTRASAT, is the first telescope mission of which country?  (Israel)

230. When is the ‘International Mother Language Day 2023’ observed?  (21 February)

231. Who is the chair of the 22nd Law Commission, which was recently extended until 2024?  (Justice Rituraj Awasthi)

232. Rideau Canal Skate way, which was seen in the news, is in which country?  (Canada)

233. Which country’s fertility rate is the lowest in the world at 0.78 in 2022?  (South Korea)

234. What is ‘INS Sindhu kesari’, which was seen in the news recently?  (Submarine)

235. Which country has launched ‘Commercial Arms Transfer (CAT) Policy’?  (USA)

236. ‘National Health Authority’s Scan and Share Service’ was launched as part of which scheme?  (Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission)

237. Kaziranga National Park is located in which state?  (Assam)

238. Which country launched the ‘National Green Fiscal Incentives Policy Framework’?  (Kenya)

239. Which state was ranked the top performer in the ‘Foundational Literacy and Numeracy Index 2022’?  (West Bengal)

240. A mix of Fentanyl and animal tranquilizer called Xylazine, known as ‘Tranq Dope’ is causing concerns in which country?  (USA)

241. Which city is the host of ‘International Bio-resource Conclave & Ethno-pharmacology Congress 2023’?  (Imphal)

242. Which city is the host of the W20 Inception Meeting under India’s G-20 Presidency?  (Aurangabad) 

243. Which city has been renamed as ‘Chatrapati Sambhaji nagar’? (Aurangabad)

244. Which institution launched India’s first municipal bond index?  (NSE)

245. Which is the first platform to launch ‘UPI LITE payments’?  (Paytm Payments Bank)

246. Which state is the host of the ‘Global Responsible Tourism Summit’?  (Kerala)

247. What is the rank of India in the International Intellectual Property Index 2023?  (42)

248. Which neighbouring country of India signed MoU with ISA to increase use of solar energy?  (Bangladesh)

249. As per IMF, which country has the potential to contribute 15 per cent of the global growth in 2023?  (India)

250. Dharoiwet land, where a bird survey was conducted recently, is located in which state?  (Gujarat)

251. Which Ministry implements the ‘Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana’?  (Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilisers)

252. Dibang Multipurpose Project, India’s largest-ever hydropower project, is being set up in which state?  (Arunachal Pradesh)

253. The ‘Atomic Minerals Directorate for Exploration and Research (AMD)’ has found the presence of lithium reserves in which state?  (Karnataka)

254. When is the ‘National Science Day’ celebrated every year?  (February 28)

255. The United Kingdom signed ‘Windsor Framework’ with which institution?  (EU)

256. As per the ‘Indian States’ Energy Transition’ report, which states made the most progression transition to clean electricity?  (Karnataka and Gujarat)

257. Which Union Ministry launched the ‘Grievance Appellate Committee (GAC)’?  (Ministry of Electronics and IT)

258. Which bank has completed the acquisition of Citi group’s India consumer business?  (Axis Bank)

259. Which country announced the Indo-Pacific tech envoy?  (UK)

260. Which city is the host of the ‘G20 Foreign Ministers Meeting (FMM)’?  (New Delhi)

261. What is the theme of National Safety Day 2023? (Our Aim – Zero Harm)

262. ‘SAMARTH scheme’, which was seen in the news, is associated with which Ministry?  (Ministry of Textiles)

263. Which institution released the ‘Mind the Gender Gap’ Report?  (CFA Institute)

264. Central Board of Irrigation and Power (CBIP) award was conferred on which institution?  (NTPC)

265. Which institutions released the report titled ‘More than a billion reasons: The urgent need to build universal social protection’?  (UNICEF- ILO)

266. HUID Number, which was seen in the news, is associated with which element/product?  (Gold)

267. Which institution has designed the ‘Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System (ATAGS)’?  (DRDO)

268. As per the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) report for 2021-22, what is the employment fraction in the farm sector?  (45.5 %)

269. Which organisation released the ‘Women, Business and the Law Index’?  (World Bank)

270. Which country has claimed to have discovered around 8.5 million metric tons of lithium ore?  (Iran)

271. ‘Bahu Balli’, the world’s first 200-meter-long Bamboo Crash Barrier has been installed in which state?  (Maharashtra)

272. BrahMos Missile has been developed by a partnership between Russia’s NPO Mashinostroyeniya and which organisation of India?  (DRDO)

273. Which country has proposed to create ‘International Big Cat Alliance’?  (India)

274. The Draft Central Electricity Authority Regulations was issued recently to protect which species?  (Great Indian Bustard)

275. ‘Digital India Bill’ is associated with which Union Ministry?  (Ministry of Electronics and IT)

276. According to NSO data, India’s per capita income in terms of net national income has almost doubled to how much since 2014-15?  (Rs.1.72 lakh )

277. Which organisation and India have signed two complementary loans of $500 million each to support and enhance the country’s healthcare infrastructure?  (World Bank)

278. Which organisation has been awarded the CBIP Award 2022 for ‘Best Contribution in Solar Energy”?  (Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited)

279. Which state recently announced the start of the Mukhyamantri Ekal Mahila Swarozgar Yojanain the state at the conclusion of Women Empowerment and Safety Week?  (Uttarakhand)

280. The Supreme Court created a team of five experts to examine the Hindenburg report. Who will serve as head of the committee?  (Abhay Manohar Sapre)

281. Dr. Manik Saha was sworn-in as the Chief Minister of which Indian state in 2023?  (Tripura)

282. Which city was the host of the second Meeting of Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion?  (Hyderabad)

283. Salhoutuonuo Kruse made history by becoming the first woman Cabinet minister of which state?  (Nagaland)

284. Which Union Ministry launched the ‘Swachhotsav’ women-led cleanliness campaign?  (Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs)

285. Which institution introduced the ‘Global Greenhouse Gas Monitoring Infrastructure’?  (WMO)

286. ‘TROPEX2023’ is a major Operational level exercise conducted by which country?  (India)

287. Centre has recently directed NAFED, NCCF for immediate intervention in market for purchase of which product?  (Red onion)

288. Which country has opened military service to women for the first time in 25years?  (Colombia)

289. Which country introduced the ‘Illegal Migration Bill’?  (UK)

290. Mimeusemiaceylonica, rare moth species, has been spotted for the first time in India, in which state?  (Tamil Nadu)

291. Which state’s Governor returned the Prohibition of Online Gambling Bill passed by the state cabinet?  (Tamil Nadu)

292. Which country hosted the third session of the National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (NPDRR)?  (India)

293. The Prevention of Money Laundering Act was recently expanded to include which products?  (Virtual digital assets)

294. Which Union Ministry implements the ‘Swadesh Darshan 2.0 programme’?  (Ministry of Tourism)

295. NASA’s Curiosity Rover recently captured the crepuscular rays on which planet?  (Mars)

296. What is the name of the world’s first-ever radio platform powered by artificial intelligence?  (Radio GPT)

297. Torino Scale, which was seen in the news, is associated with which field?  (Space Science)

298. Which country holds the Presidency of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in2023?  (India)

299. ‘Safe Harbour Principle’ which was seen in the news, is associated with which act?  (Information Technology Act,2000)

300. Which state/UT released the ‘Master Plan for 2041’ to guide the development of city in various areas?  (New Delhi)

301. Madhav National Park, which was seen in the news, is in which state/UT?  (Madhya Pradesh)

302. Which Union Ministry is set to host the ‘World Food India-2023’ event?  (Ministry of Food Processing Industries)

303. Which Union Ministry launched the ‘LEAN Scheme’?  (Ministry of MSME)

304. Which institution released the ‘Landslide Atlas of India’?  (ISRO)

305.  The Unique Land Parcel Identification Number(ULPIN) is an alpha-numeric number with how many digits?  (14)

306. Which state approved the 10% horizontal reservation to statehood activists in state government job?  (Uttarakhand)

307. Which state/UT is the host of the ‘First international conference on Shared Buddhist Heritage’?  (New Delhi)

308. As per the recent MoSPI data, what is India’s retail inflation recorded in February 2023?  (6.44 %)

309. Which film won seven awards during the Oscars 2023 event? (Everything Everywhere All at Once)

310. What is the name of the cyclone that has caused winds and torrential rain in Malawi and Mozambique?  (Freddy)

311. Which institution launched ‘ATL Sarthi’, a comprehensive self-monitoring framework?  (NITI Aayog)

312. What is the Wholesale Price Index (WPI)-based inflation in India in February 2023?  (3.85 %)

313. The pilot trial of MD15 buses and Prototype launch of M100 (100% Methanol) was launched in which city?  (Bengaluru)

314. As of 2023, banks from how many countries were permitted by the Reserve Bank of India to trade in rupees?  (18)

315. Who is the first female loco pilot to operate the semi-high-speed Vande Bharat Express train?  (Surekha Yadav)

316. Exercise‘Al-Mohed-Al Hindi-23’ is held between India and which country?  (Saudai Arabia)

317. Which country is the host of the ‘United Nations 2023 Water Conference’?  (USA)

318. Which country brokered the ‘Saudi-Iran Détente’ peace deal?  (China)

319. Barda Wildlife Sanctuary, which was seen in the news, is located in which state/UT?  (Gujarat)

320. Which state/UT hosted the ‘Kodava Hockey Festival’? (Karnataka)

321. Which city is the host of ‘Global Millets (Shree Anna) Conference’?  (New Delhi)

322. Which Union Ministry implements the ‘PM MITRA’ scheme?  (Ministry of Textiles)

323. Which Union Ministry launched the ‘Women and Men in India 2022 Report’?  (Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation)

324. ‘Geoffrey Bawa: It is Essential To be There’ Exhibition was inaugurated to mark 75 years of bilateral relations between India and?  (Sri Lanka)

325. Raccoon Dog, which was seen in the news, is endemic to which region?  (Asia)

326. Which state is the key state partner of the International SME Convention 2023 (ISC)?  (Madhya Pradesh)

327. What is the name of the form of artificial intelligence that can take actions using past data?  (Generative AI)

328. International Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant against the President of which country?  (Russia)

329. Which year has been proposed to be marked as the year of tourism?  (2023)

330. Which state has tabled the Advocates Protection Bill, 2023?  (Rajasthan)

331. When is the ‘International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination’ observed?  (March 21)

332. What is the theme of the ‘World Sparrow Day 2023’?  (I love Sparrows)

333. UBS Group is a multinational investment bank based in which country?  (Switzerland)

334. Which institution has released ‘Ethical Guidelines for AI in Healthcare and Biomedical Research’?  (ICMR)

335. Polio cases were recently recorded in which country for the first time in 30 years  (Burundi)

336. Sajibu Nongma Panba is a lunar new year celebrated in which state?  (Manipur)

337. What is the name of the second Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW SWC), which was launched recently?  (Androth)

338. What is the theme of the ‘International Day of Forests 2023’?  (Forests and health)

339. IMF Executive Board has approved a USD 3 billion bail-out programme for which country?  (Sri Lanka)

340. ‘Accelerating the change to solve the water and sanitation crisis’ is the theme of which day? (World Water Day)

341. Which state launched the ‘Mukhyamantri Vriksh Sampada Yojana’?  (Chhattisgarh)

342. Which country launched the ‘2022 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices’?  (USA)

343. SiniyahIsland, which was seen in the news, is situated in which country?  (UAE)

344. Which city is the host of ‘G20 Research and Innovation Initiative Gathering (RIIG)Conference’?  (Dibrugarh)

345. Abel Prize is conferred to recognise outstanding contributors of which field?  (Mathematics)

346. When is the ‘World Tuberculosis Day’ observed every year?  (March 24)

347. Which country conducts the multi-domain air-land exercise named ‘Exercise Vayu Prahar’?  (India)

348. Which state/UT passed the ‘Media persons Protection Bill 2023’?  (Chhattisgarh)

349. Which institution released the ‘Triple Threat Report’?  (UNICEF)

350. Which institution released the ‘Technology and Innovation Report 2023’?  (UNCTAD)

351. Which Article of the Indian constitution deals with the disqualification of MPs from Lok Sabha or Rajya Sabha?  (Article102)

352. Which country launched the ‘Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate (AIM4C)’ alongwith the US?  (UAE)

353. ‘Sahakar Samridhi Soudha’ is to be constructed in which state/UT?  (Karnataka)

354. Defence Ministry recently signed a contract with which organisation under Project Himshakti?  (BEL)

355. Which paramilitary force is responsible for guarding the Indo-Myanmar border?  (Assam Rifles)

356. Where is the Indian Navy’s First Training Squadron based at?  (Kochi)

357. Lord Basaveshwara is a 12th century philosopher, associated with which state?  (Karnataka)

358. Which Union Ministry launched the ‘National Action Plan to Combat Desertification and Land Degradation Through Forestry Interventions’?  (Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change)

359. BARC B1201, India’s first Bauxite Certified Reference Material (CRM) was developed BARC and which institution?  (NALCO)

360. Hopi which was seen in the news, is an ethnic group of people living in which country?  (USA)

361. As per the QS World University Rankings 2023, which is the most represented country in Asia?  (China)

362. Which city is the host of the ‘First G20 Trade and Investment Working Group (TIWG) Meeting’  (Mumbai)

363. ‘SWAMIH Fund’ is sponsored by which Union Ministry? (Ministry of Finance)

364. Anji Khad Bridge, which was seen in the news, is located in which state/UT?  (Jammu and Kashmir)

365. What is the name of ‘India’s First Cloned Desi Gir Female Calf’?  (Ganga)

366. When is the ‘International Day of Zero Wastes’ observed? (March 30)

367. Captive Employment Initiative was launched under which scheme?  (Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Kaushalya Yojana)

368. Which state/UT hosted the ‘First International Quantum Communication Conclave’?  (New Delhi)

369. Nationwide Artificial Insemination Programme is being implemented under which scheme?  (Rashtriya Gokul Mission)

370. Which Union Ministry implements the ‘Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana’?  (Ministry of Rural Development)

371. Which city is the host of the second edition of ‘The Africa-India Field Training Exercise’AFINDEX-2023?  (Pune)

372. ‘New India Literacy Programme’ will be implemented as which type of scheme?  (Centrally sponsored Scheme)

373. Which state/UT recently released the ‘Lake Development Programme’?  (Telangana)

374. A ‘Space System Design Lab’ has been recently inaugurated in which state/UT?  (Gujarat)

375. India recently signed a ‘Defence Cooperation Agreement’ with which European country?  (Romania)

376. ‘Proba-3 Mission’, which will be launched aboard ISRO’s PSLV, is associated with which space agency?  (ESA)

377. Which institution is to set up the ‘Corporate Debt Market Development Fund’?  (SEBI)

378. ‘National League for Democracy’ is a famous political party based in which country?  (Myanmar)

379. ‘Lynx-U2 System’ is an indigenously developed naval gun fire control system, manufactured by which institution?  (BEL)

380. World Bank approved 100 million USD loan for implementation of State Capability and Resilient Growth Program of which state?  (Odisha)

381. World Health Organisation (WHO) certified which countries as Malaria-free recently?  (Azerbaijan and Tajikistan)

382. Which country is the host of ‘International Conference on Human-Wildlife Conflict and Coexistence’?  (UK)

383. IMF’s Extended Fund Facility has been recently approved for which country?  (Ukraine)

384. ‘Schengen area’ is associated with which association?  (European Union)

385. Which country recently held a referendum on a new constitution (April 2023)?  (Uzbekistan)

386. Which country is the host of the Bilateral Maritime exercise ‘SLINEX-2023’?  (Sri Lanka)

387. ‘Salar de Atacama’ is the largest salt flat found in which country?  (Chile)

388. Sea Lamprey, which was seen in the news, belongs to which species?  (Fish)

389. ISRO conducted the ‘Reusable Launch Vehicle Autonomous Landing Mission’ along with which institutions?  (DRDO and IAF)

390. Salim Durani, who was seen in the news, was associated with which profession?  (Sports-person)

391. ‘Mahila Nidhi’ is the first ever women’s cooperative fund launched by which state/UT?  (Rajasthan)

392. Which country has recently voted to ban rental e-scooters?  (France)

393. Which state/UT repealed the ‘Loktantra Prahari Samman Act’?  (Himachal Pradesh)

394. Which state is the host of the ‘Cope India Exercise’? (West Bengal)

395. What is the name of the single shape that can be used to cover a surface completely without creating a repeated pattern?  (Einstein Tile)

396. Which institution released the ‘World Energy Transitions: Outlook 2023’ report?  (International Renewable Energy Agency)

397. Which Indian state organised the ‘Food Conclave 2023’ brainstorming event?  (Telangana)

398. Which state/UT hosted the ‘5th International Conference on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure’?  (New Delhi)

399. ‘Nathu La’is a mountain pass located in which state/UT?  (Sikkim)

400. Which country launched the ‘Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative’?  (USA)

401. The ‘Stand Up India Scheme’ has been extended till which year?  (2025)

402. Which institution released the ‘Stacking up the Benefits Lessons from India’s Digital Journey’ Report?  (IMF)

403. Which Asian country has been elected to UN Statistical Commission for a 4-year-term?  (India)

404. ‘Gaia Mission’, which was seen in the news, is associated with which space agency?  (ESA)

405. What is‘ Raccoon Stealer’ which was seen in the news?  (Malware)

406. The ‘Draft National Curriculum Framework for School Education’ provides frame work for children of which age group?  (3-18)

407. Which Union Ministry notified amendments to the ‘Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics code) rules, 2021’?  (Ministry of Electronics and IT)

408. ‘Juice Mission’, which was seen in the news, is associated with which space agency?  (ESA)

409. ‘Hay Fever’ is associated with which country?  (Japan)

410. Which state is associated with the ‘Electronic Knowledge Network’?  (Bihar)

411. Which institution launched the ‘cVigil App’? (Election Commission of India)

412. Rabbit Haemorrhagic Disease is prevalently spreading in which country?  (New Zealand)

413. ‘Tropospheric Emissions Monitoring of Pollution Instrument’ is a device of which space agency?  (NASA)

414. How many villages are covered under the ‘My Village My Heritage Programme’?  (1 lakh)

415. INS Tarmugli is being transferred to which country in line with India’s SAGAR Mission?  (Maldives)

416. ‘Mircha ’Rice, which recently received GI Tag, is from which state/UT?  (Bihar)

417. Which state/UT has announced to set up the ‘Education Service Selection Commission’?  (Uttar Pradesh)

418. Vibrant Villages Programme is implemented by which Union Ministry?  (Ministry of Home Affairs)

419. ‘National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical System (NM-ICPS)’ is associated with which Union Ministry?  (Ministry of Science and Technology)

420. When is the ‘World Homoeopathy Day’ observed every year?  (April 10)

421. ‘District Disability Rehabilitation centre (DDRC)’ is an initiative of which Union Ministry?  (Union Social Justice and Empowerment)

422. Which city is the host of ‘Global Clean Energy Action Forum’?  (Pittsburg)

423. Which state has announced to set up NITI Aayog-like state-level institution?  (Maharashtra)

424. As of 2022,which country is the largest bilateral lender to Sri Lanka?  (India)

425. Who is the first Indian to win four medals at World Wrestling Championships?  (Bajrang Punia)

426. Which portal is launched by Central Bureau of Narcotics to simplify the licensing and EXIM authorizations?  (Unified Portal of Central Bureau of Narcotics)

427. What is “Colistin”, which is in the news recently? (Antibiotic drug)

428. Which space agency has released the image of Crab Nebula? (NASA)

429. Where is Zojila tunnel being constructed?  (Jammu and Kashmir)

430. Incident and Trafficking Database (ITDB) is the information database of which international organisation?  (International Atomic Energy Agency)

431. ‘Cumbum Panneer Thratchai’ grapes, which received G.I tag recently, is from which state/UT?  (Tamil Nadu)

432. Which country conduced the ‘International Aviation Safety Assessment’?  (USA)

433. Which country is the host of the first-ever ‘Global Buddhist Conference’?  (India)

434. Which armed force launched the Regional Pollution Response Exercise ‘RPREX-2023’?  (Indian Coast Guard)

435. Which country has declared a drug named ‘xylazine’ as an emerging threat?  (USA)

436. When is‘ Ambedkar Jayanti’ observed in India?  (April14)

437. Which state/UT launched the ‘A-HELP Programme’?  (Uttarakhand)

438. Which institution released the ‘Status of Women in Agrifood Systems’ Report?  (FAO)

439. Which country has developed the ‘Hwasong-18 intercontinental ballistic missile’?  (North Korea)

440. Which country was recently hit by ‘Cyclone Ilsa’?  (Australia)

441. Uttaramerur inscription, which was seen in the news, is found in which state?  (Tamil Nadu)

442. Buzi Bridge, which was inaugurated recently, was built by India in which country?  (Mozambique)

443. ‘Incident Management Services’ is associated with which Union Ministry?  (Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs)

444. Which institution has launched the ‘Mission 50K-EV4ECO’?  (SIDBI)

445. ‘Satuani and Jur Sital’ are the festivals celebrated in which state/UT?  (Bihar)

446. Which city is the host of the ‘G20 Space Economy Leaders Meeting’ in India?  (Shillong)

447. Which Indian state/UT announced ‘Dr. B R Ambedkar Award’ for recognising people involved in the welfare of Dalits?  (Telangana)

448. Which city is the host of the ‘Global Conference on Compressed Biogas’?  (New Delhi)

449. Which country is the host of ‘SCO Millets Food Festival’?  (India)

450. Virginia Norwood, who passed away recently, was associated with which field?  (Aerospace)

451. What is the name coined for the collection of marine debris in the Northern Pacific Ocean?  (Great Pacific Garbage Patch)

452. The PTP-NER Scheme has been launched by which Ministry?  (Ministry of Tribal Affairs)

453. Where is ‘Mt Annapurna’ situated?  (Nepal)

454. Which state in India has become the first to adopt Water Budget?  (Kerala)

455. Kisan Sampark Abhiyan Programme is associated with which state / UT?  (Jammu and Kashmir)

456. Which institution launched the ‘State of World Population’ Report?  (UNFPA)

457. Miguel Diaz-Canel, who was seen in the news, is the President of which country?  (Cuba)

458. Which institution launched the ‘Coalition of Coastal Cities to Combat Marine Litter’?  (Centre for Science and Environment)

459. Which Union Ministry has developed the ‘National Climate Vulnerability Index’?  (Ministry of Science and Technology)

460. Which country has launched the ‘1 Billion Meals Endowment’ Campaign?  (UAE)

461. What is ‘Magnaporthe oryzae’ which was seen in the news recently?  (Fungus)

462. What amount has been allotted to the ‘National Quantum Mission’?  (Rs 6000 crore)

463. Which city hosted the ‘National Conference on Water Sufficient Panchayat, Clean &Green Panchayat and Healthy Panchayat’?  (New Delhi)

464. Which Union Ministry is associated with the Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill, 2023?  (Ministry of Information and Broadcasting)

465. Which state passed a bill to provide reservation in state government jobs from 60 percent to 77 percent?  (Jharkhand)

466. Which country is the host of the ‘EU-India Aviation Summit’?  (India)

467. Which country is the host of the multinational air Exercise INIOCHOS-23?  (Greece)

468. Which Union Ministries are associated with the ‘100 Food Streets’ initiative?  (Health Ministry and Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry)

469. ‘TeLEOS-2’that was launched as the primary satellite of PSLV, belongs to which country?  (Singapore)

470. The ‘Vote from Home’ Initiative has been introduced for the first time in the Assembly Elections of which state?  (Karnataka)

471. Which institution released a report titled ‘State of Global Climate’?  (WMO)

472. ‘Mission Youth’, which received the PM Award for Excellence under Innovation Category, is from which state/UT?  (Jammu and Kashmir)

473. What is the theme of ‘World Earth Day 2023’?  (Invest in Our planet)

474. Which country has developed ‘GRX-810’, a 3D printed super alloy?  (USA)

475. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched nine campaigns under Inclusive Development (Samaveshi Vikaas) theme in which state? (Madhya Pradesh)

476. Which case is famous for the definition of basic structure of the Indian Constitution?  (Kesavananda Bharati Case)

477. What is the theme of UNESCO on the ‘World Book Day 2023’? (Indigenous Languages)

478. Which country is the host of ‘Asia-Pacific Leaders’ Conclave on Malaria Elimination’? (India)

479. Which state/UT launched the ‘Mehngai Rahat Camp’? (Rajasthan)

480. India’s first water metro was recently inaugurated in which state/UT?  (Kerala)

481. What is the name of the mission launched by Indian government to evacuate its citizens from Sudan?  (Operation Kaveri)

482. Which Union Ministry launched the ‘India handmade Portal’?  (Ministry of Textiles)

483. When is the ‘World Malaria Day’ celebrated?  (April25)

484. Which country launched the Chat GPT rival ‘Giga Chat- AI chatbot’?  (Russia)

485. Which country organises the ‘Astana International Forum’?  (Kazakhstan)

486. Which institution prepares the National Health Account (NHA) estimates for India?  (NHSRC)

487. Nagorno-Karabakhis a region which is disputed between which 2 countries?  (Armenia and Azerbaijan)

488. ‘Big Catch-up’ Initiative is launched by which organization?  (WHO)

489. Which organization has released the World Development Report 2023?  (World Bank)

490. Which space agency is associated with the ‘Future Circular Collider project’?  (CERN)

491. What is the theme of ‘International Girls in ICT Day 2023?  (Digital Skills for Life)

492. Which institution released the ‘Promoting Millets in Diets’ Report?  (NITI Aayog)

493. ‘Washington Declaration’ is a bilateral agreement that was signed between the US and which country?  (South Korea)

494. Which city is the host of the ‘QUAD Summit 2023’?  (Sydney)

495. Which company has been recently upgraded to the status of Navratna CPSE (in May 2023)?  (Rail Vikas Nigam Limited)

496. India launched the ‘NET Zero’ Innovation Virtual Centre with which country?  (UK)

497. Which Union Ministry launched the ‘City Beauty Competition Portal’?  (Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs)

498. Which institution launched the Preparedness and Resilience for Emerging Threats (PRET) Initiative?  (WHO)

499. When is the ‘World Day for Safety and Health at Work’ observed?  (April 28)

500. Which tribe is playing a major role in ‘Protect Hornbills Project’?  (Nyishi Tribe)

501. Which is the most innovative state as per the ‘National Manufacturing Innovation Survey (NMIS) 2021-22’?  (Karnataka)

502. Voters Helpline App was introduced by the Election Commission for the seamless enrolment of the voters in which state?  (Karnataka)

503. When is the ‘World Veterinary Day 2023’ observed?  (April 29)

504. What is the name of Indian Navy’s 3rd indigenous stealth destroyer of the Project 15B class?  (INS Imphal)

505. Majority of Gum Arabic is sourced from Sahel region, which runs through which country?  (Sudan)

506. Which state/UT launched the ‘Adarsha Colony initiative’?  (Odisha)

507. Ranajit Guha, who passed away recently, was associated with which profession?  (Historian)

508. Bihan Melais an annual festival celebrated by the Kondh tribe in which state?  (Odisha)

509. Which country adopted the ‘Basic Plan on Ocean Policy’?  (Japan)

510. Jana Shakti Exhibition was organised the 100th episode of which program?  (Mann ki Baat)

511. Which institution released the ‘Business Ready (B-READY) project?  (World Bank)

512. NITI Aayog released the ‘Best Practices in Social Sector: A Compendium, 2023’, in collaboration with which institution?  (UNDP)

513. Which country hosted the ‘ASEAN India Maritime Exercise (AIME-2023)’?  (Singapore)

514. As per a Supreme Court bench ruling, it can use its powers under which Article to directly grant a divorce decree?  (Article142)

515. Mahi Banswara Atomic Power Project is being constructed in which state/UT?  (Rajasthan)

516. After nine-year ban, Coal mining has resumed legally in which state/UT?  (Meghalaya)

517. The US and which country agreed on new immigration policies to prevent illegal border crossing?  (Mexico)

518. The Central Government has informed the Supreme Court that it will form a panel on same-sex couples headed by?  (Cabinet Secretary)

519. ‘Windhoek Declaration’ which was seen in the news, is associated with which field?  (Press Freedom)

520. What is India’s rank in the ‘World Press Freedom Index 2023’?  (161)

521. Meiteis are the largest ethnic group of which state/UT? (Manipur)

522. Indira Gandhi Mahila Samman Nidhi was launched in which state/UT?  (Himachal Pradesh)

523. Which country hosted the ‘Petersberg Climate Dialogue’?  (Germany)

524. Which state/UT has recently set up a ‘Directorate of Minority Affairs’?  (Nagaland)

525. Which state has set up a dedicated ‘Infrastructure Development Corporation’?  (Maharashtra)

526. Dawki land port, which was recently inaugurated, is located between India and which country?  (Bangladesh)

527. Which institution has set up the ‘Agriculture and Market Information System(AMIS)’?  (FAO)

528. Which Indian Naval Ship has been decommissioned after 36 years of service?  (INS Magar)

529. Which country hosted the ‘Machines Can See 2023 Summit’?  (UAE)

530. Which institution along with Bank for International Settlements (BIS) launched ‘G20 Tech Sprint’?  (RBI)

531. Which country has returned to Arab League after 11 years?  (Syria)

532. Akashvani will be the permanent name of which institution?  (All India Radio)

533. Which state announced financial aid of Rs.10 lakh to discharged patients suffering from the Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy?  (Odisha)

534. Which is the first state to provide digital health cards for children?  (Uttar Pradesh)

535. Which military unit is an auxiliary organization with part-time volunteers, who assist the Indian Army?  (Territorial Army)

536. Which institution released a report titled ‘Race to Net Zero’?  (UN ESCAP)

537. Which country hosted the First China-Central Asia Summit?  (China)

538. Which state/UT launched the ‘Jaganannaku Chebudam programme’?  (Andhra Pradesh)

539. ‘Project-SMART’, which was seen in the news, is associated with which Union Ministries?  (Ministry of Urban Affairs- Railways)

540. Cyber Surakshit Bharat is the initiative of which institution /Union Ministry?  (Ministry of Electronics and IT)

541. India signed a mobility pact that will allow 42,000 Indians to work, with which country?  (Israel)

542. Which space agency has developed the ‘Aeolus Satellite’?  (ESA)

543. Which state launched the ‘State Robotics Framework’?  (Telangana)

544. Which company has launched ‘Watsonx’ AI and data platform?  (IBM)

545. Which is the first state to get India’s first pod taxi project?  (Uttar Pradesh)

546. ‘Yuge Yugeen Bharat National Museum’ is to be set up in which state/UT?  (New Delhi)

547. Which institution successfully conducted the trail run of blood bag delivery under ‘iDrone Initiative’?  (ICMR)

548. India's first AI-powered anti-drone system is-   (Indrajaal)

549. Which Union Ministry launched the ‘Harit Sagar Guidelines 2023’?  (Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways)

550. ‘Ayushman Asom-Mukhya Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana’ is the initiative of which state?  (Assam)

551. Which country is the host of the 6th Indian Ocean Conference (IOC)?  (Bangladesh)

552. The World Health Organisation announced the end of the 10-month long global health emergency for which disease?  (MPox)

553. The SCO Startup Forum 2023 was organised in which city?  (New Delhi)

554. As per anew report, which country’s e-waste generation per person tripled over the last two decades?  (Canada)

555. Which country has invited Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on a state visit?  (USA)

556. Which is the first Indian city to adopt the localization of the UN-mandated SDGs?  (Bhopal)

557. ‘E-retrofitment’, which was seen in the news, is associated with which field?  (Electric Mobility)

558. Which cyclone has hit Myanmar and is one of the strongest storms to hit the region this century?  (Cyclone Mocha)

559. Which institution launched the ‘100 Days 100 Pays’ campaign?  (RBI)

560. Which city is the host of the 5th Edition of Global Ayurveda Festival?  (Thiruvananthapuram)

561. ‘Samudra Shakti-23’ is a bilateral exercise conducted between India and which country?  (Indonesia)

562. Which country is set to launch ‘NVS-01 Navigation Satellite’?  (India)

563. Burachapori wildlife sanctuary is situated in which state/UT?  (Assam)

564. Where is the ‘Great Grandfather Tree’ located?  (Chile)

565. Sanchar Saathi portal, which was launched recently, is used for which activity?  (Tracking Lost or Stolen Mobile)

566. Which institution released the ‘World Tourism Barometer’ Report?  (UNWTO)

567. Which institution has established a ‘National Energy Management Centre’?  (REMC Limited)

568. Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) has been confirmed in which country?  (Brazil)

569. Which Union Ministry launched the ‘Meri LiFE, Mera Swachh Shehar’ Campaign?  (Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs)

570. Amy Pope, the first woman Director General of the International Organization for Migration, is from which country?  (United States)

571. Which institution released the ‘World Economic Situation and Prospects report’?  (UN)

572. Which state hosted the joint flood relief exercise ‘Jal Rahat’?  (Assam)

573. Kapileshwar temple, which is set to be included in the ASI’s protected monuments list, is located in which state?  (Odisha)

574. Which institution released the ‘Turning off the Tap: How the world can end plastic pollution and create a circular economy’ Report?  (UNEP)

575. Which city is the host of LOGISEM – 23 – the National Logistics Management Seminar?  (New Delhi)

576. When is the ‘World Telecom Day’ observed every year?  (May 17)

577. Which Union Ministry implements the ‘FAME-II Scheme’?  (Ministry of Heavy Industry)

578. ‘Robert ELucas’ who passed away recently, was associated with which field?  (Economics)

579. Linda Yaccarino has been named as the CEO of which Multi-national Exchange?  (Twitter)

580. Which institution organises the ‘Operation Dhvast’?  (National Investigation Agency)

581. Navegaon Nagzira Tiger Reserve, which was seen in the news, is located in which state/UT?  (Maharashtra)

582. Which state has recently commenced removal of dotted lands in the state from prohibited list?  (Andhra Pradesh)

583. Which country is set to manufacture generic variant of long-acting cabotegravir (CAB-LA) drug, used for HIV prevention?  (South Africa)

584. Which institution released the ‘Global Annual to Decadal Climate Update’?  (WMO)

585. Which country is the host of the G-7 Summit in 2023? (Japan)

586. Which country has unveiled a Semiconductor Strategy to minimize its dependence on Asian production?  (UK)

587. Which institution released the ‘World Health Statistics 2023’?  (WHO)

588. Vladivostok Port, which was seen in the news, is located in which country?  (Russia)

589. The ‘Riverine Based Religious Tourism Circuit’ will connect seven significant religious sites located near which city?  (Guwahati)

590. Which state launched the ‘Patch Reporting App’ to make the roads in state free of potholes?  (Uttarakhand)

591. ‘City of Dead’ is a UNESCO World Heritage Site situated in which country?  (Egypt)

592. ‘Sendai Framework’, which was seen in the news, is associated with which field?  (Disaster Risk)

593. ‘GAINS’  Startup Challenge was launched by which institution?  (GRSE)

594. The US signed a defence cooperation agreement with which country?  (Papua New Guinea)

595. Scientists have found the first-ever genetic detection of wolf-dog hybridization in which country?  (India)

596. Which country has proposed the ‘G20 High-Level Principles on Hydrogen’?  (India)

597. Which institution released the ‘Atlas of Mortality and Economic Losses from Weather, Climate and Water-related hazards’?  (WMO)

598. Which institution released the report titled “Thriving: Making Cities Green, Resilient, and Inclusive in a Changing Climate”?  (World Bank)

599. Which country announced the ‘12-point development plan for the Pacific Island nations’?  (India)

600. Colorado River flows through which country?  (USA)

601. ‘UDAN 5.1’scheme was launched by which Union Ministry? (Ministry of Civil Aviation)

602. Which super-computer was ranked at 75th position at Top 500 Global Supercomputing List?  (AIRAWAT)

603. ‘Transport Outlook 2023’ was released by which institution?  (ITF)

604. Georgi Gospodinov, who has won the International Booker Prize, is from which country?  (Bulgaria)

605. Which country has banned domestic flights on short routes that can be covered by train?  (France)

606. Which country test-fired the long-range ballistic missile Kheibar?  (Iran)

607. Which city is set to launch ‘Kaveri 2.0’ web-based property registration application?  (Bengaluru)

608. Araku Valley Coffee, which was seen in the news, is from which state?  (Andhra Pradesh)

609. Which country recently launched its home-grown space rocket ‘Nuri’?  (South Korea)

610. Tina Turner, which was seen in the news, was associated with which profession?  (Singer)

611. ‘REWARD Program’ is assisted by which institution in India?  (World Bank)

612. ‘Atal Bhujal Yojana’, which was seen in the news, is implemented by which Union Ministry?  (Ministry of Jal Shakti)

613. Which Union Ministry unveiled the ‘National Medical Devices Policy, 2023’?  (Ministry of Health and Family Welfare)

614. Who has been appointed as the Chairperson of the Cheetah Project Steering Committee setup by NTCA?  (Rajesh Bansal)

615. XPoSat, India’s first polarimetry mission, is being built by which institution?  (ISRO)

616. Which country has launched the ‘Shenzhou-16’ Mission? (China)

617. Sabang port, which was seen in the news, is located in which country?  (Indonesia)

618. Which state is set to develop the Konark Sun Temple Complex?  (Odisha)

619. A Submarine Mud Volcano has been recently spotted in which country?  (Norway)

620. ‘Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI)’ was founded in which year?  (1988)

621. Which state government launched the ‘Namo Shetkari Mahasanman Yojana’?  (Maharashtra)

622. Which Union Ministry launched the ‘Electronics Repair Services Outsourcing (ERSO)’?  (Ministry of Electronics & IT)

623. What is Justitia, which was seen in the news recently? (Asteroid)

624. The ‘Green tech Safety Award 2023’ was awarded to which organisation?  (RINL)

625. Which institution has conceptualized ‘Lightweight Payments System’?  (RBI)

626. Which institution decided to set up the ‘Global Alliance for Drowning Prevention’?  (WHA)

627. Which Union Ministry implements the City Investments to Innovate, Integrate and Sustain 2.0(CITIIS 2.0)?  (Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs)

628. What is the outlay of ‘World’s Largest Grain Storage Plan in the Cooperative Sector’?  (Rs 1 lakh crore)

629. Which Asian country joined the ‘Centralised Laboratory Network (CLN)’?  (India)

630. Which city hosted the ‘India-EU Global Gateway Conference’?  (Shillong)

631. Which institution notified ‘Indian Standards Related to AYUSH Herbs and Products’?  (BIS)

632. Which institution launched the ‘National Mission for Mentoring’?  (NCTE)

633. Which Union Ministry released the ‘Swachh Jal Se Suraksha Campaign Report’?  (Ministry of Jal Shakti)

634. Which Union Ministry launched the ‘Unified Registration Portal For GOBAR dhan’?  (Ministry of Jal Shakti)

635. Which country signed MoU with India for development of Phukot Karnali Hydro Electric Project?  (Nepal)

636. Which country demonstrated Asia’s first performance-based navigation for helicopters?  (India)

637. Which country has approved ‘Debt Ceiling Deal’ to raise the government’s borrowing limit?  (USA)

638. Which Article of the Constitution requires the state governments to present their budget each year before the legislature?  (Article 202)

639. Kafue National Park (KNP), which was seen in the news, is located in which country?  (Zambia)

640. Which country unveiled the ‘Obstetric Fistula Strategic Plan’?  (Zambia)

641. What was the Goods & Services Tax (GST) revenue collected in the month of May 2023?  (Rs 1.57 lakh crore)

642. Which state launched a state-wide 15-day mega registration drive for MSMEs?  (Uttar Pradesh)

643. Which country signed a deal to export hydropower to Bangladesh through Indian territory?  (Nepal)

644. The United States signed a trade deal with which country, and was warned by China?  (Taiwan)

645. Which neighbouring country recorded an annual inflation rate of 37.97% in May 2023?  (Pakistan)

646. As per the India Rankings 2023, which institution retained its first position in the Overall category?  (IIT Madras)

647. What is the name of the portal launched for monitoring the implementation of Centrally Sponsored Schemes of Justice Ministry ?  (Nyaya Vikas Portal)

648. India’s First International Cruise Vessel was flagged off recently to which country?  (Sri Lanka)

649. Which institution launched the ‘Antardrishti’ dashboard?  (RBI)

650. Which country hosted the Sixth Edition of Exercise Ekatha?  (Maldives)

651. Kakhovka Dam, which was seen in the news, is located in which country?  (Ukraine)

652. Which cyclonic storm developed over the east-central and Arabian Sea?  (Biporjoy)

653. Which state road transport corporation has been conferred with which UITP Award?  (Kerala)

654. ISRO along with which country hosted the International Conference on Spacecraft Mission Operations (SMOPS-2023)?  (Italy)

655. Which state/UT conferred the ‘Green Champion Awards 2022’?  (Tamil Nadu)

656. As per the5th State Food Safety Index, which state secured the top ranking among the larger states?  (Kerala)

657. What is the outlay of ‘Exploration of Coal and Lignite Scheme’ from 2021 to 2025?  (Rs 2980 crore)

658. Ministry of Power launched the ‘Mission on Advanced and High-Impact Research (MAHIR)’ along with which Union Ministry?  (Ministry of Renewable Energy)

659. Ministry of Women and Child Development launched ‘Amrit Generation Campaign: Naye Bharat Ke Sapne’ along with which company?  (Meta)

660. Which institution launched the National Campaign- “Addiction Free Amrit Kaal”?  (NCPCR)

661. Which north-east state/UT recently released the ‘District Good Governance Index (DGGI)’?  (Arunachal Pradesh)

662. Which space agency’s researchers conducted ‘Fried space food experiment’?  (ESA)

663. Which state/UT launched ‘Integrated Water Resources Action Plan-2023-25’?  (Haryana)

664. Which state government has been permitted to continue mining work in Gaula river?  (Uttarakhand)

665. Which state is the host of the ‘National Conference on Recent Advances in School Education’?  (Punjab)

666. ‘SAGARSAMRIDDHI’ is an initiative of which Union Ministry?  (Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterway)

667. Which Union Ministry announced the ‘Antarashtriya Yoga Diwas Media Samman’?  (Ministry of Information and Broadcasting)

668. Which company has initiated a pilot study on vehicles utilizing E27 fuel and Ethanol Blended Diesel Fuel?  (HPCL)

669. Which Indian armed force is set to procure the ‘Tactical LAN Radio’ through Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX)? (Indian Army)

670. Which Armed Force procured the first barge, LSAM 15 (Yard 125) from a Thane-based private company?  (Indian Navy)

671. Which institution has launched ‘Vigyan Vidushi’ programme?  (TIFR)

672. India held a meeting of the Joint Committee of Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) with which country?  (UAE)

673. ‘Ex Ekuverin’ is the joint military exercise between India and which country?  (Maldives)

674. Which country organised the ‘Global Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) Summit’?  (India)

675. ADB signed a loan agreement with India for implementing ‘Subtropical Horticulture, Irrigation, and Value Addition Project’ in which state/UT?  (Himachal Pradesh)

676. Which city hosted the ‘G-20 development ministers’ meeting’ in India?  (Varanasi)

677. At what level, the RBI’s Monetary Policy Committee fixed the Repo rate, in its June2023 Bimonthly meeting?  (6.50%)

678. RBI has decided to permit banks to issue which type of cards, abroad?  (RuPay Prepaid forex Cards)

679. Huitoto Indigenous group is associated with which country?  (Colombia)

680. India has agreed to set bilateral trade of 1 Billion Euros by end of this decade, with which country?  (Serbia)

681. A celt, belonging to the Neolithic period, was recently discovered in which state/UT?  (Tamil Nadu)

682. Which city hosted the first National Training Conclave?  (New Delhi)

683. Who is the head of the Border Security Force (BSF), as of 2023?  (Nitin Agarwal)

684. Which state/UT hosted the ‘National conference of tribal writers’?  (Jammu and Kashmir)

685. Mayon Volcano, which was seen in the news, is located in which country?  (Philippines)

686. Which state/UT recently withdraw its general consent for the CBI investigations?  (Tamil Nadu)

687. Which state/UT celebrates ‘Raja’ festival to worship the Mother Earth?  (Odisha)

688. Which country’s central bank Governor has been honoured with the ‘Governor of the Year’ award?  (India)

689. Which country returned remains of Indigenous Maori and Moriori people to New Zealand?  (Germany)

690. Which state is the host of the ‘Women 20 Summit’ in India? (Tamil Nadu)

691. Which institution has released the report named – “Detox Development: Repurposing Environmentally Harmful Subsidies”?  (World Bank)

692. ‘Nature Restoration Law’, which was seen in the news, is associated with which region?  (Europe)

693. VAIBHAV fellowships programme is implemented by which Department of Government of India?  (Department of Science and Technology)

694. The National Time Release Study (TRS) Report 2023, is released by which organization?  (Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC))

695. An outreach programme named “Julley Ladakh” was organized by which organization?  (Indian Navy)

696. What is the new name of the ‘Nehru Memorial Museum and Library Society’?  (Prime Ministers’ Museum and Library Society)

697. Which Union Ministry unveiled the ‘Dugdh Sankalan Sathi Mobile App’?  (Ministry of Heavy Industries)

698. NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam Limited commissioned the ‘1 MW Rooftop Solar Power Project’ in which city?  (Jodhpur)

699. Which state repealed the Protection of Right to Freedom of Religion Act, 2022 —known as the anti-conversion law?  (Karnataka)

700. Which state recorded the highest wind capacity addition during 2022-’23?  (Rajasthan)

701. Who is the head of the panel set up to recommend reforms in Arbitration Law?  (T K Vishwanathan)

702. ‘Common Annual Confidential Reports’ which were seen in the news, is associated with which filed?  (Defence)

703. Which personality/ institution was granted the ‘Gandhi Peace Prize 2021’?  (Gita Press)

704. Which institution issued Guidelines on Product Offerings by online bond platform providers (OBPP)?  (SEBI)

705. Which company launched the ‘Indian Languages Programme’ to aid small news publishers?  (Google)

706. Which country is the host of the ‘Ex Khaan Quest 2023’ multilateral peacekeeping joint exercise?  (Mongolia)

707. What is the expansion of ‘NIXI’, which celebrated its 20th foundation day recently?  (National Internet Exchange of India)

708. Which Union Ministry launched ‘DAKSHTA For Young Professionals’?  (Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances& Pensions)

709. Which institution adopted the ‘International Treaty to Protect the High Seas’?  (UN)

710. What is the name of the plant which grows on another plant/tree drawing moisture and nutrients not from host?  (Epiphyte)

711. Which country announced the ‘Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant scheme’?  (Ireland)

712. India gifted indigenously-built in-service Missile Corvette INS Kirpan to which country?  (Vietnam)

713. A Mesolithic period rock painting depicting a person tilling a piece of land has been found in which state?  (Andhra Pradesh)

714. TRAI has recently recommended ‘essential services’ status which entity?  (Submarine cables)

715. Which Indian institution nudged Google and Apple to secure mobile devices for financial transactions?  (Reserve Bank of India)

716. The Child Helpline 1098 is set to be consolidated with which helpline?  (112)

717. Which country signed partnership agreement with the UNWTO for promoting tourism?  (India)

718. ‘Operation Kawach’ has been launched to crack down the menace of drugs in which state/UT?  (New Delhi)

719. Which institution released the ‘Global Food Policy Report (GFPR) 2023’?  (IFPRI)

720. Which Union Ministry organized the ‘Ocean Ring of Yoga’ special event?  (Ministry of AYUSH)

721. Which institution released the ‘Gender Gap Report 2023’?  (World Economic Forum)

722. ‘Goa Declaration’ which was seen in the news, is related to which field?  (Tourism)

723. Which state/UT implements the ABADHA scheme?  (Odisha)

724. The Livestock and Livestock Products Bill 2023 categorizes livestock as which entity?  (Commodity)

725. Which state/UT is set to implement the ‘Non-Conforming Industrial Area Redevelopment Project’?  (New Delhi)

726. ‘Victor 6000’, which was involved in rescue operation of the Titan submersible, was developed in which country?  (France)

727. The Green Diamond, which was presented by Prime Minister Modi to the US President Joe Biden and First Lady, was developed in which state?  (Gujarat)

728. Which institution released the ‘Standard IS 18267: 2023’ to address plastic pollution?  (BIS)

729. Which Union Ministry launched ‘PM-Kisan Mobile App with Face Authentication Feature’?  (Ministry of Agriculture and Family Welfare)

730. Which institution released a consultation paper to implement a regulatory sandbox within the realm of digital communications? (TRAI)

731. Joha rice, which was seen in the news, is from which state/UT?  (Assam)

732. Which Union Ministry announced changes in UAV Export Policy to make it simpler and liberalized?  (Ministry of Commerce and Industry)

733. Archaeologists have unearthed a 4,000-year-old sanctuary in which country?  (Netherlands)

734. Heliopolis Memorial, which was seen in the news, is located in which country?  (Egypt)

735. Which country leads the ‘Minerals Security Partnership (MSP)’?  (USA)

736. Kyriakos Mitsotaki has been elected as the Prime Minister of which country?  (Greece)

737. What is the rank of India in ‘WCC’s Global Competitiveness Index’?  (40)

738. Which bloc has conducted a joint military drill named ‘Solidarity Exercise’?  (ASEAN)

739. Which organisation approved USD 255.5 million loan for Multidisciplinary Education and Research in India?  (World Bank)

740. Utah Mountains, which were seen in the news for Watermelon Snow, is situated in which country?  (USA)

741. When is the ‘International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking’ observed?  (June 26)

742. Which institution is set to deploy 10 million brushless direct current motor (BLDC)fans across the country from September?  (EESL)

743. Which company is set to buy the Danske Bank’s IT centre in India?  (Infosys)

744. Which country amended its Election Act to limit the disqualification of lawmakers to five years with retrospective effect?  (Pakistan)

745. Which institution leads the ‘Trans-Asia Railway (TAR) network’?  (UN)

746. Which city is the host of ‘International Conference on Green Hydrogen’?  (New Delhi)

747. Which Union Ministry presented the inaugural report on “Critical Minerals for India”?  (Ministry of Mines)

748. Which Union Ministry launched the ‘Report Fish Disease(RFD)’ App?  (Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying)

749. Which state/UT hosted the ‘Vitasta’ program to spread its art culture and literature?  (Jammu and Kashmir)

750. Which institution approved the ‘6G Vision Framework’? (ITU)

751. Which state/UT is associated with ‘EKAMRA project’?  (Odisha)

752. Which institution is set to release a consultation paper on ‘Finfluencers’?  (SEBI)

753. What is the name of the type of electricity tariff which includes lower tariff during daytime and higher rates during peak hours? (Differential time-based tariff)

754. Gustav Klimt, who is renowned for ‘The Kiss’ painting, is from which country?  (Austria)

755. Which Indian Armed Force is the host of ‘Tarang Shakti’ multinational air exercise?  (Indian Air Force)

756. Kakrapar Atomic Power Project (KAPP) is being constructed in which state/UT?  (Gujarat)

757. Ministry of Defence entered into a contract with which company for Medium Refit with Life Certification (MRLC) of INS-Shankush?  (Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders)

758. ‘National Space Mission for Earth Observation’ is associated with which country?  (Australia)

759. ‘Subansiri Lower Hydroelectric Project’ has been built in which states?  (Arunachal Pradesh and Assam)

760. Which organisation has released the ‘Ozone-UV bulletin’?  (WMO)

761. Which country has reached a USD 3 Billion Stand-By Arrangement (SBA)with IMF?  (Pakistan)

762. Which city is the host of ‘United Nations High Level Political Forum (HLPF)’?  (New York)

763. Which city hosted the ‘Startup20 Shikhar Summit’?  (Gurgaon)

764. Which public sector bank along with NeSL has launched e-BG (electronic bank guarantee) services under Project WAVE?  (Indian Bank)

765. France has collaborated with which country to fast-track transition to clean energy?  (UAE)

766. Which freedom fighter launched the Rampa Rebellion against the British in 1922?  (Alluri Sitarama Raju)

767. Which state/ UT launched the ‘Mo Jungle Jami Yojana’? (Odisha)

768. Bogibeel, where the foundation stone for the Inland Waterways Transport Terminal was laid, is in which state?  (Assam)

769. Which country recorded the highest global prevalence of childhood diabetes cases and fatalities in 2019?  (India)

770. Which African country has proposed ‘National Health Insurance Fund Regulations (NHIF), 2023’?  (Kenya)

771. Which institution released the ‘World Investment Report 2023’?  (UNCTAD)

772. Which technology company has launched ‘Threads’ app?  (Meta)

773. Which Union Ministry launched the ‘Scheme for Expansion and Modernization of Fire Services in the States’?  (Ministry of Home Affairs)

774. As per are cent report, how many children and adolescents lose their lives due to infectious diseases annually?  (Three Million)

775. When was the “Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act” enacted in India?  (2013)

776. Jens Stoltenberg has been elected as the head of which grouping for third time in a row?  (NATO)

777. Which country is organising the UNSC’s first ever meeting on threats of Artificial Intelligence?  (UK)

778. What is the expansion of DPDP Bill, which was cleared by the Cabinet recently?  (Digital Personal Data Protection Bill)

779. Zanzibar, where the first IIT Global Campus is to be set up, is located in which country?  (Tanzania)

780. Which city is the host of the ‘Meeting of Space Economy Leaders under India’s G20 presidency’?  (Bengaluru)

781. Bastille Day is the National Day of which country?  (France)

782. Who is the head of the RBI’s working group on internationalisation of the rupee.?  (Radha Shyam Ratho)

783. Where was the “AI for Good global summit” held?  (Geneva)

784. Which Department has planned to introduce compulsory quality control and safety standards for various household electrical appliances?  (Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade)

785. What is Leqembi, which is in news recently?  (Medication for Alzheimer’s disease)

786. Which Union Ministry published the report of ‘Performance Grading Index for Districts(PGI-D)’?  (Ministry of Education)

787. Compton-Belkovich is a volcanic complex on the far side of which celestial body?  (Moon)

788. The remains of ‘Wilson’s little Penguin’ have been discovered in which country?  (New Zealand)

789. Which space agency has identified the farthest active supermassive black hole in a galaxy named CEERS 1019?  (NASA)

790. Scientists have discovered the formation of phosphine in which planet?  (Venus)

791. Which Union Ministry achieved a Guinness World Record for ‘largest display of Lambani items’?  (Ministry of Culture)

792. Which disease, listed among WHO’s 9 priority diseases, is spreading across Europe, Africa and Middle East?  (Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever)

793. PBW RS1,which was seen in the news, is a new variety of which crop?  (Wheat)

794. How many people were lifted out of poverty in India from 2005-06 to 2019-21, as per the Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI)?  (415 million)

795. Pholcodine, is a drug present in which type of medicine? (Cough Syrup)

796. Which state/UT launched the upgraded version of Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana-Mukhyamantri Amrutam (PMJAY-MA) scheme? (Gujarat)

797. Which institution released the ‘2023 Employment Outlook’ report?  (OECD)

798. ‘Ker Puja’ festival is celebrated in which state/UT? (Tripura)

799. Which department issued Quality Control Orders for ‘Potable water bottles’ and ‘Flame-Producing Lighter’?  (Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT))

800. Louvre Museum, which was seen in the news, is located in which country?  (France)

801. Which state/UT approved a proposal to start Teacher Interface for Excellence (TIE) programme?  (Rajasthan)

802. India recently launched the trade transaction in rupees with which country?  (Bangladesh)

803. What is the Net direct tax collections till July, in this financial year?  (Rs 4.75 lakh crore)

804. Vilnius, which hosted the NATO Summit, is in which country?  (Lithuania)

805. As per the UN data, India lifted how many people out of poverty in the last 15 years?  (41.5 crore)

806. Which country is the host of ‘ASEAN Countries Conference on Traditional Medicines’?  (India)

807. Which country organized the ‘Op Southern Readiness 2023’ exercise?  (Seychelles)

808. Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) approved procurement 26 Rafale Marine aircraft from which country?  (France)

809. Which institution has developed the book titled ‘Healthy Recipes for Defence’?  (FSSAI)

810. Kaas Plateau, which was seen in the news, is located in which state/UT?  (Maharashtra)

811. Nomadic Elephant is a military exercise between India and which country?  (Mongolia)

812. Where was the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting held?  (Gujarat)

813. Where was the Regional Conference on ‘Drugs Smuggling and National Security’ held?  (New Delhi)

814. Bhoomi Samman Awards is associated with implementation of which scheme?  (Digital India Land Records Modernization Programme)

815. Which company has launched Chat GPT rival Bard in European Union, Brazil and other nations?  (Google)

816. “Namda”, a type of rug, is associated with which state/UT? (Jammu & Kashmir)

817. Advance Authorization Scheme, is implemented and administered by which institution?  (DGFT)

818. Which Union Ministry launched the CRCS Sahara Portal?  (Union Cooperation Ministry)

819. Which country is hosting the Global Food Regulators Summit 2023?  (India)

820. The International Energy Agency (IEA) in association with which institution has released the “IEA Oil 2023 – Supply and demand dynamics to 2028” report?  (Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell)

821. After late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, who is the first Indian Prime Minister to visit the UAE?  (Narendra Modi)

822. Which institution released the ‘National Multi dimensional Poverty Index’?  (NITI Aayog)

823. Synchro, which was seen in the news, is associated with which sports?  (Swimming)

824. Which state has announced toe establish ‘CM Rise’ schools? (Madhya Pradesh)

825. What is the brand name of the subsidized chana dal sold by the Ministry of Food and Consumer Affairs?  (Bharat Dhal)

826. Which Indian city is set to host the ‘Festival of Libraries 2023’?  (New Delhi)

827. ‘Tankai method’, which was seen in the news, is associated with which process?  (Ship building)

828. Who has been designated as the 25th Director General of Indian Coast Guard?  (DG Rakesh Pal)

829. Which Indian state hosted the ‘International Symposium on Sustainable Livestock Transformation’?  (Gujarat)

830. Which state/ UT signed the Minimum Guaranteed Income Bill, 2023?  (Rajasthan)

831. What is the growth forecast of India for the current fiscal, as per the Asian Development Bank (ADB)?  (6.4 %)

832. Which country has recently passed the ‘Illegal Migration Bill’?  (UK)

833. Which technology company has unveiled a generative artificial intelligence (AI) model called “CM3leon”?  (Meta)

834. Which countries are hosting the FIFA Women’s Football World Cup 2023?  (Australia and New Zealand)

835. Which country hosted the Asian Surfing Championship 2023?  (Maldives)

836. Which Union Ministry launched the ‘YES-TECH Manual and WINDS portal’?  (Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers welfare)

837. ‘National IPR Policy’ is associated with which Union Ministry?  (Ministry of Commerce and Industry)

838. Which city hosted the ‘National Conference On Rural WASH Partners’ Forum’?  (New Delhi)

839. Which Indian state is set to inaugurate the largest office space in a single project globally?  (Gujarat)

840. Gyanvapi mosque, which was seen in the news, is located in which state?  (Uttar Pradesh)

841. Which Union Ministry launches an online portal to facilitate reporting of violations of banon e-cigarettes?  (Ministry of Health and Family Welfare)

842. Which organisation has asked schools to consider Indian languages as teaching medium?  (CBSE)

843. Aviation industry regulator DGCA granted conditional approval to which airline to resume flights?  (Go First)

844. ONDC starts learning academy for merchants called the ONDC Academy, with assistance from?  (National Stock Exchange)

845. Which Union Ministry released the ‘Manual For Disaster Management’?  (Ministry of Jal Shakti)

846. Which Union Ministry is set to launch ‘Ayushman Bhav programme’?  (Ministry of Health and Family Welfare)

847. What is the name of the internet ransomware virus, regarding which CERT-In issued an advisory?  (Akira)

848. Hindon River is a tributary of which river?  (Yamuna)

849. Which Union Ministry is set to launch the ‘JJM Digital Academy’?  (Ministry of Jal Shakti)

850. ‘Market Access Initiatives (MAI) Scheme’ is associated with which Union Ministry?  (Ministry of Commerce and Industry)

851. Which institution notified the ‘Depositor Education and Awareness’ (DEA) Fund?  (RBI)

852. Which institution released the Draft Telecommunication Consumers Education and Protection Fund?  (TRAI)

853. Byculla railway station, India’s oldest railway station, is in which state/UT?  (Maharashtra)

854. India is set to establish an Innovation platform with which country?  (Switzerland)

855. According to a study, climate change could potentially turn which Indian state to a Water deficit desert?  (Punjab)

856. Phangnon Konyak, who was seen in the news, is a Member of Parliament from which state/UT?  (Nagaland)

857. Which river serves as the predominant border between the United States and Mexico?  (Rio Grande River)

858. Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary is located in which state/UT?  (Goa)

859. Which is the first African country to initiate a debt-for-nature swap?  (Gabon)

860. X-59, also known as the ‘Son of Concorde, is an experimental supersonic aircraft of which country?  (USA)

861. Khongsang railway station, which was seen in the news, is located in which state?  (Manipur)

862. What is the new logo of Twitter after replacing the iconic bird logo?  (Alphabet ‘X’)

863. Muhammad Yunus, the Nobel laureate who was seen in the news, is from which country?  (Bangladesh)

864. Dr Thani Al Zeyoudi, the chair of World Trade Organisation’s 13th Ministerial Conference, is from which country?  (UAE)

865. Karman Kaur Thandi is associated with which sports?  (Tennis)

866. Which institution approved the Guidelines for Institutional Development Plan (IDP)for Higher Education Institutions (HEIs)? (UGC)

867. How many deaths were recorded due to manual scavenging in the last five years in India?  (0)

868. Which state has announced the establishment of ‘Mangrove Cell’?  (West Bengal)

869. The child helpline is being integrated with which Emergency Response Support System (ERSS) pan-India number?  (112)

870. Which company is preparing to launch the world’s largest privately-owned satellite called JUPITER-3?  (Space X)

871. Which Union Ministry is associated with Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill?  (Ministry of Commerce and Industry)

872. The Indian Institutes of Management (Amendment) Bill proposes which personality as the ‘Visitor’ to all the IIMs?  (President)

873. Micron is set to establish India’s first semiconductor plant in which state?  (Gujarat)

874. Indian companies have been allowed to list on foreign exchanges through which institution?  (IFSC)

875. What is the name of the motorsport championship for electric cars?  (Formula E)

876. As per Health Ministry data, which state recorded the most deaths due to heat wave still June-end?  (Kerala)

877. Which Union Ministry has set up a working group to decriminalise laws to further promote ease of doing business?  (Ministry of Commerce and Industry)

878. Which institution releases Digital Payments Index (DPI) in India?  (RBI)

879. Which state/ UT saw the highest number of deaths due to rabies in the country in 2022?  (New Delhi)

880. Which country has granted Pakistan a two-year rollover on USD 2.4 billion loan?  (China)

881. Which Union Ministry launched the ‘ULLAS (Understanding Lifelong Learning for All in Society) initiative’?  (Ministry of Education)

882. The book titled ‘Memories Never Die, was launched as a tribute to?  (Abdul Kalam)

883. Which badminton player has clinched the Japan Open 2023 singles men’s title?  (Viktor Axelsen)

884. BARI Chinabadam-12, which was launched recently, is a new variety of which crop?  (Ground-nut)

885. Benisagar, which is in the news recently, is a place located in which state?  (Jharkhand)

886. ‘National Moth Week’ is observed in which month?  (July)

887. As per recent Home Ministry data, which state recorded the most number of missing girls between 2019 and 2021?  (Madhya Pradesh)

888. What number of Income Tax Returns were filed for AY 2023-2024 in India?  (6.77 crore)

889. Which institution barred intermediaries for annuities business?  (PFRDA)

890. Foxconn subsidiary inked `1,600 crore deal with which state to set up electronic components manufacturing facility?  (Tamil Nadu)

891. ‘MPOWER Measures’, which are seen in the news, are associated with which organisation?  (World Health Organization)

892. Which state/UT has approved ‘Water Tourism and Adventure Sports Policy, 2023’?  (Uttar Pradesh)

893. What is DCS, that has been launched by the Union Agricultural Ministry?  (Digital Crop Survey)

894. UNESCO has suggested adding which city to its list of world heritage centres in danger?  (Venice)

895. ‘FALCON Shield-2023’ is a military exercise participated by which countries?  (China and UAE)

896. What is India’s GST collection for the month of July 2023?  (Rs 1.65 lakh crore)

897. Which state/UT launched the ‘Amrit Brikshya Andolan’ app?  (Assam)

898. ‘Unmesha’ and ‘Utkarsh’ festivals were inaugurated in which state/UT?  (Madhya Pradesh)

899. Which Union Ministry has recently introduced a fresh visa category named ‘Ayush Visa’?  (Ministry of Home Affairs)

900. Star lab station is a joint venture of Voyager Space and which institution?  (Airbus)

901. Which Indian state is conducting a caste-based survey across the state?  (Bihar)

902. Which Union Ministry has set up a panel to revisit its regulations on anti-discrimination in higher educational institutions?  (Ministry of Education)

903. As per the Supreme Court, who/ which institution retains power to scrap Article 370?  (President of India)

904. In FY2022-23, Government e-marketplace (GeM) registered its highest ever Gross Merchandise value of?  (? 2.01 lakh crore.)

905. What is the Goods and Services Tax (GST) on full face value of online gaming?  (28%)

906. Rajiv Gauba, who has been in the news, holds which position in India?  (Cabinet Secretary)

907. The first instance of captive breeding of the Himalayan vulture in India at which state?  (Assam)

908. Which country signed the Communication Interoperability and Security Memorandum of Agreement (CIS-MOA) with the U.S.?  (Pakistan)

909. Which institution has established a standard definition for ‘Water Neutrality’?  (NITI Aayog)

910. Which institution releases the ‘Rice Price Index’? (FAO)

911. Which state launched the ‘Gruha Jyothi scheme’?  (Karnataka)

912. Kuttikkanam Palace, which was seen in the news, is located in which state/UT?  (Kerala)

913. Where is the ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC) located?  (Bengaluru)

914. What is the outlay of the Bharat Net project?  (Rs1.39 lakh crore)

915. Which institution signed MoUs with 35 institutions for promoting collaboration in standardization and conformity assessment? (BIS)

916. Which institution released the publication titled ‘75 Endemic Birds of India’?  (Zoological Survey of India)

917. ‘Indian Buddhist Culture and Heritage Centre’ is being constructed in which country?  (Nepal)

918. India provides financial assistance of Rs 45 crore to support digital identity project of which country?  (Sri Lanka)

919. Which Indian player finished as runner-up at the Australian Open badminton tournament?  (HS Prannoy)

920. Which institution released the ‘Still Unprepared’ Report?  (Risk Horizons)

921. Which Union Ministry released the ‘State of Elementary Education in Rural India’ report?  (Ministry of Education)

922. Mediation Bill, 2023, aims to cut down the time to complete the mediation proceedings to how many days?  (180 days)

923. Which state granted 32% quota for tribals in schools?  (Chhattisgarh)

924. Who is the head of the all-woman panel appointed by the Supreme Court to oversee relief in Manipur?  (Justice Gita Mittal)

925. India’s Defence Ministry has decided to replace Microsoft Operating System with which Operating system?  (Maya)

926. Rajouri Chikri woodcraft, which was seen in the news, is associated with which state/UT?  (Jammu and Kashmir)

927. An ancient‘ Crystal quartz weighing unit’ has been found in which archaeological site in India?  (Keeladi)

928. The World Bank announced a halt on new public finance projects in which country, after its Anti-Homosexuality Act?  (Uganda)

929. What is the new name of the National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE)?  (IIM Mumbai)

930. Which city is the host of the ‘National Conference on Nalanda Buddhism’?  (Leh)

931. As per the recent monetary policy committee announcement, what is the repo rate as of August 2023?  (6.5 %)

932. Which country is the host of Malabar 2023 multilateral naval exercise?  (Australia)

933. Reliance Jio recently completed the work related to connecting which country with a High-Speed Optic Fibre cable?  (Maldives)

934. ‘One District One Product’ launched its collaboration with which Union Ministry?  (Ministry of Rural Development)

935. Which country is the host of ‘Zayed Talwar 2023’ exercise?  (UAE)

936. What is the Wholesale inflation recorded in India in July 2023?  ((-)1.36%)

937. The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India has flagged irregularities in which scheme?  (Bharatmala programme)

938. MauiIs land, which was seen in the news, is located in which country?  (USA)

939. What is the name of the Project 17A frigate recently inaugurated by the Indian President in2023?  (Vindhyagiri)

940. Which country launched the ‘Sponge City Initiative’ in 2015?  (China)

941. Matangini Hazra, who was seen in the news, was a woman freedom fighter from which state?  (West Bengal)

942. India has settled its first-ever crude oil payment to which country in local currency?  (UAE)

943. Lake Ohrid, which was seen in the news, is located in which continent?  (Europe)

944. What is the proposed outlay of the Vishwakarma Yojana scheme, which was recently announced? (Rs 15000 crore)

945. Bindeshwar Pathak, who passed away recently, was associated with which field?  (Social Work)

946. What is the name of the new scheme launched to augment city bus operation by 10,000 e-buses on PPP model?  (PM eBus Sewa)

947. What is the total outlay of the expansion of ‘Digital India programme’?  (?14,903 crores)

948. Central Board of Indirect taxes and Customs (CBIC) signed Mutual Recognition Arrangement (MRA) with which country?  (Australia)

949. Which country is the host of international conference on ‘Preserving Information Integrity and Public Trust in Elections’? (Brazil)

950. Which Indian city is the ‘G20-Digital Innovation Alliance (DIA) Summit’?  (Bengaluru)

951. Which company is set to launch ‘India’s first kerosene-oxygen-powered rocket’?  (Agnikul Cosmos)

952. ‘Vidhayak Ksetra Vikas Nidhi Yojana’ is associated with which state/UT?  (Himachal Pradesh)

953. Which institution launched Centralised Web Portal ‘UDGAM’?  (RBI)

954. Which country is the organiser of ‘Army 2023: 9th International Military-Technical Forum’?  (Russia)

955. When was the ‘Maritime State Development Council’ constituted in India?  (1997)

956. What is ‘NBRI Namoh 108’, which has been developed by CSIR-NBRI?  (Lotus)

957. Who has been conferred with the first ever ‘Udyog Ratna’ award instituted by Maharashtra?  (Ratan Tata)

958. Which country is the host of the 15th BRICS Summit in 2023?  (South Africa)

959. Which Union Ministry notified the ‘Green hydrogen standards’ for India?  (Ministry of New and Renewable Energy)

960. ‘Luna-25’is the Lunar Mission of which country?  (Russia)

961. What is the share provided by the Centre in implementation of projects under “North East Special Infrastructure Development Scheme” (NESIDS)?  (100%)

962. India has partnered with which country for the Meit Y- National Science Foundation (NSF)research collaboration?  (USA)

963. Which institution has recently approved USD 25 million proposal submitted by the India’s Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying?  (G20 Pandemic Fund)

964. Which country is the host of ‘World Water Week 2023’ event?  (Sweden)

965. India’s first indigenous e-Tractor Prima ET11 is developed by which institution?  (CSIR)

966. Indian banking system liquidity slipped into a deficit in which month of 2023?  (August)

967. Which institution plans to set up ‘Research Analyst Administration and Supervisory Body (RAASB)’?  (SEBI)

968. Srettha Thavisin has been elected as the Prime Minister of which country?  (Thailand)

969. The African Union has suspended which country until ‘the effective restoration of constitutional order’?  (Niger)

970. Which institution is to support Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region, including fast-tracking progress on SDGs?  (UNDP)

971. Which is the first country to successfully land on the South Pole of the Moon?  (India)

972. Who is the head of the steering Committee formed to draft the National Curriculum Framework for School Education (NCF-SE)?  (K Kasturirangan)

973. Which institution developed the ‘Astra’ indigenous air-to-air missile?  (DRDO)

974. Which Indian company signed MoU with Skoda Group for a joint venture to produce components for Indian railway and public mobility?  (Tata Auto Comp)

975. The World’s first ‘Spotless giraffe’ was born in which country?  (USA)

976. ‘Dholpur-Karauli’ is the recently approved tiger reserve of which Indian state?  (Rajasthan)

977. Which company announced to release ‘Code Llama’ AI model to assist in writing computer code?  (Meta)

978. Which state/UT implements the Chief Minister Breakfast scheme?  (Tamil Nadu)

979. Which movie won the best Feature Film award at the 69th National Film Awards in 2023?  (Rocketry: The Nambi Effect)

980. Rafael Nadal has been named as the ambassador for which Indian technology brand?  (Infosys)

981. As per the ‘State of India’s Birds’ report, how many species were identified as being of high conservation concern?  (178)

982. Which country’s Prime Minister was granted the ‘Grand Cross of the Order of Honour’ by Greece in 2023?  (India)

983. Ministry of Defence signed 19,000 crore contract with which company for five Fleet Support Ships for Indian Navy?  (Hindustan Shipyard Limited)

984. Who is the head of the Committee set up to ‘Onshoring the Indian Innovation to GIFTIFSC’?  (G Padmanabhan)

985. Which is the top state for exemplary performance in the Smart Cities Mission in 2022?  (Madhya Pradesh)

986. India is set to open a ‘Climate change and Health hub’ in which city, in partnership with Asian Development Bank (ADB)?  (New Delhi)

987. Who is the first Indian to secure a gold medal at World Athletics Championships?  (Neeraj Chopra)

988. ‘Kashi Culture Pathway’ document is associated with which bloc?  (G-20)

989. Which city is the host of ‘B20 Summit India 2023’?  (New Delhi)

990. Which Union Ministry has released the report on ‘Sixth census of minor irrigation (MI)schemes’?  (Ministry of Jal Shakti)

991. ‘Operation Muskaan’, which was seen in the news, was implemented in which city?  (Mumbai)

992. What is the transaction limit for small value digital payments in offline mode, as of September 2023?  (Rs 500)

993. Which state implements the ‘Ladli Behna Scheme’?  (Madhya Pradesh)

994. Cabinet declared which day as ‘National Space Day’ in India?  (August 23)

995. Archaeologists have unearthed 3,000-year-old priestly tomb in which country?  (Peru)

996. Kishore Jena, who was seen in the news, is associated with which sports?  (Javelin Throw)

997. Pragyan rover of the Chandrayaan-3 mission, has confirmed the presence of which element on the moon’s surface?  (Sulphur)

998. Which state raised the OBC quota to 27% in local bodies?  (Gujarat)

999. Goa Shipyard Ltd signed an MoU for capacity building and collaboration in ship design and construction with which country?  (Kenya)

1000.  The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is set to construct 25-mw solar power plant in which state?  (Tamil Nadu)

1001.  Which state launched ‘Gruha Lakshmi scheme’?  (Karnataka)

1002.  Which company has launched a new mobile application called ‘Share (dot) Market’?  (PhonePe)

1003.  Gabon, which was seen in the news, is located in which region?  (Africa)

1004.  Which country is set to hold a referendum to recognize the country’s Indigenous people in its constitution?  (Australia)

1005.  Which country/countries are the hosts of Asia Cup 2023 tournament?  (Sri Lanka and Pakistan)

1006.  Which Indian has won the 2023 Ramon Magsaysay award?  (Ravi Kannan)

1007.  Who is the first woman to head the Railway Board of India?  (Jaya Verma Sinha)

1008.  What is India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) percent in the April-June quarter of the current fiscal (2023-2024)?  (7.8 percent)

1009.  What was India’s goods and services tax collection in August 2023?  (Rs 1.59 lakh crore)

1010.  In the August, the number of UPI transactions performed which milestone?  (10 billion)

1011.  What is the name of the seventh and last stealth frigate of Project 17A, that was recently launched?  (Mahendragiri)

1012.  Which statelaunched the ‘Mukhyamantri Medhabi Chatra Protshan Yojana (MMCPY)’?  (Odisha)

1013.  Which country’s central bank Governors topped the ‘Global Finance Central Banker Report Cards 2023’?  (India)

1014.  Which city is the host of ‘International Aerospace Conference’?  (Gwalior)

1015.  ‘International Literacy Day’ is observed on which day?  (September 8)

1016.  Umiam lake, which was seen in the news, is located in which state?  (Meghalaya)

1017.  The Indian Army’s new headquarter Thal Sena Bhawan (TSB), is to come up in which state/UT?  (New Delhi)

1018.  ‘National Conference on KCC for Fisheries’ is organized in which city?  (Mumbai)

1019.  Kirkuk, which was seen in the news, is located in which country?  (Iraq)

1020.  Which city’s metro railway has launched ‘Tourist Smart Cards’?  (Delhi)

1021.  Satkosia Tiger Reserve, that was recently making news, is in which state?  (Odisha)

1022.  The 12 feet high statue of Mahatma Gandhi was inaugurated recently along with ‘Gandhi Vatika’ in which city?  (New Delhi )

1023.  MQ-9B Predator Drone, that was in news recently, was developed by which country?  (United States )

1024.  Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), was launched by which agency?  (NASA)

1025.  Which Railway Station was recently awarded the ‘Green Railway Station’ certification with the highest rating of Platinum by the Indian Green Building Council?  (Vijaywada Railway Station, Andhra Pradesh)

1026.  The Viability Gap Funding for development of BESS aims to generate 4,000 MWh of BESS projects by?  (2030-31)

1027.  The Cabinet granted approval for allocation of Rs. 1164 crore for the Industrial Development Scheme (IDS) 2017 in which states? (Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand)

1028.  Which city is the host of ‘Bharat Drone Shakti 2023’? (Ghaziabad)

1029.  Which institution launched ‘Face Authentication system’ at the Global Fintech Festival?  (UIDAI)

1030.  Which city is the host of Transnational Grid Interconnections for One Sun, One World, One Grid (OSOWOG) Conference?  (New Delhi)

1031.  ‘Kala Jeera Rice’ is a famous food product from which state?  (Odisha)

1032.  Which city topped the ‘Swachh Vayu Sarvekshan 2023 Clean Air Survey’?  (Indore)

1033.  Which country has launched ‘Deccan High-Level Principles on Food Security and Nutrition’?  (India)

1034.  Timor-Leste, which was seen in the news, is located in which region?  (South-East Asia)

1035.  Which institution organised the ‘2023 Regional Cooperation and Integration Conference’?  (ADB)

1036.  What does “I” stand in I-CRR stand for?  (Incremental)

1037.  India has decided to settle WTO Poultry Dispute with which country?  (USA)

1038.  The RBI has encouraged/ called upon which set of entities, to establish Self-Regulatory Organizations (SROs)?  (Fin-Tech Firms)

1039.  A report by which institution has stated that the window to reach climate goals is ‘rapidly closing’?  (UN)

1040.  NASA’s MOXIE Successfully Generated Oxygen on which planet?  (Mars)

1041.  ‘India –Middle East – Europe Economic Corridor’ was formed along the sidelines of which summit?  (G-20)

1042.  Which country /bloc has been recently admitted as the Permanent Member of G20?  (African Union)

1043.  Which bank launched the ‘Nation First Transit Card’ to facilitate seamless customer commuting experience?  (State Bank of India)

1044.  Which institutions recommended cross border co-operation and information sharing, ina joint report to the Group of 20 nations?  (IMF- FSB)

1045.  Which country has recently rejoined the European Union’s science research programme-Horizon Europe?  (U.K)

1046.  Varuna is the bilateral exercise between the navies of which countries?  (India and France)

1047.  Which city is the host of the ‘First Global Symposium on Farmers’ Rights’?  (New Delhi)

1048.  Which Indian tennis player won the runners trophy in the US Open doubles final?  (Rohan Bopanna)

1049.  India recently organised the meeting of Strategic Partnership Council (SPC) formed with which country?  (Saudi Arabia)

1050.  Which department launched ‘Recognition Scheme for ISPs Promoting Rural FTTH Broadband’?  (Department of Telecommunications)

1051.  India recently organised its first ‘Investment Forum 2023’ with which country?  (Saudi Arabia)

1052.  Which city is the host of ‘Workshop on Business Responsibility and Sustainability Reporting (BRSR)’?  (Mumbai)

1053.  Which Union Ministry organised the ‘International Conference on Dam Safety’?  (Ministry of Jal Shakti)

1054.  Araku coffee, which was one of the gifts presented to leaders at G-20 summit, is from which state?  (Andhra Pradesh)

1055.  Which institution has developed a new Approach for Early Detection and Treatment of Lung and Cervical Cancer?  (IISc-Bengaluru)

1056.  India handed over the G-20 Presidency to which country?  (Brazil)

1057.  Which North-Indian state has unveiled its new State Education Policy, 2023?  (West Bengal)

1058.  Which state announced to give monthly allowance to unemployed youth from next financial year?  (Chhattisgarh)

1059.  Nifty 50 hits which mark for the first time, on day of the G20 Summit?  (20,000 mark)

1060.  Which state implements the Kalaignar Magalir Urimai Thogai (women’s basic income) scheme?  (Tamil Nadu)

1061.  Which state/UT recorded deaths due to Nipah virus infection?  (Kerala)

1062.  What is the name of the festival organised by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations(ICCR)?  (Vaishali)

1063.  What is the name of the campaign launched by Union Health Ministry, to mark Prime Minister’s birthday?  (Ayushman Bhavcampaign)

1064.  What is the retail inflation recorded in August, in India?  (6.83 %)

1065.  Which Union Ministry launched ‘Skill India Digital’ programme?  (Ministry of Skills Development and Entrepreneurship)

1066.   The foundation stone of Downstream Petrochemical Complex and Refinery Expansion Project ahs been laid in which state?  (Madhya Pradesh)

1067.  Which Union Ministry recently launched the Swachhata Special Campaign 3.0 Portal?  (Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances& Pensions)

1068.  Which Ministry is associated with OIML (International Organization of Legal Metrology) Certificates?  (Ministry of Consumer Affairs and Food Distribution)

1069.  Which city is the host of ‘4th G20 Sustainable Finance Working Group Meeting’?  (Varanasi)

1070.  When was the National Logistics Policy (NLP) launched in India?  (2022)

1071.  ‘National Judicial Data Grid (NJDG)’ is associated with which country?  (India)

1072.  All reported births and deaths in the country will be digitally registered on the Centre’s portal from which date?  (October1, 2023) 

1073.  Which state launched a subsidy scheme to attract investment and boost the state’s stainless-steel production?  (Odisha)

1074.  Which space agency released its findings after a yearlong study into unidentified flying object (UFOs)?  (NASA)

1075.  Where is the Buddh International Circuit (BIC) racetrack located in India?  (Greater Noida)

1076.  Which state launched  ‘Mobile Van Program’ to promote Natural Farming?  (Himachal Pradesh)

1077.  Which state launched ‘Griha Adhar’ and ‘Chavath e Bazaar’ initiatives?  (Goa)

1078.  As per recent research, exposure to which element was linked to 5.5 Million Cardiovascular Disease Deaths Globally in 2019? (Lead)

1079.  Which Indian state launched free breakfast scheme in schools for students, after Tamil Nadu?  (Telangana)

1080.  Which institution announced special awards to artists above 75 years of age?  (Sangeet Natak Akademi)

1081.  The National Green Tribunal (NGT) ordered a ban on cruise ships operating on water bodies of which state?  (Madhya Pradesh)

1082.  Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program is associated with which country?  (USA)

1083.  Which state Chief Minister has been awarded the Lee Kuan Yew Exchange Fellowship?  (Assam)

1084.  Which state announced Mukhya Mantri Shramik Kalyan Yojana (MMSKY)?  (Arunachal Pradesh)

1085.  Which country has enforced a European Union (EU) ban on all Russian-registered passenger cars entering the country?  (Poland)

1086.  The Chausath Yogini temple, which was seen in the news, is located in which state/UT?  (Madhya Pradesh)

1087.  Which Indian armed force conducted the ‘Operation Sajag’ drill?  (Indian Coast Guard)

1088.  The 128th Constitution Amendment Bill, 2023, which was introduced recently, is associated with?  (Reserve 33% of seats for women in Lok Sabha and State Assemblies)

1089.  Which institution is set to launch the online platform called ‘Bima Sugam’?  (IRDAI)

1090.  ‘Hoysala Temples’, which received UNESCO World Heritage Tag, are located in which state? (Karnataka)

1091.  Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) approves to conduct Truenat test to detect which infection?  (Nipah)

1092.  What is the new award instituted to honour scientists in India?  (Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar)

1093.  What is the name of the first indigenous aircraft carrier of India?  (Vikrant)

1094.  Which city hosted the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Summit in September 2023?  (New York)

1095.  India has partnered with which country to deploy 10,000 made-in-India electric buses across Indian cities?  (USA)

1096.  What is India’s GDP growth outlook for this fiscal, as per Asian Development Bank’s recent forecast?  (6.3 %)

1097.  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?  (33 %)

1098.  India recently suspended visa services in which country until further notice?  (Canada)

1099.  Which countries are fighting for Nagorno-Karabakh region?  (Armenia- Azerbaijan)

1100.  Which Indian city is the host of ‘Windergy India 2023 Summit’?  (Chennai)

1101.  Indian Navy recently organised its inaugural trilateral exercise with the navies of which countries?  (Indonesia and Australia)

1102.  Which state has launched its ‘Action Plan for Management of Paddy Stubble Burning’?  (Haryana)

1103.  Which city launched the ‘Swachhata Train’ initiative as part of Swachhata Pakhwada?  (Ahmedabad)

1104.  Which state/UT organised India’s First Lighthouse Festival?  (Goa)

1105.  Which country’s space agency launched the ‘Osiris-Rex spacecraft’?  (USA)

1106.  Swati Nayak, who was in the news, has won which award?  (Norman E. Borlaug Award)

1107.  Which Union Ministry established the Indian Sign Language Research and Training Centre (ISLRTC)?  (Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment)

1108.  As per recent data, what is the percentage of villages declared Open Defecation Free(ODF) Plus?  (75%)

1109.  e-UNNAT is the Service Delivery Portal of which state/UT? (Jammu and Kashmir)

1110.  Which company launched ‘Indus App store’ developer platform?  (PhonePe)

1111.  ‘Bharat Drone Shakti exhibition 2023’ was inaugurated in which state/UT?  (Uttar Pradesh)

1112.  Which Union Ministry issued the ‘Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Rules, 2023’?  (Ministry of Home Affairs)

1113.  Which Union Ministry is associated with which ‘GOBARdhan’ scheme?  (Ministry of Jal Shakti)

1114.  ‘Jharia Master Plan’, which was seen in the news, is associated with which Union Ministry?  (Ministry of Coal)

1115.  Which country’s women’s cricket team has clinched a gold medal at the Asian Games2023?  (India)

1116.  ‘Dadasaheb Phalke Lifetime Achievement Award’ was recently conferred to which actor?  (Waheeda Rehman)

1117.  Who is the first Asian man to be nominated for International Tennis Hall of Fame?  (Leander Paes)

1118.  Which institution has been recently selected by PFRDA as the 11th fund manager to manage retirement savings under NPS?  (DSP Pension Fund Managers)

1119.  Which state is associated with the ‘Mukhyamantri Gramin Awas NYAY Yojana’?  (Chhattisgarh)

1120.  Which institution has raised more than ?1000 crore via social bonds?  (NABARD)

1121.  Which institution released a report titled ‘India Ageing Report 2023’?  (UNFPA)

1122.  Kongthong, which bagged ‘Best Tourism Village (Bronze) Award 2023’, is located in which state?  (Meghalaya)

1123.  Which country hosted the ‘Annual IAEA General Conference’ in 2023?  (Austria)

1124.  Which Union Ministry prepared the ‘Smart Cities Mission, India: Localising SDGs’ Report?  (Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs)

1125.  Which is the second north-east state after Arunachal Pradesh to introduce e-cabinet system?  (Tripura)

1126.  What is the rank of India in the ‘Global Innovation Index 2023’?  (40)

1127.  Which Union Ministry launched ‘CRIIIO 4 GOOD modules ‘?  (Ministry of Education)

1128.  Which Indian state/UT has recently banned the Conocarpus plant?  (Gujarat)

1129.  Which country is undertaking a project to create the world’s most powerful laser, called “Vulcan 20-20”?  (UK)

1130.  Which country has launched USD 1 billion plan to coordinate the controlled descent of International Space Station (ISS) back to Earth?  (USA)

1131.  What is the theme of ‘World Heart Day 2023’?  (Use Heart, Know Heart)

1132.  Which major economy announced to hike its defence spending by 70% in 2024?  (Russia)

1133.  Which country hosted the ‘UN Convention against Transnational Organised Crime Ministerial Conference’?  (Italy)

1134.  ‘Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency’ is a Public Sector Enterprise under which Union Ministry?  (Ministry of New & Renewable Energy)

1135.  Sko valley, which was seen in the news, is located in which state/UT?  (Ladakh)

1136.  Which Union Ministry organised the ‘Technology and Bharatiya Bhasha Summit’?  (Ministry of Education)

1137.  NABAR Dlisted ‘Social Bonds’ on Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and the funds raised would be used to refinance which scheme?  (Jal Jeevan Mission)

1138.  Which institution approved capital- management reforms that will unlock $100 billion in funds over the next 10 years?  (ADB)

1139.  Kiran Baliyan clinched India’s first medal in 72 years in which game, at the Asian Games?  (Shot put)

1140.  Which country is the host of Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Travel Mart 2023? (India)

1141.  ISRO’s Flight Test Vehicle Abort Mission-1 (TV-D1) is a crucial test for which mission?  (Gaganyaan)

1142.  Which country recently launched Operation Iron Swords?  (Israel)

1143.  Which is the second state after Bihar to conduct a caste survey?  (Rajasthan)

1144.  16th edition of International Cyber Security and Policing Conference, cOcOn, was hosted by which state?  (Kerala)

1145.  Project Kuiper to provide fast, affordable broadband internet service belongs to which company?  (Amazon)

1146.  Which institution releases the compilation of Statistical Performance Indicators(SPI)?  (World Bank)

1147.  Nobel Prize in Medicine 2023 was awarded to Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman for their workin _:  (mRNA Vaccines)

1148.  R21/Matrix-M, which was recently approved, is the vaccine against which disease?  (Malaria)

1149.  ‘Statue of Equality’, the largest statue of B R Ambedkar outside India, is to be unveiled in which country?  (USA)

1150.  ‘SAMPRITI-XI ’is the joint military exercise conducted by India and which country?  (Bangladesh)

1151.  Which institution released the ‘Trade and Development Report 2023’?  (UNCTAD)

1152.  Perseverance rover has recently captured ‘Dust devil’ in which planet?  (Mars)

1153.  The Union Cabinet has approved setting up of Central Tribal University in which state?  (Telangana)

1154.  Which state/UT hosts the ‘Sammakka Saralamma Jatara’ tribal festival?  (Telangana)

1155.  Which state/UT banned the cultivation of PUSA-44 paddy variety?  (Punjab)

1156.  Which organisation releases forecast on global merchandise trade growth?  (WTO)

1157.  ‘Tokenisation’,which was seen in the news, is associated with_:  (Payment Security)

1158.  Which country’s kabaddi team has clinched the Asian Games title in 2023?  (India)

1159.  India signed MoU with which country in Green Hydrogen and Supply Chains?  (Saudi Arabia)

1160.  When is the ‘World Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day’ celebrated?  (October 8)

1161.  Which institution conducts the Open Market Operations (OMO) sales of government securities in India?  (RBI)

1162.  ‘Mushk Budji’ is an aromatic rice variety cultivated in which state/UT?  (Jammu and Kashmir)

1163.  Which country launched Europe’s first fully private rocket ‘Miura-1’?  (Spain)

1164.  Which country is set to launch a spacecraft to study the metal-rich asteroid ’16Psyche’?  (USA)

1165.  What is the place of India in the Asian Games 2023 medal-table?  (Fourth)

1166.  ‘PujaSpecial Tram’, which was seen in the news, is associated with which state/UT?  (West Bengal)

1167.  Which state has recently unveiled a statue of ‘Lachit Borphukan’?  (Assam)

1168.  Which state launched ‘Rozgar Prayag Portal’?  (Uttarakhand)

1169.  ‘SHRESHTA Scheme’, which was seen in the news, was launched by which Union Ministry?  (Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment)

1170.  Which city is the host of ‘Ninth P-20 summit’ in India?  (New Delhi)

1171.  The ‘MMDR Act’, which was seen in the news, is associated with which sector?  (Mines and Minerals)

1172.  What is the name of the autonomous organization formed to promote youth development in India?  (Mera Yuva Bharat)

1173.  The cashew of which state/UT recently got its Geographical Indication (GI) tag?  (Goa)

1174.  What is the name of the Operation launched by India, to bring back its citizens from Israel and Palestine?  (Operation Ajay)

1175.  Which Indian state/UT launched ‘Orunodoi 2.0’, a poverty alleviation scheme?  (Assam)

1176.  What is the rank of India in the ‘Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2023’?  (111)

1177.  The International Monetary Fund (IMF) raised India’s growth forecast in the fiscal year 2023-24 to_:  (6.3 %)

1178.  Which country inaugurated the 82-km ‘Padma Bridge Rail Link Project’?  (Bangladesh)

1179.  Which organisation conducts the ‘Passport to Earning (P2E)’ Initiative?  (UNICEF)

1180.  Kulasekarapattinam, associated with ISRO’s second spaceport, is located in which state?  (Tamil Nadu)

1181.  Sivasankari, who received the ‘Saraswati Samman 2022’, is a famous author of which language? (Tamil)

1182.  Which city hosted the G20 Parliamentary Speakers’ Summit (P20) in 2023?  (New Delhi)

1183.  What is India’s retail inflation recorded in the month of September?  (5.02 %)

1184.  Which institution has initiated a pilot programme for wholesale digital rupee in call money market?  (RBI)

1185.  Which country played the host of the 8th BRICS International Competition Conference 2023?  (India)

1186.  Which Union Ministry has introduced ‘Tradeable Green Credit special programme’?  (Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change)

1187.  ‘Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders’ are the Indigenous citizens of which country?  (Australia)

1188.  Vahagn Khachaturyan is the President of which country? (Armenia)

1189.  The UK government has collaborated with which Indian state for its ‘Smart district’ project?  (Tamil Nadu)

1190.  When is the ‘World Food Day’ celebrated?  (October16)

1191.  Which city is the host of ‘World Health Summit 2023’?  (Berlin)

1192.  Which organisation released the report titled ‘The Impact of Disasters on Agriculture and Food Security’?  (FAO)

1193.  Daniel Noboa has been elected as the President of which country?  (Ecuador)

1194.  Vizhinjam port, which was seen in the news, is located in which state/UT?  (Kerala)

1195.  SAMPRITI-XI Military Exercise is held between India and which country?  (Bangladesh)

1196.  ‘APAAR’ Account Registry, which was seen in the news, is associated with which field?  (Academics)

1197.  Which institution released the ‘High Cost of Cheap Water’ Report’?  (WWF)

1198.  ‘Amrit Kaal Vision 2047’, which was recently unveiled, is associated with which field?  (Maritime Industry)

1199.  Saint-Belec Slab, is a 4,000-year-old slab, was discovered in which country?  (France)

1200.  What is the theme of ‘Ayurveda Day 2023’?  (Ayurveda for One Health)

1201.  What is the name of the programme launched to enhance connections among young individuals from diverse States of India?  (Yuva Sangam)

1202.  Tropical Deep-sea Neutrino Telescope (Trident), which was seen in the news, is associated with which country?  (China)

1203.  Which comet is also referred to as the ‘Orionid meteor shower’?  (Halley’s Comet)

1204.  As per the 2nd Advance Estimates of production of various horticultural crops for the year 2022-23, what is the pattern of production from last year?  (Increased)

1205.  Namdapha, Pakke and Kamlang are the tiger reserves of which state/UT?  (Arunachal Pradesh)

1206.  ‘Anubhav Portal’, which was seen in the news, is associated with which Union Ministry?  (Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions)

1207.  What is the brand name of the Cotton launched by Union Textiles Ministry?  (Kasturi Cotton Bharat)

1208.  Which state/UT inaugurated ‘Mission Mahila Sarathi’?  (Uttar Pradesh)

1209.  ‘Paintbrush swift’ is the name of which rare species? (Butterfly)

1210.  Which ship-building company delivered INS Imphal, the third ship of Project 15B-Class of stealth guided missile destroyers?  (Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders)

1211.  What is the name of the first Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) of India?  (NaMo Bharat)

1212.  Which country is India’s biggest trading partner during April-September in fiscal2023-24?  (USA)

1213.  “Exercise Harimau Shakti 2023” was organised between the armies of which countries?  (India and Malaysia)

1214.  Which institution hosted the Bharat National Cyber Security Exercise (NCX) 2023?  (National Security Council Secretariat)

1215.  Which country hosted the 7th Edition of Future Investment Initiative (FII) in 2023?  (Saudi Arabia)

1216.  ‘Arattu ’festival, which was seen in the news, is a famous festival of which state?  (Kerala)

1217.  Gomti and Ghaghra Rivers flow in which Indian state/UT? (Uttar Pradesh)

1218.  Ashok Vaswani was appointed as the new Managing Director and chief executive officer of which bank?  (Kotak Mahindra Bank)

1219.  When is the World Development Information Day celebrated? (October 24)

1220.  Which organisation released the ‘International Migration Outlook 2023’? (OECD)

1221.   Which company has initiated the production of‘Reference’ petrol and diesel?  (IOC)

1222.   Competition Commission of India (CCI) is astatutory body under which Union Ministry?  (Ministry of Corporate Affairs)

1223.   What is the name of the National Hackathonfocused on the use of 5G technology for police applications?  (Vimarsh2023)

1224.   Indian Army’s first Vertical Wind Tunnel has been constructed in which state/UT?  (Himachal Pradesh)

1225.   Which country is the host of the ‘Three Basins Summit’?  (Republic of Congo)

1226.   ‘Banni festival’, which was seen in the news, is an annual religious festival celebrated in which state/UT?  (Andhra Pradesh)

1227.   The European Union (EU) and India conducted their first joint naval exercise in which place?  (Gulf of Guinea)

1228.   Eight former Indian Navy personnel have been sentenced to death by a court in which country? (Qatar)

1229.   Which city hosted the 7th Edition of the India Mobile Congress?  (New Delhi)

1230.   Cannabidiol (CBD), a compound known for its therapeutic potential in cannabis, has been found in another plant, in which country?  (Brazil)

1231.   As per a recent study, which Indian state has the highest cancer incidence rate in the country?  (Mizoram)

1232.   The Hostile Activity Watch Kernel (HAWK) system, is associated with which state?  (Karnataka)

1233.   iPhone maker Wistron approved the sale of its India unit to which Indian company?  (Tata Electronics)

1234.   As per the initial advance estimates of major kharif crops for 2023-24, which major crop is estimated to have a decline in production?  (Rice)

1235.   Which company launched India’s inaugural satellite-based gigabit broadband service?  (Reliance Jio Infocomm)

1236.   What is the theme of ‘Vigilance Awareness Week2023’?  (Say no to corruption, committo the Nation)

1237.   ‘Operation Sesha’, which was launched recently, aims to curb the illegal trade of_:  (Timber)

1238.   Saleemul Huq, who passed away recently, was associated with which profession?  (Climate Change Expert)

1239.   Which institution has mandated ‘penny drop ’verification for NPS fund withdrawal?  (PFRDA)

1240.   Which state/UT launched the ‘Abua AwasYojna’?  (Jharkhand)

1241.   India’s first-ever Lavender Farm is constructed in which state/UT?  (Jammu and Kashmir)

1242.   What is the name of the platform launched by Prime Minister on the National Unity Day? (Mera Yuva Bharat (MY Bharat) platform)

1243.   Project Kusha, India’s long-range air defense system project, is under the purview of which institution?  (DRDO)

1244.   Which institution was tasked with the preparation of ‘Vision India@2047’ plan? (NITI Aayog)

1245.   Manaus, which was seen in the news, is a city in which country?  (Brazil)

1246.   India procured ‘S-400 air defence missile squadrons’ from which country?  (Russia)

1247.   Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project(KMTTP) aims to connect Kolkata Seaport with which country?  (Myanmar)

1248.   Which European country announced to discontinueits ‘Golden visa initiative’ from 2024?  (TheNetherlands)

1249.   Which institution regulates the Co-operative banks in India?  (RBI)

1250.   Which country is associated with ‘Integral Field Ultraviolet Spectroscope Experiment (INFUSE)’?  (USA)

1251.   Which Indian city has been added to the ‘UNESCO Creative Cities Network’, in Literature’ category?  (Kozhikode)

1252.   Which institution conducts the ‘Inflation Expectations Survey of Households’?  (RBI)

1253.   Which organisation released the ‘Impact of Disaster on Agriculture and Food Security’?  (FAO)

1254.   Which footballer player has won the Ballon d’ Orprize for the best player?  (Lionel Messi)

1255.   Which organisation released a report, which states that Indian Farmers faced $169 Billion Implicit Tax due to Export Measures in 2022?  (OECD)

1256.   Which city is the host of ‘World Food India2023’?  (New Delhi)

1257.   Which institution released the ‘2023 Adaptation Gap Report’?  (World Bank)

1258.   As per a new study, which species has their head all over its body?  (Star Fish)

1259.   ‘State of Climate Services’ is an annual report released by which institution?  (WMO)

1260.   ‘National Efficient Cooking Programme’ is associated with which institution?  (EESL)

1261.   Which country is the host of World Telecommunication Standardisation Assembly (WTSA) 2024?  (India)

1262.   Saima Wazed, the next Regional Director for the World Health Organization’s South-East Asia region, is from which country?  (Bangladesh)

1263.   When is the ‘International Day for BiosphereReserves’?  (November 3)

1264.   Which country is funding India’s ‘HungerProject’ and promote food security in Uttarakhand?  (Norway)

1265.   Which Indian state bagged the Global Responsible Tourism Award 2023?  (Kerala)

1266.   Which institution released the ‘2024 Asia-Pacific Human Development Report’?  (UNDP)

1267.   Which country hosted the two-day summit of European space ministers, dubbed as ‘Space Summit’?  (Spain)

1268.   When was the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) scheme launched in India? (2020)

1269.   Which is the first port in the country to handle16 million metric tonnes (MMT) of cargo in a month?  (Mundra Port)

1270.   Which Union Ministry launched “Women for Water, Water for Women Campaign”?  (Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs)

1271.   Which country has pulled out of the ‘Treaty of Conventional Armed Forces in Europe’?  (Russia)

1272.    Which Indian state/UT launched ‘Abua Bir Dishom Abhiyan’? (Jharkhand)

1273.   ‘HEL1OS’ Spectrometer, which was seen in the news, is associated with which country?  (India)

1274.   Which country has the highest weighting on the MSCI Emerging Market Index (EM)?  (China)

1275.   NASA’s Curiosity rover was launched to study which celestial body?  (Mars)

1276.   As per WHO 2023 Global TB report, which county accounted for the highest number of tuberculosis (TB) cases in the world in 2022?  (India)

1277.   ‘The State of Food and Agriculture (SOFA)’ is the flagship report of which institution?  (FAO)

1278.   Which institution releases the ‘Production Gapreport’?  (UNEP)

1279.   What is the name of the recently launched brand of National Cooperative Organics Ltd (NCOL)? (Bharat Organics)

1280.   ‘Quota of special drawing rights (SDR)’, which is seen in the news, is associated with which institution?  (International Monetary Fund)

1281.   “Building trust in science” is the theme of which special day celebrated on November 10?  (World Science Day for Peace and Development)

1282.   ‘APAAR’, which was seen in the news, is a registry associated with which field?  (Academics)

1283.   India undertook BONGOSAGAR-23 and CORPA Texercises with the Navy of which country? (Bangladesh)

1284.   What is the name of world’s first robot CEO?  (Mika)

1285.   Which Indian company partnered with US-based Archer Aviation for all-electric air taxi service?  (Inter Globe Enterprises)

1286.   Who is the singer of ‘Abundance in Millets’ song, which has been nominated for the Grammy award?  (Falguni Shah)

1287.   Which Union Ministry released the ‘Digital Advertisement Policy, 2023’?  (Ministry of Information and Broadcasting)

1288.   Coronation Food Project, which was seen in the news, is associated with which country?  (UK)

1289.   Lok Sabha Ethics Committee adopted a report recommending the expulsion of which Member of Parliament?  (Mahua Moitra)

1290.   Which state passed a Bill, which increases the total reservation in the state to 75%?  (Bihar)

1291.   Which city made a world record of lighting 22.23 lakh earthen lamps on the eve of Diwali?  (Ayodhya)

1292.   ‘Knowledge, Healthcare, Innovation, and Research (KHIR) City’ is associated with which state/UT? (Karnataka)

1293.   Carlo Rovells, who was seen in the news, is associated with which profession?  (Physicist)

1294.   India and New Zealand are qualified for the knockout semi-final of ODI World Cup 2023. What are the two other countries which entered semifinal?  (South Africa and Australia)

1295.   The ‘AAINA Dashboard for Cities’ portal has been launched by which Union Ministry?  (Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs)

1296.   Silkyara Tunnel, which was seen in the news, is located in which state?  (Uttarakhand)

1297.   As per a recent UN report, which region was ranked as World’s Worst Region for Water Scarcity?  (South Asia)

1298.   ‘Transporter-9 mission’ is associated with which country?  (USA)

1299.   Which Union Ministry proposed to establish Cyber Security and Management Systems (CSMS) regulations?  (Ministry of Road Transport and Highways)

1300.   What is the rank of India in the OBI Inclusiveness Index?  (117)

1301.   Jharkhand was formed as the 28th state of Indiain which year?  (2000)

1302.   Which country is the host of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders’ Meeting 2023?  (USA)

1303.   Mount Etna, which was seen in the news, is located in which country?  (Italy)

1304.   Which Indian has been shortlisted for men’s‘ World Athlete of the Year’ award?  (Neeraj Chopra)

1305.   Which city is the host of ‘Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue (IPRD)’?  (New Delhi)

1306.   Which state is the host of the ‘9th India International Science Festival (IISF) 2023’? (Haryana)

1307.   N Sankaraiah, who passed away recently, was associated with which profession?  (Politics)

1308.   ‘Stop gap spending bill’, which was seen in the news, is associated with which country?  (USA)

1309.   Which institution releases the annual Green house Gas Bulletin?  (WMO)

1310.   Which country is associated with the “Rwanda plan”?  (UK)

1311.   Exercise MITRA SHAKTI-2023 is organised between India and which country?  (Sri Lanka)

1312.   As of 2023, which country is the world’s biggest polluter?  (China)

1313.   Which institution released the report titled ‘Sand and Dust Storms: A Guide to Mitigation, Adaptation, Policy, and Risk Management Measures in Agriculture’?  (FAO)

1314.   The World Health Organization (WHO) has officially recognized which condition as a grave global health threat?  (Loneliness)

1315.   Zorawar light tank project is a collaborative initiative between DRDO and _?  (Larsen and Toubro)

1316.   Who is the first recipient of Manohar Parrikar Yuva Scientist Award?  (Dr MathavarajS)

1317.   Which country hosted the ‘Voice of the Global South Summit’ (VOGSS) recently?  (India)

1318.   Which is the Cambridge Dictionary’s Word of the Year for 2023?  (Hallucinate)

1319.   As per a CDC-WHO Report, around 11 lakh children in India missed their first dose of the measles vaccine?  (Measles)

1320.   Exo Mars Trace Gas Orbiter Mission is associated with which space agency?  (ESA)

1321.   Which state is the host of the ‘Global Fisheries Conference India 2023’?  (Gujarat)

1322.   ‘LuPEx’ is the joint effort between the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and _? (JAXA)

1323.   Which country is the host of ‘Ukrainian Defense Industrial Base Conference’?  (USA)

1324.   What is the rank of India in the Hotspot Map, which shoes the level of climate change threat faced by women working in agricultural sectors?  (12)

1325.   The Dhillo festival, which was seen in the news, is celebrated in which state/UT?  (Goa)

1326.   Javier Milei, who was seen in the news, is the new President of which country?  (Argentina)

1327.   China recently signed a ‘Bilateral Currency Swap Agreement’ with which country?  (Saudi Arabia)

1328.   World Heritage Week is observed every year during which month?  (November)

1329.   Which country hosted the ‘APEC Informal Leader’s Dialogue’?  (USA)

1330.   Which state has signed CSIR and DRDO as knowledge partners for the proposed Bulk Drugs Park?  (Uttar Pradesh)

1331.   Which institution released the ‘14th Emissions Gap Report 2023’?  (UNEP)

1332.   ‘Vajra Prahar 2023’ is a joint exercise between which countries?  (India and the United States)

1333.   Atmospheric Waves Experiment (AWE) is associated with which space agency?  (NASA)

1334.   Ganymede, Callisto, and Europa are the moons of which planet?  (Jupiter)

1335.   Which scarce element has been discovered in the Sutlej River?  (Tantalum)

1336.   Which state has received Geographical Indication(GI) tag for which cashews?  (Goa)

1337.   Investor Risk Reduction Access (IRRA) platform has been developed by _?  (Stock Exchanges)

1338.   The National Stock Exchange (NSE) signed MoU with which state to help small and medium enterprises (SMEs) raise funds through the capital market?  (West Bengal)

1339.   Which state has announced the ghol species as the state fish?  (Gujarat)

1340.   Noa-Dihing music frog is a newly discovered species found in which state?  (Arunachal Pradesh)

1341.   Which Union Ministry is associated with ‘National Gopal Ratna Awards’? (Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying)

1342.   SURYA KIRAN is a joint military exercise between India and which country?  (Nepal)

1343.   Which country has been declared as the Chair of the International Sugar Organisation (ISO) for the year 2024?  (India)

1344.   India formalized Memorandum of Understanding(MoU) on semiconductors with which bloc? (European Union)

1345.   India’s first sloth bear rescue centre is located in which state?  (Karnataka)

1346.   Which country inaugurated the world’s largest single-site solar power plant ‘Al Dhafra’ Project?  (UAE)

1347.   The Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved USD500 million loan to enhance tertiary health care and medical education in which state?  (Maharashtra)

1348.   Which public sector enterprise was awarded the ‘Best Employer for Policies in Diversity and Inclusion’ award by ASSOCHAM?  (REC Limited)

1349.   What is the mascot of the maiden Khelo India Para Games 2023?  (Ujjwala)

1350.   The Union Government has exempted which institution from the purview of the Right to Information Act, 2005?  (CERT-In)

1351.   ‘Mahima Cult’ is a religious movement, which originated in which state?  (Odisha)

1352.   ‘Lokhimon faith’ is associated with which Indian state/UT?  (Assam)

1353.   Meitei Mayek Script is associated with which state?  (Manipur)

1354.   Which High Court said that ‘the right to speedy justice is a Fundamental Right’?  (Madhya Pradesh High Court)

1355.   Bondvol lake, which was seen in the news, is located in which state?  (Goa)

1356.   Which institution released the ‘FASTER 2.0’portal?  (Supreme Court of India)

1357.   Which city is the host of the World Climate Action Summit 2023?  (Dubai)

1358.   Which organisation manufactures the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) for Indian Air Force?  (HAL)

1359.   ‘Cairns Group’, which is seen in the news, is associated with countries of which category? (Agricultural Exporting)

1360.   As per SEBI Mandate, how many basis points of assets of AMCs should be spent on investor awareness activities?  (2 basis points)

1361.   Kangla Palace is a historical and archaeologicalsite of which state?  (Manipur)

1362.   Which Union Ministry launched a national protocol to provide training of anganwadi workers to help children with disabilities?  (Ministry of Women and Child Development)

1363.   Which Asian country has launched e-auction of 20 critical mineral blocks, including lithium and graphite?  (India)

1364.   Which is the principal regulator for the sale and purchase of stressed loans in India?  (RBI)

1365.   ASEAN India Grassroots Innovation Forum (AIGIF)was launched in which country?  (Malaysia)

1366.   Ministry of Defence signed contract with which organisation for Upgraded Super Rapid Gun Mount and other equipment for around 3000 crores?  (BHEL)

1367.   Mahe, Malvan and Mangrol are the names of which products recently launched?  (Anti Submarine Warships)

1368.   Which institution constituted a taskforce to examine the impact of Digital Personal Data Protection Act on Insurance sector? (IRDAI)

1369.   Which state collaborated with Meta to raise awareness among students and educators about online safety and digital citizenship?  (Karnataka)

1370.   Which state clinched the title of 13th Senior National men’s hockey championship?  (Punjab)

All the current affairs have been updated for the coming Territorial Army Online Entrance Exam  23 Dec 2023 entrance exam.