February first week current affairs

Q1 Brazil and _______ aim for greater economic integration, including the development of a
common currency.

Argentina

Q2 Where was India’s first STEM Innovation and Learning Center inaugurated?

chennai

Q3 Which historic site of Assam has been nominated for the UNESCO World Heritage Site?

Charaideo Maidam

Q4 In which state ‘International Craft Summit’ has been inaugurated?

Odisha

Q5 Who inaugurated the first STEM innovation and learning center in Chennai?

american indian foundation

Q6 The Himachal Pradesh government intends to make the state as the first Green Energy State by
the end of __2025_____.

Q7 A book titled “India’s Knowledge Supremacy: The New Dawn” Written by international Indian
expat, ___ ____ has released globally.

Dr Ashwin Fernandes

Q8 Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti or Netaji Jayanti is a national event celebrated in India as
Parakram Diwas on ___ _____.

jan 23

Q9 UNESCO has decided to dedicate the 2023 International Day of Education to Afghan girls

january 24
Q10 Who was recently appointed as next Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA)?

vikram dev dutt

15-02-2023

Q1
A 5-day ‘Jeevan Vidya Shivir’ was organized for the teachers of government schools
of which state/UT?

Delhi

Q2
Which of the following state government has launched a campaign, ‘Samagra
Shiksha Abhiyan’ to make daughters of the underprivileged classes capable and self-
reliant?
Uttar pradesh

Q3
UPSC has recommended the name of ________ as the new Drugs Controller General of
India (DCGI).
Dr Rajeev Singh Raghuvanshi

Q4
Which of the following government of India ministry won the best prize at the 74th
Republic Day parade?
Ministry of Tribal Affairs

Q5
Which army regiment has been adjudged the best marching contingent among the
three services?
Punjab Regiment

Q6
The Economic Survey 2022-23 estimated India’s GDP growth at ________ percent.
6.5

Q7
Which of the following state governments has launched the ‘Ladli Bahna’ scheme to
give Rs 1,000 every month to women from all sections of society who don’t pay
income tax?
Madhya pradesh
Q8
India’s G-20 Sherpa inaugurates India’s first Model G-20 Summit. Who is the India’s
G-20 Sherpa?
Amitabh kant

Q9
Name the author of the book “The Poverty Of Political Economy: How Economics
Abandoned the Poor”.
Meghnad Desai

Q10
Which state tableau has won the top prize at the 74th Republic Day parade?
Uttarakhand Tableau

Q1
Which country announces the decision to remove its monarchy from its
banknotes?
Ans=Australia

Q2
Which state launched Vision for All School Eye Health Program?
Ans= GOA

Q3
_____ is the theme country at the 46th International Kolkata Book Fair.
Ans= Spain

Q4
Which will be the theme Country at the 2025 Madrid International Book
Fair?
Ans =India

Q5
Union Railway Minister confirmed that India’s ______ will come by Dec 2023
on Heritage Routes.
Ans =1st hydrogen Train
Q6
National Commission for women was founded in which year?
Ans =1992

Q7
Which of the following city will be made the new capital of Andhra
Pradesh?
Ans =Visakhapatnam

Q8
Who has been conferred with FIH’s President’s Award 2023?
V Karthikeyan Pandian

Q9
World Wetlands Day is celebrated annually on _________.
Ans =2nd February

Q10
According to the Indian Institutional Ranking Framework of Management
and Business School released in January 2023, which of the following
institutes ranked first in India among public institutions?
Ans= IIM Ahmedabad

July 1st week

Q1
Which sports event will Indonesia host as announced by FIFA?
U-17 World Cup

Q2
Who has been sworn in as the prime minister of Greece for a second term?
Kyriakos Mitsotakis
Q3

What is the reward associated with the Gandhi Peace Prize?

Plaque , citation ,1 crore prize

Q4
Which state has been allocated the highest amount under the ‘Special
Assistance to States for Capital Investment 2023-24’ scheme?
Bihar

Q5
Which country holds the first position in terms of the number of universities
featured in the Asia University Rankings 2023?
Japan

Q6
Which Muslim community is closely associated with the Al-Hakim Mosque?
Dawoodi Bohra Muslims

Q7
Where was the 1,000-year-old ‘dwarapala’ sculpture discovered?
Siddipet, Telangana

Q8
According to the Global Startup Ecosystem Report 2023, which city holds
the top position in the global startup ecosystem rankings?
Silicon Valley

Q9
Which country ranked last in the 2023 Global Competitiveness Index?
Venezuela

Q10
How many international awards has Prime Minister Narendra Modi received
since 2014?
13
July last week

Q1
Which country is the host of ‘ASEAN Countries Conference on Traditional
Medicines’? === India

Q2
Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) approved procurement 26 Rafale Marine
aircraft from which country? ==France

Q3
Which institution has developed the book titled ‘Healthy Recipes for
Defence’? ====FSSAI

Q4
Kaas Plateau, which was seen in the news, is located in which state/UT?
==Maharashtra

Q5
Which state/UT approved a proposal to start Teacher Interface for
Excellence (TIE) programme? ==Rajasthan

Q6
India recently launched the trade transaction in rupees with which country?
==Bangladesh

Q7
Vilnius, which hosted the NATO Summit, is in which country? === Lithuania

Q8
As per the UN data, India lifted how many people out of poverty in the last
15 years? === 41.5 crore

Q9
Which institution released the ‘2023 Employment Outlook’ report? = OECD

Q10
‘Ker Puja’ festival is celebrated in which state/UT?== Tripura

August 1st week

Q1

How long will the ACROSS scheme be implemented for in the next finance

cycle? == 5 years

Q2

What is the major impact of the ACROSS scheme on employment

generation?

Ans Generating employment opportunities in weather and climate services

Q3

What is the name of the joint venture formed by Jio Financial and

BlackRock in India’s mutual fund industry?

ANS = Jio BlackRock

Q4 Which payment network hosts Swiggy’s co-branded credit card?

Mastercard

Q5

Who became the first transgender person in Rajasthan to be issued a birth

certificate with the gender recorded as transgender?

Noor Shekhawat

Q6

Which strains of hepatitis virus are commonly known?

Type A, B, C, D, and E

Q7

How many women members were nominated to the panel of Vice-

Chairpersons in Rajya Sabha for the first time? ==== FOUR

Q8

Who is the current Director General of the World Trade Organization

(WTO)?

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
Q9

Who has been elected as the chair of the 13th Ministerial Conference of the

World Trade Organization (WTO) to be held in Abu Dhabi in February

2024?

Dr. Thani Al Zeyoudi

Q10

The New Development Bank (NDB) was established by which group of

countries?

Brics

August second week

Q1
Which institution approved the Guidelines for Institutional Development
Plan (IDP) for Higher Education Institutions (HEIs)?== UGC
Q2
Which state has announced the establishment of ‘Mangrove Cell’?== West
Bengal
Q3
The child helpline is being integrated with which Emergency Response
Support System (ERSS) pan-India number? ==112

Q4
Which company is preparing to launch the world’s largest privately-owned
satellite called JUPITER-3? ==space x
Q5
As per Health Ministry data, which state recorded the most deaths due to
heatwaves till June-end? == kerela
Q6
Which Union Ministry has set up a working group to decriminalise laws to
further promote ease of doing business?= Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Q7
Which institution releases Digital Payments Index (DPI) in India?==RBI
Q8
Which state/ UT saw the highest number of deaths due to rabies in the
country in 2022?==NEW DELHI
Q9
Which country has granted Pakistan a two-year rollover on USD 2.4 billion
loan? == CHINA
Q10
As per recent Home Ministry data, which state recorded the most number
of missing girls between 2019 and 2021?==Madhya Pradesh

AUGUST WEEK 3

Q1
Where is the headquarters of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and
Customs (CBIC) located?= New Delhi
Q2
What is the main responsibility of the Supreme Court Collegium in India?
==Evaluating judicial appointments

Q3
What is the primary purpose of the “Swathi Mountains” WLR (Weapon
Locating Radar)?= Locating hostile artillery and rockets in mountainous areas

Q4
Which organization developed the “Swathi Mountains” WLR?
Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL)

Q5
Which country is hosting the upcoming Malabar joint drills?= Australia

Q6
Which countries are permanent partners in the Malabar Exercise?
United States, Japan, and India

Q7
What does the term ‘Havana Syndrome’ refer to?
A set of symptoms experienced by US officials

Q8
What is the possible cause of Havana Syndrome?
Exposure to high-frequency microwave transmissions

Q9
What is the key feature of Conversational Payments on UPI?
AI-powered transaction conversations

Q10
What is the purpose of introducing NFC technology for UPI Lite?
To enable offline payments
 August week 4

Q1
What was the primary reason for the surge in retail inflation in July?
Spike in food prices

Q2
What did the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) state in response to the rising
inflation?= It will raise interest rates if conditions require

Q3
The New Development Bank (NDB) was established by which group of
countries?
BRICS

Q4
Which states contribute to nearly half of all tax returns filed by FY22, as
highlighted by the SBI Research study?
Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Rajasthan, West Bengal

Q5
Which state secured the top position in the Fiscal Health Report?
Maharashtra

Q6
When does the windfall profit tax come into effect?
When global oil prices drop below a certain threshold

Q7
What is the primary purpose of a windfall tax in the context of the energy
sector?
To regulate excessive profits during favorable market conditions

Q8
Which Union Ministry released the ‘State of Elementary Education in Rural
India’ report?
Ministry of Education

Q9
Which state granted 32% quota for tribals in schools?
Chhattisgarh

Q10
Who is the head of the all-woman panel appointed by the Supreme Court
to oversee relief in Manipur?
Justice Gita Mittal

September 1

Q1
Where is the headquarters of the Central Board of Indirect
Taxes and Customs (CBIC) located?
New Delhi

Q2
What is the purpose of introducing NFC technology for UPI
Lite?
To enable offline payments

Q3
The ‘Tomb of the Unknown Soldier’ in Athens is a war
memorial that commemorates:
Greek soldiers who sacrificed their lives in different conflicts

Q4
Who is the Managing Director and CEO of Canara Bank?
K. Satyanarayana Raju

Q5
Who has been appointed as the CEO of Viacom18’s digital
business division?
Kiran Mani

Q6
The Nagarnar Steel Plant recently achieved a remarkable
milestone by rolling out its inaugural:
Hot Rolled Coil

Q7
Which city has been recognized as the best city in the India
Smart Cities Awards 2022?
Indore

Q8
Which state has been recognized as the best state in the
Smart Cities Mission 2022?
Madhya Pradesh

Q9
Which organizations will collaborate to implement the
initiative funded by the G20 Pandemic Fund?
Asian Development Bank, World Bank, and FAO

Q10
When was the ASEAN-India Trade in Goods Agreement
(AITIGA) originally signed?
2009

September 2
Q1
In the April-June quarter of the fiscal year 2023-24, what was the
growth rate of the All-India House Price Index (HPI)?
5.1%

Q2
How much financial allocation has been set aside for the
Vishwakarma Yojana to empower artisans? Rs 13,000 crore

Q3
What was the total GST collection in India for August 2023?
₹1.59 trillion

Q4
Which state recorded the highest increase in GST collection in August
2023,
with a remarkable 23% growth?
Maharashtra

Q5
What rating did Shakti kanta Das receive in the Global Finance
Central Banker Report Cards 2023?
A+

Q6
Which payload on the Aditya-L1 mission is designed to image the
solar corona in the visible light spectrum?
HEL1OS

Q7
Which of the following payloads on Aditya-L1 focuses on analyzing
the properties of solar wind particles, including their energy and
charge?
ASPEX
Q8
Who emerged victorious in Singapore’s presidential election,
marking the country’s first contested presidential polls since 2011?
Tharman Shanmugaratnam

Q9
Who granted Bandhan Bank the authorization for pension
disbursement?
Reserve Bank of India (RBI)

Q10
What is the subscription model for the ‘Infinity Savings Account’?
Monthly and Annual plans with fees of Rs150 and Rs1650 respectively.

September 3

Q1
Where is the Geological Survey of India Training Institute (GSITI)
located?
Hyderabad

Q2
What is the duration of the partnership initiated through the
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between GSITI and ISRO?
Five years

Q3
Who has been appointed as the Chairman of Mastercard India?
Rajnish Kumar

Q4
Which of the following is not an achievement of PM Jan Dhan
Yojana?
The overdraft facility of Rs. 10,000 has been availed by more than 50 lakh account holders.

Q5
What is the primary objective of “Mission Intensified IndraDhanush”
5.0 in Punjab?
Vaccinating pregnant women and unvaccinated children

Q6
What is the primary objective of the Ayushman Bhav campaign
launched by President Droupadi Murmu? Achieving Universal Health
Coverage (UHC)

Q7
What is the maximum premium that a farmer has to pay under the
PMFBY?
5% of the total premium of the insured amount for all crops

Q8
What is the Seva Pakwada initiative?
A healthcare awareness campaign

Q9
Which geographic regions will be the focus of NATO’s “Steadfast
Defender” military exercise? Eastern Europe

Q10
What is the primary host reservoir for the Nipah virus (NiV)?
Fruit bats (flying foxes)