GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Q. Where is the proposed location for the LIGO-India gravitational-wave

observatory?
ANS. Aundha Nagnath, Maharashtra
Q. India’s first 3D-printed post office was inaugurated in?
ANS. Bengaluru
Q. What significant achievement did Chandrayaan 1 accomplish during its
mission?
ANS. Detecting widespread presence of water molecules in lunar soil
Q. What was Bindeshwar Pathak known for?
ANS. Founding the Sulabh International Organization
Q. Which organization was responsible for designing and developing the Astra
missile?
ANS. DRDO
Q. Who received the Golden Boot award for being the top goal scorer of the
tournament in the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup?
ANS. Hinata Miyazawa
Q. India has settled its first ever crude oil payment to who in local currency in
August 2023?
ANS. UAE
Q. The first organic state in the country is?
ANS. Sikkim
Q. The World’s first ‘Spotless giraffe’ was born in?
ANS. USA
Q. Which is the southernmost point of India’s mainland?
ANS. Cope Comorin
Q. The first woman President of the Indian National Congress was?
ANS. Annie Besant
Q. Which leader was present virtually in the 15th BRICS Summit?
ANS. Vladmir Putin
Q. Who developed India’s first indigenous e-tractor [Prima ET11]?
ANS. Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institue
Q. Dr. Dabbala Rajagopal Reddy is known for his pioneering work in which
field?
ANS. AI
Q. The first PM who didn’t visit the parliament in his tenure was?
ANS. Chaudhary Charan Singh
Q. The difference between the total revenue and total expenditure of the
government excluding the borrowings is called?
ANS. Fiscal deficit
Q. Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa is associated with which of the following
sports?
ANS. Chess
Q. What is the term for the process of converting fiat currency into
cryptocurrency or vice versa through a cryptocurrency exchange?
ANS. Cryptoswap
Q. NTPC Ltd. begun a trial run of its first hydrogen bus where?
ANS. Leh
Q. On Nov9, the world’s first vaccine for chikungunya was approved by?
ANS. Food and Drug Administration [FDA]
Q. When a bill is returned for reconsideration by the Governor as per Article
200, what action must the Governor take upon its reconsideration by Legislative
House?
ANS. The Governor must grant assent.
Q. The 9th edition of the joint military exercise MITRA SHAKTI-2023 took in?
ANS. Pune
Q. National Unity Day in India is celebrated to honour the birth anniversary of?
ANS. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Q. Which city marked the departure point for the maiden domestic voyage of
the first international cruise liner [COSTA SERENA]?
ANS. Mumbai
Q. Who won the first ever ‘Lifetime Disturbing the Peace Award’ by the Vaclav
Havel Centre?
ANS. Salman Rushdie
Q. Which is the primary focus of the Flamingo project conducted by
astronomers?
ANS. Calculating the evolution of all components of the universe, including
ordinary matter, dark matter and dark energy.
Q. Where was the recently discovered 3000 year old priestly tomb unearthed?
ANS. Northern Peru
Q. Which of the following cities secured the first position in the Swachh Vayu
Sarvekshan-2023 for cities with a population of over 10 lakhs?
ANS. Indore
Q. Which country developed a device for visually impaired individuals to
participate in shooting sports?
ANS. Germany
Q. Theme of the 7th Edition of the India Mobile Congress?
ANS. Global Digital Innovation
Q. First woman to hold the position of chairperson of the railway board in
India?
ANS. Jaya Verma Sinha
Q. What does the BOP measure?
ANS. All economic transactions between residents of a country and rest of the
world.
Q. In the FIDE World Cup finals 2023, Magnus Carlsen secured his first ever
title by defeating?
ANS. Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa
Q. UDGAM portal launched by?
ANS. RBI
Q. Which are the products of National Payments Corporation of India?
ANS. UPI, National Electronic Toll Collection, Bharat Bill Payment System
Q. The Panama Canal connects?
ANS. Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
Q. Financial Inclusion Index is released by?
ANS. RBI
Q. Who has been named 2023 Ballon d’Or winner?
ANS. Lionel Messi
Q. India and EU carried out their first joint naval exercise where?
ANS. Gulf of Guinea
Q. Megasthenes was the Greek ambassador in the court of?
ANS. Chandragupta Maurya
Q. Which state becomes the first to operationalize an Ayushman Bharat Digital
Mission Microsite?
ANS. Mizoram
Q. Acid rain is caused due to which chemical in the air?
ANS. Oxides of nitrogen and sulphur
Q. Which country is constructing the world’s largest “ghost particle” detector?
ANS. China
Q. Where is the world’s largest single site solar power plant, AI Dhafra Solar
Photovoltaic IPP, located?
ANS. UAE
Q. Where was the High level SDG Summit held?
ANS. NY
Q. What was the theme of the ASEAN Summit 2023? [42nd summit]
ANS. ASEAN Matters : Epicentre of Growth
Q. Hoysalas Temples belong to which state?
ANS. Karnataka
Q. How many electric buses are India and US collaborating to launch in India?
ANS. 10,000
Q. What is the distinctive feature of the Rafflesia genus?
ANS. Largest flowers in the world
Q. Which is the smallest flowering plant in the world?
ANS. Watermeal
Q. What are the MPOWER measures developed by the WHO aimed at?
ANS. Preventing tobacco use.
Q. WHO has released the outcome document of the first WHO Traditional
Medicine Global Summit 2023 in the form of?
ANS. Gujrat Deceleration
Q. Pibot [bot] is what? [KOREAN]
ANS. Pilot
Q. Who is the Director General of International Atomic Energy Agency?
ANS. Rafael Grossi
Q. Who will be the new CBI director?
ANS. Praveen Sood
Q. National Gopal Ratna award is associated with?
ANS. Dairy
Q. What is the purpose of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Amrit Awards?
ANS. To recognize artists aged above 75.
Q. Order of the White Eagle was recently given to?
ANS. Volodymyr Zelensky
Q. Jharkhand foundation Day is celebrated on?
ANS. 15th Nov
Q. What is the title of the report unveiled by the WWF for Nature on World
Food Day?
ANS. The Hugh Cost of Cheap Water
Q. Janaushadhi Diwas is celebrated on?
ANS. 7th March
Q. International Olympic Day is celebrated on?
ANS. 23rd June
Q. Exercise Bright Star was held in which country?
ANS. Egypt
Q. Haikun is first domestically made submarine of?
ANS. Taiwan
Q. Who is the first Asian man to be nominated for International Tennis Hall of Fame?
ANS. Leander Paes

Q. Which state is associated with the ‘Mukhyamantri Gramin Awas NYAY Yojana’?

ANS. Chhattisgarh

Q. Which institution has raised more than ₹1000 crore via social bonds?

ANS. NABARD

Q. ‘Shi Yan 6’, which entered the Indian Ocean, is the research vessel of which country?

ANS. China

Q. Which state has signed Rs 2000 crore deal with ropeway construction company Poma Group in
London?

ANS. Uttarakhand

Q. The RoDTEP support scheme, initially set to expire on September 30, 2023, has been extended till
which date?

ANS. June 30, 2024

Q. Which institution released the ‘Gender Gaps in Agriculture Productivity and Public Spending in
Nigeria’ report?

ANS. World Bank

Q. Scientists at IISER have pinpointed a Circular RNA virus known as?

ANS. CiTRAN

Q. Which state is the host of ‘Pitra Paksha Mela’ event?

ANS. Bihar

Q. Which institution released the draft regulations on mobile number portability?

ANS. TRAI

Q. Frank Rubio is associated with which profession?

ANS. Astronaut
Q. Which institution released the ‘Women, power, and cancer’ report?

ANS. Lancet Commission

Q. Which Indian state is experiencing a surge in Scrub Typhus?

ANS. Himachal Pradesh

Q. Which institution is responsible for developing international mobile telecommunication
standards?

ANS. ITU

Q. ‘Swavlamban 2.0’ is the indigenisation roadmap of which institution?

ANS. Indian Navy

Q. Which country launched '100 Practical Use Cases of Generative AI in Media.'?

ANS. UAE

Q. Which Indian state/UT has recently banned the Conocarpus plant?

ANS. Gujrat

Q. What is the name of the week-long initiative launched for Aspirational Blocks?

ANS. Sankalp Saptaah

Q. Sarabjot Singh, Arjun Singh Cheema, and Shiva Narwal, who were seen in the news, play which
sports?

ANS. Shooting

Q. Which state achieved 100% ODF Plus Coverage of all its 95,767 villages, in Swachh Bharat Mission
Grameen?

ANS. Uttar Pradesh

Q. Which state is encouraging the use of ‘Pipe Composting’ as a part of Swachhata Hi Seva
campaign?

ANS. Assam

Q. Toto, a Sino-Tibetan language spoken by tribal Toto people, is written in which script?

ANS. Bengali

Q. What is the theme of ‘World Heart Day 2023’?

ANS. Use Heart, Know Heart

Q. Which global company has entered liquefied natural gas market, by acquiring MidOcean Energy?

ANS. Aramco

Q. Which institution organises ‘Project Udbhav’?

ANS. Indian Army

Q. Which institution is associated with the ‘IGMS 2.0 Public Grievance portal’?

ANS. IIT Kanpur

Q. As per a recent study, which species produces food grains as much as 140 million tonnes of food
annually?

ANS. Earthworms

Q. Warehousing Development Regulatory Authority (WDRA) has entered into a MoU with which
bank for Loans Against e-NWRs?

ANS. Bank of India

Q. K.N. Shanth Kumar has been appointed as the Chairperson of which institution?

ANS. Press Trust of India

Q. Who was awarded the ‘2023 SASTRA Ramanujan Prize’?

ANS. Ruixiang Zhang

Q. Which Union Ministry organised the ‘Technology and Bharatiya Bhasha Summit’?

ANS. Ministry of education

Q. Who is the first Indian Table Tennis singles player to reach quarterfinals of the Asian Games?

ANS. Manika Batra

Q. ‘Yashaswini’ is a group of women bikers of which institution?

ANS. CRPF

Q. The latest census of Gangetic dolphins was carried out in which wildlife sanctuary of Uttar
Pradesh?

ANS. Hastinapur Wildlife Sanctuary

Q. Which state is the host of the humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) exercise?

ANS. Goa

Q. Malpura, Sujangarh, and Kuchaman City are the newly formed districts of which state?

ANS. Rajasthan

Q. The first documented case of a human affected from “Blackleg” Disease, is recorded in which
country?
ANS. Australia

Q. 'Shri Mahakal Mahalok' corridor is situated in which state/UT?

ANS. MP

Q. Which country has discovered JuMBOs (Jupiter Mass Binary Objects)?

ANS. USA

Q. Which institution released the ‘Trade and Development Report 2023’?

ANS. UNCTAD

Q. Which state/UT banned the cultivation of PUSA-44 paddy variety?

ANS. Punjab

Q. Which global association released the ‘Report on Global Infrastructure Resilience’?

ANS. CDRI

Q. Which public sector bank has launched ‘Mobile Handheld Device’ to enhance accessibility and
convenience?

ANS. SBI [CHAIRMAN – Dinesh Khara]

Q. Which Indian institution has tied up with Japan Bank for International Cooperation to launch
‘India-Japan Fund’?

ANS. NIIF

Q. As per EU Copernicus Climate Change Service, which month of 2023 is recorded as the hottest
month globally since 1940?

ANS. September

Q. Dandeli forest is situated where?

ANS. Karnataka

Q. Which institution has launched a platform called SnapFlood to contribute flood-related

information?

ANS. IIT Hyderabad

Q. Which state/UT hosted the 49th All India Police Science Congress?

ANS. Uttarakhand

Q. Which organisation launched the “Bale Identification and Traceability System”?

ANS. Cotton Corporation of India

Q. Dipika Pallikal and Harinderpal Sandhu play which sport?

ANS. Squash

Q. Which Indian Armed Force unveiled its new ensign on its 91st anniversary on 8 October?
ANS. Indian Air Force
Q. India celebrated the 10th edition of Innovation Day along with which country?

ANS. Sweden

Q. When is the ‘National Current Good Manufacturing Practice Day (cGMP Day)’ celebrated?

ANS. 10 OCTOBER

Q. "Together for Trust: Collaborating for a safe and connected future" is the theme of which day
celebrated on October 9?

ANS. World Post Day

Q. Which countries partnered to develop the ‘Durra gas field’?

ANS. Kuwait and Saudi Arabia

Q. Sudan has reached an agreement to restore its ties with which country, after 7 years?

ANS. Iran

Q. Which state has recently unveiled a statue of ‘Lachit Borphukan’?

ANS. Assam

Q. NLC India secured a contract to develop an 810 MW Solar Photovoltaic Power Project in which
state?

ANS. Rajasthan

Q. Prompt Corrective Action (PCA) framework, which was seen in the news, is associated with which
institution?

ANS. RBI

Q. ‘Namo Shetkari Mahasanman Nidhi Yojana’ is associated with which state/UT?

ANS. Maharashtra

Q. Which country launched the ‘Protocol for Identification and Management of Malnutrition in
Children’?

ANS. India

Q. ‘Parker Solar Probe’ is associated with which country?

ANS. USA

Q. When is the ‘National Ayurveda Day’ celebrated in India?

ANS. 10 NOV

Q. What is the name of the autonomous organization formed to promote youth development in
India?

ANS. Mera Yuva Bharat

Q. Which institution released the report titled ‘Mental Health of Refugees and Migrants’?
ANS. WHO

Q. Which state allowed licensing for individual bars and then cancelled it after public criticism?

ANS. Uttarakhand

Q. Which state recently inaugurated its first building built using 3D printing technology named
‘Amaze-28’?

ANS. Kerala

Q. Which country is the chair of the Indian Ocean Rim Association, for two years 2023-2025?

ANS. Sri Lanka

Q. Kulasekarapattinam, associated with ISRO’s second spaceport, is located in which state?

ANS. Tamil Nadu

Q. Which state/UT is the host of the 16th Agricultural Science Congress (ASC) in 2023?

ANS. Kerela

Q. Which state announced a new Samadhan scheme with waivers and concessions for traders?

ANS. Tamil Nadu

Q. Which state launched ‘Mission Bhagiratha’ to deliver safe drinking water connection to every
household?

ANS. Telangana

Q. What is India’s retail inflation recorded in the month of September?

ANS. 5.02%

Q. Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) is a public sector undertaking (PSU) under which Union
Ministry?

ANS. Ministry of Power

Q. Which country has approved a 7 billion USD program for the development and production of
hydrogen fuel?

ANS. USA

Q. National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) partnered with which company to launch ‘Super
Power Retailer Program’ under Skill India Mission?

ANS. Coca Cola

Q. The UK government has collaborated with which Indian state for its ‘Smart district’ project?

ANS. Tamil Nadu

Q. When is the ‘World Food Day’ celebrated?

ANS. October 16

Q. Pallikaranai marshland is located in which state?

ANS. Tamil Nadu

Q. Which international organization conducts MILEX 23 military exercises?

ANS. EU

Q. Which bloc has recently adopted a roadmap on the regulation of crypto assets?

ANS. G-20

Q. Which institution issues the ‘Central Banker Report Cards’?

ANS. Global Finance

Q. Which organisation released the report titled ‘The Impact of Disasters on Agriculture and Food
Security’?

ANS. FAO

Q. Leechubagan reservoir is associated with which state/UT?

ANS. Assam

Q. Which north-eastern state has inaugurated its first district-level paperless e-office system?

ANS. Tripura

Q. Which institution launched ‘Eat Right Creativity Challenge for Millets’?

ANS. FSSAI

Q. ‘Singing Plasma Waves’ have been identified for the first time around which planet recently?

ANS. Mercury

Q. ‘Guidance’ is the nodal agency for investment promotion of which state?

ANS. Tamil Nadu

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