DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL, RANIPUR HARIDWAR (2023-24)

CURRENT AFFAIRS (APRIL-SEPTEMBER)

1 National Doctors’ Day is celebrated in India to honour whom? c
a. Birendra Sutradhar
b. Bikram Chaudhury
c. Bidhan Chandra Roy
d. Bhudev Mukhopadhyay
He was one of India’s most renowned physicians and the Second Chief Minister of West
Bengal. Roy was a recipient of the Bharat Ratna.
2 Which Indian boxer has been named the Global Indian Icon of the Year 2023 at the UK- a
India Awards?
a. Mary Kom
b. Vijender Singh
c. Akhil Kumar
d. Amit Panghal
3 Name the Indian state where ‘World’s largest Ramayan temple’ is going to be constructed. b
a. Haryana
b. Bihar
c. Tamil Nadu
d. Uttar Pradesh
4 Which country has given the name to the cyclone ‘Biparjoy’ that had hit to the Arabian c
Sea in the month of June, 2023?
a. India
b. Myanmar
c. Bangladesh
d. Pakistan
In Bangali language, Biparjoy means Disaster.
5 Which of the following is missing in Chandrayaan 3? c
a. Rover
b. Lander
c. Orbiter
d. None of the above
According to ISRO, Chandrayaan-2, was fitted with the lander Vikram, an orbiter and
rover Pragyan, whereas Chandrayaan-3 will carry only a rover and a lander. Also, the
orbiter that was launched with Chandrayaan-2 will still be in use.
6 Where will Chandrayaan 3 land on the moon? a
a. Near the South Pole
b. Near the North Pole
c. In the equatorial region
d. None of the above
The objective of this mission is to explore the South Pole of the moon. This is because the
south pole of the moon is rich in water ice, which is a valuable resource for future lunar
exploration. The south pole is also less explored than the north pole, so there is a lot of
scientific potential in landing there.

7 ‘Tankai method’, which was seen in the news, is associated with which process? b
a. Afforestation
b. Ship building
c. Map making
d. Painting
8 Which launcher is used for Chandrayaan-3? c
 a. GSLV
b. LVSM
c. GSLV-Mk3
d. PSLV
9 Which country/ies is/are hosting the FIFA Women’s Football World Cup 2023? c
a. Brazil
b. USA and Canada
c. Australia and New Zealand
d. Argentina
10 Which of the following statements related to Thoppikkallu, recently in the news, is b
correct?
a. Thoppikkallu are tower-like structures used as navigational aids during the
megalithic period.
b. Thoppikkallu are hemispherical laterite stones that were used as lids on burial urns
during the megalith period.
c. Thoppikkallu refer to decorative sculptures found at the entrances of megalithic
settlements.
d. Thoppikkallu represent ceramic pottery used mainly for cooking purposes during
the megalithic era.
11 After late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, who is the first Indian Prime Minister to visit the d
UAE?
a. Atal Behari Vajpayee
b. Manmohan Singh
c. V P Singh
d. Narendra Modi
12 What was the launch date for Chandrayaan 3 mission?
a. 14 July 2023 a
b. 24 July 2023
c. 13 July 2023
d. 04 July 2023
13 Nomadic Elephant is a military exercise between India and which country? b
a. Bangladesh
b. Mongolia
c. Sri Lanka
d. France
14 ‘Victor 6000’, which was involved in rescue operation of the Titan submersible, was b
developed in which country?
a. USA
b. France
c. Israel
d. UAE
15 A celt, belonging to the neolithic period, was recently discovered in which state/UT? c
a. Kerala
b. Karnataka
c. Tamil Nadu
d. Andhra Pradesh
16 ‘Samudra Shakti-23’ is a bilateral exercise conducted between India and which country? b
a. Sri Lanka
b. Indonesia
c. France
d. Israel
17 Meiteis are the largest ethnic group of which state/UT? b
a. Assam
b. Manipur
c. West Bengal
d. Madhya Pradesh
18 Which Indian city is set to host the ‘Festival of Libraries 2023’? c
a. Mumbai
b. Chennai
c. New Delhi
d. Mysuru
19 Savitribai Phule, India’s first woman teacher, was from which state? b
a. Tamil Nadu
b. Maharashtra
c. Kerala
d. Andhra Pradesh
20 Which Indian state is the host of the ‘Khelo India Senior Women National Kho-Kho a
league’?
a. Punjab
b. Kerala
c. Odisha
d. Gujarat
21 Which institution developed the Unified payments interface (UPI) payment system? b
a. Reserve Bank of India
b. National Payments Corporation of India
c. Securities Exchange Board of India
d. NITI Aayog

22 Which Indian state is to set up a turtle conservation and rehabilitation centre? b

a. Odisha
b. Tamil Nadu
c. Goa
d. Andhra Pradesh
23 Who is known as the ‘Rocket Woman of India’? c
a. Veeramuthuvel
b. M Vanitha
c. Ritu Karidhal
d. K. Sivan
Ritu Kharidhal is a prominent scientist at the Indian Space Research Organisation
(ISRO). She will be leading the launch of Chandrayaan-3 this year.
24 Which international association launched ‘Door Se Namaste’ Doordarshan and YouTube b
series?
a. WEF
b. UNICEF
c. World Bank
d. IMF
25 What is ‘Azadi Quest’, which was launched recently by the Ministry of Information and b
Broadcasting?
a. Quiz for Students
b. Educational mobile games
c. Compendium on freedom fighters
d. Book on freedom fighters
26 Which state/UT is implementing the ‘Anna Bhagya scheme’? a
a. Karnataka
b. Telangana
c. Goa
d. Rajasthan
27 Who is the present chairman of ISRO?
a. S. Somanath
b. D. K. Sivan a
c. M Vanitha
d. Veeramuthuvel
28 Bald eagle is endemic to which part of the world?
a. Africa
b. North America b
c. Ireland
d. Australia
29 Who was conferred with the ‘Points of Light honour’ by the British Prime Minister Rishi
Sunak?
a. Rajnath Singh
b
b. Rajindar Singh Dhatt
c. Narendra Modi
d. Bipin Singh Rawat
30 Harinderpal Singh Sandhu is associated with which sport?
a. Cricket
b. Hockey c
c. Squash
d. Table-Tennis
31 Which city hosted the ‘Startup20 Shikhar Summit’ on 4 th July, 2023?
a. Gandhi Nagar
b. Varanasi c
c. Gurugram
d. Mumbai
32 The Chandrayaan 3 mission’s rover is known as….
a. Dhruv
b. Vikram d
c. Bheem
d. Pragyaan
33 What is that one thing present in Chandrayaan 3 but not in Chandrayaan 2?
a. Laser-based Interferometry
b. Ultrasonic Doppler methods d
c. Molecular Tagging Velocimetry
d. Laser Doppler Velocimeter (LDV)
34 What is ‘MOVEit’, which was seen in the news recently?
a. File transfer application
b. Fitness App a
c. Technology hackathon
d. Electric vehicle technology
35 Which company has signed a ‘3 billion euro contract’ to supply and service freight trains
in India?
a. Robert Bosch c
b. Schneider Electric
c. Siemens
 d. General Electric
36 Which article of Indian Constitution deals with the right to freedom of speech and
expression?
a. Article 14
c
b. Article 16
c. Article 19
d. Article 22
37 Which e-commerce platform has partnered with the Spice Board of India for training
programme for spice farmers?
a. Amazon
b
b. Flipkart
c. Jiomart
d. e-Bay
38 Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa, who was seen in the news recently, is associated with
which game?
a. Ludo
b. Chess
c. Carrom
d. Table-Tennis b
Key points: He made history by becoming the 2nd youngest chess grandmaster in the world
by earning his 3rd GM norm during Grenadine Open 2018.Recently he drew the second
classical game of the final of the FIDE World Cup against world no. 1 Magnus Carlsen.
Magnus Carlsen finally managed to win the FIDE World Cup or the first time in his career
by defeating Praggnanandhaa.
39 When did Chandrayan3 successfully land on the South Pole of the Moon?
a. On 19th August, 2023
b. On 15th August, 2023 c
c. On 23rd August, 2023
d. On 25th August, 2023
40 Which country hosted the 15th BRICS Summit on August 23, 2023?
a. Russia
b. Brazil
c. India
d
d. South Africa
BRICS included –Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa previously, now six new
members viz. Argentina, Iran, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Ethiopia and Egypt have also been
included.
41 In which Indian city the 18th G20 Summit will be held?
a. New Delhi
b. Indore a
c. Chandigarh
d. Kolkata
42 India celebrated its __________ Independence Day on August 15, 2023.
a. 77th
b. 76th
a
c. 78th
d. 75th

43 Mr. Ashok
Who is the Director General of Police at present in Uttarakhand?
Kumar
44 Name the current SSP (Senior Superintendent of Police) of Haridwar. Mr. Ajay
 Singh

45 Mr.
Who is the present vice chairman of DPS Society, Delhi?
V.K.Shunglu
46 Mr. Dhiraj
Who is the present district magistrate of Haridwar? Singh
Garbyal
47 India
Which country has recently sent its Aditya L-1 mission to the Sun?

BY: SHAILA DOBHAL