CURRENT AFFAIRS

AFCAT (1) 2023

 Who of the following has been awarded the Lifetime Achievement

Award at the 67th Filmfare Awards?
Subhash Ghai

 Who of the following has been awarded the AIFF Men’s Footballer of
the Year 2022?
Sunil Chhetri

 ‘Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme’ which was recently launched,

is implemented by which Union Ministry?
Union Ministry of Power

 Peechi Wildlife Sanctuary, where a new damselfly species (Protosticta

anamalaica) was spotted, is in which state?
Kerala

 Loktak Lake, the largest freshwater lake in India, is located in which

state?
Manipur

 Which country launched its first moon orbiter named Danuri in August
2022?
South Korea

 Who has been named as the new MD and CEO of the National Stock
Exchange (NSE)?
Ashish Chauhan

 ‘The Crafts Village scheme’ is an initiative of which Union Ministry?

Union Ministry of Textiles

 ‘Chabahar Port’, which was seen in the news, is located in which

country?
Iran

 Which state is the venue of the India-Oman joint military drill ‘AL
NAJAH’?
 Rajasthan

 Achinta Sheuli, who clinched gold medal for India in the

Commonwealth Games 2022, is associated with which sport?
Weight Lifting

 When is the ‘Muslim Women’s Rights Day’ observed?

August 1

 Which city hosted the XXII Commonwealth Games 2022?

Birmingham

 What was the motto of the XXII Commonwealth Games 2022?

Sports is just the beginning

 What was the name of the mascot for the 2022 Commonwealth
Games?
Perry (Bull)

 Who were the flag bearers of the Indian contingent at 2022

Commonwealth Games?
Manpreet Singh and PV Sindhu

 How many medals did India win at the 2022 Commonwealth Games?
61 medals (22 Golds)

 Which Union Ministry implements the ‘Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan

2.0′ scheme?
Ministry of Women and Child Development

 ‘Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC)’ which is seen in the news,

is a term related to which field?
Climate Change

 Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary and Koonthankulam Bird Sanctuary,

which were declared Ramsar sites, are located in which state?
Tamil Nadu

 Which state’s astronomical observatory has been included in the

UNESCO list of Important Endangered Heritage Observatories?
Bihar
 In which state, world’s largest floating solar power plant is set to be
built?
Madhya Pradesh

 Which country chairs the UN Security Council Counter-Terrorism

Committee for 2022?
India

 ‘Yudh Abhyas’ is a military exercise held between India and which

country?
USA

 Which organisation test-fired indigenously developed laser-guided

ATGMs?
DRDO

 Who chairs the Governing Council meeting of NITI Aayog?

Prime Minister of India

 ‘Donyi Polo Airport’, which was seen in the news, is located in which
state?
Arunachal Pradesh

 What is the name of the common portal for recommendations and

nominations of all official awards?
Rashtriya Portal

 Who has been selected as the 14th Vice President of India?

Jagdeep Dhankhar

 Which Indian Armed Force launched the ‘Him Drone-a-thon’

programme?
Indian Army

 What is the new name of the ‘New Delhi International Arbitration

Centre’?
India International Arbitration Centre

 The world’s highest railway bridge is located in which Indian state/UT?

Chenab Bridge, J & K
 Which is the first global Big Tech Company to join the Open Network
for Digital Commerce (ONDC)?
Microsoft

 Manisha Kalyan, who was seen in the news, is associated with which
sports?
Football

 When is the ‘World Bio-fuel Day’ celebrated?

August 10

 Which country won the gold medal in the open section of 44th Chess
Olympiad?
Uzbekistan

 Which Indian politician was conferred with France’s highest civilian

award Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur?
Shashi Tharoor

 Which countries are associated with ‘Trans-Himalayan multi-

dimensional connectivity network’?
China – Nepal

 Which institution launched ‘SPARK’, virtual space tech park?

ISRO

 ‘NIPAM’, which was seen in the news, is associated with which field?
Intellectual Property

 Which Union Ministry launched the ‘SMILE-75 Initiative’?

Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

 Which country hosted the bilateral Air Force exercise named

‘Udarashakti’?
Malaysia

 Agasthyamalai elephant reserve, which was notified recently, is

located in which state?
Tamil Nadu

 Which is the first country to approve a vaccine for Covid Omicron

variant?
 United Kingdom

 Which pharma company has completed trials for its intranasal Covid
vaccine candidate?
Bharat Biotech

 Which is the venue of the ‘India International Seafood Show (IISS)’?

Kolkata

 Which state/UT launched the first flight of drone service – ‘Medicine

from the sky’?
Arunachal Pradesh

 Which is the venue of the ‘National Security Strategies (NSS)

Conference 2022’?
New Delhi

 Where was India’s first Double Decker AC electric bus unveiled?

Mumbai

 When is the ‘World Photography Day’ celebrated?

August 19

 Which company has developed India’s first indigenously-developed RT-

PCR kit for testing monkeypox disease?
Transasia Bio-Medicals

 Which country is the host of the ‘Pitch Black’ air combat exercise?
Australia

 Artemis III is the crewed Moon landing mission of which country?

USA

 What is the name of the new model of sustainable development of

rivers proposed by Indian Government?
Arth Ganga

 The ‘National Sports Day’ or Rashtriya Khel Divas is celebrated to

commemorate the birth anniversary of which sportsperson?
Major Dhyan Chand
 The 300-metre long ‘Atal Bridge’ for pedestrians and cyclists has been
inaugurated in which city?
Gujarat

 Thalassemia is related to
Blood

 Who has been appointed as the new Chairman of Defence Research

and Development Organisation (DRDO) in 2022?
Samir V Kamat

 Shri Jagdeep Dhankar, the Vice-President of India, was the Governor

of which state prior to becoming the Vice-President?
West Bengal

 Which country has been hit by the Tropical cyclone Ma-On?

Philippines

 Which Indian economist has been appointed as the Executive Director

for India at the International Monetary Fund (IMF)?
K Subramanian

 The Chairman of public sector banks are selected by the

Banks Board Bureau

 What was the name of the mascot of 44th Chess Olympiad held in
Chennai recently?
Thambi

 Which Union Ministry has published ‘Battery Waste Management Rules,

2022’?
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

 Who of the following was recently chosen to be awarded France's

highest civilian award Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur?
Shashi Tharoor

 Who of the following has been chosen to be awarded the Félix

Houphouet – Boigny - UNESCO Peace Prize for the year 2022?
Angela Merkel
 Where is the ‘International Conference on Indian Minerals and Metals
Industry’ held?
New Delhi

 In which city were the 2022 BWF World Badminton Championships

held in August 2022?
Tokyo

 Which is the venue of the ‘SCO Defence Ministers’ Meeting’ held in

2022?
Tashkent

 Which leader has been honoured with the ‘2022 Liberty Medal’?
Volodymyr Zelenskyy

 What is the theme of the ‘World Water Week 2022’?

Seeing the Unseen: The Value of Water

 AGM-88 HARM missile recently seen in the news, is what kind of

missile?
Air-to-surface missile

 Fahmida Azim, who has been selected for the 2022 Pulitzer prize, is
from which country?
Bangladesh

 Who of the following has been awarded the Best Actor Award at the
67th Filmfare Awards 2022?
Ranveer Singh

 India’s first commercial space situational awareness observatory is to

be established in which state/UT?
Uttarakhand

 The London Home of which of the following freedom fighters was

conferred the Blue Plaque honour by the English Heritage charity?
Dadabhai Naoroji

 Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant recently seen in the news, it is

situated in which of the following countries?
Ukraine
 India’s first indigenously developed Hydrogen Fuel Cell Bus has been
inaugurated in which city?
Pune

 What is the name of the 3.5-km-long freight train, which was recently
tested?
Super Vasuki

 Who has become first Indian player to have played 100 matches each
in all three formats of the game?
Virat Kohli

 Peninsular Rock Agama recently seen in the news, it is related to

Lizard

 Which sportsperson has won the BWF World Championship title in

2022?
Viktor Axelsen

 Shumang Leela is a traditional festival held in which state/UT?

Manipur

 When is the ‘International Day against Nuclear Tests’ observed?

August 29

 Which Indian businessperson recently became the third-richest person

in the world, as per the Bloomberg Billionaire Index?
Gautam Adani

 India concluded “Exercise Vajra Prahar” with which of the following

countries?
United States of America

 Which Indian state/UT has inaugurated the ‘Rajiv Gandhi Rural

Olympic Games’?
Rajasthan

 Which state/UT got its second railway station after a gap of 100
years?
Nagaland

 Which institution conducted the Cyber Security Exercise ‘Synergy’?

 Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In)

 The New Naval Ensign features the national emblem inside which
shape?
Blue Octagon

 Which organisation manufacturers Tejas Mark-2 Fighter Jets?

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited

 India’s first-ever ‘Night Sky Sanctuary’ is set to come up in which

state/UT?
Ladakh

 Who has been nominated as executive chairman of the National Legal

Services Authority?
Justice D Y Chandrachud

 The Government has approved an Electronics Manufacturing Cluster

(EMC) in which city?
Pune

 Which country inaugurated Maitree Super Thermal Power Project,

constructed under India’s concessional financing scheme?
Bangladesh

 Which state celebrates September 9 as ‘Himalaya Diwas’?

Uttarakhand

 What is the rank of India in the UNDP’s Human Development Index

2021?
132

 Which sportsperson of India recently became ‘Diamond League

Champion’?
Neeraj Chopra

 Which businessperson was ranked first in the Fortune India’s list of

‘India’s Richest’ for 2022?
Gautam Adani

 Which Union Ministry organised the ‘EU-India Green Hydrogen Forum’?

Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
 Qimingxing-50 is the name of first fully solar-powered unmanned
aerial vehicle (UAV) of which country?
China

 Which state is the host of first ‘National Conference on Sustainable

Coastal Management in India’?
Odisha

 India’s longest rubber dam ‘Gayaji Dam’ was inaugurated in which

state/UT?
Bihar

 Who is the winner of the US Open Tennis Tournament 2022?

Carlos Alcaraz

 Which Indian Armed Force conducted the ‘Parvat Prahar’ Exercise?

Indian Army

 Where was the International Dairy Federation World Dairy Summit

(IDF WDS) 2022 held?
Greater Noida

 India is set to re-introduce Cheetahs from Namibia in which National

Park?
Kuno Palpur National Park

 Which city is the host of ‘All-India Official Language Conference’ held in

2022?
Surat

 Which planet disappeared from sight on September 14, due to a

phenomenon called ‘Lunar occultation’?
Uranus

 Which country is the host of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)

Summit 2022?
Uzbekistan

 Which country is the host of FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup 2022?
India
 Which country is the host of the World Water Congress and Exhibition
2022?
Denmark

 Roger Federer, the veteran Tennis player, represents which country?

Switzerland

 Which institution organised the ‘ANGAN 2022’ Conference?

Bureau of Energy Efficiency

 Which country is the host of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)

in 2023?
India

 Which state celebrates ‘Social Justice Day’ on the birthday of reformist

leader E V Ramasamy (Periyar)?
Tamil Nadu

 ‘Maya’, which was seen in the news, is the world’s first cloning of
which animal?
Wild Arctic wolf

 ‘Astana’ is the new Capital of which country?

Kazakhstan

 Which Indian city is the host of ‘Global Fintech Conference’ in 2022?

Mumbai

 IHCI is a Hypertension Control Initiative launched by which country?

India

 Which Union Ministry is associated with ‘Criminal Procedure

(Identification) Bill’?
Ministry of Home Affairs

 When is the ‘International Day of Sign Languages’ observed every

year?
23 September

 ‘Moonlighting’, which was seen in the news, is related to which field?

Employment
 ‘Swadesh Darshan’ scheme is an initiative of which Union Ministry?
Ministry of Tourism

 Which is the first e-commerce company to set up solar farms in India?

Amazon

 Defence Ministry signs deal for dual role Surface-to-Surface BrahMos

missile with which company?
BrahMos Aerospace Pvt. Ltd

 Which state is the host of the ‘National Conference of Environment

Ministers’?
Gujarat

 Which is the most richly endowed award in science in the world?

Breakthrough Prize

 What is the name of the Indian Sign Language (ISL) dictionary mobile
application recently launched?
Sign Learn App

 Which country has discovered ‘Lunar crystal named ‘Changesite-(Y)’ on

the Moon?
China

 ‘Swachh Vayu Sarvekshan’ programme is implemented by which Union

Ministry?
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

 As per the Sample Registration System (SRS) Report, which state had
the lowest sex ratio in India in 2018-20?
Uttarakhand

 Operation ‘Megha Chakra’, which was seen in the news, is associated

with which institution?
Central Bureau of Investigation

 Which state has created a memorial for rhinos using ashes named as
‘Abode of the Unicorns’?
Assam

 What is ‘IInvenTiv’, an event which was seen in the news recently?

 Research and Development Fair

 ‘National Anti-Corruption Commission bill’ is associated with which

country?
Australia

 Tamirapani River, which was seen in the news, is located in which

state?
Tamil Nadu

 Which Union Ministry/ Ministries developed the ‘JALDOOT’ app?

Ministry of Rural Development and Ministry of Panchayati Raj

 Which state has released the ‘Encyclopedia of Tribes’ of the state?

Odisha

 What is PMGKAY, which was recently extended till December 2022?

Free food-grain scheme

 Pullampara, India’s is the first digitally literate panchayat, is located in

which state?
Kerala

 What is the rank of India in the ‘WIPO Global Innovation Index 2022?
40

 Who has been appointed as the new Attorney General for India?
R Venkataramani

 Which city is the host of the ‘Conference on International Day for

Universal Access to Information’?
Tashkent

 ‘Operation Garuda’, which was seen in the news, is associated with

which organisation?
Central Bureau of Investigation (Against illicit drug trafficking network)

 The retired General Officer who has been appointed as the next Chief
of Defence Staff?
Lt Gen Anil Chauhan, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM, VSM
 The well-known woman cricketer who has announced her retirement
from all forms of cricket
Jhulan Goswami

 The international airport in Chandigarh has been renamed after the

well-known freedom fighter
Bhagat Singh

 Who has been chosen to be the President of sports federation Hockey

India?
Dr. Dilip Tirkey

 The Indian author who has been awarded Hermann Kesten Prize by
the PEN Centre in Germany’s Darmstadt
Ms. Meena Kandaswamy

 The Indian scientist, industrialist and chairperson of Piramal

Enterprises who has been conferred the Chevalier de la Légion
d’Honneur (Knight of the Legion of Honour) by the French Government
Ms. Swati Piramal

 The team which has won the Durand Cup 2022 football tournament
defeating Mumbai City in the finals
Bengaluru

 The chess player from Bengaluru who has become the 76th
Grandmaster from India?
Pranav Anand

 The sixth edition bilateral maritime exercise between Indian and

Japanese Navy on 11 Sept 2022 was named?
JIMEX-2022

 Name the river over which India's longest rubber dam, Gayaji Dam,
was inaugurated by the Bihar CM Shri Nitish Kumar?
Falgu river

 What is the name of the boat from Pallathuruthy Boat Club, Alappuzha
which has won the 68th Nehru Trophy Boat Race 2022?
Mahadevikaad Kaatil Thekkethil
 The route from Rashtrapathi Bhavan to National Stadium through India
Gate known as Rajpath has been renamed as
Kartavya Path

 The former President of the United States who has been awarded the
Emmy Award for his narration in Netflix documentary Our Great
National Parks
Barack Obama

 The port at which India's first indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant
was commissioned on 02 September 2022
Kochi

 India's first indigenous vaccine against cervical cancer developed by

Serum Institute of India in coordination with Department of
Biotechnology (DBT) is named
CERVAVAC

 Dvorak technique recently seen in the news, it is related to

Tropical storms

 Khoisans are recently seen in the news, they are inhabitants of which
of the following countries?
South Africa

 The seat of an MLA can be declared vacant if he/she remains absent

for how many continuous days without the permission of the House?
60 days

 Which one of the following missions is for preventing an impact on

Earth by a hazardous
asteroid?
DART

 Pangasius Icaria, which was recently discovered in the Cauvery River,

belongs to which species?
Catfish

 Which city has been named the first in the ‘Swachh Survekshan
Awards 2022’?
Indore
 What is the process of replacing original payment card details with an
alternative code?
Tokenisation

 The Nobel Prize for Physics 2022 is being shared by three scientists,
for their work in which field?
Quantum mechanics

 Who is the recipient of 2022 Nansen Award given by UN High

Commissioner for Refugees?
Angela Merkel

 Annie Ernaux, the winner of 2022 Nobel Prize in literature, is an author

from which country?
France

 President Droupadi Murmu launched ‘herSTART’, a startup platform for

women entrepreneurs in which city?
Ahmedabad

 Which tennis player won the Tel Aviv Open title in 2022?
Novak Djokovic

 Kuno National Park, where Cheetahs were introduces, is located in

which state?
Madhya Pradesh

 Which institution released the ‘Poverty and Shared Prosperity 2022’

Report?
World Bank

 Who is the head of the commission recently set up to examine the

Scheduled Caste
Justice K G Balakrishnan

 For the first time, a ‘Weapon System branch for officers’ has been
approved for which Armed Force?
Indian Air Force

 Modhera, which was declared as India’s first 24×7 solar-powered

village, is located in which state/UT?
 Gujarat

 Which institution launched the ‘Education 4.0 India Report’?

World Economic Forum

 The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences 2022 was awarded to

three scientists for their research in which field?
Banks and Financial Crises

 Which city is the host of the United Nations World Geospatial Congress
(UNWGIC) 2022?
Hyderabad

 Who took over as the 50th Chief Justice of India (CJI) after Justice UU
Lalit?
Justice DY Chandrachud

 Which global bloc created Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF)?

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

 ‘Skilling of girls in non-traditional livelihood (NTL)’ has been included in

which flagship scheme?
Beti Bachao Beti Padao

 Which Union Ministry is associated with ‘One Nation, One Grid, One
Frequency and One National Load Dispatch Centre (NLDC)’?
Ministry Of Power

 ‘PM-DevINE’ Scheme, which was seen in the news, aimed at

development of which region?
North Earstern Region

 The evidence of ‘The Trapping Zone’ has been discovered in which

country?
Maldives

 Which state topped the Logistics Index in LEADS (Logistics Ease Across
Different States) 2022 report?
Andhra Pradesh

 Which institution released the ‘Living Planet Report 2022’?

World Wide Fund
 Pitt Island, where hundreds of pilot whales were stranded dead, is
located in which country?
New Zealand

 India’s first sanctuary for endangered ‘Slender Loris’ is to be set up in

which state/UT?
Tamil Nadu

 What does N stands for in the proposed NGLV launch vehicle system of
ISRO which may replace present operational launch system of PSLV?
NGLV (Next-Gen Launch Vehicle)

 Who is the author of the book titled ‘The most incredible world cup
stories -Anecdotes from Football World Cup, From Uruguay in 1930 to
the present day’?
Luciano Wernicke

 Under the ‘Bharat Krishi Satellite programme’, a minimum of how

many satellites will be required to cover the entire agricultural area of
India?
2

 Which city was host to the General Assembly of International Criminal

Police Organisation (INTERPOL)?
Delhi

 What is name of India’s first antidote against SARS-CoV-2 virus?

VINCOV-19

 Neiphiu Rio is the chief minister of which state?

Nagaland

 Which city was host of 6th East Asia Summit Education Minister’s
Meeting held in October, 2022?
Hanoi, Vietnam

 Who is the president of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research?

Prime Minister of India

 Which country scored least at the Global Hunger Index in 2022?

Yemen
 Who is ISRO’s (Indian Space Research Organization) chairman in
October, 2022?
S. Somnath

 Apart from GSLV MK III, which are the operational launch from ISRO?
India has three operational launch vehicles – the PSLV, GSLV, and
GSLV Mk III.

 As per the UN Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI), which country

has the largest number of poor people worldwide?
India

 ‘Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Jan Urvarak Pariyojana’, which was launched

recently, is related to which Union Ministry?
Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilisers

 What is the rank of India in Freedom House Internet Freedom Index?

51

 What is the theme of the ‘International Day for the Eradication of

Poverty’?
Dignity for all in practice

 Shehan Karunatilaka, who won the 2022 Booker Prize for Fiction, is
from which country?
Sri Lanka

 Durgavati Tiger Reserve, which was notified recently, is located in

which state/UT?
Madhya Pradesh

 Which state is the host of the ‘Indian Urban Housing Conclave-2022’?

Gujarat

 Which city is the host of the ‘Heads of Missions Conference’ organized

by the Ministry of External Affairs?
Kevadiya

 Which organisation developed the indigenous trainer aircraft HTT-40,

which was recently unveiled?
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
 Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY)-III has been launched in
which state?
Himachal Pradesh

 What is the name of the mascot unveiled for 2023 FIFA Women’s
World Cup?
Penguin Tazuni

 What is the rank of India in the global research on the rise of centi-
millionaires?
Third

 When is the ‘World Development Information Day’ observed every

year?
October 24

 India’s first ‘Migration Monitoring System’ has been inaugurated in

which city?
Mumbai

 What is the name of the new generation medium-range ballistic

missile, which was recently test-fired?
Agni Prime

 Which institution won the ‘National Intellectual Property Awards 2021

and 2022’?
IIT Madras

 The United Nations observes ‘Disarmament Week’ every year on which

month?
October

 What is the theme of ‘World Polio Day 2022’ celebrated on October

24th?
A healthier future for mothers and children

 Minicoy Thundi Beach and Kadmat Beach, which were added to the list
of ‘Blue Flag Beaches’, are located in which state/UT?
Lakshadweep
 Which country is the host of the ‘COP27: 27th annual UN meeting on
climate’?
Egypt

 Which institution has released the ‘2022 NDC Synthesis Report’?

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)

 India recently marked 30th anniversary of relations with which

regional bloc?
ASEAN

 Who has been appointed as the chairperson of the Air Transport

Committee (ATC) of the International Civil Aviation Organization
(ICAO)?
Dr Shefali Juneja

 ‘Dragonfly’, the recent project of NASA, was launched to explore which

planet?
Saturn

 SIMBEX is a Maritime Bilateral Exercise held between India and which

country?
Singapore

 A transport aircraft manufacturing facility for the Indian Air Force is set
to come up in which city?
Vadodra

 Which is the busiest airport in the world (as of October 2022), as per
the Aviation analytics company ‘Official Airline Guide (OAG)’?
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport

 Which country is the highest contributor of per capita greenhouse gas

emissions?
USA

 ‘Garuda VIl’ is a bilateral exercise conducted by the Air Force of India

and which country?
France

 Which city is the host of the ‘India Space Congress, ISC 2022’?
New Delhi
 What is the theme of Vigilance Awareness Week observed from 31 Oct
22 to 06 Nov 2022?
Corruption free India for a Developed Nation

 The new tiger reserve approved by Madhya Pradesh Wildlife Board for
the tigers of Panna tiger reserved is named as?
Durgavati Tiger Reserve

 Who is the current President of BCCI?

Roger Binny

 Name the well-known actor who has been declared as the ‘National
Icon’ of Election Commission of India for creating awareness amongst
voters?
Pankaj Tripathi

 What is the name of the indigenously-developed Light Combat

Helicopter (LCH) which was inducted into the Indian Air Force by the
Defence Minister Shri Rajnath Singh at Jodhpur?
Prachand

 Who has been awarded with the ‘Changemaker’ award at the UN SDG
Action Awards for confronting gender-based violence and advocating
for safe access to public spaces?
Srishti Bakshi

 The Atlantic hurricane which caused widespread damage in Cuba and

the US states of Florida and Carolina in September end was named?
Hurricane Ian

 Which country’s President is mandated to bring out the National

Security Strategy (NSS)?
USA

 Morbi Bridge on the Machchu river is located in which state?

Gujarat

 What is the theme of the ‘Vigilance Awareness Week 2022’?

Corruption free India for a developed Nation
 Which institution observes the ‘Vigilance Awareness Week’ every year
in India?
Central Vigilance Commission

 Which city is the host of the ‘India Chem 2022’ Conference?

New Delhi

 Ranjangaon, where the greenfield Electronics Manufacturing Cluster

(EMC) is to be set up, is in which state?
Maharashtra

 ‘National Unity Day or Rashtriya Ekta Diwas’ is observed to

commemorate the birth anniversary of which leader?
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

 Which country launched the lab module named ‘Mengtian’ for its space
station?
China

 Seven states including Karnataka, Kerala and Andhra Pradesh

celebrate their foundation day on which day?
November 1

 The ‘Citizenship Act’ under which citizenship is to be granted to

minorities from three countries, was enacted in which year?
1955

 ‘Operation Vigilant Storm’ is a Defence exercise conducted between

USA and which country?
South Korea

 When is the ‘International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against

Journalists’ observed?
2nd November

 Who is the head of the panel set up to strengthen the assessment and
accreditation of higher educational institutions?
K Radhakrishnan

 Which word has been selected as the ‘Word of the Year 2022 by Collins
dictionary’?
 Permacrisis

 Which country launched the ‘Beidou’ satellite navigation system?

China

 Which country has launched the world’s longest passenger train, as of

November 2022?
Switzerland

 Which is the most powerful rocket ever launched from the Earth, as of
November 2022?
Falcon Heavy

 Which Union Ministry launched the ‘Swachh Survekshan Grameen

2023 Toolkit’?
Ministry of Jal Shakti

 Which city is the host of the ‘World Travel Market (WTM) 2022?
London

 Which country first suggested the observance of ‘World Tsunami

Awareness Day’?
Japan

 What was introduced in the 103rd Constitutional Amendment, which

was seen in the news recently?
10 percent quota for Economically weaker sections

 Which is the only Indian company in the top-100 rank of ‘Forbes’

World’s Best Employers rankings 2022’?
Reliance Industries

 ‘Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas’ is observed on the birth anniversary of which

leader?
Birsa Munda

 Which organisation released the ‘State of the Global Climate in 2022’

report?
World Meteorological Organization

 Which Union Ministry conducted the ‘Mother Tongue Survey of India

(MTSI)’?
 Ministry of Home Affairs

 What is the theme of India’s G20 Presidency in 2022?

Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam

 ‘National Florence Nightingale Awards’ are awarded in recognition for

meritorious services rendered in which field?
Nursing

 Which Union Ministry has notified the ‘National Bioenergy Programme’?

Ministry of New and Renewable Energy

 Which city is the host of ‘PM Gati Shakti Multimodal Waterways

Summit’?
Varanasi

 ‘Atal New India Challenge (ANIC)’ is an initiative of which institution?

NITI Aayog

 Which institution has launched the ‘Executive Action Plan of Early

Warnings for All’ during COP-27?
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)

 Which Asian country is named as the host of 2023 IBA Women’s World
Boxing Championship?
India

 Which country launched the ‘Middle East Green Initiative’?

Saudi Arabia

 ‘Indian Biological Data Center’ (IBDC) has been inaugurated in which

state?
Haryana

 Bihari Puraskar, which was seen in the news, is associated with which
field?
Literature

 Public Service Broadcasting Day is observed every year on 12 th

November to commemorate the visit of which leader to All India
Radio?
Mahatma Gandhi
 Which Indian state observed 10th November 2022 as ‘Millet Day’?
Odisha

 Which country is the host of the “No Money for Terror” conference?
India

What is the name of India's first privately developed rocket by Skyroot

Aerospace?
 Vikram – S

 Tashigang, world’s highest polling booth, is located in which state/ UT?

Himachal Pradesh

 Which team won the ‘Twenty20 World Cup title 2022’?

England

 Which state is the host of the ‘53rd edition of the International Film
Festival of India’?
Goa

 When was the ‘National Hydrogen Mission’ launched

2021

 Which global group announced the ‘Global Shield’ insurance initiative?

G-7 and V20

 Which country is the frontrunner in climate mitigation, as per the

Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI)?
Denmark

 Which Indian Armed Force conducts the ‘Prasthan’ structured exercise?

Indian Navy

 The greenfield airport at Hollongi, Itanagar (Arunachal Pradesh) has

been approved by the Union Cabinet to be named as
Donyi Polo Airport

 ‘Artemis’ is the name of the Moon Rocket launched by which country?

USA

 What is the theme of India’s G20 Presidency in 2022?

 One Earth, One Family, One Future

 Which country is the host of the 19th Conference of the Parties to

CITES?
Panama

 The theme of 7th India Water Week observed from 01 to 05 November

2022
Water Security For Sustainable Development and Equity

 Which institution launched the ‘Digital Shakti Campaign 4.0’

Campaign?
National Commission for Women

 Who has been appointed as the Chairman of the National Pension

System Trust (NPS Trust)?
Suraj Bhan

 The former US Senator who has been conferred Friends of Liberation

War Honour by Bangladesh for his great contribution to Bangladesh's
Liberation War
Edward M Kennedy Sr

 Who has been recently appointed as the fourth full-time member of

NITI Aayog?
Arvind Virmani

 India is set to unveil ‘Young Professionals Scheme’ with which country?

United Kingdom

 ‘Respect for Marriage Act’ is associated with which country?

USA

 Donyi Polo Airport has been inaugurated in which state/ UT?

Arunachal Pradesh

 Which state hosted the 2nd edition of North East Olympic Games in
2022?
Meghalaya

 ‘Artemisinin’ which was seen in the news, is a major component of

drugs against which disease?
 Malaria

 Which country launched the ‘Hwasong-17’ or the Monster missile?

North Korea

 What is the theme of the ‘World Children’s Day 2022’?

Inclusion, For Every Child

 Kameng Hydro Power Station, which was inaugurated recently, is

located in which state/UT?
Arunachal Pradesh

 Who was honoured with the Indian Film Personality of the Year 2022
award in the 53rd International Film Festival of India (IFFI)?
Chiranjeevi

 The venue of the 3rd National Tribal Dance Festival held from 01 to 03
November 2022?
Raipur, Chhattisgarh

 Which forum launched the “Loss and Damage fund” to support poorer
countries?
COP – 27

 Which is the first Indian table tennis player to win a medal in the ITTF-
ATTU Asian Cup?
Manika Batra

 ‘Sangai Festival’ is a cultural festival celebrated in which state?

Manipur

 The word meaning home run in baseball, which has been chosen to the
Word of the Year by Cambridge Dictionary
Homer

 Which city is the host of the Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue in 2022?

New Delhi

 The Tibetan spiritual leader who has been awarded the Gandhi
Mandela Award 2022 by the Gandhi Mandela Foundation
H.H. Dalai Lama
 Which Indian was conferred the UNEP ‘Champions of the Earth’ award
in 2022?
Purnima Devi Barman

 Which country has recently passed its Free trade Agreement (FTA)
with India?
Australia

 The Urdu writer who has been awarded the 2022 JCB Prize for
Literature for his book The Paradise of Food
Khalid Jawed

 Article 324 of the Constitution, which was seen in the news, is related
to the appointment of which position?
Election Commissioner

 Which is the first state to create the role of Director General of Audit?
Tamil Nadu

 ‘Chin-Kuki-Mizo Ethnic Communities’ are associated with which

country?
Bangladesh

 Who has been awarded the 2022 UNESCO-Madanjeet Prize for the
Promotion of Tolerance and Non-Violence?
Ms. Franca Ma-ih Sulem Yong

 Name the Indian cricketer who has become the first batsman in the
world to score 4000 runs in T20 internationals?
Virat Kohli

 Operation Turtshield was launched by which country?

India

 The team which has won the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy 2022-23
defeating Himachal Pradesh in the finals in Kolkata?
Mumbai

 Which country launched the ‘Orion spacecraft’?

USA

 ‘Sonzal-2022’ is an annual youth festival held in which state/UT?

 Jammu and Kashmir

 ‘National Milk Day’ is observed to commemorate the birth anniversary

of which personality?
Dr. Verghese Kurien

 What is the name of the bilateral naval exercise conducted between

India and Oman?
Naseem Al-Bahr

 India’s first-ever Night Sky Sanctuary is located in which state/UT?

Ladakh

 When is the ‘Constitution Day’ celebrated in India?

November 26

 Which year is declared as the ‘International Year of Millets (IYM)’?

2023

 Which satellite was launched aboard the PSLV-C54 rocket by ISRO?

OceanSat-3

 Who has been named as the national ambassador for TB Mukt Bharat
Campaign?
Deepa Malik

 ‘I have Electric Dreams’, which won the Golden Peacock Award, is a

movie made in which language?
Spanish

 Name the leader of Conservative Party and the former Chancellor of

the Exchequer, who has taken over as the Prime Minister of United
Kingdom?
Rishi Sunak

 Which country’s President has been named as the Chief Guest at

Republic Day celebrations?
Egypt

 Which city’s museum restoration project has been conferred with

‘Award of Excellence’ at UNESCO?
Mumbai
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 ‘Samanvay 2022’ is a Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief
(HADR) Exercise organised by which armed force?
Indian Air Force

 Which Union Ministry launched the ‘Nai Chetna’ campaign?

Ministry of Rural Development

 Which is the first north-eastern state to launch its ‘Mental Health and
Social Care Policy’?
Meghalaya

 Which state is the host of ‘International Lusophone Festival’?

Goa

 India-US joint military exercise ‘Yudh Abhyas-2022’ is held in which

Indian state?
Uttarakhand

 Which country has successfully used steam to propel Moon spacecraft?

Japan

 ‘Hornbill Festival’ is the flagship cultural event of which Indian state?

Nagaland

 Agni Warrior is a bilateral defence exercise held between India and

which country?
Singapore

 Which institution manufactures the Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH)

Mk-III squadron- 840 Sqn (CG)
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited

 What is the gross GST revenue collected in the month of November

2022?
Rs 1.46 lakh crore

 Wassenaar Arrangement, which was seen in the news, is associated

with which field?
Conventional weapons
 When is the ‘International Day of Persons with Disabilities’ observed
annually?
3rd December

 Which High Court has banned use of mobile phones inside temples?
Madras High Court

 Semeru Volcano, which was seen in the news, is located in which

country?
Indonesia

 Which city is the host of the First G-20 Sherpa meeting held in India?
Udaipur

 Who has been appointed as the Chairperson of National Statistical

Commission?
Rajeeva Laxman Karandikar

 Which country launched its latest nuclear stealth bomber named ‘B-
21’?
USA

 Which country is the largest trading partner of India after China and
US, as of 2022?
UAE

 Which country abolished morality police known as the Gasht-e-Ershad

or ‘Guidance Patrol’?
Iran

 Olivier Giroud, who was seen in the news, is a famous football player
from which country?
France

 Which country is the host of the Asia and the Pacific Regional Meeting
(APRM) of the International Labour Organisation (ILO)?
Singapore

 What is the GDP forecast for 2022-23 for India, as per the World Bank
India Development Update?
6.9%
 Which cyclone recently formed over Bay of Bengal, crossing the coasts
of southern states
Mandous

 Which country is the host of the ‘12th World Hindi Conference’?

Fiji

 Which institution released the report titled ‘Preventing injuries and

violence: an overview’?
World Health Organisation

 Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary, which was seen in the news, is

located in which state?
Maharashtra

 What is the rank of India in the ‘Arton Capital Passport Index 2022’?
69

 Dina Boluarte was recently selected as the first female President of

which country?
Peru

 Which state/UT is the host of 9th World Ayurveda Congress and

Arogya Expo 2022?
Goa

 What is the theme of the ‘World Soil Day 2022’ celebrated on 5 th

December?
Soils: Where food begins

 Where is India’s first carbon neutral farm located?

Kerala

 When is the UNICEF Day observed every year?

December 11

 What is the theme of ‘International Mountain Day 2022’?

Women move mountains

 Which city is the host of the first G20 Finance and Central Bank
Deputies (FCBD) meeting?
Bengaluru
 What is the position of India in the 2022 Hurun Global list?
Fifth

 Which Indian cricketer broke Chris Gayle’s record for the fastest to 200
in an ODI innings?
Ishan Kishan

 Which country has announced the historic Nuclear Fusion

Breakthrough?
USA

 Who is the head of the Supreme Court Collegium, which recently sent
its first set of recommendations?
DY Chandrachud

 Which institution launched the ‘International Climate Club’?

G-7

 ‘Youth Co:Lab’ youth innovation movement is an initiative of Atal

Innovation Mission (AIM) and which institution?
UNDP

 The team which has won the 2022-23 Vijay Hazare Trophy defeating
Maharashtra in the finals at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad?
Saurashtra

 What is the new name of ‘Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Ko Kaam Karyakram

(PMKKK)’?
Pradhan Mantri Virasat Ka Samvardhan (PM VIKAS)

 Which company became the official partner of FIH Odisha Hockey

Men’s World Cup 2023?
Tata Steel

 ‘SURYA KIRAN’ is a joint training Exercise conducted between India

and which country?
Nepal

 Which country launched the ‘Surface Water and Ocean Topography

(SWOT) spacecraft’?
USA
 When is the ‘International Migrants Day’ celebrated every year?
December 18

 Which country is the host of the ‘UN Biodiversity Conference- COP15’?

Canada

 The contestant from South Korea who has been crowned Miss Earth
2022 at a beauty pageant held in Manila, Philippines
Ms. Mina Sue Choi

 Which country is the FIFA World Cup champion in the year 2022?
Argentina

 Sela Pass tunnel, which was seen in the news, is located in which
state?
Arunachal Pradesh

 The Indian shooter who has won the gold medal in men's 10 m air rifle
at the ISSF President's Cup 2022 in Cairo Egypt
Rudrankksh Patil

 As per the UN Nature Deal, what percent of the planet is sought to be

protected by 2030?
30%

 Which institution released the report titled ‘Coal 2022: Analysis and
forecast to 2025’?
International Energy Agency

 Which Union Ministry launched the country’s first-ever surety bond

insurance product?
Union Road, transport and highways Ministry

 Who has been named as the Person of the Year by TIME magazine?
Volodymyr Zelensky

 Which country has launched ‘Group of Friends’ to promote

accountability for crimes against peacekeepers?
India

 Which institution released the ‘2022 in Nine Charts’ report?

 World Bank

 Which Union Ministry organizes the AI Pe Charcha (AI Dialogue) event?

Ministry of Electronics and IT

 Who has been appointed as the head of New Delhi International

Arbitration Centre?
Hemant Gupta

 Veer Guardian 2023 Exercise is a maiden bilateral air exercise set to

be held between India and which country?
Japan

 The American hurdler and sprinter who has been named the 2022
World Athlete of the Year (Female)?
McLaughlin-Levrone

 The American born Swedish pole vaulter who has been named the
2022 World Athlete of the Year (Male)
Armand duplantis

 Which type of cancer is caused by Human Papilloma Virus (HPV)?

Cervical Cancer

 National Farmer’s Day is observed to commemorate the birth

anniversary of which leader?
Chaudhary Charan Singh

 What is the aim of ‘Jan Vishwas Bill’, which was recently tabled in Lok
Sabha?
Ease of doing business

 Which institution won the DSCI AISS Award for ‘Best Security Practices
in Government Sector’?
Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI)

 Who has been named as the captain of the Indian squad for the FIH
Men’s Hockey World Cup 2023?
Harmanpreet Singh

 Which country supplies S-400 air defence missile system to India?

Russia
 ‘Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ has been appointed as the new
Prime Minister of which country?
Nepal

 Emperor penguins, which were seen in the news, are native to which
region/ country?
Antarctica

 India has agreed to start negotiations for a free trade agreement with
which neighbouring country?
Bangladesh

 The Indian film directed by SS Rajamouli which has won nominations

for the Golden Globe Awards 2023 in the Best Non-English Language
Film category and for the Best Original Song?
RRR

 What is the name of new scheme announced under station

redevelopment drive of Ministry of Railways?
Amrit Bharat Station Scheme

 Mangdechhu Hydroelectric Power Project, which was see in the news,

was handed over by India to which country?
Bhutan

 The tennis stars who have been named the ITF World Champions of
2022 by ITF
Rafael Nadal and Iga Swiatek

 Which Union Ministry launched the ‘City Finance Rankings 2022’?

Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

 The ‘National Mobile Monitoring System (NMMS)’ is an initiative of

which Union Ministry?
Ministry of Rural Development

 Which institution has been named as ‘G20 Science working group’s

secretariat’?
IISc Bengaluru
 What is the name of the digital project funded by Google to map the
language diversity of India?
Project Vaani

 ‘Daksh’ is the payments fraud reporting module maintained by which

institution?
Reserve Bank Of India

 Which state commenced India’s first Nilgiri Tahr project?

Tamil Nadu

 The team which has won the 2022 Pro Kabaddi League defeating
Puneri Paltan in the finals
Jaipur Pink Panthers

 Which Indian Armed Force successfully test-fired the extended-range

version of BrahMos Air-Launched missile?
Indian Air Force

 The Indian Army has handed over first-ever 3D printed houses for
soldiers at which city?
Ahmedabad

 The team which has ranked at No. 1 position in the 2022 FIFA Men's
World Ranking
Brazil

 Zuari Bridge, the second largest cable-stayed bridge in India, is

located in which state/UT?
Goa

 Which state organises the world’s largest open-air theatre ‘Dhanu

Yatra’ festival?
Odisha

 Which country has taken over the Presidency of the Council of the
European Union for the first six months of 2023?
Sweden

 Which country recently switched to euro from its kuna currency and
became the 20th member of the Eurozone?
Croatia
 Which country inaugurated the Pokhara Regional International Airport
(PRIA), with the support of China?
Nepal

 Mohamed Irfaan Ali, who is a recipient of Pravasi Bharatiya Samman

Award, is the President of which country?
Guyana

 Who is the first woman officer to be operationally deployed at Kumar

Post, Siachen?
Captain Shiva Chouhan

 Where is the ‘Institute of Mathematical Sciences’ located?

Chennai

 Which state hosted the ‘National Scout and Guide Jamboree’?

Rajasthan

 ‘Bailey Suspension Bridge’ has been inaugurated in which state/UT?

Jammu & Kashmir

 Where is the headquarters of ‘Asian Pacific Postal Union’?

Bangkok

 Which article of Indian Constitution deals with the right to freedom of

speech and expression?
Article 19

 Which state houses the world’s first Palm-leaf Manuscript Museum?

Kerala

 Which city is the host of the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas convention 2023?
Indore

 Kilauea Volcano, which was seen in the news, is located in which

country?
Hawaii (USA)

 What is the name of the short-range ballistic missile which was

recently test-launched by India?
Prithvi II
 Which song from an Indian film won Golden Globe award 2023 for Best
Original Song?
Naatu Naatu

 What is the name of the international agreement signed in 1987 to ban

Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)?
Montreal Protocol

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

 ‘Year of Enterprises’ Project is a flagship scheme of which Indian state?

Kerala

 Which country has the world’s most powerful passport, as per the
Henley Passport Index 2023?
Japan

 Which state is the host of the 26th National Youth Festival?

Karnataka

 What is the new name of the new Integrated Food Security Scheme?
Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana

 Who is the author of the ‘Revolutionaries- The Other Story of How

India Won Its Freedom’ Book?
Sanjeev Sanyal

 Which is the first European country to have a Reciprocal Access

Agreement with Japan?
UK

 The chess player from Tamil Nadu who has become 79th Indian
Grandmaster
M. Pranesh

 ‘Pineapple Express’ phenomenon, which was seen in the news, is

related to which field?
Meteorology
 What is the name of the world’s longest river cruise, which was flagged
off by the Prime Minister?
MV Ganga Vilas

 What is the theme of the World Economic Forum 2023 meeting?

Cooperation in a Fragmented World

 ‘Varuna’ is a bilateral naval exercise between India and which country?

France

 The contestant from USA who has been crowned Miss Universe 2022
at the beauty pageant held in New Orleans, Louisiana
Ms. R'Bonney Gabriel

 World Braille Day is observed on?

4th January

 The renowned oncologist who has been chosen to be awarded the

Asom Baibhav, (the highest civilian award by Govt of Assam)
Dr. Tapan Saikia

 The greenfield international airport at Mopa, Goa has been renamed

after the former Chief Minister of Goa as?
Manohar International Airport

 What is the theme of the World Leprosy Day observed on 29 th January

2023
Act Now. End Leprosy

 Army Day is celebrated on which date?

15th January

 Who is the first Indian who took over as the first Commander-in-Chief
of the Indian Army?
Field Marshal Kodandera M. Cariappa