Current Affairs April 2023 MCQ Test

Current Affairs April 2023 MCQs Test for events in APRIL 2023. Check out Latest MCQ Questions from Current Events held in April 2023 – Take this test to check your General Knowledge on current affairs topics from this year. These MCQ Question Answers are helpful for various entrance exams in India. MCQs from Topics related to Science and technology, Space research, Awards and honors, Entertainment, Sports, Politics, etc are covered in this test.

1. Where is ‘Mt Annapurna’ situated?

a.India

b.China

c.Nepal

d.Bangladesh

2. From which city was the Bharat Gaurav Tourist train tour on Ambedkar Circuit flagged off?

a.Mumbai

b.Chennai

c.Patna

d.New Delhi

3. Which company has recently got the status of Navratna Central Public Sector Enterprise?

a.NMDC Limited

b.NTPC Limited

c.Rail Vikas Nigam Limited

d.India Post

4. In which city did Union Home Minister Amit Shah preside over a 'Chintan Shivir' of senior officers of the Ministry of Home Affairs?

a.New Delhi

b.Shillong

c.Guwahati

d.Kolkata

5. Which country has launched the ‘1 Billion Meals Endowment’ Campaign?

a.Israel

b.Ukraine

c.UAE

d.USA

6. By which year is India expected to become the world's second-largest solar manufacturer?

a.2027

b.2029

c.2028

d.2026

7. Which traditional folk dance recently entered the Guinness Book of World Records for the largest traditional dance performed at a single venue?

a.Bihu

b.Kaligopal

c.Bagurumba

d.Natpuja

8. Which country conduced the ‘International Aviation Safety Assessment’?

a.Russia

b.Australia

c.USA

d.India

9. ISRO successfully tests reusable launch vehicles in collaboration with DRDO and which other organisation?

a.Hindustan Aeronautics Limited

b.Indian Navy

c.Indian Air Force

d.Indian Army

10. Which bank became the first Indian company to have over 50 lakh shareholders?

a.Axis Bank

b.Indian Bank

c.UCO Bank

d.Yes Bank

11. Where is the headquarters of the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure located?

a.Dhaka

b.Thimphu

c.London

d.New Delhi

12. Which state/UT repealed the ‘Loktantra Prahari Samman Act’?

a.Gujarat

b.Assam

c.Himachal Pradesh

d.Rajasthan

13. ‘Mission Youth’, which received the PM Award for Excellence under Innovation Category, is from which state/UT?

a.Odisha

b.Jharkhand

c.Jammu and Kashmir

d.Karnataka

14. At which ground will the final match of IPL 2023 be played?

a.Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad

b.Eden Gardens Stadium, Kolkata

c.Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

d.Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur

15. In which year did Bharat Biotech win an award at the World Vaccine Congress?

a.2025

b.2026

c.2023

d.2024

16. Which country will receive electricity from the new power plant opened by Adani Power Ltd in Jharkhand?

a.France

b.Bhutan

c.Bangladesh

d.Russia

17. What is the amount of bilateral trade target that India and Russia have surpassed before the target year of 2025?

a.32 billion dollars

b.34 billion dollars

c.30 billion dollars

d.36 billion dollars

18. Which country invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit as a guest at the annual Bastille Day parade in July?

a.Japan

b.France

c.Kazakhstan

d.China

19. Which state's famous 'Cumbum Grapes' received the GI tag?

a.Jammu & Kashmir

b.Telangana

c.West Bengal

d.Tamil Nadu

20. India recently signed a ‘Defence Cooperation Agreement’ with which European country?

a.Malta

b.Denmark

c.Finland

d.Romania

21. Parkash Singh Badal passed away, he was the former Chief Minister of which state?

a.Rajasthan

b.Himachal Pradesh

c.Haryana

d.Punjab

22. Where is the 8th India-Thailand Defense Dialogue being organized?

a.New Delhi

b.Dhaka

c.Mumbai

d.Bangkok

23. ‘Nathu La’ is a mountain pass located in which state/UT?

a.Sikkim

b.Assam

c.Jammu and Kashmir

d.Uttarakhand

24. Which planet is NASA training four people to live on in June 2023?

a.Mars

b.Jupiter

c.Saturn

d.Venus

25. In which city is the Unity Cup Cricket Tournament 2023 organized jointly by HUDCO and NBCC being held?

a.Pune

b.Jaipur

c.Bhopal

d.New Delhi

26. Which city is the host of ‘Global Clean Energy Action Forum’?

a.New Delhi

b.Paris

c.Pittsburg

d.Rome

27. India's first water metro service was inaugurated in which state?

a.Karnataka

b.Gujarat

c.Kerala

d.Maharashtra

28. With which country India is participating in the SLINEX-2023 Maritime Exercise?

a.Seychelles

b.Sri Lanka

c.Bhutan

d.Singapore

29. Which state has recently declared a public holiday on the birth anniversary of Mahatma Jyotiba Phule?

a.Himachal Pradesh

b.Assam

c.Rajasthan

d.Haryana

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

a.Iran

b.Uzbekistan

c.Afghanistan

d.Sri Lanka

31. From which state did Bodofa Upendranath Brahma, a prominent Bodo social activist, belong?

a.Nagaland

b.Sikkim

c.West Bengal

d.Assam

32. Who has won the ICC Men's Player of the Month award for the month of March?

a.Harry Brook

b.Shubman Gill

c.Shakib Al Hassan

d.Rashid Khan

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

a.West Bengal

b.Madhya Pradesh

c.Gujarat

d.Assam

34. Who has become the fastest batsman to score 4,000 runs in IPL?

a.Virat Kohli

b.K L Rahul

c.Rinku Singh

d.David Warner

35. How many astronauts have NASA announced for its lunar mission ‘Artemis 2’?

a.5

b.4

c.3

d.2

36. Who has become the fastest pacer to take 200 wickets in T20 cricket?

a.Bhuvneshwar Kumar

b.Mitchell Starc

c.Kagiso Rabada

d.Shaheen Afridi

37. According to the ADR report, who is the Chief Minister with the most assets in the country?

a.Pema Khandu

b.Jagan Mohan Reddy

c.Mamata Banerjee

d.Yogi Adityanath

38. A Tokyo-based space company called ALE has announced plans to create the world's first artificial meteor shower under which project?

a.Project AI

b.Sky Canvas

c.Buddha

d.Project Beads

39. Which Union Minister launched the 'Youth Portal' in New Delhi?

a.S Jaishankar

b.Piyush Goyal

c.Dr. Jitendra Singh

d.Smriti Irani

40. Where is Zojila tunnel being constructed?

a.Himachal Pradesh

b.Arunachal Pradesh

c.Jammu and Kashmir

d.Assam

41. What is India's rank in being the highest donor to the United Nations Democracy Fund?

a.Third

b.Second

c.Fifth

d.Fourth

42. ‘Salar de Atacama’ is the largest salt flat found in which country?

a.Chile

b.Argentina

c.Brazil

d.South Africa

43. Who has become the fastest Indian to score 7,000 runs in T20 cricket?

a.K L Rahul

b.Virat Kohli

c.Suryakumar Yadav

d.Rohit Sharma

44. Which Indian long jumper has qualified for the Asian Games?

a.Preeti Kumari

b.Surbhi Nigam

c.Anju Sinha

d.Shelly Singh

45. Which country has been removed from hosting the Men's Under-17 FIFA World Cup?

a.Brazil

b.Peru

c.China

d.India

46. Which country has recently passed a ban on rental e-scooters?

a.France

b.China

c.Norway

d.India

47. Which state launched the Sanjeevani project to empower dairy farmers?

a.Chhattisgarh

b.Himachal Pradesh

c.Punjab

d.Rajasthan

48. Which country recently declared an outbreak of the Marburg virus, a highly contagious and deadly virus that causes viral hemorrhagic fever?

a.Congo

b.India

c.Australia

d.Tanzania

49. In which city did Prime Minister Narendra Modi flag off the Secunderabad-Tirupati Vande Bharat Express train?

a.Bikaner

b.Hyderabad

c.Lucknow

d.Jaipur

50. Who has become the fastest Indian to take 50 wickets in IPL history?

a.Khalil Ahmed

b.Deepak Chahar

c.Amit Mishra

d.Yajuvendra Chahal

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

a.Odisha

b.Goa

c.Kerala

d.Gujarat

52. Who won the 2023 Australian Grand Prix, held on April 02, 2023?

a.Max Verstappen

b.Philippe Alliot

c.Cliff Allison

d.Giovanna Amati

53. Which planet is NASA training four people to live on in June 2023?

a.Mars

b.Venus

c.Jupiter

d.Saturn

54. Which state in India has become the first to adopt Water Budget?

a.Uttar Pradesh

b.Maharashtra

c.Madhya Pradesh

d.Kerala

55. In which country did Kim Cotton become the first female umpire to officiate a men's T20I match?

a.Netherlands

b.Nigeria

c.Nauru

d.New Zealand

56. Which country has become the 31st member of NATO?

a.Finland

b.Japan

c.Sweden

d.Brazil

57. In which state was the Peerah-Kunfer Tunnel at Ramban inaugurated by Union Minister Nitin Gadkari?

a.Jammu & Kashmir

b.West Bengal

c.Nagaland

d.Tamil Nadu

58. President Draupadi Murmu inaugurated the ‘Bhoroxa’ (Trust) App launched, it is related to?

a.Rail Passenger Safety

b.Women's Safety

c.None of these

d.Cyber Security

59. ‘National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical System (NM-ICPS)’ is associated with which Union Ministry?

a.Ministry of Science and Technology

b.Ministry of Electronics and IT

c.Ministry of Home Affairs

d.Ministry of Commerce and Industry

60. Whom did NASA appoint to head its new Moon to Mars Program Office?

a.Renu Malik

b.Neha Vashishat

c.Amit Kshatriya

d.Ashish Nain

61. What is the theme of UNESCO on the ‘World Book Day 2023’?

a.Copyright Challenges

b.Indigenous Languages

c.Intellectual Property Rights

d.Reading Habit among children

62. Miguel Diaz-Canel, who was seen in the news, is the President of which country?

a.Cuba

b.Israel

c.Italy

d.South Africa

63. Who topped the 2023 TIME100 Reader Poll?

a.Akshay Kumar

b.Salman Khan

c.Ajay Devgan

d.Shah Rukh Khan

64. Union Home Minister Amit Shah recently launched the 'Vibrant Villages Programme' in which state?

a.Uttarakhand

b.Himachal Pradesh

c.Sikkim

d.Arunachal Pradesh

65. To which state has the Board of Executive Directors of the World Bank approved a $100 million loan?

a.Bihar

b.Odisha

c.Goa

d.Jharkhand

66. Who entered the Semi-final of the Madrid Spain Masters Badminton tournament?

a.PV Sindhu

b.P Goswami

c.Serena Williams

d.Saina Nehwal

67. In which city was the first underwater metro train trial run in India?

a.Mumbai

b.Chennai

c.Kolkata

d.Karnataka

68. Who has been sworn in as the 22nd President of Bangladesh?

a.Sheikh Russell

b.Sheikh Hasina

c.Sheikh Salahuddin Jewel

d.Mohammad Shahabuddin Chuppu

69. Which country launched the ChatGPT rival ‘GigaChat- AI chatbot’?

a.USA

b.India

c.Israel

d.Russia

70. Kisan Sampark Abhiyan Programme is associated with which state / UT?

a.Jammu and Kashmir

b.Bihar

c.Odisha

d.Ladakh

71. With whom did the Indian Navy sign an agreement to develop secure maritime communication?

a.Raman Research Institute

b.DRDO

c.Tata Telecommunication

d.C-DAC

72. When will 'Vande Metro' be rolled out in 2023?

a.December

b.October

c.September

d.November

73. What is the latest FIFA ranking of the Indian football team?

a.104th

b.102nd

c.103rd

d.101st

74. Which city is the host of the ‘Global Conference on Compressed Biogas’?

a.Mumbai

b.Chennai

c.New Delhi

d.Mysuru

75. Which Indian state/UT launched the first ever women’s cooperative fund 'Mahila Nidhi'?

a.Delhi

b.Kerala

c.Rajasthan

d.Pondicherry

76. Which institution is to set up the ‘Corporate Debt Market Development Fund’?

a.NSE

b.BSE

c.SEBI

d.RBI

77. How many crore rupees have been sanctioned under the 'National Quantum Mission'?

a.3,000 Crore

b.6,000 Crore

c.8,000 Crore

d.1,000 Crore

78. Which state/UT launched the ‘Mehngai Rahat Camp’?

a.Sikkim

b.West Bengal

c.Rajasthan

d.Gujarat

79. Which country became the first country to develop a country-level mathematical model to estimate the prevalence of cases of Tuberculosis?

a.India

b.Iran

c.Germany

d.Israel

80. 'Nagri Dubraj' variety of Nagari paddy, which received a GI tag, belongs to which state?

a.Chhattisgarh

b.Haryana

c.Jharkhand

d.Bihar

81. Who has become the first Indian to score a century in IPL 2023?

a.Venkatesh Iyer

b.Shikhar Dhawan

c.Shubman Gill

d.Rituraj Gaikwad

82. Which US state has recognized Diwali as an official state holiday?

a.Indiana

b.California

c.Arizona

d.Pennsylvania

83. In which state was the solar-powered tourist boat "Sooryamshu" launched?

a.Kerala

b.Telangana

c.Meghalaya

d.Assam

84. Kim Cotton becomes the first woman on-field umpire in full-member men's T20Is. She is from which country?

a.Sri Lanka

b.New Zealand

c.Denmark

d.Norway

85. Which city hosted the ‘National Conference on Water Sufficient Panchayat, Clean & Green Panchayat and Healthy Panchayat’?

a.Pune

b.New Delhi

c.Guwahati

d.Chennai

86. Which state inaugurated the flagship project named ‘Pathashree-Rastashree’ in Singur?

a.Assam

b.West Bengal

c.Bihar

d.Haryana

87. In which country was the first death case of H3N8 bird flu found?

a.Australia

b.Russia

c.China

d.Nepal

88. Which state's universities will introduce 4-year undergraduate courses under the choice-based credit system?

a.Tripura

b.Bihar

c.Gujarat

d.Telangana

89. ‘Cumbum Panneer Thratchai’ grapes, which received G.I tag recently, is from which state/UT?

a.Odisha

b.Tamil Nadu

c.Karnataka

d.West Bengal

90. In which state will the Second Sherpa Meet under India’s G20 Presidency begin?

a.Bihar

b.Kerala

c.Madhya Pradesh

d.Goa

91. Which Indian has won the title of World Chess Armageddon Asia and Oceania event?

a.D Gukesh

b.Debasish Das

c.Saptarshi Roy Chowdhury

d.Ankit Rajpara

92. ISRO conducted the ‘Reusable Launch Vehicle Autonomous Landing Mission’ along with which institutions?

a.DRDO and BARC

b.DRDO and BEL

c.DRDO and IAF

d.DRDO and HAL

93. Indian Army has tied up with which university to impart Chinese language training to military personnel?

a.Delhi University

b.Banaras Hindu University

c.Tezpur University Assam

d.Mumbai University

94. Which African country is going to launch its first operational Earth observation satellite?

a.Kenya

b.Zimbabwe

c.Morocco

d.Namibia

95. Who will lead the committee that will monitor the stock of Tur (Arhar) held by importers, millers, traders, and other such entities?

a.Aman Dahiya

b.Nidhi Khare

c.Manjeet Katariya

d.Neha Malik

96. Which country has become the world's largest narco-state?

a.Syria

b.Oman

c.America

d.Australia

97. Which country has implemented landmark laws that require its biggest greenhouse gas polluters to reduce emissions or pay for carbon credits?

a.Qatar

b.Japan

c.Australia

d.USA

98. Which bank has launched the country's first pocket-sized swipe machine for accepting digital payments called "MicroPay"?

a.Axis Bank

b.HDFC Bank

c.SBI

d.UCO Bank

99. Which automobile company has launched an online retail sales platform 'Wheels on Web'?

a.Toyota

b.Mahindra

c.Tata Motors

d.Hyundai

100. Which country is hosting the first-ever 'Global Buddhist Conference'?

a.India

b.Ireland

c.Indonesia

d.Iran

101. Who was appointed as the Acting Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court?

a.Justice Tarlok Singh Chauhan

b.Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyay

c.Justice Surya Prakash Kesarwani

d.Justice Ramesh Singh Talwar

102. Which political party has got the status of National Party recently?

a.Aam Aadmi Party

b.Bharatiya Janata Party

c.Samajwadi Party

d.Rashtriya Janata Dal

103. To which space agency does the Proba-3 mission belong?

a.ISRO

b.ESA

c.USA

d.JASA

104. From which state did Bodofa Upendranath Brahma, a prominent Bodo social activist, belong?

a.West Bengal

b.Nagaland

c.Sikkim

d.Assam

105. In which state was the 'Chief Minister Adivasi Parab Samman Nidhi Yojana' launched?

a.Maharashtra

b.Chhattisgarh

c.Rajasthan

d.Haryana

106. ‘National League for Democracy’ is a famous political party based in which country?

a.Myanmar

b.India

c.Pakistan

d.Sri Lanka

107. Rabbit Haemorrhagic Disease is prevalently spreading in which country?

a.USA

b.Russia

c.New Zealand

d.UK

108. INS Tarmugli is being transferred to which country in line with India’s SAGAR Mission?

a.Sri Lanka

b.Bangladesh

c.Maldives

d.Nepal

109. In which game does Bhagwani Devi Dagar excel?

a.Hockey

b.Cricket

c.Athletics

d.Shooting

110. Which country has developed ‘GRX-810’, a 3D printed superalloy?

a.UAE

b.Israel

c.USA

d.India

111. Which Indian player recently completed his 5000 runs in IPL?

a.Shubman Gill

b.Mahendra Singh Dhoni

c.K L Rahul

d.Suryakumar Yadav

112. Who addressed the 5th International Conference on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (ICDRI) 2023?

a.Amit Shah

b.Narendra Modi

c.Ashwini Vaishnaw

d.Piyush Goyal

113. Which country seeks to ban the English Language in official communication?

a.Italy

b.Japan

c.India

d.Russia

114. Which Indian state’s aromatic ‘Marcha Rice’ was granted the GI tag?

a.Haryana

b.Chhattisgarh

c.Bihar

d.Punjab

115. Which country has recently launched an initiative to license crypto firms?

a.El Salvador

b.Argentina

c.Morocco

d.Cuba

116. On April 07, which birth anniversary of Bharat Ratna Pandit Ravi Shankar was celebrated?

a.105th

b.101st

c.107th

d.103rd

117. Who was the third President to fly a sortie on a Sukhoi fighter jet?

a.Parnab Mukherjee

b.Pratibha Patil

c.Droupadi Murmu

d.Ram Nath Kovind

118. Which space agency successfully launched its mission JUICE to reach Jupiter's moons?

a.ISRO

b.NASA

c.European Space Agency

d.SAARC

119. Which company has partnered with NITI Aayog’s Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP) to support women entrepreneurs in India?

a.Google Pay

b.PhonePe

c.BharatPe

d.Paytm

120. Which state government has passed a bill to ban online gambling?

a.Bihar

b.Uttar Pradesh

c.Tamil Nadu

d.Goa

121. Which state is associated with the ‘Electronic Knowledge Network’?

a.Karnataka

b.Gujarat

c.Bihar

d.Assam

122. Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed was recently named the Crown Prince of which country?

a.Kuwait

b.Iraq

c.Qatar

d.UAE

123. Which player has been included in the Gujarat Titans team in place of the injured Kane Williamson?

a.Rajat Patidar

b.Suresh Raina

c.Harry Brook

d.Dasun Shanaka

124. What is “Colistin”, which is in the news recently?

a.Antibiotic drug

b.Fungi

c.Covid variant

d.Ayurvedic Medicine

125. World Health Organisation (WHO) certified which countries as Malaria-free recently?

a.Nepal and Bangladesh

b.Pakistan and Afghanistan

c.India and Sri Lanka

d.Azerbaijan and Tajikistan

126. Which country was recently hit by ‘Cyclone Ilsa’?

a.Germany

b.Russia

c.Australia

d.USA

127. Which state is known for Authoor betel leaves, locally known as vetrilai?

a.Tamil Nadu

b.West Bengal

c.Jammu & Kashmir

d.Uttarakhand

128. Which Indian state has the highest number of GI tags in the financial year 2022-23?

a.Kerala

b.Assam

c.Odisha

d.Tamil Nadu

129. ‘Mircha’ Rice, which recently received GI Tag, is from which state/UT?

a.Bihar

b.Uttarakhand

c.Sikkim

d.Assam

130. Who took over as the 40th President of the FICCI Ladies Organization (FLO)?

a.Ajay Kapur

b.Soumya Swaminathan

c.Jai Yashvardhan

d.Sudha Shivkumar

131. PM Modi inaugurated how many FM transmitters to boost radio connectivity in the country?

a.81

b.71

c.91

d.61

132. How much worth of projects did the government approve for the Clean Ganga Mission?

a.638 crore

b.636 crore

c.639 crore

d.637 crore

133. Where will the 2nd Women 20 International Meeting be held?

a.Jaipur

b.Jodhpur

c.Ajmer

d.Bikaner

134. Who won the Delhi International Open chess title?

a.Neha Singh

b.Aravindh Chithambaram

c.M T Vasudevan

d.Arvind Singh

135. Which institution launched the ‘Coalition of Coastal Cities to Combat Marine Litter’?

a.NITI Aayog

b.UNESCO

c.Centre for Science and Environment

d.UNICEF

136. Which state has announced to set up NITI Aayog-like state-level institution?

a.Telangana

b.West Bengal

c.Maharashtra

d.Kerala

137. Uttaramerur inscription, which was seen in the news, is found in which state?

a.Gujarat

b.Odisha

c.Tamil Nadu

d.Karnataka

138. Which Union Minister has started a campaign - 'Prosperity through Organization'?

a.R K Singh

b.Giriraj Singh

c.Piyush Goyal

d.Smriti Irani

139. Which country launched its first Earth observation satellite "Taifa-1"?

a.Kuwait

b.Qatar

c.Kenya

d.Russia

140. Which country signed several economic agreements with France in sectors such as transport, energy, agriculture, culture, and science?

a.USA

b.China

c.Bhutan

d.Germany

141. Which Indian space start-up successfully tested a 3D-printed cryogenic engine?

a.Skyroot Aerospace

b.Astrom Technologies

c.Dhruva Space

d.Vesta Space Technology

142. Who was honoured with the Best Actress Award at the Filmfare Awards 2023?

a.Kriti Sanon

b.Alia Bhatt

c.Sheeba Chadha

d.Kiara Advani

143. Which Indian-American mathematician has been awarded the 2023 International Prize in Statistics?

a.Harish Chandra

b.C. Radhakrishna Rao

c.PC Mahalanobis

d.D.R. Kaprekar

144. In which city will President Droupadi Murmu confer National Panchayat Awards?

a.Pune

b.Ajmer

c.Jaipur

d.New Delhi

145. Which state in India has become the first to adopt Water Budget?

a.Kerala

b.Maharashtra

c.Madhya Pradesh

d.Uttar Pradesh

146. Which state's Suhelwa sanctuary has recorded the first photographic proof of tigers?

a.Uttar Pradesh

b.Andhra Pradesh

c.Arunachal Pradesh

d.Madhya Pradesh

147. Which institution launched the ‘cVigil App’?

a.Election Commission of India

b.Indian Medical Association

c.Reserve Bank of India

d.Supreme Court of India

148. Which country has recently voted to ban rental e-scooters?

a.USA

b.France

c.Finland

d.India

149. In which state did PM Modi inaugurate the new metro line connecting Whitefield (Kadugodi) to Krishnarajapuram?

a.Karnataka

b.Maharashtra

c.Kerala

d.Tamil Nadu

150. Who has become the fastest batsman to score 6000 runs in IPL history?

a.Rohit Sharma

b.Virat Kohli

c.K L Rahul

d.David Warner

151. Which country has developed the ‘Hwasong-18 intercontinental ballistic missile’?

a.Ukraine

b.Russia

c.North Korea

d.USA

152. In which country did China’s Yuan replace the dollar as the most traded currency?

a.Norway

b.Russia

c.Oman

d.Singapore

153. Which country developed a new domestically-built suicide drone that can destroy targets within a range of 450 kilometres?

a.Indonesia

b.Iran

c.India

d.Iraq

154. In which state did the Department of Posts release a special cover on the Mahila Samman Savings Scheme?

a.Kerala

b.Odisha

c.Telangana

d.Chhattisgarh

155. In which country the Indian High Commission has started its 16th Visa Application Centre?

a.Sri Lanka

b.USA

c.Spain

d.Bangladesh

156. ‘Satuani and Jur Sital’ are the festivals celebrated in which state/UT?

a.Karnataka

b.West Bengal

c.Assam

d.Bihar

157. The tallest Ambedkar statue in India has been unveiled in which state?

a.Telangana

b.Rajasthan

c.Uttar Pradesh

d.Bihar

158. In which state is Eravikulam National Park (ENP) located, which became the first to house a fernarium?

a.Bihar

b.Kerala

c.Haryana

d.Jharkhand

159. What edition of the bilateral training exercise Ajeya Warrior 2023 will soon begin between India and the United Kingdom?

a.Seventh

b.Sixth

c.Eighth

d.Fifth

160. Who wrote the book "War and Women"?

a.Shashi Tharoor

b.M A Hasan

c.Salman Rushdie

d.Neha Singh

161. ‘Hay Fever’ is associated with which country?

a.UK

b.Australia

c.Japan

d.China

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

a.Kerala

b.Andhra Pradesh

c.Rajasthan

d.Karnataka

163. Which country is the host of ‘SCO Millets Food Festival’?

a.India

b.China

c.Japan

d.Sri Lanka

164. Which product of Varanasi has recently been given GI tag?

a.None of these

b.Banarasi Langda Mango

c.Both (a) & (b) are correct

d.Banarasi Paan

165. Which state has started the 'One Panchayat One Play Ground' project?

a.Bihar

b.Kerala

c.Himachal Pradesh

d.Uttar Pradesh

166. Which country has become the 31st member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)?

a.Finland

b.Greece

c.Denmark

d.UK

167. Which state/UT launched the ‘A-HELP Programme’?

a.Uttarakhand

b.Karnataka

c.Assam

d.West Bengal

168. Which country's parliament passed the Safeguard Mechanism (Crediting) Amendment Bill 2023?

a.Japan

b.Australia

c.Greece

d.Germany

169. In which state did President Droupadi Murmu inaugurate the Gaj Utsav at Kaziranga?

a.Assam

b.Odisha

c.Kerala

d.Meghalaya

170. Where will Ukraine's first Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Emine Dzhaparova, begin her 4-day visit?

a.India

b.Australia

c.Singapore

d.America

171. Which state government has recently given OBC status to the transgender community?

a.Assam

b.Madhya Pradesh

c.Bihar

d.Uttar Pradesh

172. Which state's Kangra Tea has been granted the European Union Geographical Indication Tag (GI tag)?

a.Assam

b.Himachal Pradesh

c.Uttarakhand

d.Bihar

173. Which state government recently launched the ‘CM di Yogshala’ program?

a.West Bengal

b.Gujarat

c.Tamil Nadu

d.Punjab

174. With which company has India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) partnered to launch banking services through WhatsApp for their customers in India?

a.Bharti Airtel

b.Paytm

c.Jio Fiber

d.Reliance Digital

175. Which game do Dhanush and Jyoshna belong to?

a.Hockey

b.Weightlifting

c.Cricket

d.Boxing

176. Which player won India's first gold medal in the Asian Wrestling Championship 2023?

a.Ravi Kumar

b.Deepak Dahiya

c.Bajrang Punia

d.Aman Sehrawat

177. What is the theme of ‘World Earth Day 2023’?

a.Earnest Earth

b.Earth and Environment

c.Invest in Our planet

d.Our Planet; Our Pride

178. How many Indian cricketers have been awarded life membership by the Marylebone Cricket Club recently?

a.6

b.4

c.5

d.2

179. Where did the Prime Minister recently inaugurate the program 'Commemoration of 50 years of Project Tiger'?

a.Assam

b.Karnataka

c.Gujarat

d.Nagaland

180. India, Japan and France have launched a common platform for financial assistance to which country?

a.Sri Lanka

b.Iraq

c.Mongolia

d.Ukraine

181. In which city did Prime Minister Narendra Modi attend the Combined Commanders' Conference?

a.Indore

b.Bhopal

c.Pune

d.Jalandhar

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

a.NASA

b.ESA

c.CNSA

d.JAXA

183. Which bank has launched the country's first pocket-sized swipe machine for accepting digital payments called "MicroPay"?

a.SBI

b.UCO Bank

c.Axis Bank

d.HDFC Bank

184. Which player holds the record for most hat tricks in T20 cricket?

a.Rashid Khan

b.Amit Mishra

c.Andrew Tye

d.Andre Russell

185. Which country organises the ‘Astana International Forum’?

a.Israel

b.Kazakhstan

c.Russia

d.USA

186. Which Indian player won the silver medal in the 68 kg category in the Asian Wrestling Championships?

a.Babita Kumari

b.Nisha Dahiya

c.Sakshi Malik

d.Vinesh Phogat

187. What is the name of the single shape that can be used to cover a surface completely without creating a repeated pattern?

a.Einstein Tile

b.C V Raman Tile

c.Newton Tile

d.Ramanujan Tile

188. Which Indian city will host the 2023 Asian Champions Trophy hockey tournament?

a.Mumbai

b.Pune

c.Hyderabad

d.Chennai

189. Who has recently been elected the President of the Cycling Federation of India?

a.Pankaj Singh

b.Bajrang Punia

c.Pankaj Advani

d.Pullela Gopichand

190. Where is the 'Cope India Exercise' hosted?

a.Telangana

b.West Bengal

c.Nagaland

d.Karnataka

191. What is Bhutan's currency?

a.Dram

b.Dollar

c.Ngultrum

d.Kwanza

192. Where was the North Sea summit organized by European countries?

a.France

b.Belgium

c.Germany

d.Portugal

193. Which country launched the ‘Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative’?

a.USA

b.Australia

c.Germany

d.UK

194. Which company has recently acquired Karaikal Port?

a.Tata Group

b.Reliance Group

c.Adani Group

d.Hinduja Group

195. Which sportsperson's life inspired the biopic '800'?

a.Amit Mishra

b.Anil Kumble

c.Muttiah Muralitharan

d.Ishant Sharma

196. ‘New India Literacy Programme’ will be implemented as which type of scheme?

a.Core Scheme

b.Central Sector Scheme

c.Centrally sponsored Scheme

d.Core of the Core Scheme

197. In which city will Apple's first two retail stores in India open this week?

a.Mumbai, Delhi

b.Mumbai, Jaipur

c.Chennai, Hyderabad

d.Delhi, Noida

198. Which is the only Indian city included in Time Out's list of 19 cities with the best public transport in the world?

a.Ahmedabad

b.Chennai

c.Kanpur

d.Mumbai

199. Which country launched a probe into the alleged leak of Ukraine war files?

a.USA

b.UAE

c.UK

d.Uganda

200. Apple company has launched its first store in India in which city?

a.Kolkata

b.Bengaluru

c.New Delhi

d.Mumbai

201. Who won her first Miami Open crown recently?

a.Elena Rybakina

b.Saina Nehwal

c.Petra Kvitova

d.Serena Williams

202. Which country's wrestler Antim Pangal won a silver medal at the Asian Wrestling Championships?

a.Iran

b.Indonesia

c.India

d.Australia

203. With which country is Nepal set to sign an agreement for Cross-Border Digital Payments?

a.France

b.India

c.Russia

d.America

204. Where is the location of India's first quantum computing-based telecom network?

a.New Delhi

b.Pune

c.Faridabad

d.Jaipur

205. Under Cope India 2023, in which state did the Air Force of India and America participate in a joint exercise?

a.Himachal Pradesh

b.Rajasthan

c.West Bengal

d.Uttarakhand

206. Who wrote the book "War and Women"?

a.Neha Singh

b.Shashi Tharoor

c.Salman Rushdie

d.M A Hasan

207. Salim Durani, who passed away recently, was related to which field?

a.Cricket

b.Politics

c.Science

d.Journalism

208. Which player holds the record for the fastest 100 wickets in IPL history?

a.Kagiso Rabada

b.Mohammed Shami

c.Bhuvneshwar Kumar

d.Ravindra Jadeja

209. Which state's governor approved a bill to ban online gambling?

a.Maharashtra

b.Telangana

c.Bihar

d.Tamil Nadu

210. Which state passed a bill to provide reservation in state government jobs from 60 percent to 77 percent?

a.Andhra Pradesh

b.West Bengal

c.Kerala

d.Jharkhand

211. Which country has been elected as a member of the Supreme Statistical Commission of the United Nations?

a.Pakistan

b.Argentina

c.Japan

d.India

212. What is the name given to India's first semi-high-speed regional rail service?

a.Rapido Fast

b.RapidX

c.NCR Mail

d.NCRX

213. In which city of India is the first 3D-printed post office being constructed?

a.Ahmedabad

b.Bengaluru

c.Mumbai

d.Chennai

214. Which country became the first American state to pass a resolution condemning Hinduphobia?

a.Japan

b.Georgia

c.Armenia

d.India

215. Which woman weightlifter has been banned for 4 years for failing a dope test?

a.Kavita Devi

b.Renu Bala Chanu

c.Sakina Khatoon

d.Sanjita Chanu

216. Which state/UT recently released the ‘Lake Development Programme’?

a.West Bengal

b.Telangana

c.Tamil Nadu

d.Odisha

217. Which state topped in India to receive GI recognition in FY23?

a.Odisha

b.Assam

c.Sikkim

d.Kerala

218. Which bank has appointed Mr Neeraj Nigam as the new Executive Director (ED)?

a.SBI

b.PNB

c.RBI

d.BOB

219. Which state is the host of the ‘Cope India Exercise’?

a.Punjab

b.Maharashtra

c.Sikkim

d.West Bengal

220. Which institution released the ‘World Energy Transitions: Outlook 2023’ report?

a.International Monetary Fund

b.World Bank

c.International Renewable Energy Agency

d.United Nations Environment Programme

221. To which animal species does Dama celiae belong?

a.Snake

b.Elephant

c.Deer

d.Monkey

222. Which country has been removed as the host of the 2023 FIFA Under-17 World Cup?

a.Pakistan

b.Philippines

c.Peru

d.Poland

223. Where has a solar-powered ‘cloth bag ATM’ been installed?

a.Mumbai

b.Chennai

c.Hyderabad

d.Ahmedabad

224. What is the name of the first cloned female calf of the desi breed Gir in India?

a.Yamuna

b.Baby

c.Ganga

d.Gori

225. In which state is the "Rani's Girls Hockey Turf" stadium located?

a.Uttar Pradesh

b.Andhra Pradesh

c.Rajasthan

d.Gujarat

226. Which country has banned OpenAI’s ChatGPT chatbot, launching a probe over a suspected breach of data collection rules?

a.Italy

b.Japan

c.Iran

d.Australia

227. Which institution has launched the ‘Mission 50K-EV4ECO’?

a.NITI Aayog

b.SEBI

c.RBI

d.SIDBI

228. Canara Bank and NPCI Bharat Billpay launched a cross-border inward bill payment service for Indians for the first time in which country?

a.Haiti

b.Fiji

c.Oman

d.Finland

229. Which country has recently honoured Ratan Tata with its highest civilian honour?

a.UK

b.USA

c.France

d.Australia

230. Who won the Femina Miss India 2023 pageant?

a.Meenakshi Malik

b.Nandini Gupta

c.Sheela Das

d.Shalini Bansal

231. Which country's parliament has confirmed Humza Yousaf as the new First Minister?

a.Germany

b.Saudi Arabia

c.Greece

d.Scotland

232. Who launched the first Dogri version of the Indian Constitution?

a.Kiren Rijiju

b.Piyush Goyal

c.R K Singh

d.Nirmala Sitharaman

233. Who has been appointed as the next Chief Justice of Tripura High Court recently?

a.Justice Om Prakash Shukla

b.Justice Saurabh Srivastava

c.Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh

d.Justice Umesh Chandra Sharma

234. From which country is the company Honda Motor, where Tsutsumu Otani has been appointed as the President, CEO & Managing Director?

a.Italy

b.Russia

c.Kuwait

d.Japan

235. Who is the first Indian to win four medals at World Wrestling Championships?

a.Babita kumari

b.Vinesh Phogat

c.Bajrang Punia

d.Gita Phogat

236. Where was the space system design lab recently inaugurated by the Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Centre (IN-SPACe)?

a.Jaipur

b.Kolkata

c.Pune

d.Ahmedabad

237. ‘Juice Mission’, which was seen in the news, is associated with which space agency?

a.JAXA

b.ESA

c.ISRO

d.NASA

238. In which state will Minister Shri Amit Shah launch the ‘Vibrant Villages Programme’ in Kibithoo, a border village?

a.Arunachal Pradesh

b.Uttar Pradesh

c.Madhya Pradesh

d.Himachal Pradesh

239. Buzi Bridge, which was inaugurated recently, was built by India in which country?

a.Bangladesh

b.Mozambique

c.Sri Lanka

d.Maldives

240. Vibrant Villages Programme is implemented by which Union Ministry?

a.Ministry of External Affairs

b.Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

c.Ministry of Rural Development

d.Ministry of Home Affairs

241. Where was the Second Energy Transitions Working Group meeting organized under India’s G20 Presidency held?

a.Pune

b.Guwahati

c.Jam Nagar

d.Gandhinagar

242. ‘Incident Management Services’ is associated with which Union Ministry?

a.Ministry of Road Transport and Highways

b.Ministry of Home Affairs

c.Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers welfare

d.Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

243. Which Indian state’s Nagri Dubraj rice variety was granted the GI tag?

a.Telangana

b.Karnataka

c.Chhattisgarh

d.Maharashtra

244. Which state government introduced a vacant land tax for asset registration?

a.Maharashtra

b.Mizoram

c.Meghalaya

d.Manipur

245. IMF’s Extended Fund Facility has been recently approved for which country?

a.Afghanistan

b.Bangladesh

c.Ukraine

d.Pakistan

246. Who is the first Indian woman cricketer to be named Wisden Cricketers of the Year?

a.Poonam Yadav

b.Harmanpreet Kaur

c.Mithali Raj

d.Jhulan Goswami

247. Which space agency has released the image of Crab Nebula?

a.European Space Agency

b.Roscosmos

c.ISRO

d.NASA

248. Which country has declared a drug named ‘xylazine’ as an emerging threat?

a.India

b.Sri Lanka

c.China

d.USA

249. Which state/UT abolished the ‘Loktantra Prahari Samman Act’?

a.Gujarat

b.Punjab

c.Jammu & Kashmir

d.Himachal Pradesh

250. Which country launched a new Ofek-13 spy satellite into orbit?

a.France

b.Israel

c.Fiji

d.Denmark

251. Which bank recently opened its first branch for startups?

a.State Bank of India

b.Bank of Maharashtra

c.Bank of India

d.Punjab National Bank

252. Which state government's initiative to prevent controllable blindness, called the "Kanti Velugu program," has achieved a milestone by screening one crore people for eye problems?

a.Telangana

b.Karnataka

c.Nagaland

d.Mizoram

253. Where did the Hooch Tragedy occur?

a.Gujarat

b.Tripura

c.Kerala

d.Bihar

254. ‘District Disability Rehabilitation centre (DDRC)’ is an initiative of which Union Ministry?

a.Union Science and Technology

b.Union Social Justice and Empowerment