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| 251. |
According to the report released by The Energy Policy Institute at Chicago (EPIC), in which country are 39 of the 50 most polluted cities in the world located? |
| A. | China |
| B. | India |
| C. | Pakistan |
| D. | Bangladesh |
| Answer» C. Pakistan | |
| 252. |
Which East African country is home to the first international campus established by the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras)? |
| A. | Tanzania |
| B. | Kenya |
| C. | Mozambique |
| D. | Uganda |
| Answer» B. Kenya | |
| 253. |
In which state did Bharat Botanics open its largest wood-pressed cold oil production facility? |
| A. | Maharashtra |
| B. | Rajasthan |
| C. | Madhya Pradesh |
| D. | Gujarat |
| Answer» E. | |
| 254. |
What is the approximate percentage of onions produced in the kharif and rabi seasons in India? |
| A. | 30% and 70% |
| B. | 20% and 80% |
| C. | 40% and 60% |
| D. | 50% and 50% |
| Answer» B. 20% and 80% | |
| 255. |
Which life insurance company became the first to obtain GIFT City IFSC registration? |
| A. | LIC |
| B. | HDFC Life |
| C. | IndiaFirst Life |
| D. | ICICI Prudential Life |
| Answer» D. ICICI Prudential Life | |
| 256. |
What is Fitch's upgraded mid-term GDP growth forecast for India? |
| A. | 5.5% |
| B. | 6.0% |
| C. | 6.5% |
| D. | 6.2% |
| Answer» E. | |
| 257. |
Which company partnered with Nokia to launch India's first WiFi6-ready broadband network? |
| A. | TATA Play Fiber |
| B. | JioFiber |
| C. | Airtel Fiber |
| D. | BSNL Fiber |
| Answer» B. JioFiber | |
| 258. |
Which port in India recently handled over 16.1 million metric tons of cargo in October 2023? |
| A. | Chennai Port |
| B. | Mundra Port |
| C. | Kolkata Port |
| D. | Mumbai Port |
| Answer» C. Kolkata Port | |
| 259. |
On which date is National Cancer Awareness Day observed in India? |
| A. | November 8th |
| B. | November 6th |
| C. | November 7th |
| D. | November 9th |
| Answer» D. November 9th | |
| 260. |
Which country's women's hockey team won the gold medal at the Women’s Asian Champions Trophy 2023? |
| A. | India |
| B. | Japan |
| C. | China |
| D. | South Korea |
| Answer» B. Japan | |
| 261. |
Who won the Brazilian Grand Prix 2023 by leading from start to finish and securing a well-deserved victory? |
| A. | Lewis Hamilton |
| B. | Sebastian Vettel |
| C. | Charles Leclerc |
| D. | Max Verstappen |
| Answer» E. | |
| 262. |
Where was the 33rd edition of the annual International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) meeting between the representatives of Navies and Coast Guards of India and Sri Lanka held? |
| A. | Palk Bay, Gulf of Bengal |
| B. | Point Calimere, Bay of Bengal |
| C. | Palk Bay, Gulf of Mannar |
| D. | Point Calimere, Arabian Sea |
| Answer» D. Point Calimere, Arabian Sea | |
| 263. |
Who was appointed as the new Chief Information Commissioner on November 6, 2023? |
| A. | Anandi Ramalingam |
| B. | Heeralal Samariya |
| C. | Vinod Tiwari |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Vinod Tiwari | |
| 264. |
Which global retail giant has partnered with APEDA to boost Indian agri-product exports? |
| A. | LuLu Hypermarket |
| B. | Carrefour |
| C. | Walmart |
| D. | Tesco |
| Answer» B. Carrefour | |
| 265. |
Which financial institution in collaboration with the National E-Governance Services Ltd (NeSL) introduced electronic bank guarantee services to streamline trade finance processes? |
| A. | National Bank of India |
| B. | Standard Chartered India |
| C. | HSBC India |
| D. | ICICI Bank |
| Answer» D. ICICI Bank | |
| 266. |
Which country's chess players won the top titles at the FIDE Grand Swiss chess event? |
| A. | United States |
| B. | India |
| C. | Russia |
| D. | China |
| Answer» C. Russia | |
| 267. |
Which countries' migrants' heirs are not entitled to inherit ancestral properties in India according to the Enemy Property Act, 1968? |
| A. | Pakistan |
| B. | China |
| C. | Sri Lanka |
| D. | China and Pakistan |
| Answer» E. | |
| 268. |
Maternity leave in the armed forces, including the army, navy, and airforce, is granted to: |
| A. | Women officers only |
| B. | Women soldiers, sailors, and Air Warriors |
| C. | Both A and B |
| D. | None |
| Answer» D. None | |
| 269. |
Who was awarded the prestigious Kerala Jyothi award by the Kerala government in 2023? |
| A. | M.T. Vasudevan Nair |
| B. | T. Padmanabhan |
| C. | N.S. Madhavan |
| D. | K.R. Meera |
| Answer» C. N.S. Madhavan | |
| 270. |
Who inaugurated the second edition of the World Food India 2023 mega food event? |
| A. | Amit Shah |
| B. | Piyush Goyal |
| C. | Droupadi Murmu |
| D. | Narendra Modi |
| Answer» E. | |
| 271. |
What is the air pollutant that is most strongly associated with an increased risk of developing type-2 diabetes? |
| A. | Ozone |
| B. | Nitrogen dioxide |
| C. | Sulfur dioxide |
| D. | PM2.5 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 272. |
Which country has the largest Palestinian population outside the Arab world? |
| A. | Argentina |
| B. | Brazil |
| C. | Chile |
| D. | Venezuela |
| Answer» D. Venezuela | |
| 273. |
Which organization designed the in-house software ENCORE for candidate and election management? |
| A. | Election Commission of India (ECI) |
| B. | National Election Commission (NEC) |
| C. | State Election Commission (SEC) |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. National Election Commission (NEC) | |
| 274. |
Which state government has challenged its governor in the Supreme Court over pending bills recently? |
| A. | Telangana |
| B. | Bihar |
| C. | Karnataka |
| D. | Kerala |
| Answer» E. | |
| 275. |
Who topped the Hurun India Philanthropy List 2023? |
| A. | Azim Premji |
| B. | Shiv Nadar |
| C. | Mukesh Ambani |
| D. | Gautam Adani |
| Answer» C. Mukesh Ambani | |
| 276. |
Rafah border crossing is located between which of the following? |
| A. | Egypt and Israel |
| B. | Gaza Strip and Israel |
| C. | Egypt and the Gaza Strip |
| D. | Israel and the West Bank |
| Answer» D. Israel and the West Bank | |
| 277. |
Which two Indian cities have been included in the prestigious Creative Cities Network of UNESCO recently? |
| A. | Kozhikode and Gwalior |
| B. | Varanasi and Jaipur |
| C. | Indore and Mumbai |
| D. | Chennai and Hyderabad |
| Answer» B. Varanasi and Jaipur | |
| 278. |
Who is the highest wicket-taker for India in ODI World Cup history? |
| A. | Zaheer Khan |
| B. | Javagal Srinath |
| C. | Mohammed Shami |
| D. | Kapil Dev |
| Answer» D. Kapil Dev | |
| 279. |
Which country signed an MoU with India to strengthen educational ties in November 2023? |
| A. | UAE |
| B. | Saudi Arabia |
| C. | Qatar |
| D. | Kuwait |
| Answer» B. Saudi Arabia | |
| 280. |
The Agartala-Akhaura cross-border rail link project is a railway link between India and which country? |
| A. | Nepal |
| B. | Bhutan |
| C. | Myanmar |
| D. | Bangladesh |
| Answer» E. | |
| 281. |
Which country conducted a Minuteman III missile launch recently? |
| A. | Russia |
| B. | China |
| C. | US |
| D. | North Korea |
| Answer» D. North Korea | |
| 282. |
Who is the recipient of the 2023 Ezhuthachan Puraskaram, the top prize instituted by the Kerala government in the field of literature? |
| A. | S.K. Vasanthan |
| B. | Sugathakumari |
| C. | M.T. Vasudevan Nair |
| D. | K.S. Achuthan |
| Answer» B. Sugathakumari | |
| 283. |
Which of the following is the correct statement about State GST revenues for the period April-October 2023? |
| A. | State GST revenues increased by 10% on average across all states. |
| B. | State GST revenues increased in all states. |
| C. | State GST revenues decreased in all states. |
| D. | State GST revenues decreased in two states only. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 284. |
Who has been appointed as the Executive Director at the Bank of Maharashtra, beginning on November 1, 2023? |
| A. | A.B. Vijayakumar |
| B. | Rohit Rishi |
| C. | Suman Verma |
| D. | Ramesh Patel |
| Answer» C. Suman Verma | |
| 285. |
Which Indian company acquired Mercator Petroleum for approximately Rs 148 crore? |
| A. | Reliance Industries |
| B. | Tata Consultancy Services |
| C. | Indian Oil Corporation |
| D. | Infosys |
| Answer» D. Infosys | |
| 286. |
Which ministry is launching the "Women for Water, Water for Women Campaign"? |
| A. | Ministry of Rural Development |
| B. | Ministry of Jal Shakti |
| C. | Ministry of Women and Child Development |
| D. | Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs |
| Answer» E. | |
| 287. |
Which institution received the 'Changemaker of the Year' award in 2023 from the Hindu BusinessLine newspaper? |
| A. | Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) |
| B. | Reserve Bank of India (RBI) |
| C. | Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) |
| D. | National Stock Exchange (NSE) |
| Answer» C. Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) | |
| 288. |
Who was appointed as the new Executive Director of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in November 2023? |
| A. | Manoranjan Mishra |
| B. | Suman Verma |
| C. | Muneesh Kapur |
| D. | Ramesh Patel |
| Answer» B. Suman Verma | |
| 289. |
Which country has the highest rate of workplace burnout in 2023, according to a McKinsey Health Institute survey? |
| A. | China |
| B. | United States |
| C. | India |
| D. | United Kingdom |
| Answer» D. United Kingdom | |
| 290. |
For how many more years has Prime Minister Modi extended the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana? |
| A. | 2 Years |
| B. | 3 Years |
| C. | 4 Years |
| D. | 5 Years |
| Answer» E. | |
| 291. |
Who was featured on the cover of Time Magazine as the world's longest-serving female head of government? |
| A. | Jacinda Ardern |
| B. | Sheikh Hasina |
| C. | Margaret Thatcher |
| D. | Angela Merkel |
| Answer» C. Margaret Thatcher | |
| 292. |
Which word was declared as the Word of the Year 2023 by Collins Dictionary? |
| A. | Metaverse |
| B. | Web3 |
| C. | NFT |
| D. | AI |
| Answer» E. | |
| 293. |
Systematic Voters' Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) in schools and colleges is a flagship scheme of ________. |
| A. | UGC |
| B. | Ministry of Education |
| C. | ECI |
| D. | AICTE |
| Answer» D. AICTE | |
| 294. |
Which city in India has topped the list of most polluted cities in the world, according to the data from the Swiss Group IQAir? |
| A. | Kolkata |
| B. | New Delhi |
| C. | Mumbai |
| D. | Chennai |
| Answer» C. Mumbai | |
| 295. |
What medal did the Indian junior men's hockey team win at the Sultan of Johor Cup 2023? |
| A. | Bronze |
| B. | Silver |
| C. | Gold |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Silver | |
| 296. |
Which city in Gujarat is the first to have an Indian Navy warship named after it? |
| A. | Ahmedabad |
| B. | Rajkot |
| C. | Vadodara |
| D. | Surat |
| Answer» E. | |
| 297. |
On what day is the International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict observed? |
| A. | November 1st |
| B. | November 5th |
| C. | November 6th |
| D. | November 7th |
| Answer» D. November 7th | |
| 298. |
What is the organization behind the INFUSE mission, which aims to study the Cygnus Loop supernova remnant? |
| A. | NASA |
| B. | ESA |
| C. | ISRO |
| D. | SpaceX |
| Answer» B. ESA | |
| 299. |
Which Indian Institute of Technology has developed a solution to tackle Delhi's air pollution crisis using artificial rain? |
| A. | IIT Delhi |
| B. | IIT Bombay |
| C. | IIT Kanpur |
| D. | IIT Kharagpur |
| Answer» D. IIT Kharagpur | |
| 300. |
Which cricketer became the first player to be timed out in an international cricket match? |
| A. | Angelo Mathews |
| B. | Shakib Al Hasan |
| C. | Tamim Iqbal |
| D. | Mustafizur Rahman |
| Answer» B. Shakib Al Hasan | |