Current Affairs Quiz – November, 2023
1. ‘TOT’ Model, which is seen in the news, is associated with which field?
[A] Finance[B] Infrastructure
[C] Electronics
[D] Economics
2. Which Union Ministry is associated with ‘Limited Liability Partnership Rules, 2023’?
[A] Ministry of Corporate Affairs[B] Ministry of Finance
[C] Ministry of External Affairs
[D] Ministry of MSME
3. Which institution was tasked with the preparation of ‘Vision India@2047’ plan?
[A] NASSCOM[B] NITI Aayog
[C] RBI
[D] Election Commission of India
4. Which institution along with Tel Aviv University, Israel developed an aerogel adsorbent to remove trace pollutants from wastewater?
[A] IISc Bengaluru[B] IIT Madras
[C] IIT Delhi
[D] IIT Kharagpur
5. Which country is associated with the ‘B61-13’ Nuclear bomb?
[A] Russia[B] Israel
[C] USA
[D] China
6. As per the Annual Report on ‘Road Accidents in India-2022’, which state recorded the highest number of persons killed in road accidents?
[A] Gujarat[B] Uttar Pradesh
[C] Rajasthan
[D] Karnataka
7. Which country leads the ‘International Counter Ransomware Initiative’?
[A] Russia[B] USA
[C] UK
[D] India
8. Which is the first country to successfully sterilize and vaccinate its entire stray dog population?
[A] Nepal[B] Indonesia
[C] Bhutan
[D] Thailand
9. Which institution launched the net-zero transition charter for the private sector?
[A] UNEP[B] FAO
[C] COP-28
[D] NITI Aayog
10. Which state/UT has established the fact-checking unit (FCU), after Kerala and Karnataka?
[A] Tamil Nadu[B] Odisha
[C] Punjab
[D] New Delhi
11.Which country is associated with ‘Arrow’ aerial defence system?
[A] Israel[B] Russia
[C] USA
[D] Ukraine
12.Which country has dispatched a new scientific expedition team to build its fifth research station in Antarctica?
[A] India[B] USA
[C] China
[D] Russia
13.Which city is the host of ‘World Food India 2023’?
[A] Mumbai[B] New Delhi
[C] Varanasi
[D] Gandhi Nagar
14.As per a new study, which species has their head all over its body?
[A] Octopus[B] Star Fish
[C] Jellyfish
[D] Mambas
15.‘National Efficient Cooking Programme’ is associated with which institution?
[A] EESL[B] NABARD
[C] NITI Aayog
[D] REC
16.India recently signed a Mobility and Migration Partnership Agreement with which country?
[A] Italy[B] Israel
[C] Ukraine
[D] Afghanistan
17.As per the International Labour Organisation (ILO) data, what is the rank of India in terms of the average number of hours per week for each employed person?
[A] Second[B] Sixth
[C] Tenth
[D] Fifteenth
18.What is the name of the packaged wheat flour at a subsidized rate launched by the Union Government?
[A] Namo Atta[B] Bharat Atta
[C] Nafed Atta
[D] PMFED Atta
19.NASA’s Curiosity rover was launched to study which celestial body?
[A] Sun[B] Mars
[C] Mercury
[D] Jupiter
20.Indian Navy’s latest, under-construction, guided missile destroyer has been named after which Indian city?
[A] Varanasi[B] Kochi
[C] Surat
[D] Panaji
21.U.S. Development Finance Corporation (DFC) pledged USD 553 million funding for which Indian project?
[A] Narmada Valley Development Project[B] Colombo West International Terminal Project
[C] Inland Development Waterways Project
[D] Mumbai Trans Harbour Link
22.Which technology company partnered with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to launch GenAI-focussed innovation lab in India?
[A] Google[B] Nokia
[C] Samsung
[D] IBM
23.Subansiri Lower Hydroelectric Project is located on the border of Arunachal Pradesh and _:
[A] Assam[B] Bhutan
[C] Nagaland
[D] Myanmar
24.India undertook BONGOSAGAR-23 and CORPAT exercises with the Navy of which country?
[A] Sri Lanka[B] Bangladesh
[C] France
[D] Iran
25.What is the name of the world’s first robot CEO?
[A] Tina[B] Mika
[C] Yo-yo
[D] Harry
26.Which state legislative assembly approved legislation that increases the reservation for SC/ST/EBE and OBC from 50% to 65%?
[A] Bihar[B] West Bengal
[C] Tamil Nadu
[D] Kerala
27.Which compound is called the ‘Laughing Gas’?
[A] Nitric Oxide[B] Nitrous oxide
[C] Sulphur-di Oxide
[D] Copper Sulphate
28.Scientists have produced an infant ‘chimera’ of which species?
[A] Monkey[B] Squirrel
[C] Rabbit
[D] Dog
29.Which is the first African Nation to introduce shared parental leave?
[A] South Africa[B] Egypt
[C] Kenya
[D] Nigeria
30.Which institution secured the top position in India in QS Asia University Rankings 2024?
[A] IISc Bengaluru[B] IIT Madras
[C] IIT Bombay
[D] AIIMS Delhi
31.As per IQAir’s AQI Data, which was the most polluted city in the world with an air quality index (AQI) of 287?
[A] Dhaka[B] New Delhi
[C] Tokyo
[D] Washington
32.‘Kill switch,’ which was seen in the news, is associated with which disease?
[A] Diabetes[B] Cancer
[C] HIV
[D] COVID -19
33.Which country issued arrest warrants for Syrian President and three generals alleging involvement in war crimes?
[A] France[B] USA
[C] Germany
[D] China
34.Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched Janjaatiya Aadivasi Nyaya Mahabhiyaan from which state?
[A] Madhya Pradesh[B] Chhattisgarh
[C] Bihar
[D] Jharkhand
35.Which state organizes the ‘Unboxing BLR Habba (UBH)’ festival?
[A] Tamil Nadu[B] Karnataka
[C] Kerala
[D] Andhra Pradesh
36.The United States recently agreed to resume military communications with which country?
[A] Ukraine[B] China
[C] Syria
[D] Israel
37.Which state released an exclusive book on its snakes?
[A] Himachal Pradesh[B] Madhya Pradesh
[C] Assam
[D] Kerala
38.Which state is the host of the 11th edition of International Tourism Mart?
[A] Meghalaya[B] Assam
[C] West Bengal
[D] Tamil Nadu
39.Sone River, which was seen in the news, is located in which state/UT?
[A] Bihar[B] Uttar Pradesh
[C] Jharkhand
[D] West Bengal
40.Joseph Boakai has been elected as the President of which country?
[A] Liberia[B] Argentina
[C] UAE
[D] USA
41. Pankaj Advani, who was seen in the news, is associated with which sports?
[A] Table Tennis[B] Squash
[C] Billiards
[D] Athletics
42. Which state’s Responsible Tourism (RT) Mission is listed in the UNWTO prestigious list of case studies?
[A] Kerala[B] Goa
[C] Karnataka
[D] Uttar Pradesh
43. How many Indians feature in the ‘BBC 100 Women List 2023’?
[A] Three[B] Four
[C] Six
[D] Seven
44. Which country inaugurated the world’s largest single-site solar power plant ‘Al Dhafra’ Project?
[A] Israel[B] UAE
[C] Iran
[D] Oman
45. A salmonella outbreak linked to cantaloupes has been recorded in which country?
[A] China[B] USA
[C] Egypt
[D] South Africa
46. Angkor Wat, which was seen in the news, is located in which country?
[A] Myanmar[B] Bhutan
[C] Sri Lanka
[D] Cambodia
47. Which institution released the ‘FASTER 2.0’ portal?
[A] Election Commission of India[B] Supreme Court of India
[C] DPIIT
[D] NITI Aayog
48. As per SEBI Mandate, how many basis points of assets of AMCs should be spent on investor awareness activities?
[A] 1 basis point[B] 2 basis points
[C] 5 basis points
[D] 10 basis points
49. Rat hole mining, which was seen in the news, is prevalent in which state?
[A] Uttarakhand[B] Meghalaya
[C] Sikkim
[D] Arunachal Pradesh
50. When is Constitution Day observed in India?
[A] 26 November[B] 26 January
[C] 15 August
[D] 15 June
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