Q1. Recently, which state’s cabinet recommended the withdrawal of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) on September 9, 2023?
Nagaland
Assam
Manipur
Meghalaya
Assam
The Assam cabinet has recommended to the central government to withdraw the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) from the state. AFSPA gives the armed forces sweeping powers to search, arrest and shoot to kill in areas declared as “disturbed”. It has been in force in Assam since 1990.
Q2. Where will PepsiCo India set up its new food manufacturing plant, which will be PepsiCo’s first food-focused manufacturing plant in the Northeast region?
Sikkim
Tripura
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Assam
PepsiCo India has announced that it will invest Rs 778 crore to set up a new food manufacturing plant in Nalbari district, Assam. The plant is expected to be operational by 2025 and will create direct and indirect employment opportunities for around 500 people. It will produce Lay’s potato chips, Kurkure snacks, and other food products.
Q3. Who is the author of the book ‘Fire on the Ganges: Life Among the Dead in Banaras’?
Radhika Iyengar
Jhumpa Lahiri
Kiran Desai
Anita Nair
Radhika Iyengar
Q4. Which multinational group/organization was granted permanent membership in the G20 under India’s presidency?
BRICS
OPEC
ASEAN
African Union
African Union
The African Union was granted permanent membership in the G20 under India’s presidency of the forum.
The announcement was made at the G20 summit in New Delhi on September 9, 2023.
Q5. Which railway station has recently received the ‘Green Railway Station’ certification with the highest rating of Platinum from the Indian Green Building Council (IGBC)?
Vijayawada Railway Station
Guwahati Railway Station
Rani Kamlapati Railway Station
Warangal Railway Station
Vijayawada Railway Station
Q6. Who is known as the “Father of the Atomic Bomb”?
Ernest Rutherford
Albert Einstein
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Niels Bohr
J. Robert Oppenheimer
J. Robert Oppenheimer is known as the “Father of the Atomic Bomb” due to his major contribution to the Manhattan Project during World War II. He was the director of the Los Alamos Laboratory, where the atomic bomb was developed. Recently the movie Oppenheimer was also released.
Q7. Who is recently crowned as the Miss International India 2023?
Nandini Gupta
Shweta Sharda
Praveena Anjana
T Strela Luwang
Praveena Anjana
Q8. Which country has won the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup?
China
Germany
USA
England
German
Germany won the 2023 FIBA World Cup, defeating Serbia 83-77 in the final.
Q9. Recently, handwoven Rayagada Shawls received GI tag. Mainly, Dongria Kondhs made these Shawls from hand-spun cotton and are known for their intricate designs and vibrant colours. The Rayagada Shawls from which state
Nagaland
Odisha
Sikkim
Himachal Pradesh
Odisha
The Dongria Kondhs are a tribal group indigenous to Odisha. They are known for their unique culture and traditions, including their handwoven Rayagada Shawls. The shawls are made from hand-spun cotton and are known for their intricate designs and vibrant colours.
Q10. According to the Swachh Vayu Sarvekshan 2023, which city has the cleanest air in India (among cities with populations over one million)?
Q1. Which state in the North Eastern Region has become the first to initiate Aadhaar Linked Birth Registration for children aged 0 to 5 years?
Assam
Meghalaya
Manipur
Nagaland
Nagaland
Nagaland is the first state in the North Eastern Region to introduce Aadhaar Linked Birth Registration for children aged 0 to 5 years.
Q2. The state govt has adopted Artificial Intelligence enabled robotic technology to keep its Umiam lake clean. The Umiam lake is located in which state?
Sikkim
Assam
Arunachal Pradesh
Meghalaya
Meghalaya
Umiam lake is situated at an altitude of about 4,900 feet is also a major hub for water sports and boating in Shillong. The AI-integrated robotic boat is able to collect huge quantities of garbage from Umiam Lake.
Q3. Recently, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar awards for 2022 was announced. These prestigious Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Awards are presented to eminent personalities of which profession?
Sports person
Scientist
Social Worker
Politician
Scientists
Q4. Which city is set to become India’s first ‘solar city’?
Sanchi
Indore
Raipur
Bikaner
Sanchi
The project aims to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 14,324 tonnes annually and currently includes a 3 MW solar plant that caters to the city’s energy needs.
A 5 MW plant for agricultural requirements is also under construction.
The city is expected to generate surplus energy once completed.
Q5. Who is nominated as the new President of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune?
Abhishek Bachchan
Sunny Deol
R Madhavan
Shah Rukh Khan
R Madhavan
Q6. Where is the 43rd ASEAN Summit being held?
Jakarta
Bangkok
Phnom Penh
Metro Manila
Jakarta
The 43rd ASEAN Summit is being held in Jakarta, Indonesia from September 5 to 7, 2023. The summit is being hosted by Indonesian President Joko Widodo.
Q7. Which country is the largest part of Zealandia, the newly discovered 8th continent?
Australia
New Zealand
Papua New Guinea
Samoa
New Zealand
New Zealand is the largest part of Zealandia that is above sea level, followed by New Caledonia. The two islands make up about 98% of the landmass of Zealandia that is above sea level.
Q8. Which institution launched ‘Hello! UPI – Conversational Payments on UPI’?
RBI
SBI
NASSCOM
NPCI
NPCI
The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has launched ‘Credit Line on UPI’ enables pre-sanctioned credit lines from banks via the Unified Payments Interface (UPI), providing users with access to instant credit.
‘UPI LITE X’ facilitates offline payments, while ‘UPI Tap & Pay’ enhances digital payments through Near Field Communication (NFC) technology for QR code-based transactions.
‘Hello! UPI – Conversational Payments on UPI’ allows voice-enabled UPI payments in Hindi and English through UPI apps, telecom calls, and IoT devices.
Q9. Which public sector enterprise was recently conferred with the Navratna status by the Department of Public Enterprises?
Oil India Limited
Coal India Limited
Steel Authority of India Limited
Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers
Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers
Q10. Which institution launched ‘Grassroots Initiative to Promote Indian Standards in Rural Areas’?
Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI)
Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)
National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)
National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (NIRD&PR)
Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)
BIS has initiated a comprehensive outreach program to raise awareness and encourage compliance with Indian standards at the grassroots level. This initiative aims to sensitize Gram Panchayat Presidents and Secretaries across the country, emphasizing the importance of adhering to Indian Standards while implementing government programs and schemes in villages.
Q1. Recently, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has announced a major outreach program called “Raijyor Xomadhon (public solutions)” with the aim of
bridging the social infrastructure gap and assessing the implementation of various Govt schemes
bridging e-governance services to the doors of every citizens
improving the health and education scenario in the the rural areas
Solving bottleneck issues in agriculture and primary sectors
Bridging the social infrastructure gap and assessing the implementation of various Govt schemes
Q2. Which personality from Assam has been awarded the 65th Ramon Magsaysay Awards 2023?
Manmohan Singh
Ravi Kannan
Bhabendra Nath Saikia
Hema Bharali
Ravi Kannan
Q3. Tharman Shanmugaratnam has been recently elected as President of which country?
Mauritius
New Zealand
Singapore
Seychelles
Singapore
He won the election with 70.4% of the votes.
Shanmugaratnam was previously the Senior Minister of Singapore from 2019 to 2023. He also served as Deputy Prime Minister for eight years. He studied at the London School of Economics, Cambridge University, and Harvard University.
Q4. Which country’s military force has recently unveiled the artificial intelligence robot ‘Valkyrie’ for aerial combat?
China
USA
Saudi Arabia
UK
USA
Q5. Which Union Ministry has recently introduced a fresh visa category named ‘Ayush Visa’?
Ministry of Ayush
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Ministry of Home Affairs
Ministry of External Affairs
Ministry of Home Affairs
“Ayush Visa” to cater to foreign nationals seeking medical treatment, including therapeutic care, wellness, and yoga in India.
To address the requirement for a dedicated visa program for foreign visitors seeking treatment under Ayush systems or Indian medicine.
Q6. Which Union Ministry has recently launched the sixth edition of Smart India Hackathon (SIH) 2023?
Ministry of Electronics and IT
Ministry of Science and Technology
Ministry of Education
Ministry of Home Affairs
Ministry of Education
Ministry of Education’s Innovation Cell and the All-India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) have launched the sixth edition of Smart India Hackathon (SIH) 2023.
Since its inception in 2017, the Smart India Hackathon has become a global model for hackathons and innovation frameworks.
This event presents 239 problem statements, including 182 software challenges and 57 hardware challenges.
Q7. Which of the following is the blockchain-based project recently launched by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI)?
Grapevine
PayOne
Falcon
Oxygen App
Falcon
Falcon is an open-source project that aims to simplify the management and use of blockchains based on ‘Hyperledger Fabric’ and supported on Kubernetes clusters. Essentially, Falcon is expected to help developers innovate on blockchain-based payment solutions.
Q8. Who is the chairperson of the Committee set up to assess the viability of the “one nation, one election” concept?
Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud
Ramnath Kovind
Ranjan Gogoi
Arjun Ram Meghwal
Ramnath Kovind
The members of the panel include Union home minister Amit Shah, ex-J&K chief minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, former Finance Commission chairman N K Singh, Constitution expert Subhash C Kashyap, senior advocate Harish Salve, and ex-Chief Vigilance Commissioner Sanjay Kothari.
Q9. In August 2023, the number of UPI transactions performed reached a milestone of
10 billion
12 billion
20 billion
50 billion
10 billion
Q10. NITI Aayog signed a MoU with which institution on fast tracking SDGs?
World Bank
Asian Development Bank
UNDP
UNEP
UNDP
The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed to formalise a framework of cooperation on a range of areas, including SDG localisation, data-driven monitoring, Aspirational Districts and Blocks, among others.
The MoU was signed for a period of five years.
NITI Aayog is the nodal Institution for coordinating the adoption and monitoring of SDGs at the national and sub-national levels. UNDP plays the integrator role in coordinating efforts to fast-track progress on the SDGs within the UN system.
Q1. The North East Venture Fund (NEVF) was set up by
North Eastern Development Finance Corporation Limited (NEDFi)
Assam Gramin Vikash Bank
SEBI
SBI
North Eastern Development Finance Corporation Limited (NEDFi)
G Kishan Reddy, the Union Minister for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), revealed in a written reply at the Lok Sabha that the North East Venture Fund (NEVF) has made substantial investments in 37 startups across various sectors, amounting to Rs 56.84 Crore.
Q2. Assam’s govt has recently planned to establish a ‘Knowledge Hub’ and an ‘Assam Institute of Urban Affairs’. Who is the present Housing and Urban Affairs Minister of Assam?
Ranjeet Kumar Dass
Atul Bora
Chandra Mohan Patowary
Ashok Singhal
Ashok Singhal
Assam’s government has unveiled an ambitious plan to establish a ‘Knowledge Hub’ and an ‘Assam Institute of Urban Affairs.’ Led by Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Ashok Singhal, these initiatives aim to introduce cutting-edge urban planning concepts and expertise to the state.
Q3. Which club football tournament is the oldest in Asia and the third oldest in the world?
AFC Champions League
Santosh Trophy
Durand Cup
Bengal Cup
Durand Cup
Q4. Which nation emerged as the champion of the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023?
England
Germany
Spain
France
Spain
Q5. Who was honored with the Lokmanya Tilak National Award on 01 August 2023?
Rajnath Singh
Amit Shah
Nirmala Sitharaman
Narendra Modi
Narendra Modi
Q6. Who is the winner of the FIDE Chess World Cup 2023?
Praggnanandhaa
Gukesh D
Magnus Carlsen
Viswanathan Anand
Magnus Carlsen
Q7. What film was awarded the “Best Feature Film” at the 69th National Film Awards?
RRR
Pushpa: The Rise
Gangubai Kathiawadi
Rocketry: The Nambi Effect
Rocketry: The Nambi Effect
Q8. Who has been recently declared as the National Icon of the Election Commission of India (ECI)?
Sachin Tendulkar
Neeraj Chopra
MS Dhoni
Shahrukh Khan
Sachin Tendulkar
Q9. Which country recently achieved the historic feat by becoming the first country to successfully land on the South Pole of the lunar surface?
China
United States
India
Japan
India
Q10. Assam has recently unveiled state’s longest flyover measuring 2.63 kilometers, connecting Maligaon Chariali to Kamakhya Gate in Guwahati. The flyover is
Q1. The Badminton Association of India’s National Center of Excellence (NCE) was recently inaugurated at
Tezpur
Dibrugarh
Guwahati
Agartala
Guwahati
The Badminton Association of India (BAI) is the governing body for badminton in India. The BAI National Center of Excellence (NCE) was inaugurated in Guwahati, Assam on August 11. The BAI was formed in 1934 and has been holding national-level tournaments in India since 1936. The NCE is a major boost to the sport in India.
Q2. Which day is declared to be celebrated as the National Space Day in India?
August 23
August 19
August 14
August 07
August 23
PM Modi announced the celebration of India’s National Space Day on August 23 every year, naming the landing site of the lander as ‘Shiv Shakti Point’, and designating the point on the moon with symbols of Chandrayaan-2 as ‘Tricolor Point.
Q3. Which of the following countries are set to join the BRICS on 1 January 2024?
Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and UAE
Argentina, Bangladesh, Egypt, Iran, Saudi Arabia and UAE
Argentina, Egypt, Japan, Saudi Arabia and UAE
Argentina, Bangladesh, Egypt, Japan, Iran, Saudi Arabia and UAE
Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates
Q4. Who is the winner of the Miss Diva Universe 2023 beauty pageant?
Nandini Gupta
Sini Shetty
Divita Rai
Shweta Sharda
Shweta Sharda
Q5. India’s first space-based solar observatory, which will be launch on 2nd September, in
Surya-L1
Aditya-L1
Solar module -1A
SOLRAD 1
Aditya-L1
Q6. Which Union Ministry launched the ‘ULLAS (Understanding Lifelong Learning for All in Society) initiative’?
Ministry of Education
Ministry of Corporate Affairs
Ministry of MSME
Ministry of Finance
Ministry of Education
Union Ministry of Education inaugurated the logo, slogan – “Jan Jan Sakshar,” and the mobile application for ULLAS: Nav Bharat Saksharta Karyakram.
The ULLAS initiative aims to transform education and literacy nationwide by creating a learning ecosystem that provides basic education, digital and financial literacy, and critical life skills to individuals aged 15 and above who missed the chance to attend school.
Q7. What is the main focus of the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023?
Protecting individuals’ personal data and enabling lawful data processing
Promoting digital entrepreneurship
Ensuring every citizens has free access to digital services
Regulating social media platforms
Protecting individuals’ personal data and enabling lawful data processing
Q8. Who became the first Foreign Head of the Government to receive ‘The Grand Cross of the Order of Honour’ from the Greek govt?
Angela Merkel
Rishi Sunak
Narendra Modi
Emmanuel Macron
Narendra Modi
Q9. Who recently became India’s first-ever gold medalist at the World Athletics Championships?
Neeraj Chopra
Mirabai Chanu
Abhinav Bindra
Sushil Kumar
Neeraj Chopra
Q10. What city retained its top position and won the National Smart City Award in the fourth edition of the India Smart Cities Award Contest (ISAC)?
Q1. The first instance of captive breeding of the Himalayan vulture in India at which state?
Assam
West Bengal
Bihar
Karnataka
Assam
Researchers have recorded the first instance of captive breeding of the Himalayan vulture (Gyps himalayensis) in India at the Assam State Zoo, Guwahati.
Categorised as ‘Near Threatened’ on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of threatened species, the Himalayan vulture is a winter migrant to the Indian plains, and a resident of the high Himalayas.
Q2. According to Elephant Census-2023, which state has the maximum population of elephants?
Assam
Karnataka
West Bengal
Tamil Nadu
Karnataka
According to Elephant Census-2023, Karnataka leads the country in the total number of elephants. Elephant counts in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu have experienced a minor rise, while numbers in Kerala have nearly reduced by half, based on the recent Elephant Population Estimates shared by the southern Indian states.
Q3. Hurricane Dora and tropical storm Greg have recently hit which region?
New Zealand
Hawaii
Philippines
Australia
Hawaii
The tropical storm Greg has reached near Hawaii state of the United States which is already reeling under the devastating impact of wildfire.
Hurricane Dora created high gusty winds over Maui recently and complicated the wildfire problem. It also became a typhoon, and was the second tropical system on record to remain at hurricane strength across the eastern, central and western Pacific basins.
Q4. Which institution recently launched a Centralised Web Portal UDGAM (Unclaimed Deposits – Gateway to Access inforMation)?
SEBI
RBI
SBI
LIC
RBI
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) launched a Centralised Web Portal UDGAM (Unclaimed Deposits – Gateway to Access inforMation).
The launch of the web portal will aid users to identify their unclaimed deposits/ accounts and enable them to either claim the deposit amount or make their deposit accounts operative at their respective banks.
Q5. IIT Bombay partners with which financial institution to support Innovation-Led Green Hydrogen Initiatives?
HSBC
Citibank
Barclays
HDFC Bank
HSBC
IIT Bombay has partnered with HSBC to pursue technological advancements towards making green hydrogen production more efficient, cost-effective, and scalable.
The focus will be on innovative projects that will help position green hydrogen as a strategic alternate fuel; help in building a robust, green hydrogen economy and achieve the government’s vision of an energy-independent nation.
Q6. Rajouri Chikri woodcraft, which has received Geographical Indication (GI) tags recently, is a craft from which state/UT?
Rajasthan
Karnataka
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu and Kashmir
Two products from Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri and Anantnag districts—the Rajouri Chikri woodcraft and the Mushqbudji rice variety—have earned the coveted Geographical Indication (GI) tags. With its honey-toned appearance and smooth, refined texture, Chikri wood is found in the mountainous regions of the Jammu province.
Q7. In FY 2022-23, Government e-marketplace (GeM) registered its highest ever Gross Merchandise value of approximately
₹1 lakh crore
₹2 lakh crore
₹5 lakh crore
₹7 lakh crore
₹2 lakh crore
In Financial Year 2022-23, Government e-marketplace (GeM) registered its highest ever Gross Merchandise Value of ₹ 2,01,113 crore.
The Economic Survey 2021-22 observed that prices on GeM were observed to be 9.5% lower in comparison with other online platforms for 10 out of 22 commodities.
Q8. Which state has recently inaugurated India’s first Artificial Intelligence (AI) school?
Telangana
Maharashtra
Kerala
Karnataka
Kerala
President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated India’s first Artificial Intelligence (AI) school called as Santhigiri Vidyabhavan in Kerala’s capital city, Thiruvananthapuram. The AI school is a result of a collaboration between iLearning Engines (ILE) USA and Vedhik eSchool.
Q9. ‘MPOWER Measures’ are associated with which organisation?
United Nations Environmental Program
World Bank
World Health Organization
NASA
World Health Organization
A new World Health Organization (WHO) report revealed that over the past 15 years, 71% of the global population, approximately 5.6 billion people, are now protected by at least one of the measures, five times more than in 2007.
The WHO’s MPOWER measures aim to monitor tobacco use and prevention policies, protect people from tobacco smoke, provide assistance to quit tobacco, warn about the dangers of tobacco, enforce bans on tobacco advertising, and raise taxes on tobacco products.
Q10. Which country’s hockey team is the winner of the Asian Champions Trophy 2023?
India
Japan
Malaysia
South Korea
India
India won the Asian Champions Trophy 2023 after a sensational final against Malaysia with the final score of 4-3.
Q1. Which state/UT has recently launched the ‘Amrit Brikshya Andolan’ app?
Tripura
Assam
Gujarat
Uttar Pradesh
Assam
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma launched the Department of Forest and Environment’s Amrit Brikshya Andolan web portal/mobile application and the Wood-based Industry (WBI) registration web portal, along with the theme song for the Amrit Brikshya Andolan. It is an initiative aimed at planting a total of 1 crore commercially-viable saplings across the State by individuals from various walks of life.
Q2. Which institution has released the Digital Payments Index (DPI) in India?
RBI
Finance Ministry
NITI Aayog
NPCI
RBI
Digital payments across India registered a growth of 13.24 per cent in a year through March 2023, as per RBI’s index that measures the adoption of online transactions.
RBI’s Digital Payments Index (RBI-DPI) stood at 395.57 at end-March 2023 compared to 377.46 in September 2022 and 349.30 in March 2022. The index is a base to capture the extent of digitisation of payments across the country.
Q3. Now, Indian companies can list themselves on foreign exchanges through which of the following institution/organisation?
BSE
SEBI
RBI
IFSC
IFSC
Q4. As per the Supreme Court, which institution retains power to scrap Article 370?
Prime Minister of India
Chief Justice of India
President of India
Parliament
President of India
The Supreme Court said that the President of India retains power to scrap Article 370, after Constituent Assembly dissolved in 1957. Clause (3) of Article 370 gave the President power to notify the Article inoperative or modify it. But a provision had made it necessary that such a move would have to be recommended by the Jammu and Kashmir Constituent Assembly.
Q5. Which Union Ministry has set up a working group to decriminalise laws to further promote ease of doing business?
Ministry of Corporate Affairs
Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Ministry of Finance
Ministry of MSME
Ministry of Commerce and Industry
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry has set up a working group to decriminalise laws to further promote ease of doing business. The group comprised representatives from industry associations, business chambers, legal professionals, and officials of seven ministries. It would also have representatives of the National Housing Bank, NABARD and CPCB.
Q6. Which state launched the ‘Gruha Jyothi scheme’?
Odisha
Chhattisgarh
Karnataka
Madhya Pradesh
Karnataka
The Karnataka government launched the Gruha Jyothi free power scheme, which aims to provide free electricity up to 200 units for every household in the state. About 2.14 crore households will get benefited from the Gruha Jyothi scheme./bg_collapse]
Q7. Which institution releases the ‘Rice Price Index’?
World Bank
NITI Aayog
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
In July 2023, the United Nations food agency reported that the rice price index rose by 2.8%, reaching its highest level in nearly 12 years. The increase was driven by strong demand and export restrictions imposed by India, affecting prices in key exporting countries, as indicated by the Food and Agriculture Organization’s All Rice Price Index.
Q8. What is going to be the applicable Goods and Services Tax (GST) rate on full face value of online gaming?
5%
12%
18%
28%
28%
The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council, in its 51st meeting held recently, decided to stick to its earlier decision to impose a 28 per cent tax on the full-face value of the bets placed on online gaming, casinos and horse-trading. The council said a 28 per cent GST would apply from October 1.
Q9 The world’s first hundred percent Ethanol fuelled Car has been developed by which automobile major?
Maruti Suzuki
Tata Motors
Toyota
Tesla
Toyota
Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari unveiled the prototype of the world’s first Bharat Stage (BS)-VI-compliant electrified flex-fuel car, developed by Toyota Kirloskar Motor. The car, which runs on 100 per cent ethanol (E100), is based on the Toyota Innova HyCross. It can cover 40 per cent of its distance on ethanol and the remaining 60 per cent on electric, with the petrol engine shut off.
Q10. Approximately, how many Income Tax Returns were filed for AY 2023-2024 in India?
2.71 crore
3.57 crore
6.77 crore
8.80 crore
6.77 crore
The total number of ITRs for AY 2023-24 filed till 31st July, 2023 are more than 6.77 crore, which is 16.1% more than the total ITRs for AY 2022-23 (5.83 crore) filed till 31st July 2022. Over 64.33 lakh ITRs were filed on a single day-on 31st July, 2023.
Q1. Phangnon Konyak becomes first woman MP from her state to preside over Rajya Sabha, recently. She is from which state?
Assam
Nagaland
Arunachal Pradesh
Meghalaya
Nagaland
Phangnon Konyak is an Indian politician from Nagaland. She is also the first woman to be elected to Rajya Sabha from Nagaland (April 2022) and the second woman from the state to be elected to either house of the Parliament or the state assembly. She is the State President of BJP Mahila Morcha, Nagaland.
Q2. One of the latest commissioned railway station, the Khongsang railway station, is located in which state?
Mizoram
Nagaland
Manipur
Assam
Manipur
The Northeast Frontier (NF) Railway in association with the state’s transport department dispatched the first goods trains carrying food grains and essential commodities to Khongsang railway station at Manipur from Guwahati. The first direct passenger train service namely ‘Jan Shatabdi Express’ was earlier inaugurated between Tripura’s Agartala and Khongsang.
Q3. Which state is to establish a ‘Mangrove Cell’ to bring continuity to the efforts of the State government in mangrove management?
Gujarat
West Bengal
Kerala
Tamil Nadu
West Bengal
West Bengal, which is home to about 40% of mangrove forests in India, announced the setting up of a ‘Mangrove Cell’ in the State, on the occasion of the International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem.
Q4.Which is the first African country to initiate a debt-for-nature swap?
South Africa
Nigeria
Congo
Gabon
Gabon
Recently, Gabon made history as the first African country to initiate a debt-for-nature swap. The country intends to purchase a minimum of USD 450 million of its government debt in exchange for an environmentally sustainable blue bond.
Q5. As per the Indian Institutes of Management (Amendment) Bill, who will be the ‘Visitor’ to all the IIMs?
Union Education Minister of India
President of India
Vice President of India
Prime Minister of India
President of India
The Indian Institutes of Management (Amendment) Bill, 2023, was introduced in the Lok Sabha, to amend IIM Act of 2017. The amendment declares the 20 IIMs across the country as ‘institutions of national importance’. The bill introduced in Lok Sabha by the Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, proposes to appoint the President of India as the ‘Visitor’ to all the IIMs.
Q6. Recently, which country has conducted a test of the Lockheed Martin X-59 experimental supersonic aircraft?
China
India
Russia
USA
USA
Q7. Semiconductor manufacturing company Micron Technology is set to establish India’s first semiconductor plant in which state?
Gujarat
Tamil Nadu
Maharashtra
Karnataka
Gujarat
Micron reaffirmed its commitment to establish India’s first semiconductor plant in Gujarat, creating 5,000 direct jobs and addressing demand from domestic and international markets.
The project entails a total investment of USD 2.75 billion. The first Made in India’ chip should be ready by December 2024.
Q8. Which company/organisation is preparing to launch the world’s largest privately-owned satellite called JUPITER-3?
Antrix
Space X
Virgin Galactic
Boeing
Space X
SpaceX is preparing to launch the world’s largest privately-owned satellite, called JUPITER-3. This impressive satellite will be sent into space aboard SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket from Launch Complex 39A in Florida.
This launch will be the seventh for the robust triple-booster rocket.
Q9. Which internet platform giant has recently replaced it’s iconic bird logo with alphabet ‘X’ shaped logo?
Twitter
Threads
Facebook
Instagram
Twitter
Q10. Which institution approved the Guidelines for Institutional Development Plan (IDP) for Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in India?
AICTE
UGC
NITI Aayog
NCERT
UGC
Recently, the University Grants Commission (UGC) approved the Guidelines for Institutional Development Plan (IDP) for Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). These guidelines are intended to assist HEIs in attaining academic and research excellence while enhancing the quality of teaching and learning. IDP will offer direction to HEIs in exercising academic, administrative, financial, and business autonomy, while maintaining accountability.
MCQ Questions for APSC Research Assistant 2023 Exam (Assam Govt Job Recruitment)
Q1. Who played the role of Joymoti in the film ‘Joymoti‘ made by Jyoti Prasad Agarwala? A. Gyanada Kakati B. Eva Asao C. Bidya Rao D. Aideu Handique
Aideu Handique
Q2. Which of the following organization/body maintains India’s foreign exchange reserves? A. Export Import Bank of India B. State Bank of India C. Reserve Bank of India D. Union Ministry of Finance
Reserve Bank of India
Q3. The words ‘socialist’ and ‘secular’ were inserted in the Preamble of Indian Constitution by which amendment? A. 9th Amendment B. 42nd Amendment C. 44th Amendment D. 89th Amendment
42nd Amendment
Q4. Vande Bharat Express trains started first service on A. 15 February 2019 B. 15 August 2019 C. 28 May 2019 D. 01 January 2020
15 February 2019
Q5. Which company has signed MoU with Assam, Manipur and Tripura state Govts for development of Oil Palm cultivation in the NE region under National Mission on Edible Oils-Oil Palm(NMEO-OP)? A. Hindustan Unilever B. ITC C. Godrej Agrovet D. Reliance Agro
Godrej Agrovet
Q6. ‘Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana’ (PMJDY) was introduced in A. 2012 B. 2014 C. 2015 D. 2018
2014
Q7. Which institution regulates India’s National Pension System (NPS)? A. Reserve Bank of India B. Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) C. Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDAI) D. Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA)
Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA)
Q8. Genome India Project aims to sequence how many Indian human genomes? A. 10000 B. 1 lakh C. 1 crore D. 100 crore
10000
Q9. Who is the chairperson of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council? A. Prime Minister B. RBI Governor C. Finance Minister D. Finance Secretary
Finance Minister
Q10. What is the disinvestment target of Union Finance ministry for the year 2023-24? A. Rs 92000 crore B. Rs 80000 crore C. Rs 64000 crore D. Rs 51000 crore
Rs 51000 crore
Q11. Which Union Ministry recently launched ‘Harit Sagar Guidelines 2023’? A. Ministry of Agriculture B. Ministry of Jal Shakti C. Ministry of External Affairs D. Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
Q1. Who among the following has won the Dr. Bhabendra Nath Saikia Award 2022?
Pranjal Saikia
Tanuj Borah
Arun Nath
Mousumi Lekharu
C. Arun Nath
Q2. Consider the following statements, with regard to Assam Valley Literary Award:
The award was instituted by the Williamson Magor Group, a tea company.
It is given to creative writers who have enhanced Assamese literature.
Which of the above statements are correct?
I only
II only
I and II
None of the above
C. I and II
The Assam Valley Literary Award was conceived in the year 1990 by Williamson Magor Education Trust to honour creative writers who have enhanced Assamese literature.
It is given to writers of Assam once a year. The award was instituted by the Williamson Magor Group, a tea company.
The first recipient of the Assam Valley Literary Award was prominent Assamese writer, filmmaker and social worker Dr. Bhabendra Nath Saikia.
In 2017, Sananta Tanty, Yeshe Dorjee Thongchi, Dr. Rita Chowdhury received this award.
Q3. Who among the following has received the Nobel Prize 2022 in literature?
Kailash Satyarthi
Angela Merkel
Jacinda Ardern
Annie Ernaux
D. Annie Ernaux
Annie Ernaux received the Nobel Prize 2022 in literature for the bravery and clinical acuity with which she reveals the origins, estrangements, and collective restrictions of personal memory.
Q4. Who among the following has received the Nobel prize 2022 in Chemistry
Carolyn Bertozzi, Barry Sharpless and Douglas W. Diamond
Alain Aspect, John F Clauser and Anton Zeilinger
Ben S. Bernanke, Morten Meldal and Philip H. Dybvig
Morten Meldal, Carolyn Bertozzi and Barry Sharpless
D. Morten Meldal, Carolyn Bertozzi and Barry Sharpless
Q5. Who among the following has won the Booker Prize 2022 for his novel “The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida”, ?
Shehan Karunatilaka
Bernardine Evaristo
Geetanjali Shree
Daisy Rockwell
A. Shehan Karunatilaka
Q6. Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2022 was awarded to whom?
Achanta Sharath Kamal
Pullela Gopichand
Kapil Dev
Narain Karthikeyan
A. Achanta Sharath Kamal
Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2022 awarded to the Table Tennis player Achanta Sharath Kamal.
Q7. Who has won SASTRA Ramanujan Prize 2022?
Manjul Bhargava
Akshay Venkatesh
Yunqing Tang
Kathrin Bringmann
C. Yunqing Tang
The SASTRA Ramanujan Prize 2022 was awarded to Yunqing Tang, Assistant Professor at the University of California, Berkeley, USA.
Q8. Who has been awarded the 2022 UNESCO Peace Prize for her efforts to welcome refugees?
Kailash Satyarthi
Angela Merkel
Jacinda Ardern
Sanna Marin
B. Angela Merkel
Q9. Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the year 2022 was awarded to
Svante Paabo
Douglas W. Diamond
John F Clauser
Barry Sharpless
A. Svante Paabo
Svante Paabo received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his research on the extinct hominid genomes and the evolution of humans.
Q10. Who among the following has received the Nobel prize 2022 in Chemistry
Carolyn Bertozzi, Barry Sharpless and Douglas W. Diamond
Alain Aspect, John F Clauser and Anton Zeilinger
Ben S. Bernanke, Morten Meldal and Philip H. Dybvig
Carolyn Bertozzi, Morten Meldal and Barry Sharpless
D. Carolyn Bertozzi, Morten Meldal, and Barry Sharpless
Carolyn Bertozzi Morten Meldal Barry Sharpless won the Nobel prize in Chemistry For the establishment of the foundations of click chemistry & bioorthogonal chemistry and also took chemistry into the functionalism era.
Q11. Who received the 2022 World Food Prize from the World Food Prize Foundation?
Cynthia Rosenzweig
Rattan Lal
Fazle Hasan Abed
Sanjaya Rajaram
A. Cynthia Rosenzweig
Cynthia Rosenzweig, a senior research scientist at NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS), received the 2022 World Food Prize from the World Food Prize Foundation. World Food Prize is a prestigious award conceived as the ‘Nobel Prize for Food and Agriculture’. Rosenzweig was selected for the award for her research to understand the relationship between climate and food systems and forecast how they will change in the future.
Q12. Who among the following from Assam has been selected for the prestigious Arjuna Award 2022?
Hima Das
Lovlina Borgohain
Nayanmoni Saikia
Mirabai Chanu
C. Nayanmoni Saikia
Assam’s Nayanmoni Saikia was conferred with the Arjuna Award at Rashtrapati Bhawan by President Draupadi Murmu.
Nayanmoni Saikia was nominated for the award for her achievements in Lawn Bowl.
Apart from Nayanmoni Saikia, Shushila Devi from Manipur was also presented with the prestigious award for her remarkable contributions and achievements in the field of boxing.
Q13. Who among the following has been awarded with Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Awards 2021 in the Land Adventure category?
Arunima Singha
Arun Vajpai
Ms. Naina Dhakad
Debabrata Mukherjee
C. Ms. Naina Dhakad
The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India announced “Tenzing Norgay Adventure Award” (TNNAA) for the year 2021.
The award is given in four categories which are Land Adventure, Water Adventure, Air Adventure, and Life Time Achievement.
Ms. Naina Dhakad in the Land Adventure category.
Shri Shubham Dhananjay Vanmali in the Water Adventure category.
Group Captain Kunwar Bhawani Singh Samyal in the Life Time Achievement category.
Q14. Who won the 21st Grand Slam and 7th Wimbledon title?
Novak Djokovic
Roger Federer
Andy Murray
Rafeal Nadal
A. Novak Djokovic
Q15. Who became the first Indian woman to win a medal at the Asian Cup Table Tennis tournament?
Mouma Das
Neha Aggarwal
Manika Batra
Ankita Das
C. Manika Batra
Q16. Which country won the T20 Cricket World Cup 2022?
Pakistan
England
Australia
India
B. England
In Women’s Cricket, Australia lifted the ICC T20 World Cup Trophy for the sixth time.
Q17. Which country won the Asia Cup 2022?
India
Bangladesh
Sri Lanka
Pakistan
C. Sri Lanka
Q18. Which country has won the FIFA World Cup 2022 title?
France
Portugal
Argentina
Russia
C. Argentina
The FIFA World Cup in 2026 is all set to be jointly hosted by the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
Q19. Which Indian shuttler won the ‘Singapore Open 2022’ championship title?
Lakshya Sen
Ashwini Ponnappa
Aparna Popat
P V Sindhu
D. P V Sindhu
India Ace shuttler PV Sindhu defeated China’s Wang Zhi Yi in the final match of women’s singles at the Singapore Open 2022.
The two-time Olympic medallist clinched her maiden Super 500 title of the year 2022.
The Singapore Open 2022 is Sindhu’s third title of the 2022 season after winning the Syed Modi International and Swiss Open BWF Super 300 titles.
Q20. Who was awarded with Natasurjya Phani Sarma award 2022?
Rajen Gohain
Pranjal Saikia
Arun Nath
Biju Kakoti
B. Pranjal Saikia
The state government will confer Natasurjya Phani Sarma award on actor Pranjal Saikia for the year 2022.
Arun Nath will be conferred Dr. Bhabendra Nath Saikia Award 2022.
Music artiste Rajen Gohain and Pokhila Lekthepi will be awarded Silpi Award 2023.
Biju Phukan Award 2022 will be conferred to filmmaker Samarendra Narayan Dev
Q21. Who was awarded with Assam Vaibhav award 2022?
Sourav Kalita
Shriya Lohia
Tapan Saikia
Jiya Rai
C. Tapan Saikia
Dr Tapan Saikia will be conferred with the Asom Baibhav award for his contributions towards creating awareness and early detection of cancer in Assam and other Northeast states.
Q22. Who has been awarded the 56th Jnanpith Award in Assam?
Nilomani Phukan
Basistha Dev Sarma
Ranjana Bardoloi
Bipul Das
A. Nilomani Phukan
The 56th Jnanpith was awarded to Nilamani Phookan. Nilmani Phookan is the third person to win the Jnanpith Award from Assam after Mamoni Roisom Goswami and Birendra Kumar Bhattacharya.
The Award carried a Citation, a shawl, and Rs. 11 lakh.
Novelist Damodar Mauzo was chosen for the 57th Jnanpith Award 2021-2022 for his contribution to Indian literature.
Q23. Who was conferred with Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar 2022 from Assam in Art and Culture?
Dhritishman Chakraborty
Puhabi Chakraborti
Dhiraj Kumar
Banita Dash
A. Dhritishman Chakraborty
Q24. Indian weightlifter from Aizawl who won gold in the 2022 Commonwealth Games?
Mirabai Chanu
Jeremy Lalrinnunga
Jaismine Lamboria
Achinta Sheuli
C. Jeremy Lalrinnunga
Jeremy represented India in the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires. He won the gold medal in the Boys’ 62 kg category weightlifting, India’s first gold medal in the Youth Olympics Games.
Q25. Who has been recently conferred with Padma Shri for preserving the traditional method of making Etikoppaka toys?
Ansari Shahid Hussain
Shri C V Raju
Raghuram Rajan
Chitra Mudgal
B. Shri C V Raju
Shri C V Raju from Etikoppaka village, Visakhapatnam,Andhra Pradesh has been conferred with Padma Shri for preserving the traditional method of making Etikoppaka toys.
Etikoppaka toys are traditional toys made by artisans of Etikoppaka village located on the banks of Varaha River in Visakhapatnam district of Andhra Pradesh.
Toys are made of soft wood and lacquer color. Coloured with natural dyes derived from seeds, lacquer,roots and leaves.
Q26. Which Indian is to be conferred with France’s highest civilian award Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur?
Ashwini Vaishnaw
Narendra Modi
Shashi Tharoor
Droupadi Murmu
C. Shashi Tharoor
The French government is honouring the Shashi Tharoorfor his writings and speeches. The award is also called as the National Order of the Legion of Honour. It was established in 1802 by Napoleon Bonaparte.
Q27. The lawn bowler from Assam who was part of the Indian team to win its first ever gold medals in Lawn Bowls in 2022 Commonwealth Games is
Nayanmoni Saikia
Lovely Choubey
Pinki Singh
Lovlina Borgohain
A. Nayanmoni Saikia
Q28. Bhupen Hazarika won the Best Music National Director award for the
Hirak Rajar Deshe
Chameli Memsaab
Shakuntala
Asom Amar Rupahi
B. Chameli Memsaab
Bhupen Hazarika won the Best Music Director National Award for “Chameli Memsaab” (Chameli Memsaab; music by Bhupen Hazarika) in the 23rd National Film Awards (1975)
Chameli Memsaab is a 1975 Indian Assamese romantic drama film directed by Abdul Majid. A love story set in a tea estate in Assam, between a British tea estate owner and local tea garden worker.
Q29. Who among the following was the first female Padma Shri Award winner from Assam?
Manju Borah
Nalini Bala Devi
Nalini Prava Deka
Rita Choudhury
B. Nalini Bala Devi
Q30. Which city won the world Green City award 2022?
Dibrugarh
Mysuru
Dehradun
Hyderabad
D. Hyderabad
Hyderabad won the ‘World Green City Award” 2022. The city also won another award in the category “Living Green for Economic Recovery and Inclusive Growth”.
It also won the overall ‘World Green City 2022’ award. It has been the best across all six categories. The city beats cities like Paris, Montreal, Fortaleza, Mexico City, and Bogota.
Q31. Who has been awarded the UN Environment Programme’s (UNEP) 2022 Champions of the Earth award?
Ghanashyam Mahanta
Swayam Mallick
Purnima Devi Barman
Ajay Kumar Sahoo
C. Purnima Devi Barman
Indian wildlife biologist Dr Purnima Devi Barman was recently awarded with the Champions of the Earth award in the Entrepreneurial vision category , UN’s highest environmental honour.
She is the founder of the Hargila Army and senior project manager of the Avifauna Research and Conservation Division, Aaranyak.
Q32. Who is the first recipient of the highest civilian award of Assam, the ‘Assam Baibhav‘?
Himanta Biswa Sarma
Ratan Tata
Sarbananda Sonowal
Bhupen Hazarika
B. Ratan Tata
Assam Baibhav is the highest civilian award in the State of Assam, India.
In 2021, the Government of Assam conferred its highest civilian award, Assam Baibhav, to Ratan Tata for “his exceptional contribution towards furthering cancer care in Assam”.
The Award carries a cash prize of ₹5 lakh (US$6,600) and the recipient can avail medical treatment throughout his life at government expense.
On 2 December 2021, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma officially declared the award on the occasion of “Asomdiwas” (Assam Day).
Q33. Who has been recently awarded the UK’s Royal Order of Merit in recognition of their distinguished service to science?
C.N.R Rao
Dr Anish Ghosh
Dr Saket Saurabh
Venki Ramakrishnan
D. Venki Ramakrishnan
Nobel laureate professor Venki Ramakrishnan has been awarded the prestigious Order of Merit by Britain’s King Charles III in recognition of his distinguished service to science.
Q34. Who was recently honoured with the ‘Changemaker’ award at UN SDG Action Awards?
Garvita Gulhati
Anisha Malik
Srishti Bakshi
Akhilesh Anil Kumar
C. Srishti Bakshi
Indian women’s rights activist, Srishti Bakshi was honoured with the ‘Changemaker’ award at UN SDG Action Awards.
Q35. Which city has won the cleanest city award in the Swachh Survekshan 2022 survey?
Indore
Hyderabad
Surat
Mysuru
A. Indore
Indore has won the cleanest city award in the Swachh Survekshan 2022 for the sixth consecutive year in the ‘more than 1 lakh population’ category.
Surat was adjudged the second cleanest city, for the second time in a row. Navi Mumbai bagged the third spot.
Indore further cemented its position by emerging as India’s first 7-star Garbage Free city, while Surat, Bhopal, Mysuru, Navi Mumbai, Vishakhapatnam, and Tirupati earned 5-star Garbage Free certifications.
Madhya Pradesh emerged as the ‘Cleanest State’ in the category of “more than 100 Urban Local Bodies”, relegating Chhattisgarh, the Cleanest State of the previous 3 years, to second place. Maharashtra emerged as third cleanest State.
Tripura emerged as the Cleanest State award in the “less than 100 ULBs category”, dislodging Jharkhand, which had won in the last 2 consecutive years.
Q36. Which of the following product from Assam got Geographical Indication (GI) recently in December 2022?
Judima
Boka Saul
Gamocha
Joha rice
C. Gamocha
‘Gamocha’, which is a symbol of the culture and identity of Assam, has received the Geographical Indication (GI) tag from the central government.
A Geographical Indication (GI) is tagged to primarily agricultural, natural or manufactured products, handicrafts and industrial goods originating from a definite geographical territory.
The GI tag has been registered in favour of the Directorate of Handloom & Textiles of the Assam government under the Geographical Indication of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999.
Q37. Who among the following has been conferred with the Swami Vivekananda Karmayogi Award 2020?
Purnima Devi Barman
Jadav Payeng
Salim Moizuddin Abdul Ali
M. S. Swaminathan
B. Jadav Payeng
Forest Man of India Jadav Payeng was awarded Swami Vivekananda Karmayogi Award 2020. He was awarded the 6th Karmayogi Award for his consistent efforts in creating a real man-made forest through massive reforestation.
Swami Vivekananda Smriti Karmayogi Award is organized by My Home India in New Delhi. The award was conferred for the first time in 2013. The award is composed of a trophy, a recitation and a reward of Rs 1 lakh.
Karmayogi Award is presented to great personalities from North-Eastern India who dedicate their lives to Nation and promote Nationalism through art & culture, sports, education, etc. for their contribution to respective fields.
Q38. Who among the following was the first Assamese writer to receive the Jnanpith Award?
Mamoni Raisom Goswami
Birendra Kumar Bhattacharya
Bhattadeva
Chandrasekhar Kambar
B. Birendra Kumar Bhattacharya
Birendra Kumar Bhattacharya was the first ever Assamese writer to receive the Jnanpith Award, which was awarded to him in the year 1979 for his novel Mrityunjay.
Mamoni Raisom Goswami was the winner of the Jnanpith Award for the year 2000.
Q39. Who among the following was conferred the 56th Jnanpith Award?
Amitav Ghosh
Mamoni Raisom Goswami
Kedarnath Singh
Nilamani Phookan
D. Nilamani Phookan
Q40. Who was chosen for the 57th Jnanpith Award 2022 for his contribution to Indian literature?
G. Sankara Kurup
Sankha Ghosh
Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri
Damodar Mauzo
D. Damodar Mauzo
Important MCQ Questions on Ranks of International & National indices
Q41. What is the rank of India in the Global Sustainable Development Report, 2022?
118
115
121
125
C. 121
Finland is in the top position in the Global Sustainable Development Report, 2022.
India ranked 120 in the Global Sustainable Development Report, 2021
Q42. What is the rank of India in the World Happiness Report 2022?
132
180
136
144
C. 136
India ranked 136th in the World Happiness Report 2022.
Finland is in the top position in the world happiness report in 2022.
India ranked 139th in World Happiness Report 2021.
Q43. What is the rank of India in the Global Peace Index 2022?
144
135
112
117
B. 135
Q44. What is the rank of India in the Commitment to Reducing Inequality Index (CRII) 2022?
180
146
37
123
D. 123
According to the latest Commitment to Reducing Inequality Index (CRII), India has moved up six places to rank 123 out of 161 countries for reducing inequality.
Norway leads the CRII followed by Germany and Australia.
Q45. What is the rank of India in the Network Readiness Index (NR) 2022?
40th
76th
61st
106th
C. 61st
Q46. Which institution releases the ‘Global Gender Gap Report’?
World Economic Forum (WEF)
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
International Labour Organization (ILO)
International Court of Justice
A. World Economic Forum (WEF)
Iceland (90.8%) led the Global Gender Gap Index 2022 ranking in the first place. India is ranked at 135 out of 146 countries. Last year, India was ranked 140 out of 156 countries.
Q47. Which country is the top-most investor in India during fiscal year 2021-22?
USA
China
Singapore
UAE
C. Singapore
India has recorded the highest ever annual FDI inflow of USD 83.57 billion in the Financial Year 2021-22. FDI equity inflow in manufacturing sectors has increased by 76 per cent in 2021-22.
Singapore was the topmost investor in India last fiscal year, accounting for 27% of the FDI, followed by the US at 18% and Mauritius at 16%. In 2020-21, the inflows were USD 81.97 billion.
Q48. What is the rank of India in the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) 2021?
5th
7th
9th
10th
B. 7th
Q49. As per UN report ‘World Population Prospects 2022’, India is projected to surpass China as the world’s most populous country in which year?
2023
2026
2030
2033
D. 2023
According to the report, India’s population stands at 1.412 billion in 2022, compared to China’s 1.426 billion.
India, which will surpass China as the world’s most populous nation by 2023.
India is projected to have a population of 1.668 billion in 2050, way ahead of China’s 1.317 billion people by the middle of the century.
The global population is projected to reach eight billion by November 15, 2022, and could grow to around 8.5 billion in 2030 and 9.7 billion in 2050.
Q50. Which is ranked first in the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2022?
IIT Madras
IISc Bangalore
IIT Kharagpur
Jawaharlal Nehru University
A. IIT Madras
The Ministry of Education has released the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) for the year 2022.
Indian Institute of Technology Madras has retained its first position for the fourth consecutive year in the overall category and for the seventh consecutive year in Engineering. Indian
Institute of Technology, Delhi was ranked second while Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, was ranked third.
Q51. Which state is ranked first in the NITI Aayog’s India Innovation Index (2021)?
Kerala
Tamil Nadu
Telangana
Karnataka
D. Karnataka
Karnataka has been ranked first in the NITI Aayog’s India Innovation Index (2021) for the third time in a row. The first edition was released in October 2019.
India Innovation Index ranks states and union territories on the basis of innovation capabilities.
Manipur topped the ‘North East and Hill States’ section.
Chandigarh won the ‘Union Territory and City States’ category.
TOP State Ranks: Karnataka Telangana Haryana Maharashtra
Q52. Which state has emerged as an overall team champion of the North East Olympic Games 2022?
Assam
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Manipur
D. Manipur
The 2nd edition of the North East Olympic Games concluded in Shillong, Meghalaya with Manipur emerging as the overall team champion with a total of 240 medals which included 88 Gold Medals, 75 Silver Medals, and 77 Bronze Medals.
Assam took the second spot with a total of 203 medals followed by Arunachal Pradesh.
Q53. Which Indian state has topped the Public Affairs Index (PAI) 2022?
Tamil Nadu
Assam
Haryana
Odisha
C. Haryana
Haryana topped in the category of big states in the Public Affairs Index-2022. The state has emerged at the forefront in social, economic and political justice themes.
It has topped among the major states followed by Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Chhattisgarh, Punjab and Karnataka among many other states.
Q54. What is India’s rank in the 2020 Democracy Index?
56
73
86
93
D. 93
India was ranked 93rd in the LDI, India figures in the “bottom 50%” of countries.
It has slipped further down in the Electoral Democracy Index, to 100, and even lower in the Deliberative Component Index, at 102.
Q55. What is the rank of India in the global aviation safety ranking?
110
65
48
132
C. 48
India ranked 48th position in the global aviation safety ranking by the International Civil Aviation Organization.
India was in the 102nd position four years ago in the ranking.The position is the highest-ever spot attained by the country.
In the ranking, Singapore is at the top, followed by the UAE and South Korea at the second and third positions.
Q56. Which of the following states of India has the highest rank in the Human Development Index 2022?
Madhya Pradesh
Kerala
Punjab
Goa
B. Kerala
Q57. India’s rank in the ‘Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index’ released recently by the consultancy firm Ernst & Young (EY)?
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
C. 3rd
Q58. Which state tops in the State of India’s Environment Report 2022?
Sikkim
Kerala
Himachal Pradesh
Goa
B. Kerala
The State of India’s Environment Report 2022 was released by the Center for Science and Environment (CSE).
India has slipped three spots to rank 120 on the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) adopted as a part of the 2030 agenda by 192 United Nations member states in 2015.
In 2021 India ranked 117 among 192 nations. The overall Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) score of India was 66 out of 100.
Kerala topped, with Tamil Nadu and Himachal Pradesh in second position. Karnataka, Goa, Uttarakhand, and Andhra Pradesh tied for third place.
Jharkhand and Bihar are the least prepared to meet the SDGs by the target year 2030.
Union Territory Rankings: Chandigarh topped among the Union Territories, followed by Delhi, Puducherry, and Lakshadweep in second place, and the Andaman & Nicobar Islands in the third position.
Q59. India’s rank among the biggest oil-importing and consuming nations of the world?
Second
Third
Fourth
Fifth
B. Third
India is the third largest consumer of crude oil in the world, after the United States and China.
Iraq has been India’s top supplier for the past few years, staying ahead of Saudi Arabia, which has been producing less than its capacity to meet OPEC supply curb commitments.
Saudi Arabia was the biggest supplier of crude oil to China, the biggest oil importer in the world in 2020.
Q60. What is the rank of India in the Global Hunger Index 2022?
102
99
107
77
C. 107
In the 2022 Global Hunger Index, India ranks 107th out of 121 countries.
Q61. What is the rank of India in the world economy 2022?
9th
6th
5th
8th
C. 5th
According to the World Economy Ranking 2022 India’s GDP is the fifth largest GDP in the world.
India has surpassed UK to become the fifth largest economy in the world and it contributes 3.5% of the world’s GDP. India has a nominal GDP of 3.8 trillion dollars in 2022.
Q62. What is the rank of India in the world, by purchasing power parity (PPP)?
Fifth
Third
Fourth
Sixth
B. Third
India is the third-largest economy in the world in PPP terms and the fifth-largest in market exchange rates.
Q63. What is the rank of India in the Global Innovation Index 2022?
48th
53rd
40th
62nd
A. 40th
India ranked 40th for the first time in the Global Innovation Index Ranking. India ranked 46th in the Global Innovation Index (GII), 2021.
Q64. What is the rank of India in the World Competitiveness Index (WCI) 2022?
37
43
51
29
A. 37
The Index has been compiled by the Institute for Management Development (IMD).
IMD is a Swiss foundation, based in Switzerland. The IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook (WCY), first published in 1989.
Denmark has topped the list followed by Switzerland in second place and Singapore in third place.
India has come up to 37th rank in 2022 from 43rd in 2021 in the World Competitive Index.
Q65. As per Human Development Report 2021-22, India’s rank on the Human Development Index 2022 is
125th
132nd
140th
117th
B. 132nd
India ranks 132 out of 191 countries and territories on the 2021/22 Human Development Index. India’s HDI value stood at 0.633 in 2021.
The theme of the HDR 2021-22 which was compiled amidst the COVID Pandemic is “Uncertain Times, Unsettled Lives: Shaping our Future in a Transforming World”.
Recently, the World Economic Forum (WEF) ranked India at 135 out of 146 countries in its Global Gender Gap (GGG) Index for 2022.
Q66. Which of the following is an INCORRECT match of Global Index and India’s Ranking in it?
Global Hunger Index – India’s rank 107th
Henley Passport Index 2022 – India’s rank 68th
Global Crypto Adoption Index 2022 – India’s rank 4th
World Competitiveness Index 2022 – India’s rank 37th
B. Henley Passport Index 2022 – India’s rank 87th
Q67. Which state topped the Business Reform Action Plan 2020′ (BARP) ranking?
Punjab
Andhra Pradesh
Gujarat
Haryana
B. Andhra Pradesh
Government released the ‘State Business Reform Action Plan 2020’ (BARP) ranking which shows how Indian states have fared in enhancing Ease of Doing Business for an Aatmanirbhar Bharat.
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman released the 2020 rankings in which Andhra Pradesh retained the number one ranking.
Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Punjab, Tamil Nadu and Telangana are the Top Achievers based on implementation of Business Reforms Action Plan.
Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh figure under the Achievers category.
Assam, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Jharkhand, Kerala, Rajasthan and West Bengal have been placed in the Aspirers category.
Andaman & Nicobar, Bihar, Chandigarh, Daman & Diu, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Delhi, Jammu & Kashmir, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Puducherry and Tripura have been clubbed under the Emerging Business Ecosystems category.
Q68. What is the rank of India in the Environmental Performance Index (EPI) 2022?
168th
151st
180th
106th
C. 180th
The rank of India in the Environmental Performance Index (EPI) 2022 is 180th.
The Environmental Performance Index (EPI) is an international ranking system of countries based on their environmental health.
It is a biennial index, first started in 2002 as the Environment Sustainability Index by the World Economic Forum in collaboration with the Yale Centre for Environmental Law and Policy and Columbia University Center for International Earth Information Network.
India ranked 168th in the Environmental Performance Index (EPI) in 2020 while it ranked 177th in 2018.
Q69. With reference to Climate Change Performance Index, Consider the following statements:
The Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) is released every year at the UN Climate Change Conference.
The index was released jointly by Germanwatch, NewClimate Institute and Climate Action Network.
India has ranked 8th in the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) 2023.
Which of the above statements are correct?
Only I
II and III
I and III
All of the above
D. All of the above
The Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) is released every year at the UN Climate Change Conference.
Climate Change Performance Index 2023 was released jointly by Germanwatch, NewClimate Institute and Climate Action Network.
India has ranked 8th in the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) 2023 published by German Watch, New Climate Institute and Climate Action Network International based in Germany.
Published annually since 2005, the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) is an independent monitoring tool for tracking the climate protection performance of 59 countries and the EU.
It aims to enhance transparency in international climate politics and enables comparison of climate protection efforts and progress made by individual countries.
Q70. What is the rank of India in the Global Democracy Index (GDI) 2022?
