Current Affairs Quiz – December, 2023
Sarkari Jobs and Government Job exams often include a significant number of questions from the current affairs section. Staying informed about the latest developments in various fields is not only essential for exam success but also for a well-rounded understanding of the world.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1. Which Asian country has launched e-auction of 20 critical mineral blocks, including lithium and graphite? | India |
| 2. What is the target year of ending AIDS as a public health threat by 2030, set by the United Nations? | 2030 |
| 3. Which institution launched the Centre of Data for Public Good (CDPG)? | NITI Aayog |
| 4. Tushar Shelke and Sangeeta, who were seen in the news, are associated with which sports? | Archery |
| 5. Lalithambika, who received Top French honours, is the former director of: | ISRO |
| 6. What is the common term used for false scarcity claims, confirm-shaming, forced bundling, and subscription traps used online; and recently banned in India? | Dark Patterns |
| 7. R. Vaishali, who was in the news recently, plays which sports / game? | Chess |
| 8. Subansiri Lower Hydroelectric Project (SLHEP), which is the biggest hydroelectric project undertaken in India so far, is in which state? | Arunachal Pradesh |
| 9. Why did India not sign the global renewable energy pledge at the COP28 summit recently? | Development concerns |
| 10. Recently, Bharat Adivasi Party, a lesser-known tribal rights party clinched its first electoral win in which state? | Chhattisgarh |
| 11. NOAA Ocean Exploration researchers have found a 1600-meter seamount in which ocean? | Pacific Ocean |
| 12. Which space organization has announced its plan to launch its first X-ray Polarimeter Satellite (XPoSat)? | ISRO |
| 13. The names of tropical cyclones in the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea are chosen from:? | Suggestion of UNFCCC |
| 14. Which country reported over 12,000 suspected mpox cases in 2023? | Congo |
| 15. India offered to host which edition of the Conference of Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)? | 30th |
| 16. Sijimali Bauxite Mines, which was seen in the news, is in which state/UT? | Jharkhand |
| 17. ‘JT-60SA’, the world’s largest and most advanced nuclear fusion reactor, is a joint initiative between the European Union and which country? | Japan |
| 18. Which technology company introduced a new AI model named ‘Gemini’? | Apple |
| 19. Which company is associated with the ‘Accelerating India’s Potential to Address the Global XR Opportunity’ report? | Meta |
| 20. Which Union Ministry is associated with the ‘Rubber (Promotion and Development) Bill, 2023’? | Ministry of Commerce and Industry |
| 1. ‘Olive Ridley’ is the name of which species? | Turtle |
| 2. ‘Viksit Bharat @2047’ Initiative, which was launched recently, aims to_? | Engage youth to contribute ideas |
| 3. Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI) was launched in which year? | 2020 |
| 4. Which institution has approved a $250 million policy-based loan to support the development of industrial corridors in India? | AIIB |
| 5. Recently, a new species of amphipod Demaorchestia alanensis was discovered in which state? | West Bengal |
| 6. Who was SR Bommai in the famous SR Bommai judgment by the Supreme Court in 1994? | Chief Minister of a State |
| 7. Which city is the location of Maharashtra’s first Multi Modal Logistics Park (MMLP) under the ambitious PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan? | Nagpur |
| 8. Where are the headquarters of Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS)? | New York |
| 9. The Payment Security Mechanism (PSM) for e-buses, that was recently in news, is a joint initiative between India and __: | Germany |
| 10. Donald Tusk has become the new Prime Minister of which country recently? | Poland |
| 11. Annual festival ‘Shar Amartala Torgya’ is celebrated every year in which state? | Tripura |
| 12. The 52nd Vijay Diwas, which was recently celebrated on 16 December 2023, commemorates the victory of the Indian Armed Forces in which war? | India Pakistan War of 1971 |
| 13. Which disease, recently in news, is characterized by the buildup of glycogen in the lysosomes of the body’s cells? | Pompe Disease |
| 14. Tembhu lift irrigation project, that was making news recently, is located in which state? | Maharashtra |
| 15. Which country is leading the 10-nation military force to protect shipping in the Red Sea after attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels? | United States |
| 16. Recently, Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) was making news for undertaking minimum support price operations for cotton in India. Where are headquarters of Cotton Corporation of India (CCI)? | Mumbai |
| 17. Swarved Mahamandir, which is the World’s Largest Meditation Centre, inaugurated recently is located which city? | Ujjain |
| 18. Salton Sea, that was recently making news for huge Lithium deposits, is located in which country? | United States |
| 19. Yogmaya temple, that was recently making news, is located in which city? | Delhi |
| 20. Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project (KLIP), that was recently in news, is located on which river? | Godavari and Pranahita |
| 21. What name has been given to the recently discovered new kind of rock that contains plastics and polymers discarded by humans? | Syntholith |
| 22. International Migrants Day and Minority Rights Day are celebrated on which date every year? | December 18 |
| 23. How many corridors are being developed under the National Industrial Corridor Development Programme (NICP)? | 12 |
| 24. What is the name of the potato disease that has caused substantial damage to potato crops across various districts of Punjab? | Late Blight |
| 25. UN Arabic Language Day is celebrated on which date? | December 16 |
| 26. Chirag Chandrashekhar Shetty, who is one of the recipients of Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2023, is associated with which sports? | Badminton |
| 27. Recently which IIT has developed the BRAHMA-2D model to understand complex flow patterns of large braided rivers like Brahmaputra? | IIT Guwahati |
| 28. Which film won the Golden Royal Bengal Tiger Award for Best Film at the 29th Kolkata International Film Festival? | Kantara |
| 29. Which State Pollution Control Board has launched the mobile app ‘Janavani Kalushya Nivarani’? | Telangana |
| 30. Which Indian city achieved the highest ranking in India in Mercer’s Quality of Living City Index 2023? | Hyderabad |