CURRENT AFFAIRS MCQs for JKSSB EXAM

 CURRENT AFFAIRS MCQs for JKSSB EXAM 

1. Who is the first Indian Prime Minister to address a joint
session of the US Congress twice?
(a) Narendra Modi
(b) H. D. Deve Gowda
(c) Manmohan Singh
(d) Both a and b
2. Who has become the third fastest cricketer to complete
15 centuries in One Day International cricket?
(a) Harry Brook
(b) Glenn Maxwell
(c) Virat Kohli
(d) Shai Hope
3. Which state's hockey team won the Hockey India Junior
Men's National Championship 2023?
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Haryana
(d) Punjab
4. Who launched the PM Kisan mobile app with face
authentication feature?
(a) Piyush Goyal
(b) Narendra Singh Tomar
(c) Anurag Thakur
(d) Smriti Irani
5. When is International Olympic Day celebrated annually?
(a) 21st June
(b) 22nd June
(c) 23rd June
(d) 24th June
6. Who has been appointed as the chairman of the National
Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission?
(a) Justice Ajay Agarwal
(b) Justice AP Sahi
(c) Justice Ramesh Sinha
(d) Justice Deepak Kumar Mishra
7. Who has been appointed as the new Executive Director
by the Reserve Bank of India?
(a) P. Vasudevan
(b) Urjit Patel
(c) PK Sinha
(d) Rajiv Kumar
8. India has signed MoU with which country for Electoral
Corporation?
(a) Brazil
(b) Argentina
(c) Panama
(d) Kenya
9. Who has been appointed as the President of Basketball
Federation of India?
(a) Riya Singh
(b) Arjun Mohanty
(c) Aadhav Arjun
(d) Ajay Sinha
10. Which is the most peaceful country in the world
according to the Global Peace Index 2023?
(a) Denmark
(b) Ireland
(c) New Zealand
(d) Iceland
11. Which country has become the new permanent member
of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation?
(a) Sri Lanka
(b) Belarus
(c) Mongolia
(d) Iran
12. Who has been appointed as the chief selector of the
Indian men's cricket team?
(a) Sourav Ganguly
(b) Virender Sehwag
(c) Ajit Agarkar
(d) Venkatesh Prasad
13. With whom has DGCA tied up for drone technology?
(a) ISRO
(b) Garuda Aerospace
(c) NASA
(d) EASA
14. Who has been re-appointed as the Solicitor General of
India?
(a) Alok Sinha
(b) Kapil Sibal
(c) Anurag Puri
(d) Tushar Mehta

15. Who has taken oath as the new Deputy Chief Minister of
Maharashtra?
(a) Sharad Pawar
(b) Ajit Pawar
(c) Sanjay Raut
(d) Aditya Thackeray
16. Who has become the first Indian to win gold in the recurve
category of the Youth World Archery Championships?
(a) Partha Salunkhe
(b) Limba Ram
(c) Atanu Das
(d) Jayant Talukdar
17. Which Indian badminton player has won the title of
Canada Open?
(a) Parupalli Kashyap
(b) Shrikant Kidambi
(c) Lakshya Sen
(d) B Sai Praneeth
18. Who has been appointed as the new chairman of the
International Financial Services Centers Authority?
(a) Injeti Srinivas
(b) K Rajaraman
(c) Ajay Sinha
(d) Rahul Johri
19. Which Formula 1 racer has won the British Grand Prix
title?
(a) Lando Norris
(b) Max Verstappen
(c) Lewis Hamilton
(d) Giles Richards
20. Where is the 3rd Trade and Investment Working Group
meeting under the G20 chairmanship of India being
held?
(a) Gandhinagar
(b) Ahmedabad
(c) Kevadia
(d) Surat
21. At which airport in India, the country's first elevated
cross taxiway service has been started?
(a) Indira Gandhi International Airport
(b) Kolkata International Airport
(c) Varanasi International Airport
(d) Mumbai International Airport
22. Which city is hosting the G20 Culture Working Group
meeting?
(a) Hampi
(b) Jaipur
(c) Patna
(d) Kushinagar
23. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has nominated
from which state for the upcoming Rajya Sabha
elections?
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Gujarat
(d) Kerala
24. Who is the most valuable franchise in the Indian Premier
League?
(a) Mumbai Indians
(b) Chennai Super Kings
(c) Royal Challengers Bangalore
(d) Gujarat Titans
25. In which country a national health emergency has been
declared due to 'Guillain-Barre syndrome'?
(a) Cuba
(b) Brazil
(c) Chile
(d) Peru
26. Who launched the 'Bharat6G Alliance' in New Delhi?
(a) Narendra Modi
(b) Amit Shah
(c) Ashwini Vaishnav
(d) S Jaishankar
27. Which union minister inaugurated the new campus of
Canteen Store Department Depot in Ambala?
(a) Rajnath Singh
(b) Amit Shah
(c) Piyush Goyal
(d) Ajay Bhatt
28. In which country the first IIT campus outside India will
be set up?
(a) Kenya
(b) South Africa
(c) Egypt
(d) Tanzania
29. Which pair won the junior mixed team compound gold
medal at the World Archery Youth Championships 2023?
(a) Priyansh and Avneet Kaur
(b) Tarundeep and Deepika Kumari
(c) Atanu Das and Dola Banerjee
(d) Tarundeep and Avneet Kaur
30. Who has been named the AIFF Men's Players of the Year
2023?
(a) Sunil Chhetri
(b) Lalianzuala Changte
(c) Deepak Kumar
(d) Ravi Dahiya
31. Who has been appointed as the President of Basketball
Federation of India?
(a) Riya Singh
(b) Arjun Mohanty
(c) Adhav Arjun
(d) Ajay Sinha
32. Which is the most peaceful country in the world
according to the Global Peace Index 2023?
(a) Denmark
(b) Ireland
(c) New Zealand
(d) Iceland
33. With which country did the Indian Navy conduct an 11-
day military exercise in Kochi?
(a) USA
(b) Japan
(c) France
(d) Germany
34. Who won the gold medal in the men's 800m freestyle
event at the National Swimming Championships?
(a) Mahesh Kohli
(b) Mridul Sinha
(c) Ravi Nayak
(d) Aryan Nehra
35. Which player won the men's title of Wimbledon Grand
Slam 2023?
(a) Novak Djokovic
(b) Carlos Alcaraz
(c) Daniil Medvedev
(d) Rafael Nadal
36. In which city IIT Delhi is going to open its first global
campus?
(a) Dubai
(b) Muscat
(c) Havana
(d) Abu Dhabi
37. India participating with which country in the military
exercise 'Nomadic Elephant- 2023'?
(a) France
(b) Indonesia
(c) Mongolia
(d) Thailand
38. Who won bronze medal in ISSF Shotgun World Cup?
(a) Prithviraj Tondaiman
(b) Saurabh Chowdhary
(c) Vijay Kumar
(d) Manu Bhaker
39. Who has recently released the 'National
Multidimensional Poverty Index'?
(a) Ministry of Home Affairs
(b) NITI Aayog
(c) Ministry of Finance
(d) Ministry of Agriculture
40. In which state of India the annual 'Bonalu Festival' was
organized?
(a) Telangana
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Assam
(d) Sikkim
41. Which Union Minister has chaired the Regional
Conference on 'Drugs Trafficking and National Security'?
(a) S Jaishankar
(b) Amit Shah
(c) Rajnath Singh
(d) Nitin Gadkari
42. Which Australian city has decided not to host the
Commonwealth Games 2026?
(a) Gold Coast
(b) Perth
(c) Sydney
(d) Victoria
43. Congress leader Oommen Chandy passed away, he was
the former Chief Minister of which state?
(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Telangana
(d) Kerala
44. India has recently signed an agreement with which
country to develop new generation military equipment?
(a) China
(b) UK
(c) France
(d) Germany
45. Who has become the first unseeded female player to
win the Wimbledon Grand Slam?
(a) Marketa Vondrousova
(b) Ons Jabeur
(c) Barbora Strycova
(d) Hsieh Su-wei
46. Which state has secured the first position in NITI Aayog's
Export Preparedness Index 2022?
(a) Gujarat
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) Maharashtra
47. PM Modi inaugurated the Integrated Terminal of Veer
Savarkar International Airport, in which state/UT?
(a) Puducherry
(b) Sikkim
(c) Lakshadweep
(d) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
48. What is the rank of Indian passport as per Henley
Passport Index 2023?
(a) 80th
(b) 81st
(c) 82nd
(d) 83rd
49. In which country 'International Defense Exhibition 2023'
will be organized?
(a) South Korea
(b) India
(c) China
(d) Singapore
50. ADB has retained India's growth forecast for the current
financial year at what percent?
(a) 6.3 percent
(b) 6.4 percent
(c) 6.5 percent
(d) 6.6 percent
51. Where was the 3rd G20 Finance Ministers and Central
Bank Governors meeting held?
(a) Lucknow
(b) Jaipur
(c) Gandhinagar
(d) Bhopal
52. Who has been appointed as the 25th Director General of
the Indian Coast Guard?
(a) Ajay Sinha
(b) Ranvijay Singh
(c) Mahesh Sharma
(d) Rakesh Pal
53. When is the International Chess Day observed annually?
(a) 19th July
(b) 20th July
(c) 21st July
(d) 22nd July
54. In which state will the 69th edition of the Filmfare
Awards be organized in the year 2024?
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Gujarat
(d) Goa
55. Who has become the second longest serving Chief
Minister in India?
(a) Nitish Kumar
(b) Yogi Adityanath
(c) Mamta Banerjee
(d) Naveen Patnaik
56. India has handed over the corvette 'INS Kirpan' to which
country?
(a) Sri Lanka
(b) Indonesia
(c) Maldives
(d) Vietnam
57. In which state 'Mission Shakti Scooter Scheme' has been
approved?
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Chhattisgarh
(c) Odisha
(d) Bihar
58. 'Semicon India 2023' will be organized in which state of
India?
(a) Gujarat
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Assam
(d) Odisha
59. Where is the 3rd G-20 Disaster Risk Reduction Working
Group meeting being held?
(a) Chennai
(b) Jaipur
(c) Varanasi
(d) Patna
60. Where will PM Modi inaugurate Gujarat's first greenfield
airport?
(a) Surat
(b) Ahmedabad
(c) Gandhinagar
(d) Hirasar
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1. (a) PM Modi has become the first Indian Prime Minister
to address the joint session of the US Congress twice.
He is the second international leader to do so after
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Earlier,
PM Modi had addressed a joint session of the US
Congress in the year 2016.
2. (d) West Indies captain Shai Hope became the third
fastest batsman to complete 15 centuries in ODI
cricket. In this case, he has broken the record of Indian
cricketer Virat Kohli. He completed his 15th century
against Nepal in the World Cup Qualifier-2023 match.
Hope completed his 15 centuries in 105 innings while
Virat Kohli completed his 15 ODI centuries in 106
innings.
3. (b) Hockey Madhya Pradesh won the 13th Hockey India
Junior Men National Championship 2023 by defeating
Hockey Chandigarh in the final at Birsa Munda
Hockey Stadium. On the other hand, the Haryana
team secured the third position in the competition.
Shreyas Dhupe (17', 46'), Mohammad Konain Dad
(25') and Ali Ahmed (52') scored for Madhya Pradesh.
4. (b) Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar
has launched PM Kisan mobile app with face
authentication feature. With the help of this facility,
any farmer can easily complete e-KYC by scanning his
face without OTP or fingerprint even sitting at home.
PM Kisan is one of the biggest DBT schemes in the
world, under which farmers get Rs. 6000 directly
transferred through Aadhaar linked bank accounts in
three instalments in a year.
5. (c) International Olympic Day is celebrated annually
across the world on 23rd June. This day is celebrated to
commemorate the establishment of the International
Olympic Committee (IOC). The celebration of this
day was started in 1948. The International Olympic
Committee was established on 23rd June 1894. The
IOC organizes several events on this day to promote
sports and Olympic values.
6. (b) Former Chief Justice of the Madras and Patna High
Courts, Justice AP Sahi has been appointed as the
new chairman of the National Consumer Disputes
Redressal Commission (NCDRC). Justice Sahi will have
a tenure of four years as the head of the NCDRC.
NCDRC is a quasi-judicial commission established in
1988 under the Consumer Protection Act.
7. (a) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has appointed
Vasudevan as Executive Director. RBI said in a
statement that he will head the Department of
Currency Management, Corporate Strategy and
Budget (Areas other than Budget and Funds).
Vasudevan holds a bachelor's degree in commerce
and is a Fellow of the Institute of Cost Accountants of
India.
8. (c) The Election Commission of India and the Electoral
Tribunal (ET) of Panama signed an MoU in Panama
City to establish an institutional framework for
cooperation in the field of election management and
administration. The Election Commission of India
and the Electoral Tribunal of Panama are members
of the Association of World Election Bodies. Panama
is a country located in Central America, its capital is
Panama City.
9. (c) Tamil Nadu Basketball Association (TNBA) president
Aadhav Arjun has been elected as the president of
the Basketball Federation of India. Adhav won 38
votes out of 39, defeating the current president K
Govindaraj. BFI is the governing body of the game
of basketball in India. It was established in 1950. It
is affiliated with FIBA Asia and the Indian Olympic
Association.
10. (d) Recently Global Peace Index (GPI) 2023 has been
released. Under this, the ranking of 163 countries
of the world has been prepared. According to this
ranking, Iceland is the most peaceful country in the
world. This report has been released by the Institute
for Economics and Peace (IEP). India ranks 126th in
the Global Peace Index (GPI) 2022 ranking. According
to the report, Afghanistan is the most troubled
country in the world.
11. (d) Iran has formally become a full member of the
Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). Till now
SCO consisted of eight member states, which include
China, Russia, India, Pakistan and four Central Asian
countries Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and
Uzbekistan.
12. (c) Former Indian fast bowler Ajit Agarkar has been
appointed as the chief selector of the Indian men's
cricket team. Shiv Sundar Das had become the interim
chief selector after Chetan Sharma resigned from the
post in February.
13. (d) Indian aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil
Aviation (DGCA) has signed an MoU with European
aviation regulator European Union Aviation Safety
Agency (EASA) for cooperation in unmanned aircraft
systems and innovative air technology. Under this,
cooperation will be done in the field of unmanned
aircraft and new air technology between the two civil
aviation authorities.
14. (d) The Modi government at the Center has re-appointed
Tushar Mehta as the Solicitor General of India for
3-years. Tushar was appointed the Solicitor General
in October 2018. Mehta's tenure has been extended
earlier also. Along with this, the tenure of 6 Additional
Solicitors General for the Supreme Court has also
been extended for a period of 3-years
15. (b) NCP leader Ajit Pawar has taken oath as the new
Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra. This is the
third time in the last 5-years that Ajit Pawar has taken
oath as the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra.
With this, he has become a part of Chief Minister
Eknath Shinde's government.
16. (a) In the Youth World Archery Championship, India's
Parth Salunkhe created history by becoming the
first player from India to win the gold medal in the
recurve category of the championship. Parth from
Satara in Maharashtra defeated the Korean player
in the Under-21 men's recurve individual final. This
tournament was organized in Limerick, Ireland.
17. (c) India's 21-year-old badminton player Lakshya Sen has
won the title of Canada Open. This is his first title of
this year. Sen defeated All England Open champion
and Chinese shuttler Li Shi Feng in the men's singles
final. Lakshya Sen became the Commonwealth
Games champion in August 2022.
18. (b) Government of India Telecom Secretary K. Rajaraman
has been appointed as the new chairman of the
International Financial Services Centers Authority
(IFSCA). He will replace Injeti Srinivas, the first
chairperson of the regulatory authority. IFSCA was
established in April 2020 under the International
Financial Services Centers Authority Act, 2019. It is
headquartered in GIFT City, Gandhinagar.
19. (b) Red Bull's Formula 1 racer Max Verstappen has won
the British Grand Prix title. This is his sixth title in a
row. At the same time, Lando Norris of McLaren
finished second. Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes
finished third. Verstappen's maiden British Grand
Prix victory brought Red Bull to McLaren's record of
11 consecutive race wins. Recently, Max Verstappen
won the Austrian Grand Prix title.
20. (c) As part of India's G20 chairmanship, the 3rd Trade
and Investment Working Group meeting is being held
in Kevadia. More than 75 international delegates
from various G20 countries are participating in this
three-day meeting. Significantly, this year India is
presiding over the G20 group.
21. (a) The country's first elevated cross taxiway (ECT)
service has been started at Delhi's Indira Gandhi
International Airport. With its help, the operational
efficiency of the airport will increase and it will also
help in reducing carbon emissions. This dual lane ECT
service is of 2.1 km which will connect the northern
and southern airfields of the airport.
22. (a) The third meeting of the G20 Culture Working Group
(CWG) is being organized in Hampi, Karnataka.
Union Parliamentary Affairs and Coal and Mines
Minister Prahlad Joshi also participated in this
meeting. International representatives of various G20
countries are participating in this meeting. The aim of
the G20 Culture Working Group is to make a place in
the Guinness Book of World Records by creating the
largest masterpiece of 'Lambani Embroidery Patch
Work'.
23. (c) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar filed his
nomination papers for the upcoming Rajya Sabha
elections in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. The Election
Commission of India recently announced the schedule
of elections to be held on July 24 on 10 Rajya Sabha
seats in Goa, Gujarat and West Bengal. Ten members
from these states are retiring in July and August. The
last date for filing nominations for the vacant seats of
Rajya Sabha is July 13. The counting of votes will be
done on July 24.
24. (b) The stand-alone brand value of the Indian Premier
League has now increased to US$3.2 billion, up
80% from US$1.8 billion in 2022. Global investment
bank Houlihan Lokey has confirmed this in its IPL
Brand Valuation Study 2023. Current IPL champions
Chennai Super Kings have the highest brand value as
compared to other IPL teams. CSK tops the list with a
brand value of $212 million. After this is the place of
RCB and MI.
25. (d) Peru has declared a 90-day national health emergency
due to a rise in cases of the neurological disorder
Guillain-Barre syndrome. Guillain-Barre syndrome
is a rare neurological disorder in which the body's
immune system attacks the nerves. Peru is a South
American country, its capital is 'Lima'.
26. (c) Communications and IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnav
has launched the 'Bharat 6G Alliance' in New Delhi.
Speaking on the occasion, he said that India has made
significant progress in the field of telecommunication
by securing more than 200 patents for 6G technology.
The purpose of this alliance is to understand the
business and social needs of 6G technology by rising
above the technical requirements.
27. (d) Minister of State for Defense Ajay Bhatt inaugurated
the new campus of Canteen Stores Department (CSD)
Depot in Ambala. This complex has been constructed
by Dedicated Freight Corridor India Limited under the
Ministry of Railways. The Canteen Stores Department
was established in 1948. CSD has 34 regional depots
across the country.
28. (d) India and Tanzania have signed an MoU for setting
up a new campus of IIT Madras. It is the first IIT
campus to be established outside India. Union
Minister of Education and Skill Development and
Entrepreneurship Dharmendra Pradhan described
this decision as historic. Tanzania is an East African
country, its capital is Dodoma.
29. (a) Indian pair Priyansh and Avneet Kaur won the gold
medal in the junior mixed team compound event
at the World Archery Youth Championships 2023 in
Ireland. They defeated the Israeli team in the final
with a close score of 146–144. India's Manav Jadhav
and Aishwarya Sharma also won the bronze medal
in the cadet mixed compound event by defeating
Mexico. The World Archery Youth Championships
event is being held in Ireland from 3rd to 9th July
30. (b) India and Mumbai City FC player Lallianzuala Changte
has been named the All India Football Federation
(AIFF) Men's Footballer of the Year. Lallianzuala had
performed brilliantly in the Indian Super League (ISL)
and the national team. On the other hand, Manisha
Kalyan won the Best Female Footballer of the Year
award for the second time in a row.
31. (c) Tamil Nadu Basketball Association (TNBA) President
Aadhav Arjun has been elected as the President of the
Basketball Federation of India. Adhav won 38 votes out
of 39, defeating the current president K Govindaraj.
BFI is the governing body of the game of basketball
in India. It was established in 1950. It is affiliated with
FIBA Asia and the Indian Olympic Association.
32. (d) Recently Global Peace Index (GPI) 2023 has been
released. Under this, the ranking of 163 countries
of the world has been prepared. According to this
ranking, Iceland is the most peaceful country in the
world. The data for the year 2022 has been included
in this. This report has been released by the Institute
for Economics and Peace (IEP). India ranks 126th in
the Global Peace Index (GPI) 2022 ranking. According
to the report, Afghanistan is the most troubled
country in the world.
33. (a) The navies of India and the US conducted an 11-day
military exercise in Kochi, which focused on boosting
operational coordination. Both the navies have been
participating in joint rescue and EOD exercises since
2005. This was the seventh edition of this event.
34. (d) India's swimmer Aryan Nehra has won the gold
medal in the men's 800m freestyle event at the
National Swimming Championships. Along with this,
he has also made a new national record. Karnataka's
Harshika Ramachandra and Maharashtra's swimmer
Ananya Nayak also created new national records
in the women's 200m medley and 100m freestyle
events, respectively.
35. (b) Spain's young player Carlos Alcaraz created history
by winning his first Wimbledon title. Alcaraz defeated
veteran Novak Djokovic in the men's singles final of
Wimbledon 2023. This is his second Grand Slam title.
He has become the third youngest player to win the
Wimbledon Men's title. Alcaraz won the US Open
title in the year 2022.
36. (d) IIT Delhi is going to set up its first Global Campus
in Abu Dhabi (UAE). Bachelor's degree courses are
also expected to start from September 2024. The
MoU related to this was signed in Abu Dhabi in the
presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Earlier,
IIT Madras also announced setting up its first global
campus in the African country of Tanzania.
37. (c) The armies of India and Mongolia are participating in
the joint military exercise 'Nomadic Elephant-23'. This
military exercise is being organized in Ulaanbaatar,
the capital of Mongolia. This military exercise will be
organized from 17 to 31 July 2023. Exercise 'Nomadic
Elephant' is an annual training program of India with
Mongolia which is conducted alternately in Mongolia
and India.
38. (a) Indian shooter Prithviraj Tondaiman won the bronze
medal at the ISSF Shotgun World Cup in Italy. The ISSF
Shotgun World Cup is being organized in Lonato, Italy.
Prithviraj Tondiman is the only medal winner of India
in Lonato shooting meet. Earlier, he had won a bronze
medal in Doha.
39. (b) NITI Aayog has recently released the National
Multidimensional Poverty Index. According to its
data, between 2015-16 and 2019-21, the number
of persons living in multidimensional poverty in the
country has dropped from 24.85 per cent to 14.96
per cent. Uttar Pradesh has registered the highest
decline in the number of poor with 3.43 crore people,
followed by Bihar and Madhya Pradesh.
40. (a) The annual Bonalu Festival was organized in
Telangana's capital Hyderabad, especially in parts
of the old city. This festival is celebrated every year
during the Hindu lunar month of Ashadha. Bonalu is
an annual festival celebrated in parts of Telangana
including Hyderabad and Secunderabad. The festival
is dedicated to Goddess Mahakali, who is believed
to be an incarnation of Goddess Durga. The word
'Bonam' in Telugu means 'food' or 'feast'
41. (b) Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired the Regional
Conference on 'Drugs Smuggling and National
Security' in Delhi. More than 1,44,000 kg of drugs
worth Rs 2,416 crore were destroyed in various parts
of the country by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB)
in coordination with the Anti-Narcotics Task Force
(ANTF) of all states in the presence of the Home
Minister at the event.
42. (d) The Australian state of Victoria has decided not to
host the 2026 Commonwealth Games. Victoria's
Premier Dan Andrews told that his state is not ready
for about 7 billion Australian dollars to be spent in
its organization. The 12-day Commonwealth Games
(2026) was proposed to be held in Victoria, Australia.
43. (d) Senior Congress leader and former Kerala CM
Oommen Chandy has passed away. He was 79 years
old and was ill for a long time. He was the Chief
Minister of Kerala from 2004 to 2006 and again from
2011 to 2016. Chandy held the record for the longest
tenure as a member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly,
representing Puthupalli for 18,728 days. Chandy was
also honored with the 2013 United Nations Public
Service Award from the Asia-Pacific region.
44. (c) India and France have agreed to develop new
generation military equipment as part of a long-term
roadmap. French Ambassador to India Emmanuel
Lenain has informed about this and called it a
reflection of "trust and strong partnership". This
agreement was done during the visit of Prime
Minister Narendra Modi to Paris. Recently the PM of
India had visited France where he was honored with
the highest honor of Japan.
45. (a) Marketa Vondrousova of the Czech Republic has
become the first unseeded female player to win the
Wimbledon Grand Slam. In the final match, Marketa
defeated Ons Jabeur of Tunisia by 6-4, 6-4. She
achieved this feat as the first unseeded woman in the
Wimbledon final in 60 years. This is Vondrousova's
first Grand Slam title.
46. (b) NITI Aayog has recently released the Export
Preparedness Index 2022. This time Tamil Nadu has
achieved the top rank by leaving behind Maharashtra
and Gujarat. The Export Preparedness Index evaluates
a state's preparedness based on its export potential
and performance. Tamil Nadu topped with a score of
80.89 while Maharashtra with a score of 78.20 and
Karnataka (76.36) came third.
47. (d) Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the
Integrated Terminal Building of Veer Savarkar
International Airport Integrated Terminal, Port Blair
in virtual mode. About Rs 710 crore has been spent
in completing this project. This new terminal building
will provide ease of doing business and increase
connectivity in the region.
48. (a) According to the new report of Henley Passport Index,
Singapore's passport has become the most powerful
passport in the world. In this case, Singapore has
left behind the number one ranked Japan. Japan is
third in this year's ranking. India is at 80th place in
this ranking Indian citizens can visit only 57 countries
without visa. In this list, China is 63rd, Bhutan 84th,
Myanmar 89th, Sri Lanka 95th, Bangladesh 96th,
Nepal 98th and Pakistan 100th.
49. (a) The International Aerospace and Defense Exhibition
(ADEX) 2023 will be organized in Seoul, the capital of
South Korea. 550 companies from 35 countries will
participate in this defense exhibition. This six-day
defense exhibition will start on 17 October 2023.
This will be the biggest ever edition of the exhibition,
which was first held in 1996.
50. (b) The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has retained
India's economic growth forecast at 6.4 per cent for
the current financial year and 6.7 per cent for the
next financial year. In its update of the Asian Growth
Outlook, ADB forecast inflation for developing
economies in Asia to be 3.6 percent this year and
3.4 percent in 2024. The Indian economy grew by 7.2
percent in the financial year 2022-23 ending March
2023.
51. (c) The third G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank
Governors meeting under the chairmanship of India
was held in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. The theme of the
G20 summit to be held under the chairmanship of
India is "One Earth, One Family, One Future".
52. (d) The Ministry of Defense has appointed Rakesh Pal,
an alumnus of the Indian Naval Academy, as the 25th
Director General of the Indian Coast Guard. Rakesh
had joined the Indian Coast Guard in January 1989.
Significantly, in February 2023, Rakesh was given the
additional charge of the post of Director General of
the Indian Coast Guard. The Indian Coast Guard was
established on 1 February 1977.
53. (b) Under the initiative of the International Chess
Federation (FIDE), International Chess Day is
celebrated annually on 20 July across the world. It
was started in the year 1966. FIDE was recognized
by the International Olympic Committee in 1999. No
official announcement has been made regarding the
theme of World Chess Day 2023.
54. (c) In the year 2024, the 69th edition of the Filmfare
Awards will be organized in Gujarat, for which
preparations have been started. This is the first time
that the Filmfare Awards will be organized in Gujarat.
Its organization will promote film destination and
tourism in the state. Filmfare Awards is an annual
award ceremony, first organized in 1954.
55. (d) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has become the
second longest serving Chief Minister in the country.
He has left behind former West Bengal Chief Minister
Jyoti Basu in this matter. Naveen Patnaik has been
on the post of Chief Minister of Odisha for 23 years
and 138 days. The record of being the Chief Minister
for the longest time in India is recorded in the name
of Pawan Kumar Chamling, former Chief Minister of
Sikkim.
56. (d) India has recently handed over the Indian Navy's
Corvette INS Kirpan to the Vietnam People's Navy
(VPN). INS Kirpan served in the Indian Navy for 32
years, which has now been decommissioned. India
is also helping Vietnam in building defense technical
capabilities for which a grant of $5 million has also
been given. Vietnam is a Southeast Asian country, its
capital is Hanoi.
57. (c) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has approved
the Mission Shakti scooter scheme. Under this
scheme, interest subvention will be provided to the
beneficiaries on bank loans up to Rs 1,00,000, so
that they can buy scooters. This initiative ensures
affordable access to two-wheelers for Mission Shakti
Federation Leaders and CSS. For this scheme from the
government side, Rs 528.55 crore has been allocated
in the next five years.
58. (a) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate
'Semicon India 2023' in Gandhinagar, Gujarat on
28th of this month. Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel
will inaugurate a special exhibition for the public
tomorrow. In this exhibition, information will be given
about the manufacturing process of semiconductors
and the progress made in this field. This exhibition
will remain open till 30th of this month.
59. (a) The third G20 Disaster Risk Reduction Working Group
meeting is being organized in Chennai under the
chairmanship of India. Ms. Mami Mizutori, Special
Representative of the United Nations SecretaryGeneral for Disaster Risk Reduction, addressed
the meeting. The UN Special Representative also
discussed the Climate Crisis National Financial Plan.
60. (d) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate
Gujarat's first greenfield airport at Hirasar near Rajkot
on 27 July. This airport, built in an area of 1500 acres
at a cost of 1,405 crores, has been renamed as Rajkot
International Airport