CURRENT AFFAIRS MCQs JKSSB EXAM
1. Ministry of Women and Child Development launched‘Amrit Generation Campaign: Naye Bharat Ke Sapne’
along with which company?
| (a) Microsoft (c) Apple | (b) Google (d) Meta |
| As per the 5th State Food Safety Index, which state secured the top ranking among the larger states? | |
| (a) Punjab (c) West Bengal | (b) Uttar Pradesh (d) Kerala |
| What is the name of the portal launched for monitoring the implementation of Centrally Sponsored Schemes of | |
| Justice Ministry? (a) Info Vikas Portal (c) CSS Monitor Portal | (b) Nyaya Vikas Portal (d) Bharat Scheme Portal |
related to
(a) Retrieval of valuable articles
(b) Rescue and Rehabilitation
(c) Disabled friendly stations
(d) Operational safety
5. Gongadi Shawl’ recently seen in news is an ancient
woolcraft of
| (a) Telangana (c) Chhattisgarh | (b) Jammu and Kashmir (d) Rajasthan |
| Bima Vahak, Bima Vistaar and Bima Sugam, recently seen in news are related to which of the following | |
| sectors? (a) Insurance (c) Employment Generation | (b) Skill Development (d) Law Enforcement |
| Which of the following is the first state to declare the right to internet as a basic right by ensuring high speed broadband internet access to all houses? | |
| (a) Tamil Nadu (c) Kerala | (b) Uttar Pradesh (d) Gujarat |
| XPoSat, India’s first polarimetry mission, is being built | |
| by which institution? (a) HAL (c) ISRO | (b) DRDO (d) BARC |
| Who has been appointed as the Chairperson of the Cheetah Project Steering Committee set up by NTCA? | |
| (a) Rajesh Bansal (c) Ashwini Vaishnaw | (b) Jitendra Singh (d) Gagandeep Singh Bedi |
India?
(a) World Bank
(b) World Economic Forum
(c) International Monetary Fund
(d) World Trade Organisation
11. Which city hosted the ‘India-EU Global Gateway
Conference’?
| (a) Guwahati (c) Kolkata | (b) Shillong (d) Itanagar |
the Unique Identification Authority of India and director
general of the National Testing Agency, respectively.
(a) Amit Agrawal and Subodh Kumar Singh (b)
Richa Sharma and Rashmi Chowdhary
(c) Shyam Jagannathan and Subodh Kumar Singh
| (d) Chowdhary | Amit Agrawal and Rashmi | |
| 13. International Albinism Awareness Day is observed | ||
| annually on _________ (a) 31 June (c) 13 June | (b) 14 June (d) 24 June | |
| 14. Which institution launched the National Campaign- | ||
| “Addiction Free Amrit Kaal”? (a) NITI Aayog (c) NCPCR | (b) FSSAI (d) IMA | |
| 15.Which cyclonic storm developed over the east-central | ||
| and Arabian Sea? (a) Waferjoy (c) Cyclejoy | (b) Biporjoy (d) Centrejoy | |
| 16. Which state road transport corporation has been conferred with which UITP Award? | ||
| (a) Tamil Nadu | (b) Karnataka (d) Andhra Pradesh | |
| (c) | Kerala | |
| 17. Which state/UT conferred the ‘Green Champion Awards | ||
| 2022’? (a) Madhya Pradesh (c) Assam | (b) Tamil Nadu (d) West Bengal | |
| 18. As per the India Rankings 2023, which institution retained its first position in the Overall category? | ||
| (a) IISc Bengaluru | (b) IIT Madras (d) IIT Kharagpur | |
| (c) |
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| (a) NITI Aayog (c) SEBI | (b) RBI (d) NPCI |
| What was the Goods & Services Tax (GST) revenue collected in the month of May 2023? | |
| (a) Rs 1.17 lakh crore | (b) Rs 1.27 lakh crore (d) Rs 1.57 lakh crore |
| (c) | Rs 1.37 lakh crore |
| Which state launched a state-wide 15-day mega registration drive for MSMEs? | |
| (a) Jharkhand (c) Assam | (b) Uttar Pradesh (d) Gujarat |
Missile
| (i) | It is a long-range ballistic missile that will have a range of 3000 km to 5000 km. |
payload of around 1,000 Kg or a nuclear warhead.
Choose the correct statements:
| (a) i only (c) Both i and ii | (b) ii only (d) Neither i nor ii |
| Which Article of the Constitution requires the state governments to present their budget each year before | |
| the legislature? (a) Article 201 (c) Article 202 | (b) Article 101 (d) Article 302 |
| Kafue National Park (KNP), which was seen in the news, | |
| is located in which country? (a) Zambia (c) Egypt | (b) Latvia (d) Chile |
| Which country unveiled the ‘Obstetric Fistula Strategic | |
| Plan’? (a) China | (b) Zambia (d) Japan |
| (c) | Russia |
AYUSH Herbs and Products’?
(a) FSSAI
(b) Bureau of Indian Standards
(c) AYUSH Ministry
(d) Food and Agriculture Organisation
27. Which institution launched the ‘National Mission for
Mentoring’?
| (a) AICTE (c) NASSCOM | (b) NCTE (d) NITI Aayog |
Suraksha Campaign Report’?
(a) Ministry of Jal Shakti
(b) Ministry of Home Affairs
(c) Ministry of Rural Development
(d) Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
29. Consider the following statements about Sagar
Samriddhi
(i) It is an online dredging monitoring system which
helps to accelerate ‘Waste to Wealth’.
(ii) It is an initiative of Ministry of shipping.
Choose the correct statements:
| (a) i only (c) Both i and ii | (b) ii only (d) Neither i nor ii |
| 30. Diego Garcia Island, recently seen in news is located in which of the following Oceans? | |
| (a) Southern Ocean (c) Indian Ocean | (b) Atlantic Ocean (d) Arctic Ocean |
| 31. What is the outlay of ‘World’s Largest Grain Storage Plan | |
| in the Cooperative Sector’? (a) Rs 20 lakh crore | (b) Rs 5 lakh crore (d) Rs 2 lakh crore |
| (c) | Rs 1 lakh crore |
1. (d) Meta. The campaign’s aim is to empower and engage
the youth of India by encouraging them to express
their aspirations and dreams for the future.
2. (d) The 5th State Food Safety Index was released on the
occasion of World Food Safety Day. Among the larger
states, Kerala secured the top ranking, followed by
Punjab and Tamil Nadu.
3. (b) The Nyaya Vikas Portal provides information regarding
the funding, documentation, project monitoring, and
approval of centrally sponsored schemes.
4. (a) Under the Operation Amanat initiative, the Railway
Protection Force has taken a novel initiative to
make it easier for the passengers to get back their
lost luggage. It helps to track lost belongings of
passengers.
5. (a) Recently, Telangana’s woollen gongadi shawls have
been refashioned into shoes for farmers by alumni
of the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad.
Gongadi Shawl is a traditional woolen shawl woven
by the indigenous Kuruma and Kuruba communities
of Telangana.
6. (a) IRDAI has set up a 24-member committee to synergise
Bima Vahak, Bima Vistaar and the digital platform
– Bima Sugam. Bima Vahak, Bima Vistaar and Bima
Sugam are related to insurance sector.
7. (c) The Kerala government officially launched the Kerala
Fibre Optical Network (KFON). Through KFON, Kerala
became the first state to declare the right to the
internet a basic right.
8. (c) XPoSat (X-Ray Polarimeter Satellite) is India’s first
polarimetry mission. It is currently being built by ISRO
and Raman Research Institute. It will study various
dynamics of bright astronomical X-ray sources in
extreme conditions.
9. (a) Rajesh Bansal, the Secretary General of the Global
Tiger Forum, has been appointed Chairman of the
Cheetah Project Steering Committee set up by the
NTCA.
10. (a) The Rejuvenating Watersheds for Agricultural
Resilience through Innovative Development
(REWARD) program is a World Bank-assisted initiative
that is being implemented from 2021 to 2026.
11. (b) The India-EU Global Gateway Conference took place
in Shillong, focusing on boosting connectivity and
infrastructure in the Indian subcontinent. It will focus
on three pillars: digital, energy, and transport.
12. (a) Senior IAS officers Amit Agrawal and Subodh
Kumar Singh have been appointed as CEO Unique
Identification Authority of India and director general
of the National Testing Agency.
13. (c) International Albinism Awareness Day is observed
annually on 13th June to create awareness about
a genetic skin condition called Albinism. This year’s
theme was “Inclusion is Strength.”
14. (c) The National Campaign “Addiction Free Amrit Kaal”
was recently launched by the National Commission
for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR). Its aim is to
make India a tobacco and drug-free nation among
children.
15. (b) The cyclonic storm “Biporjoy” has developed over
the east-central and the nearby southeast Arabian
Sea. It is expected to intensify into a severe cyclonic
storm with a wind speed of 115-125 kmph and gusts
of 140 kmph.
16. (c) The UITP (Union Internationale des Transports
Publics) award was conferred recently on the Kerala
State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC). It is the
International Association of Public Transport and
Sustainable Urban Mobility and was established in
1885.
17. (b) The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB)
recently conferred the Green Champion Awards 2022.
This award will be given in recognition of the excellent
contribution towards Protection of Environment by
the District Collectors during the financial year 2022-
23.
18. (b) Indian Institute of Technology Madras retains its 1st
position in Overall Category for fifth consecutive
year, i.e. 2019 to 2023 and in Engineering for eighth
consecutive year, i.e. from 2016 to 2023.
19. (b) Antardrishti is a financial inclusion dashboard
launched by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor
Shaktikanta Das. It will provide insights required to
assess and monitor the progress of financial inclusion
by capturing relevant parameters.
20. (d) The Goods & Services Tax (GST) revenue collected in
the month of May 2023 rose 12% on an annual basis
to Rs 1.57 lakh crore. The Finance Ministry reported
the GST collections for the month of April 2023 at Rs
1.87 lakh crore, the highest ever.
21. (b) The Uttar Pradesh government began a 15-day
registration push for micro, small, and medium-sized
enterprises (MSMEs). With the help of the campaign,
the estimated 14 lakh MSMEs that have not yet
registered with the MSME Udyam portal would be
able to take advantage of all the state government's
programmes.
22. (b) It is a short-range ballistic missile that will have a range
of 1000 km to 1500 km. Recently, New Generation
Ballistic Missile ‘Agni Prime’ was successfully flighttested by Defence Research and Development
Organisation (DRDO) from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island.
23. (c) Article 202 of the Constitution requires the state
governments to present their budget each year
before the legislature.
24. (a) Zambia’s Kafue National Park (KNP) is the third largest
national park in Africa. New reports reveal that lion
and leopard population in this region are rebounding,
after 50 years of poaching.
25. (b) Zambia unveiled the Obstetric Fistula Strategic Plan
for the period 2022–2026. Obstetric fistula is a health
condition characterised by the formation of an
opening between the passage through which a baby
is delivered and the urinary or digestive system.
26. (b) The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) recently
notified 31 Indian standards related to Ayush herbs
and products. It includes 30 herbs and one product
including a stainless steel neti pot.
27. (b) National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE)
launched NMM in Pilot mode in selected 30 Central
Schools across the country. It aimed at creating a
pool of outstanding professionals willing to provide
mentoring for school teachers and promote their
professional development.
28. (a) Swachh Jal Se Suraksha Campaign Report was
released recently under the Jal Jeevan Mission. The
campaign was organised from 2nd October, 2022 to
31st March, 2023.
29. (c) The system aims to enhance productivity, improve
contract management, and promote the effective
reuse of dredged material. It aligns with the vision of
Atmanirbhar Bharat and Make in India, strengthening
the country's technological capabilities.
30. (c) Diego Garcia the largest and southernmost member
of the Chagos Archipelago, in the central Indian
Ocean. It is a part of the British Indian Ocean Territory.
31. (c) The Union Cabinet recently approved the formation
and the empowerment of an Inter-Ministerial
Committee (IMC) to create the “world’s largest grain
storage plan in the cooperative sector”, with an
outlay of Rs 1 lakh crore