March 2023, One Liner Current Affairs
March 2023, One Liner Current Affairs
1. | Who won the Women’s Singles Title in National Badminton Championship? | Anupama Upadhyay |
2. | Who took over as the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Western Naval Command? | Dinesh K Tripathi |
3. | Which country has been honoured with the Government Leadership Award 2023 by the GSM Association? | India |
4. | Who has been appointed as the Science Chief by the US Space Agency NASA? | Nicola Fox |
5. | Who has taken over as the new Principal Director General of PIB? | Rajesh Malhotra |
6. | In which city is the G20 Foreign Ministers’ meeting being held? | New Delhi |
7. | When is World Civil Defense Day observed every year? | 01 March |
8. | North East India’s first compressed biogas plant project has been inaugurated in which state? | Assam |
9. | Which state / UTs has been chosen by India Today Tourism Survey for the best adventure tourism award? | Jammu and Kashmir |
10. | National Science Day is celebrated every year on which day? | 28 February |
11. | What is the theme of National Science Day 2023? | Global Science for Global Wellness |
12. | India has joined the Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate with an aim to accelerate investment and support for climate-smart agriculture and food systems innovation, the mission was launched by _______. | UAE and USA |
13. | Foreign direct investment (FDI) into India declined by 15 per cent to USD 36.75 billion during the April-December this fiscal year, which country was the top investor? | Singapore |
14. | Who has been appointed as the new Secretary General of Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI)? | Shailesh Pathak |
15. | Who is the second player in history to score 700 career club goals? | Lionel Messi |
16. | ________ temple become India’s first to induct robotic elephant for ritual duties. | Kerala |
17. | Which country has agreed to increase the policy interest rate by 2% or 200 basis points to meet another condition set by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to unlock USD 1.1 billion of the bailout package? | Pakistan |
18. | Direct benefit transfers reach Rs ____ trillion so far in the current financial year. | 5.5 trillion |
19. | This year _____ birth anniversary of Sant Sevalal Maharaj, the spiritual and religious leader of the Banjara community. | 284th |
20. | Which bank has announced it has entered into an agreement with ExportImport Bank of India (India Exim Bank) under Trade Assistance Programme (TAP)to support cross-border trade transactions? | RBL Bank |
21. | Which country to invest ₹7,200 crores in Uttar Pradesh, HMI Group developing 30 hotels? | Japan |
22. | Tata Sons-owned Air India’s ‘historic’ order of ________ from French aerospace major Airbus and U.S. aircraft maker Boeing will be at a list price of $70 billion. | 470 aircraft |
23. | Which team has defeated Newcastle to win the Carabao Cup title in 2023 after six years? | Manchester United |
24. | Which women’s hockey team has won the 13th Hockey India Senior Women National Championship 2023? | Madhya Pradesh |
25. | World Civil Defence Day is observed on _______ to raise awareness about the importance of civil defence measures. | 1st March |
26. | Who has been appointed by Pepsi India as its Brand Ambassador? | Ranveer Kapoor |
27. | The popular song ‘Naatu Naatu’ which is nominated in the ‘Best Original Song’ category will be performed at the 95th Academy Awards or Oscar awards.
Naatu Naatu song belongs to which Indian Movie? |
RRR |
28. | Which Indian Cricketer statue installed inside the iconic Wankhede stadium where he played his last game for India? | Sachin Tendulkar |
29. | India’s GDP growth slows to _____ in October-December quarter. | 4.4% |
30. | What is the theme of World Civil Defence Day 2023? | Uniting the world’s leading specialists for the safety and security of future generations. |
31. | Which university is set to become the first foreign university to set up a campus in India? | Deakin University |
32. | On Zero Discrimination Day, _______, we celebrate the right of everyone to live a full and productive life and live it with dignity. | 1 March |
33. | Who has bagged the Best FIFA men’s player prize for 2022? | Lionel Messi |
34. | Who has been appointed by Godrej industries as CEO-designate of its chemicals business? | Vishal Sharma |
35. | On Zero Discrimination Day this year, under the theme _________. | Save lives: Decriminalise |
36. | Singapore Airlines gets 25.1% stake in Air India group after injecting how much amount? | $267 mn |
37. | World Seagrass Day is celebrated annually on ______ to raise awareness about seagrass and its important functions in the marine ecosystem. | 1st March |
38. | When was Civil Accounts Day celebrated to mark the 47th foundation day of the Indian Civil Accounts Service? | 1st March |
39. | Bola Tinubu was elected as the new President of which country? | Nigeria |
40. | _____ wins the GSMA Government Leadership Award 2023. | India |
41. | Which bank completes the deal to buy Citibank’s India consumer business? | Axis Bank |
42. | Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corp Ltd (IRCTC) and _____ announced the launch of a co-branded travel credit card. | HDFC Bank |
43. | Salhoutuonuo Kruse and Hekani Jakhalu become 1st women MLAs of which state in India? | Nagaland |
44. | Who is the Chief Guest of the eighth edition of the annual Raisina Dialogue which is the flagship conference on geopolitics and geo-strategy? | Prime Minister of Italy |
45. | Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan announced that two Australian universities Wollongong and Deakin are set to establish campuses in which state in India? | Gujarat |
46. | Nitin Gadkari Inaugurated _____ in Madhya Pradesh. | 7 National Highway
Projects |
47. | Pusa Krishi Vigyan Mela Organized by ____ in New Delhi. | Indian Agricultural Research Institute |
48. | The _____ and European Union have unveiled an agreement on the Northern Ireland Protocol, called the Windsor Framework. | United Kingdom |
49. | Which telecom brand is the second-strongest in the world? | Reliance Jio |
50. | Indian Air Force approves the purchase of 70 HTT-40 basic trainer aircraft from which company? | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited |
51. | When was Defence Research and Development Organisation founded? | 1958 |
52. | What is the percentage difference between the GST revenue for February 2023 and the GST revenue for February 2022? | 12% |
53. | When was the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) adopted? | 1973 |
54. | Senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officer, Rashmi Shukla has been appointed as the Director-General of _____. | Sashastra Seema Bal |
55. | Jishnu Barua appoints as the new chairperson of which government body? | Central Electricity Regulatory Commission |
56. | Who has been chosen as the Business Standard Banker of the Year 2022? | Sashidhar Jagdishan |
57. | Which India Chess player has been honored with the Player-of-the-Year award by the Asian Chess Federation (ACF)? | D Gukesh |
58. | Where will the first B2B Global Conference & Expo on Traditional Medicine under Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) be held? | Guwahati |
59. | The International Yoga Festival 2023 was held in _____ from 1st March to 7th March 2023. | Rishikesh |
60. | Who broke the national record in the men’s long jump in the second AFI National Jumps Competition? | Jeswin Aldrin |
61. | Mumbai jumps to ____ place globally in price growth in luxury housing. | 37th |
62. | Which bank holds the record of the largest Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) loan by a commercial bank in the Asia Pacific and the second-largest social loan globally? | State Bank of India |
63. | ______ and Renmakch signed MoU to develop a ‘Make-in-India’ value chain for Indian Railways. | Reliance |
64. | ______ launched NASA’s Crew-6 mission to orbit en route to the International Space Station, with a Russian cosmonaut and United Arab Emirates astronaut joining two NASA crewmates for the flight. | SpaceX |
65. | Who will head the committee that is expected to look at various areas of the Adani-Hindenburg case? | Justice AM Sapre |
66. | Who released a book titled “The Book of Bihari Literature”, edited by Abhay Kumar? | Industry Minister Samir Kumar Mahaseth |
67. | Gold mines are found in which districts of Odisha? | Deogarh |
68. | When did the Ministry of Labour and Employment of the Government of India organize the first Conference on Industrial Safety? | 1965 |
69. | When is the Rashtriya Suraksha Diwas is celebrated in India every year? | 4th March |
70. | When was World Obesity Day established? | 2015 |
71. | Which ministry of India was awarded the Porter Prize 2023? | Ministry of Health and Family Welfare |
72. | India signed a Framework Mechanism with which country for Mutual
Recognition of Qualifications that will help ease the mobility of students and professionals. |
Australia |
73. | President Droupadi Murmu inaugurated the 7th International Dharma Dhamma Conference 2023 in which state? | Madhya Pradesh |
74. | Tata Steel Mining signed MoU with _______ to get clean fuel. | GAIL |
75. | What is the theme of World Obesity Day 2023? | Changing Perspectives: Let’s Talk About Obesity |
76. | The Safety Council was founded by the Ministry of_____ on March 4, 1966, to develop sustainable Safety, Health, and Environment movement. | Ministry of Labour |
77. | The theme for 2023 National Safety Day is ______. | Our Aim – Zero Harm |
78. | When was the first National Security Day observed? | 1971 |
79. | IAF Participated in Exercise Shinyuu Maitri with _____. | Japan Air Self-Defense Force |
80. | What is the theme for the National Safety Council of India for this year? | Nurture young minds – Develop a safety culture |
81. | Taiwan-based iPhone assembler Foxconn to set up a mega electronics manufacturing facility and its largest such campus in ______. | Bengaluru |
82. | Ales Bialiatski was awarded Nobel Prize in 2022 for his contribution to ____. | For promoting the right to criticize power and protect the fundamental rights of citizens |
83. | On ________, the International Day for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Awareness. | 5 March |
84. | Which team won most Santosh Trophy 2023? | Karnataka |
85. | Who has won the PEN/Nabokov Award for Achievement in International Literature for lifetime achievement? | Vinod Kumar Shukla |
86. | Pramerica Life Insurance Limited has appointed ______ as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer. | Pankaj Gupta |
87. | The world’s first 200-metre-long bamboo crash barrier has been installed on a highway connecting Chandrapur and Yavatmal districts in _______. | Maharashtra |
88. | Who won the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix from pole position? | Max Verstappen |
89. | Who authored the book ‘India’s Vaccine Growth Story – From Cowpox to Vaccine Maitri’? | Sajjan Singh Yadav |
90. | Recently, Swachh Sujal Shakti Samman 2023 was organized by the Ministry of Jal Shakti. How many women were conferred with the ‘Swachh Sujal Shakti Samman 2023’? | 36 |
91. | According to an ILO-UNICEF joint report titled ‘More than a billion reasons:The urgent need to build universal social protection for children’, only ____of children aged 0-15 years are shielded by social protection. | 26.4% |
92. | ____ and NCERT signed an MoU to strengthen value-based sports education amongst school children and teachers. | National Anti Doping Agency |
93. | What is the rank of India on Electoral Democracy Index 2023? | 108 |
94. | Mauganj became the 53rd district of which state? | Madhya Pradesh |
95. | Who has launched Yuva Utsava – India@2047 from Ropar in Punjab? | Anurag Singh Thakur |
96. | Which state recently launched ‘Laadli Behna’ scheme for women? | Madhya Pradesh |
97. | India and which country have signed an MoU on research, technology and innovation collaborations in New Delhi. | Mexico |
98. | ___________ and India have signed two complementary loans of $500 mn each to support and enhance the country’s healthcare infrastructure. | World Bank |
99. | The President of India Droupadi Murmu has inaugurated the 7th International Dharma Dhamma Conference in which city? | Bhopal |
100. | Who has won the BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year award for 2022? | Mirabai Chanu |
101. | Which ship is participating in the International Maritime Exercise/ Cutlass Express 2023 (IMX/CE-23) being held in the Gulf region? | INS Trikand |
102. | The United Nations inked the first ‘High Seas Treaty’ in a bid to protect the ocean bodies, the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea was signed in which year? | 1982 |
103. | ___________________ has been awarded the CBIP Award 2022 for ‘Best Contribution in Solar Energy.’ | Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited |
104. | On which day the 5th Jan Aushadhi Diwas 2023 observed? | 7th March |
105. | The 5th Jan Aushadhi Diwas is organized across India based on the theme “__________”. | Jan Aushadhi – Sasti bhi Acchi bhi |
106. | S.S. Dubey took charge as the new Controller General of Accounts (CGA). He is the _____ officer to hold the position of CGA. | 28th |
107. | Who has taken oath as the first Justice of a district court in the US state of Massachusetts. | Tejal Mehta |
108. | Which state recently announced the launch of Mukhyamantri Ekal Mahila Swarozgar Yojana in the state at the end of Women Empowerment and Safety Week? | Uttarakhand |
109. | The Supreme Court formed five-member expert committee to look into Hindenburg report. The committee will be headed by? | Abhay Manohar Sapre |
110. | Which company has partnered with Microsoft to bring quantum computing to clients? | HCL Technologies |
111. | Which is the cleanest airport in Asia-Pacific, according to Airports Council International (ACI)? | Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi |
112. | All India Women’s Folk Art Conference to be organised on International Women’s Day in _____. | Mumbai |
113. | Conrad K Sangma has taken oath as the chief minister of which state for the second consecutive term? | Meghalaya |
114. | Who has been appointed as the world’s first ‘Hand Ambassador’ for Savlon India? | Sachin Tendulkar |
115. | International Women’s Day is observed every year on which day? | 8 March |
116. | “Attukal Pongala” is a religious festival, celebrated in which state? | Kerala |
117. | Swachhotsav, 3-week women-led swachhata campaign, launched by _______. | Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs |
118. | Reserve Bank of India’s Governor launched the Mission ‘Har Payment Digital’ on the occasion of the Digital Payments Awareness Week (DPAW) 2023. Digital Payments Awareness Week (DPAW) is observed from __________ to ____________. | March 6th to 12th |
119. | The 23rd Commonwealth Law Conference was inaugurated in which state of India? | Goa |
120. | According to data released by RBI in March 2023, UPI have grown exponentially in the past 12 months with daily transactions crossing ________________, which is up 50 per cent from 24 crore in February 2022. | 36 crore |
121. | What is the theme of International Women’s Day 2023? | DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality |
122. | Manik Saha took oath as ______ chief minister for the second time as Tripura Chief Minister. | 13th |
123. | Every year on the second Wednesday of March, No Smoking Day is observed. It falls on ________ this year. | March 8 |
124. | Who has been selected as the 2023 Laureate of The Pritzker Architecture Prize? | Sir David Alan Chipperfield |
125. | Who receives Lifetime Achievement Award at the 8th National Photography awards? | Sipra Das |
126. | Who has been appointed as the Qatar’s new prime minister? | Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani |
127. | In the first command appointment for a woman officer in the Indian Air Force (IAF), Group Captain ______ has been selected to take over the command of a frontline combat unit in the Western sector. | Shaliza Dhami |
128. | Five day long Yaoshang festival has begun in which state? | Manipur |
129. | What was the theme of 3rd International Conference organized by Election Commission of India (ECI)? | Inclusive Elections and Elections Integrity |
130. | Which Small Finance Bank has partnered with Max Life Insurance to offer life insurance offerings to customers? | Ujjivan Small Finance Bank Limited |
131. | Who has become the first Indian-American judge at New York Court? | Arun Subramanian |
132. | Satish Kaushik passed away recently at the age of 67. Who was he? | Actor |
133. | Recently, the government has announced to cover trade in cryptocurrency in which Act? | Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 |
134. | Who has recently taken oath as Chief Minister of Nagaland? | Neiphiu Rio |
135. | The International Day of Women Judges, which is celebrated every year on ________. | March 10 |
136. | What is the campaign theme of International Day of Women Judges 2023? | Women in Justice, Women for Justice |
137. | Every year on March 10, the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) Raising Day. This year, the ______ CISF Raising Day celebrated. | 54th |
138. | Who are the co lending partners of Aadhar Housing Finance? | Yes Bank |
139. | What is the theme for World Kidney Day in 2023? | Kidney Health for Everyone – Preparing for the Unexpected, Supporting the Vulnerable |
140. | Which country has signed MoU with India on semiconductors? | United States |
141. | India’s digital payments market will more than triple to $10 trillion by ________. | 2026 |
142. | On the second Thursday in March each year, the world observes World Kidney Day, a day dedicated to raising awareness about kidney health. On ______, 2023, it will be remembered this year. | March 9 |
143. | Which state government has introduced 4th women’s policy to give more opportunities to women by considering the issues of women from all groups? | Maharashtra |
144. | Indian Army installed the tallest ‘Iconic National Flag’ in which district of Jammu & Kashmir? | Doda |
145. | Which country has opened military service to women for the first time in 25 years? | Colombia |
146. | Ram Chandra Paudel has been elected the new President of which country? | Nepal |
147. | Who has been appointed as the new Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (MD & CEO) of Axis Mutual Fund? | B Gopkumar |
148. | NISAR was handed over to ISRO. NISAR is an earth observation satellite jointly developed by ISRO and which space agency? | NASA |
149. | The ‘Landslide Atlas’ report in India is published by which organization? | National Remote Sensing Centre |
150. | ____ was India’s first women teacher. She was also an Indian social reformer and a powerful voice in the Indian freedom struggle. | Savitribai Phule |
151. | Who has been appointed as Hindustan Unilever Ltd.’s (HUL) new managing director and CEO? | Rohit Jawa |
152. | Name the author of the book “As Good as My Word”. | KM Chandrasekhar |
153. | Who won the Oscar for Best Picture in 2023? | Everything Everywhere All At Once |
154. | PM Modi inaugurates world’s longest railway platform in Hubballi- ________. | Dharwad |
155. | Who won the Oscar for Best Actress in 2023? | Michelle Yeoh |
156. | Which automobile company unveils all-women production line at Tamil Nadu plant? | Ashok Leyland |
157. | Who won the Oscar for Best Actor in 2023? | Brendan Fraser |
158. | Who has been appointed as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Tech Mahindra? | Mohit Joshi |
159. | Who won the Oscar for Best Director in 2023? | Daniel Kwan and Daniel Schienert |
160. | Who has been chosen for the 32nd Vyas Samman? | Dr Gyan Chaturvedi |
161. | Who won the Oscar for Best Original Song in 2023? | Naatu Naatu |
162. | Which country has won the Golden and Silver Stars at The International ‘Golden City Gate Tourism Awards 2023’? | India |
163. | Who won the Oscar for Best Documentary Short Film in 2023? | The Elephant Whisperers |
164. | Government appointed _________ as interim chairman of LIC for three months. | Siddhartha Mohanty |
165. | Who won the Oscar for Best Original Score in 2023? | All Quiet on the Western Front |
166. | Mount Merapi volcano erupted recently. It is located in ______. | Indonesia |
167. | Who won the Oscar for Best International Feature Film in 2023? | All Quiet on the Western Front |
168. | Which city has started a new initiative called ‘beggar-free city’? | Nagpur |
169. | Union Minister for Road and Transport Nitin Gadkari unveiled the first methanol run buses in which city? | Bengaluru |
170. | Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav has inaugurated a two-day G20 Flower Festival in which city? | New Delhi |
171. | Ayush Ministry has organized Yoga Mahotsav 2023 in which city? | New Delhi |
172. | The song ‘Naatu Naatu’ from which Indian film has won the Oscar in the Best Original Song category at the 95th Oscar Awards? | RRR |
173. | The Vande Bharat Express is now being driven by ________, the first female locomotive pilot in Asia. | Surekha Yadav |
174. | The Indian Ocean Area will host the third edition of the multilateral exercise La Perouse. Which country host this exercise? | French Navy |
175. | Who was appointed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to lead Silicon Valley Bank? | Tim Mayopoulos |
176. | Who has been appointed as the brand ambassadors of Women’s World Boxing Championships 2023? | Farhan Akhtar |
177. | Every year on _______, people throughout the world mark the International Day of Action for Rivers to bring attention to how important rivers are to our daily lives. | March 14 |
178. | What is the theme of International Day Of Action For Rivers 2023? | Rights of Rivers |
179. | Recently, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has granted an ‘Infrastructure Finance Company (IFC)’ status to _______. | IREDA |
180. | Pfizer Inc. has agreed to pay _____ billion for biotech Seagen Inc. and its pioneering class of targeted cancer drugs. | $43 billion |
181. | What is the age of limit of “Financial Assistance for Veteran Artists Scheme”? | 60 years and above |
182. | Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has unveiled _______ crore budget for Jammu & Kashmir Union Territory for the next financial year. | Rs 1,18,500 |
183. | Which day is celebrated as World Consumer Rights Day? | 15th March |
184. | What is the theme of World Consumer Rights Day 2023? | Empowering Consumers Through Clean Energy Transitions |
185. | In 2022, the United Nations established the International Day To Fight Islamophobia, which is observed annually on _______ across 140 nations. | March 15 |
186. | Which state has become India’s first state to launch the Resham Keet Bima scheme for sericulturists? | Uttarakhand |
187. | Competition Commission of India cleared Reliance’s _______ buy of Metro’s local business. | $344 million |
188. | Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) appointed ___________ and ________ as its Managing Directors. | Tablesh Pandey, M Jagannath |
189. | Who assumed additional charge as Chairman-Cum-Managing Director of NMDC Ltd? | Amitava Mukherjee |
190. | The International Day of Mathematics, also known as ‘Pi Day’, is celebrated on________. | 14th March |
191. | What is the theme for International Day of Mathematics 2023? | Mathematics for Everyone |
192. | What is the rank of India at most polluted nation in the world in 2022? | 8th |
193. | According to railways and telecom minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, the first bullet train in India will begin service in August ________. | 2026 |
194. | Which country to host mega Buddhism meet for Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) nations? | India |
195. | India’s WPI inflation eases to ______ per cent in February. | 3.85 |
196. | Which country has inaugurated a project to store carbon dioxide 1,800 metres beneath the North Sea? | Denmark |
197. | The ________ and Indian Army participated in the 13th edition of Exercise Bold Kurukshetra. | Singapore Army |
198. | Who won the ICC Women’s Player of the Month award for February 2023? | Ashleigh Gardner |
199. | Who won the ICC Men’s Player of the Month award for February 2023? | Harry Brook |
200. | Which Small Finance Bank has launched a new savings account for women customers called the Blossom Women’s savings account? | Suryodaya Small Finance Bank |
201. | As per the recent data, what is the CPI-based retail inflation recorded in February 2023 in India? | 6.44% |
202. | Who has been appointed as India’s ambassador for ‘She Changes Climate’? | Shreya Ghodawat |
203. | Who will succeed Darius Adamczyk as Chief Executive Officer of Honeywell on June 1, 2023? | Vimal Kapur |
204. | Competition Commission of India cleared Reliance’s _______ buy of Metro’s local business. | $344 million |
205. | Microsoft signed a 10-year licensing deal with which cloud gaming provider? | Boosteroid |
206. | Which country was named as the world’s largest arms importer in the SIPRI report for 2023? | India |
207. | Who has been appointed as India’s ambassador for She Changes Climate? | Shreya Ghodawat |
208. | Which state has approved a 10% horizontal reservation for statehood campaigners in state government positions? | Uttarakhand |
209. | Which IPL team partnering with Equitas Small Finance Bank as their banking partner for the IPL 2023 season? | Royal Challengers Bangalore |
210. | Govt says upper age limit of ______ for registration to receive deceased donor organs removed. | 65 years |
211. | How many countries have been given permission by the RBI to trade in rupees recently? | 18 |
212. | Which bank has introduced ‘shop insurance cover’ for its digital current account customers? | Chqbook |
213. | Who has launched the ‘Learning Science via Standards’ series for students? | Bureau of Indian Standards |
214. | Who has been awarded the title ‘Governor of the Year’ for 2023 by Central Banking? | Shaktikanta Das |
215. | Which artificial intelligence research company has unveiled its new and more advanced model called GPT-4? | OpenAI |
216. | National Vaccination Day 2023 is observed every year on which day? | March 16 |
217. | As per the recent forecast made by the Credit Rating Information Services of India Limited (CRISIL), what would be the GDP growth rate of India in FY 2024? | 6.0% |
218. | Who has been recently appointed as the chairman of Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA)? | Deepak Mohanty |
219. | The Indian Railway has set a target of becoming Net Zero Carbon Emitter by _______. | 2030 |
220. | Reserve Bank of India has signed a MoU with the central bank of which country to enhance cooperation and jointly enable innovation in financial products and services? | United Arab Emirates |
221. | India and the World Bank have signed a loan agreement for the construction of the Green National Highway Corridors Project in which states? | Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh |
222. | What is the ‘Learning Science via Standards’ initiative launched by BIS? | Promote science learning among school students |
223. | Who has been announced as the brand ambassador for Viacom18? | MS Dhoni |
224. | When is World Sleep Day 2023 observed? | March 17 |
225. | What is the theme of World Sleep Day 2023? | Sleep is Essential for Health |
226. | Who has been appointed as the CEO-designate of TCS? | K Krithivasan |
227. | ________ graduation from the UN list of Least Developed Countries. | Bhutan |
228. | According to the Ministry of Education, which state has the lowest literacy rate in India? | Bihar |
229. | NITI Aayog’s Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) has launched the ATL framework. What is the name of this ATL framework? | ATL Sarthi |
230. | Which country has recently formally recognized the McMahon Line as the international boundary between India’s Arunachal Pradesh and China? | USA |
231. | India has signed an agreement with World Bank to construct the Green National Highway Corridors Project in how many states? | 4 |
232. | Who has been selected for Saraswati Samman for the year 2022? | Sivasankari |
233. | Global Recycling Day 2023 is observed every year on which day? | 18 March |
234. | In India, c is celebrated annually on March 18th, marking the establishment of the first Ordnance factory by the British in Cossipore, Kolkata, in ______ during colonial rule. | 1801 |
235. | Who has been recently appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)? | K. Krithivasan |
236. | Which INS receive President Droupadi Murmu’s Colour Award recently? | INS Dronacharya |
237. | Which team won Irani Cup 2022-23 final? | Rest of India |
238. | Name the author of the book “Bipin: The Man Behind the Uniform.” | Rachna Biswat Rawat |
239. | What is the theme of Global Recycling Day 2023? | Creative Innovation |
240. | Union Home Ministry announced ________ reservation for former Agniveers. | 10% |
241. | Which ministry has published the book named “Women and Men in India 2022”? | Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation |
242. | OECD raises Indias FY24 growth forecast by 20 basis points to ______. | 5.9%… |
243. | Who has become the fastest Indian in under 21 group to swim across the Palk Strait from Talaimannar in Sri Lanka to Dhanuskodi in Tamil Nadu? | Sampanna Ramesh |
244. | Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has announced the decision to carve out how many new districts in the states? | 19 |
245. | Who has inaugurated the Global Millets Conference in New Delhi? | Narendra Modi |
246. | Which city hosted the B20 or Business20 meeting under the G20 chairmanship of India? | Gangtok |
247. | What is the rank of India in Global Terrorism Index 2023? | 13 |
248. | Ashwani Kumar has been appointed as the new MD and CEO of which bank? | UCO Bank |
249. | Who has been recently appointed as its brand ambassador by Luxor Writing Instruments Private Limited? | Virat Kohli |
250. | What is the theme of World Oral Health Day 2023? | “Be Proud of Your Mouth” |
251. | Who was appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Cotton Corporation of India (CCI)? | Lalit Kumar Gupta |
252. | Recently, Tim Paine has retired from domestic cricket, he was the former captain of which national team? | Australia |
253. | Which place has featured in The TIME magazine’s list of the ‘World’s Greatest Places’ for the year 2023? | Mayurbhanj |
254. | The International Day of Happiness is an annual celebration that occurs on ______. | March 20 |
255. | Who has won the election to become Nepal’s third Vice President? | Ram Sahaya Prasad Yadav |
256. | Who was recently appointed as an Honorary Officer in the General Division of the Order of Australia (AO)? | Sh. Ratan Tata |
257. | Which country topped the list of Global Terrorism Index 2023? | Afghanistan |
258. | Who inaugurated a two-day workshop on ‘Human Factors Engineering in Military Platforms’ in New Delhi? | Chief of Defence Staff |
259. | UBS in March 2023 agreed to buy rival Swiss bank Credit Suisse for 3 billion Swiss francs ($3.23 billion). UBS was formerly known as _____________. | Union Bank of Switzerland |
260. | What is the theme for World Down Syndrome Day 2023? | With Us Not For Us |
261. | World Down Syndrome Day 2023 is observed every year on _______. | March 21 |
262. | India and which country have inaugurated the exhibition ‘Geoffrey Bawa’ in New Delhi? | Sri Lanka |
263. | Who won the Saudi Arabia Grand Prix 2023? | Sergio Pérez |
264. | India’s ______ retained his Asian Billiards title in the 100-up format, defeating fellow countryman Brijesh Damani 5-1 in the final played at Qatar Billiards and Snooker Federation (QBSF) Academy. | ` Pankaj Advani |
265. | International Day of Forests 2023 is observed on? | 22 March |
266. | What is the theme of International Day of Forests for 2023? | Forests and health |
267. | World Poetry Day is observed every year on which day? | 21 March |
268. | Which country topped the happiest countries list in the world for 2023? | Finland |
269. | What is the rank of India in World Happiness report 2023? | 125 |
270. | International Day of Nowruz celebrated every _________. | March 21 |
271. | Now, who lead Bisleri after TCPL withdraws acquisition plan? | Jayanti Chauhan |
272. | What is the theme for World Poetry Day 2023? | Always be a poet, even in prose |
273. | The 10-day Africa-India Field Training Exercise (AFINDEX 2023) will be organized in which city from 21-30 March 2023? | Pune |
274. | World Water Day is observed on ________ each year to emphasize the significance of water and to create awareness about the global water crisis. | March 22 |
275. | What is the theme of World Water Day 2023? | Accelerating the change to solve the water and sanitation crisis |
276. | Who has been named India’s most valuable celebrity of 2022? | Ranveer Singh |
277. | Merlin Group has partnered with the World Trade Centers Association to develop a World Trade Center in _______. | Kolkata |
278. | Dr. Jitendra Singh, the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology, inaugurated Asia’s largest 4-metre International Liquid Mirror Telescope at ________. | Uttarakhand |
279. | Invest India has appointed ________ as the next managing director (MD) and chief executive officer (CEO) of the prestigious organisation. | Manmeet K Nanda |
280. | Who won the conferred the Sangita Kalanidhi award 2023? | Bombay Jayashri |
281. | What is the rank of India in terms of fish production in the world? | 3rd |
282. | India has been invited along with Australia, Cook Islands, Brazil, Vietnam, Indonesia and others for the G7 Summit in _______. | Japan |
283. | Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the first submarine base of Bangladesh. What is the name of this submarine? | BNS Sheikh Hasina |
284. | Which cricketer wins 2022 Christopher Martin-Jenkins Spirit of Cricket Award? | Asif Sheikh |
285. | CEAT announced that its board approved the appointment of ______ as managing director (MD) and chief executive officer (CEO) for term of two years with effect. | Arnab Banerjee |
286. | Who has been appointed as MD & CEO of ICICI Pru Life Insurance? | Anup Bagchi |
287. | The Rishikul campus of Ayurvedic University in ______ recently hosted the International Ayurvet conclave with a theme on “Veterinary and Ayurveda”. | Haridwar |
288. | Shaheed Diwas or Martyrs’ Day 2023 is observed every year on which day? | 22 March |
289. | What is the theme of World Meteorological Day 2023? | The Future of Weather, Climate, and Water across Generations |
290. | According to the 2023 M3M Hurun Global Rich List, what is the rank of India in terms of the number of billionaires? | 3rd |
291. | Who won the Saudi Arabia Grand Prix 2023? | Sergio Perez |
292. | According to D&P Advisory report, IPL was India’s first unicorn with a ______ valuation. | $1.1 billion |
293. | Which IIT has been ranked among the top 50 engineering institutions in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023? | IIT-Delhi |
294. | Who is the current president of the Paralympic Committee of India (PCI)? | Guruprasad Mudlapur |
295. | RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das laid the foundation stone of the central bank’s data centre and an institute for computing and cybersecurity training in ___________. | Bhubaneswar |
296. | World Meteorological Day takes place every year on 23 March and commemorates the coming into force on ________________ | 23 March 1950 |
297. | Rae Bareli Stadium named after hockey star _______, first woman to get this honour. | Rani Rampal |
298. | Which company recently introduces ‘Bing Image Creator’ powered by OpenAI’s DALL-E? | Microsoft |
299. | The ________ government has given approval for a 75-feet tall ‘Statue of Knowledge’ dedicated to Dr B. R. Ambedkar in Latur city. | Maharashtra |
300. | Which state recently launched Mission Lifestyle for Environment? | Assam |
301. | What is the rank of Mukesh Ambani in 2023 M3M Hurun Global Rich List? | 9th |
302. | PM Modi inaugurates new ITU Area Office and Innovation Center in ________. | New Delhi |
303. | Indian Navy launched ___________, the second in a series of eight indigenous ships built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE). | INS Androth |
304. | World Tuberculosis Day is observed every year on which day? | March 24th |
305. | What is the theme of World Tuberculosis Day 2023? | Yes! We can end TB! |
306. | Who has launched a new cricket-focused fantasy sports app named CrickPe ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) tournament? | Ashneer Grover |
307. | Google Doodle celebrates 77th birth anniversary of late _______, the ‘fastest woman in the world’. | Kitty O’Neil |
308. | Name the authors of the book “A Matter of the Heart: Education in India”. | Anurag Behar |
309. | Who authored the book “Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj” recently? | Shrimant Kokate |
310. | Which bank sells stake in Russian joint venture to SBI for Rs 121 crore? | Canara Bank |
311. | The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has given the go-ahead for India and _____ to use their national currencies for bilateral trade settlement. | Tanzania |
312. | Which country recently joins BRICS bank as new member? | Egypt |
313. | Which bank recently tie-up with SBI Life as a bancassurance partner? | Karur Vysya Bank |
314. | Jack Dorsey’s wealth tumbles _______ after Hindenburg short. | $526 million |
315. | The defence ministry signed two contracts with which, worth over Rs 3,700 crore, to enhance the operational capabilities of the Indian Air Force. | Bharat Electronics Limited |
316. | Inter-Ministerial delegation from India led by the Department of Commerce participated in the second Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) negotiating round in ______. | Bali, Indonesia |
317. | The annual bilateral maritime exercise called Konkan 2023 was conducted between the Indian Navy and the _______ from 20th to 22nd March 2023 off the Konkan coast in the Arabian Sea. | Royal Navy |
318. | The United Nations observes the International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members on _______. | March 25 |
319. | Name the Intel cofounder who passed away recently. | Gordon Moore |
320. | The government of Tamil Nadu has decided to declare Thanthai Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary as the ______ wildlife sanctuary in the state. | 18th |
321. | Who has won the 2023 Abel Prize “for his seminal contributions to regularity theory for nonlinear partial differential equations including free-boundary problems and the Monge-Ampère equation”? | Luis Caffarelli |
322. | Who has appointed the AHF Athletes Ambassador from India for a term of two years? | Salima Tete |
323. | Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has announced the government will set up a sports university in which city? | Haldwani |
324. | Who has introduced a new platform called ‘DigiClaim’ on the national crop insurance portal? | Narendra Singh Tomar |
325. | Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi addressed the One World TB Summit at Rudrakash Convention Centre in _______. | Varanasi |
326. | Who has inaugurated ‘Sagar Manthan’, the Real-time Performance Monitoring Dashboard of MoPSW? | Sarbananda Sonowal |
327. | According to UNESCO report, how much world’s population does not have safe drinking water? | 26% |
328. | What is the monetary value of the Abel Prize? | 7.5 million kroner |
329. | The Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare has recently launched National Crop Insurance Portal’s digitized claim settlement module namely ‘DigiClaim’ under the ambit of _____. | Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana |
330. | NGT slaps ₹10 crore penalty on which state government for failure to protect Ramsar sites? | Kerala |
331. | When was Exercise Vayu Prahar first conducted? | 2018 |
332. | Cabinet hikes Dearness Allowance (DA) by _______ for central government employees, pensioners. | 4% |
333. | When is World Theatre Day celebrated every year? | March 27 |
334. | What is the theme of World Theatre Day 2023? | Theatre and a Culture of Peace |
335. | Who among India won gold medal at Middleweight category in 2023 IBA Women’s World Boxing Championships? | Lovlina Borgohain |
336. | Who has inaugurated the Vedic Heritage portal in New Delhi? | Amit Shah |
337. | Who has launched an app called ‘Call Before u Dig’? | Narendra Modi |
338. | Who has been awarded Kerala’s highest civilian honour “Kerala Jyothi”? | M T Vasudevan Nair |
339. | Who won the gold medal in the 48-kilogram category of the IBA Women’s World Boxing Championship? | Nitu Ghanghas |
340. | Shri Bhupendra Yadav launched the Aravalli Green Wall Project, which state/UT is NOT a part of the Aravalli Project? | Punjab |
341. | Which company has received Reserve Bank of India’s approval to commence operations as an NBFC Account Aggregator. | CipherTrust Data |
342. | Which insurance company has launched the ‘Anywhere Cashless’ feature for health insurance policyholders to avail cashless facilities at any hospital? | ICICI LOMBARD General Insurance Co. Ltd |
343. | Week of Solidarity with the Peoples Struggling Against Racism and Racial Discrimination is an annual event that is observed from ________. | March 21 to 27 |
344. | Who has written an honest and forthright autobiography titled ‘Azaad’? | Ghulam Nabi Azad |
345. | Which team wins Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2023 final? | Mumbai Indian |
346. | Who among the players won the WPL 2023 Orange Cap? | Meg Lanning |
347. | Which one of the ex-players of the Indian cricket team has been selected as an election icon for the Karnataka Assembly election in order to motivate people to participate in the voting process ? | Rahul Dravid |
348. | A waste disposal initiative that utilizes QR codes is being implemented in an Indian state. Can you name the Indian state where this project is being implemented? | Uttarakhand |
349. | In what year was the Right to Information Act passed in the country? | 2005 |
350. | What is the amount of finished steel exported from India in FY 22? | 13.5 million tonnes worth of Rs |
351. | Which Indian bank has secured a sum of USD 500 million through its IFSC Gift City branch? | State Bank of India |
352. | Which public sector bank in India has initiated its digital transformation initiative named ‘SMBHAV’?/td> | Union Bank of India |
353. | What achievement has India’s agricultural products export attained in the year 2021-22? | USD 50 billion |
354. | What is the location of India’s first cable-stayed railway bridge, and when is its construction expected to be completed? | Jammu and Kashmir |
355. | As part of its commitment to provide military aid to Ukraine, the United Kingdom has collaborated with nine other countries to offer five-week military training courses to Ukrainian recruits. What is the name of this military training initiative? | Operation Interflex |
356. | What is the estimated daily global tally of reported COVID-19 cases at present? | 1 lakh |
357. | How much loan amount has been approved by the World Bank for Assam to improve disaster preparedness? | $108 million |
358. | At what age do human children achieve the ability to fully recognize their reflection in the mirror as their own image? | 18 months |
359. | In international T20 cricket, South Africa achieved a new record by successfully chasing a score of 259 for four to defeat West Indies by six wickets. Which two teams were involved in the second-highest chase in T20 cricket? | Bulgaria and Serbia |
360. | On March 26, which country in Central America signed a historic communique with China to establish diplomatic relations? | Honduras |
361. | What is the name of the cheetah who died in Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh? | Sasha |
362. | What is the Marburg virus disease? | A viral infection |
363. | Which country has hosted SCO-National Security Advisors meeting recently? | India |
364. | Which technology does MicroPay use for digital payments? | Pin on Mobile |
365. | What is Pin on Mobile technology? | A technology that enables payment through a PIN entered on a mobile device |
366. | When was the National Rabies Control Program (NRCP) launched in India? | 2005 |
367. | What is the main objective of the National Rabies Control Program (NRCP)? | To control and eliminate rabies in India by 2030 |
368. | Who was honoured with the Wildlife Conservation Award 2023? | Aliya Mir |
369. | Who is the author of the book “Basu Chatterji: And Middle-of-the-Road Cinema”? | Rakesh Anand Bakshi |
370. | What is the name of the Tamil writer whose novel ‘Pyre’ has been longlisted for the International Booker 2023? | Perumal Murugan |
371. | What are PPI charges? | Charges levied by wallets for adding money to the account |
372. | Where is the 1st joint conference of army chiefs of India and African countries being held? | Pune, India |
373. | Who has been appointed as the new MD and CEO of Axis Securities? | Pranav Haridasan |
374. | What is the name of the literary award given to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman? | Bangla Academy Literary Award |
375. | What is the full form of PFRDA? | Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority |
376. | Which country becomes Shanghai Cooperation Organization dialogue partner? | Saudi Arabia |
377. | Which act provides the highest degree of legal protection from hunting to the Wild Life (Protection) Great Indian Bustard? | Act, 1972 |
378. | What has been developed by IIT Madras researchers to detect adulteration in A portable 3D papermilk? | based device |
379. | What is the target for India’s overall exports for the financial year 2022-2023? | 900 billion USD |
380. | What was the key decision taken during the 601st Meeting of the Central Board of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) held on March 26, 2021? | RBI approved the proposal to merge Lakshmi Vilas Bank with DBS Bank India |
381. | What is the event that the National Gallery of Modern Art is organizing to celebrate its 69th anniversary? | Spring Fiesta |
382. | Who has become the top T20I wicket-taker in cricket? | Shakib Al Hasan |
383. | Who has been announced as the official partner for TATA IPL 2023? | Herbalife |
384. | Who has been honoured with the ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’ by the University of Texas? | Naveen Jindal |
385. | Which state’s Sangeetha Nataka Academy awards have been declared recently? | Kerala |
386. | Where did the first batch of Agniveers pass out from? | INS Chilka |
387. | Who has been inducted into the Premier League Hall of Fame? | Sir Alex Ferguson and Arsene Wenger |
388. | Who has taken over as the President of ASSOCHAM? | Ajay Singh |
389. | Which country has the most powerful passport in the world, according to the 2023 Passport Index? | Singapore |
390. | When was the International Day of Zero Waste observed in 2023? | 30 March |
391. | Which sportsperson has won the gold medal in the men’s shot put event of the AFI National Throws Competition? | Tejinderpal Singh Toor |
392. | Central Government approves the purchase of how many HTT-40 Basic Trainer Aircraft? | 70 |
393. | Exercise DUSTLIK 2023 was organized between India and which country? | Uzbekistan |
394. | In which city is the ‘Pusa Krishi Vigyan Mela’ being organized? | New Delhi |
395. | Who will inaugurate the eighth edition of the Raisina Dialogue? | Prime Minister |
396. | Who has been honoured with the ‘Player of the Year Award’ by the Asian Chess Federation? | D Gukesh |
397. | Axis Bank has acquired the Indian Consumer Business of which Bank? | Citi Bank |
398. | Who has become the first woman legislator elected to the Nagaland Legislative Assembly? | Hekani Jakhalu |
399. | Who has been honoured with the ‘Player of the Year’ award by the Asian Chess Federation? | D Gukesh |
400. | Who has recently become India’s 81st Chess Grandmaster? | Sayantan Das |
401. | Who has been appointed as the new coach of the Indian Men’s Hockey team? | Craig Fulton |
402. | What is the theme of World Wildlife Day 2023? | Partnership for Wildlife Conservation |
403. | Who has been elected as the new President of Vietnam? | Vo Van Thuong |
404. | Who has been elected as the new chairman of the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC)? | Jishnu Baruah |
405. | Which team won the 76th edition of the Santosh Trophy? | Karnataka |
406. | Indian Navy successfully tests BrahMos Missile. Which country has a joint venture with BrahMos Aerospace India? | Russia |
409. | Which Aircraft Carrier is hosting the first edition of the Naval Commanders’ Conference 2023? | INS Vikrant |
410. | India has signed an MoU with which country on Research, Technology and Innovation Cooperation? | Mexico |
411. | Pramerica Life Insurance Limited has recently appointed whom as its new Managing Director? | Pankaj Gupta |
412. | Where is the Indo-France joint military exercise Fringex-23 being held? | Thiruvananthapuram |
413. | Who has taken over as the 28th Controller General of Accounts? | SS Dubey |
414. | Who has taken oath as the CM of Meghalaya for the second consecutive term? | Conrad Sangma |
415. | With whom the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) has collaborated to launch ‘FinImPower’? | UN Women India |
416. | Who has taken oath as the Chief Minister of Nagaland? | Neiphiu Rio |
417. | Who won the Professional Photographer of the Year award at the 8th National Photography Awards? | Shashi Kumar Ramachandran |
418. | Who has taken oath as the First Woman Minister of Nagaland? | Salhoutuonou Kruse |
419. | Which Indian-American was recently nominated as the Judge of the Southern District of New York? | Arun Subramanian |
420. | Which country has decided to recruit women in the army for the first time in 25 years? | Colombia |
421. | Who organised the operational level exercise TROPEX 2023? | Indian Navy |
422. | Who has taken oath as the Chief Minister of Tripura for the second time? | Manik Saha |
423. | Who has launched the mission ‘Har Payment Digital’? | Reserve Bank of India |
424. | In which district of Jammu and Kashmir the army hoisted the tallest ‘Iconic National Flag’? | Doda |
425. | Who has been elected unopposed as the Speaker of the 11th Legislative Assembly in Meghalaya? | Thomas A. Sangma |
426. | India has signed an MoU with which country on Semiconductor Supply Chain and Innovation Partnership? | USA |
427. | Who has been elected for the third term as the President of China? | Xi Jinping |
428. | Who has recently become the first woman to command a frontline combat unit of the Indian Air Force? | Shalija Dhami |
429. | Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani has become the new Prime Minister of which country? | Qatar |
430. | Which country chaired the 19th BIMSTEC ministerial meeting? | Thailand |
431. | Who has been elected as the third President of Nepal? | Ram Chandra Poudel |
432. | The five-day ‘Yashang festival’ In which state is it being organized? | Manipur |
433. | Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Tourism Ministers’ meeting will be held in which city in India? | Varanasi |
434. | Who is organizing the third edition of the ‘La Perouse’ Exercise? | France |
435. | India has signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) with which country for cooperation in the field of research? | Sweden |
436. | In which city is the G20 Flower Festival being organized? | New Delhi |
437. | Who has been appointed as the independent director of the Indian public sector undertaking Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam? | Shashikant Jagannath Wani |
438. | What is India’s rank in the list of most polluted countries on the World Air Quality Index? | 8th |
439. | Who has launched the new Artificial Intelligence Chatbot GPT-4? | OpenAI |
440.. | Who has become the first woman loco pilot of the Vande Bharat Express train? | Surekha Yadav |
441. | Who has been promoted to the Managing Director of LIC recently? | Tablesh Pandey |
442. | When is World Consumer Rights Day celebrated? | 15 March |
443. | In India, who is appointed as the ambassador of the initiative ‘She Changes Climate’? | Shreya Ghodawat |
444. | Which company has recently got the status of Infrastructure Finance Company from RBI? | IREDA |
445. | Who has been selected by the US Senate as the next US Ambassador to India? | Eric Garcetti |
446. | In which city is the IBA Women’s World Boxing Championship being organized? | New Delhi |
447. | According to the report of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, which is the world’s largest importing country of weapons? | India |
448. | Sameer Khakhar has passed away, he was related to which field? | Acting |
449. | With which country’s Central Bank has the RBI signed an agreement to promote innovation in financial products? | UAE |
450. | Who has been appointed as the new CEO of Honeywell International? | Vimal Kapoor |
451. | India and the World Bank have signed an agreement for the construction of the Green National Highway Corridor Project in how many states? | 04 |
452. | Which airport topped the list of the world’s best airports released by Skytrax? | Singapore Changi Airport |
453. | Who is appointed as the new CEO and MD of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)? | K. Krithivasan |
454. | Which bank has become the official banking partner of Mumbai Indians? | IDFC First Bank |
455. | Which Indian-American has been appointed as the Assistant Secretary of the US Air Force? | Ravi Chaudhary |
456. | The Union Home Ministry has announced a 10 per cent reservation for exAgniveers in which security force? | CISF |
457. | Who has been awarded ‘Governor of the Year 2023’ by the International Publication Central Banking? | Shaktikanta Das |
458. | In which city the Union Agriculture Minister inaugurated ‘AgriUnifest’? | Bengaluru |
459. | Who has acquired Switzerland’s Credit Suisse Bank facing a financial crisis? | UBS Group |
460. | Who has won the singles title of the Indian Wells Masters? | Carlos Alcaraz |
461. | Who has been appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director of BPCL? | G Krishna Kumar |
462. | Who is the author of the book – ‘Bipin: The Man Behind the Uniform’? | Rachna Bisht Rawat |
463. | Who has been sworn in as the third Vice-President of Nepal? | Ram Sahay Prasad Yadav |
464. | Who has become the oldest player to win the ATP Masters 1000 title? | Rohan Bopanna |
465. | PM Mitra Mega Textile Park will be set up in how many states? | 07 |
466. | According to the World Happiness Report 2023, which country is the happiest country in the world? | Finland |
467. | Who has been enrolled in the Bar Council of the state as the first transgender lawyer in Kerala? | Padma Lakshmi |
468. | MCF Rae Bareli Hockey Stadium is named after which women hockey player? | Rani Rampal |
469. | Which Indian company got India’s first BIS license to make fire-resistant steel? | Jindal Steel |
470. | NTPC Green Energy Limited has entered into an agreement with whom for renewable energy projects? | Indian Oil Corporation Limited |
471. | In which city did PM Modi inaugurate the Regional Office of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and Innovation? | New Delhi |
472. | Who has recently taken over as the CEO of the coffeehouse company Starbucks? | Laxman Narasimhan |
473. | When is World Water Day celebrated every year? | Nisha Biswal |
474. | Which Indian American has been named as the Deputy CEO of the US Finance Agency? | Nisha Biswal |
475. | International Monetary Fund delivered how many billion dollars of bailout packages to financial crisis-stricken Sri Lanka? | 3 Billion |
476. | Who won gold in the men’s 10m air pistol event at the ISSF World Cup Shooting Championships? | Sarabjot Singh |
477. | US President Joe Biden presented the National Humanity Medal to which Indian-American actress? | Mindy Kaling |
478. | Which state has become the first state to pass the Right to Health Bill? | Rajasthan |
479. | How many total solar parks have been approved in the Bundelkhand region? | 08 |
480. | Where was the meeting of the G20 Sustainable Finance Working Group held? | Udaipur |
481. | Who launched the app ‘Call Before You Dig’? | Narendra Modi |
482. | Who has been appointed as the Chief Operating Officer by IndiaCast? | Piyush Goyal |
483. | When is World Meteorological Day observed annually? | 23 March |
484. | Who won the title of Saudi Arabia Grand Prix 2023? | Sergio Perez |
485. | Which Union Minister launched the Vedic Heritage Portal? | Amit Shah |
486. | Which state government has tied up with a French development agency to improve drinking water services? | Himachal Pradesh |
487. | In which city Uttarakhand government is going to set up a sports university? | Haldwani |
488. | Who has been appointed by the online text editing platform Grammarly as its next CEO? | Rahul Roy Chowdhury |
489. | Which country’s hockey federation has been awarded the ‘Best Organizer Award’ by the Asian Hockey Federation? | India |
490. | When is World TB Day observed annually? | 24 March |
491. | Who has been selected as the new head of the New Development Bank (NDB)? | Dilma Rousseff |
492. | Which bank has acquired ‘all deposits and loans’ of Silicon Valley Bank? | First Citizens Bank |
493. | ISRO launched how many satellites of Network Access Associated Limited (OneWeb) simultaneously? | 36 |
494. | Who became the second Indian to win more than one gold medal in the Women’s World Boxing Championships? | Nikhat Zareen |
495. | Who has been honoured with the Highest Civilian Award of Assam for the year 2023 ‘Assam Baibhav’? | Dr Tapan Saikia |
496. | Which team has won the Women’s Premier League 2023 title? | Mumbai Indians |
497. | Reserve Bank of India has recently imposed a penalty of ₹30 lakh on which bank? | Karur Vysya Bank |
498. | Which country’s embassy launched the Spanish-Hindi football dictionary in New Delhi? | Spain |
499. | Which Ministry took the initiative of the flagship program ‘PM SHRI’? | Ministry of Education |
500. | Which Indian youth player has won the bronze medal in the World Youth Weightlifting Championship? | Dhanush Loganathan |
501. | Who has been elected as the next leader of the Scottish National Party? | Humza Yusuf |
502. | The Employees’ Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) increased the interest rate for the financial year 2022-23 by how much? | 8.15 Percent |
503. | International Monetary Fund has provided $80.77 million in aid to which African country? | Burkina Faso |
504. | Which player has been appointed by Kolkata Knight Riders as their interim captain? | Nitish Rana |
505. | Which bank has recently issued its first electronic bank guarantee? | Yes Bank |
506. | How many crore rupees have been approved by the central government to set up public EV charging stations? | 800 Crore |
507. | The government extended the deadline for PAN-Aadhaar linking till when? | 30 June 2023 |
508. | Which country has recently launched the National Genome Strategy? | United Arab Emirates |
509. | In which city the SCO National Security Advisors meeting will be held? | New Delhi |
510. | Who has been elected as the Vice President of the International Boxing Association (IBA)? | Ajay Singh |
511. | In which state the World Bank approved a loan of US $ 363 million for clean drinking water? | Karnataka |
512. | What is India’s rank in the recently released Passport Index Points? | 144th |
513. | Under ‘Project Akashteer’ the Ministry of Defense has agreed with which organisation? | Bharat Electronics Limited |
514. | Who has taken over as the new President of Assocham? | Ranveer Singh |
515. | In which city was the first International Quantum Communication Conclave organized?Who has been appointed by Star Sports as its new brand ambassador? | New Delhi |
516. | Who has become the highest wicket-taker in the T20I format of cricket? | Shakib Al Hasan |
517. | Who conducted the ‘Regional Level Search and Rescue Exercise’ in Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh? | Indian Coast Guard |
518. | Who was appointed as the first chief of NASA’s ‘Moon to Mars Program’? | Amit Kshatriya |
519. | In which stadium will the opening ceremony of IPL 2023 be held? | Narendra Modi Stadium |
520. | Who has become the new Chief Justice of Chhattisgarh High Court? | Justice Ramesh Sinha |
521. | Which state’s 100% railway electrification work has been completed recently? | Haryana |
522. | When is National Maritime Week starting? | 30 March |
523. | Who has been appointed as the new CEO of Hero MotoCorp? | Niranjan Gupta |
524. | Tata Power has re-appointed whom as its MD & CEO? | Praveer Sinha |