Question Discussion - 24-30 OCT 2023

WEEKLY CURRENT AFFAIRS QUESTION DISCUSSION – 24.10.2023 TO 30.10.
2023
No. of Questions : 40 Correct : ____________

Full Mark : 40 Wrong : _____________
Time : 20 min Mark Secured : _______
1. ‘Anubhav Portal’, which was seen in the news, is associated with which Union Ministry?
(a) Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
(b) Ministry of Finance
(c) Ministry of MSME
(d) Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
2. What is the brand name of the Cotton launched by Union Textiles Ministry?
(a) Kasturi Cotton Bharat (b) Kriya Cotton Bharat (c) Texo Cotton Bharat (d) Namo Cotton Bharat
3. Which state/UT inaugurated ‘Mission MahilaSarathi’?
(a) Bihar (b) Uttar Pradesh (c) Kerala (d) Karnataka
4. ‘Paintbrush swift’ is the name of which rare species?
(a) Snake (b) Butterfly (c) Frog (d) Dragonfly
5. Which ship-building company delivered INS Imphal, the third ship of Project 15B-Class of stealth guided
missile destroyers?
(a) Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders (b) Cochin Shipyard
(c) Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (d) Hindustan Shipyard
6. What is the name of the first Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) of India?
(a) Sadharan Bharat (b) NaMo Bharat (c) Antodaya Bharat (d) Ganga Bharat
7. Which country is India’s biggest trading partner during April-September in fiscal 2023-24?
(a) China (b) Israel (c) USA (d) UAE
8. “Exercise Harimau Shakti 2023” was organised between the armies of which countries?
(a) India and Malaysia (b) India and Sri Lanka (c) India and Myanmar (d) India and France
9. Which institution hosted the Bharat National Cyber Security Exercise (NCX) 2023?
(a) NASSCOM (b) National Security Council Secretariat
(c) NITI Aayog (d) National Informatics Centre
10. ‘Arattu’ festival, which was seen in the news, is a famous festival of which state?
(a) Kerala (b) Karnataka (c) Odisha (d) Bihar
11. Gomti and Ghaghra Rivers flow in which Indian state/UT?
(a) Assam (b) Bihar (c) Uttar Pradesh (d) Karnataka
12. Ashok Vaswani was appointed as the new MD & CEO of which bank?
(a) State Bank of India(b) Kotak Mahindra Bank (c) HDFC Bank (d) ICICI Bank
13. Which organisation released the ‘International Migration Outlook 2023’?
(a) IMF (b) OECD (c) WEF (d) World Bank
14. Which company has initiated the production of ‘Reference’ petrol and diesel?
(a) BPCL (b) HPCL (c) IOC (d) REC
15. Competition Commission of India (CCI) is a statutory body under which Union Ministry?
(a) Ministry of External Affairs (b) Ministry of Corporate Affairs
(c) Ministry of Finance (d) Ministry of Commerce and Industry
16. What is the name of the National Hackathon focused on the use of 5G technology for police applications?
(a) Vimarsh 2023 (b) Vyukth 2023 (c) Vikalp 2023 (d) Vikas 2023
17. Indian Army’s first Vertical Wind Tunnel has been constructed in which state/UT?
(a) Sikkim (b) Punjab (c) Himachal Pradesh (d) Jammu and Kashmir
18. ‘Banni festival’, which was seen in the news, is an annual religious festival celebrated in which state/UT?
(a) Odisha (b) Bihar (c) Andhra Pradesh (d) Gujarat
19. The European Union (EU) and India conducted their first joint naval exercise in which place?
(a) Gulf of Guinea (b) Indian Ocean (c) South China Sea (d) Gulf of Finland
20. Eight former Indian Navy personnel have been sentenced to death by a court in which country?
(a) UAE (b) Qatar (c) Saudi Arabia (d) Iran
21. Cannabidiol (CBD), a compound known for its therapeutic potential in cannabis, has been found in another
plant, in which country?
(a) India (b) Sri Lanka (c) Afghanistan (d) Brazil
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WEEKLY CURRENT AFFAIRS QUESTION DISCUSSION – 24.10.2023 TO 30.10.2023
22. ‘Cyclone Hamoon’ is formed in which of the following region?

(a) Bay of Bengal (b) Arabian Sea (c) Red Sea (d) Mediterranean Sea
23. ‘Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS)’ is under the aegis of:
(a) Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (b) Ministry of Road Transport and Highways of India
(c) Ministry of Finance (d) None of these
24. Who chaired the 43rd edition of PRAGATI meeting?
(a) Narendra Modi (b) Amit Shah (c) Rajanth Singh (d) Nirmala Sitharaman
25. Where is the India's first women's police station located?
(a) Kozhikade, Kerala (b) Mysuru, Karnataka (c) Korba. Chattisparh (d) Khardha, Odisha
26. Ken –Betwa a link canal passes through which National Park?
(a) Bandhavgarh National park (b) Kanha national park
(c) Panna national park (d) Pench national park
27. Long Valley Caldera, recently seen in news is located in which of the following country?
(a) Iceland (b) United States of America (c) Vietnam (d) Japan
28. Agumbe Rainforest Complex (ARC), known for its high rainfall is located in
(a) Tamilnadu (b) Andaman and Nicobar Islands (c) Karnataka (d) Kerala
29. Koyna Dam, recently seen in the news, lies in which state?
(a) Madhya Pradesh (b) Maharashtra (c) Telangana (d) Tamil Nadu
30. Subsurface Water Ice Mapping (SWIM) project, recently seen in news, is a project of:
(a) European Space Agency (ESA) (b) Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
(c) Japan Space Agency (d) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
31. Which of the following best describes Ejecta halo, which was recently seen in the news?
(a) It is an irregular bright patch surrounding the Vikram lander module of Chandrayaan-3.
(b) It is an optical phenomenon caused by faint emission of light in the earth’s atmosphere.
(c) It is a newly discovered constellation.
(d) It is a malicious program that steals sensitive data from computers.
32. NISAR is a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) observatory jointly developed by:
(a) NASA & ISRO (b) NASA & JAXA (c) ISRO & JAXA (d) ISRO & ROSCOSMOS
33. What is the theme of the 8th BRICS International Competition Conference 2023?
(a) International Economic Cooperation (b) Digital Transformation in Competition Law
(c) New Issues in Competition Law and Policy (d) Challenges in Global Trade
34. What is the theme of the UN International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction in 2023?
(a) Building a Safer World (b) Uniting for Disaster Resilience
(c) Fighting inequality for a resilient future (d) Disaster Preparedness: A Shared Responsibility
35. When is World Food Day celebrated every year?
(a) October 1 (b) October 10 (c) October 15 (d) October 16
36. What is the theme for World Food Day 2023?
(a) Food for All
(b) Reduce Food Waste
(c) Water is life, water is food. Leave no one behind.
(d) Sustainable Agriculture
37. Tropical Deep-sea Neutrino Telescope (Trident), which was seen in the news, is associated with which
country?
(a) USA (b) Australia (c) China (d) Japan
38. Who has been recently appointed as the Chairman & Managing Director (CMD) of the IRCTC?
(a) Vinay Kumar Sharma (b) Sanjay Kumar Jain
(c) Devendra Pal Bharti (d) Kamlesh Kumar Mishra
39. Candolleomycesalbosquamosus, has been discovered in the Western Ghats is a
(a) Plant (b) Bacteria (c) Mushroom (d) Algae
40. Which of the following best describes the Hostile Activity Watch Kernel (HAWK) system, recently seen in
the news?
(a) It is a Cloud Based Information Management System to manage wildlife crime.
(b) It is a system to identify phishing activities.
(c) It is a radar system developed by the ISRO.
(d) It is a new system to monitor crypto currency transactions.

WEEKLY CURRENT AFFAIRS QUESTION DISCUSSION – 24.10.2023 TO 30.10.2023
ANSWER KEYS
1 a 21 d
2 a 22 a
3 b 23 b
4 b 24 a
5 a 25 a
6 b 26 c
7 c 27 b
8 a 28 c
9 b 29 b
10 a 30 d
11 c 31 a
12 b 32 a
13 b 33 c
14 c 34 c
15 b 35 d
16 a 36 c
17 c 37 c
18 c 38 b
19 a 39 c
20 b 40 a


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WEEKLY CURRENT AFFAIRS QUESTION DISCUSSION – 24.10.2023 TO 30.10.

No. of Questions : 40 Correct : ____________

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22. ‘Cyclone Hamoon’ is formed in which of the following region?

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