1.Which Union Ministry has invited applications for National Metallurgist Awards (NMA) 2023?
[A] Ministry of Steel
[B] Ministry of Coal
[C] Ministry of Power
[D] Ministry of Home Affairs
Correct Answer: A
2.Who has been conferred with the first ever ‘Udyog Ratna’ award instituted by Maharashtra?
[A] Ratan Tata
[B] Lakshmi Mittal
[C] Mukesh Ambani
[D] Gautam Adani
Correct Answer: A
3.Who was John Warnock, who was seen in the news recently?
[A] Noble Peace Prize Laurate
[B] Co-founder of Adobe
[C] US Presidential candidate
[D] NASA Astronaut
Correct Answer: B
4. Who has been recognised as the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) national icon for voter awareness and education?
[A] Amitabh Bachchan
[B] Sachin Tendulkar
[C] Alia Bhatt
[D] Kangana Ranaut
Correct Answer: B
5.Which movie won the best Feature Film award at the 69th National Film Awards in 2023?
[A] Rocketry: The Nambi Effect
[B] Gangubai Kathiawadia
[C] Sarpatta Parambarai
[D] RRR
Correct Answer: A
6.Terry Gou, who is to run as Taiwan’s Presidential candidate, is the founder of which company?
[A] Foxconn
[B] Samsung
[C] Kia
[D] Ali pay
Correct Answer: A
7.Which country’s central bank Governors topped the ‘Global Finance Central Banker Report Cards 2023’?
[A] India
[B] Sri Lanka
[C] USA
[D] UK
Correct Answer: A
8.Which city topped the ‘Swachh Vayu Sarvekshan 2023 Clean Air Survey’?
[A] Indore
[B] Mysuru
[C] Kochi
[D] Panjim
Correct Answer: A
9.What is the revised prize amount for Nobel Prize Winners, as of 2023?
[A] 1 million Swedish crowns
[B] 11 million Swedish crowns
[C] 21 million Swedish crowns
[D] 31 million Swedish crowns
Correct Answer: B
10.Which institution announced special awards to artists above 75 years of age?
[A] Sangeet Natak Akademi
[B] Lalit Kala Akademi
[C] Sahitya Akademi
[D] ICCR
Correct Answer: A
11.Saleemul Huq, who passed away recently, was associated with which profession?
[A] Scientist
[B] Climate Change Expert
[C] Economist
[D] Writer
Correct Answer: B
12.The businessline’s Changemaker of the Year award was awarded to which institution?
[A] SEBI
[B] RBI
[C] NABARD
[D] SIDBI
Correct Answer: B
13.Who is the singer of ‘Abundance in Millets’ song, which has been nominated for the Grammy award?
[A] Falguni Shah
[B] Udit Narayan
[C] Asha Bhosle
[D] Shankar Mahadevan
Correct Answer: A
14.N Sankaraiah, who passed away recently, was associated with which profession?
[A] Administration
[B] Politics
[C] Sports
[D] Science
Correct Answer: B
15.Who are the recipients of the Indira Gandhi Peace Prize 2022?
[A] IMA and Trained Nurses Association of India
[B] AIIMS and IMA
[C] Dr M Srinivas
[D] Dr V Shanta
Correct Answer: A
16.Which Indian received NASA IMPACT Planet Award 2023?
[A] Dr Sujit Roy
[B] Akhilesh Tuteja
[C] Balaji Srinivasan
[D] Umesh Sachdev
Correct Answer: A
17.Who is the first woman judge of the Supreme Court?
[A] Justice Fathima Beevi
[B] Justice Sujata Manohar
[C] Justice Ruma Pal
[D] Justice Gyan Sudha Misra
Correct Answer: A
18.Which Union Ministry is associated with ‘National Gopal Ratna Awards’?
[A] Ministry of Agriculture
[B] Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying
[C] Ministry of MSME
[D] Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Correct Answer: B
19.Who has been awarded the Pakistan’s highest civilian award, the Nishan-e-Pakistan in 2023?
[A] Ratan Tata
[B] Elon Musk
[C] Dr Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin
[D] Amitabh Bachchan
Correct Answer: C
20.Which British-Indian is the new head of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)?
[A] Samir Shah
[B] Leena Nair
[C] Shantanu Narayen
[D] Arvind Krishna
Correct Answer: A