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1. What does the Olympic Flame symbolize?

[A] zeal to play sports
[B] Challenge
[C] Continuity
[D] Integrity
Correct Answer: C [Continuity]
Notes:
The Olympic Flame is a symbol of continuity because it is lit at the site of the ancient Olympic Games
in Olympia, Greece and then carried to the site of the modern Olympic Games. The lighting and
carrying of the flame is a symbolic representation of the connection between the ancient and modern
games and the ideals of sportsmanship and peace that they embody.
2. Which among the following players of India was famous as “Pocket Dynamo”?
[A] Leander Paes
[B] Vijender Singh
[C] KD Jadhav
[D] Gurbux Singh
Correct Answer: C [KD Jadhav]
Notes:He was independent India`s first individual Olympic medalist when he won the wrestling
bronze medal at the 1952 Helsinki Games
3.Which is the venue of the ‘1st Khelo India Fencing Women’s League’?
[A] Uttarakhand
[B] New Delhi
[C] Odisha
[D] Karnataka
Correct Answer: B [New Delhi]
Notes:The 1st Khelo India Fencing Women’s League recently commenced at the Talkatora Indoor
Stadium, New Delhi.
This is the first of its kind national fencing competition for women. Over 300 women across 20 States
are participating in the event. Tokyo Olympian and Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) athlete
Bhavani Devi is also a participant.
4.Which state/UT held the ‘UCI MTB Eliminator World Cup’ international cycling event?
[A] Dehradun
[B] Ladakh
[C] Goa
[D] Bengaluru
Correct Answer: B [Ladakh]
Notes:The first-ever UCI MTB Eliminator World Cup international cycling event was held in
Ladakh, in collaboration with the Cycle Federation of India and Ladakh Police.
The international cycling event was held at Leh. City Mountain Bike is the Official Host of the UCI
MTB Eliminator World Cup and the UCI MTB Eliminator World Championships.
5.Which sportsperson was awarded the ‘Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2022’?
[A] P V Sindhu
[B] Sharath Kamal
[C] Mary Kom
[D] Virat Kohli
Correct Answer: B [Sharath Kamal]
Notes:India’s Table Tennis veteran Achanta Sharath Kamal was conferred with the prestigious Major
Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2022.
25 other players were chosen for Arjuna Award including Eldhose Paul, Avinash Mukund Sable,
Lakshya Sen, Seema Punia, R Praggnananda and Nikhat Zareen. Dronacharya Award for outstanding
coaches, Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar 2022, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy 2022
were also announced.
6. Who is the first Indian to be chosen to the International Table Tennis Federation’s Athletes’
Commission (ITTF)?
[A] Sharath Kamal
[B] Manika Batra
[C] Sathiyan Gnanasekaran
[D] Sutirtha Mukherjee

Correct Answer: A [Sharath Kamal]

Notes:Achanta Sharath Kamal, ace Indian paddler, is the first Indian to be chosen to the
International Table Tennis Federation’s Athletes’ Commission (ITTF).
7. Who has been elected as the first female president of Indian Olympic Association (IOA)?
[A] Mary Kom
[B] P T Usha
[C] Karnam Malleswari
[D] Anju George
Correct Answer: B [P T Usha]
Notes:
Former athlete P T Usha has been elected to become the president of Indian Olympic Association
(IOA).
P T Usha won 23 medals, including 14 gold, in the Asian Championships from 1983 to 1998. She also
finished fourth in the 400-metre hurdles final at the 1984 Olympics. She is also known as the ‘Payyoli
Express’.
8. Who is the first Indian player to score 1,000 T20 International runs in a calendar year?
[A] Suryakumar Yadav
[B] Hardik Pandya
[C] Rohit Sharma
[D] K L Rahul
Correct Answer: A [Suryakumar Yadav]
Notes:Indian cricketer Suryakumar Yadav became the first Indian player to score 1,000 T20
International runs in a calendar year.
He accomplished this feat in the final Super 12 stage match against Zimbabwe held at Melbourne. In
28 innings this year, Suryakumar has scored 1,026 runs at an average of 44.60.
9. Which is the first Indian table tennis player to win a medal in the ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup?
[A] Sharath Kamal
[B] Manika Batra
[C] Sreeja Akula
[D] Sathiyan Gnanasekaran
Correct Answer: B [Manika Batra]
Notes:Manika Batra became the first Indian table tennis player to win a medal in the ITTF-ATTU
Asian Cup Table Tennis Tournament, held in Bangkok, Thailand.
She has won a Bronze medal by defeating world No. 6 Hina Hayata of Japan. Chetan Baboor, with
silver in 1997 and bronze in 2000, was the only Indian table tennis player to win a medal at the Asian
Cup before this.
10. Which Indian won silver medal at the weightlifting World Championships?
[A] Mirabai Chanu
[B] Sathish Sivalingam
[C] Jeremy Lalrinnunga
[D] hilli Dalabehera
Correct Answer: A [Mirabai Chanu]
Notes:Mirabai Chanu has clinched silver medal at the weightlifting World Championships in Bogota,
Colombia.
11. Which company became the Mobile communications Network Partner of Manchester City in
India?
[A] Bharti Airtel
[B] Jio Platforms
[C] BSNL
[D] Vi
Correct Answer: B [Jio Platforms]
Notes:Manchester City has announced a new regional partnership with Jio Platforms. With this, the
country’s leading digital services brand becomes the Club’s Official Mobile Communications Network
Partner in India.
12. Divya Deshmukh, who became the National women’s champion, plays which sports?
[A] Squash
[B] Tennis
[C] Table-Tennis
[D] Chess
Correct Answer: D [Chess]
Notes: Divya Deshmukh holds the record of being the youngest to retain the National women’s chess
champion title.
Before ten months Divya Deshmukh became the youngest National women’s chess champion. The 17-
year-old player defeated the 2016 Asian champion Bhakti Kulkarni with 9.5 points. Mary Ann Gomes
(9) finished second while the top seed Vantika Agarwal (8.5) ended up third.
13. Which state/UT released the ‘Hockey & India — A Golden Legacy’ book by Sportstar on
Indian hockey?
[A] Odisha
[B] West Bengal
[C] Andhra Pradesh
[D] Uttar Pradesh
Correct Answer: A [Odisha]
Notes: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik released the publication titled ‘Hockey & India — A
Golden Legacy’ book by Sportstar on Indian hockey.
With 192 pages of old and new pictures from 1928 to the present, the book is a collector’s edition for
public in general and fans of Indian sports in particular.
14. Which Indian state topped the medal tally in the 5th Khelo India Youth Games?
[A] Haryana
[B] Tamil Nadu
[C] Maharashtra
[D] Madhya Pradesh
Correct Answer: C [Maharashtra]
Notes:In the fifth Khelo India Youth Games recently concluded in Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra
ranks first in the medal table with 161 medals including 56 gold medals. Maharashtra had already
won the titles in 2019 and 2020.
Haryana claimed the first runners-up trophy with 128 medals, followed by the hosts Madhya Pradesh
in the third place.
15. What is the name of 37th National Games Mascot, which was unveiled recently in Goa?
[A] MOGA
[B] HIPPI
[C] VASCO
[D] BIFFI
Correct Answer: A [MOGA]
Notes:Goa is hosting the 37th National Games this year. The Mascot for 37th National Games, named
MOGA was unveiled in Goa by its Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant recently. The mascot is a
representation of Indian Bison. The word Moga is derived from Konkani language, meaning Love.
During the launch event, the national games jersey was also unveiled.
16. Which country has signed pact for supplying technology for Kudankulam nuclear power plant?
[A] USA
[B]Russia
[C]Israel
[D] France
Correct Answer: B [Russia]
Notes: A unit of Russian nuclear major Rosatom State Corporation has signed an agreement to
supply thermocouples for four power units of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KNPP) in Tamil
Nadu.
LUCH Scientific Production Association, part of the R&D unit of Rosatom will provide the new
sensors designed for thermal control of NPP process equipment.
17.The oldest documented light in the history of the universe, which was recently released, was
captured by which telescope?
[A]Hubble Space Telescope
[B]James Webb Space telescope
[C]Voyager Space Telescope
[D] Akash Space Telescope
Correct Answer: B [James Webb Space Telescope]
Notes: US President Biden unveiled an image taken by the James Webb Space Telescope. It is the
oldest documented light in the history of the universe from13 billion years ago.
The image is called by the name of SMACS 0723. It is a patch of sky visible from the Southern
Hemisphere on Earth and visited by Hubble and other telescopes in search of the past.
18.Which company is set to produce India’s first Quadrivalent Human Papillomavirus vaccine
(qHPV) against cervical cancer?
[A]BioCon
[B]Serum Institute of India
[C]Bharat Biotech
[D] Biological E Limited
Correct Answer: B [Serum Institute of India]
Notes: The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) approved India’s first Quadri-valent Human
Papilloma virus vaccine (qHPV)against cervical cancer.
The qHPV vaccine will be manufactured by Pune-based Serum Institute of India (SII). Cervical
cancer is the second most frequent cancer among women in India between the ages of 15 and 44.
19. Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) demonstrated ‘Desalination plants’ in which state/UT?
[A]Gujarat
[B]Maharashtra
[C]Tamil Nadu
[D] Lakshadweep
Correct Answer: D [Lakshadweep]
Notes:
Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) through its autonomous Institute National Institute of Ocean
Technology (NIOT) has developed Low Temperature Thermal Desalination (LTTD) technology for
conversion of sea water to potable water.
Three desalination plants using the technology have been developed and demonstrated at Kavaratti,
Agati and Minicoy Islands of Lakshadweep
20.India’s biggest spectrum auction for ……………….. of 5G airwaves worth ₹ 4.3 lakh crore has
commenced recently.
[A]1.2 Gigahertz
[B]12 Gigahertz
[C]7.2Gigahertz
[D] 72 Gigahertz
Correct Answer: D [72 Gigahertz]
Notes:India’s biggest spectrum auction for 72 Gigahertz of 5G airwaves worth ₹4.3 lakh crore has
commenced recently.
Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea and a unit of Gautam Adani’s Adani Enterprises are
bidding for 5G spectrum. The auction is held for spectrum in various low (600 Mhz, 700 MHz, 800
MHz, 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 2100 MHz, 2300 MHz), mid (3300 MHz) and high (26 GHz) frequency
bands.
21. What is the name given to remnants of supernova explosions left behind when giant stars die?
[A]Dead Stars
[B]Neutron Stars
[C]Shredded Stars
[D] Companion Star
Correct Answer: B [Neutron Stars]
Notes: Neutron stars are remnants of supernova explosions left behind when giant stars die after they
run out of fuel in their cores.
The neutron star, known as PSR J0952-0607, was discovered in 2017 and is the heaviest neutron star
known. Scientists have found that the heaviest neutron star ever detected is shredding its companion
while spinning on its axis over 700 times per second.
22. What is the name of the Hydrogen that is produced from a carbon-free nuclear power?
[A]Green Hydrogen
[B]White Hydrogen
[C]Pink Hydrogen
[D] Orange Hydrogen
Correct Answer: C [Pink Hydrogen]
Notes: The Carbon-free hydrogen produced from a carbon-free nuclear power is referred as the Pink
Hydrogen.
Pink hydrogen can also be manufactured via electrolysis, where the electricity supplied by nuclear
power plants. To manufacture green hydrogen, where electrolyzers are supplied by and electricity is
supplied by a wind or solar farm.
23. Which planet disappeared from sight on September 14, due to a phenomenon called ‘Lunar
occultation’?
[A]Mercury
[B]Venus
[C]Uranus
[D] Saturn
Correct Answer: C [Uranus]
Notes: The sixth planet from the sun, Uranus appeared to pass directly behind Earth’s moon, going
out of sight for three and a half hours.
The disappearing act is also known as the lunar occultation of Uranus. Only viewers in Europe,
northern Africa and western Asia were at the exact right angle to see the phenomenon.
24. ISRO has partnered with which company to promote space-tech startups in India?
[A]Tesla
[B]Microsoft
[C]Google
[D] Apple
Correct Answer: B [Microsoft]
Notes: Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and Microsoft signed a Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) to promote the growth of space-tech startups in India.
The MoU seeks to empower space tech startups across the country with technology tools and
platforms, market support and mentorship. The space-tech startups identified by ISRO will be on
boarded onto the Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub platform.
25. Which institution funds the project which has developed a robot to clean oil tanks?
[A]NITI Aayog
[B]Oil India
[C]IOCL
[D] BPCL
Correct Answer: B [Oil India]
Notes: Bengaluru -based start-up, Beta Tank Robotics, has developed a robot which can operate in oil
tanks in petroleum refineries.
It was incubated at IIT Guwahati, and the project was funded by State-owned Oil India Limited. The
robot does the job similar to a vacuum cleaner and thereby eliminates risks to human beings.
26. Which planet has the highest number of moons, as of 2023?
[A]Saturn
[B]Jupiter
[C]Mars
[D] Venus
Correct Answer: B [Jupiter]
Notes: Jupiter recently became the planet with the most moons, after a dozen new moons were
discovered around it. The planet has surpassed Saturn withitslistof92moonsinall.
The spacecraft, dubbed Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer or Juice, has arrived at Europe’s Spaceport in
French Guiana. It is a new mission from Earth is ready to explore the planet’s biggest moons and will
be launched in April this year.
27. What is the name of the disorder of the autonomic nervous system characterized by a rapid rise in
heart rate?
[A]ROTS
[B]POTS
[C]SOPS
[D] PORS
Correct Answer: B [POTS]
Notes: The POTS (Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome) is a disorder of the autonomic
nervous system characterized by a rapid rise in heart rate after standing up or lying down.
Research is being conducted to identify the relationship between the POTS and COVID-19. There are
at least 1 million or more new POTS patients in the United States as a result of COVID.
28. What is the name of the world’s first-ever radio platform powered by artificial intelligence?
[A]AI Radio
[B]Go Radio
[C]Radio GPT
[D] Radio Bing
Correct Answer: C [Radio GPT]
Notes: Radio GPT is the world’s first-ever radio platform powered by artificial intelligence.
Developed by Ohio-based media company Futuri, it uses Topic Pulse technology to detect local
market trends and create scripts for radio broadcasts.
These scripts are delivered on air by Artificial Intelligence-generated personalities using GPT-3
technology, like Chat GPT. Spotify has also launched a similar Artificial Intelligence feature called
DJ, which provides a curated selection of music with AI-powered spoken commentary.
29. Christina Koch, who was seen in the news, is associated with which profession?
[A]Sports-person
[B]Business-person
[C]Astronaut
[D] Scientist
Correct Answer: C [Astronaut]
Notes: NASA named the first woman and the first African-American ever assigned as astronauts to a
lunar mission.
Christina Koch, an engineer who already holds the record for the longest continuous spaceflight by a
woman, was named as a mission specialist, along with Victor Glover, a U.S. Navy aviator, who was
selected as the Artemis II pilot.
30. ‘Festival of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (FINE) 2023’ was organised by which Union
Ministry?
[A]Ministry of MSME
[B]Ministry of Commerce and Industry
[C]Ministry of Science and Technology
[D] Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
Correct Answer: C [Ministry of Science and Technology]
Notes: Festival of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (FINE) 2023 was organized by the National
Innovation Foundation – an autonomous institute under the Department of Science and Technology
(DST).
It included five round tables covering different aspects of innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem
in India.