General Knowledge Question Answer: GK Questions and Answers

General Knowledge Questions, Quiz for Competitive Exams, Important MCQs for GK

Q. Consider the following facts about Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2023 -
I. The Bill seeks to decrimi­nalise minor offenses by amending 183 provisions in 42 Acts with a view to pro­mote ease of business.
II. Besides seeking decriminalization of minor offenses, the bill also envisages the rationalization of monetary penalties, depending on the gravity of the offense, bolstering trust-based gover­nance.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?

1) Only I
2) Only II
3) Both I and II
4) Neither I nor II

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Q. Which of the following state­ments is incorrect about 'SAGAR SAMPARK'?
1) 'Sagar Sampark is a Differential Global Navigation Satellite System (DGNSS)
2) SAGAR SAMPARK was launched on July 12,2023
3) The DGNSS service will help mariners in safe navigation and will reduce the risk of collisions, groundings, and accidents in the port and harbour areas
4) It was launched by the Indian Space Research Organization

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Q. The first Indian Institute of Technology campus outside India will come up in -
1) Zanzibar (Tanzania)
2) Kathmandu (Nepal)
3) Addis Ababa (Ethiopia)
4) Nairobi (Kenya)

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Q. Kandhamal Haladi has got Geographical Indication Tag. It is grown in which state?
1) Maharashtra
2) Telangana
3) Odisha
4) Sikkim

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Q. Consider the following facts about the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)
I. The 23rd Summit of the SCO Council of Heads of State was held via video con­ferencing on July 4, 2023.
II. India's Chairmanship of SCO commenced in Septem­ber 2022.
III. Iran has become a permanent member of SCO in the 23rd Summit 2023.
IV. The Theme of the 23rd Summit was 'Towards a SECURE SCO'.
How many statements given above is/are correct?

1) Only 1
2) Only 2
3) Only 3
4) All the 4

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Q. Which of the following state­ments is incorrect about Neeraj Chopra?
1) He won the gold medal in Javelin throw in Tokyo Olympic 2020
2) Chopra won the Diamond League trophy in the grand finale of 2022
3) Neeraj Chopra won the Diamond League title 2023 in Lausanne
4) Neeraj chopra was awarded the Padam Bhushan

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Q. Who among the following has been honoured with Egypt's highest State Honour, "Order of Nile" in the month of June 2023?
1) British PM Rishi Sunak
2) Indian PM Narendra Modi
3) King of Saudi Arabia Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
4) Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina

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Q. External debt of India, as on March 2023, stood at -
1) US $ 604.7 billion
2) US $614.7 billion
3) US $ 624.7 billion
4) US $634.7 billion

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Q. The merger of HDFC Ltd. with HDFC Bank has become effec­tive from -
1) June 1, 2023
2) June 15, 2023
3) July 1, 2023
4) July 15, 2023

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Q. Employees' Provident Fund Organisation fixed interest rate on EPF at ................ for FY 2022-23.
1) 7.9%
2) 8.10%
3) 8.15 %
4) 8.50%

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