General Knowledge Question Answer: Current Affairs GK Questions and Answers

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

Q. What is 'Operation Dhvast'?
1) A joint operation of Punjab and Haryana police against the terrorists - gangsters - drug smugglers nexus
2) A operation of Delhi police to demolish illegal constructions
3) A drive to make the NCR drug (narcotics) free
4) A joint drive of para­military forces and J&K Police to keep a close watch on terrorists during a meeting of G-20

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Q. Which of the following state­ments is correct about The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction?
I. The Framework was adop­ted at the Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction in Sendai, Japan, on March 18, 2015.
II. It aims to achieve the sub­stantial reduction of disaster risk and losses over the next 10 years.
Correct code is -

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

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Q. Basohli painting has got the Geographical Indication Tag. Basohli painting belongs to which state/UT?
1) Puducherry
2) Jammu & Kashmir
3) Himachal Pradesh
4) Uttarakhand

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Q. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the New Parliament building on May 28, 2023. Which of the following statements is/ are correct in this regard?
I. The new Lok Sabha cham­ber, with 888 seats, has peacock-themed interiors.
II. The interior of the Upper House, with 300 seats is Lotus themed.
III. The new building's six entrances exhibit "guardian statues showing auspicious animals-gaja, garuda, ashva, hamsa, makara, shardula.
Correct code is -

1) Only I and II
2) Only I and III
3) Only III
4) All I, II, and III

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Q. Which of the following is known as 'World Wetlands Day'?
1) 10 January
2) 15 January
3) 1 February
4) 2 February

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Q. World Social Protection Report is published by -
1) World Bank
2) World health Organization
3) International Labour Orga­nization
4) World Economics Forum

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Q. Which of the following (Union Budget Departments 2023-24 - Allocation amount approx ₹) is correctly matched?
1) Ministry of Health - ₹89,155 crore
2) Dept, of Health and Family Welfare - ₹80,000 crore
3) Dept, of Health Research - ₹9,155 crore
4) Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana - ₹ 5,000 crore

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Q. President Droupadi Murmu has appointed Dr. Justice Dhananjaya Yashwant Chandrachud as the _____ Chief Justice of India.
1) 50th
2) 51th
3) 48th
4) 49th

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Q. Consider the following state­ments about 'Zero shadow Day' -
I. A zero shadow day is an astronomical phenomenon in which the sun does not cast a shadow of a vertical object at solar noon.
II. This annual celestial pheno­menon occurs twice a year for places between +23.5 and - 23.5 degrees latitude.
III. Vizianagaram and Srikakulam witnessed zero shadow days on May 12, 2023, at 11:52 a.m. and 11:51 a.m. respectively.
IV. Zero shadow phenomenon occurred in Visakhapatnam on May 10, 2023, at 11:53 a.m.
The correct code is -

1) Only I and II
2) Only I, II and III
3) Only I and III
4) All I, II, III and IV

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Q. Which of the following criteria is/are followed by the Govern­ment of India which follows for the identification of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs)?
(I) Pre-agricultural level of technology
(II) Low level of literacy
(III) Economic backwardness
(IV) A declining or stagnant population.
Correct code is -

1) Only I, III and IV
2) Only I, II and III
3) Only II, III and IV
4) All I, II, III and IV

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