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Who has been appointed as the additional secretary of the Union Ministry of Power and New and Renewable Energy?

A. Pankaj Agarwal

B. Ajay Tewari

C. R.K. Singh

D. N. Srikant

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D. N. Srikant


N. Srikant, an Andhra Pradesh cadre IAS officer, has been appointed as the additional secretary of the Union Ministry of Power and New and Renewable Energy.

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Which Indian company acquired Mercator Petroleum for approximately Rs 148 crore?

A. Reliance Industries

B. Tata Consultancy Services

C. Indian Oil Corporation

D. Infosys

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Who was honoured with the inaugural 'Lifetime Disturbing the Peace Award' by the Vaclav Havel Center?

A. Arundhati Roy

B. Jhumpa Lahiri

C. Salman Rushdie

D. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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Which East African country is home to the first international campus established by the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras)?

A. Tanzania

B. Kenya

C. Mozambique

D. Uganda

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What percentage of FDI has been approved for Sweden's Saab to establish a new manufacturing facility in India?

A. 50%

B. 74%

C. 99%

D. 100%

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According to the IDF, which group hijacked the cargo ship Galaxy Leader en route from Turkey to India in the Red Sea?

A. Yemens Houthi rebels

B. Somali pirates

C. Iranian Revolutionary Guard

D. Libyan insurgents

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Which Indian state launched the 'AMA Bank' scheme to provide banking services in all Gram Panchayats?

A. Gujarat

B. Maharashtra

C. Odisha

D. Karnataka

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What was the record-breaking amount at which Pablo Picasso's painting Woman with a Watch sold?

A. $100 Million

B. $120 Million

C. $139 Million

D. $150 Million

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Which country's women's hockey team won the gold medal at the Womens Asian Champions Trophy 2023?

A. India

B. Japan

C. China

D. South Korea

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Which of the following countries has the world's tallest nuclear facility, built by Rosatom?

A. Bolivia

B. Argentina

C. Azerbaijan

D. Zimbabwe

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How many Indian women are featured in the BBC 100 Women 2023 list?

A. One

B. Four

C. Five

D. Three

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On which date is International Students' Day observed worldwide in 2023?

A. October 15

B. November 17

C. December 5

D. January 22

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Where did the bilateral talks between Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Richard Marles take place as part of the India-Australia 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue?

A. Sydney

B. Canberra

C. Melbourne

D. New Delhi

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Where is Jim Corbett National Park located?

A. Ramnagar, Uttarakhand

B. Dehradun, Himachal Pradesh

C. Jaipur, Rajasthan

D. Darjeeling, West Bengal

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Who recently made history by becoming the first woman to receive the Dhahan Prize for Punjabi literature?

A. Kiran Desai

B. Amrita Pritam

C. Jaspreet Singh

D. Deepti Babuta

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Which city in India has topped the list of most polluted cities in the world, according to the data from the Swiss Group IQAir?

A. Kolkata

B. New Delhi

C. Mumbai

D. Chennai

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Who secured a comfortable victory at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, marking the end of an outstanding season with a record-extending 19th victory of the campaign?

A. Charles Leclerc

B. Max Verstappen

C. George Russell

D. Sebastian Vettel

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Which country signed an MoU with India to strengthen educational ties in November 2023?

A. UAE

B. Saudi Arabia

C. Qatar

D. Kuwait

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When is Guru Nanak Jayanti celebrated in 2023?

A. October 27

B. November 27

C. November 26

D. October 26

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In which city will India's first Telecom Center of Excellence be established, as approved by the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister?

A. Lucknow

B. Kanpur

C. Varanasi

D. Saharanpur

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Who has recently partnered with ACKO as the 'Voice of the Customer' to dispel misconceptions about insurance and empower consumers?

A. Shah Rukh Khan

B. Deepika Padukone

C. R Madhavan

D. Kareena Kapoor Khan

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Which country did India sign an MoU with to enhance educational collaboration?

A. Saudi Arabia

B. UAE

C. France

D. United Kingdom

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How many new Distinguished Fellows did NITI Aayog recently appoint for one year?

A. One

B. Two

C. Three

D. Four

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What is the city often called the City of Dreams?

A. Delhi

B. Bangalore

C. Mumbai

D. Chennai

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Under the recent directive from the Reserve Bank of India, Bajaj Finance is instructed to halt loans for which two lending products?

A. QuickCash and SwiftLoan

B. FlexPay and RapidCredit

C. LoanExpress and SpeedyFund

D. eCOM and Insta EMI

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Which of the following organizations is set to launch its One Nation, One Registration platform?

A. Election Commission of India

B. National Medical Commission

C. Reserve Bank of India

D. National Human Rights Commission

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Where is the ninth edition of the Joint Military exercise Exercise MITRA SHAKTI-2023 taking place?

A. Mumbai

B. Pune

C. Delhi

D. Kolkata

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Who has been appointed as the International Ambassador for the Tata Steel Kolkata 25K event in 2023?

A. Usain Bolt

B. Colin Jackson

C. Haile Gebrselassie

D. Florence Griffith-Joyner

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According to the recent fund manager survey (FMS) conducted by Bank of America (BofA), which two countries emerged as the most favoured markets in the Asia Pacific region?

A. China and Australia

B. Thailand and Japan

C. India and Thailand

D. Japan and India

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Which Indian state has officially declared the 'Ghol' fish as its state fish?

A. Maharashtra

B. Karnataka

C. Gujarat

D. Kerala

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On what date is Halloween Day celebrated in 2023?

A. October 31

B. November 1

C. November 2

D. November 3