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11. (1) World Bank approved how many
million loans for the railway logistics
project to help reduce India's high
carbon emissions?
(a) 327 (b) 215
(c) 245 (d) 175

12. • Answer: Option C
• Explanation:
• The World Bank's Board of Executive
Directors approved a $245 million loan
to support India's efforts to modernize
rail freight and logistics infrastructure.

13. (2) In which state, PM inaugurated
Vanijya Bhawan the new premises of
the Commerce & Industry Ministry?
(a) Bihar (b) New Delhi
(c) Uttar Pradesh (d) Gujarat

14. • Answer: Option B
• Explanation:
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi emphasised
that to fulfil the dreams of New India, every
citizen must have an Ease of Access to every
government scheme.

15. (3) Bharat Gaurav tourist train has been
flagged off between India and which
country?
(a) Nepal
(b) Bangladesh
(c) Bhutan
(d) Sri Lanka

16. • Answer: Option A
• Explanation:
• The first Bharat Gaurav tourist train
connecting places connected with the
Ramayana circuit in India and Nepal was
flagged off from Safdarjung Railway Station
in New Delhi.

17. (4) Which place will host the G-20 summit in
2023?
(a) Guwahati
(b) Pune
(c) Kashmir
(d) Delhi

18. • Answer: Option C
• Explanation:
• The meeting of the G20 summit, an
influential grouping that brings
together the world's major
economies, will be held in Jammu and
Kashmir next year in 2023.

19. (5) Union Minister of Commerce and
Industry, Piyush Goyal, inaugurated the
'Mango Festival' in which country?
(a) USA
(b) Belgium
(c) Singapore
(d) UK

20. • Answer: Option B
• Explanation:
• Union Minister of Commerce and Industry
Piyush Goyal inaugurated a Mango Festival
organised in Brussels, Belgium.

21. (6) Which state has won the title of the
first Under-19 National T20
tournament for the deaf?
(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Kerala
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Karnataka

22. • Answer: Option C
• Explanation:
• Andhra Pradesh emerged victorious in
the first U-19 T20 National Cricket
Championship organised by Indian
Deaf Cricket Association (IDCA).

23. (7) Which city is being crowned the
"most liveable city" in the world
according to EIU Global Liveability
Index 2022?
(a) Vienna (b) Valletta
(c) Sydney (d) Canberra

24. • Answer: Option A
• Explanation:
• The Economic Intelligence Unit's (EIU)
Global Liveability Index 2022, which
examined 173 cities worldwide, Vienna,
Austria's capital, has made a successful
comeback.

25. (8) Which airport has become the first
airport in the country to run entirely on
hydro and solar power?
(a) Indira Gandhi International Airport
(b) Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel International
Airport
(c) Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose
International Airport
(d) Chennai International Airport

26. • Answer: Option A
• Explanation:
• Delhi Airport or Indira Gandhi
International Airport has become the first
airport in the country to run entirely on
hydro and solar power from this month in
a major step toward achieving the
ambitious goal of becoming a Net Zero
Carbon Emission Airport by 2030.

27. (9) The World Bank approved a project
in the hilly regions of Uttarakhand
related to which area?
(a) Hilly area horticulture
(b) Disaster response
(c) Rain-fed farming
(d) Higher education accessibility in the
hilly area

28. • Answer: Option C
• Explanation:
• The World Bank has approved a project
worth Rs 1,000 crores for taking rain-fed
farming to new heights in the hilly regions
of Uttarakhand.

29. (10) Who will succeed TS Tirumurti as
India's Permanent Representative to
the UN?
(a) Kanwal Sibal
(b) Ruchira Kamboj
(c) Ajay Bisaria
(d) Vinay Mohan Kwatra

30. • Answer: Option B
• Explanation:
• Ruchira Kamboj who is currently the
Indian Ambassador to Bhutan has
been appointed as the next
Permanent Representative of India to
the United Nations at New York.

31. (10) Ashwini Vaishnaw has inaugurated the
National Institute of Electronics and
Information Technology (NIELIT) Centre at
which place?
(a) Bangalore
(b) Ranchi
(c) New Delhi
(d) Leh

32. • Answer: Option D
• Explanation:
• Union Cabinet Minister of Electronics &
Information Technology, Communications
and Railways, Ashwini Vaishnaw has
inaugurated the National Institute of
Electronics and Information Technology
(NIELIT) Centre Leh.

33. (11) The Union Government has announced
the formation of the Cotton Council of
India What is the name of a renowned
veteran cotton man?
(a) Suresh Kotak
(b) Ramesh Kotak
(c) Lalit Kotak
(d) Uday Kotak

34. • Answer: Option A
• Explanation:
• The Union Government has announced
the formation of the Cotton Council of
India under the Chairmanship of
renowned veteran cotton man Suresh Bhai
Kotak.

35. (12) The National Health Authority has
introduced a revised 'ABHA' mobile
application to manage health records
under Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission.
What is the full form of ABHA?
(a) Ayushman Bharat Health App
(b) Ayushman Bharat Health Assistant
(c) Ayushman Bharat Health Account
(d) Ayushman Bharat Health Advisor

36. • Answer: Option C
• Explanation:
• Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission, the
National Health Authority has introduced a
revised Ayushman Bharat Health Account,
ABHA mobile application to manage health
records.

37. (13) Which state government has approved
the Mukhyamantri Bal Gopal Yojana?
(a) Haryana
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Karnataka

38. • Answer: Option C
• Explanation:
• Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot has started a
new campaign for the Rajasthan school.

39. (14) The UN Ocean Conference 2022 started
in which cities?
(a) Lisbon
(b) Milan
(c) Sydney
(d) Spain

40. • Answer: Option A
• Explanation:
• The UN Ocean Conference 2022 kicked off
in Lisbon to discuss how to restore the
ailing health of global oceans due to the
environmental damage caused by human
activity.

41. (15) The bilateral exercise 'Bongosagar'
has been started between the Navy of
India and which country?
(a) Myanmar
(b) Sri Lanka
(c) Bangladesh
(d) Nepal

42. • Answer: Option C
• Explanation:
• The third edition of the Indian Navy (IN) -
Bangladesh Navy (BN) bilateral exercise
'Bongosagar' began at Port Mongla,
Bangladesh.

43. (16) A new book titled "Listen to Your
Heart: The London Adventure"
authored by whom?
(a) Chetan Bhagat
(b) Arundhati Roy
(c) Vikram Seth
(d) Ruskin Bond

44. • Answer: Option D
• Explanation:
A new book
titled "Listen to
Your Heart:
The London Adventure"
authored by Ruskin Bond.

45. (17) What is the rank of India in
WDMMA that has released the World
Air Powers Ranking of 2022?
(a) 2nd (b) 4th
(c) 1st (d) 3rd

46. • Answer: Option D
• Explanation:
• The Indian Air Force (IAF) has been placed
at the third position on the World Air Power
Index in terms of the total fighting strength
of the various air services of different
nations of the world.

47. (18) Indian writer Geetanjali Shree and
American translator Daisy Rockwell
won the International Booker Prize
for "which book"?
(a) Tomb of Sand
(b) Khali Jagah
(c) Jal Samadhi
(d) Tirohit

48. • Answer: Option A
• Explanation:
• Indian writer Geetanjali Shree
• and American translator
• Daisy Rockwell won
• the International Booker Prize for "Tomb
of Sand,".

49. (19) Who has become the first woman
officer to join the Army Aviation Corps as
a combat aviator after successfully
completing her training?
(a) Santishree Pandit
(b) Abhilasha Barak
(c) Alka Mittal
(d) Harpreet Chandi

50. • Answer: Option B
• Explanation:
• Haryana's Captain Abhilasha Barak has
become the first woman officer to join the
Army Aviation Corps as a combat aviator
after successfully completing her training.

51. (20) The Wrestling Federation of India
has imposed a life ban on which
wrestler?
(a) Mohit Dahiya
(b) Yogeshwar Dutt
(c) Deepak Punia
(d) Satender Malik

52. • Answer: Option D
• Explanation:
• The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI)
has imposed a life ban on wrestler
Satender Malik after he thrashed referee
Jagbir Singh during CWG trials inside the
KD Jadhav Hall at the IGI Stadium.