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hanush include children for immunization 
services? 
 
(A)  2 years 
(B)  3 years 
 
(C)  5 years 
(D)  7 years 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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(C)  5 years 
 
Intensified Mission Indradhanush (IMI 5.0) concluded all 
3 rounds on 14th October 2023. This year, for the first 
time the campaign is being conducted across all the 
districts in the country and includes children up to 5 
years of age (Previous campaigns included children up 
to 2 years of age). 
 
67. 
Who has won the FIDE World Junior Rapid Chess 
Championship 2023? 
 
(A)  Vrashank Chauhan 
(B)  Raunak Sadhwani 
 
(C)  Arun Kataria 
(D)  Prraneeth Vuppala 
 
 
(B)  Raunak Sadhwani 
 
The winners of the 2023 FIDE World Junior Rapid Chess 
Championship are: 
▪ 
Raunak Sadhwani: Won the open section 
▪ 
Govhar Beydullayeva: Won the girls section 
 
68. 
The final estimate for total foodgrain production in 
India for 2022-23 is: 
 
(A)  3,127.64 lakh tonnes 
(B)  3,047.42 lakh tonnes 
 
(C)  3,296.87 lakh tonnes 
(D)  3,387.56 lakh tonnes 
 
 
(C)  3,296.87 lakh tonnes 
 
The final estimate for total foodgrain production in India 
for 2022-23 is 3,296.87 lakh tonnes. This is a record high 
and is 140.71 lakh tonnes higher than the 2021-22 
production. It's also 308.69 lakh tonnes higher than the 
average production over the previous five years (2017-
18 to 2021-22). 
 
As per Final Estimates, the estimated production of 
major crops during 2022-23 is as under: 
▪ 
Foodgrains  
–  
3296.87 Lakh tonnes. 
▪ 
Rice  
–  
1357.55 Lakh tonnes. 
▪ 
Wheat  
–  
1105.54 Lakh tonnes. 
▪ 
Nutri / Coarse Cereals  –  
573.19 Lakh tonnes. 
▪ 
Maize  
–  
380.85 Lakh tonnes. 
▪ 
Pulses  
–  
260.58 Lakh tonnes. 
▪ 
Tur  
–  
33.12 Lakh tonnes. 
▪ 
Gram  
–  
122.67 Lakh tonnes.  
▪ 
Oilseeds  
–  
413.55 Lakh tonnes. 
▪ 
Groundnut  
–  
102.97 Lakh tonnes. 
▪ 
Soyabean  
–  
149.85 Lakh tonnes. 
▪ 
Rapeseed and Mustard  –  
126.43 Lakh tonnes. 
▪ 
Sugarcane  
–  
4905.33 Lakh tonnes. 
▪ 
Cotton – 336.60 Lakh bales (of 170 kg each) 
▪ 
Jute & Mesta – 93.92 Lakh bales (of 180 kg each) 
 
69. 
In October 2023, which state’s chief minister declared 
the Gangetic Dolphin as the state aquatic animal? 
 
(A) Uttarakhand 
(B)  West Bengal 
 
(C)  Uttar Pradesh 
(D)  Bihar 
 
 
(C)  Uttar Pradesh 
 
70. 
The 2023 edition of the Annual Joint Humanitarian 
Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) Exercise, 
"CHAKRAVAT", was held in: 
 
(A)  Goa 
(B)  Visakhapatnam 
 
(C)  Chennai 
(D)  Kochi 
 
 
(A)  Goa 
 
The 2023 edition of the exercise was hosted by the 
Indian Navy at Goa from 09 to 11 Oct 23. 
 
71. 
India has been elected president of the Asia-Pacific 
Institute 
for 
Broadcasting 
Development 
(AIBD) 
General Conference (GC) for the: 
 
(A)  second successive term (B)  third successive term 
 
(C)  fourth successive term (D)  fifth successive term 
 
 
(B)  third successive term 
 
72. 
Under which operation, the Hamas militant group 
attacked Israel in October 2023? 
 
(A)  Operation Al-Quds Storm 
 
(B)  Operation Iron Swords 
 
(C)  Operation Al-Aqsa Flood 
 
(D)  Operation Desert Storm 
 
 
(C)  Operation Al-Aqsa Flood 
 
Operation Iron Swords is Israel's retaliation for a 
surprise attack by Hamas. 
 
73. 
Which country’s 1st woman President Dr. Samia 
Suluhu Hassan was conferred an Honorary Doctorate 
(Honoris Causa) by Jawaharlal Nehru University? 
 
(A) Ethiopia 
(B)  Namibia 
 
(C)  Kenya 
(D)  Tanzania 
 
 
(D)  Tanzania 
 
74. 
Who became the first Speaker ever to be ousted from 
the job in a U.S. House? 
 
(A) Kevin McCarthy 
(B) Mike Johnson 
 
(C) Nancy Pelosi 
(D) Paul Ryan 
 
 
(A) Kevin McCarthy 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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75. 
Consider the following statement about 37th edition 
of the National Games. 
 
1. The games were held in Kochi. 
 
2. Maharashtra topped the National Games 2023 
medal tally 
 
3. The official mascot was Moga, an Indian bison. 
 
Which of the statements given above are correct? 
 
(A)  1 and 2 only 
(B)  2 and 3 only 
 
(C)  1 and 3 only 
(D)  1, 2 and 3  
 
 
(B)  2 and 3 only 
 
The 37th edition of the National Games were held in Goa 
from October 25 to November 9, 2023. The games 
featured 43 sports 
▪ 
Maharashtra topped the National Games 2023 
medal tally and won the Raja Bhalindra Singh 
Trophy. Maharashtra topped with 228 medals 
including 80 gold, 69 silver and 79 bronze, while 
Services stood second with 126 medals including 66 
gold, 27 silver and 33 bronze.  
▪ 
Olympic swimmer Srihari Nataraj was named the 
best male athlete.  
▪ 
Gymnasts Sanyuktha Prasen Kale and Pranati Nayak 
were jointly named the best female athletes. 
▪ 
The official mascot for the 2023 National Games of 
India was Moga, an Indian bison. The motto of the 
37th National Games was "Get Set Goa". 
▪ 
38th National Games will be held in Uttarakhand. 
 
76. 
Which of the following animated characters are there 
in recently launched animated series KTB- Bharat Hain 
Hum which features stories from Indian Freedom 
struggle from 1500s to 1947? 
 
1. Krish 
2. Chota Bheem 
 
3. Motu Patlu 
4. Trish 
 
5. Balti boy 
6. Chutki 
 
Select correct answer from the codes given below. 
 
(A)  1, 2 and 3 only 
(B)  2, 3 and 5 only 
 
(C)  1, 4 and 5 only 
(D)  2, 4 and 6 only 
 
 
(C)  1, 4 and 5 only 
 
Union Minister Shri Anurag Thakur launched KTB- 
Bharat Hain Hum, an animated series consisting of two 
seasons. It is produced by Central Bureau of 
Communication, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting 
and Graphiti Studios. The series consists of 52 episodes, 
11 minutes each, featuring stories from Indian Freedom 
struggle from 1500s to 1947. The series is hosted by the 
iconic animated characters Krish, Trish and Balti boy.   
77. 
Who among the following are recipients of the Nobel 
Prize in Physics 2023? 
 
1. Moungi G. Bawendi 
2. Pierre Agostini 
 
3. Anne L’Huillier 
4. Louis E. Brus 
 
5. Ferenc Krausz 
6. Aleksey Yekimov 
 
Select correct answer from the codes given below. 
 
(A)  1, 2 and 3 only 
(B)  2, 3 and 5 only 
 
(C)  1, 4 and 5 only 
(D)  2, 4 and 6 only 
 
 
(B)  2, 3 and 5 only 
▪ 
The Nobel Prize in Physics 2023 is jointly awarded to 
Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz and Anne L’Huillier 
“for 
experimental 
methods 
that 
generate 
attosecond pulses of light for the study of electron 
dynamics in matter”. 
▪ 
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2023 is jointly awarded 
to Moungi G. Bawendi, Louis E. Brus and Aleksey 
Yekimov “for the discovery and synthesis of 
quantum dots”. 
 
78. 
Who among the following are recipients of the Nobel 
Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2023? 
 
1. Katalin Karikó 
2. Drew Weissman 
 
3. Claudia Goldin 
 
Select correct answer from the codes given below. 
 
(A)  1 and 2 only 
(B)  2 and 3 only 
 
(C)  1 and 3 only 
(D)  1, 2 and 3 
 
 
(A)  1 and 2 only 
 
The 2023 Nobel prize in Physiology or Medicine has been 
awarded to Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman for their 
“discoveries concerning nucleoside base modifications 
that enabled the development of effective mRNA 
vaccines against COVID-19”. 
 
American economist Claudia Goldin won the 2023 Nobel 
Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for her research on 
women's labor market participation and earnings. 
 
79. 
Yak Churpi, a naturally fermented milk product made 
from yak milk, has been given recognition as a 
Geographical Indication (GI) of: 
 
(A)  Ladakh 
(B)  Sikkim 
 
(C)  Arunachal Pradesh 
(D)  Jammu and Kashmir 
 
 
(C)  Arunachal Pradesh 
 
80. 
In October 2023, the Government of India notified the 
constitution of the National Board for: 
 
(A) Ginger 
(B)  Cumin 
 
(C)  Green Cardamom 
(D)  Turmeric 
 
 
(D)  Turmeric 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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81. 
Recently, Maharashtra signed a memorandum of 
understanding (MoU) with which of the following 
museums to bring back Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj’s 
wagh nakh to the state? 
 
(A)  The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City 
 
(B)  Victoria and Albert Museum, London 
 
(C)  The National Museum of Australia 
 
(D)  The British Museum, London 
 
 
(B)  Victoria and Albert Museum, London 
 
The Maharashtra government signed a memorandum 
of understanding (MoU) with London's Victoria and 
Albert Museum to bring back Chhatrapati Shivaji 
Maharaj's wagh nakh to the state for three years. 
 
82. 
The Minister of State for Ports, Shipping, and 
Waterways, recently inaugurated the dredging work 
at National Waterway 44 in: 
 
(A) Sankosh River 
(B)  Torsa River 
 
(C)  Subarnarekha River 
(D) Ichamati River 
 
 
(D) Ichamati River 
 
83. 
The first IEA Critical Minerals and Clean Energy 
Summit was held in: 
 
(A) Prague 
(B)  Vienna 


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