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DECEMBER 2023 
130.  Who has become the first world leader whose 
personal YouTube Channel has reached 20 million 
Subscribers? 
 
(A)  Donald Trump 
(B)  Rishi Sunak 
 
(C)  Barack Obama 
(D)  Narendra Modi 
 
 
(D)  Narendra Modi 
 
131.  Recently, which country suspended all cooperation 
with the International Organisation of Francophone 
Nations (OIF)? 
 
(A)  Burkina Faso 
(B)  Gabon 
 
(C)  Niger 
(D)  Senegal 
 
 
(C)  Niger 
 
Niger, a landlocked country in West Africa, has 
suspended all cooperation with the International 
Organisation of Francophone Nations (OIF). 
 
132.  Which Union Ministry has launched the “MedTech 
Mitra” initiative? 
 
(A)  Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology 
 
(B)  Ministry of Science and Technology 
 
(C)  Ministry of Health and Family Welfare 
 
(D)  Ministry of Commerce and Industry 
 
 
(C)  Ministry of Health and Family Welfare 
 
133.  Recently, which of the following proposed to 
introduce T+0 settlement? 
 
(A)  Reserve Bank of India (RBI)  
 
(B)  Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) 
 
(C)  Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) 
 
(D)  National Green Tribunal (NGT) 
 
 
(B)  Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) 
 
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has 
proposed the introduction of a facility for clearing and 
settlement of funds and securities on T+0 (same day) 
and instant settlement cycle on an optional basis. 
 
134.  Which institution has said in its report that India will 
emerge as the largest economic superpower by the 
end of the century? 
 
(A)  S&P Global Market Intelligence. 
 
(B)  Organization for Economic Co-operation and 
 
Development 
 
(C)  International Finance Corporation 
 
(D)  Centre for Economics and Business Research 
 
(D)  Centre for Economics and Business Research 
 
India is set to become the world's third-largest economy 
by 2032, and will eventually surpass China and the 
United States to become the "world's largest economic 
superpower" by the end of this century, as per a report 
released by the Centre for Economics and Business 
Research (CEBR) on December 27. 
 
135.  The Namdapha Flying Squirrel, missing for four 
decades, has resurfaced in which state? 
 
(A)  Nagaland 
(B)  Manipur 
 
(C)  Meghalaya 
(D)  Arunachal Pradesh  
 
 
(D)  Arunachal Pradesh 
 
The Namdapha Flying Squirrel, missing for four decades, 
has resurfaced in Arunachal Pradesh. Last documented 
in 1981, this nocturnal flying squirrel is indigenous to the 
Changlang district and endemic to Arunachal Pradesh, 
specifically the Namdapha National Park. 
 
136.  In which city the performance of 1,282 tabla players 
entered in the Guinness Book of World Records? 
 
(A)  Madurai 
(B)  Bhopal 
 
(C)  Gwalior 
(D)  Kolkata 
 
 
(C)  Gwalior 
 
On 25th December 2023, 1282 tabla players performed 
Vande Mataram on tabla during the Taal Darbar 
program at the 99th International Tansen Mahotsav 
(also known as Tansen Samaroh) in Gwalior, Madhya 
Pradesh (MP). By doing so, they set a Guinness World 
Record for the largest tabla ensemble. 
 
137.  Nina Singh has become the first woman to assume the 
role of Director General of the: 
 
(A)  CRPF 
(B)  ITBP  
 
(C)  BSF 
(D)  CISF 
 
 
(D)  CISF 
 
138.  The new Ayodhya Airport has been named after which 
of the following? 
 
(A)  Parshurama 
(B)  Maharishi Valmiki 
 
(C)  Vasishtha 
(D)  Jaanki 
 
 
(B)  Maharishi Valmiki 
 
The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra 
Modi, approved the proposal to name Ayodhya Airport 
as 
“Maharishi 
Valmiki 
International 
Airport, 
Ayodhyadham”. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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139.  In December 2023, India and which country signed 
some agreements related to the construction of the 
future power-generating units of the Kudankulam 
nuclear power plant? 
 
(A)  USA 
(B)  France 
 
(C)  Germany 
(D)  Russia 
 
 
(D)  Russia 
 
India and Russia signed agreements related to the 
construction of the future power generating units of the 
Kudankulam nuclear power plant in Tamil Nadu. 
 
140.  Which country has formally announced that it won’t 
join the BRICS bloc of developing economies? 
 
(A)  Ethiopia 
(B)  Iran 
 
(C)   
Egypt 
(D)  Argentina 
 
 
(D)  Argentina 
 
Argentina announced Friday that it won't join the BRICS 
bloc of developing economies, the latest in a dramatic 
shift in foreign and economic policy by Argentina's new 
far-right populist president, Javier Milei. 
 
141.  Which ministry has launched the National Transit Pass 
System (NTPS) pan-India to facilitate the seamless 
transit of timber, bamboo, and other forest produce 
across the country? 
 
(A)  Ministry of Communications 
 
 
(B)  Ministry of Commerce and Industry 
 
(C)  Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.  
 
(D)  Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate 
 
Change 
 
 
 
(D) 
 
Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate 
Change and Labour and Employment Shri Bhupender 
Yadav launched the National Transit Pass System (NTPS) 
pan-India to facilitate the seamless transit of timber, 
bamboo, and other forest produce across the country. 
 
142.  Which country has discovered the world’s largest 
supply of lithium beneath the Salton Sea? 
 
(A)  Australia 
(B)  USA 
 
(C)  Argentina 
(D)  Mexico 
 
 
(B)  USA 
 
The US Department of Energy has discovered the 
world's largest lithium deposit beneath California's 
Salton Sea, containing an estimated 18 million tons of 
lithium. 
143.  Which of the following is not a part of the Indian 
Navy’s new Admirals’ epaulettes? 
 
(A)  Golden button 
(B)  Red octagon 
 
(C)  Indian Naval ship 
(D)  Indian Sword 
 
 
(C)  Indian Naval ship 
 
Admirals' epaulettes now have the golden Navy button 
along with an octagon, and an Indian sword and a 
telescope crossed, followed by stars reflecting the ranks 
of rear admiral, vice admiral and admiral. 
 
144.  The 
first 
and 
only 
oral 
suspension 
of 
6-
mercaptopurine (6-MP) was developed in India for the 
treatment of: 
 
(A)  AIDS 
(B)  TB 
 
(C)  Cancer 
(D)  Leprosy 
 
 
(C)  Cancer 
 
Doctors from Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, and the 
Advanced Centre for Training Research and Education in 
Cancer (ACTREC), Navi Mumbai, collaborated with IDRS 
Labs, Bangalore, to develop the first and only oral 
suspension of 6-mercaptopurine (6-MP) in India. 6-MP is 
a chemotherapy drug used in the treatment of Acute 
Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL), the most common type 
of blood cancer afflicting children.  
 
145.  Who won silver in the World Women Rapid 
Championships 2023 at Samarkand? 
 
(A)  Harika Dronavalli 
(B)  Koneru Humpy 
 
(C)  D Gukesh 
(D)  Vaishali Rameshbabu 
 
 
(B)  Koneru Humpy 
 
India's Koneru Humpy, won the women's individual 
silver 
medal 
at 
the 
2023 
World 
Rapid 
Chess 
Championships in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. 
 
146.  Which country’s Linköping University has developed 
eSoil for hydroponic cultivation? 
 
(A)  China 
(B)  Sweden 
 
(C)  Norway 
(D)  Netherlands 
 
 
(B)  Sweden 
 
Scientists have developed an electrically conductive 
"soil" which they say can lead to 50 per cent more 
growth of barley seedlings on average in 15 days. This 
groundbreaking development in agricultural technology 
has emerged from the laboratories of Linkoping 
University in Sweden. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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147. Which of the following organisation has reached a 
provisional 
deal 
on 
the 
world’s 
first 
set 
of 
comprehensive laws to regulate the use of artificial 
intelligence (AI)? 
 
(A)  WTO 
(B)  United Nations 
 
(C)  Niti Aayog 
(D)  European Union 
 
 
(D)   
 
The EU becomes the very first continent to set clear rules 
for the use of AI. It has reached a provisional deal on the 
world’s first set of comprehensive laws to regulate the 
use of artificial intelligence (AI). The European 
Parliament will now vote on the proposed AI Act early 
next year, and a legislation is likely to come into force by 
2025. The European Union’s legislative framework is 
significant because the United States, the United 
Kingdom, and China are also competing to set the 
template for AI regulations and publish their own set of 
guidelines. 
 
148. Which 
state 
government 
has 
approached 
the 
Supreme Court against the Centre imposing a ceiling 
on the amount it can borrow? 
(A) Bihar 
(B) Kerela 
(C) Telangana 
(D) Tamil Nadu  
 
(B) Kerela 
The Kerala government has approached the Supreme 
Court against the Centre imposing a ceiling on the 
amount it can borrow, saying this had “brought the 
operation of” its “budget… to a grave crisis” and was 
violative of the principles of fiscal federalism. 
 
149. Which of the following has become the first major 
news pu

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