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34. 
According 
to 
the 
World 
Intellectual 
Property 
Indicators report 2023, which country registered the 
largest increases (31.6%) in the patent filings in 2022?  
 
(A)  China 
(B)  Japan 
 
(C)  India  
(D)  USA 
 
 
(C)  India 
 
35. 
According to the 2023 Global TB report, which three 
countries together accounted for over 60 per cent of 
the global reductions in the number of people newly 
diagnosed with TB in 2020 and 2021? 
 
(A)  Indonesia, China and Nigeria. 
 
(B)  India, China and the Philippines 
 
(C)  India, Indonesia, and Philippines 
 
(D)  India, Nigeria and Bangladesh 
 
(C)  India, Indonesia, and Philippines 
 
According to the WHO’s Global TB report 2023, India 
accounted for the highest number of tuberculosis (TB) 
cases in the world in 2022, representing a staggering 
27% of the global burden. India, Indonesia, and the 
Philippines together accounted for over 60% of the 
global reductions in the number of people newly 
diagnosed with TB in 2020 and 2021. 
 
36. 
Which state government has been directed by a high 
court to notify the Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary and its 
surrounding areas as a tiger reserve? 
 
(A)  Goa 
(B)  Maharashtra 
 
(C)  Andhra Pradesh 
(D)  Odisha 
 
 
(A)  Goa 
 
On July 24, 2023, the Goa bench of the Bombay HC 
directed the Goa government to notify a tiger reserve in 
Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary and other contiguous areas 
within three months. 
 
37. 
The ASEAN-India Millet Festival 2023 was held in : 
 
(A)  Malasiya 
(B)  India 
 
(C)  Philippines 
(D)  Indonesia 
 
 
(D)  
Indonesia 
 
38. 
Which country will Chair the International Sugar 
Organization in 2024? 
 
(A)  China 
(B)  Brazil 
 
(C)  Colombia 
(D)  India 
 
 
(D)  
India 
 
39. 
The Diamond Jubilee of India’s first sounding rocket 
launch from Thumba in Kerala was celebrated on 21st 
November 2023. What was the name of the first 
sounding rocket launched by India? 
 
(A)  Blue Streak 
(B)  Ariane 5 
 
(C)  Nike-Apache 
(D)  Redstone 
 
 
(C)  Nike-Apache 
 
The name of the first sounding rocket launched by India 
was the Nike-Apache, which took off from the Thumba 
Equatorial Rocket Launching Station in Kerala on 
November 21, 1963. 
 
40. 
According to the ICC's stop clock rule, the bowling 
team must be ready to bowl the next over within how 
many seconds of the previous over being completed? 
 
(A)  50 seconds 
(B)  60 seconds 
 
(C)  70 seconds 
(D)  80 seconds 
 
 
(B)  60 seconds 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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41. 
According to the Government of India notification, the 
mandatory blending obligation of Compressed Bio-
Gas (CBG) in CNG (Transport) and PNG (Domestic) 
segments in India will start from the financial year: 
 
(A)  2024-2025 
(B)  2025-2026 
 
(C)  2027-2028 
(D)  2029-2030 
 
 
(B)  2025-2026 
▪ 
FY 2025-26: The blending obligation will be 1% of the 
total CNG/PNG consumption. 
▪ 
FY 2026-27: The blending obligation will be 3% of the 
total CNG/PNG consumption. 
▪ 
FY 2027-28: The blending obligation will be 4% of the 
total CNG/PNG consumption. 
▪ 
FY 2028-29 and onwards: The blending obligation 
will be 5% of the total CNG/PNG consumption. 
 
42. 
Recently, which country inaugurated the 2-gigawatt 
(GW) Al Dhafra Solar Photovoltaic Independent Power 
Project, the world's largest single-site solar power 
plant, in November 2023? 
 
(A)  Saudi Arabia 
(B)  United Arab Emirates 
 
(C)  Qatar 
(D)  Oman 
 
 
(B)  United Arab Emirates 
 
43. 
The world's first 3D-printed temple was unveiled in 
which state? 
 
(A)  Tamil Nadu 
(B)  Kerala 
 
(C)  Telangana 
(D)  Andhra Pradesh 
 
 
(C)  Telangana 
 
44. 
In November 2023, the United Nations unanimously 
adopted which country’s flagship resolution, ‘Natural 
Plant Fibres and Sustainable Development’? 
 
(A)  Bangladesh 
(B)  India 
 
(C)  Sri Lanka 
(D)  Thailand 
 
 
(A)  Bangladesh 
 
45. 
Consider the following statements. 
 
1. Second India-Australia 2+2 Foreign and Defence 
Ministerial Dialogue was held in New Delhi on 20 
November 2023. 
 
2. Fifth India-U.S. 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue was held in 
New Delhi on 10 November 2023. 
 
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct? 
 
(A)  1 only 
(B)  2 only 
 
(C)  Both 1 and 2 
(D)  Neither 1 nor 2 
 
 
(C)  Both 1 and 2 
46. 
Which of the following statements is/are correct 
regarding the Global Fisheries Conference India 2023? 
 
1. The Gujarat government announced the ghol, also 
known as the Black Spotted Croaker, as the state 
fish. 
 
2. Uttar Pradesh received the award for Best Marine 
State. 
 
3. The conference was held in Gujarat Science City, 
Ahmedabad. 
 
Select the correct statement using the codes given 
below. 
 
(A)  1 and 2 only 
(B)  1 and 3 only 
 
(C)  2 and 3 only 
(D)  1, 2 and 3 
 
 
(B)  1 and 3 only 
 
The Global Fisheries Conference 2023 was a two-day 
event held on November 21 and 22, 2023 at the Gujarat 
Science City in Ahmedabad. The theme of the event was 
"Celebrate the Fisheries and Aquaculture Wealth". 
 
The Gujarat government announced the ghol as the 
state fish at Conference. The ghol fish is also known as 
the Black Spotted Croaker. 
 
The Government of India (GoI) awarded several awards 
at the Conference: 
▪ 
Best State-Inland Fisheries: Uttar Pradesh  
▪ 
Best Marine State: Andhra Pradesh  
▪ 
Best Himalayan Region and North Easter State: 
Assam  
 
47. 
The Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) of India and CSIRO 
of which country have launched the Rapid Innovation 
and Startup Expansion (RISE) Accelerator program? 
 
(A) United States 
(B)  United Kingdom 
 
(C)  Australia 
(D)  Canada 
 
 
(C)  Australia 
 
48. 
Which country’s Sheynnis Palacios has been crowned 
Miss Universe for the year 2023? 
 
(A)  Nicaragua 
(B)  Ecuador 
 
(C)  Honduras 
(D)  Costa Rica 
 
 
(A)  Nicaragua 
 
49. 
Who won the 2023 JCB Prize for Literature for his novel 
Fire Bird? 
 
(A)  V.S. Sury 
(B)  Nagesh Hegde 
 
(C)  Perumal Murugan 
(D)  Sivashankari 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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(C)  Perumal Murugan 
 
Tamil writer Perumal Murugan won the 2023 JCB Prize 
for Literature for his novel Fire Bird. The English 
translation of Murugan's Tamil novel Aalanda Patchi, 
Fire Bird is about an agrarian family who are forced to 
migrate. 
 
50. 
In which country the former head of the largest 
religious Buddhist organisation ‘Soka Gakkai’, Daisaku 
Ikeda passed away? 
 
(A) Sri Lanka 
(B)  South Korea 
 
(C) Japan 
(D)  Thailand 
 
 
(C) Japan 
 
51. 
Which of the following summits adopted the Golden 
Gate Declaration? 
 
(A)  ASEAN 2023 
(B) APEC 2023 
 
(C)  BRICS 2023 
(D)  G7 Summit 2023 
 
 
(B) APEC 2023 
 
The 30th edition of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation 
(APEC) Economic Leaders' Meeting concluded in San 
Francisco with the adoption of the Golden Gate 
Declaration. The theme of the meeting was "Creating a 
Resilient and Sustainable Future for All". 
 
52. 
Who has been awarded the first-ever ‘Lifetime 
Disturbing the Peace Award’? 
 
(A)  Alice Walker 
(B)  Elizabeth O'Connor 
 
(C)  Salman Rushdie 
(D)  Stephen King 
 
 
(C)  Salman Rushdie 
 
53. 
Which country has created the world's first marine 
protected area for sperm whales? 
 
(A) Belize 
(B)  Guyana 
 
(C)  Grenada 
(D)  Dominica 
 
 
(D)  
Dominica 
 
54. 
In November 20223, which artists’ painting “Femme a 
la Montre (Woman with a Watch)” has sold for $139m? 
 
(A)  Claude Monet 
(B)  Pablo Picasso 
 
(C)  Jackson Pollock 
(D)  Vincent van Gogh 
 
 
(B)  Pablo Picasso 
55. 
Which city set a new Guinness world record, lighting 
up over 22 lakh diyas on the occasion of ‘Deepotsav’ 
2023? 
 
(A)  Ayodhya 
(B)  Prayagraj 
 
(C)  Varanasi 
(D)  Haridwar 
 
 
(A)  Ayodhya 
 
56. 
What is the name of the former Nasa astronaut who 
led the first ever space mission around the moon on 
Apollo 8, who died recently? 
 
(A)  Vance Brand 
(B)  Michael Collins 
 
(C)  Frank Borman 
(D)  Ken Mattingly 
 
 
(C)  Frank Borman 
 
Former Nasa astronaut Frank Borman, who led the first 
ever space mission around the moon on Apollo 8, has 
died. Mr Borman and two fellow astronauts were the 
first humans to ever see the far side of the Moon on the 
Apollo 8 expedition in 1968. 
 
57. 
What is the name of the world’s first chikungunya 
vaccine, approved by the U.S. FDA on November 9, 
2023? 
 
(A)  Ixchiq 
(B)  Chiqneva 
 
(C)  ChiqGard 
(D)  Vaxchiq 
 
 
(A)  Ixchiq 
 
58. 
Which of the following has become world’s first robot 
CEO? 
 
(A)  Zena 
(B)  Mika 
 
(C)  Sana 
(D)  Rita 
 
 
(B)  Mika 
 
Dictador, a Polish drinks company renowned for its 
rums, has taken a groundbreaking step by appointing a 
robot, named “Mika,” driven by artificial intelligence (AI), 
as its CEO. 
 
59. 
Which was the host city for the World Travel Market 
(WTM) 2023? 
 
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