FCS&CA • 2023 • General Studies-I
What is the name of the operation launched by India to evacuate its stranded citizens from Sudan in 2023?
A)
Operation Ganga
B)
Operation Devi Shakti
C)
Operation Dost
D)
Operation Kaveri
Option D is correct: Operation Kaveri.
FCS&CA • 2023 • General Studies-I
The G20 Summit is held annually with a rotating presidency, and in 2023, which country holds the presidency?
A)
India
B)
China
C)
Russia
D)
South Africa
Option A is correct: India.
FCS&CA • 2023 • General Studies-I
Moplah revolt occurred in:
A)
Bengal
B)
Bihar
C)
Uttar Pradesh
D)
Malabar region
Option D is correct: Malabar region.
FCS&CA • 2023 • General Studies-I
Which of the following Government of India Act introduced the diarchy system in the provinces of India?
A)
Government of India Act, 1909
B)
Government of India Act, 1919
C)
Government of India Act, 1935
D)
None of these
Option B is correct: Government of India Act, 1919.
FCS&CA • 2023 • General Studies-I
On June 2023, NASA shared a stunning photo of a flower grown on the International Space Station. What was the name of that flower?
A)
Dahlia
B)
Jasmine
C)
Daffodil
D)
Zinnia
Option D is correct: Zinnia.
FCS&CA • 2023 • General Studies-I
The Battle of Buxar was fought (1764) between:
A)
Nawab Siraj -Ud-Daulah and the English
B)
Haider Aliand the English
C)
Mir Qasim, the Nawab of Bengal and the English
D)
Shujap-Ud-Daulah, Nawab of Awadh and the English
Option C is correct: Mir Qasim, the Nawab of Bengal and the English.
FCS&CA • 2023 • General Studies-I
Which of the following is not correctly matched?
A)
Jhansi : Laxmi Bhai
B)
Gwalior : Tantia Tope
C)
Allahabad : Kunwar Singh
D)
Kanpur : Nana Saheb
Option C is correct: Allahabad : Kunwar Singh.
FCS&CA • 2023 • General Studies-I
The first tribal leader who was inspired by Mahatma Gandhi and his ideology was
A)
Alluri Sitaram Raju
B)
JShabkarBapa
C)
Jodanang
D)
BirMunsa
Option A is correct: Alluri Sitaram Raju.
FCS&CA • 2023 • General Studies-I
Which of the following states has achieved 100 percent household coverage of banking services, extending them to all sections of the population?
A)
Sikkim
B)
Jharkhand
C)
Maharashtra
D)
Telangana
Option A is correct: Sikkim.
FCS&CA • 2023 • General Studies-I
Which of the following state was not the victim of “The Subsidiary Alliance System”?
A)
Satara
B)
Awadh
C)
Mysore
D)
Madras
Option D is correct: Madras.
FCS&CA • 2023 • General Studies-I
Elon Musk’s SpaceX is launching the world’s largest privately-owned satellite called
A)
Jupiter -II
B)
Falcon=II
C)
Jupiter -III
D)
Falcon=III
Option C is correct: Jupiter -III.
FCS&CA • 2023 • General Studies-I
Who among the following founded the Nirankari Movement?
A)
Baba Dyal Das
B)
Baba Ram Singh
C)
Mahmud Hasan
D)
Jagat Mithra
Option A is correct: Baba Dyal Das.
FCS&CA • 2023 • General Studies-I
Which among the following Viceroys was associated with the ‘Ilbert Bill Controversy’?
A)
Lord Curzon
B)
Lord Lytton
C)
Lord Hardinge
D)
Lord Ripon
Option D is correct: Lord Ripon.
FCS&CA • 2023 • General Studies-I
According to a recent government data, which country has been the largest investor in India during 2022-23?
A)
UAE
B)
Mauritius
C)
Singapore
D)
USA
Option C is correct: Singapore.
FCS&CA • 2023 • General Studies-I
Mahalwari system was introduced in:
A)
Madras, Bengal and Mysore
B)
Bengal, Odhisha and Mysore
C)
Western parts of UP, Punjab and Delhi
D)
Bengal, Calcutta and Delhi
Option C is correct: Western parts of UP, Punjab and Delhi.
FCS&CA • 2023 • General Studies-I
Indian Civil Service was established by:
A)
Warren Hastings
B)
Lord Cornwallis
C)
Lord Wallesly
D)
William Bentinck
Option B is correct: Lord Cornwallis.
FCS&CA • 2023 • General Studies-I
During the time of rent collection, an officer came into the village is known as
A)
Jotedars
B)
Amlah
C)
Adhiyars
D)
Dikus
Option B is correct: Amlah.
FCS&CA • 2023 • General Studies-I
What is the name of a q-commerce company, one of the fastest growing technology start-ups in Indian history whose CEO is Aadit Palicha?
A)
Rigi
B)
Zepto
C)
Toddle
D)
Landeed
Option B is correct: Zepto.
FCS&CA • 2023 • General Studies-I
The state that has launched the ‘Elder Line’ 14567 service which aims to rescue destitute elderly individuals and provide them shelter in old age homes-
A)
Maharashtra
B)
Uttar Pradesh
C)
Kerala
D)
Mizoram
Option B is correct: Uttar Pradesh.
FCS&CA • 2023 • General Studies-I
Which of the following banks emerged as the leading public sector bank in lending to state-owned corporations and Public Sector Undertakings during 2022-23?
A)
State Bank of India
B)
Canara Bank
C)
Punjab National Bank
D)
Union Bank of India
Option A is correct: State Bank of India.
FCS&CA • 2023 • General Studies-I
The first textile mill in India was started by Cowasjee Nanabhoy in 1853 in which of the following cities?
A)
Bengal
B)
Bihar
C)
Bombay
D)
Delhi
Option C is correct: Bombay.
FCS&CA • 2023 • General Studies-I
One of the economic consequences of the British rule in India in the 19th century was the
A)
increase in the export of Indian handicrafts
B)
growthinthe numberof Indian owned factories
C)
commercialization of Indian agriculture
D)
rapid increase in the urban population
Option C is correct: commercialization of Indian agriculture.
FCS&CA • 2023 • General Studies-I
The country that recently banned ‘Dwarf Bullfighting’-an event where dwarves dressed in costumes participates in bullfighting
A)
Egypt
B)
Turkey
C)
Spain
D)
Austria
Option B is correct: Turkey.
FCS&CA • 2023 • General Studies-I
Recently, King Willem-Alexander apologized for his country’s role in slavery and asked for forgiveness during a historic speech at an event to commemorate the anniversary of the abolition of slavery in his country’s colonies. He is the king of-
A)
Spain
B)
Portugal
C)
Netherlands
D)
Persia
Option C is correct: Netherlands.
FCS&CA • 2023 • General Studies-I
The contentious Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bill, 2023 was passed by the Lok Sabha and Rajya respectively on
A)
July 27,2023 and August 3, 2023.
B)
July 28,2023 and August 5, 2023.
C)
July 26, 2023 and August 2, 2023.
D)
July 25,2023 and August 1, 2023.
Option A is correct: July 27,2023 and August 3, 2023..
