Q1) Which ministry has given an order to discontinue manual attendance for Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme worksites with more than 20 workers?
- Union Rural Development Ministry
- Ministry of Home Affairs
- Ministry of Labour and Employment
- Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Q2) Which institution issued the Guidelines for Prevention of Misleading Advertisements and Endorsements for Misleading Advertisements, 2022?
- Central Consumer Protection Authority
- Dadasaheb Phalke Trust
- Central Board of Film Certification
- Indian Television Academy
Q3) Which of the following project has been launched by government of India to “democratize” the country’s fast-growing digital e-commerce space?
- E-NAM
- Open Network for Digital Commerce
- HRIDAY Circuit
- JNNURM Centres
Q4) WHO considers declaring which disease as a global health emergency?
- Typhoid
- Bird Flu
- Monkey Pox
- Chicken Pox
Q5) Which portal has been launched to provide real-time data to all stakeholders at the inauguration of Vanijya Bhawan in Delhi?
- ISPAT
- NIRYAT
- EXpo-IMpo
- UDHYAM
Q6) Environmental groups have criticised the project to link the Bedti and Varada rivers calling it unscientific and a waste of public money. These rivers flow in which state?
- Maharashtra
- Uttar Pradesh
- Andhra Pradesh
- Karnataka
Q7) Which country will host the 15th Conference of Parties (CoP15) to the Convention on Biological Diversity ?
- Russia
- Canada
- England
- Norway
Q8) Which state celebrates the Sao Joao Festival?
- Manipur
- Assam
- Goa
- Kerala
Q9) Who has published an analysis titled ‘Global Estimates: Number of Crisis-affected Children and Adolescents in Need of Education Support’?
- Amnesty International
- Education Cannot Wait
- UNESCO
- UNICEF
Q10) Who has issued detailed guidelines on the Tax Deducted at Source (TDS) rule for Virtual Digital Assets (VDAs) such as cryptocurrencies?
- Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)
- Niti Aayog
- Ministry of Finance
- Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)
Q11) Chief Minister of which state recently gifted the Pattachitra painting to Pope Francis in Vatican City?
- Odisha
- Chhattisgarh
- Jharkhand
- Bihar
Q12) Apart from Ukraine, which other country has received the coveted EU Candidate status?
- Moldova
- Zambia
- Angola
- Brunei
Q13) Which organisation has promised to provide $5.33 billion over the next four years to address problems related to biodiversity worldwide?
- Global Environment Facility
- Green Climate Fund
- World Wide Fund for Nature
- Arctic Council
Q14) Scientists have discovered the world’s largest bacterium in the archipelago of Guadeloupe. In which sea does this Archipelago lie?
- Eastern Caribbean Sea
- South China Sea
- Black Sea
- Aral Sea
Q15) There is a coal-supply demand gap in the international market. Where does India stand in the list of largest producers of Coal?
- First
- Second
- Third
- Fourth
Q16) Mo Bus, a bus service that has been recognized by the United Nations as one of 10 global recipients of its annual Public Service Awards for 2022 belongs to which country?
- India
- China
- Afghanistan
- Nepal
Q17) In which country has ONGC Videsh Limited (OVL) recently made an oil discovery?
- Brunei
- Colombia
- Canada
- Russia
Q18) Who has recently organised a “National Conference on Millets: The Future Super Food for India”?
- FCI
- FICCI
- ASSOCHAM
- Ministry of Home affairs