Weekly Current Affairs Quiz : 17 December to 23 December 2023

Weekly Current Affairs MCQs Questions from 17 December to 23 December 2023 for competitive exams.

Weekly Current Affairs MCQs : 17 December to 23 December 2023

Q: Which Prime Minister of India is associated with Kishan Diwas?
A) Indira Gandhi
B) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
C) Chaudhary Charan Singh
D) Rajiv Gandhi

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Q: Who will be the Chief Guest for the 75th Republic Day celebrations in India?
a. Narendra Modi, Prime Minister India
b. Emmanuel Macron, President France
c. President Joe Biden, President USA
d. Rishi Sunak, Prime Minister , Britain

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Q: Who are the recipients of the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2023 ?
a) Shri Chirag Chandrashekhar Shetty and Shri Rankireddy Satwik Sai Raj
b) Shri Manish Kaushik and Ms. P.V. Sindhu
c) Shri Saurabh Chaudhary and Ms. Vinesh Phogat
d) Shri Bajrang Punia and Ms. Mary Kom

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Q: Which university was awarded the Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy 2023 as the overall winner university?
A) Lovely Professional University, Punjab
B) Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar
C) Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra
D) Jamia Millia Islamia University, Delhi

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Q: Who is the legendary mathematician honored on National Mathematics Day?
(a) Albert Einstein
(b) Aryabhatta
(c) Srinivasa Ramanujan
(d) Isaac Newton

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Q. Which category did EV Ramakrishnan win the Sahitya Akademi Award for in 2023?
A) Novel
B) Short Story Collection
C) Literary Study
D) Poetry

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Q. In which language did Rajasekaran win the award for his novel “Neervazhi Padooum”?
A) Telugu
B) Tamil
C) Malayalam
D) Kannada

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Q. Who won the Sahitya Akademi Award for the Hindi novel “Mujhe Pahachaano”?
A) Sanjeev
B) Vijay Verma
C) Neelam Saran Gour
D) Vinod Joshi

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Q: Why completion of Tunnel T-1 between Katra – Reasi Stations in Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) Project considered a significant achievement?
A) Completion of a local project
B) Making a dream of connecting Kashmir Valley a reality
C) Establishing a new railway record
D) Achieving a milestone in a highway project

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Q. When is Goa Liberation Day celebrated?
A) November 1st
B) December 19th
C) January 26th
D) August 15th

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Q. What does Goa Liberation Day commemorate?
A) Independence from British rule
B) Liberation from Dutch rule
C) Liberation from Portuguese rule
D) Formation of Goa as a separate state

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Q. Which bill aims to replace the Indian Penal Code (IPC), 1860, governing criminal offenses in India?
A) Bharatiya Nyaya (Second) Sanhita, 2023
B) Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha (Second) Sanhita, 2023
C) Bharatiya Sakshya (Second) Bill, 2023
D) Indian Evidence Act, 1872

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Q. What is the primary focus of the Bharatiya Nyaya (Second) Sanhita, 2023?
A) Admissibility of evidence
B) Criminal procedure
C) Punishment for criminal offenses
D) Replacement of the CrPC

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Q. Which legislation replaces the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC)?
A) Bharatiya Nyaya (Second) Sanhita, 2023
B) Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha (Second) Sanhita, 2023
C) Bharatiya Sakshya (Second) Bill, 2023
D) Indian Evidence Act, 1872

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Q. What significant addition does Bharatiya Nyaya (Second) Sanhita, 2023 make to the punishment system?
A) Capital punishment
B) Life imprisonment
C) Fine only
D) Community service

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Q. Which legislation is associated with the admissibility of evidence in Indian courts?
A) Bharatiya Nyaya (Second) Sanhita, 2023
B) Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha (Second) Sanhita, 2023
C) Bharatiya Sakshya (Second) Bill, 2023
D) Indian Evidence Act, 1872

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Question: What is the key feature of the 2025 Club World Cup format according to the announcement?
A) Single-elimination knockout rounds
B) Group stage with eight groups of four teams
C) Round-robin format with seven participating teams
D) Two-legged semi-finals and finals

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Question: Which state emerged as the champion in the Khelo India Para Games (KIPG)?
A) Uttar Pradesh
B) Haryana
C) Tamil Nadu
D) New Delhi

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Question: What percentage of the vote did Abdel Fattah al-Sisi secure in the recent Egyptian presidential election?
A) 75.4%
B) 89.6%
C) 92.3%
D) 81.8%

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Q. Which of the following is recognized as the world’s largest office building?
A) Dwarka City
B) Mumbai Diamond Center
C) Surat Diamond Bourse
D) Global Jewelry Hub

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Q. How many sports will be featured in the Khelo India Games in Tamil Nadu?
A) 15 sports
B) 20 sports
C) 25 sports
D) 27 sports

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