SSC Stenographers - current events Question Bank with Options

1. What major international event saw a significant shift in energy markets due to geopolitical tensions in 2023?

A) Ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict

B) China's economic reopening

C) Global supply chain disruptions

D) US-China trade war

2. Which Indian state launched the 'Laadli Behna Yojana' in 2023, providing financial assistance to women?

A) Madhya Pradesh

B) Rajasthan

C) Uttar Pradesh

D) Chhattisgarh

3. The 'Surya Tilak Project' was inaugurated in 2023 in which Indian city, aimed at illuminating the Ram Temple?

A) Ayodhya

B) Varanasi

C) Mathura

D) Prayagraj

4. Which nation hosted the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup?

A) Australia and New Zealand

B) Canada and USA

C) France and Germany

D) Brazil and Argentina

5. What significant change was proposed by the Indian government regarding the electoral process in 2023?

A) Linking Aadhaar with Voter IDs

B) Introducing electronic voting machines

C) Lowering the voting age

D) Mandatory registration for all citizens

6. The 'Mission LiFE' (Lifestyle for Environment) initiative gained momentum in India in 2023. What is its primary objective?

A) Promoting sustainable lifestyles

B) Developing renewable energy sources

C) Reducing air pollution

D) Conserving water resources

7. Who won the men's singles title at the US Open in 2023?

A) Novak Djokovic

B) Daniil Medvedev

C) Carlos Alcaraz

D) Jannik Sinner

8. Which country's central bank raised interest rates multiple times in 2023 to combat inflation?

A) United States Federal Reserve

B) Bank of Japan

C) People's Bank of China

D) Reserve Bank of Australia

9. What significant event marked the 75th anniversary of India's independence in 2023?

A) Launch of the 'Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav' campaign

B) India's first manned space mission

C) A global peace summit hosted by India

D) The declaration of India as a fully developed nation

10. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) projected global growth rates for 2023. Which major economy was expected to show significant slowdown?

A) Germany

B) United States

C) China

D) India

11. Which Indian city hosted the 'Voice of Global South Summit' in January 2023?

A) New Delhi

B) Mumbai

C) Bengaluru

D) Kolkata

12. Who won the women's singles title at Wimbledon in 2023?

A) Markéta Vondroušová

B) Ons Jabeur

C) Elena Rybakina

D) Iga Świątek

13. The 'Project Cheetah' was a significant initiative in India in 2023 involving what?

A) Reintroduction of cheetahs from Africa

B) Conservation of the Bengal tiger

C) Protection of the Snow Leopard

D) Development of a new drone technology

14. Which country's president visited India for the Republic Day celebrations in 2023 as the chief guest?

A) Egypt

B) France

C) USA

D) UAE

15. What major technological advancement was demonstrated by SpaceX with Starship in 2023?

A) Its first orbital test flight

B) A crewed mission to the ISS

C) A lunar landing

D) A Mars landing simulation

16. The 'Quad' Leaders' Summit in 2023 was held in which city?

A) Hiroshima, Japan

B) Washington D.C., USA

C) New Delhi, India

D) Canberra, Australia

17. Which Indian state's tableau was adjudged the best during the Republic Day parade in 2023?

A) Uttarakhand

B) Gujarat

C) Maharashtra

D) West Bengal

18. What is the name of the new AI model developed by OpenAI, released in March 2023, that can generate human-like text?

A) GPT-4

B) LaMDA

C) PaLM 2

D) Claude 2

19. Which country successfully launched its first domestically built aircraft carrier, the 'Fujian', in 2022, with ongoing developments in 2023?

A) China

B) India

C) South Korea

D) Japan

20. Who was awarded the prestigious 'JCB Prize for Literature' in 2023 for their novel 'These Mountains You Give Me'?

A) Bhanu Kapil

B) Priya Kumar

C) Megha Majumdar

D) K.R. Meera

21. The 2023 Cricket World Cup was hosted by which country?

A) India

B) Australia

C) England

D) South Africa

22. Which Indian state celebrated its 50th Statehood Day on January 21, 2023?

A) Meghalaya

B) Tripura

C) Manipur

D) Arunachal Pradesh

23. What significant geological event affected parts of the North Island of New Zealand in early 2023?

A) Volcanic eruption (Mount Ruapehu)

B) Major earthquake

C) Tsunami warning

D) Landslides

24. Which nation was suspended from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) in February 2023?

A) Russia

B) North Korea

C) Iran

D) Myanmar

25. The 'Amrit Bharat Station Scheme' was launched in India in 2023 to modernize which infrastructure?

A) Railway stations

B) Airports

C) Bus terminals

D) Ports

26. Who won the men's singles title at the French Open in 2023?

A) Novak Djokovic

B) Carlos Alcaraz

C) Casper Ruud

D) Alexander Zverev

27. What major global health organization declared an end to the COVID-19 public health emergency of international concern in May 2023?

A) World Health Organization (WHO)

B) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

C) European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)

D) National Institutes of Health (NIH)

28. Which country's currency experienced a significant devaluation against the US dollar in early 2023?

A) Argentina

B) Japan

C) Switzerland

D) Canada

29. The 'Operation Kaveri' was launched by India in April 2023 to evacuate its citizens from which conflict-torn country?

A) Sudan

B) Yemen

C) Syria

D) Ethiopia

30. Which Indian scientist was awarded the prestigious 'Templeton Prize' in 2023?

A) Dr. Gagandeep Kang

B) Dr. Raghunath Mashelkar

C) Dr. K. Kasturirangan

D) Dr. V. K. Saraswat

31. What is the name of the new currency introduced by Russia and China for bilateral trade in 2023?

A) No new currency; trade continues in existing currencies

B) Ruble-Yuan

C) Dollar-Euro

D) Gold Standard

32. Which country experienced a major railway disaster in Odisha, India, in June 2023?

A) India

B) Bangladesh

C) Nepal

D) Myanmar

33. Who won the men's singles title at the Australian Open in 2023?

A) Novak Djokovic

B) Rafael Nadal

C) Stefanos Tsitsipas

D) Daniil Medvedev

34. The BRICS summit in 2023 was hosted by which nation?

A) South Africa

B) China

C) India

D) Brazil

35. Which Indian state launched the 'Chief Minister's Breakfast Scheme' for primary school students in 2023?

A) Tamil Nadu

B) Kerala

C) Andhra Pradesh

D) Karnataka

36. What is the name of the AI chatbot developed by Google that gained significant attention in 2023?

A) Bard

B) ChatGPT

C) Copilot

D) Claude

37. Which country launched a new space telescope, 'Euclid', in July 2023?

A) European Space Agency (ESA)

B) NASA

C) ISRO

D) JAXA

38. Who received the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for 'Demon Copperhead'?

A) Barbara Kingsolver

B) Hernan Diaz

C) Tess Gunty

D) Louise Erdrich

39. What significant event occurred in Turkey and Syria in February 2023?

A) Devastating earthquakes

B) A major volcanic eruption

C) A large-scale flood

D) A significant political summit

40. The 'COP28' climate summit in late 2023 was held in which city?

A) Dubai, United Arab Emirates

B) Glasgow, United Kingdom

C) Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt

D) Paris, France

41. Which Indian city was designated as the first 'UNESCO Creative City of Literature' in 2023?

A) Kozhikode

B) Varanasi

C) Jaipur

D) Kolkata

42. Who won the men's singles title at Wimbledon in 2023?

A) Carlos Alcaraz

B) Novak Djokovic

C) Roger Federer

D) Andy Murray

43. What major sporting event took place in France in July-August 2023?

A) FIFA Women's World Cup

B) Rugby World Cup

C) Tour de France

D) Roland-Garros

44. Which country became the first to successfully land a spacecraft on the Moon's far side in 2019, with ongoing implications?

A) China

B) Russia

C) United States

D) India

45. The G20 Summit in 2023 was held in which country?

A) India

B) Japan

C) Indonesia

D) Brazil

46. Who was appointed as the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in October 2022 and continued into 2023?

A) Rishi Sunak

B) Liz Truss

C) Boris Johnson

D) Theresa May

47. Which Indian state launched the 'Har Ghar Jal' scheme in 2023?

A) Uttar Pradesh

B) Rajasthan

C) Bihar

D) Madhya Pradesh

48. What is the name of the Indian mission that successfully landed near the lunar south pole in August 2023?

A) Chandrayaan-3

B) Mangalyaan

C) Aditya-L1

D) Gaganyaan

49. Who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2023 for their work on attosecond pulses of light?

A) Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz, and Anne L'Huillier

B) Alain Aspect, John F. Clauser, and Anton Zeilinger

C) Syukuro Manabe, Klaus Hasselmann, and Giorgio Parisi

D) Roger Penrose, Reinhard Genzel, and Andrea Ghez

50. Which country hosted the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup?

A) Philippines, Japan, and Indonesia

B) Spain and Argentina

C) United States and Canada

D) Australia and New Zealand

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