Current Affairs

For the month of July

Odisha Study Centre Presents

1. What was Neeraj Chopra’s best throw distance in the Lausanne Diamond League
2023 ?
Ans : 87.66 m
2. Who won the Austrian Grand Prix in 2023 ?
Ans : Max Verstappen
3. Who emerged as the champions in the International Women’s Kabaddi Final ?
Ans : Uma Kolkata ( prize – 10,000,000)
➢ Host by – Dubai
➢ Final between – Punjab Panther’s vs Uma Kolkata
➢ Held in – 28 June
4. What is India’s current ranking in the latest FIFA rankings issued on June 29, 2023 ?
Ans : 100th (with 1204.90 points)
5. What is the name of the exercise that is set to be the largest air exercise in India ?
Ans : Tarang Shakti
6. Who is honoured and remembered on National Doctor’s Day in India ?
Ans : Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy
➢ National Doctor’s Day – July 01
7. In terms of electronics exports, which state ranked first in India in FY23 ?
Ans : Tamil Nadu
8. Who has been reappointed as the Solicitor General of India ?
Ans : Tushar Mehta (period of 3 years)
9. Who has recently been appointed as the Chairman-cum-Managing Director of Coal
India Limited (CIL) ?
Ans : P M Prasad
10. Which state in India implemented the ‘Jagananna Amma Vodi’ scheme ?
Ans : Andhra Pradesh
➢ Andhra Pradesh CM – Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy
11. Which country has became the first to ban plastic produce bags at supermarkets ?
Ans : New Zealand
12. Who has received the Points of Light Award ?
Ans : Rajindar Singh Dhatt
13. Which edition of the Durand Cup is being celebrated with the “Trophy Tour” ?
Ans : 132nd edition
➢ Durand Cup given in – Football
14. Who was elected as the new chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
Change (IPCC) ?
Ans : James Ferguson
15. Who topped the list of Britain’s best-dressed personalities for 2023 ?
Ans : Akshata Murty (wife of UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak)
16. Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated SemiconIndia 2023 at ____.
Ans : Gandhinagar, Gujarat
17. How many years of service has the CRPF completed on its 2023 Raising Day ?
Ans : 85 years
➢ CRPF full form – Central Reserve Police Force
18. Which cricket team won the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Men’s Emerging Teams
Asia Cup 2023 ?
Ans : Pakistan A (defeating India A)
19. Who was the elected as the chair of the 13th Ministerial Conference of the World
Trade Organization (WTO) ?
Ans : Dr. Thani Al Zeyoudi
➢ Held in Abu Dhabi in February 2024.
20. What was India’s previous GDP growth forecast for the current fiscal year, as per
the IMF ?
Ans : 6.1%
➢ IMF – International Monetary Fund
21. When is National Chartered Accountants Day, or CA Day, celebrated ?
Ans : July 01
22. When is International Day of Cooperatives 2023 observed ?
Ans : July 01
➢ Theme – Cooperatives for Sustainable Development
23. Which date is designated as International Plastic Bag Free Day ?
Ans : July 3rd
24. Who has recently been awarded with the PEN Printer Prize 2023 ?
Ans : Michael Rosen
25. The government has named Lt Gen ____ as the newly appointed National
Cybersecurity Coordinator (NCSC).
Ans : MU Nair
26. In which cricket league has Shreyanka Patil been signed as the first Indian cricketer
?
Ans : Women’s Caribbean Premier League (WCPL)
27. Where is the headquarters of International Sports Press Association ?
Ans : Lausanne, Switzerland
➢ World Sports Journalist Day – July 2
28. Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader ____, who took oath as the Deputy chief
minister of Maharashtra.
Ans : Ajit Pawar
29. Govt extends ____ tenure as India’s ambassador to WTO by 9 months.
Ans : Brajendra Navnit (for 9 months till 31 March next year)
➢ WTO – World Trade Organisation
30. How many unicorns does India have according to the ASK Private Wealth Hurun
India Future Unicorn Index 2023 ?
Ans : 83
31. Which institution has received approval to set up a centre for studying the Chinese
army ?
Ans : Rashtriya Raksha University
32. Who emerged victorious in the final of the Asian Kabaddi Championship 2023 ?
Ans : India (defeating Iran with a score of 42-32)
➢ Held at – Korea
33. Which fantasy gaming platform has reportedly became the main jersey sponsor for
the Indian cricket team, replacing Byju’s ?
Ans : Dream11 (from July 2023 to March 2026)
34. Who has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Board of
Management at Audi ?
Ans : Gernot Dollner
35. Where was India’s biggest natural arch discovered ?
Ans : Odisha (Kenduadihi block in Sundargarh district)
36. Former Punjab assembly deputy speaker Bir Devinder Singh passes away. When
was Bir Devinder Singh first elected as an MLA ?
Ans : 1980
37. When was International Asteroid Day established by the United Nations General
Assembly ?
Ans : 2016
38. Who has been appointed as the Special Director in the Central Bureau of
Investigation (CBI) ?
Ans : Ajay Bhatnagar
39. Which organization is commemorated on June 30th during the International Day of
Parliamentarism ?
Ans : Inter-Parliamentarism Union (IPU)
➢ Theme – Parliaments for the Planet
40. Who recently achieved the milestone of becoming the second-fastest player in the
history of Test cricket to reach 9000 runs ?
Ans : Steven Smith (Australian batsman)
41. Which country was recently removed from the United Nations Secretary-General’s
(UNSG) report on the impact of armed conflict on children ?
Ans : India
42. How many handicrafts products from Uttar Pradesh were recognized with a
Geographical Indication (GI) Tag ?
Ans : 7
43. Who flagged off the first batch of pilgrims for the annual Amarnath Yatra ?
Ans : Manoj Sinha (Jammu & Kashmir Lieutenant Governor)
44. Which team emerged victorious in the SAFF Championship 2023 men’s football
final held at Bengaluru’s Sree Kanteerava Stadium ?
Ans : India
45. Who was named the AIFF Men’s Footballer of the Year for the 2022-23 season ?
Ans : Lallianzuala Chhangte
46. Which organization has launched the ‘Police Drone Unit’ for aerial surveillance and
quick detection of criminal activities ?
Ans : Greater Chennai City Police (GCP)
47. Who has been appointed as the chairman of the Senior Men’s Cricket Selection
Committee by the Board of Control of Cricket in India (BCCI) ?
Ans : Ajit Agarkar
48. Which country has became the new permanent member of the Shanghai
Cooperation Organization (SCO) ?
Ans : Iran
➢ SCO was founded in 15 June 2001
49. Where is the Startup20 Shikhar summit taking place ?
Ans : Gurugram, Haryana
50. What is the name of the convention center inaugurated by the Prime Minister in
Puttaparthi, Andhra Pradesh ?
Ans : Sai Hira Global Convention Center
51. What is the objectives of the ‘Mission Vatsalya’ scheme’s relief program ?
Ans : providing relief and support to families of minor girls who are victims of rape and
pregnancy
52. Who emerged victorious in the election for the president of the Basketball
Federation of India (BFI) ?
Ans : Aadhav Arjuna
53. Which team giant is reportedly set to appoint Sreenivasa Reddy as its top
government affairs executive in India ?
Ans : Google
54. ____ appointed MD & CEO of Lloyds Banking Group’s Technology Centre in India.
Ans : Sirisha Voruganti
55. What is the name of the app launched by Meta as an alternative to Twitter ?
Ans : Threads
56. Where is the seventh edition of the Japan-India Maritime Exercise 2023 (JIMEX 23)
being hosted by the Indian Navy ?
Ans : Visakhapatnam
57. Which financial institution has opened its first all-women branch named ‘Maitreyi’
?
Ans : Piramal Finance
58. Which municipal corporation has became the first urban body in the country to
receive Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) credit ?
Ans : Indore Municipal Corporation
59. Amit Shah lays foundation stone of the country’s first cooperative-run Sainik School
in ____.
Ans : Gujarat
60. Who has been appointed as the brand ambassador of Asics ?
Ans : Shraddha Kapoor
➢ (Asics India Private Limited, a sports gear company)
61. Who are the authors of the book “Maya, Modi, Azad : Dalit Politics in the Time of
Hindutva” ?
Ans : Sudha Pai and Sajjan Kumar
62. Who is the author of the book “Colours of Devotion” ?
Ans : Anita Bharat Shah
63. Which state government has recently increased the insurance cover under the
Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya scheme ?
Ans : Gujarat
64. Where is the Shravani Mela, a renowned event, being inaugurated ?
Ans : Deoghar, Jharkhand
65. ____ has signed a deal with HAL for the procurement of two Dronier aircraft ?
Ans : Defence Ministry (overall cost 458.87 crore)
66. The U.N. Security Council will hold a first-ever meeting on the threats of Artificial
Intelligence (AI) on July 18th. The meeting organized by the ____.
Ans : United Kingdom
67. World Population Day – July 11th
68. Who emerged as the winner of the British Grand Prix 2023 ?
Ans : Max Verstappen
69. Who has been appointed as the new chairperson of the International Financial
Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) ?
Ans : K Rajaraman
70. Who has been appointed as the new India policy head by Google ?
Ans : Srinivasa Reddy
71. According to the Word Hindu Foundation, the third ‘World Hindu Congress’ (WHC)
2023 will be organized in ____.
Ans : Bangkok (in November)
72. Who emerged as the winner of the Canada Open 2023 badminton tournament ?
Ans : Lakshya Sen (defeated Li Shi Feng)
73. Which state launched the pilot project of the ‘Antyodaya Shramik Suraksha Yojana’
?
Ans : Gujarat
➢ CM of Gujarat : Bhupendra Patel
74. India permits Potato imports from ____ without licence till June 2024.
Ans : Bhutan
75. Who has been appointed as the Chairman of the Research Advisory Committee of
ICAR ?
Ans : Neeraj Prabhakar
➢ ICAR full form – Indian Council of Agricultural Research
76. What is the theme of World Population Day 2023 ?
Ans : Unleashing the power of gender equality : Uplifting the voices of women and girls
to unlock our world’s infinite possibilities
77. Who has been appointed as the new President of the Olympic Council of Asia
(OCA) amid corruption allegations ?
Ans : Sheikh Talal Fahad AI Ahmad AI Sabah
78. Who is the author of the biography, “Vajpayee : The Ascent of the Hindu Right
1924-77” ?
Ans : Abhishek Choudhary
79. What is the name of the research affiliate program recently launched by National
Law University Delhi ?
Ans : Eklavya
80. Which team won the under-21 European Championship for the first time since
1984 ?
Ans : England (beat Spain)
81. Who are the four Indian-origin women who have made it to Forbes 2023 list of
America’s 100 most successful women ?
Ans : Jayshree Ullal, Indira Nooyi, Neha Narkhede, Neerja Sethi
82. World Paper Bag Day – July 12th
83. Who was awarded the ICC Player of the Month for June in the men’s category ?
Ans : Wanindu Hasaranga (Sri Lankan spinner)
84. Who became the first player to win the ICC Player of the Month award three times
in the women’s category ?
Ans : Ashleigh Gardner (Australian all-rounder)
85. Who has been appointed as the Managing Director and CEO of SBI Cards &
Payment Services ?
Ans : Abhijit Chakravorty
86. Which language is primarily used by “Lisa”, India’s first regional AI news anchor ?
Ans : Odia
87. Which country has invited Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the guest of
honour for its Bastille Day celebrations ?
Ans : France
88. Which country secured the highest number of medals in the 34th International
Biology Olympiad ?
Ans : India
89. India bags maximum ____ medals in World Archery Youth Championships, 2023.
Ans : 11 (6 gold, 1 silver & 4 bronze)
90. Which company has became the first public sector undertaking (PSU) in India to
receive certification for its Anti-Bribery Management System ?
Ans : ONGC (Oil and Natural Gas Corporation)
91. Which two countries have initiated trade transactions in rupees reliance on the US
dollar ?
Ans : India and Bangladesh
92. According to Global Firepower’s assessment, which country currently holds the title
for the world’s most powerful military force ?
Ans : United States
93. Whom did the President appoint as judges of the Supreme Court ?
Ans : Ujjal Bhuyan and Venkatanarayana Bhatti
94. What is the name of Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup ?
Ans : xAI
95. Which Indian state cabinet approved a proposal recommending the inclusion of the
Kui language in the 8th schedule of the Constitution of India ?
Ans : Odisha
96. In which Indian state was the first Flying Training Organisation (FTO) approved ?
Ans : Tamil Nadu
97. Mukurthi National Park is situated in – Tamil Nadu
98. What was the retail inflation rate in India for June ?
Ans : 4.81%
99. In the recently released 2023 Military Strength list, which country secured the
fourth position in terms of military power ?
Ans : India
100. World Youth Skills Day – July 15
➢ 2023 theme – Skilling teachers, trainers and youth for a transformative
future
101. What is the name of the book released on Moon mission Chandrayaan-3
launch ?
Ans : Prism : The Ancestral Abode of Rainbow
102. Two major components of the NISAR satellite have been combined to create
a single spacecraft in ____, India.
Ans : Bengaluru
103. Which Indian Prime Minister has become the first to receive the Grand
Cross of the Legion Honour ?
Ans : Narendra Modi
104. Sariska Tiger Reserve – Rajasthan
105. When is Nelson Mandela Day declared by the United Nations ?
Ans : 2009
➢ Nelson Mandela Day – July 18
➢ 2023 theme – Climate, Food & Solidarity
106. Which specific area of the Moon does Chandrayaan-3 aim to explore ?
Ans : The Moon’s South Pole
➢ Total weight of Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft – 3,900 kilograms
107. Which type of launch vehicle was used for the Chandrayaan-3 mission ?
Ans : Launch Vehicle Mark-III (LVM3)
➢ Chandrayaan-3 launched on July 14, 2023, from Satish Dhawan Space Center
in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.
108. What are the names of the lander and rover in the Chandrayaan-3 mission ?
Ans : Vikram and Pragyaan
109. India’s Chandrayaan-3, a cost-effective lunar mission with an estimated
budget of ____.
Ans : 615 crore
110. Who won the Wimbledon 2023 men’s singles final, defeating Novak
Djokovic ?
Ans : Carlos Alcaraz
111. Who won the Wimbledon 2023 women’s singles title, becoming the first
unseeded player to do so in the Open Era ?
Ans : Marketa Vondrousova
112. Recently ____, an eminent mathematician passed away.
Ans : Dr Mangala Narlikar
113. Which airport in India has become the first to have four runways and an
elevated cross taxiway ?
Ans : Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi
114. Which country has become the 51st nation to sign ASEAN’s TAC (Treaty of
Amity and Cooperation) ?
Ans : Saudi Arabia
115. Which organization celebrated its 95th Foundation and Technology Day ?
Ans : Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)
116. Which organization received the ‘Golden Peacock’ Environment
Management Award in 2023 ?
Ans : Adani Transmission Limited
117. World Chess Day – July 20
118. Who has been appointed as a Member in the Board of International
Financial Services Centre Authority (IFSCA) by the Finance Ministry ?
Ans : Pramod Rao
119. In which city of Maharashtra was the “PM MITRA Park” launched ?
Ans : Amravati
120. Who won the gold medal in the finals of Men’s javelin throw at the Para
Athletics Championships in Paris ?
Ans : Ajeet Singh
121. Which state topped NITI Aayog’s Export Preparedness Index 2022 ?
Ans : Tamil Nadu
122. Which companies have jointly launched the 5G skill development centre in
Gujarat ?
Ans : Nokia and TSSC (Telecom Sector Skill Council)
123. Which country currently holds the title of the world’s most powerful
passport according to the Henley Passport Index ?
Ans : Singapore
➢ India’s current ranking on the Henley Passport Index – 80
124. World Brain Tumour Day – July 22
125. Which company has received the 1st Prize in the Swachhta Pakhwada
Awards 2023 ?
Ans : SJVN Limited
126. How many antiquities did the United States hand over to India ?
Ans : 105
127. Which country ranks at the bottom of the list in terms of visa-free access ?
Ans : Afghanistan
128. What is the name of the next generation open-source large language model
introduced by Meta ?
Ans : Llama 2
➢ Meta, formerly known as Facebook
129. Which three countries are collaborating on the development of a 1,400
kilometer long highway ?
Ans : India, Thailand & Myanmar
130. National Mango Day – July 22
131. Kargil Vijay Diwas celebrated in – July 26
132. World Hepatitis Day – July 28
133. International friendship Day – July 30
134. India captain ____ has been suspended for her team’s next two
international matches following two separate breaches of the ICC Code of Conduct
during the third match of their ICC Women’s Championship series.
Ans : Harmanpreet Kaur
135. Which Indian city recently became the first to join the World Cities Culture
Forum (WCCF) ?
Ans : Bengaluru
136. At the ISSF World Championship held in South Korea in 2023, which position
did India secure ?
Ans : 2nd place
➢ ISSF full form – International Shooting Sport Federation
➢ Indians shooters bagged 17 medals, which include 6 Gold, 6 Silver & 5
Bronze
137. Which two entities signed an MoU to foster advancements in AI (Artificial
Intelligence) and Emerging Technologies ?
Ans : India AI and Meta, India
138. Aditya Samant achieved the title of India’s ____ Grandmaster by obtaining
his third GM norm during the Master Tournament (MTO) at the Biel International
Chess Festival.
Ans : 83rd
139. Which railway station in Mumbai received UNESCO’s Asia Pacific Cultural
Heritage Award ?
Ans : Byculla Railway station
140. International Tiger Day – July 29
141. Who are the two sisters from Indore, have made their way into the BCCI’s
umpires panel with a distinction ?
Ans : Nidhi and Ritika Buley
142. Where was the newly constructed National Martyr’s Memorial unveiled ?
Ans : Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
143. Where is the newly inaugurated Aviation Security Control Centre (ASCC)
located ?
Ans : New Delhi, India
144. Who became the first woman Member of Parliament (MP) from Nagaland
to preside over the Rajya Sabha ?
Ans : Phangnon Konyak
145. In which film festival is honoring Kartik Aryan with the Rising Global
Superstar Award ?
Ans : Indian Film Festival of Melbourne
146. Who is the author of the books “Krishna – the 7th Sense” and “Karma
Sutras, Leadership and Wisdom in Uncertain Times” ?
Ans : Debashis Chatterjee
147. Who is the author of the book “As the wheel turns” ?
Ans : Ranjit Pratap
148. Which military operation’s victory does Kargil Vijay Diwas commemorate ?
Ans : Operation Vijay
149. What is the new logo of Twitter called ?
Ans : Twitter “X”
➢ Owner of Twitter – Elon Musk
150. ____ CM inaugurates registration camp for women to avail Rs 1,000
monthly assistance scheme.
Ans : Tamil Nadu
➢ CM of Tamil Nadu – M K Stalin
151. What is the name of the new internet ransomware virus recently reported
by CERT-In ?
Ans : Akira
➢ CERT full form – Computer Emergency Response Team
➢ In – Indian
152. Who recently became the second longest-serving Chief Minister in India
with a tenure of 23 years and 139 days ?
Ans : Naveen Patnaik
153. Who recently took oath as the Chief Justice of Kerala High Court ?
Ans : Justice Ashish Jitendra Desai
➢ Governor of Kerala – Arif Mohammad Khan
154. Which country recently honoured the Indian Army’s contribution in the 2nd
World War ?
Ans : Italy
155. Who recently took oath as the Chief Justice of Telangana High Court in
Hyderabad ?
Ans : Justice Alok Aradhe
➢ Governor of Telangana – Tamilisai Soundararajan
156. What is the name of India’s first private hill station that was recently sold ?
Ans : Lavasa
157. Who is the newly-appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Noida
Authority ?
Ans : Lokesh M
158. Who has been appointed as the brand ambassador of ICC World Cup 2023 ?
Ans : Shah Rukh Khan
159. Who recently became the fifth-highest run-scorer in international cricket
history ?
Ans : Virat Kohli
160. Who recently became the second pace bowler to take 600 wickets in Test
cricket ?
Ans : Stuart Broad (from England)
161. What is the name of the second edition of The Indian Navy Quiz launched
by the Indian Navy ?
Ans : G20 THINQ Quiz
162. Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman
inaugurates GST Bhawan at ____.
Ans : Agartala, Tripura
163. Who has been appointed as the 25th Director General (DG) of the Indian
Coast Guard (ICG) ?
Ans : Rakesh Pal
164. Which zone won the Duleep Trophy with a 75-run victory over West Zone ?
Ans : South Zone
165. ____ becomes second Quad partner to sign semiconductor pact with India.
Ans : Japan
166. Which notorious computer hacker passed away at the age of 59 ?
Ans : Kevin Mitnick
167. Which company recently overtook Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) to
become the second most valuable company by market capitalization ?
Ans : HDFC Bank
168. How much worth of orders has Ashok Leyland secured from the Indian
Army ?
Ans : 800 Crore
169. Who has been appointed as the Managing Director of Life Insurance
Corporation (LIC) by the government ?
Ans : Sat Pal Bhanoo
170. ____ Defence Ministry signs Letter of Intent with HAL to acquire light and
medium utility helicopters.
Ans : Argentina
171. Who is the new Managing Director & CEO of Invest India ?
Ans : Ms. Nivruti Rai
172. Who has been honoured with the prestigious ‘Eni Award’ for scientific
research in the fields of energy and environment ?
Ans : Prof. Thalappil Pradeep
173. Who authored the autobiography titled “Through The Broken Glass : An
Autobiography” ?
Ans : T. N. Seshan
174. Who has been appointed as the new Director General of the Railway
Protection Force (RPF) ?
Ans : Manoj Yadava
175. How much money has India contributed to the United Nations for the
promotion of the Hindi language ?
Ans : USD 1,000,000
176. Who is the youngest person in the world to cross the North Channel ?
Ans : Anshuman Jhingran
177. Which Indian state is set to receive the country’s first ‘Satellite Network
Portal Site’ ?
Ans : Gujarat
178. What is the name of the world’s largest office building located in Surat,
Gujarat ?
Ans : Surat Diamond Bourse