Current Affairs June 2023

Read Monthly Current Affairs, Latest Current Affairs from 1st June 2023 to 30th  June 2023 (Current Affairs June 2023) for UPSC, IAS/PCS, Banking, IBPS, SSC, Railway, UPPSC, RPSC, BPSC, MPPSC, TNPSC, MPSC, KPSC and other competition exams. 

Q 1. When is the International Day of United nations Peacekeepers observed?

A) 29th May
B) 31st May
C) 30th May
D) 28th May

Q 2. Mata Kheer Bhawani Mela was organized in which state?

A) Uttarakhand
B) Jammu & Kashmir
C) Himachal Pradesh
D) Sikkim

Q 3. Which bank topped the NPA Management in the last financial year 2022-23?

A) State Bank of India
B) ICICI Bank
C) Bank of Maharashtra
D) Bank of Baroda

Q 4. Who inaugurated the new Parliament Building?

A) Draupadi Murmu
B) Jaideep Dhankar
C) Om Birla
D) Narendra Modi

Q 5. The canal network of Neelwande Dam was inaugurated recently, on which river is Neelwande Dam situated?

A) Pravara River
B) Purna River
C) Topi River
D) Bhima River

Q 6. What is the theme of world No Tobacco Day 2023 observed on 31st May?

A) “No tobacco”
B) “We need food, not tobacco”
C) “Tobacco free world”
D) “My life, tobacco free”

Q 7. According to the annual report released by RBI, India’s growth rate is estimated to be what percent in the year 2022-23?

A) 7%
B) 8%
C) 6.5%
D) 6%

Q 8. The recently famous “Salkanpur Devi Lok” is related to which state?

A) Uttar Pradesh
B) Rajasthan
C) Chhattisgarh
D) Madhya Pradesh

Q 9. Which State Government has launched “Namo Shetkari Mahasamman Yojana”?

A) Maharashtra
B) Goa
C) Gujarat
D) Madhya Pradesh

Q 10. Which Place has been recently announced by the Maharashtra Government to change its Name to Ahilyadevi Nagar?

A) Aurangabad
B) Ahmednagar
C) Lonavala
D) Haushangabad

Q 11. Who won the UEFA Europa League – 2023 title?

A) PSG
B) Liverpool
C) Sevilla
D) Juventus

Q 12. Who has taken over as the new CEO and MD of TCS?

A) K. Chandrashekhar
B) J.K. Prakash
C) P. Gopalan
D) K. Kritawasan

Q 13. When world Milk Day Celebrated?

A) 1st June
B) 2nd June
C) 31st May
D) 3rd June

Q 14. Who won the title of Junior Mens Asia Cup Hockey 2023?

A) Pakistan
B) India
C) Malaysia
D) South Korea

Q 15. What was the fiscal deficit for FY23 of gross domestic product (GDP)?

A) 6%
B) 5%
C) 6.4%
D) 7.1%

Q 16. Who has taken over as the new chairman of Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL)?

A) Narayan Rao
B) Rajendra Singh Ahuwalia
C) Harvider Singh
D) Amarendu Prakash

Q 17. According to the data released “The Global Slavery Index 2023”, which country has maximum slavery?

A) North Korea
B) Uganda
C) Mauritania
D) Eritrea

Q 18. Which university topped the medal tally of the 3rd Khelo India University Games?

A) Delhi University
B) Punjab University
C) Kurukshetra University
D) Lucknow University

Q 19. When is world environment day celebrated?

A) 4th June
B) 6th June
C) 5th June
D) 1st June

Q 20. Which is India’s most valuable Brand?

A) Reliance Industries
B) Indian Oil Corporation
C) State Bank of India
D) Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)

Q 21. Which is being developed as the first solar city of Madhya Pradesh?

A) Sanchi
B) Gwalior
C) Khajuraho
D) Reva

Q 22. According to the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) ranking – 2023, which is the best institute (overall category) in India?

A) IIT, Delhi
B) IIT, Madras
C) JNU, Delhi
D) IIS, Bengaluru

Q 23. Ramgarh Festival is related to which state?

A) Rajasthan
B) Jharkhand
C) Chhattisgarh
D) Uttar Pradesh

Q 24. Lavender festival started in which state?

A) Ladakh
B) Sikkim
C) Himachal Pradesh
D) Jammu & Kashmir

Q 25. Who has been developed the recently discussed “Kavach” armor system?

A) Research Design and Standard Organization (RDSO)
B) Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
C) Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)
D) Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO)

Q 26. Under whose chairmanship has the judicial commission been constituted to investigate the Manipur Violence?

A) Justice T. Mukesh
B) Justice Ajay Lamba
C) Justice Ranjan Gogoi
D) Justice K. Suresh

Q 27. Who has won the gold medal in the decathlon at the Asian Under-20 athletics Championships?

A) Sunil Kumar
B) Umesh Awasthi
C) Shiv Kumar Singh
D) Ajay Kumar

Q 28. Which has become the first state in the country to start its own internet service?

A) Tamil Nadu
B) Kerala
C) Gujarat
D) Telangana

Q 29. Which Indian-origin scientist has been awarded the ‘Spinoza Award’, the highest honor in Dutch science?

A) Soumya Swaminathan
B) Surekha Singh
C) Joyita Gupta
D) Abhilasha Singh

Latest Current Affairs from 7 to 13 June 2023 (Weekly Current Affairs)

Q 30. When is the World Food Safety Day observed annually?

A) 5th June
B) 6th June
C) 9th June
D) 7th June

Q 31. Who has become the first batsman to score a century in WTC Final?

A) Travis Head
B) Steve Smith
C) Ajinkya Rahane
D) Devon Conway

Q 32. Which State government has launched buses with air purifiers to reduce the pollution level?

A) Delhi NCT
B) West Bengal
C) Uttar Pradesh
D) Maharashtra

Q 33. BIMSTEC Energy Center will be set up in which country?

A) Myanmar
B) Bangladesh
C) India
D) Thailand

Q 34. When is World Oceans Day celebrated annually?

A) 7th June
B) 9th June
C) 11th June
D) 8th June

Q 35. In which country will the Miss World pageant 2023 be organized?

A) India
B) Philippine
C) USA
D) Germany

Q 36. With whom has the Indian Council of Agriculture Research signed an MoU to empower farmers?

A) Indian Railways
B) Amazon Kisan
C) ISRO
D) Garuda Aerospace

Q 37. Which country has named the ‘Biparjoy Cyclone’ that arose in the Arabian Sea?

A) India
B) Myanmar
C) Bangladesh
D) Sri Lanka

Q 38. Where is the first India-France-UAE maritime Exercise being organized?

A) Bay of Bengal
B) Gulf of Aden
C) Arabian Sea
D) Gulf of Oman

Q 39. What is the position of India in the medal list of International Shooting Sport Federation Junior World Cup?

A) 1st
B) 2nd
C) 3rd
D) 4th

Q 40. Who has become the first team in the world to win all the ICC Titles?

A) India
B) Australia
C) England
D) Pakistan

Q 41. Which team won the Women’s Junior Hockey Asia Cup 2023?

A) South Korea
B) Malaysia
C) India
D) Japan

Q 42. Who won the French open men’s singles title?

A) Andy Murray
B) Rafael Nadal
C) Caspar Rude
D) Novak Djokovic

Q 43. Who has been appointed as the CEO of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI)?

A) Amit Agarwal
B) Anurag Sinha
C) Ajay Mathur
D) Subodh Kumar Singh

Q 44. Where was the G20 Development Minister’ Conference held?

A) Kolkata
B) Varanasi
C) Patna
D) Bengaluru

Q 45. Rajiv Sinha has been appointed as the Election Commissioner of which state?

A) Bihar
B) Uttar Pradesh
C) West Bengal
D) Odisha

Q 46. According to ECA International’s cost of living ranking 2023, which is the most expensive city in the world?

A) Pune
B) Dubai
C) London
D) New York

Q 47. In which country is the recently discussed Kilauea volcano located?

A) USA
B) Canada
C) Russia
D) Finland

Q 48. Who has recently been awarded UNESCO’s Michel Batisse Award?

A) Bhupendra Yadav
B) Prakash Javadekar
C) T Bala Iyer
D) Bakan Jagdish Sudhakar

Q 49. In which state is the Amchang Wildlife Sanctuary located?

A) West Bengal
B) Odisha
C) Assam
D) Chhattisgarh

Q 50. Who has recently been appointed as the new Director General of Border Security Force (BSF)?

A) Pankaj Kumar Singh
B) Dinesh Monga
C) Raghvendra Kumar
D) Nitin Agarwal

Q 51. Which state’s “Ishad Aam” has recently been given the GI Tag?

A) Karnataka
B) Uttar Pradesh
C) Bihar
D) Odisha

Q 52. Who won the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) 2023 title?

A) India
B) Australia
C) New Zeeland
D) England

Q 53. Which country is the largest investor in India?

A) USA
B) Japan
C) Singapore
D) UAE

Q 54. Indira Sagar Dam is located in which state?

A) Uttar Pradesh
B) Rajasthan
C) Maharashtra
D) Madhya Pradesh

Q 55. What is the full form of GeM?

A) Government e-Marketplace
B) Government e-Ministry
C) Government e-Multiplex
D) Government e-Mission

Q 56. Shakti Yojana was recently launched by which state government, for Women will be able to travel free of cost in state transport buses?

A) Punjab
B) Karnataka
C) Punjab
D) Rajasthan

Q 57. Which team won the FIFA U-20 World Cup Title?

A) Uruguay
B) Brazil
C) Italy
D) France

Q 58. When World Blood Donor Day is observed every Year?

A) 12th June
B) 14th June
C) 16th June
D) 19th June

Q 59. What is the name of the Fourth Survey Vessel Large warship of the Indian Navy which has been launched recently?

A) Bhima
B) Sadhak
C) Sanshodhak
D) Ajay

Latest Current Affairs from 14 to 20 June 2023 (Weekly Current Affairs)

Q 60. Scientists have discovered a new species of gliding geckos in which state?

A) Nagaland
B) Rajasthan
C) Tripura
D) Mizoram

Q 61. Who was given the ‘Governor of the Year’ award by Central Banking of London?

A) Shaktikanta Das
B) Urjit Patel
C) Gita Gopinath
D) Raghuram Rajan

Q 62. Which Railway station was recently awarded the ‘Eat Right Station’ Certificate?

A) New Delhi Railway Station
B) Guwahati Railway Station
C) Howrah Junction
D) Ahmedabad Railway Station

Q 63. When is Global Wind Day observed annually?

A) 14th June
B) 18th June
C) 15th June
D) 17th June

Q 64. In which state was the country’s ‘First’ toy train to run on CNG inaugurated?

A) Himachal Pradesh
B) West Bengal
C) Maharashtra
D) Rajasthan

Q 65. Nehru Memorial Museum and Library Society has been renamed as?

A) PM Memorial Museum and Library Society
B) Indian Memorial Museum and Library Society
C) Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Museum and Library Society
D) Atal Vihari Bajpai Memorial Museum and Library Society

Q 66. In which state of India, a new species of flying lizard has been discovered?

A) Nagaland
B) Mizoram
C) Meghalaya
D) Arunachal Pradesh

Q 67. Who has recently released the National Time Release Study (NTRS) 2023 report?

A) RBI
B) Niti Aayog
C) CBIC
D) SEBI

Q 68. Who is organizing the outreach program “Julie Ladakh”?

A) Indian Army
B) Indian Air force
C) ITBP
D) Indian Navy

Q 69. In which city is the two-day Science -20 conference being organized?

A) Bhopal
B) Jaipur
C) Varanasi
D) Chennai

Q 70. India’s first women’s kabaddi league was inaugurated in which city?

A) New Delhi
B) Dubai
C) Jaipur
D) Mumbai

Q 71. Who has built the ‘Solar Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope’?

A) DRDO
B) C-DAC
C) IUCAA
D) ISRO

Q 72. Which pair won the doubles title of Indonesia Badminton Open?

A) Chirag and Lakshya Sen
B) B. Sai Praneeth and Lakshya Sen
C) Shrikant Kidambi and Satvik
D) Chirag and Satvik

Q 73. On completion of 100-years, Gorakhpur based Geeta Press has been honored with which award?

A) Gandhi Peach Prize
B) The Press Award
C) Pulitzer Prize
D) George Polk Award

Q 74. India defeated which team to win the Intercontinental Cup title?

A) Qatar
B) Lebanon
C) Nepal
D) UAE

Q 75. In which day World Refugee Day observed annually?

A) 19th June
B) 18th June
C) 20th June
D) 21st June

Q 76. What is the relation of “Pokkli Variety”, which was recently discussed?

A) Wheat
B) Maize
C) Soyabean
D) Rice

Q 77. According to the Reuters Institute’s Digital News Report 2023, which is the most trusted electronic media organization in the country?

A) DD India and All India Radio
B) Aaj Tak
C) News18
D) India TV

Q 78. Which state government changed the name of jails to correctional homes (Sudhar Grih)?

A) Madhya Pradesh
B) Uttar Pradesh
C) Rajasthan
D) Bihar

Q 79. Which of following sates will be awarded the best state award in the ‘National Water Awards-2022’?

A) Rajasthan
B) Gujarat
C) Madhya Pradesh
D) Maharashtra

Q 80. The first tribal sports festival held in which state?

A) Chhattisgarh
B) Madhya Pradesh
C) Assam
D) Odisha

Q 81. Who has recently been awarded the Elizabeth Longford Prize-2023?

A) Ramachandra Guha
B) Shashi Tharoor
C) Vikram Seth
D) Ramesh Bais

Q 82. The World Bank has launched its first south Asia road safety project in which city?

A) Kathmandu
B) Dhaka
C) Kolkata
D) Colombo

Q 83. Aditi Gopichand is related to which sport?

A) Badminton
B) Boxing
C) Archery
D) Shooting

Q 84. The famous Ashes Test Series is played between which countries?

A) India and Australia
B) Australia and New Zeeland
C) England and South Africa
D) Australia and England

Q 85. Where did the National Legislators Conference start recently?

A) Mumbai
B) Chennai
C) Bengaluru
D) Hyderabad

Q 86. Bangkok’s Vision -2030 is related to which organization?

A) Asian
B) BIMSTEC
C) SAARC
D) ADB

Latest Current Affairs from 21 to 27 June 2023

Q 87. Who has recently been appointed as the Deputy Governor of RBI?

A) Swaminathan Janakiraman
B) Raghuram Rajan
C) Urjit Patel
D) Venugopal Iyer

Q 88. When International Yoga Day is celebrated every year?

A) 20th June
B) 21st June
C) 22nd June
D) 23rd June

Q 89. Which Author has been awarded the prestigious ‘German Peace Prize’?

A) Arundhati Roy
B) Chetan Bhagat
C) Salman Rushdie
D) Vikram Seth

Q 90. Who has become the first male footballer to play 200 international matches?

A) Karim Benzema
B) Lionel Messi
C) Killian Embappe
D) Cristiano Ronaldo

Q 91. Which are the most valuable listed private companies in India according to Hurun India?

A) Reliance Industries
B) TCS
C) HDFC Bank
D) ITC

Q 92. Which Indian Company is among the 100 most influential companies released by ‘Time’ Magazine?

A) Tata Group
B) NPCI
C) Reliance Industries
D) Adani Group

Q 93. Which country has recently joined NASA’s Artemis program?

A) Japan
B) Australia
C) India
D) South Korea

Q 94. Which is the first Baltic country to recognize same-sex marriage?

A) Lithuania
B) Latvia
C) Poland
D) Estonia

Q 95. Who organized the ‘Ocean Ring of Yoga’?

A) Indian Navy
B) Indian Coast Guard
C) US Navy
D) BSF

Q 96. Which state’s hockey team won the Hockey India Junior Men’s National Championship 2023?

A) Odisha
B) Madhya Pradesh
C) Haryana
D) Jharkhand

Q 97. When is International Olympic Day celebrated annually?

A) 21st June
B) 22nd June
C) 23rd June
D) 24th June

Q 98. IFFCO has recently tied up with which country for the export of Nano Liquid Urea?

A) Germany
B) France
C) Australia
D) USA

Q 99. Which is the world’s best livable city, according to Economist Intelligence Unit?

A) Vienna
B) Oslo
C) New York
D) Tokyo

Q 100. Who is the first Indian swordsman to win a medal in the Asian Championships?

A) Babita Kumari
B) Bhavani Devi
C) Vinesh Faugat
D) Anju Rampal

Q 101. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited has tied up with which company to produce engine for LCA of Indian Air Force?

A) Safran
B) Rolls Royse
C) GE Aerospace
D) Lockheed Martin

Q 102. Which country has recently honored PM Modi with its highest state honour ‘Order of the Nile’?

A) USA
B) France
C) Russia
D) Egypt

Q 103. Who has approved US $ 255.5 million with an aim to enhance the quality of technical education in India?

A) World Bank
B) ADB
C) IMF
D) AIIB

Q 104. Recently discussed Mukhyamantri Mitan Yojana is related to which state?

A) Madhya Pradesh
B) Chhattisgarh
C) Jharkhand
D) Andhra Pradesh

Q 105. Indian athlete Tejinder Pal Singh Toor is related to which sport?

A) Boxing
B) Shooting
C) Shot-put
D) Wrestling

Q 106. Ambubachi mela is related to which state?

A) Odisha
B) West Bengal
C) Arunachal Pradesh
D) Assam

Q 107. Petteri Orpo has recently been appointed as the Prime Minister of which country?

A) Finland
B) Sweden
C) Latvia
D) Serbia

Q 108. Recently, the Sahitya Akademi has given the Youth Award 2023 to which litterateur for Hindi novel ‘Chandpur ki Chanda’?

A) Sudha Murthy
B) Atul Kumar Rai
C) Suryanath Singh
D) Amit Kumar Jha

Q 109. Vihu kuh Festival is related to which state?

A) Assam
B) Meghalaya
C) Arunachal Pradesh
D) Sikkim

Q 110. Which state government has recently launched the Mukhyamantri Vidyarthi Protsahan Yojana?

A) Haryana
B) Punjab
C) Karnataka
D) Himachal Pradesh

Q 111. What is India’s rank in the recently released world competitiveness ranking 2023?

A) 40th
B) 10th
C) 37th
D) 20th

Q 112. Who has been ranked first in the Global Startup Ecosystem Report-2023?

A) Bengaluru, India
B) Silicon Valley, USA
C) New York, USA
D) London, UK

Q 113. Which state government has decided to name border village after freedom fighters?

A) Assam
B) Bihar
C) Tripura
D) Nagaland

Q 114. Where is the first International Sports Film Festival being held?

A) Pune
B) Bangkok
C) Beijing
D) Kolkata

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Answers:

1-Ans. A) 29th May
2-Ans. B) Jammu & Kashmir
3-Ans. C) Bank of Maharashtra
4-Ans. D) Narendra Modi
5-Ans. A)Pravara River
6-Ans. B) “We need food, not tobacco”
7-Ans. C) 6.5%
8-Ans. D) Madhya Pradesh
9-Ans. A) Maharashtra
10-Ans. B) Ahmednagar
11-Ans. C) Sevilla
12-Ans. D) K. Kritawasan
13-Ans. A) 1st June
14-Ans. B) India
15-Ans. C) 6.4%
16-Ans. D) Amarendu Prakash
17-Ans. A) North Korea
18-Ans. B) Punjab University
19-Ans. C) 5th June
20-Ans. D) Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
21-Ans. A) Sanchi
22-Ans. B) IIT, Madras
23-Ans. C) Chhattisgarh
24-Ans. D) Jammu & Kashmir
25-Ans. A) Research Design and Standard Organization (RDSO)
26-Ans. B) Justice Ajay Lamba

27-Ans. A) Sunil Kumar
28-Ans. B) Kerala
29-Ans. C) Joyita Gupta
30-Ans. D) 7th June
31-Ans. A) Travis Head
32-Ans. B) West Bengal
33-Ans. C) India
34-Ans. D) 8th June
35-Ans. A) India
36-Ans. B) Amazon Kisan
37-Ans. C) Bangladesh
38-Ans. D) Gulf of Oman
39-Ans. A) 1st
40-Ans. B) Australia
41-Ans. C) India
42-Ans. D) Novak Djokovic
43-Ans. A) Amit Agarwal
44-Ans. B) Varanasi
45-Ans. C) West Bengal
46-Ans. D) New York
47-Ans. A) USA
48-Ans. B) Prakash Javadekar
49-Ans. C) Assam
50-Ans. D) Nitin Agarwal
51-Ans. A) Karnataka
52-Ans. B) Australia
53-Ans. C) Singapore
54-Ans. D) Madhya Pradesh
55-Ans. A) Government e-Marketplace
56-Ans. B) Karnataka

57-Ans. A) Uruguay
58-Ans. B) 14th June
59-Ans. C) Sanshodhak
60-Ans. D) Mizoram
61-Ans. A) Shaktikanta Das
62-Ans. B) Guwahati Railway Station
63-Ans. C) 15th June
64-Ans. D) Rajasthan
65-Ans. A) PM Memorial Museum and Library Society
66-Ans. B) Mizoram
67-Ans. C) CBIC
68-Ans. D) Indian Navy
69-Ans. A) Bhopal
70-Ans. B) Dubai
71-Ans. C) IUCAA
72-Ans. D) Chirag and Satvik
73-Ans. A) Gandhi Peach Prize
74-Ans. B) Lebanon
75-Ans. C) 20th June
76-Ans. D) Rice
77-Ans. A) DD India and All India Radio
78-Ans. B) Uttar Pradesh
79-Ans. C) Madhya Pradesh
80-Ans. D) Odisha
81-Ans. A) Ramachandra Guha
82-Ans. B) Dhaka
83-Ans. C) Archery
84-Ans. D) Australia and England
85-Ans. A) Mumbai
86-Ans. B) BIMSTEC

87-Ans. A) Swaminathan Janakiraman
88-Ans. B) 21st June
89-Ans. C) Salman Rushdie
90-Ans. D) Cristiano Ronaldo
91-Ans. A) Reliance Industries
92-Ans. B) NPCI
93-Ans. C) India
94-Ans. D) Estonia
95-Ans. A) Indian Navy
96-Ans. B) Madhya Pradesh
97-Ans. C) 23rd June
98-Ans. D) USA
99-Ans. A) Vienna
100-Ans. B) Bhavani Devi
101-Ans. C) GE Aerospace
102-Ans. D) Egypt
103-Ans. A) World Bank
104-Ans. B) Chhattisgarh
105-Ans. C) Shot-put
106-Ans. D) Assam
107-Ans. A) Finland
108-Ans. B) Atul Kumar Rai
109-Ans. C) Arunachal Pradesh
110-Ans. D) Himachal Pradesh
111-Ans. A) 40th
112-Ans. B) Silicon Valley, USA
113-Ans. C) Tripura
114-Ans. D) Kolkata