246) Which organization releases the Index of Industrial Production (IIP)?
A) Ministry of Industries
B) DPIIT
C) CSO
D) NITI Ayog
247) Who has been announced as “Person of the Year- 2023” by Times Magazine?
A) Lionel Messi
B) Joe Biden
C) Taylor Swift
D) Narendra Modi
248) Where was the “National Quantum Science and Technology Symposium 2023 (NQSTS)” programme?
A) New Delhi
B) Bangalore
C) Pune
D) Hyderabad
249) Who was recently given the Padmapani Lifetime Achievement Award at the Ajanta Ellora Film Festival?
A) Kabir Bedi
B) Javed Akhtar
C) Amitabh Bachchan
D) Hema Malini
250) Recently a new species of hedgehog ” Mesechinus Orientalis” was discovered in which country?
A) China
B) Kenya
C) Thailand
D) South Africa