g Current Affairs Quiz - January, 2023 (Revision) 1. Which Union Ministry launched the ‘Prajjwala Challenge’? Answer: Ministry of Rural Development 2. Which institution has urged stock exchanges to set up Investor Risk Reduction Access (IRRA) platform? Answer: SEBI 3. What is the target for agricultural and processed food products from India for 2022-23? Answer: USD 23.56 billion 4, Which Department under the ‘Ministry of Finance’ notifies changes in rates on small savings schemes? Answer: Department of Economic Affairs 5. New Jalpaiguri, which was in the news related to Vande Bharat Express, is located in which state? Answer: West Bengal 6. G Kamala Vardhana Rao has taken over the charge as the CEO of which institution? Answer: FSSAI 7. Which city is the host of ‘Cooperative Beneficiaries Conference’? Answer: Bengaluru 8. What is the name of the fund to be launched by the Government of India for catalysing deep tech start-ups? Answer: Digital India Innovation Fund 9. Ksheer Bhagya scheme is implemented in which state? Answer: Karnataka 10. Which company is acquiring Ford India's Page: 1 i a @ <g Current Aaies Quiz - January, 2003 (Revision) manufacturing plant? Answer: Tata Motors 11, Which company has partnered with the Spain- based Stark Future SL, in the field of electric motorcycles? Answer: Eicher Motors 12. Aung Suu Kyi is the former leader of which country? Answer: Myanmar 13. Which country commenced its annual war-game ‘Zolfaghar-1401', in the coastal area of the Gulf of Oman? Answer: Iran 14. Pyongyang is the capital city of which country? Answer: North Korea 15. Which Indian chess player won silver in the World Blitz Chess Championship in Kazakhstan? Answer: Koneru Humpy 16. In 2023, Portugal Football team captain Cristiano Ronaldo joined the club Al Nassr of which country? Answer: Saudi Arabia 17. Which state’s women’s U-18 team won the Khelo India Youth Games 2022? Answer: Haryana 18. Which state announced special schemes for Green Tech, Rural Impact and Women-led startups? Answer: Tamil Nadu 19. India is in talks with which country to sign a Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT)? Page: 2 a © 4 yQ Current Affairs Quiz - January, 2023 (Revision) Answer: Saudi Arabia 20. Which Union Ministry is developing Eco-Parks on reclaimed land and to promote mine tourism? Answer: Coal Ministry 21. What is the target of number of Ayushman Bharat Health and Wellness Centres under the Ayushman Bharat? Answer: 1.5 Lakh 22. Which institution released the ‘Statistical Tables relating to Banks in India’? Answer: Reserve Bank of India 23. Zuari Bridge, the second largest cable-stayed bridge in India, is located in which state/UT? Answer: Goa 24. Which state organises the world’s largest open- air theatre ‘Dhanu Yatra’ festival? Answer: Odisha 25. Which country has taken over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union for the first six months of 2023? Answer: Sweden 26. Common Mormon, which was seen in the news recently, belongs to which species? Answer: Butterfly 27. 119 million year old skeleton of ‘Confuciusornis shifan’ bird has been found in which country? Answer: China 28. Which Asian country has officially recognised e- Sports as part of multi-sports events? Page: 3 a © 4Z Current Affairs Quiz - January, 2023 (Revision) Answer: India 29. What is the name of the annual state-level Youth Festival organised in Kerala? Answer: Keralotsavam 30. International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) recognised the ‘Nijaat’ Campaign of which state Police? Answer: Chhattisgarh 31. What is the name of the difference between the total revenue and total expenditures of a country ina year? Answer: Fiscal Deficit 32. Where is the ‘Institute of Veterinary Biological Products (IVBP)' located? Answer: Pune 33. As per a recent UN survey, which region has the highest unemployment rate in the world? Answer: Arab 34, What is the total investment made by the Department of Science & Technology in the Science and Technology system in 2022-23? Answer: Rs 6002 crore 35. Which cabinet has decided to merge its districts with existing ones and redraw boundaries in 14 places? Answer: Assam 36. The New Integrated food security Scheme subsumes two current schemes of which Ministry? Answer: Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Page: 4 a © < yQ Current Afaits Quiz - January, 2028 (Revision) Public Distribution 37. Which country has handed over the chairmanship of Wassenaar Arrangement to India in 2023? Answer: Ireland 38. Which state received the largest outlay in the total expenditure of Rs 13,000 crore on cleaning the Ganga since 2014? Answer: Uttar Pradesh 39. As per the Ministry of Culture, how many centrally protected monuments are missing? Answer: 50 40. Which institution builds the K9-Vajra tracked self- propelled howitzers? Answer: Larsen & Toubro 41, Which institution launched its Medium-term Strategy Framework named ‘Utkarsh 2.0’? Answer: RBI 42. ‘Future Engineer Program’ is an initiative of which multi-national company? Answer: Amazon 43, Which institution developed the Bharat Interface for Money (BHIM) app? Answer: NPCI 44. Which sportsperson won both the World Rapid and World Blitz chess titles? Answer: Magnus Carlsen 45. India recently signed a ‘Comprehensive Migration and Mobility Partnership Agreement’ in which country? Page: 5Current Affairs Quiz - January, 2023 (Revision) Answer: Austria 46. Which state launched ‘Didir Suraksha Kawach and Didir Doot’ programmes? Answer: West Bengal 47. Which year has been declared as the ‘International Year of Millets (IYM)'? Answer: 2023 48, Ajay Kumar Srivastava has been appointed as the Managing Director (MD) and chief executive officer (CEO) of which bank? Answer: Indian Overseas Bank 49. What is the total GST revenue collected in December 2022? Answer: 1.5 lakh crore 50. Where is the headquarters of the Theosophical Society (TS) located? Answer: Tamil Nadu 51. Satyendra Nath Bose, whose birth anniversary was observed recently, was associated with which profession? Answer: Science 52. Which sports authority recently introduced ‘Yo-Yo and Dexa Tests’ in team selection criteria? Answer: Cricket 53. Which Union Ministry launched a five-pronged energy efficiency plan to become carbon-neutral by 2030? Answer: Ministry of Railways 54. Which Union Ministry is associated with ‘New Page: 6 a © <2 Current Affairs Quiz - January, 2023 (Revision) industrial policy’? Answer: Ministry of Commerce and Industry 55. What is the total volume of Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transactions in December 2022? Answer: 782 crore 56. XBB.1.5 Covid variant has caused a huge rise in new cases in which country? Answer: USA 57. ‘Koregaon Bhima war memorial’ is located in which state? Answer: Maharashtra 58. Which institution operates the ‘DRDO Industry Academia- Ramanujan Centre of Excellence’? Answer: IIT Madras 59. Which Ministry has been appointed as the nodal ministry for matters relating to online gaming with monetary risks? Answer: Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology 60. Anil Kumar Lahoti has taken over the charge of new Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of which institution? Answer: Railway Board 61. Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva recently took charge as the President of which country? Answer: Brazil 62. Which country recently switched to euro from its kuna currency and became the 20th member of the Eurozone? Page: 7Current Affairs Quiz - January, 2023 (Revision) Answer: Croatia 63. As per the CMIE’s latest report, which state had recorded the highest unemployment rate among states in December 2022? Answer: Haryana 64. Which country inaugurated the Pokhara Regional International Airport (PRIA), with the support of China? Answer: Nepal 65. Mohamed Irfaan Ali, who is a recipient of Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award, is the President of which country? Answer: Guyana 66. ‘Starlink’ is a satellite internet constellation designed and manufactured by which company? Answer: SpaceX 67. Which city is the host of the ‘VIRAASAT’ festival organised by the Ministry of Textiles? Answer: New Delhi 68. Which country is set to launch ‘Electronic Supreme Court Reports (e-SCR) project’? Answer: India 69. ‘Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT)’ is related with which institution? Answer: World Trade Organisation 70. Which state announced that no rhinos were poached in 2022, the first time since 2000? Answer: Assam 71. Which city is the host of the Indian Science Page: 8 = © < d2 Current Affairs Quiz - January, 2023 (Revision) Congress (ISC)? Answer: Nagpur 72. Who is the head of the Committee set up to discuss measures to protect Ladakh’s culture, language and employment? Answer: Nityanand Rai 73. In which year, the decision of Demonetisation was announced in India? Answer: 2016 74, Which institution declares ‘Domestic Systemically Important Banks (D-SIBs)' in India? Answer: Reserve Bank of India 75. Which country has banned most foreigners from buying homes, to tackle housing crunch faced by locals? Answer: Canada 76. Which institution has listed restrictive norms of Ministries that violate ‘Make in India’ Plan? Answer: DPIIT 77. Which state/ UT launched ‘Legal Aid Defense Counsel System’? Answer: Jammu and Kashmir 78. Vaidehi Chaudhari, who won her maiden singles title recently, plays which sports? Answer: Tennis 79. Scientists from which country has developed a new technology to filter micro-plastics from water? Answer: South Korea 80. Which institution conducts the ‘Systemic Risk Page: 9 2 © <2 Curront Affairs Quiz - January, 2023 (Revision) Survey (SRS) in India? Answer: Reserve Bank of India 81. Who is the first woman officer to be operationally deployed at Kumar Post, Siachen? Answer: Captain Shiva Chouhan 82. Which High Court has directed the city government to ensure free food and medical treatment to HIV-positive persons? Answer: Delhi High Court 83. Where is the ‘Institute of Mathematical Sciences’ located? Answer: Chennai 84. Which state hosted the ‘National Scout and Guide Jamboree’? Answer: Rajasthan 85. ‘Bailey Suspension Bridge’ has been inaugurated in which state/UT? Answer: Jammu and Kashmir 86. As of January 2023, what is the interest rate for the General Provident Fund? Answer: 7.1 per cent 87. As per the Minimum Public Shareholding (MPS) norm, what is the minimum public float for all listed companies? Answer: 25 percent 88. India signed USD 1.2 billion loan agreements for infrastructure projects with which institution? Answer: Asian Development Bank 89. India started probe into dumping of which Page: 102 Current Affairs Quiz - January, 2023 (Revision) products by China and Hong Kong? Answer: Printed Circuit boards 90. How many new members have been recently added to the U.N. Security Council in 2023, for a two- year tenure? Answer: Five 91. Which country has recently executed a transgender person for the first time in the history? Answer: USA 92. Which country has announced financial support to households to move away from the capital city? Answer: Japan 93. Who is the first bowler to take a hat-trick in the first over of a Ranji Trophy match? Answer: Jaydev Unadkat 94. Which institution commissioned India’s first green hydrogen blending project? Answer: NTPC 95. ‘Gaan Ngai festival’ is celebrated in which Indian state? Answer: Manipur 96. Which state has announced to start the Kalasa Banduri Nala project? Answer: Karnataka 97, Savitribai Phule, India’s first woman teacher, was from which state? Answer: Maharashtra 98. The ‘Brahma Kumaris’ spiritual movement that originated in which state? Page: 11 a © 42 Current Affairs Quiz - January, 2023 (Revision) Answer: Andhra Pradesh 99. Which institution implements the ‘Bikaner Solar Power Project’? Answer: SJVN Limited 100. ‘Siyom bridge’ has been inaugurated in which state/UT? Answer: Arunachal Pradesh 101. Where is the headquarters of ‘Asian Pacific Postal Union’? Answer: Bangkok 102. Which country developed the Aadhaar-like platform for 9 countries called ‘Modular Open- Source Identity Platform (MOSIP)'? Answer: India 103. Which Union Ministry launched the ‘Draft Online Gaming Policy’? Answer: Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology 104, Which article of Indian Constitution deals with the right to freedom of speech and expression? Answer: Article 19 105. What is the outlay of the ‘Broadcasting Infrastructure and Network Development (BIND) scheme’? Answer: Rs 2500 crore 106. Twenty new frog species have been recently found in which country? Answer: Madagascar 107. What is the theme of ‘All India Annual State Page: 12 is a © < ygCurrent Affairs Quiz - January, 2023 (Revision) Ministers Conference on Water’? Answer: Water Vision @ 2047 108. What is the initial outlay of the National Green Hydrogen Mission? Answer: Rs 19744 crore 109. The recent Supreme Court ruling on Article 19 ambit extended free speech against which entity? Answer: Private citizens 110. Which state/UT recently joined the free rice scheme of the Centre under the National Food Security Act (NFSA)? Answer: Telangana 111, India’s National Security Adviser Ajit Doval held a Strategic Dialogue with his counterpart from which country? Answer: France 112. The ‘Intelligent Tray Retrieval System (ITRS)’ has been inaugurated in which state's airport? Answer: Goa 113. When is the ‘World Braille Day’ observed? Answer: January 4 114. ‘Baibhav, Saurav and Gaurav’ are the civilian awards provided by which state? Answer: Assam 115, Which state launched the ‘Chief Minister's Residential Land Rights scheme’? Answer: Madhya Pradesh 116. Sam Bankman-Fried, who was in the news recently, was the founder of which company? Page: 13, a @ <g Current Affairs Quiz = danuar 23 (Revision) Answer: FTX 117, Silent Valley National Park is located in which state/UT? Answer: Kerala 118. The Greenfield International Airport at Goa has been named after which leader? Answer: Manohar Parrikar 119. The Government has approved Rs 28.11 crore to extend the interest-free loan to tobacco farmers of which state? Answer: Andhra Pradesh 120. Which country has generated a record 87.6 % of power from zero-carbon sources? Answer: UK 121. Which start-up built the ‘AzaadiSAT’ satellite, which is made by 750 school girls? Answer: Space Kidz India 122. Which state houses the world’s first Palm-leaf Manuscript Museum? Answer: Kerala 123. Which city is the host of the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas convention 2023? Answer: Indore 124. Which Union Ministry is organising the ‘Startup India Innovation Week'? Answer: Ministry of Commerce and Industry 125. The Aspirational Block Programme (ABP), which was launched recently, covers how many districts initially? Page: 14Z Current Alfairs Quiz - January, 2028 (Revision) Answer: 500 126. Which state is set to inaugurate the world’s longest river cruise? Answer: Uttar Pradesh 127, Which institution has authorised six fintech entities to test their products under regulatory sandbox scheme? Answer: RBI 128. Which state-owned institution is one of the co- promoters of IDBI Bank? Answer: LIC 129, Which Union Ministry conducts ‘Pradhan Mantri National Apprenticeship Mela (PMNAM)'? Answer: Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship 130. Which Insurance company launched an ‘Organ donation initiative’ and relay marathon called Zindagi Express? Answer: Edelweiss Tokio Life Insurance 131. Which city is the host of the ‘Auto Expo 2023 - Components show'? Answer: New Delhi 132. Cratonavis zhui’s fossils with dinosaur-like skull and a bird-like body, have been unearthed in which country? Answer: China 133. Which country organised the 10th edition of Dhaka Lit Fest (DLF)? Answer: Bangladesh Page: 15 a © <4g Current Affairs Quiz - January, 2023 (Revision) 134. Afghanistan signed agreement with which country’s company to extract oil from Amu Darya basin? Answer: China 135. Which company became the Mobile communications Network Partner of Manchester City in India? Answer: Jio Platforms 136. Divya Deshmukh, who became the National women's champion, plays which sports? Answer: Chess 137. Which footballer has been named as the ‘World's Best Player’ for 2022 by IFFHS? Answer: Lionel Messi 138. Cape Verde, the first to name a stadium after Pele, is located in which region? Answer: Africa 139. ISRO has partnered with which company to promote space-tech startups in India? Answer: Microsoft 140. ‘Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium’ is located in which state? Answer: Odisha 141. What is the estimated GDP Growth of India in 2022-23, as per the NSO first advance estimates? Answer: 7 per cent 142. Which institution awards ‘Eat Right Station’ certification to Railway stations? Answer: FSSAI Page: 16 a © <4g Current Affairs Quiz - January, 2023 (Revision) 143. Kilauea Volcano, which was seen in the news, is located in which country? Answer: Hawaii (USA) 144. Which state launched a facility for entrepreneurs to submit complaints using WhatsApp? Answer: Kerala 145. What is the purpose of the ‘Aamantran’ Portal, which was recently launched? Answer: Invitation Management 146. ‘Future of Work: Industry 4.0, Innovation & 21st Century skills’ is one of the themes of which summit? Answer: Y-20 147. M Pranesh, who was seen in the news, is associated with which sports? Answer: Chess 148. Fay Weldon, who passed away recently, was a famous writer from which country? Answer: UK 449. Kevin McCarthy has been elected as the House Speaker of which country? Answer: USA 1450. Which Indian city is the host of the International Kite Festival 2023? Answer: Ahmedabad 151. Which Armed Force is associated with ‘SPRINT Challenges’, aimed at giving a boost to the usage of indigenous technology? Answer: Indian Navy 152. Which institution recently developed Page: 17 = © < g2 Current Affairs Quiz - January, 2023 (Revision) macro/microporous ionic organic material to remove pollutants from water? Answer: IISER Pune 153. IIT-Kharagpur has handed over ‘iWeld’ software to detect defects to which institution? Answer: GRSE 154. Which Indian state has launched a 100-day Global City Campaign? Answer: Uttar Pradesh 155. Which city has announced to add solar ferried with GPS navigation system? Answer: Ayodhya 156. Which city is the host of the India-US Trade Policy Forum Meeting in 2023? Answer: Washington DC 157. As per a recent study, which Indian city led the rank in office space absorption in 2022? Answer: Bengaluru 158. ‘Lecanemab’, which was granted approval by the US FDA, is used to treat which disease? Answer: Alzheimer 159. India handed over 75 passenger buses to which country as a part of its ‘Neighbourhood First’ policy? Answer: Sri Lanka 160. Chirag Ghropade, who was seen in the news, plays which sports? Answer: Motor Racing 461. Which Indian public sector bank received RBI approval to hold special rupee vostro accounts of Page: 18 a @ <4g Current Affairs Quiz - January, 2023 (Revision) three banks from Sri Lanka? Answer: Indian Bank 162. Which Indian state launched the caste-based census? Answer: Bihar 163. Which state won the UN-Habitat’s World Habitat Awards 2023 for Jaga Mission? Answer: Odisha 164. Which institution launched the ‘Portal for mapping of Industrial Units and Laboratories’ Answer: BIS 165. Which organisation publishes the Food Price Index (FFPI)? Answer: FAO 166. Which city announced to launch a new mobility card to pay fares electronically on buses and metro? Answer: Delhi 167. Which Indian state has been recently hit by Avian Flu in many of its districts? Answer: Kerala 168. One 97 Communications is the parent entity of which financial service company? Answer: PayTm 169. Which institution announced to issue ‘Sovereign Green Bonds’? Answer: RBI 170. Which neighbouring country of India is set to dispatch over 159 containers of Ammunition to Ukraine? Page: 19 a © < aZ Current Altars Quiz - January, 2024 (Revision) Answer: Pakistan 171. Which Tennis player won the Adelaide International men’s singles title? Answer: Novak Djokovic 172. Anahat Singh, who was seen in the news, plays which sports? Answer: Squash 173. Kangla Nongpok Thong, eastern gate of the Kangla fort, has been inaugurated in which state? Answer: Manipur 174. Which city is the host of the 108th Indian Science Congress (ISC)? Answer: Nagpur 175. Which Indian state is the birth place of the modern-day polo, the Sagol Kangjei? Answer: Manipur 176. Which city is the host of ‘Aadi Shaurya ~ Parv Parakram Ka’, a Military Tattoo and Tribal Dance Festival? Answer: New Delhi 177. Orthodox Christians, who follow the Julian calendar mark the Christmas festival in which month? Answer: January 178. Who is the first Indian Tennis player to win a WTA singles title? Answer: Sania Mirza 179. Which Indian state is the host of the Purple Fest, the first Inclusive festival for persons with Page: 20g Cunt Aas Quiz January, 2023 (Rovlsion) disabilities? Answer: Goa 180, Deepor Beel, Is the only Ramsar site of which state? Answer: Assam 181, ‘Kumarakom and Beypore’, which were selected under the Swadesh Darshan 2.0 Scheme, are located in which state? Answer: Kerala 182. ‘Centralised Receipt and Processing Center (CRPC)' and ‘Integrated Ombudsman Scheme’ are related to which institution? Answer: Reserve Bank of India 183. What is the theme of the “National Science Day 2023"? Answer: Global Science for Global Wellbeing 184, Bhitarkanika National Park, which was seen in the news, is located in which state/UT? Answer: Odisha 185. Which institution launched a new system to measure and grade hospital performance under AB PM-JAY? Answer: NHA 186. Which Union Ministry issued advisory to television channels on reportage of violence? Answer: Ministry of Information and broadcasting 187. Which country attempted ‘Start Me Up’ mission, its first orbital space launch? Page: 21 a @ <4g Current Affairs Quiz - January, 2023 (Revision) Answer: UK 188. What is the expansion of ‘V-CIP’, which was seen in the news related to banking? Answer: Video based Customer identification process 189. India has deployed a women-only platoon of peacekeepers to Abyei UN Mission, located in which country? Answer: South Sudan 190. Which airport of India won the second rank in the Cirium list of top-performing global airports of 2022? Answer: Bengaluru 191. Joshimath, which was recently seen in the news for its land subsidence, is located in which state/UT? Answer: Uttarakhand 192. Which state/UT imposed a ban on plying of BS- III petrol and BS-IV diesel four-wheelers? Answer: New Delhi 193. Which city is the host of the Meeting of the First Education Group of G-20 countries? Answer: Chennai 194. Which state launched a dedicated platform for investors from the global diaspora to make investments in the State’s start-ups? Answer: Tamil Nadu 195. India signed and exchanged letters for ‘Young Professionals Scheme’ with which country? Answer: UK Page: 22Q Current Affairs Quiz - January, 2023 (Revision) 196. Michael Debabrata Patra, whose term was recently extended serve in which organisation? Answer: Reserve Bank of India 197, USA announced USD 100 million to which neighbouring country of India for flood recovery and reconstruction aid? Answer: Pakistan 198. Jack Ma, who was seen in the news, is a billionaire from which country? Answer: China 199. Suryakumar Yadav, who was seen in the news, is associated with which sports? Answer: Cricket 200. Which state is the host of the ‘Khelo India Senior Women National Kho Kho league’? Answer: Punjab 201. What is the name of the short-range ballistic missile which was recently test-launched by India? Answer: Prithvi II 202. Which song from an Indian film won Golden Globe award 2023 for Best Original Song? Answer: Naatu Naatu 203. What is the name of the international agreement signed in 1987 to ban Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)? Answer: Montreal Protocol 204. As per the World Bank’s Global Economic Prospects Report, what is the expected economic growth of India in 2023-24? Page: 23 a © <g Current Affairs Quiz - January, 2023 (Revision) Answer: 6.6 % 205. ‘Year of Enterprises’ Project is a flagship scheme of which Indian state? Answer: Kerala 206. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Global Investors Summit in which city? Answer: Indore 207. Fatima Sheikh, whose birth anniversary was observed recently, was associated with which field? Answer: Social Reformer 208. ‘Title 42’ immigration policy, which was seen in the news, is associated with which country? Answer: USA 209. As per UNICEF, child mortality refers to the probability a newborn would die before reaching how many years of age? Answer: 5 210. Which Indian state became the first fully digital banking state in the country? Answer: Kerala 211. Which Indian city topped the start-up funding in 2022, as per recent report? Answer: Bengaluru 212. Anthropological study conducted in rural areas of which country showed that women worked much harder than men? Answer: China 213. RAMP scheme, which was seen in the news, is implemented by which Union Ministry? Page: 24 ki. 7 © <4g Current Affairs Quiz - January, 2023 (Revision) Answer: Ministry of MSME 214. As per a recent data, which two states were the top investment destinations in the country in 2021-22? Answer: Gujarat and Rajasthan 215. ‘Nidhi Apke Nikat’ is the outreach program conducted by which institution? Answer: EPFO 216. Which country is the host of the ‘World Hindi Day Conference 2023’? Answer: Fiji 217. Which Indian state passed the Bill providing 30 per cent horizontal reservation to domiciled women of the state? Answer: Uttarakhand 218. Which Union Ministry launched the ‘Statement on climate of India during 2022' report? Answer: Ministry of Earth Sciences 219. As per UNICEF, which country has achieved over 75 percent decline in under-5 child mortality rate? Answer: Bangladesh 220. Which Union Ministry issued the ‘Draft Regulation of Common Effluent Treatment Plants Rules, 2022'? Answer: Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change 221. Road Transport and Highways Ministry observes Road Safety Week in which month? Answer: January Page: 25 i a © <g Current Affairs Quiz - January, 2023 (Revision) 222. India signed a MoU to enhance cooperation in training of diplomats, with which country? Answer: Panama 223. Which country has the world’s most powerful passport, as per the Henley Passport Index 2023? Answer: Japan 224. Which state is the host of the 26th National Youth Festival? Answer: Karnataka 225. What is the new name of the new Integrated Food Security Scheme? Answer: Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana 226. Which cricketer recently scored a triple century in the Ranji Trophy? Answer: Prithvi Shaw 227. Which city is the host of the ‘All India Presiding Officers (Assembly Speakers) Conference’? Answer: Jaipur 228. National Council of Science Museum (NCSM) organised a sky gazing event in which city? Answer: New Delhi 229. The Cabinet approved a #2,600 crore scheme for promoting digital transactions for promoting which entities? Answer: RuPay debit cards and low-value BHIM- UPI transactions. 230. How many national Level multistate cooperative export societies have been approved by the Union Cabinet? Page: 26 . © <4 a2 Curront Affairs Quiz - January, 2023 (Rovision) Answer: Three 231. Which state announced severe penalties for vehicles without High Security Registration Plates (HSRP)? Answer: Odisha 232, Which country’s researchers have discovered a earth-like exo-planet classified as ‘LHS 475 b'? Answer: USA 233. Which country has announced a ban on single- use plastic shopping bags from 2024? Answer: UAE 234, Which film was selected as the ‘best film-drama’ in the Global Globes Award 2023? Answer: The Fabelmans 235. ‘Cherchera’ is a traditional festival celebrated in which state? Answer: Chhattisgarh 236. What is the name of the entity which facilitates e-commerce sites and merchants to accept payment instruments from customers? Answer: Payment aggregators 237. Which country observes the National Human Trafficking Awareness Day on January 11? Answer: USA 238. ‘Duare Sarkar’ scheme is a flagship initiative of which Indian state? Answer: West Bengal 239, Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee National Institute of Water and Sanitation (SPM-NIWAS) has Page: 27 & = © < a2 os inaugurated in which city? Answer: Kolkata 240. ReNew Power platform wind turbi state? Answer: Karnataka 241. Which insti on dietary supf Answer: FSSAI 242. Which organis: Report 2023’? Answer: World Economic Forum 243. Who is the author of the ‘Revolutionaries- The Other Story of How Indi Won Its Freedom’ Book? Answer: Sanjeev Sanyal 244, Which is the first European country to have 2 Reciprocal Access Agreement with Japan? Answer: UK 245. Which state launched the ‘shared school bus system’ and agriculture response vehicle scheme? Answer: Meghalaya 246. Which company has partnered with Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA) to upskill auto dealers? Answer: Meta 247. Which country declared an end to Ebola virus outbreak after losing 55 lives? Answer: Uganda 248. Which state approved an annual plan of =1,086 led India’s first 3x ators (WTGs) in which y rel o ased the ‘Survey Page: 28 fg: a © < a2 Current Affairs Quiz ~ January, 2023 (Revision) crore for 2023-24 to reduce man-animal conflict? Answer: Odisha 249. Australia has recently signed a new security treaty with which country? Answer: Papua New Guinea 250. A 1000-Year-Old Viking Hall has been recently unearthed in which country? Answer: Denmark 251. As of January 2023, which category of the direct tax mopped up the highest collection? Answer: Corporate Tax 252. ‘Customs Automated System’ is associated with which institution? Answer: CBIC 253. Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has specified identity standards for which product, for the first time? Answer: Basmati Price 254. Covovax, which was recommended as heterologous booster, was manufactured by which company? Answer: Serum Institute of India 255. Which is the first country to recognise Bitcoin as a legal tender? Answer: El Salvador 256. What is the outlay of the ‘National Green Hydrogen Mission’? Answer: Rs 20000 crore 257. What is the theme of the ‘Voice of Global South Page: 29 . © <4 gg Current Affairs Quiz - January, 2023 (Revision) virtual summit Answer: Unity of Voice, Unity of Purpose 258. As per CPCB data, which state was the most polluted place in India in 2022? Answer: New Delhi 259. ‘School of Logistics, Waterways and Communication’ has been inaugurated in which city? Answer: Agartala 260. Which institution developed the Unified payments interface (UPI) payment system? Answer: National Payments Corporation of India 261. Vidisha, the first district for deployment of innovative 5G use cases, is located in which state? Answer: Madhya Pradesh 262. Which institution released the ‘Rural Health Statistics report’? Answer: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare 263. Which public sector bank partnered with ‘Garuda Aerospace’ under the Kisan Pushpak Scheme? Answer: Union Bank of India 264. Which state/UT suggested the Centre to grant “migrated minority” status? Answer: Delhi 265. ‘Pineapple Express’ phenomenon, which was seen in the news, is related to which field? Answer: Meteorology 266. Which country’s air transport faced delays due to glitches in NOTAM (Notice to Air Missions) Page: 30 L a © < 4g Current AVfairs Quiz - January, 2023 (Revision) system? Answer: USA 267. Which institution has collaborated with IISc to develop models to speed up screening of antimicrobials? Answer: Unilever 268. Which Ministry organised the ‘Sur Sarita - Symphony of Ganga’ program? Answer: Ministry of Culture 269. Which country hosted the ‘Voice of Global South Summit’? Answer: India 270. What is the name of the indigenously built vessel to be used for India’s manned ocean mission? Answer: Samudrayaan 271. What is the name of the harvest festival celebrated before Makar Sankranti? Answer: Lohri 272. Swastika Ghosh, who was seen in the news, plays which sports? Answer: Table Tennis 273. Which country is set to send rescue capsule to rescue three crew of the International Space Station? Answer: Russia 274. What is LHS 475b, which was recently discovered by the astronomers? Answer: Exo-planet 275. Which country announced to increase retirement age from 62 to 64 by 2030? Page: 31 a © <2 Curront Affairs Quiz - January, 2023 (Revision) Answer: France 276. Which country assured to cooperate with small and medium enterprises in the state of Kerala? Answer: Australia 277. Which country is the host of the annual climate change conference (COP 28) in 2023? Answer: UAE 278. Which organisation forecasted the global growth in 2023 to be 2.7%? Answer: IMF 279. Which state adopted a resolution urging the Centre to implement the Sethusamudram project? Answer: Tamil Nadu 280. What species is ‘Neelakurinji (Strobilanthes kunthiana)’ which was recently seen in the news? Answer: Flower 281. What is the name of the world’s longest river cruise, which was flagged off by the Prime Minister? Answer: MV Ganga Vilas 282. India’s first 3x platform wind turbine generators (WTG) has been installed in which state? Answer: Karnataka 283. After Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan and Punjab, which state recently restored the Old Pension Scheme (OPS) for government employees? Answer: Himachal Pradesh 284, The Supreme Court recently struck down a provision of Income Tax which denied exemption to women of which state? Page: 32 a @ < a2 Current Affairs Quiz - January, 2023 (Revision) Answer: Sikkim 285. Buxwaha Mine, which was seen in the news, is located in which state? Answer: Madhya Pradesh 286. ‘Dekho Apna Desh’ campaign is associated with which Union Ministry? Answer: Ministry of Tourism 287. Which state is the host of the ‘Think-20' meeting held under G20? Answer: Madhya Pradesh 288. Which state adopted a bill to make its language compulsory for State government jobs? Answer: Tamil Nadu 289. What was India’s trade deficit with China in the year 2022? Answer: USD 101 billion 290. What is the Retail inflation based on CPI in December 2022 in India? Answer: 5.72 % 291. Which country recently renamed the places that used racist slur for its Native people? Answer: USA 292. World Health Organization (WHO) recently urged South-East Asian countries to take urgent measures against which disease? Answer: Measles 293. Europe's largest known deposit of rare earth oxides, has been discovered in which country? Answer: Sweden Page: 33 a @ <4 ag Current Affairs Quiz - January, 2023 (Revision) 294. Which country recently announced plans to reduce the current strength of its military to half by 2030? Answer: Sri Lanka 295. Which country has operated the Boeing 737 MAX flight for the first time since 2019? Answer: China 296. FIFA opened a disciplinary case against which team for offensive player misconduct and violations of fair play at World Cup? Answer: Argentina 297. Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, who were seen in the news, play which sports? Answer: Badminton 298. Which Union Ministry launched the ‘Soul of Steel’ challenge? Answer: Ministry of Defence 299. Which country is set to establish a ‘Global South Centre of Excellence’? Answer: India 300. Which state announced the ‘Chief Minister's Village Roads Improvement Scheme’? Answer: Tamil Nadu 301. What is the theme of the World Economic Forum 2023 meeting? Answer: Cooperation in a Fragmented World 302. Which institution released the report titled ‘Survival of the Richest’? Answer: Oxfam International Page: 34 a © < 4Q Current Affairs Quiz - January, 2028 (Revision) 303. ‘Varuna’ is a bilateral naval exercise between India and which country? Answer: France 304. Which state/UT Police launched the ‘Cyber Congress initiative’? Answer: Telangana 305. FPGA, which was seen in the news recently, is associated with which industry? Answer: Electronics 306. India is set to host its first Global Tourism Summit in which state/UT? Answer: New Delhi 307. Which institution has launched the ‘Giving to Amplify Earth Action (GAEA)' initiative? Answer: World Economic Forum 308. Recently which Indian corporate group announced plans to deploy Asia’s first planned hydrogen powered mining truck? Answer: Adani Group 309. Korwa ordnance factory is manufacturing AK-203 assault rifles in a joint venture with which country? Answer: Russia 310. 1200-year-old miniature votive stupas have been discovered in which state/UT? Answer: Bihar 311. Saunamara, also known as the ‘Hockey Village’, is located in which state/UT? Answer: Odisha Page: 352 Current Affairs Quiz - January, 2023 (Revision) 312. Which author has been awarded the ‘Federal Bank Literary Award 2022'? Answer: K Venu 313. The Armed Forces Veterans’ Day is celebrated during which month? Answer: January 314. As per the recent analysis by NASA, 2022 is tied with 2015 as the __ warmest on record? Answer: Fifth 315. As per the UN estimates, over half of the increase in the global population between 2022 and 2050 is concentrated in how many countries? Answer: 8 316. Which Union Ministry implements the ‘National Urban Technology Mission for Municipal Services and ULBs'? Answer: Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs 317. Which institution releases the ‘Business Confidence Index’? Answer: CII 318. When is the ‘National Startup Day’ celebrated every year? Answer: January 16 319. As per the ‘India Mobile Gaming Report 2022' which state is the top destination for mobile gamers? Answer: Uttar Pradesh 320. Pudaang village, where road construction have been started for the first time since Independence, is located in which state? Page: 36 = © < a2g Current Affairs Quiz - January, 2023 (Revision) Answer: Chhattisgarh 321. India’s first online gaming Centre of Excellence is to be set up in which state/UT? Answer: Meghalaya 322. Which state government has implemented a policy for blindness control? Answer: Rajasthan 323. Thiruvalluvar is a famous poet of which language? Answer: Tamil 324. Which Union Ministry runs the MAARG (Mentorship, Advisory, Assistance, Resilience, and Growth) Platform? Answer: Ministry of Commerce and Industry 325. Shang Juncheng, who was seen in the news recently, plays which sports? Answer: Tennis 326. Which Union Ministry is associated with ‘National Aquifer Mapping and Management programme’? Answer: Ministry of Jal Shakti 327. Which institution released a Disaster management plan for Power sector? Answer: CEA 328. ‘White Tufted Royal Butterfly’ has been recently spotted in which state? Answer: Kerala 329. Which Union Ministry launched the ‘Doppler Weather Radar Systems’? Page: 37 & a © < yg Current Affairs Quiz - January, 2023 (Revision) Answer: Ministry of Earth Sciences 330. Which state organised an International Book Fair recently? Answer: Tamil Nadu 331. Which city is the host of the ‘G20 Infrastructure Working Group (IWG)’? Answer: Pune 332. Which delivery company has launched Ambulance Service for Delivery Partners and its dependants? Answer: Swiggy 333. Sanjiv Chadha is the Managing director (MD) and CEO of which bank? Answer: Bank of Baroda 334. Indian cricket team defeated which country with the margin of 317 runs? Answer: Sri Lanka 335. Yuki Bhambri and Saketh Myneni, who were seen in the news, play which sports? Answer: Tennis 336. ‘PARAKH’, which has been in the news, is a regulator body related to which field? Answer: Education 337. Kollam, which became the first constitution literate district in India, is located in which state? Answer: Kerala 338. ‘Padho Pardesh scheme’ was being implemented by which Union Ministry? Answer: Ministry of Minority Affairs Page: 38 ie a @ < ag Current Affairs Quiz - January, 2023 (Revision) 339. Shubhman Gill, who was seen in the news, is associated with which sports? Answer: Cricket 340. Which media company presented the ‘Excellence in Governance Awards’ for District Magistrates? Answer: Indian Express 341. Which institution releases the ‘Annual Status of Education Report (ASER)'? Answer: Pratham 342. India has been urging which country to implement ‘13th Amendment’ to its Constitution? Answer: Sri Lanka 343. Which financial services company announced the new phase of its Girls4Tech programme in India? Answer: Mastercard 344. Which country's population has declined for the first time in 61 years with a fall of roughly 850,000? Answer: China 345, What is the wholesale price inflation in December 2022 in India? Answer: 4.95 % 346. Which institution released the report titled “State Finances: A Study of Budgets’? Answer: Reserve Bank of India 347. Which country has unveiled one of the world's strictest anti-tobacco laws? Answer: Mexico 348. As per a new study, noise pollution affects the Page: 39 ie a © < ag Current Affairs Quiz - January, 2023 (Revision) 339. Shubhman Gill, who was seen in the news, is associated with which sports? Answer: Cricket 340. Which media company presented the ‘Excellence in Governance Awards’ for District Magistrates? Answer: Indian Express 341. Which institution releases the ‘Annual Status of Education Report (ASER)'? Answer: Pratham 342. India has been urging which country to implement ‘13th Amendment’ to its Constitution? Answer: Sri Lanka 343. Which financial services company announced the new phase of its Girls4Tech programme in India? Answer: Mastercard 344. Which country’s population has declined for the first time in 61 years with a fall of roughly 850,000? Answer: China 345. What is the wholesale price inflation in December 2022 in India? Answer: 4.95 % 346. Which institution released the report titled “State Finances: A Study of Budgets’? Answer: Reserve Bank of India 347. Which country has unveiled one of the world’s strictest anti-tobacco laws? Answer: Mexico 348. As per a new study, noise pollution affects the Page: 39 a (O} <CAMS Ait PT = Siobiypoey, 1/4 (ibs th) ALY OL IN SpEes 19 CONDE? Arower Dolphins AY, A Yell hinines with 77 passengers crashed which country, in its deadliest plane crash in yeast Answer Nepal 450, Which institution releases the ‘World Smplayment and Socal Outlook, Trends! every year? Answer 10 341, Sclentists have reported first evidence of the presence of solitary waves or distinct electric field fluctuations in which planet? Answer Mars 452, Sclemists used which entity to change the direction of lightning strikes for the first time? Answer, Laser 353, Which country has become India’s fourth- largest trading partner due to India’s higher imports of crude oil and fertilisers? Answer: Russia 354, Which badminton player won the Malaysia Open Super 1000 women’s singles title? Answer: Akane Yamaguchi 255, Which state government is set to divest its 49 percent stake in its Power Generation Corporation? Answer: Odisha 356, Which Indian child actor won the International Press Academy (JPA) award? Answer: Bhavin Rabari Page: 49Q Current Affairs Quiz - January, 2028 (Revision) ability of which species to communicate? Answer: Dolphins 349. A Yeti Airlines with 72 passengers crashed in which country, in its deadliest plane crash in 30 years? Answer: Nepal 350. Which institution releases the ‘World Employment and Social Outlook: Trends’ every year? Answer: ILO 351. Scientists have reported first evidence of the presence of solitary waves or distinct electric field fluctuations in which planet? Answer: Mars 352. Scientists used which entity to change the direction of lightning strikes for the first time? Answer: Laser 353. Which country has become India’s fourth- largest trading partner due to India’s higher imports of crude oil and fertilisers? Answer: Russia 354. Which badminton player won the Malaysia Open Super 1000 women’s singles title? Answer: Akane Yamaguchi 355. Which state government is set to divest its 49 percent stake in its Power Generation Corporation? Answer: Odisha 356. Which Indian child actor won the International Press Academy (IPA) award? Answer: Bhavin Rabari Page: 40 a © < a2 Current Affairs Quiz - January, 2023 (Revision) 357. Which Union Ministry awards the ‘National Startup Awards 2022'? Answer: Ministry of Commerce and Industry 358. Which company has signed a 3 billion euro contract to supply and service freight trains in India? Answer: Siemens 359. Which Indian state is the ‘Yonex- Sunrise India Open 2023'? Answer: New Delhi 360. ‘Expected loss-based’ and ‘incurred loss’ approach, which are seen in the news, are associated with which institutions? Answer: Banks 361. Indian Army launched a joint Training exercise “Cyclone - I’ with which country? Answer: Egypt 362. Bhopal declaration, which was seen in the news, was launched after which meeting? Answer: G-20 363. NASA has awarded 425 million dollars to which Company for the agency’s sustainable flight demonstrator project? Answer: Boeing 364, India is set to start supplying diesel to which country through a Friendship pipeline? Answer: Bangladesh 365. Which is the first country to back the debt restructure programme of Sri Lanka? Answer: India Page: 41g Current Affairs Quiz - January, 2023 (Revision) 366. Which institution introduced a blocking of funds facility for trading in secondary markets? Answer: SEBI 367. Which Union Ministry is associated with which Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code? Answer: Ministry of Corporate Affairs 368. Which Union Ministry notified the ‘Major Port Authorities Board Rules, 2023'? Answer: Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways 369. What species is Geochelone elegans, which was seen in the news recently? Answer: Indian star tortoise 370. Which country’s ‘Sea Level Change Team’ has released a study on Rising Sea Levels on Coasts? Answer: USA 371. Researchers have discovered a rare low-altitude basalt plateau in which state/UT? Answer: Maharashtra 372. What is the name of the employment drive announced to provide give jobs to 10 lakh people in India? Answer: Rozgar Mela 373. As per the estimates from the World Population Review, which country is the most populous country in the world, as of 2022? Answer: India 374. Geotail mission was a joint project of NASA and which country’s space agency? Page: 42 L a © <4g Curront Alfairs Quiz ~ January, 2023 (Ravision) Answer: Japan 375, Which institution releases the Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks’ Outlook 2021-22? Answer: RBI 376, Which state has rolled out menstrual and maternity leaves for students for the first time in the country? Answer: Kerala 377. Which state has rolled out a ‘comprehensive action plan for conservation of elephants and mitigation of human-elephant conflict’? Answer: Odisha 378. Which country supplies the Apache attack helicopters to India? Answer: USA 379. Which country is the host of the Feria Internacional del Turismo (FITUR) international tourism trade fair? Answer: Spain 380. ‘First Movers Coalition (FMC) Leadership Meeting’ is associated with which institution? Answer: World Economic Forum 381. Which armed force started the ‘Ops Alert’ exercise to enhance security? Answer: Border Security Force 382. Chris Hipkins has sworn in as the Prime Minister of which country? Answer: New Zealand 383. Which Union Ministry released ‘Endorsements Page: 43 a © < ag Cunront Allan Quiz = danuayy, 2023 (Rovision) Know-hows!’ guide for celebrities, influencers and virtual Influencers on social media? Answer: Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution 384, What is the name of the Indigenous mobile operating system developed by IT Madras? Answer: BharOS 385, What is the theme of the ‘India International Science Festival’? Answer: Marching towards Amrit Kaal with Science, Technology, and Innovation 386. Which country’s President is the Chief Guest of Republic Day celebrations of India? Answer: Egypt 387. Which city is the host of WEF Global Future Council 2023? Answer: Dubai 388. Which Indian Armed Force is set to hold command-level exercise named ‘Pralay’? Answer: Indian Air Force 389. Which country has launched ‘Welcome Corps scheme’, to sponsor refugees seeking sanctuary in the country? Answer: USA 390. Kole wetland, which was seen in the news, is located in which state? Answer: Kerala 391. Gorshkov, which was seen in the news, is the frigate of which country? Page: 44 Lo a © <g Current Affairs Quiz - January, 2023 (Revision) Answer: Russia 392. The Statehood Day of Manipur, Meghalaya and Tripura is celebrated on which day? Answer: January 21 393. Which state is the host of the All-India Conference of Director Generals/ Inspector Generals of Police? Answer: New Delhi 394. Which state organised the Regional Conference on ‘e-Governance’? Answer: Maharashtra 395. Which city is the host of ‘Millets & Organics 2023 - International Trade Fair’? Answer: Bengaluru 396. Sports equipment maker Yonex is based in which country? Answer: Japan 397. Which institution manages the National Pension System (NPS) in India? Answer: PFRDA 398. Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar (PMRBP) is given to children of which age? Answer: 5 to 18 399. Which state cabinet has decided to allow regularisation of unauthorised quarrying? Answer: Karnataka 400. Which country has announced plans to increase its defence budget by a third for the next seven years? Page: 45 bs. = © <4 J9 Cunront Affairs Ovi « January, 2022 (Revision) Answer: France 401, Which city is the host of the 'G-20 Working Group on Environment and Climate Sustainability’ meeting? Answer: Bengaluru 402. Narayanpur left bank canal with modern Irrigation system has been inaugurated in which state? Answer: Karnataka 403, ‘Centre for Maritime Economy and Connectivity’ is to be set up in which state/UT? Answer: New Delhi 404, Which country is the host of the ‘FIDE World Championship 2023'? Answer: Kazakhstan 405. Prime Minister Modi to name 21 islands of Andaman & Nicobar after which awardees? Answer: Param Vir Chakra 406. Which city is the host of ‘G20’s first Environment and Climate Sustainability Working Group Meeting’? Answer: Bengaluru 407. Who is the winner of the Bahrain's ISA Award for Service to Humanity Himalayan Cataract Project? Answer: Dr Sanduk Ruit 408. Charaideo Maidams, which are seen in the news, are located in which state? Answer: Assam 409. Which state is to set up a turtle conservation and rehabilitation centre? Page: 46 & . © < a