1000+ Current Affairs January 2023 MCQ for DRDO [Solved]

1. In which state did the Khelo India National Women Kho Kho leagues commence?
A. Bihar
B. Haryana
C. Chhattisgarh
D. Punjab
Answer : D

2. Which country's President, Ranil Wickremesinghe, announced that the government will implement the 13th Amendment, which provides for the devolution of power to the minority Tamil community?
A. Sudan
B. Sri Lanka
C. Senegal
D. Serbia
Answer : B

3. Which state CM launched the second phase of 'Kanti Velugu'?
A. Odisha
B. Karnataka
C. Telangana
D. Assam
Answer : C

4. In which city will the 18th Global Center of the Fourth Industrial Revolution of the World Economic Forum be located?
A. Ahmedabad
B. Chennai
C. Hyderabad
D. Banaras
Answer : C

5. In which city will India's deepest metro station be built?
A. Pune
B. Jaipur
C. Amritsar
D. Chennai
Answer : A

6. What profession did Balkrishna Vithaldas Doshi, who passed away, belong to?
A. Writer
B. Architect
C. Teacher
D. Director
Answer : B

7. Where will the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Film Festival be held from January 27 to 31?
A. Mumbai
B. Dehradun
C. Udaipur
D. Patiala
Answer : A

8. Which Indian state launched a caste-based census?
A. Bihar
B. Assam
C. West Bengal
D. Jharkhand
Answer : A

9. In which city did the three-day 17th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas conference begin?
A. Indore
B. Jabalpur
C. Bhopal
D. Gwalior
Answer : A

10. In which state is the Silent Valley National Park located?
A. Goa
B. Gujarat
C. Nagaland
D. Kerala
Answer : D

11. 'Kumarakom and Beypore', which were selected under the Swadesh Darshan 2.0 Scheme, are located in which state?
A. Tamil Nadu
B. Kerala
C. Rajasthan
D. Haryana
Answer : B

12. In January 2023, how many Indian peacekeepers serving in the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) received the prestigious United Nations Medal for their exceptional service?
A. 789
B. 843
C. 987
D. 1,171
Answer : D

13. Which cricketer has been signed by ICICI Prudential Life Insurance for a 360-degree financial protection campaign?
A. Virat Kohli
B. MS Dhoni
C. Surya Kumar Yadav
D. Gautam Gambhir
Answer : C

14. Which state Chief Minister inaugurated 26 schemes worth Rs 306 crores?
A. Rajasthan
B. Jharkhand
C. Gujarat
D. Uttarakhand
Answer : D

15. Which bank gave banks time until the end of December 2023 to complete the renewal of agreements for existing safe deposit lockers of customers?
A. SBI
B. PNB
C. RBI
D. BOB
Answer : C

16. Which city Cantt Railway Station was Awarded 'Eat Right Station' With 5-Star Rating Certification By FSSAI?
A. Delhi
B. Mumbai
C. Varanasi
D. Banglore
Answer : C

17. Who is set to replace Jacinda Ardern as the prime minister of which country?
A. New Zealand
B. Norway
C. Oman
D. Bhutan
Answer : A

18. Who initiated the 'Summit for Democracy'?
A. The President of Nepal
B. The President of the UAE
C. The President of France
D. The President of the United States
Answer : D

19. In which country was the Pokhara Regional International Airport (PRIA) inaugurated with the support of China?
A. Nauru
B. Niger
C. Norway
D. Nepal
Answer : D

20. Who has been appointed as the new CEO of the IT company Cognizant?
A. Ravi Kumar
B. Jane Fraser
C. Shantanu Narayen
D. Oliver Gypsy
Answer : A

21. Which country will introduce a stamp with Jawaharlal Nehru's portrait on its 75th Independence Day?
A. Sri Lanka
B. Sudan
C. Peru
D. Norway
Answer : A

22. In which country did the United States launch several new initiatives and schemes to reduce delays in visa processing?
A. Iran
B. Israel
C. Iraq
D. India
Answer : D

23. Which country locked down its capital city, Pyongyang, over a respiratory illness?
A. Norway
B. North Korea
C. Nepal
D. Nigeria
Answer : B

24. Which IIM appointed Professor Bharat Bhasker as the new Director?
A. IIM Bangalore
B. IIM Ahmedabad
C. IIM Indore
D. IIM Rohtak
Answer : B

25. Which state government launched a Rs 879-Crore Food Processing project to transform the lives of farmers?
A. West Bengal
B. Jammu and Kashmir
C. Tamil Nadu
D. Maharashtra
Answer : B

26. Who won the Adelaide International 2023?
A. Novak Djokovic
B. Serena Williams
C. Roger Federer
D. Sebastian Korda
Answer : A

27. Which country did Russia expel the ambassadors from each others countries in a tit-for-tat move?
A. Eritrea
B. Estonia
C. Ethiopia
D. Ecuador
Answer : B

28. Which country planned to boost financial support to households moving away from the capital city Tokyo?
A. Japan
B. Nepal
C. Nigeria
D. Fiji
Answer : A

29. In which state was the country's second longest cable-stayed eight-lane Zuari Bridge inaugurated?
A. Rajasthan
B. Gujarat
C. Goa
D. Meghalaya
Answer : C

30. Which state launched a water conservation scheme with an outlay of Rs 467.32 crore?
A. Mizoram
B. Nagaland
C. Jharkhand
D. Tripura
Answer : C

31. India has assumed the presidency of the plenary of the Wassenaar Arrangement for how many years from 1 January 2023?
A. Two Years
B. Five Years
C. One Year
D. Three Years
Answer : C

32. Which country's PM Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed key ally Aryeh Deri from all ministerial posts?
A. Norway
B. Canada
C. Italy
D. Israel
Answer : D

33. India and which country exchange lists of nuclear assets and Prison inmates?
A. Kenya
B. Haiti
C. Pakistan
D. Afghanistan
Answer : C

34. In January 2023, Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, released his memoir titled Spare. Who assisted him in writing the book?
A. Daniel Ranieri
B. William Monahan
C. Rod Lurie
D. J.R. Moehringer
Answer : D

35. Who has assumed the charge as the Chairman of the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board?
A. Devendra Malhotra
B. Dinesh Kumar Shukla
C. Harvinder Singh
D. Anil Kumar Tripathi
Answer : B

36. Which country considers Arunachal Pradesh to be an inherent part of its territory and calls it South Tibet?
A. India
B. China
C. Cuba
D. France
Answer : B

37. When did the new Integrated Food Security Scheme of the Central Government start?
A. 1st January
B. 4th January
C. 6th January
D. 9th January
Answer : A

38. According to the Global Firepower Report 2023, where does India rank in terms of military power?
A. First
B. Third
C. Fifth
D. Fourth
Answer : D

39. Who launched Ladli Bahina Scheme?
A. West Bengal CM
B. Tamil Nadu CM
C. Madhya Pradesh CM
D. Arunachal Pradesh CM
Answer : C

40. In January 2022, Sonia Guajajara was appointed as the first minister of which country's new Ministry of Indigenous People?
A. Indonesia
B. Japan
C. Brazil
D. Malaysia
Answer : C

41. Which country became the first country in Asia and second in the world to launch Hydrogen powered Train?
A. Costa Rica
B. Czechia
C. China
D. Congo
Answer : C

42. Which country's federal government announced an increase in petrol and diesel prices by 35 rupees?
A. Pakistan
B. Australia
C. Afghanistan
D. Finland
Answer : A

43. In which year did the United Kingdom record its warmest year ever?
A. 2020
B. 2021
C. 2022
D. 2019
Answer : C

44. In which country was the fastest payment app 'PayRup' launched?
A. India
B. Iran
C. Iraq
D. Iceland
Answer : A

45. Who conferred the 2022 Digital India Awards?
A. India
B. Italy
C. Israel
D. Iran
Answer : A

46. How deep will India send three people under the Samudrayaan Mission?
A. 4000 metres
B. 5000 metres
C. 6000 metres
D. 7000 metres
Answer : C

47. The European Union has inaugurated its first satellite launch centre in which country?
A. Sudan
B. Slovakia
C. Sweden
D. Singapore
Answer : C

48. Who was appointed as the Economic Counsellor and Head of the Research Department of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) by succeeding Gita Gopinath?
A. Enrico Moretti
B. Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas
C. Thomas Piketty
D. Emmanuel Saez
Answer : B