1000+ Current Affairs January 2023 MCQ for RRB NTPC [Solved]

1. How many teams were announced for the first season of the Women's Premier League?
A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
D. 6
Answer : C

2. In which state did the Khelo India Youth Games commence on 30th January?
A. Madhya Pradesh
B. Tamil Nadu
C. Gujarat
D. Bihar
Answer : A

3. Hockey India has launched a new metaverse product 'Hockeyverse' for live broadcasting of the Men's World Cup in ____ from January 13-29, 2023.
A. Sambalpur and Cuttack
B. Sambalpur and Rourkela
C. Bhubaneswar and Cuttack
D. Bhubaneswar and Rourkela
Answer : D

4. Which country appointed its first representative to fight Islamophobia?
A. Canada
B. Japan
C. Israel
D. Bhutan
Answer : A

5. Which country is chairing the SCO summit for the first time?
A. Iran
B. Indonesia
C. Israel
D. India
Answer : D

6. With which nation India conducts a bilateral naval exercise called Varuna?
A. Fiji
B. Oman
C. France
D. Sudan
Answer : C

7. Which country declared a medical emergency in the Yanomami territory following reports of child deaths from malnutrition?
A. Brazil
B. Bahamas
C. Benin
D. Bangladesh
Answer : A

8. Jio Platforms signed an agreement to be Manchester City's Network Partner in _________.
A. India
B. Iran
C. Iraq
D. Finland
Answer : A

9. Narayanpur left bank canal with a modern irrigation system has been inaugurated in which state?
A. Karnataka
B. Assam
C. Goa
D. Rajasthan
Answer : A

10. During which month does the Road Transport and Highways Ministry observe Road Safety Week?
A. November
B. December
C. January
D. February
Answer : C

11. Who became the fastest player to reach 1,500 runs in T20I?
A. Gautam Gambhir
B. Shikhar Dhawan
C. Suryakumar Yadav
D. Jasprit Bumrah
Answer : C

12. Which country plans to allot land to Indian industries in the Suez Canal Special Economic Zone?
A. Greece
B. Fiji
C. Finland
D. Egypt
Answer : D

13. In which country was Kevin McCarthy elected as the new speaker of the House of Representatives?
A. Ukraine
B. Uganda
C. USA
D. UAE
Answer : C

14. Which country's President will be the Chief Guest for Republic Day 2023?
A. Japan
B. Egypt
C. France
D. Australia
Answer : B

15. Which country is planning to dispatch 159 containers of ammunition to Ukraine?
A. Afghanistan
B. Bhutan
C. Pakistan
D. Australia
Answer : C

16. Which state government launched Chief Minister's Residential Land Rights Scheme?
A. Uttar Pradesh
B. Madhya Pradesh
C. Arunachal Pradesh
D. Himachal Pradesh
Answer : B

17. In which city will Tata Power set up India's 1st solar plant for housing society?
A. Pune
B. Bhopal
C. Mumbai
D. Ahmedabad
Answer : C

18. Lisa Marie Persley, who recently passed away, belongs to which profession?
A. Singer
B. Doctor
C. Teachers
D. Director
Answer : A

19. In the 2023 Hockey World Cup, which team registered the biggest win in Hockey World Cup history?
A. Australia
B. Canada
C. Netherlands
D. India
Answer : C

20. Which edition of Nagaland's annual Orange Festival is taking place in Kohima in 2023?
A. 3rd
B. 5th
C. 2nd
D. 6th
Answer : A

21. In January 2023, which state entered the Guinness Book of World Records by taking 4500 penalty kicks in 12 hours?
A. Kerala
B. Gujarat
C. Punjab
D. Karnataka
Answer : A

22. Who won the best director award at the New York Film Critics Circle?
A. SS Rajamouli
B. Rajkumar Hirani
C. Karan Johar
D. Vishal Bhardwaj
Answer : A

23. Ronald E. Asher passed away in January 2023. In which year did he receive a gold medal from Kerala Sahitya Academy, Trichur?
A. 1979
B. 1983
C. 1987
D. 1991
Answer : B

24. Which state released the 'Hockey & India - A Golden Legacy' book by Sportstar on Indian hockey?
A. Goa
B. Manipur
C. Maharashtra
D. Odisha
Answer : D

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

26. In which city did Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurate the School of Logistics, Waterways, and Communication?
A. Ahmedabad, Gujarat
B. Chennai, Tamil Nadu
C. Agartala, Tripura
D. Hazira, Gujarat
Answer : C

27. In which state did the inaugural edition of the Indo-Egypt Joint Training Exercise Cyclone - I commence?
A. Chhattisgarh
B. Bihar
C. Goa
D. Rajasthan
Answer : D

28. Who was appointed as the new General Manager of Central Railway?
A. Naresh Lalwani
B. Suresh Mishra
C. Anil Mittal
D. Rajendra Goyal
Answer : A

29. In which city will the 8th Vigyanika-Science Literature Festival-2023 organized by IISF be held?
A. Indore
B. Bhopal
C. Varanasi
D. Chennai
Answer : B

30. In which month will the India-Bangladesh Friendship pipeline start supplying diesel to Bangladesh?
A. August
B. June
C. July
D. March
Answer : B

31. In which country did the current account slip into deficit in Q2, with the CAD now at 1.3% of GDP?
A. Iran
B. Iraq
C. India
D. Israel
Answer : C

32. Which country's President approved 412 Gallantry Awards for Defence personnel?
A. Iran
B. India
C. Australia
D. America
Answer : B

33. China has appointed Chin Gang as its ambassador and foreign minister of which country?
A. Cambodia
B. Algeria
C. USA
D. Azerbaijan
Answer : C

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

35. In which state did CM Pushkar Singh Dhami launch the Free Mobile Tablet scheme for class 10 and 12 students of state government schools?
A. Uttarakhand
B. Bihar
C. Punjab
D. Rajasthan
Answer : A

36. In which state will the 7th Nature and Birds Festival begin?
A. Madhya Pradesh
B. Himachal Pradesh
C. Uttar Pradesh
D. Andhra Pradesh
Answer : C

37. Who announced their retirement from professional Tennis?
A. Salsa Aher
B. Nirupama Sanjeev
C. Rushmi Chakravarthi
D. Sania Mirza
Answer : D

38. According to Oxfam, what percentage of India's total wealth is now owned by the richest 1%?
A. 20%
B. 30%
C. 40%
D. 15%
Answer : C

39. Who has been appointed as the director of the National Health Authority?
A. Praveen Sharma
B. Sunil Mishra
C. Ajay Malhotra
D. Naveen Verma
Answer : A

40. Who will unveil the mascot, torch, and anthem of the Khelo India Youth Games 2022?
A. Pramod Sawant
B. Conrad Kongkal Sangma
C. Shivraj Singh Chouhan
D. K. Chandrashekhar Rao
Answer : C

41. PM Modi is to launch the world's longest river cruise from Varanasi to which state on 13 January?
A. Kerala
B. Haryana
C. Uttarakhand
D. Assam
Answer : D

42. In which country was a medical emergency declared in the Yanomami territory after reports of children's deaths from malnutrition?
A. Chad
B. Chile
C. Brazil
D. Brunei
Answer : C

43. In how many Indian languages did Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud announce that the Supreme Court will release 1,268 judgments on Republic Day?
A. 10
B. 12
C. 13
D. 15
Answer : C

44. Which country did India begin the 21st edition of the naval exercise VARUNA with?
A. Fiji
B. France
C. Finland
D. Eritrea
Answer : B

45. Which state's Hockey Women's U-18 team won the Khelo India Youth Games 2022?
A. Kerala
B. Maharashtra
C. Tripura
D. Haryana
Answer : D

46. In which profession did Guru Lakshmi Viswanathan pass away?
A. Singer
B. Poet
C. Writer
D. Dancer
Answer : D

47. Which country's PM inaugurated the Pokhara Regional International Airport?
A. Japan
B. Nepal
C. Germany
D. Malaysia
Answer : B

48. In which city was the world's first museum of palm leaf manuscripts established?
A. Thiruvananthapuram
B. Kozhikode
C. Kasaragod
D. Thrissur
Answer : A

49. In which state did the Indian Navy organize a 6-day mega biennial tri-services amphibious 'exercise AMPHEX 2023'?
A. Andhra Pradesh
B. Uttar Pradesh
C. Madhya Pradesh
D. Himachal Pradesh
Answer : A

50. Senior IAS officer Shanti Kumari has been appointed as the first woman Chief Secretary of which state?
A. Telangana
B. Gujarat
C. Kerala
D. Assam
Answer : A