1000+ Current Affairs January 2023 MCQ for SBI Clerk [Solved]

1. President Droupadi Murmu will inaugurate the 18th National Scout and Guide Jamboree in which state?
A. Jharkhand
B. Goa
C. Rajasthan
D. Uttarakhand
Answer : C

2. In which state were 4 districts merged and boundaries redrawn ahead of the Election Commission's delimitation deadline?
A. Assam
B. Goa
C. Jharkhand
D. Kerala
Answer : A

3. 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

4. Which country conducted combat drills around Taiwan for the second time in less than a month?
A. Cuba
B. Cyprus
C. China
D. Japan
Answer : C

5. In which country is the 'Voice of the Global South Summit' set to be hosted?
A. Iran
B. India
C. France
D. Canada
Answer : B

6. 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

7. Which country has recently announced funding of $250,000 for the conservation of the 6 Paigah tombs in Hyderabad built in the 18th-19th centuries?
A. USA
B. UAE
C. UK
D. Uganda
Answer : A

8. Which country will the President of the 77th Session of the UN General Assembly, Csaba Korosi visit?
A. Nepal
B. India
C. Iran
D. Indonesia
Answer : B

9. 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

10. In which state is the Sangai Festival being celebrated?
A. Assam
B. Manipur
C. Mizoram
D. Goa
Answer : B

11. On which foreign country's assignment has the first woman officer Captain Surabhi Jakhmola been recently deployed by the Border Roads Organization (BRO)?
A. Nepal
B. Bhutan
C. Japan
D. Haiti
Answer : B

12. In which city did Director Aparna Sen receive a lifetime achievement award at a film festival?
A. Mumbai
B. Jaipur
C. Chennai
D. Pune
Answer : B

13. In which city is the Second Phase of Saree Mahotsav VIRASAT-Celebrating 75 handwoven saris of India being organized?
A. Vishakhapatnam
B. Allahabad
C. Agra
D. New Delhi
Answer : D

14. Who broke MS Dhoni's record of most sixes in ODIs in India?
A. KL Rahul
B. Hardik Pandya
C. Rohit Sharma
D. Shubman Gill
Answer : C

15. In which month did the Ministry of Jal Shakti announce the winners for the 'Water Heroes Share Your Stories' campaign?
A. April
B. December
C. September
D. November
Answer : D

16. In which state did Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurate the first 'International Crafts Summit'?
A. Himachal Pradesh
B. Odisha
C. Arunachal Pradesh
D. Karnataka
Answer : B

17. Which edition of the Dhaka Lit Fest (DLF) is taking place in Bangladesh?
A. 10th
B. 5th
C. 4th
D. 17th
Answer : A

18. According to the 'India Mobile Gaming Report 2022' released by MPL, which state has the highest number of players for online games?
A. Bihar
B. Nagaland
C. Uttarakhand
D. Uttar Pradesh
Answer : D

19. How much did lenders led by Canara Bank receive as part of their dues from Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services (IL&FS)?
A. 1,899 crore
B. 1,300 crore
C. 1,200 crore
D. 1,350 crore
Answer : B

20. Which city is hosting the 'G-20 Working Group on Environment and Climate Sustainability' meeting?
A. Chennai
B. Bikaner
C. Bengaluru
D. Hyderabad
Answer : C

21. Who has become the youngest to retain the National women's chess title?
A. Manisha Sharma
B. Pooja Dutta
C. Divya Deshmukh
D. Vandana Varma
Answer : C

22. 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

23. Fast Patrol Vessel (FPV) Indian Coast Guard (ICG) ship 'Kamala Devi' was commissioned on 12 January 2023 in Kolkata. Which of the following built it?
A. Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders
B. Cochin Shipyard
C. Mishra Dhatu Nigam
D. Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd
Answer : D

24. In which state were four people killed following a landslip at the Dadam mining site in the Bhiwani district?
A. Haryana
B. Rajasthan
C. Goa
D. Tripura
Answer : A

25. Which country will have a Doppler Weather Radar network by 2025?
A. Iran
B. Iraq
C. Ireland
D. India
Answer : D

26. 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

27. President Draupadi Murmu inaugurated the 18th National Scout and Guide Jamboree in which state?
A. Assam
B. Kerala
C. Goa
D. Rajasthan
Answer : D

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

29. In which city is the sensitization workshop on G-20 Environment and Climate Sustainability being held?
A. Bengaluru
B. Surat
C. Patna
D. Banaras
Answer : A

30. Hugo Lloris announced his retirement from international football in January 2023, he played for which of the following national team?
A. Argentina
B. Brazil
C. France
D. Germany
Answer : C

31. 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

32. 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

33. Who has been chosen to serve as the National Health Authority's director?
A. Naveen Mishra
B. Praveen Sharma
C. Sunil Kumar
D. Rajpal Singh
Answer : B

34. Which diesel-electric Kalvari-class submarine was commissioned by the Indian Navy?
A. Sixth
B. Fourth
C. Seventh
D. Fifth
Answer : D

35. In which state did road construction work begin in Pudaang village for the first time since India's Independence?
A. Jharkhand
B. Nagaland
C. Chhattisgarh
D. Manipur
Answer : C

36. Which edition of 'World Report 2023' has been released recently by Human Rights Watch?
A. 37th
B. 33rd
C. 35th
D. 31st
Answer : B

37. India and which country exchanged lists of civilian prisoners and fishermen in their custody?
A. France
B. Philippines
C. Italy
D. Pakistan
Answer : D

38. In which state is Joshimath town declared a disaster-prone area?
A. Uttarakhand
B. Tamil Nadu
C. Chhattisgarh
D. Gujarat
Answer : A

39. In which city did inflation rise to 4% for the first time since 1982?
A. London
B. Tokyo
C. Hungary
D. Budapest
Answer : B

40. In which state was the Constitutional Literacy Campaign launched?
A. Uttarakhand
B. Assam
C. Sikkim
D. Kerala
Answer : D

41. Which country imposed a 5-day curfew in the capital due to a respiratory illness report?
A. North Macedonia
B. Netherlands
C. Nigeria
D. North Korea
Answer : D

42. President Murmu inaugurated Samvidhan Udyan in which city?
A. Mumbai
B. Patna
C. Jaipur
D. Bikaner
Answer : C

43. Which bank has launched the Wildlife Conservation Bond for the protection of Black Rhino?
A. Bandhan Bank
B. World Bank
C. ICICI
D. RBI
Answer : B

44. In which city will the Yonex-Sunrise India Open 2023 take place?
A. Nagpur
B. Agra
C. Kolkata
D. New Delhi
Answer : D

45. 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

46. In which state did the Health Minister, Naba Kishore Das, die after being shot by a policeman?
A. Assam
B. Kerala
C. Odisha
D. Jharkhand
Answer : C

47. Which state became the first state in the country to fully adopt digital banking?
A. Odisha
B. Kerala
C. Rajasthan
D. Goa
Answer : B

48. Recently, R Vishnu Prasad was awarded the 'Indian Achievers Award' for the year 2022 in which category?
A. Actor
B. Scientist
C. Player
D. Writer
Answer : B

50. According to recently released data, which country's population has recorded a steep decline for the first time since 1961?
A. China
B. Australia
C. America
D. Japan
Answer : A