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

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1. Which version of the Rythu Bandhu scheme has been launched by the Government of Telangana?
A. 5th
B. 11th
C. 10th
D. 3rd
Answer : C
2. Which state's former governor, Keshari Nath Tripathi, passed away?
A. Assam
B. West Bengal
C. Karnataka
D. Rajasthan
Answer : B
3. Which country's Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, is stepping down next month?
A. New Zealand
B. Nigeria
C. North Korea
D. Niger
Answer : A
4. In which country's FIH Mens Hockey World Cup did the team enter the quarterfinals by beating India in a penalty shoot-out?
A. New Zealand
B. Norway
C. Nepal
D. Nigeria
Answer : A
5. In which city will the 14th edition of the World Spice Congress (WSC) be held from 16-18 February 2023?
A. Chennai
B. Puna
C. Bikaner
D. Mumbai
Answer : D
6. 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
7. In which state is BPCL planning to set up a 1 GW renewable energy plant?
A. Kerala
B. Assam
C. Jharkhand
D. Rajasthan
Answer : D
8. 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
9. Who authored the book, Ratan N. Tata: The Authorized Biography?
A. Amitav Ghosh
B. Thomas Mathew
C. Aravind Adiga
D. Arundhati Roy
Answer : B
10. Which country declared an end to the Ebola virus outbreak which claimed 55 lives?
A. US
B. Ukraine
C. Uganda
D. Italy
Answer : C
11. 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
12. 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
13. Which state government is launching the 'Schools of Eminence' project?
A. Haryana
B. Punjab
C. Goa
D. West Bengal
Answer : B
14. Who among the following has inaugurated Samvidhan Udyan at Raj Bhavan in Jaipur, Rajasthan?
A. Droupadi Murmu
B. Amit Shah
C. Rajnath Singh
D. Arun Jaitley
Answer : A
15. In which state did the PM launch several development projects related to water security, farmers welfare, and road connectivity?
A. Nagaland
B. Assam
C. Rajasthan
D. Karnataka
Answer : D
16. Where did the 53rd meeting of the World Economic Forum begin on January 16, 2023?
A. Spain
B. Switzerland
C. Sudan
D. Syria
Answer : B
17. Who launched 'Padhe Bharat', a 100-day reading campaign?
A. Smriti Irani
B. Dharmendra Pradhan
C. Ramesh Pokhriyal
D. Prakash Javadekar
Answer : B
18. Badara Alieu Joof was the vice-president of which country, who died in India?
A. Gambia
B. Grenada
C. Ghana
D. Gabon
Answer : A
19. In which state have India's first 3x platform wind turbine generators (WTG) been installed?
A. Odisha
B. Rajasthan
C. Goa
D. Karnataka
Answer : D
20. Which state celebrated the Gaan Ngai festival?
A. Goa
B. Karnataka
C. Manipur
D. Mizoram
Answer : C
21. Which bank won Best Digital Channel/Platform Implementation: Best Project Implementation' at IBSi Global FinTech Innovation Awards 2022 along with Clayfin Technologies?
A. City Union Bank Ltd.
B. Bandhan Bank Ltd.
C. Dhanlaxmi Bank Ltd.
D. IDFC First Bank Ltd.
Answer : B
22. Where did the two-day inception meeting of Startup-20 begin?
A. Surat
B. Patna
C. Hyderabad
D. Noida
Answer : C
23. Who was appointed as the new chairman and CEO of the Railway Board?
A. Aswini Yadav
B. Anil Kumar Lahoti
C. Sumit Sharma
D. Vinod Mittal
Answer : B
24. Who did NMDC sign up as its brand ambassador?
A. Mary Kom
B. Nikhat Zareen
C. Claressa Shields
D. Amanda Serrano
Answer : B
25. Where was the Military Tattoo & Tribal Dance Festival-2023 held in New Delhi?
A. Talkatora Indoor Stadium
B. Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
C. Chhatrasal Stadium
D. Arun Jaitley Stadium
Answer : B
26. How many people will be awarded the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awards this year?
A. 15
B. 27
C. 20
D. 30
Answer : B
27. Which state has launched the initiatives Didir Suraksha Kawach and Didir Doot?
A. Assam
B. Odisha
C. Nagaland
D. West Bengal
Answer : D
28. 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
29. Which state government is set to host its maiden SARAS Fair 2023 from February 4 to 14?
A. West Bengal
B. Jammu & Kashmir
C. Tamil Nadu
D. Maharashtra
Answer : B
30. When is International Customs day celebrated?
A. January 20
B. January 21
C. January 26
D. January 18
Answer : C
31. 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
32. Which country signed a deal with India to relocate cheetahs over the next decade?
A. South Korea
B. South Africa
C. South Sudan
D. Sri Lanka
Answer : B
33. Imoinu Iratpa festival is celebrated across which state?
A. Manipur
B. Mizoram
C. Maharashtra
D. Meghalaya
Answer : A
34. Which country did Jacinda Ardern announce her resignation as Prime Minister of?
A. Nicaragua
B. New Zealand
C. Nigeria
D. Nepal
Answer : B
35. Who will present the Excellence in Governance Awards for District Magistrates?
A. Sushi Kumar Shinde
B. Rajnath Singh
C. Amit Shah
D. Shivraj Patil
Answer : C
36. The US announced military assistance worth over USD 3.75 billion for which country and its European allies?
A. Ukraine
B. Cuba
C. Germany
D. Haiti
Answer : A
37. Who recently became the 79th Grandmaster of India?
A. Pranesh M
B. Aditya Mishra
C. Lakshya Chatterjee
D. Abhinav Sharma
Answer : A
38. Which armed force is conducting the 'Ops Alert' exercise?
A. CRPF
B. BSF
C. SSB
D. CISF
Answer : B
39. Where is India's largest student-run festival 'Saarang' conducted?
A. IIT Delhi
B. IIT Roorkee
C. IIT Madras
D. IIT Mumbai
Answer : C
40. In which state did the first Indo-Egypt joint military exercise CYCLONE -I begin?
A. Sikkim
B. Rajasthan
C. Mizoram
D. Maharashtra
Answer : B
41. 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
42. Which bank has elevated Ajay Kumar Srivastava as MD and CEO?
A. RBI
B. IOB
C. BOB
D. SBI
Answer : B
43. Which railway station received the 'Green Railway Station Certification'?
A. Thiruvananthapuram
B. Amritsar
C. Visakhapatnam
D. Faridabad
Answer : C
44. 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
45. Which country plans to build the world's first photonic-based quantum computer?
A. France
B. Japan
C. Nigeria
D. Canada
Answer : D
46. Which IIT got the Oscar Award for Education?
A. IIT Delhi
B. IIT Madras
C. IIT Chennai
D. IIT Roorkee
Answer : B
47. Which state's health department has called for caution due to confirmed cases of Avian flu in multiple districts?
A. Kerala
B. Goa
C. Mizoram
D. Uttarakhand
Answer : A
48. Santhi Kumari took charge as the first woman Chief Secretary of which state?
A. Tamil Nadu
B. Rajasthan
C. Punjab
D. Telangana
Answer : D
49. Where will Bharti Airtel spend Rs 2,000 crore to build a hyperscale data centre?
A. Bikaner
B. Hyderabad
C. Varanasi
D. Srinagar
Answer : B
50. For which year has the Assam government announced the highest civilian awards of Assam?
A. 2018-19
B. 2022-23
C. 2021-22
D. 2019-20
Answer : B
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