1000+ Current Affairs January 2023 Multiple Choice Question Answer [Solved]

1. Which city will host the 14th edition of the World Spice Congress (WSC)?
A. Noida, Uttar Pradesh
B. Mumbai, Maharashtra
C. Hyderabad, Telangana
D. Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Answer : B

2. Which city won the Spanish Super Cup for the 14th time?
A. Granada
B. Barcelona
C. Alicante
D. Salamanca
Answer : B

3. 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

4. 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

5. Which country's district became the first constitution-literate district?
A. India
B. Italy
C. Israel
D. Iran
Answer : A

6. Which state's/police UT's department spearheaded the Cyber Congress initiative?
A. Odisha
B. Kerala
C. Nagaland
D. Telangana
Answer : D

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

8. Who has been selected to serve as Cognizant's new CEO?
A. Ajay Varma
B. Sunil Kumar
C. Ravi Kumar
D. Rajiv Singh
Answer : C

9. Which state's Higher Education Department issued an order to implement menstrual and maternity leaves for students in universities?
A. Goa
B. Kerala
C. Haryana
D. Punjab
Answer : B

10. The defence ministry approved three procurement proposals, including that of Helina anti-tank guided missiles, at a total cost of?
A. Rs 1,276 cr
B. Rs 2,276 cr
C. Rs 3,276 cr
D. Rs 4,276 cr
Answer : D

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

12. Which state, along with Meghalaya and Tripura, celebrates statehood day?
A. Goa
B. Kerala
C. Haryana
D. Manipur
Answer : D

13. In which state is the Korwa Ordnance factory located, where the production of Kalashnikov AK-203 assault rifles began?
A. Uttar Pradesh
B. Madhya Pradesh
C. Arunachal Pradesh
D. Himachal Pradesh
Answer : A

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

15. Who launched 'Padhe Bharat', a 100-day reading campaign?
A. Smriti Irani
B. Dharmendra Pradhan
C. Ramesh Pokhriyal
D. Prakash Javadekar
Answer : B

16. Where was the 3rd INTERPOL Young Global Police Leaders Programme held?
A. Chennai
B. Ahmedabad
C. Hyderabad
D. New Delhi
Answer : D

17. What is the name of the international agreement signed in 1987 to ban Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)?
A. Paris Agreement
B. Montreal Protocol
C. Chicago Agreement
D. Kyoto Protocol
Answer : B

18. How many people have been selected for the Padma Vibhushan award 2023?
A. 8
B. 5
C. 6
D. 9
Answer : C

19. According to the most recent report from the CMIE, which state had the greatest unemployment rate in December 2022?
A. Uttarakhand
B. Haryana
C. Odisha
D. Nagaland
Answer : B

20. How many monuments in India are centrally protected by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI)?
A. 3500
B. 4578
C. 1500
D. 3693
Answer : D

21. 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

22. Which of the following aspirational districts became the first-ever district in India for the on-ground deployment of innovative 5G use cases offered by startups?
A. Barpeta
B. Purnia
C. Dumka
D. Vidisha
Answer : D

23. 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

24. Which country plans to build the world's first photonic-based quantum computer?
A. France
B. Japan
C. Nigeria
D. Canada
Answer : D

25. 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

26. Where will the first India Stack Developer Conference be held?
A. Ahmedabad
B. Pune
C. Jaipur
D. New Delhi
Answer : D

27. 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

28. In which state was the inaugural meeting of Business 20 held?
A. Rajasthan
B. Jharkhand
C. Gujarat
D. Bihar
Answer : C

29. 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

30. To which country did India supply five lakhs COVID vaccine doses?
A. Algeria
B. Argentina
C. Afghanistan
D. Azerbaijan
Answer : C

31. Which country is set to dispatch 159 containers of ammunition to Ukraine?
A. India
B. Pakistan
C. China
D. Nepal
Answer : B

32. Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh and Union Minister for Science & Technology, Dr. Jitendra Singh inaugurated India International Science Festival, IISF-2022 in which city?
A. Bhopal
B. Indore
C. Gwalior
D. Jabalpur
Answer : A

33. 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

34. Where was the successful event of Womaniya on Government eMarketplace celebrated?
A. Varanasi
B. Noida
C. Gurgaon
D. New Delhi
Answer : D

35. Who has been named to preside over the upcoming United Nations climate negotiations?
A. Saudi Arabia
B. Bahrain
C. UAE
D. Oman
Answer : C

36. 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

37. Against which country did India recently register its biggest-ever win in the history of ODI cricket?
A. Bangladesh
B. Sri Lanka
C. Cuba
D. Kenya
Answer : B

38. Which organization publishes the Food Price Index (FFPI)?
A. UNICEF
B. FAO
C. IMF
D. World Bank
Answer : B

39. Which state's Mopa International Airport was renamed 'Manohar International Airport'?
A. Punjab
B. Haryana
C. Goa
D. Karnataka
Answer : C

40. According to Tata Power, which city will house the first solar facility in India?
A. Mumbai
B. Chennai
C. Bikaner
D. Varanasi
Answer : A

41. Indian Army inaugurated the first two-storey 3-D printed housing unit in which city?
A. Hyderabad
B. Noida
C. Varanasi
D. Ahmedabad
Answer : D

42. 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

43. Which state cabinet approved the inclusion of 22 castes in the State's list of SEBC?
A. Kerala
B. Goa
C. Telangana
D. Odisha
Answer : D

44. Indian Navy's flagship maritime exercise TROPEX 2023 is to be held in which Ocean?
A. Atlantic Ocean
B. Pacific Ocean
C. Indian Ocean
D. Southern Ocean
Answer : C

45. In which state did the DRDO successfully test launch the short-range ballistic missile Prithvi II?
A. Odisha
B. Gujarat
C. Rajasthan
D. Karnataka
Answer : A

46. Who will launch the 'MAARG Portal' for startup mentorship?
A. Amit Shah
B. Rajnath Singh
C. Arun Jaitley
D. Piyush Goyal
Answer : D

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

48. Which state recently began a caste-based survey of 12 crore people?
A. Kerala
B. Bihar
C. Gujarat
D. Assam
Answer : B

49. How many regional languages will Supreme Court's decisions be translated into throug e-inspection software?
A. 4
B. 3
C. 6
D. 8
Answer : A

50. Former Union Minister and veteran socialist leader Sharad Yadav, who was in news recently, was born in which state?
A. Uttar Pradesh
B. Himachal Pradesh
C. Arunachal Pradesh
D. Madhya Pradesh
Answer : D