Current Affairs February 2023 MCQ Solved Paper for SSC JHT

1. Which country did football player Sergio Ramos announce his retirement from?
A. Switzerland
B. Spain
C. Sri Lanka
D. Sudan
Answer : B

2. When is World Unani Day observed every year?
A. February 10
B. February 11
C. February 05
D. February 08
Answer : B

3. Who is set to lead the UN Capital Development Fund?
A. Preeti Sinha
B. Priya Goyal
C. Ankita Mishra
D. Any Malhotra
Answer : A

4. Which bank received the Prathista Puraskar under Digidhan Awards 2021-22 from the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)?
A. Karnataka Bank
B. Punjab National Bank
C. State Bank of India
D. Bank of Baroda
Answer : A

5. From which country did Qatar lift the ban on frozen seafood?
A. India
B. Fiji
C. Iran
D. Oman
Answer : A

6. In which year did Communications Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw inaugurate AMRITPEX?
A. 2021
B. 2022
C. 2024
D. 2023
Answer : D

7. Which country's president bestowed the Global Best M-GOV Awards on IIT Indore students?
A. India
B. Norway
C. Russia
D. Egypt
Answer : D

8. Which state has unveiled a new IT/ITeS policy to generate one lakh direct jobs?
A. Gujarat
B. Rajasthan
C. Assam
D. Bihar
Answer : A

9. Which bank began the offline payment pilot under the RBI sandbox facility?
A. HDFC Bank
B. ICICI Bank
C. Axis Bank
D. RBI
Answer : A

10. When will NASA launch Israel's first space telescope mission, the Ultraviolet Transient Astronomy Satellite (ULTRASAT)?
A. 2023
B. 2024
C. 2025
D. 2026
Answer : D

11. On which date will World Pangolin Day 2023 be celebrated?
A. February 14
B. February 12
C. February 18
D. February 20
Answer : C

12. On which date is the International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2023 observed?
A. February 08
B. February 06
C. February 09
D. February 11
Answer : D

13. Which country's Parliament passed controversial Bills that seek to overhaul its judiciary?
A. Israel
B. Italy
C. India
D. Ireland
Answer : A

14. In which state is the first nuclear plant of North India to be built?
A. Sikkim
B. Kerala
C. Haryana
D. Goa
Answer : C

15. With which country did South Africa begin a joint military exercise?
A. Russia-China
B. North Korea
C. Sudan
D. Sri Lanka
Answer : A

16. Which country launched 'Operation Dost' to extend assistance to Turkey and Syria after a devastating earthquake?
A. India
B. Italy
C. Israel
D. Iran
Answer : A

17. The Chief Justice of ________ is the chief guest of the 73rd foundation day of the Supreme Court of India.
A. Singapore
B. Fiji
C. Norway
D. Haiti
Answer : A

18. In which city did PM Modi inaugurate the national Aadi Mahotsav on Feb 16?
A. Chennai
B. Nagpur
C. New Delhi
D. Bhopal
Answer : C

19. On which date is National Women's Day celebrated in honour of Sarojini Naidu's birth anniversary?
A. February 13
B. February 15
C. February 12
D. February 11
Answer : A

20. Which company successfully launched the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle SSLV D-2 from Sriharikota for the first time?
A. ISRO
B. NASA
C. SAARC
D. DRDO
Answer : A

21. Which state government has presented a plan to make all competitive examinations free in its budget?
A. Rajasthan
B. Gujarat
C. Bihar
D. Tripura
Answer : A

22. In which country did India and Japan begin their joint military exercise at Camp Imazu?
A. Japan
B. Russia
C. Kenya
D. France
Answer : A

23. Who inaugurated the G20 Cyber Security Exercise and Drill?
A. Rajpal Singh Yadav
B. Naresh Malhotra
C. Alkesh Kumar Sharma
D. Siddhant Bhardwaj
Answer : C

24. Where is Divya Kala Mela 2023 being organized?
A. Agra
B. Jaipur
C. Mumbai
D. Indore
Answer : C

25. Which city will host the Ministry of Textiles Technotex 2023 event?
A. Jodhpur br>B. Kolkata
C. Lucknow
D. Mumbai
Answer : D

26. With which country's space agency did ISRO collaborate to construct NISAR, an Earth monitoring satellite?
A. Haiti
B. France
C. Fiji
D. USA
Answer : D

27. Where is the Papnash temple located?
A. Assam
B. Karnataka
C. Sikkim
D. Odisha
Answer : B

28. Where will the 14th Aero India festival be held from February 13 to 17?
A. Mumbai
B. Chennai
C. Bengaluru
D. Hyderabad
Answer : C

29. Which country's Ladies Open Golf Title did Indian golfer Aditi Ashok win in 2023?
A. Greece
B. Haiti
C. Kenya
D. Chile
Answer : C

30. Which country's player, Eoin Morgan, announced his retirement from all formats of cricket?
A. India
B. Kenya
C. England
D. New Zealand
Answer : C

31. What percentage of the full-year budget estimate did the government's fiscal deficit reach as of end-December?
A. 59.8
B. 55.6
C. 54.2
D. 58.4
Answer : A

32. In which city did Prime Minister Modi inaugurate the Arabic Academy?
A. Mumbai
B. Pune
C. Kanpur
D. Hyderabad
Answer : A

33. What is the expected percentage point increase in the dearness allowance (DA) for government employees and pensioners, bringing it to 42%?
A. 45
B. 49
C. 44
D. 42
Answer : D

34. Which country, as the host of the Winter Olympics, welcomed the Year of the Tiger?
A. China
B. Haiti
C. France
D. Fiji
Answer : A

35. Who has recently been appointed as the Governor of Bihar?
A. Goa
B. Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar
C. Jharkhand
D. Haryana
Answer : B

36. In which city did Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Singh Thakur flag off the Formula E Championship?
A. Varanasi
B. Bhopal
C. Hyderabad
D. Ahmedabad
Answer : C

37. What is the estimated foodgrain production in lakh tonnes for the agricultural year 2022-23?
A. 2,423
B. 3,420
C. 3,460
D. 3,235
Answer : D

38. All India Radio announced it would start broadcasting news in the local dialect in the tribal Bastar region of which state?
A. Uttarakhand
B. Chhattisgarh
C. Assam
D. Odisha
Answer : B

39. Which countries lead the International Biofuels Alliance?
A. India, Brazil, and the United States
B. India, Germany, and France
C. Brazil, UAE, Nepal
D. USA, Bhutan, India
Answer : A

40. Which country observed Democracy Day on February 19th?
A. Nepal
B. Japan
C. Bhutan
D. Denmark
Answer : A

41. Which city became the second municipal body to issue Green Bond?
A. Gwalior
B. Jabalpur
C. Indore
D. Bhopal
Answer : C

42. In which state did the India Meteorological Department issue the season's first heatwave warning in the Konkan and Kutch areas?
A. Assam
B. Odisha
C. Gujarat
D. Punjab
Answer : C

43. What milestone has Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission achieved in terms of digitally linked health records?
A. 15 crores
B. 18 crores
C. 20 crores
D. 25 crores
Answer : C

44. Which state's CM inaugurated tourist police stations at 20 centres?
A. Arunachal Pradesh
B. Andhra Pradesh
C. Uttar Pradesh
D. Madhya Pradesh
Answer : B

45. Under the new Haj Policy, how much has the cost of the first-time Haj package been reduced?
A. ?30,000
B. ?50,000
C. ?20,000
D. ?10,000
Answer : B

46. What did Indian Railways introduce under Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat Scheme to showcase the heritage of a state?
A. Telangana
B. Gujarat
C. Tripura
D. Goa
Answer : B

47. In which state did Indian Railways achieve a significant milestone with the electrification of its entire broad-gauge network?
A. Madhya Pradesh
B. Himachal Pradesh
C. Uttar Pradesh
D. Andhra Pradesh
Answer : C

48. When was the Mughal Gardens in New Delhi's Rashtrapati Bhavan designed?
A. 1931
B. 1917
C. 1925
D. 1920
Answer : B

49. Where did the India International Seafood Show conclude?
A. Kanpur
B. Lucknow
C. Kolkata
D. Varanasi
Answer : C

50. On which date is Global Tourism Resilience Day observed?
A. February 15
B. February 17
C. February 13
D. February 20
Answer : B