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Current Affairs February 2023 MCQ Solved Paper for UPSC IES

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1. For which year was Rakhi Kapoor awarded the Golden Book Award?
A. 2023
B. 2022
C. 2024
D. 2025
Answer : A
2. What is the growth rate of the Indian economy in 2023-24, as predicted by the Economic Survey?
A. 3.5%
B. 4.8%
C. 6.5%
D. 5.6%
Answer : C
3. CP Radhakrishnan has been made the governor of which state?
A. Assam
B. Jharkhand
C. Sikkim
D. Odisha
Answer : B
4. Which North-Eastern state recently inaugurated a Technology Park for the IT sector?
A. Meghalaya
B. Assam
C. Sikkim
D. Gujarat
Answer : A
5. In OECD's services trade restrictiveness index, at which rank did India stand?
A. 40th
B. 42nd
C. 47th
D. 48th
Answer : C
6. Where will the 23rd edition of the India International Seafood Show (IISS) be held from February 15 to February 17, 2023?
A. Ajmer
B. Varanasi
C. Kolkata
D. Patna
Answer : C
7. Who has been named as the brand ambassador for Redmi India smartphones?
A. Salman Khan
B. Ajay Devgan
C. Ranbir Kapoor
D. Sonu Sood
Answer : D
8. Which city will host the Ministry of Textiles Technotex 2023 event?
A. Jodhpur
B. Kolkata
C. Lucknow
D. Mumbai
Answer : D
9. In which country did India beat West Indies by 8 wickets in the Tri-nation Women's Cricket series?
A. South Africa
B. South Korea
C. South Sudan
D. Switzerland
Answer : A
10. From which country were 12 cheetahs flown in on February 18 as part of the Cheetah reintroduction program?
A. South Africa
B. South Korea
C. Japan
D. Nigeria
Answer : A
11. On which dates is the World Interfaith Harmony Week observed?
A. 02-08 February
B. 02-07 February
C. 01-07 February
D. 01-06 February
Answer : C
12. Where did the 12th World Hindi Conference conclude?
A. Suva
B. Nadi
C. Labasa
D. Lautoka
Answer : B
13. In which city was the 11th India-Mongolia Joint Working Group Meeting held?
A. New Delhi
B. Jaipur
C. Jodhpur
D. Indore
Answer : A
14. Who was named the new Chairman of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India?
A. Ravi Mittal
B. Ajay Varma
C. Sunil Mishra
D. Parmod Sharma
Answer : A
15. In which city did India and Egypt hold their 3rd Joint Working Group on Counter Terrorism meeting?
A. Gwalior
B. Jaipur
C. Chennai
D. New Delhi
Answer : D
16. February 14 is marked as the anniversary of the Pulwama attack. In which year did the attack occur?
A. 2019
B. 2020
C. 2018
D. 2016
Answer : A
17. Who has been appointed as the MD and CEO of Mahindra Finance?
A. Shantanu Narayen
B. Raul Rebello
C. Sunil Bharti Mittal
D. Sundar Pichai
Answer : B
18. In which city did PBI president Rene Zondag inaugurate a tennis centre?
A. Varanasi
B. Ahmedabad
C. Pune
D. Surat
Answer : C
19. Which country became the first in Europe to enact a law for 'menstrual leave?
A. Sudan
B. Spain
C. Somalia
D. Serbia
Answer : B
20. Under the ODOP-Districts as Export Hubs initiative, products with export potential have been identified from how many districts?
A. 765
B. 750
C. 780
D. 745
Answer : A
21. Where will the 12th World Hindi Conference be held in 2023?
A. Jordan
B. Hungary
C. Fiji
D. Ghana
Answer : C
22. Which state/UT's Senior IAS officer Pandurang Kondbarao Pole was appointed as Chief Electoral Officer?
A. Tamil Nadu
B. Nagaland
C. Karnataka
D. Jammu & Kashmir
Answer : D
23. Which state's CM announced a monthly allowance for unemployed youth?
A. Punjab
B. Rajasthan
C. Nagaland
D. Chhattisgarh
Answer : D
24. Which bank issued the 'Sovereign Green Bond' for the first time for green projects?
A. SBI
B. PNB
C. RBI
D. ICICI
Answer : C
25. Which state's Legal Services Authority organized the first National Lok Adalat of 2023 throughout the Union Territory?
A. West Bengal
B. Tamil Nadu
C. Jammu & Kashmir
D. Mizoram
Answer : C
26. Which state's Governor, C.V. Ananda Bose, will continue to function as the Chancellor of State universities?
A. Telangana
B. Meghalaya
C. West Bengal
D. Nagaland
Answer : C
27. In which city was Indias first electric AC double-decker bus inaugurated?
A. Kanpur
B. Mumbai
C. Chennai
D. Lucknow
Answer : B
28. Which edition of the National Ice Hockey Championship was held in Leh?
A. 13th
B. 16th
C. 12th
D. 18th
Answer : C
29. Which country declared a State of Emergency Due to a Severe Power Shortage?
A. Kenya
B. Italy
C. Chile
D. South Africa
Answer : D
30. 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
31. Which state had a record-breaking voter turnout of over 87% in the assembly elections?
A. Punjab
B. Telangana
C. Goa
D. Tripura
Answer : D
32. Who received the Rotary Clubs Lifetime Achievement Award?
A. Suresh Kumar
B. Ramesh Krishnan
C. Ramkishan Malhotra
D. Devendra Mishra
Answer : B
33. Which state's chief minister, Eknath Shinde, was named the Shiv Sena chief leader?
A. Meghalaya
B. Maharashtra
C. Tripura
D. Uttarakhand
Answer : B
34. In which state is the Rawatbhatta Nuclear Power plant located?
A. Haryana
B. Punjab
C. Bihar
D. Rajasthan
Answer : D
35. Which country is sending its second astronaut to space on a long-haul mission to ISS?
A. USA
B. UAE
C. Uganda
D. Cuba
Answer : B
36. Which edition of ELECRAMA did Minister of Power, RK Singh inaugurate in 2023?
A. 12th
B. 14th
C. 15th
D. 16th
Answer : C
37. Who launched the 'Digital Payments Utsav' in New Delhi?
A. Amit Shah
B. Ashwini Vaishnaw
C. Nirmala Sitharaman
D. Nitin Gadkari
Answer : B
38. On which date is Global Tourism Resilience Day observed?
A. February 15
B. February 17
C. February 13
D. February 20
Answer : B
39. According to a report by WHO, how many million people could be affected by the Turkey-Syria earthquake?
A. 20
B. 23
C. 25
D. 28
Answer : B
40. 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
41. Leiji Matsumoto, who passed away, belonged to which profession?
A. Artist
B. Writer
C. Actor
D. Director
Answer : A
42. Which country invited Indian tech professionals during a layoff season?
A. Finland
B. France
C. America
D. Germany
Answer : A
43. Which country and ISA signed an agreement to increase the use of solar energy?
A. Bhutan
B. Bahrain
C. Bahamas
D. Bangladesh
Answer : D
44. Who was presented with the FIH President's Award in the Finals of the FIH Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup 2023?
A. VK Pandian, Secretary to the Chief Minister of Odisha
B. CM Naveen Patnaik
C. Tayyab Ikram, FIH President
D. None of the above
Answer : A
45. By which year is the Mass Drug Administration campaign expected to eliminate Filariasis from India?
A. 2026
B. 2027
C. 2025
D. 2024
Answer : B
46. For which state is Mukhyamantri Abhyudaya Yojana registration open for free coaching?
A. Madhya Pradesh
B. Andhra Pradesh
C. Uttar Pradesh
D. Himachal Pradesh
Answer : C
47. In which city was the 49th meeting of GST Council held?
A. Chennai
B. Bhopal
C. New Delhi
D. Ahmedabad
Answer : C
48. In which state/UT were lithium reserves discovered for the first time?
A. Assam
B. Odisha
C. Jammu & Kashmir
D. West Bengal
Answer : C
49. Where was the One Year of India-UAE Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement commemorated?
A. Abu Dhabi
B. Dubai
C. Ajman
D. Fujairah
Answer : B
50. In which state do dust particles in Jamshedpur and surrounding areas have a high concentration of toxic metals?
A. Jharkhand
B. Gujarat
C. Assam
D. Odisha
Answer : A
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