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Current Affairs January 2023 1000+ MCQ with answer for IBPS PO

Thursday 9th of March 2023

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1. What anniversary of British colonization are Australians marking?
A. 235th
B. 220th
C. 223rd
D. 221st
Answer : A
2. The first-ever National Genome Editing & Training Centre was inaugurated in which city?
A. Chandigarh
B. Mohali
C. Patiala
D. Noida
Answer : B
3. With which country will India hold its first-ever exercises between Special Forces?
A. Eritrea
B. Egypt
C. Estonia
D. Ethiopia
Answer : B
4. Who authored the book, Ratan N. Tata: The Authorized Biography?
A. Amitav Ghosh
B. Thomas Mathew
C. Aravind Adiga
D. Arundhati Roy
Answer : B
5. In which state did CM M.K. Stalin launch the Global Tamil Angels platform of Start-upTN, an investment platform for the Tamil diaspora?
A. Kerala
B. Tamil Nadu
C. Uttarakhand
D. Maharashtra
Answer : B
6. 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
7. Who launched the 'National Logistics Portal (Marine)' of the Union Ministry of Ports, Shipping, and Waterways?
A. Shri Narayan Tatu Rane
B. Sarbananda Sonowal
C. Mansukh Mandaviya
D. Amit Shah
Answer : B
8. Where is the first G20 Health Working Group meeting under Indias G20 presidency taking place?
A. Kozhikode, Kerala
B. Nedumangad, Kerala
C. Kayamkulam, Kerala
D. Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
Answer : D
9. Which country planned to boost financial support to households moving away from the capital city Tokyo?
A. Japan
B. Nepal
C. Nigeria
D. Fiji
Answer : A
10. From which state in the USA did SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket launch the '51 Starlink' satellite?
A. Kansas
B. Iowa
C. California
D. Florida
Answer : C
11. 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
12. In which state is the Orange Festival being celebrated for two days?
A. Karnataka
B. Nagaland
C. Goa
D. Meghalaya
Answer : B
13. In which city did the 83rd All India Presiding Officers conference open?
A. Bhopal
B. Jaipur
C. Chennai
D. Ahmedabad
Answer : B
14. What profession did Balkrishna Vithaldas Doshi, who passed away, belong to?
A. Writer
B. Architect
C. Teacher
D. Director
Answer : B
15. Which country agreed to extend the lease of a strategic WWII oil tank farm to India for 50 years?
A. Spain
B. Sudan
C. Samoa
D. Sri Lanka
Answer : D
16. Which state government launched the second edition of the Kanti Velugu scheme?
A. Goa
B. Manipur
C. Telangana
D. Haryana
Answer : C
17. 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
18. To which country did India supply five lakhs COVID vaccine doses?
A. Algeria
B. Argentina
C. Afghanistan
D. Azerbaijan
Answer : C
19. Which country's President approved 412 Gallantry Awards for Defence personnel?
A. Iran
B. India
C. Australia
D. America
Answer : B
20. In which city did the first G20 International Financial Architecture Working Group meeting begin?
A. Agra
B. Jaipur
C. Chandigarh
D. Surat
Answer : C
21. In which country was a new ministry for indigenous people created and Sonia Guajajara appointed as the first minister?
A. Namibia
B. Cambodia
C. Madagascar
D. Brazil
Answer : D
22. Ronald E. Asher passed away in January 2023. In which year did he receive a gold medal from Kerala Sahitya Academy, Trichur?
A. 1979
B. 1983
C. 1987
D. 1991
Answer : B
23. Which country will send a rescue capsule to rescue three crew of the International Space Station after a meteorite damaged the spacecraft?
A. France
B. Russia
C. Haiti
D. Greece
Answer : B
24. Which country's Prime Minister Sharif travelled to several nations with a begging bowl, but nobody gave him money, says Imran?
A. Afghanistan
B. France
C. Pakistan
D. Kenya
Answer : C
25. Which state celebrated the traditional 'Cherchera' festival?
A. Uttarakhand
B. Maharashtra
C. Chhattisgarh
D. Nagaland
Answer : C
26. What amount was the National Green Hydrogen Mission launched with, in crores?
A. 12,348
B. 15,780
C. 19,744
D. 20,357
Answer : C
27. On which country did India abstain from voting on a UN resolution?
A. Ireland
B. Iceland
C. Japan
D. Israel
Answer : D
28. Where did the Patiala Military Literature Festival conclude that a new plateau found by the ARI team could hold clues to plant survival?
A. Kolhapur
B. Thane
C. Satara
D. Amravati
Answer : B
29. World's longest River Cruise MV Ganga Vilas will reach Patna today; The Cruise is on its way to Dibrugarh via which country?
A. Bahrain
B. Bahamas
C. Bangladesh
D. Brazil
Answer : C
30. When will the European Space Agency's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) be launched from the agency's spaceport in French Guiana?
A. April 2023
B. January 2022
C. June 2021
D. November 2020
Answer : A
31. In which state has the Parshuram Kund Festival started?
A. Arunachal Pradesh
B. Andhra Pradesh
C. Madhya Pradesh
D. Kerala
Answer : A
32. Which country's city was designated a World Heritage in Danger site by UNESCO?
A. Ukraine
B. USA
C. UK
D. UAE
Answer : A
33. 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
34. Which state is the top Indian Javelin Thrower Shivpal Singh from?
A. Madhya Pradesh
B. Kerala
C. Rajasthan
D. Uttar Pradesh
Answer : D
35. Which country's population has dropped for the first time since 1961?
A. Oman
B. China
C. Cyprus
D. Haiti
Answer : B
36. Santhi Kumari took charge as the first woman Chief Secretary of which state?
A. Tamil Nadu
B. Rajasthan
C. Punjab
D. Telangana
Answer : D
37. In January 2023, which country declared the end of the Ebola disease outbreak caused by the Sudan ebolavirus?
A. Ethiopia
B. Ghana
C. Tanzania
D. Uganda
Answer : D
38. G20's first Environment and Climate Sustainability Working Group Meeting to be held in which city?
A. Visakhapatnam
B. Coimbatore
C. Madurai
D. Bengaluru
Answer : D
39. In which city will the 8th Vigyanika-Science Literature Festival-2023 organized by IISF be held?
A. Indore
B. Bhopal
C. Varanasi
D. Chennai
Answer : B
40. The United States is set to send hundreds of armoured vehicles, and rockets to which country?
A. India
B. Ukraine
C. UAE
D. Greece
Answer : B
41. Which state's Hockey Women's U-18 team won the Khelo India Youth Games 2022?
A. Kerala
B. Maharashtra
C. Tripura
D. Haryana
Answer : D
42. In which state is the Vidisha district located that recently introduced innovative 5G technologies proposed by start-ups for the first time?
A. Arunachal Pradesh
B. Uttar Pradesh
C. Madhya Pradesh
D. Himachal Pradesh
Answer : C
43. 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
44. 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
45. Which Republic Day will be celebrated in the country in 2023?
A. 71st
B. 73rd
C. 74th
D. 75th
Answer : C
46. Where will the first India Stack Developer Conference be held?
A. Ahmedabad
B. Pune
C. Jaipur
D. New Delhi
Answer : D
47. Which country is set to commercialize the world's first photonic-based quantum computer?
A. Fiji
B. France
C. Cuba
D. Canada
Answer : D
48. 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
49. How much has the government spent on cleaning the Ganga since 2014?
A. Rs. 13,000 crore
B. Rs. 5,000 crore
C. Rs. 10,000 crore
D. Rs. 11,000 crore
Answer : A
50. In which city will the first G-20 meeting take place on January 31st?
A. Ludhiana
B. Puducherry
C. Faridabad
D. Nashik
Answer : B

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