Current Affairs January 2023 1000+ MCQ with answer for RRB Group D

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

2. In which state will men marrying girls under 14 be booked under the POCSO Act?
A. Gujarat
B. Bihar
C. Assam
D. Nagaland
Answer : C

3. In which city was the world's first museum of palm leaf manuscripts established?
A. Thiruvananthapuram
B. Kozhikode
C. Kasaragod
D. Thrissur
Answer : A

4. 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

5. 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

6. In which country is the 'Voice of the Global South Summit' set to be hosted?
A. Iran
B. India
C. France
D. Canada
Answer : B

7. Which song from an Indian film won the Golden Globe award 2023 for Best Original Song?
A. Marenge Toh Wahin Jaakar
B. Naatu Naatu
C. Pasoori
D. Kalakatha
Answer : B

8. What is the prize money given under the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar?
A. 1.5 Lakh
B. 2 Lakh
C. 2.5 Lakh
D. 1 Lakh
Answer : D

9. Which country's PM inaugurated the Pokhara Regional International Airport?
A. Japan
B. Nepal
C. Germany
D. Malaysia
Answer : B

10. In which institution have researchers developed and successfully tested an AI tool called Sybil that effectively predicts lung cancer risk?
A. Stanford University
B. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
C. Imperial College London
D. University of Cambridge
Answer : B

11. Which country appointed Sonia Guajajara as the first Minister of Indigenous People?
A. Bhutan
B. Bahamas
C. Brazil
D. Benin
Answer : C

12. Which state is the top Indian Javelin Thrower Shivpal Singh from?
A. Madhya Pradesh
B. Kerala
C. Rajasthan
D. Uttar Pradesh
Answer : D

13. In which state or union territory was a temporary ban imposed on the plying of BS-III petrol and BS-IV diesel four-wheelers?
A. Delhi
B. Maharashtra
C. Gujarat
D. Chandigarh
Answer : A

14. A flight from Kathmandu to Pokhara operated by which country's airline crashed before landing, resulting in the death of all 68 passengers onboard?
A. Nepal
B. Japan
C. Palau
D. Samoa
Answer : A

15. 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

16. 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

17. In which city is the Literature Festival being held completely in person for the first time since the COVID-19 outbreak?
A. Agra
B. Rajkot
C. Jaipur
D. Meerut
Answer : C

18. 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

19. Which country received Oscar nominations for an original song and two documentaries?
A. Iran
B. Ukraine
C. Fiji
D. India
Answer : D

20. India and which country exchange lists of nuclear assets and Prison inmates?
A. Kenya
B. Haiti
C. Pakistan
D. Afghanistan
Answer : C

21. In which city did Mukarram Jah, the titular eighth Nizam, pass away?
A. Hyderabad
B. Chennai
C. Mumbai
D. Patna
Answer : A

22. Which Indian airport secured 8th rank Globally under the large airports' category in the 'On-Time Performance Review 2021 Airlines and Airports' report by Cirium?
A. Pune International Airport
B. Mangalore International Airport
C. Indira Gandhi International Airport
D. Chennai International Airport
Answer : D

23. Which state government restored the old pension scheme?
A. Himachal Pradesh
B. Andhra Pradesh
C. Arunachal Pradesh
D. Uttar Pradesh
Answer : A

24. In which state did the first Indo-Egypt joint military exercise CYCLONE -I begin?
A. Sikkim
B. Rajasthan
C. Mizoram
D. Maharashtra
Answer : B

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

26. 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

27. Where will the 14th edition of the World Spice Congress be held on February 16-18, 2023?
A. Bikaner
B. Ajmer
C. Noida
D. Mumbai
Answer : D

28. 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

29. Which company's James Webb Space Telescope discovered a new exoplanet named LHS 475b?
A. DRDO
B. ISRO
C. SAARC
D. NASA
Answer : D

30. 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

31. Which country's President, Nguyen Xuan Phuc, has announced his resignation following corruption scandals?
A. Venezuela
B. Vietnam
C. Vanuatu
D. Zimbabwe
Answer : B

32. In which city will the first G-20 meeting take place on January 31st?
A. Ludhiana
B. Puducherry
C. Faridabad
D. Nashik
Answer : B

33. Which state government launched an initiative for the conservation of the Nilgiri Tahr at a cost of Rs 25.14 crore?
A. Tamil Nadu
B. Nagaland
C. Jharkhand
D. West Bengal
Answer : A

34. Which Bank launched the 'Jahaan Bandhan, Wahaan Trust' campaign?
A. Bandhan Bank
B. RBI
C. SBI
D. BOB
Answer : A

35. Which country's Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, is stepping down next month?
A. New Zealand
B. Nigeria
C. North Korea
D. Niger
Answer : A

36. 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

37. 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

38. Election Commission appointed Maithili Thakur as which state's icon?
A. Assam
B. Sikkim
C. Bihar
D. Jharkhand
Answer : C

39. Which country plans to allot land to Indian industries in the Suez Canal Special Economic Zone?
A. Pakistan
B. Afghanistan
C. Egypt
D. Kenya
Answer : C

40. Makar Sankranti will be observed on January 15th 2023. Since what year has the day been observed as the International Kite Festival at Ahmedabad, Gujarat?
A. 1987
B. 1988
C. 1989
D. 1990
Answer : C

41. In which state is the Sangai Festival being celebrated?
A. Assam
B. Manipur
C. Mizoram
D. Goa
Answer : B

42. 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

43. Which country's former president was sentenced to 11 years in prison?
A. Mexico
B. Micronesia
C. Montenegro
D. Maldives
Answer : D

44. In which city is Bharti Airtel investing Rs 2,000 Crore to set up a Hyperscale Data Centre?
A. Jaipur
B. Hyderabad
C. Nagpur
D. Visakhapatnam
Answer : B

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

46. Imoinu Iratpa festival is celebrated across which state?
A. Manipur
B. Mizoram
C. Maharashtra
D. Meghalaya
Answer : A

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

48. In which city will the Yonex-Sunrise India Open 2023 take place?
A. Nagpur
B. Agra
C. Kolkata
D. New Delhi
Answer : D

49. To which country did India announce the donation of 12,500 doses of pentavalent vaccines?
A. Cuba
B. Cyberia
C. China
D. Cambodia
Answer : A

50. The Centre for Maritime Economy and Connectivity' is to be set up in which state/UT?
A. Telangana
B. Gujarat
C. New Delhi
D. Maharashtra
Answer : C