Current Affairs January 2023 1000+ MCQ with answer for SSC GD

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

2. Which bank has elevated Ajay Kumar Srivastava as MD and CEO?
A. RBI
B. IOB
C. BOB
D. SBI
Answer : B

3. Which state is to set up a turtle conservation and rehabilitation centre in Chennai?
A. Tamil Nadu
B. West Bengal
C. Himachal Pradesh
D. Uttarakhand
Answer : A

4. Which state Police's 'Nijat' campaign got the american IACP 2022 award?
A. Chhattisgarh
B. Assam
C. Odisha
D. Sikkim
Answer : A

5. Which country's population has fallen by about 850,000 for the first time in 61 years?
A. Japan
B. China
C. Greece
D. Kenya
Answer : B

6. Which country declared a medical emergency in the Yanomami territory following reports of child deaths from malnutrition?
A. Brazil
B. Bahamas
C. Benin
D. Bangladesh
Answer : A

7. Which country did Russia expel the ambassadors from each others countries in a tit-for-tat move?
A. Eritrea
B. Estonia
C. Ethiopia
D. Ecuador
Answer : B

8. In which country did Google pilot 'Soundpod by Google Pay' for UPI payments?
A. India
B. Greece
C. Oman
D. Denmark
Answer : A

9. China has appointed Chin Gang as its ambassador and foreign minister of which country?
A. Cambodia
B. Algeria
C. USA
D. Azerbaijan
Answer : C

10. How many teams were announced for the first season of the Women's Premier League?
A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
D. 6
Answer : C

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

12. 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

13. Which state's former governor, Keshari Nath Tripathi, passed away?
A. Assam
B. West Bengal
C. Karnataka
D. Rajasthan
Answer : B

14. What percentage reduction in cases of Kala-azar has there been in the country between 2007 and 2022?
A. 99.2
B. 98.7
C. 78.4
D. 95.9
Answer : B

15. 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

16. In which city will the 83rd All India Presiding Officers (Assembly Speakers) Conference be held?
A. Patna
B. Delhi
C. Jaipur
D. Faridabad
Answer : C

17. In which country did the US military conduct a raid, killing a key regional leader of the Islamic State group, Bilal al-Sudani?
A. Kenya
B. Somalia
C. Uganda
D. Tanzania
Answer : B

18. What profession did Balkrishna Vithaldas Doshi, who passed away, belong to?
A. Writer
B. Architect
C. Teacher
D. Director
Answer : B

19. 1st All India Annual State Ministers Conference on Water to be held in which city, Madhya Pradesh on 5th & 6th January 2023?
A. Gwalior
B. Indore
C. Bhopal
D. Jabalpur
Answer : C

20. 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

21. Which state celebrated the traditional 'Cherchera' festival?
A. Uttarakhand
B. Maharashtra
C. Chhattisgarh
D. Nagaland
Answer : C

22. Which state cabinet decided to allow the regularization of unauthorized quarrying?
A. Assam
B. Punjab
C. Karnataka
D. Nagaland
Answer : C

23. Which city is set to host the Formula E World Championship race for the first time?
A. Ahmedabad
B. Hyderabad
C. Chennai
D. Mumbai
Answer : B

24. Which edition of the Dhaka Lit Fest (DLF) is taking place in Bangladesh?
A. 10th
B. 5th
C. 4th
D. 17th
Answer : A

25. Which country imposed a 5-day curfew in the capital due to a respiratory illnes report?
A. North Macedonia
B. Netherlands
C. Nigeria
D. North Korea
Answer : D

26. In which country did PM Jacinda Ardern announce her resignation?
A. Netherlands
B. Namibia
C. Nepal
D. New Zealand
Answer : D

27. According to the 'India Mobile Gaming Report 2022' released by MPL, which state has the highest number of players for online games?
A. Bihar
B. Nagaland
C. Uttarakhand
D. Uttar Pradesh
Answer : D

28. Who composed the Golden Globe Award-winning song Naatu Naatu from the movie RRR?
A. Rahul Sipligunj
B. Chandrabose
C. A.R. Rahman
D. M.M. Keeravani
Answer : D

29. India signed an agreement with which country for migration and mobility?
A. Austria
B. America
C. Australia
D. Afghanistan
Answer : A

30. 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

31. In which state is the Silent Valley National Park located?
A. Goa
B. Gujarat
C. Nagaland
D. Kerala
Answer : D

32. In which state was the Constitutional Literacy Campaign launched?
A. Uttarakhand
B. Assam
C. Sikkim
D. Kerala
Answer : D

33. Which organization announced an indicative calendar for the issuance of Sovereign Green Bonds?
A. State Bank of India (SBI)
B. ICICI Bank
C. Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
D. Punjab National Bank (PNB)
Answer : C

34. The first-ever National Genome Editing & Training Centre was inaugurated in which city?
A. Chandigarh
B. Mohali
C. Patiala
D. Noida
Answer : B

35. Where does India rank in the Henley Passport Index for 2023?
A. 80th
B. 81st
C. 84th
D. 85th
Answer : D

36. In which state was the 'Soul of Steel' challenge launched?
A. Goa
B. Uttarakhand
C. Mizoram
D. Karnataka
Answer : B

37. PM Modi flagged off the World's Longest River Cruise, Ganga Vilas, in which city will the cruise conclude?
A. Patna
B. Kolkata
C. Dibrugarh
D. Guwahati
Answer : C

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

39. Chris Hipkins was sworn in as the 41st Prime Minister of which country?
A. Nauru
B. New Zealand
C. Netherlands
D. Nauru
Answer : B

40. Which state received drinking water supply schemes worth Rs 15,381.72 crore?
A. Madhya Pradesh
B. Uttar Pradesh
C. Arunachal Pradesh
D. Himachal Pradesh
Answer : A

41. Which country's president, Nguyen Xuan Phuc, recently announced his resignation?
A. Vanuatu
B. Venezuela
C. Vietnam
D. Tuvalu
Answer : C

42. Where is the 'Institute of Mathematical Sciences' located?
A. Panji
B. Chennai
C. Patna
D. Noida
Answer : B

43. Which two cities is the Indian Air Force launching Kargil Courier Services between?
A. Kargil and Pahalgam
B. Kargil and Pulwama
C. Kargil and Jammu
D. Kargil and Kishtwar
Answer : C

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

45. In which city did the American India Foundation inaugurate its first 'STEM Innovation and Learning Center'?
A. Chennai
B. Ajmer
C. Patna
D. Ahmedabad
Answer : A

46. In which city did inflation rise to 4% for the first time since 1982?
A. London
B. Tokyo
C. Hungary
D. Budapest
Answer : B

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

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

49. In the 2023 Hockey World Cup, which team registered the biggest win in Hockey World Cup history?
A. Australia
B. Canada
C. Netherlands
D. India
Answer : C

50. Who was named ICC T20 Cricketer of the Year?
A. Dinesh Karthik
B. Yuzvendra Chahal
C. Suryakumar Yadav
D. Shreyas Iyer
Answer : C