Current Affairs January 2023 1000+ MCQ with answer for UPSC CSE

1. In which state did CM Patnaik inaugurate the Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium?
A. Gujarat
B. Rajasthan
C. Odisha
D. Nagaland
Answer : C

2. Which country is the UN General Assembly president visiting from January 29-31?
A. France
B. Canada
C. India
D. Fiji
Answer : C

3. Which state's highest civilian award, 'Assam Baibhav', is Dr Tapan Saikia set to receive?
A. Assam
B. Kerala
C. Odisha
D. Sikkim
Answer : A

4. What was the star rating of the 'Eat Right Station' certification that Varanasi Cantonment Railway Station received from the FSSAI?
A. 2 star
B. 3 star
C. 5 star
D. 7 star
Answer : C

5. Which state will host the Khelo India Senior Women National Kho Kho league from January 10 to January 13 of 2023?
A. Mizoram
B. Haryana
C. Tamil Nadu
D. Punjab
Answer : D

6. Which Earth-sized rocky planet was recently discovered by NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS)?
A. TOI 700 b
B. TOI 700 e
C. TOI 700 c
D. TOI 700 d
Answer : B

7. Which two countries' scientists have recently invented an 'Artificial Synapse' for brain-like computing?
A. India and Australia
B. France and America
C. Egypt and Russia
D. Israel and Haiti
Answer : A

8. In December 2022, India exported goods worth USD 34.48 billion, a 7.75% increase from November's figure, but what percentage decreased from the previous year?
A. 12.2%
B. 11.5%
C. 20.5%
D. 10.3%
Answer : A

9. What was the predicted growth rate for India in 2023 in the UN's World Economic Situation and Prospects 2023 report?
A. 3.4%
B. 4.5%
C. 5.8%
D. 2.9%
Answer : C

10. Which country assumed the chairmanship of the plenary of the Wassenaar Arrangement?
A. Indonesia
B. France
C. India
D. Finland
Answer : C

11. 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

12. Who wrote the book 'Irrfan Khan: A Life in Movies'?
A. Shubra Gupta
B. Aradhana Johri
C. Sanjeev Sanyal
D. Vikram Sampath
Answer : A

13. In which year did writer K Venu receive the Federal Bank Literary Award?
A. 2018
B. 2020
C. 2023
D. 2021
Answer : C

14. Which country did Jacinda Ardern announce her resignation as Prime Minister of?
A. Nicaragua
B. New Zealand
C. Nigeria
D. Nepal
Answer : B

15. According to the First Advance Estimates of National Income released by the National Statistical Office (NSO), which country's real GDP is expected to grow 7% in 2022-23?
A. India
B. Iran
C. Israel
D. Indonesia
Answer : A

16. How much is India's export with Nepal according to the Union Minister of State for Finance?
A. 14 million dollars
B. 18 million dollars
C. 10 million dollars
D. 20 million dollars
Answer : C

17. Which country did India surpass to become the most populous country in the world?
A. Iran
B. Nepal
C. Haiti
D. China
Answer : D

18. The first B20 meeting being organized as part of the G20 will conclude in which city?
A. Gandhinagar
B. Chandigarh
C. Kanpur
D. Jodhpur
Answer : A

19. Which country does Miss Universe 2022 R'Bonney Gabriel belong to?
A. USA
B. UAE
C. UK
D. Ukraine
Answer : A

20. Which state government launched a Rs 879-Crore Food Processing project to transform the lives of farmers?
A. West Bengal
B. Jammu and Kashmir
C. Tamil Nadu
D. Maharashtra
Answer : B

21. Chris Hipkins will replace Jacinda Ardern as prime minister of which country?
A. Nepal
B. New Zealand
C. Nigeria
D. Netherland
Answer : B

22. According to the most recent report from the CMIE, which state had the greatest unemployment rate in December 2022?
A. Uttarakhand
B. Haryana
C. Odisha
D. Nagaland
Answer : B

23. 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

24. Where has the replica of the eastern gate of the famous Sanchi Stupa of India been recently unveiled?
A. Germany
B. Oman
C. Norway
D. Switzerland
Answer : A

25. What is the name of the Indian river that the tributary 'Mabja Zangbo River', on which China is building a dam, flows?
A. Yamuna
B. Ganga
C. Brahmaputra
D. Ghaghara
Answer : B

26. 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

27. Which company is launching the Space Kidz India satellite made by 750 school girls studying in government schools?
A. ISRO
B. DRDO
C. NASA
D. SAARC
Answer : A

28. Where was the Military Tattoo & Tribal Dance Festival-2023 held in New Delhi?
A. Talkatora Indoor Stadium
B. Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
C. Chhatrasal Stadium
D. Arun Jaitley Stadium
Answer : B

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

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

31. Which country's President will be the Chief Guest for Republic Day 2023?
A. Japan
B. Egypt
C. France
D. Australia
Answer : B

32. Which country will receive $100 million from the USA for flood recovery and reconstruction aid?
A. Afghanistan
B. Bhutan
C. Nepal
D. Pakistan
Answer : D

33. Which bank won Best Digital Channel/Platform Implementation: Best Project Implementation' at IBSi Global FinTech Innovation Awards 2022 along with Clayfin Technologies?
A. City Union Bank Ltd.
B. Bandhan Bank Ltd.
C. Dhanlaxmi Bank Ltd.
D. IDFC First Bank Ltd.
Answer : B

34. Which country declared a medical emergency in the Yanomami territory?
A. China
B. Cuba
C. Brazil
D. Benin
Answer : C

35. Which country is hosting the 'FIDE World Championship 2023'?
A. Afghanistan
B. New Zealand
C. Kazakhstan
D. Netherlands
Answer : C

36. When is International Customs day celebrated?
A. January 20
B. January 21
C. January 26
D. January 18
Answer : C

37. In January 2023, Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, released his memoir titled Spare. Who assisted him in writing the book?
A. Daniel Ranieri
B. William Monahan
C. Rod Lurie
D. J.R. Moehringer
Answer : D

38. Who announced their retirement from all forms of cricket?
A. Hashim Amla
B. David Miller
C. Marco Jansen
D. Andile Phehlukwayo
Answer : A

39. With which country did India agree to cooperate in the oil and gas sector?
A. Guyana
B. New Zealand
C. Maldives
D. Germany
Answer : A

40. On which date is the International Day of Education annually celebrated?
A. January 21
B. January 24
C. January 16
D. January 20
Answer : B

41. Santhi Kumari took charge as the first woman Chief Secretary of which state?
A. Tamil Nadu
B. Rajasthan
C. Punjab
D. Telangana
Answer : D

42. In which country did the United States launch several new initiatives and schemes to reduce delays in visa processing?
A. Iran
B. Israel
C. Iraq
D. India
Answer : D

43. In which city did the government impose a temporary ban on the plying of BS-III petrol and BS-IV diesel four-wheelers?
A. Pune
B. Delhi
C. Chennai
D. Surat
Answer : B

44. In which country was a medical emergency declared in the Yanomami territory after reports of children's deaths from malnutrition?
A. Chad
B. Chile
C. Brazil
D. Brunei
Answer : C

45. Which state government and the Centre have decided not to convert the Jain site of Sammed Shikharji into a tourism hub?
A. Mizoram
B. Jharkhand
C. Goa
D. Uttarakhand
Answer : B

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

47. Indian Army inaugurated the first two-storey 3-D printed housing unit in which city?
A. Hyderabad
B. Noida
C. Varanasi
D. Ahmedabad
Answer : D

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

49. 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

50. Who won the Girls U-15 squash title at the British Junior Open tournament in Birmingham?
A. Anand Patel
B. Neha Singh
C. Anahat Singh
D. Ravi Dubey
Answer : C