Current Affairs January 2023 MCQ Solved Paper for CEED

1. Which IIM appointed Professor Bharat Bhasker as the new Director?
A. IIM Bangalore
B. IIM Ahmedabad
C. IIM Indore
D. IIM Rohtak
Answer : B

2. In which state has the 'Jallikattu-2023' also known as Mattu Pongal recently started?
A. Karnataka
B. Odisha
C. Tamil Nadu
D. Sikkim
Answer : C

3. 'Year of Enterprises' Project is a flagship scheme of which Indian state?
A. Haryana
B. Odisha
C. West Bengal
D. Kerala
Answer : D

4. Where has the world's first palm leaf manuscript museum been started?
A. Kerala
B. Punjab
C. Karnataka
D. Tripura
Answer : A

5. In January 2023, how many Indian peacekeepers serving in the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) received the prestigious United Nations Medal for their exceptional service?
A. 789
B. 843
C. 987
D. 1,171
Answer : D

6. Which state released the 'Hockey & India - A Golden Legacy' book by Sportstar on Indian hockey?
A. Goa
B. Manipur
C. Maharashtra
D. Odisha
Answer : D

7. From January 16th to 21st 2023, Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla will lead a delegation to which countries?
A. Kenya and Libya
B. Uganda and Libya
C. Kenya and Tanzania
D. Uganda and Tanzania
Answer : C

8. Which Foundation Day did the Bureau of Indian Standards celebrate with the door-to-door campaign Quality Connect?
A. 73rd
B. 70th
C. 76th
D. 72nd
Answer : C

9. 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

10. In which state is the Mongeet festival celebrated?
A. Sikkim
B. Odisha
C. Assam
D. Goa
Answer : C

11. Recently, R Vishnu Prasad was awarded the 'Indian Achievers Award' for the year 2022 in which category?
A. Actor
B. Scientist
C. Player
D. Writer
Answer : B

12. Which country became the first country in Asia and second in the world to launch Hydrogen powered Train?
A. Costa Rica
B. Czechia
C. China
D. Congo
Answer : C

13. Which city Cantt Railway Station was Awarded 'Eat Right Station' With 5-Star Rating Certification By FSSAI?
A. Delhi
B. Mumbai
C. Varanasi
D. Banglore
Answer : C

14. PM Modi is to launch the world's longest river cruise from Varanasi to which state on 13 January?
A. Kerala
B. Haryana
C. Uttarakhand
D. Assam
Answer : D

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

16. Which country adopted the euro, and entered the borderless Europe club?
A. Cameroon
B. Croatia
C. Canada
D. Cuba
Answer : B

17. For how many years did NASA's Geotail mission operate?
A. 10
B. 15
C. 20
D. 30
Answer : D

18. 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

19. Which country is set to increase development assistance for debt-ridden Sri Lanka?
A. Iran
B. India
C. Italy
D. Israel
Answer : B

20. Where will the first India Stack Developer Conference be held?
A. Ahmedabad
B. Pune
C. Jaipur
D. New Delhi
Answer : D

21. In which state was approval given for the 382 MW Sunni Dam Hydroelectric Project?
A. Uttrakhand
B. Himachal Pradesh
C. West Bengal
D. Tamil Nadu
Answer : B

22. 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

23. In January 2022, which country announced that it would adopt Punjabi as a language for its school students?
A. Malaysia
B. Australia
C. New Zealand
D. Indonesia
Answer : B

24. When did the new Integrated Food Security Scheme of the Central Government start?
A. 1st January
B. 4th January
C. 6th January
D. 9th January
Answer : A

25. 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

26. Which country's population fell to a 60-year low of 1.41 billion, a decrease of roughly 850,000?
A. Poland
B. Oman
C. China
D. Bhutan
Answer : C

27. CRPF celebrated Jashn-e-Chillai-Kalan' with students in which city?
A. Ahmedabad
B. Hyderabad
C. Srinagar
D. Bikaner
Answer : C

28. In which state have India's first 3x platform wind turbine generators (WTG) been installed?
A. Odisha
B. Rajasthan
C. Goa
D. Karnataka
Answer : D

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

30. In which city will India's First Centre of Excellence in Online Gaming be set up?
A. Noida
B. Gurgaon
C. Shillong
D. Jammu
Answer : C

31. 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

32. 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

33. In which country did Indian-origin Manpreet Monica Singh become the first female Sikh judge?
A. Ukraine
B. UAE
C. USA
D. UK
Answer : C

34. 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

35. On January 15th 2023, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off the Vande Bharat Express train connecting Secunderabad with which city?
A. Visakhapatnam
B. Kochi
C. Bengaluru
D. Chennai
Answer : A

36. The Centre is set to launch the ABP to raise blocks on the development scale, what is the full form of ABP?
A. All India Blocks Programme
B. Aspiration Building Programme
C. Aspirational Blocks Programme
D. All India Building Programme
Answer : C

37. 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

38. Which state government has initiated the process to divest 49% of its stake in the Odisha Power Generation Corporation (OPGC), a profit-making PSU?
A. Odisha
B. Maharashtra
C. Uttarakhand
D. Tripura
Answer : A

39. Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh and Union Minister for Science & Technology, Dr. Jitendra Singh inaugurated India International Science Festival, IISF-2022 in which city?
A. Bhopal
B. Indore
C. Gwalior
D. Jabalpur
Answer : A

40. In which city was North India's largest floating Solar project inaugurated?
A. Chandigarh
B. Nashik
C. Rajkot
D. Srinagar
Answer : A

41. Union Tourism Minister G. Kishan Reddy virtually inaugurated PRASHAD (Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual Heritage Augmentation Drive) projects at Govardhan, Mathura in which state?
A. Madhya Pradesh
B. Arunachal Pradesh
C. Uttar Pradesh
D. Himachal Pradesh
Answer : C

42. Which state launched 'The Nilgiri Tahr' project to protect the state animal?
A. Kerala
B. Assam
C. Sikkim
D. Tamil Nadu
Answer : D

43. 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

44. According to which country was Ukraine's drone production targeted in a New Year attack?
A. Russia
B. Germany
C. Iraq
D. Bhutan
Answer : A

45. Which country has recently announced funding of $250,000 for the conservation of the 6 Paigah tombs in Hyderabad built in the 18th-19th centuries?
A. USA
B. UAE
C. UK
D. Uganda
Answer : A

46. In which country did France captain Hugo Lloris retire from international football?
A. France
B. Fiji
C. Canada
D. Greece
Answer : A

47. Mission-929 started by the Election Commission for more than 90% polling in which state?
A. Tripura
B. Tamil Nadu
C. Manipur
D. Mizoram
Answer : A

48. Which country's city was designated a World Heritage in Danger site by UNESCO?
A. Ukraine
B. USA
C. UK
D. UAE
Answer : A

49. Who will unveil the mascot, torch, and anthem of the Khelo India Youth Games 2022?
A. Pramod Sawant
B. Conrad Kongkal Sangma
C. Shivraj Singh Chouhan
D. K. Chandrashekhar Rao
Answer : C

50. In which state is BPCL planning to set up a 1 GW renewable energy plant?
A. Kerala
B. Assam
C. Jharkhand
D. Rajasthan
Answer : D