Current Affairs January 2023 MCQ Solved Paper for CTET

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

2. 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

3. Who is to be appointed as deputy National Security Advisor of India?
A. Pankaj Kumar Singh
B. Shashank Shekhar
C. Dinu Kumar
D. Satyavrat Verma
Answer : A

4. What is the name of the short-range ballistic missile recently test-launched by India?
A. Prithvi II
B. Agni V
C. Vikas II
D. Bhim I
Answer : A

5. Which Global Tourism Investors Summit is the Tourism Ministry organizing?
A. 2nd
B. 3rd
C. 1st
D. 4th
Answer : C

6. Which country is set to commercialize the world's first photonic-based quantum computer?
A. Fiji
B. France
C. Cuba
D. Canada
Answer : D

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

8. Which edition of 'World Report 2023' has been released recently by Human Rights Watch?
A. 37th
B. 33rd
C. 35th
D. 31st
Answer : B

9. Which state celebrated its 53rd Foundation Day on January 25?
A. Himachal Pradesh
B. Uttar Pradesh
C. Uttarakhand
D. Meghalaya
Answer : A

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

11. 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

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

13. 'Centralised Receipt and Processing Center (CRPC)' and 'Integrated Ombudsman Scheme' are related to which government initiative?
A. Digital India
B. Make in India
C. Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana
D. Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana
Answer : D

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

15. Which of the following state governments has passed a bill to provide women of the state the legal right of 30% reservation in public services and posts?
A. Tamil Nadu
B. Kerala
C. Uttarakhand
D. Rajasthan
Answer : C

16. Which institution is set to issue green bonds in two tranches of Rs 8,000 crore each?
A. ICICI
B. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
C. State Bank of India (SBI)
D. Bank of Baroda (BOB)
Answer : B

17. Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah has laid the foundation stone of the Central Detective Training Institute (CDTI) at which state recently?
A. Karnataka
B. Tripura
C. Goa
D. Jharkhand
Answer : A

18. Which state government launched the second edition of the Kanti Velugu scheme?
A. Goa
B. Manipur
C. Telangana
D. Haryana
Answer : C

19. 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

20. For which year has the Assam government announced the highest civilian awards of Assam?
A. 2018-19
B. 2022-23
C. 2021-22
D. 2019-20
Answer : B

21. In which state were 4 districts merged and boundaries redrawn ahead of the Election Commission's delimitation deadline?
A. Assam
B. Goa
C. Jharkhand
D. Kerala
Answer : A

22. Where is the 30th National Children's Science Congress being held from 27 to 31 January 2023?
A. Ahmedabad
B. Varanasi
C. Amritsar
D. Noida
Answer : A

23. In which film did Rajamouli win the Critics' Choice Award for Best Song?
A. Baahubali The Beginning
B. RRR
C. Magadheera
D. Rowdy Rathore
Answer : B

24. 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

25. Who has been signed as a brand ambassador for Mohey?
A. Kiara Advani
B. Vaani Kapoor
C. Smriti Mandhana
D. Neeraj Chopra
Answer : A

26. Who has been selected to serve as Cognizant's new CEO?
A. Ajay Varma
B. Sunil Kumar
C. Ravi Kumar
D. Rajiv Singh
Answer : C

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

28. 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

29. Which country's federal government announced an increase in petrol and diesel prices by 35 rupees?
A. Pakistan
B. Australia
C. Afghanistan
D. Finland
Answer : A

30. How many lakh metric tons of sugarcane did India produce in the sugar season 2021-22?
A. 3,000
B. 5,000
C. 1,800
D. 6,000
Answer : B

31. At what age did the world's oldest person, Lucile Randon, die?
A. 100
B. 115
C. 110
D. 118
Answer : D

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

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

34. Which state entered the Guinness Book of World Records for goals scored?
A. Tamil Nadu
B. Maharashtra
C. Uttarakhand
D. Kerala
Answer : D

35. On what date is the 18th National Disaster Response Force Day celebrated in 2023?
A. January 16
B. January 10
C. January 19
D. January 20
Answer : C

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

37. 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

38. 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

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

40. In which year was R Vishnu Prasad recognized as the Most Eminent Scientist?
A. 2021
B. 2023
C. 2022
D. 2020
Answer : C

41. 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

42. Which state launched a new campaign 'Didir Suraksha Kavach'?
A. Karnataka
B. West Bengal
C. Rajasthan
D. Gujarat
Answer : B

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

44. Foreign universities will need UGC approval to set up campuses in which country?
A. Germany
B. India
C. Fiji
D. Italy
Answer : B

45. In which city did Union Minister Hardeep Puri inaugurate the demo run of an Inland Water Vessel?
A. Guwahati
B. Jodhpur
C. Varanasi
D. Surat
Answer : A

46. Jio Platforms signed an agreement to be Manchester City's Network Partner in _________.
A. India
B. Iran
C. Iraq
D. Finland
Answer : A

47. In January 2022, Sonia Guajajara was appointed as the first minister of which country's new Ministry of Indigenous People?
A. Indonesia
B. Japan
C. Brazil
D. Malaysia
Answer : C

48. Where was the successful event of Womaniya on Government eMarketplace celebrated?
A. Varanasi
B. Noida
C. Gurgaon
D. New Delhi
Answer : D

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

50. 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