Current Affairs January 2023 MCQ Solved Paper for ESIC

1. Health Minister chaired a high-level meeting to eliminate Kala-azar (Black fever) from the country by which year?
A. 2020
B. 2021
C. 2023
D. 2018
Answer : C

2. 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

3. Who is the fifth Indian and youngest ever to score ODI 200?
A. Ishan Kishan
B. Rohit Sharma
C. Shubman Gill
D. Suryakumar Yadav
Answer : C

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

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

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

7. Which state Chief Minister inaugurated 26 schemes worth Rs 306 crores?
A. Rajasthan
B. Jharkhand
C. Gujarat
D. Uttarakhand
Answer : D

8. In which city did the three-day 17th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas conference begin?
A. Indore
B. Jabalpur
C. Bhopal
D. Gwalior
Answer : A

9. How many million Maldivian Rufiyaa has India announced for development projects?
A. 50
B. 100
C. 71
D. 90
Answer : B

10. Which country's sea corals are being destroyed by the 'Yellow Band Disease'?
A. Togo
B. Thailand
C. Tunisia
D. Tuvalu
Answer : B

11. In which state is Joshimath town declared a disaster-prone area?
A. Uttarakhand
B. Tamil Nadu
C. Chhattisgarh
D. Gujarat
Answer : A

12. Which country is building a dam on the Mabja Zangbo river near the Indian border?
A. Banin
B. Bahamas
C. China
D. Cyprus
Answer : C

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

14. Which country will the President of the 77th Session of the UN General Assembly, Csaba Korosi visit?
A. Nepal
B. India
C. Iran
D. Indonesia
Answer : B

15. 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

16. 'Naatu Naatu' song from which Movie bags the first Golden Globe in the 'best original song' category?
A. RRR
B. Ram Setu
C. Raksha Bandhan
D. Jalsa
Answer : A

17. Who is the fourth richest actor in the world?
A. Shahrukh Khan
B. Salman Khan
C. Ajay Devgan
D. Akshay Kumar
Answer : A

18. 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

19. Which film will be screened at the SCO Film Festival 2023?
A. Gandhi Godse: Ek Yudh
B. Pathaan
C. Toolsidas Junior
D. Mission Majnu
Answer : C

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

21. With which country will India hold its first-ever exercises between Special Forces?
A. Eritrea
B. Egypt
C. Estonia
D. Ethiopia
Answer : B

22. In which state is the historic ritualistic dance Pettathulal (also known as Petta Kettu) held?
A. Bihar
B. Assam
C. Mizoram
D. Kerala
Answer : D

23. The 28th edition of Saarang, India's largest student-run festival began at which of the following IITs on January 11th, 2023?
A. IIT Madras
B. IIT Bombay
C. IIT Delhi
D. IIT Kanpur
Answer : A

24. Which country's president made the first visit to the US-Mexico border since taking office?
A. USA
B. Uganda
C. Finland
D. France
Answer : A

25. Which edition of the International Tourism Fair 'FITUR 2023' began in Madrid?
A. 43rd
B. 40th
C. 37th
D. 45th
Answer : A

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

27. Who won a gold medal in the 23rd National Sqay Championship in January 2023?
A. Anahat Singh
B. Swasti Singh
C. Chahat Arora
D. Falak Mumtaz
Answer : D

28. National Youth Day is celebrated to commemorate the birth anniversary of whom?
A. Swami Vivekananda
B. Bhagat Singh
C. Rabindranath Tagore
D. Jawaharlal Nehru
Answer : A

29. Former Union Minister and veteran socialist leader Sharad Yadav, who was in news recently, was born in which state?
A. Uttar Pradesh
B. Himachal Pradesh
C. Arunachal Pradesh
D. Madhya Pradesh
Answer : D

30. President Droupadi Murmu will inaugurate the 18th National Scout and Guide Jamboree in which state?
A. Jharkhand
B. Goa
C. Rajasthan
D. Uttarakhand
Answer : C

31. 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

32. 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

33. Indian Manika Batra, who has reached her career-best 35th position in women's singles, belongs to which game?
A. Table Tennis
B. Lawn Tennis
C. Hockey
D. Badminton
Answer : A

34. Which state's Chief Minister, Eknath Shinde, inaugurated the Regional Conference on 'e-Governance' in Mumbai?
A. Maharashtra
B. Uttarakhand
C. Manipur
D. Mizoram
Answer : A

35. 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

36. In which city is the Think 20' meeting of G20 being held?
A. Indore
B. Bhopal
C. Pune
D. Lucknow
Answer : B

37. According to recently released data, which country's population has recorded a steep decline for the first time since 1961?
A. China
B. Australia
C. America
D. Japan
Answer : A

38. 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

39. Q6 President Murmu inaugurated the 18th National Jamboree of the Bharat Scouts and Guides in which state?
A. Kerala
B. Rajasthan
C. Goa
D. Haryana
Answer : B

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

41. What amount was the National Green Hydrogen Mission launched with, in crores?
A. 12,348
B. 15,780
C. 19,744
D. 20,357
Answer : C

42. In which state did Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurate the second phase of Saansad Khel Mahakumbh?
A. Madhya Pradesh
B. Himachal Pradesh
C. Andhra Pradesh
D. Uttar Pradesh
Answer : D

43. Koustav Chatterjee become the 78th Grandmaster of which country?
A. India
B. Iran
C. Iraq
D. Indonesia
Answer : A

44. In which city did the Union Minister Sonowal and the Tripura CM inaugurate the School of Logistics, Waterways, and Communication?
A. Guwahati
B. Shillong
C. Agartala
D. Itanagar
Answer : C

45. With which country did India sign an MoU to enhance cooperation in the training of diplomats?
A. Brazil
B. Panama
C. Switzerland
D. Iran
Answer : B

46. Sharad Yadav passed away at the age of 75 on 12 January 2023. In which field was he known for?
A. Acting
B. Politics
C. Law
D. Cricket
Answer : B

47. 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

48. 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

49. Fast Patrol Vessel (FPV) Indian Coast Guard (ICG) ship 'Kamala Devi' was commissioned on 12 January 2023 in Kolkata. Which of the following built it?
A. Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders
B. Cochin Shipyard
C. Mishra Dhatu Nigam
D. Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd
Answer : D

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