Current Affairs January 2023 MCQ Solved Paper for IBPS SO

1. Which bank proposed the Stressed Assets Securitisation Framework for quicker resolution?
A. SBI
B. RBI
C. PNB
D. ICICI
Answer : B

2. Which Indian public sector bank received RBI approval to hold special rupee vostro accounts for three banks from Sri Lanka?
A. State Bank of India
B. Canara Bank
C. Indian Bank
D. Punjab National Bank
Answer : C

3. 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

4. To which country is Britain sending 14 of its main battle tanks along with additional artillery support?
A. Denmark
B. Norway
C. Jordan
D. Ukraine
Answer : D

5. 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

6. 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

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

8. Which organization publishes the Global Risks Report 2023?
A. International Monetary Fund
B. World Bank
C. Asian Development Bank
D. World Economic Forum
Answer : D

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

10. 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

11. 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

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

13. 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

14. Where was ICGS 'Kamla Devi', the last ship of the FPV series, recently commissioned?
A. Kolkata
B. Jaipur
C. Agra
D. Indore
Answer : A

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

16. Captain Shiva Chauhan became the first women officer to be operationally deployed in which Glacier?
A. Gangotri Glacier
B. Siachen Glacier
C. Milam Glacier
D. Zemu Glacier
Answer : B

17. In which state has the two-phased caste and economic census-2023 started?
A. Goa
B. Kerala
C. Odisha
D. Bihar
Answer : D

18. On which date is the Armed Forces Veterans Day observed?
A. 11th January
B. 12th January
C. 13th January
D. 14th January
Answer : D

19. Which institution launched the 'Portal for mapping of Industrial Units and Laboratories'?
A. DPIIT
B. BIS
C. FICCI
D. NITI Aayog
Answer : B

20. 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

21. Where is the first G20 Health Working Group meeting under Indias G20 presidency taking place?
A. Kozhikode, Kerala
B. Nedumangad, Kerala
C. Kayamkulam, Kerala
D. Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
Answer : D

22. 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

23. Cabinet cleared Rs how many crores to promote RuPay debit card and BHIM transactions?
A. 1,500
B. 2,600
C. 3,000
D. 2,567
Answer : B

24. In which country is the World Economic Forum 2023 summit being held?
A. Greece
B. New Zealand
C. Switzerland
D. Finland
Answer : C