Current Affairs January 2023 MCQ Solved Paper for JEE Main

1. 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

2. 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

3. Who was appointed as the new CEO of Tata Trusts?
A. Siddharth Sharma
B. Sunil Shukhla
C. Rajpal Singh
D. Devender Bhardwaj
Answer : A

4. Which country's President, Nguyen Xuan Phuc, has announced his resignation following corruption scandals?
A. Venezuela
B. Vietnam
C. Vanuatu
D. Zimbabwe
Answer : B

5. To which profession did Nilmani Phukan belong before passing away?
A. Poet
B. Writer
C. Singer
D. Musician
Answer : A

6. 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

7. 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

8. India and which country exchanged lists of civilian prisoners and fishermen in their custody?
A. France
B. Philippines
C. Italy
D. Pakistan
Answer : D

9. In which state did the Indian Navy conduct the AMPHEX 2023 mega exercise?
A. Himachal Pradesh
B. Uttar Pradesh
C. Madhya Pradesh
D. Andhra Pradesh
Answer : D

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

11. Which company is to launch Space Kidz India satellite made by 750 school girls studying in government schools?
A. ISRO
B. NASA
C. PUSA
D. DRDO
Answer : A

12. Which state won World Habitat Award 2023 for its JAGA Mission?
A. Goa
B. Jharkhand
C. Manipur
D. Odisha
Answer : D

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

14. Which Indian Union Territory has completely shifted to an e-Governance mode?
A. Tamil Nadu
B. West Bengal
C. Nagaland
D. Jammu & Kashmir
Answer : D

15. During which month does the Road Transport and Highways Ministry observe Road Safety Week?
A. November
B. December
C. January
D. February
Answer : C

16. Chris Hipkins was sworn in as the 41st Prime Minister of which country?
A. Nauru
B. New Zealand
C. Netherlands
D. Nauru
Answer : B

17. In which state was the country's second longest cable-stayed eight-lane Zuari Bridge inaugurated?
A. Rajasthan
B. Gujarat
C. Goa
D. Meghalaya
Answer : C

18. Where is the 'Institute of Mathematical Sciences' located?
A. Panji
B. Chennai
C. Patna
D. Noida
Answer : B

19. ISRO is set to launch a satellite made by how many school girls studying in government schools?
A. 1000
B. 750
C. 500
D. 350
Answer : B

20. Which state government is launching the 'Schools of Eminence' project?
A. Haryana
B. Punjab
C. Goa
D. West Bengal
Answer : B

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

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

23. In which state did the first Indo-Egypt joint military exercise CYCLONE -I begin?
A. Sikkim
B. Rajasthan
C. Mizoram
D. Maharashtra
Answer : B

24. 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

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

26. Which country plans to allot land to Indian industries in the Suez Canal Special Economic Zone?
A. Pakistan
B. Afghanistan
C. Egypt
D. Kenya
Answer : C

27. Where is India's largest student-run festival 'Saarang' conducted?
A. IIT Delhi
B. IIT Roorkee
C. IIT Madras
D. IIT Mumbai
Answer : C

28. In which state or union territory was a temporary ban imposed on the plying of BS-III petrol and BS-IV diesel four-wheelers?
A. Delhi
B. Maharashtra
C. Gujarat
D. Chandigarh
Answer : A

29. In which country did the current account slip into deficit in Q2, with the CAD now at 1.3% of GDP?
A. Iran
B. Iraq
C. India
D. Israel
Answer : C

30. Which country appointed Sonia Guajajara as the first Minister of Indigenous People?
A. Bhutan
B. Bahamas
C. Brazil
D. Benin
Answer : C

31. Who has been selected as the ICC Men's Cricketer of the Year 2022?
A. MS Dhoni
B. Babar Azam
C. Joe Root
D. Ravichandran Ashwin
Answer : B

32. Which institution launched a new system to measure and grade hospital performance under AB PM-JAY?
A. NITI Aayog
B. National Health Authority (NHA)
C. National Statistical Office (NSO)
D. Indian Medical Association (IMA)
Answer : B

33. Who authored the book, Ratan N. Tata: The Authorized Biography?
A. Amitav Ghosh
B. Thomas Mathew
C. Aravind Adiga
D. Arundhati Roy
Answer : B

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

35. 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

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

37. Which state cabinet decided to allow the regularization of unauthorized quarrying?
A. Assam
B. Punjab
C. Karnataka
D. Nagaland
Answer : C

38. Which state cabinet approved the inclusion of 22 castes in the State's list of SEBC?
A. Kerala
B. Goa
C. Telangana
D. Odisha
Answer : D

39. Where does India rank in the Henley Passport Index for 2023?
A. 80th
B. 81st
C. 84th
D. 85th
Answer : D

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

41. 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

42. In which city will the first G-20 Infrastructure Working Group (IWG) meeting under G20 India Presidency be held on 16-17 January 2023?
A. Ajmer
B. Surat
C. Chennai
D. Pune
Answer : D

43. Who broke MS Dhoni's record of most sixes in ODIs in India?
A. KL Rahul
B. Hardik Pandya
C. Rohit Sharma
D. Shubman Gill
Answer : C

44. 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

45. What is the new name of the Integrated Food Security Scheme?
A. Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana
B. Pradhan Mantri Antodaya Ann Yojana
C. Pradhan Mantri Ann Raksha Yojana
D. Pradhan Mantri Vikas Yojana
Answer : A

46. Where will the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Film Festival be held from January 27 to 31?
A. Mumbai
B. Dehradun
C. Udaipur
D. Patiala
Answer : A

47. 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

48. In which state is Gogoro, Belrise planning to invest $2.5 billion on battery-swapping infrastructure?
A. Manipur
B. Tripura
C. Maharashtra
D. Rajasthan
Answer : C

49. In which state is the Silent Valley National Park located?
A. Goa
B. Gujarat
C. Nagaland
D. Kerala
Answer : D

50. Where did the Union Health Minister launch the world's first anti-covid nasal vaccine 'iNCOVACC'?
A. Bikaner
B. Noida
C. Chennai
D. New Delhi
Answer : D