Current Affairs January 2023 MCQ Solved Paper for NDA

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

2. 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

3. 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

4. What edition of the bilateral naval exercise between India and France, VARUNA, began on the Western Seaboard?
A. 10th
B. 25th
C. 13th
D. 21st
Answer : D

5. In which state was the 'Soul of Steel' challenge launched?
A. Goa
B. Uttarakhand
C. Mizoram
D. Karnataka
Answer : B

6. The Centre has claimed that India will contribute what percentage of global fuel demand by 2040?
A. 20
B. 25
C. 30
D. 35
Answer : B

7. Which diesel-electric Kalvari-class submarine was commissioned by the Indian Navy?
A. Sixth
B. Fourth
C. Seventh
D. Fifth
Answer : D

8. India is set to start supplying diesel to which country through a Friendship pipeline?
A. Brazil
B. Bangladesh
C. Bhutan
D. Benin
Answer : B

9. What is the global ranking of Jio, India's strongest brand, according to the Brand Finance Report?
A. 9th
B. 7th
C. 5th
D. 10th
Answer : A

10. How many teams were announced for the first season of the Women's Premier League?
A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
D. 6
Answer : C

11. 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

12. Who has become the youngest to retain the National women's chess title?
A. Manisha Sharma
B. Pooja Dutta
C. Divya Deshmukh
D. Vandana Varma
Answer : C

13. 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

14. With which country's Navy is India organizing the 21st edition of the 'Varuna' bilateral exercise?
A. Austria
B. Bhutan
C. France
D. Haiti
Answer : C

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

16. Which private company and Common Service Center Academy will train 10,000 women as 'Cyber Sangini'?
A. Vivo India
B. Realme India
C. Nokia India
D. Oppo India
Answer : D

17. In which state did the DRDO successfully test launch the short-range ballistic missile Prithvi II?
A. Odisha
B. Gujarat
C. Rajasthan
D. Karnataka
Answer : A

18. How many million enrolments does the Atal Pension Yojana record in a calendar year?
A. 10
B. 8
C. 12
D. 15
Answer : A

19. DRDO celebrated its ___ Foundation Day on 01 Jan 2023.
A. 62nd
B. 67th
C. 65th
D. 63rd
Answer : C

20. 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

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

22. '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

23. 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

24. What was the approved amount of investment for the 382 MW Sunni Dam Hydro Electric Project by the Union cabinet?
A. 1,425.78 crores
B. 2,380.20 crores
C. 2,614.51 crores
D. 2,702.55 crores
Answer : C

25. 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

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

27. 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

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

29. In which state did Agriculture minister Badal Patralekh launch a Rs 462.32 Crore Water Conservation scheme?
A. Jharkhand
B. Odisha
C. Assam
D. Kerala
Answer : A

30. Which country is hosting the 'FIDE World Championship 2023'?
A. Afghanistan
B. New Zealand
C. Kazakhstan
D. Netherlands
Answer : C

31. Who nominated Julie Turner as North Korea Human Rights Envoy?
A. US
B. UAE
C. Ukraine
D. UK
Answer : A

32. In which state did the Khelo India Youth Games commence on 30th January?
A. Madhya Pradesh
B. Tamil Nadu
C. Gujarat
D. Bihar
Answer : A

33. Recently, which state's 'Etalin Hydroelectric Project' has been cancelled by the Forest Advisory Committee?
A. Arunachal Pradesh
B. Uttar Pradesh
C. Himachal Pradesh
D. West Bengal
Answer : A

34. When will the European Space Agency's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) be launched from the agency's spaceport in French Guiana?
A. April 2023
B. January 2022
C. June 2021
D. November 2020
Answer : A

35. Which country locked down its capital city, Pyongyang, over a respiratory illness?
A. Norway
B. North Korea
C. Nepal
D. Nigeria
Answer : B

36. 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

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. In which state's Ganjam district did the Aska police station become the country's number one police station?
A. Kerala
B. Assam
C. Odisha
D. Jharkhand
Answer : C

39. Who initiated the 'Summit for Democracy'?
A. The President of Nepal
B. The President of the UAE
C. The President of France
D. The President of the United States
Answer : D

40. Which organization published new country-specific standards for the manufacturing of digital television receivers?
A. Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)
B. Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)
C. International Fair Association (IFA)
D. Indian Standards Institute (ISI)
Answer : A

41. 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

42. Which city is the 8th Vande Bharata Express train connecting Secunderabad to?
A. Thiruvananthapuram
B. Vishakhapatnam
C. Bangalore
D. Varanasi
Answer : B

43. In which city will the first Education Group of G-20 countries meet?
A. Ajmer
B. Bikaner
C. Chennai
D. Ahmedabad
Answer : C

44. How much has the government spent on cleaning the Ganga since 2014?
A. Rs. 13,000 crore
B. Rs. 5,000 crore
C. Rs. 10,000 crore
D. Rs. 11,000 crore
Answer : A

45. Who is the fifth-highest run scorer in ODI cricket?
A. MS Dhoni
B. Sachin Tendulkar
C. Virender Sehwag
D. Virat Kohli
Answer : D

46. 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

47. Against which country did India recently register its biggest-ever win in the history of ODI cricket?
A. Bangladesh
B. Sri Lanka
C. Cuba
D. Kenya
Answer : B

48. How much were the bids worth for Women's IPL?
A. 3,450 cr
B. 4,670 cr
C. 2,480 cr
D. 5,490 cr
Answer : B

49. In which country was a medical emergency declared in the Yanomami territory after reports of children's deaths from malnutrition?
A. Chad
B. Chile
C. Brazil
D. Brunei
Answer : C

50. Which bank gave banks time until the end of December 2023 to complete the renewal of agreements for existing safe deposit lockers of customers?
A. SBI
B. PNB
C. RBI
D. BOB
Answer : C