Current Affairs January 2023 MCQ Solved Paper for SSC Stenographer

1. 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

2. Which organization announced an indicative calendar for the issuance of Sovereign Green Bonds?
A. State Bank of India (SBI)
B. ICICI Bank
C. Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
D. Punjab National Bank (PNB)
Answer : C

3. How much did lenders led by Canara Bank receive as part of their dues from Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services (IL&FS)?
A. 1,899 crore
B. 1,300 crore
C. 1,200 crore
D. 1,350 crore
Answer : B

4. Which IIT developed the indigenous mobile operating system BharOS?
A. IIT Delhi
B. IIT Madras
C. IIT Mumbai
D. IIT Roorkee
Answer : B

5. In which state did PM Modi inaugurate the 2nd phase of Saansad Khel Mahakumbh?
A. Madhya Pradesh
B. Uttar Pradesh
C. Arunachal Pradesh
D. Himachal Pradesh
Answer : B

6. In which state was the inaugural meeting of Business 20 held?
A. Rajasthan
B. Jharkhand
C. Gujarat
D. Bihar
Answer : C

7. Which edition of Nagaland's annual Orange Festival is taking place in Kohima in 2023?
A. 3rd
B. 5th
C. 2nd
D. 6th
Answer : A

8. Which state, along with Meghalaya and Tripura, celebrates statehood day?
A. Goa
B. Kerala
C. Haryana
D. Manipur
Answer : D

9. Who has been appointed as the Director General of the DGCA?
A. Suman Chawal
B. Aniruddh Goyal
C. Vikram Dev Dutt
D. Vikas Malhotra
Answer : C

10. 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

11. In which year did domestic airlines receive a total of 5,901 passenger complaints according to DGCA?
A. 2020
B. 2022
C. 2019
D. 2023
Answer : B

12. In which city did inflation rise to 4% for the first time since 1982?
A. London
B. Tokyo
C. Hungary
D. Budapest
Answer : B

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

14. In which city will India's deepest metro station be built?
A. Pune
B. Jaipur
C. Amritsar
D. Chennai
Answer : A

15. In which state did the Health Minister, Naba Kishore Das, die after being shot by a policeman?
A. Assam
B. Kerala
C. Odisha
D. Jharkhand
Answer : C

16. Which IIT campus will offer classes in Vastu Shastra to architecture students?
A. IIT Madras
B. IIT Delhi
C. IIT Roorkee
D. IIT Kharagpur
Answer : D

17. How many people will be awarded the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awards this year?
A. 15
B. 27
C. 20
D. 30
Answer : B

18. In which state will the 30th National Children's Science Congress be organized from 27 to 31 January?
A. Gujarat
B. Assam
C. Odisha
D. Meghalaya
Answer : A

19. On which country did India abstain from voting on a UN resolution?
A. Ireland
B. Iceland
C. Japan
D. Israel
Answer : D

20. Which country is building a dam on the Yarlung Zangbo river near the Indian border?
A. Japan
B. France
C. China
D. Cuba
Answer : C

21. Which company is launching the Space Kidz India satellite made by 750 school girls studying in government schools?
A. ISRO
B. DRDO
C. NASA
D. SAARC
Answer : A

22. 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

23. Where was the SCO Film Festival 2023 opened with a grand ceremony?
A. Bangalore
B. Mumbai
C. Rajkot
D. Jaipur
Answer : B

24. Who launched 'Padhe Bharat', a 100-day reading campaign?
A. Smriti Irani
B. Dharmendra Pradhan
C. Ramesh Pokhriyal
D. Prakash Javadekar
Answer : B

25. In which state has the Caste and Economic Census-2023 recently been started?
A. Nagaland
B. Karnataka
C. Punjab
D. Bihar
Answer : D

26. 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

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

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. Which state's CM launched 165 veterinary ambulances?
A. Andhra Pradesh
B. Uttar Pradesh
C. Madhya Pradesh
D. Himachal Pradesh
Answer : A

30. 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

31. In the 2023 Hockey World Cup, which team registered the biggest win in Hockey World Cup history?
A. Australia
B. Canada
C. Netherlands
D. India
Answer : C

32. 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

33. How many pieces of content were blocked by Google last year across various platforms that were shared by pro-China accounts?
A. 35,000
B. 40,000
C. 42,000
D. 50,000
Answer : D

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

35. 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

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

37. Who launched Ladli Bahina Scheme?
A. West Bengal CM
B. Tamil Nadu CM
C. Madhya Pradesh CM
D. Arunachal Pradesh CM
Answer : C

38. 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

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

40. 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

41. 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

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

43. 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

44. 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

45. 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

46. Which state CM launched the second phase of 'Kanti Velugu'?
A. Odisha
B. Karnataka
C. Telangana
D. Assam
Answer : C

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

48. Who wrote the book Irrfan Khan: A Life in Movies?
A. Joan Didion
B. Anita Desai
C. Arundhati Roy
D. Shubhra Gupta
Answer : D

49. In which country did France captain Hugo Lloris retire from international football?
A. France
B. Fiji
C. Canada
D. Greece
Answer : A

50. 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