LIC AAO - Current Affairs January 2023 1000+ MCQ [Solved] PDF Download

1. From which state in the USA did SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket launch the '51 Starlink' satellite?
A. Kansas
B. Iowa
C. California
D. Florida
Answer : C

2. In which state were four people killed following a landslip at the Dadam mining site in the Bhiwani district?
A. Haryana
B. Rajasthan
C. Goa
D. Tripura
Answer : A

3. In which state is the Sangai Festival being celebrated?
A. Assam
B. Manipur
C. Mizoram
D. Goa
Answer : B

4. In which country were 10 new Tsirkon hypersonic cruise missiles test-fired?
A. Brazil
B. Angola
C. Russia
D. Bangladesh
Answer : C

5. According to the First Advance Estimates of National Income released by the National Statistical Office (NSO), which country's real GDP is expected to grow 7% in 2022-23?
A. India
B. Iran
C. Israel
D. Indonesia
Answer : A

6. 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

7. Makar Sankranti will be observed on January 15th 2023. Since what year has the day been observed as the International Kite Festival at Ahmedabad, Gujarat?
A. 1987
B. 1988
C. 1989
D. 1990
Answer : C

8. In which state is the Vidisha district located that recently introduced innovative 5G technologies proposed by start-ups for the first time?
A. Arunachal Pradesh
B. Uttar Pradesh
C. Madhya Pradesh
D. Himachal Pradesh
Answer : C

9. In which city is the Second Phase of Saree Mahotsav VIRASAT-Celebrating 75 handwoven saris of India being organized?
A. Vishakhapatnam
B. Allahabad
C. Agra
D. New Delhi
Answer : D

10. 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

11. Which bank launched Utkarsh 2.0 for the period 2023-2025?
A. ICICI
B. RBI
C. SBI
D. PNB
Answer : B

12. 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

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

14. Who announced their retirement from professional Tennis?
A. Salsa Aher
B. Nirupama Sanjeev
C. Rushmi Chakravarthi
D. Sania Mirza
Answer : D

15. A flight from Kathmandu to Pokhara operated by which country's airline crashed before landing, resulting in the death of all 68 passengers onboard?
A. Nepal
B. Japan
C. Palau
D. Samoa
Answer : A

16. In which state is the Orange Festival being celebrated for two days?
A. Karnataka
B. Nagaland
C. Goa
D. Meghalaya
Answer : B

17. 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

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

19. In which city is the sensitization workshop on G-20 Environment and Climate Sustainability being held?
A. Bengaluru
B. Surat
C. Patna
D. Banaras
Answer : A

20. 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

21. In which district did the ASI discover two 1200-year-old miniature stupas?
A. Samastipur
B. Madhubani
C. Nalanda
D. Khagaria
Answer : C

22. JUICE Space Mission of Europe is set to be launched in which month 2023?
A. January
B. February
C. April
D. June
Answer : C

23. What is the new deadline for the extension of FCRA registration of NGOs by the Home Ministry?
A. March 12
B. March 31
C. March 15
D. March 25
Answer : B

24. Which Indian state launched a caste-based census?
A. Bihar
B. Assam
C. West Bengal
D. Jharkhand
Answer : A

25. In which city will the government of India be organizing the two-day Voice of Global South Summit?
A. Patna
B. Surat
C. Rohtak
D. New Delhi
Answer : D

26. In which city did the ECI host the 2nd International Conference?
A. Bikaner
B. Varanasi
C. Pune
D. New Delhi
Answer : D

27. In which state did CM M.K. Stalin launch the Global Tamil Angels platform of Start-upTN, an investment platform for the Tamil diaspora?
A. Kerala
B. Tamil Nadu
C. Uttarakhand
D. Maharashtra
Answer : B

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

29. Which company has awarded 425 million dollars to Boeing for the agency's sustainable flight demonstrator project?
A. NASA
B. SAARC
C. DRDO
D. ISRO
Answer : A

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

31. In January 2023, European officials and King Carl XVI Gustaf inaugurated the EU's first mainland orbital launch complex in which country?
A. Norway
B. Finland
C. Sweden
D. Denmark
Answer : C

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

33. 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

34. In which month will the India-Bangladesh Friendship pipeline start supplying diesel to Bangladesh?
A. August
B. June
C. July
D. March
Answer : B

35. On what date is National Startup Day 2023 celebrated?
A. January 10
B. January 12
C. January 16
D. January 20
Answer : C

36. 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

37. 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

38. Which country's President approved 412 Gallantry Awards for Defence personnel?
A. Iran
B. India
C. Australia
D. America
Answer : B

39. What is the name of the Indian river that the tributary 'Mabja Zangbo River', on which China is building a dam, flows?
A. Yamuna
B. Ganga
C. Brahmaputra
D. Ghaghara
Answer : B

40. 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

41. In which country was the fastest payment app 'PayRup' launched?
A. India
B. Iran
C. Iraq
D. Iceland
Answer : A

42. Which state's highest civilian award, 'Assam Baibhav', is Dr Tapan Saikia set to receive?
A. Assam
B. Kerala
C. Odisha
D. Sikkim
Answer : A

43. Which country became the first country in Asia to launch a hydrogen-powered train?
A. Cuba
B. France
C. Iran
D. China
Answer : D

44. Which country's Prime Minister Sharif travelled to several nations with a begging bowl, but nobody gave him money, says Imran?
A. Afghanistan
B. France
C. Pakistan
D. Kenya
Answer : C

45. Which city is to become India's first city with 100% sewerage facilities by May 2023?
A. Chennai
B. Ajmer
C. Rohtak
D. Hyderabad
Answer : D

46. In which film did Rajamouli win the Critics' Choice Award for Best Song?
A. Baahubali The Beginning
B. RRR
C. Magadheera
D. Rowdy Rathore
Answer : B

47. 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

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

49. Which country plans to allot land to Indian industries in the Suez Canal Special Economic Zone
A. Greece
B. Fiji
C. Finland
D. Egypt
Answer : D

50. In which institution have researchers developed and successfully tested an AI tool called Sybil that effectively predicts lung cancer risk?
A. Stanford University
B. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
C. Imperial College London
D. University of Cambridge
Answer : B