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1. Which country's population has fallen by about 850,000 for the first time in 61 years?
A. Japan
B. China
C. Greece
D. Kenya
Answer : B
2. With which nation India conducts a bilateral naval exercise called Varuna?
A. Fiji
B. Oman
C. France
D. Sudan
Answer : C
3. How many teams are announced for the first season of the Women's Premier League?
A. 5
B. 4
C. 7
D. 2
Answer : A
4. Which state's Hockey team won the Khelo India Youth Games 2022 Men's U-18 title?
A. Uttar Pradesh
B. Madhya Pradesh
C. Andhra Pradesh
D. Himachal Pradesh
Answer : B
5. With which top military brass did IAF Chief Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari hold talks?
A. Senegal
B. Hole See
C. Saudi Arabia
D. South Korea
Answer : D
6. Which country announced joint naval drills with Russia and China?
A. South Africa
B. Saint Lucia
C. South Sudan
D. South Korea
Answer : A
7. In which state is Joshimath town declared a disaster-prone area?
A. Uttarakhand
B. Tamil Nadu
C. Chhattisgarh
D. Gujarat
Answer : A
8. Which country is chairing the SCO summit for the first time?
A. Iran
B. Indonesia
C. Israel
D. India
Answer : D
9. In which month will the India-Bangladesh Friendship pipeline start supplying diesel to Bangladesh?
A. August
B. June
C. July
D. March
Answer : B
10. Where was the 57th Conference of Directors General of Police / Inspectors General of Police organized?
A. Jaipur
B. New Delhi
C. Kochi
D. Bangalore
Answer : B
11. G20's first Environment and Climate Sustainability Working Group Meeting to be held in which city?
A. Visakhapatnam
B. Coimbatore
C. Madurai
D. Bengaluru
Answer : D
12. Which country is set to increase development assistance for debt-ridden Sri Lanka?
A. Iran
B. India
C. Italy
D. Israel
Answer : B
13. In which city did Union Minister Hardeep Puri inaugurate the demo run of an Inland Water Vessel?
A. Guwahati
B. Jodhpur
C. Varanasi
D. Surat
Answer : A
14. Who wrote the book 'Irrfan Khan: A Life in Movies'?
A. Shubra Gupta
B. Aradhana Johri
C. Sanjeev Sanyal
D. Vikram Sampath
Answer : A
15. Where did the 53rd meeting of the World Economic Forum begin on January 16, 2023?
A. Spain
B. Switzerland
C. Sudan
D. Syria
Answer : B
16. Which country is planning to dispatch 159 containers of ammunition to Ukraine?
A. Afghanistan
B. Bhutan
C. Pakistan
D. Australia
Answer : C
17. 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
18. Which bank won Best Digital Channel/Platform Implementation: Best Project Implementation' at IBSi Global FinTech Innovation Awards 2022 along with Clayfin Technologies?
A. City Union Bank Ltd.
B. Bandhan Bank Ltd.
C. Dhanlaxmi Bank Ltd.
D. IDFC First Bank Ltd.
Answer : B
19. 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
20. Which two countries' scientists have recently invented an 'Artificial Synapse' for brain-like computing?
A. India and Australia
B. France and America
C. Egypt and Russia
D. Israel and Haiti
Answer : A
21. In January 2023, how many Indian peacekeepers serving in the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) received the prestigious United Nations Medal for their exceptional service?
A. 789
B. 843
C. 987
D. 1,171
Answer : D
22. Which country surpassed Japan to become the 3rd largest auto market globally?
A. India
B. America
C. Australia
D. Israel
Answer : A
23. What anniversary of British colonization are Australians marking?
A. 235th
B. 220th
C. 223rd
D. 221st
Answer : A
24. Which company's James Webb Space Telescope discovered a new exoplanet named LHS 475b?
A. DRDO
B. ISRO
C. SAARC
D. NASA
Answer : D
25. Who was appointed as the new CEO of Tata Trusts?
A. Siddharth Sharma
B. Sunil Shukhla
C. Rajpal Singh
D. Devender Bhardwaj
Answer : A
26. Who is the only Indian batsman to be selected for the ICC Test team of the year 2022?
A. Hardik Pandya
B. Dinesh Karthik
C. Jasprit Bumrah
D. Rishabh Pant
Answer : D
27. Which country appointed its first representative to fight Islamophobia?
A. Canada
B. Japan
C. Israel
D. Bhutan
Answer : A
28. Which country did Russia expel the ambassadors from each others countries in a tit-for-tat move?
A. Eritrea
B. Estonia
C. Ethiopia
D. Ecuador
Answer : B
29. 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
30. In which city was North India's largest floating Solar project inaugurated?
A. Chandigarh
B. Nashik
C. Rajkot
D. Srinagar
Answer : A
31. In which city did the 83rd All India Presiding Officers conference open?
A. Bhopal
B. Jaipur
C. Chennai
D. Ahmedabad
Answer : B
32. Which country's man set a Guinness World Record by creating 'mirror typing' books in ancient languages?
A. Italy
B. France
C. Austria
D. Canada
Answer : A
33. Which country's PM Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed key ally Aryeh Deri from all ministerial posts?
A. Norway
B. Canada
C. Italy
D. Israel
Answer : D
34. 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
35. Which state government has initiated the process to divest 49% of its stake in the Odisha Power Generation Corporation (OPGC), a profit-making PSU?
A. Odisha
B. Maharashtra
C. Uttarakhand
D. Tripura
Answer : A
36. Which IIM appointed Professor Bharat Bhasker as the new Director?
A. IIM Bangalore
B. IIM Ahmedabad
C. IIM Indore
D. IIM Rohtak
Answer : B
37. In which country will the first underwater metro start by December 2023?
A. Canada
B. Australia
C. India
D. Israel
Answer : C
38. Which country declared a medical emergency in the Yanomami territory?
A. China
B. Cuba
C. Brazil
D. Benin
Answer : C
39. Which cricketer has been signed by ICICI Prudential Life Insurance for a 360-degree financial protection campaign?
A. Virat Kohli
B. MS Dhoni
C. Surya Kumar Yadav
D. Gautam Gambhir
Answer : C
40. In which month did the Ministry of Jal Shakti announce the winners for the 'Water Heroes Share Your Stories' campaign?
A. April
B. December
C. September
D. November
Answer : D
41. Which city is set to host the Formula E World Championship race for the first time?
A. Ahmedabad
B. Hyderabad
C. Chennai
D. Mumbai
Answer : B
42. Which country began joint military exercises in Belarus military airfields?
A. Tajikistan
B. Vanuatu
C. Norway
D. Russia
Answer : D
43. Which state celebrates the Gurung community's New Year festival Tamu Lhosa?
A. Goa
B. Mizoram
C. Sikkim
D. Karnataka
Answer : C
44. Which Indian state launched a caste-based census?
A. Bihar
B. Assam
C. West Bengal
D. Jharkhand
Answer : A
45. Mukhyamantri Awasiya Bhoomi Adhikar Yojana started by which state government?
A. Madhya Pradesh
B. Uttar Pradesh
C. Arunachal Pradesh
D. Himachal Pradesh
Answer : A
46. Which country's sea corals are being destroyed by the 'Yellow Band Disease'?
A. Togo
B. Thailand
C. Tunisia
D. Tuvalu
Answer : B
47. Which country's president, Nguyen Xuan Phuc, recently announced his resignation?
A. Vanuatu
B. Venezuela
C. Vietnam
D. Tuvalu
Answer : C
48. 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
49. Which basin is the Taliban planning to sign an oil extraction deal with a Chinese firm?
A. Amu Darya Basin
B. Suv Darya Basin
C. Das-e-Kavir
D. Gulf of Persia
Answer : A
50. Where will the 14th edition of the World Spice Congress be held on February 16-18, 2023?
A. Bikaner
B. Ajmer
C. Noida
D. Mumbai
Answer : D
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