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Daily Current affairs for 16th Jan 2023
Q1. Om Birla (Speaker of Lok Sabha) will be leading a delegation to which of the following countries from 16th to 21st January 2023?
A. Kenya and Libya
B. Uganda and Libya
C. Kenya and Tanzania
D. Uganda and Tanzania
Answer
Answer [C] Kenya and Tanzania
Q2. In January 2023, how many Indian peacekeepers serving in the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) were awarded the prestigious United Nations Medal for their exceptional Service?
A. 789
B. 843
C. 987
D. 1,171
Answer
Answer [D] 1,171
Q3. Which of the following has developed India’s first 5G-enabled drone named Skyhawk, capable of vertical take-off and landing on 11 January 2023?
A. Paras Aerospace
B. IG Drones
C. Dhaksha Unmanned Systems
D. General Aeronautics
Answer
Answer [B] IG Drones
Q4. Who has become the first woman officer of the Border Roads Organizations (BRO) to be posted on a foreign project in January 2023?
A. Punita Arora
B. Mitali Madhumita
C. Surabhi Jakhmola
D. Priya Semwal
Answer
Answer [C] Surabhi Jakhmola
Q5. In January 2023, which of the following has sold shares of Paytm worth $125 mn, or about Rs 1,125 cr, through a bulk deal?
A. Tencent
B. ByteDance
C. Ant Financial
D. Airwallex
Answer
Answer [C] Ant Financial
Q6. Which bank launched e-Bank Guarantee (e-BG) facility in association with National e-Governance Services Limited (NeSL) on 12 January 2023?
A. Axis Bank
B. PNB
C. HDFC Bank
D. SBI
Answer
Answer [D] SBI
Q7. Sonia Guajajara has been appointed as the first minister of the new Ministry of Indigenous People of which country in January 2023?
A. Brazil
B. Indonesia
C. Japan
D. Malaysia
Answer
Answer [A] Brazil
Q8. Ronald E. Asher passed away in January 2023. In which year did he win a gold medal from Kerala Sahitya Akademi, Trichur?
A. 1979
B. 1983
C. 1987
D. 1991
Answer
Answer [B] 1983
Q9. Who is the author of the book “Irfan Khan: A Life in Movies”?
A. Shubhra Gupta
B. Aradhana Johri
C. Sanjeev Sanyal
D. Vikram Sampath
Answer
Answer [A] Shubhra Gupta
Q10. On 13 January 2023, the Union government announced to set up India’s first centre of excellence for online gaming in which state?
A. Meghalaya
B. Assam
C. Nagaland
D. Manipur
Answer
Answer [A] Meghalaya
Q11. Road Transport and Highways Ministry observes Road Safety Week in which month?
A. November
B. December
C. January
D. February
Answer
Answer [C] January
Q12. India signed a MoU to enhance cooperation in training of diplomats, with which country?
A. Maldives
B. UAE
C. Panama
D. Malaysia
Answer
Answer [C] Panama
Q13. Which country has the world’s most powerful passport, as per the Henley Passport Index 2023?
A. UK
B. Japan
C. India
D. USA
Answer
Answer [B] Japan
Q14. Which state is the host of the 26th National Youth Festival?
A. Kerala
B. Karnataka
C. Bihar
D. West Bengal
Answer
Answer [B] Karnataka
Q15. What is the new name of the new 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
Answer [A] Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana
Q16. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off Vande Bharat Express train connecting Secunderabad with _____ on 15 January 2023.
A. Visakhapatnam
B. Kochi
C. Bengaluru
D. Chennai
Answer
Answer [A] Visakhapatnam
Q17. Which of the following has been awarded the prestigious Golden Peacock Award 2022 for its excellence in Corporate Social Responsibility activities in the Steel Sector, on 13 January 2023?
A. Tata Steel Ltd
B. Jindal Steel & Power
C. VISA Steel
D. JSW Steel
Answer
Answer [B] Jindal Steel & Power
Q18. European officials and King Carl XVI Gustaf inaugurated the EU’s first mainland orbital launch complex in which country in January 2023?
A. Norway
B. Finland
C. Sweden
D. Denmark
Answer
Answer [C] Sweden
Q19. Lisa Marie Presley passed away on 12 January 2023. She was related to which of the following fields?
A. Music
B. Law
C. Politics
D. Medicine
Answer
Answer [A] Music
Q20. Which country declared the end of the Ebola disease outbreak caused by the Sudan ebolavirus on January 11, 2023?
A. Ethiopia
B. Ghana
C. Tanzania
D. Uganda
Answer
Answer [D] Uganda
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