Daily Current Affairs

1. Correct Answer: C
From the 4th to the 14th of February 2023, the
Government of Jammu and Kashmir will host its
inaugural SARAS Fair 2023. The fair would be held in
Jammu at Bagh-e-Bahu. The fair is expected to attract
women Self Help Groups from around 15 states and UTs
across the country to sell their handcrafted goods.
2. Correct Answer: C
R Vishnu Prassad, a scientist with 69 patents has been
honored with the Indian Achievers Award as the most
distinguished scientist of the year by Anurag Thakur,
Minister of Information & Broadcasting and Minister of
Sports & Youth Affairs, Govt. of India.
3. Correct Answer: A
International Day of Education is observed on 24 January
every year to support transformative actions for
inclusive, equitable, and quality education for all. The
fifth International Day of Education was celebrated on 24
January 2023 under the theme “to invest in people,
prioritize education”.
4. Correct Answer: A
National Girl Child Day is celebrated on 24 January in
India to spread awareness about the rights of girls and to
highlight the inequalities that they face in their lives. The
day is in line with various campaigns and programs of the
Indian government including Beti Bachao Beti Padhao
and Save the Girl Child.
5. Correct Answer: B
In Brazil, the government has recently declared a medical
emergency in the Yanomami territory following reports
of children dying of malnutrition and other diseases
caused by illegal gold mining.
6. Correct Answer: D
The government has launched U-WIN, the programme to
digitise India’s Universal Immunisation Programme (UIP)
in a pilot mode. The platform that replicates Co-WIN,
which has served as the “digital backbone” for India’s
COVID-19 vaccination programme, was launched on
January 11 in 65 districts.
7. Correct Answer: A
The Ministry of Ayush signed a Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) with the India Tourism
Development Corporation (ITDC) to promote Medical
Value Travel in Ayurveda and other traditional systems
of medicine.
8. Correct Answer: C
India and Egypt have signed a memorandum of
understanding (MoU) to facilitate content exchange,
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capacity building, and co-productions between Prasar
Bharati and National Media Authority (NMA) of Egypt.
9. Correct Answer: C
Hindustani vocalist Padma Vibhushan Dr Prabha Atre
was conferred with the Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia
Lifetime Achievement Award. The award was presented
to her by Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde at
Thane near Mumbai.
10. Correct Answer: D
AU Small Finance Bank announced the launch of a first of-its-kind ‘SwipeUp’ platform that will allow credit
cardholders of any bank to get an upgraded card
instantly. In a statement, AU Bank said that SwipeUp
platform will allow other bank credit cardholders to
compare existing credit cards within 2-3 seconds.
11. Correct Answer: A
Naresh Lalwani has been appointed General Manager of
Central Railway. He is a senior officer from the 1985
batch of the Indian Railway Engineering Service.
12. Correct Answer: D
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya unveiled the
world’s first intranasal COVID vaccine iNCOVACC. He
launched the Bharat Biotech vaccine in the presence of
Union Minister of State for Science and Technology,
Jitendra Singh.
13. Correct Answer: C
On the occasion of Republic Day 2023, the Union
Ministry of Home Affairs announced the winners of
Padma Bhushan Awards. Author and philanthropist
Sudha Murty and industrialist Kumar Mangalam Birla are
among the 9 awardees of Padma Bhushan.
14. Correct Answer: D
Pakistan skipper Babar Azam was picked for both the
‘ODI Cricketer of the Year’ and the ‘Sir Garfield Sobers
Trophy for the ICC Men’s Cricketer of 2022′. In the T20I
format, he led Pakistan to the World Cup final in
Australia, their first since 2009 as they finished runners up to England.
15. Correct Answer: A
The Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA), has built the
Visible Line Emission Coronagraph (VELC) payload for
ISRO’s Aditya-L1 mission. Aditya-L1 is India’s first
dedicated scientific mission to study the Sun, and is
expected to be launched by ISRO in the second half of
this year.
16. Correct Answer: A
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has recently
announced that the central government has decided to
put forth the name of Assam’s Charaideo moidams burial
sites for addition to United Nations Educational,
Scientific and Cultural Organization’s (UNESCO) World
Heritage Sites list.
17. Correct Answer: A
The Border Security Force (BSF) has conducted a seven day ‘Ops Alert’ exercise in Gujarat from 21 January to 28
January 2023 in view of the Republic Day 2023. The drill
was held along the Indo-Pak International Border from
Sir Creek to Rann of Kutch in the state and Rajasthan’s
Barmer district.
18. Correct Answer: D
Indian Navy’s fifth stealth Scorpene class Submarine INS
Vagir was commissioned into the Indian Navy on 23
January 2023 at the Naval Dockyard Mumbai. Six
Scorpene Class submarines are being built in India by the
Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) Mumbai,
under collaboration with M/s Naval Group, France.
19. Correct Answer: B
A book ‘COACHING BEYOND: My Days with the Indian
Cricket Team,’ is co-authored by R. Kaushik and R.
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Sridhar. The book focuses primarily on R. Sridhar’s seven year tenure as the Indian cricket team’s fielding coach.
20. Correct Answer: C
Union Minister for Tourism, Culture G. Kishan Reddy and
Union Minister for Education and Skill Development &
Entrepreneurship Dharmendra Pradhan has co-chaired
the 18th Annual General Body Meeting of Indian
Institute of Entrepreneurship (IIE), Guwahati.
21. Correct Answer: B
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced
a new federal investment to build and commercialise the
world’s first photonic-based quantum computer.
According to a news release the investment of 40 million
Canadian dollars ($32 million) which will enable Xanadu
Quantum Technologies Inc., a Toronto-based Canadian
quantum computing company, to develop the quantum
computer.
22. Correct Answer: B
BOB Financial Solutions Limited (BFSL), a wholly owned
subsidiary of Bank of Baroda, has announced the launch
of Vikram – the contactless RuPay credit card dedicated
to the Indian defence, paramilitary, and police
personnel.
23. Correct Answer: C
Punjab National Bank (PNB) and Aadhar Housing Finance
Ltd (AHFL) have entered into a co-lending agreement to
offer home loans at competitive interest rates. Through
this partnership, the aim is to reach out to a large section
of society viz. economically weaker, lower, and middle Income groups for providing easy, convenient, and
efficient home finance solutions to customers.
24. Correct Answer: D
Visakhapatnam railway station of East Coast Railway has
been awarded the ‘Green Railway Station Certification’
with highest rating of Platinum by the Indian Green
Building Council (IGBC) for adopting green concepts
thereby reducing the adverse environmental impact.
25. Correct Answer: B
Godrej Agrovet’s Oil Palm business has launched a
ground-breaking initiative called Samadhan, a one stop
solution centre that would provide a comprehensive
package of knowledge, tools, services and solutions to oil
palm farmers.
26. Correct Answer: C
Former Pakistan President and chief of Army staff Pervez
Musharraf has passed away recently at the American
Hospital in UAE’s Dubai. He was 79.
27. Correct Answer: B
India has organised the 3rd INTERPOL Young Global
Police Leaders Program (YGPLP) in New Delhi where 59
participants from 44 countries took part in the
programme. The programme started on January 25 and
concluded on February 2.
28. Correct Answer: B
India’s military is placed fourth on the Global Firepower
Index (GPI) out of 145 countries. India’s rival on the
subcontinent, Pakistan, ranked No. 7, breaking into the
top 10 again from No. 9 in the previous year. India
maintained its No. 4 position.
29. Correct Answer: A
The 15th BRICS summit will take place this year in late
August in South Africa’s Durban. In April 2011, for the
first time, South Africa participated in the 3rd BRICS
Summit held in Sanya, China. Since it’s inception in 2009,
the BRICS leaders have convened 14 formal meetings
and 9 informal meetings.
30. Correct Answer: D
Aviva Life Insurance has recently announced the launch
of Aviva Signature Investment Plan, a unit-linked non-
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participating individual life insurance plan targeting
millennial and GenX customers, the company said in a
press release.
31. Correct Answer: A
Edelweiss Asset Management has launched a new fund
offer (NFO) for India’s first open-ended passive short duration index scheme. Called Edelweiss CRISIL IBX 50:50
Gilt Plus SDL Short Duration Index Fund, the scheme will
invest in a diversified portfolio of Indian Government
Bonds (IGBs) and State Development Loans (SDLs).
32. Correct Answer: B
Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) Ltd has
signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with
Rolls Royce Solutions of Germany for manufacturing
high-quality marine diesel engines in India. Under the
agreement, GRSE and Rolls Royce Solutions will
cooperate in the licence production and localisation of
the technologically advanced MTU S4000 governmental
marine engines.
33. Correct Answer: C
State-run Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) has started the
export of its special aviation fuel for small aircraft and
unmanned aerial vehicles (drones), AVGAS 100 LL to
Papua New Guinea. The consignment consisted of 16 kilo
litres (KL) of AVGAS packed in 80 barrels. This is the first
ever instance of India exporting (aviation gasoline).
34. Correct Answer: B
Hyderabad-based National Mineral Development
Corporation (NMDC) Limited has signed a memorandum
of agreement (MoA) with World Boxing Champion and
Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Gold Medalist
Nikhat Zareen to represent NMDC as its brand
ambassador.
35. Correct Answer: B
India-born naturalised British economist Meghnad Desai
has authored a new book titled “The Poverty Of Political
Economy: How Economics Abandoned the Poor”. The
book is published by HarperCollins Publishers India.
36. Correct Answer: D
Luminous Power Technologies has announced its plan to
build the country’s first green energy-based solar panel
manufacturing facility in Uttarakhand. The new
manufacturing plant located in Rudrapur is expected to
be fully operational by the end of this year, a company
statement said.
37. Correct Answer: D
Woxsen University has launched Project Aspiration to
empower adolescent girls of standard 9-12, Telangana
Model School and Junior Collegeas, per an official
statement. As a part of the Project Aspiration, students
were selected by the school principal to take part in
‘Train the Trainer’ workshop which commenced in the
month of December, 2022.
38. Correct Answer: A
Petr Pavel, a former chairman of the North Atlantic
Treaty Organisation (NATO) military committee, has
become the new president of the Czech Republic. Pavel,
61, defeated billionaire Andrej Babis in a run-off vote to
replace controversial President Milos Zeman as he
emerged as the new Czech President.
39. Correct Answer: B
Indian cricketer Murali Vijay has recently announced his
retirement from all forms of international cricket. Murali
appeared in 61 Tests, 17 ODIs and nine T20Is for India.
He scored 3982 runs in Tests with 12 centuries and 15
fifties, 339 runs in ODIs with a solitary half-century and
169 runs in T20Is.
40. Correct Answer: A
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Air Marshal A P Singh has been appointed as the new
Vice Chief of the Indian Air Force, officials said. He was
commissioned into the fighter stream of the IAF on
December 21, 1984. He succeeds Air Marshal Sandeep
Singh.
41. Correct Answer: A
Highlighting indigenous weapon systems and their
might, Indian Army has recently conducted Exercise
Topchi. The Army’s annual training exercise was held at
the School of Artillery in Devlali, Maharashtra.
42. Correct Answer: A
India’s solar module manufacturing capacity is expected
to reach approximately 95 GW by the end of 2025,
according to Mercom Capital. The solar module
manufacturing capacity as of September last year was 39
gigawatt (GW), the research firm said in its latest report
titled ‘State of Solar PV Manufacturing in India’.
43. Correct Answer: B
IDFC FIRST Bank has partnered with ToneTag, a global
proximity and voice tech solution provider, to enable
acceptance of digital rupee at merchant outlets. This
follows a pilot launch of Central Bank Digital Currency
(CBDC) for retail users by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
44. Correct Answer: A
Sports brand Puma India announced roping in women’s
cricket team captain Harmanpreet Kaur as its latest
brand ambassador. As part of the partnership terms,
Harmanpreet will endorse the brand’s footwear, apparel
and accessories throughout the year.
45. Correct Answer: B
The Finance Minister has allocated Rs 2.40 lakh crore for
the financial year 2023-24 compared to Rs 1.40 lakh
crore in the last fiscal, an increase of Rs 1.03 lakh crore.
Smt. Sitharaman said the outlay for the railways is nine
times the amount provided in 2013-2014.
46. Correct Answer: C
India’s unemployment rate declined to a four-month low
of 7.14 per cent in January, data from the Centre for
Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) showed. The
unemployment rate during December 2022 was 8.30 per
cent, while in November, it was at 8 per cent and 6.43
per cent in September, the CMIE data stated.
47. Correct Answer: C
IDFC Ltd has announced that it will invest Rs 2,200 crore
in the IDFC First Bank to increase its stake in the bank to
40 percent. Currently, it has a total share of 36.38
percent in IDFC Bank.
48. Correct Answer: B
Equatorial Guinea has appointed Manuela Roka Botey as
prime minister. She became the first woman in the
country to hold the position. Ms Botey was previously
the education minister and joined the government in
2020.
49. Correct Answer: B
P Sainath has authored a book titled “The Last Heroes —
Foot Soldiers of Indian Freedom.” P Sainath is a reputed
journalist, erudite scholar and Ramon Magsaysay
awardee. He is also the founder-editor of People’s
Archives of Rural India (PARI).
50. Correct Answer: A
Delhi State Council of Educational Research and Training
(SCERT) has organised a 5-day ‘Jeevan Vidya Shivir’ for
the teachers of Delhi government schools at Thyagaraja
stadium. Nearly 4,000 teachers from Delhi government
schools took part in this workshop between January 28
to February 1.
51. Correct Answer: A
Indian Institutional Ranking Framework released the Top
Management and Business School 2023. This year, IIM
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Lucknow has jumped one place and has secured fourth
rank. IIM Ahmedabad has taken over the first position
followed by IIM Bengaluru and IIM Kolkata in second and
third position respectively.
52. Correct Answer: C
World Wetlands Day is celebrated annually on 2
February. This day marks the date of the adoption of the
Convention on Wetlands on 2 February 1971, in the
Iranian city of Ramsar on the shores of the Caspian Sea.
53. Correct Answer: C
Former wrestler Babita Phogat has joined the Oversight
Committee panel formed to probe allegations against
the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI). She has been
added to the panel of the Oversight Committee formed
by the Sports Ministry to undertake the day-to-day
administration of the WFI.
54. Correct Answer: D
In a ceremony held on the eve of the FIH Odisha Hockey
Men’s World Cup 2023 Bhubaneswar-Rourkela final, FIH
President Tayyab Ikram presented the FIH President’s
Award to VK Pandian, Secretary to the Chief Minister of
Odisha, for his outstanding contribution to hockey.
55. Correct Answer: A
The Reserve Bank has appointed V Ramachandra, former
chief general manager of Canara Bank, as a member of
the Advisory Committee of Srei Infrastructure Finance
Limited (SIFL) and Srei Equipment Finance Limited (SEFL).
56. Correct Answer: A
Meghalaya Governor BD Mishra said as part of the G20
programme, Shillong will be hosting the Space-20
program on April 17-18 to discuss how space
partnerships can contribute to the economy of the
countries.
57. Correct Answer: D
Australia is removing the British monarchy from its bank
notes. The nation’s central bank said its new $5 bill would
feature an Indigenous design rather than an image of
King Charles III. But the King is still expected to appear on
coins that currently bear the image of the late Queen
Elizabeth II.
58. Correct Answer: A
Scientists at the Agharkar Research Institute (ARI) in
Pune have discovered a new low-altitude basalt plateau
in the Western Ghats’ Thane region. Surveying the
plateau, the team documented 76 species of plants and
shrubs from 24 different families.
59. Correct Answer: D
The two-day Military Literature Festival was held at the
auditorium of Khalsa college, Patiala. The military
literature festival was organized under Patiala heritage
fest activities. Punjab health minister Dr Balbir Singh was
the chief guest for the ceremony.
60. Correct Answer: B
India will be invited as the focal country at the Madrid
International Book Fair in 2025, the Ambassador of Spain
to the country Jose Maria Ridao said. He said as part of
the cultural exchange between the two countries, Spain
has donated books to five universities in Bengal, where
the Spanish language is taught.
61. Correct Answer: A
As part of furthering the ‘Green Growth’ agenda, the
Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs signed a
Memorandum of Understanding with Engineers India
Limited to develop Waste to Energy and bio methanation projects in cities with a population of
million plus.
62. Correct Answer: C
Part of the France world Cup winner in 2018 and runner up team last year, centre-back Raphael Varane has
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announced his retirement from international duty at the
age of 29.
63. Correct Answer: C
Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang launched an
initiative under which 100 trees will be planted for every
child born in the Himalayan state. The initiative, named
‘Mero Rukh Mero Santati’ (Plant a Tree, Leave a Legacy),
is aimed at strengthening the connect between parents,
children and nature by planting trees to commemorate
childbirth, officials said.
64. Correct Answer: D
Nagaland government and Patanjali Foods Limited have
signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for
development and area expansion under palm oil
cultivation and processing for Zone-II (Mokokchung,
Longleng and Mon districts) of Nagaland under the
National Mission on Edible Oils-Oil Palm (NMEO-OP).
65. Correct Answer: C
New India Assurance (NIA) has launched a ‘Pay as You
Drive’ (PAYD) policy, which offers a comprehensive
motor insurance policy that charges premium based on
the usage of vehicle. The policy has two components –
third-party cover and own-damage cover.
66. Correct Answer: C
Coal India arm Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd (MCL) has
introduced drone technology in coal mines for
environmental monitoring, volume measurement and
photogrammetric mapping of mines for digitalisation of
the mining process. The technology has been introduced
through the launch of a web-based portal ‘VIHANGAM’
along with a drone and ground control system.
67. Correct Answer: B
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has been named to
FORTUNE magazine’s list of the World’s Most Admired
Companies. The list is based on a survey of business
executives, directors and analysts around the globe.
68. Correct Answer: A
Chocolate company Ferrero has on-boarded Ranveer
Singh as the brand ambassador of its hazelnut cocoa
spread brand Nutella. Ranveer will promote the Nutella
brand across digital and offline media as well as feature
in the brand’s campaigns, Ferrero said in a statement.
69. Correct Answer: B
World Cancer Day It is observed on 4 February. It is the
global uniting initiative led by the Union for International
Cancer Control (UICC). In 2000, World Cancer Day
originated at the first World Summit Against Cancer and
was held in Paris.
70. Correct Answer: A
Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has inaugurated a
premium helicopter service being helmed by ‘Hawk
Soaring Aerospace’ in partnership with Goa Tourism
Development Corporation. He said his government will
take the public-private partnership (PPP) route to create
tourism infrastructure required over the next 25 years in
the state.
71. Correct Answer: D
India, France and the UAE has announced an ambitious
road map for cooperation in defence, energy and
technology under a trilateral framework. The plan was
finalised during a phone conversation among External
Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, and his France and UAE
counterparts.
72. Correct Answer: D
Economics professor and researcher Shamika Ravi has
been appointed as a member of the Economic Advisory
Council to Prime Minister (EAC-PM). Shamika Ravi is
currently non-resident senior fellow of the governance
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studies program at the Brookings Institution Washington
D.C.
73. Correct Answer: B
India and the European Union (EU) has announced the
formation of three working groups under the ‘Trade and
Technology Council’ that was set up to deepen strategic
ties with the trade bloc. Ministerial meetings of the
council will take place at least once a year, with the
venue alternating between the EU and India.
74. Correct Answer: C
PhonePe has recently launched support for ‘UPI
international’ payments. The feature will allow Indian
users travelling abroad to pay foreign merchants using
UPI. The current launch supports international merchant
outlets in UAE, Singapore, Mauritius, Nepal, and Bhutan
that have local QR codes.
75. Correct Answer: D
VP Nandakumar, Managing Director & CEO,
Manappuram Finance Ltd has bagged the Hurun India’s
award for his remarkable achievements in the world of
business. Nandakumar received The Hurun Industry
Achievement Award 2022 from top Hurun India officials.
76. Correct Answer: A
Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare has signed a
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Digital
Green under public private partnership (PPP) framework
to build a national level digital extension platform. The
proposed national digital platform will help extension
system more efficient and effective by connecting
farmers to the strong foundation of digital agriculture
ecosystem.
77. Correct Answer: D
Ascenda, the world leader in powering global rewards
card and payment value propositions for financial brands
has announced its partnership with, Axis Bank India’s
third largest private sector bank to power their Points &
Miles Transfer Program.
78. Correct Answer: A
Paytm Payments Bank Limited (PPBL) has partnered with
the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) to
introduce RuPay Credit Card on UPI, which will allow
users to link RuPay credit cards with their UPI ID for all
merchant payments.
79. Correct Answer: C
Mahindra Group has appointed Raul Rebello as
Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Designate. Raul, who is currently the Chief Operating
Officer of the company, will take charge as MD and CEO
when Ramesh Iyer retires on April 29, 2024.
80. Correct Answer: C
Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission secretary-cum scientific director Rajeev Singh Raghuvanshi has been
recommended to be the next Drugs Controller General
of India (DCGI). The UPSC recommendation has to be
approved by the Health Ministry, followed by approval of
the Appointments Committee of Cabinet led by Prime
Minister Narendra Modi.
81. Correct Answer: B
Yaya Tso, known as birds’ paradise for its beautiful lake
located at an altitude of 4,820 metres, has been
proposed as Ladakh’s first biodiversity heritage site
(BHS), officials said. The proposed Yaya Tso site will have
an approximate area of 60 square kilometers, which will
also include the lake’s watershed.
82. Correct Answer: D
Google has introduced ‘Bard,’ its conversational artificial
intelligence (AI) chatbot. Bard will be a direct rival to
OpenAI’s ChatGPT, which, since its launch in November
last year, has taken the internet by storm.
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83. Correct Answer: B
Indore Municipal Corporation, ranked top in cleanliness
survey for six consecutive years, has become the
country’s first civic body to launch green bonds,
Pushyamitra Bhargav, mayor of Indore, and Divyank
Singh, chief executive of the Indore Smart City
Development Commission, told reporters.
84. Correct Answer: C
Reliance Industries has unveiled India’s first Hydrogen
Internal Combustion Engine technology solution for
heavy duty trucks, a company release said. Reliance and
its vehicle partner Ashok Leyland, along with a few other
partners, together developed the technology under its
Net carbon Zero vison.
85. Correct Answer: D
Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and
Dairying Parshottam Rupala has recently told Lok Sabha
that India is the highest milk producer in the world
contributing twenty-four per cent of global milk
production in the year 2021-22.
86. Correct Answer: D
Picking up the new-age digital forensics, the Directorate
General of GST Intelligence (DGGI) and the National
Forensic Sciences University (NFSU) have joined hands to
set up digital forensic laboratories for effective
prosecutions of tax evaders.
87. Correct Answer: B
Reliance Jio has recently announced a national Digital
Skill program in association with GSMA. This joint
initiative aims to offer need-based training to rural
women and individuals from low-income groups.
88. Correct Answer: D
Peru has recently reported the death of 585 sea lions and
55,000 wild birds due to the H5N1 bird flu virus.
Following the discovery of 55,000 dead birds in eight
protected coastal areas, rangers found the bird flu that
killed them had also claimed 585 sea lions in seven
protected marine areas.
89. Correct Answer: D
Ujjivan Small Finance Bank has launched Hello Ujjivan,
India’s first mobile banking application with 3 V’s – voice,
visual, vernacular-enabled features – to provide banking
access to individuals who have limited reading and
writing skills.
90. Correct Answer: A
Edelweiss General Insurance has recently rebranded
itself as Zuno General Insurance Limited (Zuno GI). “The
name and identity represents the young, innovative,
approachable, digital native and upbeat personality of
the brand and resonates with the Millennial and GenZ
audience,” the company said in a statement.
91. Correct Answer: B
The World Bank announced $1.78 billion in assistance to
help relief and recovery efforts following devastating
earthquakes and aftershocks in Turkey that have already
resulted in massive loss of life, injuries, and very
significant damages in and around southeastern Turkey.
92. Correct Answer: C
Tajinderpal Singh Toor, India’s current national record
holder in men’s outside shot put, clinched a gold medal
with a personal indoor best of 19.49 m at the Asian
Indoor Athletics Championships 2023 held in Astana,
Kazakhstan.
93. Correct Answer: A
BD Mishra, a former brigadier of the Indian Army, and
present Governor of Arunachal Pradesh, has been
appointed as the LG of Ladakh amid an ongoing agitation
by Ladakhi people demanding statehood and special
status under the sixth schedule of the constitution.
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94. Correct Answer: C
Eoin Morgan, who led England to their first-ever ICC
Men’s World Cup title in 2019, announced his retirement
from professional cricket recently. Morgan had retired
from international cricket in July last year, following a 16-
year-long career that had begun with Ireland, before he
moved to England.
95. Correct Answer: C
India’s first glass igloo restaurant was launched by the
Kolahoi Green Heights hotel of Gulmarg in north
Kashmir’s Baramulla district. In 2021, the same hotel
built a snow igloo in Gulmarg which was the biggest snow
igloo in Asia that also attracted tourists.
96. Correct Answer: C
For the first time, the Geological Survey of India
identified 5.9 million tonnes of inferred resources (G3) of
lithium, which is used to make electric vehicle (EV)
batteries, at Salal-Haimana in Jammu & Kashmir’s Reasi
district.
97. Correct Answer: A
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a USD
130 million (over Rs 1,072 crore) loan to increase
agricultural productivity and promote horticulture
agribusinesses to raise farmers’ income in Himachal
Pradesh.
98. Correct Answer: D
In a historic order, Tata Group-led carrier Air India has
signed agreements with Airbus SE and Boeing Co for
about 500 new planes worth more than $100 billion at
list prices, a Reuters report said.
99. Correct Answer: A
Akshata Rakshe was announced the winner of Taj Miss
India 2023 at the grand finale of Taj Miss & Mrs India
2023. The ceremony was held at Hotel Sadanand
Regency in Balewadi, Pune.
100. Correct Answer: B
Moldova’s pro-European President Maia Sandu on
February 10, nominated a new prime minister after the
current Natalia Gavrilita resigned and triggered the
government’s collapse in the struggling eastern
European country. Sandu’s choice – her pro-European
security advisor Dorin Recean – is likely to be approved
without hurdles in the country of 2.6 million people
nestled between Romania and Ukraine.
101. Correct Answer: B
India’s first air-conditioned double-decker electric bus
was inducted into the fleet of Mumbai’s Brihanmumbai
Electric Supply and Transport Undertaking (BEST)
transport body in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Switch
Mobility, a subsidiary of automobile manufacturer Ashok
Leyland is the manufacturer of these buses.
102. Correct Answer: B
India’s largest private sector bank HDFC Bank in
partnership with Crunchfish, launched a pilot named
‘OfflinePay’, to test offline digital payments for
merchants and customers under the RBI’s Regulatory
Sandbox Program, known as ‘OfflinePay’.
103. Correct Answer: D
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has
recently elected its new president and vice-president for
the term 2023-24. Aniket Sunil Talati has been elected as
the president and Ranjeet Kumar Agarwal as vice
president of ICAI.
104. Correct Answer: B
The Hyderabad E-Prix was held at India’s first street
circuit, readied around the shores of the Hussain Sagar
lake and by the NTR Gardens. Jean-Eric Vergne of DS
Penkse has won the Indian E-Prix, followed by Envision
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Racing driver’s Nick Cassidy in second and Antonio Felix
Da Costa of Tag Heuer Porsche in third.
105. Correct Answer: C
Wu Yibing became the first man from China to win an
ATP title as he held off home hero John Isner 6-7(4) 7-
6(3) 7-6(12) in a thrilling final to claim the Dallas Open.
Before this, no Chinese man had ever reached a tour level final in the professional era or defeated a top 10
opponent.
106. Correct Answer: A
The first G20 environment and climate sustainability
working Group (ECSWG) meeting was held in Bengaluru
under India’s G20 Presidency. The Ministry of
Environment, Forests, and Climate Change (MoEFCC)
hosted the three-day ECSWG meeting from 9-11
February, 2023.
107. Correct Answer: B
HDFC Bank has executed an agreement to sell its entire
9.95 per cent equity stake held in Softcell Technologies
Global Private Limited (STGPL) at Rs 600.36 per equity
share for a consideration of Rs 9.94 crore.
108. Correct Answer: C
Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh has been sworn in
as the Chief Justice of the High Court of Jammu and
Kashmir and Ladakh. He was administered the oath by
J&K Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha.
109. Correct Answer: A
All-rounder Deepti Sharma recently became the first
Indian cricketer across the men’s and women’s game to
notch 100 wickets in the T20 International. Overall, the
25-year-old became the ninth bowler in the women’s
game to do so.
110. Correct Answer: B
Garuda Aerospace unveiled its latest solar-powered
unmanned reconnaissance aerial J-Glider – SURAJ at the
Aero India 2023 show in Bengaluru. Dr Satheesh Reddy,
former DRDO Chairman and current Principal Scientific
Advisor to the Defence Minister unveiled the drone.
111. Correct Answer: A
Aditi Ashok dominated the Ladies European Tour (LET)
field, winning the Kenya Ladies Open by nine shots. The
Indian golfer bagged her fourth LET title after dominating
the finale.
112. Correct Answer: D
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the new
campus of Aljamea-tus-Saifiyah Arabic Academy at
Marol, Mumbai. Aljamea-tus-Saifiyah is the principal
educational institute of the Dawoodi Bohra Community
113. Correct Answer: C
Indian Railways has introduced two new Vande Bharat
Express trains on the Mumbai-Solapur and Mumbai Sainagar Shirdi routes. This new upgraded version of the
nation’s first indigenous semi-high-speed train will offer
superior comfort and enhanced rail travel experience for
passengers.
114. Correct Answer: C
Union Minister for Electronics and Information
Technology, Ashwini Vaishnaw has launched the Digital
Payments Utsav in New Delhi. Campaign “Digital
Payments Utsav” planned from February 9 to October 9,
2023, in coordination with all stakeholders for the
promotion of Digital Payments across the country
115. Correct Answer: C
World Unani Day is observed on February 11 every year
to commemorate the birth anniversary of social
reformer and renowned Unani scholar Hakim Ajmal
Khan, widely regarded as the pioneer of Unani medicine
in India.
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116. Correct Answer: A
US aerospace major Boeing has announced the launch of
its first global support center (GSC) in India at Gurugram
and also plans to invest in a new logistics center to cater
to its regional customers.
117. Correct Answer: C
The country’s first solid waste-to-hydrogen plant will be
set up in Pune at a cost of over Rs 430 crore. The plant
will be set up by sustainability solutions provider
TheGreenBillions Ltd (TGBL), who has entered into a 30-
year-long agreement with Pune Municipal Corporation
(PMC).
118. Correct Answer: B
In a move that is estimated to generate 2,000 additional
jobs, the Renault-Nissan alliance is investing Rs 5,300
crore in Tamil Nadu to modernise its plant near Chennai.
A memorandum of understanding was signed between
the TN government and Renault-Nissan in the presence
of Chief Minister M K Stalin in Chennai.
119. Correct Answer: A
Chetan Sharma’s second stint as chairman of national
selection committee has ended in around 40 days. The
former India player was forced to resign after a TV sting
showed him talking about India team players and
selection issues that has raked up a controversy.
120. Correct Answer: B
Indian-American Neal Mohan will be the new YouTube
CEO, as current head Susan Wojcicki has announced to
step down after 25 years at the Google-owned company.
Mohan and Wojcicki have worked together for nearly 15
years.
121. Correct Answer: C
Indian Overseas Bank has launched e-Bank Guarantee (e BG) facility in association with National e-Governance
Services Ltd (NeSL). This facility will bring about a
revolutionary change in the banking ecosystem, where
bank guarantee is frequently used in large volumes.
122. Correct Answer: D
Union home minister Amit Shah has recently presented
President’s Colour to Haryana Police at Haryana Police
Academy in Karnal on behalf of President Droupadi
Murmu in recognition of the Haryana Police’s
exceptional service.
123. Correct Answer: C
USA, Mexico and Canada have all earned a spot in the
next edition of the FIFA World Cup in 2026, which the
three nations will be jointly hosting. The 2026 edition will
see an expanded World Cup, with 48 nations competing
instead of 32.
124. Correct Answer: B
Global electricity demand is set to grow at an accelerated
pace and Asia will account for half of the world’s
electricity consumption by 2025, the International
Energy Agency (IEA) has said. More than 70 percent of
the growth in global electricity demand is set to come
from developing economies, led by China, India and
Southeast Asia.
125. Correct Answer: B
The States that have allocated the most money to the
education sector in FY23 are Maharashtra (Rs 80,437
crore), Uttar Pradesh (Rs 75,165 crore), Rajasthan (Rs
49,627 crore), Tamil Nadu (Rs 43,799 crore), and West
Bengal (Rs 43,466 crore).
126. Correct Answer: C
The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) signed a
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian
Institutes of Technology (IIT) Guwahati (Assam), IIT
Gandhinagar (Gujarat), and the National Institute of
Technology (NIT) Calicut (Kozhikode, Kerala) for the
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establishment of “BIS Standardization Chair Professor” at
these institutes.
127. Correct Answer: D
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC)
chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved
the recommendation submitted by the Union Public
Service Commission (UPSC) to appoint Dr Rajeev
Raghuvanshi as new Drug Controller General of India
(DCGI), head of Central Drugs Standard Control
Organization (CDSCO) with effect from the date of his
assumption of charge till his attaining the age of
superannuation on 28th February 2025 or until further
orders.
128. Correct Answer: C
Indian Railways completed the electrification of the
entire Broad Gauge (BG) routes in Uttar Pradesh (UP)
with the electrification of the Subhagpur-Pachperwa BG
route in the North Eastern Railway. This will increase the
region’s rail connection and train speed.
129. Correct Answer: B
Issues concerning ‘corrupt practice’ is dealt with by
Section 123 of the Representation of People’s Act, 1951.
Recently, the Supreme Court observed that no individual
in India cast their votes based on the education
qualifications of the candidate. Therefore, false
information regarding the electoral candidate’s
education qualifications cannot be considered as corrupt
practice.
130. Correct Answer: B
The Mukaab is a new development project that has been
announced by Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince and Prime
Minister Mohammed bin Salman. The ambitious plan
aims to build the largest inner-city building in the world
named ‘The Mukaab’ in Riyadh, the country’s capital. It
aims to develop the world’s largest modern downtown
in Riyadh in line with Saudi Vision 2030.
131. Correct Answer: D
State Bank of India (SBI) has launched a new retail term
deposit scheme with a specific duration and benefits like
a higher interest rate called the Amrit Kalash Deposit.
Interest rate offered in the Amrit Kalash Deposit scheme
is 7.10% for regular citizens, 7.60% for senior citizens.
132. Correct Answer: B
India’s gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to grow
at 6.2 per cent in FY24 as drivers of domestic demand
remain intact amid fears of an impending slowdown,
Morgan Stanley said in a research report released
recently.
133. Correct Answer: D
North India’s first nuclear power plant will come up in
Haryana in the village of Gorakhpur in Fatehabad district,
150 km north of the national capital, said Union Minister
of State for Science and Technology Jitendra Singh.
134. Correct Answer: B
UNICEF India appointed Bollywood star Ayushmann
Khurrana as its National Ambassador. The 38-year-old
actor had earlier served as UNICEF India’s Celebrity
Advocate for ending violence against children and the
broader child rights agenda.
135. Correct Answer: B
Despite a gallant performance by two doubles teams,
India went down to China 2-3 in the semifinals and
settled for bronze in the Badminton Asia Mixed Team
Championship in Dubai.
136. Correct Answer: D
As part of a military-to-military exchange program
between the Indian Army and Uzbekistan Army, the
fourth edition of biennial training Exercise DUSTLIK
(2023) will be conducted from 21 February till 05 March,
2023 in Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand.
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137. Correct Answer: B
Every year, February 20 marks the World Day of Social
Justice across the globe. The main goal of
commemorating this day is to raise a voice against social
injustice and to bring various communities together.
138. Correct Answer: C
The Phase III Program of ‘Sagar Parikrama’ was started
on 19th Feb 2023 from Surat, Gujarat, and ended on 21st
Feb 2023 at Sasson Dock, Mumbai. Union Minister
Parshottam Rupala unveiled the Parikrama aimed at
resolving fishermen’s issues.
139. Correct Answer: A
Indo-US joint exercise, named TARKASH was held in
Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The exercise also included a drill for
tackling chemical and biological attacks by terrorists.
140. Correct Answer: B
India’s first “frozen-lake marathon” was held at Ladakh’s
Pangong Tso at a height of 13,862 feet. The marathon
was named the “Last Run” to highlight the issue of
climate change, officials said.
141. Correct Answer: D
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has appointed
Vikramaditya Singh Khichi, former ED of Bank of Baroda,
on a panel to advise the administrator of crisis-ridden
Anil Ambani-promoted Reliance Capital.
142. Correct Answer: B
The Cabinet Committee on Appointments has appointed
former Union Commerce Secretary and retired civil
servant B.V.R. Subrahmanyam as the Chief Executive
Officer (CEO) of Niti Aayog. He will replace
Parameswaran lyer, who was assigned as the Executive
Director of World Bank.
143. Correct Answer: B
India won gold in the mixed team event of both 10m air
rifle and 10m air pistol at the shooting World Cup in
Cairo. R Narmada Nithin and Rudrankksh Patil, the
reigning air rifle world champion, won the 10m air rifle
mixed team to give India their first gold of the ISSF World
Cup.
144. Correct Answer: B
The Unified Payments Interface (UPI) of India and
PayNow of Singapore will be linked to enable the faster
and cost-efficient transfer of cross-border remittances.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Singapore Prime
Minister Lee Hsien Loong virtually launched this cross border connectivity on February 21, 2023.
145. Correct Answer: C
The joint venture between Anil Agarwal led Vedanta and
manufacturing giant Foxconn has announced that it is
setting up the India’s first semiconductor and display
manufacturing facility in Dholera Special Investment
Region near Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
146. Correct Answer: C
International Mother Language Day is observed globally
on February 21 each year to promote linguistic and
cultural diversity and multilingualism. This year’s theme
is “Multilingual education – a necessity to transform
education”.
147. Correct Answer: B
India and Fiji have signed a memorandum of
understanding (MoU) on visa exemption for holders of
diplomatic and official passports. Under this agreement,
diplomatic and official passport holders will be able to
enter, transit, and stay in each other territories without
a visa for a period not exceeding 90 days.
148. Correct Answer: C
The Union Cabinet has approved the signing of the
memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the
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India and Republic of South Africa for cooperation in the
‘disability sector’. The bilateral MoU would encourage
cooperation between the Department of Empowerment
of Persons with Disabilities, the Government of India and
South Africa through joint initiatives in the disability
sector.
149. Correct Answer: D
Known as ‘Vayulink’, the Indian Air Force has come out
with an innovative solution that would help pilots to deal
with bad weather and also provide them jammer-proof
uninterrupted communication with the base station.
150. Correct Answer: D
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has recently
unveiled Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s bust in India House in
Suva, Fiji where he interacted with a large gathering of
members of the Indian diaspora community, Ministry of
External Affairs statement said