Current Affairs Quiz - January, 2023

1.What is the target for agricultural and processed food products from India for 2022-23?

[A] USD 3.56 billion
[B] USD 13.56 billion
[C] USD 23.56 billion
[D] USD 43.56 billion

2.Which company has partnered with the Spain-based Stark Future SL, in the field of electric motorcycles?

[A] Hero Motorcorp
[B] Eicher Motors
[C] TVS Motors
[D] Honda Motors

3.Which Indian chess player won silver in the World Blitz Chess Championship in Kazakhstan?

[A] Gukesh
[B] Praggnananda
[C] Koneru Humpy
[D] Viswanathan Anand

4.Common Mormon, which was seen in the news recently, belongs to which species?

[A] Snake
[B] Butterfly
[C] Spider
[D] Turtle

5.What is the name of the annual state-level Youth Festival organised in Kerala?

[A] Keralotsavam
[B] Kerala Sahavu
[C] Malayala Manorama
[D] Mallu Magic

6.What is the total investment made by the Department of Science & Technology in the Science and Technology system in 2022-23?

[A] Rs 2002 crore
[B] Rs 4002 crore
[C] Rs 6002 crore
[D] Rs 8002 crore

7.As per the Ministry of Culture, how many centrally protected monuments are missing?

[A] 10
[B] 20
[C] 50
[D] 100

8.Which institution launched its Medium-term Strategy Framework named ‘Utkarsh 2.0’?

[A] ISRO
[B] RBI
[C] DRDO
[D] NITI Aayog

9.Which state launched ‘Didir Suraksha Kawach and Didir Doot’ programmes?

[A] Bihar
[B] West Bengal
[C] Rajasthan
[D] Haryana

10.Which Union Ministry launched a five-pronged energy efficiency plan to become carbon-neutral by 2030?

[A] Ministry of Coal
[B] Ministry of Railways
[C] Ministry of Steel
[D] Ministry of Tourism

11.Which Ministry has been appointed as the nodal ministry for matters relating to online gaming with monetary risks?

[A] Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
[B] Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
[C] Ministry of Home Affairs
[D] Ministry of Finance

12.Which city is the host of the ‘VIRAASAT’ festival organised by the Ministry of Textiles?

[A] Mumbai
[B] Tiruppur
[C] Ahmedabad
[D] New Delhi

13.Which state announced that no rhinos were poached in 2022, the first time since 2000?

[A] West Bengal
[B] Assam
[C] Bihar
[D] Odisha

14.Who is the head of the Committee set up to discuss measures to protect Ladakh’s culture, language and employment?

[A] Jamyang Tsering Namgyal
[B] Amit Shah
[C] Nityanand Rai
[D] RK Mathur

15.Where is the ‘Institute of Mathematical Sciences’ located?

[A] Mumbai
[B] Mysuru
[C] Chennai
[D] Panaji

16.Which state has announced to start the Kalasa Banduri Nala project?

[A] Kerala
[B] Karnataka
[C] West Bengal
[D] Bihar

17.‘Baibhav, Saurav and Gaurav’ are the civilian awards provided by which state?

[A] West Bengal
[B] Assam
[C] Odisha
[D] Jharkhand

18.The Aspirational Block Programme (ABP), which was launched recently, covers how many districts initially?

[A] 100
[B] 200
[C] 500
[D] 1000

19.Which state is set to inaugurate the world’s longest river cruise?

[A] Bihar
[B] Assam
[C] Uttar Pradesh
[D] Uttarakhand

20.Which institution has authorised six fintech entities to test their products under regulatory sandbox scheme?

[A] NITI Aayog
[B] RBI
[C] SEBI
[D] NSE

Current Affairs Quiz – January, 2023