Current Affairs of January 2023

1. Who became the first female president of Peru? 

Ans: Dina Boluarte

 

2. Which state Government had launched the Asia's first Drone delivery hub for easy access to health care?

Ans: Meghalaya

 

3. Which state has announced the establishment of separate Divyang department for the welfare of differently-abled persons?

Ans: Maharashtra

 

4. Who was appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director of Bharatiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Nigam Limited (BHAVINI) at Kalpakkam?

Ans: K.V. Suresh Kumar

 

5. Who was named as the Chairman of the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)?

Ans: K. V. Shaji

 

6. Who was named as the 2022 Time magazine person of the year?

Ans: Volodymyr Zelensky

 

7. Which is the term meaning "a type of behavior which is unapologetically self- indulgent, lazy, slovenly, or greedy, typically in a way that rejects social norms or expectations", that was selected as the Oxford Dictionaries word of the year?

Ans: goblin mode

 

8. Name the first transgender councilor of Delhi Corporation.

Ans: Bobby Kinnar

 

9. Who was the winners of the Jamnalal Bajaj award 2022?

Ans: Nilesh Desai

 

10. What is the rank of India in the world's strongest passport list as per the Passport Index 2022 published by Arton Capital?

Ans: 87

 

11. Which was declared as the first carbon neutral farm in the country?

Ans: Seed farm, Aluva

 

12. Which airport in Kerala has become country's first chartered gateway and fourth airport to operate a private jet terminal?

Ans: Cochin International Airport

 

13. Who has sworn in as the new Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh?

Ans: Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu

 

14. Which is the first state in India to launch its own Climate Change Mission?

Ans: Tamil Nadu

 

15. Which Union Territory has been awarded first prize in the category for Ayushman Bharat health account ID generation?

Ans: Jammu and Kashmir

 

16. What is the theme of the 2022 International Mountain Day?

Ans: Women Move Mountains

 

17. UAE successfully launches first ever Arab-built lunar spacecraft. Which rocket has carried it into the space?  

Ans: SpaceX Falcon 9

 

18. Which International Airport in Goa has been named after former Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar?

Ans: Mopa International Airport

 

19. Who was elected as first woman president of Indian Olympic Association?

Ans: P.T. Usha

 

20. A "Toolkit on Enabling Gender Responsive Urban Mobility and Public Spaces in India" was launched by:

Ans: World Bank

 

21. Which script replaced the Bengali script in the newspapers in Manipur?

Ans: Meitei script

 

22. Name the movement of the Meghalaya government against Tuberculosis that received an award for best practices in controlling the disease.

Ans: Jan Andolan

 

23. Name the project launched Forest by the Kerala department in association with Noolpuzha grama panchayat to root out invasive plants and restore natural forests.

Ans: Vanikaran

 

24. Who was appointed the new Chief Scientist of the World Health Organization (WHO)?

Ans: Dr. Jeremy Farrar

 

25. UIDAI topped the redressal grievance index among all group of ministries, departments and autonomous bodies for the resolution of public grievances in November. The report was published by:

Ans: Administrative Reforms Grievances and Public Department (DARPG)

 

26. Which country will host International Conference Standing with the Ukrainian People'?

Ans: France

 

27. Which country has emerged as the top oil supplier to India replacing Iraq?

Ans: Russia

 

28. Which country has recently passed the Smoke-Free Environments and Regulated Products (Smoking Tobacco) Amendment Bill that aims to end tobacco smoking by 2025?

Ans: New Zealand

 

29. Which bank has launched the Parivartan SmartUp Grants program for social startups in partnership with the Government of India's flagship initiative Startup India'?

Ans: HDFC Bank

 

30. Which city will host the India International Science Festival (IISF)-2022?

Ans: Bhopal

 

31. India-Kazakhstan joint military exercise 'KAZIND 2022' was held in:  

Ans: Umroi, Meghalaya

 

32. Which team has been crowned as the champions of Tennis Premier League 2022?  

Ans: Hyderabad Strikers

 

33. Which will be the first country to auction spectrum for satellite communication?  

Ans: India

 

34. Which country has recently announced a nuclear fusion breakthrough, a historic step towards the promise of 'near -limitless' clean energy?

Ans: U.S.A.

 

35. Which Indian initiative was recognised as one of the top 10 World Restoration Flagships to revive the natural world by the United Nations?

Ans: Namami Gange initiative

 

36. Which city is going to make solar panels mandatory for new homes built after 2025?  

Ans: Tokyo

 

37. Which country has been expelled from the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (UNW)?  

Ans: Iran

 

38. What is the new name given to the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kaam Karyakram (PMKKK) scheme?

Ans: Pradhan Mantri Virasat Ka Samvardhan (PM VIKAS)

 

39. Which Indian Company will be the official partner of the FIH Men's World Cup 2023?  

Ans: Tata Steel

 

40. Name the Indian origin who has become the new Prime Minister of Ireland.

Ans: Leo Varadkar

 

41. Who is the first African American to become the new president of Harvard University?

Ans: Claudine Gay

 

42. Who has been appointed as the Chancellor of Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya, Vadodara?

Ans: Ashwini Vaishnaw

 

43. What is the rank of India in the 2022 Global Food Security Index (GFSI) report released by the British weekly The Economist?

Ans: 68

 

44. Name the mission of NASA, which is the world's first-ever global survey of the Earth's surface water.

Ans: Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) mission

 

45. Who has penned down the book 'The Light We Carry: Overcoming In Uncertain Times'?

Ans: Michelle Obama

 

46. Which state government makes Aadhaar a must for all of its schemes?

Ans: Tamil Nadu

 

47. Which athlete from Kerala was nominated to the panel of vice chairperson in the upper house of the Parliament?

Ans: P.T. Usha

 

48. Name India's first Green Steel Brand, which was manufactured by using renewable energy resources.

Ans: KALYANI FeRRESTA

 

49. Which country had recently agreed to utilize the Indian Rupee (INR) to facilitate international trade?

Ans: Sri Lanka

 

50. Name the fifth Scorpene submarine of Project-75 Kalvari Class submarines delivered to the Indian Navy.  

Ans: Vagir

 

51. Which Union Territory topped the Social Progress Index (SPI) released by the Institute for Competitiveness and Social Progress Imperative?

Ans: Puducherry

 

52. Name the BSF veteran and hero of the 1971 India -Pakistan War at Rajasthan's Longewala post.

Ans: Bhairon Singh Rathore

 

53. The first-ever Tribal Winter Festival was held in:

Ans: Bandipora, Jammu & Kashmir

 

54. Which Indian city gets the country's first Infantry Museum?

Ans: Indore

 

55. Who was appointed as the Chairperson of the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB)?

Ans: Dinesh Kumar Shukla

 

56. Which has become the only University in India to get an A grade with 3.85 points by NAAC?

Ans: Guru Nanak Dev University

 

57. Which state has launched the 'Orunodoi' scheme aimed at providing financial security to financially disadvantaged families?

Ans: Assam

 

58. Name the first of the eight indigenously-built anti-submarine Warfare shallow watercraft of the Indian Navy that made its first contact with the water recently.

Ans: Arnala

 

59. Which track from Indian Movie has been shortlisted in the Best Original Song Category of the 2023 Oscar Awards?

Ans: 'Naatu Naatu' from RRR

 

60. Which team has won the T20 World Cup for the Blind?  

Ans: India

 

61. Which country has recently provided its key patriot Missile Defence System to Ukraine?

Ans: USA

 

62. Which state has recently approved industrial status for the tourism sector in the state?  

Ans: Assam

 

63. The first Rohini Nayyar prize for outstanding contribution to rural development was awarded to:

Ans: Sethrichem Sangtam

 

64. Which country will host the Club Football World Cup in February 2023? Ans: Morocco

 

65. Which state will host India's first-ever World Table Tennis (WTT) series?

Ans: Goa

 

66. Which country has passed a new transgender law that allows anyone above 16 can change their gender?

Ans: Spain

 

67. Name the first bilateral air combat exercise conducted by India and Japan in 2023.  

Ans: Veer Guardian 23

 

68. Who are the winners of the Rabindranath Tagore Literary Prize 2021-22?

Ans: Sudeep Sen and Shobhana Kumar

 

69. Who has become the new Prime minister of Nepal?

Ans: Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachand

 

70. Which Municipal Council in Uttar Pradesh was renamed to Chauri-Chaura Municipal Council to commemorate 100-years of the Chauri -Chaura incident?

Ans: Mundera Bazar

 

71. Which has become first complete library constituency in India?

Ans: Dharmadam, Kerala

 

72. Name the insurgent group in Manipur that had signed a Peace Agreement with and Manipur Central Government.

Ans: Zeliangrong United

 

73. Which organization has recently carried out a pan -India's Financial Literacy and Inclusion survey to evaluate digital banking awareness and knowledge among the country's rural and urban population?

Ans: Reserve Bank of India

 

74. Who has been selected for the first KR Gouri Amma national award instituted by the K.R. Gouri Amma Foundation?

Ans: Aleida Guevara

 

75. Who has authored the book titled 'Forks in the Road: My Days at RBI and Beyond'?  

Ans: C. Rangarajan

 

76. World Class Kayaking Canoeing Academy in Uttarakhand is to be set up

at: Ans: Tehri

 

77. Who has inaugurated the First Bekal International Beach Festival?

Ans: Pinarayi Vijayan

 

78. Which institute in India has won Wharton-QS Reimagine Education Awards 2022?

Ans: IIT Madras

 

79. Who has awarded Atal Samman Award for his excellence in field of science and research?

Ans: Prabhu Chandra Mishra

 

80. ÎNCOVACC' is the world's first Intranasal vaccine for COVID-19 developed by:  

Ans: Bharat Biotech

 

81. Name India-assisted 720 Megawatts Hydroelectric Power Project that has been recently handed to Druk Green Power Corporation in Bhutan.

Ans: Mangdechhu

 

82. Who was sworn-in as Israel's prime minister for a sixth time?

Ans: Benjamin Netanyahu

 

83. Which state assembly has passed the Lokayukta Bill 2022, that brings the chief minister and council of ministers under the ambit of the anti-corruption ombudsman?

Ans: Maharashtra

 

84. Name the autobiography of Brazilian football legend Edson Arantes do Nascimento, famously called Pele.

Ans: Pele: The Autobiography

 

85. As per the Performance of Information Commission report of Satark Nagrik Sangathan, which state Information Commission has the lowest performance of responsiveness under the RTI Act concerned?

Ans: Tamil Nadu

 

86. India's second longest cable -stayed eight-lane opens in:  

Ans: Goa

 

87. Which Women's Hockey U-18 team has won Khelo India Youth Games 2022?  

Ans: Haryana

 

88. Name the first pope in 600 years to resign who has passed away recently.

Ans: Pope Benedict XVI

 

89. Name the program aimed to boost scientific research in priority healthcare research areas through Ayurveda colleges and hospitals.

Ans: SMART

 

90. Which country has switched to the euro and entered Europe's passport-free zone?

Ans: Croatia