Current Affairs of February 2023

1. Who was the chairman of the High Powered Committee to discuss measures for the protection of Ladakh's unique culture, language and employment?

Ans: Nityanand Rai

 

2. Name the national apex body which is going to be established as per the National Geospatial Policy, 2022.

Ans: Geospatial Data Promotion and Committee Development

 

3. Name the programme launched by India Accelerator that fosters and co-innovates with India's start-up ecosystem.

Ans: i3 Launchpad

 

4. Who has been appointed as the MD and CEO of BSE Limited?

Ans: Sundararaman Ramamurthy

 

5. Name the project launched by the Supreme Court of India to provide free access to about 34,000 judgements of SC to lawyers, law students and the common public.

Ans: Electronic Supreme Court Reports (E-SCR)

 

6. Who penned the book 'Ambedkar: A Life'?

Ans: Shashi Tharoor

 

7. Recently inaugurated Siyom Bridge is located in:

Ans: Arunachal Pradesh

 

8. NTPC Launches India's First Green Hydrogen Blending Operation in: 

Ans: Surat

 

9. The 108th edition of the Indian Science Congress (ISC), was organised at:

Ans: Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University

 

10. Who has become the first Woman Officer to be deployed at the World's Highest Battlefield, Siachen?  

Ans: Capt. Shiva Chouhan

 

11. Who is the new Secretary General of the Asian Pacific Postal Union (APPU)?

Ans: Dr. Vinaya Prakash Singh

 

12. Name the second satellite launched by the Bengaluru based space start-up Digantara on SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket.

Ans: Pushan-Alpha

 

13. World's First Palm-Leaf Manuscript Museum was opened in:

Ans: Thiruvananthapuram

 

14. Who has become the first Woman Cricketer to get a Bronze Statue at Sydney Cricket Ground?

Ans: Belinda Clark

 

15. Which city will host India's first ABB FIA Formula E World Championship Race?

Ans: Hyderabad

 

16. National Genome Editing & Training Centre was located at:  

Ans: Mohali, Punjab

 

17. Name India's largest hockey stadium located at Rourkela, Odisha.

Ans: Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium

 

18. The report 'Working Time and Work-Life Balance Around the World' were published by:

Ans: International Labour Organization

 

19. Name the medium-Term Strategy Framework for the period 2023-2025 launched by the RBI.

Ans: Utkarsh 2.0

 

20. Name India's First Festival of Inclusion held in Goa.

Ans: Purple Fest: Celebrating Diversity

 

21. Name India's first hydrogen -powered trains introduced on narrow gauge heritage lines.  

Ans: Vande Metro trains

 

22. Name the book authored by the Chief Minister of Assam Himanta Biswa Sarma, which chronicles the daily activities during his first year of his tenure as CM.

Ans: Mukhyamantrir Diary 1

 

23. Name India's largest student run festival begins at IIT Madras.

 

Ans: Saarang 2023

 

24. Which country is adopting Punjabi as the newest language after the 2021 census?

Ans: Australia

 

25 Which government has recently announced the extension of its Immigration Policy known as 'Title 42'?

Ans: U.S.A

 

26. Name the Kerala Government project recognised as the best practices model at the National Conference on Micro Small and Medium Enterprises.

Ans: Year of Enterprises

 

27. Which Indian State has kicked itself into the Guinness Book of World Records by taking 4,500 penalty kicks in 12 hours?

Ans: Kerala

 

28. Name the Indian-American space expert who was appointed as the chief technologist of NASA.

Ans: AC Charania

 

29. Who has penned down his Memoir titled 'Spare'?

Ans: Prince Harry

 

30. Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has recently inaugurated the School of Logistics, Waterways and Communication in:

Ans: Agartala

 

31. Who has authored the book 'Revolutionaries- The Other Story of How India Won Its Freedom’?

Ans: Sanjeev Sanyal

 

32. India's First Centre of Excellence in Online Gaming to be set up in:

Ans: Shillong

 

33. Name the British linguist and educator who specialised in Dravidian languages, passed away recently.

Ans: Ronald E. Asher

 

34. Which is the Fast Patrol Vessel designed, built, and delivered by Garden Reach

Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd. to Indian Coastal Guard?

Ans: ICG Kamla Devi

 

35. Name the surveillance drone launched by Garuda Aerospace.

Ans: Droni

 

36. Which start-up has developed India's First 5G-enabled Drone named Skyhawk?

Ans: IG Drones

 

37. Name the platform launched by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry to

facilitate mentorship for start -ups across diverse sectors, and geographies.

Ans: MAARG

 

38. The opening ceremony of the Men's Hockey World Cup, 2023 was held at:

Ans: Barabati Stadium, Cuttack

 

39. Name the World's Longest River Cruise.

Ans: MV Ganga Vilas

 

40. Who was crowned 71st Miss Universe 2022?

Ans: R'Bonney Gabriel

 

41. Which country is going to launch the world's first agriculture-focused satellite AgriSAT-1/ZA 008?

Ans: South Africa

 

42. Renew Power has announced the installation of India's first 3x-platform wind turbine generators at:

Ans: Gadag, Karnataka

 

43. What is the theme for the National Science Day 2023?

Ans: Global Science for Global Wellbeing

 

44. As per the revised list issued by the Reserve Bank of India how many accredited Credit Rating agencies are there for the purpose of assigning risk weight to assets for capital adequacy purposes by the banks?

Ans: Six

 

45. Name the social media platforms launched by the Hockey India to became the first National Sports Federation to enter the world of metaverse.

Ans: Hockey verse

 

46. Which plant was recently included in the list of protected plants under Schedule III of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change?

Ans: Neelakurinji

 

47. Who was the author of the book titled 'Odalam Vanga'?

Ans: Ma. Subramanian

 

48. Name India's first national assessment regulator released by NCERT.

 

Ans: PARAKH

 

49. Which has become the first constitution-literate district in India?

Ans: Kollam

 

50. Name the scheme of the Ministry of Minority Affairs to provide interest subsidies on education loans for overseas studies for students belonging to minority communities, which was discontinued recently. 

Ans: Padho Pardesh

 

51. Who was conferred with Federal Bank Literary Award 2022 for his autobiography 'Oranweshanathinte Katha'?  

Ans: K. Venu

 

52. Which film has bagged the Golden Kailasha Award in Ajanta-Ellora Film Festival?

Ans: Naanera

 

53. Who has become the youngest player in ODI history to score a double hundred?

Ans: Shubman Gill

 

54. Which union territory was declared as a 'Free Area' for purposes of the Prevention and Control of Infectious and Contagious Diseases in Animals Act 2009?

Ans: Jammu and Kashmir

 

55. Which has become India's first Micro Category Drone with DGCA Type Certification?

Ans: Asteria's A200

 

56. The annual report titled 'State Finances: A Study of Budgets of 2022-23' was published by:

Ans: Reserve Bank of India

 

57. According to 'Survival of the Richest: The India story' report, the richest 1% in India now own more than 40% of the country's total wealth. The report was published by:  

Ans: Oxfam International

 

58. The first new exoplanet named LHS 475 b was discovered by:

Ans: James Webb Space Telescope

 

59. Name the second edition of Hackathon organized by the Indian Army.

Ans: Sainya Ranakshetram 2.0

 

60. Which country will host the Global Tourism Investors Summit 2023?

Ans: India

 

61. The World Employment and Social Outlook: Trends 2023 (WESO Trends) was released by:

Ans: International Labour Organization

 

62. Which country has assumed the presidency of the 13th assembly of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)?

Ans: India

 

63. Name the rare species of duck locally known as Sadangman, which was recently sighted in Manipur's Loktak lake after a gap of over 90 years.

Ans: Greater Scaup

 

64. As per the World Bank's Global Economic Prospects report, which country has South Asia's Weakest Economy? 

Ans: Pakistan

 

65. Which bank has bagged the Best Small Bank award in the BT-KPMG Best Banks survey for the year 2022?  

Ans: Tamilnad Mercantile Bank Limited

 

66. The 'world's first' generic Palbociclib tablets indicated for advanced breast cancer therapy were launched by:  

Ans: MSN Group

 

67. Which has become the first union territory in India to completely switch to a digital method of administration?  

Ans: Jammu & Kashmir

 

68. Which state allows 60 days of maternity leave for female students?

Ans: Kerala

 

69. Name the report published by the World Health Organization to monitor global progress towards the 2023 target for the global elimination of industrially produced Trans-Fatty Acids.  

Ans: Countdown to 2023

 

70. Which virus is capable of surviving low temperatures, hence referred to as a 'winter vomiting bug'?

Ans: Nora Virus

 

71. Name the monthly journal from CSIR-NIS CPR, which has brought out a special issue on the theme, Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) and its Complications'.

Ans: Indian Journal of Biochemistry and Biophysics (IJBB)

 

72. Which space agency is developing bimodal nuclear propulsion that could enable transits to Mars in just 45 days?

Ans: NASA

 

73. Name the Geneva-based particle physics laboratory that has shortened runs due to the energy crisis fueled by the Russia-Ukraine war.  

Ans: CERN

 

74. Which is the Digitise Universal Immunisation Programme launched by the government of India after Co-Win?

Ans: U-WIN

 

75. Name the Inland Water Vessel powered by Methanol blended Diesel (MD15) launched as a part of India Energy Week 2023.

Ans: S.B. Gangadhar

 

76. What is the theme of the 13th National Voters Day celebrated on 25th January 2023?

Ans: Nothing Like Voting, I Vote for Sure

 

77. Which country is going to commercialise World's First Photonic-based Quantum Computer?

Ans: Canada

 

78. Which railway station has been awarded the 'Green Railway Station Certification' with the highest Platinum rating by the Indian Green Building Council?

Ans: Visakhapatnam railway station

 

79. Who becomes the 41st Prime Minister of New Zealand after the resignation of Jacinda Ardern?

Ans: Chris Hipkins

 

80. Name the first stressed asset acquired by the National Asset Reconstruction Company Limited (NARCL) from lenders led by IDBI Bank.

Ans: Jaypee Infratech

 

81. Name the indigenous mobile operating system developed in India.

Ans: BharOS

 

82. Which country has nominated Julie Turner as Human Rights Envoy to North Korea?

Ans: U.S.A.

 

83. Name the river across which china is building a dam near the Indian-Nepali-Chinese border trijunction.

Ans: Mabja Zangbo

 

84. Who has won ICC's Men's T20 International Cricketer of the Year award? 

Ans: Suryakumar Yadav

 

85. Name the Indian independence and Gandhian social activist from Kerala who won Padma Shri award in 2023.

Ans: V. P. Appukutta Poduval

 

86. Who was the chief guest for the 2023 Republic Day celebrations in India?

Ans: Abdel Fattah El-Sisi

 

87. Name the decommissioned nuclear power plant in Japan, that plans to start flushing 1.25 million tonnes of wastewater into the Pacific Ocean.

Ans: Fukushima

 

88. Name the trading strategy based on the expectation that the price of the security will fall.

Ans: Short selling or shorting

 

89. Which country will become the second in the world to start the 'trade-plus-one' (T+1) settlement cycle in top-listed securities?

Ans: India

 

90. Name the village in Nagaland in which the Orange Festival has been organized recently.

Ans: Rusoma