Current Affairs Quiz - January, 2023
1. Which state’s women’s U-18 team won the Khelo India Youth Games 2022?
[A] Kerala
[B] Haryana
[C] Telangana
[D] Punjab
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Correct Answer: B [Haryana]
Notes:
Hockey Haryana’s women’s team won the Khelo India Youth Games 2022 Women’s Under 18 Qualifiers after defeating Madhya Pradesh in the final at Bhubaneswar.
In the final match, Pooja and Gurmail Kaur scored a goal each for Haryana. Odisha stepped up to claim third place after beating Hockey Jharkhand.
2. Zuari Bridge, the second largest cable-stayed bridge in India, is located in which state/UT?
[A] Arunachal Pradesh
[B] Punjab
[C] Goa
[D] Jammu and Kashmir
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Correct Answer: C [Goa]
Notes:
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari inaugurated the first phase of a new bridge on the Zuari River which will improve connectivity between North Goa and South Goa.
Zuari Bridge is the second largest cable-stayed bridge in India, behind Mumbai’s Bandra-Worli sea link. The bridge is part of a Rs 2,530 crore road project covering a distance of 13.2 kilometres between Bambolim and Verna villages in Goa. Dilip Buildcon is constructing the new Zuari bridge.
3. 119 million year old skeleton of ‘Confuciusornis shifan’ bird has been found in which country?
[A] India
[B] Australia
[C] China
[D] Argentina
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Correct Answer: C [China]
Notes:
A new species of confuciusornithid bird being named ‘Confuciusornis shifan’ has been identified from a complete skeleton found in northeastern China.
The bird lived in present-day China during the Early Cretaceous epoch, some 119 million years ago. Confuciusornithidae is a clade of Early Cretaceous pygostylian birds and represents the earliest known toothless, beaked birds.
4. As per the Ministry of Culture, how many centrally protected monuments are missing?
[A] 10
[B] 20
[C] 50
[D] 100
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Correct Answer: C [50]
Notes:
According to a submission made in Parliament by the Ministry of Culture, 50 of India’s 3,693 centrally protected monuments are missing.
The missing monuments include 11 that were in Uttar Pradesh, two each in Delhi and Haryana. The list also included monuments in Assam, West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. As per the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), 14 of these monuments have been lost to rapid urbanisation, 12 are submerged by reservoirs or dams, and the locations of remaining 24 are untraceable.
5. Which institution developed the Bharat Interface for Money (BHIM) app?
[A] RBI
[B] NPCI
[C] SEBI
[D] NASSCOM
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Correct Answer: B [NPCI]
Notes:
Bharat Interface for Money (BHIM) was launched on 30 December 2016 in India. The payment application was indigenously developed by National Payment Corporation of India (NPCI). ·
The app lets users make simple and quick transactions using Unified Payments Interface (UPI). In November 2022, National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) announced the launch of BHIM App open source license model. Recently, the sixth anniversary of BHIM app was celebrated.
6. 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
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Correct Answer: B [Ministry of Railways]
Notes:
The Union Railways Ministry has rolled out a five-pronged energy efficiency plan to become carbon-neutral by 2030.
The policy is broadly focuses on five action points namely sustainable buildings, cloud-based data monitoring and management portal, energy efficiency in equipment and appliances, power quality and restoration, and capacity building and awareness.
7. What is the total volume of Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transactions in December 2022?
[A] 282 lakh
[B] 282 crore
[C] 782 lakh
[D] 782 crore
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Correct Answer: D [782 crore]
Notes:
In December, 782 crore transactions in volume terms were done on the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) platform, as per the Department of Financial Services.
UPI payments have touched record high of ₹12.82 lakh crore in December. The platform was launched in 2016. In November, as many as 730 crore transactions worth ₹11.90 lakh crore took place via UPI.
8. Mohamed Irfaan Ali, who is a recipient of Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award, is the President of which country?
[A] Israel
[B] Guyana
[C] Ukraine
[D] UAE
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Correct Answer: B [Guyana]
Notes:
President Mohamed Irfaan Ali, the ninth President of Guyana, is one among the 21 recipients of the 17th Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award (PBSA).
He will also be the Chief Guest at the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention will be held this time in Indore. US-based businessman Darshan Singh Dhaliwal, and DSB Group CEO Piyush Gupta are among 21 recipients.
9. ‘Starlink’ is a satellite internet constellation designed and manufactured by which company?
[A] Amazon
[B] SpaceX
[C] Blue Origin
[D] Apple
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Correct Answer: B [SpaceX]
Notes:
Starlink is a satellite internet constellation designed and manufactured by SpaceX to provide high-speed internet to people living in remote locations. SpaceX launched the first batch of a new generation of 54 Starlink satellites into orbit aboard the Falcon 9 rocket.
The The touchdown of the Falcon 9 first stage marked a successful end to SpaceX’s 60th launch of SpaceX in 2022, nearly doubling the record of 31 launches made in 2021.
10. Which city is the host of the ‘VIRAASAT’ festival organised by the Ministry of Textiles?
[A] Mumbai
[B] Tiruppur
[C] Ahmedabad
[D] New Delhi
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Correct Answer: D [New Delhi]
Notes:
The second phase of the Sari Festival ‘VIRAASAT’- celebrating 75 hand-woven Saris of India is hosted at Handloom Haat, Janpath, New Delhi.
The Ministry of Textiles is organizing the festival, while the first phase was held in December 2022. Handloom saris drawn from several exotic locations of India including Jamdani, Ikat, Pochampally, Chanderi, Lalitpuri and Patola are on display and sale at the exhibition.
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