Current Affairs Quiz - January, 2023

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The 16th edition of Auto Expo 2023- Components Show is scheduled from January 12 to 15, in New Delhi and over 800 companies from 15 countries will participate in the Auto Expo.
India’s Component industry witnessed a growth of nearly 35% to Rs 2.65 lakh crore in first-half of the year, due to domestic demand from the passenger vehicles segment. It is jointly organised by Automotive Component Manufacturers Association of India (ACMA), Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM).

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The Uttar Pradesh government has launched a statewide 100-day ‘UP Global City’ campaign, ahead of the upcoming Global Investors Summit and G20 summit.
The campaign will focus on urban facilities, improving air quality, better cleanliness, and proper disposal of garbage among others.

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Delhi government is set to launch a new mobility card for commuters to pay fares electronically on both buses and the metro.
Delhi Transport department issued a notice inviting a tender for the project. The cards are part of the National Common Mobility Card (NCMC), which enables passengers from any part of the country to use NCMC-compliant RuPay debit card for travel.

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An Anthropological study conducted in rural China revealed that women worked much harder than men, and contributed most of the fruits of this labour to their families.
As per the study, women walked on average just over 12,000 steps per day, while men walked just over 9,000 steps. It also found that individuals who disperse at marriage to live away from their kin have higher workloads than those who stay with their natal families.

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As per a data by the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE), Gujarat and Rajasthan are the top Indian states in the area of investments.
Both the states were successful in attracting investments from both domestic and international businesses. Fresh investments worth Rs 3.98 trillion were announced for Gujarat during 2021-22 while Rajasthan attracted new investments worth Rs 2.37 trillion.

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The Union Cabinet approved a ₹2,600 crore scheme for promoting RuPay debit cards and low-value BHIM-UPI transactions.
Under the scheme, banks will be provided financial incentives for promoting Point of Sale (PoS) and e-commerce transactions using RuPay and UPI in the current financial year.

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Odisha’s State Transport Authority (STA) announced severe penalties against vehicles without High Security Registration Plates (HSRP).
In case the vehicle is not affixed with HSRP within the scheduled date mentioned above, e-challan will be issued against the offending vehicle of a fine of Rs 5,000 or Rs 10,000 under Section 192 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.

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Meta announced a strategic partnership with the Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA) to upskill more than 3000 auto dealers across India.
Under the ‘Move with Meta’ program, the company aims to enable thousands of auto dealers across the country to reach consumers digitally. FADA currently represents 15,000 auto dealers across the country.

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Australia and Papua New Guinea pledged to clinch a new security treaty within four months, also to tackle the threat of climate change.
Australia’s President Anthony Albanese became the first foreign leader to address the Papua New Guinea parliament. The agreement comes amid China’s ongoing attempts to increase its influence in the Pacific region.

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Vidisha, an aspirational district of Madhya Pradesh became the first ever district in India for on ground deployment of innovative 5G use cases offered by startups.
It is a joint initiative by Vidisha District Administration and Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT), Department of Telecommunications (DoT). DoT is pioneering the ‘5G use case promotional pilot’ for deploying 5G/4G/IoT innovative solutions of Startups & SMEs at Vidisha.