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1) National Girl Child Day is observed on 24th January Every Year. It was first observed on which among the following year?
(a) 2005
(b) 2006
(c) 2007
(d) 2008
(e) 2010
2) International Day of Education is observed on which among the following day in January?
(a) 21stJanuary
(b) 22ndJanuary
(c) 23rdJanuary
(d) 24thJanuary
(e) 25thJanuary
3) The Center for Public Interest Litigation (CPIL) and the Software Freedom Law Centre (SFLC) flagged what they said was ______________ of Indian citizens by the Government
(a) Normalized Surveillance
(b) Periodic Surveillance
(c) Public Surveillance
(d) Strict Surveillance
(e) Generalized Surveillance
4) As per the data released by the Finance Ministry, Atal Pension Yojana logs ________ million enrolments in a calendar year
(a) 5
(b) 10
(c) 15
(d) 18
(e) 20
5) To provide a modicum of consumption booster PM-KISAN handout to be raised to Rs __________ from Rs 6,000 per year
(a)8000 Rupees
(b) 10000 Rupees
(c) 12000 Rupees
(d) 14000 Rupees
(e) 16000 Rupees
6) Prime Minister Narendra Modi names 21 Largest Islands in which among the following Union Territory after 21 Indian Heroes?
(a) Chandigarh
(b) Ladakh
(c) Jammu and Kashmir
(d) Andaman and Nicobar
(e) Lakshadweep
7) Mr. Abdel Fattah El-Sisi will be the chief guest at India’s Republic Day celebrations. He is the President of which among the following country?
(a) Oman
(b) UAE
(c) Saudi Arabia
(d) Iraq
(e) Egypt
8) Which Country is planning to shut down Europe’s largest gas field in October 2023 due to Dangerous Sign?
(a) Spain
(b) Sweden
(c) Netherlands
(d) England
(e) Italy
9) Which State Government in India plans to rent out drones to Low-Income farmers to spray fertilizers?
(a) Telangana
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Kerala
(d) Gujarat
(e)Andhra Pradesh
10) Securities and Exchange Board of India has recently Introduced Information Database on which among the following Bonds?
(a) Municipal Bond
(b) Corporate Bonds
(c) Government Bonds
(d) Agency Bonds
(e) Green Bonds
11) As per recent news, Which Social Media Giant planning to release a higher-priced subscription plan with no ads?
(a) Instagram
(b) Twitter
(c) Meta
(d) Snapchat
(e) Koo
12) As per the recent report, the trade deficit in the first eight months of the year is ___________ billion less than indicated by adding up the monthly preliminary estimates.
(a) $ 2 billion
(b) $ 4 billion
(c) $ 6 billion
(d) $ 8 billion
(e) $ 10 billion
13) As per a recent finance report, Foreign investors pulled out a net amount of Rs ___________ crore this month so far on attractive Chinese markets
(a) Rs 15,236 crores
(b)Rs 25,236 crores
(c) Rs 35,236 crores
(d)Rs 45,236 crores
(e)Rs 55,236 crores
14) Which among the following Mobile manufacturing company becomes the First Company to Export Phones Worth $1 Billion in the Month of December?
(a) Apple
(b) Samsung
(c) Motorola
(d) Oppa
(e) Vivo
15) As per recent report,fertiliser majors in India sign MoUs with Morocco’s OCP group for ____________ MT import of soil nutrients
(a) 1.75 MT
(b) 2.75 MT
(c) 3.75 MT
(d) 4.75 MT
(e) 5.75 MT
16) Mr. Chris Hipkins of the Labour Party is all to become the next prime minister of which among the following country?
(a) Australia
(b) New Zealand
(c) Canada
(d) Switzerland
(e) South Africa
17) As per the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC), IAS officer Mr. Vikram Dev Dutt was appointed as the new director general of which organisation?
(a)Khadi and Village Industries Commission
(b)National Small Industries Corporation
(c) Union Public Service Commission
(d) Directorate General of Civil Aviation
(e) India Post
18) Indian Navy to commission fifth Kalvari class submarine ‘Vagir’ that was built by which shipyards?
(a)Mazagon Dock Limited, Mumbai
(b) Cochin Shipyard Limited, Kochi
(c)Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers, Kolkata
(d)Hindustan Shipyard Limited, Visakhapatnam
(e) Goa Shipyard Limited
19) India’s 1st intranasal Covid vaccine to be launched on Republic Day 2023. This was manufactured by _______________–.
(a) Bharat Biotech
(b) Serum Institute of India
(c) Panacea Biotech Ltd
(d) GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals
(e) Bharat Serums and Vaccines Limited
20) Mr.Harjeet Singh Arora passed away. He was the former Vice Chairman of _________
(a) Defence Staff
(b) Air Staff
(c) Naval Staff
(d) DRDO
(e) Indian Railways
Answers :
1) Answer: D
National Girl Child Day 2023 is observed on the 24th of January 2023.
The Ministry of Women and Child Development of the Government of India established National Girl Child Day in 2008, marking the beginning of the day’s history.
Children who are girls regularly experience discrimination and injustice in Indian society.
They are frequently denied the opportunity to further their education and are required to help out around the house starting at a very young age.
The government aims to convey the urgent need to treat female children equally and give them the opportunities they rightfully deserve through Girl Child Day.
2) Answer: D
International Day of Education 2023 is observed on the 24th of January 2023
The International Day of Education was declared by the UN General Assembly in December 2018 to honor education and think about how crucial learning is to progress and peace.
Each of us has a responsibility to advance high-quality education.
Institutions are not the only ones that can impart knowledge.
Access to education, which most of us probably take for granted, can help many people escape poverty and open the door to a bright future.
Statistics provided by UNESCO indicate that an estimated 258 million youngsters are not enrolled in school.
The situation is worse for marginalized groups, people who reside in more unequal regions, and citizens of developing nations.
3) Answer: E
The Center for Public Interest Litigation (CPIL) and the Software Freedom Law Centre (SFLC) flagged what they said was “generalized surveillance” of Indian citizens by the Government, in an ongoing case before the Delhi High Court.
The Internet Service Providers Association of India (ISPAI) said that the government has ordered us to provide all the traffic which goes through the internet to their [Centralised] Monitoring System (CMS).“
Mr. Bhushan was referring to a regulatory submission that was obtained from the Department of Telecommunications in November 2022, where the ISPAI admitted that broadband providers “are mandated to connect their systems to the CMS facility”, and that “law enforcement agencies are provided the facility for on-line and real-time monitoring of traffic.”
4) Answer: B
The Atal Pension Yojana (APY) targeted towards unorganized sector workers — saw the highest-ever takers in 2022 with enrolments rising 36 percent.
The figure crossed 10 million for the first time in a calendar year, data released by the finance ministry showed.
The number of enrolments in 2022 rose to 12.5 million from 9.2 million in 2021.
The enrolments in 2022 grew by 81 percent compared to the pre-pandemic year of 2019, when 6.9 million subscribers had enrolled for the pension scheme. A Pension Fund Regulatory & Development Authority (PFRDA) official said the high enrolment was because of the automation done for easy onboarding of APY subscribers.
Aadhaar-enabled enrollment, paperless onboarding, and close working with other stakeholders have enabled PFRDA to achieve this number.
PFRDA regularly holds consultations with public sector banks (PSBs), the department of financial services, state-level bankers committees, and lead district managers to review and improve the implementation of APY across the country
5) Answer: A
The Centre may enhance the income support to farmers under the PM-KISAN scheme to Rs. 8,000 from Rs. 6,000/year, in the upcoming Budget as it seeks to provide a modicum of consumption booster, despite the budgetary focus on macroeconomic stability.
An increase of Rs. 2,000 per farmer would entail an annual additional cost of around Rs. 22,000 crores to the government.
The enhancement in the PM-KISAN amount could be for a year and be reviewed thereafter.
Even though there were suggestions for doubling the amount, the government’s focus on curbing revenue expenditure and inflationary pressures could limit the increment
Under Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) launched in February 2019, `6000 is annually transferred to each farmer’s direct benefit transfer (DBT)-linked bank account in three equal installments, irrespective of their land holdings.
The number of beneficiaries has crossed 110 million from 31 million at the beginning of the scheme.
6) Answer: D
Prime Minister Narendra Modi named the 21 largest unnamed islands of Andaman and Nicobar Islands after Param Vir Chakra awardees in a ceremony on the occasion of Parakram Diwas.
PM Modi also unveiled the model of the National Memorial dedicated to Netaji to be built on Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Dweep, earlier known as Ross Islands.
Home Minister Amit Shah was also present at the ceremony in Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
The largest unnamed island was named after the first Param Vir Chakra awardee, Major Somnath Sharma, who lost his life in action on November 3, 1947, while fighting Pakistani infiltrators near Srinagar Airport.
7) Answer: E
President of Egypt Mr. Abdel Fattah El-Sisi will be the chief guest at India’s Republic Day celebrations on 26 January 2023.
This is the first time that the President of the Arab Republic of Egypt will be the Chief Guest on our Republic Day.
Also, this is the 1st first time India has invited a foreign dignitary to the event after the gap of the last two years due to the coronavirus pandemic.
In 2020, Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who won the last elections to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in October, was the chief guest.
Key Highlights :
The year 2022 marks the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations between India and Egypt.
Egypt has been invited as a ‘Guest Country’ during India’s Presidency of G20 in 2022-23.
8) Answer: C
The Netherlands plans to close Europe’s largest gas field, Groningen in October 2023 because it is “very dangerous” to continue to manage it.
This was stated by Hans Vijlbrief, state secretary for mining, who is responsible for the earthquake-prone Groningen gas field.
The Dutch government plans to close the earthquake-prone Groningen gas field by Oct. 1, 2023, but will monitor to see if there’s a gas shortage in Europe after this winter & if needed, it could remain operating until October 2024.
The gasfield, located in Netherlands’ northeast region close to the German border, has only been producing a fraction of its capacity.
About Groningen gas field:
The Groningen gas field opened in 1963.
With an estimated 2,740 billion cubic meters of recoverable natural gas, it is the largest natural gas field in Europe and one of the largest in the world.
9) Answer: B
The Government of Rajasthan will provide drones on rent to the low-income farmers of Rajasthan to help them in spraying fertilizers and pesticides.
Around 1,500 drones will be made available at custom hiring centers by the state government in two years.
In conventional agricultural practices, pesticides are sprayed either manually or with the help of tractor-mounted sprayers where high quantities of pesticides and water are used and where a sizable portion of spray goes waste in the environment.
Advantages of drones in Agriculture:
The drones will provide farmers with the facility of spraying chemicals in a large agricultural area in less time and at a limited cost, as well as monitor the crop.
Drone-based spray requires less quantity of water, as well as pesticides, due to better application and bio-efficiency.
70 to 80% of water can be saved by spraying with drones as compared to conventional spraying.
Through drones, deficiency of nutrients in the standing crop can be determined and replenished easily.
10) Answer: A
Market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has launched an information database on municipal bonds.
Ashwani Bhatia, a whole-time member, of SEBI, launched the database at a two-day outreach program on municipal bonds and municipal finance organized by the SEBI, in New Delhi as part of efforts to develop the bond markets.
Madhabi Puri Buch, Chairperson, of SEBI, delivered the keynote speech at the event.
Participants:
Representatives from the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, municipal corporations, stock exchanges, credit rating agencies, merchant bankers, and debenture trustees.
Two Types of Municipal Bonds:
11) Answer: B
The micro-blogging platform Twitter is planning to release a higher-priced subscription plan with no ads.
The new Twitter ad-free subscription plan will be available in the coming weeks
Ads are too frequent on Twitter and too big.
Taking steps to address both in the coming weeks.
Also, there will be a higher-priced subscription that allows zero ads
Recently, Elon Musk-owned popular micro-blogging announced the price of a Twitter Blue subscription for Android.
Twitter has increased the price of its Blue service for Android users, with individuals now having to pay $11 a month.
Twitter Blue plan starts at $8/month or $84/year in available countries to get the blue checkmark in addition to early access to features.
12) Answer: E
India’s foreign trade data for the first eight months of 2022-23 has been revised significantly higher than the initial estimates released by the commerce ministry, with each month raising the import bill by at least $2 billion or has been reduced.
Total merchandise exports between April and November are now pegged at $298.3 billion, about $12 billion higher than the original monthly data suggested.
The import bill in those eight months is now estimated at $493.5 billion, about $1.7 billion higher than the initial number.
The trade deficit in the first eight months of the year is $10 billion less than indicated by adding up the monthly preliminary estimates.
13) Answer: A
Foreign investors pulled out a net amount of Rs 15,236 crore this month so far on attractive Chinese markets and concerns about the US economy entering a recession.
However, foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) have turned buyers in the last four trading sessions.
The outflow in January came following a net inflow of Rs 11,119 crore in December and Rs 36,239 crore in November.
Overall, FPIs pulled out Rs 1.21 trillion from the Indian equity markets in 2022 on aggressive rate hikes by the central banks globally, particularly the US Federal Reserve, volatile crude, rising commodity prices, and Russia and Ukraine conflict.
The year 2022, which was the worst year for FPIs in terms of flow and withdrawal from equities, comes following a net investment in the preceding three years.
According to the data with the depositories, FPIs have made a net withdrawal of Rs 15,236 crore this month (till January 20).
The latest FPI sell-off was largely driven by the aggressive reopening of the Chinese markets after the lockdown.
14) Answer: A
iPhone maker Apple has become the first company from India to export smartphones worth $1 billion (₹8,100 crores) in a single month, meeting the milestone in December 2022.
December was also a record month for the industry with mobile phone exports of over ₹10,000 crore
Last year, tech giant Apple became the world’s first company to hit a $3 trillion market capitalization.
Apple and Samsung have been the leading players in exporting mobile phones from India.
As per government officials, Apple overtook Samsung to become the leading mobile phone exporter in November and achieved $1 billion in mobile phone exports in December.
Through its three contract manufacturers, Apple is producing and exporting iPhone 12, 13, 14, and 14+ models from India.
15) Answer: A
To ensure stability in the supplies of soil nutrients four fertilizer firms – state-run National Fertilisers Limited and Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilisers Ltd and Chambal Fertilisers and Chemicals Ltd and Paradeep Phosphates Ltd from the private sector– have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Morocco’s OCP Group for annual imports of 1.75 million tonnes (MT) of phosphorus (P) and potassium (K) fertilizers.
This will immensely benefit the farming community in India and contribute to ensuring food security
As per the MoU, one MT of diammonium phosphate (DAP), 0.7 MT of triple superphosphate (TSP), and 0.05 MT of murate of potash (MOP) will be imported to meet the domestic requirements of the soil nutrients varieties for the next one year.
The country imports about half of its requirement for DAP.
Around 25% of urea and 15% of NPK fertilizer requirements are met through imports.
The domestic MoP demand is met solely through imports (from Belarus, Canada, Jordan, etc).
16) Answer: B
New Zealand’s ruling Labour Party selected Mr. Chris Hipkins(44) to replace Jacinda Ardern as its new leader and the 41st prime minister (PM) of New Zealand.
Hipkins emerged as the only candidate to be nominated for the leadership of the ruling Labour party.
Other Appointments:
Mr. Grant Robertson, who is currently Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister, is expected to hold onto the job of Finance Minister.
The party has also selected Mr. Carmel Sepuloni as the deputy prime minister.
About Mr.Chris Hipkins:
Mr. Christopher John Hipkins was born on 5 September 1978 in New Zealand.
He started his career in the industrial training sector.
He was first elected to parliament for the Labour Party in 2008.
17) Answer: D
Senior Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Vikram Dev Dutt has been appointed as the next director general (DG) in the Directorate of General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the appointment.
He will take over as the DG of the aviation regulator on February 28, 2023, upon the superannuation of incumbent DGCA chief Arun Kumar.
Other Appointments :
The ACC has approved the extension of the central deputation tenure of Mr. Ashutosh Jindal, Additional Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat, for 1 year.
The ACC also approved Arti Bhatnagar as Additional Secretary & Financial Advisor, Ministry of Commerce & Industry; Amardeep Singh Bhatia as Additional Secretary, Department of Commerce; Alok as Additional Secretary, National Disaster Management Authority; & Satinder Pal Singh as Additional Secretary, Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs.
18) Answer: A
The Indian Navy is set to commission the fifth of six French-designed Scorpene class submarines (Kalvari class) Vagir.
The submarine was built in India by Mumbai’s Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL), Mumbai, Maharashtra in collaboration with France-based M/s Naval Group.
The Chief of the Naval Staff Adm R Hari Kumar will be the Chief Guest for the ceremony.
Four of the Kalvari class of submarines have already been commissioned into the Indian Navy.
About Vagir :
The submarine inherits its name from INS Vagir (S41) which served in the Navy from 1973–2001.
The commissioning of the submarine, built under Project-75, is set to bolster the Navy’s combat capability at a time when China has been increasing its presence in the Indian Ocean region (IOR).
Vagir will boost Indian Navy’s capabilities as it is capable of undertaking diverse missions including anti-surface warfare, anti-submarine warfare, intelligence gathering, mine laying, and surveillance missions.
19) Answer: A
Homegrown vaccine maker Bharat Biotech International Limited (BBIL) will launch its intranasal COVID-19 vaccine iNCOVACC (also known as BBV154), the first of its kind in India, on Republic Day January 26, 2023.
This was announced by the chairman and managing director of Bharat Biotech, Krishna Ella while participating in the ‘Face-to-Face with New Frontiers in Science’ segment of the IISF, organized at the Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology (MANIT).
Also, a homegrown vaccine for the lumpy skin disease in cattle, Lumpi-ProVacInd, is likely to be launched next month.
The iNCOVACC was developed in partnership with the Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis, Missouri, United States
In December 2022 Bharat Biotech announced that it would sell the intranasal vaccine for Rs 325 per shot for procurement by the government and Rs 800 per shot for private vaccination centers.
20) Answer: B
Former Vice Chief of Air Staff Air Marshal Harjeet Singh Arora passed away at the age of 61 in New Delhi, India.
About Harjeet Singh Arora:
Air Marshal Harjit Singh Arora was commissioned as a fighter pilot in the Indian Air Force (IAF) in December 1981.
He served as the former Vice Chief of the Air Staff from 1 October 2019 till 30 June 2021.
Awards & Honors:
In his career of over 38 years, he was awarded the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal in January 2011 and the Param Vishisht Seva Medal in January 2020.