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QUESTIONS ON CURRENT AFFAIRS OF JANUARY 2023
1. Which city hosted the 108th edition of Indian Science Congress in January 2023?
a. Bhubaneshwar b. Nagpur c. Pune d. Belagavi
2. Chris Hipkins took over as the Prime Minister of which country in January 2023?
a. Ireland b. Italy c. New Zealand d. Finland
3. The aircraft which crashed in Nepal in January 223 belonged which airlines?
a. Yeti Airlines b. Guna Airlines c. Sita Airlines d. Tara Airlines
4. Koustav Chatterjee is associated with which of the following sports?
a. Tennis b. Shooting c. Swimming d. Chess
5. In which country did India deploy its single largest platoon of UN women peacekeepers in
January 2023?
a. Sudan b. Mali c. Congo d. Cyprus
6. Which of the following countries has adopted the EU currency from 01 Jan 2023?
a. Bulgaria b. Croatia c. Romania d. Estonia
7. At which place was Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium inaugurated in January 2023?
a. Rourkela b. Cuttack c. Bhubaneshwar d. Sambalpur
8. Shri Naba Kishore Das, who was shot dead in January 2023, was the Minister of Health and
Family Welfare of which state?
a. West Bengal b. Assam c. Meghalaya d. Odisha
9. Veer Guardian 2023 was a bilateral air exercise between the Air Forces of India and –
a. Oman b. Egypt c. France d. Japan
10. Dr. Balkrishna Vithaldas Joshi, who passed away in January 2023, was the first Indian to
receive the –
a. Pulitzer Prize b. Pritzker Prize d. Templeton Prize d. Magsaysay Award
11. Which city hosted the India International Science Festival, IISF-2022 in January 2023?
a. Nagpur b. Ahmedabad c. Bhopal d. Dehradun
12. Which state restored old pension scheme to all its present employees covered under the
NPS in January 2023?
a. Himachal Pradesh b. Uttarakhand c. Punjab d. Maharashtra
13. Exercise Varuna conducted by India and France was a bilateral _________ exercise.
a. Land b. Naval c. Air d. Disaster relief
14. In which city was the National Youth Festival 2023 held in January 2023?
a. Hubbali b. Mysuru c. Belagavi d. Kalaburagi
15. Dr. Tapan Saikia, who was awarded Assam’s highest award Asom Baibhav is a renowned –
a. Cardiologist b. Ophthalmologist c. Oncologist d. Neurologist
16. The first ever joint exercise between the special forces of the Indian Army and the Egyptian
Army was named –
a. Ex. Cyclone b. Ex. Veer Guardian c. Ex. Varuna d. Ex. Toofan
17. Which team won the 2023 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup held in Odisha in January 2023?
a. Malaysia b. Netherlands c. Germany d. Belgium
18. Which state was awarded the Best Tableaux Award at the 2023 Republic Day celebrations?
a. Maharashtra b. Uttarakhand c. Uttar Pradesh d. Gujarat
19. Who of the following has been awarded the ICC Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy 2022?
a. Ben Stokes b. Rohit Sharma c. David Warner d. Babar Azam
20. The song Naatu Naatu won the Golden Globe Award in which category?
a. Best Original Song b. Best Original Score
c. Best Music Direction d. Best Choreography
21. The ICC U-19 Women's T20 World Cup 2023, which was won by India, was hosted by which
country?
a. Australia b. South Africa c. Bangladesh d. Sri Lanka
22. The Chief Guest at the Republic Day celebrations of 2023, Mr. Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi is the
President of which country?
a. Oman b. Qatar c. Egypt d. Iran
23. Aryna Sabalenka, who won the 2023 Australian Open Women’s Singles title belongs to
which country?
a. Russia b. Belarus c. Kazakhstan d. Georgia
24. How many Grand Slam Men’s Singles title has Novak Djokovic won including the Australian
Open title in January 2023?
a. 20 b. 21 c. 22 d. 23
25. Who partnered with Sania Mirza in the 2023 Australian Open in the Mixed Doubles
category?
a. Rohan Bopanna b. R. Ramnathan c. M. Sasikumar d. Sumit Nagal
26. Which Indian cricketer has been awarded the ICC Men’s T20i Cricketer of the Year 2022?
a. Jasprit Bumrah b. Rishabh Pant c. KL Rahul d. Suryakumar Yadav
27. Disaster Management Authority of which state has been awarded the Subhash Chandra
Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar-2023?
a. Sikkim b. Odisha c. Uttarakhand d. Himachal Pradesh
28. Who of the following was awarded the Padma Vibhushan in January 2023?
a. Amjad Ali Khan b. Ram Narayan c. Zakir Hussain d. Hariprasad Chaurasia
29. Name the music director of the film RRR who was awarded the Padma Shri in January 2023?
a. MM Keeravani b. Devi Sri Prasad c. Mani Sharma d. Mahathi Swara Sagar
30. Shri K. Shanathoiba Sharma who has been awarded the Padma Shri for sports is associated
with which of the following martial arts?
a. Gatka b. Thang Ta c. Silambam d. Mallakhambh
Answers
1. b 2. c 3. a 4. d 5. a 6. b 7. a 8. d 9. d 10. b
11. c 12. a 13. b 14. a 15. c 16. a 17. c 18. b 19. d 20. a
21. b 22. c 23. b 24. c 25. a 26. d 27. b 28. c 29. a 30. b
