The ‘Dhanu Yatra’ festival, the largest open-air theatre festival began in which state recently?
Ans: Odisha
Election Commission has proposed introduction of ‘remote voting’ for who?
Ans: Domestic Migrants
Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari inaugurated Zuari bridge in which state/UT of India?
Ans: Goa
The Uttar Pradesh government has appointed IPS officer _______ as the new Noida Police chief, making her the first woman officer to head a Police Commissionerate in the state.
Ans: Laxmi Singh
In 2022, _______ anniversary of payment application BHIM.
Ans: 6th
Which state information commission worst performing in RTI responsiveness?
Ans: Tamil Nadu
Which state police has received the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) 2022 Award for the ‘Nijaat’ campaign?
Ans: Chhattisgarh
Who has inaugurated Mega Dairy at Mandya in Karnataka recently?
Ans: Amit Shah
According to the Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation, India’s first underwater metro service, the East-West Metro Corridor project is expected to be completed by which date?
Ans: December 2023
Ajay Kumar Srivastava has been appointed as Managing Director and CEO of which bank?
Ans: Indian Overseas Bank
Who has won India’s first-ever Silver medal in the FIDE(The International Chess Federation) World Blitz Chess Championships in Almaty, Kazakhstan?
Ans: Koneru Humpy
The Reserve Bank of India’s Medium-term Strategy Framework for the period 2023-2025, named _____________________ was launched by Shri Shaktikanta Das.
Ans: UTKARSH 2.0
Which banks has partnered with SBI Card to launch co-brand credit cards for its customers?
Ans: Punjab & Sind Bank
Bangladesh launched its first metro rail service in the capital Dhaka in December 2022, which country funded the metro rail project?
Ans: Japan
Which state has won the Khelo India Youth Games 2022 women’s Under 18 Qualifiers after defeating Madhya Pradesh 2-0 in the final at Bhubaneswar?
Ans: Haryana
Who becomes first person ever to lose $200 billion?
Ans: Elon Musk
India and ______ exchange lists of nuclear assets and Prison inmates.
Ans: Pakistan
How much GST collections collected in December 2022?
Ans: Rs 1.49 lakh cr
This year which edition of Dhaka Literary Festival organised in Bangladesh?
Ans: 10th
Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah has laid the foundation stone of the Central Detective Training Institute (CDTI) at which state recently?
Ans: Karnataka
Global Family Day is celebrated every year on which day?
Ans: 1 January
Recently, Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) recommended Dexa as a selection criteria. What is Dexa?
Ans: Bone density scan
Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually inaugurated Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee National Institute of Water and Sanitation in ________.
Ans: Kolkata
Which armed force has celebrated ‘Jashn-e-Chillai-Kalan’ with students in Srinagar?
Ans: CRPF
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) Headquarters in New Delhi has marked the 65th Foundation Day of the Organisation, which is celebrated on ________ every year.
Ans: 1st January
Name the author of the book “Breaking Barriers: the Story of a Dalit Chief Secretary”.
Ans: Kaki Madhava Rao
Election Commission’s launches ‘Mission-929’ to take voter turnout in _______ to over 90.
Ans: Tripura
Who has inaugurated the 108th Indian Science Congress through video conferencing?
Ans: Narendra Modi
Hydrogen blended PNG project starts operation at which state?
Ans: Gujarat
___________ becomes the first country in Asia and second in the world to launch Hydrogen powered Train.
Ans: China
Which company has topped profit making public sector enterprises in 2021-22?
Ans: ONGC
Which bank is partnering with Microsoft in the next phase of its digital transformation journey?
Ans: HDFC Bank
How many electric buses were launched in Delhi with support under the FAME India Phase II scheme of the Ministry of Heavy Industries?
Ans: 50
Defence minister Rajnath Singh has inaugurated the Siyom bridge. This bridge inaugrated in which state?
Ans: Arunachal Pradesh
Who becomes the 1st women officer to be operationally deployed in Siachen?
Ans: Captain Shiva Chauhan
Which state has launched CM’s Sukhashray Sahayata Kosh?
Ans: Himachal Pradesh
President Droupadi Murmu inaugurated Samvidhan Udyan at Raj Bhavan in ___________.
Ans: Rajasthan
Which state has launched two programme named ‘Didir Suraksha Kawach’ and ‘Didir Doot’, ahead of the 2023 panchayat polls?
Ans: West Bengal
Who has assumed the charge as the Secretary General of the Asian Pacific Postal Union (APPU)?
Ans: Dr. Vinay Prakash Singh
Folk singer Maithili Thakur has been appointed as the state icon for which state by the Election Commission?
Ans: Bihar
Who has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Bank of Singapore?
Ans: Jason Moo
Which IIT has collaborated with the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) to develop Advanced Defence Technologies?
Ans: IIT Madras
Sumitra Sen passed away recently at the age of 89. Who was she?
Ans: Singer
How many overseas Indian are awarded this year by the Indian government for the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awards?
Ans: 27
Which state won the UN-Habitat’s World Habitat Awards 2023 for Jaga Mission?
Ans: Odisha
_________ is all set to be the next Speaker of the Himachal Pradesh Assembly.
Ans: Kuldeep Singh Pathania
Which state government to provide free rice for one year under the State Food Security Scheme?
Ans: Odisha
President Murmu inaugurates the 18th National Jamboree of the Bharat Scouts and Guides in ______.
Ans: Rajasthan
Union Cabinet approves naming of Mopa airport in Goa after __________.
Ans: Manohar Parrikar
Bandhan Bank has launched its ‘Jahaan Bandhan, Wahaan Trust’ campaign. Who is the brand ambassador of this campaign?
Ans: Sourav Ganguly
Who is the author of the book titled ‘Ambedkar: A Life’?
Ans: Shashi Tharoor
Ministry of Jal Shakti organized “1st All India Annual State Ministers Conference on Water’’ with the theme “Water Vision@2047” in which city?
Ans: Bhopal
The World Day of War Orphans is observed on ________ every year with an aim to raise awareness about children orphaned in wars.
Ans: January 6
Which state has inaugurated the Palm leaf Manuscript Museum with modern audio-visual technology at the renovated Central Archives?
Ans: Kerala
Who became the first bowler to take a hat-trick in the opening over at Ranji Trophy history?
Ans: Jaydev Unadkat
Who is the author of the book ‘Human Anatomy’?
Ans: Dr. AK Dwivedi
Who has been named India’s 79th Grandmaster?
Ans: Pranesh M
The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has signed a partnership with the _______ for the upcoming FIH Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup 2023 Bhubaneswar-Rourkela, which will kick-off later this month.
Ans: JSW Group
ISRO and ________ join hands to give Indian space tech ecosystem a boost.
Ans: Microsoft
Who has been elected as Chairman of the All India Gem and Jewellery Domestic Council (GJC)?
Ans: Saiyam Mehra
Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar has inaugurated the three-day ‘North East Krishi Kumbha-2023’ in which state?
Ans: Meghalaya
How many monuments out of 3,693 centrally protected monuments of India have gone missing, as per the report of the Ministry of Culture?
Ans: 50
Which city police has won the ‘Best Police Unit’ award for 2021?
Ans: Nagpur Police
The book, “Revolutionaries: The Other Story of How India Won Its Freedom,” is authored by whom?
Ans: Sanjeev Sanyal
The first-of-its-kind inclusive festival in India, ‘Purple Fest: Celebrating Diversity’ took place in which state of India?
Ans: Goa
Cirium issued a list of the top-performing global airports of 2022 in which ________ International Airport won the 2nd rank.
Ans: Bangalore Kempegowda International Airport
Which state government has begun caste surveys in different parts of the State?
Ans: Bihar
A Military Tattoo and Tribal Dance Festival – Aadi Shaurya – Parv Parakram Ka, will be held at which city on January 23 & 24, 2023?
Ans: New Delhi
Who has been elected as the Speaker of the US House of Representatives?
Ans: Kevin McCarthy
India’s first-ever coal gasification plant is set to start urea production in 2024, the plant is located in which state/UT?
Ans: Odisha
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance has announced the launch of its ‘360° Financial Protection with ICICI Prudential Life Insurance’ digital-first campaign featuring cricketer ________.
Ans: Suryakumar Yadav
Which state has declared as the first state in the country to go fully digital in its banking service?
Ans: Kerala
Who has been appointed as the new Managing Director and CEO of Paytm Payments Bank?
Ans: Surinder Chawla
Which state of India has began the International Kite Festival 2023?
Ans: Gujarat
Which company has launched low-smoke Superior Kerosene Oil (SKO) for the Indian Army in Jammu?
Ans: Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited
Union Home Minister Amit Shah has recently unveiled a 120 feet tall statue of a polo player in which state?
Ans: Manipur
Which state celebrated the traditional Cherchera festival at Dudhadhari Math in the state?
Ans: Chhattisgarh
Sania Mirza has announced her retirement recently. She was related to which sport?
Ans: Tennis
Who has released the book titled ‘Chief Minister’s Diary No. 1’?
Ans: Ranjan Gogoi
PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas convention in Indore, who was the chief guest of the convention?
Ans: Mohamed Irfaan Ali
World Hindi Day or Vishwa Hindi Diwas is celebrated on ________ every year to promote awareness about the language across the world.
Ans: 10th January
What is the theme of World Hindi Conference 2023?
Ans: Hindi – Traditional Knowledge to Artificial Intelligence
This year, which country host World Hindi Conference 2023?
Ans: Fiji
Journalist ________ has released his latest book “Roller Coaster: An Affair with Banking”
Ans: Tamal Bandyopadhyay
‘Hockey Wali Sarpanch’ inks pact with ________ to strengthen farmers in Rajasthan’s village
Ans: NABARD
Who has been honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the opening ceremony of the 15th edition of the Jaipur International Film Festival (JIFF)?
Ans: Aparna Sen
Who has become the fastest player to reach 1,500 runs in T20 International cricket in terms of balls faced?
Ans: Suryakumar Yadav
BCCI in India has signed Kewal Kiran Clothing Ltd, maker of Killer jeans, as the official sponsor of the Indian cricket team, replacing _______.
Ans: MPL
Which Indian song won the best song category in Golden Globe Awards 2023?
Ans: Naatu Naatu
National Human Trafficking Awareness Day is observed every year in the United States on ______.
Ans: 11th January
Which flagship initiative of government has won the Platinum Award in the Digital Empowerment of Citizens Category in Digital India Awards 2022 held in New Delhi?
Ans: e-NAM
________ Indian women cricketer has signed by Herbalife Nutrition India Private Limited as sponsored sports athlete.
Ans: Smriti Mandhana
What is the theme for National Science Day 2023?
Ans: Global Science for Global Wellbeing
Which financial services company gets in-principle nod from RBI to operate as online payment aggregator?
Ans: BharatPe
The book, “Jadunama” authored by Arvind Mandloi was launched in January 2023, the book is written on whom?
Ans: Javed Akhtar
Which state governments has passed a bill to provide women of the state the legal right of 30% reservation in public services and posts?
Ans: Uttarakhand
Who has been appointed as NASA‘s new chief technologist?
Ans: AC Charania
National Youth Day is celebrated every year on January 12 to mark the birth anniversary of _______.
Ans: Swami Vivekananda
What is the theme of National Youth Festival 2023?
Ans: Developed Youth – Developed India
Which state host this year National Youth Festival 2023?
Ans: Karnataka
Which country is all set to be taught Punjabi in public schools?
Ans: Australia
_________ has launched a new metaverse product to tie in with its hosting of the Men’s World Cup?
Ans: Hockey India
Union Minister Shri Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurated the School of Logistics, Waterways and Communication in which city of India?
Ans: Agartala
Who has officially launched the book titled “Braving A Viral Storm: India’s Covid-19 Vaccine Story” in New Delhi?
Ans: Mansukh Mandaviya
Former India cricket team captain _______ and drone market Garuda Aerospace have launched a a surveillance drone named ‘Droni.’
Ans: Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Home Minister Amit Shah has released a book titled “Revolutionaries- The Other Story of How India Won Its Freedom” at a function in New Delhi. Who author the book?
Ans: Sanjeev Sanyal
Which bank has launched e-Bank Guarantee (e-BG) facility in association with National e-Governance Services Limited (NeSL)?
Ans: SBI
IT giant Cognizant has announced ________ as its new Chief Executive Officer
Ans: Ravi Kumar
Who takes charge as first woman Chief Secretary of Telangana?
Ans: Santhi Kumari
Grand cultural program ‘Sur Sarita-Symphony of Ganga’ organised in _______.
Ans: Varanasi
Alibaba sells which company stake worth $125 million via block deal recently?
Ans: Paytm
Which government has recently implemented a policy for blindness control with the objective of ‘Right to Sight’?
Ans: Rajasthan
Rajnath Singh recently launched ________ Alpine Challenge to promote tourism in border areas.
Ans: Soul to steel
Star Indian batter Virat Kohli became the _______-highest run-scorer in history of ODI cricket recently.
Ans: Fifth
Regional carrier Flybig has recently started flight service from Itanagar to ________.
Ans: Guwahati
In Cricket, India scripted history by defeating ________ by the largest ever margin of 317 runs in the third and final ODI in Thiruvananthpuram, Kerala.
Ans: Sri Lanka
Who will be the first woman officer to be posted on a foreign assignment at the Border Roads Organisation (BRO)?
Ans: Surbhi Jakhmola
Which India movie bagged two awards in 28th Critics Choice Awards?
Ans: RRR
A Credit Default Swap is a _________.
Ans: Financial swap arrangement
National Urban Technology Mission Launched by Which Ministry?
Ans: Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
Which has stakes in IDBI Bank along with the Central Govt?
Ans: LIC
Who releases the report titled “Survival of the Richest: The India Supplement”?
Ans: Oxfam India
What is the theme for the 53rd edition of the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting being held in Davos, Switzerland?
Ans: Cooperation in a Fragmented World
Which edition of The Global Risks Report 2023 was released by World Economic Forum recently?
Ans: 18th
Uttar Pradesh emerged as the top destination for mobile gamers according to India Mobile Gaming Report 2022. _________ were the second and third states?
Ans: Maharashtra and Rajasthan
The (BCCI) has announced that Viacom 18 have grabbed the media rights for the upcoming Women’s IPL for a whopping ________.
Ans: Rs 951 crore
Who won the Malaysia Open Super 1000 women’s singles titles?
Ans: Akane Yamaguchi
________ with his more than three decades of work in the film industry has garnered millions of fans all over the world and an estimated net worth of ₹627 million, making him the richest actor in Asia and fourth richest actor all over the world.
Ans: Shah Rukh Khan
ISRO ‘Shukrayaan I’ mission to planet Venus reportedly shifted to ________.
Ans: 2031
Which country population has dropped by 850K, declining for the first time since the Great Famine of 1961?
Ans: China
United Nations Security Council (UNSC) listed Pakistan-based terrorist _________ as a global terrorist.
Ans: Abdul Rehman Makki
Warehousing Development Regulatory Authority (WDRA) has signed a memorandum of understanding with _________ to help farmers in getting low interest rate loans.
Ans: State Bank of India
Recently, India has announced the donation of 12,500 doses of pentavalent vaccines to which country?
Ans: Cuba
__________ payments banks has received final approval from the Reserve Bank of India to operate as a Bharat Bill Payment Operating Unit.
Ans: Paytm Payments Bank
The Indian district of ________ has become the country’s first constitution literate district.
Ans: Kollam
Who was appointed as the Deputy National Security Adviser in National Security Council Secretariat for a period of two years.
Ans: Pankaj Kumar Singh
LHS 475 b is a-
Ans: Exoplanet
Which is not Sri Lanka’s main bilateral creditor?
Ans: Singapore
Think-20 meeting under the G-20 has begun in which city of India?
Ans: Bhopal
Google pilots ‘Soundpod by Google Pay’ for _________ in India.
Ans: UPI payments
Which city was selected to host WEF Center for the Fourth Industrial Revolution?
Ans: Hyderabad
Which became the first Indian UT to completely shift to e-governance mod?
Ans: J&K
_________ ended his 22-year playing career, with his legacy secure as one of South Africa’s all-time cricketing greats.
Ans: Hashim Amla
According to world bank, which South Asian country has weakest economy?
Ans: Pakistan
Bharti Airtel to invest Rs 2,000 crore to set up hyperscale data centre in ___________.
Ans: Hyderabad
Which bank has been awarded with the Best Bank award by Business Today-KPMG (BT-KPMG Best banks survey)?
Ans: Tamilnad Mercantile Bank Limited
Who has recently broken MS Dhoni’s record of hitting the most sixes in ODIs in India?
Ans: Rohit Sharma
________ recently announced plans to expand its Girls4Tech STEM education program in India, to reach 100,000 additional female students by 2024.
Ans: Master card
NASA-JAXA Geotail Studied about Earth’s Protective bubble in:
Ans: Magnetosphere
Which airport won the prestigious “Best Sustainable Greenfield Airport” award?
Ans: Goa Manohar International Airport
_________ made history by becoming the first Indian-American politician to be elected as the lieutenant governor of the US state of Maryland.
Ans: Aruna Miller
Which bank has become India’s first public sector bank to launch credit cards for its fixed deposit customers?
Ans: Punjab National Bank
An EY report said, the Indian Economy is very likely to hit the $26 trillion mark by year ______.
Ans: 2047
Who has overtaken the likes of Satya Nadella of Microsoft and Google’s Sundar Pichai to be ranked No.1 among Indians and second globally on the Brand Guardianship Index 2023?
Ans: Mukesh Ambani
India is currently participating in an international tourism trade fair. International Tourism Fair FITUR 2023 held in?
Ans: Madrid
Who has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Vedanta’s Cairn Oil & Gas?
Ans: Nick Walker
Who has been ranked second on Brand Finance’s annual report on the world’s top CEOs for the year 2023?
Ans: Mukesh Ambani
National AIDS Control Organisation forms Largest Human Red Ribbon Chain in ____________ to create awareness on AIDS.
Ans: Bhubaneswar
Who has been selected for appointment as Director in the National Health Authority (Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission)?
Ans: Praveen Sharma
Who was recently appointed as next Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA)?
Ans: Vikram Dev Dutt
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti or Netaji Jayanti is a national event celebrated in India as Parakram Diwas on ________.
Ans: January 23
Prime Minister Narendra Modi participate in a ceremony to name ______ largest unnamed islands of Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
Ans: 21
A book titled “India’s Knowledge Supremacy: The New Dawn” Written by international Indian expat, ________ has released globally.
Ans: Dr Ashwin Fernandes
The Himachal Pradesh government intends to make the state as the first Green Energy State by the end of _______.
Ans: 2025
In which state ‘International Craft Summit’ has been inaugurated?
Ans: Odisha
Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann launched the ______ project to rejuvenate education in government schools and ensure the holistic development of students in Punjab.
Ans: School of Eminence
Where was India’s first STEM Innovation and Learning Center inaugurated?
Ans: Chennai
Brazil and _______ aim for greater economic integration, including the development of a common currency.
Ans: Argentina
Who has been awarded “the most distinguished scientist of the year 2022” at the Indian Achievers Award at Vigyan Bhawan?
Ans: R Vishnu Prassad
The United Nations General Assembly has proclaimed _______ as International Day of Education.
Ans: 24 January
What is the theme of International Day of Education 2023?
Ans: To invest in people, prioritize education
On _______, the nation celebrates National Girl Child Day. This day was established in 2008 by the Ministry of Women and Child Development.
Ans: 24 January
Which government has declared a medical emergency in the Yanomami territory following reports of children dying of malnutrition and other diseases caused by illegal gold mining?
Ans: Brazil
The Atal Pension Yojana (APY) crossed 10 million for the first time in a calendar year in 2022, The scheme is available to any citizen of India with Age ____________Years.
Ans: 18-40
Which police station was awarded as the number one police station in the country?
Ans: Aska Police Station, Odisha
Who initiated the ‘Summit for Democracy’?
Ans: President of the United States
Which Indian cricketer include in ICC Men’s T20I Team of the Year 2022?
Ans: Virat Kohli
Which Indian cricketer include in ICC Women’s T20I Team of the Year 2022?
Ans: Smriti Mandhana
Who has been awarded the Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia Lifetime Achievement Award?
Ans: Dr. Prabha Atre
U-Win was launched for which purpose?
Ans: To digitise India’s Universal Immunisation Programme
Election Commission of India is celebrating _______ National Voters’ Day on 25th January 2023.
Ans: 13th
What is the theme of National Voters Day 2023?
Ans: Nothing Like Voting, I Vote for Sure
_________ most followed international sports federation on social media
Ans: International Cricket Council
Tata Trusts named _________, as its CEO and Aparna Uppaluri, as chief operating officer.
Ans: Siddharth Sharma
The SwipeUp platform is launched by which bank-
Ans: AU Small Finance Bank
Which is not in the top 3 nations in expanding organic forming in the year 2020-
Ans: Brazil
Where will be India Energy Week 2023 hosted?
Ans: Bengaluru
The _____ programme aims to raise awareness among citizens to stay safe in an online world.
Ans: Cyber Sangini
When is the Statehood Day of Himachal Pradesh Celebrated?
Ans: 25th January
When is the Statehood Day of Himachal Pradesh Celebrated?
Ans: 25th January
Uttar Pradesh Celebrated its Foundation on _______.
Ans: 24th January
Which railway station has been awarded the ‘Green Railway Station Certification with the highest rating of Platinum’?
Ans: Visakhapatnam Railway Station
Who has been nominated as a special envoy for human rights in North Korea by US President Joe Biden?
Ans: Julie Turner
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs has announced how many names for Padma Vibhushan on 25 January 2023?
Ans: 6
India celebrated its 74th Republic day on 26th January 2023. For the first time, women were a part of which contingents?
Ans: BSF’s Camel Contingent
The Indian Railways has introduced ‘Ideal Train Profile’ to maximise the capacity utilisation & revenue generation in reserved mail express trains. How many railway zones are there in India?
Ans: 19
International Customs Day is observed every year on January 26, the theme for 2023 is _________.
Ans: Nurturing the next generation: promoting a culture of knowledge-sharing and professional pride in Customs
What is the theme of International Holocaust Remembrance Day 2023?
Ans: Home and Belonging
Who among the eminent personalities received Padma Vibhushan?
Ans: Zakir Hussain
Which former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh received Padma Vibhusan recently?
Ans: Mulayam Singh Yadav
Who received the Padma Shree Award in the field of Trade and Industry?
Ans: Rakesh Radheshyam Jhunjhunwala
Which state has celebrated the 3rd edition of the annual Orange Festival 2023?
Ans: Nagaland
Which ministry has organized the 6-day mega event “Bharat Parv” at Red Fort lawns?
Ans: Ministry of Tourism
Which companies said it is investing USD 10 billion in OpenAI, whose artificial intelligence tool ChatGPT?
Ans: Microsoft
_______ Provides Tap Water to 11 Crore Rural Households
Ans: Jal Jeevan Mission
What is the theme of 2023 Data Privacy Day?
Ans: Think Privacy First
Who took charge as General Manager of Central Railway recently?
Ans: Naresh Lalwani
The Central government has renamed the Mughal Gardens in New Delhi’s Rashtrapati Bhavan as ‘Amrit Udyan’. The Mughal Gardens was designed in which year?
Ans: 1917
Luminous Power Technologies has announced its plan to build the country’s first green energy-based solar panel manufacturing factory in which state?
Ans: Uttarakhand
Woxsen University has launched Project Aspiration to empower adolescent girls of standards IX-XII of Model Schools and Junior Colleges of in which state?
Ans: Telangana
Who has inaugurated National Logistics Portal (Marine)?
Ans: Sarbananda Sonowal
World Leprosy Day (WLD) is celebrated on the last Sunday of January. In 2023, World Leprosy Day is observed on _______.
