12th February, 2023
Q1. When is the International Day of Women and Girls in Science observed?
(a) 7th February
(b) 10th February
(c) 11th February
(d) 12th February
(e) 15th February
Ans.(c)
Sol. International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2023 is observed on 11 February.
Q2. When did the government of India launch National Deworming Day?
(a) February 2002
(b) February 2019
(c) February 2009
(d) February 2023
(e) February 2015
Ans.(e)
Sol. The government of India launched National Deworming Day on February 2015.
Q3. Which Indian skipper became the 1st Indian skipper to record hundreds in all 3 formats?
(a) Rohit Sharma
(b) Virat Kohli
(c) Subhmaan Gil
(d) R. Ashwin
(e) Suresh Raina
Ans.(a)
Sol. Rohit Sharma becomes 1st Indian skipper to record hundreds in all 3 formats.
Q4. Which journalist was awarded Raja Ram Mohan Roy 2023?
(a) Prannoy Roy
(b) A.B.K. Prasad
(c) Rajat Sharma
(d) Barkha Dutt
(e) Gauri Lankesh
Ans.(b)
Sol. Raja Ram Mohan Roy 2023 awarded to Journalist A.B.K. Prasad. He devoted his 75 years of life to journalism.
Q5. India is ranked in which place in the ICAO’s Aviation Safety Oversight Ranking?
(a) 100th
(b) 120th
(c) 80th
(d) 55th
(e) 60th
Ans.(d)
Sol. India ranks at 55th place in ICAO’s Aviation Safety Oversight Ranking.
Q6. Meta Launches #DigitalSuraksha campaign in partnership with which ministry of India for the G20 campaign?
(a) Ministry of Home Affairs
(b) Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
(c) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
(d) Ministry of Culture
(e) Ministry of Education
Ans.(b)
Sol. Meta launched the #DigitalSuraksha campaign in partnership with the Ministry
of Electronics and Information Technology for the G20 campaign.
Q7. Which state government launched Family ID – One Family One Identity Portal?
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Odisha
(c) Assam
(d) Kerela
(e) Tamil Nadu
Ans.(a)
Sol. Uttar Pradesh government launched Family ID – One Family One Identity Portal.
Q8. Which city is going to host the World Government Summit 2023?
(a) Hong Kong
(b) London
(c) Singapore
(d) Dubai
(e) Paris
Ans.(d)
Sol. World Government Summit 2023 is set to begin in Dubai.
Q9. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Aljamea-tus-Saifiyah, Arabic Academy of the Dawoodi Bohra Community in which state?
(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Punjab
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Uttar Pradesh
(e) Madhya Pradesh
Ans.(c)
Sol. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Aljamea-tus-Saifiyah, Arabic Academy of the Dawoodi Bohra Community in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
Q10. The new and upgraded version of Vande Bharat Express will connect Mumbai and which pilgrimage center?
(a) Somnath
(b) Kolhapur
(c) Sainagar Shirdi
(d) Ganpatipule
(e) Varanasi
Ans.(c)
Sol. The new and upgraded version of Vande Bharat Express will connect Mumbai and Solapur and Mumbai and Sainagar Shirdi.
Q11. Who laid the foundation stone of ‘Himachal Niketan‘ which will provide accommodation facilities to the students and residents of Himachal Pradesh visiting New Delhi?
(a) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu
(b) Prime Minister Narendra Modi
(c) Minister of Tourism G. Kishan Reddy
(d) Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan
(e) Deputy Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh Mukesh Agnihotri
Ans.(a)
Sol. Himachal Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu laid the foundation stone of ‘Himachal Niketan‘ which will provide accommodation facilities to the students and residents of Himachal Pradesh visiting New Delhi.
Q12. Peter Burwash International President inaugurated the center in which city?
(a) Mumbai
(b) Pune
(c) Kolhapur
(d) Nashik
(e) Nagpur
Ans.(b)
Sol. Peter Burwash International President inaugurated the center in Pune.
Q13. Where were Lithium reserves found for the first time in India?
(a) Odisha
(b) Gujarat
(c) Haryana
(d) Jammu & Kashmir
(e) Maharashtra
Ans.(d)
Sol. Lithium reserves for the first time are found in Jammu & Kashmir.
Q14. Who launched ‘Digital Payments Utsav’?
(a) Ashwini Vaishnaw
(b) Amit Shah
(c) Dharmendra Pradhan
(d) G. Kishan Reddy
(e) Rajiv Chandrashekhar
Ans.(a)
Sol. Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw launched ‘Digital Payments Utsav’.
Q15. Which designer designed King Charles III’s coronation emblem?
(a) Jony Ive
(b) J Allard
(c) Julie Zhuo
(d) Nathan Curtis
(e) Luke Wroblewski
Ans.(a)
Sol. Former Apple chief designer Jony Ive has designed King Charles III’s coronation emblem.
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