Current Affairs 14th February 2023 : Daily GK Update in English
1. Visva-Bharati University, which was seen in the news recently, is located in which state?
A. Uttar Pradesh
B. Bihar
C. West Bengal
D. Odisha
Answer [C] West Bengal
2. Which institution launched the ‘Zero-Draft’ of the Pandemic Treaty?
A. World Bank
B. World Health Organization
C. World Economic Forum
D. International Monetary Fund
Answer [B] World Health Organization
3. Which country leads the International Biofuels Alliance?
A. India
B. France
C. USA
D. Indonesia
Answer [A] India
4. ‘Paris Club’ an informal group of creditor nations, are the members of which organisation?
A. OPEC
B. OECD
C. G-20
D. G-7
Answer [B] OECD
5. Which famous personality launched the ‘Global Climate Resilience Fund – USD 50 mn fund for women’?
A. Melinda Gates
B. Hillary Clinton
C. Jeff Bezos
D. Elon Musk
Answer [B] Hillary Clinton
6. How many billion dollars are announced by World Bank in aid for earthquake affected Turkey?
A. 1.50 Billion
B. 1.20 Billion
C. 1.78 Billion
D. 2.00 Billion
Answer [C] 1.78 Billion
7. Which Indian athlete won gold in the shot put event at the Asian Indoor Athletics Championships?
A. Tajinderpal Singh Toor
B. Vikas Gowda
C. Parduman Singh Brar
D. Manpreet Kaur
Answer [A] Tajinderpal Singh Toor
8. Who has been appointed as the new Lieutenant Governor of the Union Territory of Ladakh?
A. Gulab Chand Kataria
B. Fagu Chauhan
C. Ramesh Bais
D. Dr B. D. Mishra
Answer [D] Dr B. D. Mishra
9. Who won the men’s recurve title in the national ranking archery tournament?
A. Atanu Das
B. Tarundeep Rai
C. Praveen Jadhav
D. Parth Salunkhe
Answer [B] Tarundeep Rai
10. Which England player has recently announced his retirement from all forms of cricket?
A. Ben Stokes
B. Jos Buttler
C. Eoin Morgan
D. Joe Root
Answer [C] Eoin Morgan