Current Affairs 17th February 2023 : Daily GK Update in English 

1. The Union Ministry of Mines announced that lithium reserves were found for the first time in which state/UT?
A. Jharkhand                        
B. Chhattisgarh
C. Jammu and Kashmir       
D. Karnataka
Answer [C] Jammu and Kashmir
2. Which planet has the highest number of moons, as of 2023?
A. Saturn               
B. Jupiter
C. Mars                 
D. Venus
Answer [B] Jupiter
3. Which Telescope has been selected for the ‘2023 John L. Jack Swigert, Jr.’ Award for Space Exploration?
A. James Webb Telescope              
B. Hubble Space Telescope
C. Chandra X-ray Observatory      
D. Spitzer Space Telescope
Answer [A] James Webb Telescope
4. How many satellites were placed in the orbit aboard the SSLV D2 launch vehicle of ISRO?
A. One              
B. Three
C. Five               
D. Seven
Answer [B] Three
5. Which company launched the World’s first satellite-based two-way messaging system?
A. Qualcomm                
B. Meta
C. AMD                          
D. Samsung
Answer [A] Qualcomm
6. Dadasaheb Phalke death anniversary is marked on 16 February. He directed India’s 1st feature film. What is the name of film?
A. Alam Ara                 
B. Mohini Bhasmasur
C. Lanka Dahan          
D. Raja Harishchandra
Answer [D] Raja Harishchandra
7. Which country has get world’s 1st fully operational ‘SWARM’ Drone System?
A. India            
B. USA
C. Russia          
D. Israel
Answer [A] India
8. First G20 Culture Working Group meet will be held in which city?
A. Mathura            
B. Ayodhya
C. Khajuraho         
D. Puri
Answer [C] Khajuraho
9. Global Tech Summit (GTS) will be held in which city?
A. Visakhapatnam           
B. Bangalore
C. Gurugram                    
D. Delhi
Answer [A] Visakhapatnam
10. Union Cabinet approved ‘Vibrant Villages Programme’ for FY 2022-26. How many villages will be taken up in the first phase of programme?
A. 650              
B. 573
C. 563             
D. 663
Answer [D] 663