Current Affairs 20th January 2023 : Daily GK Update in English
1. What is the name of the world’s longest river cruise, which was flagged off by the Prime Minister?
A. MV Ganga Vilas
B. MV Bharat Vilas
C. MV Gangayaan
D. MV Uttarayaan
Answer [A] MV Ganga Vilas
2. India’s first 3x platform wind turbine generators (WTG) has been installed in which state?
A. Rajasthan
B. Karnataka
C. Telangana
D. Odisha
Answer [B] Karnataka
3. After Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan and Punjab, which state recently restored the Old Pension Scheme (OPS) for government employees?
A. New Delhi
B. Telangana
C. Kerala
D. Himachal Pradesh
Answer [D] Himachal Pradesh
4. The Supreme Court recently struck down a provision of Income Tax which denied exemption to women of which state?
A. Sikkim
B. Arunachal Pradesh
C. Assam
D. Jammu and Kashmir
Answer [A] Sikkim
5. Buxwaha Mine, which was seen in the news, is located in which state?
A. Chhattisgarh
B. Madhya Pradesh
C. Assam
D. Andhra Pradesh
Answer [B] Madhya Pradesh
6. Ministry of Jal Shakti held which meeting of the Steering Committee of Ken-Betwa Link Project (SC-KBLP) on 18 January 2023?
A. First
B. Second
C. Third
D. Fourth
Answer [C] Third
7. The Network Planning Group (NPG) held its 41st session in New Delhi on 18 January 2023. It was chaired by whom?
A. Mahendra Mehta
B. Sunil Duggal
C. Anil Agarwal
D. Anand Agarwal
Answer [C] Anil Agarwal
8. AD Damodaran passed away in Thiruvananthapuram in January 2023. In which year did he join CSIR-NIIST as Director?
A. 1977
B. 1980
C. 1983
D. 1985
Answer [D] 1985
9. Who launched the technology for Air Quality Monitoring System (AI-AQMS v1.0) on 17 January 2023?
A. Piyush Goyal
B. Mansukh L. Mandaviya
C. Ashwini Vaishnaw
D. Alkesh Kumar Sharma
Answer [D] Alkesh Kumar Sharma
10. The world’s oldest person, French nun Lucile Randon, passed away in January 2023. She was born in which year?
A. 1900
B. 1902
C. 1904
D. 1906
Answer [C] 1904