Current Affairs 2nd January 2023 : Daily GK Update in English

1. ‘Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee – National Institute of Water and Sanitation (DSPM – NIWAS)’ has been inaugurated in which state?
A. Uttar Pradesh                     
B. West Bengal
C. Telangana                            
D. Karnataka
Answer [B] West Bengal
2. Election Commission of India has developed a prototype of a remote electronic voting machine (RVM) for which category of people?
A. Non Resident Indians                                
B. Domestic Migrant Workers
C. Elderly citizens above 80 years                
D. Persons with Disabilities
Answer [B] Domestic Migrant Workers
3. Which state commenced India’s first Nilgiri Tahr project?
A. Kerala                        
B. Tamil Nadu
C. Odisha                      
D. Karnataka
Answer [B] Tamil Nadu
4. Which Indian Armed Force successfully test-fired the extended-range version of BrahMos Air-Launched missile?
A. Indian Army                       
B. Indian Navy
C. Indian Air Force                
D. Indian Coast Guard
Answer [C] Indian Air Force
5. The Indian Army has handed over first-ever 3D printed houses for soldiers at which city?
A. Ahmedabad                 
B. Leh
C. Jaisalmer                      
D. Tawang
Answer [A] Ahmedabad
6. Which ministry has recently (in Dec’ 22) launched the Stay Safe Online campaign & G-20 Digital Innovation Alliance (DIA) program in New Delhi, Delhi?
A. Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
B. Ministry of Home Affairs
C. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
D. Ministry of Science and Technology
Answer [A] Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
7. Which organisation has recently (in Dec’ 22) collaborated with Learning Links Foundation (LLF), to implement the ‘Amazon Future Engineer (AFE) Program’?
A. All India Council for Technical Education
B. National Scheduled Tribes Finance and Development Corporation
C. National Education Society for Tribal Students
D. National Council of Educational Research and Training
Answer [C] National Education Society for Tribal Students
8. Name the ministry that has recently (in Dec’ 22) launched ‘City Finance Rankings 2022’ & ‘City Beauty Competition’ in New Delhi, Delhi.
A. Ministry of Home Affairs                       
B. Ministry of Finance
C. Ministry of Corporate Affairs                 
D. Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
Answer [D] Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
9. Name the company that has recently (in Dec’ 22) won the National Award for Safety Excellence (FY 2021-22) at the 10th Global Safety Summit (GSS) in the Large Enterprise-Cement Manufacturing sector.
A. UltraTech Cement Ltd                               
B. Ambuja Cement Ltd
C. JSW Cement Ltd                                         
D. Associated Cement Companies (ACC) Ltd
Answer [D] Associated Cement Companies (ACC) Ltd
10. Which organisation has recently (in Dec ’22) launched 54 Starlink Internet satellites in low-Earth orbit Falcon 9 rocket from Florida, United States (US)?
A. SpaceX                                      
B. Blue Origin
C. European Space Agency         
D. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Answer [A] SpaceX
11. Name the ministry that has recently (in Dec’22) designed a new online portal for the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) and a letter rogatory (LR) requests for probe agencies.
A. Ministry of Home Affairs                          
B. Ministry of Science and Technology
C. Ministry of Commerce and Industry      
D. Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
Answer [A] Ministry of Home Affairs
12. Which state government has recently (in Dec’22) approved Rs 367.19 crore for Empowerment of Women in Agriculture for five years (2022-23 to 2026-27)?
A. Maharashtra                        
B. Madhya Pradesh
C. Odisha                                   
D. Gujarat
Answer [C] Odisha
13. According to a research report published by the India Ratings & Research (Ind-Ra), the share of the services sector in Foreign Direct Investment in India between April 2014 and March 2022 was _____%.
A. 29.1%                          
B. 33.5%
C. 38.4%                          
D. 41.3%
Answer [D] 41.3%
14. Who launched the Mobile App ‘Prahari’ of the Border Security Force (BSF) in New Delhi on 29 December 2022?
A. Rajnath Singh                         
B. Narendra Modi
C. Hardeep Singh Puri          
D. Amit Shah
Answer [D] Amit Shah
15. PM Narendra Modi paid tributes to whom on the sacred occasion of Parkash Purab in December 2022.
A. Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji                       
B. Sri Guru Hargobind Ji
C. Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji                         
D. Sri Guru Nanak Ji
Answer [C] Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji
16. Who has been selected for the first KR Gouri Amma national award on 29 December 2022?
A. Prabhu Chandra Mishra                 
B. Aleida Guevara
C. Sethrichem Sangtam                       
D. Aless Bialiatski
Answer [B] Aleida Guevara
17. In December 2022, which of the following has received in-principle approval from the Reserve Bank of India to act as a payment aggregator (PA)?
A. Worldline ePayments                
B. JusPay
C. Cashfree Payments                    
D. Atom Paynetz
Answer [A] Worldline ePayments
18. Benjamin Netanyahu took oath as the Prime Minister of which country for the 6th time in December 2022?
A. Iran                    
B. Israel
C. Syria                    
D. Ukraine
Answer [B] Israel
19. Which of the following released the Financial Stability Report in December 2022?
A. RBI                      
B. NITI Aayog
C. SEBI                    
D. NABARD
Answer [A] RBI
20. Antarctica’s emperor penguins could be extinct by which year?
A. 2050                      
B. 2075
C. 2100                      
D. 2125
Answer [C] 2100