Current Affairs 31th January 2023 : Daily GK Update in English
1. Which institution released the ‘World Economic Situation and Prospects 2023’ report?
A. World Bank
B. United Nations
C. World Economic Forum
D. Asian Development Bank
Answer [B] United Nations
2. India signed an MoU with which country to exchange programmes of different genres in radio and TV platforms?
A. Bangladesh
B. Egypt
C. UAE
D. Singapore
Answer [B] Egypt
3. Dilip Mahalanabis, who was awarded the Padma Vibhushan award in 2023, was associated with which profession?
A. Statistician
B. Politician
C. Doctor
D. Businessperson
Answer [C] Doctor
4. Odesa Port City, which was seen in the news, is located in which country?
A. Russia
B. Ukraine
C. Australia
D. UAE
Answer [B] Ukraine
5. After China, which is the second country in the world to start the ‘trade-plus-one’ (T+1) settlement cycle?
A. USA
B. Russia
C. India
D. France
Answer [C] India
6. Who was conferred with FIH’s President’s award on 29 January 2023’?
A. Dr Sanduk Ruit
B. V Karthikeyan Pandian
C. Aparna Sen
D. Ambikasuthan Mangad
Answer [B] V Karthikeyan Pandian
7. Tom Verlaine passed away in January 2023. From which of the following countries did he belong?
A. Russia
B. USA
C. Japan
D. Indonesia
Answer [B] USA
8. Csaba Korosi arrived in India for a three-day visit on 29 January 2023. He is the President of _____.
A. WHO
B. UNGA
C. IMF
D. UNESCO
Answer [B] UNGA
9. On 28 January 2023, the Central government renamed the Mughal Gardens in New Delhi’s Rashtrapati Bhavan as _____.
A. Atal Udyan
B. Nirmal Udyan
C. Amrit Udyan
D. Shastri Udyan
Answer [C] Amrit Udyan
10. In January 2023, National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) appointed whom as its brand ambassador?
A. Anushka Sharma
B. Virat Kohli
C. Sourav Ganguly
D. Nikhat Zareen
Answer [D] Nikhat Zareen