Current Affairs 3th January 2023 : Daily GK Update in English
1. Which Union Ministry launched the ‘Prajjwala Challenge’?
A. Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
B. Ministry of Rural Development
C. Ministry of Home Affairs
D. Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
Answer [B] Ministry of Rural Development
2. Which institution has urged stock exchanges to set up Investor Risk Reduction Access (IRRA) platform?
A. RBI
B. SEBI
C. NITI Aayog
D. Supreme Court
Answer [B] SEBI
3. What is the target for agricultural and processed food products from India for 2022-23?
A. USD 3.56 billion
B. USD 13.56 billion
C. USD 23.56 billion
D. USD 43.56 billion
Answer [C] USD 23.56 billion
4. Which Department under the ‘Ministry of Finance’ notifies changes in rates on small savings schemes?
A. Department of Expenditure
B. Department of Financial Services
C. Department of Revenue
D. Department of Economic Affairs
Answer [D] Department of Economic Affairs
5. New Jalpaiguri, which was in the news related to Vande Bharat Express, is located in which state?
A. West Bengal
B. Assam
C. Gujarat
D. Andhra Pradesh
Answer [A] West Bengal
6. India’s first underwater metro service, in which city, is expected to be completed by December 2023?
A. Lucknow
B. Kochi
C. Hyderabad
D. Kolkata
Answer [D] Kolkata
7. Centre has approved Kalasa-Banduri project in which state?
A. Odisha
B. Karnataka
C. Kerala
D. Assam
Answer [B] Karnataka
8. Who took the additional charge as Director General Border Security Force (BSF) on 31 December 2022?
A. Sujoy Lal Thaosen
B. Baskar Babu Ramachandran
C. Sanjay Singh
D. Santosh Kumar Yadav
Answer [A] Sujoy Lal Thaosen
9. The foundation stone of the Central Detective Training Institute (CDTI) was laid in which state on 31 December 2022?
A. Gujarat
B. Kerala
C. Madhya Pradesh
D. Karnataka
Answer [D] Karnataka
10. Who has been appointed as the chairman of AERB in December 2022?
A. Sundararaman Ramamurthy
B. Ajit Kumar Saxena
C. Dinesh Kumar Shukla
D. G Kamala Vardhana Rao
Answer [C] Dinesh Kumar Shukla