Current Affairs 9th January 2023 : Daily GK Update in English

1.  On 4 January 2023, Dr Mansukh Mandaviya chaired a high-level meeting with the four states of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, and West Bengal governments to review the elimination of which disease from the country by the year 2023?
A. Kala-Azar                         
B. Tuberculosis
C. Measles                          
D. Ebola
Answer [A] Kala-Azar
2. Which of the following has signed an MoU with the Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad for a collaborative and sponsored research project?
A. Hindustan Zinc                                        
B. Vedanta Limited
C. National Aluminium Company             
D. Hindustan Copper
Answer [D] Hindustan Copper
3. When is World Day of War Orphans celebrated every year?
A. 4 January                     
B. 5 January
C. 6 January                    
D. 7 January
Answer [C] 6 January
4. Ghaziabad-Pt Deen Dayal Upadhyay section has become the longest fully automatic block signalling section of Indian Railways, What is its length?
A. 523 km                    
B. 682 km
C. 762 km                   
D. 894 km
Answer [C] 762 km
5. Who chaired the third meeting of the Steering Committee of the National Skill Development Mission in Delhi on 4 January 2023?
A. Dharmendra Pradhan                
B. Ramesh Pokhriyal
C. Ashwini Vaishnaw                      
D. Mansukh Mandaviya
Answer [A] Dharmendra Pradhan    
6. Who has become the first female cricketer to have a statue cast in her honour at Sydney Cricket Ground in Australia?
A. Belinda Clark                       
B. Lisa Sthalekar
C. Mithali Raj                           
D. Amelia Kerr
Answer [A] Belinda Clark
7. Bandhan Bank launched the ‘Jahaan Bandhan, Wahaan Trust’ campaign along with the bank’s brand ambassador Sourav Ganguly on 5 January 2023. Where is Bandhan Bank headquartered?
A. Chennai                    
B. Hyderabad
C. New Delhi                
D. Kolkata
Answer [D] Kolkata
8. Who became India’s 79th Grandmaster on 6 January 2023?
A. Aditya Mittal                       
B. Pranesh M
C. Koustav Chatterjee           
D. V Pranav
Answer [B] Pranesh M
9. In January 2023, with which of the following has Indian Space Research Organization signed an MoU to help Indian Space tech start-ups?
A. IBM                       
B. Microsoft
C. Google                 
D. Adobe
Answer [B] Microsoft
10. Which country has approved the first-ever vaccine for honey bees for the protection from the American foulbrood disease?
A. China                         
B. France
C. Russia                         
D. USA
Answer [D] USA
11. The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has signed a partnership with which of the following for the FIH Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup 2023?
A. GMR Group                  
B. Aditya Birla Group
C. JSW Group                     
D. Essar Group
Answer [C] JSW Group
12. Who is the author of the book ‘Ambedkar: A Life?’
A. Vikram Sampath                 
B. Pavan C. Lall
C. Aradhana Johri                    
D. Shashi Tharoor
Answer [D] Shashi Tharoor
13. General Atomic Aeronautical Systems Inc. announced a partnership with which of the following in January 2023, to manufacture main landing gear components, subassemblies, and assemblies of remotely piloted aircraft?
A. Bharat Forge                             
B. Ashok Leyland
C. Balkrishna Industries                
D. BEML Limited
Answer [A] Bharat Forge
14. According to the first advance estimates by the National Statistical Office (NSO) in January 2023, India’s economy is expected to grow by how much per cent in the financial year 2023?
A. 6.8                        
B. 7.0
C. 7.2                        
D. 7.4
Answer [B] 7.0%
15. Who was appointed as the chairman of All India Gem and Jewelry Domestic Council (GJC) on 5 January 2023?
A. Dr Vinaya Prakash Singh                    
B. Sayam Mehra
C. Ajay Kumar Srivastava                      
D. Sujoy Lal Thaosen
Answer [B] Sayam Mehra
16. Where is the headquarters of ‘Asian Pacific Postal Union’?
A. Mumbai               
B. Bangkok
C. Colombo             
D. Dhaka
Answer [B] Bangkok
17. Which country developed the Aadhaar-like platform for 9 countries called ‘Modular Open-Source Identity Platform (MOSIP)’?
A. China                  
B. Israel
C. India                   
D. USA
Answer [C] India
18. Which Union Ministry launched the ‘Draft Online Gaming Policy’?
A. Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
B. Ministry of Science and Technology
C. Ministry of Home Affairs
D. Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
Answer [A] Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
19. Which article of Indian Constitution deals with the right to freedom of speech and expression?
A. Article 14                         
B. Article 16
C. Article 19                         
D. Article 22
Answer [C] Article 19
20. What is the outlay of the ‘Broadcasting Infrastructure and Network Development (BIND) scheme’?
A. Rs 1500 crore                  
B. Rs 2500 crore
C. Rs 3000 crore                  
D. Rs 4000 crore
Answer [B] Rs 2500 crore