Current Affairs of JANUARY 2023
Current Affairs of JANUARY 2023
1 - National Tourism Day 2023 is celebrated in which state?(A) New Delhi
(B) Kerala
(C) Sikkim
(D) Telangana
2 - The Monument Mitra scheme was transferred from the Ministry of Tourism to which Ministry?
(A) Ministry of Culture
(B) Ministry of Home Affairs
(C) Ministry of External Affairs
(D) Ministry of Finance
3 - Which institution issues the Sovereign Green Bonds (SGrBs) on behalf of the government
(A) RBI
(B) SEBI
(C) NITI Aayog
(D) BSE
4 - ‘Purse Seine’, which was seen in the news, is associated with which activity?
(A) Skating
(B) Fishing
(C) Painting
(D) Sculpting
5 - What is the name of the cluster of digital solutions like Aadhaar, UPI, Digi Locker, Co-Win, GeM, and GSTN?
(A) Bharat e-platforms
(B) India Stack
(C) e-Bharat
(D) Digi Bharat
6 - Which state announced to book men who marry minor girls under stringent laws prescribing imprisonment?
(A) West Bengal
(B) Assam
(C) Telangana
(D) Odisha
7 - As per the Finance Ministry data, the Atal Pension Yojana (APY) subscribers figure crossed which milestone in 2022?
(A) 1 million
(B) 10 million
(C) 5 million
(D) 50 million
8 - World Bank has appreciated which country for its transition from poorest to one of the fastest growing countries?
(A) India
(B) Indonesia
(C) Bangladesh
(D) Nepal
9 - Which institution launched an information database including a repository of information pertaining to municipal bonds?
(A) RBI
(B) SEBI
(C) IRDAI
(D) NSE
10 - What is the name of the fifth stealth Scorpene class Submarine, which was recently commissioned into the Indian Navy?
(A) INS Vagir
(B) INS Virat
(C) INS Vaaman
(D) INS Vajra
11 - Prime Minister Modi to name 21 islands of Andaman & Nicobar after which awardees?
(A) Bharat Ratna
(B) Padma Vibhushan
(C) Padma Bhushan
(D) Param Vir Chakra
12 - Which country is the host of the ‘FIDE World Championship 2023’?
(A) Kazakhstan
(B) Italy
(C) Israel
(D) India
13 - ‘Centre for Maritime Economy and Connectivity’ is to be set up in which state/UT?
(A) Assam
(B) New Delhi
(C) Uttarakhand
(D) Telangana
14 - Narayanpur left bank canal with modern irrigation system has been inaugurated in which state?
(A) Kerala
(B) Tamil Nadu
(C) Karnataka
(D) Odisha
15 - Which city is the host of the ‘G-20 Working Group on Environment and Climate Sustainability’ meeting?
(A) Chennai
(B) Bengaluru
(C) Kochi
(D) Varanasi
16 - What is the theme of the ‘India International Science Festival’?
(A) Marching towards Amrit Kaal with Science, Technology, and Innovation
(B) Innovation for Sustainable Development
(C) Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav
(D) Bharat Vigyan
17 - What is the name of the Indigenous mobile operating system developed by IIT Madras?
(A) IndOS
(B) BharOS
(C) MadrasOS
(D) TamilOS
18 - Which Union Ministry released ‘Endorsements Know-hows!’ guide for celebrities, influencers and virtual influencers on social media?
(A) Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
(B) Ministry of Home Affairs
(C) Ministry of External Affairs
(D) Ministry of Defence
19 - Chris Hipkins has sworn in as the Prime Minister of which country?
(A) France
(B) Australia
(C) New Zealand
(D) Brazil
20 - Which armed force started the ‘Ops Alert’ exercise to enhance security?
(A) Indo-Tibetan Border Police Force
(B) Border Security Force
(C) Central Railway Protection Force
(D) Central Industrial Security Force
21 - Which is the first country to back the debt restructure programme of Sri Lanka?
(A) India
(B) Pakistan
(C) China
(D) Australia
22 - India is set to start supplying diesel to which country through a Friendship pipeline?
(A) Japan
(B) Nepal
(C) Sri Lanka
(D) Bangladesh
23 - NASA has awarded 425 million dollars to which Company for the agency’s sustainable flight demonstrator project?
(A) Boeing
(B) Air Bus
(C) Tesla
(D) Apple
24 - Indian Army launched a joint Training exercise ‘Cyclone – I’ with which country?
(A) USA
(B) Egypt
(C) France
(D) Sri Lanka
25 - What is the wholesale price inflation in December 2022 in India?
(A) 4.95 %
(B) 5.15%
(C) 6.25%
(D) 7.15%
26 - Which country’s population has declined for the first time in 61 years with a fall of roughly 850,000?
(A) India
(B) China
(C) Indonesia
(D) Pakistan
27 - Which financial services company announced the new phase of its Girls4Tech programme in India?
(A) Mastercard
(B) Visa
(C) Maestro
(D) Paypal
28 - India has been urging which country to implement ‘13th Amendment’ to its Constitution?
(A) USA
(B) UK
(C) Sri Lanka
(D) Bangladesh
29 - Which institution releases the ‘Annual Status of Education Report (ASER)’?
(A) NITI Aayog
(B) Pratham
(C) Oxfam International
(D) UNICEF
30 - Shang Juncheng, who was seen in the news recently, plays which sports?
(A) Badminton
(B) Squash
(C) Tennis
(D) Chess
31 - Which Union Ministry runs the MAARG (Mentorship, Advisory, Assistance, Resilience, and Growth) Platform?
(A) Ministry of Commerce and Industry
(B) Ministry of Science and Technology
(C) Ministry of Education
(D) Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
32 - Thiruvalluvar is a famous poet of which language?
(A) Tamil
(B) Telugu
(C) Urdu
(D) Malayalam
33 - Which state government has implemented a policy for blindness control?
(A) Punjab
(B) New Delhi
(C) Rajasthan
(D) Kerala
34 - India’s first online gaming Centre of Excellence is to be set up in which state/UT?
(A) Sikkim
(B) Karnataka
(C) Meghalaya
(D) Gujarat
35 - FPGA, which was seen in the news recently, is associated with which industry?
(A) Electronics
(B) Economics
(C) Sports
(D) Business
36 - Which state/UT Police launched the ‘Cyber Congress initiative’?
(A) Kerala
(B) Telangana
(C) West Bengal
(D) Odisha
37 - ‘Varuna’ is a bilateral naval exercise between India and which country?
(A) USA
(B) France
(C) UAE
(D) Sri Lanka
38 - Which institution released the report titled ‘Survival of the Richest’?
(A) World Economic Forum
(B) Oxfam International
(C) NITI Aayog
(D) Reserve Bank of India
39 - What is the theme of the World Economic Forum 2023 meeting?
(A) Cooperation in a Fragmented World
(B) Planet People Partnership
(C) Inclusive and sustainable growth
(D) Promotion of Regional Trade
40 - Buxwaha Mine, which was seen in the news, is located in which state?
(A) Chhattisgarh
(B) Madhya Pradesh
(C) Assam
(D) Andhra Pradesh
41 - 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
42 - 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
43 - India’s first 3x platform wind turbine generators (WTG) has been installed in which state?
(A) Rajasthan
(B) Karnataka
(C) Telangana
(D) Odisha
44 - 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
45 - ‘Pineapple Express’ phenomenon, which was seen in the news, is related to which field?
(A) Agriculture
(B) Transport
(C) Meteorology
(D) Tourism
46 - Which state/UT suggested the Centre to grant “migrated minority” status?
(A) Punjab
(B) Delhi
(C) Jammu and Kashmir
(D) Assam
47 - Which public sector bank partnered with ‘Garuda Aerospace’ under the Kisan Pushpak Scheme?
(A) Canara Bank
(B) State Bank of India
(C) Union Bank of India
(D) Punjab National Bank
48 - Which institution released the ‘Rural Health Statistics report’?
(A) NITI Aayog
(B) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
(C) AIIMS
(D) IMA
49 - Vidisha, the first district for deployment of innovative 5G use cases, is located in which state?
(A) Odisha
(B) Madhya Pradesh
(C) West Bengal
(D) Assam
50 - Which state launched the ‘shared school bus system’ and agriculture response vehicle scheme?
(A) Assam
(B) Meghalaya
(C) West Bengal
(D) Bihar
51 - Which is the first European country to have a Reciprocal Access Agreement with Japan?
(A) Germany
(B) UK
(C) Italy
(D) France
52 - Who is the author of the ‘Revolutionaries- The Other Story of How India Won Its Freedom’ Book?
(A) Amit Shah
(B) Sanjeev Sanyal
(C) Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit
(D) Manoj Soni
53 - Which organisation released the ‘Global Risks Report 2023’?
(A) World Bank
(B) World Economic Forum
(C) International Monetary Fund
(D) Asian Development Bank
54 - Which institution recently released the ‘Survey on dietary supplements’?
(A) FCI
(B) FSSAI
(C) NITI Aayog
(D) Union Health Ministry
55 - Which Indian chess player won silver in the World Blitz Chess Championship in Kazakhstan?
(A) Gukesh
(B) Praggnananda
(C) Koneru Humpy
(D) Viswanathan Anand
56 - Which country commenced its annual war-game ‘Zolfaghar-1401’, in the coastal area of the Gulf of Oman?
(A) UAE
(B) Iran
(C) Afghanistan
(D) Israel
57 - Which city is the host of the Indian Science Congress (ISC)?
(A) Nagpur
(B) Indore
(C) Varanasi
(D) Cochin
58 - XBB.1.5 Covid variant has caused a huge rise in new cases in which country?
(A) South Africa
(B) Italy
(C) USA
(D) Indonesia
59 - Which Union Ministry launched a five-pronged energy efficiency plan to become carbon-neutral by 2030?
(A) Ministry of Coal
(B) Ministry of Railways
(C) Ministry of Steel
(D) Ministry of Tourism
60 - What is the total GST revenue collected in December 2022?
(A) 1.2 lakh crore
(B) 1.5 lakh crore
(C) 1.7 lakh crore
(D) 1.8 lakh crore
61 - Aung Suu Kyi is the former leader of which country?
(A) Thailand
(B) Myanmar
(C) Bangladesh
(D) Nepal
62 - How many new members have been recently added to the U.N. Security Council in 2023, for a two-year tenure?
(A) Three
(B) Four
(C) Five
(D) Seven
63 - Vaidehi Chaudhari, who won her maiden singles title recently, plays which sports?
(A) Table Tennis
(B) Tennis
(C) Squash
(D)
64 - Which country has banned most foreigners from buying homes, to tackle housing crunch faced by locals?
(A) USA
(B) China
(C) Canada
(D) Germany
65 - Which institution builds the K9-Vajra tracked self-propelled howitzers?
(A) DRDO
(B) HAL
(C) Larsen & Toubro
(D) BHEL
66 - As per the Ministry of Culture, how many centrally protected monuments are missing?
(A) 10
(B) 20
(C) 50
(D) 100
67 - What is the name of the annual state-level Youth Festival organised in Kerala?
(A) Keralotsavam
(B) Kerala Sahavu
(C) Malayala Manorama
(D) Mallu Magic
68 - India is in talks with which country to sign a Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT)?
(A) UK
(B) Saudi Arabia
(C) Sri Lanka
(D) Australia
69 - Which state’s women’s U-18 team won the Khelo India Youth Games 2022?
(A) Kerala
(B) Haryana
(C) Telangana
(D) Punjab
70 - Pyongyang is the capital city of which country?
(A) South Korea
(B) North Korea
(C) Singapore
(D) Malaysia
71 - ‘Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium’ is located in which state?
(A) Gujarat
(B) Odisha
(C) Jharkhand
(D) Bihar
72 - ISRO has partnered with which company to promote space-tech startups in India?
(A) Tesla
(B) Microsoft
(C) Google
(D) Apple
73 - Which city is the host of the ‘Auto Expo 2023 – Components show’?
(A) Mumbai
(B) Ahmedabad
(C) New Delhi
(D) Bengaluru
74 - India’s National Security Adviser Ajit Doval held a Strategic Dialogue with his counterpart from which country?
(A) USA
(B) France
(C) Australia
(D) Sri Lanka
75 - ‘Siyom bridge’ has been inaugurated in which state/UT?
(A) Assam
(B) Jammu and Kashmir
(C) Arunachal Pradesh
(D) Punjab
76 - Who is the first bowler to take a hat-trick in the first over of a Ranji Trophy match?
(A) Jaydev Unadkat
(B) Ravichandran Ashwin
(C) Jasprit Bumrah
(D) Mohammed Shami
77 - Which country has recently executed a transgender person for the first time in the history?
(A) UAE
(B) USA
(C) Saudi Arabia
(D) Afghanistan
78 - India signed USD 1.2 billion loan agreements for infrastructure projects with which institution?
(A) World Bank
(B) Asian Development Bank
(C) AIIB
(D) IMF
79 - As per the Minimum Public Shareholding (MPS) norm, what is the minimum public float for all listed companies?
(A) 10 per cent
(B) 20 percent
(C) 25 percent
(D) 40 percent
80 - ‘Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT)’ is related with which institution?
(A) World Bank
(B) World Trade Organisation
(C) NITI Aayog
(D) World Economic Forum
81 - ‘Koregaon Bhima war memorial’ is located in which state?
(A) Tamil Nadu
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Karnataka
(D) Madhya Pradesh
82 - Which Union Ministry is associated with ‘New industrial policy’?
(A) Ministry of MSME
(B) Ministry of Commerce and Industry
(C) Ministry of Finance
(D) Ministry of Corporate Affairs
83 - Satyendra Nath Bose, whose birth anniversary was observed recently, was associated with which profession?
(A) Politics
(B) Science
(C) Sports
(D) Business
84 - Which year has been declared as the ‘International Year of Millets (IYM)’?
(A) 2021
(B) 2022
(C) 2023
(D) 2024
85 - Which state launched ‘Didir Suraksha Kawach and Didir Doot’ programmes?
(A) Bihar
(B) West Bengal
(C) Rajasthan
(D) Haryana
86 - Common Mormon, which was seen in the news recently, belongs to which species?
(A) Snake
(B) Butterfly
(C) Spider
(D) Turtle
87 - What is the total investment made by the Department of Science & Technology in the Science and Technology system in 2022-23?
(A) Rs 2002 crore
(B) Rs 4002 crore
(C) Rs 6002 crore
(D) Rs 8002 crore
88 - Which company has partnered with the Spain-based Stark Future SL, in the field of electric motorcycles?
(A) Hero Motorcorp
(B) Eicher Motors
(C) TVS Motors
(D) Honda Motors
89 - Ksheer Bhagya scheme is implemented in which state?
(A) Gujarat
(B) Karnataka
(C) Odisha
(D) West Bengal
90 - What is the new name of the new Integrated Food Security Scheme?
(A) Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana
(B) Pradhan Mantri Antodaya Ann Yojana
(C) Pradhan Mantri Ann Raksha Yojana
(D) Pradhan Mantri Vikas Yojana
91 - Which state is the host of the 26th National Youth Festival?
(A) Kerala
(B) Karnataka
(C) Bihar
(D) West Bengal
92 - Which country has the world’s most powerful passport, as per the Henley Passport Index 2023?
(A) UK
(B) Japan
(C) India
(D) USA
93 - India signed a MoU to enhance cooperation in training of diplomats, with which country?
(A) Maldives
(B) UAE
(C) Panama
(D) Malaysia
94 - Road Transport and Highways Ministry observes Road Safety Week in which month?
(A) November
(B) December
(C) January
(D) February
95 - ‘Year of Enterprises’ Project is a flagship scheme of which Indian state?
(A) Haryana
(B) Odisha
(C) West Bengal
(D) Kerala
96 - As per the World Bank’s Global Economic Prospects Report, what is the expected economic growth of India in 2023-24?
(A) 5.5 %
(B) 6.6 %
(C) 7.0 %
(D) 7.7 %
97 - What is the name of the international agreement signed in 1987 to ban Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)?
(A) Paris Agreement
(B) Montreal Protocol
(C) Chicago Agreement
(D) Kyoto Protocol
98 - Which song from an Indian film won Golden Globe award 2023 for Best Original Song?
(A) Marenge Toh Wahin Jaakar
(B) Naatu Naatu
(C) Pasoori
(D) Kalakatha
99 - What is the name of the short-range ballistic missile which was recently test-launched by India?
(A) Prithvi II
(B) Agni V
(C) Vikas II
(D) Bhim I
100 - Which institution launched a new system to measure and grade hospital performance under AB PM-JAY?
(A) NITI Aayog
(B) NHA
(C) NSO
(D) IMA
101 - Bhitarkanika National Park, which was seen in the news, is located in which state/UT?
(A) West Bengal
(B) Odisha
(C) Jharkhand
(D) Maharashtra
102 - What is the theme of the “National Science Day 2023″?
(A) Sustainable Science
(B) Atmanirbhar India and Science
(C) Global Science for Global Wellbeing
(D) Behavioural Science
103 - ‘Centralised Receipt and Processing Center (CRPC)’ and ‘Integrated Ombudsman Scheme’ are related to which institution?
(A) NITI Aayog
(B) Reserve Bank of India
(C) DPIIT
(D) ISRO
104 - ‘Kumarakom and Beypore’, which were selected under the Swadesh Darshan 2.0 Scheme, are located in which state?
(A) Tamil Nadu
(B) Kerala
(C) Rajasthan
(D) Haryana
105 - Which organisation publishes the Food Price Index (FFPI)?
(A) UNICEF
(B) FAO
(C) IMF
(D) World Bank
106 - Which institution launched the ‘Portal for mapping of Industrial Units and Laboratories’
(A) DPIIT
(B) BIS
(C) FICCI
(D) NITI Aayog
107 - Which state won the UN-Habitat’s World Habitat Awards 2023 for Jaga Mission?
(A) Kolkata
(B) Tamil Nadu
(C) Odisha
(D) Rajasthan
108 - Which Indian state launched the caste-based census?
(A) Bihar
(B) Assam
(C) West Bengal
(D) Jharkhand
109 - Which Indian public sector bank received RBI approval to hold special rupee vostro accounts of three banks from Sri Lanka?
(A) State Bank of India
(B) Canara Bank
(C) Indian Bank
(D) Punjab National Bank
110 - What is the purpose of the ‘Aamantran’ Portal, which was recently launched?
(A) Grievance Redressal
(B) Invitation Management
(C) Issuance of Electoral Bonds
(D) Donation to Places of Worship
111 - Which state launched a facility for entrepreneurs to submit complaints using WhatsApp?
(A) Telangana
(B) Kerala
(C) Odisha
(D) West Bengal
112 - Kilauea Volcano, which was seen in the news, is located in which country?
(A) Indonesia
(B) Philippines
(C) Hawaii (USA)
(D) Japan
113 - Which institution awards ‘Eat Right Station’ certification to Railway stations?
(A) Railway Ministry
(B) FSSAI
(C) FCI
(D) NITI Aayog
114 - What is the estimated GDP Growth of India in 2022-23, as per the NSO first advance estimates?
(A) 6 per cent
(B) 7 per cent
(C) 8 per cent
(D) 8.5 per cent
115 - The Aspirational Block Programme (ABP), which was launched recently, covers how many districts initially?
(A) 100
(B) 200
(C) 500
(D) 1000
116 - Which Union Ministry is organising the ‘Startup India Innovation Week’?
(A) Ministry of MSME
(B) Ministry of Commerce and Industry
(C) Ministry of Home Affairs
(D) Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
117 - Which city is the host of the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas convention 2023?
(A) Varanasi
(B) Indore
(C) Pune
(D) Chennai
118 - Which state houses the world’s first Palm-leaf Manuscript Museum?
(A) Karnataka
(B) Kerala
(C) Tamil Nadu
(D) Odisha
119 - Which start-up built the ‘AzaadiSAT’ satellite, which is made by 750 school girls?
(A) Dhruv Aerospace
(B) Pixxel
(C) Space Kidz India
(D) Astra
120 - 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
121 - 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
122 - 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
123 - Which country developed the Aadhaar-like platform for 9 countries called ‘Modular Open-Source Identity Platform (MOSIP)’?
(A) China
(B) India
(C) Israel
(D) USA
124 - Where is the headquarters of ‘Asian Pacific Postal Union’?
(A) Mumbai
(B) Bangkok
(C) Colombo
(D) Dhaka
125 - Which High Court has directed the city government to ensure free food and medical treatment to HIV-positive persons?
(A) Delhi High Court
(B) Bombay High Court
(C) Chennai High Court
(D) Allahabad High Court
126 - Who is the first woman officer to be operationally deployed at Kumar Post, Siachen?
(A) Captain Shiva Chouhan
(B) Captain Bhawana Kanth
(C) Captain Avani Chaturvedi
(D) Captain Mohana Singh Jitarwal
127 - Mohamed Irfaan Ali, who is a recipient of Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award, is the President of which country?
(A) Israel
(B) Guyana
(C) Ukraine
(D) UAE
128 - Which country inaugurated the Pokhara Regional International Airport (PRIA), with the support of China?
(A) Sri Lanka
(B) Nepal
(C) Bangladesh
(D) Bhutan
129 - As per the CMIE’s latest report, which state had recorded the highest unemployment rate among states in December 2022?
(A) New Delhi
(B) Uttar Pradesh
(C) Haryana
(D) Andhra Pradesh
130 - Which country recently switched to euro from its kuna currency and became the 20th member of the Eurozone?
(A) Slovenia
(B) Croatia
(C) Serbia
(D) Romania
131 - Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva recently took charge as the President of which country?
(A) Brazil
(B) France
(C) Italy
(D) Argentina
132 - India recently signed a ‘Comprehensive Migration and Mobility Partnership Agreement’ in which country?
(A) Sri Lanka
(B) Austria
(C) UAE
(D) Bangladesh
133 - Which sportsperson won both the World Rapid and World Blitz chess titles?
(A) R Praggnananda
(B) Magnus Carlsen
(C) Koneru Humpy
(D) Harika Dronavalli
134 - Which institution developed the Bharat Interface for Money (BHIM) app?
(A) RBI
(B) NPCI
(C) SEBI
(D) NASSCOM
135 - ‘Future Engineer Program’ is an initiative of which multi-national company?
(A) Meta
(B) Amazon
(C) Samsung
(D) IBM
136 - Which institution launched its Medium-term Strategy Framework named ‘Utkarsh 2.0’?
(A) ISRO
(B) RBI
(C) DRDO
(D) NITI Aayog
137 - Which country has taken over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union for the first six months of 2023?
(A) Finland
(B) Sweden
(C) Italy
(D) Germany
138 - Which state organises the world’s largest open-air theatre ‘Dhanu Yatra’ festival?
(A) Gujarat
(B) Odisha
(C) Kerala
(D) West Bengal
139 - Zuari Bridge, the second largest cable-stayed bridge in India, is located in which state/UT?
(A) Arunachal Pradesh
(B) Punjab
(C) Goa
(D) Jammu and Kashmir
140 - Which institution released the ‘Statistical Tables relating to Banks in India’?
(A) Finance Ministry
(B) Reserve Bank of India
(C) NITI Aayog
(D) World Bank
141 - What is the target of number of Ayushman Bharat Health and Wellness Centres under the Ayushman Bharat?
(A) 1 Lakh
(B) 1.5 Lakh
(C) 2.5 Lakh
(D) 5 Lakh
142 - New Jalpaiguri, which was in the news related to Vande Bharat Express, is located in which state?
(A) Assam
(B) West Bengal
(C) Andhra Pradesh
(D) Gujarat
143 - Which Department under the ‘Ministry of Finance’ notifies changes in rates on small savings schemes?
(A) Department of Expenditure
(B) Department of Economic Affairs
(C) Department of Revenue
(D) Department of Financial Services
144 - 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
145 - 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
146 - 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