Current Affairs Quiz 17th February 2023 For Bank Exam

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17th January Current Affairs Quiz: Here, we are providing the Current Affairs Quiz. These types of topics are important for candidates who prepare for Bank Exam 2023. In this article, we are covering the following topics Headlines:

Prathista Puraskar,
Tarkash exercise,
Akbar Kakkattil award,
ICC T20 Women’s World Cup.

17th January Current Affairs Quiz

The Current Affairs section constitutes a major part of the General Awareness section in a competitive examination and plays an instrumental role. To supplement your preparation for the General Awareness Section of the upcoming exams like IBPS PO/Clerk Mains, SBI PO Mains and SEBI Grade A Prelims, we are providing you Current Affairs Quiz of 17th January 2023 covering the following topics Headlines: TomTom report, IQAir, Prathista Puraskar, Tarkash exercise, Akbar Kakkattil award, ICC T20 Women’s World Cup.

Q1. According TomTom report, which city traffic has made it the second slowest place to drive through in the world in 2022?
(a) Lucknow
(b) Kolkata
(c) Delhi
(d) Mumbai
(e) Bengaluru

Q2. Which city from India has been ranked as the most polluted city and second most polluted city globally within a week between January 29 and February 8, according to the Swiss air tracking index IQAir?
(a) Bengaluru
(b) Mumbai
(c) Kolkata
(d) Delhi
(e) Bhopal

Q3. Which bank was awarded ‘Prathista Puraskar’ under ‘Digidhan Awards 2021-22’ by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)?
(a) Karnataka Bank
(b) Punjab National Bank
(c) Indian Bank
(d) Bank of Baroda
(e) Canara Bank

Q4. _____ received approval from DGCA for indigenously developed ‘black boxes’?
(a) Mahindra Aerospace
(b) Tata Advanced Systems Ltd
(c) Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd
(d) Adani Defence & Aerospace
(e) Dassault-Reliance Aerospace

Q5. Tarkash is a military exercise between India and which country?
(a) China
(b) Russia
(c) US
(d) Malaysia
(e) Germany

Q6. Who was honored with Kerala’s Akbar Kakkattil award?
(a) T Padmanabhan for Gowri
(b) M Mukundan for Kesavante Vilapangal
(c) MT Vasudevan Nair for Manju
(d) Subhash Chandran for ‘Samudrasila’
(e) K Satchidanandan for Venal Mazha

Q7. Which is the host country for the ICC T20 Women’s World Cup?
(a) India
(b) England
(c) Pakistan
(d) Sri Lanka
(e) South Africa

Q8. Who launched the ‘iDEX Investor Hub’ (iIH), under which more than Rs 200 crores had already been pledged by leading Indian investors?
(a) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh
(b) Home Minister Amit Shah
(c) Culture Minster G. Kishan Reddy
(d) Prime Minister Narendra Modi
(e) Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar

Q9. Which of the following is one of the four pilgrim centers identified by the Ministry of Tourism under the PRASAD Scheme?
(a) Sabarimala Templee
(b) Thirunelli Temple
(c) Maa Chamundeshwari Devi Temple
(d) Sri Padmanabhaswamy Temple
(e) St. Mary’s Church

Q10. ______ inaugurated the National Aadi Mahotsav on 16th February 2023 at Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium, New Delhi.
(a) Union Minister of Tribal Affairs Arjun Munda
(b) Prime Minister Narendra Modi
(c) Minister of State for Tribal Affairs Renuka Saruta
(d) Culture Minister G. Kishan Reddy
(e) Home Minister Amit Shah

Q11. Where did Union Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya Inaugurated IFFCO Nano Urea Liquid Plants?
(a) Phulpur, Uttar Pradesh
(b) Cuttack, Odisha
(c) Jaipur, Rajasthan
(d) Madurai, Tamil Nadu
(e) Surat, Gujarat

Q12. _____ announced an order of Trent XWB-97 engines from Air India.
(a) MG Motors
(b) Skoda
(c) Rolls-Royce
(d) Mercedes Benz
(e) Kia Motors

Q13. Who was the first woman to become the Governor of South Carolina and recently launched her 2024 presidential bid?
(a) Samantha Power
(b) Nikki Haley
(c) Besty DeVos
(d) Sarah Thompson
(e) Steph Hughes

Q14. When was the Indian Oil Corporation founded?
(a) 30th July 1990
(b) 29th January 1989
(c) 30th June 1956
(d) 20th June 1959
(e) 30th June 1959

Q15. Under the ambitious Cheetah reintroduction program, 12 cheetahs are to be flown in from _____ on February 18.
(a) Nambia
(b) Zimbabwe
(c) South Africa
(d) China
(e) France

Solutions

S1. Ans.(e)
Sol. According to a latest report by specialist in geolocation technologies TomTom, Bengaluru’s traffic has made it the second slowest place to drive through in the world in 2022.

S2. Ans.(b)
Sol. Mumbai has been ranked as the most polluted city in India and the second most polluted city globally within a week between January 29 and February 8, according to the Swiss air tracking index IQAir

S3. Ans.(a)
Sol. Karnataka Bank was awarded ‘Prathista Puraskar’ under ‘Digidhan Awards 2021-22’ by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY).

S4. Ans.(c)
Sol. Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) received approval from DGCA for indigenously developed ‘black boxes’.

S5. Ans.(c)
Sol. Tarkash is a military exercise between India and US. A joint counter-terrorism exercise between National Security Guard (NSG) and US Special Operations Forces (SOF) culminated in Chennai.

S6. Ans.(d)
Sol. Writer Subhash Chandran’s novel Samudrashila has been chosen for the Akbar Kakkattil Award instituted by a trust in the memory of the short story writer and novelist from Kozhikode.

S7. Ans.(e)
Sol. The ICC T20 Women’s World Cup is hosted in South Africa from 10th February 2023.

S8. Ans.(a)
Sol. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh launched the ‘iDEX Investor Hub’ (iIH), under which more than Rs 200 crores had already been pledged by leading Indian investors.

S9. Ans.(c)
Sol. Maa Chamundeshwari Devi Temple is one of the four pilgrim centers identified by the Ministry of Tourism under the PRASAD Scheme.

S10. Ans.(b)
Sol. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the National Aadi Mahotsav on 16th February 2023 at Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium, New Delhi.

S11. Ans.(a)
Sol. Union Minister of Chemicals and Fertilisers Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya Inaugurated IFFCO Nano Urea Liquid Plants at Aonla and Phulpur

S12. Ans.(c)
Sol. Rolls-Royce announces the order of Trent XWB-97 engines from Air India.

S13. Ans.(b)
Sol. Nikki Haley was the first woman to become the Governor of South Carolina and recently launched her 2024 presidential bid.

S14. Ans.(e)
Sol. The Indian Oil Corporation was founded on 30th June 1959 and is headquartered in New Delhi.

S15. Ans.(c)
Sol. Under the ambitious Cheetah reintroduction program, 12 cheetahs are to be flown in from South Africa on February 18 to India.