Current Affairs Quiz 21st February 2023 For Bank Exam

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19th 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:

LORA
BCCI
World Pangolin Day 2023
Swaraj Trophy 2021-22
KAVACH-2023

19th 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 19th January 2023 covering the following topics Headlines: LORA, BCCI, World Pangolin Day 2023, Swaraj Trophy 2021-22, KAVACH-2023.

Q1. Which Navratna company in India has signed an MoU with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) for the domestic manufacture and supply of its Long-Range Artillery Weapon System (LORA) for the Indian Tri-services?
(a) Bharat Electronics Limited
(b) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
(c) Oil India Limited
(d) NLC India Limited
(e) Power Finance Corporation

Q2. Which European country became the first to pass a law providing Menstrual Leave?
(a) Germany
(b) Spain
(c) United Kingdom
(d) Switzerland
(e) France

Q3. Which is the World’s First Cloud-Built Demonstration Satellite?
(a) China 1
(b) Odin
(c) THEMIS
(d) JANUS-1
(e) Cosmos

Q4. ______ has launched the new Xeon W-3400 and Xeon W-2400 desktop workstation processors (code-named Sapphire Rapids), which are built for professional creators to provide massive performance.
(a) Intel
(b) Bharat Electronics Limited
(c) TSMC India
(d) Masamb Electronics
(e) Micron

Q5. Who was the former chairman of the Selection Committee of BCCI?
(a) Subroto Banerjee
(b) Shiv Sundar Das
(c) Chetan Sharma
(d) Salil Ankola
(e) Sridharan Sharath

Q6. When is World Pangolin Day 2023 observed annually?
(a) First week of January
(b) Second week of January
(c) First week of February
(d) Second Saturday of February
(e) Third Saturday of February

Q7. Which district in Kerala won Swaraj Trophy 2021-22 for Best District Panchayat?
(a) Alappuzha
(b) Kannur
(c) Kollam
(d) Idukki
(e) Ernakulam

Q8. _____ and the Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPRD) Jointly Launch KAVACH-2023.
(a) All India Council for Technical Education
(b) University Grants Commission
(c) Medical Council of India
(d) Bar Council of India
(e) Indian Council for Agriculture Research

Q9. Tata Motors has appointed Rajan Amba as the Managing Director of _____.
(a) Voltas
(b) Jaguar Land Rover
(c) Titan
(d) Indian Hotels Company Limited
(e) Tata Consultancy Services

Q10. Which Ministry in India launched the mPassport Police App?
(a) Ministry Corporate Affairs
(b) Ministry of Finance
(c) Ministry of Home Affairs
(d) Ministry of External Affairs
(e) Ministry of Cooperation

Q11. The Central Water Commission (CWC) has entered into a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with _____ for the development of the International Centre of Excellence for Dams (ICED).
(a) IIT Madras
(b) IIT Roorkee
(c) IIT Kharagpur
(d) IIT Bombay
(e) IIT Kanpur

Q12. Lexi’ is the first AI assistant powered by ChatGPT of which country?
(a) France
(b) China
(c) Germany
(d) India
(e) Spain

Q13. Who composed the five-day ‘Devi Mahatme’ episode, which was an important milestone in the history of Yakshagana literature?
(a) Ganpati Hegde Toti
(b) Bapila Narayan Bhagwat
(c) Ira Gopalakrishna Bhagavatha
(d) Actor Joshi Gokarna
(e) Delampuri Krishna Bhat

Q14. Govt Approves Rs 4,800 Crore Scheme For Holistic Development Of Border Villages for the financial years 2022-23 to _____.
(a) 2025-26
(b) 2024-25
(c) 2027-28
(d) 2026-27
(e) 2024-25

Q15. Which is the world’s largest cricket stadium?
(a) Eden Gardens
(b) Melbourne Cricket Ground
(c) Narendra Modi Stadium
(d) Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International
(e) DY Patil Stadium

Solutions

S1. Ans.(a)
Sol. Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) has signed an MoU with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) for the domestic manufacture and supply of its Long-Range Artillery Weapon System (LORA) for the Indian Tri-services.

S2. Ans.(b)
Sol. The Spanish government approved a historic law granting paid medical leave to women suffering from severe menstrual pain is the first for any European country.

S3. Ans.(d)
Sol. World’s First Cloud-Built Demonstration Satellite Launched JANUS-1. JANUS-1 rode on the Indian Space Research Organization’s (ISRO) SSLV-D2 rocket.

S4. Ans.(a)
Sol. Intel has launched the new Xeon W-3400 and Xeon W-2400 desktop workstation processors (code-named Sapphire Rapids), which are built for professional creators to provide massive performance.

S5. Ans.(c)
Sol. Chetan Sharma was the former chairman of the Selection Committee of BCCI. Chetan Sharma has resigned from his post following a sting operation conducted by a TV news channel.

S6. Ans.(e)
Sol. World Pangolin Day 2023 is observed annually on the third Saturday of February. This World Pangolin Day 2023 is observed on 18th February 2023.

S7. Ans.(c)
Sol. Kollam district in Kerala won Swaraj Trophy 2021-22 for Best District Panchayat.

S8. Ans.(a)
Sol. All India Council for Technical Education and the Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPRD) Jointly Launch KAVACH-2023.

S9. Ans.(b)
Sol. Tata Motors has appointed Rajan Amba as the Managing Director of Jaguar Land Rover India.

S10. Ans.(d)
Sol. The Ministry of External Affairs launched the mPassport Police App.

S11. Ans.(b)
Sol. The Central Water Commission (CWC) has entered into a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with IIT Roorkee for the development of the International Centre of Excellence for Dams (ICED).

S12. Ans.(d)
Sol. Lexi’ is the first AI assistant powered by ChatGPT in India.

S13. Ans.(b)
Sol. Bapila Narayan Bhagwat composed the five-day ‘Devi Mahatme’ episode, which was an important milestone in the history of Yakshagana literature.

S14. Ans.(a)
Sol. Govt Approves Rs 4,800 Crore Scheme For Holistic Development Of Border Villages for the financial years 2022-23 to 2025-26.

S15. Ans.(c)
Sol. Narendra Modi Stadium in India is the world’s largest cricket stadium.