Current Affairs Quiz 21st February 2023 For Bank Exam

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21st 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:

UNICEF
World Day of Social Justice
Ranji Trophy 2022-23
DUSTLIK (2023)
Divya Kala Mela

21st 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 21st January 2023 covering the following topics Headlines: UNICEF, World Day of Social Justice, Ranji Trophy 2022-23, DUSTLIK (2023), Divya Kala Mela.

Q1. Which Indian cricketer becomes the 6th batter to score 25,000 runs in international cricket?
(a) MS Dhoni
(b) Rohit Sharma
(c) Virat Kohli
(d) Hardik Pandiya
(e) R. Ashwin

Q2. Which Indian Actor was named the National Ambassador of Child Rights by UNICEF (United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund)?
(a) Ayushmann Khurrana
(b) Akshay Kumar
(c) Amir Khan
(d) Salman Khan
(e) Rajkumar Rao

Q3. When was the Soil Health Card (SHC) Scheme was introduced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Rajasthan?
(a) 19th January 2019
(b) 20th February 2022
(c) 19th February 2015
(d) 20th January 2015
(e) 25th January 2019

Q4. When is the World Day of Social Justice is observed annually?
(a) 20th February
(b) 24th February
(c) 26th February
(d) 11th February
(e) 10th February

Q5. Which team won their second Ranji Trophy 2022-23 title at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata?
(a) Baroda
(b) Saurashtra
(c) Vidarbha
(d) Bengal
(e) Tamil Nadu

Q6. The 49th GST Council Meeting was held in _____ under the Chairmanship of Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
(a) Gandhi Nagar
(b) Kolkata
(c) New Delhi
(d) Chandigarh
(e) Mumbai

Q7. Which state Government organized the first state-level ‘Shrimp Mela’?
(a) Odisha
(b) Karnataka
(c) Punjab
(d) West Bengal
(e) Uttar Pradesh

Q8. Who inaugurated the ‘SemiconIndia Conference of Electronics Manufacturing Supply Chain Ecosystem’?
(a) Amit Shah
(b) Narendra Modi
(c) G.Kishan Reddy
(d) Ashwini Vaishnaw
(e) Alkesh Kumar Sharma

Q9. When was the first Divya Kala Mela organized?
(a) December 2022
(b) March 2021
(c) February 2022
(d) February 2020
(e) March 2022

Q10. _____ Metro launches first-ever indigenously developed train control & supervision system.
(a) Hyderabad
(b) Pune
(c) Surat
(d) Delhi
(e) Kolkata

Q11. Which domestic appliances company was globally renamed Versuni?
(a) LG
(b) Philips
(c) Bajaj
(d) Havells
(e) Whirlpool

Q12. Who was appointed as India’s permanent representative to the UN, and has been chosen to serve as the commission’s chair during the 62nd session?
(a) Jaishanker Menon
(b) Satish Nambiar
(c) Ruchira Kamboj
(d) Achamkulangare Gopinathan
(e) Shashi Kant Sharma

Q13. Who won National Geographic’s ‘Pictures of the year’?
(a) Shaaz Jung
(b) Kalyan Verma
(c) Sandesh Kadur
(d) Karthik Subramaniam
(e) Shivang Mehta

Q14. The 4th Joint Training exercise DUSTLIK (2023) will be held in Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand between India and ______.
(a) China
(b) Germany
(c) Pakistan
(d) America
(e) Uzbekistan

Q15.______ has lifted its temporary ban on the import of frozen seafood from India, paving the way for enhanced export and improved bilateral relations with the West Asian country.
(a) Qatar
(b) Armenia
(c) Cyprus
(d) Bahrain
(e) Azerbaijan

Solutions

S1. Ans.(c)
Sol. Virat Kohli becomes the 6th batter to score 25,000 runs in international cricket.

S2. Ans.(a)
Sol. Ayushmann Khurrana was named the National Ambassador of Child Rights by UNICEF (United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund)

S3. Ans.(c)
Sol. Prime Minister Narendra Modi introduced the Soil Health Card (SHC) Scheme on February 19, 2015, in Suratgarh, Rajasthan.

S4. Ans.(a)
Sol. World Day of Social Justice is observed annually on February 20.

S5. Ans.(b)
Sol. Saurashtra defeated Bengal by nine wickets to clinch its second Ranji Trophy 2022-23 title at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata

S6. Ans.(c)
Sol. The 49th GST Council Meeting was held on 18th February 2023 in New Delhi under the Chairmanship of Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.

S7. Ans.(c)
Sol. Punjab Government organized the first state-level ‘Shrimp Mela’ to make the farmers aware of shrimp farming and fishing schemes launched by the government of India.

S8. Ans.(d)
Sol. Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw Inaugurated the SemiconIndia Conference of Electronics Manufacturing Supply Chain Ecosystem.

S9. Ans.(a)
Sol. In December 2022, the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities organized the Divya Kala Mela at the historic Kartavya Path in New Delhi.

S10. Ans.(d)
Sol. Delhi Metro launches first-ever indigenously developed train control & supervision system.

S11. Ans.(b)
Sol. Philips domestic appliances company was globally renamed Versuni.

S12. Ans.(c)
Sol. Ruchira Kamboj was appointed as India’s permanent representative to the UN and has been chosen to serve as the commission’s chair during the 62nd session.

S13. Ans.(d)
Sol. Karthik Subramaniam won National Geographic’s ‘Pictures of the year’.

S14. Ans.(e)
Sol. The 4th Joint Training exercise DUSTLIK (2023) will be held in Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand between India and Uzbekistan.

S15. Ans.(a)
Sol. Qatar has lifted its temporary ban on the import of frozen seafood from India, paving the way for enhanced export and improved bilateral relations with the West Asian country.