Current Affairs Quiz 22nd February 2023 For Bank Exam

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22nd 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:

International Mother Language Day
Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2023
APJ Abdul Kalam Satellite
Khajuraho Dance Festival

22nd 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 22nd January 2023 covering the following topics Headlines: International Mother Language Day, Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2023, APJ Abdul Kalam Satellite, Khajuraho Dance Festival.

Q1. When is International Mother Language Day celebrated?
(a) 21st February
(b) 22nd February
(c) 15th February
(d) 20th February
(e) 23rd February

Q2. Former IAS officer BVR Subrahmanyam was appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer of _____.
(a) National Human Rights Commission
(b) Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Mantri
(c) Niti Aayog
(d) Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation
(e) Planning Commission

Q3. Which film won the Best Film Award at the Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2023?
(a) Gangubai Khatiawadi
(b) The Kashmiri Files
(c) RRR
(d) Bhediya
(e) Vikram Vedha

Q4. Rajesh Rai has been appointed as Chairman & Managing Director (CMD) of ______.
(a) Unitech Group
(b) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
(c) Bharat Electronics
(d) Mahanagra Telephone Nigam Limited
(e) Indian Telephone Industries Limited

Q5. Which bank tops the list of public sector lenders in loan growth, and asset quality?
(a) Bank of Baroda
(b) Bank of Maharashtra
(c) Canara Bank
(d) Punjab National Bank
(e) Bank of India

Q6. Where was the third meeting of the India-Egypt Joint Working Group on Counter Terrorism conducted?
(a) Ahmedabad
(b) New Delhi
(c) Bhopal
(d) Mumbai
(e) Bengaluru

Q7. Which vaccine-making company will establish a center of excellence for Infectious Diseases & Pandemic Preparedness in Hyderabad?
(a) Bharat Biotech International Ltd
(b) Biological E.
(c) Candila Healthcare
(d) Serum Institute
(e) Chiron Behering

Q8. APJ Abdul Kalam Satellite Launch Vehicle Mission-2023 launched from which state in India?
(a) Odisha
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Karnataka
(d) Kerela
(e) Gujarat

Q9. When was the government program Karmayogi established?
(a) September 2022
(b) January 2023
(c) January 2022
(d) September 2020
(e) March 2020

Q10. Which Ministry extended the Unemployment benefits under ESIC for 2 years?
(a) Ministry of Corporate Affairs
(b) Ministry of Finance
(c) Ministry of Culture
(d) Ministry of External Affairs
(e) Minister for Labor & Employment

Q11. First nuclear plant in North India to be built in ______
(a) Punjab
(b) Himachal Pradesh
(c) Jammu and Kashmir
(d) Delhi
(e) Haryana

Q12. Ministry of Rural Development signed MoU with which e-commerce site to onboard rural women as online sellers?
(a) Amazon
(b) Flipkart
(c) Meesho
(d) Ajio
(e) Tatacliq

Q13. Where will be the World’s highest weather station rebuilt?
(a) Mount Everest
(b) Kachenjunga
(c) Nanda Devi
(d) K2
(e) Lhotse

Q14. When was the beginning of the Khajuraho Dance Festival?
(a) 1990
(b) 1947
(c) 1950
(d) 1975
(e) 1998

Q15. When was Mizoram formed as an independent state of the Republic of India?
(a) 20th Feb 2000
(b) 19th Feb 1998
(c) 20th Feb 1987
(d) 20th Feb 1989
(e) 20th Feb 1987

Solutions

S1. Ans.(a)
Sol. International Mother Language Day is observed on 21st February. The celebrations aim to preserve traditional knowledge and cultures through sustainable methods and support multilingualism in societies.

S2. Ans.(c)
Sol. Former IAS officer BVR Subrahmanyam was appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer of Niti Aayog.

S3. Ans.(b)
Sol. The Kashmiri Files won the Best Film Award at the Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2023.

S4. Ans.(e)
Sol. Rajesh Rai has been appointed as Chairman & Managing Director (CMD) of Indian Telephone Industries Limited (ITI Ltd), a PSU under the Department of Telecommunications (DoT).

S5. Ans.(b)
Sol. Bank of Maharashtra tops list of public sector lenders in loan growth, asset quality.

S6. Ans.(b)
Sol. The third meeting of the India-Egypt Joint Working Group on Counter Terrorism was conducted on February 16, 2023, in New Delhi.

S7. Ans.(d)
Sol. Serum Institute to establish a center of excellence for Infectious Diseases & Pandemic Preparedness in Hyderabad.

S8. Ans.(b)
Sol. APJ Abdul Kalam Satellite Launch Vehicle Mission-2023 launched from Tamil Nadu.

S9. Ans.(d)
Sol. The government’s ambitious Mission Karmayogi program for the training of government employees was established on September 2020.

S10. Ans.(e)
Sol. Minister for Labor & Employment extended the Unemployment benefits under ESIC for 2 years.

S11. Ans.(e)
Sol. First nuclear plant in North India to be built in Haryana.

S12. Ans.(c)
Sol. Ministry of Rural Development signed MoU with Meesho to onboard rural women as online sellers.

S13. Ans.(a)
Sol. World’s highest weather station was rebuilt on Mount Everest.

S14. Ans.(d)
Sol. The beginning of the Khajuraho Dance Festival is marked in 1975. This year, Khajuraho Dance Festival to begin in Madhya Pradesh.

S15. Ans.(e)
Sol. On 19th Feb 1987, Mizoram formed as an independent state of the Republic of India.