Current Affairs Quiz 26th January 2023 For Bank Exam

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26th 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:

U-Win
National Voters’ Day
SwipeUp platform
India Energy Week 2023

26th 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 26th January 2023 covering the following topics Headlines: U-Win, National Voters’ Day, SwipeUp platform, India Energy Week 2023.

Q1. Who has been awarded the Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia Lifetime Achievement Award?
(a) Dr. Prabha Atre
(b) Dr. S. Eswara Reddy
(c) Dr. P.B.N. Prasad
(d) Dr. Tapan Saikia
(e) Dr. Ravi Kant Sharma

Q2. U-Win was launched for which of the following purpose?
(a) To digitise India’s Universal Immunisation Programme
(b) To digitise India’s National Health Mission
(c) To digitise India’s Health and Wellness Paltfrom
(d) To digitise India’s Ayushman Bharat Mission
(e) To digitise India’s COVID-19 vaccination registration

Q3. Election Commission of India is celebrating _______ National Voters’ Day on 25th January 2023.
(a) 11th
(b) 12th
(c) 13th
(d) 14th
(e) 15th

Q4. What is the theme of National Voters Day 2023?
(a) Making Our Voters Empowered, Vigilant, Safe and Informed
(b) Making Elections Inclusive Accessible and Participative
(c) Electoral Literacy for Stronger Democracy
(d) Nothing Like Voting, I Vote for Sure
(e) No voter to be left behind

Q5. Which song from India nominated for this year’s Oscar?
(a) Doobey
(b) Kesariya
(c) Apna Bana Le
(d) Naatu Naatu
(e) Kahani

Q6. _________ most followed international sports federation on social media
(a) World Athletics
(b) Fifa
(c) International Basketball Federation
(d) Volleyball World
(e) International Cricket Council

Q7. UT’s Administrator, Banwari Lal Purohit inaugurates North India’s largest floating Solar project in _______.
(a) Delhi
(b) Chandigarh
(c) Jammu and Kashmir
(d) Ladakh
(e) Andaman and Nicobar

Q8. Tata Trusts named _________, as its CEO and Aparna Uppaluri, as chief operating officer.
(a) Aniket Kumar
(b) Dinkar Mawari
(c) Aashu Sharma
(d) Sonam Dixit
(e) Siddharth Sharma

Q9. The SwipeUp platform is launched by which bank-
(a) SBI
(b) PNB
(c) AU Small Finance Bank
(d) Kotak Mahindra Bank
(e) ICICI Bank

Q10. Which among the following is not in the top 3 nations in expanding organic forming in the year 2020-
(a) India
(b) Argentina
(c) Uruguay
(d) Brazil
(e) None of the above

Q11. Where will be India Energy Week 2023 hosted?
(a) Mumbai
(b) Vishakhapatnam
(c) Chennai
(d) Bengaluru
(e) Kolkata

Q12. _______, MeitY’s CSC Academy to train 10,000 women in cyber security
(a) Vivo
(b) Oppo
(c) Apple
(d) Nokia
(e) Realme

Q13. The _____ programme aims to raise awareness among citizens to stay safe in an online world.
(a) Cyber Saathi
(b) GoI Cyber Saathi
(c) Cyber Sangini
(d) CyberSecurity
(e) Cyber Security by GoI

Q14. When is the Statehood Day of Himachal Pradesh Celebrated?
(a) 26th January
(b) 15th March
(c) 25th March
(d) 25th January
(e) 26th March

Q15. Uttar Pradesh Celebrated its Foundation on _______.
(a) 24th January
(b) 30th April
(c) 15th August
(d) 23rd December
(e) 24th November

Solutions

S1. Ans.(a)
Sol. Hindustani vocalist & Padma Vibhushan awardee, Dr. Prabha Atre has been awarded the Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia Lifetime Achievement Award.

S2. Ans.(a)
Sol. Named U-WIN, the programme to digitise India’s Universal Immunisation Programme (UIP) has been launched in a pilot mode in two districts of each state and Union Territory.

S3. Ans.(c)
Sol. Election Commission of India is celebrating 13th National Voters’ Day on 25th January 2023. This day is celebrated on 25 January to mark the foundation day of the Election Commission of India.

S4. Ans.(d)
Sol. The theme for this year’s NVD, ‘Nothing Like Voting, I Vote for Sure’ is dedicated to voters which conveys individual’s feeling and aspiration towards participation in the electoral process through power of their vote.

S5. Ans.(d)
Sol. The Song ‘Naatu Naatu’ from India’s blockbuster film RRR and two documentaries from the country ‘All That Breathes’ and ‘The Elephant Whisperers’ have made it to the final nominations list at the 95th edition of the Academy Awards.

S6. Ans.(e)
Sol. The International Cricket Council’s (ICC) 92.2 million followers across Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, TikTok and YouTube makes it the most followed international sports federation on social media, according to a study from BCW Sports.

S7. Ans.(b)
Sol. Union Territory Administrator, Banwari Lal Purohit has inaugurated northern India’s largest floating solar power project of 2000kWp worth Rs 11.70 crore at waterworks, Sector 39, Chandigarh.

S8. Ans.(e)
Sol. The philanthropic arm of the Tata group and largest shareholder in the group holding company, Tata Trusts named Siddharth Sharma, as its CEO and Aparna Uppaluri, as chief operating officer.

S9. Ans.(c)
Sol. AU Small Finance Bank, India’s largest Small Finance Bank, has launched SwipeUp platform that will provide an opportunity to other bank credit cardholders to upgrade their card to one of AU credit cards.

S10. Ans.(d)
Sol. Argentina will grow by 7.81 million hectares, which is a 21% increase. Uruguay will grow by 5.89 million hectares, which is a 28% increase, and India will grow by 3.59 million hectares, which is a 16% increase. Brazil is not include in the list.

S11. Ans.(d)
Sol. Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas is organising its flagship energy event “India Energy Week 2023 (IEW)”, in Bengaluru at the Bangalore International Exhibition Centre from 6th-8th February 2023, as a part of the G20 calendar of events.

S12. Ans.(b)
Sol. OPPO India, MeitY’s CSC Academy to train 10,000 women in cyber security.

S13. Ans.(c)
Sol. The ‘Cyber Sangini’ program aims to raise awareness among citizens to stay safe in an online world.

S14. Ans.(d)
Sol. The Statehood Day of Himachal Pradesh is Celebrated on 25th January. Himachal Pradesh is the northernmost state of India.

S15. Ans.(a)
Sol. Uttar Pradesh came into existence on January 24, 1950, when the governor-general of India passed United Provinces (Alteration of Name) Order 1950, renaming United Provinces as Uttar Pradesh.