Current Affairs Quiz 28th January 2023 For Bank Exam

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28th 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:

Green Railway Station Certification
US President Joe Biden
Padma Vibhushan
74th Republic day
Ideal Train Profile

28th 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 28th January 2023 covering the following topics Headlines: Green Railway Station Certification, US President Joe Biden, Padma Vibhushan, 74th Republic day, Ideal Train Profile.

Q1. Which railway station has been awarded the ‘Green Railway Station Certification with the highest rating of Platinum’?
(a) Dehradun Railway Station
(b) Visakhapatnam Railway Station
(c) Indore Junction Railway Station
(d) Varanasi Cantt
(e) New Delhi Railway Station

Q2. Who has been nominated as a special envoy for human rights in North Korea by US President Joe Biden?
(a) Tulsi Gabbard
(b) Hillary Clinton
(c) Julie Turner
(d) Kamala Harris
(e) Nancy Pelosi

Q3. Who has been appointed as the new CEO of JP Morgan Chase & Co (India)?
(a) Rajesh Verma
(b) Vijay Jasuja
(c) Sanjay Khanna
(d) R K Gupta
(e) Prabdev Singh

Q4. The Union Ministry of Home Affairs has announced how many names for Padma Vibhushan on 25 January 2023?
(a) 5
(b) 91
(c) 6
(d) 9
(e) 11

Q5. India celebrated its 74th Republic day on 26th January 2023. For the first time, women were a part of which of the following contingents?
(a) Indigenous Mobile Network Centre Contingent
(b) BSF’s Camel Contingent
(c) Indian Army’s Corps of Engineering contingent
(d) Indian Army’s Punjab Regiment
(e) The National Service Scheme Contingent

Q6. The Indian Railways has introduced ‘Ideal Train Profile’ to maximise the capacity utilisation & revenue generation in reserved mail express trains. How many railway zones are there in India?
(a) 15
(b) 19
(c) 20
(d) 25
(e) 10

Q7. Who among the following has become the 1st-ever Indian cricketer to have won the ICC Men’s T20 Cricketer of the Year award?
(a) Virat Kohli
(b) Hardik Pandya
(c) Surya Kumar Yadav
(d) K L Rahul
(e) Rishabh Pant

Q8. The United Nations pared down India’s growth forecast by 20 basis points to 5.8 per cent for 2023 calendar year, its growth forecast for 2023-2024 is ______________.
(a) 5.8%
(b) 6.8%
(c) 6.5%
(d) 6%
(e) 7%

Q9. International Customs Day is observed every year on January 26, the theme for 2023 is _________.
(a) Smart Borders for Seamless Trade, Travel and Tourism
(b) Customs fostering Sustainability for People, Prosperity and the Planet
(c) Customs bolstering Recovery, Renewal and Resilience
(d) Scaling up Customs Digital Transformation
(e) Nurturing the next generation: promoting a culture of knowledge-sharing and professional pride in Customs

Q10. Every year, International Holocaust Remembrance Day is observed on ________ to reflect on the atrocities inflicted by Adolf Hitler, which resulted in the deaths of an estimated six million Jews.
(a) January 25
(b) January 26
(c) January 27
(d) January 28
(e) January 29

Q11. What is the theme of International Holocaust Remembrance Day 2023?
(a) Holocaust Remembrance: Educating for a Better Future
(b) Holocaust Remembrance: Demand and Defend Your Human Rights
(c) Facing the Aftermath: Recovery and Reconstitution after the Holocaust
(d) Memory, Dignity and Justice
(e) Home and Belonging

Q12. Who among the eminent personalities received Padma Vibhushan?
(a) Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee
(b) Sandhya Mukherjee
(c) EMS Namboodiripad
(d) PN Haksar
(e) Zakir Hussain

Q13. Which former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh received Padma Vibhusan recently?
(a) Mulayam Singh Yadav
(b) Mayawati
(c) Akhilesh Yadav
(d) Rajnath Singh
(e) Kalyan Singh

Q14. Who among the following received the Padma Shree Award in the field of Trade and Industry?
(a) Adi Godrej
(b) Aditya Vikram Birla
(c) Rakesh Radheshyam Jhunjhunwala
(d) Ratan Tata
(e) Mukesh Ambani

Q15. _______ pioneered the wide use of ORS (Oral Rehydration Solution) which is estimated to have saved more than 5 crore lives.
(a) Ratan Chandra Kar
(b) Munishwar Chanddawar
(c) Deepak Dhar
(d) Dilip Mahalanabis
(e) Srinivas Varadhan

Solutions

S1. Ans.(b)
Sol. Visakhapatnam railway station of East Coast Railway has been awarded the ‘Green Railway Station Certification with the highest rating of Platinum’ by the Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) for adopting green concepts.

S2. Ans.(c)
Sol. US President Joe Biden has nominated Julie Turner as special envoy for human rights in North Korea. The move to fill the post, which has been vacant since 2017, comes amid debate over human rights issues as well as efforts to counter Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons program.

S3. Ans.(e)
Sol. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has given its approval to appoint Prabdev Singh as the new CEO of JP Morgan Chase & Co (India) for three years.

S4. Ans.(c)
Sol. The government announced 6 names for Padma Vibhushan, 9 for Padma Bhushan, and 91 for Padma Shri Awards.

S5. Ans.(b)
Sol. India celebrated its 74th Republic day on 26th January 2023. The 74th Republic Day celebrations took place on the revamped Central Vista avenue this year.

S6. Ans.(b)
Sol. At present there are 19 Railway Zones and 70 Divisions in the country. The Indian Railways has introduced ‘Ideal Train Profile’ to maximise the capacity utilisation & revenue generation in reserved mail express trains by regularly analysing the demand pattern of every single train.

S7. Ans.(c)
Sol. Suryakumar Yadav has etched his name in the history books and become the 1st-ever Indian cricketer to be bestowed with the ICC Men’s T20 Cricketer of the Year award.

S8. Ans.(d)
Sol. The report has projected global trade to contract 0.4 per cent and the world economy to grow at 1.9 per cent in 2023. For fiscal year 2023-24, UN kept its growth forecast unchanged for India at 6%.

S9. Ans.(e)
Sol. Theme for 2023 ‘Nurturing the next generation: promoting a culture of knowledge-sharing and professional pride in Customs’.

S10. Ans.(c)
Sol. Every year, International Holocaust Remembrance Day is observed on January 27 to reflect on the atrocities inflicted by Adolf Hitler, which resulted in the deaths of an estimated six million Jews. The day commemorates the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau in January 1945 from Nazi control.

S11. Ans.(e)
Sol. The theme “Home and Belonging” guides United Nations Holocaust remembrance and education in 2023. The theme highlights the humanity of the Holocaust victims and survivors, who had their home and sense of belonging ripped from them by the perpetrators of the Holocaust.

S12. Ans.(e)
Sol. Zakir Hussain received the Padma Vibhusan for his contribution to the Arts. Zakir Hussain is a tabla player, composer, music producer, and percussionist.

S13. Ans.(a)
Sol. Mulayam Singh Yadav received Padma Vibhusan, Posthumously for his contribution to the field of Public Affairs.

S14. Ans.(c)
Sol. Rakesh Radheshyam Jhunjhunwala received the Padma Shree Award (posthumously) in the field of Trade and Industry.

S15. Ans.(d)
Sol. ORS pioneer Dilip Mahalanabis to receive Padma Vibhushan (posthumous) in the field of Medicine (Pediatrics).