Current Affairs February 2023 MCQ Test

Current Affairs February 2023 MCQs Test for events in FEBRUARY 2023. Check out Latest MCQ Questions from Current Events held in February 2023 – Take this test to check your General Knowledge on current affairs topics from this year. These MCQ Question Answers are helpful for various entrance exams in India. MCQs from Topics related to Science and technology, Space research, Awards and honors, Entertainment, Sports, Politics, etc are covered in this test.

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1. In which state did Sonia Gokani become the first woman Acting Chief Justice?

a.Assam

b.Sikkim

c.Gujarat

d.Kerala

2. When was Vani Jayaram awarded the Padma Bhushan?

a.January 22, 2023

b.January 28, 2023

c.January 24, 2023

d.January 26, 2023

3. Who has been appointed as the next Vice Chief of the Indian Army?

a.Lieutenant General NSR Subramani

b. Lieutenant General Anindya Sengupta

c.Lieutenant General B S Raju

d.Lieutenant General MV Suchindra Kumar

4. North India's first nuclear power plant will be set up in which state?

a.Punjab

b.Himachal Pradesh

c.Haryana

d.Uttarakhand

5. Which country will host the 2027 Asian Cup for football?

a.South Korea

b.Sri Lanka

c.Switzerland

d.Saudi Arabia

6. Who was sworn in as the new governor of Jharkhand?

a.Phagu Chauhan

b.C.P. Radhakrishnan

c.Satyapal Malik

d.Ramesh Bais

7. Which state's Chief Minister announced the capital will be shifted to Visakhapatnam?

a.Tamil Nadu

b.Karnataka

c.Telangana

d.Andhra Pradesh

8. Amrutha Nagarothana Scheme is implemented in which state?

a.Odisha

b.Kerala

c.Andhra Pradesh

d.Karnataka

9. Who became the costliest player in the ongoing player auction for the Women's Premier League (WPL) 2023?

a.Smriti Mandhana

b.Ravina Dhiman

c.Gurmitt Kaur

d.Harmanpreet Kaur

10. Where will the 23rd edition of the India International Seafood Show (IISS) be held from February 15 to February 17, 2023?

a.Ajmer

b.Varanasi

c.Kolkata

d.Patna

11. Which state recently approved Competitive Examination Ordinance, to prevent unfair means in recruitment?

a.Gujarat

b.Bihar

c.Uttarakhand

d.Telangana

12. The term ‘Corrupt Practice’ is defined in which act in India?

a.Indian Penal Code

b.Code Of Criminal Procedure

c.Representation of People’s Act

d.Indian Evidence Act

13. Where will the next edition of the Asian Football Cup be hosted in 2023?

a.China

b.Qatar

c.Oman

d.Germany

14. In which state do dust particles in Jamshedpur and surrounding areas have a high concentration of toxic metals?

a.Jharkhand

b.Assam

c.Odisha

d.Gujarat

15. Who launched the 'Digital Payments Utsav' in New Delhi?

a.Amit Shah

b.Nirmala Sitharaman

c.Nitin Gadkari

d.Ashwini Vaishnaw

16. Which state's CM announced a monthly allowance for unemployed youth?

a.Chhattisgarh

b.Punjab

c.Nagaland

d.Rajasthan

17. Which state's CM inaugurated tourist police stations at 20 centres?

a.Arunachal Pradesh

b.Uttar Pradesh

c.Andhra Pradesh

d.Madhya Pradesh

18. February 14 is marked as the anniversary of the Pulwama attack. In which year did the attack occur?

a.2021

b.2019

c.2020

d.2018

19. Which company announced that the 'Chandrayaan-3' lander has successfully undergone a key test on the functioning of a satellite in space?

a.DRDO

b.ISRO

c.NASA

d.SAARC

20. BIND Scheme, which was seen in the news, is associated with which Ministry?

a.Ministry of Information and Broadcasting

b.Ministry of Defence

c.Ministry of Power

d.Ministry of MSME

21. Which country issued a notice to Pakistan seeking modification of the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty (IWT)?

a.India

b.China

c.USA

d.Russia

22. Who has been recently appointed as the new President of Cyprus?

a.Adamos Adamou

b.Demetris Syllouris

c.Nikos Christodoulides

d.Annita Demetriou

23. Ministry of Cooperation signed MoU with which Ministry to enable Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS) function as Common Service Centers?

a.Ministry of Science and Technology

b.Ministry of Electronics and IT

c.Ministry of Rural Development and Entrepreneurship

d.Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare

24. Who has been named as the brand ambassador for Redmi India smartphones?

a.Ajay Devgan

b.Salman Khan

c.Sonu Sood

d.Ranbir Kapoor

25. In which year did Theodore Baskaran win the Sanctuary Lifetime Service Award?

a.2021

b.2020

c.2018

d.202200%

26. Who was nominated for the Laureus World Breakthrough of the Year Award?

a.Bajrang Punia

b.Neeraj Chopra

c.Mirabai Chanu

d.Ravi Kumar Dahiya

27. Which country has been hit by the recent cyclone 'Gabriel'?

a.Serbia

b.Syria

c.Switzerland

d.New Zealand

28. Who has been appointed as the mentor of the Women’s Cricket Team of the Royal Challengers Bangalore?

a.Sania Mirza

b.Jhulan Goswami

c.Anjum Chopra

d.Mohammad Kaif

29. What is the sanctioned judicial strength of the Supreme Court of India?

a.28

b.30

c.25

d.34

30. The Union Budget 2023-24 has allocated Rs. 2,516 crore for the computerization of which unit, over the next 5 years?

a.District central cooperative banks

b.State Cooperative Banks

c.Multi-state Cooperative Banks

d.Primary Agricultural Credit Societies

31. Which state government launched the Family ID - One Family One Identity Portal?

a.Uttar Pradesh

b.Arunachal Pradesh

c.Madhya Pradesh

d.Himachal Pradesh

32. Which city is hosting the ‘International Engineering and Technology Fair 2023’?

a.Kanpur

b.Nagpur

c.New Delhi

d.Varanasi

33. What is the name of the first cruise ship manufactured in India?

a.Histo Brustro

b.Bharat Vilas

c.Bharat Café

d.Ganga Vilas

34. Across which valley in J&K is the age-old Kanchoth festival celebrated?

a.Nubra Valley

b.Parvati Valley

c.Chenab Valley

d.Araku Valley

35. Skye Air launched which country's first traffic management system for drones?

a.Australia

b.America

c.India

d.Israel

36. Bard is an AI chatbot that is being developed by which tech major?

a.Twitter

b.Google

c.Microsoft

d.Meta

37. Who has become the 13th player from India to play 100 Test matches in International Cricket?

a.Cheteshwar Pujara

b.Jasprit Bumrah

c.KL Rahul

d.Rohit Sharma

38. Which institution launched the ‘Zero-Draft’ of the Pandemic Treaty?

a.World Bank

b.World Economic Forum

c.World Health Organisation

d.International Monetary Fund

39. Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh, the current vice president of which country, recently arrived in New Delhi?

a.Vietnam

b.Canada

c.Italy

d.Thailand

40. From which state will Bangladesh start receiving electricity from a power plant in March?

a.Nagaland

b.Jharkhand

c.Goa

d.Karnataka

41. In which state did the Vice President attend Rann Utsav?

a.Nagaland

b.Karnataka

c.Gujarat

d.Maharashtra

42. Which player of India won a Bronze Medal in Women's 10m Air Rifle in the ISSF World Cup?

a.Tilottama Sen

b.Manu Bhaker

c.Anjali Bhagwat

d.Apurvi Chandela

43. Which city recently hosted the ‘Military Literature Festival’?

a.New Delhi

b.Bhopal

c.Jaisalmer

d.Patiala

44. Who has recently been honoured with the ICC Men's Player of the Month award in January 2023?

a.Shubman Gill

b.Devon Conway

c.Mohammed Siraj

d.Virat Kohli

45. For which state is Mukhyamantri Abhyudaya Yojana registration open for free coaching?

a.Himachal Pradesh

b.Madhya Pradesh

c.Uttar Pradesh

d.Andhra Pradesh

46. Which state/UT is expected to be the most climate-vulnerable region in India, as per a recent report?

a.Maharashtra

b.Bihar

c.New Delhi

d.Uttarakhand

47. As per the recent RBI study, which state received the highest GST compensation from the centre?

a.Maharashtra

b.Karnataka

c.Tamil Nadu

d.Gujarat

48. Which bank began the offline payment pilot under the RBI sandbox facility?

a.Axis Bank

b.HDFC Bank

c.ICICI Bank

d.RBI

49. How much money has been allocated to revamp the credit guarantee scheme for MSME in budget 2023?

a.5000 crore

b.1000 crore

c.8000 crore

d.9000 crore

50. Manuela Roka Botey has been appointed as the first female Prime Minister of which country?

a.Sweden

b.Equatorial Guinea

c.Norway

d.Finland

51. In which year is Dr. Mahendra Mishra set to receive the International Mother Language Award?

a.2022

b.2020

c.2021

d.2023

52. Which film has been selected as the 'Film of the Year' at the Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival 2023?

a.Kantara

b.The Kashmir Files

c.Gangubai Kathiawadi

d.RRR

53. All India Radio announced it would start broadcasting news in the local dialect in the tribal Bastar region of which state?

a.Chhattisgarh

b.Uttarakhand

c.Odisha

d.Assam

54. ADB has approved a $130 million loan to promote horticulture in which state?

a.Uttar Pradesh

b.Himachal Pradesh

c.Andhra Pradesh

d.Madhya Pradesh

55. Who inaugurated the 'Ekushey Boi Mela'?

a.Bahamas

b.Bangladesh

c.Benin

d.Bhutan

56. Section 133A of IT Act, which was seen in the news, was used to undertake surveys in which office?

a.Thomas Reuters

b.BBC

c.Amnesty International

d.Oxfam International

57. Which country was hit by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake on February 5, 2023?

a.Fiji

b.Russia

c.Turkey

d.Sweden

58. Who is the winner of the Indian National Car Racing Championship 2022 in the premier MRF Formula 2000 category?

a.Sohil

b.Divy Nandan

c.Ryan Mohamed

d.Sai Sanjay

59. Which is the first district to register 10,000 new MSMEs?

a.Ernakulam

b.Surat

c.Coimbatore

d.Lucknow

60. ‘Eagle 44 (Oghab 44)’ is the first underground air force base of which country?

a.France

b.Iran

c.North Korea

d.Israel

61. Which state government announced its state budget for the year 2023-24 and expanded welfare schemes?

a.Tamil Nadu

b.West Bengal

c.Goa

d.Bihar

62. In which city did Prime Minister Modi inaugurate the Arabic Academy?

a.Mumbai

b.Kanpur

c.Pune

d.Hyderabad

63. Where did Union Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya inaugurate IFFCO Nano Urea Liquid Plants?

a.Phulpur, Uttar Pradesh

b.Udaipur, Tripura

c.Jodhpur, Rajasthan

d.Ahmedabad, Gujarat

64. Which country announced Doly Jahur and Ilias Kanchan as recipients of the Lifetime Achievement Award in the National Film Awards?

a.Bangladesh

b.Bulgaria

c.Bahamas

d.Bahrain

65. Who has taken oath as the Chief Justice of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court?

a.Justice KM Joseph

b.Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey

c.Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh

d.Justice Sanjiv Khanna

66. Which country has launched ‘Commercial Arms Transfer (CAT) Policy’?

a.Germany

b.USA

c.UK

d.Russia

67. Which company invited Indian industry players to participate in the development of the indigenous fifth-generation fighter jet, Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA)?

a.ISRO

b.NASA

c.SAARC

d.DRDO

68. In which city did Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Singh Thakur flag off the Formula E Championship?

a.Varanasi

b.Ahmedabad

c.Bhopal

d.Hyderabad

69. Where will the Women's Premier League be held from March 4th to 26th?

a.Mumbai

b.Chennai

c.Kanpur

d.Varanasi

70. Who received the Rotary Club’s Lifetime Achievement Award?

a.Ramesh Krishnan

b.Suresh Kumar

c.Devendra Mishra

d.Ramkishan Malhotra

71. Where did the ICC T-20 Women’s World Cup kick-off?

a.Sri Lanka

b.South Korea

c.South Sudan

d.South Africa

72. In which state has the "Strict Anti-copying Law 2023" been implemented?

a.Maharashtra

b.Nagaland

c.Mizoram

d.Uttarakhand

73. In which country the 12th edition of the 'World Hindi Conference' is being held?

a.Mauritius

b.Nepal

c.Fiji

d.USA

74. Which country's Parliament passed a new law allowing gender self-determination?

a.Sudan

b.Spain

c.Siberia

d.Sri Lanka

75. What per cent of India’s capital procurement budget has been earmarked for domestic industry?

a.75

b.100

c.50

d.25

76. In which state has a strict anti-copying law come into force?

a.Gujarat

b.Rajasthan

c.Maharashtra

d.Uttarakhand

77. Who has been rewarded with the Lifetime Achievement Awards by the Inida-UK Achievers Honors?

a.Raghuram Rajan

b.Piyush Goyal

c.Nirmala Sitharaman

d.Manmohan Singh

78. Who are the beneficiaries of the PM-VIKAS scheme announced in the Union Budget 2023?

a.Artisans

b.MSMEs

c.Students

d.Teachers

79. ‘The Mukaab’ is a new development project, associated with which country?

a.Saudi Arabia

b.Israel

c.France

d.Australia

80. In which state/UT were lithium reserves discovered for the first time?

a.Jammu & Kashmir

b.Odisha

c.Assam

d.West Bengal

81. Which state and Chhattisgarh are among the states that allocated more towards education?

a.Gujarat

b.Jharkhand

c.Bihar

d.Goa

82. When was the Mughal Gardens in New Delhi's Rashtrapati Bhavan designed?

a.1925

b.1931

c.1917

d.1920

83. Who has resigned from the post of the Chief Selector of the Indian Cricket Team?

a.Subroto Banerjee

b.Madan Lal

c.Roger Binny

d.Chetan Sharma

84. In which city was the 36th Surajkund International Crafts Mela inaugurated by Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar?

a.Jaipur

b.Noida

c.Faridabad

d.Sonipat

85. Where did the year-long celebrations commemorating the 200th birth anniversary of Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati commence?

a.Noida

b.Delhi

c.Bhopal

d.Jaipur

86. Who has recently been appointed as the Governor of Bihar?

a.Ravina Dhiman

b.Gurmitt Kaur

c.Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar

d.Suresh Kumar

87. In which state will WOXSEN University launch the 'Project Aspiration' for girls?

a.Rajasthan

b.Gujarat

c.Nagaland

d.Telangana

88. Who was named the new Chairman of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India?

a.Parmod Sharma

b.Sunil Mishra

c.Ajay Varma

d.Ravi Mittal

89. In which city did the first G-20 Energy Transition Working Group meeting begin?

a.Bengaluru

b.Agra

c.Surat

d.Ahmedabad

90. Which country won the 10m air pistol mixed team gold in the ISSF World Cup?

a.China

b.Uzbekistan

c.USA

d.India

91. Which country leads the International Biofuels Alliance?

a.USA

b.France

c.India

d.Indonesia

92. ‘KAVACH-2023’ is a national-level hackathon organised by which Union Ministry?

a.Ministry of Electronics and IT

b.Ministry of Education

c.Ministry of Skill Development

d.Ministry of Defence

93. Who has been selected by the BCCI as the title sponsor of the Women's Premier League?

a.Jio

b.Tata Group

c.Dream 11

d.Master Card

94. Which country launched 'Operation Dost' to extend assistance to Turkey and Syria after a devastating earthquake?

a.Italy

b.Israel

c.Iran

d.India

95. In which city did Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi recently lay the foundation stone of South India's first industrial corridor project?

a.Tumakuru

b.Mumbai

c.Hyderabad

d.Jaipur

96. Which bank revised the market hours of government securities from 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM to 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM?

a.RBI

b.PNB

c.BOB

d.SBI

97. Which country won the bronze medal in the Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championship?

a.Malaysia

b.India

c.South Korea

d.China

98. Which state government organized the first state-level ‘Shrimp Mela’?

a.Sikkim

b.Punjab

c.Odisha

d.Kerala

99. Which Union Ministry implements the ‘Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana’ scheme?

a.Ministry of Minority Affairs

b.Ministry of Skill Development

c.Ministry of Education

d.Ministry of Home Affairs

100. Which company launched the World’s first satellite-based two-way messaging system?

a.Samsung

b.AMD

c.Meta

d.Qualcomm

101. Gulab Chand Kataria took oath as the 31st Governor of which state?

a.Assam

b.Gujarat

c.Bihar

d.Meghalaya

102. Who has been appointed by UNICEF India as its National Ambassador?

a.Ayushmann Khurrana

b.Shatrughan Sinha

c.Rohit Sharma

d.Amitabh Bachchan

103. As per the latest ‘All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE)’, what is the trend of total enrolment in higher education in 2019-20 compared to the previous survey?

a.No Change

b.Increased

c.Remained Same

d.Decreased

104. Who has become India's 80th Grandmaster in Chess?

a.Visakh NR

b.Vignesh NR

c.Nihal Sarin

d.Pranesh M

105. NISAR is an Earth-observation satellite jointly developed by ISRO and which other country’s space agency?

a.Japan

b.USA

c.France

d.Israel

106. Which institution conducted the ‘G20 Cyber Security Exercise and Drill’?

a.CERT-In

b.NASSCOM

c.NITI Aayog

d.CDAC

107. Who is the first Indian captain to score a century across all formats?

a.Virat Kohli

b.MS Dhoni

c.Sachin Tendulkar

d.Rohit Sharma

108. Which state ranked first in the medal table in the 5th Khelo India Youth Games?

a.Punjab

b.Karnataka

c.Maharashtra

d.Nagaland

109. Who has been elected as the new President of Bangladesh?

a.Shahabuddin Ahmed

b.Mohammad Shahabuddin Chuppu

c.Sheikh Hasina

d.A. K. M. Nurul Islam

110. With which country has the Uttar Pradesh government signed an MoU to promote economic cooperation?

a.Malaysia

b.South Africa

c.France

d.Singapore

111. Where was the first G20 culture track meet held?

a.Jaipur

b.Khajuraho

c.Agartala

d.Sanchi

112. Which country topped the 'World Happiness Index 2023'?

a.Norway

b.Poland

c.Finland

d.Denmark

113. Which bank announced the 2nd Global hackathon HARBINGER 2023?

a.RBI

b.SBI

c.ICICI

d.HDFC

114. ‘TReDS’ is an electronic platform that facilitates the transactions for which entitites?

a.Banks

b.Pharma companies

c.Exporters

d.MSMEs

115. With whom did AICTE collaborate to launch the national-level hackathon 'Kavach-2023'?

a.Bureau of Police Research and Development

b.IIT Delhi

c.Central Bureau of Investigation

d.UIDAI

116. Which country recently partnered with Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand Growth Triangle Joint Business Council?

a.USA

b.China

c.India

d.Australia

117. Which state/UT is the host of ‘India’s First Frozen Lake Marathon’?

a.Ladakh

b.Arunachal Pradesh

c.Uttarakhand

d.Sikkim

118. Lakshmi Bhandar is a scheme implemented by which state/UT?

a.Odisha

b.Assam

c.West Bengal

d.Jharkhand

119. Who won the 15th Hockey World Cup-2023 title?

a.Haiti

b.Germany

c.France

d.Fiji

120. Which Indian-American has been selected as the new CEO of YouTube?

a.Neal Mohan

b.Raj Subramaniam

c.George Kurian

d.Shantanu Narayan

121. Who has been selected as the External Auditor of the International Labour Organization (ILO) in Geneva?

a.G C Murmu

b.Urjit Patel

c.Neha Uppal

d.Rajesh Patil

122. Dholavira, which was seen in the news, is located in which state/UT?

a.Assam

b.West Bengal

c.Gujarat

d.Arunachal Pradesh

123. In which state did PM Modi virtually inaugurate 'Jal Jan Abhiyan'?

a.Rajasthan

b.Uttar Pradesh

c.Himachal Pradesh

d.Bihar

124. Which Indian American has recently announced his candidature for the US Presidential Election 2024?

a.Raja Krishnamoorthy

b.Vivek Ramaswamy

c.Rashid Hussain

d.Har Dayal

125. How many states/UT are operational under the ‘One Nation One Ration Card’ plan after the integration of Chhattisgarh?

a.35

b.32

c.38

d.25

126. Who has been nominated by US President Joe Biden for the position of World Bank’s Head?

a.Gita Gopinath

b.Neal Mohan

c.Ajay Banga

d.Soumya Swaminathan

127. In which city did PBI president Rene Zondag inaugurate a tennis centre?

a.Varanasi

b.Pune

c.Surat

d.Ahmedabad

128. How many kilometres long is the Delhi-Dausa-Lalsot section of the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway that Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated to the nation?

a.246

b.248

c.240

d.242

129. Which Union Ministry released the ‘Draft Geo-heritage Sites and Geo-relics Bill’?

a.Ministry of Mines

b.Ministry of Tourism

c.Ministry of Culture

d.Ministry of Home Affairs

130. Who will be the next Governor of Chhattisgarh?

a.Biswa Bhusan Harichandan

b.Mahendra Bhusan

c.Rajas Bhusan

d.Rajendra Bhusan

131. What company did the Nagaland government sign an MoU with for palm oil cultivation?

a.Nestle

b.Mother Dairy

c.Patanjali

d.Amul

132. On which date is World Radio Day observed?

a.February 10th

b.February 13th

c.February 12th

d.February 15th

133. In which state was Pakistan's first Hindu female civil servant posted as Assistant Commissioner?

a.Punjab

b.Rajasthan

c.Goa

d.Tripura

134. India’s which tech-startup showcased Solar Power Drone ‘Suraj’ at Aero India 2023 show?

a.Ideaforge Technology

b.Alpha Design Technologies

c.Garuda Aerospace

d.Drone Acharya Aerial Innovation

135. Who was presented with the FIH President's Award in the Finals of the FIH Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup 2023?

a.CM Naveen Patnaik

b.VK Pandian, Secretary to the Chief Minister of Odisha

c.None of the above

d.Tayyab Ikram, FIH President

136. Which bank cancelled the license of Nashik’s Independence Co-operative Bank Limited?

a.RBI

b.SBI

c.BOB

d.PNB

137. Where was India's First Glass Igloo restaurant opened?

a.Gulmarg

b.Pahalgam

c.Srinagar

d.Sonamarg

138. Which country’s Chief Justice is the chief guest of the 73rd foundation day of the Supreme Court of India?

a.Bangladesh

b.France

c.Singapore

d.USA

139. Which state’s tableau won the “People’s Choice Award” at the 74th Republic Day parade?

a.Madhya Pradesh

b.Maharashtra

c.Uttarakhand

d.Gujarat

140. Where is the Papnash temple located?

a.Sikkim

b.Odisha

c.Assam

d.Karnataka

141. WAPCOS, an engineering consultancy and construction services firm under which Union Ministry?

a.Ministry of Rural Development

b.Ministry of MSME

c.Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

d.Ministry of Jal Shakti

142. Who has been appointed as the new Captain of Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) ahead of IPL 2023?

a.Mayank Agarwal

b.David Warner

c.Bhuvneshwar Kumar

d.Aiden Markam

143. Who is the first female astronaut from Saudi Arabia who will be sent on an International Space Station mission?

a.Nora Al Matrooshi

b.Jessica Meir

c.Jasmin Moghbeli

d.Rayyana Barnawi

144. What is the name of the indigenous data link communication developed by the Indian Navy?

a.Commlink

b.Vayulink

c.Rakshalink

d.Radiolink

145. How many states did President Draupadi Murmu appoint new governors for?

a.10

b.11

c.8

d.13

146. Which neighbouring country of India partnered with Russia for developing nuclear power?

a.Myanmar

b.Kenya

c.Peru

d.Greece

147. Which Union Ministry along with the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment implements the NAMASTE scheme?

a.Ministry of MSME

b.Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare

c.Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

d.Ministry of Rural Development

148. Which IIT’s student from India has won the Gold Medal at the World Government Summit in Dubai?

a.IIT Mumbai

b.IIT Varanasi

c.IIT Indore

d.IIT Delhi

149. For which year was Rakhi Kapoor awarded the Golden Book Award?

a.2022

b.2025

c.2024

d.2023

150. A rare low-altitude basalt plateau in the Western Ghats has been discovered in which state?

a.Karnataka

b.Maharashtra

c.Goa

d.Kerala

151. Medium-density Amorphous Ice, which was seen in the news, was created in a container filled with which material?

a.Stainless Steel

b.Plastic

c.Water

d.Paper

152. Which country has declared a Health Emergency in view of the Dengue outbreak?

a.Peru

b.Pakistan

c.Mexico

d.Brazil

153. Rideau Canal Skateway, which was seen in the news, is in which country?

a.Germany

b.USA

c.Canada

d.Australia

154. In which state was a new Anti-Cheating Law passed?

a.Punjab

b.Meghalaya

c.Mizoram

d.Uttarakhand

155. In which state did the India Meteorological Department issue the season's first heatwave warning in the Konkan and Kutch areas?

a.Punjab

b.Odisha

c.Gujarat

d.Assam

156. Which planet has the highest number of moons, as of 2023?

a.Venus

b.Mars

c.Jupiter

d.Saturn

157. In which city did CM Yogi inaugurate VFS Global's visa center?

a.Meerut

b.Patna

c.Lucknow

d.Agra

158. India launched the ‘Initiative on Critical and Emerging Technologies’ with which country?

a.Australia

b.USA

c.UK

d.France

159. Who has been appointed as the Governor/L-G of Ladakh?

a.Pondicherry

b.Haryana

c.Ladakh

d.Sikkim

160. Who won the men's individual 50m rifle 3 positions gold at the ISSF World Cup?

a.Saurabh Chaudhary

b.Akhil Sangwan

c.Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar

d.Vijay Kumar

161. From which state will Bangladesh start receiving electricity from a power plant in March?

a.Nagaland

b.Goa

c.Karnataka

d.Jharkhand

162. What is the expansion of ‘ecDNA’, which are recently found by the scientists as helping agents for cancer to spread?

a.existential DNA

b.extrachromosomal DNA

c.extra-resistant DNA

d.evolutional DNA

163. Former Supreme Court Justice S. Abdul Nazir took oath as the Governor of which state?

a.Andhra Pradesh

b.Bihar

c.Kerala

d.Himachal Pradesh

164. Who will host the Defence Ministers' Conclave in Bengaluru on the sidelines of Aero India 2023?

a.Piyush Goyal

b.Amit Shah

c.Arun Jaitley

d.Rajnath Singh

165. What is the name of the new AI chatbot introduced by UIDAI recently?

a.‘Aadhar Sahyogi’

b.‘Aadhar Madad’

c.‘Aadhar Mitra’

d.‘Aadhar Sathi’

166. Which country has declared National Emergency in view of Cyclone Gabriel?

a.Indonesia

b.New Zealand

c.Australia

d.Philippines

167. Where is IndusInd Bank's headquarters in India?

a.Hyderabad

b.Ajmer

c.Mumbai

d.Pune

168. India agreed for trilateral cooperation initiative, in fields including energy, defence, economy, with which courtiers?

a.UAE and USA

b.France and UAE

c.Japan and Singapore

d.UAE and Israel

169. Which famous personality launched the ‘Global Climate Resilience Fund – USD 50 mn fund for women’?

a.Jeff Bezos

b.Hillary Clinton

c.Elon Musk

d.Melinda Gates

170. How many years of independence is Sri Lanka celebrating under the theme "Namo Namo Matha – A step towards a century"?

a.75

b.72

c.70

d.65

171. Who has become the first Indian woman bowler to take 100 wickets in T20 International?

a.Deepti Sharma

b.Ekta Bisht

c.Radha Yadav

d.Rajeshwari Gayakwad

172. On which date is National Women's Day celebrated in honour of Sarojini Naidu's birth anniversary?

a.February 13th

b.February 11th

c.February 15th

d.February 12th

173. Israeli Aerospace Industries(IAI) signed MoU with which Indian organisation to form a joint venture related to Armed Forces?

a.ISRO

b.HAL

c.DRDO

d.BEL

174. Which country will stop printing notes with Queen Elizabeth II's likeness on them?

a.America

b.Australia

c.France

d.Japan

175. Which country's "Ekushey Padak" award is the second-highest civilian award?

a.Denmark

b.Bangladesh

c.Poland

d.Benin

176. In which state did the government launch the Vision for All School Eye Health Program?

a.Goa

b.Uttarakhand

c.Odisha

d.Rajasthan

177. Where is the G20 International Financial Architecture Working Group located?

a.Bhopal

b.Chandigarh

c.Noida

d.Surat

178. Which Pakistani wicketkeeper announced his retirement from all forms of cricket?

a.Adnan Akmal

b.Kamran Akmal

c.Anil Dalpat

d.Mohammad Rizwan

179. Which company's Chief Business Officer, Marni Lavin has resigned from the company after 13 years?

a.Alphabet

b.SpaceX

c.Meta

d.Twitter

180. Which country is removing Chinese-made cameras from its offices over spying concerns?

a.America

b.Austria

c.Australia

d.Algeria

181. As per FAO recent database, which country ranked first in milk production across the world?

a.Argentina

b.India

c.China

d.Brazil

182. In which state has the Election Commission started the "Mission-300" and "My Vote, My Valentine" campaign?

a.Kerala

b.Meghalaya

c.Goa

d.Telangana

183. According to budget 2023, how many tourism destinations have been selected for development?

a.50

b.40

c.20

d.30

184. In which Indian state/UT is the Frozen Lake Half Marathon organized?

a.Uttarakhand

b.Ladakh

c.Sikkim

d.Jammu & Kashmir

185. With which country did India agree to collaborate on digital infrastructure, climate action, and sustainable development?

a.Sudan

b.Switzerland

c.Siberia

d.Spain

186. ULTRASAT, is the first telescope mission of which country?

a.Israel

b.UAE

c.Iran

d.France

187. According to the Budget 2023, what is the revised average processing time for ITR?

a.21 days

b.18 days

c.16 days

d.20 days

188. Which Union Ministry implements the ‘FAME (faster adoption and manufacturing of electric vehicles) scheme’?

a.Ministry of Science and Technology

b.Ministry of Heavy Industries

c.Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

d.Ministry of Electronics and IT

189. Which neighbouring country of India partnered with Russia for developing nuclear power?

a.Bangladesh

b.Nepal

c.Myanmar

d.Sri Lanka

190. What is India's target for defense exports by 2024-25 as announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi?

a.$1 billion

b.$5 billion

c.$1.5 billion

d.$4 billion

191. In which state has action been taken on child marriage, with police having arrested over 1,800 people so far?

a.Bihar

b.Nagaland

c.Karnataka

d.Assam

192. In which city does the National School of Drama hold its annual festival 'Bharat Rang Mahotsav'?

a.Varanasi

b.Jaipur

c.New Delhi

d.Jammu

193. Who is the head of the Commission for the sub-categorisation of OBCs?

a.Justice Sanjay Karol

b.Justice DY Chandrachud

c.Justice G. Rohini

d.Justice Uday Umesh Lalit

194. In which city did the President of India inaugurate the 2nd Indian Rice Congress?

a.Bhadrak

b.Bhubaneswar

c.Cuttack

d.Puri

195. Which country, as the host of the Winter Olympics, welcomed the Year of the Tiger?

a.China

b.Haiti

c.Fiji

d.France

196. Which company has recently launched India's first ChatGPT-powered AI Chatbot ‘Lexi’?

a.Velocity

b.Lentra

c.Razorpay

d.Axio

197. Who has become the first batsman in the world to score the fastest 25,000 runs in International Cricket?

a.Virat Kohli

b.Kane Williamson

c.Steve Smith

d.Joe Root

198. Who is the chair of the 22nd Law Commission, which was recently extended until 2024?

a.Justice Rituraj Awasthi

b.Justice Chandru

c.Justice Jasti Chelameswar

d.Justice Ranjan Gogoi

199. Which city is the host of the ‘Technotex 2023’ event of Ministry of Textiles?

a.Mumbai

b.Gandhi Nagar

c.New Delhi

d.Guwahati

200. According to Budget 2023, how much capital has been allocated to the Indian railway?

a.2.40 lakh crore

b.2.00 lakh crore

c.3.00 lakh crore

d.1.90 lakh crore

Current Affairs February 2023 MCQ Test

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