31January MCQ : Current Affairs Quiz 31January 2023
In this article, we will discuss all the important Current Affairs MCQs of 31 January with full explanations. Where we will discuss the daily current affairs quiz’s questions and answers. So read all the important 31 January MCQs carefully.
Current Affairs Quiz / 31 January MCQ Current Affairs
31 January Current Affairs MCQ – Questions
1. Which activity has been done under Jammu and Kashmir’s ambitious initiative ‘Har Gaon Hariyali’?
(a) Plantation
(b) Yoga
(c) Sailing
(d) None of the above
2. In which year the Atal Pension Yojana was launched?
(a) 2018
(b) 2019
(c) 2015
(d) 2022
3. Which country’s cricket has announced that an outstanding women’s cricketer will be honored with the inaugural Debbie Hockley Medal at this year’s annual cricket awards ceremony?
(a) Australia
(b) Switzerland
(c) New Zealand
(d) US
4. Which state launched the Supersite and a mobile air quality monitoring station?
(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Kerala
(c) Delhi
(d) Karnataka
5. Which country used the Beating Retreat Ceremony to end its republic day celebrations?
(a) India
(b) UK
(c) USA
(d) Japan
6. _______ Provides Tap Water to 11 Crore Rural Households
(a) Mission Amrit Sarovar
(b) Jal Jeevan Mission
(c) AMRUT 2.O Scheme
(d) PM Krishi Sinchayee Yojna
7. US Military raid in _______ killed a key regional leader of the Islamic State group, Bilal al-Sudani.
(a) Kenya
(b) Somalia
(c) Djibouti
(d) Uganda
8. What is the theme of 2023 Data Privacy Day?
(a) Think Privacy First
(b) Privacy Matters
(c) Stop. Think. Connect
(d) Own Your Privacy
9. Who took charge as General Manager of Central Railway recently?
(a) Ashok Kumar Misra
(b) R.N. Singh
(c) Naresh Lalwani
(d) B G Mallya
10. ________ has launched a massive outreach program in all districts through revamped ‘Nidhi Aapke Nikat’ program for expanding its presence across the country.
(a) EPFO
(b) RBI
(c) IRDAI
(d) SEBI
11. Which of the following state has celebrated the 3rd edition of the annual Orange Festival 2023?
(a) Tripura
(b) West Bengal
(c) Nagaland
(d) Manipur
12. Which ministry has organized the 6-day mega event “Bharat Parv” at Red Fort lawns?
(a) Ministry of Education
(b) Ministry of Tourism
(c) Ministry of Environment and Forests
(d) Ministry of Culture
13. The European Space Agency’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) will be launched from the agency’s spaceport in French Guiana in which year?
(a) April 2023
(b) September 2024
(c) April 2024
(d) December 2023
14. Which of the following companies said it is investing USD 10 billion in OpenAI, whose artificial intelligence tool ChatGPT?
(a) Apple
(b) Microsoft
(c) Saudi Aramco
(d) Amazon
15. Union Health Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya unveiled the world’s first intranasal COVID-19 vaccine in New Delhi developed by Bharat Biotech International Limited, the vaccine was named ________.
(a) COVISHEILD
(b) iNNCOVACC
(c) Zy- CoV-D
(d) Corbevax
31 January MCQs – Answers
1. (a)
Jammu and Kashmir government’s ambitious initiative ‘Har Gaon Hariyali’ has recorded a plantation of 90 lakh saplings during the current fiscal against the set target of plantation of 1.35 crore seedlings. The UT Government launched this initiative in consonance with the vision of ‘Green Jammu and Kashmir’ to ensure sustainable development and promote climate justice across J&K.
2. (c)
The Atal Pension Yojana was launched in 2015. The scheme’s main objective is to provide income security to Indian citizens. The performance of the scheme was outstanding in 2022. It gained 1.25 crores of new subscribers in 2022.
3. (c)
New Zealand Cricket (NZC) has announced that outstanding women’s cricketers will be honored with the inaugural Debbie Hockley Medal at this year’s annual cricket awards ceremony. Debbie, regarded as one of the world’s best batters during her playing days and one of the finest to have played the game, played 118 ODIs and 19 Tests for New Zealand from 1979 to 2000.
4. (c)
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal inaugurated a ‘supersite’ and a mobile air quality monitoring station meant for a real-time source apportionment study to identify the sources of air pollution in Delhi. Equipment has been installed at the site to monitor pollution levels and other parameters including wind direction, humidity, and temperature, and determine the sources of pollution in Delhi in real-time.
5. (a)
India uses this ceremony to end its republic day celebrations. In India, Beating Retreat Ceremony is held on January 29th. All three wings of the Indian Military participate in the ceremony.
6. (b)
Jal Jeevan Mission Provides Tap Water to 11 Crore Rural Households.
7. (b)
US Military raid in Somalia killed a key regional leader of the Islamic State group, Bilal al-Sudani.
8. (a)
The theme for this year is ‘Think Privacy First’. In this digital age, it is pragmatic to prioritize data privacy, both for individuals and businesses.
9. (c)
Naresh Lalwani has taken over as the new General Manager of Central Railway. He is a senior officer of the Indian Railway Engineering Service of the 1985 batch.
10. (a)
Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation, EPFO, launched a massive outreach program in all the districts through a revamped ‘Nidhi Aapke Nikat’ program for expanding its presence across the country.
11. (c)
Nagaland has celebrated the 3rd edition of the annual Orange festival 2023 at Rusoma village, under Kohima district.
12. (b)
Ministry of Tourism organized a 6-day mega event “Bharat Parv” at Red Fort lawns. The six-day mega event Bharat Parv will be organized at Red Fort in Delhi from the 26th to the 31st of this month as part of the Republic Day Celebrations.
13. (a)
The European Space Agency’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) will be launched from the agency’s spaceport in French Guiana in April 2023.
14. (b)
Microsoft Corp. is investing $10 billion in OpenAI, whose artificial intelligence tool ChatGPT. The deal will give a boost to Microsoft’s Azure cloud while providing OpenAI with additional specially designed supercomputers to run its complex AI models and fuel its research.
15. (b)
Union Health Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya today unveiled the world’s first intranasal COVID-19 vaccine, iNNCOVACC in New Delhi. It is developed by Bharat Biotech International Limited in collaboration with Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance.
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