9January MCQ : Current Affairs Quiz 9January 2023
In this article, we will discuss all the important Current Affairs MCQs of 9 January with full explanations. Where we will discuss the daily current affairs quiz’s questions and answers. So read all the important 9 January MCQs carefully.
Current Affairs Quiz / 9 January MCQ Current Affairs
9 January Current Affairs MCQ – Questions
1. India deployed a women-only platoon of peacekeepers to the UN Mission in Abyei, who among the following was the UN’s first Police Adviser from India?
(a) Punita Arora
(b) Padma Bandopadhyay
(c) Gunjan Saxena
(d) Kiran Bedi
2. Who among the following has been appointed as the new Managing Director and CEO of Paytm Payments Bank?
(a) Sachin Dixit
(b) Trilok Sharma
(c) Vivek Arora
(d) Surinder Chawla
3. India’s first-ever coal gasification plant is set to start urea production in 2024, the plant is located in which state/UT?
(a) Gujarat
(b) Odisha
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Jammu and Kashmir
4. ICICI Prudential Life Insurance has announced the launch of its ‘360° Financial Protection with ICICI Prudential Life Insurance’ digital-first campaign featuring cricketer ________.
(a) Suryakumar Yadav
(b) Virat Kohli
(c) Rohit Sharma
(d) KL Rahul
5. Which of the following state of India has began the International Kite Festival 2023?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Gujarat
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Uttar Pradesh
6. According to the Public Enterprises Survey 2021-22 released in January 2023, which of the following has been ranked 1st in the Services Sector?
(a) GAIL Ltd.
(b) ONGC Ltd.
(c) NTPC Ltd.
(d) Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd.
7. President of India Droupadi Murmu, laid the foundation stone of the 1000 MW Bikaner Solar Power Project at Jaipur, Rajasthan. The project is implemented by _______________.
(a) SJVN Limited
(b) NHPC
(c) NTPC Limited
(d) JSW Energy
8. Squadron leader Avani Chaturvedi, the first female fighter pilot in the Indian Air Force (IAF), is scheduled to participate in the inaugural air exercise Veer Guardian, the exercise is set to take place in which country?
(a) USA
(b) Australia
(c) Japan
(d) Russia
9. Who among the following was awarded the “Award for Global Leadership” in recognition of his lifetime of service to the legal profession in India and around the world by Harvard Law School Center on the Legal Profession (HLS CLP)?
(a) Ram Jethmalani
(b) DY Chandrachud
(c) Soli Sorabjee
(d) Fali S Nariman
10. A Military Tattoo and Tribal Dance Festival – Aadi Shaurya – Parv Parakram Ka, will be held at which city on January 23 & 24, 2023?
(a) Bengaluru
(b) New Delhi
(c) Hyderabad
(d) Ahmedabad
11. Which edition of the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas is being organized in Indore in partnership with the Government of Madhya Pradesh?
(a) 15th
(b) 16th
(c) 17th
(d) 18th
12. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will issue Sovereign Green Bonds of how much rupees in two tranches on January 25 and February 9?
(a) 5000 crore
(b) 6000 crore
(c) 7000 crore
(d) 8000 crore
13. Which state has been declared the first state in the country to go fully digital in its banking service?
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Gujarat
(c) Karnataka
(d) Kerala
14. Which of the following state government has begun caste surveys in different parts of the State?
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Bihar
(c) West Bengal
(d) Rajasthan
15. Who has been elected as the Speaker of the US House of Representatives?
(a) Mitch McConnell
(b) Nancy Pelosi
(c) Lauren Boebert
(d) Kevin McCarthy
9 January MCQs – Answers
1. (d)
India deploys a women-only platoon of peacekeepers to the UN Mission in Abyei on the border of Sudan and South Sudan as part of the Indian Battalion in the United Nations Interim Security Force, Abyei (UNISFA).
2. (d)
Paytm Payments Bank has received the banking regulator RBI’s nod to appoint Surinder Chawla as its Managing Director and CEO. The RBI, however, continues to bar Paytm Payments Bank from onboarding new customers.
3. (b)
The proposed fertilizer plant in Odisha’s Talcher will start urea production in 2024. It will be India’s first and largest coal gasification-based urea plant.
4. (a)
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance has announced the launch of its ‘360° Financial Protection with ICICI Prudential Life Insurance digital-first campaign featuring cricketer Suryakumar Yadav.
5. (b)
The International Kite Festival 2023 began on 8 January in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. The festival, which is being organized after a gap of two years, was inaugurated by Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel. The previous edition was held in 2020 with 153 participants from 43 countries.
6. (d)
Power Grid Corporation of India Limited has been ranked 1st in the Services Sector across categories Gross Block, Value Addition, Net Profit, Net Worth, Dividend Declaration, and Contribution to Central Exchequer and has also been ranked 3rd amongst the Top 10 Profit Making CPSEs in the recently published Public Enterprises Survey 2021-22 by DPE.
7. (a)
President of India Droupadi Murmu laid the foundation stone of SJVN Limited’s 1000 MW Bikaner Solar Power Project at Jaipur, Rajasthan.
8. (c)
Squadron leader Avani Chaturvedi, the first female fighter pilot in the Indian Air Force (IAF), is scheduled to participate in the inaugural air exercise Veer Guardian 2023.
9. (b)
The Harvard Law School Center on the Legal Profession (HLS CLP) has announced Chief Justice of India Dr. DY Chandrachud as the 2022 recipient of its “Award for Global Leadership” in recognition of his lifetime of service to the legal profession in India and around the world.
10. (b)
A Military Tattoo and Tribal Dance Festival – Aadi Shaurya – Parv Parakram Ka will be held at Jawaharlal Nehru stadium in New Delhi on January 23 & 24, 2023.
11. (c)
The 17th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention is being organized in Indore from the 8th Jan to the 10th of January in partnership with the Government of Madhya Pradesh.
12. (d)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will issue Sovereign Green Bonds worth Rs 8,000 crore each in two tranches on January 25 and February 9.
13. (d)
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan declared Kerala as the first state in the country to go fully digital in its banking service and said this recognition would boost the state economy.
14. (b)
The Bihar government has begun caste surveys in different parts of the State. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar made it clear that only castes, not sub- castes along with the economic status of each family will be cataloged.
15. (d)
Republican leader Kevin McCarthy has been elected as the Speaker of the US House of Representatives.
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