February 2023, One Liner Current Affairs
February 2023, One Liner Current Affairs
| 1. | According to budget 2023, how many tourism destinations have been selected for development? | 50 |
| 2. | How much money has been allocated to revamp the credit guarantee scheme for MSME in budget 2023? | 9000 crore |
| 3. | Who has been rewarded with the Lifetime Achievement Awards by the InidaUK Achievers Honors? | Manmohan Singh |
| 4. | Which state’s tableau won the “People’s Choice Award” at the 74th Republic Day parade? | Gujarat |
| 5. | According to Budget 2023, how much capital has been allocated to the Indian railway? | 2.40 lakh crore |
| 6. | According to the Budget 2023, what is the revised average processing time for ITR? | 16 days |
| 7. | Shanti Bhusan, who passed away recently was which former minister? | Former Law Minister |
| 8. | How many billion dollars are announced by World Bank in aid for earthquakeaffected Turkey? | 1.78 Billion |
| 9. | PM Modi inaugurated Asia’s biggest aero show “Aero India 2023”, what is its theme? | ‘The Runway to Billion Opportunities’ |
| 10. | Which team bought India’s star batsman Smriti Mandhana in the first Women’s Premier League Auction? | Royal Challengers Bangalore |
| 11. | NMDC has appointed whom as its brand ambassador? | Nikhat Zareen |
| 12. | Retired army general, Petr Pavel was elected as President of which country? | Czech Republic |
| 13. | Which Indian Cricketer recently has announced his retirement from all forms of international cricket? | Murali Vijay |
| 14. | Who has been appointed as the new Vice Chief of the Indian Air Force? | Air Marshal A P Singh |
| 15. | Which state tableau has won the top prize at the 74th Republic Day parade? | Uttarakhand Tableau |
| 16. | ___ has announced the appointment of Hein Schumacher as its new Chief Executive Officer. | Unilever |
| 17. | Name the author of the book “The Poverty Of Political Economy: How Economics Abandoned the Poor”. | Meghnad Desai |
| 18. | India’s G-20 Sherpa inaugurates India’s first Model G-20 Summit. Who is the India’s G-20 Sherpa? | Amitabh Kant |
| 19. | IMF said growth in India is set to decline from ________ in 2022 to 6.1 per cent in 2023. | 6.8 per cent |
| 20. | Which state governments has launched the ‘Ladli Bahna’ scheme to give Rs 1,000 every month to women from all sections of society who don’t pay income tax? | Madhya Pradesh |
| 21. | Bloomberg Billionaires Index shows, _________ has now lost his position in the elite club of the world’s 10 richest billionaires. | Gautam Adani |
| 22. | The Economic Survey 2022-23 estimated India’s GDP growth at ________ percent. | 6.5 |
| 23. | Which army regiment has been adjudged the best marching contingent among the three services? | Punjab Regiment |
| 24. | Which ministry of India won the best prize at the 74th Republic Day parade? | Ministry of Tribal Affairs |
| 25. | UPSC has recommended the name of ________ as the new Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI). | Dr Rajeev Singh Raghuvanshi |
| 26. | Which state government has launched a campaign, ‘Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan’ to make daughters of the underprivileged classes capable and selfreliant? | Uttar Pradesh |
| 27. | A 5-day ‘Jeevan Vidya Shivir’ was organized for the teachers of government schools of which state/UT? | Delhi |
| 28. | The 30th National Child Science Congress has organized at which city? | Ahmedabad |
| 29. | UNESCO has designated ‘Odesa’ a World Heritage in danger site. In which country is it situated? | Ukraine |
| 30. | Which Stock Exchange has emerged as the world’s largest derivatives exchange in 2022, in terms of the number of contracts traded? | National Stock Exchange |
| 31. | Indian Coast Guard (ICG) is celebrating its 47th Raising Day on which day? | 1st February |
| 32. | The Goods and Services Tax (GST) collection in January 2023 saw a significant increase, reaching over ________ crore. | Rs 1.55 lakh |
| 33. | World Interfaith Harmony Week is an annual event observed during , after General Assembly designation in 2010. | 1-7 February |
| 34. | Union Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman is presenting the Union Budget 2023 for the ________ time in a row. | 5th |
| 35. | The Budget 2023 focuses on _______ priorities, which the FM called the “Saptrishis guiding us through Amrit Kaal”. | Seven |
| 36. | Who was appointed by Morgan Stanley as its country head for India? | Arun Kohli |
| 37. | The Adani Group acquired the strategic Israeli port of Haifa for _______________________. | USD 1.2 billion |
| 38. | Sports brand Puma India has on-boarded who is its new brand ambassador as a part of its commitment towards the women’s business? | Harmanpreet Kaur |
| 39. | According to the Indian Institutional Ranking Framework of Management and Business School released in January 2023, which institute ranked first in India among public institutions? | IIM Ahmedabad |
| 40. | World Wetlands Day is celebrated annually on _________. | 2nd February |
| 40. | What is the theme of World Wetlands Day 2023? | ‘It’s Time for Wetlands |
| 40. | __________ was recently conferred a Lifetime Achievement Honour by the India-UK Achievers Honours | Dr Manmohan Singh |
| 43. | Equatorial Guinea has appointed _______ as prime minister. She became the first woman in the country to hold the position. | Manuela Roka Botey |
| 44. | Who has joined the oversight committee formed to investigate the allegations on Wrestling Federation (WF) of India? | Babita Phogat |
| 45. | Who has been conferred with FIH’s President’s Award 2023? | V Karthikeyan Pandian |
| 46. | Who has been appointed by RBI as a member of the Advisory Committee of Srei Infrastructure Finance Limited (SIFL) and Srei Equipment Finance Limited (SEFL)? | V Ramachandra |
| 47. | Reliance Consumer Products Limited, the FMCG arm of Reliance Retail Ventures Limited, has announced a strategic partnership with the Maliban Biscuit Manufactories. Maliban Biscuit Manufactories are based in which country? | Sri Lanka |
| 48. | Which city will be made the new capital of Andhra Pradesh? | Visakhapatnam |
| 49. | Which country Inflation has risen to a 48-year high, according to data released by the country’s statistics bureau? | Pakistan |
| 50. | Reserve Bank of India’s Digital Payments Index, a measure of the extent of digitisation of payments across the country, rose to ________ in September 2022 from 349.30 in March. | 377.46 |
| 51. | Who addressed the 31st Foundation Day of the National Commission for Women in Delhi? | President of India,
Droupadi Murmu |
| 52. | National Commission for women was founded in which year? | 1992 |
| 53. | Who was awarded the FIH President’s Award? | VK Pandian |
| 54. | Union Railway Minister confirmed that India’s ______ will come by Dec 2023 on Heritage Routes. | 1st Hydrogen Train |
| 55. | Which will be the theme Country at the 2025 Madrid International Book Fair? | India |
| 56. | _____ is the theme country at the 46th International Kolkata Book Fair. | Spain |
| 57. | Which state launched Vision for All School Eye Health Program? | Goa |
| 58. | Who is appointed as the First CEO of Gujarat Maritime Cluster? | Madhvendra Singh |
| 59. | Who composed the Jai Jai Maharashtra Majha Song? | Raja Badhe |
| 60. | K.V. Tirumalesh was awarded with which award? | Sahitya Akademi |
| 61. | which award is received by K. Vishwanath? | Dadasaheb Phalke Award |
| 62. | India welcomes ____ into International Solar Alliance. | America |
| 63. | Which state government has announced that Islam Nagar village has been renamed Jagdishpur. | Madhya Pradesh |
| 64. | _____ is India’s first supplier of parts for nuclear turbines. | Azad Engineering |
| 65. | Which country announces the decision to remove its monarchy from its banknotes? | Australia |
| 66. | Nagaland Government Signed MoU with ______ for Palm Oil Cultivation? | Patanjali Ayurveda |
| 67. | Which public sector has launched a ‘Pay As You Drive’ vehicle insurance policy? | New India Assurance |
| 68. | Which ministry inaugurated G20 Cyber Security Exercise and Drill? | Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology |
| 69. | When is the International Day of Human Fraternity is celebrated? | 4th February |
| 70. | The International Day of Human Fraternity was established by the ______. | Union Nations General Assembly |
| 71. | Foxconn and _____ plan tech tie-up with STM for the Semiconductor Manufacturing unit in India. | Vedanta |
| 72. | Which company has invested around $300 million in Anthropic, an artificial intelligence startup whose technology is said to rival OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT? | |
| 73. | SpaceX is owned by whom? | Elon Musk |
| 74. | Which country is to host football’s 2027 Asian Cup? | Saudi Arabia |
| 75. | Where will be the next edition of the Asian Football Cup hosted in 2023? | Qatar |
| 76. | Who launched Visit India Year 2023 initiative? | Minister of Tourism G.Kishan Reddy |
| 77. | When did Joginder Sharma announce his retirement from all forms of cricket? | 3rd February 2023 |
| 78. | NASA partners with _____ to build AI foundation models to advance climate science. | IBM |
| 79. | Under the Annual Bilateral Agreement with Saudi Arabia for the Haj pilgrimage this year restored the original Haj quota which stands at ____. | One Lakh Seventy Five Thousand Twenty-Five |
| 80. | When was the Haj Committee of India established? | 2002 |
| 81. | Where is India’s Fifth Nano Urea Plant located? | Jharkhand |
| 82. | What is the theme of International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation 2023? | Partnership with Men and Boys to transform Social and gender Norms to End FGM |
| 83. | Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the world’s first nano urea plant in ____ in 2021. | Gujarat |
| 84. | Which Indian female gymnast has been handed a 21-month ban for failing a dope test conducted by the International Testing Agency? | Dipa Karmakar |
| 85. | _____ Appointed Raul Rebello as MD and CEO-Designate | Mahindra Finance |
| 86. | Which company in India has accepted digital currency for payments? | Reliance Retail |
| 87. | Who has bagged the ‘Mathrubhumi Book of The Year’ award at the fourth edition of Mathrubhumi International Festival of Letters (MBIFL 2023)? | Dr Peggy Mohan |
| 88. | When did Vani Jayaram receive the Padma Bhushan Award? | 26th January 2023 |
| 89. | Which Indian musician won the grammy for the third time? | Ricky Tej |
| 90. | When is the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation observed? | 6th February |
| 91. | Which state team won the National Beach Soccer Championships? | Kerala |
| 92. | Earthquake of magnitude 7.8 hits which country on 5th February 2023? | Turkey |
| 93. | Which three countries established trilateral cooperation initiatives, in fields including Energy, Defence, and Economy? | India, France, UAE |
| 94. | Who emerged as the World’s most popular leader with a 78% rating? | Prime Minister Narendra Modi |
| 95. | Where was the 12th edition of the National Ice Hockey Championship held? | Ladakh |
| 96. | Which record has won the Record of the Year Award in Grammy Awards 2023? | Lizzo |
| 97. | Which song has won the Song of the Year Award in Grammy Awards 2023? | About Damn Time |
| 98. | Which artist has won the Best New Artist Award in Grammy Awards 2023? | Samara Joy |
| 99. | Which Album has won the Album of the Year Award in Grammy Awards 2023? | Harry Styles – Harry House |
| 100. | Ricky Kej, who is a Bengaluru based Composer has won the Grammy Award in Best Immersive Audio which Category? | Album |
| 101. | In which city did PM Modi inaugurate India Energy Week 2023? | Bengaluru |
| 102. | First Youth20 inception meeting 2023 begins in which city? | Guwahati |
| 103. | _____ and the European Union (EU) announced the formation of three working groups under the ‘Trade and Technology Council’ | India |
| 104. | Which country has been designated as the “Pioneer Investor” by the International Seabed Authority? | India |
| 105. | Which state has the highest unemployment rate in India as of January 2023? | Jammu and Kashmir |
| 106. | Which government scheme has been extended till March 2026? | PM KUSUM Scheme |
| 107. | Yaya Tso to be the first biodiversity heritage site of which Union Territory? | Ladakh |
| 108. | Which is the new competitor AI Chatbot introduced by Google of ChatGPT? | Bard |
| 109. | _____ becomes the first civic body to launch green bonds. | Indore |
| 110. | _______ unveiled India’s 1st hydrogen-powered tech for heavy-duty trucks | Reliance and Ashok Leyland Trucks |
| 111. | Which ministry of India banned loan apps including non-Chinese apps like PayU’s LazyPay, and Kissht? | Ministry of Electronics and Information and Technology |
| 112. | Who is nominated for the BBC Indian Sports Woman of the Year Award? | Sakshi Malik and Vinesh Phogat |
| 113. | Who inaugurated the 36th Surajkund handicrafts mela? | Vice President of India |
| 114. | Which state is ready to set up green hydrogen hubs over the next 2 years? | Kerala |
| 115. | India provided 50 buses to_____ under the economic assistance scheme. | Sri Lanka |
| 116. | How many judges are there in the Supreme Court after the new appointment? | 32 |
| 117. | Which planet becomes the planet with the most moons? | Jupiter |
| 118. | Deepak Chopra received Golden Book Awards 2023 for which book? | The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success: A Practical Guide to Achieving Your Dreams |
| 119. | Which company has been named to FORTUNE magazine’s list of the World’s Most Admired Companies? | TATA Consultancy Services |
| 120. | _____ is the highest milk producer in the world contributing twenty-four percent of global milk production in the year 2021-22. | India |
| 121. | K Satyanarayana Raju named as new MD and CEO of which bank in India? | Canara Bank |
| 122. | 41-year-old retired Wicketkeeper-Batter Kamran Akmal made his debut in which year and for which country? | 2002, Pakistan |
| 123. | When was the world’s first adhesive postage stamp issued by Great Britain? | 6th May 1840 |
| 124. | UnCrave, the plant-based meat brand by Licious, signs ____ as an ambassador. | Vir Das |
| 125. | The Yuva Sangam is an initiative of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to build close ties between ____. | India and youth of northeast India |
| 126. | The Directorate General of GST Intelligence has signed an MoU with which university to establish forensic laboratories? | National Forensic Sciences University |
| 127. | Sculpture Park at Bikaner House has been inaugurated by whom in New Delhi? | Rajasthan Chief Secretary Usha Sharma |
| 128. | _____ announced the debut of a service that will enable its Indian users who are traveling overseas to pay foreign businesses using the Unified Payments Interface (UPI). | PhonePe |
| 129. | ______ in collaboration with GSMA has unveiled a nationwide Digital Skill initiative. | Reliance Jio |
| 130. | BizKhata’ for small businesses and merchant partners launched by _____. | Airtel Payment bank |
| 131. | Safer Internet Day 2023 is observed on which day? | 7 February |
| 132. | Who authored the novel “Victory City”, an “epic tale” of a 14th-century woman who defies a patriarchal world to rule a city? | Salman Rushdie |
| 133. | ISRO-NASA ____ satellite to be launched from India in September 2023. | NISAR |
| 134. | Which platform becomes India’s first app to support credit cards on UPI? | MobiKwik |
| 135. | Which university is declared the world’s first living heritage university by
UNESCO? |
Visva-Bharati University |
| 136. | ______ bagged ‘ATD Best Awards 2023’ for the 6th consecutive year. | National Thermal Power Corporation |
| 137. | ______ reported the death of 585 sea lions and 55,000 wild birds due to the H5N1 bird flu virus. | Peru |
| 138. | India’s First Glass Igloo Restaurant is inaugurated in which state? | Jammu & Kashmir |
| 139. | Kala Ghoda Arts Festival begins in _____ After a break of two years. | Mumbai |
| 140. | Where will the ICC T-20 Women’s World Cup 2023 be held? | South Africa |
| 141. | Which country has named the world’s happiest country for the fifth year in a row? | Finland |
| 142. | _________ presented the ATMA Lifetime Achievement Award by Maruti Suzuki India MD & CEO Hisashi Takeuchi. | K.M. Mammen |
| 143. | What is the rank of India in the World Happiness Index 2023? | 136 |
| 144. | India is sending a field hospital, medicines, rescue teams to earthquake-hit Turkey and Syria under “_________”. | Operation Dost |
| 145. | Defence Ministry signs deal with L&T for procurement of 41 modular bridges worth _______. | Rs 2,585 crore |
| 146. | When is the World Pulses Day 2023 Observed? | 10th February |
| 147. | Which drug-making company appointed Meenakshi Nevatia to lead the Indian business? | Pfizer |
| 148. | Who has passed the 500 league goal mark in his club career. ? | Cristiano Ronaldo |
| 149. | Who is the Chairman of the National Commissioner for Scheduled Tribes Chairman? | Harsha Chauhan |
| 150. | Which Indian Golfer Won Kenya Ladies Open Title 2023? | Aditi Ashok |
| 151. | Which World Cup Skiing Medallist passed away at the age of 37? | Elena Fanchini |
| 152. | Which Indian actress was honored by Google Doodle as the first female lead in Malayalam cinema? | PK Rosy |
| 153. | Samsung Semiconductor India Research has announced a new partnership with the______ to promote research and development in the field of on-chip Electrostatic Discharge Protection. | Indian Institute of Science |
| 154. | ______ launches Insurance Mall. | Bajaj Finance |
| 155. | which country is included by Quad Nations? | India |
| 156. | First Super Magnets for testing in a nuclear plant is launched by which power research company? | Tokamak Energy |
| 157. | When was the national payments corporation of India founded? | 2008 |
| 158. | Which Indian cricketer becomes the fastest Indian to pick up 450 Test wickets? | Ravichandran Ashwin |
| 159. | Which country ranked among the top five accreditation system in the world? | India |
| 160. | PM Modi Inaugurates Global Investors Summit 2023 in _____. | Bengaluru |
| 161. | When is the International Day of Women and Girls in Science observed? | 11th February |
| 162. | When did the government of India launch National Deworming Day? | February 2015 |
| 163. | Which Indian skipper became the 1st Indian skipper to record hundreds in all 3 formats? | Rohit Sharma |
| 164. | Which journalist was awarded Raja Ram Mohan Roy 2023? | A.B.K. Prasad |
| 165. | India is ranked in which place in the ICAO’s Aviation Safety Oversight Ranking? | 55th |
| 166. | Meta Launches #DigitalSuraksha campaign in partnership with which ministry of India for the G20 campaign? | Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology |
| 168. | Which state government launched Family ID – One Family One Identity Portal? | Uttar Pradesh |
| 169. | Which city is going to host the World Government Summit 2023? | Dubai |
| 170. | Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Aljamea-tus-Saifiyah, Arabic Academy of the Dawoodi Bohra Community in which state? | Maharashtra |
| 171. | The new and upgraded version of Vande Bharat Express will connect Mumbai and which pilgrimage center? | Sainagar Shirdi |
| 172. | Who laid the foundation stone of ‘Himachal Niketan‘ which will provide accommodation facilities to the students and residents of Himachal Pradesh visiting New Delhi? | Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu |
| 173. | Peter Burwash International President inaugurated the center in which city? | Pune |
| 174. | Where were Lithium reserves found for the first time in India? | Jammu & Kashmir |
| 175. | Who launched ‘Digital Payments Utsav’? | Ashwini Vaishnaw |
| 176. | Which designer designed King Charles III’s coronation emblem? | Jony Ive |
| 177. | India observes the 144th birth anniversary of which known personality on 13th February? | Sarojini Naidu |
| 178. | Which article granted Jammu and Kashmir the authority to have a separate constitution, a state flag, and internal administrative autonomy while it was governed by India as a state from 1952 until 31 October 2019? | Article 370 |
| 179. | India’s first AC double-decker electric bus was introduced in which city? | Mumbai |
| 180. | Nikos Christodoulides Elected as New President of _______. | Cyprus |
| 181. | Which is the first Arab country to send one of its citizens into space? | United Arab Emirates |
| 182. | Smriti Mandhana Becomes Most Expensive Player in WPL with ₹3.4 crore Bid by _____. | Royals Challengers Bangalore |
| 183. | RBI’s financial literacy week starts from ____ 2023. | 13th – 17th February |
| 184. | Which state was the overall champion of the 5th Khelo India Youth Games? | Maharashtra |
| 185. | India’s strictest Anti-Copying Law came into force in which state? | Uttarakhand |
| 186. | Mohammad Shahabuddin was elected as the 22nd President of which country? | Bangladesh |
| 187. | _______ named Aniket Sunil Talati as the new President. | Institute of Chartered Accountants of India |
| 188. | The Centre has informed that around 39 crore loans have been extended under which scheme till the 27th of January 2023? | Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana |
| 189. | Who won the Hyderabad E-Prix? | Jean-Eric Vergne |
| 190. | Which cricketer, who led England to their first-ever ICC Men’s Cricket World title in 2019, has announced his retirement? | Sergio Perez Cup |
| 191. | Who is the first Hindu girl from Pakistan posted as assistant commissioner? | Sana Ramchand Gulwani |
| 192. | Which ministry of India launched the ‘Khanan Prahari’ Mobile App to Curb Illegal Mining? | Ministry of Coal |
| 193. | Students from which educational institute from India was Awarded Global Best M-GOV Awards? | IIT Indore |
| 194. | Namami Gange Programme was launched in which year to rejuvenate River Ganga and its tributaries? | 2014 |
| 195. | Who joined as the team mentor of Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Women’s Premier League? | Sania Mirza |
| 196. | When was the first Childhood Cancer International day observed? | 1994 |
| 197. | ______, a Bengaluru-based start-up has delivered SWARM drones to Indian Army, which makes the Army the first major armed force in the world to operationalize these high-density SWARM drones. | NewSpace Research |
| 198. | Union Home Minister Amit Shah has presented the President’s Colour to which state police in recognition of its exceptional service? | Haryana |
| 199. | Which country will automatically qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup? | Mexico, Canada, U.S |
| 200. | Which continent is set to use half of the world’s electricity by 2025? | Asia |
| 201. | Which states in India allocated the most proportion of their budget towards education in FY23? | Chhattisgarh and Bihar |
| 202. | Which airlines in India are set to buy 220 Boeing planes for $34 billion? | Air India |
| 203. | Which organization launched its second global hackathon – ‘HARBINGER 2023 – Innovation for Transformation’ with the theme ‘Inclusive Digital Services’? | Reserve bank of India |
| 204. | Science Centre and Planetarium to be constructed in which state? | Rajasthan |
| 205. | According to the Finance Ministry, Gross direct tax collections grew ______ to Rs 15.67 lakh crore so far this fiscal. | 24% |
| 206. | What is the theme of International Childhood Cancer Day? | Better Survival |
| 207. | According TomTom report, which city traffic has made it the second slowest place to drive through in the world in 2022? | Bengaluru |
| 208. | Which city from India has been ranked as the most polluted city and second most polluted city globally within a week between January 29 and February 8, according to the Swiss air tracking index IQAir? | Mumbai |
| 209. | Which bank was awarded ‘Prathista Puraskar’ under ‘Digidhan Awards 202122’ by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)? | Karnataka Bank |
| 210. | _____ received approval from DGCA for indigenously developed ‘black boxes? | Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd |
| 211. | Tarkash is a military exercise between India and which country? | US |
| 212. | Who was honoured with Kerala’s Akbar Kakkattil award? | Subhash Chandran for ‘Samudrasila’ |
| 213. | Which is the host country for the ICC T20 Women’s World Cup? | South Africa |
| 214. | Who launched the ‘iDEX Investor Hub’ (iIH), under which more than Rs 200 crores had already been pledged by leading Indian investors? | Defence Minister Rajnath Singh |
| 215. | Which Temple is identified by the Ministry of Tourism under the PRASAD Scheme? (one of the four pilgrim centres) | Maa Chamundeshwari Devi Temple |
| 216. | ______ inaugurated the National Aadi Mahotsav on 16th February 2023 at Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium, New Delhi. | Prime Minister Narendra Modi |
| 217. | Where did Union Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers Dr. Mansukh Phulpur, Mandaviya Inaugurated IFFCO Nano Urea Liquid Plants? | Uttar Pradesh |
| 218. | _____ announced an order of Trent XWB-97 engines from Air India. | Rolls-Royce |
| 219. | Who was the first woman to become the Governor of South Carolina and recently launched her 2024 presidential bid? | Nikki Haley |
| 220. | When was the Indian Oil Corporation founded? | 30th June 1959 |
| 221. | Under the ambitious Cheetah reintroduction program, 12 cheetahs are to be flown in from _____ on February 18. | South Africa |
| 222. | When is the first Global Tourism Resilience Day observed? | 17th February 2023 |
| 223. | Neal Mohan, the new Indian American CEO of _______. | YouTube |
| 224. | Who is the current Chief of Army Staff? | General Manoj Pande |
| 225. | Which bank recently launched an electronic bank guarantee scheme? | Indian Overseas Bank |
| 226. | Where will India’s First Frozen Lake Marathon be hosted? | Ladakh |
| 227. | The ______ has recently launched a chatbot to help people get an answer to their queries related to the Aadhaar card. | Unique Identification Authority of India |
| 228. | PM Modi Virtually Inaugurated Jal Jan Abhiyan in which state? | Rajasthan |
| 229. | India signed MoU with which country on visa exemption for diplomatic and official passport holders? | Fiji |
| 230. | When was the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act passed? | 2010 |
| 231. | India and _____ agreed to cooperate in digital infra, climate action, and clean energy. | Spain |
| 232. | The Union Cabinet approved the signing of the MoU between India and _____ for cooperation in the ‘disability sector’. | South Africa |
| 233. | Who unveiled a bust of Sardar Vallabhai Patel in Fiji’s capital Suva? | S. Jaishankar |
| 234. | India signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India which country for cooperation in the field of agriculture and allied sectors. | Chile |
| 235. | Who presented the Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar (UBKYP) 2019, 2020, and 2021, at Meghdoot Theatre Complex, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi? | G. Kishan Reddy |
| 236. | _____ develops a ‘Vayulink’ platform for steady jammer-proof communication. | Indian Air Force |
| 237. | Which Navratna company in India has signed an MoU with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) for the domestic manufacture and supply of its Long-Range Artillery Weapon System (LORA) for the Indian Tri-services? | Bharat Electronics Limited |
| 238. | Which European country became the first to pass a law providing Menstrual Leave? | Spain |
| 239. | Which is the World’s First Cloud-Built Demonstration Satellite? | JANUS-1 |
| 240. | ______ has launched the new Xeon W-3400 and Xeon W-2400 desktop workstation processors (code-named Sapphire Rapids), which are built for professional creators to provide massive performance. | Intel |
| 241. | Who was the former chairman of the Selection Committee of BCCI? | Chetan Sharma |
| 242. | When is World Pangolin Day 2023 observed annually? | Third Saturday of February |
| 243. | Which district in Kerala won Swaraj Trophy 2021-22 for Best District Panchayat? | Kollam |
| 244. | _____ and the Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPRD) Jointly Launch KAVACH-2023. | All India Council for Technical Education |
| 245. | Tata Motors has appointed Rajan Amba as the Managing Director of _____. | Jaguar Land Rover |
| 246. | Which Ministry in India launched the mPassport Police App? | Ministry of External Affairs |
| 247. | The Central Water Commission (CWC) has entered into a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with _____ for the development of the International Centre of Excellence for Dams (ICED). | IIT Roorkee |
| 248. | Lexi’ is the first AI assistant powered by ChatGPT of which country? | India |
| 249. | Who composed the five-day ‘Devi Mahatme’ episode, which was an important milestone in the history of Yakshagana literature? | Bapila Narayan Bhagwat |
| 250. | Govt Approves Rs 4,800 Crore Scheme For Holistic Development Of Border Villages for the financial years 2022-23 to _____. | 2025-26 |
| 251. | Which is the world’s largest cricket stadium? | Narendra Modi Stadium |
| 252. | Which Indian cricketer becomes the 6th batter to score 25,000 runs in international cricket? | Virat Kohli |
| 253. | Which Indian Actor was named the National Ambassador of Child Rights by UNICEF (United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund)? | Ayushmann Khurrana |
| 254. | When was the Soil Health Card (SHC) Scheme was introduced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Rajasthan? | 19th February 2015 |
| 255. | When is the World Day of Social Justice is observed annually? | 20th February |
| 256. | Which team won their second Ranji Trophy 2022-23 title at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata? | Saurashtra |
| 257. | The 49th GST Council Meeting was held in _____ under the Chairmanship of Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. | New Delhi |
| 258. | Which state Government organized the first state-level ‘Shrimp Mela’? | Punjab |
| 259. | Who inaugurated the ‘SemiconIndia Conference of Electronics Manufacturing Supply Chain Ecosystem’? | Ashwini Vaishnaw |
| 260. | When was the first Divya Kala Mela organized? | December 2022 |
| 261. | _____ Metro launches first-ever indigenously developed train control & supervision system. | Delhi |
| 262. | Which domestic appliances company was globally renamed Versuni? | Philips |
| 263. | Who was appointed as India’s permanent representative to the UN, and has been chosen to serve as the commission’s chair during the 62nd session? | Ruchira Kamboj |
| 264. | Who won National Geographic’s ‘Pictures of the year’? | Karthik Subramaniam |
| 265. | The 4th Joint Training exercise DUSTLIK (2023) will be held in Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand between India and ______. | Uzbekistan |
| 266. | _____ has lifted its temporary ban on the import of frozen seafood from India, paving the way for enhanced export and improved bilateral relations with the West Asian country. | Qatar |
| 267. | When is International Mother Language Day celebrated? | 21st February |
| 268. | Former IAS officer BVR Subrahmanyam was appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer of _____. | Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Mantri |
| 269. | Which film won the Best Film Award at the Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2023? | The Kashmiri Files |
| 270. | Rajesh Rai has been appointed as Chairman & Managing Director (CMD) of ______. | Indian Telephone Industries Limited |
| 271. | Which bank tops the list of public sector lenders in loan growth, and asset quality? | Bank of Maharashtra |
| 272. | Where was the third meeting of the India-Egypt Joint Working Group on Counter Terrorism conducted? | New Delhi |
| 273. | hich vaccine-making company will establish a center of excellence for Infectious Diseases & Pandemic Preparedness in Hyderabad? | Serum Institute |
| 274. | APJ Abdul Kalam Satellite Launch Vehicle Mission-2023 launched from which state in India? | Tamil Nadu |
| 275. | When was the government program Karmayogi established? | September 2020 |
| 276. | Which Ministry extended the Unemployment benefits under ESIC for 2 years? | Minister for Labour & Employment |
| 277. | First nuclear plant in North India to be built in ______. | Haryana |
| 278. | Ministry of Rural Development signed MoU with which e-commerce site to onboard rural women as online sellers? | Meesho |
| 279. | Where will be the World’s highest weather station rebuilt? | Mount Everest |
| 280. | When was the beginning of the Khajuraho Dance Festival? | 1975 |
| 281. | When was Mizoram formed as an independent state of the Republic of India? | 20th Feb 1987 |
| 282. | When was the first World Thinking Day observed? | 1926 |
| 283. | Who won the Jnanappana Award 2023 award instituted by the Guruvayur Devaswom? | V. Madhusoodanan Nair |
| 284. | Who has secured the title sponsorship rights for the Women’s Premier League (WPL) for five seasons. | Tata Group |
| 285. | _____ will sponsor the India cricket team kit as part of a Rs 350 billion deal. | Adidas |
| 286. | When is World Scout Day observed to honor Lord Baden Powell? | 22nd February |
| 287. | Indian chess player _____ became the 80th Grandmaster of India. | Vignesh NR |
| 288. | Where was the first Prime Minister GatiShakti regional workshop for the Western and Central Zone held? | Goa |
| 289. | Who inaugurated the 33rd Police-Public Mela in Jammu and Kashmir? | Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha |
| 290. | India’s First Agri Chatbot Ama KrushAI Launched in ______. | Odisha |
| 291. | The World Health Organisation will be setting up an mRNA (messenger ribonucleic acid) vaccine hub in which state? | Telangana |
| 292. | Uber joins hands with ____ for 25000 EVs. | Tata Motors |
| 293. | Which country will host the Malabar naval exercise for the first time this August? | Australia |
| 294. | Who inaugurated the 15th edition of ELECRAMA 2023? | Minister of Power |
| 295. | 18th World Security Congress Begins in ______. | Jaipur |
| 296. | _____ appointed Vikramaditya Singh Khichi to a panel to advise the administrator of debt-ridden Reliance Capital (RCap). | Reserve Bank of India |
| 297. | Who received the Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Lifetime Achievement Award? | T K Ranagarajan |
| 298. | Who received the World Mother Language Award from Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina? | Dr. Mahesh Kumar Mishra |
| 299. | Who launched the book “Modi: Shaping a Global Order in Flux” in Chanakyapuri? | J.P. Nadda |
| 300. | India signed six agreements in key areas with which country including maritime security? | Seychelles |
| 301. | India’s first hybrid sounding rocket by private players was successfully launched in which district of Tamil Nadu? | Chengalpattu |
| 302. | Telefónica Germany Selects ____ as Transformation Partner to Build FutureReady Operations Support. | TCS |
| 303. | University of Auckland, New Zealand signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with which hospital in India to engage in long-term cooperation in cancer care? | Tata Memorial Hospital |
| 304. | When was Kotak Mahindra Bank founded? | February 2003 |
| 305. | Who inaugurated the India Pavillion at the Gulfood 2023 in Dubai? | Minister of Food Processing Industries Pashupati Kumar Paras |
| 306. | Who won Bronze Medal in women’s 10m Air Rifle at ISSF World Cup? | Tilottama Sen |
| 307. | The Deepest salvage in the Arabian Sea was carried out by which INS in India? | INS Nireekshak |
| 308. | ____ is set to launch Virtual Shopping App. | Delhi Metro Rail Corporation |
| 309. | Which High court in India becomes the first to publish a judgment in a regional language? | Kerala High Court |
| 310. | Which city becomes the first city in the US to ban caste discrimination? | Seattle |
| 311. | Abu Dhabi defense firm inked MOU with _____ at UAE’s defense expo. | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited |
| 312. | On which day Central Excise Day is observed? | 24th February |
| 313. | Who won the Argentina Open title in 2023? | Carlos Alcaraz |
| 314. | Churchgate railway station in Mumbai will be named after whom? | First Governor of RBI CD Deshmukh |
| 315. | When did Paris Saint-Germain’s and former Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos made his debut? | 2005 |
| 316. | Who was awarded the ‘Entrepreneur of the Year 2022’ title? | Sajjan Jindal |
| 317. | _____ will join the ONDC network in India. | Amazon |
| 318. | Who presented the Sangeet Natak Akademi’s Fellowships and Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards for the years 2019, 2020, and 2021? | President of India |
| 319. | Who won gold in the 10m Air Rifle at ISSF World Cup 2023? | Rudrankksh Patil |
| 320. | The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) will hold its Raising Day function in which state for the first time? | Chhattisgarh |
| 321. | _____ inked a Co-lending pact with Paisalo Digital to provide financial support to the small income segment. | Karnataka Bank |
| 322. | The term of the 22nd Law Commission is extended till _____. | 31st August 2024 |
| 323. | Who launched a new Web Portal for the Revised Fund Flow Procedure under MPLADS? | Minister of State for Statistics and Programme Implementation |
| 324. | ____ signed MoU with Lulu Exchange to enhance cross-border payments between India-Gulf region | HDFC Bank |
| 325. | _____ develops a new HD-3385 wheat variety that can beat the heat. | Indian Council of Agricultural Research |
| 326. | ____ passes Bill to curb paper leak in recruitment exams. | Gujarat Legislative Assembly |
| 327. | Who became the first digital citizen of the Bhutan? | Prince Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck |
| 328. | Which state government signed a contract to construct a 3.38 km ropeway from Janki Chatti in Kharsali to Yamunotri Dham? | Uttarakhand |
| 329. | India ranked ____ biggest nation ready to adopt crypto in 2023. | 7th |
| 330. | Which state became the first state to use robotic scavengers to clean manholes? | Kerala |
| 331. | Which film bagged the ‘Best International Film award at the Hollywood Critics Association Film Awards? | S.S. Rajamouli – RRR |
| 332. | For the first time Indian submarine _____ docked in Indonesia. | INS Sindhukesari |
| 333. | Barisu Kannada Dim Dimava’ Festival is organized to celebrate the culture of which state? | Karnataka |
| 334. | Who announced the launch of “neutral citations” of judgments in Supreme Courts? | DY Chandrachud |
| 335. | CSC Academy signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with which institute to enhance digital literacy and skill development in India? | National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology |
| 336. | Which country hosted the first I2U2 Vice-Ministerial meeting to discuss investment opportunities? | UAE |
| 337. | When was the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana launched in India? | 24th February 2019 |
| 338. | ______ Collaborates with Microsoft to Accelerate Industry Adoption of Cloud. | Infosys |
| 339. | India and ____ have agreed to cooperate in the oil and gas sector, including long-term crude purchases. | Guyana |
| 340. | ______ pursue an agreement with India to build 6 submarines for $5.2 billion | Germany |
| 341. | Which country received $700 million funds from China? | Pakistan |
| 342. | When was the first World NGO Day celebrated? | 2010 |
| 343. | _____ launches LLaMA model, a research tool more potent than OpenAI’s GPT-3. | Meta |
| 344. | Who won the 2023 Marconi Prize? | Hari Balakrishnan |
| 345. | Which state government will build the country’s first Marina or a boat basin offering dockage? | Karnataka |
| 346. | India has ranked ____ among 55 leading global economies on the International IP Index released by the U.S. Chambers of Commerce. | 42nd |
| 347. | Amit Shah addressed the ‘Kol Janjati Mahakumbh’ organized on the occasion of Shabri Mata Janm Jayanti in which state? | Madhya Pradesh |
| 348. | Which city of Maharashtra is going to be renamed Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar? | Aurangabad |
| 349. | Ellora Ajanta International Festival 2023 is held in which state in India? | Maharashtra |
| 350. | The Youth 20 India Summit will be held at the ______ in Gujarat. | Maharaja Sayajirao University |
| 351. | Who will inaugurate the 19th Annual CPA conference in Sikkim? | Om Birla |
| 352. | When is the Marathi Bhasa Gaurav Din celebrated annually? | 27th February |
| 353. | The _____ government and UN Women agreed, to promote activities that are welcoming to women in the State’s tourist industry. | Kerala |
| 354. | Which team was named the winner of the 13th Hockey India Senior Women National Championship in 2023. | Madhya Pradesh |
| 355. | Which team won the Women’s T20 World Cup for the sixth time when they beat South Africa? | Australia |
| 356. | Exercise Desert Flag VIII held in which country? | UAE |
| 357. | Which Indian athlete won gold in the shot-put event at the Asian Indoor Athletics Championships? | Tajinderpal Singh Toor |
| 358. | Who has been appointed as the new Lieutenant Governor of the Union Territory of Ladakh? | Dr B.D. Mishra |
| 359. | Who won the men’s recurve title in the national ranking archery tournament? | Tarundeep Rai |
| 360. | Which England player has recently announced his retirement from all forms of cricket? | Eoin Morgan |
| 361. | Which country has declared National Emergency in view of Cyclone Gabriel? | New Zealand |
| 362. | Who is the first female astronaut from Saudi Arabia who will be sent on an International Space Station mission? | Rayyana Barnawi |
| 363. | Who has recently been honoured with the ICC Men’s Player of the Month award in January 2023? | Shubman Gill |
| 364. | Which company’s Chief Business Officer, Marni Lavin has resigned from the company after 13 years? | Meta |
| 365. | Who has been recently appointed as the new President of Cyprus? | Nikos Christodoulides |
| 366. | ‘Healthy Mind, Healthy Home’ is an initiative launched by which Ministry? | Ministry of Health and Family Welfare |
| 367. | Which IIT’s student from India has won the Gold Medal at the World Government Summit in Dubai? | IIT Indore |
| 368. | In which country the 12th edition of the ‘World Hindi Conference’ is being held? | Fiji |
| 369. | Who has been elected as the new President of Bangladesh? | Mohammad Shahabuddin Chuppu |
| 370. | How many aircraft will be bought by Air India in an agreement with aerospace manufacturer Boeing? | 220 |
| 371. | Where will be the first G20 Culture Working Group meeting held under the G20 Indian chairmanship? | Madhya Pradesh |
| 372. | Which start-up has manufactured the Swarm drone system inducted into the Indian Army? | New Space Research & Technologies |
| 373. | With which country has the Uttar Pradesh government signed an MoU to promote economic cooperation? | Singapore |
| 374. | Who has taken oath as the Chief Justice of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court? | Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh |
| 375. | Who has become the first Indian woman bowler to take 100 wickets in T20 International? | Deepti Sharma |
| 376. | India’s which tech-startup showcased Solar Power Drone ‘Suraj’ at Aero India 2023 show? | Garuda Aerospace |
| 377. | Who is the President of the World Bank, who announced his resignation before the end of his five-year term? | David Malpass |
| 378. | Which company has recently launched India’s first ChatGPT-powered AI Chatbot ‘Lexi’? | Velocity |
| 379. | How many crores have been allocated for the centrally Sponsored “Vibrant Village Program”? | 4,800 crores |
| 380. | In which state did PM Modi virtually inaugurate ‘Jal Jan Abhiyan’? | Rajasthan |
| 381. | Who has resigned from the post of the Chief Selector of the Indian Cricket Team? | Chetan Sharma |
| 382. | Which Indian-American has been selected as the new CEO of YouTube? | Neal Mohan |
| 383. | Who has become the 13th player from India to play 100 Test matches in International Cricket? | Cheteshwar Pujara |
| 384. | Which country has been made elected chair of the 62nd session of the UN Commission? | India |
| 385. | Who has been appointed as the next Vice Chief of the Indian Army? | Lieutenant General MV Suchindra Kumar |
| 386. | With whom did AICTE collaborate to launch the national-level hackathon ‘Kavach-2023’? | Bureau of Police Research and Development |
| 387. | What is the name of the new AI chatbot introduced by UIDAI recently? | ‘Aadhar Mitra’ |
| 388. | North India’s first nuclear power plant will be set up in which state? | Haryana |
| 389. | Who has been appointed by UNICEF India as its National Ambassador? | Ayushmann Khurrana |
| 390. | Which country won the bronze medal in the Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championship? | India |
| 391. | In which state India-Uzbekistan biennial military training exercise – Dustlik 2023 was organized? | Uttarakhand |
| 392. | Who has become the first batsman in the world to score the fastest 25,000 runs in International Cricket? | Virat Kohli |
| 393. | Which Union Minister inaugurated the third phase of ‘Sagar Parikrama’? | Parshottam Rupala |
| 394. | Which player of India won a Bronze Medal in Women’s 10m Air Rifle in the ISSF World Cup? | Tilottama Sen |
| 395. | Gulab Chand Kataria took oath as the 31st Governor of which state? | Assam |
| 396. | Russia recently declared dropout from the New Start Treaty, in which year this treaty was implemented? | 2011 |
| 397. | In which Indian state/UT is the Frozen Lake Half Marathon organized? | Ladakh |
| 398. | Who has been selected by the BCCI as the title sponsor of the Women’s Premier League? | Tata Group |
| 399. | In which state did the Indian Railways recently complete the electrification of all broad gauge routes? | Uttar Pradesh |
| 400. | The Union Cabinet has approved the Air Services Agreement with which country? | Guyana |
| 401. | Which country has recently joined the global initiative ‘The Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate’? | India |
| 402. | Indian Navy signed an MoU with which country to enhance cooperation in maritime security? | Seychelles |
| 403. | The flagship event of the Ministry of External Affairs ‘Asia Economic Dialogue’ begin in which city? | Pune |
| 404. | Which Indian American has recently announced his candidature for the US Presidential Election 2024? | Vivek Ramaswamy |
| 405. | Which has become the first US city to ban Caste Discrimination? | Seattle |
| 406. | Who has been appointed as the new Captain of Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) ahead of IPL 2023? | Aiden Markam |
| 407. | Who won the men’s individual 50m rifle 3 positions gold at the ISSF World Cup? | Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar |
| 408. | Who has been nominated by US President Joe Biden for the position of World Bank’s Head? | Ajay Banga |
| 409. | Which country has declared a Health Emergency in view of the Dengue outbreak? | Peru |
| 410. | In which city is the All-India Taekwondo Championship being organized? | New Delhi |
| 411. | The legendary dancer Kanak Rele recently passed away; she was famous for which classical dance? | Mohiniyattam |
| 412. | Former Supreme Court Justice S. Abdul Nazir took oath as the Governor of which state? | Andhra Pradesh |
| 413. | Under the Chairmanship of India, the first G-20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting will be held in which city? | Bengaluru |
| 414. | Australia won the title of Women’s T20 World Cup 2023, in which country tournament was organized? | South Africa |
| 415. | In which state did Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurate the Shivamogga airport? | Karnataka |
| 416. | What is India’s in the International IP Index released by the US Chambers of Commerce? | 42 |
| 417. | In which state did the President of India Draupadi Murmu inaugurate the 14th National Culture Festival? | Rajasthan |
| 418. | Which player won the title of Qatar Open Tennis 2023? | Daniil Medvedev |
| 419. | Who has become the highest wicket-taker in the Women’s T20 World Cup? | Shabnim Ismail |
| 420. | Who has been honoured with the Marconi Award for the year 2023? | Hari Balakrishnan |
| 421. | What is the theme of National Science Day 2023? | Global Science for Global Wellbeing |
| 422. | In the Spanish Para-Badminton International Tournament, which player won the silver medal in the Men’s Singles event? | Pramod Bhagat |
| 423. | Who has been appointed as the new Secretary General by FICCI? | Shailesh Pathak |
| 424. | Who has become the highest run scorer for New Zealand in Test cricket? | Kane Williamson |
| 425. | Union Minister Purushottam Rupala inaugurated Grand Start-up Conclave in which city? | Hyderabad |
| 426. | Multilateral ‘Cobra Warrior’ exercise will be organized in which country? | United Kingdom |
