Current Affairs Quiz – February 17 2023
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Current Affairs Quiz– February 17 2023
1. Which country ranked first in global Labour Resilience Index 2023?
a) Denmark
b) Germany
c) Netherlands
d) Sweden
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Answer a) Denmark.
Denmark was ranked first in the index followed by Switzerland, Germany, Netherlands, Singapore, and Sweden in second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth places respectively.
2. Who has developed a new data link communication called VAYULINK?
a) Indian Army
b) Indian Navy
c) Indian Air Force
d) Border Security Force
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Answer c) Indian Air Force.
It uses IRNSS to send and receive signals. IRNSS is a satellite constellation of ISRO. It is also called NAVIC.
3. India’s first waste-to-hydrogen plant to be set up in ___________.
a) Lucknow
b) Pune
c) Patiala
d) Mirzapur
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Answer b) Pune.
The Government of India is to set up the first waste-to-hydrogen plant at a cost of Rs 430 crores in Pune. The plant will be built by a private company Green Billion Limited.
4. Which bank has launched Electronic Bank Guarantee Scheme?
a) Indian Bank
b) Axis Bank
c) Canara Bank
d) Indian Overseas Bank
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Answer d) Indian Overseas Bank.
Public sector Indian Overseas Bank has launched the facility of issuance of e-BG (Electronic Bank Guarantee) scheme in association with the National e-Governance Services Ltd.
5. India’s First Frozen-Lake Marathon will be held at___________.
a) Pangong Tso
b) Nubra Valley
c) Khardung La
d) Tso Moriri
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Answer a) Pangong Tso.
The Pangong Tso Lake in Ladakh will host the first-ever frozen lake marathon on 20th February 2023, at an altitude of roughly 13,862 feet.
6. “Dharma Guardian” 2023 – a joint training exercise between India and_________.
a) China
b) Japan
c) Russia
d) France
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Answer b) Japan.
India and Japan has kick started an exercise ‘Ex Dharma Guardian’ at Camp Imazu in Shiga Province, Japan from February 17 to March 2, 2023.
7. An Indian-American, Neal Mohan will become the next Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of __________.
a) Instagram
b) Facebook
c) Youtube
d) Twitter
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Answer b) Facebook.
Mohan will be joining the elite list of global tech chiefs of Indian origin such as Google parent Alphabet’s Sundar Pichai, Microsoft’s Satya Nadella, IBM’s Arvind Krishna, and Adobe’s Shantanu Narayen.
8. Global Tourism Resilience Day observed on _____________.
a) Feb 12
b) Feb 14
c) Feb 15
d) Feb 17
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Answer d) Feb 17.
The United Nations General Assembly has adopted a resolution from Jamaica to declare the first-ever Global Tourism Resilience Day on 17th February 2023.
