Current Affairs Quiz – January 18 2023
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Current Affairs Quiz – January 18 2023
1. Who has been appointed as deputy National Security Adviser of India?
a) Ajay Kumar
b) Pankaj Kumar Singh
c) Arjun Das
d) Ashik Abbas
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Answer b) Pankaj Kumar Singh.
Pankaj Kumar Singh, a retired director general of the Border Security Force (BSF), was named deputy national security adviser on January 16, 2023.
2. Sibi George has been concurrently accredited as next ambassador to Marshall Island, who is the current Indian Ambassador to____________.
a) China
b) Maldives
c) Nepal
d) Japan
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Answer d) Japan.
Sibi George (IFS: 1993), the current Indian Ambassador to Japan, has been concurrently accredited as the next Indian Ambassador to the Republic of the Marshall Islands, with residence in Tokyo.
3. A.D. Damodaran is passed away, who is associated with_____________.
a) Scientist
b) Writer
c) Journalist
d) Mathematician
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Answer a) Scientist.
AD Damodaran, leading scientist and former director of the CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (NIIST), passed away in Thiruvananthapuram at the age of 87.
4. Which state has emerged as the top location for mobile gamers?
a) Maharastra
b) Assam
c) Uttar Pradesh
d) Tamil Nadu
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Answer c) Uttar Pradesh.
Uttar Pradesh (UP) has emerged as the top location for mobile gamers, followed by Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Bihar, and West Bengal, according to the India Mobile Gaming Report 2022 issued by the gaming platform Mobile Premier League (MPL).
5. Laxman Rawat of PSPB emerged victorious in the ‘Baulkline’ NSCI open crown, who is associated with____________.
a) Snooker
b) Swimming
c) Weight-Lifting
d) None of these
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Answer a) Snooker. This was a sweet victory for Rawat, who had finished as the runner-up in the previous edition of the tournament, losing to Sourav Kothari in the final.
6. With which country India has joint venture for the manufacturing of Kalashnikov AK-203 assault rifles?
a) Japan
b) China
c) Russia
d) Spain
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Answer c) Russia.
The Indo-Russian joint venture for the manufacturing of Kalashnikov AK-203 assault rifles is a testament to the strong partnership relations between the two countries.
7. Who has conferred with Federal Bank Literary Award 2022 for his autobiography ‘Oranweshananthinte Katha”?
a) Sowimya Nathan
b) Smrithi Sathyan
c) Latha Jhon
d) K Venu
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Answer d) K Venu.
Venu received the award from Balagopal Chandrasekhar, Chairman and Independent Director of Federal Bank, at a special event held as part of the Kerala Literature Festival.
