Daily Current Affairs Quiz: 17th January 2023 for Bank Exams

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Daily Current Affairs Quiz: 17th January 2023

Today we will cover  Current Affairs Quiz from various topics which are Important for Competative exams. We are proving Daily Current Affairs Quiz of 17th January  2023, we have covering following topics: Critics Choice Awards 2023,Old Pension Scheme,Sur Sarita Symphony of Ganga , Mongeet Festival and many  other such trending topics.

1.Which Indian movie has bagged two awards in 28th edition of Critics Choice Awards 2023?

(a) RRR

(b) The Last Show

(c) Kantara

(d) KGF Chapter 2

Ans:RRR

SS Rajamouli's RRR has bagged two awards in 28th edition of Critics Choice Awards 2023. Days after historic win at Golden Globe Award,Telugu movie RRR has again won two awards,one for best foreign language flim and 'Naatu Naatu' won best song in Los Angeles.

2.Which State has became 4th State to restore Old Pension Scheme?

(a) Karnataka

(b) Himachal Pradesh

(c) Arunachal

(d) Gujarat

Ans: Himachal Pradesh 

Himachal Pradesh became the 4th State to restore Old Pension Scheme. On 13th January 2023,CM Sukhwinder Singh government announced that they will restore Old Pension Scheme,thus fulfilling election promise of Congress. Rajasthan , Chattisgarh and Punjab are the other 3 State to restore Old Pension Scheme.

3.'Sur Sarita Symphony of Ganga' Grand cultural program organised in which city?

(a) Mumbai 

(b) Kolkata

(c) Varanasi

(d) Thirvunathapuram

Ans: Varanasi

Cultural Ministry Organised Grand Cultural program 'Sur Sarita Symphony of Ganag' in Varanasi.

PM Narendra Modi flagged off the World's Largest River Cruise in Varanasi.

4.OneWeb is back by which telecom company as it has successfully launched and deployed 40 satellites onboard  SpaceX launcher?

(a) Reliance Jio

(b) Bharati Airtel

(c) BSNL

(d) Vi

Ans: Bharati Airtel 

Bharati Airtel backed OneWeb to launced and deploy 40 Satellites Successfully onboard SpaceX launcher.

5.Who take charge as the first woman Chief Secretary of Telangana?

(a) Santhi Kumari

(b) Sonam Kumari

(c) Shilky Mittal

(d) Vaishali Panday

Ans: Santhi Kumari

Santhi Kumari took charge as the First woman Chief Secretary of Telangana and assumed charge at BRKR Bhavan,she was an IAS officer of 1989 Batch.

6.Road Safety Week is observed in which month by Road Transport and Highway Ministry?

(a) November

(b) December

(c) January

(d) February

Ans: January

Road Safety Week is observed from 11th to 17th of January by Union Road Transport and Highway Ministry.

It is observed to create awareness among the general Public by conducting various activities such as Nukkad Nataka(Street Show) and Campaign's.

7.What is the new name of the Integrated Food Security Scheme?

(a) Pradhan Mantri Vikas Yojana

(b) Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana

(c) Pradhan Mantri Ann Raksha Yojana

(d) Pradhan Mantri Antodya Ann Yojana

Ans: Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana

Central Government has renamed the Integrated Food Security Scheme as the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana.

8.Which country created new Ministry for Indigenous people?

(a) Brazil

(b) India

(c) South Africa

(d) Keniya

Ans: Brazil

Sonia Guajajara appointed as the First Minister of newly created Ministry for Indigenous people in Brazil.

9.'Mongeet Festival' is celebrated by which State?

(a) Himachal Pradesh

(b) Arunachal

(c) Assam

(d) Goa

Ans: Assam

Mongeet Festival is Celebrated in Majuli,Assam. Mongeet is festival of music,art,poetry,food,indeginous herbs and culture.

10.The Armed Forces Veterans Day is celebrated on which day?

(a) 13th January

(b) 14th January

(c) 15th January

(d) 16th January

Ans: 14th January 

The Armed Forces Veterans Day is celebrated every year on 14th January since 1953 to honour Army Field Marshal KM Cariappa as he was India's first Commander in Chief (C-in-C) who led Indian force to Victory in 1947,formally retired from the services.

11.India's first Centre of Excellence in Online Gaming to be setup in ?

(a) Pune

(b) Surat

(c) Shillong

(d) Mumbai

Ans: Shillong

Rajeev Chandrashekhar, Ministry of State for Electronic and Information Technology said that India's first Centre of Excellence in Online Gaming will be setup in Shillong.

12.Europes largest deposit of rare earth elements have been found out in?

(a) France

(b) Germany

(c) Russia

(d) Sweden

Ans: Sweden

LKAB, a mining company has identified mineral resources of more than one million tonnes of rare earth oxides in the Kiruna region of Sweden.