10th February 2023
Q1. Safer Internet Day 2023 is observed on which of the following day?
(a) 3 February
(b) 4 February
(c) 5 February
(d) 6 February
(e) 7 February
S1. Ans.(e)
Sol. Safer Internet Day began as an initiative of the EU SafeBorders project in 2004.
Safer Internet Day 2023 was observed on 7 February.
Q2. Who authored the novel “Victory City”, an “epic tale” of a 14th-century woman
who defies a patriarchal world to rule a city?
(a) Vikran Seth
(b) Salman Rushdie
(c) Sudha Murty
(d) Anita Desai
(e) T.P. Rajeevan
Ans.(b)
Sol. Salman Rushdie published his new novel “Victory City”, an “epic tale” of a
14th-century woman who defies a patriarchal world to rule a city.
Q3. ISRO-NASA ____ satellite to be launched from India in September 2023
(a) NISAR
(b) AQUA
(c) ALOS-2
(d) EOS-04
(e) RISAT-1
S3. Ans.(a)
Sol. ISRO-NASA ‘NISAR’ satellite to be launched from India in September 2023.
Q4. Which platform becomes India’s first app to support credit cards on UPI?
(a) Paytm
(b) MobiKwik
(c) PhonePe
(d) BharatPay
(e) GooglePay
Ans.(b)
Sol. MobiKwik becomes India’s first app to support credit cards on UPI.
Q5. Which university is declared the world’s first living heritage university by
UNESCO?
(a) University of Madras
(b) Takshashila University
(c) University of Mumbai
(d) Visva-Bharati University
(e) Serampore College
Ans.(d)
Sol. UNESCO to declare Visva-Bharati University as the world’s first living heritage
university.
Q6. ______ bagged ‘ATD Best Awards 2023’ for the 6th consecutive year.
(a) Amravati Thermal Power plant
(b) Vindhyachal Thermal Power Station
(c) Tiroda Thermal Power Plant
(d) Talcher Super Thermal Power station
(e) National Thermal Power Corporation
Ans.(e)
Sol. National Thermal Power Corporation bagged ‘ATD Best Awards 2023’ for the
6th consecutive year.
Q7. ______ reported the death of 585 sea lions and 55,000 wild birds due to the
H5N1 bird flu virus
(a) India
(b) Peru
(c) Argentina
(d) Brazil
(e) Uruguay
Ans.(b)
Sol. Peru reported the death of 585 sea lions and 55,000 wild birds due to the H5N1
bird flu virus.
Q8. India’s First Glass Igloo Restaurant is inaugurated in which state?
(a) Gujarat
(b) Assam
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Jammu & Kashmir
(e) West Bengal
Ans.(d)
Sol. India’s First Glass Igloo Restaurant is inaugurated in Gulmarg, Jammu &
Kashmir.
Q9. Kala Ghoda Arts Festival begins in _____ After a break of two years
(a) Mumbai
(b) Pune
(c) Bengaluru
(d) Bhubaneshwar
(e) Cuttack
Ans.(a)
Sol. Kala Ghoda Arts Festival begins in Mumbai after a break of two years.
Q10. Where will the ICC T-20 Women’s World Cup 2023 be held?
(a) USA
(b) China
(c) India
(d) South Africa
(e) Sri Lanka
Ans.(d)
Sol. ICC T-20 Women’s World Cup will be held in South Africa.
Q11. Which country has named the world’s happiest country for the fifth year in a
row?
(a) India
(b) Finland
(c) Russia
(d) Australia
(e) Belgium
Ans.(b)
Sol. Finland was named the world’s happiest country for the fifth year in a row,
according to the World Happiness Report.
Q12. _________ presented the ATMA Lifetime Achievement Award by Maruti
Suzuki India MD & CEO Hisashi Takeuchi.
(a) K.M. Mammen
(b) Suresh Narayanan
(c) Sandeep Sangwan
(d) Shenu Agarwal
(e) Neeraj Kanwar
Ans.(a)
Sol. MRF Ltd. Chairman and Managing Director K.M. Mammen was presented the
ATMA Lifetime Achievement Award by Maruti Suzuki India MD & CEO Hisashi
Takeuchi.
Q13. What is the rank of India in the World Happiness Index 2023?
(a) 142
(b) 136
(c) 115
(d) 155
(e) 160
Ans.(b)
Sol. India ranked 136th in the World Happiness Report 2022.
Q14. India is sending a field hospital, medicines, rescue teams to earthquake-hit
Turkey and Syria under “_________”.
(a) Operation Mitra
(b) Operation Sath
(c) Operation Dost
(d) Operation Sakhi
(e) Operation Earth
Ans.(c)
Sol. India is sending a field hospital, medicines, rescue teams to earthquake-hit
Turkey and Syria under “Operation Dost”.
Q15. Defence Ministry signs deal with L&T for procurement of 41 modular bridges
worth _______.
(a) Rs 6,585 crore
(b) Rs 5,585 crore
(c) Rs 4,585 crore
(d) Rs 3,585 crore
(e) Rs 2,585 crore
Ans.(e)
Sol. Defence Ministry signs deal with L&T for procurement of 41 modular bridges
worth Rs 2,585 crore.