Vision IAS Current Affairs 2023 : February Affairs 2023
181. Recently, which of the following organizations has proposed to provide USD 20-25 billion in resources over five years to India?
1. Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)
2. Asian Development Bank (ADB)
3. World Bank
4. European Investment Bank
5. IMF
Option “2” is correct.ADB President Meets PM Modi, Proposes USD 25 Billion Support to India’s Development Priorities
182. Recently, US President Joe Biden has nominated whom amongst the following as the president of the World Bank?
1. Ajay Banga
2. Raghuram Rajan
3. Gita Gopinath
4. Urijit Patel
5. Arvind Krishna D.
Option “1” is correct. Ajaypal Singh Banga is an Indian-born American business executive. On February 23, 2023, he was nominated by the President of the United States Joe Biden to lead the World Bank. He is currently vice chairman at General Atlantic
183. Recently, who among the following has been appointed as the new Drug Controller General of India (DCGI)?
1. Dr. M Srinivas
2. Rajeev Singh Raghuvanshi
3. Dr. Jai Prakash
4. Dr. VG Somani
5. Dr. Naresh Tehran
Option “2” is correct. The appointment of Rajeev Raghuvanshi as the new Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) was approved by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet.
184. The 28th edition of Gulfood 2023 was recently held in the UAE. It was inaugurated by-
1. Narendra Modi
2. Pasupathi Kumar Paras
3. Amit Sah
4. Giriraj Singh
5. S Jaishankar
Option “2” is correct. Pashupati Kumar Paras Inaugurated India Pavillion Gulfood 2023 in Dubai Agricultural and Process Food Export Development Authority (APEDA) is participating in the 28th edition of Gulfood 2023 which will be held in UAE. Priyanka Dasgupta Published On February 23rd, 2023.
185. Which city created history and becomes the first city in the US to ban caste discrimination?
1. Houston
2. New York
3. Seattle
4. Chicago
5. Dallas
Option “3” is correct. Seattle becomes the first US city to ban caste discrimination.
186. 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?
1. All India Institute of Medical Science
2. Medanara
3. Apollo Hospital
4. The Christian Medical College
5. Tata Memorial Hospital
Option “5” is correct. University of Auckland and Tata Memorial Hospital (TMH), Mumbai has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to engage in long-term cooperation in cancer care.
187. Which High court in India becomes the first to publish a judgment in a regional language?
1. Bombay High Court
2. Kerala High Court
3. Calcutta High Court
4. Bangalore High Court
5. Allahabad High Court
Option “2” is correct. Kerala High Court publishes Judgement in Regional Language: The Kerala High Court published two of its most recent decisions in Malayalam, making it the first high court in the nation to do so.
188. Central Excise Day is celebrated on which of the following date every year in India?
1. 24th February
2. 25th February
3. 26th February
4. 27th February
5. 28th February
Option “1” is correct. Central Excise Day is observed in India in February.
189. Recently, India has announced joining the Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate. It was jointly launched by which of the following countries?
1. Brazil and Argentina
2. Japan and Australia
3. France and UK
4. UAE and USA
5. Australia and Brazil
Option “4” is correct. India joins Agriculture Innovation Mission India has joined a global initiative started by the US and the UAE to boost funding and assistance for the development of climate-smart agriculture and food systems.
190. Recently, which of the following ministries has released the revised guidelines on MPLADS 2023 (Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme)?
1. Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
2. Ministry of Commerce and Industry
3. Ministry of Finance
4. Ministry of Defense
5. Ministry of Home Affairs
Option “1” is correct. The Minister of State for Statistics and Programme Implementation, Rao Inderjit Singh, launched the revised norms for MPLADS (Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme).
