Vision IAS Current Affairs 2023 : February Affairs 2023
191. Abu Dhabi defense firm inked MOU with _____ at UAE’s defense expo.
1. Tata Advanced Systems Limited
2. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
3. Antrix Corporation Ltd
4. Dassault Reliance Aerospace
5. Airports Authority of India
Option “2” is correct. Abu Dhabi defensee firm inked MOU with India’s HAL at UAE’s defensee expo.
192. Recently, which of the following state has launched a robotic scavenger, Bandicoot, becoming the first state to use robotic technology to clean all its commissioned manholes?
1. Bihar
2. Goa
3. Karnataka
4. Kerala
5. Chhattisgarh
Option “4” is correct. The Kerala government has launched robotic scavenger, “Bandicoot”, to clean sewages in the temple town of Guruvayur, becoming the first state in the country to use robotic technology to clean.
193. Recently, Amazon announced joining the ONDC (Open Network for Digital Commerce) platform. ONDC has been set by which of the following organisation?
1. Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
2. Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT)
3. Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
4. Ministry of Finance
5. Ministry of Commerce
Option “2” is correct. ONDC is a private non-profit Section 8 company established by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) of the Government of India to develop open e-commerce.
194. The 31st edition of the New Delhi International Book Fair 2023 has recently started. Which of the following is the guest country in the event?
1. Spain
2. United Kingdom (UK)
3. France
4. USA
5. Germany
Option “3” is correct. This year, France was designated as the Guest of Honour Country. The G20 theme was also integrated with the New Delhi World Book Fair.
195. Recently, which of the following has become the first Indian submarine to dock in Indonesia?
1. INS Sindhukesari
2. INS Sindhuvijay
3. INS Kalvari
4. INS Khanderi
5. INS Karanj
Option “1” is correct. INS Sindhukesari has become the first Indian submarine to dock in Indonesia.
196. Japan’s eminent hospitality group Hotel Management International Company Limited (HMI) will be opening 30 new properties across _________. The company has signed an MoU with the UP government to invest Rs 7200 crore at the Global Investors Summit.
Option “3” is correct. Japan is to invest ₹7,200 crores in Uttar Pradesh, HMI Group is developing 30 hotels in the state Japan’s eminent hospitality group Hotel Management International Company Limited (HMI) will be opening 30 new properties across Uttar Pradesh. The company has signed an MoU with the UP government to invest Rs 7200 crore at the UP Global Investors Summit.
197. North East India’s first compressed biogas plant project has been inaugurated in which state?
Option “3” is correct. North East India will now have its first-ever ‘Compressed Biogas Plant’. The CM of Assam inaugurated the plant on February 25 at Damora Pathar village in Sonapur, Assam. The government has assigned the project work to two entrepreneurs who will undertake the construction soon.
198. On February 28 each year, National Science Day honors Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman as C.V. Raman, an Indian scientist, and physician, for discovering the “Raman Effect.” What is the theme of National Science Day 2023?
1. Women in Science
2. Future of STI: Impact on Education Skills and Work
3. Science for the People and the People for Science
4. Global Science for Global Wellness
5. Integrated Approach in S&T for Sustainable Future
Option “4” is correct. The National Science Day 2023 Theme is “Global Science for Global Wellbeing”.
199. The Irinjadappilly Sree Krishna Temple has become the first in the country to use a mechanical, lifelike elephant for temple rituals. The temple is located in which of the following state?
1. Tamil Nadu
2. Kerala
3. Karnataka
4. Telangana
5. Odisha
Option “3” is correct. The Irinjadappilly Sree Krishna Temple in Kerala‘s Thrissur district has become the first in the country to use a mechanical, lifelike elephant for temple rituals.
200. Former bureaucrat Shailesh Pathak has been appointed as the new Secretary General of Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI). FICCI was founded in which of the following year?
