Vision IAS Current Affairs 2023 : February Affairs 2023
71. _________ launches a cross-border UPI payment service. The Walmart-backed finance app claimed to be the first to do so in India.
1. PayTm
2. PhonePe
3. GPay
4. Amazon Pay
5. BHIM
Option “2” is correct. PhonePe announced the debut of a service that will enable its Indian users who are travelling overseas to pay foreign businesses using the Unified Payments Interface (UPI). “UPI international” enables retail locations with a native QR (quick response) code in the UAE, Singapore, Mauritius, Nepal, and Bhutan. Similar to how they do with overseas debit cards, users would be able to make direct payments in a foreign currency from their Indian bank. The Walmart-backed finance app PhonePe claimed to be the first to do so in India.
72. India is sending a field hospital, medicines, rescue teams to earthquake-hit Turkey and Syria under “_________”.
1. Operation Friend
2. Operation Swath
3. Operation Earth
4. Operation Save
5. Operation Dost
Option “5” is correct. “Operation Dost,” India is deploying a field hospital, supplies, and rescue personnel to the earthquake-stricken countries of Turkey and Syria.
73. The Kala Ghoda Arts Festival is Asia’s biggest multicultural festival. The festival is happening after a break of two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Where is this festival celebrated?
1. Delhi
2. Kolkata
3. Mumbai
4. Chennai
5. Bengluru
Option “3” is correct. Kala Ghoda Arts Festival begins in Mumbai.The Kala Ghoda Arts Festival is Asia’s biggest multicultural festival. The festival is happening after a break of two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
74. India’s leading fintech, _________ has become the first fintech apps to support RuPay Credit Cards on UPI. The development brings a new level of convenience to the millions of Indians who use UPI for their daily transactions.
Option “2” is correct. India’s leading fintech, MobiKwik has become the first fintech apps to support RuPay Credit Cards on UPI.
75. The World Happiness Index 2023 Report will mark its tenth anniversary with this year’s Globe Happiness Reflect, which uses data from international surveys to show how people rank their lives in more than 150 countries. Which country has named the world’s happiest country for the fifth year in a row?
1. America
2. Finland
3. UAE
4. Australia
5. Sweden
Option “2” is correct. Finland was named the world’s happiest country for the fifth year in a row, according to the World Happiness Report. The Sustainable Development solutions Network of the UN has published a new report, which was made public two days prior to the yearly International Day of Happiness.
76. The ICC T-20 Women’s World Cup is to begin in _______ on February 10th, 2023. This is the first time that the ICC T-20 Women’s World Cup tournament is taking place in this nation.
1. India
2. Pakistan
3. South Africa
4. Australia
5. Belgium
Option “3” is correct. The ICC T-20 Women’s World Cup is to begin in South Africa on 10th February 2023, with the opening match between the host team, South Africa and Sri Lanka. This is the first time that the ICC T-20 Women’s World Cup tournament is taking place in an African nation. The Indian team led by Harmanpreet Kaur will play their first match against Pakistan on 12th February 2023.
77. ________ presented the ATMA Lifetime Achievement Award by Maruti Suzuki India MD & CEO Hisashi Takeuchi.
Option “4” is correct. MRF Ltd. Chairman and Managing Director K.M. Mammen was presented the ATMA Lifetime Achievement Award by Maruti Suzuki India MD & CEO Hisashi Takeuchi at the Automotive Tyre Manufacturers’ Association (ATMA) Annual Conclave 2023 in New Delhi.
78. Which university should be designated as the world’s first living heritage university by UNESCO?
1. Nalanda University
2. Visva-Bharati University
3. Ujjain University
4. Delhi University
5. JNU
Option “2” is correct. Visva-Bharati University was founded by Rabindranath in 1921. It will soon receive the UNESCO ‘heritage” tag. This will allow it to be the first university of living heritage. Bidyut Chakraborty, Vice-Chancellor of Visva-Bharati University, stated that the university would be designated a heritage university.
79. New novel, “Victory City,” an “epic tale” of a 14th-century woman who defies a patriarchal world to rule a city. Who is the author of the novel?
1. Salman Rushdie
2. Jawed Akhtar
3. Sen Watson
4. Neena Gupta
5. J k Rowling
Option “1” is correct. 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.
80. Samsung Semiconductor India Research has announced a new partnership with the______ to promote research and development in the field of on-chip Electrostatic Discharge Protection.
1. Indian Institute of Science
2. Indian Institute of Nano Science and Technology
3. International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials
4. Indian Institute of Research
5. Indian Institute of Technology
Option “1” is correct. Samsung Semiconductor India Research has announced a new partnership with the Indian Institute of Science to promote research and development in the field of on-chip Electrostatic Discharge Protection.
