Vision IAS Current Affairs 2023 : January Affairs 2023
131. Who won the Malaysia Open Super 1000 men’s singles titles in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia?
1. Kento Momota
2. Lee Zii Jia
3. Anders Antonsen
4. Viktor Axelsen
5. Rudy Hartoo
Option “4” is correct. Akane Yamaguchi and Viktor Axelsen won the Malaysia Open Super 1000 women’s and men’s singles titles in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
132. 16th January, the founding day of Startup India is commemorated as the National Startup Day. From which year National Startup Day is observed on 16th January in India?
1. 2015
2. 2018
3. 2023
4. 2022
5. 2019
Option “4” is correct. The event is being celebrated since 2022. Prime Minister Narendra Modi made the announceent last year by calling startups as backbone of new India.
133. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF) has listed which of the plant under Schedule III of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, including it on the list of protected plants recently?
Option “5” is correct. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF) has listed Neelakurinji under Schedule III of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, including it on the list of protected plants. Neelakurinji is a shrub found in the Western Ghats in the Shola forests in the Southern part of India. It is peculiar that it blooms only once in twelve years.
134. The National Council for Education Research and Training (NCERT) has released India’s first national assessment regulator, PARAKH, which will work on setting norms, standards, and guidelines for student assessment and evaluation for all recognized school boards in the country. What is the meaning of ‘R’ in abbreviation of PARAKH?
Option “4” is correct. PARAKH stands for The Performance Assessment, Review, and Analysis of Knowledge for Holistic Development. The PARAKH regulator aims to set up assessment guidelines for all boards to help remove disparities in the scores of students enrolled with different state boards.
135. Pentavalent vaccine provides protection to a child from 5 life-threatening diseases – Diphtheria, Pertussis, Tetanus, Hepatitis B and Hib. India announced the donation 12,500 doses of pentavalent vaccines to which of the country?
1. Guatemala
2. El Salvador
3. Cuba
4. Denmark
5. Estonia
Option “3” is correct. India has announced donation of 12,500 doses of pentavalent vaccines to Cuba. Minister of State for External Affairs Meenakshi Lekhi announced this during her official visit to Cuba. This was her first visit to Cuba.
136. The Indian district of Kollam has become the country’s first constitution literate district. In which Indian state Kollam district is located?
1. Tamil Nadu
2. Goa
3. Sikkim
4. Kerala
5. Telangana
Option “4” is correct. The Indian district of Kollam has become the country’s first constitution literate district. The announcement was made by Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.
137. Electric vehicle and Infrastructure Company, Gogor and Belrise bet a $2.5 billion on Battery-swapping Infra. Both companies has signed strategic energy partnership with which of the state government?
Option “5” is correct. Both companies have inked a strategic energy partnership with the Maharashtra government to establish a battery swapping infrastructure. As per the understanding, Gogoro and Belrise Industries are planning a 50-50 JV to invest around $2.5 billion (Rs 20,617 crore) over a course of eight years to build energy infrastructure across the state.
138. Who has been appointed as the Deputy National Security Adviser in National Security Council Secretariat for a period of two years?
Option “2” is correct. Retired director general of the Border Security Force (BSF), Pankaj Kumar Singh was appointed as the Deputy National Security Adviser in National Security Council Secretariat for a period of two years.
139. Which payments bank has received final approval from the Reserve Bank of India to operate as a Bharat Bill Payment Operating Unit (BBPOU)?
1. Paytm Payments Bank
2. India Post Payment Bank
3. Jio Post Payment Bank
4. Airtel Post Payment Bank
5. None of the above
Option “1” is correct. Paytm Payments Bank said it has received final approval from the Reserve Bank of India to operate as a Bharat Bill Payment Operating Unit (BBPOU). PPBL has got the final approval from RBI to operate as Bharat Bill Payment Operating Unit (BBPOU) under the Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007.
140. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced that the James Webb Space Telescope has discovered its first new exoplanet. What is the name given to this exoplanet by researchers?
Option “4” is correct. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced that the James Webb Space Telescope has discovered its first new exoplanet. Researchers have labelled the planet as LHS 475 b, and it’s roughly the same size as Earth.
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