8January MCQ : Current Affairs Quiz 8January 2023
In this article, we will discuss all the important Current Affairs MCQs of 8 January with full explanations. Where we will discuss the daily current affairs quiz’s questions and answers. So read all the important 8 January MCQs carefully.
Current Affairs Quiz / 8 January MCQ Current Affairs
8 January Current Affairs MCQ – Questions
1. Which year was considered as the warmest year on record for the United Kingdom?
(a) 2020
(b) 2021
(c) 2022
(d) 2019
2. Digital India Awards 2022 were given under how many Categories?
(a) 5
(b) 6
(c) 7
(d) 3
3. Which state is hosting the fifth edition of the Khelo India Youth Games?
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Karnataka
4. Which country’s Department of Agriculture granted the world’s first disease prevention drug introduced for bees?
(a) China
(b) US
(c) Japan
(d) India
5. Pravasi Bharatiya Divas is observed every year on?
(a) January 6
(b) January 7
(c) January 8
(d) January 9
6. Who among the following has been appointed as the Secretary General of the Asia Pacific Postal Union (APPU) in January 2023?
(a) P.K. Mishra
(b) Rajiv Gauba
(c) Praveen K. Srivastava
(d) Vinaya Prakash Singh
7. The first-of-its-kind inclusive festival in India, ‘Purple Fest: Celebrating Diversity’ took place in which the state of India?
(a) Goa
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) Kerala
8. Which of the following has become the first online bond platform provider to receive a debt brokerage license from the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)?
(a) FixedIncome
(b) Golden
(c) BondsIndia
(d) CRED
9. The Reserve Bank of India gave its approval to SBI Funds Management Ltd to acquire up to ___________________ stake in Equitas Small Finance Bank through the schemes of SBI Mutual Fund.
(a) 99.99%
(b) 19.99%
(c) 29.99%
(d) 9.99%
10. Cirium issued a list of the top-performing global airports of 2022 in which ________ International Airport won the 2nd rank.
(a) Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport
(b) Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport
(c) Bangalore Kempegowda International Airport
(d) Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport
11. Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar has inaugurated the three-day ‘North East Krishi Kumbha-2023’ in which state?
(a) Tripura
(b) Sikkim
(c) Assam
(d) Meghalaya
12. Who has been conferred with Assam State’s highest civilian award ‘Assam Baibhav’ for his contribution to cancer treatment?
(a) Dr. V. G. Somani
(b) Dr. S. Eswara Reddy
(c) Dr. P.B.N. Prasad
(d) Dr. Tapan Saikia
13. How many monuments out of 3,693 centrally protected monuments of India have gone missing, as per the report of the Ministry of Culture?
(a) 20
(b) 50
(c) 80
(d) 100
14. The book, “Revolutionaries: The Other Story of How India Won Its Freedom,” is authored by who among the following?
(a) Kaushik Basu
(b) Bibek Debroy
(c) Sanjeev Sanyal
(d) Ajay Chibber
15. Which city police has won the ‘Best Police Unit’ award for 2021?
(a) Nagpur Police
(b) Delhi Police
(c) Bhubaneswar Police
(d) Ahmedabad Police
8 January MCQs – Answers
1. (c)
2022 was considered the warmest year on record for the United Kingdom. The country’s weather agency official released the report showing the latest evidence that climate change is transforming Europe’s weather.
2. (c)
President Smt.Droupadi Murmu gives away the Digital India Awards 2022, in 22 Innovative Digital Initiatives held in New Delhi on 7th January 2023. Platinum, Gold & Silver awards have been given to the winning teams under different categories. Digital India Awards 2022 were given under 07 different categories.
3. (a)
Madhya Pradesh is hosting the fifth edition of the Khelo India Youth Games. In this sports event, to be held from the 30th of January to the 11th of February, six thousand players will show their sports skills in eight different cities for 13 days.
4. (b)
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has granted a conditional license to a vaccine to protect against the disease, developed by US-based biotech company Talon Animal Health. Also, this is the world’s first disease-prevention drug introduced for bees.
5. (d)
NRI or Pravasi Bharatiya Divas is observed every year on 9 January, this day also commemorates the return of Mahatma Gandhi from South Africa to Mumbai on 9 January 1915.
6. (d)
India has taken over the leadership of the Asia Pacific Postal Union (APPU) in January 2023. Dr. Vinaya Prakash Singh will take over the charge of Secretary General of the Union for a tenure of 4 years.
7. (a)
The first-of-its-kind inclusive festival in India, ‘Purple Fest: Celebrating Diversity’ is set to begin in Goa on 5th January.
8. (b)
The Securities and Exchange Board of India has issued a debt broker license to Bengaluru-based fintech firm GoldenPi Technologies.
9. (d)
The Reserve Bank of India gave its approval to SBI Funds Management Ltd to acquire up to 9.99% stake in Equitas Small Finance Bank through the schemes of SBI Mutual Fund.
10. (c)
Tracking the performance of airports and airlines, Cirium issued a list of the top-performing global airports of 2022 in which Bangalore’s Kempegowda International Airport won the 2nd rank.
11. (d)
Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar has inaugurated the three-day ‘North East Krishi Kumbha-2023’ in Meghalaya.
12. (d)
Mumbai-based physician Dr. Tapan Saikia has been honored with the highest state civilian award, ‘Assam Baibhav’, for his contribution to cancer treatment.
13. (b)
50 of India’s 3,693 centrally protected monuments have gone untraceable, which flagged a matter of grave concern.
14. (c)
Noted economist and popular historian Sanjeev Sanyal is set to release his latest book, “Revolutionaries: The Other Story of How India Won Its Freedom,”.
15. (a)
Jalna district police and Nagpur city police in Maharashtra have bagged the ‘Best Police Unit’ awards for 2021 in the state.
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