Current Affairs Quiz: Day 70

January 20, 2023

An online ‘yajna’ booking facility for devotees as been recently launched at which shrine?

(A) Narvadeshwar Temple
(B) Mata Chintpurni
(C) Tara Devi Temple
(D) None of the above

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Answer – b

Consider the following statements:
1. Recently 2 doppler radars have been put up at Chamba and Mandi district.
2. These radars would be able to forecast heavy rain, thunderstorm and hailstorm within 100 kilometer radius in all directions.
Which of the following statements is/ are correct?

(A) 1 only
(B) 2 only
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) Neither 1 nor 2

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Answer – C

Consider the following statements:
1. “Soul of Steel” is deep ocean endurance challenge to be launched In India.
2. The Rural Health Statistics (RHS) Report 2021-22 has been recently released by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
3. James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has discovered its first exoplanet, LHS 475b.
Which of the following statements is/are correct?

(A) 1 & 2 only
(B) 2 & 3 only
(C) 3 only
(D) 1, 2 and 3

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Answer – b

Consider the following statements:
1. India celebrates its Army Day every year on January 15th.
2. On this day, Marshal K.M. Cariappa took over as the first Commandeering Chief of the Indian Army from General Fransis Bucher in the year 1949.
Which of the following statements is/ are correct?

(A) 1 only
(B) 2 only
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) Neither 1 nor 2

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Answer – c

Makar Sakranti festival is celebrated in different ways across India under different names. With respect to this, consider the following statements-
1. In Tamil Nadu, it is celebrated as Thai Pongal, where the festival is celebrated for four days.
2. In Gujarat and Rajasthan, it is celebrated as Uttarayana.
Which of the following statements is/ are correct?

(A) 1 only
(B) 2 only
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) Neither 1 nor 2

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Answer – c

Consider the following statements:
1. Asian Waterbird Census 2023 shows falling populations of some migratory waterbirds in Kerala.
2. AWC in India is jointly coordinated by the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) and Wetlands International.
Which of the following statements is/ are correct?

(A) 1 only
(B) 2 only
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) Neither 1 nor 2

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Answer – c

Saharsh” special education program has been launched by which state government?

(A) Tripura
(B) Meghalaya
(C) Assam
(D) Manipur

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Answer – a

Consider the following statements:
1. Gangasagar Mela is organised during Makar Sankranti every year.
2. Gangasagar is the second largest congregation of pilgrims across the country after the Kumbh Mela at Haridwar.
Which of the following statements is/ are correct?

(A) 1 only
(B) 2 only
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) Neither 1 nor 2

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Answer – C

Consider the following statements:
1. The 600-year-old Mata Ashapuri Temple, seen recently in news, is situated on the Dhauladhar mountains.
2. The Department of Language, Art and Culture, is responsible for the upkeep of all historical temples in the state.
Which of the following statements is/ are correct?

(A) 1 only
(B) 2 only
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) Neither 1 nor 2

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Answer – C

Central University of Himachal Pradesh has recently signed MoU with which university?

(A) University of Colorado
(B) Massachusetts University
(C) University of Waterloo
(D) Indiana University, Pennsylvania

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Answer – D

Consider the following statements:
1. The bull-taming sport of Jallikattu is celebrated in Kerala.
2. The event, which is a part of the Pongal celebrations, is held on the day of Mattu Pongal.
Which of the following statements is/ are correct?

(A) 1 only
(B) 2 only
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) Neither 1 nor 2

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Answer – B

Consider the following statements:
1. A report “Survival of the Richest” shows the richest 1% of people in India now own more than 40% of the country’s total wealth.
2. This report is released by Oxfam International.
Which of the following statements is/ are correct?

(A) 1 only
(B) 2 only
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) Neither 1 nor 2

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Answer – C

Which state has becomes first State to implement blindness control policy?

(A) Punjab
(B) Haryana
(C) Sikkim
(D) Rajasthan

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Answer – D

Consider the following statements:
1. The first constitution literate district in India is Kollam.
2. Exercise Varuna is the bilateral naval exercise between India and France.
Which of the following statements is/ are correct?

(A) 1 only
(B) 2 only
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) Neither 1 nor 2

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Answer – C

Bijli Mahadev ropeway project is proposed to come up in-

(A) Kullu
(B) Shimla
(C) Solan
(D) Kaza

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Answer – A

Halda festivities have begun recently in which district of Himachal?

(A) Kinnaur
(B) Chamba
(C) Lahaul and Spiti
(D) None of the above

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Answer – C