Daily Current Affairs Quiz: January 12 2023

January 12, 2023

Consider the following statements:
1. US Food and Drug Administration has recently granted approval to Alzheimer's drug Lecanemab.
2. World Hindi Day is celebrated every year on January 10th
3. Manufactured Sand (M-Sand) is kind of artificial sand produced from crushing hard stones into small sand sized angular shaped particles.
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: D

Consider the following statements:
1 The first World Hindi Conference was held in Bhopal.
2. Alzheimer's disease is a heart disorder that impacts blood circulation.
3. M Sand has greater durability, higher strength, low price and is eco-friendly.
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: C

Consider the following statements:
1. National Hindi Day which is celebrated every year on December 14.
2. Global economic prospects report is released by World Bank.
3. Virtual power plant is a network of centralized power generating units that pool together thousands of energy resources.
Which of the following statements is/are correct?

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

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ANSWER: C

Consider the following statements:
1 DRDO carried out a successful test launch of tactical ballistic missile Prithvi-II.
2. It has a range of around 3500 km and can carry 500-1,000 kg of warheads.
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: A

Consider the following statements:
1. The 26th National Youth Festival is being held in Goa.
2. The theme of this year’s festival is “Viksit Yuva Viksit Bharat”.
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. Global Economic Prospects Report is a flagship report by World Bank.
2. It is issued twice a year.
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. As per RBI, there are seven accredited credit rating agencies(CRAs) in India at the moment.
2. In India, CRAs are regulated by the Securities and Exchange Board of India.
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 about RAMP scheme-
1. It is an International Monetary Fund (IMF) backed central sector scheme.
2. It is launched in all the states of the country.
Which of the above statements are correct?

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

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ANSWER: D

C/2022 E3(ZTF) discovered recently, is a name of-

(A) Comet
(B) Fungus
(C) Frog species
(D) Asteroid

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ANSWER: A

What is the name of India’s Fastest Payment App launched recently -

(A) PayRup
(B) Payfast
(C) Paytm-alpha
(D) Payflash

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ANSWER: A

Consider the following statements:
1. NALSA had set a target for each State Legal Services Authority to identify 50 per cent of District Legal Services Authorities for running the Legal Aid Defence Counsel System at the district headquarters.
2. Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh has recently opened legal aid system offices at 6 district headquarters.
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

The National Academy of Sciences (NASI), India, has awarded the NASI-Platinum Jubilee Young Scientist Award 2022 to which of the following from Himachal Pradesh?

(A) Dr Manika Sharma
(B) Dr Garima Agrawal
(C) Dr Subodh Sharma
(D) Dr Vivek Mishra

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ANSWER: B

Consider the following statements:
1. The book titled " Braving A Viral Storm: India’s Covid-19 Vaccine Story" is written by Aashish Chandorkar.
2. ‘Naatu Naatu’ from movie RRR won the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song.
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. Gujarat has ranked first in attracting new investments from both domestic and foreign corporations, as per CMIE.
2. The Kerala government’s ‘Year of Enterprises’ project has been selected as a best practices model in the thrust on Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) session held in New Delhi.
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. Michael Debabrata Patra has been reappointed as deputy governor of RBI.
2. Rehman Rahi who passd away recently, was Kashmir’s first Jnanpith awardee.
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