Current Affairs

Question 1

1.What is the estimated GDP Growth of India in 2022-23, as per the NSO first advance estimates?
[A] 6 per cent
[B] 7 per cent
[C] 8 per cent
[D] 8.5 per cent

Answer 1

B [7 per cent]
Notes:
The National Statistical Office (NSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation released the First Advance Estimates (FAE) of National Income for the financial year 2022-23.
Real GDP or in the year 2022-23 is estimated at ₹157.60 lakh crore. The growth in real GDP during 2022-23 is estimated at 7.0 per cent as compared to 8.7 per cent in 2021-22.

Question 2

2.Which institution awards ‘Eat Right Station’ certification to Railway stations?
[A] Railway Ministry
[B] FSSAI
[C] FCI
[D] NITI Aayog

Answer 2

B [FSSAI]
Notes:
The ‘Eat Right Station’ certification is awarded by Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) to the railway stations that set benchmarks in providing safe and wholesome food to passengers.
The Varanasi Cantt railway station has been recently awarded a 5- star ‘Eat Right Station’ certification for providing quality and nutritious food to passengers.

Question 3

3.Which state launched a facility for entrepreneurs to submit complaints using WhatsApp?
[A] Telangana
[B] Kerala
[C] Odisha
[D] West Bengal

Answer 3

B [Kerala]

Notes:
The Industries department of the Kerala government has launched a facility for entrepreneurs to submit their complaints or seek redressals using the WhatsApp platform.
Under this facility, the complaint message will be attended to in 10 minutes and the complaints are expected to be settled within seven days. This is a temporary set-up until the statutory grievance settlement mechanism comes into effect.

Question 4

4.What is the purpose of the ‘Aamantran’ Portal, which was recently launched?
[A] Grievance Redressal
[B] Invitation Management
[C] Issuance of Electoral Bonds
[D] Donation to Places of Worship

Answer 4

B [Invitation Management]
Notes:
As part of the Government’s e-governance initiative, an online Invitation Management Portal was launched
The Aamantran portal can be used to extend e-Invitations to dignitaries/guests and Online Sale of Tickets to general public for witnessing Republic day and Independence day events.

Question 5

5.Who recently became the Prime Minister of Nepal? -

Answer 5

Pushpa Kamal Dahal

Question 6

6.Eritrea, which became the 182nd member of the UN in 1993, is in the continent of

Answer 6

Africa

Question 7

7.Where is the ‘Institute of Mathematical Sciences’ located?

A. Panji
B. Chennai
C. Patna
D. Noida

Answer 7

Chennai

Question 8

8.Which city is to become India’s first city with 100% sewerage facilities by May 2023?

A. Chennai
B. Ajmer
C. Rohtak
D. Hyderabad

Answer 8

Hyderabad

Question 9

9.Who launched ‘Padhe Bharat’, a 100-day reading campaign?

A. Smriti Irani
B. Dharmendra Pradhan
C. Ramesh Pokhriyal
D. Prakash Javadekar

Answer 9

Dharmendra Pradhan, Education Minister

Question 10

10.Good Governance Day is being celebrated on the birth anniversary of which former Prime Minister?

A. Manmohan Singh
B. Indira Gandhi
C. Narendra Modi
D. Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Answer 10

Atal Bihari Vajpayee