February Flashcards
In January 2023, the first “G20 International Financial Architecture Working Group Meeting”, under the G20 Indian Presidency was held in
Chandigarh
G20 : dec 1 , 2022 to nov 30,2023
Union minister of agriculture and farmers welfare
Narendra Singh Tomar
Union minister of ministry of Food processing Industries
Pashupati Kumar Paras
According to RBI data, released Jan 23 the Digital Payment Index was increased to ——- in September 2022 from 349.30 in March 2022
377.46
Digital payment: growth of 24% in a year
Personality from India who was honoured in Jan 23 with Lifetime Achievement Honour at 2023 edition of India- United Kingdom Achiever’s Honours
Manmohan Singh
As per Asian Waterbird Census 2023 , conducted in Jan 2023 in which state/UT 52 avian species were observed .
Which app used
Ladakh
E-Bird app
Himalaya project which organised Asian Waterbird census is joint project by
UNDP and MoEFCC
Shanti Bhushan, former union minister of —— from 1977 to 1979, passed away in Jan 2023
Law and justice
Who wrote
The case that shook India : the verdict that led to the emergency
Prashant Bhushan
Indian coast guard day was observed on
1st February
Indian Coast guard ICG day was observed on 1 feb to commemorate its —- Raising Day of the ICG
47th
Which city was declared as capital of Andhra Pradesh by the CM of AP YS Jagan Mohan Reddy
Visakhapatnam
State that launched “Aarohini Initiative Training Programme” for the safety and security of girls in all 746 Kasturba Gandhi Baliya Vidyalaya KGBV
Uttar Pradesh
In Jan 23 Union minister of Ports Shipping and Waterways and AYUSH, Sarbananda Sonowal hosted “Me-Dam-Me-Phi” festival in New Delhi.
In which state the Me Dam Me Phi festival on observed in Jan 31 ?
Assam
Tai Ahom community festival
State govt which has signed an MoU with Patanjali Foods Ltd for development and area expansion under palm oil cultivation
Nagaland
Ministry that has recently signed an mou with the Engineers India Ltd (eil) to develop waste to energy & bio _methanation projects in cities with a million plus population
Ministry of housing and urban affairs
Company that became the first Indian Company to supply critical rotating parts for nuclear turbines by agreeing to a long term supply deal for nuclear turbine parts with GE steam Power (America)
Azad Engineering (Telangana)
Bank that has recently issued a work order to RailTel Corporation of India Ltd to provide 4G lTE connectivity to 15000 offside Automated Teller Machine across India
SBI
IndusInd International Holdings Ltd (IIHL) has recently received preliminary approval from RBI to increase its ownership in IndusInd Bank to
26%
Which organisation has recently launched a batch of 53 internet satellites Starlink to orbit on its Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy Space Centre in Florida, USA
SpaceX
Indian cricketer Joginder Sharma has recently announced his retirement from all forms of cricket . Which team did he play in IPL from 2008 to 2012
Chennai super kings
Footballer Raphael Xavier Varane recently retired from International football, which country did he represent
France
Renowned Telugu filmmaker and Padma Awardee “Kasinadhuni Vishwanath” passed away in Feb 23 . Which year did he receive Padma Shri award in Art ?
1992
Dadasaheb Phalke winner
Known as Kalatapasvi
Name the state/UT that has recently launched “Mero Rukh Mero Santati” (plant a tree, leave a legacy) initiative to plant 100 trees for every child born
Sikkim
Which company has recently announced the list of 120 start-ups and innovators for the Extended reality (XR) start a program in new Delhi along with the Ministry of electronics and information technology (MeitY)
Meta
Acc to data from Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy( CMIE) India’s unemployment rate declined to 4 months low at —— in Jan 23
7.14
Bank that has recently announced implement of first phase of Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) or “Digital Rupee”
Kotak Mahindra Bank
In feb 23 , IDFC First Bank received —- amount investment from IDFC Ltd and raised its stake in bank from 36.38 to 40%
2200 cr
Who has been appointed as 1st female PM of Equatorial Guinea
Manuela Roka Botey
Former Indian ——— player Primal Dey who was fondly called “Jangla da” passed away in feb 23
Football
Author of “The Last Heroes - Foot Soldiers of Indian Freedom”
Palagummi Sainath
Theme of UN World Wetlands Day 23 on 2nd feb 23
Wetland restoration
WhatsApp chat that has recently been developed by the Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights to enable two way communication between people and the child rights panel
Bal Mitra
State that launched “Ladli Bahna” scheme to provide 1000 per month to women from financially poor backgrounds
Madhya Pradesh
In which state Indian Army Exercise Topchi 2023 , the annual firepower demonstration and training exercise was conducted by School of Artillery in Jan 2023
Maharashtra
Acc to “State of Solar PV Manufacturing in India” report by Mercom India Research, released in Jan 23 India’s solar module manufacturing capacity will reach 95GW by which year
2025
In Jan 23 the Ministry of law and justice constituted a committee under ———- chairmanship to draft rules for implementation of provision of Mediation Bill / Act 2021
P K Malhotra
Which company had recently emerged Jan 23 as India’s 1st payment gateway player to process CBDC or e-Rupee transactions for online retail merchants
CCAvenue
Bank that has recently partnered with ToneTag to launch CBDC payment
IDFC First Bank
Banks in retail pilot project of CBDC in Mumbai, New Delhi, Bengaluru and Bhubaneswar
SBI, ICICI, Yes, and IDFC First abnk
In jan 23 IMF projected India’s growth to decline from 6.8% in 2022 to ——- in 2023
6.1%
Republic day 23 best tableaux by expert panel
Uttarakhand
Manaskhand
2- UP , 3 - MP
Best marching contingent in Republic Day 23
CRPF
Brand ambassador of Puma India in Jan 23
Harmanpreet Kaur
In Jan 23 India won 1st ICC U-19 T-20 World Cup by defeating
England
Sarvodaya day/ Martyrs day 23 ?
30th Jan
Which of the following countries were recently announced plans for Trilateral Framework cooperation with India ?
UAE and France
Name the union ministry who has recently launched the “Save wetlands campaign”, a campaign structured on a “whole of society” approach for wetlands conservation
Bhupender Yadav ( Union Minster of Environment, Forest and Climate Change)
Which of the following companies along with National Fertilisers Ltd has recently signed an MoU with Morocco’s 0CP group for annual imports of 1.75 MT tonne of phosphorus and potassium fertilisers?
Pradeep Phosphoates Ltd
Chambal fertiliser and chemicals Ltd
Rashtriya chemicals and fertilisers Ltd
ACC to International Energy Agency report released in Feb 23 India’s Lifestyle for Environment (LiFE) initiative can save consumers around USD 440 billion globally in
2030
SEBI has strengthened green bond framework by introducing “Blue” and “Yellow” bonds for
Blue - water management and marine sector
Yellow - solar energy
Who was awarded “The Most Distinguished Scientist of the Year 2022” at Indian Achiever’s Award 2022 by union minister of Info and Broadcasting, Anurag Thakur ?
R Vishnu Prasad
Who was recently appointed as of full-time member of the economic advisory council to the PM (EAC – PM )
Shamika Ravi
In fab 2023, the RBI allowed DSP Investment Managers to increase their stake in ——- to 9.99% as part of investment made through various mutual fund schemes.
DCB bank
Which organisation has recently announced that the JUpiter ICy moons Explorer ( Juice) mission is set to be launched in April 23 to explore Jupiter and its three largest natural satellites
European space agency
When was the UN International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation 2023 observed across the globe
6th February 2023
In feb 23, GoI constituted an ‘inter-ministerial committee’ to draft a digital competition act within 3 months. Who headed the 26 member inter-ministerial committee?
Manoj Govil