General Awareness – January 4th Week 2023 – PDF

1. For the first time in India's independent history, the iconic .................-Guns Salute to the President during the parade will use 105 mm Indian Field Guns replacing the British-made 25-Pounder guns in the 74th Republic Day 2023.

2. Who had launched ‘She Feeds the World’ program in India to strengthen the role of small-scale women producers through sustainable training and economic support?

3. On Parakram Diwas (January 23), Prime Minister Narendra Modi participate in a ceremony to name .................... largest unnamed islands of Andaman & Nicobar Islands.

4. Jal Jeevan Mission was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 15th August 2019 to provide every rural household with a tap water connection by ....................

5. Which programme was launched by GoI to digitise India's Universal Immunisation Programme in a pilot mode in two districts of each state and Union Territory?

6. The six-day mega event called “......................” Event is to be organized by the Government of India at the Lawns and Gyan Path in front of Red Fort, Delhi from 26th to 31st January 2023, as part of the Republic Day Celebrations.

7. The Indian Railways has successfully concluded the trial of an Artificial Intelligence Programme it built to fix the endless problem of the .......................... list.

8. Which Country said that it had reached a deal to transfer more than 100 cheetahs to India as part of an ambitious project to reintroduce the spotted cats in the south Asian country?

9.  Which State celebrates its 53rd Statehood Day with joy and enthusiasm across the state on 25th January 2023?

10. Which State has inaugurated an 'International Craft Summit' in Jajpur to feature pioneer craftspersons, culture, and art enthusiasts?

11. Union Home Minister Amit Shah awarded the ...............Police Station of Ganjam, district of Odisha as the number one police station in the country.

12. Which State has launched the 'School of Eminence' project, that it is a revolutionary step towards ensuring a bright future for students?

13. Which State has announced that the Centre has nominated the maidams of Ahom Kingdom in Charaideo to seek a UNESCO World Heritage Site tag?

14. The orange festival was held from 24th to 25th January 2023 in the state of ......................

15. A US Military raid in ..................... killed a key regional leader of the Islamic State group, Bilal al-Sudani.

16. Which Country has declared a medical emergency in the Yanomami territory, following reports of children dying of malnutrition and other diseases caused by illegal gold mining?

17. Which Country has announced to build and commercialise the world's first photonic-based, fault-tolerant quantum computer?

18. The Grand Mosque Road in .............................. now features the longest calligraphic painting in the world, that is the most recent addition to the holy city's aesthetic appeal.

19. China is constructing a new dam on the ........................ river, that will be sitting just a few kilometres north of the Indian-Nepali-Chinese border trijunction.

20. President Joe Biden nominated ..........................as a special envoy for human rights in North Korea that is to fill a post that has been empty since 2017 amid debate over how rights issues fit with efforts to counter Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons programme.

21. Which two countries aim for greater economic integration including the development of a common South American currency that can be used for both financial and commercial flows, reducing costs of operations and external vulnerability?

22. Oppo India and the Government's Common Service Centre (CSC) Academy have announced training 10,000 women in ..........................

23. The International Hockey Federation (FIH) Partners with ...............................for Hockey Development and Men's World Cup in Lausanne, Switzerland.

24. A book titled “India’s Knowledge Supremacy: The New Dawn” Written by international Indian expat, ...............................has released globally.

25. Which Country will become the first major economy to move to a T+1(trade plus one) market settlement cycle when it finally makes the transition on January 27, 2023?

26. Which Payments and financial services unicorn has raised $350 million in funding from General Atlantic, a leading global growth equity firm, at a pre-money valuation of $12 billion?

27. Who has launched a massive district outreach program in all the districts of the country through a revamped Nidhi Aapke Nikat program?

28. The Indian government bought back bonds maturing in 2024 from the Reserve Bank of India, while also issuing bonds maturing in .......................... worth a similar quantum.

29. On January 26, a traditional ".................." ritual will be held to commemorate the completion of the Budget planning process.

30. Which bank announced the launch of a first-of-its-kind platform in the credit card industry – the SwipeUp platform?

31. The ................................... bonds issued by the Indian government will not have any restrictions on foreign investment, the Reserve Bank of India said.

32. Markets regulator SEBI has launched an information database on ............................. bonds as part of efforts to develop the bond markets, an outreach programme was organised by SEBI in the national capital.

33. The inaugural edition of the 16-day bilateral air exercise '...............................', between the Indian Air Force and the Japan Air Self-Defence Force has concluded in Japan.

34. Indian Navy has carried out a six-day-long mega military exercise ......................... along with the Indian Army and the Indian Air Force near Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh.

35. The Indian Air Force (IAF) is set to conduct Exercise ........................ in the northeastern sector of India amid the unresolved contention with China about differing perceptions regarding the Line of Actual Control (LAC) between the two nations.

36. Who is appointed as the next director general in the Directorate of General of Civil Aviation?

37. India's Central Bank has approved JP Morgan Chase & Co. to appoint ........................as the lender's Chief Executive Officer in the Country.

38.  Who pioneered the wide use of ORS (Oral Rehydration Solution) which is estimated to have saved more than 5 crore lives globally?

39. President of India awarded ....................... Medal to Indian Coast Guard Personnel for their act of conspicuous gallantry, exceptional devotion to duty and distinguished service.

40.  Who was awarded “The most distinguished scientist of the year 2022” at Vigyan bhawan, Delhi?

41. Anik Dutta directed film ............................... got the best scriptwriting award in the Asian Film Competition section at the 21st Dhaka International Film Festival (DIFF), Bangladesh.

42. After his meteoric rise to the position of the world's third wealthiest man, Gautam Adani has been dragged down to the ...................... position on Forbes' rich list by Hindenburg's damning report.

43. India has emerged in the ................. place in the world where the area under organic agriculture expanded the maximum in 2020.

44. The 12th Session of the Intergovernmental Technical Working Group (ITWG) on Animal Genetic Resources was held in .................... from 18th January to 20th January 2023.

45. Which Country is hosting the 2nd International Conference on the theme ‘Use of Technology and Elections Integrity’  from 23rd to 24th January 2023?

46. Which is the most followed international sports federation on social media according to a study from BCW Sports?

47. Who among the following Indian Player is included in ICC Men's T20I team 2022?

48.  Who is the Men's T20 International Cricketer of the year in the ICC annual awards 2022?

49. Atal Pension Yojana, formerly known as Swavalamban Yojana is a government-backed pension scheme in India, primarily targeted at the unorganised sector launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on ..................

50. Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google declared code .................... at Google in December to plan the development of Google's AI chatbot.

51. The first nasal vaccination produced in India against Covid-19, the iNCOVACC, was created by .......................

52. Which State reported 3 cases of norovirus, a gastro-intestinal zoonotic disease that is spread by intimate contact or contaminated food?

53. Data Protection Day, or Data Privacy Day, is celebrated on . ................................. to create more awareness about the right to data protection and the various ways in which people can keep their data more safe.

54. Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti or Netaji Jayanti is a national event celebrated in India as Parakram Diwas on ......................... to mark the birth of prominent Indian freedom fighter Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.

55. The United Nations General Assembly has proclaimed ...........................as International Day of Education, in celebration of the role of education for peace and development.

56. Election Commission of India is celebrating 13th National Voters’ Day on ................................2023 to mark the foundation day of the Election Commission of India.

57. On January 24, the nation celebrates National Girl Child Day and that was established in .....................by the Ministry of Women and Child Development.

58. ..................................., who is widely revered for his contribution in the field of architecture, has passed away recently at the age of 95.

59. Lieutenant Governor R K Mathur launched the Unique Land Parcel Identification Number in the Union Territory  of ......................

60. The American India Foundation inaugurated India's first STEM Innovation and Learning Center (SILC) in....................