Daily Gk 08.01.2023

1. Jason Moo was recently appointed the CEO of which bank?

1. Bank of Singapore
2. DBS Bank
3. United Overseas Bank
4. OCBC Bank

2. Which state has recently won the UN-Habitat's World Habitat Awards 2023 for Jaga Mission, a 5T initiative of the state?

1. Jharkhand
2. Madhya Pradesh
3. Odisha
4. Rajasthan

3. Which IIT has created a ‘centre of excellence’ at a campus unit set up by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) to develop advanced technologies for national defence and security?

1. IIT Delhi
2. IIT Kanpur
3. IIT Madras
4. IIT Bombay

4. General Atomic Aeronautical Systems Inc. announced a partnership with which of the following in January 2023, to manufacture main landing gear components, subassemblies, and assemblies of remotely piloted aircraft?

1. Bharat Forge
2. Ashok Leyland
3. Balkrishna Industries
4. BEML Limited

5. Who is the author of the book ‘Ambedkar: A Life?’

1. Vikram Sampath
2. Pavan C. Lall
3. Aradhana Johri
4. Shashi Tharoor

6. The first-of-its-kind inclusive festival in India, ‘Purple Fest: Celebrating Diversity’ took place in which state of India?

1. Goa
2. Maharashtra
3. Uttar Pradesh
4. Kerala

7. The book, “Revolutionaries: The Other Story of How India Won Its Freedom,” is authored by who among the following?

1. Kaushik Basu
2. Bibek Debroy
3. Sanjeev Sanyal
4. Ajay Chibber

8. Who has been conferred with Assam State’s highest civilian award ‘Assam Baibhav’ for his contribution in cancer treatment?

1. Dr. V. G. Somani >
2. Dr. S. Eswara Reddy
3. Dr. P.B.N. Prasad
4. Dr. Tapan Saikia

9. Who among the following has been appointed as the Secretary General of the Asia Pacific Postal Union (APPU) in January 2023?

1. P.K. Mishra
2. Rajiv Gauba
3. Praveen K. Srivastava
4. Vinaya Prakash Singh

10. The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has signed a partnership with which of the following for the FIH Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup 2023?

1. GMR Group
2. Aditya Birla Group
3. JSW Group
4. Essar Group

11. The government of India has constituted 17 member High Powered Committee (HPC) to protect Ladakh culture, language & employment under the Chairmanship of __________.

1. Nityanand Rai
2. Jitendra Singh
3. Sanjay Agrawal
4. M S Sahoo

12. Where did the Ministry of Panchayati Raj organise a two-day National Workshop on Project Driven Block Panchayat Development Plan and District Panchayat Development Plan on 5-6 January 2023?

1. Hyderabad
2. Bathinda
3. Lucknow
4. New Delhi

13. Who launched the themes of the Y20 summit, logo, and website in New Delhi on 6 January 2023, in the curtain raiser event of Y20 Summit India?

1. Kiren Rijiju
2. J. P. Nadda
3. Piyush Goyal
4. Anurag Thakur

14. In January 2023, the Centre declared which of the following as a terrorist organisation under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, UAPA?

1. The Resistance Front
2. Deendar Anjuman
3. Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen
4. Hizbul Mujahideen

15. Indian Army signed an agreement with which state to offer Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS) at eight medical colleges and hospitals in thestate?

1. Odisha
2. Telangana
3. Gujarat
4. Assam