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ART AND CULTURE CURRENT AFFAIRS 7
PRESIDENT OF INDIA PRESENTS SANGEET NATAK AKADEMI FELLOWSHIPS & AKADEMI AWARDS IN NEW DELHI. 7
RASHTRIYA SANSKRITI MAHOTSAV 2023 AT MUMBAI FROM 11TH TO 19TH FEBRUARY 2023 7
PM INAUGURATES 200TH JAYANTI CELEBRATIONS OF MAHARISHI DAYANAND SARASWATI 8
GRAMMY AWARD 2023 : BEYONCE SCRIPTS HISTORY FOR MOST GRAMMY WINS. 8
NATIONAL SCHOOL OF DRAMA (NSD) WILL ORGANIZE THE 22ND EDITION OF BHARAT RANG MAHOTSAV 2023 FROM 14
TO 26 FEB. 9
BENGALURU MUSICIAN RICKY KEJ WON GRAMMY AWARD 2023. 9
NATIONAL CURRENT AFFAIRS 10
W-20 MEETING WILL BE HELD IN CHHATRAPATI SAMBHAJINAGAR. 10

PM OF ITALY GIORGIA MELONI WILL ARRIVE IN INDIA ON A TWO-DAY VISIT. 10
AN INDIAN AIR FORCE CONTINGENT ARRIVED IN THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE DESERT FLAG VIII
EXERCISE. 11
INDIAN AIR FORCE WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE COBRA WARRIOR AIR EXERCISE AT WADDINGTON, UK. 11
LT GEN RS REEN TOOK OVER AS DIRECTOR GENERAL QUALITY ASSURANCE. 12
RAJA SAYAJIRAO UNIVERSITY VADODARA WILL HOST THE YOUTH 20 INDIA SUMMIT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.
12
IRCTC WILL OPERATE BABA SAHEB AMBEDKAR YATRA TOUR PACKAGE UNDER “DEKHO APNA DESH” INITIATIVE. 13
LAUNCHING OF FIRST MCA BARGE YARD 75 (LSAM 7) BARGE AT M/S SECON, VISAKHAPATNAM. 13
GERMAN CHANCELLOR OLAF SCHOLZ IS ARRIVING IN INDIA ON A TWO-DAY VISIT ON 25 FEB. 14
WORLD BOOK FAIR WILL BE HELD FROM 25 FEB TO 5 MAR AT NEW DELHI. 14
SANSAD RATNA AWARD 2023. 15
INDIAN COUNCIL OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH DEVELOPED A NEW VARIETY OF WHEAT. 16
10TH EDITION OF THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION AND CONFERENCE ON TECHNICAL TEXTILES – ‘TECHNOTEX 2023’
BEGAN IN MUMBAI. 16
BVR SUBRAHMANYAM APPOINTED AS NEW CEO OF NITI AAYOG. 17
INS SUMEDHA REACHED ABU DHABI TO PARTICIPATE IN IDEX AND NAVDEX. 17
49TH MEETING OF GST COUNCIL HELD IN NEW DELHI. 18
THE FIRST G20 MEETING OF FINANCE MINISTERS AND CENTRAL BANK GOVERNORS WILL BE HELD IN BENGALURU. 18
INDIA-UZBEKISTAN BIENNIAL MILITARY TRAINING EXERCISE DUSTLIK 2023 BEGAN IN UTTARAKHAND. 19
KHALISTAN TIGER FORCE AND JAMMU AND KASHMIR GHAZNAVI FORCE DECLARED AS TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS 19
“G20 MODEL MEETING” SUCCESSFULLY CONCLUDED IN NEW DELHI. 20
PM MODI WILL ADDRESS THE ECONOMIC TIMES GLOBAL BUSINESS SUMMIT IN NEW DELHI. 20
12 CHEETAHS HAVE COME FROM SOUTH AFRICA TO KUNO NATIONAL PARK IN MADHYA PRADESH. 21
LIEUTENANT GENERAL MV SUCHINDRA KUMAR WAS APPOINTED AS THE VICE CHIEF OF THE ARMY STAFF. 21
NATIONAL LEVEL HACKATHON ‘KAVACH-2023’ WAS LAUNCHED TO ADVANCE INDIA’S CYBER-PREPAREDNESS. 22
INDIAN RAILWAYS LAUNCHED RAIL POST GATI SHAKTI EXPRESS CARGO SERVICE. 22
THE 6TH EDITION OF JOINT EXERCISE TARKASH CONCLUDED IN CHENNAI. 23
DEPARTMENT OF POSTS ORGANISES AMRITPEX 2023 AT NEW DELHI. 23

FIRST MEETING OF THE CULTURE WORKING GROUP OF G-20 WILL BE HELD IN KHAJURAHO, MADHYA PRADESH. 24
GOVT APPROVES TWO LAKH MULTIPURPOSE PRIMARY AGRICULTURAL CREDIT SOCIETIES 24
1ST AGRICULTURE DEPUTIES MEETING (ADM) OF AGRICULTURE WORKING GROUP (AWG) UNDER INDIA’S G20
PRESIDENCY AT INDORE. 25
AIR INDIA SIGNS DEAL FOR 470 AIRCRAFT WITH AIRBUS AND BOEING. 25
INDIA’S FIRST ELECTRIC AC DOUBLE DECKER BUS INAUGURATED IN MUMBAI. 26
DEPARTMENT OF EMPOWERMENT OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES WILL ORGANIZE ‘DIVYA KALA MELA’ IN MUMBAI. 26
PRIME MINISTER SHRI NARENDRA MODI WILL INAUGURATE THE NATIONAL AADI MAHOTSAV AT DHYAN CHAND
NATIONAL STADIUM IN NEW DELHI. 27
G20 DIGITAL ECONOMY WORKING GROUP MEETING WILL BE HELD IN LUCKNOW. 27
INDO-PACIFIC ECONOMIC FRAMEWORK (IPEF) WAS HELD FROM 8 TO 11 FEBRUARY 2023 IN NEW DELHI. 28
LIST OF NEW GOVERNORS AFTER RESHUFFLE AND APPOINTMENTS 28
PM NARENDRA MODI INAUGURATES AERO INDIA 2023 IN BENGALURU 29
TWO NEW VANDE BHARAT EXPRESS TRAINS : MUMBAI-SOLAPUR AND MUMBAI-SHIRDI 30
JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL AND JUSTICE ARAVIND KUMAR APPOINTED AS JUDGES IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA 30
INDIAN-AMERICAN STUDENT NATASHA PERIYANAYAGAM HAS BEEN NAMED THE ‘WORLD’S BRIGHTEST’ STUDENT FOR
THE SECOND TIME. 31
INDIA RANKS FIRST IN MILK PRODUCTION IN THE WORLD AND CONTRIBUTES 24% TO GLOBAL MILK PRODUCTION. 31
RELIANCE INTRODUCES INDIA’S FIRST HYDROGEN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE (H2-ICE) TRUCK. 32
PRIME MINISTER LAUNCHED E20 FUEL IN BENGALURU. 32
YUVA SANGAM REGISTRATION PORTAL LAUNCHED. 33
INDORE HAS BECOME THE FIRST CIVIC BODY TO LAUNCH GREEN BONDS. 33
PRIME MINISTER DEDICATED TO THE NATION THE HAL HELICOPTER FACTORY AT TUMAKURU. 34
NAVAL LIGHT COMBAT AIRCRAFT, MIG29 K FIGHTER AIRCRAFT SUCCESSFULLY FLEW ONBOARD INS VIKRANT. 34
INDIA ENERGY WEEK (IEW) 2023 TO BE HELD FROM 6 TO 8 FEBRUARY. 35
HOME MINISTER AMIT SHAH LAID THE FOUNDATION STONE OF NANO UREA PLANT IN JHARKHAND. 35
DIGITAL INDIA MOBILE VAN WAS LAUNCHED BY THE MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY. 36
MINISTRY OF TOURISM WILL HOLD ITS 1ST G-20 TOURISM WORKING GROUP MEETING FROM 7 TO 9 FEB 2023 IN THE
RANN OF KUTCH, GUJARAT. 36
INTERNATIONAL SURAJKUND CRAFTS MELA 2023 WILL BE HELD FROM 3 TO 19 FEB 2023 AT FARIDABAD, HARYANA. 37
QUAD SENIOR CYBER GROUP MEETING WAS HELD IN NEW DELHI TO STRENGTHEN CYBER SECURITY COOPERATION. 37
MORGAN STANLEY HAS ANNOUNCED ARUN KOHLI AS THE NEW COUNTRY HEAD OF INDIA. 38
DIGI YATRA WILL BE IMPLEMENTED AT KOLKATA, PUNE, VIJAYAWADA, HYDERABAD AIRPORTS BY MARCH 2023. 38
LCA TEJAS WILL BE AT THE CENTER OF THE ‘INDIA PAVILION’ AT THE 14TH EDITION OF THE AERO INDIA SHOW. 39
ALLOCATION OF NEARLY RS 2.40 LAKH CRORE TO RAILWAYS TO HELP IN PUSH THE INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS 39
INDIAN ARMY ORGANISES INTEGRATED EXERCISE “TRISHAKRI PRAHAR” IN NORTH BENGAL. 40
UTTARAKHAND TABLEAU WINS FIRST PRIZE 74TH REPUBLIC DAY PARADE. 40
GAUTAM ADANI OUT OF THE LIST OF WORLD’S TOP-10 BILLIONAIRES. 41
ECONOMY CURRENT AFFAIRS 41
RBI HAS INCREASED THE REPO RATE BY 25 BASIS POINTS TO 6.50%. 41

“SAPTARSHI” – THE 7 PRIORITIES OF UNION BUDGET 2023-2024 42
BUDGET 2023-2024 KEY HIGHLIGHTS : 44
POLITY CURRENT AFFAIRS 45
AAM AADMI PARTY LEADER SHELLY OBEROI WAS ELECTED 1ST MAYOR OF THE UNIFIED MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF
DELHI. 45
ENVIRONMENT CURRENT AFFAIRS 45
EARTHQUAKE IN TURKEY. 45
500 NEW ‘WASTE TO WEALTH’ PLANTS TO BE SET UP IN CITIES WITH A POPULATION OF OVER ONE MILLION 46
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CURRENT AFFAIRS 47
INDIA’S MOON MISSION: EMI/EMC TEST OF CHANDRAYAAN-3 SUCCESSFULLY CARRIED OUT. 47

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA FINDS LITHIUM RESERVES IN J&K 47
RECOVERY TRIALS OF CREW MODULE FOR THE GAGANYAAN MISSION HAVE STARTED 48
GAGANYAAN MISSION 48
ISRO LAUNCHED SMALL SATELLITE LAUNCH VEHICLE (SSLV-D2) FROM SRIHARIKOTA 49
ISRO-NASA BUILDS NISAR SATELLITE READY TO BE SENT TO INDIA FOR LAUNCH. 49
PLANET IN SOLAR SYSTEM WITH MOST MOONS 50
GOVERNMENT SCHEMES CURRENT AFFAIRS 51
GOVT ANNOUNCED A 66% INCREASE IN THE PRADHAN MANTRI AWAS YOJANA OUTLAY TO OVER RS 79,000 CRORE. 51
WHAT IS PRADHAN MANTRI AWAS YOJANA? 51
PRADHAN MANTRI KISAN SAMMAN NIDHI YOJANA HAS COMPLETED 4 YEARS. 52
SPORTS CURRENT AFFAIRS 52
FIFA FOOTBALL AWARDS 2022 52

INDIAN GRECO-ROMAN WRESTLER ANKIT GULIA WON A BRONZE MEDAL IN THE IBRAHIM MUSTAFA RANKING SERIES IN
EGYPT. 53
AUSTRALIA WON THE ICC WOMEN’S T20 WORLD CUP TROPHY AFTER DEFEATING SOUTH AFRICA BY 19 RUNS IN CAPE
TOWN. 53
SPORTS MINISTER ANURAG THAKUR WILL INAUGURATE THE ALL INDIA TAEKWONDO CHAMPIONSHIP IN DELHI. 54
AISHWARY PRATAP SINGH TOMAR WON THE GOLD MEDAL IN THE MEN’S INDIVIDUAL 50M RIFLE 3 POSITIONS EVENT AT
THE ISSF WORLD CUP. 55
INDIAN TEAM WON THE BRONZE MEDAL IN THE ASIA MIXED TEAM BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIPS IN DUBAI. 55
SAURASHTRA WON THE RANJI TROPHY TITLE BY DEFEATING BENGAL BY 9 WICKETS. 55
INDIA WON THE 2ND CRICKET TEST MATCH OF BORDER GAVASKAR TROPHY BY DEFEATING AUSTRALIA BY 6 WICKETS 56
AKSHDEEP SINGH AND PRIYANKA GOSWAMI QUALIFY FOR 2024 PARIS OLYMPICS IN 20KM RACE WALK EVENT 56
NATIONAL OPEN RACE WALKING COMPETITION 2023 RESULTS 57
KHELO INDIA YOUTH GAMES-2022 CONCLUDED IN BHOPAL, MADHYA PRADESH 57
WOMEN’S CRICKET T20 WORLD CUP 2023 AT CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA. 57
KHELO INDIA WINTER GAMES HAS STARTED IN GULMARG 58

FIH ANNOUNCED THE QUALIFICATION CRITERIA FOR THE PARIS 2024 OLYMPIC HOCKEY TOURNAMENT. 58
SAUDI ARABIA WILL HOST THE 2027 ASIAN CUP FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT. 59
4TH EDITION OF THE SAFF U-20 WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP 2023 IS BEING HELD IN BANGLADESH. 59
IMPORTANT DAYS CURRENT AFFAIRS 60
NATIONAL SCIENCE DAY 2023 : 28TH FEBRUARY 60

WORLD NGO DAY 2023 : 27TH FEBRUARY 60
WORLD THINKING DAY 2023 : 22ND FEBRUARY 61
WORLD SOCIAL JUSTICE DAY 2023 : 20TH FEBRUARY 61
WORLD PANGOLIN DAY 2023 : 18 FEBRUARY 62
GLOBAL TOURISM RESILIENCE DAY 2023 : 17TH FEBRUARY 62
INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN’S CANCER DAY 2023 : 15TH FEBRUARY 63
WORLD RADIO DAY 2023 : 13TH FEBRUARY 63
14 FEBRUARY : VALENTINE’S DAY AND COW HUG DAY 64
SAFER INTERNET DAY 2023 : 7TH FEBRUARY 64
WORLD CANCER DAY 2023 : 4TH FEBRUARY 65
WORLD WETLANDS DAY 2023 : 2 FEBRUARY 65
PRESIDENT DRAUPADI MURMU ADDRESSED THE 31ST FOUNDATION DAY OF THE NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR WOMEN
IN NEW DELHI. 66
INDIAN COAST GUARD (ICG) IS CELEBRATING ITS RAISING DAY : 1 FEBRUARY. 66
STATES CURRENT AFFAIRS 67
PM INAUGURATES SHIVAMOGGA AIRPORT IN KARNATAKA. 67

BISWABHUSHAN HARICHANDAN TOOK OATH AS THE NINTH GOVERNOR OF CHHATTISGARH. 67
MAHARASHTRA CHIEF MINISTER EKNATH SHINDE DECLARED SHIV SENA CHIEF. 68
INTERNATIONAL ‘KHAJURAHO DANCE FESTIVAL-2023 BEGIN ON 20 TO 26 FEB. 68
UTTAR PRADESH GLOBAL INVESTORS SUMMIT 2023 IN LUCKNOW 69
EKNATH SHINDE ANNOUNCED ‘JAI JAI MAHARASHTRA MAJHA’ AS STATE SONG OF MAHARASHTRA. 69
MP GOVERNMENT HAS CHANGED THE NAME OF BHOPAL’S ISLAM NAGAR VILLAGE TO ‘JAGDISHPUR’. 70
MADHYA PRADESH GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES ‘LAADLI BAHNA’ SCHEME. 70
VISAKHAPATNAM WILL BE THE NEW CAPITAL OF ANDHRA PRADESH. 71
INTERNATIONAL CURRENT AFFAIRS 71
MIT PROFESSOR HARI BALAKRISHNAN WON THE 2023 MARCONI PRIZE. 71

INDIAN ORIGIN AJAY BANGA, FORMER MASTERCARD CEO, TO BE NEXT WORLD BANK PRESIDENT. 72
CAG GIRISH CHANDRA MURMU SELECTED AS EXTERNAL AUDITOR OF ILO IN GENEVA. 72
UNION CABINET APPROVES AIR SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND GUYANA. 72
INDIA’S UPI AND SINGAPORE’S PAYNOW ARE NOW INTEGRATED. 73
INDIA AS CHAIR OF THE G-20 WILL HOST THE PERMANENT MISSION ROUNDTABLES AT THE UN HEADQUARTERS. 73
SOUTH AFRICA STARTED JOINT MILITARY EXERCISE WITH RUSSIA-CHINA. 74
BANGLADESH ANNOUNCED PLANS TO BUY 300 ELECTRIC DOUBLE-DECKER AIR-CONDITIONED BUSES FROM INDIA. 74
UAE & INDIA LAUNCHED THE UAE CHAPTER OF THE BUSINESS COUNCIL TO PROMOTE BILATERAL TRADE AND
INVESTMENT. 75
INDIA & FIJI SIGNED MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING ON VISA EXEMPTION FOR HOLDERS OF DIPLOMATIC AND
OFFICIAL PASSPORTS. 75
INDIAN-AMERICAN NEAL MOHAN BECAME THE NEW CEO OF YOUTUBE. 76
INDO-JAPANESE JOINT MILITARY TRAINING EXERCISE “DHARMA GUARDIAN” TO BE HELD IN JAPAN. 76
PROMINENT INDIAN-AMERICAN POLITICIAN NIKKI HALEY HAS ANNOUNCED HER CANDIDACY FOR THE US PRESIDENCY. 77
SAUDI ARABIA WILL SEND ITS FIRST FEMALE ASTRONAUT INTO SPACE THIS YEAR. 77
INDIA WILL ORGANIZE THE 12TH WORLD HINDI CONFERENCE IN FIJI. 78
MOHAMMAD SHAHABUDDIN WAS ELECTED THE PRESIDENT OF BANGLADESH. 78
FORMER FOREIGN MINISTER NIKOS CHRISTODOULIDES TO BE CYPRUS NEXT PRESIDENT 79
INDIA PROVIDED 50 BUSES TO SRI LANKA UNDER THE ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE SCHEME. 79
INDIA WILL BE THE THEME COUNTRY OF THE 2025 MADRID INTERNATIONAL BOOK FAIR. 80
MANUELA ROCA BOTEY HAS APPOINTED AS THE FIRST FEMALE PM OF EQUATORIAL GUINEA. 80
MISCELLANEOUS CURRENT AFFAIRS 81
DADASAHEB PHALKE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (DPIFF) 2023 WAS HELD IN MUMBAI. 81
USTAD BISMILLAH KHAN YUVA PURASKAR – 2019, 2020 & 2021 WERE PRESENTED TO 102 ARTISTS FROM INDIA. 82
PM MODI INAUGURATED THE NEW CAMPUS OF ALJAMEA-TUS-SAIFIYAH, AN ARABIC ACADEMY 82
ALJAMEA-TUS-SAIFIYAH, AN ARABIC ACADEMY 82
INDIA’S NATIONAL ACCREDITATION SYSTEM HAS BEEN RANKED 5TH IN THE WORLD 83
NTPC HAS WON THE ‘ATD BEST AWARDS-2023’ FOR THE 6TH CONSECUTIVE YEAR. 83
BRITISH ECONOMIST MEGHNAD DESAI WROTE A NEW BOOK TITLED “THE POVERTY OF POLITICAL ECONOMICS”. 84
CURRENT AFFAIRS MCQ 85
ART AND CULTURE CURRENT

AFFAIRS
RASHTRIYA SANSKRITI
MAHOTSAV 2023 AT MUMBAI
FROM 11TH TO 19TH FEBRUARY
2023
PRESIDENT OF INDIA PRESENTS
SANGEET NATAK AKADEMI The Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav 2023 is
being held in Mumbai from 11th to 19th
FELLOWSHIPS & AKADEMI
February, organized by the Ministry of
AWARDS IN NEW DELHI. Culture, Government of India. The event was
inaugurated by the Governor of Maharashtra,
 The President of India, Smt. Draupadi
Bhagat Singh Koshyari, and Union Culture
Murmu presented the Sangeet Natak
Minister G. Kishan Reddy. The aim of the
Akademi Fellowships (Akademi
event is to promote national unity and cultural
Ratna) and Sangeet Natak Akademi
exchange.
Awards (Akademi Puraskar) for the
years 2019, 2020 and 2021 in New
Delhi on 23 February 2023. About 350 folk and tribal artists from all over
 On the occasion, Sangeet Natak India, along with local artists and classical
Akademi Fellowships were awarded to performers, will entertain the audience with
eight eminent personalities in the field their performances. Additionally, 150
of performing arts. craftsmen and artists will be exhibiting their
 A total of 128 artists from the fields of art and craft work at 70 stalls, and 25 stalls
music, dance, theatre, traditional, folk will be set up for the Maharashtra State
and puppetry were honored with the Handloom department and startups.
Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards.
These Academy Awards include three The Union Minister of Culture & Tourism, G.
joint awards. Kishan Reddy, also announced the
 Fellowship of the Akademi (Akademi inauguration of a special tourist Babasaheb
Ratna) carries prize money of Ambedkar Circuit train on April 14th, the
Rs.3,00,000/- (Rupees Three Lakh) birth anniversary of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar.
and Akademi Award (Akademi The Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav is held in
Puraskar) carries prize money of different states of India every year and was
Rs.1,00,000/- (Rupees One Lakh). held in Madhya Pradesh in 2019, and in
 The award also carries a Tamrapatra Andhra Pradesh and Telangana in 2022.
and Angavastram.
Click here for the full list of Awards :
Singh, Swami Yajmuni were present on the

occasion among others.
Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati
Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati, born on

February 12, 1824, was a revered social
reformer and founder of the Arya Samaj. His
mission was to challenge the widespread
social injustices of his time. Through the
PM INAUGURATES 200TH JAYANTI teachings and practices of the Arya Samaj, he
CELEBRATIONS OF MAHARISHI aimed to promote education and bring about
DAYANAND SARASWATI cultural and social change in India. The
organization, established in 1875, has had a
On February 12, 2023, Prime Minister significant impact on India‟s cultural and
Narendra Modi marked the beginning of the social landscape, playing a vital role in
year-long celebration of the 200th birth promoting education and advocating for social
anniversary of Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati reforms.
at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in Delhi.
During the event, the Prime Minister unveiled
the official logo for the commemoration and
and also offered Ahuti Arpan in the ongoing
Yagya. The Prime Minister also symbolically
passed on the torch of Maharishi Dayanand‟s
message to young representatives by handing
over a LED torch.
Addressing the gathering, the Prime Minister

called the occasion of the 200th birth
anniversary of Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati
historic, an occasion to create a future and GRAMMY AWARD 2023 : BEYONCE
inspiration for the entire world. Referring
SCRIPTS HISTORY FOR MOST
to Maharishi Dayanand‟s ideal of making the
world a better place, the Prime Minister said GRAMMY WINS.
in this era of discord, violence and instability,
 On 6 February 2023, At the Grammys
the path shown by Maharishi Dayanand gives
2023 ceremony, Beyoncé won a
hope.
record-breaking 32nd Grammy
Award, while Harry Styles won
Governor of Gujarat, Shri Acharya Devvrat, Album of the Year.
Union Minister for Culture, Shri G. Kishan  She won an award each in Best
Reddy, Ministers of State for Culture, Shri traditional R&B performance, Best
Arjun Ram Meghwal and Smt Meenakshi R&B song, Best Dance/Electronic
Lekhi, President of Delhi Arya Pratinidhi Music Album category and Best
Sabha, Shri Daram Pal Arya, Mahamantri of Dance/Electronic recording category.
Delhi Arya Pratinidhi Sabha, Shri Vinay Arya,  Beyoncé became the most awarded
and President, Sarvadeshik Arya Pratinidhi artist in Grammy history during a
Sabha, Shri Suresh Chandra Arya, MP Satpal historic evening in Los Angeles.
BENGALURU MUSICIAN RICKY KEJ

NATIONAL SCHOOL OF DRAMA WON GRAMMY AWARD 2023.
(NSD) WILL ORGANIZE THE 22ND
 India‟s Ricky Kej has won a Grammy
EDITION OF BHARAT RANG
Award 2023 for his album “Divine
MAHOTSAV 2023 FROM 14 TO 26 Tides”.
FEB.  His album was nominated in the Best
Immersive Audio Album category.
 National School of Drama (NSD) will With this achievement, Kej became
organize the 22nd edition of Bharat the first Indian to win 3 Grammy
Rang Mahotsav (BRM) from 14 to 26 Awards.
February 2023.  In 2022, Ricky Kej won a Grammy at
 This prestigious International Theater the 64th Annual Grammy Awards for
Festival will be held in Delhi, Jaipur, his album “Divine Tides”, a
Rajahmundry, Ranchi, Guwahati, collaboration with rock and roll legend
Jammu, Srinagar, Bhopal, Nashik and Stewart Copeland, in the Best New
Kevadia. Age Album category.
 The 22nd Bharat Rang Mahotsav will  In 2015, he won a Grammy at the 57th
witness a scintillating display of drama Annual Grammy Awards for his
and cultural performances and several album “Winds of Samsara” in the Best
thematic panel discussions on the New Age Album category.
global and strategic importance of  Ricky is only the fourth Indian and the
theater in a global context. youngest person from India to win a
 Along with the plays, other allied Grammy Award.
activities will also be organized. These
include book releases, directors‟ meet,
national and international seminars Grammy Award 2023 :
and master classes by stalwarts from
the theater fraternity. The 65th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony
 With more than 100 theater companies is a music award ceremony currently taking
participating in the festival every year, place on 5th February 2023 at the Crypto.com
Bharat Rang Mahotsav has carved a Arena in Los Angeles. South African
niche for itself. comedian Trevor Noah, who hosted the 63rd
and 64th ceremony, hosted for the third time.
NATIONAL CURRENT
AFFAIRS
PM OF ITALY GIORGIA MELONI

WILL ARRIVE IN INDIA ON A TWO-
DAY VISIT.
W-20 MEETING WILL BE HELD IN
CHHATRAPATI SAMBHAJINAGAR.  Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni
will be on a two-day visit to India on 2
 The establishment meeting of W-20 Mar 2023.
(Women 20) will be held on 28th  He will be accompanied by Deputy
February at Chhatrapati Prime Minister and Foreign Minister
Sambhajinagar. Antonio Tajani and a high powered
 Representatives of the W-20 grouping business delegation.
will discuss a major priority in two  The visiting Prime Minister will call
important sessions. on President Draupadi Murmu on 2
 In the special session, Member of Mar in the afternoon.
Parliament Dr. Sonal Mansingh and  India and Italy are celebrating 75 years
some navy lady officers of the Navy of establishment of diplomatic
will discuss the topic Breaking relations this year.
Barriers: Stories of Unconventional  The Prime Minister of Italy will be the
Women. chief guest and keynote speaker at the
 The final session will be held on the 8th Raisina Dialogue, 2023.
theme of „Enablers for Women-led  Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his
Development: Policy and Legal Italian counterpart will discuss
Framework‟. The Task Force members bilateral, regional and global issues.
will finalize the discussion summary
after the final session.
 India has selected five priority areas
for the meeting. These are- women in
entrepreneurship, women leadership at
grassroots level, bridging the gender
digital divide, education and skill
development and women and girls as
change makers climate resilience
action.
AN INDIAN AIR FORCE

INDIAN AIR FORCE WILL
CONTINGENT ARRIVED IN THE
PARTICIPATE IN THE COBRA
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES TO
WARRIOR AIR EXERCISE AT
PARTICIPATE IN THE DESERT
WADDINGTON, UK.
FLAG VIII EXERCISE.
 An Indian Air Force contingent
 An Indian Air Force contingent
consisting of 145 Air Warriors
comprising 110 air warriors arrived at
departed from Jamnagar Air Force
Al Dahfra Airbase in UAE to
Station on 26 February to participate
participate in Exercise Desert Flag
in Exercise Cobra Warrior at the
VIII.
Royal Air Force‟s Waddington Air
 The exercise is scheduled from 27
Force Base in the UK.
February to 17 March 2023.
 This exercise is scheduled to be held
 IAF will participate with five Light
from 6 to 24 March 2023.
Combat Aircraft, LCA Tejas and two
 Exercise Cobra Warrior is a
C-17 Globemaster III aircraft. This is
multilateral air military exercise in
the first time that LCA Tejas will be
which the air forces of Finland,
participating in an international flight
Sweden, South Africa, the United
exercise outside India.
States and Singapore are also
 Exercise Desert Flag is a multilateral
participating along with the Royal Air
air exercise in which air forces from
Force and the Indian Air Force.
UAE, France, Kuwait, Australia, UK,
 The Indian Air Force is participating
Bahrain, Morocco, Spain, Republic of
in the exercise this year with five
Korea and USA will also participate.
Mirage 2000 fighter jets, two C-17
 The aim of the exercise is to
Globemaster III and one IL-78 mid air
participate in multiple combat
refueller aircraft. The objective of this
programs and learn from best practices
Cobra Warrior exercise is to engage in
of various air forces.
diverse activities of different fighter
aircraft and learn from the best
practices of different air forces.
RAJA SAYAJIRAO UNIVERSITY

VADODARA WILL HOST THE
LT GEN RS REEN TOOK OVER AS YOUTH 20 INDIA SUMMIT FOR
DIRECTOR GENERAL QUALITY ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.
ASSURANCE.
 Over 600 delegates from 62 countries
 Lt Gen RS Reen took over as Director will participate in the two-day Y20
General Quality Assurance on 24 Feb India Summit at Maharaja Sayajirao
2023. University Vadodara in Gujarat.
 Lt Gen Reen, a 1986 batch officer, is  Focusing on the theme of climate
an alumnus of the Indian Military change and environmental
Academy, Dehradun. conservation this international
 The officer had completed his BE conference will be inaugurated by Shri
(Electrical) from National Institute of Bhupendra Patel, Chief Minister of
Technology, Srinagar, specializing in Gujarat on 25 February.
Radio Engineering and post  Organized by the Ministry of Youth
graduation in Communication Affairs and Sports, Government of
Engineering from MC EME, India, to mark the celebration of the
Secunderabad. G20 Chairmanship, the summit will
 He was a senior faculty at Defense focus on the theme „Climate Change
Institute of Quality Assurance, and Disaster Risk Reduction:
Bengaluru. Sustainability as a Lifestyle‟.
 The officer has headed a senior  167 delegates from G20 countries, 8
Quality Assurance Establishment, international scholars, 12 country
Brigadier at the Headquarters, scholars, 25 international delegates, 25
Directorate General of Quality national delegates, 25 youth ministry
Assurance (DGQA) and was the delegates, 50 start-ups working on
Controller (Missile Systems) at environment, 15 research scholars, 10
Secunderabad. NSS members and 250 students from
 The officer headed DQA(L) as various universities studying on the
Additional Director General subjects of urban planning, climate
(Electronics) at HQ DGQA, New change and environmental studies will
Delhi. participate.
LAUNCHING OF FIRST MCA BARGE

IRCTC WILL OPERATE BABA YARD 75 (LSAM 7) BARGE AT M/S
SAHEB AMBEDKAR YATRA TOUR SECON, VISAKHAPATNAM.
PACKAGE UNDER “DEKHO APNA
 The Missile Cum Ammunition (MCA)
DESH” INITIATIVE.
Barge, Yard 75 (LSAM 7) was
 IRCTC will operate Baba Saheb commissioned by Rear Admiral
Ambedkar Yatra tour package under Sandeep Mehta, ACWP&A at
“Dekho Apna Desh” initiative, which Gutendevi, the launch site of M/s
will cover some of the prominent SECON, Visakhapatnam on 24
places associated with the life of Dr. February 2023.
Bhim Rao Ambedkar.  Fitted with all major and ancillary
 The first journey of Baba Saheb equipment/systems from indigenous
Ambedkar Yatra will start from New manufacturers, this Barge is proud flag
Delhi in April 2023. bearer of “Make in India” initiative of
 Under the “Dekho Apna Desh” Ministry of Defence.
initiative, Ministry of Railways in  08 x MCA Barge The contract for the
association with Indian Railway construction of the small warship was
Catering and Tourism Corporation signed with M/s SECON, a
(IRCTC) is operating Bharat Gaurav Visakhapatnam-based Micro, Small
tourist trains on several theme based and Medium Enterprise in line with
circuits across India. the “Atmanirbhar Bharat” initiative of
 This proposed 7 night and 8 day the Government of India.
Bharat Gaurav tourist train journey  This Barge is being built with a
will start from Delhi and its first stop service life of 30 years.
will be Dr. Ambedkar Nagar (Mhow)  The availability of MCA Barges will
in Madhya Pradesh which is the provide impetus to Operational
Janmabhoomi (Bhim Janmabhoomi) commitments of IN by facilitating
of Baba Saheb. Transportation, Embarkation and
 The introduction of Bharat Gaurav Disembarkation of articles /
Tourist Train is in line with the ammunition to IN Ships both
Government of India‟s initiative alongside jetties and at outer harbours.
“Dekho Apna Desh” to promote
circuits of special interest in domestic
tourism.
GERMAN CHANCELLOR OLAF

SCHOLZ IS ARRIVING IN INDIA ON WORLD BOOK FAIR WILL BE HELD
A TWO-DAY VISIT ON 25 FEB. FROM 25 FEB TO 5 MAR AT NEW
DELHI.
 German Chancellor Olaf Scholz
arrived in New Delhi on 25 February  World Book Fair will be held from 25
on a two-day visit to India. He is February to 5 March at Pragati Maidan
accompanied by a high level in New Delhi. Education Minister
delegation of senior officials and Dharmendra Pradhan will inaugurate
businessmen. the fair on 25 February 2023.
 He will discuss with Prime Minister  The Theme of the fair is Azadi Ka
Narendra Modi all relevant issues Amrit Mahotsav. Several literary and
related to the development of both the cultural activities centered around the
countries and world peace. theme will be organized during the
 Chancellor Scholz will discuss mutual, fair.
regional and global issues. The two  More than 2000 stalls will be set up in
leaders will hold talks with prominent the fair and more than 1000 book
business representatives and CEOs. publishers will participate.
Chancellor Scholz will also call on the  Foreign and G20 pavilions, dedicated
President Mrs. Draupadi Murmu. pavilion on National Education Policy
 This is the first visit by a German 2020 and children‟s pavilion will also
Chancellor to India since the biennial be set up in the fair. The Youth Corner
Inter-Governmental Consultations at the fair will see 75 young authors
arrangement was established in 2011. interacting with book lovers, visitors
 In inter-governmental consultations, and other panellists.
the ministers of the two countries
discuss the subjects of their
jurisdiction and inform their heads of
government about the result of this
discussion.
 Sudhir Gupta (BJP, Madhya Pradesh)

 Dr. Amol Ramsing Kolhe (NCP,
Maharashtra)
Sansad Ratna Awards 2023 from Rajya

Sabha
 Dr. John Brittas (CPI-M, Kerala),

 Dr. Manoj Kumar Jha (RJD, Bihar),
 Smt Fauzia Tahseen Ahmed Khan
(NCP, Maharashtra) Vishambhar
Prasad Nishad (Samajwadi Party, UP)
 Smt Chhaya Verma (INC,
SANSAD RATNA AWARD 2023. Chhattisgarh)
 Thirteen MPs including Congress Two Parliamentary Committees of Lok

leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, Sabha nominated for Sansad Ratna
RJD‟s Manoj Jha and CPI(M)‟s John
Award 2023
Brittas have been nominated for the
Sansad Ratna Award 2023.
 The Prime Point Foundation, which  Lok Sabha‟s Parliamentary Committee
has instituted the award, said in a on Finance, chaired by Jayant Sinha
statement that the 13 MPs include  Rajya Sabha‟s Standing Committee on
eight from the Lok Sabha and five Tourism, Transport, and Culture,
from the Rajya Sabha, including three chaired by Vijay Sai Reddy
retired members.
 Nominations are based on cumulative Lifetime Achievement Award
performance in questions, private
members‟ bills and debates of  Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Lifetime
members from the beginning of the Achievement Award – T K
17th Lok Sabha till the end of the Rangarajan, (Former Rajya Sabha MP
Winter Session 2022. for two terms and a Senior CPIM
Leader).
Sansad Ratna Awards 2023 from Lok
Sabha
 Bidyut Baran Mahato (BJP,

Jharkhand),
 Dr. Sukanta Majumdar (BJP, West
Bengal),
 Kuldeep Rai Sharma (INC, Andaman
Nicobar Islands),
 Dr Heena Vijayakumar Gavit (BJP,
Maharashtra),
 Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury (INC, West
Bengal),
 Gopal Chinayya Shetty (BJP,
Maharashtra),
10TH EDITION OF THE

INDIAN COUNCIL OF
INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION AND
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH
CONFERENCE ON TECHNICAL
DEVELOPED A NEW VARIETY OF
TEXTILES – ‘TECHNOTEX 2023’
WHEAT.
BEGAN IN MUMBAI.
 The Indian Council of Agricultural
 The 10th International Exhibition and
Research (ICAR) has developed a new
Conference on Technical Textiles,
wheat variety that can overcome the
„TechnoTex 2023: Envisioning Indian
challenges posed by changing weather
Technical Textiles @2047‟, was
patterns and rising heat levels.
inaugurated by Union Minister of
 This new variety of wheat, called HD-
State for Textiles Darshana Zardosh at
3385, is suited for early sowing,
Bombay Exhibition Center in
survives the effects of heat stroke and
Goregaon, Mumbai.
can be harvested before the end of
 Technotex, organized by the Union
March.
Ministry of Textiles & Federation of
 Indian Council of Agricultural
Indian Chambers of Commerce and
Research (ICAR) has registered HD-
Industry is a flagship event
3385 with the Protection of Plant
comprising buyer-seller meets, an
Varieties and Farmers‟ Rights
international exhibition & conference.
Authority (PPVFRA).
 The three-day event, to be held from
 In view of rising temperature, the
22 to 24, February will provide a
Center announced setting up of a
common platform for interaction
committee to monitor the situation
between stakeholders across the global
arising out of rise in temperature and
technical textiles value chain.
its impact on the current wheat crop.
 The Minister referred to the National
Technical Textiles Mission, which has
an outlay of Rs 1,480 crore. The key
pillars of NTTM include „Research
Innovation and Development‟,
„Promotion and Market Development‟,
„Education, Training and Skilling‟ and
„Export Promotion‟. “The focus of the
mission is to develop the use of
technical textiles in various flagship
missions and programs of the country
including strategic sectors.”
During his tenure, the Centre scrapped

J&K‟s special status and bifurcated it
into 2 union territories.
What is NITI Aayog?
NITI Aayog is the premier „think tank‟ of the

Government of India which provides
directional and policy inputs. NITI Aayog
designs strategic, long-term policies and
programs for the Government of India, as well
BVR SUBRAHMANYAM APPOINTED as provides appropriate technical advice to the
AS NEW CEO OF NITI AAYOG. Center and the States.
 BVR Subrahmanyam has been

appointed as the new Chief Executive
Officer (CEO) of NITI Aayog.
 The Appointments Committee of the
Cabinet has approved the appointment
for a period of two years from the date
of assumption of office.
 BVR Subrahmanyam will replace
Parameswaran Iyer.
 Parameswaran Iyer has been appointed
as the Executive Director, World Bank
Headquarters, Washington DC, USA.
INS SUMEDHA REACHED ABU
About BVR Subrahmanyam : DHABI TO PARTICIPATE IN IDEX
AND NAVDEX.
 Subrahmanyam Born in Andhra
Pradesh, Subrahmanyam holds a  Indian Naval Ship Sumedha arrived at
management degree from the London Abu Dhabi, UAE on 20 February 2023
Business School. to participate in NAVDEX 23 (Naval
 Subrahmanyam is a 1987-batch Indian Defense Exhibition) and IDEX 23
Administrative Service (IAS) officer (International Defense Exhibition)
of Chhattisgarh cadre. scheduled to be held from 20 to 24
 In 2022, he was appointed as chairman February 2023.
and managing director, India Trade  The ship‟s participation in the two
Promotion Organisation (ITPO) on premier regional naval and defense
contract basis for a period of two years exhibitions will showcase the strength
after his superannuation on 30th of India‟s indigenous shipbuilding and
September. underline the vision of a self-reliant
 Subrahmanyam worked in the PMO India.
between 2004–2008 & 2012-2015,  INS Sumedha is the third ship of the
serving under both Prime Minister indigenously built Saryu class Naval
Manmohan Singh & Narendra Modi. Offshore Patrol Vessel (NOPV) and
 The IAS officer was appointed as the was commissioned into the Indian
chief secretary of Jammu & Kashmir. Navy on 7 March 2014. Indigenously
built at Goa Shipyard Limited, INS

Sumedha is equipped with an
impressive array of weapons and
sensors. It can carry a helicopter and
can be operational for a long time. INS
Sumedha is a highly potent warship,
which can be deployed for various
operational missions.
THE FIRST G20 MEETING OF

FINANCE MINISTERS AND
CENTRAL BANK GOVERNORS WILL
BE HELD IN BENGALURU.
 The first G20 meeting of finance

ministers and central bank governors
under the G20 Indian chairmanship
will be held in Bengaluru, Karnataka
49TH MEETING OF GST COUNCIL
on 24 & 25 February 2023.
HELD IN NEW DELHI.  The meeting will be jointly chaired by
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman
 The 49th meeting of the GST Council
and RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das.
was held on 18th February in New
 It will be attended by finance ministers
Delhi.
and central bank governors of G20
 The meeting, chaired by Finance
members, invited members and heads
Minister Nirmala Sitharaman,
of international organizations. 72
discussed setting up of appellate
delegations will participate in the
tribunals and mechanisms to prevent
meeting.
tax evasion in the pan masala and
 G20 finance and central bank
gutkha business.
representatives will meet on 22nd
 After the Union Budget was presented
February before the G20 FMCBG
earlier this month, the GST Council
meeting. Information and
meeting has offered to extend the 50-
Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur
year interest-free loan to states for one
will inaugurate the G20 FCBD
more year.
meeting.
 Government of India to clear entire
pending balance GST compensation of
Rs. 16,982 crore for June‟2022.
 GST Council adopts report of Group
of Ministers (GoM) on GST Appellate
Tribunal with certain modifications.
 GoM report on Capacity Based
Taxation and Special Composition
Scheme in certain Sectors on GST
approved. Changes in GST rates of
“Rab” and Pencil Sharpner.
KHALISTAN TIGER FORCE AND

INDIA-UZBEKISTAN BIENNIAL JAMMU AND KASHMIR GHAZNAVI
MILITARY TRAINING EXERCISE FORCE DECLARED AS TERRORIST
DUSTLIK 2023 BEGAN IN ORGANIZATIONS
UTTARAKHAND.
On 17 February 2023, Ministry of Home
 As part of the military-to-military Affairs, Government of India has designated
exchange program between the Indian two organizations, Khalistan Tiger Force and
Army and the Uzbekistan Army, the Jammu and Kashmir Ghaznavi Force, as
4th edition of the biennial training terrorist organizations under the Unlawful
exercise DUSTLIK (2023) will be Activities (Prevention) Act, UAPA.
conducted from 20 February to 5
March 2023 at Pithoragarh,
Uttarakhand.  The Khalistan Tiger Force is a militant
 The Indian contingent in this bilateral outfit aiming to revive terrorism in
exercise will be represented by the Punjab and is involved in various acts
14th Battalion The Garhwal Rifles, of terrorism, including targeted
which is part of the Western killings.
Command.  The Jammu and Kashmir Ghaznavi
 The Uzbekistan Army will be Force is involved in infiltration
represented by troops from the North attempts, narcotics, and weapons
Western Military District of the smuggling, as well as terror attacks in
Uzbekistan Army. Jammu and Kashmir.
 The objective of this joint exercise is  The government has also declared
to enhance military capability to Harwinder Singh Sandhu@Rinda,
conduct multi-domain operations in a associated with the Babbar Khalsa
sub-conventional scenario under the International terrorist organization and
United Nations mandate. based in Lahore, Pakistan, a terrorist.
 The Central Government amended the
UAPA in August 2019, allowing the
designation of individuals as terrorists.
So far, the government has designated
53 individuals and 44 organizations as
terrorist organizations.
“G20 MODEL MEETING” PM MODI WILL ADDRESS THE

SUCCESSFULLY CONCLUDED IN ECONOMIC TIMES GLOBAL
NEW DELHI. BUSINESS SUMMIT IN NEW DELHI.
 India‟s G20 Secretariat along with the  Prime Minister Narendra Modi will
United Nations India Country Office address the Economic Times Global
organized a one-day “Model G20 Business Summit in New Delhi on 17
Meeting” on 17 February 2023 at to 18 February 2023.
Sushma Swaraj Bhavan in New Delhi.  The theme of the two-day summit is
 The meeting, the first official model Resilience, Influence and Dominance.
G20 event, was a simulation exercise  The Global Business Summit is hosted
of the G20 meeting, where school annually by the Times Group.
students took on the roles of  It will bring on a common platform
representatives of the G20, guest thinkers, policy makers, academicians
countries and international and corporate leaders seeking to
organizations. provide solutions to key economic
 The theme for the Model G20 event – challenges.
“Youth for LiFE”  More than 200 business leaders will
 The meet saw the participation of total speak in 40 sessions at the summit.
8 schools from Delhi/NCR. More than
60 high school students representing
12 nationalities including 10 G20
countries participated in the meeting.
 The “Model G20 Meeting” introduced
school students to the negotiation
process in a typical G20 meeting
process. Certificates and medals were
awarded to the best speakers, best
delegation and best consensus
builders. The activity was organized
by the G20 Secretariat as part of the
Secretariat‟s public engagement
outreach.
12 CHEETAHS HAVE COME FROM LIEUTENANT GENERAL MV

SOUTH AFRICA TO KUNO SUCHINDRA KUMAR WAS
NATIONAL PARK IN MADHYA APPOINTED AS THE VICE CHIEF OF
PRADESH. THE ARMY STAFF.
 Twelve cheetahs from South Africa  On 16th February 2023, The Indian
will reach Kuno National Park in Army has appointed Lieutenant
Madhya Pradesh on February 18. Of General MV Suchindra Kumar as the
the 12 cheetahs, seven are male and new Vice Chief of the Army Staff
five are female. (VCOAS).
 The first group of Namibian cheetahs  He will replace Lt Gen BS Raju as the
reached Kuno National Park in new Vice Chief of Army Staff.
Madhya Pradesh on September 17 last  Prior to being appointed VCOAS, Lt
year as part of the ambitious cheetah Gen Suchindra Kumar served as the
reintroduction programme. Vice Chief of Army Staff (Strategy)
 The second group of Cheetahs started and held several other important
their journey to Kuno on 17 February assignments including the White
from O.R. Tambo International Knight Corps in Jammu and Kashmir.
Airport in Gauteng.  Lt Gen BS Raju, who was till now
 In early 2023, the governments of holding the rank of Vice Chief of the
South Africa and India signed a Army Staff, has been transferred to the
Memorandum of Understanding South Western Army Command,
(MoU) on cooperation on replacing Lt Gen AS Bhinder, who is
reintroducing the cheetah to India. The due to retire on 28 Feb 2023.
MoU facilitates cooperation between
the two countries to establish viable
and secure cheetah populations in
India and ensures that expertise is
shared and exchanged to promote
cheetah conservation.
NATIONAL LEVEL HACKATHON

INDIAN RAILWAYS LAUNCHED
‘KAVACH-2023’ WAS LAUNCHED
RAIL POST GATI SHAKTI EXPRESS
TO ADVANCE INDIA’S CYBER-
CARGO SERVICE.
PREPAREDNESS.
 Indian Railways has launched Rail
 National-level hackathon „KAWACH-
Post Gati Shakti Express cargo service
2023‟ launched on 16th February to
to provide seamless logistics to the
identify innovative ideas and
service area in the country. Cargo
technological solutions to ensure cyber
Seva is a partnership initiative
security and meet the challenges of
between Indian Railways and India
21st century cybercrime while
Post.
enhancing India‟s cyber preparedness
 India Post will pick up the
Went.
consignment at the customer‟s
 Kawach-2023 is a unique national
doorstep and deliver it to the railway
level hackathon jointly organized by
station. Thereafter, at the destination
MoE‟s Innovation Cell, AICTE,
railway station, India Post will deliver
Bureau of Police Research &
the consignment to the doorstep of the
Development (BPR&D, MHA) and
destination address.
Indian Cyber Crime Coordination
 Key features of this initiative include
Center (I4C, MHA).
door step pickup and delivery, time
 The grand finale of Kavach-2023 will
tabled train service, safe transmission,
be a 36-hour long mega event during
affordable tariffs, single point of
which selected youth from educational
contact and mobile application.
institutions and registered start-ups
 This is in compliance with the Budget
across the country will use their
Announcement for the financial year
knowledge, technical expertise and
2022-23. It has started, on four sectors
innovative skills to come up with
– Delhi to Kolkata; Bangalore to
robust, secure and impactful
Guwahati, Surat to Muzaffarpur &
technology solutions Will participate
Hyderabad to Hazrat Nizamuddin.
in this. He said that a total prize
However, a total of 15 sectors
money of Rs 20 lakh would be
(mentioned at Annexure-A) have been
awarded to the winning teams.
planned to be covered in the first
phase.
THE 6TH EDITION OF JOINT

DEPARTMENT OF POSTS
EXERCISE TARKASH CONCLUDED
ORGANISES AMRITPEX 2023 AT
IN CHENNAI.
NEW DELHI.
 The 6th edition of joint exercise
Tarkash was recently concluded in  The Department of Posts organized
Chennai by the National Security AMRITPEX 2023 National Philatelic
Guard (NSG) & the US Special Exhibition from 11 to 15 February
Operations Force (SOF). 2023 under the aegis of Amrit
 This is the sixth edition of the exercise Mahotsav celebrations.
which began on 16 Jan & ended on 14  The exhibition was organized at Hall
Feb. No. 5, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi in
 “Chemical, Biological, Radiological an area of 1 lakh sq.ft.
and Nuclear (CBRN) Terror  The exhibition gave a glimpse of
Response” has been included in this India‟s rich culture, heritage, history,
exercise for the 1st time. nature, wildlife and achievements
 Chemical & biological attacks have through postage stamps, lettering and
been made part of the exercise in the virtual exhibits.
backdrop of the Russia-Ukraine war.  Several workshops, seminars, panel
 Last year, Russia accused Ukraine of discussions and cultural programs and
receiving aid from Western countries activities for children, release of
and of carrying out a chemical attack commemorative postage stamps,
in Kharkiv. release of special cover and picture
postcards were organized during the
five-day exhibition.
 More than 25,000 children, philatelists
and tourists participated in the five-
day exhibition.
 Children from more than 125 schools
of Delhi NCR visited the exhibition
and participated in activities like letter
writing, art and painting, calligraphy,
mandala art, stamp design etc.
FIRST MEETING OF THE CULTURE GOVT APPROVES TWO LAKH

WORKING GROUP OF G-20 WILL BE MULTIPURPOSE PRIMARY
HELD IN KHAJURAHO, MADHYA AGRICULTURAL CREDIT SOCIETIES
PRADESH.
The Indian government has approved a plan to
 The Ministry of Culture is organizing establish Primary Agricultural Credit Societies
the first meeting of the Culture (PACS), viable dairy cooperatives, and viable
Working Group (CWG) from 22 to 25 fishery cooperatives in uncovered Panchayats,
February 2023 at Khajuraho, Madhya villages, and coastal areas with large water
Pradesh. bodies. The initial target is to establish two
 The overarching theme of the G-20 is lakh multipurpose PACS/dairy/fishery
„Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam‟ – One cooperatives in the next five years.
Earth, One Family, One Future‟.
 An exhibition will also be organized in
this meeting of the Cultural Working The plan is to be implemented with the
Group in Khajuraho which will be support of NABARD, NDDB, and NFDB
organized at the Maharaja Chhatrasal through convergence of various schemes of
Convention Center. the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry
 Khajuraho Dance Festival and other & Dairying. The plan aims to enable farmers
cultural programs will be organized on to set up necessary infrastructure to diversify
this occasion. their business activities and provide them with
 The visiting delegation will also visit requisite forward and backward linkages to
the Western Group of Temples, a market their produce, obtain credit facilities
UNESCO World Heritage Site. They and other services at the village level.
will also be taken to Panna Tiger
Reserve. More than 125 delegates will The plan also includes winding up non-viable
participate in this meeting. primary cooperative societies and establishing
new ones in their area of operation. The
government will leverage a whole-of-
government approach to enable these societies
to set up and modernize necessary
infrastructure for diversifying their activities,
like milk testing laboratories, bulk milk
coolers, milk processing units, construction of
biofloc ponds, fish kiosks, development of
hatcheries, and acquiring deep sea fishing
vessels. The government plans to link

PACS/dairy/fishery cooperative societies with
their respective district and state-level
federations.
AIR INDIA SIGNS DEAL FOR 470

AIRCRAFT WITH AIRBUS AND
BOEING.
1ST AGRICULTURE DEPUTIES
MEETING (ADM) OF AGRICULTURE  Tata Group‟s Air India has placed the
WORKING GROUP (AWG) UNDER largest ever order of aircraft, the
airline has ordered a total of 470
INDIA’S G20 PRESIDENCY AT
aircraft from Airbus and Boeing.
INDORE.  Air India announced deals for a record
470 aircraft from Airbus and Boeing
 The first Agriculture Representatives
on 13 February. With this purchase,
Meeting (ADM) of the Agriculture
Air India has created history in the
Working Group (AWG) under the G20
aviation industry.
chairmanship of India was held 13-15
 The Tata group has signed purchase
February 2023 at Indore.
agreements with aviation giants
 Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister
Boeing and Airbus. The airline, owned
Shivraj Singh Chouhan inaugurated
by Indian conglomerate Tata Sons,
the exhibition on the first day of the
said it would buy 250 aircraft from
three-day meeting.
French aerospace giant Airbus and 220
 The main attractions of the exhibition
from US rival Boeing.
were animal husbandry and fisheries
 The Tata chairman said the order to
stalls as well as stalls of nutritious
Airbus includes 210 A320 neo
food grains and its value added food
narrowbody aircraft and 40 A350
products.
widebody aircraft, which will be used
 During the first ADM of Agriculture
by Air India for long-haul flights.
Working Group, two programs have
 At the same time, Boeing will supply
been scheduled on the first day to
Air India with 190 737 Max, 20
deliberate on agriculture related
Dreamliners of 787 aircraft and 10
matters.
aircraft of 777X class in this deal.
 The third day will be devoted to
With the leasing of another 25 Airbus
brainstorming on key deliverables of
jets, the total acquisition has reached
AWG. It will be a technical session
495 aircraft, an Airbus official said.
with discussion and participation from
all relevant members and international
organizations.
DEPARTMENT OF EMPOWERMENT
OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
INDIA’S FIRST ELECTRIC AC WILL ORGANIZE ‘DIVYA KALA
DOUBLE DECKER BUS MELA’ IN MUMBAI.
INAUGURATED IN MUMBAI.
 The Department of Empowerment of
Persons with Disabilities under the
 The Brihanmumbai Electric Supply
and Transport Undertaking (BEST) Ministry of Social Justice and
Empowerment, Government of India
inaugurated the country‟s first electric
air-conditioned (AC) double-decker is organizing „Divya Kala Mela‟ from
bus on 13 February. 16th to 25th February, 2023 at
 After the approval of this bus, this bus MMRDA Ground-1, Bandra Kurla
will ply between Kurla Bus Depot & Complex, Mumbai.
 In this, around 200 Divyang
Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC).
artisans/artists & entrepreneurs from
 Electric Buses or SWITCH EiV22
around 24 States/Union Territories
boasts of latest technology, state-of-
will showcase their products & skills.
the-art design, highest safety and best-
 The event will present an exciting
in-class comfort features for
experience to the visitors as vibrant
passengers.
products from different parts of the
 The ticket price has been kept at a
minimum of Rs 6 for a distance of 5 country including Jammu & Kashmir
km. and North Eastern states will come
 The seating capacity of the Electric together.
 Its wide range of products will
Double Decker Bus is 73.
include: Home Decor & Lifestyle,
 It is equipped with CCTV cameras and
automatic doors and can be charged in Clothing, Stationery & Eco-friendly
80 minutes. Products, Packaged Food & Organic
 At present, the transport undertaking Products, Toys & Gifts, Personal
Accessories- Jewellery, Clutch Bags
has 45 electric AC buses of various
etc.
sizes, and 100 more wet-lease buses
 It will be an opportunity for all to
will be inducted this year.
be „Vocal for Local‟ and with extra
determination can see/buy products
made by Divyang artists/artisans.
 Department has grandiose plans to
promote the concept, as part of which
Divya Kala Mela would be organized
every year and will not be limited to
Delhi & Mumbai, but across the  To celebrate this and create awareness
country. and increase the production and
consumption of tribal millets, tribal
artisans from across the country are
invited to display and sell millet (Shri
Anna) products and delicacies.
PRIME MINISTER SHRI NARENDRA

MODI WILL INAUGURATE THE
NATIONAL AADI MAHOTSAV AT
DHYAN CHAND NATIONAL
STADIUM IN NEW DELHI.
G20 DIGITAL ECONOMY WORKING
 Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi GROUP MEETING WILL BE HELD IN
will inaugurate the National Aadi LUCKNOW.
Mahotsav on 16 Feb, 2023 at Major
Dhyan Chand National Stadium in  The Ministry of Electronics and
New Delhi. Information Technology (MeitY)
 The present edition of the flagship under India‟s G20 chairmanship is
event of TRIFED has the theme of “A hosting the first Digital Economy
Celebration of the Spirit of Tribal Working Group (DEWG) meeting
Crafts, Culture, Cuisine and from 13 to 15 February 2023 in
Commerce” Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.
 The festival will feature exhibition-  Apart from the G20 members, India
cum-sale of tribal handicrafts, has partnered with guest countries
handlooms, paintings, jewellery, cane (Bangladesh, Egypt, Mauritius, the
and bamboo, pottery, food and natural Netherlands, Nigeria, Oman,
products, gifts and assortments, tribal Singapore, Spain and UAE) and
cuisine and more to showcase it international organizations (such as
through 200 stalls . the International Telecommunication
 More than 1000 tribal artisans and Union (ITU), OECD, the World Bank,
artists from 28 States/UTs will UNESCO & UNDP) have been invited
participate in Aadi Mahotsav. It also to participate in the DEWG meetings.
includes tribal chefs from 19  DEWG was earlier called DETF. It
States/Union Territories, for whom 20 was formed in 2017 under the G20
food stalls are being set up. Millets Presidency of Germany.
have been an integral part of the diet  Its objective was to create a secure,
of tribal communities. interconnected and inclusive digital
 In addition, the United Nations has economy.
declared the year 2023 as the  The global digital economy is
International Millet Year on the estimated to be $11 trillion and is
proposal of the Government of India. expected to reach $23 trillion by 2025.
The DEWG plays an important role in
global policy discussions in the digital

space.
LIST OF NEW GOVERNORS AFTER

RESHUFFLE AND APPOINTMENTS
INDO-PACIFIC ECONOMIC
FRAMEWORK (IPEF) WAS HELD The President of India has accepted the
FROM 8 TO 11 FEBRUARY 2023 IN resignations of Bhagat Singh Koshyari as the
NEW DELHI. Governor of Maharashtra and Radha Krishnan
Mathur as the Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh
 India organized a special round of on 12 February 2023.
negotiations for the Indo-Pacific
Economic Framework (IPEF) in New
Further, The President of India has made
Delhi in the period 8 to 11 February
the following appointments:
2023. The 2nd pillar (supply chain),
3rd pillar (clean economy) and 4th
pillar (fair economy) of IPEF were  (i) Lieutenant General Kaiwalya
discussed in this round. Trivikram Parnaik, PVSM, UYSM,
 About 300 officials from India, United YSM (Retired) as the Governor of
States of America, Australia, Brunei, Arunachal Pradesh.
Fiji, Indonesia, Japan, Republic of  (ii) Lakshman Prasad Acharya as the
Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Governor of Sikkim.
Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and  (iii) C.P. Radhakrishnan as the
Vietnam participated in the Governor of Jharkhand.
deliberations.  (iv) Shiv Pratap Shukla as the
 The Chief Negotiators of all IPEF Governor of Himachal Pradesh.
partner countries attended the  (v) Gulab Chand Kataria as the
traditional lamp lighting ceremony Governor of Assam.
along with the Commerce Secretary.  (vi) Justice (Retd.) S. Abdul Nazeer as
 Commerce and Industry Minister the Governor of Andhra Pradesh.
called for focus on early harvesting of  (vii) Biswa Bhusan Harichandan, who
mutually beneficial deliverables. was previously the Governor of
 Emphasis was placed on common Andhra Pradesh, has been appointed
tangible benefits such as technical as the Governor of Chhattisgarh.
assistance, investments, innovative  (viii) Anusuiya Uikye, who was
projects including capacity building, previously the Governor of
sharing of expertise and best practices. Chhattisgarh, has been appointed as
the Governor of Manipur.
 (ix) La. Ganesan, who was previously
the Governor of Manipur, has been
appointed as the Governor of India and expressed his vision of “Make in

Nagaland. India, Make for the World”. The event will
 (x) Phagu Chauhan, who was showcase the country‟s advancements in
previously the Governor of Bihar, has design leadership, growth in the unmanned
been appointed as the Governor of aerial vehicles sector, defence space, and
Meghalaya. futuristic technologies. Additionally, it will
 (xi) Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar, promote the export of indigenous air platforms
who was previously the Governor of and integrate domestic MSMEs and start-ups
Himachal Pradesh, has been appointed into the global supply chain, attracting foreign
as the Governor of Bihar. investment and partnerships for co-
 (xii) Ramesh Bais, who was development and co-production.
previously the Governor of Jharkhand,
has been appointed as the Governor of
Ministers from around 30 countries and 65
Maharashtra.
CEOs of global and Indian OEMs are
 (xiii) Brigadier (Dr.) Shri B.D. Mishra
expected to attend Aero India 2023. Major
(Retd.), who was previously the
exhibitors at the event include Airbus, Boeing,
Governor of Arunachal Pradesh, has
Dassault Aviation, Lockheed Martin, Israel
been appointed as the Lieutenant
Aerospace Industry, BrahMos Aerospace,
Governor of Ladakh.
Army Aviation, HC Robotics, SAAB, Safran,
Rolls Royce, Larsen & Toubro, Bharat Forge
Limited, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
(HAL), Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL),
Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL), and BEML
Limited.
The inauguration ceremony was attended by

important dignitaries such as the Governor of
Karnataka, Shri Thawar Chand Gehlot, Chief
Minister of Karnataka, Shri Basvaraj Bommai,
Union Minister for Defence, Shri Rajnath
Singh, Union Minister for Civil Aviation, Shri
PM NARENDRA MODI Jyotiraditya Scindia, and Union Minister of
INAUGURATES AERO INDIA 2023 State for Defence, Shri Ajay Bhatt, among
IN BENGALURU others.
The 14th edition of Aero India 2023 was

inaugurated by the Prime Minister of India,
Shri Narendra Modi on 13 February 2023 at
the Air Force Station in Yelahanka,
Bengaluru. With the theme “The Runway to a
Billion Opportunities”, the five-day event will
feature the participation of over 80 countries
and 800 defence companies, including 100
foreign and 700 Indian firms.
The Prime Minister, in his address to the

gathering, emphasized the capabilities of New
TWO NEW VANDE BHARAT

EXPRESS TRAINS : MUMBAI- JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL AND
SOLAPUR AND MUMBAI-SHIRDI JUSTICE ARAVIND KUMAR
APPOINTED AS JUDGES IN THE
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 10 February SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
2023, flagging off two Vande Bharat Express
trains from Mumbai‟s Chhatrapati Shivaji Justice Rajesh Bindal and Justice Aravind
Maharaj Terminal. Kumar have been appointed as Judges in the
Supreme Court of India vide Ministry of Law
and Justice Press Communique dated 10
Mumbai-Solapur and Mumbai-Shirdi Vande February 2023. Their names were
Bharat Express trains services has been recommended by Collegium on 31 January
started. 2023.
The total number of Vande Bharat Express Rajesh Bindal, and Aravind Kumar were
trains running across the country has reached Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court and
ten. Gujarat High Court respectively.
Maharashtra has four Vande Bharat Express The total authorised numbers of Judges in
trains and is also the first state in the country Supreme Court of India is 34. After the
to have two intra-state Vande Bharat appointment of new two Judges top court will
services. work with full strength.
During the event, the Prime Minister also Further, Shri Justice Pritinker Diwaker, Judge,
inaugurated the Santacruz Chembur Link Allahabad High Court and Miss Justice Sonia
Road and Kurar underpass that will ease road Giridhar Gokani, Judge, Gujarat High Court
congestion in Mumbai. These newly have been appointed acting Chief Justices in
constructed arms will connect the Western respective High Courts.
Express Highway to Eastern Express
Highway, thereby connecting eastern and
western suburbs efficiently.
INDIAN-AMERICAN STUDENT INDIA RANKS FIRST IN MILK

NATASHA PERIYANAYAGAM HAS PRODUCTION IN THE WORLD AND
BEEN NAMED THE ‘WORLD’S CONTRIBUTES 24% TO GLOBAL
BRIGHTEST’ STUDENT FOR THE MILK PRODUCTION.
SECOND TIME.
 According to the production data of
 Indian-American girl Natasha the Food and Agriculture Organization
Perianayagam has been named in the Corporate Statistical Database
list of “world‟s brightest” students. (FAOSTAT), India is the largest milk
 Natasha Perianayagam has been producer i.e. in the first place in the
named in the list of the world‟s most world contributing 24% to the global
talented students for the second year in milk production in the year 2021-22.
a row.  India‟s milk production has registered
 Natasha Perianayagam is 13 years old a growth of 51% during the last 8
and studying at Florence M Gaudiner years i.e. during the years 2014-15 and
Middle School in New Jersey, United 2021-22 and has increased to 22
States. million tonne in the year 2021-22.
 The list was prepared on the basis of  The top 5 milk producing states are :
above grade level test results of more Uttar Pradesh (14.9%), Rajasthan
than 15,000 students from 76 (14.6%), Madhya Pradesh (8.6%),
countries. Gujarat (7.6%) & Andhra Pradesh
 She took the John Hopkins Center for (7.0%).
Talented Youth (CTY) exam in 2021.  Dairy is the single largest agricultural
At that time she was a student of 5th item contributing 5% to the national
grade. economy, which has been 6.4% in the
 CTY uses grade level testing to last 5 years.
identify advanced students around the
world and present a clear picture of
their academic abilities.
 Natasha parents are from Chennai, she
enjoys doodling and reading JRR
Tolkien novels in her spare time.
RELIANCE INTRODUCES INDIA’S

FIRST HYDROGEN INTERNAL
COMBUSTION ENGINE (H2-ICE) PRIME MINISTER LAUNCHED E20
TRUCK. FUEL IN BENGALURU.
 Prime Minister inaugurated India

 India‟s first Hydrogen Internal
Combustion Engine (H2-ICE) truck Energy Week (IEW) 2023 in
was unveiled by Prime Minister Bengaluru, Karnataka, on 6th Feb
Narendra Modi during the „India 2023. As part of the event, he also
Energy Week‟ in Bengaluru. Launched E20 Fuel.
 In line with the Ethanol Blending
 The ICE in the H2-ICE stands for
Internal Combustion Engine. Roadmap, the Prime Minister
 It has been developed by Reliance launched E20 fuel at 84 retail outlets
Industries (RIL) in association with of Oil Marketing Companies in 11
Ashok Leyland. States/UTs.
 E20 is a blend of 20% ethanol with
 The H2-ICE truck is the first of its
kind in India to be powered by petrol. The government aims to
hydrogen. achieve full 20% blending of ethanol
 The truck uses hydrogen instead of by 2025.
 HPCL and other oil marketing
conventional diesel fuel or liquefied
natural gas (LNG), reducing carbon companies are setting up 2G-3G
emissions to almost zero. ethanol plants, which will facilitate its
 Hydrogen is considered the cleanest progress.
fuel. This emits only water and
oxygen. What is E-20?
E-20 or Ethanol 20 is a type of refined and

mixed fuel. It contains 20% ethanol, and 80
percent petrol. The higher this number, the
higher the amount of ethanol in the petrol.
That till now Ethanol 10 is being used in
India, in which up to 10% ethanol is being
mixed in the fuel.
INDORE HAS BECOME THE FIRST

YUVA SANGAM REGISTRATION CIVIC BODY TO LAUNCH GREEN
PORTAL LAUNCHED. BONDS.
 Yuva Sangam Registration Portal was  The Indore Municipal Corporation,

launched on 6 February 2023 in New which has topped the cleanliness
Delhi. survey for six consecutive years, has
 Yuva Sangam is an initiative of Prime become the first civic body in the
Minister Narendra Modi to create country to launch a green bond,
closer ties between the youth of the seeking to raise Rs 244 crore for a 60
North Eastern region and rest of India MW solar plant at its water pumping
under the spirit of Ek Bharat Shreshtha station.
Bharat. ,  The public issue of green bonds will
 Under this initiative, more than 20 be open for subscription from
thousand youth will travel across the February 10 to 14. The issue will be
country and get a unique opportunity listed on the National Stock Exchange.
of cross-cultural learning.  The drinking water department of the
 Under the project, 1000 youth in the city administration spends more than
age group of 18 to 30 years (300 from Rs 300 crore annually in the electricity
North East, 700 from other states) will bill. Its Juladh pumping station, on the
be sent to youth exchange program in banks of the Narmada River, falling in
North East and other states of the Khargone district, is the city‟s largest
country. pumping station.
 Through Yuva Sangam, the youth of  The balance amount will come from
the North East will get an opportunity the Centre: Rs 41 crore as viability gap
to know the tradition, culture, tourist funding and Rs 26 crore or 13%
places, food, language and diversity of special incentives that the Centre
the eight states of the country and the offers to municipalities for launching
youth of other states of the country. bonds. The Centre caps this 13%
incentive for only up to Rs 200 crore
of bond sales.
What is Green Bonds?
Green bonds (also known as climate bonds)

are fixed-income financial instruments (bonds)
used to fund projects with positive
environmental and/or climate benefits. They

follow the Green Bond principles as stated by
the International Capital Market Association
(ICMA), and the proceeds from the issuance
are to be used for pre-specified types of
projects.
NAVAL LIGHT COMBAT AIRCRAFT,

MIG29 K FIGHTER AIRCRAFT
SUCCESSFULLY FLEW ONBOARD
INS VIKRANT.
 Light Combat Aircraft (Navy) and

MIG29 K fighter aircraft successfully
PRIME MINISTER DEDICATED TO made maiden landing and take off
THE NATION THE HAL from India‟s first indigenous aircraft
HELICOPTER FACTORY AT carrier INS Vikrant on 6 February.
TUMAKURU.  According to the Indian Navy, the
successful landing and take-off will
 The helicopter manufacturing unit of further accelerate the initiative of self-
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) reliance in the defense sector and
in Tumakuru, Karnataka has been strengthen the country‟s combat
dedicated to the nation by Prime preparedness.
Minister Narendra Modi.  The landing of LCA (Navy) on deck
 This is the largest helicopter has demonstrated self-reliance in the
manufacturing facility in Asia. country‟s ability to design, develop,
 PM Modi had laid the foundation build and operate aircraft carriers
stone of this manufacturing unit in the indigenously with indigenous fighter
year 2016 with an aim to promote the jets.
vision of „AatmaNirbhar Bharat‟.  It is indeed a historic achievement for
 Initially, the Light Utility Helicopter the first time, the testing of a prototype
(LUH) will be produced in this aircraft – indigenously designed and
helicopter factory. manufactured by the Aeronautical
 The factory would later be expanded Development Agency and Hindustan
to manufacture Light Combat Aeronautics Limited, has been
Helicopter (LCH) & Indian Multirole successfully carried out on an
Helicopter (IMRH) as well as repair indigenous aircraft carrier.
LCH, LUH, civil ALH & IMRH.  INS Vikrant is the 1st indigenous
 This helicopter manufacturing unit is aircraft carrier and the most complex
spread over 615 acres, which is by far warship ever built by the country.
the largest helicopter manufacturing
unit in India.
INDIA ENERGY WEEK (IEW) 2023

TO BE HELD FROM 6 TO 8 HOME MINISTER AMIT SHAH LAID
FEBRUARY. THE FOUNDATION STONE OF NANO
UREA PLANT IN JHARKHAND.
 Prime Minister Modi will launch India
Energy (IEW) 2023 on 6 February in  Union Home and Cooperation
Bengaluru, Karnataka. Minister Amit Shah laid the
 Being held from 6 to 8 February, the foundation stone of Rs 450 crore
IEW aims to showcase India‟s IFFCO Nano Urea Liquid Fertilizer
growing capabilities as a superpower Plant at Jasidih in Deoghar district of
in its energy transition. Jharkhand.
 It will see the presence of more than  This is the fifth fertilizer unit of
30 ministers from all over the world. IFFCO. The plant will produce six
Over 30,000 delegates, 1,000 crore Nano Urea bottles annually.
exhibitors and 500 speakers will  Fertilizers will be supplied to the
converge to discuss the challenges and farmers of Jharkhand, Bihar, West
opportunities of India‟s energy future. Bengal and Odisha from this plant.
 During the event, the Prime Minister  The Union Minister said that today
will participate in a roundtable liquid urea is being exported to about
interaction with CEOs of global oil five countries. He said that liquid urea
and gas companies. He will also made by IFFCO will help the farmers
launch several initiatives in the field of of India as well as the farmers of the
green energy. world.
 E20 fuel to be introduced at 84 retail
outlets of Oil Marketing Companies in
11 States/UTs
DIGITAL INDIA MOBILE VAN WAS

LAUNCHED BY THE MINISTRY OF MINISTRY OF TOURISM WILL
ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION HOLD ITS 1ST G-20 TOURISM
TECHNOLOGY. WORKING GROUP MEETING FROM
7 TO 9 FEB 2023 IN THE RANN OF
 India‟s G-20 Sherpa Shri Amitabh
Kant was given a demo of Digital KUTCH, GUJARAT.
India Mobile Van at Sushma Swaraj
 Under the framework of the G20, the
Bhavan on 2 February. Soon after, the
Ministry of Tourism will hold its first
mobile van was dispatched to
Tourism Working Group meeting
Lucknow.
from 7 to 9 February 2023 in the Rann
 The first meeting of the Digital
of Kutch, Gujarat.
Economy Working Group of G-20 will
 There are 5 inter related priority areas
be held on 13 to 15 February 2023 in
for tourism in the G20. Accordingly,
Lucknow.
thrust will be on these 5 priorities
 The Digital India Mobile Van will also
areas i.e. Greening the tourism sector,
visit various cities of the country and
harnessing the power of digitization,
inform citizens about the flagship
empowering youth with skills,
programs of G-20 DEWG and Digital
promoting MSMEs/Startups in the
India.
tourism sector and rethinking the
 This innovative initiative of Mobile
strategic management of destinations.
Van is a testimony to the unwavering
 The G20 will help raise awareness
commitment of the Government of
about India‟s tourism potential
India to inform, empower and keep the
globally as the delegates from the
citizens of the country updated on the
meetings at 55 different locations will
remarkable journey of Digital India.
be exposed to Indian culture and
 The Digital India Mobile Van is a
tourist destinations.
veritable treasure trove of cutting-edge
 Shri Arvind Singh said that to take
technology, brimming with a wealth of
advantage of the chairmanship of G20,
knowledge and insight into the crucial
3 mega events related to tourism are
initiatives of Digital India and some of
being organized. These include the
its key initiatives, including PMJDY,
Global Investors Summit, the MICE
DigiLocker, Aadhaar, UMANG, e-
Convention and the World Tourism
Way Bill, e-Aushadhi, Aarogya Setu,
CEO Forum meeting in April. These
Co-WIN, e-Rupi, and India Stack
events are in addition to the G20
Global, amongst many others.
related events.
INTERNATIONAL SURAJKUND QUAD SENIOR CYBER GROUP

CRAFTS MELA 2023 WILL BE HELD MEETING WAS HELD IN NEW
FROM 3 TO 19 FEB 2023 AT DELHI TO STRENGTHEN CYBER
FARIDABAD, HARYANA. SECURITY COOPERATION.
 The 36th International Surajkund  The Quad Senior Cyber Group of

Crafts Mela 2023 will be held from 3 Australia, India, Japan and the United
to 19 February, 2023 at Faridabad, States has reaffirmed its commitment
Haryana. to advancing a free and open Indo-
 This year‟s theme state is the North Pacific.
Eastern Region, and the partner  The Quad Senior Cyber Group
country is the Shanghai Cooperation meeting to strengthen cyber security
Organisation. cooperation was held in New Delhi on
 The pavilion will consist of a 30-31 January.
permanent structure which will  During the meeting, the participants
include elements from all the states of laid the groundwork for sharing threat
NER, fashion show extravaganza, intelligence, identifying and assessing
artisan stalls, cultural performances potential risks in supply chains for
besides many other activities digitally enabled products and
showcasing the rich culture of NER services, and improving the broader
and highlighting the progress and software development ecosystem for
development in the region . the benefit of the Indo-Pacific region.
 The Surajkund Mela 2023 features Discussed how to adapt to software
regional and international crafts, security requirements.
handlooms and customs, as well as  The group also discussed cyber
cuisine from around the world. security capacity building for Quad
 Surajkund Mela attracts more than one members and partners in the Indo-
million tourists from India and around Pacific region.
the world.
QUAD or Quadrilateral Security
Surajkund Mela 2023 Ticket Price : Dialogue
 Ticket prices range from INR 100/- to  Quad or Quadrilateral Security

INR 200/- depending on demand. Dialogue is a group of four countries
 The weekday ticket price is INR 120/- America, Japan, Australia and India.
 The weekend ticket price is INR 180/-
 The Quad was conceptualized by

former Japanese Prime Minister
Shinzo Abe in 2007 for maritime
cooperation between these countries
following the 2004 Indian Ocean
Tsunami disaster.
DIGI YATRA WILL BE

IMPLEMENTED AT KOLKATA,
PUNE, VIJAYAWADA, HYDERABAD
AIRPORTS BY MARCH 2023.
 The government has said that Digi

Yatra will be implemented at Kolkata,
MORGAN STANLEY HAS
Pune, Vijayawada and Hyderabad
ANNOUNCED ARUN KOHLI AS THE airports by March 2023.
NEW COUNTRY HEAD OF INDIA.  Digi Yatra scheme uses biometric
boarding system at airports in which
 Morgan Stanley named Arun Kohli as passenger‟s face is recognized through
the new India head to replace Sanjay technology.
Shah, a 26-year veteran at the firm,  Digi Yatra will be implemented in a
who is retiring. phased manner across the country. In
 Kohli, who is also experienced in the first phase, Delhi, Bengaluru and
investment banking, currently serves Varanasi airports have been
as Morgan Stanley‟s Managing implemented from December 2022.
Director and Chief Operating Officer  The Digi Yatra policy aims to provide
for the Europe, Middle East and Africa hassle-free travel facilities to air
(EMEA) regions. travelers at airports. Airport operators
 Arun Kohli Presently based in and aviation operators are making
London, For his new role as India efforts to make passengers aware
head of Morgan Stanley, Kohli will about this scheme.
relocate from London to Mumbai.
 Kohli has been associated with
Morgan Stanley for the last 15 years.
He led the bank‟s strategy post-Brexit
and has been its MD for EMEA
regions since 2017.
Morgan Stanley CEO : James P. Gorman

Morgan Stanley Founded : 5 September 1935
Morgan Stanley Headquarters : New York,
United States
LCA TEJAS WILL BE AT THE ALLOCATION OF NEARLY RS 2.40

CENTER OF THE ‘INDIA PAVILION’ LAKH CRORE TO RAILWAYS TO
AT THE 14TH EDITION OF THE HELP IN PUSH THE
AERO INDIA SHOW. INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS
 The indigenous Light Combat Aircraft After the Union Budget 2023-2024, Ashwini
Tejas in the Final Operational Vaishnav, Railway Minister said that the
Clearance configuration will be the allocation of nearly Rs 2.40 lakh crore to
mainstay of the India Pavilion at the Railways will help in taking forward the
14th edition of the Aero India Show to railway infrastructure projects in the country.
be held in Bengaluru from 13 to 17 He further stated that :
Feb 2023.
 The India Pavilion will showcase
 1,275 stations are being redeveloped
India‟s progress in developing an eco-
under the „Amrit Bharat Station‟
system for fixed wing platforms.
scheme. The production of Vande
 Post Final Operational Clearance,
Bharat trains will be given a facelift.
Tejas is a highly agile, multi-role
 Among the major railway projects, the
supersonic fighter aircraft designed for
world‟s highest single-arch railway
aerial combat and offensive air support
bridge is currently being constructed
with reconnaissance and anti-ship
over the Chenab river.
capabilities.
 Operation of Delhi-Meerut rapid train
 Asia‟s largest Aero India show is
will start in the year 2025.
being organized with the theme “The
 Work is currently underway on several
Runway to a Billion Opportunities”. projects including the Mumbai-
 There will also be a section for the
Ahmedabad Bullet Train.
defense sector, new technologies and a
 The country will have hydrogen-
UAV section to give an overview of
powered passenger trains by
India‟s developments in each sector.
December 2023. The hydrogen train
will come by December 2023 and will
be designed and manufactured in
India. Firstly, it will run on heritage
circuit like Kalka-Shimla and later it
will be extended to other places.
INDIAN ARMY ORGANISES

INTEGRATED EXERCISE UTTARAKHAND TABLEAU WINS
“TRISHAKRI PRAHAR” IN NORTH FIRST PRIZE 74TH REPUBLIC DAY
BENGAL. PARADE.
 A joint training exercise “Exercise  Uttarakhand‟s tableau showcasing the

Trishakri Prahar” was conducted in state‟s wildlife and religious places
North Bengal from 21 Jan to 31 Jan has won the top prize at the 74th
2023. Republic Day parade.
 The objective of the exercise was to  The tableau of Uttarakhand depicts the
exercise the combat readiness of the wildlife and religious places of the
security forces using the latest state during the ceremonial parade on
weapons and equipment in a the duty path on 26 January.
networked, integrated environment  Stags, deer and various birds were
involving all arms and services of the shown roaming in the world famous
Army, Indian Air Force and CAPFs. Corbett National Park in the
 The exercise combined use of ground foreground of the tableau.
and air assets involving latest  The central part of the tableau depicts
generation fighter aircraft, helicopters, the state animal of Uttarakhand, the
tanks, infantry combat vehicles, musk deer, the national bird peacock
medium and field artillery guns, and the ghoral. In the rear part of the
infantry mortars, and various new tableau, Jageshwar Dham, a group of
generation infantry weapons and 125 small and big ancient temples of
equipment in a networked Almora district of Manaskhand, and
environment displayed. the popular Deodar trees have been
 The exercise also saw the participation shown.
of newly inducted weapons and  Uttarakhand won the first prize for its
equipment made in India as part of the tableau, followed by Maharashtra and
„AatmaNirbhar Bharat Abhiyaan‟. Uttar Pradesh at the 2nd and 3rd
positions respectively.
ECONOMY CURRENT AFFAIRS
GAUTAM ADANI OUT OF THE LIST

OF WORLD’S TOP-10
BILLIONAIRES. RBI HAS INCREASED THE REPO
 Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani RATE BY 25 BASIS POINTS TO
has been dropped from the list of top 6.50%.
10 richest people in the world.
 According to the list of Bloomberg  The Monetary Policy Committee
Billionaires Index, the total net worth (MPC) at its meeting on February 8,
of Adani Group was $ 92.7 billion on 2023, based on its assessment of the
29 January, which came down to $ current and evolving macroeconomic
84.4 billion on 30 January, 2023. situation, decided to increase the
 Because of this Adani group has come policy repo rate under the Liquidity
at 11th place in the list of rich. In a Adjustment Facility (LAF) by 25 basis
week, the group‟s net worth has points to 6.50% with immediate effect.
moved from the fourth position to the  Similarly, the standing deposit facility
11th position in the global top ten. (SDF) rate was adjusted to 6.25% and
 Within a week, the net worth of Adani the marginal standing facility (MSF)
Group has reduced by $35.6 billion. rate and the bank rate to 6.75%.
On 20 November 2022, the total net  The Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
worth (assets) of the Adani group was growth forecast for the current
close to $150 billion. financial year 2022-23 has been
increased by RBI from 6.8% to 7%.
 In the next financial year 2023-24, the
growth rate in gross domestic product
(GDP) has been estimated to be 6.4%.
 Inflation for 2022-23 estimated at
6.5%, for Q4 inflation estimated at
5.7%, CPI inflation for 2023-24
estimated at 5.3%.
What is Repo Rate?
Repo rate is the interest rate at which

commercial banks borrow money from the
central bank to meet their immediate needs.
An increase in this means that borrowing from
banks and financial institutions will be costlier
and the monthly installment (EMI) of existing  Setting up agriculture accelerator fund
loans will increase.  Targeted funding of ₹20 lakh crore
agricultural credit focused at animal
husbandry, dairy and fisheries sector.
 Formation of a wide network of
storage spaces for farmers.
 Establishment of 157 new nursing
colleges.
 Launch of „Sickle Cell Anaemia
elimination Mission‟
 Boost to Joint Public and Private
Medical Research via selected ICMR
labs
 Launch of programme to encourage
“SAPTARSHI” – THE 7 PRIORITIES research in India‟s pharma sector
OF UNION BUDGET 2023-2024  Set up of national digital library for
adolescents and children
The Union Budget for the financial year 2023-  Physical libraries to be set up at
2024 was presented by Finance Minister Panchayat and ward levels.
Nirmala Sitharaman on February 1st, 2023.  Revamped teacher‟s training via
She referred to the seven priorities for the District Institutes of Education and
government as “Saptarishi”. Training.
7 Priorities Of Union Reaching the last mile

Budget 2023-2024 To provide benefit of its welfare schemes to
the last section of the society. Following are
1. Inclusive development the schemes to be launched by the government
2. Reaching the last mile to ensure its last mile reach.
3. Infrastructure and investment
4. Unleashing potential
 Pradhanmantri (particularly vulnerable
5. Green growth
6. Youth Power tribal groups) PVTG Development
7. Financial Sector mission for the development of
vulnerable tribal groups in next three
years.
Inclusive development  Financial assistance to promote
sustainable micro irrigation in
Inclusive development by focusing on Karnataka‟s drought prone areas.
farmers, OBC, SC & ST, financially weaker  Increasing the number of teachers in
sections of the society, divyangjan, etc. the Eklavya Model Residential
Schools
 The creation of digital public  Launch of Bharat(SHRI) for the
infrastructure for farmers digitization of ancient inscriptions.
 Launch of ANB Horticulture Clean
Plant program
 Vision to make India a global hub for
millets, „Sree Anna‟
Infrastructure and Investment Green Growth
To give a push to the country‟s infrastructure  Launch of PM Pranam to encourage

and investment sector, the Union Govt made the use of alternative fertilisers.
following announcements in the Union Budget  Set up of more than 500 new „Waste
2023. to Wealth‟ plants under GOBARdhan
scheme.
 Launch of MISHTI program to carry
 The government has announced to
out mangroove plantation along
increase the capital investment outlay
coastline.
by 33.4% to ₹10 lakh crore.
 Extension of 50 year interest free loan
to State Government for an Youth Power
incentivised infrastructure investment
 Railways capital outlay to increased  Launch of Pradhan Mantri Kaushal
by 2.4 lakh crore Vikas Yojana(PMKVY) 4.0. The new
 Launch of around 100 transport program will also fund courses like 3D
infrastructure projects to increase printing, coding, AI, robotics, etc.
connectivity.  Selection of 50 locations for their
 Creation of Urban Infrastructure development as prime tourist spots of
Development Fund to build modern the country.
infrastructure in Tier 2 and Tier 3  Unity Malls will be set up by every
cities. state for the promotion and sale of One
District, One Product(ODOP), GI
Unleashing the potential tagged articles, and handicraft
products.
For the optimum utilisation of the country‟s
potential in all fronts following major policies Financial Sector
and programs were announced in Budget
2023.  Announcement to set up a National
Financial Information registry to
 Establishment of three artificial promote financial inclusion.
intelligence centres in educational  Establishment of Central Data
institutes. Processing Centre to speed up
 Formation of a national data administrative work under the
governance policy Companies Act.
 Relaxation in rules and policy for an  Launch of Credit Guarantee Scheme
easier and lesser strict contract for MSMEs.
execution for MSMEs.  Launch a one-time small savings
 Launch of the third phase of e-courts scheme for a 2 year period for women,
 Formation of more than 100 labs for 5 named as „Mahila Samman Bachat
services based application Patra‟.
development.  Increase the maximum limit for senior
 Enhancement of research in the field citizens saving scheme from ₹15 lakh
of Lab Grown Diamond.. to ₹30 lakh.
 Open source digital insfrastructure for

agriculture and an agriculture
accelerator fund announced.
 Centre to provide free food grains to
all antyodaya and priority households
until December 2023.
 Subsidy for UPI expected to Rs. 2137
crore in FY23.
 New savings scheme for women
„Mahila Samman Saving
BUDGET 2023-2024 KEY Certificate‟ with 7.5 per cent fixed
interest rate for two years,
HIGHLIGHTS :
The Union Finance and Corporate Affairs

Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman presented
the Union Budget for the financial year 2023-
24 in the Parliament on 1 February 2023. This
was the 3rd paperless budget in a row. The
highlights of the budget are as follows:
 Rebate limit of Personal Income Tax

to be increased to Rs. 7 lakh from the
current Rs. 5 lakh in the new tax
regime. Thus, persons in the new tax
regime, with income up to Rs. 7 lakh
to not pay any tax.
 Tax structure in new personal income
tax regime, introduced in 2020 with
six income slabs, to change by
reducing the number of slabs to
five and increasing the tax
exemption limit to Rs. 3 lakh.
 Capital outlay of Rs. 2.40 lakh crore
for Indian Railways.
 Allocation for PM Awas Yojana
increased to over INR 79000 crore.
 India to grow at 7% in the Current
Year.
 Green hydrogen, clean energy storage
and transmission to be key drivers of
government “Green Growth”.
 Three centres of excellence in
Artificial intelligence will be set up in
top educational institutions.
 Outlay of Rs. 479524 crore for the
Digital India Programme announced.
POLITY CURRENT AFFAIRS ENVIRONMENT CURRENT

AFFAIRS
AAM AADMI PARTY LEADER

SHELLY OBEROI WAS ELECTED 1ST EARTHQUAKE IN TURKEY.
MAYOR OF THE UNIFIED
 The devastating earthquake that
MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF occurred on 6 February in Turkey
DELHI. caused massive devastation.
 Hundreds of buildings were razed to
 Aam Aadmi Party leader Shelly the ground due to several powerful
Oberoi was elected as the Mayor of tremors one after the other. In which
Delhi on 22nd February 2023. more than 15,000 people died.
 Shelly Oberoi secured 150 votes Thousands of people have been
defeating BJP candidate Rekha Gupta injured who have been admitted to
by 34 votes. hospitals.
 AAP candidate Aale Mohammad Iqbal  3 earthquakes measuring 7.8, 7.6 and
was elected the new Deputy Mayor of 6.0 on the Richter scale hit different
Delhi by defeating BJP‟s Kamal Bagri regions of Turkey and neighboring
by a margin of 31 votes. Iqbal got 147 Syria.
votes against Bagri‟s 116.  The epicenter was 26 km east of the
 Ms. Shelly Oberoi, a Delhi University Turkish city of Nurdagi on the East
teacher, is the 1st Mayor of the Anatolian Fault at a depth of about 18
Unified Municipal Corporation of km.
Delhi.  The earthquake moved northeast,
causing devastation in central Turkey
and Syria. It is the most powerful
earthquake to shake the region in more
than 100 years.
 About 95% of the country‟s territory is
sensitive to earthquakes. The major
cities of Istanbul and Izmir and the
region of Eastern Anatolia are at high
risk.
Operation Dost : 5. Large-scale processing facilities for

solid waste proposed for million plus
In this hour of crisis, the Government of India cities.
has extended a helping hand towards Turkey. 6. Asia‟s biggest municipal solid waste-
This campaign is being run on the basis of based GOBARdhan plant was
humanity under Operation Dost from the inaugurated in Indore in 2022.
Indian side. Medical help is being provided 7. EIL will assist 25 million plus cities in
not only to Turkey by the Government of developing waste to energy and bio-
India. Rather, three teams of NDRF methanation projects with a goal of
themselves have been sent for relief and adding processing capacity of 15,000
rescue. To help the people, the Indian Army TPD for bio-methanation and 10,000
(Indian Army Turkey Earthquake) has also set TPD for waste to energy.
up an army field hospital in Hete city of
Turkey. People injured by the earthquake are
being treated here.
500 NEW ‘WASTE TO WEALTH’

PLANTS TO BE SET UP IN CITIES
WITH A POPULATION OF OVER
ONE MILLION
1. “Green Growth” is a priority in the

2023-2024 budget.
2. 500 new Waste to Wealth plants will
be established.
3. On 2nd February 2023, MoU signed
between Ministry of Housing and
Urban Affairs and Engineers India
Limited to develop waste to energy
and bio-methanation projects in cities
with a population over a million.
4. Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban 2.0
aims to create garbage-free cities with
a focus on solid waste management.
February that the test was conducted

between 31 January & 2 February at
the U R Rao Satellite Center in
Bengaluru.
 During this test, several issues related
to the post-landing phase of
Chandrayaan‟s mission were
investigated.
 These include a number of tests
including launchability, polarization of
the antenna for all radio frequency
systems, and compatibility of the
lander and rover.
 The Chandrayaan-3 mission has 3
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY major modules – Propulsion, Lander
& Rover. The complexity of this
CURRENT AFFAIRS operation relates to the establishment
of radio frequency communication
links between these modules.
INDIA’S MOON MISSION: EMI/EMC

TEST OF CHANDRAYAAN-3
SUCCESSFULLY CARRIED OUT. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA
FINDS LITHIUM RESERVES IN J&K
 India‟s Chandrayaan-3 mission
successfully underwent Electro- The Geological Survey of India (GSI) has
Magnetic Interference/Electro discovered lithium deposits for the first time
Magnetic Compatibility-EMI/EMC in the country in the Salal-Haimana area of
test. Reasi District in Jammu & Kashmir. Lithium
 The purpose of this test is to ensure is a rare earth mineral and a key material in
that the satellite systems work the manufacturing of high-density batteries for
properly in conjunction with the electric vehicles, smartphones, and other
expected electromagnetic levels in the electronics. This discovery could support
space environment. India‟s electric vehicle revolution, as
 The Indian Space Research previously lithium supplies came from
Organization has said that this is an Australia and Argentina.
important milestone in the preparation
of satellites. ISRO announced on 19
The discovery is significant for India, as  Standard Operating Procedures (SoP)

lithium is used in rechargeable and non- for recovery of Crew and Crew
rechargeable batteries, alloys with aluminum Module were finalized as part of the
and magnesium, special glasses, air trials.
conditioning systems, lubricants, and  The recovery trials will be conducted
hydrogen fuel storage. in a closed pool, harbor, and open sea.
 The WSTF provides realistic training
for aircrew escape under varied
The GSI also handed over 51 mineral blocks,
conditions and crash scenarios and
including 5 gold deposits, to various state
simulates different sea state,
governments during the 62nd Central
environmental and day/night
Geological Programming Board meeting.
conditions.
 The trials validate the SoP, train
Geological Survey of India (GSI) recovery teams and flight crew, and
provide valuable inputs for the
The GSI was established in 1851 and is utilization of recovery accessories.
headquartered in Kolkata with regional offices  Feedback from the recovery team
across the country. It will take up 966 helps improve the recovery operations
programs in 2023-24, including 318 mineral SoP and finalize the training plan.
exploration projects, geoinformatics programs,
and training programs.
Gaganyaan mission
Gaganyaan project envisages demonstration of
human spaceflight capability by launching
crew of 3 members to an orbit of 400 km for a
3 days mission and bring them back safely to
earth, by landing in Indian sea waters.
TThe mission is being led by the Indian Space

RECOVERY TRIALS OF CREW Research Organisation (ISRO) and is a
MODULE FOR THE GAGANYAAN significant step towards India‟s goal of
MISSION HAVE STARTED becoming a major player in the global space
industry.
Initial recovery trials for Crew Module were
carried out on February 7, 2023, by ISRO and LVM3 rocket – The well proven and reliable
the Indian Navy in the Water Survival Test heavy lift launcher of ISRO, is identified as
Facility (WSTF) of the Indian Navy at Kochi. the launch vehicle for Gaganyaan mission.
The trials were a preparation for the crew
module recovery operations for the
Gaganyaan mission.
 A Crew Module Recovery Model was

used to simulate the mass, center of
gravity, outer dimensions, and
externals of the actual Crew Module.
ISRO-NASA BUILDS NISAR

ISRO LAUNCHED SMALL SATELLITE
SATELLITE READY TO BE SENT TO
LAUNCH VEHICLE (SSLV-D2) FROM
INDIA FOR LAUNCH.
SRIHARIKOTA
 The Earth-observation satellite jointly
The Indian Space Research Organisation developed by the National Aeronautics
(ISRO) launched the second developmental
and Space Administration (NASA)
flight of the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle and ISRO will be sent to India in late
(SSLV-D2) on February 10, 2023. The launch February 2023 for a possible launch in
took place at 9.18 am from Satish Dhawan September.
Space Centre, Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh.  Indian Space Research Organization
(ISRO) Chairman S Somnath recently
 The SSLV-D2 successfully placed the visited NASA‟s Jet Propulsion
Earth Observation Satellite Janus-1 Laboratory (JPL) in California to
and SpaceKidz‟s AzaadiSAT-2 into oversee the final power test of the
their intended orbits. NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture
 The SSLV-D2 is 34 meters tall and Radar (NISAR) satellite before it is
weighs 120 tons, powered by solid dispatched to India.
fuel and has a velocity trimming  The mission will help study Earth‟s
module powered by liquid fuel. land and ice surfaces in greater detail
 The SSLV-D2 placed the following 3 than ever before.
satellite into their orbit :  The SUV-sized payload will be carried
 The earth observation satellite EOS 07 in a special cargo container for the
will be used for earth observation 14,000 km flight to the UR Rao
purposes, Satellite Center in Bengaluru.
 Janus 1 satellite will feature five
different payloads and About „NISAR‟ satellite :
 Azaadi Sat-2 satellite will demonstrate
low range and amateur radio  ISRO and NASA had joined hands in
communication capabilities. 2014 to build a satellite weighing
2,800 kg.
 In March 2021, ISRO sent its S-band
SAR payload developed in India to
NASA for integration with the L-band
payload manufactured by JPL.
 This is an important step towards Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and
better understanding the Earth and the Neptune. The inner planets are smaller and
changing climate. rocky, while the outer planets are large and
 It will provide important information gaseous. The solar system is located in
on the Earth‟s crust, ice sheets and a spiral arm of the Milky Way galaxy and is
ecosystems. approximately 4.6 billion years old. Name as
 The NISAR spacecraft will be per size in ascending order Mercury, Mars,
integrated into the satellite bus at the Venus, Earth, Neptune, Uranus, Saturn,
UR Rao Satellite Center for launch. Jupiter.
PLANET IN SOLAR SYSTEM WITH

MOST MOONS
The General Knowledge question is which

planet in solar system with most natural
satellite (moons) ? Is it Saturn or Jupiter? This
is time to update the information provided in Note: Pluto is a dwarf planet in solar system
Geography books. This blog is to give you and hence not added in the Solar system planet
updated information. Let‟s have a look on new names.
scientific revelation.
About the Jupiter

Jupiter has most moon in Solar
System Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar
system and is located about 5 astronomical
Jupiter has 92 natural satellite (moons) which units (AU) from the sun. It is a gas giant with
is the maximum in our solar system for any a thick atmosphere composed mainly of
planet. Second to Jupiter, planet Saturn is with hydrogen and helium. Jupiter has a strong
83 moons. magnetic field and is surrounded by many
Saturn hold the title of the planet in solar moons, the largest of which are Io, Europa,
system with most moons before the discovery Ganymede, and Callisto. Jupiter‟s iconic Great
of Extra 12 moons of Jupiter which was Red Spot is a massive storm that has been
discovered using telescopes in Hawaii and raging for hundreds of years. The planet also
Chile in 2021 and 2022. Uranus has 27 has a ring system, although it is much less
confirmed moons, Neptune 14, Mars two and prominent than Saturn‟s rings.
Earth one. Venus and Mercury come up
empty.
About the solar system :
The solar system consists of the Sun and all

the objects that orbit around it, including
planets, dwarf planets, asteroids, comets, and
other celestial bodies. The eight planets in
order from the Sun (ascending according to
distance from the Sun ) are Mercury, Venus,
 Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

presented the Union Budget for 2023-
24 in Parliament on 1 February.
 The government has increased the
outlay of Pradhan Mantri Awas
Yojana by 66 percent to more than Rs
79 thousand crore.
 This is a significant increase
considering that Sitharaman had
proposed an allocation of Rs 48,000
crore for the housing for all initiative
of the government in Budget 2022-
23.
 The allocation made to
PMAY-U under the budget for
2023-24 is about 12% less than last
year‟s revised estimate.
 The government has
earmarked Rs 25,103 crore for the
urban component of the scheme,
while Rs 54,487 has been allocated
for the rural component, taking the
total to Rs 79,590 crore.
GO What is Pradhan Mantri

VE Awas Yojana?
RNMENT SCHEMES CURRE NT
AFFAIRS Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Urban
(PMAY-U), a flagship Mission of
Government of India being implemented by
Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
(MoHUA), was launched on 25th June 2015.
The Mission addresses urban housing shortage
among the EWS/LIG and MIG categories
including the slum dwellers by ensuring a
pucca house to all eligible urban households
by the year 2022.
GOVT ANNOUNCED A 66%

INCREASE IN THE PRADHAN
MANTRI AWAS YOJANA OUTLAY
TO OVER RS 79,000 CRORE.
PRADHAN MANTRI KISAN SAMMAN  Lionel Messi won the 2022 FIFA Best
NIDHI YOJANA HAS COMPLETED 4 Men‟s Player award at a ceremony in
YEARS. Paris on 27 February.
 This is the second time that Messi was
 On 24 February 2023, the Pradhan presented with the best player award.
Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana Won the best player award for the first
(PM-KISAN) has completed 4 years. time in 2019. 2022 Qatar World Cup
 It was launched by Prime Minister champions Argentina won four
Modi on 24 February, 2019 to meet trophies at the ceremony.
the financial needs of land holding  Kylian Mbappe and Karim Benzema
farmers. of France were the other two finalists.
 Under the PM Kisan Yojana, financial
assistance of Rs 6,000 per year is The compete list of the Best FIFA
provided in three equal installments Football Awards 2022 :
every year in the bank accounts of
crores of farmers of the country.  The Best FIFA Men‟s Player 2022
 It is a Central Sector Scheme with
100% funding by the Government of
Lionel Messi (Paris Saint
India.
 It is being implemented by the Germain/Argentina)
Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers
Welfare.  The Best FIFA Women‟s Player 2022
Alexia Putellas (Barcelona/Spain)
 The Best FIFA Men‟s Coach 2022
Lionel Scaloni (Argentina)
 The Best FIFA Women‟s Coach 2022
Sarina Wiegman (England)
 The Best FIFA Men‟s Goalkeeper

SPORTS CURRENT AFFAIRS 2022
Emiliano Martínez (Aston

Villa/Argentina)
 The Best FIFA Women‟s Goalkeeper

2022
Mary Earps (England/Manchester

United)
FIFA FOOTBALL AWARDS 2022
 FIFA Puskás Award for the most

spectacular goal in 2022
Marcin Oleksy (POL/Warta Poznan)
 FIFA Fan Award 2022
Argentinian fans
 FIFA Fair Play Award 2022
Luka Lochoshvili AUSTRALIA WON THE ICC

WOMEN’S T20 WORLD CUP
TROPHY AFTER DEFEATING
SOUTH AFRICA BY 19 RUNS IN
CAPE TOWN.
 The 2023 ICC Women‟s T20 World

Cup was the 8th edition of the ICC
Women‟s T20 World Cup tournament.
 It was held in South Africa from 10 to
26 February 2023.
 In women‟s cricket, Australia has won
the ICC T20 World Cup trophy for the
INDIAN GRECO-ROMAN WRESTLER sixth time. Defeated South Africa by
ANKIT GULIA WON A BRONZE 19 runs on 26 February in the final
MEDAL IN THE IBRAHIM MUSTAFA match at the Newlands Cricket Ground
RANKING SERIES IN EGYPT. in Cape Town.
 Indian Greco-Roman wrestler Ankit

Gulia has won a bronze medal in the
Ibrahim Mustafa ranking-series in
Alexandria, Egypt on 25 February.
 The 19-year-old Ankit defeated
Nurzhigit Keneshbek Uulu of
Kyrgyzstan 9-0 in the repechage Semi Final :
round. He was defeated 9–0 by
Georgian Otar Abuladze.
 The Indian wrestler won a medal after
Iranian 67kg Olympic champion
Mohammadreza Abdolhamid Gerei
withdrew from the bronze medal
match due to injury.
Date Teams Result

Final :
23 Feb Australia won

Australia v/s India
2023 by 5 runs
24 Feb South South Africa

2023 Africa v/s England won by 6 runs
Date Teams Result
26 Australia
Australia v/s South
Feb won by 19
Africa
2023 runs
KD Jadhav Indoor Wrestling Hall,

Indira Gandhi Stadium, New Delhi.
 The championship is being organized
to mark 50 years of Korea-India
diplomatic relations.
 At the opening ceremony, an MoU
was signed between the two countries
in the field of sports exchange and
special performances, Korean dance,
SPORTS MINISTER ANURAG taekwondo performance and K-pop
cover dance by performance teams
THAKUR WILL INAUGURATE THE from the Korea National Sports
ALL INDIA TAEKWONDO University.
CHAMPIONSHIP IN DELHI.
 Youth Affairs and Sports Minister

Anurag Singh Thakur will inaugurate
the three-day All India Taekwondo
Championship in New Delhi on 24 to
26 February 2023.
 Under the sports exchange program
between the two countries, this time
the All Indian Taekwondo
Championship is being organized at
AISHWARY PRATAP SINGH TOMAR Badminton Asia Mixed Team

WON THE GOLD MEDAL IN THE Championships 2023 held at the Dubai
MEN’S INDIVIDUAL 50M RIFLE 3 Exhibition Center on 18 February
POSITIONS EVENT AT THE ISSF 2023.
 India had earlier defeated Hong Kong
WORLD CUP.
3-2 in the quarter-finals to book their
place in the semi-finals.
 In Shooting, India‟s Aishwary Pratap
 In the men‟s singles, China‟s Lei Lan
Singh Tomar won the gold medal in
Xi and India‟s HS Prannoy face each
the men‟s individual 50m Rifle 3
other. Where HS Prannoy lost the first
Positions event at the ISSF World Cup
game 13-21.
in Cairo on 22 February 2023.
 In women‟s singles, PV Sindhu lost
 Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar easily
the first game 9-21 to Gao Fangjie of
defeated Alexander Schmirl of
China.
Austria‟s in the gold medal contest,
 Indian men‟s doubles pair of Dhruv
winning 16-6.
Kapila / Chirag Shetty and Chinese
 The 22-year-old Tomar had also won
pair of Zhou Hao Dong / He Jie Ting
gold at the Chagwon World Cup last
face off. In the match that lasted 48
year.
minutes, the Indian pair won the men‟s
 Earlier, India‟s Tilottama Sen had won
doubles by defeating the Chinese pair
the bronze medal in the women‟s 10m
21-19, 21-19.
air rifle.
 Indian women‟s doubles pair Trisha
 India has so far won 6 medals
Jolly / Gayatri Gopichand Pullela and
including 4 gold in this competition
Chinese pair Liu Sheng Shu and Tan
and has consolidated its position at the
Ning. The Indian women‟s pair
top of the medals tally.
defeated the Chinese pair 21-19, 13-
21, 21-19 in a thrilling match.
SAURASHTRA WON THE RANJI

INDIAN TEAM WON THE BRONZE TROPHY TITLE BY DEFEATING
MEDAL IN THE ASIA MIXED TEAM BENGAL BY 9 WICKETS.
BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIPS IN
DUBAI.  Saurashtra won the Ranji Trophy title
2022-23 for the second time in their
 The Indian Badminton team had to history by defeating Bengal by 9
settle for a bronze medal after losing wickets at Eden Gardens, Kolkata on
2-3 to China in the semi-finals of the 19th February.
 Saurashtra won the Ranji Trophy title  Ravindra Jadeja took 7 wickets from
for the first time in 2019-20. India while Ravichandran Ashwin
 Bengal, who were overnight 169 runs took 3 wickets. Chasing the target, the
for 4 in their 2nd innings, were all out North Indian team easily achieved this
for 241, handing the visitors a mere 12 target.
runs target to win the final.  Cheteshwar Pujara, playing his 100th
 Saurashtra lost their opening batsman Test match, remained unbeaten after
Jay Gohil without scoring off the scoring 31 runs in the second innings.
bowling of Akash Deep but eventually  The third Test of the series will be
went past the target, reaching 14 for 1 played in Indore from 1st March 2023.
in 2.4 overs. The winners wrapped up Border Gavaskar Trophy 2023 :
the match with 1 day and 2 full
sessions to spare. The Border-Gavaskar Trophy is a Test cricket
 Saurashtra fast bowler Jaydev Unadkat series played between India and Australia.
was declared player of the match.
 1st Test : VCA Stadium, Nagpur : 9 to
13 February, 09:00am
 2nd Test: Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
: 17 to 21 February, 09:00am
 3rd Test: HPCA Stadium, Dharamsala
: 1 to 5 March, 09:00am
 4th Test: Narendra Modi Stadium,
Ahmedabad : 9 to 13 March, 09:00am
INDIA WON THE 2ND CRICKET

TEST MATCH OF BORDER
GAVASKAR TROPHY BY
DEFEATING AUSTRALIA BY 6
WICKETS
AKSHDEEP SINGH AND PRIYANKA
India beat Australia by 6 wickets in the Border GOSWAMI QUALIFY FOR 2024
– Gavaskar Trophy 2nd Cricket Test match, PARIS OLYMPICS IN 20KM RACE
played at Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi from 17
WALK EVENT
to 21 February in New Delhi.
On February 14th, 2023, Akshdeep Singh
 Chasing 115 for victory, the hosts broke the national men‟s 20km race walk
scored 118 for four in the second record by winning the title at the National
session on the third day. This is the Open Race Walking Championships in
second time in a row that India has Ranchi. Priyanka Goswami, a Tokyo
defeated Australia in a Test match Olympian, emerged victorious in the women‟s
within three days. race. Both athletes qualified for the August
World Championships in Budapest and the  25 national records were broken during the
2024 Paris Olympics. games, with 19 of them being in
weightlifting.
 5,812 players from 36 states and union
National Open Race territories participated in the games, held
Walking Competition 2023 in 9 cities, with a 40% participation of
girls.
results  The closing ceremony was addressed by
the Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister
Men‟s 20km race walk Shivraj Singh Chouhan.
1. Akshdeep Singh – 1:19:55 (NR)

2. Suraj Panwar – 1:20:11
3. Vikash Singh – 1:21:08
Women‟s 20km race walk
1. Priyanka Goswami – 1:28:50

2. Bhawna Jat – 1:29:44
3. Sonal Sukhwal – 1:31:03
WOMEN’S CRICKET T20 WORLD

CUP 2023 AT CAPE TOWN, SOUTH
AFRICA.
The Women‟s Cricket T20 World Cup 2023

KHELO INDIA YOUTH GAMES-2022 has been started on 10 February 2023 at
CONCLUDED IN BHOPAL, MADHYA Newlands in Cape Town, South Africa.
PRADESH
Ten teams have been divided into two groups.
 The Khelo India Youth Games-2022 have
concluded on 11 February 2023 in Bhopal,  Group-A consists of South Africa, Sri
Madhya Pradesh, with a ceremony. Lanka, Bangladesh, Australia and
 Maharashtra topped the medals table by New Zealand,
winning 161 medals, including 56 gold.  Group-B has India, England,
 Haryana came in second with 128 medals, Pakistan, Ireland and West Indies.
including 41 gold, and
 Madhya Pradesh came in third with 96 The 2023 ICC Women‟s T20 World Cup is
medals, including 39 gold. the eighth edition of ICC Women‟s T20
World Cup tournament.
The Final will be played on 26 February 2023.
FIH ANNOUNCED THE

QUALIFICATION CRITERIA FOR
THE PARIS 2024 OLYMPIC HOCKEY
TOURNAMENT.
KHELO INDIA WINTER GAMES HAS  The International Hockey Federation,

STARTED IN GULMARG FIH has announced the qualification
criteria for the Paris 2024 Olympic
10/02/2023 Hockey Tournament for both men‟s
The third edition of Khelo India Winter and women‟s categories.
Games has started on 10 February 2023 at  The FIH announces the qualification
Gulmarg in Baramulla district of Jammu and criteria from its headquarters in
Kashmir. Lausanne, Switzerland, after they are
approved by the International Olympic
Committee (IOC) and the FIH‟s
1. The event is being organized after the Executive Board.
successful conduct of the first two  Twelve teams each in the men‟s and
editions, in Jammu and Kashmir. women‟s categories will play in the
2. The Jammu and Kashmir government Olympic hockey tournament, with
has made all necessary arrangements each team consisting of 16 athletes.
for the successful culmination of the  The 5 winning teams from each
event. continental event will qualify for the
3. Over 1500 sportspersons from across continental qualification. Six teams
the country will participate in 9 will qualify from the FIH Hockey
different winter sports disciplines Olympic Qualification Tournament
during the five-day event. and 2 FIH Hockey Olympic
4. Union Youth Affairs and Sports Qualification Tournaments per gender,
Minister Anurag Singh Thakur will consisting of 8 teams, will be held in
attend the opening ceremony. early 2024.
5. The Anthem, Mascot, and Jersey of
the Games were launched earlier this
month by Lieutenant Governor Manoj
Sinha and the Union Minister at Raj
Bhavan Jammu.
SAUDI ARABIA WILL HOST THE 4TH EDITION OF THE SAFF U-20
2027 ASIAN CUP FOOTBALL WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP 2023 IS
TOURNAMENT. BEING HELD IN BANGLADESH.
 Saudi Arabia has been selected to host  2023 will be the 4th edition of the
the 2027 Asian Cup football SAFF U-20 Women‟s Championship,
tournament during the 33rd AFC an international football competition
Congress held in Manama, Bahrain. for women‟s under-20 national teams
 The host country of the 2023 Asian organized by the SAFF.
Football Cup is Qatar. Its original host  The tournament will be held in
was China which expressed its Bangladesh from 3rd to13th February
inability to hold the tournament due to 2023.
the COVID-19 situation.  All matches will be played at Bir
 About 24 teams will participate in this Sherestha Shaheed Shipahi Mustafa
tournament. It will be organized from Kamal Stadium, Dhaka.
16 June to 16 July 2023.  The other teams in the tournament are
 The AFC Asian Cup is the primary the hosts Bangladesh & Nepal.
association football competition  India will take on Bhutan in their
contested by the senior men‟s national opening match of the SAFF U-20
teams of the members of the Asian Women‟s Championship in Dhaka on
Football Confederation (AFC), which 3rd February.
determines the continental champions  India had won the previous title of the
of Asia. SAFF U-18 Women‟s Championship
2022 after finishing on top of the table
with nine points and a better goal
difference over Bangladesh.
IMPORTANT DAYS CURRENT

AFFAIRS
WORLD NGO DAY 2023 : 27TH

FEBRUARY
World NGO Day is an annual international

event observed on 27 February to recognize
the contributions of non-governmental
NATIONAL SCIENCE DAY 2023 :
organizations (NGOs). It provides an
28TH FEBRUARY opportunity to advocate for policies that
support their efforts. World NGO Day aims to
National Science Day is celebrated every year
create awareness about this sector and
on 28 February in honor of India‟s great
encourage people across the world who work
physicist Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman.
in this sector for a good cause.
Every year, it is celebrated to honor the value
of science and remind us of its impact on the
lives of mankind. History :
Theme : The Baltic Sea NGO Forum of the Council of

Baltic Sea States officially recognized the day
on 27 April 2010. This program was accepted
In honor of India‟s G20 leadership, the theme
by the forum in 2012. In 2014, 27 February
for this year‟s event is “Global Science for
was declared as World NGO Day and it
Global Wellness”.
became a landmark day for the NGO
community across the world. An international
History : calendar day, now known as „World NGO
Day‟, was inaugurated for the first time on this
Celebration of National Science Day started day.
from 28 February 1987. The discovery of the
popular „Raman Effect‟ by CV Raman, one of What is Non-Governmental
the country‟s physicists, was confirmed on 28
Organizations (NGO)?
February 1928, after which he was awarded
the Nobel Prize in 1930, two years later. To
celebrate this achievement, the Council for NGOs are non-profit organizations that are
Science and Technology Communication independent of government and work towards
(NCSTC), Government of India, had advised a specific social, environmental or cultural
to celebrate February 28 as National Science goal. They can range from small, local
Day. organizations to large, international
organizations, and they can focus on a wide
range of issues, including human rights,
education, health, environmental protection,
and disaster relief.
WORLD THINKING DAY 2023 : WORLD SOCIAL JUSTICE DAY 2023

22ND FEBRUARY : 20TH FEBRUARY
The World Organization of Girl Guides and World Social Justice Day is celebrated every
Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) observes World year on 20 February. Its main objective is to
Thinking Day every year on 22 February. The give equal rights to the individual without any
day aims to raise money for the 10 million discrimination and inequality. Also, people
Girl Scouts and Guides who are active in over have to be made aware of social justice and
150 countries as well as celebrating equality. For this, World Social Justice Day is
sisterhood, solidarity and women‟s celebrated every year on 20 February.
empowerment. On World Consciousness Day,
Girl Scouts are also encouraged to build
lasting bonds with each other that prioritize Theme :
loyalty and respect.
The Theme of the day in 2023
is “Overcoming Barriers and Unleashing
Theme : Opportunities for Social Justice”.
The Theme of the day in 2023 is „Our World,

Our Peaceful Future‟. History :
In the year 2007, by passing a resolution by

History : the United Nations, it was announced to
celebrate World Social Justice Day on 20
The need for a World Thinking Day was February every year. Two years after this,
raised in 1926 at the 4th Girl Scout World Social Justice Day was celebrated for
International Conference. In the conference, it the first time in the year 2009. To make World
was agreed to dedicate 22 February as Chintan Social Justice Day a success, many countries
Diwas. Lord Baden-Powell, who founded the together try to unite people divided in the
Boy Scouts of America, and his wife Lady name of unemployment, poverty, caste
Olave Baden-Powell, who served as the discrimination, gender and religion. In India
organization‟s first Global Chief Guide, were too, there has been a law to give equal rights
both born on 22 February. to people for centuries. For this, there are
many provisions in the Indian constitution to
eliminate social inequality.
GLOBAL TOURISM RESILIENCE DAY

WORLD PANGOLIN DAY 2023 : 18 2023 : 17TH FEBRUARY
FEBRUARY
The United Nations General Assembly has
 World Pangolin Day is celebrated adopted a resolution from Jamaica to declare
annually on the third Saturday of 17 February 2023 as Global Tourism
February and this year it falls on 18 Resilience Day for the first time in an effort to
February. future-proof the sustainability of tourism. The
 It is a day to remember and celebrate move to mark the day annually was supported
pangolins, raise awareness and fight by over 90 countries. UNGA invites everyone
against global pangolin poaching in to celebrate 17 February as a day to raise
Africa and Asia. awareness of the importance of sustainable
 The day aims to raise awareness about tourism in accordance with local, regional and
these unique mammals and accelerate national priorities and through education,
conservation efforts. activities and events.
In the southern regions of Vietnam, Central Global Tourism Resilience Day (17 February),
Africa and West Africa, pangolin meat is often proclaimed by the General Assembly in
served in restaurants catering to wealthy resolution A/RES/77/269, aims to emphasize
patrons, who consider it a status symbol and a the need to promote resilient tourism
delicacy. When startled, a pangolin may roll development to deal with shocks, taking into
into a tight ball to protect its delicate lower account the tourism sector‟s vulnerability of
back, making it an ideal target for predators. the tourism sector to emergencies.
 The pangolin is the only mammal What is Global Tourism Resilience Day?
covered with scales.
 To protect themselves, they curl up It offers an alternative to sustainable
into balls like a hedgehog. development as a way to improve
 Their name comes from the Malay sustainability following an ecological or
word „penguling‟ which means environmental disaster and possible recovery
„something that rolls‟. from tourism-induced stress. For many
developing countries, including least
developed countries, small island developing
states, countries in Africa, and middle-income
countries, tourism is a major source of
income, foreign exchange earnings, tax
revenue, and employment. Because tourism organizations, childhood cancer survivor

connects people to nature, sustainable tourism associations, childhood cancer support groups,
has the unique potential to promote and cancer societies. International Childhood
environmental responsibility and conservation. Cancer Day was created by Childhood Cancer
International in 2002 as an annual event.
INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN’S
CANCER DAY 2023 : 15TH WORLD RADIO DAY 2023 : 13TH
FEBRUARY FEBRUARY
International Children‟s Cancer Day (ICCD) World Radio Day is celebrated across the
is observed every year on 15th February. The world on 13th February every year. The day is
day is observed by Childhood Cancer observed every year to raise awareness among
International, an umbrella organization of the public and media about the importance of
various parent-formed child cancer support radio and to encourage access to information
groups. The day is dedicated to raising through radio.
awareness and showing support for children The radio, invented by Italian electrical
and adolescents living with cancer. Despite all engineer Guglielmo Marconi in the 1890s, is
the advances in science, childhood cancer an important means of communication to
remains the leading cause of death from educate, entertain and inform. It is a fast,
disease in children. easily accessible and cheap way of reaching a
large number of people including remote
areas. World Radio Day is honored with
Theme : special activities such as broadcasts,
community events, awards, debates organized
The three-year campaign for International by radio stations and other organizations.
Childhood Cancer Day began in 2021 and will
end in 2023. The theme of the three-year
Theme :
campaign is „Better Survival‟.
The theme of the 12th edition of World Radio
History : Day – „Radio and Peace‟.
International Childhood Cancer was

History :
established in 1994. It is the largest patient-aid
organization for childhood cancer in the
world. The organization is comprised of more During the 36th General Assembly session,
than 170 different groups, including parent the Executive Board of UNESCO requested
UNESCO to declare World Radio Day. Then Cow Hug Day on 14 February
13 February was accepted as World Radio
Day in 2012. This date was chosen because
The Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI)
United Nations Radio was born on February
has issued an appeal to celebrate the “Cow
13, 1946. Radio arrived in India in the early
Hug Day on 14 February. It has appealed to
20th century.
the public to embrace cows, claiming that it
would bring “emotional richness” and increase
“individual and collective happiness.”
Animal Welfare Board of India
The Animal Welfare Board of India is a

statutory advisory body on Animal Welfare
Laws and promotes animal welfare in India.
14 FEBRUARY : VALENTINE’S DAY

AND COW HUG DAY
Valentine‟s Day
Valentine‟s Day is celebrated on February
14th every year and is a day of love and
affection between intimate companions. This
day is named after Saint Valentine, a Catholic
priest who lived in the 3rd century and is the SAFER INTERNET DAY 2023 : 7TH
patron saint of love and lovers. FEBRUARY
Valentine‟s Day has been associated with Safer Internet Day (SID) is annually observed
romantic love since the High Middle Ages and across the globe on the 2nd Tuesday of
has evolved over the centuries into a modern February to raise awareness of emerging
holiday celebrated around the world. People online issues and current concerns and to
typically exchange cards, flowers, chocolates, promote the safe and positive use of digital
or gifts with their loved ones to express their technology for children and young people.
feelings and affection.
Theme :
Valentine‟s Day is not just limited to romantic
love and many people choose to celebrate it In year 2023 the theme of Safer Internet Day
with friends, family, and even pets. is “Want to talk about it”.
Valentine‟s Day is also seen as an opportunity
to show appreciation for those who are
important in our lives.
History : History :
In year 2023, is the 20th edition of Safer The first International Cancer Day was
Internet Day. The day originated in 2004 as an celebrated in Geneva and Switzerland in the
initiative of the EU SafeBorders project. It same year. World Cancer Day was made
was taken on by the Insafe Network in 2005 as official at the first World Summit Against
one of its initial operations. The day is Cancer in 2000. The event was held in Paris
celebrated in nearly 200 countries and and was attended by members of cancer
territories around the world. organizations and prominent government
leaders from around the world.
The main objective behind celebrating this day
is to spread awareness about the emerging
online issues and current concerns.
WORLD WETLANDS DAY 2023 : 2

FEBRUARY
World Wetlands Day is observed every year

on 2 February. The day is observed to create
WORLD CANCER DAY 2023 : 4TH
awareness among people about the importance
FEBRUARY of wetlands and various ways to restore their
rapid loss and degradation. The day aims to
World Cancer Day is observed annually on
highlight the important role wetlands play in
4th February. This day is celebrated to create
maintaining biodiversity and supporting
awareness among people about the deadly
human well-being.
disease called cancer, its causes, symptoms
and preventive measures. About 7 lakh new
cancer cases are detected by healthcare Theme :
providers every year. There are mainly five
different types of cancer found in Indian The theme of the year in 2023 is „It‟s Time
women which include breast cancer, cervical for Wetlands Restoration.
cancer, colorectal cancer, uterine cancer and
oral cancer.
History :
Theme : The Convention on Wetlands was ratified as

an international treaty on 2 February 1971 at
The theme of the World Cancer Day 2023 Ramsar, Iran. On 30 August 2021, the United
is “Close The Care Gap”. Nations General Assembly adopted resolution
75/317 for World Wetlands Day. World
Wetlands Day originated in 1997 when the
Secretariat of the Convention on Wetlands

began educating the general public about the
importance of protecting wetlands. Posters,
factsheets, documents and other outreach
materials were distributed among the public
about the conservation of wetlands.
INDIAN COAST GUARD (ICG) IS

CELEBRATING ITS RAISING DAY : 1
FEBRUARY.
PRESIDENT DRAUPADI MURMU Indian Coast Guard (ICG) is celebrating its

47th Raising Day on 1 February 2023. From a
ADDRESSED THE 31ST
humble beginning with only 7 land platforms
FOUNDATION DAY OF THE in 1978, the ICG has now grown into an
NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR unstoppable force with 158 ships and 70
WOMEN IN NEW DELHI. aircraft and is expected to achieve a target
force of 200 land platforms and 80 aircraft by
 The President of India, Smt. Draupadi 2025. The Indian Coast Guard plays an
Murmu attended the 31st Foundation important role in securing the Indian coast and
Day celebrations of the National enforcing regulations in India‟s maritime
Commission for Women, in New zones.
Delhi on 31st January 2023.
 The theme of 2023 is „Sashakt Nari
Sashakt Bharat‟ History :
 The Commission is also organizing a
two-day program from 31st January to The ICG was formally established on 1
1st February 2023, to celebrate its 31st February 1977 by the Coast Guard Act, 1978
Foundation Day. of the Parliament of India. It works under the
 NCW was established in January 1992 Ministry of Defence. Indian Coast Guard Day
as a statutory body under the National is a celebration of the fourth most powerful
Commission for Women Act, 1990. It Coast Guard in the world. It is also a day to
was set up to review matters relating celebrate the achievements of the
to constitutional and legal protection organization.
for women, recommend measures for
legal reforms, facilitate redressal of
grievances and advise the government
on policies affecting women.
STATES CURRENT AFFAIRS
BISWABHUSHAN HARICHANDAN
TOOK OATH AS THE NINTH
GOVERNOR OF CHHATTISGARH.
PM INAUGURATES SHIVAMOGGA
AIRPORT IN KARNATAKA.  Biswabhushan Harichandan took the
oath of office as the ninth Governor of
 The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Chhattisgarh on 23 February 2023 at a
Modi inaugurated the newly ceremony held at the Durbar Hall of
constructed Shivamogga Airport along the Raj Bhavan in Raipur.
with various development projects  He was administered the oath by Chief
worth over Rs 3,600 crore in Justice of Chhattisgarh High Court
Shivamogga, Karnataka on 27 Arup Kumar Goswami. Prior to this,
February. Mr. Harichandan was the Governor of
 This new airport has been developed Andhra Pradesh.
at a cost of about Rs 450 crore.  Born in Orissa, Biswa Bhushan
 The passenger terminal building of Harichandan joined the High Court
this airport is spread over 4340 square Bar of Orissa in 1962 and the
meters and is capable of handling 300 Bharatiya Jana Sangh in 1971. He was
passengers per hour. elected to the state assembly of Odisha
 It is suitable for A-320 type aircraft. five times, and also served as a
This airport is spread over 758 acres of minister.
land. Night landing facility is also  He was the founding president of the
available at this airport which will Bharatiya Janata Party in Odisha in
start after some time. 1980 and was elected state president
of the BJP three times till 1988.
INTERNATIONAL ‘KHAJURAHO
DANCE FESTIVAL-2023 BEGIN ON
20 TO 26 FEB.
MAHARASHTRA CHIEF MINISTER
EKNATH SHINDE DECLARED SHIV  International „Khajuraho Dance
SENA CHIEF. Festival-2023‟ started from 20
February. This dance festival will run
 In a major development, Maharashtra till 26 February 2023.
Chief Minister Eknath Shinde was  On February 20, 2023, Khajuraho MP
named Shiv Sena‟s main leader after and BJP state president Vishnu Dutt
the party‟s National Executive Sharma inaugurated the 7-day 49th
meeting on 21 February. Khajuraho Dance Festival-2023 at the
 This was the first National Executive world-famous tourist destination
meeting of Shiv Sena after Eknath Khajuraho.
Shinde got the party‟s name and  Khajuraho Dance Festival is an
election symbol. important medium of tourism and
 After the meeting, state minister and sharing of cultural heritage. This
Shiv Sena leader Uday Samant said festival also gives us the expression of
that in this executive meeting, CM our arts and the feeling of spiritual
Eknath Shinde was elected as the chief consciousness.
leader of the party.  The program began with a
 Apart from this, a proposal was also Bharatanatyam dance performance by
submitted to give more employment renowned dancer Janaki Rangarajan.
opportunities to the local youth in all On the other hand, Dhirendra Tiwari
the projects in the state and also to and Aparajita Sharma gave a
give the status of special language to mesmerizing performance of Kathak
Marathi language. dance.
 On this occasion, 10 people from
different arts were honored with MP
State Rupankar Kala Puraskar.
The summit will bring together policy makers,

industry leaders, academia, think-tanks and
leaders from across the world to collectively
explore business opportunities and forge
partnerships.
UTTAR PRADESH GLOBAL

INVESTORS SUMMIT 2023 IN
LUCKNOW
Uttar Pradesh Global Investors Summit 2023 EKNATH SHINDE ANNOUNCED ‘JAI
has been inaugurated by Prime Minister JAI MAHARASHTRA MAJHA’ AS
Narendra Modi on 10 February 2023 at
STATE SONG OF MAHARASHTRA.
Lucknow. He also inaugurated Global Trade
Show and launched Invest UP 2.0.  The Government of Maharashtra has
declared “Jai Jai Maharashtra Majha”
Around 10,000 delegates, including over 400 as the state song of Maharashtra.
participants from 41 countries, top industry  It will be played on official occasions
leaders, Union Ministers, several Ministers and after the national anthem in all
and diplomats from 10 partner countries along schools. Starting from the next
with CEOs of leading companies are attending academic year, the song will also be
the three-day summit. included in the state board textbooks.
 The song was composed by Raja
Badhe, a poet who worked for All
Uttar Pradesh Global Investors Summit 2023
India Radio from 1956 to 1962, and
is three days event from 10 to 13 February
the music was given by Srinivas
2023. It is the flagship investment summit of
Khale.
the Government of Uttar Pradesh, under the
 It was presented by folk singer Shahir
leadership of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister
Sable in front of Yashwantrao Chavan
Yogi Adityanath. Investors and businessman
during the formation of the state at
from all across the country and from abroad
Shivaji Park in Dadar on 1 May 1960.
have reached Lucknow to participate in the
summit. State government had been working
for the summit from last 6 months. Many road
shows were organised in the country and even
in abroad to attract the investors. First time,
district level investor summits was organise to
rope in the local businessman and
entrepreneurs.
MP GOVERNMENT HAS CHANGED

THE NAME OF BHOPAL’S ISLAM MADHYA PRADESH GOVERNMENT
NAGAR VILLAGE TO ‘JAGDISHPUR’. ANNOUNCES ‘LAADLI BAHNA’
SCHEME.
 Madhya Pradesh government
announced that Islam Nagar village  Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister
located in Bhopal district has been Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced the
renamed as Jagdishpur. The implementation of “Ladli Bahna
notification informing the change of Yojana” on the occasion of Narmada
name also states that the central Jayanti.
government has not objected to the  ₹ 1000 per month will be provided to
decision. the sisters of poor and middle class
 Islam Nagar village is situated at a families of Madhya Pradesh through
distance of about 12 km from Bhopal the scheme.
and is famous for forts.  To get the benefit of the scheme, the
 According to some accounts, 308 woman must be a resident of Madhya
years ago the name of Islam Nagar Pradesh.
used to be Jagdishpur.  Women of all castes of the state –
 One account states that in 1719, Islam General, Backward, Scheduled Castes,
Nagar became the capital of the Scheduled Tribes will be able to get
Bhopal region after ruler Dost the benefits of this scheme.
Mohammad Khan took control of the  The benefit of the scheme will be
region. In 1715, the name of given to such women who are not
Jagdishpur was changed to Islam income tax payers.
Nagar.  65% sisters of Madhya Pradesh will be
able to get the benefit of this scheme.
 Through the scheme, an amount of ₹
60000 will be deposited in the account
of each woman by the government in 5
years.
INTERNATIONAL CURRENT
AFFAIRS
VISAKHAPATNAM WILL BE THE

NEW CAPITAL OF ANDHRA
PRADESH.
 Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jagan MIT PROFESSOR HARI

Mohan Reddy announced on 31 BALAKRISHNAN WON THE 2023
January 2023 that Visakhapatnam MARCONI PRIZE.
would become the new capital of the
state.  Computer scientist Hari Balakrishnan
 Amaravati was made the capital in the has been awarded the 2023 Marconi
year 2015 during Chandrababu Prize.
Naidu‟s government before the Reddy  Dr. Balakrishnan is Professor in the
government. Department of Electrical Engineering
 After the separation of Andhra and and Computer Science, Massachusetts
Telangana, Hyderabad was made the Institute of Technology (MIT).
common capital. After which Andhra  Dr. Balakrishnan has been cited “for
had to announce the capital before the his fundamental contributions to wired
limited time 2024. and wireless networking, mobile
 Andhra Pradesh is one of those states sensing, and distributed systems”.
in the country which is achieving  He graduated with a BTech in
double digit growth rate in GDP for Computer Science from IIT Madras in
the last 3 consecutive years. 1993 and received his PhD from the
University of California, Berkeley in
1998.
 Dr. Balakrishnan has previously won
the Infosys Prize (2020) and the IEEE
Koji Kobayashi Computer and
Communications Award (2021).
Marconi Prize 2023 :
The Marconi Prize is a top honor for computer

scientists and is awarded by the US-based
Marconi Foundation. It is given to those who
have “made a significant contribution to
enhancing digital inclusion through advanced  Comptroller and Auditor General,

information and communication technology.” Girish Chandra Murmu has been
selected as the External Auditor of the
International Labor Organization
(ILO) in Geneva for a period of four
years from 2024 to 2027.
 The appointment reflects recognition
of the CAG‟s professionalism, high
standards, global audit experience and
its credibility among the international
community.
 Based on technical experience and
other criteria, the International Labor
Organization shortlisted top audit
INDIAN ORIGIN AJAY BANGA, institutions from India, Canada and the
FORMER MASTERCARD CEO, TO BE UK for technical presentations.
 The three-member team of CAG of
NEXT WORLD BANK PRESIDENT.
India presented their attributes, vision,
skills and vast experience of auditing
 On 23 February, Former Mastercard
international organizations before the
CEO Ajay Banga has been nominated
by the US to become the President of tripartite selection panel of the
the World Bank. organization in Geneva.
 US President Joe Biden announced
this. Currently, the President of the
World Bank is David Malpass.
 The 63-year-old Ajay Banga is an
Indian-American and currently serves
as the Vice Chairman at equity firm
General Atlantic.
 He was previously the Chief Executive
Officer at Mastercard.
UNION CABINET APPROVES AIR

SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN
INDIA AND GUYANA.
 The Union Cabinet chaired by the

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi
has approved the signing of Air
Services Agreement between the
Government of India and the
Government of Guyana.
CAG GIRISH CHANDRA MURMU  The Air Services Agreement shall
SELECTED AS EXTERNAL AUDITOR enter into force after diplomatic
OF ILO IN GENEVA. exchanges between the two Parties
confirming that each Party has
completed the internal procedures
necessary for the entry into force of send money through UPI by making
this Agreement. digital payments very easily.
 There is a significant Indian presence
in Guyana, and according to the 2012 What is UPI (Unified Payments
census, the largest ethnic group Interface)?
constitutes about 40% of the
population. Unified Payments Interface (UPI) is India‟s
 The New Air Services Agreement mobile-based rapid payment system, which
between India and the Republic of provides instant payment facility round the
Guyana will provide an enabling clock using Virtual Payment Address (VPA)
environment for enhanced and created by customers. This eliminates the risk
seamless connectivity while providing of the remitter sharing the bank account
commercial opportunities to the details. UPI supports both Person-to-Person
airlines of both the sides. (P2P) and Person-to-Merchant (P2M)
payments and it also enables a user to send or
receive money.
INDIA’S UPI AND SINGAPORE’S

PAYNOW ARE NOW INTEGRATED.
INDIA AS CHAIR OF THE G-20 WILL
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi and HOST THE PERMANENT MISSION
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien ROUNDTABLES AT THE UN
Loong have signed a huge deal in the HEADQUARTERS.
field of digital payments.
 Cross-border payment connectivity  India as the Chair of the G-20 will
was started between the two countries host the Permanent Mission
by connecting India‟s UPI Unified Roundtable at the United Nations
Payments Interface & Singapore‟s Headquarters ahead of the Sustainable
PayNow. Development Goals (SDG) Summit in
 On 21 February, the Prime Minister of New York in 2023.
both the countries started it by  During the event, the focus will be on
participating in a program through India‟s growth story and achievements
video conferencing. and how these can be leveraged for the
 From now on using UPI and PayNow, potential benefit of the Global South.
Indians living in Singapore will be  A roundtable titled „Gandhian
able to transfer money to India Trusteeship : A Panel Discussion on
through UPI. Sustainable Lifestyles and Enduring
 Indian students who are studying in Pace‟ will be organized on 23rd
Singapore, their parents will be able to February 2023.
 A series of round table conferences

have been lined up for the next few
months.
 The 2023 SDG Summit will be held in
September 2023 under the auspices of
the United Nations General Assembly.
BANGLADESH ANNOUNCED PLANS

TO BUY 300 ELECTRIC DOUBLE-
DECKER AIR-CONDITIONED BUSES
FROM INDIA.
 Road Transport and Bridges Minister

SOUTH AFRICA STARTED JOINT
Obaidul Kader said the Bangladesh
MILITARY EXERCISE WITH
government has requested India to
RUSSIA-CHINA. supply 100 electric buses for use in
Dhaka and Chattogram this year.
 South Africa is conducting a joint
 The request was made when India‟s
military exercise with Russia & China.
Deputy High Commissioner to
 The US has also criticized the 10-day
Bangladesh Dr. Binoy Geogre met
naval exercise to mark the first
Minister Obaidul Quader at his office
anniversary of the war in Ukraine.
on 19 February 2023.
This military exercise will start on 17
 Also discussed was the purchase of
Feb & will run till 27 Feb 2023.
300 electric double decker AC buses
 The Mosi II naval exercise is taking
for Bangladesh Road Transport
place in the Indian Ocean off the
Corporation (BRTC) under the Indian
South African coast. The South
Line of Credit (LoC).
African National Defense Force says
 Bangladesh is working to formulate a
350 members of its armed forces will
policy for the registration and
participate.
movement of electric vehicles in the
 Russia has announced that it will send
country with the aim of reducing
its Admiral Gorshkov warship, which
carbon emissions by 2030.
will carry Zircon hypersonic missiles.
 This month the policy will be sent to
They fly at more than nine times the
the cabinet for approval.
speed of sound and have a range of
1,000 km (620 mi).
 It will operate under the supervision of

the Federation of UAE Chambers of
Commerce and Industry.
 It is registered with the Dubai
Chamber of Commerce as a legal and
financial entity. The UIBC-UC will
have its office in Dubai.
 Mr. Faizal Kottikollon of Kef
Holdings has been appointed as the
Chairman of UIBC-UC.
 Major General (Retd.) Sharafuddin
UAE & INDIA LAUNCHED THE UAE Sharaf, the Chairman of the UIBC
CHAPTER OF THE BUSINESS (India Chapter), will serve as the Vice
COUNCIL TO PROMOTE BILATERAL Chairman of the UAE Chapter of
TRADE AND INVESTMENT. UIBC.
 The UAE and India have launched

the UAE India Business Council –
UAE Chapter (UIBC-UC) to support
their joint mission to strengthen
economic ties and increase bilateral
trade and investment.
 His Excellency Dr. Thani bin Ahmed
Al Zeyoudi, UAE Minister of State for
Foreign Trade, launched the UAE
India Business Council – UAE
Chapter (UIBC-UC) in Dubai on 18th
Feb 2023. INDIA & FIJI SIGNED
 India-UAE Comprehensive Free Trade MEMORANDUM OF
Agreement completes 1 year of
UNDERSTANDING ON VISA
signing.
 The UIBCUC aims to increase EXEMPTION FOR HOLDERS OF
bilateral trade to $100 billion & attract DIPLOMATIC AND OFFICIAL
investments of $75 billion from the PASSPORTS.
UAE to India.
 The council will bring together key  India and Fiji have signed an MoU on
partners and stakeholders from both visa exemption for holders of
countries and encourage innovative diplomatic and official passports.
collaboration between Emirates &  Under this agreement, holders of
Indian businesses. diplomatic and official passports will
 The council includes key partners and be able to enter, transit and stay in
stakeholders from both countries, each other‟s territory without a visa
including sovereign wealth funds from for a period not exceeding 90 days.
the UAE & India‟s large  India and Fiji share close and long-
conglomerates such as the Tata Group, standing relations and the two
Reliance, Adani, as well as tech countries also reviewed bilateral
innovators such as Ola, Zerodha and relations.
EasyMyTrip.
 India and Fiji have inaugurated the

solarisation of the State House in Suva
and this is the first of a series that
India is supporting in the Pacific
Islands.It shows India‟s commitment
towards climate action.
 The Visa Waiver Agreement will be
helpful in encouraging greater travel
between the two countries.
INDO-JAPANESE JOINT MILITARY

TRAINING EXERCISE “DHARMA
GUARDIAN” TO BE HELD IN JAPAN.
 The 4th edition of joint military

exercise “Exercise Dharma Guardian”
between India and Japan is being
conducted at Camp Imazu, Shiga
INDIAN-AMERICAN NEAL MOHAN
province in Japan from 17 Feb to 2
BECAME THE NEW CEO OF Mar 2023.
YOUTUBE.  Soldiers from the Garhwal Rifles
Regiment of the Indian Army & an
 Indian-American Neal Mohan will be Infantry Regiment from the Middle
the next Chief Executive Officer Army of the Japan Ground Self
(CEO) of YouTube, Susan Wojcicki Defense Force (JGSDF) are
announced her resignation citing participating in the exercise this year.
personal reasons.  During the exercise, military personnel
 Mr. Neal Mohan is currently the Chief from both countries will be involved
Product Officer of YouTube. Prior to in various missions including joint
joining YouTube, Mohan was Senior planning, joint tactical exercises,
Vice President, Display & Video Ads sharing of basics of setting up
at Google. integrated surveillance grids and
 Ms Wojcicki, 54, said she would employment of aerial assets. The joint
“focus on family, health & personal exercise will help both the armies to
projects that I am passionate about.” know each other better, share their
 Wojcicki, previously senior vice vast experiences & enhance situational
president of advertising products at awareness.
Google, She became CEO of YouTube  “Exercise Dharma Guardian” is an
in 2014. annual training program with Japan in
the series of military training exercises
YouTube Founders : Jawed Karim, Chad conducted by India with different
Hurley, Steve Chen countries. This edition of the exercise
YouTube Founded : 14 Feb 2005, San Mateo, also includes platoon level joint
California, United States training for military operations in
YouTube Headquarters : San Bruno, jungle & semi-urban/urban areas.
California, United States
PROMINENT INDIAN-AMERICAN SAUDI ARABIA WILL SEND ITS

POLITICIAN NIKKI HALEY HAS FIRST FEMALE ASTRONAUT INTO
ANNOUNCED HER CANDIDACY FOR SPACE THIS YEAR.
THE US PRESIDENCY.
 A woman from Saudi Arabia will
 Former South Carolina Governor, become the country‟s first female
Indian-American leader and astronaut to go on a space mission at
Ambassador to the United Nations the end of 2023.
Nikki Haley announced her candidacy  Rayyana Barnawi will join fellow
for the US President on 14 February. Saudi astronaut Ali Al-Qarni on a 10-
 In this way, she has become the first day mission to the International Space
Republican to challenge former US Station (ISS).
President Donald Trump to become  Barnawi and al-Karni will fly to the
his party‟s candidate for the White ISS aboard a SpaceX Dragon
House in 2024. spacecraft as part of a mission this
 Haley, 51, has been a two-time spring by private space company
governor of South Carolina and the Axiom Space.
US ambassador to the United Nations.  Former NASA astronaut Peggy
 Before entering the presidential Whitson will also be on her fourth
election, Haley must win the primary flight to the ISS. Meanwhile, John
vote for the Republican presidential Shoffner, a Tennessee businessman,
nominee, which begins in January next would be the pilot.
year.  The crew will be launched into space
 The next US presidential election will by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from
be held on 5 November 2024. NASA‟s Kennedy Space Center in
Florida.
 The neighboring United Arab
Emirates became the first Arab
country to send a female astronaut
Noura al-Matrooshi into space in
2021.
Samman” for their exceptional

contribution to the Hindi language.
INDIA WILL ORGANIZE THE 12TH

WORLD HINDI CONFERENCE IN MOHAMMAD SHAHABUDDIN WAS
FIJI. ELECTED THE PRESIDENT OF
 The Ministry of External Affairs, BANGLADESH.
Government of India, in collaboration
 According to the notification issued by
with the Government of Fiji, is
the Election Commission of
organizing the 12th World Hindi
Bangladesh on 13th February,
Conference in Fiji from 15 to 17 Feb
Mohammad Shahabuddin will be the
2023.
next President of Bangladesh.
 External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar
 The ruling Awami League nominated
& Fiji Prime Minister Sitwini Rabuka
retired judge, anti-corruption
will inaugurate the three-day event of
commission commissioner and
the 12th World Hindi Conference in
freedom fighter Mohammad
the Pacific island nation on 15th Feb.
Shahabuddin. No other party or
 The Theme “Hindi – Traditional
individual filed nomination for the
Knowledge to Artificial
post.
Intelligence”.
 Mohammad Shahabuddin was born in
 The conference will be held in one
1949 in Pabna. He participated in the
plenary session and ten parallel
Liberation War of Bangladesh in
sessions on Hindi in indentured
1971. After the assassination of
countries, Hindi in Fiji and Hindi in
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
the Pacific region, Information
along with most of his family
Technology and Hindi in the 21st
members on 15 August 1975,
century.
Mohammad Shahabuddin was
 A 270-member delegation of Hindi
imprisoned for several years. He is a
scholars and officials will participate
member of the Awami League
in the Fiji conference. Ministry of
Advisory Council.
External Affairs (MEA) Secretary
 The term of current President Abdul
(East) Saurabh Kumar said that
Hamid ends on 23rd April. He served
representatives from 50 countries are
as the President for two consecutive
expected to participate.
terms of five years. The Constitution
 During the conference, Hindi scholars
of Bangladesh does not allow any
from India and other countries will be
person to hold the presidency for more
honored with the “Vishwa Hindi
than two terms.
INDIA PROVIDED 50 BUSES TO SRI

FORMER FOREIGN MINISTER
LANKA UNDER THE ECONOMIC
NIKOS CHRISTODOULIDES TO BE
ASSISTANCE SCHEME.
CYPRUS NEXT PRESIDENT
 India sent 50 more buses to Sri Lanka
Nikos Christodoulides, the former Foreign at the President‟s Secretariat Complex
Minister of Cyprus, has been elected as the
on the occasion of the 75th
country‟s next president. He won the election anniversary of Sri Lanka‟s
with 52% of the votes, defeating seasoned independence.
diplomat Andreas Mavroyiannis who received  Indian High Commissioner to Sri
48% of the votes. Lanka Gopal Baglay handed over
these buses to Sri Lankan President
The major concerns for voters in the election Ranil Wickremesinghe.
included the cost of living crisis, irregular  Commercial vehicle manufacturer
immigration, and the Cyprus dispute with the Ashok Leyland has bagged a contract
Turkish-occupied north of the island. for the supply of 500 buses from the
Sri Lanka Transport Board.
 Under the contract, 75 buses have
Christodoulides was expelled from the ruling
been handed over to Sri Lanka in
DISY party and ran as an independent. He has
January 2023. The Indian Import-
the support of the Democratic Party, the
Export Bank is providing loans for
Movement for Social Democracy, and the
these buses.
Democratic Alignment. He was previously
 The order is a part of the Line of
appointed as government spokesman in 2014
Credit extended by the Export-Import
and foreign minister in 2018.
Bank of India under the Economic
Assistance Scheme of the Government
of India.
INDIA WILL BE THE THEME MANUELA ROCA BOTEY HAS

COUNTRY OF THE 2025 MADRID APPOINTED AS THE FIRST FEMALE
INTERNATIONAL BOOK FAIR. PM OF EQUATORIAL GUINEA.
 Spain‟s ambassador to the country,  Equatorial Guinea has appointed

Jose Maria Ridao, said that India Manuela Roca Botey as Prime
would be invited as the focal country Minister.
at the Madrid International Book Fair  She became the first woman in the
in 2025. country to reach this position.
 India will be the theme country of the  President Teodoro Obiang Nguema
2025 Madrid International Book Fair. Mbasogo, who has ruled the country
 Spain is the theme country for the 46th since 1979, made the announcement in
International Kolkata Book Fair in a decree on state television on 31st
January 2023. January.
 The Madrid International Book Fair is  Ms Botey was previously education
an annual event held in the Buen minister and joined the government in
Retiro Park in Madrid. 2020. He replaces former premier
 The Madrid Book Fair is being held in Francisco Pascual Obama Asue, who
Spain since 1993. Over 350 stalls are has held the position since 2016.
set up by publishers from across the
globe. Book signing events are also
held during the fair.
MISCELLANEOUS CURRENT  Best Actor : Ranbir Kapoor for

Brahmastra : Part 1
AFFAIRS  Best Actress : Alia Bhatt for Gangubai
Kathiawadi
 Most Promising Actor : Rishab Shetty
for Kantara
 Best Actor In A Supporting Role :
Manish Paul for Jugjugg Jeeyo
 Outstanding Contribution In The Film
Industry : Rekha
 Best Web Series: Rudra : The Edge of
Darkness
 Critics Best Actor : Varun Dhawan for
Bhediya
 Film of The Year : RRR
DADASAHEB PHALKE  Television Series of The Year :
INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL Anupamaa
(DPIFF) 2023 WAS HELD IN  Most Versatile Actor Of The Year :
MUMBAI. Anupam Kher for The Kashmir Files
 Best Actor In A Television Series :
 The 69th Dadasaheb Phalke Award Zain Imam for Fanaa-(Ishq Mein
ceremony was held on 20th February Marjawaan)
2023.  Best Actress In A Television Series :
 The grand event of Dadasaheb Phalke Tejasswi Prakash for Naagin
International Film Festival (DPIFF)  Best Male Singer : Sachet Tandon for
2023 took place in Mumbai. Maiyya Mainu
 The award consists of a Swarna Kamal  Best Female Singer : Neeti Mohan for
(Golden Lotus) medallion, a shawl and Meri Jaan
a cash prize of ₹1,000,000  Best Cinematographer : PS Vinod for
(US$13,000). Vikram Vedha
 Vivek Agnihotri‟s „The Kashmir  Outstanding Contribution In The
Files‟ won the Dadasaheb Music Industry : Hariharan
International Film Festival Awards
and SS Rajamouli‟s „RRR‟ won the
International Film of the Year award.
 Alia Bhatt received the Best Actress
Award for Gangubai Kathiawadi.
Ranbir Kapoor received the Best Actor
award for his performance in
Brahmastra.
Winners list of Dadasaheb Phalke

International Film Awards 2023
 Best Film : The Kashmir Files

 Best Director : R Balki for Chup:
Revenge of The Artist
Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar

(UBKYP) :
The Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar was

instituted in the year 2006. It is awarded to
artistes up to the age of 40 years. Its objective
is to identify and encourage outstanding young
talents in various fields of performing arts and
to provide them national recognition in their
life, so that they can work with greater
commitment and dedication in their chosen
fields. The Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva
USTAD BISMILLAH KHAN YUVA Puraskar carries Rs 25,000, an Angavastram
and a plaque.
PURASKAR – 2019, 2020 & 2021
WERE PRESENTED TO 102
ARTISTS FROM INDIA.
 Union Minister for Culture, Tourism

and Development of North Eastern
Region Shri G. Kishan Reddy
presented the Ustad Bismillah Khan
Yuva Puraskar (UBKYP) – 2019,
2020 and 2021 at Meghdoot Theater
Complex, Rabindra Bhavan, New
Delhi on 15 February.
 The program was presided over by Dr.
Sandhya Purecha, President of Sangeet
Natak Akademi. PM MODI INAUGURATED THE NEW
 In its General Council meeting held at CAMPUS OF ALJAMEA-TUS-
New Delhi on 8th November, 2022, SAIFIYAH, AN ARABIC ACADEMY
102 artistes (including three joint
awardees) from India were selected for Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 10 February
the Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva 2023, inaugurated the new campus of
Puraskar – 2019, 2020 and 2021, who Aljamea-tus-Saifiyah Arabic Academy at
have distinguished themselves as Marol in Mumbai. He was accompanied by
young talents. They have made their the head of the Dawoodi Bohra community,
mark in their respective fields of His Holiness Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin. Mr.
performing arts. Modi unveiled the inaugural plaque and
 A four-day festival of music, dance officially inaugurated the Arabic Academy
and drama was organized from 14 to with a ceremonial untying of the ribbon.
17 February 2023 at Meghdoot
Theater Complex, Rabindra Bhavan,
New Delhi. In this, the recipients of Aljamea-tus-Saifiyah, an
the Ustad Bismillah Khan Youth Arabic academy
Award for the year 2019 displayed
their arts.
The new Mumbai campus of the Aljamea-tus-
Saifiyah, an Arabic academy, is all set to
begin functioning in the upcoming academic  Jaxay Shah, Chairperson of QCI, said
year. Its session will begin in the month of that India‟s accreditation system is
Shawwal, the tenth month in the Islamic young and has jumped to the 5th place
calendar. globally within a year.
 QCI is committed to making “Made in
India” a globally trusted brand.
This Institute is also known as Jamea, this is
 Quality Infrastructure (QI) is the
an academic institute exclusively catering to
technical backbone for international
the education of young boys and girls from
trade and provides reliability and trust
the Dawoodi Bohra community, a Shiite
between trading partners.
denomination spread across the world. While
the academy‟s focus will primarily be on
spiritual and religious studies, the academy
will also provide its students with mainstream
education in association with an
internationally recognised school board
curriculum.
NTPC HAS WON THE ‘ATD BEST

AWARDS-2023’ FOR THE 6TH
CONSECUTIVE YEAR.
 India‟s largest power generation

INDIA’S NATIONAL company NTPC Limited has been
ACCREDITATION SYSTEM HAS honored with the „ATD Best Awards –
2023‟ by the US-based Association for
BEEN RANKED 5TH IN THE WORLD
Talent Development (ATD).
 NTPC Limited has won this award for
India‟s national accreditation system under the
Quality Council of India (QCI) has been the sixth time for showcasing
ranked 5th in the world according to the enterprise success in the area of talent
recently published Global Quality development.
Infrastructure Index (GQII) 2021.  The foundation of NTPC‟s culture has
always been to engage employees
through creative techniques. This
 India‟s overall Quality Infrastructure award is a testimony to the
(QI) system ranking is at 10th contemporary HR practices of NTPC.
position.
 India‟s national accreditation system is ATD Award :
ranked 5th in the world.
 The 2021 GQII rankings are based on  The ATD BEST Awards recognize
data collected until the end of organizations that showcase their
December 2021. enterprise through talent development.
NTPC has been successful in creating
an ecosystem that empowers the  From Adam Smith to John Maynard

employees to enhance their skills. Keynes, and from the Great
 This award is given to small and large Depression to the collapse of Lehman
private, public and non-profit Brothers, Desai studies the
organizations from all over the world. contribution of economics to domestic
 The US-based Association for Talent and international politics.
Development is the world‟s largest
talent development organization and
the ATD BEST Awards are the most
prestigious recognition in the field of
learning and development.
BRITISH ECONOMIST MEGHNAD

DESAI WROTE A NEW BOOK
TITLED “THE POVERTY OF
POLITICAL ECONOMICS”.
 India-born naturalized British

economist Meghnad Desai has written
a new book titled “The Poverty of
Political Economy: How Economics
Abandoned the Poor”.
 The book highlights how the discipline
of economics has systematically kept
corporate interests on the fringes since
the late 18th century.
 The book is published by
HarperCollins Publishers India.
 In this compelling new book,
Meghnad Desai takes a critical,
introspective look at the bodies of
thought that have driven economics
around the world.
Current Affairs MCQ

Q : 74वें गणतं त्र ददवस परे ड में दिस राज्य िी झां िी िो प्रथम पु रस्कार दमला?
Which state wins best tableau prize in 74th Republic Day parade?
(A) झारखं ड / Jharkhand

(B) हररयाणा / Haryana
(C) उत्तर प्रदे श / Uttar Pradesh
(D) उत्तराखं ड / Uttarakhand
Ans : (D) उत्तराखं ड / Uttarakhand

इस परे ड िे दौरान धादमि ि स्थलों और राज्य िे प्रगदतशील दविास िो प्रददशि त िरने वाली उत्तराखं ड
िी ‘मानसखं ड ’ झां िी िो प्रथम स्थान ददया गया है ।
उत्तराखं ड िे बारे मे –
राजधानी – दे हरादू न
मु ख्यमं त्री – पु ष्कर दसं ह धामी
राज्यपाल -ले फ्टिनें ट जनरल गु रमीत दसं ह
Q : भारतीय तटरक्षि ददवस (इं दडयन िोस्ट गाडि डे ) िब मनाया जाता है

When is Indian Coast Guard Day celebrated?
(A) 30 जनवरी / 30 January

(B) 1 फरवरी / 1 February
(C) 30 फरवरी / 30 February
(D)28 जनवरी / 28 January
Ans : (B) 1 फरवरी / 1 February

भारतीय तट रक्षि (ICG) 1 फरवरी 2023 िो अपना 47वां स्थापना ददवस मना रहा है ।
ICG िो अदधदनयम 1978 द्वारा स्थादपत दिया गया था।
यह रक्षा मं त्रालय िे तहत िाम िरता है ।
Q : राष्ट्रीय मदहला आयोग दि स्थापना िब िी गई थी?

When was the National Commission for Women establishe d?
(A) 1946
(B) 1906
(C) 1945
(D) 1992
Ans : (D) 1992

राष्ट्रपदत द्रौपदी मु मूि ने नई ददल्री में 31 जनवरी 2023 िो राष्ट्रीय मदहला आयोग िे 31वें स्थापना
ददवस िो सं बोदधत दिया। िायि क्रम 2023 िी थीम है ‘सशक्त नारी सशक्त भारत’ |
राष्ट्रीय मदहला आयोग (NCW) िी स्थापना जनवरी 1992 में राष्ट्रीय मदहला आयोग अदधदनयम, 1990 िे
तहत िी गई थी।
Q : दु दनया िे सबसे अमीर व्यफ्टक्त िी ब्लू मबगि दबदलयने य सि इं डे क्स सू ची में िौन पहले स्थान पर है ?
Who ranked first in the Bloomberg Billionaires Index list of world‟s richest person?
(A) मु िेश अं बानी / Mukesh Ambani

(B) एलोन मस्क / Elon Musk
(C) बनाि डि अरनॉल्ट / Bernard Arnault
(D) गौतम अडानी / Gautam Adani
Ans : (C) बनाि डि अरनॉल्ट / Bernard Arnault
इसमें गौतम अडानी दु दनया िे टॉप-10 अरबपदतयों िी दलस्ट से बाहर ये पहले चोथे स्थान पर थे ।
फ़्ां स िे बनाि डि अनोल्ट िी िु ल सं पदत्त191 दबदलयन डॉलर है |
Q : दनम्न में से िौन सी आं ध्र प्रदे श िी नई राजधानी बने गी ?

What is the new capital of Andhra Pradesh?
(A) ने ल्रोर / Nellore

(B) िािीनाडा /kakinada
(C) दवशाखापत्तनम / Visakhapatnam
(D) िुनूि ल / Kurnool
Ans : (C) दवशाखापत्तनम / Visakhapatnam

आं ध्र प्रदे श िे मु ख्यमं त्री जगन मोहन रे ड्डी ने 31 जनवरी 2023 िो घोषणा िी दि दवशाखापत्तनम राज्य
िी नई राजधानी बने गी।
आं ध्र प्रदे श िेबारे मे –
भाषाई आधार पर बनाया जाने वाला पहला राज्य 1953 में आं ध्र था
मु ख्यमं त्री – जगन मोहन रे ड्डी
राज्यपाल -दवश्वभू षण हररचं दन
स्थापना – 1 November 1956
Q : दिस राज्य सरिार ने ‘लाडली बहना’ योजना िी घोषणा िी है ?

Which state government has announced the ‘Ladli Behna’ scheme?
(A) महाराष्ट्र / maharashtra

(B) दबहार / Bihar
(C) उत्तर प्रदे श / Uttar Pradesh
(D) मध्य प्रदे श / Madhya Pradesh
Ans : (D) मध्य प्रदे श / Madhya Pradesh

मध्य प्रदे श िे मु ख्यमं त्री दशवराज दसं ह चौहान ने नमि दा जयं ती िे अवसर पर लाडली बहना योजना िो
लागू िरने िी घोषणा िी I
योजना िे जररए मध्य प्रदे श िी गरीब और मध्यवगीय पररवार िी बहनों िो ₹1000 महीना प्रदान दिया
जाएगा I
Q : सरिार ने प्रधान मं त्री आवास योजना पररव्यय में दितने प्रदतशत वृ फ्टि िी घोषणा िी।
The government announced what percent increase in the Pradhan M antri Awas Yojana outlay.
(A) 66 %
(B) 60 %
(C) 75 %
(D) 70 %
Ans : (A) 66 %
सरिार ने प्रधान मं त्री आवास योजना पररव्यय में 79,000 िरोड़ रुपये से अदधि िी 66% वृ फ्टि िी
घोषणा िी।
सरिार ने योजना िे शहरी घटि िे दलए 25,103 िरोड़ रुपये दनधाि ररत दिए हैं , जबदि ग्रामीण घटि
िे दलए 54,487 रुपये आवं दटत दिए गए हैं , दजससे िु ल 79,590 िरोड़ रुपये हो गए हैं ।
Q : इन्फ्रास्टर क्चर पररयोजनाओं िो आगे बढाने में मदद िे दलए भारतीय रे लवे िो दितनी रादश आवं दटत िी गई
है ?
How much amount has been allocated to the Indian Railways to help push infrastructure projects?
(A) 2.20 लाख / 2.20 Lakh

(B) 2 लाख / 2 Lakh
(C) 2.50 लाख / 2.50 Lakh
(D) 2.40 लाख / 2.40 Lakh
Ans : (D) 2.40 लाख / 2.40 Lakh

िेंद्रीय बजट 2023-2024 िे बाद, रे ल मं त्री अदश्वनी वै ष्णव ने िहा दि रे लवे िो लगभग 2.40 लाख
िरोड़ रुपये िे आवं ट न से दे श में रे लवे िी बु दनयादी ढां चा पररयोजनाओं िो आगे बढाने में मदद
दमले गी। उन्ोंने आगे िहा दि: अमृ त भारत स्टे शन योजना िे तहत 1,275 स्टे शनों िा पु नदवि िास
दिया जा रहा है । मुं बई-अहमदाबाद बु लेट टर े न समे त िई प्रोजे क्ट्स पर इस वक्त िाम चल रहा है ।
दे श में ददसं बर 2023 ति हाइडर ोजन से चलने वाली पै सेंज र टर े नें होंगी।
Q : बजट 2023-2024 में दो साल िे दलए 7.5 प्रदतशत दनदित ब्याज दर वाली मदहलाओं िे दलए नई बचत योजना
शु रू िी गई है । योजना िा नाम क्या है ?
New savings scheme for women with 7.5 per cent fixed interest rate for two years have been lunched in
Budget 2023-2024. What is scheme name?
(A) मदहला सम्मान आय योजना / Mahila Samman Income Scheme

(B) मदहला सम्मान बचत प्रमाणपत्र / Mahila Samman Saving Certificate
(C) मदहला दविास बचत प्रमाणपत्र / Mahila Vikas Saving Certificate
(D) मदहला बचत प्रमाणपत्र / Mahila Saving Certificate
Ans : (B) मदहला सम्मान बचत प्रमाणपत्र / Mahila Samman Saving Certificate
मदहला सम्मान बचत पत्र’। मदहलाओं और लड़दियों िे दलए जमा सु दवधा 7.5 प्रदतशत िी ब्याज दर िे
साथ दो साल िी अवदध िे दलए होगी।
अदधितम जमा रादश िी सीमा 2 लाख रुपये है
Q : मै नुएला रोिा बोटे दिस दे श िी पहली मदहला प्रधान मं त्री बनी ?

Manuela Roca Bote became the first woman Prime Minister of which country?
(A) स्वीडन / Sweden

(B) तु िी / Tukey
(C) इक्वेटोररयल दगनी / Equatorial Guinea
(D) इजरायल / Israel
Ans : (C) इक्वेटोररयल दगनी / Equatorial Guinea

मै नुएला रोिा बोटी इस पद पर पहं च ने वाली दे श िी पहली मदहला बनी।ं
सु श्री बोटे पहले दशक्षा मं त्री थी ं और 2020 में सरिार में शादमल हईं।
उन्ोंने पू वि प्रमु ख रां दसस्को पास्कुअल ओबामा अस्यू िी जगह ली, दजन्ोंने 2016 से पद सं भाला है ।
Q : भारतीय से ना ने जनवरी 2023 में अभ्यास “दत्रशािरी प्रहार” सं युक्त प्रदशक्षण िा आयोजन िहााँ दिया ?
Where did the Indian Army conduct the exercise “Trishakari Prahar” joint training in Janua ry 2023?
(A) मुं बई / Mumbai

(B) उत्तरी बं गाल / North Bengal
(C) है दराबाद / Hyderabad
(D) बैं गलोर / Bangalore
Ans : (B) उत्तरी बं गाल / North Bengal

भारतीय से ना ने उत्तरी बं गाल में एिीिृत अभ्यास “दत्रशािरी प्रहार” िा आयोजन दिया। 21 जनवरी से
31 जनवरी 2023 ति उत्तर बं गाल में एि सं यु क्त प्रदशक्षण अभ्यास “अभ्यास दत्रशादक्र प्रहार” आयोदजत
दिया गया।
अभ्यास दत्रशािरी प्रहार िा उद्दे श्य से ना, भारतीय वायु से ना और सीएपीएफ िे सभी हदथयारों और
से वाओं िो शादमल िरते हए एि ने टविि , एिीिृ त वातावरण में नवीनतम हदथयारों और उपिरणों िा
उपयोग िरिे सु र क्षा बलों िी यु ि तत्परता िा अभ्यास िरना था।
Q : दवश्व आद्रि भूदम ददवस िब मनाया जाता है ?

When is World Wetlands Day celebrated?
(A) 2 फरवरी / 2 February

(C) 2 जनवरी / 2 January
(D) 1 जनवरी / 2 January
Ans : (A) 2 फरवरी / 2 February

यह ददन आद्रि भू दम िे महत्व िे बारे में लोगों में जागरूिता पै दा िरने और उनिे ते जी से नु ि सान
और दगरावट िो बहाल िरने िे दवदभन्न तरीिों िे बारे में जागरूिता पै दा िरने िे दलए मनाया
जाता है । थीम : 2023 में वषि िा दवषय ‘इट् स टाइम फॉर वे टलैं ड्स ररस्टोरे शन’ है ।
30 अगस्त 2021 िो, सं यु क्त राष्ट्र महासभा ने दवश्व आद्रि भूदम ददवस िे दलए सं ि ल्प 75/317 िो
अपनाया। दवश्व वे टलैं ड्स ददवस िी शु रुआत 1997 में हई थी I
Q : एयरो इं दडया शो िा 14वां सं स्क रण 13 से 17 फरवरी ति दिस शहर में आयोदजत दिया जाएगा?
The 14th edition of the Aero India Show will be held from 13 to 17 February at which city?
(A) बें गलु रु / Bangalore

(B) िोलिाता / Kolkata
(C) नई ददल्री / New Delhi
(D) जयपु र / Jaipur
Ans : बें गलु रु / Bangalore

एयरो इं दडया शो -2023, 13-17 फरवरी 2023 ति बें गलु रु िे ये लहं िावायु से ना स्टे शन में आयोदजत दिया
जाएगा। एयरो इं दडया 1996 से फरवरी महीने में बें गलु रु में आयोदजत दिया जा रहा है ।
Q : माचि 2023 ति दिस हवाई अड्डों पर दडजी यात्रा लागू िी जाएगी।

At which airports Digi Yatra will be implemented by March 2023.
(A) िोलिाता, पु णे , दवजयवाड़ा और है दराबाद हवाई अड्डों / Kolkata, Pune, Vijayawada and Hyderabad
airports
(B) जयपु र , ग्वादलयर और मुं बई हवाई अड्डों / Jaipur Gwalior and Mumbai Airports
(C) ददल्री, बें गलु रु और वाराणसी हवाईअड्डों / Delhi, Bangalore and Varanasi airports
(D) अहमदाबाद ,नॉएडा और ददल्री हवाईअड्डों / Ahmedabad, Noida and Delhi Airports
Ans : (A) िोलिाता, पु णे, दवजयवाड़ा और है द राबाद हवाई अड्डों / Kolkata, Pune, Vijayawada and
Hyderabad airports
इस पररयोजना िा उद्दे श्य यह है दि िोई भी यात्री दबना दिसी िागज़ िे या दबना िोई सं प िि दिये
दवदभन्न चे ि पॉइं ट से गु ज़ र सिे। इसिे दलये उसिे चे हरे िे फीचसि िा इस्ते माल दिया जाएगा
दजससे उसिी पहचान स्थादपत होगी जो सीधे उसिे बोदडिं ग पास से जु ड़ी होगी।
पहले चरण में दडजी यात्रा िो अगस्त 2022 में वाराणसी और बं गलू ुुरू िे दो हवाई अड्डों पर शु रू
दिया गया था |
Q : साइबर सु र क्षा सहयोग िो मजबू त िरने िे दलए क्वाड सीदनयर साइबर ग्रु प िी बै ठ ि िहााँ पर होगी ?
Where will the meeting of the Quad Senior Cyber Group be held to strengthen cyber security
cooperation?
(A) दबहार / Bihar

(B) महाराष्ट्र / Maharashtra
(C)ददल्री / Delhi
(D) गु जरात / Gujarat
Ans : (C)ददल्री / Delhi

साइबर सु रक्षा सहयोग िो मजबू त िरने िे दलए क्वाड सीदनयर साइबर ग्रु प िी बै ठि 30-31 जनवरी
िो नई ददल्री में हई।
क्वाड िे बारे मे –
क्वाड- भारत, अमे ररिा, ऑस्टरे दलया और जापान िा एि समू ह है ।

इसिा उद्दे श्य “मु क्त, स्पष्ट् और समृ ि ” इं डो-पै दसदफि क्षे त्र सु दनदित िरना तथा उसिा समथि न िरना
है ।
QUAD िी Full Form – Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (क्वॉडरीले टरल दसक्योररटी डायलॉग)
स्थापना -2007
Q : दस लाख से अदधि आबादी वाले शहरों में दितने नए वे स्ट टू वे ल्थ प्ां ट स्थादपत दिए जाएं गे ?
How many new Waste to Wealth plants will be established in cities with a population over a m illion ?
(A) 100
(B) 500
(C) 1200
(D) 2000
Ans : (B) 500

इसमें दस लाख से अदधि आबादी वाले शहरों में 500 नए वे स्ट टू वे ल्थ प्ां ट स्थादपत दिए जाएं गे |
2 फरवरी 2023 िो, आवास और शहरी मामलों िे मं त्रालय और इं जीदनयसि इं दडया दलदमटे ड िे बीच
एि दमदलयन से अदधि आबादी वाले शहरों में अपदशष्ट् से ऊजाि और जै व -दमथे ने श न पररयोजनाओं िो
दविदसत िरने िे दलए समझौता ज्ञापन पर हस्ताक्षर दिए गए।
स्वच्छ भारत दमशन-शहरी 2.0 िा उद्दे श्य ठोस अपदशष्ट् प्रबं धन पर ध्यान दे ने िे साथ िचरा मु क्त
शहर बनाना है ।
Q : SAFF(सै फ) U-20 मदहला चै फ्टियनदशप 2023 िा चौथा सं स्क रण दिस दे श में आयोदजत दिया जा रहा है ?
In which country the 4th edition of SAFF U-20 Women‟s Championship 2023 is going to be held?
(A) बां ग्लादे श / Bangladesh

(B) भारत / India
(C) अफगादनस्तान / Afghanistan
(D) ने पाल / Nepal
Ans : (A) बां ग्लादे श / Bangladesh

3 से 13 फरवरी 2023 ति सै फ अं डर-20 मदहला फुटबॉल चैं दपयनदशप िा चौथा सं स्क रण ढािा में शु रू
हो रहा है |
Q : मॉगि न स्टे नली ने दिसे भारत िे नए िंटर ी हे ड िे रूप में चु ना है ?

Who has been appointed as the new country head of India by Morgan Stanley?
(A) अरुण िोहली / Arun Kohli

(B) सं ज य शाह / Sanjay Shah
(C) दीपि नराणा / Deepak Narana
(D) इशां त गु प्ता / Ishant gupta
Ans : (A) अरुण िोहली / Arun Kohli

मॉगि न स्टे नली िे बारे मे –
एि वै दश्वि दवत्तीय से वा िं पनी है जो दि, अपनी सहायि और सहयोगी िंपदनयों िे द्वारा अपने
उत्पाद और से वायें ग्राहिों िो दे ती है |
स्थापना -5 दसतं बर 1935

मु ख्यालय- न्यू यॉिि , सं युक्त राज्य
Q : दवश्व िैंसर ददवस 2023 िी थीम क्या है ?

What is the theme of World Cancer Day 2023?
(A) मैं हं और मैं िरू

ाँ गा / I Am And I Will
(B) अपने आप िो दे खो / Look At Yourself
(C) एक्से स टो िे यर / Access To Care
(D) क्लोज द िेयर गै प / Close The Care Gap
Ans : (D) “क्लोज द िे यर गै प ” / “Close The Care Gap”

दवश्व िैंसर ददवस प्रदतवषि 4 फरवरी िो मनाया जाता है ।
यह ददन िैंसर नामि जानले वा बीमारी, इसिे िारण, लक्षण और बचाव िे उपाय िे बारे में लोगों में
जागरुिता पै दा िरने िे दलए मनाया जाता है ।
Q : द पॉवटी ऑफ पॉदलदटिल इिोनॉदमक्स” (The Poverty of Economics ) पु स्ति दिस िे द्वारा दलखी गये है ?
By whom has the book “The Poverty of Political Economics” been written?
(A) आर . श्रीधर / R . SriDhar

(B) चे त न भगत / Chetan Bhagat.
(C) मे घनाद दे साई / Meghnad Desai.
(D) अवनीश दत्त / Avnish Datt
Ans : (C) मे घनाद दे साई / Meghnad Desai.

पु स्ति हापि र िॉदलन्स पफ्टब्लशसि इं दडया (HarperCollins Publishers India) द्वारा प्रिादशत िी गई है ।
अथि शास्त्री मे घनाद दे साई ने “द पॉवटी ऑफ पॉदलदटिल इिोनॉमी नामि एि नई दिताब दलखी है |
यह इस बात पर प्रिाश डालती है दि 18 वी ं शताब्दी िे अथि शास्त्र िे अनु शासन ने िैसे व्यवफ्टस्थत
रूप से दहतों िो पररदध पर रखा।
Q : 36वां अं तराि ष्ट्रीय सू रजिंु ड दशल्प मे ला 2023 िा थीम राज्य क्या है ?

What is the theme state of 36th Surajkund International Crafts Mela 2023?
(A) मध्य प्रदे श / Madhya Pradesh

(B) उत्तर पू वी क्षे त्र राज्य / The North Eastern Region
(C) दहमाचल प्रदे श / Himachal Pradesh
(D) तदमलनाडू / Tamil Nadu
Ans : (B) राज्य उत्तर पू वी क्षे त्र है / The North Eastern Region
3 से 19 फरवरी, 2023 ति 36वां अं तराि ष्ट्रीय सू र जिंु ड दशल्प मे ला 2023 हररयाणा सू रजिंु ड में आयोदजत
दिया जाएगा। अं त राि ष्ट्रीय सू रजिंु ड दशल्प मे ला 2023 िी थीम -राज्य उत्तर पू वी क्षे त्र है ।
हररयाणा िे बारे मे –
मु ख्य मं त्री – श्री मनोहर लाल
राजधानी- चण्डीगढ
राज्यपाल- श्री बं डारू दत्तात्रे य
Q : िेंद्रीय बजट 2023-2024 िी 7 प्राथदमिताएं “सप्तदषि ” मे शादमल नही है ?

7 priorities of Union Budget 2023-2024 are not included in “Saptarshi”?
(A) यु वा शफ्टक्त / Youth Power

(B) हे ल्थ से क्टर / Health Sector
(C) दवत्तीय क्षे त्र / Financial Sector
(D) समावे शी दविास / Inclusive Development
Ans : (B) हे ल्थ से क्टर / Health Sector

दवत्त वषि 2023-2024 िे दलए िेंद्रीय बजट 1 फरवरी, 2023 िो दवत्त मं त्री दनमि ला सीतारमण द्वारा
प्रस्तु त दिया गया था।
उन्ोंने सरिार िे दलए सात प्राथदमिताओं िो “सप्तऋदष” िे रूप में सं ददभि त दिया।
Q : 7 से 9 फरवरी 2023 ति पहली G-20 पयि टन िायि समू ह िी बै ठि िहााँ पर आयोदजत िी जाएगी ?
Where will the first G-20 Tourism Working Group meeting be held from 7 to 9 February 2023?
(A) दबहार / Bihaar

(B) राजस्थान / Rajasthan
(C) नई ददल्री / New Delhi
Ans : (D) गु जरात / Gujarat

पयि ट न मं त्रालय गु जरात िे िच्छ िे रण में अपनी पहली पयि टन िायि समू ह िी बै ठि आयोदजत
िरे गा।
गु जरात िे बारे मे –
मु ख्यमं त्री -श्री भू पेंद्र रजनीिां त पटे ल
राजधानी- गां धीनगर
राज्यपाल- आचायि दे वव्रत
Q : G20 सदमट 2023 िे दलए शे रपा िौन हैं ?

Who is Sherpa for G20 Summit 2023?
(A) अदमताभ िां त / Amitabh Kant

(B) मु िेश अं बानी / mukesh ambani
(C) शफ्टक्तिां त दास / Shaktikanta Das
(D) श्री टी वी नरें द्रन / Mr. T V Narendran
Ans : (A) अदमताभ िां त / Amitabh Kant

भारत िे जी-20 शे रपा श्री अदमताभ िां त िो 2 फरवरी िो सु षमा स्वराज भवन में दडदजटल इं दडया
मोबाइल वै न िा डे मो ददया गया।
जी-20 िे दडदजटल इिोनॉमी वदििंग ग्रु प िी पहली बै ठि 13 से 15 फरवरी 2023 िो लखनऊ में
होगी।
Q : दिस गीत िो महाराष्ट्र िा राज्य गीत घोदषत दिया गया है ?

Which song has been declared state song of Maharashtra ?
(A) Jai Jai Maharashtra Majha / जय जय महाराष्ट्र माझा

(B) Jai ho Maha Maharashtra / जय हो महा महाराष्ट्र
(C) Maharashtra Vijay Jai / महाराष्ट्र दवजय जय
(D) Mha Maharashtra Vijayi Bhava / म्हा महाराष्ट्र दवजयी भव
Ans : (A) Jai Jai Maharashtra Majha / जय जय महाराष्ट्र माझा

इस गीत िी रचना 1956 से 1962 ति ऑल इं दडया रे दडयो िे दलए िाम िरने वाले िदव राजा बढे
ने िी थी और सं गीत श्रीदनवास खले ने ददया था।
सभी स्कूलों में दै दनि प्राथि ना और राष्ट्र गान िे अलावा जय जय महाराष्ट्र माझा गाना बजाया जाएगा।
महाराष्ट्र िे मु ख्यमं त्री एिनाथ दशं दे
Q : इफिो नै नो यू ररया दलफ्टक्वड फदटि लाइजर प्ां ट िी आधारदशला दिस राज्य में रखी गई है ?
The foundation stone of IFFCO Nano Urea Liquid Fertilizer Plant been laid in which st ate?

(C) दबहार / Bihar
(D) झारखं ड / Jharkhand
Ans : (D) झारखं ड / Jharkhand

िेंद्रीय गृ ह और सहिाररता मं त्री अदमत शाह ने झारखं ड िे दे वघर दजले िे जसीडीह में 450 िरोड़
रुपये िे इफिो नै नो यू ररया तरल उवि रि सं यं त्र िी आधारदशला रखी।
इस प्ां ट से झारखं ड , दबहार, पदिम बं गाल और ओदडशा िे दिसानों िो खाद िी आपू दति िी जाएगी।
Q : िौन सा दे श 2025 मे मै दडर ड इं टरने शनल बु ि फेयर िा थीम दे श होगा ?

Which country will be the theme country of the Madrid International Book Fair in 2025?
(A) स्पे न / Spain

(B) लं दन / London
(C) भारत/ India
(D) जमि नी / Germany
Ans : (C) भारत/ India

भारत 2025 मै दडर ड इं टरने शनल बु ि फेयर िा थीम दे श होगा।
दवश्व िा सबसे बड़ा पु स्त ि मे ला रैंिफटि पु स्त ि मे ला(Frankfurter) है |
भारत िा सबसे बड़ा पु स्त ि मे ला िोलिाता पु स्त ि मे ला है |
जनवरी 2023 में 46वें अं त राि ष्ट्रीय िोलिाता पु स्त ि मे ले िे दलए स्पे न थीम दे श है ।
मै दडरड बु ि फेयर 1993 से स्पे न में आयोदजत दिया जा रहा है ।
Q : भारत ऊजाि सप्ताह (IEW) 2023 िहााँ पर आयोदजत दिया जा रहा है ?

Where is the India Energy Week (IEW) 2023 being organized?
(A) बें गलु रु / Bengaluru

(B) गां धीनगर / Gandhi Nagar
(C) पु णे / Pune
(D) गु वाहाटी / Guwahati
Ans : (A) बें गलु रु / Bengaluru
भारत ऊजाि सप्ताह (IEW) 2023 6 से 8 फरवरी ति आयोदजत दिया जाएगा।

प्रधानमं त्री मोदी 6 फरवरी िो िनाि टि िे बें गलु रु में इं दडया एनजी (IEW) 2023 िा शु भारं भ िरें गे ।
इसिा उद्दे श्य भारत िी बढती क्षमताओं िो अपने ऊजाि पररवति न में एि महाशफ्टक्त िे रूप में प्रददशि त िरना है ।
Q : एल्बम “दडवाइन टाइड् स ” िे दलए ग्रै मी अवाडि 2023 दिस ने जीता है ?

Who has won the Grammy Award 2023 for the album “Divine Tides”?
(A) एम िे माधवी / M K Madhvi

(B) ररिी िेज / Ricky Kej
(C) रदव िृष्ण / Ravi Krishna
(D) रादधिा शमाि / Radhika Sharma
Ans : (B) ररिी िे ज / Ricky Kej

भारत िे ररिी िेज ने अपने एल्बम “दडवाइन टाइड् स ” िे दलए ग्रै मी अवाडि 2023 जीता है ।
65वां वादषि ि ग्रै मी पु रस्कार समारोह एि सं गीत पु र स्कार समारोह है जो वति मान में 5 फरवरी 2023
िो लॉस एं दजल्स में दक्रप्टो डॉट िॉम एररना में हो रहा है । 63वें और 64वें समारोह िी मे जबानी
िरने वाले ददक्षण अरीिी िॉमे दडयन टर े वर नोआ ने तीसरी बार मे जबानी िी।
Q : सौर मं डल में सबसे अदधि प्रािृदति उपग्रह (चं द्रमा) वाला ग्रह िौन सा है ?
which planet in solar system with most natural satellite (moons) ?
(A) शदन ग्रह / Saturn
(B) बृ हस्पदत / Jupiter
(C) पृ थ्वी / Earth
(D) अरुण ग्रह / Uranus
Ans : (B) Jupiter / बृ हस्पदत

पहले शदन िो 83 प्रािृदति उपग्रहों िे साथ सौरमं डल िा सबसे प्रािृदति उपग्रह वाला ग्रह माना
जाता था। वषि 2021 और 2022 में , हवाई और दचली में दू रबीनों िा उपयोग िरिे बृ ह स्पदत िे
अदतररक्त 12 उपग्रहों िी खोज िी गई। अब वै ज्ञादनिों ने बृ ह स्पदत िे 92 प्रािृ दति से टलाइट होने िी
पु दष्ट् िर दी है । यू रेनस 27, ने पच्यू न 14, मं गल दो और पृ थ्वी िा एि प्रािृदति उपग्रह है ।
Q : लाइट िॉम्बै ट एयरक्राि (नौसे ना) दिसिे द्वारा दनदमि त है ?

Light Combat Aircraft (Navy) is manufactured by ?
(A) Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) / एरोनॉदटिल डे वलपमें ट एजें सी (एडीए)

(B) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited )(HAL) / दहं दुस्तान एयरोनॉदटक्स दलदमटे ड (एचएएल)
(C) ADA and HAL Both / एडीए और एचएएल दोनों
(D) Rafael / राफेल
Ans : (C) ADA and HAL Both / एडीए और एचएएल दोनों

लाइट िॉम्बै ट एयरक्राि (नौसे ना) और MIG29 K लड़ािू दवमानों ने 6 फरवरी िो भारत िे पहले
स्वदे शी दवमानवाहि पोत INS दवक्रां त से सफलतापू वि ि पहली लैं दडं ग और उड़ान भरी।
लाइट िॉम्बै ट एयरक्राि (नौसे ना) एयरोनॉदटिल डे वलपमें ट एजें सी और दहं दुस्तान एयरोनॉदटक्स
दलदमटे ड द्वारा स्वदे शी रूप से दडजाइन और दनदमि त दिया गया है ,
Q : भारत ने श्रीलं िा िो उसिी स्वतं त्र ता िी 75वी ं वषि गां ठ िे अवसर पर िौन सी आदथि ि सहायता योजना प्रदान
िी?ं
Which economic assistance scheme did India provide to Sri Lanka on the occasion of 75th anniversary
of its independence?
(A) Provide 50 buses / 50 बसें उपलब्ध िराई

(B) Provide oil facility / ते ल िी सु दवधा प्रदान िी
(C) Provide train facility / टर े न सु दवधा प्रदान िी
(D) Provide 5G Services / 5 जी से वाएं प्रदान िी
Ans : (A) Provide 50 buses / 50 बसें उपलब्ध िराई

श्रीलं िा िी स्वतं त्र ता िी 75वी ं वषि गां ठ िे अवसर पर भारत ने राष्ट्रपदत सदचवालय पररसर में श्रीलं िा
िो 50 बसें भे जी।ं यह ऑडि र भारत सरिार िी आदथि ि सहायता योजना िे तहत एक्सपोटि -इिोटि
बैं ि ऑफ इं दडया द्वारा दवस्ताररत लाइन ऑफ क्रेदडट िा एि दहस्सा है । वादणफ्टज्यि वाहन दनमाि ता
अशोि लीलैं ड िो श्रीलं िा पररवहन बोडि से 500 बसों िी आपू दति िा ठे िा दमला है ।
Q : भारत रं ग महोत्सव (BRM) िे 22वें सं स्करण िा आयोजन दिसिे द्वारा दिया जा रहा है ?
Who is organizing the 22nd edition of Bharat Rang Mahotsav (BRM)?
(A) National School Of Drama / राष्ट्रीय नाट्य दवद्यालय

(B) National School Of Science / ने शनल स्कूल ऑफ साइं स
(C) National School Of Economics / ने शनल स्कूल ऑफ इिोनॉदमक्स
(D) National School Of Public Policy / ने शनल स्कूल ऑफ पफ्टब्लि पॉदलसी
Ans : (A) National School Of Drama / राष्ट्रीय नाट्य दवद्यालय

राष्ट्रीय नाट्य दवद्यालय (NSD) 14 से 26 फरवरी 2023 ति भारत रं ग महोत्सव (BRM) िे 22वें सं स्करण
िा आयोजन िरे गा। यह ददल्री, जयपु र , राजमुं दरी, रां ची, गु वाहाटी, जम्मू , श्रीनगर, भोपाल, नादसि और
िेवदडया में आयोदजत दिया जाएगा। इस 22वें भारत रं ग महोत्सव में नाटि व सां स्कृदति प्रस्तु दतयों
िा शानदार प्रदशि न दिया जाएगा और वै दश्वि पररप्रे क्ष्य में रं गमं च िे वै दश्वि व रणनीदति महत्व िे
िई दवषयगत पै नल चचाि एं आयोदजत होंगी।
Q : िौन सा दे श एदशयाई िप फुटबॉल 2023 टू नाि मेंट िी मे जबानी िरे गा?

Which country will host the Asian Cup Football 2023 Tournament?
(A) Indonesia / इं डोने दशया

(B) Qatar / ितर
(C) Nepal / ने पाल
(D) England / इं ग्लैं ड
Ans : (B) Qatar / ितर

2023 एदशयाई फुटबॉल िप िा मे जबान दे श ितर है । इसिा मू ल मे जबान चीन था दजसने COVID-
19 फ्टस्थदत िे िारण टू नाि मेंट आयोदजत िरने में असमथि ता व्यक्त िी। इस टू नाि मेंट में िरीब 24 टीमें
दहस्सा लें गी। इसिा आयोजन 16 जू न से 16 जु लाई 2023 ति दिया जाएगा।
Q : दिस दसं गर ने ग्रै मी अवाड्ि स में सबसे अदधि ग्रै मी जीत िे ररिॉडि िो तोड़िर इदतहास रचा?
Which singer created history by breaking the record for most Grammy wins at the Grammy Awards?
(A) Ricky Kej / ररिी िेज

(B) Justin Bieber / जफ्टस्टन बीबर
(C) Mariah Carey / माररया िेरी
(D) Beyoncé / बे योंसे
Ans : (D) Beyoncé / बे योंसे

2023 िे समारोह में अपना 32वां ग्रै मी पु रस्कार जीतने िे बाद दबयॉन्से ने अब ति िे सबसे अदधि
ग्रै मी पु र स्कार जीतने िा ररिॉडि तोड़ ददया है . दबयॉन्से ने अपने शानदार डां स ओपस रे ने सां िे दलए
बे स्ट डां स/इले क्टरॉदनि एल्बम जीतिर इदतहास रच ददया।
Q : हाल ही में , एदशया िी सबसे बड़ी हे लीिॉप्टर दनमाि ण इिाई पीएम मोदी द्वारा राष्ट्र िो समदपि त िी गई। यह
दिस स्थान पर फ्टस्थत है ?
Recently, the Asia‟s largest helicopter manufacturing unit is dedicated to nation by PM Modi. This is
located at which place ?
(A) Singur, West Bangal / दसं गूर , पदिम बं गाल

(B) Pune, Maharashtra / पु णे , महाराष्ट्र
(C) Talchar, Odisha / तलचर, ओदडशा
(D) Tumakuru, Karnataka / तु मिुरु, िनाि ट ि
Ans : (D) Tumakuru, Karnataka / तु मिु रु, िनाि टि

िनाि टि िे तु मिु रु में दहं दुस्तान एयरोनॉदटक्स दलदमटे ड (HAL) िी हे लीिॉप्टर दनमाि ण इिाई िो प्रधान
मं त्री नरें द्र मोदी द्वारा 6 फ़रवरी 2023 िो राष्ट्र िो समदपि त दिया गया है ।
Q : लाइट िॉम्बै ट एयरक्राि (नौसे ना) दिसिे द्वारा दनदमि त है ?

Light Combat Aircraft (Navy) is manufactured by ?
(A) Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) / एरोनॉदटिल डे वलपमें ट एजें सी (एडीए)

(B) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited )(HAL) / दहं दुस्तान एयरोनॉदटक्स दलदमटे ड (एचएएल)
(C) ADA and HAL Both / एडीए और एचएएल दोनों
(D) Rafael / राफेल
Ans : (C) ADA and HAL Both / एडीए और एचएएल दोनों

लाइट िॉम्बै ट एयरक्राि (नौसे ना) और MIG29 K लड़ािू दवमानों ने 6 फरवरी िो भारत िे पहले
स्वदे शी दवमानवाहि पोत INS दवक्रां त से सफलतापू वि ि पहली लैं दडं ग और उड़ान भरी।
लाइट िॉम्बै ट एयरक्राि (नौसे ना) एयरोनॉदटिल डे वलपमें ट एजें सी और दहं दुस्तान एयरोनॉदटक्स
दलदमटे ड द्वारा स्वदे शी रूप से दडजाइन और दनदमि त दिया गया है ,
Q : भारत ने श्रीलं िा िो उसिी स्वतं त्र ता िी 75वी ं वषि गां ठ िे अवसर पर िौन सी आदथि ि सहायता योजना प्रदान
िी?ं
Which economic assistance scheme did India provide to Sri Lanka on the occasion of 75th anniversary
of its independence?
(A) Provide 50 buses / 50 बसें उपलब्ध िराई

(B) Provide oil facility / ते ल िी सु दवधा प्रदान िी
(C) Provide train facility / टर े न सु दवधा प्रदान िी
(D) Provide 5G Services / 5 जी से वाएं प्रदान िी
Ans : (A) Provide 50 buses / 50 बसें उपलब्ध िराई

श्रीलं िा िी स्वतं त्र ता िी 75वी ं वषि गां ठ िे अवसर पर भारत ने राष्ट्रपदत सदचवालय पररसर में श्रीलं िा
िो 50 बसें भे जी।ं यह ऑडि र भारत सरिार िी आदथि ि सहायता योजना िे तहत एक्सपोटि -इिोटि
बैं ि ऑफ इं दडया द्वारा दवस्ताररत लाइन ऑफ क्रेदडट िा एि दहस्सा है । वादणफ्टज्यि वाहन दनमाि ता
अशोि लीलैं ड िो श्रीलं िा पररवहन बोडि से 500 बसों िी आपू दति िा ठे िा दमला है ।
Q : भारत रं ग महोत्सव (BRM) िे 22वें सं स्करण िा आयोजन दिसिे द्वारा दिया जा रहा है ?
Who is organizing the 22nd edition of Bharat Rang Mahotsav (BRM)?
(A) National School Of Drama / राष्ट्रीय नाट्य दवद्यालय

(B) National School Of Science / ने शनल स्कूल ऑफ साइं स
(C) National School Of Economics / ने शनल स्कूल ऑफ इिोनॉदमक्स
(D) National School Of Public Policy / ने शनल स्कूल ऑफ पफ्टब्लि पॉदलसी
Ans : (A) National School Of Drama / राष्ट्रीय नाट्य दवद्यालय

राष्ट्रीय नाट्य दवद्यालय (NSD) 14 से 26 फरवरी 2023 ति भारत रं ग महोत्सव (BRM) िे 22वें सं स्करण
िा आयोजन िरे गा। यह ददल्री, जयपु र , राजमुं दरी, रां ची, गु वाहाटी, जम्मू , श्रीनगर, भोपाल, नादसि और
िेवदडया में आयोदजत दिया जाएगा। इस 22वें भारत रं ग महोत्सव में नाटि व सां स्कृदति प्रस्तु दतयों
िा शानदार प्रदशि न दिया जाएगा और वै दश्वि पररप्रे क्ष्य में रं गमं च िे वै दश्वि व रणनीदति महत्व िे
िई दवषयगत पै नल चचाि एं आयोदजत होंगी।
Q : िौन सा दे श एदशयाई िप फुटबॉल 2023 टू नाि मेंट िी मे जबानी िरे गा?

Which country will host the Asian Cup Football 2023 Tournament?

(B) Qatar / ितर
(C) Nepal / ने पाल
(D) England / इं ग्लैं ड
Ans : (B) Qatar / ितर

2023 एदशयाई फुटबॉल िप िा मे जबान दे श ितर है । इसिा मू ल मे जबान चीन था दजसने COVID-
19 फ्टस्थदत िे िारण टू नाि मेंट आयोदजत िरने में असमथि ता व्यक्त िी। इस टू नाि मेंट में िरीब 24 टीमें
दहस्सा लें गी। इसिा आयोजन 16 जू न से 16 जु लाई 2023 ति दिया जाएगा।
Q : दिस दसं गर ने ग्रै मी अवाड्ि स में सबसे अदधि ग्रै मी जीत िे ररिॉडि िो तोड़िर इदतहास रचा?
Which singer created history by breaking the record for most Grammy wins at the Grammy Awards?
(A) Ricky Kej / ररिी िेज

(B) Justin Bieber / जफ्टस्टन बीबर
(C) Mariah Carey / माररया िेरी
(D) Beyoncé / बे योंसे
Ans : (D) Beyoncé / बे योंसे

2023 िे समारोह में अपना 32वां ग्रै मी पु रस्कार जीतने िे बाद दबयॉन्से ने अब ति िे सबसे अदधि
ग्रै मी पु र स्कार जीतने िा ररिॉडि तोड़ ददया है . दबयॉन्से ने अपने शानदार डां स ओपस रे ने सां िे दलए
बे स्ट डां स/इले क्टरॉदनि एल्बम जीतिर इदतहास रच ददया।
Q : हाल ही में , एदशया िी सबसे बड़ी हे लीिॉप्टर दनमाि ण इिाई पीएम मोदी द्वारा राष्ट्र िो समदपि त िी गई। यह
दिस स्थान पर फ्टस्थत है ?
Recently, the Asia‟s largest helicopter manufacturing unit is dedicated to nation by PM Modi. This is
located at which place ?
(A) Singur, West Bangal / दसं गूर , पदिम बं गाल

(B) Pune, Maharashtra / पु णे , महाराष्ट्र
(C) Talchar, Odisha / तलचर, ओदडशा
(D) Tumakuru, Karnataka / तु मिुरु, िनाि ट ि
Ans : (D) Tumakuru, Karnataka / तु मिु रु, िनाि टि

िनाि टि िे तु मिु रु में दहं दुस्तान एयरोनॉदटक्स दलदमटे ड (HAL) िी हे लीिॉप्टर दनमाि ण इिाई िो प्रधान
मं त्री नरें द्र मोदी द्वारा 6 फ़रवरी 2023 िो राष्ट्र िो समदपि त दिया गया है ।
Q : दिस िंपनी ने „एटीडी (एसोदसएशन फॉर टै लें ट ) डे वलपमें ट बे स्ट अवाड्ि स -2023‟ जीता?
Which company won the „ATD (Association for Talent) Development Best Awards -2023‟?
(A) NTPC Limited / एनटीपीसी दलदमटे ड

(B) Adani Transmission / अदानी टर ां सदमशन
(C) Power Grid / पावर दग्रड
(D) TATA Power / टाटा पावर
Ans : (A) NTPC Limited / एनटीपीसी दलदमटे ड

दे श िी सबसे बड़ी दवद् यु त उत्पादन िंपनी एनटीपीसी दलदमटे ड िो अमे ररिी फ्टस्थत एसोदसएशन फॉर
टै लें ट डे वलपमें ट (एटीडी) ने ‘एटीडी बे स्ट अवाड्ि स- 2023’ से सम्मादनत दिया है । एनटीपीसी दलदमटे ड
ने छठी बार प्रदतभा दविास िे क्षे त्र में उद्यम सफलता प्रददशि त िरने िे दलए यह पु र स्कार जीता है ।
एनटीपीसी दजसे पहले ने शनल थमि ल पावर िॉरपोरे शन ऑफ इं दडया िे नाम से जाना जाता था, भारत
सरिार िे स्वादमत्व में है । यह 1975 में स्थादपत दिया गया था।
Q : खाद्य और िृदष सं गठन िॉपोरे ट सां फ्टख्यिीय डे टाबे स (FAOSTAT) िे उत्पादन आं िड़ों िे अनु सार, वषि
2021-22 में िौन सा दे श दु दनया िा सबसे अदधि दु ग्ध उत्पादि दे श है ?
Which country is the world‟s largest milk producer in the year 2021 -22, according to the production
data of the Food and Agriculture Organization Corporate Statistics Database (FAOSTAT)?
(A) Britain / दिटे न

(B) Turkey / तु िी
(C) Indonesia / इं डोने दशया
(D) India / भारत
Ans : (D) India / भारत

फूड एं ड एग्रीिल्चर ऑगे नाइजे शन िॉरपोरे ट स्टै दटफ्टस्टिल डे टाबे स (FAOSTAT) िे उत्पादन आं िड़ों िे
अनु सार, भारत सबसे बड़ा दू ध उत्पादि है यानी वषि 2021-22 में वै दश्वि दू ध उत्पादन में 24% िा
योगदान दे िर दु दनया में पहले स्थान पर है । शीषि 5 दु ग्ध उत्पादि राज्य हैं : उत्तर प्रदे श (14.9%),
राजस्थान (14.6%), मध्य प्रदे श (8.6%), गु जरात (7.6%) और आं ध्र प्रदे श (7.0%)।
Q : मौदद्रि नीदत सदमदत (एमपीसी) ने 8 फरवरी, 2023 अपनी बै ठि में चलदनदध समायोजन सु दवधा (LAF) िे
तहत पॉदलसी रे पो दर िो दितने अं िो में बढाया ?
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) in its meeting on 8 February 2023, How many points increased
the policy repo rate under the Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF)?
(A) 25 basis points / 25 आधार अं ि

(B) 10 basis points / 10 आधार अं ि
(C) 5 basis points / 5 आधार अं ि
(D) 50 basis points / 50 आधार अं ि
Ans : (A) 25 basis points / 25 आधार अं ि

मौदद्रि नीदत सदमदत (एमपीसी) ने 8 फरवरी, 2023 िो अपनी बै ठि में , रे पो दर िो 25 आधार अं िों
से बढािर 6.50% िरने िा दनणि य दलया। रे पो दर वह ब्याज दर है दजस पर वादणफ्टज्यि बैं ि अपनी
तत्काल जरूरतों िो पू रा िरने िे दलए िेंद्रीय बैं ि से पै सा उधार ले ते हैं । इसमें बढोतरी िा मतलब
है दि बैं िों और दवत्तीय सं स्थानों से िजि ले ना महं गा होगा और मौजू दा िजि िी मादसि दिस्त
(ईएमआई) बढ जाएगी।
Q : दिस छात्र िो दू सरी बार ”दवश्व िी सबसे प्रदतभाशाली” छात्र िी सू ची में रखा गया है ?
Which student has been named in the list of “world‟s most brilliant” student for the second time?
(A) R K Shishir / आर िे दशदशर

(B) Pranesh M / प्रणे श एम
(C) Natasha Periyanayagam / नताशा पे ररयानयागम
(D) Shruti Sharma / श्रु दत शमाि
Ans : (C) Natasha Periyanayagam / नताशा पे ररयानयागम

भारतीय-अमे ररिी लड़िी नताशा पे ररयानायगम िो दु दनया िे सबसे प्रदतभाशाली छात्रों िी सू ची में
नादमत दिया गया है । नताशा पे ररयानयागम िा नाम लगातार दू सरे वषि दु दनया िे सबसे प्रदतभाशाली
छात्रों िी सू ची में रखा गया है । नताशा पे ररयानयागम 13 साल िी हैं और सं युक्त राज्य अमे ररिा िे
न्यू जसी में फ्लोरें स एम गौदडने र दमदडल स्कूल में पढ रही हैं । यह सू ची 76 दे शों िे 15,000 से
अदधि छात्रों िे ग्रे ड स्तर से ऊपर िे टे स्ट िे ररजल्ट िे आधार पर तै यार िी गई
Q : ने शनल एयरोनॉदटक्स एं ड स्पे स एडदमदनस्टरे श न (नासा) और इसरो द्वारा द्वारा सं यु क्त रूप से दविदसत िौन
सा उपग्रह दसतं बर 2023 में भारत से लॉन्च होगा?
Which satellite jointly developed by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and ISRO
will be launched from India in September 2023?
(A) Biosatellite / जै व उपग्रह

(B) NISAR Satellite / एनआईएसएआर उपग्रह
(C) Oceansat-2 / ओशनसै ट -2
(D) Aura Satellite / आभा उपग्रह
Ans : (B) NISAR Satellite / एनआईएसएआर उपग्रह

ने शनल एरोनॉदटक्स एं ड स्पे स एडदमदनस्टरे शन (नासा) और इसरो द्वारा सं युक्त रूप से दविदसत पृ थ्वी-
अवलोिन उपग्रह िो दसतं बर 2023 में सं भादवत प्रक्षे पण िे दलए फरवरी 2023 िे अं त में भारत भे जा
जाएगा। इसरो और नासा ने 2014 में 2,800 दिलोग्राम वजनी उपग्रह बनाने िे दलए हाथ दमलाया था।
यह पृ थ्वी और बदलती जलवायु िो बे हतर ढं ग से समझने िे दलए एि महत्वपू णि िदम है । यह पृ थ्वी
िी पपड़ी, बफि िी चादर और पाररफ्टस्थदति तं त्र पर महत्वपू णि जानिारी प्रदान िरे गा।

Q : फरवरी 2023 में , तु िी और सीररया में आए दवनाशिारी भू िंप में भारत सरिार ने तु िी िी मदद िे दलए
िौन-सा ऑपरे शन चलाया है ?
In February 2023, Which operation has been launched by the Government of India to help Turkey in
the devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria?
(A) Operation Goodwill / ऑपरे शन गु डदवल

(B) Operation Rakshak / ऑपरे शन रक्षि
(C) Operation Dost / ऑपरे शन दोस्त
(D) Operation Red Rose / ऑपरे शन रे ड रोज
Ans : (C) Operation Dost / ऑपरे शन दोस्त

तु िी में 6 फरवरी िो आए दवनाशिारी भू िंप ने भारी तबाही मचाई, िई शफ्टक्तशाली झटिों से सै िड़ों
इमारतें जमीद ं ोज हो गईं। दजसमें 15 हजार से ज्यादा लोगों िी मौत हो गई थी। हजारों लोग घायल
हए हैं ।100 से अदधि वषों में इस क्षे त्र िो दहला दे ने वाला यह सबसे शफ्टक्तशाली भू िंप है । ररक्टर
पै माने पर 7.8, 7.6 और 6.0 तीव्रता िे तीन भू िंप तु िी और पड़ोसी सीररया िे दवदभन्न क्षे त्रों में आए।
भारत सरिार ने तु िी िी ओर मदद िे दलए ऑपरे शन दोस्त िे तहत मानवता िे आधार पर चलाया
है । भारतीय से ना (Indian Army Turkey Earthquake) ने लोगों िी मदद िे दलए आमी िा फील्ड
अस्पताल भी तु िी िे हे ते शहर में से ट दिया है , यहां पर भू िंप से चोदटल लोगं िा इलाज दिया जा
रहा है ।
Q : खे लो इं दडया दवं टर गे म्स िा तीसरा सं स्क रण िहााँ शु रू दिया गया है ।

Where has the third edition of Khelo India Winter Games been started?
(A) ईटानगर (अरुणाचल प्रदे श) / Itanagar (Arunachal Pradesh)

(B) श्रीनगर (जम्मू -िश्मीर ) / Srinagar (Jammu – Kashmir)
(C) गु लमगि (जम्मू -िश्मीर) / Gulmarg (Jammu – Kashmir)
(D) अनं तनाग (जम्मू -िश्मीर) / Anantnag (Jammu – Kashmir)
Ans : (C) गु लमगि (जम्मू -िश्मीर) / Gulmarg (Jammu – Kashmir)

खे लो इं दडया दवं टर गे म्स िा तीसरा सं स्क रण 10 फरवरी 2023 िो जम्मू -िश्मीर िे बारामू ला दजले िे
गु लमगि में शु रू हो गया है । पां च ददवसीय आयोजन िे दौरान दे श भर िे 1500 से अदधि फ्टखलाड़ी 9
दवदभन्न शीतिालीन खे लों में भाग लें गे।
Q : ISRO ने श्रीहररिोटा से स्मॉल सै टेलाइट लॉन्च व्हीिल (SSLV-D2) िा सफल प्रक्षे प ण िब दिया दिया ?
When did ISRO successfully launch Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV -D2) from Sriharikota?
(A) 7 फरवरी, 2023 / 7 February 2003

(B) 10 फरवरी, 2023 / 10 February 2003
(C) 10 जनवरी, 2023 / 10 January 2003
(D) 5 जनवरी, 2023 / 5 January 2003
Ans : (B) 10 फरवरी, 2023 / 10 February 2003

लघु उपग्रह प्रक्षे प ण यान (SSLV-D2) ने दनम्नदलफ्टखत 3 उपग्रहों िो उनिी िक्षा में स्थादपत दिया:
पृ थ्वी अवलोिन उपग्रह ईओएस 07 िा उपयोग पृ थ्वी अवलोिन उद्दे श्यों िे दलए दिया जाएगा।

जानू स 1 उपग्रह में पां च अलग-अलग पे लोड और होंगे

आज़ादी सै ट-2 उपग्रह िम दू री और शौदिया रे दडयो सं चार क्षमताओं िा प्रदशि न िरे गा।
Q : एदनमल वे लफेयर बोडि ऑफ इं दडया (AWBI) ने दिस तारीख िो “िाउ हग डे ” मनाने िी अपील जारी िी है ?
Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) has issued an appeal to observe “Cow Hug Day” on which
date?
(A) 14 फरवरी / 14 February

(C) 8 फरवरी / 8 February
(D) 6 फरवरी / 6 February
Ans : (A) 14 फरवरी / 14 February

भारतीय पशु िल्याण बोडि (AWBI) ने 14 फरवरी िो “िाउ हग डे ” मनाने िी अपील जारी िी है ।
इसने जनता से गायों िो गले लगाने िी अपील िी है , यह दावा िरते हए दि यह “भावनात्मि
समृ फ्टि” लाएगा और “व्यफ्टक्तगत और सामू दहि खु शी” बढाएगा। ।”
भारतीय पशु िल्याण बोडि पशु िल्याण िानू नों पर एि वै धादनि सलाहिार दनिाय है और भारत में
पशु िल्याण िो बढावा दे ता है । वे लेंटाइन डे हर साल 14 फरवरी िो मनाया जाता है
Q : ग्लोबल क्वादलटी इं रास्टर क्चर इं डे क्स (GQII) 2021 िे अनु सार भारतीय गु णवत्ता पररषद (QCI) िे तहत भारत
िी राष्ट्रीय मान्यता प्रणाली िो दु दनया में िौन सा स्थान ददया गया है ।
According to the Global Quality Infrastructure Index (GQII) 2021, India‟s national accreditation
system under the Quality Council of India (QCI) has been ranked at which position in the world?
(A) 2वां स्थान / 2nd place

(B) 3वां स्थान / 3rd place
(C) 8वां स्थान / 8th place
(D) 5वां स्थान / 5th place
Ans : (D) 5वां स्थान / 5th place

भारत िी समग्र गु णवत्ता अवसं रचना (QI) प्रणाली रैं दिंग 10वें स्थान पर है ।
क्यू सीआई िे अध्यक्ष जक्सय शाह ने िहा दि भारत िी मान्यता प्रणाली यु वा है और एि साल िे
भीतर वै दश्वि स्तर पर 5वें स्थान पर पहं च गई है ।
Q : उत्तर प्रदे श ग्लोबल इन्वे स्टसि सदमट 2023 िा उद् घाटन प्रधानमं त्री नरें द्र मोदी द्वारा िहााँ दिया गया ?
Where was the Uttar Pradesh Global Investors Summit 2023 inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra
Modi?
(A) लखनऊ / Lucknow

(C) ददल्री / Delhi
(D) राजस्थान / Rajasthan
Ans : (A) लखनऊ / Lucknow

उत्तर प्रदे श ग्लोबल इन्वे स्ट सि सदमट 2023 िा उद् घाटन प्रधानमं त्री नरें द्र मोदी द्वारा 10 फरवरी 2023

िो लखनऊ में दिया गया। उन्ोंने ग्लोबल टर े ड शो िा भी उद् घाटन दिया और इन्वे स्ट यू पी 2.0 लॉन्च
दिया।
41 दे शों िे 400 से अदधि प्रदतभादगयों, शीषि उद्योग िे ने ताओं, िेंद्रीय मं दत्रयों, 10 भागीदार दे शों िे िई
मं दत्रयों और राजनदयिों सदहत लगभग 10,000 प्रदतदनदध तीन ददवसीय दशखर सम्मे लन में भाग ले रहे
हैं ।
Q : इसरो द्वारा गगनयान दमशन िे तहत दितने अं तररक्ष यादत्रयों िो पृ थ्वी िी िक्षा में भे जा जाये गा ?
How many astronauts will be sent into Earth‟s orbit by ISRO under the Gaganyaan mission?
(A) 3
(B) 5
(C) 2
(D) 7
Ans : (A) 3
गगनयान पररयोजना में 3 सदस्यों िे चालि दल िो 400 दिमी िी िक्षा में 3 ददनों िे दमशन िे दलए
लॉन्च िरिे और उन्ें भारतीय समु द्री जल में उतरिर सु रदक्षत रूप से पृ थ्वी पर वापस लाया जाये गा
।
इस दमशन िे दलए इसरो LVM3 रॉिेट िा इस्ते माल िरे गा ।
Q : मुं बई-सोलापु र और मुं बई-दशरडी वं दे भारत एक्सप्रे स टर े नों िी शु रुआत िे बाद अब वं दे भारत एक्सप्रे स टर े नों
िुल सं ख्या दितनी हो गई है ?
Q: After the introduction of Mumbai-Solapur and Mumbai-Shirdi Vande Bharat Express trains, now
what is the total number of Vande Bharat Express trains?
(A) 10
(B) 15
(C) 5
(D) 20
Ans : (A) 10
मुं बई-सोलापु र और मुं बई-दशरडी वं दे भारत एक्सप्रे स टर े नों िी से वा शु रू िर दी गई है ।
दे श भर में चलने वाली वं दे भारत एक्सप्रे स टर े नों िी िुल सं ख्या दस हो गई है ।
महाराष्ट्र में चार वं दे भारत एक्सप्रे स टर े नें हैं और यह दे श िा पहला राज्य भी है जहां दो इं टर ा-स्टे ट
वं दे भारत से वाएं हैं ।
Q : वति मान में दाऊदी बोहरा समु दाय िे प्रमु ख िौन है ?

At present who is the head of the Dawoodi Bohra community?
(A) शे ख अबु बिर अहमद / Sheikh Abubakr Ahmad

(B) अरशद मदनी / Arshad Madani
(C) सै यदना मु फद्दल सै फुद्दीन / Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin
(D) स्मृ दत जु दबन ईरानी / Smriti Zubin Irani
Ans : (C) सै यदना मु फद्दल सै फुद्दीन / Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin

प्रधान मं त्री नरें द्र मोदी ने 10 फरवरी 2023 िो मुं बई िे मरोल में अलजादमया-तु स -सै दफ़याह अरबी

अिादमी िे नए पररसर िा उद् घाटन दिया। उनिे साथ दाऊदी बोहरा समु दाय िे प्रमु ख सै यदना
मु फद्दल सै फुद्दीन भी थे ।
इस सं स्थान िो जादमया िे नाम से भी जाना जाता है , यह एि अिाददमि सं स्थान है जो दवशे ष रूप
से दाउदी बोहरा समु दाय िे यु वा लड़िों और लड़दियों िी दशक्षा िी पू दति िरता है , दाऊदी बोहरा
समु दाय, दु दनया भर में फैला एि दशया सं प्रदाय है ।
Q : मदहला दक्रिेट टी20 दवश्व िप 2023 िी शु रुआत दिस दे श में हई ?

In which country did the Women‟s Cricket T20 World Cup 2023 begin?
(A) ददक्षण अरीिा / South Africa

(B) अमे ररिा / America
(C) श्रीलं िा / Shri Lanka
(D) बां ग्लादे श / Bangladesh
Ans : (A) ददक्षण अरीिा / South Africa

मदहला दक्रिेट टी20 दवश्व िप 2023 िी शु रुआत 10 फरवरी 2023 िो ददक्षण अरीिा िे िे प टाउन
िे न्यू लैंड्स में हई।
2023 आईसीसी मदहला टी20 दवश्व िप आईसीसी मदहला टी20 दवश्व िप टू नाि में ट िा आठवां सं स्करण
है । फाइनल मै च 26 फरवरी 2023 िो खे ला जाएगा।
Q : भारत िे सवोच्च न्यायालय में न्यायाधीशों िी िु ल अदधितम सं ख्या दितनी है ?

What is the total maximum number of judges in the Supreme Court of India?
(A) 32
(B) 34
(C) 33
(D) 36
Ans : (B) 34
न्यायमू दति राजे श दबं दल और न्यायमू दति अरदवं द िुमार िो भारत िे सवोच्च न्यायालय में न्यायाधीश िे
रूप में दनयु क्त दिया गया है ।
वे पहले क्रमशः इलाहाबाद उच्च न्यायालय और गु जरात उच्च न्यायालय िे मु ख्य न्यायाधीश थे ।
नए दो न्यायाधीशों िी दनयु फ्टक्त िे बाद िुल सं ख्या 34 हो गयी है ।
Q : भारतीय भू वैज्ञादनि सवे क्षण ने दे श में पहली बार दलदथयम भं डार िी खोज दिस राज्य में िी ?
In which state Geological Survey of India discovered lithium reserves for the first time in the country?
(B) जम्मू -िश्मीर / Jammu – Kashmir
(C) िेरल / Kerala
(D) राजस्थान / Rajasthan
Ans : (B) जम्मू -िश्मीर / Jammu – Kashmir

भारतीय भू वैज्ञादनि सवे क्षण (जीएसआई) ने जम्मू -िश्मीर में ररयासी दजले िे सलाल-है माना क्षे त्र में
दे श में पहली बार दलदथयम जमा िी खोज िी है । दलदथयम एि दु लि भ पृ थ्वी खदनज है और इले फ्टक्टर ि
वाहनों, स्माटि फोन और अन्य इले क्टरॉदनक्स िे दलए उच्च घनत्व वाली बै टरी िे दनमाि ण में एि महत्वपू णि
सामग्री है । यह खोज भारत िी इले फ्टक्टर ि वाहन क्रां दत िा समथि न िर सिती है , क्योंदि पहले

दलदथयम िी आपू दति ऑस्टरे दलया और अजें टीना से होती थी।

GSI िी स्थापना 1851 में हई थी और इसिा मु ख्यालय िोलिाता में है और दे श भर में इसिे क्षे त्रीय
िायाि लय हैं । यह 2023-24 में 966 िायि क्रम िरे गा, दजसमें 318 खदनज अन्वे ष ण पररयोजनाएं , भू -सू चना
दवज्ञान िायि क्रम और प्रदशक्षण िायि क्रम शादमल हैं ।
Q : 12 फरवरी, 2023 िो, प्रधान मं त्री नरें द्र मोदी ने दिस महापु रुष िी 200 वी ं जयं ती िे साल भर चलने वाले
समारोह िी शु रुआत िी ?
On February 12, 2023, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the year -long celebrations of the 200th
birth anniversary of which legend ?
(A) भगत दसं ह / Bhagat Singh

(B) रदवन्द्रनाथ टै गोर / Rabindranath Tagore
(C) महदषि दयानं द सरस्वती / Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati
(D) शे ख मोहम्मद अब्दु ला / Sheikh Mohammed Abdullah
Ans : (C) महदषि दयानं द सरस्वती / Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati

12 फरवरी, 2023 िो, प्रधान मं त्री नरें द्र मोदी ने ददल्री िे इं ददरा गां धी इं डोर स्टे दडयम में महदषि दयानं द
सरस्वती िी 200 वी ं जयं ती िे साल भर चलने वाले समारोह िी शु रु आत िी।
Q : साइप्रस दे श िा नया राष्ट्रपदत दिसे चु ना गया है ?

Who has been elected the new President of Cyprus?
(A) जो बे डेन / Joe Baden

(B) जे य र बोल्सनारो / Jair Bolsonaro
(C) दनिोस दक्रस्टोडौलाइड् स / Nikos Christodoulides
(D) दनिोस अनास्तासीदे स / Nikos Anastasiades
Ans : (C) दनिोस दक्रस्टोडौलाइड् स / Nikos Christodoulides

साइप्रस िे पू वि दवदे श मं त्री दनिोस दक्रस्टोडौलाइड् स िो दे श िे अगले राष्ट्रपदत िे रूप में चु ना गया
है । उन्ोंने 52% वोटों िे साथ चु नाव जीता, एं दडर यास मावरॉययदनस िो हराया, दजन्ोंने 48% वोट प्राप्त
दिए।
Q : हाल ही मे , खे लो इं दडया यू थ गे म्स -2022 मध्य प्रदे श में सं पन्न हआ l इस प्रदतयोदगता में सबसे अदधि पदि दिस
राज्य ने जीते ?
Recently, Khelo India Youth Games-2022 concluded in Madhya Pradesh. Which state won the
maximum number of medals in this competition?
(A) महाराष्ट्र / Maharashtra

(C) असम / Assam
Ans : (A) महाराष्ट्र / Maharashtra

खे लो इं दडया यू थ गे म्स -2022 िा समापन 11 फरवरी 2023 िो मध्य प्रदे श िे भोपाल में एि समारोह
िे साथ हआ। महाराष्ट्र ने 56 स्वणि सदहत 161 पदि जीतिर पदि तादलिा में शीषि स्थान हादसल

दिया। हररयाणा 41 स्वणि सदहत 128 पदिों िे साथ दू सरे स्थान पर रहा। मध्यप्रदे श 39 स्वणि सदहत
96 पदिों िे साथ तीसरे स्थान पर रहा। खे लों िे दौरान 25 राष्ट्रीय ररिॉडि टू टे , दजनमें से 19
भारोत्तोलन में थे ।
Q : एयरो इं दडया 2023 िी थीम क्या है ?

What is the theme of Aero India 2023
(A) एयर एं ड स्पे स , इं स्पायररं ग ने क्स्ट जनरे शन / Air and Space, inspiring the next generation
(B) “द रनवे टू ए दबदलयन ऑपच्युि दनटीज” / „The runway to a billion opportunities„
(C) न्यू एडवें चर इन स्काई / New adventure in sky
(D) स्काई नो दलदमट / Sky No Limit
Ans : (B) “द रनवे टू ए दबदलयन ऑपच्युि दनटीज” / ‘The runway to a billion opportunities’
एयरो इं दडया 2023 िे 14वें सं स्क रण िा उद् घाटन भारत िे प्रधान मं त्री श्री नरें द्र मोदी द्वारा 13
फरवरी 2023 िो बें गलु रु िे ये लहं िा में वायु से ना स्टे श न में दिया गया था। “द रनवे टू ए दबदलयन
ऑपच्युि दनटीज” थीम िे साथ, पां च ददवसीय आयोजन में 80 से अदधि दे शों और 800 रक्षा िं पदनयों िी
भागीदारी होगी, दजसमें 100 दवदे शी और 700 भारतीय िंपदनयां शादमल हैं ।
Q : भारत सरिार िे सं स्कृदत मं त्रालय द्वारा आयोदजत 11 से 19 फरवरी ति राष्ट्रीय सं स्कृदत महोत्सव 2023 िा
आयोजन दिस शहर में दिया जा रहा है ?
In which city is the National Culture Festival 2023 being organized by the Ministry of Culture,
Government of India, from 11 to 19 February?

(B) ददल्री / Delhi
(C) है दराबाद / Hyderabad
(D) अहमदाबाद / Ahmadabad

भारत सरिार िे सं स्कृदत मं त्रालय द्वारा आयोदजत 11 से 19 फरवरी ति मुं बई में राष्ट्रीय सं स्कृदत
महोत्सव 2023 िा आयोजन दिया जा रहा है । इस िायि क्रम िा उद् घाटन महाराष्ट्र िे राज्यपाल भगत
दसं ह िोश्यारी और िेंद्रीय सं स्कृदत मं त्री जी दिशन रे ड्डी ने दिया। इस आयोजन िा उद्दे श्य राष्ट्रीय
एिता और सां स्कृ दति आदान-प्रदान िो बढावा दे ना है ।
Q : महाराष्ट्र िा राज्यपाल दिसे दनयु क्त दिया गया है ।

Who has been appointed as the Governor of Maharashtra?
(A) बी.डी. दमश्रा / B.D. Mishra

(B) रमे श बै स / Ramesh Bais
(C) गु लाब चं द / Gulab Chand
(D) अब्दु ल नजीर / Abdul Nazir
(B) रमे श बै स / Ramesh Bais

भारत िे राष्ट्रपदत ने 12 फरवरी 2023 िो महाराष्ट्र िे राज्यपाल िे रूप में भगत दसं ह िोश्यारी और
लद्दाख िे उपराज्यपाल िे रूप में राधा िृ ष्णन माथु र िे इस्तीफे िो स्वीिार िर दलया है ।

रमे श बै स , जो पहले झारखं ड िे राज्यपाल थे , उन्ें महाराष्ट्र िा राज्यपाल दनयु क्त दिया गया है ।
िुल 13 राज्यपालों िे राज्यपाल बदले गए है
Q : फरवरी 2023 में , बां ग्लादे श िा राष्ट्रपदत दिसे चु ना गया?

In February 2023, Who was elected the President of Bangladesh?
(A) Mohammad Shahabuddin / मोहम्मद शहाबु द्दीन

(B) Ebrahim Raisi / इिादहम रायसी
(C) Bidya Devi Bhandari / दबद्या दे वी भं डारी
(D) Justin Trudeau / जफ्टस्टन ट्रूडो
(A) Mohammad Shahabuddin / मोहम्मद शहाबु द्दीन

बां ग्लादे श िे चु नाव आयोग द्वारा 13 फरवरी 2023 िो जारी अदधसू च ना िे अनु सार मोहम्मद शहाबु द्दीन
बां ग्लादे श िे अगले राष्ट्रपदत होंगे। वति मान राष्ट्रपदत अब्दु ल हमीद िा िायि िाल 23 अप्रै ल िो समाप्त
हो रहा है । उन्ोंने लगातार दो बार पां च वषों ति राष्ट्रपदत िे रूप में िायि दिया। बां ग्लादे श िा
सं दवधान दिसी भी व्यफ्टक्त िो दो िायि िाल से अदधि समय ति राष्ट्रपदत पद पर रहने िी अनु मदत
नही ं दे ता है ।
Q : भारत-प्रशां त आदथि ि ढां चे (IPEF) िे दलए भारत ने दवशे ष दौर िी वाताि िहााँ आयोदजत िी?
Where did India organize the special round of talks for the Indo -Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF)?
(A) Punjab / पं जाब

(B) Haryana / हररयाणा
(C) New Delhi / नई ददल्री
(D) Madhya Pradesh / मध्य प्रदे श

भारत ने 8 से 11 फरवरी 2023 िी अवदध में नई ददल्री में इं डो-पै दसदफि इिोनॉदमि रेमविि
(IPEF) िे दलए वाताि िा एि दवशे ष दौर आयोदजत दिया। दू सरा स्तं भ (आपू दति श्रृं ख ला), तीसरा स्तं भ
(स्वच्छ अथि व्यवस्था) और चौथा स्तं भ (दनष्पक्ष अथि व्य वस्था) इस दौर में आईपीईएफ (IPEF) िी चचाि
िी गई।
Q : फरवरी 2023 में , दवश्व दहं दी सम्मे लन िा िौन सा सं स्करण भारत दफजी में आयोदजत िरे गा?
In February 2023, Which edition of World Hindi Conference India will organize in Fiji?
(A) 28th Edition / 28वा सं स्करण

(B) 10th Edition / 10वा सं स्करण
(C) 5th Edition / 5वा सं स्क रण
(D) 12th Edition / 12वा सं स्करण
(D) 12th Edition / 12वा सं स्क रण

भारत सरिार िा दवदे श मं त्रालय दफजी सरिार िे सहयोग से 15 से 17 फरवरी 2023 ति दफजी में
12वें दवश्व दहं दी सम्मे लन िा आयोजन िर रहा है । इसिी थीम “Hindi – Traditional Knowledge to
Artificial Intelligence”. है । यह पहली बार है दि दफजी सम्मे ल न िी मे जबानी िरे गा। दहं दी िो

वै दश्वि भाषा िे रूप में लोिदप्रय बनाने िे दलए पहला दवश्व दहं दी सम्मे लन 1975 में नागपु र में
आयोदजत दिया गया था।
Q : भारत िी जी20 अध्यक्षता में इले क्टरॉदनिी और सू च ना प्रौद्योदगिी मं त्रालय (एमईआईटीवाई) पहली दडदजटल
इिोनॉमी वदििंग ग्रु प (डीईडब्ल्यू जी) िी बै ठि िी मे जबानी िहा हई?
Where did the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) h ost the first Digital
Economy Working Group (DEWG) meeting under India‟s G20 chairmanship?
(A) Lucknow / लखनऊ

(B) Odisha / ओदडशा
(C) Goa / गोवा
(D) Assam / असम

भारत िी जी20 अध्यक्षता में इले क्टरॉदनिी और सू चना प्रौद्योदगिी मं त्रालय (एमईआईटीवाई) 13 फरवरी
से 15 फरवरी 2023 ति लखनऊ, उत्तर प्रदे श में पहली दडदजटल इिोनॉमी वदििंग ग्रु प (डीईडब्ल्यू जी)
िी बै ठि िी मे जबानी िर रहा है । डीईडब्ल्यू जी िो पहले डीईटीएफ िहा जाता था। 2017 में जमि नी
िी जी20 प्रे दसडें सी में इसिा गठन हआ था। इसिा मिसद एि सु रदक्षत, परस्पर जु ड़ी हई और
समावे शी दडदजटल अथि व्यवस्था बनाना था।
Q : दवश्व रे दडयो ददवस िब मनाया जाता है ?

When is World Radio Day celebrated?
(A) 19th February / 19 फरवरी

(B) 5th February / 5 फरवरी
(C) 29th February / 29 फरवरी
(D) 13th February / 13 फरवरी

दवश्व रे दडयो ददवस हर साल 13 फरवरी िो दु दनया भर में मनाया जाता है । रे दडयो िे महत्व िे बारे
में जनता और मीदडया िे बीच जागरूिता बढाने और रे दडयो िे माध्यम से सू चना ति पहं च िो
प्रोत्सादहत िरने िे दलए हर साल यह ददन मनाया जाता है । दवश्व रे दडयो ददवस 2023 िी थीम- ‘रे दडयो
एं ड पीस’ है ।
Q : प्रधानमं त्री श्री नरे न्द्र मोदी राष्ट्रीय आदद महोत्सव िा उद् घाटन िहा िरें गे ?
Where will Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurate the National Aadi Mahotsav?
(A) Rajasthan / राजस्थान

(B) New Delhi / नई ददल्री
(C) Kerala / िेरल
(D) Nagaland / नागालैं ड

प्रधानमं त्री श्री नरें द्र मोदी 16 फरवरी, 2023 िो नई ददल्री िे मे जर ध्यानचं द ने श नल स्टे दडयम में राष्ट्रीय
आदद महोत्सव िा उद् घाटन िरें गे । िेंद्रीय जनजातीय िायि मं त्री श्री अजुि न मुं डा ने आज नई ददल्री में

एि सं वाददाता सम्मे ल न में इसिी घोषणा िी। टर ाइफेड िे प्रमु ख िायि क्रम िे वति मान सं स्क रण िा
दवषय है -“आददवासी दशल्प, सं स्कृदत, भोजन और वादणज्य िी भावना िा उत्सव”। यह दवषय जनजातीय
जीवन िे मू ल लोिाचार िा प्रदतदनदधत्व िरता है । इस उत्सव में जनजातीय हस्तदशल्प, हथिरघा,
दचत्रिारी, आभू षण, बें त और बां स, दमट्टी िे बति न , भोजन और प्रािृदति उत्पाद, उपहार और वगीिरण,
जनजातीय व्यं ज न और 200 स्टालों िे माध्यम से इसे प्रददशि त िरने िे दलए प्रदशि नी-सह-दबक्री िी
सु दवधा होगी।
Q : 16 फरवरी से 25 फरवरी 2023 ति ददव्यां ग जन अदधिाररता दवभाग „ददव्य िला मे ला‟ िहां आयोदजत िरे गा?
Where will the Department Of Empowerment Of Persons With Disabilities Will Organize „Divya Kala
Mela‟ from 16 to 25 February 2023?
(A) Indore / इं दौर

(B) Mumbai / मुं बई
(C) Kanpur / िानपु र
(D) Odisha / ओदडशा
(B) Mumbai / मुं बई

भारत सरिार िे सामादजि न्याय और अदधिाररता मं त्रालय िे तहत दविलां ग व्यफ्टक्तयों िे
अदधिाररता दवभाग 16 से 25 फरवरी, 2023 ति MMRDA ग्राउं ड -1, बां द्रा िुलाि िॉम्प्प्े क्स , मुं बई में
‘ददव्य िला मे ला’ आयोदजत िर रहा है ।
इसमें लगभग 24 राज्यों/िें द्र शादसत प्रदे शों िे लगभग 200 ददव्यां ग िारीगर/िलािार और उद्यमी
अपने उत्पादों और िौशल िा प्रदशि न िरें गे ।
Q : भारत िी पहली इले फ्टक्टर ि एसी डबल डे िर बस िा नाम क्या है ?

What is the name of India‟s first electric AC double decker bus?
(A) Switch EiV22 / फ्टस्वच EiV22

(B) Starbus / स्टारबस
(C) SVR Travels / एसवीआर टर े वल्स
(D) PMI Foton / पीएमआई फोटोन
(A) Switch EiV22 / फ्टस्वच EiV22

बृ हन्ुं बई इले फ्टक्टर ि सप्ाई एं ड टर ां सपोटि अं डरटे दिं ग (बे स्ट) ने 13 फरवरी िो दे श िी पहली
इले फ्टक्टर ि वातानु िूदलत (एसी) डबल-डे िर बस िा उद् घाटन दिया। इले फ्टक्टर ि बस या “Switch
EiV22” यादत्रयों िे दलए नवीनतम तिनीि, अत्याधु दनि दडजाइन, उच्चतम सु र क्षा और श्रे णी में सवि श्रेष्ठ
आराम सु दवधाओं िा दावा िरती है ।

Q : अं तराि ष्ट्रीय बाल िैंसर ददवस िब मनाया जाता है ?

When is International Children‟s Cancer Day celebrated?

(B) 3rd February / 3 फरवरी

अं तराि ष्ट्रीय बाल िैं सर ददवस (ICCD) हर साल 15 फरवरी िो मनाया जाता है । यह ददन चाइल्डहड
िैंसर इं टरने शनल द्वारा मनाया जाता है , तादि इस मु द्दे पर होने वाली बु राई और इससे दनपटने िे
तरीिों िे बारे में जागरूिता बढाई जा सिे । अं तराि ष्ट्रीय बचपन िैंसर ददवस िे दलए तीन साल िा
अदभयान 2021 में शु रू हआ और 2023 में समाप्त होगा। तीन साल िे अदभयान िा दवषय ‘Better
Survival’ है ।
Q : सऊदी अरब में 2023 िे अं त में अं तररक्ष दमशन पर जाने वाली दे श िी पहली मदहला अं तररक्ष यात्री िा नाम
क्या है ?
What is the name of the country‟s first female astronaut to go on a space mission in Saudi Arabia by
the end of 2023?
(A) Buzz Aldrin / बज़ एफ्टल्डर न

(B) Rayyana Barnawi / रे यना बरनावी
(C) Charles Bolden / चाल्सि बोल्डन
(D) Alan Bean / एलन बीन
(B) Rayyana Barnawi / रे यना बरनावी

सऊदी अरब िी रम्ऺाना बरनावी 2023 िे अं त में अं तररक्ष दमशन पर जाने वाली दे श िी पहली
मदहला अं तररक्ष यात्री बन जाएगी। रम्ऺाना बरनावी अं तरराष्ट्रीय अं तररक्ष स्टे श न (आईएसएस) िे 10
ददवसीय दमशन पर साथी सऊदी अं तररक्ष यात्री अली अल-िनी िे साथ शादमल होंगी।
Q : एयर इं दडया ने एदवएशन इं डस्टर ी में अब ति िी सबसे बड़ी डील िी है , एयरलाइन ने एयरबस और बोइं ग से
दितने दवमानों िा ऑडि र ददया है ?
Air India has done the biggest deal ever in the aviation industry, How many planes has the airline
ordered from Airbus and Boeing?
(A) 470 aircraft / 470 दवमान

(B) 200 aircraft / 200 दवमान
(C) 120 aircraft / 120 दवमान
(D) 700 aircraft / 700 दवमान
(A) 470 aircraft / 470 दवमान

एयर इं दडया ने 14 फरवरी िो एयरबस और बोइं ग से ररिॉडि 470 दवमान िे दलए सौदों िी घोषणा
िी. इस खरीद िे साथ ही एयर इं दडया ने दवमानन उद्योग में इदतहास रच ददया है . भारतीय समू ह
टाटा सं स िे स्वादमत्व वाली एयरलाइन ने िहा दि वह रां स िी एयरोस्पे स ददग्गज एयरबस से 250
दवमान और उसिी अमे ररिी प्रदतद्वं द्वी बोइं ग से 220 दवमान खरीदे गी.

Q : भारत िी G20 अध्यक्षता िे तहत िृदष िायि समू ह (AWG) िी पहली िृदष प्रदतदनदध बै ठि (ADM) िहा पर
हई?
Where was the first Agriculture Representatives Meeting (ADM) of the Agriculture Working Group
(AWG) held under the G20 chairmanship of India?
(A) Arunachal Pradesh / अरुणाचल प्रदे श

(B) Indore / इं दौर
(C) Rajasthan / राजस्थान
(D) New Delhi / नई ददल्री
(B) Indore / इं दौर

भारत िी G20 अध्यक्षता में िृदष िायि समू ह (AWG) िी पहली िृदष प्रदतदनदधयों िी बै ठि (ADM)
13 से 15 फरवरी 2023 ति इं दौर में आयोदजत िी गई थी। प्रदशि नी िे मु ख्य आिषि ण पशु पालन और
मत्स्य पालन स्टालों िे साथ-साथ पौदष्ट्ि खाद्यान्न और इसिे मू ल्यवदधि त खाद्य उत्पादों िे स्टॉल थे ।
Q : 14 फरवरी, 2023 िो दिस फ्टखलाडी ने रां ची में ने श नल ओपन रे स वॉदिंग चैं दपयनदशप में फ्टखताब जीतिर
राष्ट्रीय पु रुषों िी 20 दिमी पै दल चाल िा ररिॉडि तोडा?
Which sportsperson broke the national men‟s 20 km walk record by w inning the title at the National
Open Race Walking Championship in Ranchi, on 14th February 2023?
(A) चं दन दसं ह / Chandan Singh
(B) पायल / Payal
(C) अक्षदीप दसं ह / Akshdeep Singh
(D) सदचव िे.जे .एस. िलसी / Sachiv K.J.S. Kalsi
(C) Akshdeep Singh / अक्षदीप दसं ह

अक्षदीप दसं ह ने रां ची में ने शनल ओपन रे स वॉदिंग चैं दपयनदशप में फ्टखताब जीतिर राष्ट्रीय पु रुषों िी
20 दिमी पै दल चाल िा ररिॉडि तोड़ ददया। टोक्यो ओलं दपयन दप्रयं िा गोस्वामी मदहलाओं िी दौड़ में
दवजयी हईं। दोनों एथलीटों ने बु डापे स्ट में अगस्त दवश्व चैं दपयनदशप और 2024 पे ररस ओलं दपि िे दलए
क्वालीफाई दिया।
Men’s 20km race walk
Akshdeep Singh – 1:19:55 (NR)
Q : जी-20 िे सं स्कृ दत िायि समू ह िी पहली बै ठि िहा आयोदजत िी जाएगी?

Where will the first meeting of the Culture Working Group of G-20 be held?
(A) भोपाल, मध्य प्रदे श / Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh

(B) सू र त, गु जरात / Gujrat
(C) खजु राहो, मध्य प्रदे श / Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh
(D) रायपु र , छत्तीसगढ / Chhattisgarh
(C) खजु राहो, मध्य प्रदे श / Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh

सं स्कृदत मं त्रालय मध्य प्रदे श िे खजु राहो में 22 से 25 फरवरी 2023 ति सं स्कृदत िायि समू ह (CWG)
िी पहली बै ठि आयोदजत िर रहा है । जी-20 िा व्यापि दवषय ‘वसु धैव िुटु म्बिम’ – एि पृ थ्वी, एि
पररवार, एि भदवष्य’ है । इस अवसर पर खजु राहो नृ त्य महोत्सव व अन्य सां स्कृ दति िायि क्रम आयोदजत
दिए जाएं गे ।

Q : डाि दवभाग ने अमृ तपे क्स 2023 राष्ट्रीय डाि दटिट प्रदशि नी िा आयोजन िहााँ दिया था?
Where was the Department of Posts organized the AMRITPEX 2023 National Philatelic Exhibition?
(A) नई ददल्री / New Delhi
(C) राजस्थान / Rajasthan
(D) मे रठ / Meerut
(A) New Delhi / नई ददल्री

डाि दवभाग ने अमृ त महोत्सव समारोह िे तत्वावधान में 11 से 15 फरवरी 2023 ति अमृ त पे क्स
2023 राष्ट्रीय डाि दटिट प्रदशि नी िा आयोजन प्रगदत मै दान, नई ददल्री में दिया l
ददल्री एनसीआर िे 125 से अदधि स्कूलों िे बच्चों ने प्रदशि नी िा दौरा दिया और पत्र ले ख न, िला
और पें दटं ग, सु लेख , मं डला िला, डाि दटिट दडजाइन आदद गदतदवदधयों में भाग दलया।
Q: सं युक्त अभ्यास तरिश िा छठा सं स्क रण िहााँ सं पन्न हआ।

Where was the 6th edition of joint exercise Tarkash concluded?
(A) िनाि टि / Karnataka

(B) महाराष्ट्र / Maharashtra
(C) चे न्नई / Chennai
(D) दबहार / Bihar
(C) चे न्नई / Chennai

सं युक्त अभ्यास तरिश िा छठा सं स्करण हाल ही में चे न्नई में राष्ट्रीय सु र क्षा गाडि (NSG) और यू एस
स्पे शल ऑपरे शं स फोसि (SOF) द्वारा सं पन्न दिया गया था।
यह अभ्यास िा छठा सं स्करण है जो 16 जनवरी िो शु रू हआ और 14 फरवरी िो समाप्त हआ।
इस अभ्यास में पहली बार “िेदमिल, बायोलॉदजिल, रे दडयोलॉदजिल एं ड न्यू फ्टक्लयर (CBRN) टे रर
ररस्पां स ” िो शादमल दिया गया है ।
Q : दिस भारतीय मू ल िी मदहला ने अमे ररिी राष्ट्रपदत िे दलए ररपफ्टब्लिन पाटी से अपनी उम्मीदवारी िी घोषणा
िी?
Which Indian origin woman announced her candidacy from Republican party for the US President?
(A) जे िरी टे लर / Jekri Telr

(B) वारे न हादडिं ग / Varen Harding
(C) रेंिदलन रोजवे ल्ट / Franklin Rozvelt
(D) दनक्की हे ली / Nikki Haley
(D) दनक्की हे ली / Nikki Haley

ददक्षण िै रोदलना िी पू वि गवनि र , भारतीय-अमे ररिी ने ता और सं युक्त राष्ट्र में राजदू त दनक्की हे ली ने 14
फरवरी िो अमे ररिी राष्ट्रपदत पद िे दलए अपनी उम्मीदवारी िी घोषणा िी।
इस तरह वह अमे ररिा िे पू वि राष्ट्रपदत डोनाल्ड टर ं प िो 2024 में व्हाइट हाउस िे दलए उनिी पाटी
िी उम्मीदवार बनने िी चु नौती दे ने वाली पहली ररपफ्टब्लिन बन गई हैं ।

Q : सरिार ने दितनी बहउद्दे शीय प्राथदमि िृदष साख सदमदतयों िो मं जूरी दी?
Govt Approves How many Multipurpose Primary Agricultural Credit Societies?
(A) दो लाख / Two Lakh

(B) तीन लाख / Three Lakh
(C) चार लाख / Four Lakh
(D) पां च लाख / Five Lakh
(A) दो लाख / Two Lakh

भारत सरिार ने पं चायतों, गां वों और तटीय क्षे त्रों में प्राथदमि िृदष ऋण सदमदतयों (PACS), व्यवहायि
डे यरी सहिारी सदमदतयों और व्यवहायि मत्स्य सहिारी सदमदतयों िी स्थापना िी योजना िो मं जूरी दी
है । प्रारं दभि लक्ष्य अगले पां च वषों में दो लाख बहउद्दे शीय पै क्स /डे यरी/मत्स्य सहिारी सदमदतयों िी
स्थापना िरना है ।
Q : भारत और______________ िे बीच सं यु क्त सै न्य अभ्यास “एक्सरसाइज धमि गादजि य न” िा चौथा सं स्क रण 17
फरवरी से 2 माचि 2023 ति आयोदजत दिया जा रहा है ।
The 4th edition of joint military exercise “Exercise Dharma Guardian” between India and
____________ is being conducted from 17 Feb to 2 Mar 2023.
(A) Japan / जापान
(B) Australia / ऑस्टरे दलया
(C) Brazil / िाजील
(D) Argentina / अजें टीना

भारत और जापान िे बीच सं यु क्त सै न्य अभ्यास “एक्सरसाइज धमि गादजि य न” िा चौथा सं स्क रण 17
फरवरी से 2 माचि 2023 ति जापान िे दशगा प्रां त िे िैंप इमाजू में आयोदजत दिया जा रहा है ।
भारतीय से ना िी गढवाल राइफल्स रे दजमें ट िे सै दनि और जापान ग्राउं ड से ल्फ दडफेंस फोसि
(JGSDF) िी मध्य से ना िी एि इन्फैंटर ी रे दजमें ट इस वषि अभ्यास में भाग ले रहे हैं ।
Q : रे ल पोस्ट गदत शफ्टक्त एक्सप्रे स िागो से वा िा शु भारं भ दिसने दिया?

Who launched the Rail Post Gati Shakti Express Cargo Service?
(A) Indian Railways / भारतीय रे लवे
(B) India Post / भारतीय डाि
(C) A & B / अ & ब
(D) None of these / इनमें से िोई नही ं
(C) A & B / अ & ब

भारतीय रे लवे ने दे श में से वा क्षे त्र में दनबाि ध रसद प्रदान िरने िे दलए रे ल पोस्ट गदत शफ्टक्त एक्सप्रे स
िागो से वा शु रू िी है । िागो से वा भारतीय रे लवे और भारतीय डाि िे बीच एि साझे दारी पहल है ।
इं दडया पोस्ट ग्राहि िे दरवाजे पर माल उठाएगा और रे लवे स्टे शन ति पहं चाएगा। इसिे बाद, गं तव्य
रे लवे स्टे शन पर, इं दडया पोस्ट माल िो गं तव्य पते िे दरवाजे पर पहं चाएगा।

Q : फरवरी 2023 में YouTube िे नए CEO िौन बने ?

Who became the new CEO of YouTube in February 2023?
(A) Andy Jassy / एं डी जै सी
(B) Adam Mosseri / एडम मोसे री
(C) Sundar Pichai / सुं दर दपचाई
(D) Neal Mohan / नील मोहन
(D) Neal Mohan / नील मोहन

भारतीय-अमे ररिी नील मोहन YouTube िे अगले मु ख्य िायि िारी अदधिारी (CEO) होंगे, YouTube िे
CEO सु सान वोजदसिी ने व्यफ्टक्तगत िारणों िा हवाला दे ते हए अपने इस्तीफे िी घोषणा िी। श्री नील
मोहन वति मान में YouTube िे मु ख्य उत्पाद अदधिारी हैं ।
Q : दनम्नदलफ्टखत में से दिसिे दलए राष्ट्रीय स्तर िा है िथॉन „िवच-2023‟ लॉन्च दिया गया था?
For which of the following the national level hackathon „Kavach-2023‟ was launched?
(A) Cyber security and cybercrime / साइबर सु रक्षा और साइबर अपराध
(B) Earthquake and flood / भू िंप और बाढ
(C) To avoid corona pandemic / िोरोना महामारी से बचने िे दलए
(A) cyber security and cybercrime / साइबर सु र क्षा और साइबर अपराध

साइबर सु रक्षा सु दनदित िरने और भारत िी साइबर तै याररयों िो बढाने िे साथ-साथ 21वी ं सदी िे
साइबर अपराध िी चु नौदतयों िा सामना िरने िे दलए नवीन दवचारों और तिनीिी समाधानों िी
पहचान िरने िे दलए 16 फरवरी िो राष्ट्रीय स्तर िे है िथॉन ‘िवच-2023’ िी शु रुआत िी गई।
Q : ग्लोबल टू ररज्म रे दसदलएं स ददवस पहली बार िब मनाया गया?

When was the Global Tourism Resilience Day celebrated for the first time?
(A) 10th February 2023 / 10 फरवरी 2023
(B) 17th February 2023 / 17 फरवरी 2023
(C) 2nd February 2023 / 2 फरवरी 2023
(D) 9th February 2023 / 9 फरवरी 2023
(B) 17th February 2023 / 17 फरवरी 2023

सं युक्त राष्ट्र महासभा ने पयि टन िी फ्टस्थरता िो भदवष्य में प्रमादणत िरने िे प्रयास में पहली बार 17
फरवरी 2023 िो ग्लोबल टू ररज्म रे दसदलएं स ददवस िे रूप में घोदषत िरने िे दलए जमै िा से एि
प्रस्ताव अपनाया है । इस ददन िो वादषि ि रूप से दचदित िरने िे िदम िो 90 से अदधि दे शों ने
समथि न ददया था।

Q : फरवरी 2023 में , भारत और _____________ ने राजनदयि और आदधिाररि पासपोटि धारिों िे दलए वीजा
छूट पर समझौता ज्ञापन पर हस्ताक्षर दिए।
In February 2023, India & ____________ Signed Memorandum Of Understanding On Visa Exemption
For Holders Of Diplomatic And Official Passports.
(A) Russia / रूस
(B) New Zealand / न्यू जीलैं ड
(C) Fiji / दफजी
(D) Peru / पे रू
(C) Fiji / दफजी

भारत और दफजी ने राजनदयि और आदधिाररि पासपोटि धारिों िे दलए वीजा छूट पर एि
समझौता ज्ञापन पर हस्ताक्षर दिए हैं । इस समझौते िे तहत, राजनदयि और आदधिाररि पासपोटि
धारि 90 ददनों से अदधि िी अवदध िे दलए दबना वीजा िे एि दू सरे िे क्षे त्र में प्रवे श , पारगमन और
रहने में सक्षम होंगे।
Q : फरवरी 2023 में , से ना िे नए उप प्रमु ख (VCOAS) िे रूप में दिसे दनयु क्त दिया गया है ?
Who has appointed as the new Vice Chief of the Army Staff (VCOAS) in the month of February 2023?
(A) Lieutenant General Anil Chauhan / ले फ्टिनें ट जनरल अदनल चौहान

(B) Lieutenant General Amardeep Singh Bhinder / ले फ्टिनें ट जनरल अमरदीप दसं ह दभं डर
(C) Lieutenant General Yogendra Dimri / ले फ्टिनें ट जनरल योगें द्र दडमरी
(D) Lieutenant General MV Suchindra Kumar / ले फ्टिनें ट जनरल एमवी सु दचं द्र िुमार
Ans : (D) Lieutenant General MV Suchindra Kumar / ले फ्टिनें ट जनरल एमवी सु दचं द्र िुमार
16 फरवरी 2023 िो, भारतीय से ना ने ले फ्टिनें ट जनरल एमवी सु दचं द्र िुमार िो थल से नाध्यक्ष
(VCOAS) िा नया उप प्रमु ख दनयु क्त दिया है । वह ले फ्टिनें ट जनरल बीएस राजू िी जगह लें गे।
VCOAS दनयु क्त दिए जाने से पहले , ले फ्टिनें ट जनरल सु दचं द्र िुमार ने थल से नाध्यक्ष (रणनीदत) िे उप
प्रमु ख िे रूप में िायि दिया और जम्मू -िश्मीर में व्हाइट नाइट िोर सदहत िई अन्य महत्वपू णि
िायि भार सं भाले ।
Q : उस्ताद दबफ्टस्मल्राह खान यु वा पु र स्कार िी स्थापना िौन से वषि में िी गई थी?

In which year was the Ustad Bismillah Khan Youth Award instituted?
(A) 2006
(B) 1999
(C) 2020
(D) 2000
Ans : (A) 2006

उस्ताद दबफ्टस्मल्राह खां यु वा पु रस्कार िी शु रुआत साल 2006 में िी गई थी। यह 40 वषि िी आयु
ति िे िलािारों िो प्रदान दिया जाता है । इसिा उद्दे श्य प्रदशि न िला िे दवदभन्न क्षे त्रों में उत्कृष्ट्
यु वा प्रदतभाओं िी पहचान िरना है । उस्ताद दबफ्टस्मल्राह खान यु वा पु रस्कार िे तहत 25,000 रुपये ,
एि अं गवस्त्रम् और एि पदट्टिा प्रदान िी जाती है । श्री जी. दिशन रे ड्डी ने 15 फरवरी 2023 िो नई
ददल्री फ्टस्थत रवी द्र
ं भवन िे मे घदू त रं गमं च पररसर भारत िे उन 102 िलािारों िो उस्ताद
दबफ्टस्मल्राह खान यु वा पु र स्कार- 2019, 2020 और 2021 प्रदान दिए, दजन्ोंने यु वा प्रदतभाओं िे रूप में
प्रदशि न िला िे अपने सं बं दधत क्षे त्रों में अपनी पहचान बनाई है ।

Q : 2023 िी शु रुआत में , दिस दे श िे साथ भारत सरिार ने चीता िो भारत में दफर से लाने पर सहयोग िे दलए
एि समझौता ज्ञापन (एमओयू ) पर हस्ताक्षर दिए?
In early 2023, with which country the Government of India signed a Memorandum of Understanding
(MoU) for cooperation on reintroducing Cheetah to India?
(A) Australia / ऑस्टरे दलया

(B) Germany / जमि नी
(C) South Africa / ददक्षण अरीिा
(D) China / चीन
Ans : (C) South Africa / ददक्षण अरीिा

2023 िी शु रुआत में , ददक्षण अरीिा और भारत िी सरिारों ने भारत में चीता िो दफर से लाने पर
सहयोग पर एि समझौता ज्ञापन (एमओयू ) पर हस्ताक्षर दिए। ददक्षण अरीिा से बारह चीते 18
फरवरी िो मध्य प्रदे श िे िूनो ने शनल पािि पहचे । 12 चीतों में से सात नर और पां च मादा हैं ।
Q : दवश्व पैं गोदलन ददवस िब मनाया जाता है ?

When is World Pangolin Day celebrated?
(A) 3rd Saturday of February / फरवरी िा तीसरा शदनवार

(B) 4th Sunday of February / फरवरी िा चौथा रदववार
(C) 2nd Saturday of February / फरवरी िा दू सरा शदनवार
(D) 3rd Tuesday of February / फरवरी िा तीसरा मं गलवार
Ans : (B) 3rd Saturday of February / फरवरी िा तीसरा शदनवार

दवश्व पैं गोदलन ददवस प्रदतवषि फरवरी िे तीसरे शदनवार िो मनाया जाता है और वषि 2023 में यह 18
फरवरी िो मनाया गया है । यह पैं गोदलन िो याद िरने और मनाने , जागरूिता बढाने और अरीिा
और एदशया में वै दश्वि पैं गोदलन अवै ध दशिार िे फ्टखलाफ लड़ने िा ददन है ।
Q : ग्लोबल दबजने स सदमट िी मे जबानी दिसिे द्वारा प्रदतवषि िी जाती है ?

Who hosts the Global Business Summit annually?
(A) The Times Group / द टाइम्स ग्रु प

(B) India Today / इं दडया टु डे
(C) A & B Both / ए और बी दोनों
Ans : (A) The Times Group / द टाइम्स ग्रु प

प्रधानमं त्री श्री नरे न््‍
द्र मोदी ददल्री िे होटल ताज पै लेस में इिोनॉदमि टाइम्स ग्लोबल दबजने स
सदमट िो सं बोदधत िरें गे । ग्लोबल दबजने स सदमट-2023 िी थीम “मजबू ती. प्रभाव. प्रभु त्व ” (रे दज़दलयं स.
इनफ्लू एं स. डॉदमनें स) है । ये दो ददवसीय दशखर सम्मे लन 17-18 फरवरी िो आयोदजत दिया जा रहा
है । इस ग्लोबल दबजने स सदमट िी मे जबानी हर साल द टाइम्स ग्रु प द्वारा िी जाती है ।

Q : 17 फरवरी 2023 िो “जी20 मॉडल बै ठि” िहााँ हई ?

Where was the “G20 Model Meeting” held on 17 February 2023?

(B) Ahmedabad / अहमदाबाद
(D) Bhopal / भोपाल
Ans : (C) New Delhi / नई ददल्री

सं युक्त राष्ट्र भारत दे श िायाि लय िे साथ भारत िे G20 सदचवालय ने 17 फरवरी 2023 िो नई ददल्री
में सु षमा स्वराज भवन में एि ददवसीय “मॉडल G20 बै ठि” िा आयोजन दिया। बै ठि, पहली
आदधिाररि मॉडल G20 घटना, G20 बै ठि िा अनु ि रण अभ्यास थी, जहााँ स्कूली छात्रों ने G20, अदतदथ
दे शों और अं तराि ष्ट्रीय सं गठनों िे प्रदतदनदधयों िी भू दमिाएाँ दनभाईं।
मॉडल G20 इवें ट िी थीम – “Youth for LiFE”
Q : 17 फरवरी 2023 िो, गृ ह मं त्रालय, भारत सरिार ने दिस सं गठन िो आतं िवादी सं गठन िे रूप में नादमत
दिया है ?
Which organization has been designated as a terrorist organization by the Ministry of Home Affairs,
Government of India, on 17th February 2023?
(A) Khalistan Tiger Force / खादलस्तान टाइगर फोसि
(B) Jammu And Kashmir Ghaznavi Force / जम्मू -िश्मीर गजनवी फोसि
(C) A & B Both / ए और बी दोनों
Ans : (C) A & B Both / ए और बी दोनों

17 फरवरी 2023 िो, गृ ह मं त्रालय, भारत सरिार ने दो सं गठनों, खादलस्तान टाइगर फोसि और जम्मू -
िश्मीर गजनवी फोसि िो गै र िानू नी गदतदवदध (रोिथाम) अदधदनयम, यू ए पीए िे तहत आतं िवादी
सं गठन िे रूप में नादमत दिया है । खादलस्तान टाइगर फोसि एि उग्रवादी सं ग ठन है दजसिा उद्दे श्य
पं जाब में आतं िवाद िो पु नजीदवत िरना है और लदक्षत हत्याओं सदहत आतं ि वाद िे दवदभन्न िृत्यों में
शादमल है ।
जम्मू और िश्मीर गजनवी फोसि घु सपै ठ िे प्रयासों, नशीले पदाथों और हदथयारों िी तस्करी िे साथ-
साथ जम्मू और िश्मीर में आतं िी हमलों में शादमल है ।
Q : 18 फरवरी 2023 िो, भारत और _____________ ने दद्वपक्षीय व्यापार और दनवे श िो बढावा दे ने िे दलए यू एई
इं दडया दबजने स िाउं दसल-यू ए ई चै प्टर (यू आईबीसी-यू सी) लॉन्च दिया है ।
On 18th February 2023, UAE and __________ have launched the UAE India Business Council -UAE
Chapter (UIBC-UC) to promote bilateral trade and investment.
(A) UAE / यू एई
(B) Australia / ऑस्टरे दलया
(C) China / चीन
(D) Indonesia / इं डोने दशया
Ans : (A) UAE / यू एई

यू एई और भारत ने आदथि ि सं बं धों िो मजबू त िरने और दद्वपक्षीय व्यापार और दनवे श बढाने िे
अपने सं युक्त दमशन िा समथि न िरने िे दलए यू एई इं दडया दबजने स िाउं दसल-यू एई चै प्टर (UIBC-UC)

लॉन्च दिया है ।
यू एई िे दवदे श व्यापार राज्य मं त्री महामदहम डॉ. थानी दबन अहमद अल ज़ायौदी ने 18 फरवरी 2023
िो दु बई में यू एई इं दडया दबजने स िाउं दसल-यू एई चै प्ट र (यू आईबीसी-यू सी) िा शु भारं भ दिया।
Q : भारतीय से ना और उज्बे दिस्तान से ना िे बीच, दद्ववादषि ि प्रदशक्षण अभ्यास DUSTLIK (2023) िा िौनसा
सं स्क रण 20 फरवरी से 5 माचि 2023 ति दपथौरागढ, उत्तराखं ड में आयोदजत दिया जा रहा है ?
Which edition of the biennial training exercise DUSTLIK (2023) between Indian Army and Uzbekistan
Army is being conducted at Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand from 20 February to 5 March 2023?
(A) 10th Edition / 10वां सं स्करण
(B) 4th Edition / चौथा सं स्क रण
(C) 8th Edition / 8वां सं स्क रण
(D) 14th Edition / 14वां सं स्करण
Ans : (C) 4th Edition / चौथा सं स्क रण

भारतीय से ना और उज्बे दिस्तान से ना िे बीच सै न्य -से -सै न्य दवदनमय िायि क्रम िे दहस्से िे रूप में ,
दद्ववादषि ि प्रदशक्षण अभ्यास DUSTLIK (2023) िा चौथा सं स्क रण 20 फरवरी से 5 माचि 2023 ति
दपथौरागढ, उत्तराखं ड में आयोदजत दिया जाएगा। इस दद्वपक्षीय अभ्यास में भारतीय दल िा प्रदतदनदधत्व
14वी ं बटादलयन द गढवाल राइफल्स द्वारा दिया जाएगा, जो पदिमी िमान िा दहस्सा है ।
Q : दवत्त मं दत्रयों और िेंद्रीय बैं ि िे गवनि रों िी पहली G20 बै ठि िहा पर आयोदजत िी जाएगी?
Where will the first G20 meeting of finance ministers and central bank governors be held?
(A) Jodhpur / जोधपु र
(B) Bengaluru / बें गलु रु
(C) Hyderabad / है दराबाद
(D) Mumbai / मुं बई
Ans : (B) Bengaluru / बें गलु रु

G20 भारतीय अध्यक्षता िे तहत दवत्त मं दत्रयों और िेंद्रीय बैं ि िे गवनि रों िी पहली G20 बै ठि 24 और
25 फरवरी 2023 िो बें गलु रु, िनाि ट ि में आयोदजत िी जाएगी। बै ठ ि िी अध्यक्षता दवत्त मं त्री दनमि ला
सीतारमण और आरबीआई गवनि र शफ्टक्तिां त दास सं युक्त रूप से िरें गे । इसमें G20 सदस्यों िे दवत्त
मं त्री और िेंद्रीय बैं ि िे गवनि र , आमं दत्रत सदस्य और अं त राि ष्ट्रीय सं गठनों िे प्रमु ख भाग लें गे। बै ठ ि में
72 प्रदतदनदधमं डल भाग लें गे।
Q : 18 फरवरी िो GST पररषद िी 49वी ं बै ठि िहााँ हई?

Where was the 49th meeting of the GST Council held on 18 February?
(A) Saharanpur / सहारनपु र
(C) Dehradun / दे हरादू न
(D) Ujjain / उज्जै न
Ans : (B) New Delhi / नई ददल्री

जीएसटी पररषद िी 49वी ं बै ठि 18 फरवरी िो नई ददल्री में हई। इस बै ठि में िेन्द्रीय दवत्त मं त्री
िे अलावा दवदभन्न राज्यों और िेन्द्र शादसत प्रदे शों (दवधादयिा िे साथ) िे दवत्त मं दत्रयों और दवत्त
मं त्रालय एवं राज्यों/ िेन्द्र शादसत प्रदे शों िे वररष्ठ अदधिाररयों ने भी भाग दलया था।

Q : चन््द्रयान-3 िा सफलतापू विि इलै ि््टर ो-मै गने दटि इं टरफेरें स/इलै ि््टर ो मै ग ने दटि िम् ्पे दटदबदलटी-
ईएमआई/ईएमसी परीक्षण िहााँ पर दिया गया?
Where was the Electro-Magnetic Interference/Electro Magnetic Compatibility-EMI/EMC test of
Chandrayaan-3 successfully carried out?
(A) Space Applications Centre (SAC), Ahemadabad / अं तररक्ष उपयोग िेंद्र (एसएसी), अहमदाबाद
(B) Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), Thiruvananthapuram / दवक्रम साराभाई अं तररक्ष िेंद्र
(वीएसएससी), दतरुवनं तपु रम
(C) ISRO Propulsion Complex (IPRC), Mahendragiri / इसरो प्रोपल्सन िॉम्प्प्े क्स (आईपीआरसी), महें द्रदगरर
(D) U R Rao Satellite Centre (URSC), Bengaluru / यू आर राव सै टेलाइट सें टर, बें ग लु रु
Ans : (D) U R Rao Satellite Centre (URSC), Bengaluru / यू आर राव सै टेलाइट सें टर, बें गलु रु
भारत िे चं द्र यान-3 दमशन िा सफलतापू वि ि इले क्टरो-मै ग्नेदटि इं टरफेरें स/इले क्टरो मै ग्नेदटि
ििै दटदबदलटी-ईएमआई/ईएमसी परीक्षण दिया गया। इसरो ने 19 फरवरी 2023 िो घोषणा िी दि
परीक्षण 31 जनवरी और 2 फरवरी 2023 िे बीच बें ग लु रु िे यू आर राव सै टेलाइट सें टर में आयोदजत
दिया गया था।
Q : भारत और ऑस्टरे दलया िे बीच खे ले जाने वाली दक्रिेट टे स्ट श्रं खला टर ाफी िा नाम क्या है ?
What is the name of the cricket test series trophy played between India and Australia?
(A) Kangaroo Trophy / िं गारू टर ाफी
(B) Border Gavaskar Trophy / बॉडि र गावस्कर टर ॉफी
(C) Irani Trophy / ईरानी टर ाफी
(D) Ranji Trophy / रणजी टर ाफी
Ans : (B) Border Gavaskar Trophy / बॉडि र गावस्कर टर ॉफी

नई ददल्री में 17 से 21 फरवरी ति ददल्री िे अरुण जे टली स्टे दडयम में खे ले गए बॉडि र-गावस्कर
टर ॉफी दू सरे दक्रिेट टे स्ट मै च में भारत ने ऑस्टरे दलया िो 6 दविेट से हराया।
बॉडि र-गावस्कर टर ॉफी भारत और ऑस्टरे दलया िे बीच खे ली जाने वाली एि टे स्ट दक्रिेट श्रृं खला है ।
1st Test : VCA Stadium, Nagpur : 9 to 13 February, 09:00am
2nd Test: Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi : 17 to 21 February, 09:00am
3rd Test: HPCA Stadium, Dharamsala : 1 to 5 March, 09:00am
4th Test: Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad : 9 to 13 March, 09:00am
Q : भारतीय नौसे ना िा जहाज सु मेधा एनएवीडीईएक्स 23 (नौसे ना रक्षा प्रदशि नी) और आईडीईएक्स 23
(अं तराि ष्ट्रीय रक्षा प्रदशि नी) में भाग ले ने िे दलए 20 से 24 फरवरी 2023 ति िहााँ पर आयोदजत होने वाली है ?
Where is Indian Naval Ship Sumedha to participate in NAVDEX 23 (Naval Defense Exhibition) and
IDEX 23 (International Defense Exhibition) to be held from 20 to 24 February 2 023?
(A) Abu Dhabi, UAE / अबू धाबी, सं युक्त अरब अमीरात

(B) Kabul, Afghanistan / िाबु ल , अफगादनस्तान
(C) Cairo, Egypt / िादहरा, दमस्र
(D) Marseille, France / मादसि ले , रां स
Ans : (A) Abu Dhabi, UAE / अबू धाबी, सं युक्त अरब अमीरात
भारतीय नौसे ना िा जहाज सु मेधा एनएवीडीईएक्स 23 (नौसे ना रक्षा प्रदशि नी) और आईडीईएक्स 23
(अं तराि ष्ट्रीय रक्षा प्रदशि नी) में भाग ले ने िे दलए 20 फरवरी 2023 िो अबू धाबी, यू एई पहं चा, जो 20 से
24 फरवरी 2023 ति आयोदजत होने वाली है । दो प्रमु ख क्षे त्रीय नौसे ना और रक्षा प्रदशि दनयों में जहाज

िी भागीदारी भारत िे स्वदे शी जहाज दनमाि ण िी ताित िो प्रददशि त िरे गी और आत्मदनभि र भारत
िे दृदष्ट्िोण िो रे खां दित िरे गी।
Q : दिस दक्रिेट टीम ने रणजी टर ॉफी 2022-23 जीती?

Which Cricket Team Won the Ranji Trophy 2022-23?
(A) Uttarakhand cricket team / उत्तराखं ड दक्रिेट टीम

(B) Karnataka cricket team / िनाि टि दक्रिेट टीम
(C) Saurashtra cricket team / सौराष्ट्र दक्रिेट टीम
(D) Madhya Pradesh cricket team / मध्य प्रदे श दक्रिेट टीम
Ans : (C) Saurashtra cricket team / सौराष्ट्र दक्रिेट टीम

सौराष्ट्र ने 19 फरवरी िो ईडन गाडि न्स, िोलिाता में बं गाल िो 9 दविेट से हरािर अपने इदतहास में
दू सरी बार 2022-23 िा रणजी टर ॉफी फ्टखताब जीता। 12 रन िे लक्ष्य िे जवाब में सौराष्ट्र ने एि
दविेट पर 14 रन बनािर जीत दजि िी।सौराष्ट्र ने 2019-20 में पहली बार रणजी टर ॉफी िा फ्टखताब
जीता।
Q : दवश्व सामादजि न्याय ददवस िब मनाया जाता है ?

When is World Social Justice Day celebrated?

Ans : (A) 20th February / 20 फरवरी

दवश्व सामादजि न्याय ददवस हर साल 20 फरवरी िो मनाया जाता है । इसिा मु ख्य उद्दे श्य दबना दिसी
भे दभाव और असमानता िे व्यफ्टक्त िो समान अदधिार दे ना है । 2023 में इस ददन िा
दवषय “Overcoming Barriers and Unleashing Opportunities for Social Justice” है ।
Q : ददक्षण अरीिा, रूस और चीन िा एि सं युक्त नौसै दनि अभ्यास 17 फरवरी से 27 फरवरी 2023 ति ददक्षण
अरीिा िे तट से दू र दहं द महासागर में चले गा, उस अभ्यास िा क्या नाम है ?
What is the name of a joint naval exercise of South Africa, Russia and China that will take place from
17 February to 27 February 2023 in the Indian Ocean off the coast of S outh Africa?
(A) Sampriti naval exercises / सं प्रीदत नौसै दनि अभ्यास

(B) Mosi II naval exercises / मोसी II नौसै दनि अभ्यास
(C) EASTERN BRIDGE naval exercises / पू वी दिज नौसै दनि अभ्यास
(D) Varuna naval exercises / वरुण नौसै दनि अभ्यास
Ans : (B) Mosi II naval exercises / मोसी II नौसै दनि अभ्यास

ददक्षण अरीिा रूस और चीन िे साथ एि सं युक्त सै न्य अभ्यास िर रहा है । यह सै न्य अभ्यास 17
फरवरी से शु रू होगा और 27 फरवरी 2023 ति चले गा। ददक्षण अरीिा िे तट से दू र दहं द
महासागर में मोसी II नौसै दनि अभ्यास हो रहा है । ददक्षण अरीिी राष्ट्रीय रक्षा बल िा िहना है दि
उसिे सशस्त्र बलों िे 350 सदस्य भाग लें गे।

Q : NITI Aayog िे नए CEO िे रूप में दिसे दनयु क्त दिया गया है ?
Who was appointed as the new CEO of NITI Aayog?
(A) Rajesh Sharma / राजे श शमाि

(B) K.B. Bhardwaj / िे.बी. भारद्वाज
(C) H. Subair / एच. सु बैर
(D) BVR Subrahmanyam / बी॰ वी॰ आर॰ सु िमण्यम
Ans : (D) BVR Subrahmanyam / बी॰ वी॰ आर॰ सु ि मण्यम

बीवीआर सु िह्मण्यम िो नीदत आयोग िा नया मु ख्य िायि िारी अदधिारी (सीईओ) दनयु क्त दिया गया
है । िैदबने ट िी दनयु फ्टक्त सदमदत ने पदभार ग्रहण िरने िी तारीख से दो साल िी अवदध िे दलए
दनयु फ्टक्त िो मं जू री दी है । बीवीआर सु िह्मण्यम परमे श्व रन अम्ऺर िी जगह लें गे। परमे श्वरन अम्ऺर िो
िायि िारी दनदे शि, दवश्व बैं ि मु ख्यालय, वादशं गटन डीसी, यू ए सए िे रूप में दनयु क्त दिया गया है ।
Q : दिस दे श िी सरिार ने भारत से 300 इले फ्टक्टर ि बसों िी आपू दति िरने िा अनु रोध दिया है ?
Which country‟s government has requested India to supply 300 electric buses?

(B) China / चीन
(C) Bangladesh / बां ग्लादे श
(D) Nepal / ने पाल
Ans : (C) Bangladesh / बां ग्लादे श

बां ग््‍
लादे श सरिार ने एि दवज्ञफ्टप्त में िहा है दि दोनों पक्षों ने बां ग््‍
लादे श सडि पररवहन दनगम िे
दलए 300 इले फ्टक्टर ि डबल डै िर एसी बसों िी खरीद पर भी चचाि िी। ये बसें इं दडयन लाइन ऑफ
क्रेदडट िे अं तगि त खरीदी जाएं गी। बां ग््‍
लादे श में भारत िे उप उच्चायु क्त डॉि््‍ ट र दबनोय जॉजि िे साथ
मु लािात िे दौरान बां ग््‍
लादे श िे सडि पररवहन और से तु मं त्री ओबे दुल िादर ने यह अनु रोध दिया।
Q : UPI और Paynow िो 21 फरवरी 2023 िो दो दे शो िे नागररिो िे बीच धन िे ते जी से आदान प्रदान िरने

िे दलए जोड़ा गया है , Paynow दिस दे श िी भु गतान प्रणाली है ?
UPI and Paynow linked for faster exchange of money between citizens of two countries On 21st
February 2023, Paynow is the payment system of which country?

(B) Russia / रूस
(C) Singapore / दसं गापु र
(D) Nepal / ने पाल
Ans : (C) Singapore / दसं गापु र

प्रधानमं त्री नरें द्र मोदी और दसं गापु र िे प्रधानमं त्री ली सीन लूं ग ने दडदजटल भु गतान िे क्षे त्र में एि
बड़ी डील पर हस्ताक्षर दिए हैं । भारत िे UPI यू दनफाइड पे मेंट्स इं टरफेस और दसं गापु र िे PayNow
िो जोड़िर दोनों दे शों िे बीच क्रॉस-बॉडि र पे मेंट िने फ्टक्टदवटी शु रू िी गई थी। 21 फरवरी िो दोनों
दे शों िे प्रधानमं त्री ने वीदडयो िॉन्फ्रेंदसं ग िे जररए एि िायि क्रम में दशरित िर इसिी शु रुआत िी
थी.

Q : दिस दफल्म ने अं तराि ष्ट्रीय दफल्म ऑफ द ईयर दादासाहे ब फाम्ऻे पु र स्कार जीता?
Which film won the International Film of the Year Dadasaheb Phalke Award?
(A) Gully Boy / गली बॉय

(B) RRR / आरआरआर
(C) Shershaah / शे र शाह
(D) Gangubai Kathiawadi / गं गूबाई िादठयावाड़ी
Ans : (B) RRR / आरआरआर

एसएस राजामौली िी ‘आरआरआर’ िो इं टरने श नल दफल्म ऑफ द ईयर िा पु रस्कार दमला और दववे ि
अदग्नहोत्री िी ‘द िश्मीर फाइल्स’ िो दादासाहे ब इं टरने श नल दफल्म फेफ्टस्टवल अवाड्ि स िा पु र स्कार
दमला। 69वां दादासाहे ब फाम्ऻे पु रस्कार समारोह 20 फरवरी 2023 िो आयोदजत दिया गया था।
दादासाहे ब फाम्ऻे इं टरने शनल दफल्म फेफ्टस्टवल (DPIFF) 2023 िा आयोजन मुं बई में हआ था।
Q : िौन सा दे श सं यु ि््त राष् ्टर मु ख््यालय में स््थायी दमशन राउं डटे बल्स िी मे जबानी िरे गा?
Which country will host the Permanent Mission roundtables at the UN Headquarters?
(A) Italy / इटली

(B) South Africa / ददक्षण अरीिा
(C) Russia / रूस
(D) India / भारत
Ans : (D) India / भारत

भारत इस साल (2023) न्यू यॉिि में होने वाले सतत दविास लक्ष्य (एसडीजी) दशखर सम्मे ल न से पहले
जी-20 िे अध्यक्ष िे रूप में सं युक्त राष्ट्र मु ख्यालय में स्थायी दमशन गोलमे ज सम्मे ल न िी मे जबानी
िरे गा। 23 फरवरी िो गां धीवाद न््‍ यासधाररता शीषि ि से गोलमे ज सम् ्‍ मेलन में सतत् जीवनशै ली और
स््‍
थायी गदत पर एि पै नल चचाि आयोदजत िी जाये गी।
Q : दवश्व दचं तन ददवस िब मनाया जाता है ?

When is World Thinking Day celebrated?
(A) 2nd February / 2 फरवरी

(D) 22nd February / 22 फरवरी
Ans : (D) 22nd February / 22 फरवरी

वल्डि ऑगि नाइजे शन ऑफ गलि गाइड् स एं ड गलि स्काउट् स (WAGGGS) हर साल 22 फरवरी िो वल्डि
दथं दिंग डे मनाती है । 2023 में ददन िा दवषय ‘Our World, Our Peaceful Future’ है ।

Q : एदशया दमदश्रत टीम बै डदमं टन चै फ्टियनदशप 2023 में भारत ने िौन सा पदि जीता?
Which medal did India win in the Asia Mixed Team Badminton Championship 2023?
(A) Silver Medal / रजत पदि

(B) Bronze Medal / िां स्य पदि
(C) Gold Medal / स्वणि पदि
Ans : (B) Bronze Medal / िां स्य पदि

भारतीय बै डदमं टन टीम ने 18 फरवरी िो दु बई एग्ज़ीदबशन सें ट र में हए बै डदमं टन एदशया दमक्स्ड टीम
चैं दपयनदशप 2023 िे से मीफ़ाइनल मु ऺाबले में चीन िे दऻलाफ़ 2-3 से हारिर िां स्य पदि जीता।
Q : वषि 2023 में अं तराि ष्ट्रीय „खजु राहो नृ त्य महोत्सव िा िौन सा सं स्करण है ?
Which is the edition of International „Khajuraho Dance Festival‟ in the year 2023?
(A) 49th Edition / 49वें सं स्करण
(B) 5th Edition / 5वें सं स्करण
(C) 10th Edition / 10वें सं स्करण
(D) 46th Edition / 46वें सं स्करण
Ans : (A) 49th Edition / 49वें सं स्करण

अं तरराष्ट्रीय ‘खजु राहो नृ त्य महोत्सव-2023’ िी शु रुआत 20 फरवरी से हई। यह डां स फेफ्टस्टवल 26
फरवरी 2023 ति चले गा। 20 फरवरी 2023 िो खजु राहो सां सद एवं भाजपा प्रदे श अध्यक्ष दवष्णु दत्त
शमाि ने दवश्व प्रदसि पयि ट न स्थल खजु राहो में 7 ददवसीय 49वें खजु राहो नृ त्य महोत्सव-2023 िा
उद् घाटन दिया।
Q : एिनाथ दशं दे िो दशवसे ना िा मु ख्य ने ता नादमत दिया गया है , वह दिस राज्य िे मु ख्यमं त्री है ?
Eknath Shinde has been named chief leader of Shiv Sena, he is the Chief Minister of which state?
(A) Maharashtra / महाराष्ट्र

(B) Andhra Pradesh / आं ध्र प्रदे श
(C) Gujarat / गु जरात
(D) Chhattisgarh / छत्तीसगढ
Ans : (A) Maharashtra / महाराष्ट्र

21 फरवरी िो पाटी िी राष्ट्रीय िायि िाररणी िी बै ठि िे बाद राज्य िे मं त्री और दशवसे ना ने ता उदय
सामं त ने िहा दि इस िायि िाररणी िी बै ठ ि में सीएम एिनाथ दशं दे िो पाटी िा प्रमु ख ने ता चु ना
गया।

Q : दिस फ्टखलाडी ने ISSF दवश्व िप 2023 में पु रुषों िी व्यफ्टक्तगत 50 मीटर राइफल 3 पोजीशन स्पधाि में स्वणि
पदि जीता?
Which sportsperson won the gold medal in the men‟s individual 50m rifle 3 positions event at th e ISSF
World Cup 2023?
(A) Gagan Narang / गगन नारं ग

(B) Abhinav Bindra / अदभनव दबं द्रा
(C) Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar / ऐश्वयि प्रताप दसं ह तोमर
(D) Apurvi Chandela / अपू वी चं देला
Ans : (C) Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar / ऐश्वयि प्रताप दसं ह तोमर
दनशाने बाजी में , भारत िे ऐश्वयाि प्रताप दसं ह तोमर ने 22 फरवरी 2023 िो िादहरा में ISSF दवश्व िप
2023 में पु रुषों िी व्यफ्टक्तगत 50 मीटर राइफल 3 पोदजशन स्पधाि में स्वणि पदि जीता। ऐश्वयि प्रताप
दसं ह तोमर ने स्वणि पदि मु िाबले में ऑफ्टस्टर या िे एले क्जेंडर शदमरल िो आसानी से 16-6 से हरा
ददया।
Q : तिनीिी वस्त्रों पर 10वी ं अं तराि ष्ट्रीय प्रदशि नी और सम्मे लन, „टे क्नोटे क्स 2023 िा उद् घाटन िहा पर हई?
Where was the 10th International Exhibition and Conference on Technical Textiles, „Technotex 2023‟
inaugurated?
(A) Raipur / रायपु र

(B) Punjab / पं जाब
(C) Bengal / बं गाल
(D) Mumbai / मुं बई
Ans : (D) Mumbai / मुं बई

तिनीिी वस्त्रों पर 10वी ं अं तराि ष्ट्रीय प्रदशि नी और सम्मे लन, ‘टे क्नोटे क्स 2023: भारतीय तिनीिी वस्त्रों
िी िल्पना @2047’ िा उद् घाटन मुं बई िे गोरे गां व में बॉम्बे प्रदशि नी िेंद्र में िेंद्रीय िपड़ा राज्य मं त्री
दशि ना जरदोश ने दिया। 22 से 24 फरवरी ति आयोदजत होने वाला तीन ददवसीय िायि क्रम वै दश्वि
तिनीिी िपड़ा मू ल्य श्रृं ख ला में दहतधारिों िे बीच बातचीत िे दलए एि साझा मं च प्रदान िरे गा।
Q : भारतीय िृदष अनु संधान पररषद (ICAR) ने गे हं िी एि नई दिस्म दविदसत िी है , उसिा नाम क्या है ?
Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has developed a new variety of wheat, what is its
name?
(A) HW-2044 / एचडब्ल्यू -2044

(B) HD-3385 / एचडी-3385
(C) PBW-502 / पीबीडब्ल्यू -502
(D) HS-365 / एचएस-365
Ans : (B) HD-3385 / एचडी-3385

भारतीय िृदष अनु सं धान पररषद (ICAR) ने गे हं िी एि नई दिस्म दविदसत िी है जो मौसम िे
बदलते दमजाज और बढती गमी िे स्तर से उत्पन्न चु नौदतयों िो दू र िर सिती है । एचडी-3385
नामि गे हं िी यह नई दिस्म जल्दी बु वाई िे दलए उपयु क्त है , लू िे प्रभाव से बची रहती है और
माचि िे अं त से पहले इसिी िटाई िी जा सिती है ।

Q : िेंद्रीय मं दत्रमं डल ने भारत और _____________ िे बीच हवाई से वा समझौते िो मं जूरी दी?

The Union Cabinet approved the Air Services Agreement between India and ______________?
(A) Finland / दफनलैं ड

(B) Guyana / गु याना
(C) Australia / ऑस्टरे दलया
(D) France / रां स
Ans : (B) Guyana / गु याना

प्रधान मं त्री श्री नरें द्र मोदी िी अध्यक्षता में िेंद्रीय मं दत्रमं डल ने भारत सरिार और गु याना सरिार िे
बीच हवाई से वा समझौते पर हस्ताक्षर िरने िो मं जू री दे दी है । गु याना में महत्वपू णि भारतीय
उपफ्टस्थदत है , और 2012 िी जनगणना िे अनु सार, सबसे बड़ा जातीय समू ह जनसं ख्या िा लगभग 40%
है ।
Q : लाइफटाइम अचीवमें ट सं सद रत्न पु र स्कार 2023 दिसिो दमला?

Who got the Lifetime Achievement Sansad Ratna Award 2023?
(A) Ram Mohan Naidu / राम मोहन नायडू

(B) Gopal Chinayya Shetty / गोपाल दचनम्ऺा शे ट्टी
(C) Mr. Vishambhar Prasad Nishad / श्री दवशं भ र प्रसाद दनषाद
(D) T K Rangarajan / टी िे रं गराजन
Ans : (D) T K Rangarajan / टी िे रं गराजन

सं सद रत्न अवॉड्ि स 2023 िे नाम 21 फरवरी िो जारी िर ददए गए हैं । ये नामां िन 17 वी ं लोिसभा
िी शु रुआत से शीतिालीन सत्र 2022 िे अं त ति प्रश्ों, दनजी सदस्यों िे दबलों और सदस्यों िी बहस
में सं चयी प्रदशि न पर आधाररत हैं । टी िे रं गराजन (दो बार राज्यसभा सां सद और प्रमु ख सीपीआई-
एम ने ता) िो सं सद रत्न लाइफटाइम अचीवमें ट पु रस्कार दमला है ।
Q : फरवरी 2023 में , ददल्री िे एिीिृ त नगर दनगम िे पहले मे यर िे रूप में दिसे चु ना गया था?
In February 2023, Who was elected as the 1st Mayor Of The Unified Municipal Corporation Of Delhi?
(A) Shelly Oberoi / शै ली ओबे रॉय

(B) Rekha Gupta / रे खा गु प्ता
(C) Kamal Bagri / िमल बागरी
(D) Aaley Mohammed Iqbal / आले मोहम्मद इिबाल
Ans : (A) Shelly Oberoi / शै ली ओबे रॉय

आम आदमी पाटी िी ने ता शे ली ओबे रॉय िो 22 फरवरी 2023 िो ददल्री िे मे यर िे रूप में चु ना
गया था। वह ददल्री िे एिीिृत नगर दनगम िी पहली मे यर हैं । शै ली ओबे रॉय ने बीजे पी उम्मीदवार
रे खा गु प्ता िो 34 वोटों से हरािर 150 वोट हादसल दिए. आप उम्मीदवार आले मोहम्मद इिबाल
बीजे पी िे िमल बागरी िो 31 मतों से हरािर ददल्री िे नए दडप्टी मे यर चु ने गए। इिबाल िो 147
और बागरी िो 116 वोट दमले ।

Q : सं गीत नाटि अिादमी िा मु ख्यालय िहां है ?

Where is the headquarter of Sangeet Natak Akademi?
(A) Bangalore / बैं गलोर

(B) Hyderabad / है दराबाद
(C) Mumbai / मुं बई
(D) New Delhi / नई ददल्री
Ans : (D) New Delhi / नई ददल्री

सं गीत नाटि अिादमी भारत सरिार द्वारा स्थादपत भारत िी सं गीत एवं नाटि िी राष्ट्रीय स्तर िी
सबसे बड़ी अिादमी है । इसिा मु ख्यालय ददल्री में है ।
भारत िी राष्ट्रपदत श्रीमती द्रौपदी मु मूि ने 23 फरवरी 2023 िो नई ददल्री में वषि 2019, 2020 और
2021 िे दलए सं गीत नाटि अिादमी फैलोदशप (अिादमी रत्न) और सं गीत नाटि अिादमी पु रस्कार
(अिादमी पु रस्कार) प्रदान दिए।
इस अवसर पर, प्रदशि न िला िे क्षे त्र में आठ प्रदतदष्ठत हफ्टस्तयों िो सं गीत नाटि अिादमी फैलोदशप
प्रदान िी गई।सं गीत, नृ त्य , रं गमं च , पारं पररि, लोि और िठपु तली िे क्षे त्र िे िु ल 128 िलािारों िो
सं गीत नाटि अिादमी पु रस्कारों से सम्मादनत दिया गया।
मु ख्यालय : रवी द्र
ं भवन, दफरोजशाह रोड, नई ददल्री, भारत
Q : 23 फरवरी िो, दिसिो अमे ररिा द्वारा दवश्व बैं ि िा अध्यक्ष बनने िे दलए नादमत दिया गया है ?
On 23rd February, Who has been nominated by the US to become the President of the World Bank?
(A) Anshula Kant / अं शुला िां त

(B) Gita Gopinath / गीता गोपीनाथ
(C) Ajay Banga / अजय बं गा
(D) Amitabh Chaudhry / अदमताभ चौधरी
Ans : (C) Ajay Banga / अजय बं गा

23 फरवरी िो, मास्टरिाडि िे पू वि सीईओ अजय बं गा िो अमे ररिा द्वारा दवश्व बैं ि िा अध्यक्ष बनने
िे दलए नादमत दिया गया है । अमे ररिी राष्ट्रपदत जो बाइडे न ने इसिी घोषणा िी। वति मान में दवश्व
बैं ि िे अध्यक्ष डे दवड मलपास हैं ।
Q : दिस दे श िे साथ भारत िे राजनदयि सं बंधों िे 50 साल पू रे होने िे मौिे पर 24 से 26 फरवरी 2023 ति नई
ददल्री में तीन ददवसीय अफ्टखल भारतीय ताइक्वां डो चैं दपयनदशप िा आयोजन दिया जा रहा है ?
A three-day All India Taekwondo Championship is being organized in New Delhi from 24 to 26
February 2023 to mark 50 years of India‟s diplomatic relations with which country?
(A) South Africa / ददक्षण अरीिा

(B) Korea / िोररया
(C) Lebanon / ले बनान
(D) Philippines / दफलीपीसं
Ans : (B) Korea / िोररया

यु वा मामले और खे ल मं त्री अनु राग दसं ह ठािुर 24 से 26 फरवरी 2023 िो नई ददल्री में तीन
ददवसीय अफ्टखल भारतीय ताइक्वां डो चैं दपयनदशप िा उद् घाटन िरें गे । चैं दपयनदशप िा आयोजन
िोररया-भारत राजनदयि सं बंधों िे 50 साल पू रे होने िे मौिे पर दिया जा रहा है । दोनों दे शों िे

बीच खे ल आदान-प्रदान िायि क्रम िे तहत इस बार ऑल इं दडया ताइक्वां डो चैं दपयनदशप िा आयोजन
िेडी जाधव इं डोर रे सदलं ग हॉल, इं ददरा गां धी स्टे दडयम, नई ददल्री में दिया जा रहा है ।
Q : 2024 से 2027 ति चार साल िी अवदध िे दलए दजने वा में अं तराि ष्ट्रीय श्रम सं गठन (ILO) िे बाहरी ले खा
परीक्षि िे रूप में दिसिो चु ना गया?
Who was elected as the external auditor of the International Labor Organization (ILO) in Geneva for a
period of four years from 2024 to 2027?
(A) Girish Chandra Murmu / दगरीश चं द्र मु मूि

(B) Imran Amin / इमरान अमीन
(C) Ashwani Kumar / अदश्वनी िुमार
(D) Shanti Lal Jain / शां दत लाल जै न
Ans : (A) Girish Chandra Murmu / दगरीश चं द्र मु मूि

दनयं त्र ि और महाले खा परीक्षि, दगरीश चं द्र मु मूि िो 2024 से 2027 ति चार साल िी अवदध िे दलए
दजने वा में अं तराि ष्ट्रीय श्रम सं गठन (ILO) िे बाहरी ले खा परीक्षि िे रूप में चु ना गया है । अं तराि ष्ट्रीय
श्रम सं गठन ने तिनीिी अनु भव और अन्य मानदं डों िे आधार पर, भारत, िनाडा और दिटे न िे शीषि
ले खापरीक्षा सं स्थानों िो तिनीिी प्रस्तु दतयों िे दलए चु ना था।
Q : दवश्व पु स्ति मे ला 2023 िहााँ आयोदजत दिया जा रहा है ?

Where is the World Book Fair 2023 being organized?
(A) Manipur / मदणपु र

(B) Kerala / िेरल
(D) Rajasthan / राजस्थान
Ans : (C) New Delhi / नई ददल्री

दवश्व पु स्ति मे ला 25 फरवरी से 5 माचि ति नई ददल्री िे प्रगदत मै दान में आयोदजत दिया जाएगा।
25 फरवरी 2023 िो दशक्षा मं त्री धमें द्र प्रधान मे ले िा उद् घाटन िरें गे । मे ले िी थीम आजादी िा
अमृ त महोत्सव है । मे ले में 2000 से अदधि स्टॉल लगाए जाएं गे और 1000 से अदधि पु स्ति प्रिाशि
भाग लें गे।
Q : 24 फरवरी 2023 िो नौसे ना में शादमल दिए गए स्वदे श दनदमि त दमसाइल िम एम्यु दनशन (MCA) बाजि िा क्या
नाम है ?
What is the name of indigenously built Missile Cum Ammunition (MCA) Barge, which was
commissioned in Navy on 24 February 2023 ?
(A) Yard 75 (LSAM 7) / याडि 75 (एलएसएएम 7)

(B) Naval Dockyard / नौसे ना डॉियाडि
(C) San Marine / सै न मरीन
(D) Bristol Boats / दिस्टल नाव
Ans : (A) Yard 75 (LSAM 7) / याडि 75 (एलएसएएम 7)

दमसाइल िम एम्यु दनशन (MCA) बाजि , याडि 75 (LSAM 7) नौिा िा ररयर एडदमरल सं दीप मे हता,

एसीडब्ल्यू पीएं डए द्वारा 24 फरवरी 2023 िो दवशाखापत्तनम िे M/s SECON िी लॉन््‍

च साइट गु टेनदे वी
में जलावतरण दिया गया।
Q : आईआरसीटीसी ______________ पहल िे तहत बाबा साहे ब अं बेडिर यात्रा टू र पै िेज सं चादलत िरे गा।
IRCTC Will Operate Baba Saheb Ambedkar Yatra Tour Package Under _____________ _Initiative.
(A) UMANG / उमं ग
(B) Stand Up India / स्टैं ड अप इं दडया
(C) Amrit Bharat / अमृ त भारत
(D) “Dekho Apna Desh” / “दे खो अपना दे श ”
Ans : (D) “Dekho Apna Desh” / “दे खो अपना दे श ”

आईआरसीटीसी “दे खो अपना दे श ” पहल िे तहत बाबा साहे ब अं बेडिर यात्रा टू र पै िेज सं चादलत
िरे गा, दजसमें डॉ. भीम राव अं बेडिर िे जीवन से जु ड़े िु छ प्रमु ख स्थानों िो शादमल दिया जाएगा।
बाबा साहे ब अं बेडिर यात्रा िी पहली यात्रा अप्रै ल 2023 में नई ददल्री से शु रू होगी।
Q : पयाि वरण सं र क्षण िे दलए यू थ 20 इं दडया सदमट िी मे जबानी िौन िरे गा?
Who will Host The Youth 20 India Summit For Environmental Protection?
(A) University of Delhi / ददल्री दवश्वदवद्यालय

(B) Maharaja Sayajirao University of Vadodara / महाराजा सयाजीराव दवश्वदवद्यालय वडोदरा
(C) All India Institute Of Medical Sciences / अफ्टखल भारतीय आयु दवि ज्ञान सं स्थान
(D) Jawaharlal Nehru University / जवाहरलाल ने हरू दवश्वदवद्यालय
Ans : (B) Maharaja Sayajirao University of Vadodara / महाराजा सयाजीराव दवश्वदवद्यालय वडोदरा
गु जरात िे महाराजा सयाजीराव दवश्वदवद्यालय वडोदरा में दो ददवसीय Y20 इं दडया सदमट में 62 दे शों िे
600 से अदधि प्रदतदनदध भाग लें गे। अं त राि ष्ट्रीय सम्मे ल न िा उद् घाटन 25 फरवरी िो गु ज रात िे
मु ख्यमं त्री श्री भू पेंद्र पटे ल िरें गे ।
यु वा मामले और खे ल मं त्रालय, भारत सरिार द्वारा G20 िी अध्यक्षता िे उत्सव िो दचदित िरने िे
दलए आयोदजत, दशखर सम्मे लन ‘जलवायु पररवति न और आपदा जोफ्टखम में िमी: सं धारणीयता बने
जीवनशै ली‘ दवषय पर ध्यान िेंदद्रत दिया जाएगा।
Q : जमि नी िा चां सलर िौन है ?

Who is Chancellor of Germany?
(A) Olaf Scholz / ओलाफ शोल्ज़

(B) Karl Nehammer / िालि ने हमर
(C) Jeremy Hunt / जे रेमी हं ट
(D) Mary Simon / मै री साइमन
Ans : (A) Olaf Scholz / ओलाफ शोल्ज़

जमि न चां सलर ओलाफ स्कोल्ज़ 25 फरवरी िो भारत िी दो ददवसीय यात्रा पर नई ददल्री पहं चे। वह
प्रधानमं त्री नरें द्र मोदी िे साथ दोनों दे शों िे दविास और दवश्व शां दत से सं बंदधत सभी प्रासं दगि मु द्दों
पर चचाि िरें गे ।

Q : छत्तीसगढ िे नौवें राज्यपाल िे रूप में दिसने शपथ ली?

Who took oath as the ninth governor of Chhattisgarh?
(A) Sadiq Ali / साददि अली

(B) Biswabhushan Harichandan / दवश्व भू षण हररचं द न
(C) Jagmohan Malhotra / जगमोहन मल्होत्रा
(D) Ram Krishna Trivedi / राम िृष्ण दत्रवे दी
Ans : (B) Biswabhushan Harichandan / दवश्व भू षण हररचं दन

दवश्वभू षण हररचं द न ने 23 फरवरी 2023 िो रायपु र में राजभवन िे दरबार हॉल में आयोदजत एि
समारोह में छत्तीसगढ िे नौवें राज्यपाल िे रूप में पद िी शपथ ली। उन्ें छत्तीसगढ उच्च न्यायालय
िे मु ख्य न्यायाधीश अरूप िुमार गोस्वामी ने शपथ ददलाई। इससे पहले श्री हररचं दन आं ध्र प्रदे श िे
राज्यपाल थे ।
Q : 20 फरवरी 2023 िो प्रधानमं त्री दिसान सम्मान दनदध योजना (PM-KISAN) िो दितने साल पू रे हए?
Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana (PM-KISAN) has completed how many years on 20
February 2023?
(A) 1 years / 1 साल
(B) 8 years / 8 साल
(C) 4 years / 4 साल
(D) 10 years / 10 साल
Ans : (C) 4 years / 4 साल

24 फरवरी 2023 िो प्रधानमं त्री दिसान सम्मान दनदध योजना (PM-KISAN) िे 4 साल पू रे हो गए हैं ।
भू दम धारि दिसानों िी दवत्तीय जरूरतों िो पू रा िरने िे दलए 24 फरवरी, 2019 िो प्रधान मं त्री मोदी
द्वारा इसे लॉन्च दिया गया था। पीएम दिसान योजना िे तहत दे श िे िरोड़ों दिसानों िे बैं ि खातों
में हर साल तीन समान दिस्तों में 6,000 रुपये िी आदथि ि सहायता प्रदान िी जाती है ।
Q : ICC मदहला T20 दवश्व िप 2023 िी टर ॉफी दिस टीम ने जीती?

Which team Won The ICC Women‟s T20 World Cup 2023 Trophy?
(A) South Africa / ददक्षण अरीिा

(B) England / इं ग्लैं ड
(C) India / भारत
(D) Australia / ऑस्टरे दलया
Ans : (D) Australia / ऑस्टरे दलया

आईसीसी मदहला टी20 दवश्व िप 2023 इस टू नाि मेंट िा 8वां सं स्करण था। यह ददक्षण अरीिा में 10 से
26 फरवरी 2023 ति आयोदजत दिया गया था। मदहला दक्रिेट में ऑस्टरे दलया ने छठी बार आईसीसी
टी20 वल्डि िप टर ॉफी जीती है । 26 फरवरी िो िेप टाउन िे न्यू लैंड्स दक्रिेट ग्राउं ड में हए फाइनल
मै च में ददक्षण अरीिा िो 19 रन से हराया।

Q : एलसीए ते ज स पहली बार भारत िे बाहर िौन से अं तरराष्ट्रीय उड़ान अभ्यास में भाग ले गा?
LCA Tejas will participate in which international flight exercise for the first time outside India?
(A) Exercise Desert Flag VIll / अभ्यास डे जटि फ्लै ग VIII

(B) Exercise SIMBEX / अभ्यास दसमबे क्स
(C) Exercise Garuda Shakti IV / अभ्यास गरुड़ शफ्टक्त
(D) Exercise Austra Hind / अभ्यास ऑफ्टस्टर या दहं द
Ans : (A) Exercise Desert Flag VIll / अभ्यास डे जटि फ्लै ग VIII
अभ्यास डे जटि फ्लै ग VIII में भाग ले ने िे दलए सं युक्त अरब अमीरात िे अल दहफरा एयरबे स पर 110
वायु योिाओं वाली एि भारतीय वायु से ना िी टु िड़ी पहं ची। अभ्यास 27 फरवरी से 17 माचि 2023
ति आयोदजत दिया जा रहा है ।
वायु से ना पां च LCA ते ज स और दो C-17 ग्लोबमास्टर III दवमानों िे साथ भाग ले गी। यह पहला अवसर
है जब LCA ते जस भारत िे बाहर अं तरराष्ट्रीय उड़ान अभ्यास में भाग ले गा।
Q : भारतीय पहलवान अं दित गु दलया ने 25 फरवरी िो दमस्र िे अले क्जेंदडर या में इिादहम मु स्तफा रैं दिं ग-श्रृं खला में
िौन-सा पदि जीता?
Which medal did Indian wrestler Ankit Gulia win at the Ibrahim Mustafa ranking -series in
Alexandria, Egypt on 25 February?
(A) Bronze Medal / िां स्य पदि

(B) Silver Medal / रजत पदि
(C) Gold Medal / स्वणि पदि
Ans : (A) Bronze Medal / िां स्य पदि

भारतीय ग्रीिो-रोमन पहलवान अं दित गु दलया ने 25 फरवरी िो दमस्र िे अले क्जेंदडरया में इिादहम
मु स्तफा रैं दिं ग-श्रृं खला में िां स्य पदि जीता। 19 वषीय अं दित ने रे पचे ज राउं ड में दिदगि स्तान िे
नू रदझदगत िे ने शबे ि उलू िो 9-0 से हराया।
Q : दिस भारतीय िं प्यू टर वै ज्ञादनि िो मािोनी पु र स्कार 2023 से सम्मादनत दिया गया है ?
Which Indian computer scientist has been awarded the Marconi Prize 2023?
(A) Amartya Sen / अमत्यि से न

(B) Abhijit Banerjee / अदभजीत बनजी
(C) Kailash Satyarthi / िैलाश सत्याथी
(D) Hari Balakrishnan / हरर बालिृष्णन
Ans : (D) Hari Balakrishnan / हरर बालिृष्णन

िंप्यू टर वै ज्ञादनि हरर बालिृष्णन िो 2023 मािोनी पु रस्कार से सम्मादनत दिया गया है । डॉ.
बालिृष्णन मै साचु सेट्स इं स्टीट्यू ट ऑफ टे क्नोलॉजी (एमआईटी) िे इले फ्टक्टर िल इं जीदनयररं ग और
िंप्यू टर साइं स दवभाग में प्रोफेसर हैं । डॉ. बालिृष्णन िो “वायडि और वायरले स ने टवदििंग, मोबाइल
सें दसं ग और दवतररत दसस्टम में उनिे मौदलि योगदान िे दलए” उद् धृ त दिया गया है ।

Q : 06 माचि 2023 से ले ि र 24 माचि 2023 ति होने वाले िौन से अभ्यास में भाग ले ने िे दलए भारतीय वायु से ना
दिटे न िे दलए रवाना हई ?
Indian Air Force left for UK to participate in which exercise to be held from 06 March 2023 to 24
March 2023?
(A) Exercise Sampriti / अभ्यास सं प्रीदत

(B) Exercise Ajeya Warrior / अभ्यास अजे य वाररयर
(C) Exercise Cobra Warrior / अभ्यास िोबरा वॉररयर
(D) B & C Both / बी & सी दोनों
Ans : (C) Exercise Cobra Warrior / अभ्यास िोबरा वॉररयर

26 फरवरी िो रदववार िो 145 वायु योिाओं वाली एि भारतीय वायु से ना िी टु िड़ी दिटे न में
वादडं गटन वायु से ना बे स में अभ्यास िोबरा वॉररयर में भाग ले ने िे दलए वायु से ना स्टे शन जामनगर से
रवाना हई। यह अभ्यास 6 माचि से ले िर 24 माचि 2023 ति आयोदजत होगा।
Q : दवश्व एनजीओ ददवस िब मनाया जाता है ?

When is World NGO Day celebrated?

(C) 2nd February / 2 फरवरी
Ans : (B) 27th February / 27 फरवरी

दवश्व एनजीओ ददवस गै र -सरिारी सं गठनों (एनजीओ) िे योगदान िो मान्यता दे ने िे दलए 27 फरवरी
िो मनाया जाने वाला एि वादषि ि अं तराि ष्ट्रीय िायि क्र म है । यह ददन पहली बार 2010 में मनाया गया
था और तब से यह एि वादषि ि िायि क्रम बन गया है जो दु दनया भर िे गै र सरिारी सं गठनों िे
िाम पर प्रिाश डालता है ।
Q : 24 फरवरी 2023 िो डायरे क्टर जनरल क्वादलटी एश्योरें स िा पदभार दिसने सं भाला?
Who took over as Director General Quality Assurance on 24 February 2023?
(A) Lt Gen RS Reen / ले फ्टिनें ट जनरल आरएस रीन

(B) Lt Gen Rakesh Nandan / ले फ्टिनें ट जनरल रािे श नं दन
(C) Lt Gen Arun Kumar Sahni / ले फ्टिनें ट जनरल अरुण िुमार साहनी
(D) Lt Gen Amit Sharma / ले फ्टिनें ट जनरल अदमत शमाि
Ans : (A) Lt Gen RS Reen / ले फ्टिनें ट जनरल आरएस रीन

ले फ्टिनें ट जनरल आरएस रीन ने 24 फरवरी, 2023 िो डायरे क्टर जनरल क्वादलटी एश्योरें स िा पदभार
सं भाला। श्री रीन िोलिाता िे भारतीय सां फ्टख्यिी सं स्थान से प्रमादणत दसक्स दसग्मा ब्लै ि बे ल्ट हैं ।
उन्ोंने IIT खड़गपु र से ररलायदबदलटी इं जीदनयररं ग में प्रमाणन दिया है और ब्यू रो वे ररटास, बें गलु रु से
गु णवत्ता प्रबं धन प्रणाली और एिीिृ त प्रबं ध न प्रणाली में योग्य लीड ऑदडटर हैं ।

Q : इटली िे प्रधानमं त्री िौन हैं ?

Who is the Prime Minister of Italy?
(A) Élisabeth Borne / एदलज़ाबे थ बोनि

(B) Giorgia Meloni / दजयोदजि या मे लोनी
(C) Sheikh Hasina / शे ख हसीना
(D) Rishi Sunak / ऋदष सु नि
Ans : (B) Giorgia Meloni / दजयोदजि या मे लोनी

इटली िे प्रधानमं त्री दजयोदजि या मे लोनी 2 माचि िो भारत िे दो ददवसीय दौरे पर आएं गी। भारत और
इटली इस वषि राजनदयि सं बंधों िी स्थापना िे 75 वषि मना रहे हैं । इटली िे प्रधानमं त्री 8वें
रायसीना डायलॉग, 2023 में मु ख्य अदतदथ और मु ख्य वक्ता होंगे। प्रधानमं त्री नरें द्र मोदी और उनिे
इतालवी समिक्ष दद्वपक्षीय, क्षे त्रीय और वै दश्वि मु द्दों पर चचाि िरें गे ।
Q : प्रधान मं त्री श्री नरें द्र मोदी ने 27 फरवरी िो िनाि टि में दिस हवाई अड्डे िा उद् घाटन दिया?
Which airport in Karnataka was inaugurated by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on 27th
February?
(A) Hubli Airport, /, हबली हवाई अड्डा,
(B) Shivamogga Airport / दशवमोग्गा हवाई अड्डा
(C) Mangalore Airport, / मैं गलोर हवाई अड्डा,
(D) Rajahmundry Airport, / राजमुं दरी हवाई अड्डा,
Ans : (B) Shivamogga Airport / दशवमोग्गा हवाई अड्डा

प्रधान मं त्री श्री नरें द्र मोदी ने 27 फरवरी िो िनाि टि िे दशवमोग्गा में 3,600 िरोड़ रुपये से अदधि
िी दवदभन्न दविास पररयोजनाओं िे साथ नवदनदमि त दशवमोग्गा हवाई अड्डे िा उद् घाटन दिया। इस
नए एयरपोटि िो िरीब 450 िरोड़ रुपए िी लागत से दविदसत दिया गया है । इस हवाई अड्डे िा
यात्री टदमि नल भवन 4340 वगि मीटर में फैला हआ है और प्रदत घं टे 300 यादत्रयों िो सं भालने में सक्षम
है ।
Q : भारत मे हर साल 28 फरवरी िो राष्ट्रीय दवज्ञान ददवस दिस महान वै ज्ञादनि िे सम्मान में मनाया जाता है ?
National Science Day is celebrated every year on 28 February in India to commemorate whose honor?
(A) C V Raman / सी वी रमन
(B) Satyendra Nath Bose. / सत्यें द्र नाथ बो
(C) Meghnad Saha. / मे घनाद साहा.
(D) Aditi Pant / अदददत पं त
Ans : (A) C V Raman / सी वी रमन

भारत िे महान भौदति दवज्ञानी चं द्रशे खर वें िट रमन िे सम्मान में हर साल 28 फरवरी िो राष्ट्रीय
दवज्ञान ददवस मनाया जाता है । हर साल, यह दवज्ञान िे मू ल्य िा सम्मान िरने और मानव जादत िे
जीवन पर इसिे प्रभाव िी याद ददलाने िे दलए मनाया जाता है ।

Q : सवि श्रेष्ठ फीफा पु रुष फ्टखलाड़ी 2022 िा पु रस्कार दिसने जीता ?

Who won the Best FIFA Men‟s Player 2022 award?
(A) Neymar / ने मार
(B) David Silva / डे दवड दसल्वा
(C) Lionel Messi, / दलयोने ल मे सी
(D) Thomas Muller / थॉमस मु लर
Ans : (C) Lionel Messi, / दलयोने ल मे सी

दलयोने ल मे सी ने 27 फरवरी िो पे ररस में एि समारोह में 2022 फीफा सवि श्रेष्ठ पु रुष फ्टखलाड़ी िा
पु रस्कार जीता।
यह दू सरी बार है जब मे सी िो सवि श्रेष्ठ फ्टखलाड़ी िा पु रस्कार प्रदान दिया गया। 2019 में पहली बार
सवि श्रेष्ठ फ्टखलाड़ी िा पु र स्कार जीता।
Q : सवि श्रेष्ठ फीफा मदहला फ्टखलाड़ी 2022 िा पु रस्कार दिसने जीता ?

Who won the Best FIFA Women‟s Player 2022 award?
(A) Alex Morgan / एले क्स मॉगि न
(B) Debinha / दे दबन्ा
(C) Alexia Putellas / एले फ्टक्सया पु टेलस
(D) Fran Kirby / रैंि दिबी
Ans : (C) Alexia Putellas / एले फ्टक्सया पु टेलस

अले फ्टक्सया पु टेलस ने 27 फरवरी िो पे ररस में एि समारोह में 2022 फीफा सवि श्रेष्ठ मदहला फ्टखलाड़ी िा
पु रस्कार जीता।
Q : 27 से 28 फरवरी ति डब्ल्यू -20 (मदहला 20) िी स्थापना बै ठि िहा पर आयोदजत िी गयी?

Where was the establishment meeting of W-20 (Women 20) held from 27 to 28 February?
(A) Gandhinagar / गां धीनगर
(B) Ranchi / रां ची
(C) Shillong / दशलां ग
(D) Chatrapti Sambhajinagar / छत्रपदत सं भाजीनगर
Ans : (D) Chatrapti Sambhajinagar / छत्रपदत सं भाजीनगर

डब्ल्यू -20 (मदहला 20) िी स्थापना बै ठि 28 फरवरी िो छत्रपदत सं भाजीनगर में हई। दवशे ष सत्र में
सां सद डॉ. सोनल मानदसं ह और नौसे ना िी िु छ नौसे ना मदहला अदधिारी िे दिंग बै ररयसि :
अपरं परागत मदहलाओं िी िहादनयो िे दवषय पर चचाि िी।

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ART AND CULTURE CURRENT AFFAIRS 7

NATIONAL CURRENT AFFAIRS 10

W-20 MEETING WILL BE HELD IN CHHATRAPATI SAMBHAJINAGAR. 10

DEPARTMENT OF POSTS ORGANISES AMRITPEX 2023 AT NEW DELHI. 23

ECONOMY CURRENT AFFAIRS 41

RBI HAS INCREASED THE REPO RATE BY 25 BASIS POINTS TO 6.50%. 41

POLITY CURRENT AFFAIRS 45

ENVIRONMENT CURRENT AFFAIRS 45

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CURRENT AFFAIRS 47

INDIA’S MOON MISSION: EMI/EMC TEST OF CHANDRAYAAN-3 SUCCESSFULLY CARRIED OUT. 47

GOVERNMENT SCHEMES CURRENT AFFAIRS 51

SPORTS CURRENT AFFAIRS 52

FIFA FOOTBALL AWARDS 2022 52

KHELO INDIA WINTER GAMES HAS STARTED IN GULMARG 58

IMPORTANT DAYS CURRENT AFFAIRS 60

NATIONAL SCIENCE DAY 2023 : 28TH FEBRUARY 60

STATES CURRENT AFFAIRS 67

PM INAUGURATES SHIVAMOGGA AIRPORT IN KARNATAKA. 67

INTERNATIONAL CURRENT AFFAIRS 71

MIT PROFESSOR HARI BALAKRISHNAN WON THE 2023 MARCONI PRIZE. 71

MISCELLANEOUS CURRENT AFFAIRS 81

CURRENT AFFAIRS MCQ 85

ART AND CULTURE CURRENT

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