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INDEX
TOPIC NAME PAGE NO
IMPORTANT DAYS AND THEMES 03
GDP / RANK / INDEX / REPORTS 05
LAUNCHED APP / SCHEME / PORTAL / YOJANA / CAMPAIGN / INITIATIVE 07
MOU | PARTNERSHIP | AGREEMENT 10
IMP ONE LINERS 15
RBI / SEBI NEWS / SCHEMES
STATE-WISE / COUNTRY-WISE / BANK-WISE NEWS
ORGANIZATION / DEFENCE AND SCIENCE NEWS
FIRST IN THE NEWS / IIT NEWS
NAME / RENAME / MERGER / ACQUISITION / STAKE / FIGURES / DEADLINE /
TARGET
MISCELLANEOUS
Budget 2023-24 Highlights 39
COMMITTEE AND CHAIRPERSON 45
LOAN AGREEMENT 46
VENUE AND THEMES 47
AWARDS WINNERS 49
TOURNAMENT WINNERS 52
BOOKS AND AUTHORS 54
IMPORTANT APPOINTMENTS 55
IMPORTANT OBITUARIES 58
Questions & Answers 60
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DATE/WEEK OBSERVANCE THEME 2023
2 February World Wetlands Day It's Time for Wetlands Restoration
4 February World Cancer Day close the care gap
4 February International Day of Human Fraternity
6 February International Day of Zero Tolerance for Partnership with Men and Boys to
Female Genital Mutilation transform Social and gender Norms to
End FGM
10 February World Pulses Day Pulses for a Sustainable Future
10 February National Deworming Day
11 February World Unani Day
11 February International Day of Women and Girls in Innovate. Demonstrate. Elevate.
Science Advance (IDEA): Bringing communities
Forward for sustainable and equitable
development
12 February National Productivity Day Productivity, Green Growth, and
Sustainability: Celebrating India’s G20
Presidency
13 February World Radio Day Radio and Peace
13 Feb 2023 International Epilepsy Day (2nd Monday)
13 to 17 Feb Financial Literacy Week Good Financial Behaviour – Your Saviour
2023

15 February International Childhood Cancer Day Better Survival
17 February first-ever Global Tourism Resilience Day
19 February Soil Health Card Day
18 Feb 2023 World Pangolin Day (3rd Saturday)
20 February World Day of Social Justice Overcoming Barriers and Unleashing
Opportunities for Social Justice
21 February International Mother Language Day Multilingual education - a necessity to
transform education
22 February World Thinking Day Our Planet, Our Peaceful Future
22 February World Scout Day
24 February Central Excise Day
27 February National Protein Day Easy Access to Protein for All
27 February World NGO Day
28 February National Science Day Global Science for Global Wellness

INDIA’S GDP
ECONOMIC GROWTH
➢ The unemployment rate of India declined to 7.14% in January 2023 (the lowest in four months)
from 8.30% in December 2022.
➢ According to the Credit rating and research agency, India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra), what
would be the growth of the Indian economy during 2023-24 = 5.9%.
INDIA’S TOPPED TOTAL

REPORT/INDEX BOTTOM RELEASED / PUBLISHED BY
RANK BY COUNTRIES
Global Quality 5
Infrastructure Index
(GQII) 2021,
International Intellectual 42 55 US Chamber of Commerce's
Property Rights Index Global Innovation Policy
2023 Centre
India's aviation safety 55
oversight ranking
➢ Which organization released the report on “Making India a Global Power House on Farm
Machinery Industry” = National Council of Applied Economic Research. Purpose: To analyze the
non-tractor farm machinery industry from both demand and supply side perspectives.

➢ According to the recent Global Quality Infrastructure Index (GQII) 2021, what is the rank of the
national accreditation system of India under the Quality Council of India (QCI) = 5th.
➢ According to the services trade restrictiveness index (STRI), conducted by the Organization for
Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), what is the rank of India out of 50 countries =
47. Top 5: Japan (1), UK, Netherlands, Czech Republic, and Chile (5). Bottom: Indonesia (50),
Thailand(49), and Russia (48)
➢ According to the DGCA, India's aviation safety oversight ranking has jumped to 55th position
from 112th place in the country's score under the ICAO's coordinated validation mission.
➢ According to the Financial Times (FT) Global MBA Ranking 2023, the Post Graduate Programme
(PGP) of Indian School of Business has been ranked the best in India.
➢ Which organization has topped the ranking of Independent Power Producers and Energy
Traders Globally in the S&P Global Commodity Insights Top 250 Global Energy Company Rankings
2022 = NTPC Limited.

LAUNCHED APP / SCHEME / PORTAL / YOJANA / CAMPAIGN / INITIATIVE
LAUNCHED /
FOR
INAUGARATED BY
to help people get an answer to their queries

Aadhaar Mitra Chatbot UIDAI
related to the Aadhaar card
conversational artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot

AI chatbot named ‘Bard’ Google by Google to compete with Microsoft-backed
firm OpenAI's ChatGPT
Aim: To report the unauthorized coal mining

'Khanan Prahari' app Government
activities
CMSMS web app Government Coal Mine Surveillance and Management System
current account which offers unlimited transactions and instant

Airtel Payments Bank
"BizKhata" activation for account holders across the country
Signature Guaranteed non-linked, non-participating savings life

Aviva Life Insurance
Income Plan insurance plan,
for its customers to ensure an Easy-buy

'Insurance Mall' portal Bajaj Finance
experience
'MAHABANK
to strengthen its digital infrastructure at the 88th
NAKSHATRA', private Bank of Maharashtra
Business Commencement Day
cloud platform
to test offline digital payments for merchants and

pilot project, 'OfflinePay', HDFC Bank customers enabling payment transactions even
when there is no mobile network
‘Vyapar Mitra Business to provide working capital and business loans to

Muthoot FinCorp
Loans’ micro and small businesses like traders
To provide banking access to individuals who

'Hello Ujjivan' Ujjivan SFB
have limited reading and writing skills
Bal Mitra (WhatsApp

Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights (DCPCR)
chatbot)
in partnership with OneSight EssilorLuxottica

'Vision for All School Eye Foundation and Prasad Netralaya
Goa
Health' program To train 2000 teachers on basic visual acuity tests
for the children in their respective schools,
followed by detailed refraction by qualified
professionals from Prasad Netralaya.
Mukhyamantri Ladli
Madhya Pradesh to empower women at every level
Behna Yojana
One Family One Identity Aim to identify families as a unit for

Uttar Pradesh
portal implementing the 'one job per family' proposal.
Union Minister of
Electronics and
Information
Digital Payments Utsav Technology and To promote Digital Payments across the nation
Communications,
Ashwini Vaishnaw in
New Delhi
Union Education
Jaadui Pitara Minister, Dharmendra for the Foundational Stages of children
Pradhan
Ministry of External to streamline and expedite the police verification

mPassport Police App
Affairs process for passport issuance
Union Minister for

It enables affirmative actions for wetlands
‘Save Wetlands Environment,
conservation at all levels of society and involves
Campaign’ Bhupender Yadav in
all strata of society.
Goa
Union Minister of
Education, Skill To build close ties between the youth of the
Yuva Sangam registration
Development, and North East Region (NER) and the rest of India
portal
Entrepreneurship, under the spirit of Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat.
Dharmendra Pradhan
a comprehensive motor insurance policy that

“Pay as You Drive” policy New India Assurance charges premiums based on the usage of the
vehicle
Niva Bupa Health To encourage customers to start investing for

ReAssure 2.0 policy
Insurance their health and financial security at an early age
joint training exercise which was started in North

Bengal.
Aim: To practice battle preparedness of the
Trishakti Prahar Indian military
security forces, using the latest weapons and
equipment in a networked, integrated
environment

th
4 EX DHARMA
India and Japan at Camp Imazu in Shiga province of Japan
GUARDIAN
4th Ex DUSTLIK 2023 India and Uzbekistan conducted in Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand

MOU | PARTNERSHIP | AGREEMENT
BETWEEN FOR
to provide insurance to its national network of delivery

Dunzo + Alliance Insurance Brokers
partners
Central Bank of India + Moneywise Financial for lending to micro, small, and medium-sized
Services Pvt Ltd enterprises (MSMEs)
to fulfill the banking needs of European corporates

ICICI Bank + MoU + BNP Paribas operating in India and Indian companies in the
European Union
to strengthen the cross-border payments between

HDFC Bank + MoU + UAE-based Lulu Exchange
India and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region
co-lending loan agreement to meet the funding

Paisalo Digital Ltd + Karnataka Bank requirements of priority segments such as agriculture
& MSME
South Indian Bank + Geojit Financial Services

launched a wealth management platform, SIB Wealth
Ltd
South Indian Bank +MoU+ Maruti Suzuki India to help dealer partners streamline vehicle inventory
Ltd funding
SBI + PayNow for cross-border payments
Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare + under public-private partnership framework to build a
MoU + Digital Green national-level digital extension platform

Department of Agriculture and Farmers to explore the opportunities to harness innovation to

Welfare + MoU + Development Innovation improve food security, address climate change, and
Lab (DIL) at the University of Chicago allow farmers to increase their incomes
Ministry of Cooperation + MoU + Ministry of

Electronics and Information Technology + to enable Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS)
NABARD + CSC e-Governance Services India to provide services offered by Common Service Centers
Ltd
for the procurement of 41 sets of Modular Bridges at

Ministry of Defence + Larsen & Toubro an estimated cost of ₹2,585 crore for the Corps of
Engineers, Indian Army
Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas +

to strengthen cooperation in data and research in the
Statement of Intent + International Energy
energy sector to enhance global energy security
Agency
Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs + MoU to develop Waste to Energy and bio-methanation
+ Engineers India Limited projects in cities with a population of millions plus
Department of Science and Technology (DST) for Solar Energy Systems (Fraunhofer ISE) for a long-
+ Letter of Intent (LoI) + Fraunhofer Institute term collaboration focusing on hydrogen technologies
to eliminate plastic pollution in oceans and rivers

United Nations Development Programme
around the globe. Goal: To reduce leakages of plastics
(UNDP) + MoU + Ocean Cleanup (non –profit
into marine ecosystems by boosting policies and
environment organization)
behavior change, reducing overall plastic pollution
to enable payments via UPI for foreign nationals from

Pine Labs and Thomas Cook (India) + NPCI
G20 countries

for the largest purchase of jetliners in commercial
Air India + Airbus SE and Boeing Co.
aviation history
Pratiksha Trust + MoU + Indian Institute of

for research, innovation, and translation in deep
Science (IISc) and Centre for Brain Research
science
(CBR)
Central Water Commission + MoA + IIT for the development of the International Centre of
Roorkee Excellence for Dams (ICED)
to form a JV aiming at a single point of contact for

Bharat Electronics Limited + MoA + Israel
extending long-term product support services for
Aerospace Industries
India's defense forces
Reliance Consumer Products Limited + Sri to bring the unique and highly sought-after taste of
Lanka’s Maliban Biscuit Manufactories Maliban to Indian consumers
Directorate General of GST Intelligence to set up digital forensic laboratories, collaborate in

(DGGI) + MoU + National Forensic Sciences research and training programs, and provide technical
University (NFSU) assistance
Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) +

MoU + Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand Growth to promote the adoption of energy efficiency and
Triangle Joint Business Council (IMT-GT JBC), sustainable practices in the region
Malaysia
to promote the development of indigenous

IIT Roorkee + MoU + Indian Air Force
technologies
Bharat Electronics (BEL) + MoU + Aeronautical For the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA)
Development Agency (ADA), DRDO programme

For long-term strategic cooperation in the areas of
Bharat Electronics (BEL) + MoU + Cisco networking, collaboration, and security among other
associated services
launched the 'Vision for All School Eye Health' program

To train 2000 teachers on basic visual acuity tests for
Goa + OneSight EssilorLuxottica Foundation
the children in their respective schools, followed by
and Prasad Netralaya
detailed refraction by qualified professionals from
Prasad Netralaya.
to boost women-friendly activities in the State's

Kerala + UN Women
tourism sector
for the development and area expansion of palm oil

cultivation and processing for Zone-II of Nagaland
Nagaland + MoU + Patanjali Foods Ltd
under the National Mission on Edible Oils-Oil Palm
(NMEO-OP)
to upgrade 150 ITIs in the state.

Uttar Pradesh + Memorandum of Association
Aim: To help the youth upgrade their skills and make
(MoA) + Tata Technologies
them fit for the modern-day industry
India Health Link + MoU + Uttar Pradesh under their InvestUP program to set up a health ATM
Tata Memorial Hospital + MoU + Waipapa

to engage in long-term cooperation in cancer care
Taumata Rau (University of Auckland)
Australian Trade and Investment Commission

to collaborate on Technical Vocational Education and
(Austrade) + MoU + Confederation of Indian
Training (TVET) programmes
Industry (CII)
FSSAI + National Institute of Pharmaceutical to create nutritional supplement testing capacity in

Education & Research, Hyderabad (NIPER India

Hyderabad) + Ministry of Youth Affairs &
Sports
for cooperation in the field of Agriculture and Allied

India + MoU + Chile
sectors
Union Cabinet has approved the signing Air Services

India + Guyana Agreement to enable a framework for the provision of
air services between the two countries
India + South Africa for cooperation in the Disability Sector
announced a formal trilateral cooperation initiative in

the areas of defense, nuclear energy, and technology
India + France + UAE
to promote the design and execution of cooperation
projects in the fields of energy
have launched the UIBCUC (UAE India Business Council

India + UAE
- UAE Chapter)
Bangladesh + International Solar Alliance

to increase the use of solar energy in the country
(ISA)

IMP ONE LINERS
Reserve Bank of India (RBI)

Headquarters: Mumbai; Governor: Shaktikanta Das;
4 Deputy Governors: T. Rabi Sankar, MK Jain, MD Patra, M Rajeshwar Rao
RBI Monetary Policy Rates (updated 07-03-2023)
Policy Repo Rate 6.50%

Standing Deposit Facility (SDF) Rate 6.25%
Marginal Standing Facility (MSF) Rate 6.75%
Bank Rate 6.75%
Fixed Reverse Repo Rate 3.35%
Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) 4.50%
Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR) 18.00%
.
RBI imposed a monetary Penalty of

➢
Cancelled the License

➢ Garha Co-operative Bank, Guna, Madhya Pradesh (Reason: The lender does not have adequate
capital and earning prospects).
➢ RBI has restricted the withdrawal limit of Rs. 5000 for savings and current account customers of
Uravakonda Co-operative Town Bank and Shankarrao Mohite Patil Sahakari Bank Ltd.
➢ The 2nd edition of the global hackathon -- 'HARBINGER 2023 - Innovation for Transformation' has
been announced by the RBI. Theme: Inclusive Digital Services.
➢ CAMSPay has received in-principle approval from RBI to operate as a payment aggregator. CAMS
is India’s largest registrar and transfer agent of mutual funds.
➢ According to data, released by the RBI, as of December 2022, what is the total number of micro
ATMs across the country = 14.19 lakh.
➢ According to the RBI – Digital Payments Index (RBI-DPI), released by RBI, the digitization of
payments across the country has increased to 377.46 in September 2022 from 349.30 in March
2022.
➢ The RBI will launch QCVM (QR Code-based Coin Vending Machine) in collaboration with a few
leading banks to improve the distribution of coins.
➢ The RBI decided to expand the scope of the TReDS (Trade Receivable Discounting System)
platform allowing the use of insurance facilities. Aim: To boost trade of receivables increasing
cash flows to MSMEs.
➢ The RBI has made necessary changes in NEFT and RTGS systems for FCRA (Foreign Contribution
(Regulation) Act) related transactions.
➢ The RBI issued the final guidelines on IRR (Interest Rate Risk) in the Banking Book.
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)

Formed: April 12, 1988 (Established); January 30, 1992 (Acquired Statutory Status)
Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharashtra; Chairman: Madhabi Puri Buch IAS
➢ SEBI strengthened the framework for Green bonds by introducing the concept of 'blue' and
'yellow' bonds as new modes of sustainable finance.
o Blue bonds: related to water management, and marine sector
o Yellow bonds: pertaining to solar energy
➢ The SEBI has proposed that the listed entities should take approval from shareholders at least
once in 5 years for the appointment of directors to serve on their boards.
Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI)

Formed: 2 April 1990; Headquarters: Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh; Chairman and MD: Sivasubramanian
Ramann
➢ No important news has been reported in the month.
National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)

Formation: 12 July 1982; Headquarters: Mumbai; Chairman : Shri. Shaji K V

Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDAI)

Formation: 1999; Headquarters: Hyderabad; Chairperson: Debasish Panda, IAS
SCHEME
➢ Under Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat’ Scheme, the Indian Railways has introduced Bharat Gaurav
Deluxe AC Tourist Train.
➢ The government has extended Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan
(PM-KUSUM) scheme by March 2026. PM-KUSUM was launched in 2019. Aim: To add a solar
capacity of 30,800 MW by 2022 with a total central financial support of Rs 34,422 crore.
Ministry
➢ Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare signed an MoU with Digital Green under public-
private partnership framework to build a national-level digital extension platform.
➢ Minister for Communications, Electronics & Information Technology, Ashwini Vaishnaw has
inaugurated AMRPTEX 2023 - National Philatelic Exhibition at Pragati Maidan, Delhi.
➢ The ‘Digital Payments Utsav’ was launched by Union Minister of Electronics and Information
Technology and Communications, Ashwini Vaishnaw in New Delhi on February 9, 2023. Aim: To
promote Digital Payments across the nation.
➢ The Ministry of Defence has signed a contract with Larsen & Toubro for the procurement of 41
sets of Modular Bridges at an estimated cost of ₹2,585 crore for the Corps of Engineers, Indian
Army.
➢ FM Nirmala Sitharaman has announced that the GST Council adopted the Group of Ministers
(GoM) report on the GST Appellate Tribunal with certain modifications.
➢ Union HM Amit Shah presented the President’s Colour Award to Haryana state police on
February 14 for their outstanding service to the nation.

➢ The I&B Minister, Anurag Singh Thakur has informed that the Union Cabinet has approved the
construction of the Shinku La Tunnel in Ladakh.
➢ Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry, and Dairying Parshottam Rupala launched the
Sagar Parikrama Phase-III from Hazira Port, Gujarat.
➢ Union Railway minister, Ashwini Vaishnaw has informed that India will receive its first hydrogen
train by the end of December 2023.
➢ Ministry of Corporation signed an MoU with the Ministry of Electronics and Information
Technology, NABARD, and CSC e-Governance Services India Limited to enable Primary
Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS) to provide services offered by Common Service Centers.
➢ Union Minister of Education, Skill Development, and Entrepreneurship, Dharmendra Pradhan

has launched the Yuva Sangam registration portal in New Delhi. Aim: To build close ties between
the youth of the North East Region (NER) and the rest of India under the spirit of Ek Bharat
Shreshtha Bharat.
➢ Union Minister for Environment, Bhupender Yadav launched the ‘Save Wetlands Campaign’ in
Goa.
➢ Union HM, Amit Shah laid the foundation stone of a ₹ 450-crore nano urea plant and township
of the Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative (IFFCO) in Deoghar, Jharkhand.
➢ Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs signed an MoU with Engineers India Limited to develop
Waste to Energy and bio-methanation projects in cities with a population of millions plus.
➢ Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas signed a Statement of Intent with the International
Energy Agency (IEA) to strengthen cooperation in data and research in the energy sector to
enhance global energy security.
➢ Minister of Power, RK Singh has officially inaugurated the Power Pavilion, ELECRAMA 2023 at
the India Expo Mart, Greater Noida. Theme 2023: Re-imagining the Future: Metamorphosis of the
Power Sector in India.
➢ Minister of Tourism, G Kishan Reddy has announced that the Tourism Ministry will organize the
first Global Tourism Investors' Summit from 17 to 19 May 2023 in New Delhi.
➢ The Ministry of Shipping has formed a committee to draft revised Guidelines for the
operationalization of Roll-on-Roll off (Ro-Ro) and Roll-on-Passenger (Ro-Pax) ferry service. Who
is the head of this committee = Chairman of the Deendayal Port Authority.

➢ The FSSAI, and the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education & Research, Hyderabad
(NIPER Hyderabad) signed a tripartite MoU with Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports to create
nutritional supplement testing capacity in India.
➢ In a written reply to the Lok Sabha, the Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilisers Bhagwant
Khuba informed that the government has set up a task force under the aegis of the Fertiliser
Association of India to improve the quality of SSP (Single Super Phosphate) fertilizer. Aim: To
promote its use as an alternative to Di-ammonium Phosphate (DAP).
➢ Union MoS, Science and Technology, Jitendra Singh announced that North India's first nuclear
power plant would be set up in Gorakhpur in Fatehabad district, Haryana.
➢ Union Minister, Jitendra Singh has inaugurated International Conference on Biotechnology for
the first time since Independence in North East Region. Theme: Reimagine Ethnopharmacology:
Globalization of Traditional Medicine.
➢ Union Minister, Rajkumar Ranjan Singh has inaugurated New Delhi World Book Fair 2023, which
is being held from 25 February to 5th March 2023 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi.
STATE-WISE NEWS
Andhra Pradesh; Capital: Amaravati; CM: YS Jagan Mohan Reddy; Governor: S. Abdul Nazeer
➢ Madhya Pradesh state women's hockey team won the 13th Hockey India Senior Women
National Championship 2023 held in Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh.
➢ ISRO successfully launched the second developmental flight of the Small Satellite Launch
Vehicle (SSLV-D2) with three satellites on February 10, 2023, from Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.
Three satellites: EOS-07, Janus-1, and AzaadiSAT-2.
Arunachal Pradesh | Capital: Itanagar | Pema Khandu (CM) | Lt. General Kaiwalya Trivikram
Parnaik, PVSM, UYSM, YSM (Retired)
➢ Kaiwalya Trivikram Parnaik is appointed as new Governor of Arunachal Pradesh.
Assam | Capital: Dispur | Himanta Biswa Sarma (CM) | Gulab Chand Kataria
➢ World’s longest river cruise ‘MV Ganga Vilas’ will culminate its journey on 28th February in
Dibrugarh, Assam.

➢ The first meeting of the Youth -20 engagement group under India's G20 presidency is being
organized in = Assam.
Bihar | Capital: Patna | Nitish Kumar (CM) | Rajendra Arlekar (Gopvernor)
➢ Rajendra Arlekar is appointed as new Governor of Bihar.
Chhattisgarh | Raipur | Bhupesh Baghel (CM) | Biswabhusan Harichandan (Governor)
➢ Biswabhusan Harichandan is appointed as new Governor of Chhattisgarh
Delhi (NCT) | Arvind Kejriwal (CM) | Vinai Kumar Saxena (Lieutenant Governor)
➢ Bal Mitra (WhatsApp chatbot) launched by Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights
(DCPCR).
Goa | Capital: Panaji | Pramod Sawant (CM) | P.S. Sreedharan Pillai (Governor)
➢ Union Minister for Environment, Bhupender Yadav launched the ‘Save Wetlands Campaign’ in
Goa.
➢ Goa has launched the 'Vision for All School Eye Health' program in partnership with OneSight
EssilorLuxottica Foundation and Prasad Netralaya. Aim: To train 2000 teachers on basic visual
acuity tests for the children in their respective schools, followed by detailed refraction by qualified
professionals from Prasad Netralaya.
Gujarat | Capital: Gandhinagar | Bhupendra Patel (CM) | Acharya Dev Vrat (Governor)
➢ Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry, and Dairying Parshottam Rupala launched the
Sagar Parikrama Phase-III from Hazira Port, Gujarat.
Haryana | Capital: Chandigarh | Manohar Lal (CM) | Bandaru Dattatraya (Governor)
➢ 36th edition of the Surajkund International Crafts Mela commenced in Faridabad, Haryana on
February 3, 2023, and will continue till February 19, 2023.

➢ Union HM Amit Shah presented the President’s Colour Award to Haryana state police on
February 14 for their outstanding service to the nation.
➢ Union MoS, Science and Technology, Jitendra Singh announced that North India's first nuclear
power plant would be set up in Gorakhpur in Fatehabad district, Haryana.
Himachal Pradesh | Shimla (Summer) & Dharamshala (Winter) | Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu (CM) |
Shiv Pratap Shukla (Governor)
➢ Shiv Pratap Shukla is appointed as new Governor of Himachal Pradesh.
Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar (Summer) & Jammu (Winter) | Manoj Sinha (Lieutenant Governor)
➢ Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha inaugurated the SARAS Aajeevika Mela
2023 at Aquaplex Crown at Bagh-e-Bahu, Jammu. Aim: To provide a platform for the rural SHG
women to sell and promote their self-made products.
➢ The Sports Minister, Anurag Singh Thakur, and LG of J&K, Manoj Sinha launched the Mascot,
Theme Song, and Jersey for the 3rd edition of Khelo India Winter Games, which will be held in
Jammu & Kashmir. Mascot: Snow Leopard.
➢ The Geological Survey of India (GSI) has found Lithium inferred resources (G3) of 5.9 million
tonnes in the Salal-Haimana area of the Reasi District of Jammu and Kashmir.
➢ Jammu and Kashmir initiated a program to support their farmers and promote sustainable
agriculture in the Union Territory. Aim to create six to seven organic clusters per district, covering
a total of 2000 hectares of land.
➢ Jammu and Kashmir Legal Services Authority has organized first National Lok Adalat of 2023
throughout the Union Territory.
➢ Jammu and Kashmir government has approved Rs 30.40 crore for the Sensor-based Smart
Agriculture project.
➢ Jammu and Kashmir has approved a five-year project on Innovative Extension Approaches for
Revitalising Agriculture.
Jharkhand | Ranchi (Capital) | Hemant Soren (CM) | C. P. Radhakrishnan (Governor)
➢ Union HM, Amit Shah laid the foundation stone of a ₹ 450-crore nano urea plant and township
of the Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative (IFFCO) in Deoghar, Jharkhand.

➢ C. P. Radhakrishnan is appointed as new Governor of Jharkhand.
➢ Sanjaya Kumar Mishra is appointed as new Chief Justice of Jharkhand High Court.
Karnataka | Bengaluru (Capital) | Basavaraj Bommai (CM) | Thaawarchand Gehlot (Governor)
➢ NTPC hosted G20 international seminar on Carbon Capture, Utilisation, and Storage (CCUS) on
5 February 2023 in Bengaluru, Karnataka.
➢ PM Narendra Modi launched a helicopter manufacturing plant of Hindustan Aeronautics

Limited (HAL) in Tumakuru (Karnataka).
➢ According to the latest report, released by TomTom, which Indian city’s traffic has made it the
second slowest place to drive through in the world in 2022 with about half an hour of travel
time by road to cover 10 km = Bengaluru.
➢ PM Modi inaugurated Shivamogga airport in Karnataka on 27 February 2023.
➢ Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai has confirmed, that state will get India's first Marina which
will be constructed at Byndoor in the Udupi district.
Kerala | Capital: Thiruvananthapuram | Pinarayi Vijayan (CM) | Arif Mohammed Khan (Governor)
➢ Kerala state government presented announced a road map for setting up green hydrogen hubs
in the coming two years.
➢ Kerala has launched the monthly stipend scheme for junior lawyers in the state. Under this
scheme, a monthly stipend of Rs. 3,000 will be provided to junior lawyers in the State.
➢ Kerala High Court has become the first high court in the country to publish judgments in the
regional language.
➢ Kerala has become the first state in the country to use robotic technology to clean all its
commissioned manholes.
➢ Kerala government signed an agreement with the UN Women to boost women-friendly

activities in the State's tourism sector.
Ladakh | Leh (Capital) | Brig. (Dr.) Shri B.D. Mishra (Retd.) (Lieutenant Governor)

➢ Yaya Tso lake has been proposed as Ladakh's first biodiversity heritage site (BHS) under the
Biological Diversity Act.
➢ India's first "frozen-lake marathon" will be organized in Pangong Tso, Ladakh.
➢ Ladakh has created history by successfully conducting its maiden 21-km trail running event in
sub-zero temperature at 13,862 feet high Pangong Tso.
Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal (Capital) | Shivraj Singh Chouhan (CM) | Mangubhai C Patel (Governor)
➢ Madhya Pradesh has approved the Mukhyamantri Ladli Behna Yojana to empower women at
every level.
➢ Madhya Pradesh state women's hockey team won the 13th Hockey India Senior Women
National Championship 2023 held in Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh.
Maharashtra | Mumbai, Nagpur (Winter) | Eknath Shinde (CM) | Ramesh Bais (Governor)
➢ An annual flagship event of the External Affairs Ministry on Geo-economics, Asia Economic
Dialogue is being conducted in Pune from 23 -25 February 2023. Theme 2023: Asia and the
Emerging World Order
Manipur | Capital: Imphal | N. Biren Singh (CM) | Anusuiya Uikey (Governor)
➢ Anusuiya Uikey is appointed as new Governor of Manipur.
➢ M. V. Muralidaran (Acting) is appointed as new Chief Justice of Manipur High Court.
Meghalaya | Capital: Shillong | Conrad Kongkal Sangma (CM) | Phagu Chauhan (Governor)
➢ Phagu Chauhan is appointed as Governor of Meghalaya.
Mizoram | Capital: Aizawl | Pu Zoramthanga (CM) | Dr. Kambhampati Haribabu (Governor)

Nagaland | Capital: Kohima | Neiphiu Rio (CM) | La. Ganesan (Governor)
➢ Nagaland signed an MoU with Patanjali Foods Ltd for the development and area expansion of
palm oil cultivation and processing for Zone-II of Nagaland under the National Mission on Edible
Oils-Oil Palm (NMEO-OP).
➢ La. Ganesan is appointed as new Governor of Nagaland.
Odisha | Bhubaneswar (Capital) | Naveen Patnaik (CM) | Prof. Ganeshi Lal (Governor)
Puducherry | Pondicherry | N. Rangaswamy (CM) | Tamilisai Soundararajan (Governor) (additional

charge)
Punjab | Chandigarh (Capital) | Bhagwant Singh Mann (CM) | Banwarilal Purohit (Governor)
➢ Punjab state cabinet approved new industrial and electric vehicle policies.
Rajasthan | Jaipur | Ashok Gehlot (CM) | Kalraj Mishra (Governor)
➢ 18th edition of the UIC World Security Congress has been started commenced in Jaipur, India on
21st February 2023. Theme 2023: Railway Security Strategy: Responses and Vision for Future
Tamil Nadu | Chennai (Capital) | M K Stalin (CM) | R N Ravi (Governor)
➢ Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam International Foundation and Space Zone India in association Martin
Foundation launched the APJ Abdul Kalam Satellite launch vehicle mission 2023 in Chengalpattu,
Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
Telangana | Hyderabad | K. Chandrashekar Rao (CM) | Tamilisai Soundararajan (Governor)
➢ Telangana state government launched India's first mobility-focused cluster, TMV during the first
edition of Mobility Next Hyderabad Summit 2023 to attract investments of around Rs 50,000
crore and generate more than 4 lakh jobs in the next five years in the state.

Tripura | Agartala | Manik Saha (CM) | Satyadev Narayan Arya (Governor)
➢ T. Amarnath Goud (Acting) is appointed as new Chief Justice of Tripura High Court.
Uttarakhand | Dehradun (Winter) & Gairsain (Summer) | Pushkar Singh Dhami (CM) | Lt. Gen.
Gurmit Singh, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, VSM (Retd.) (Governor)
➢ Strictest Anti-Copying Law of India has come into force in Uttarakhand. It is termed as
Uttarakhand Competitive Examination (Measures for Prevention and Prevention of Unfair
Means in Recruitment) Ordinance 2023. Under this, a provision to impose a fine of 10 crores
rupees along with life imprisonment or 10 years in jail for the copycat mafia is there.
Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow (Capital) | Yogi Aditya Nath (CM) | Smt. Anandiben Patel (Governor)
➢ Uttar Pradesh CM, Yogi Adityanath inaugurated the VFS Global Visa Application Centre in
Lucknow. Aim: To enable citizens of the state to complete the formalities related to the visa
application process for 10 countries with ease.
➢ India Health Link has signed an MoU with the Uttar Pradesh government under their InvestUP
program to set up a health ATM.
➢ Uttar Pradesh state government has finally launched the portal for the Family ID - 'One Family
One Identity. Aim: To identify families as a unit for implementing the 'one job per family'
proposal.
➢ Uttar Pradesh has signed a Memorandum of Association (MoA) of over Rs 5,000 crore with Tata
Technologies to upgrade 150 ITIs in the state.
West Bengal | Capital: Kolkata | Km. Mamata Banerjee (CM) | Dr. C.V. Ananda Bose (Governor)
BANK-WISE
Airtel Payments Bank | Founded: 23 November 2016 | Headquarters: New Delhi

➢ Airtel Payments Bank launched its current account "BizKhata" which offers unlimited
transactions and instant activation for account holders across the country.
AU Small Finance Bank | Headquarters : Jaipur
Axis Bank | Headquarters : Mumbai | Amitabh Chaudhry (MD & CEO) | Shri Rakesh Makhija
(Chairperson)
Bandhan Bank | Headquarters : Kolkata, West Bengal | Dr. Anup Kumar Sinha (Chairman) |
Chandra Shekhar Ghosh (MD & CEO)
Bank of India | Founded: 7 September 1906 | Headquarters: Mumbai | Atanu Kumar Das (MD &
CEO)
Bank of Maharashtra | Founded 16 September 1935 | HQ: Mumbai | A. S. Rajeev (MD & CEO)
➢ Bank of Maharashtra has launched its own private cloud platform, 'MAHABANK NAKSHATRA',
to strengthen its digital infrastructure at the 88th Business Commencement Day.
➢ According to an analysis of the latest financial results of public sector banks (PSBs), Bank of
Maharashtra has emerged as the top performer in terms of loan growth percentage during the
third quarter of 2022-23.
Central Bank of India | Founded 21 December 1911 | HQ: Mumbai | Tapan Ray (Non-Exe Chairman)
| Matam Venkata Rao (MD & CEO)
➢ Central Bank of India has signed a co-lending agreement with Moneywise Financial Services Pvt
Ltd (MFSPL) for lending to micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs).

ESAF SFB | Founded: 10 March 2017 | Headquarters: Mannuthy, Thrissur, Kerala
HDFC Bank | Founded August 1994 | HQ: Mumbai | Atanu Chakraborty (Chairman) Sashidhar
Jagdishan (CEO)
➢ HDFC Bank has launched a pilot project, 'OfflinePay', to test offline digital payments for
merchants and customers enabling payment transactions even when there is no mobile
network.
➢ HDFC Bank has signed an MoU with the UAE-based Lulu Exchange to strengthen the cross-
border payments between India and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region.
ICICI Bank | Headquarters: Mumbai | Girish Chandra Chaturvedi (Chairman) | Sandeep Bakhshi
(MD & CEO)
➢ ICICI Bank and BNP Paribas signed a MoU to fulfill the banking needs of European corporates
operating in India and Indian companies in the European Union.
India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) | Founded: 1 September 2018 | Headquarters: New Delhi | Vineet
Pandey (Secretary, Department of Posts) | J. Venkatramu (MD & CEO)
Indian Bank | Founded: 15 August 1907 | Headquarters: Chennai | Shanti Lal Jain (MD & CEO)
Indian Overseas Bank | Founded 10 February 1937 | HQ: Chennai | Ajay Srivastava J (MD & CEO)
➢ Indian Overseas Bank has launched the facility of issuance of the e-BG (Electronic Bank
Guarantee) scheme in association with the National e-Governance Services Ltd.
IndusInd Bank | Founded: April 1994 | Headquarters: Mumbai | Sumant Kathpalia (MD & CEO)

Karnataka Bank | Founded: 18 February 1924 | Headquarters: Mangaluru, Karnataka | P. Pradeep

Kumar
(Part-Time Non-Executive Chairman) | Mahabaleshwara M. S (Managing Director & Chief Executive
Officer)
➢ Karnataka Bank was honored with the ‘Prathista Puraskar’ under the ‘Digidhan Awards 2021-22’
by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (Meity).
Paytm Payments Bank | Founded: 2015 | Headquarters: Noida | Deependra Singh Rathore (Interim
CEO)
➢ Paytm Payments Bank Limited has launched the UPI LITE feature, which is enabled by the
National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) for multiple small-value UPI transactions.
Punjab National Bank | Founded: 19 May 1894 | Headquarters: Dwarka, Delhi | K G

Ananthakrishnan
(Non-Exe Chairman), Atul Kumar Goel (MD & CEO)
Punjab & Sindh Bank | Founded: 24 June 1908 | Headquarters: New Delhi | Charan Singh (Non-Exe
Chairman), Swarup Kumar Saha (MD & CEO)
State Bank of India (SBI) | Founded: 1 July 1955 | Headquarters: Mumbai | Dinesh Kumar Khara
(Chairman)
➢ RailTel Corporation has received Rs. 253.35 crore project from the SBI for providing 4G LTE
connectivity to 15,000 offsite ATMs across the country.
➢ SBI has partnered with PayNow (Singapore Payment System) for cross-border payments.
South Indian Bank | Founded 1928 | Headquarters: Thrissur, Kerala | Salim Gangadharan
(Chairman) | Murali Ramakrishnan (MD & CEO)

➢ South Indian Bank has launched a wealth management platform, SIB Wealth in partnership with
Geojit Financial Services Ltd.
➢ South Indian Bank has signed an MoU with Maruti Suzuki India Limited (MSIL) to help dealer
partners streamline vehicle inventory funding.
Ujjivan Small Finance Bank | Founded 1 February 2017 | HQ: Bangalore | Ittira Davis (MD &
CEO)
➢ Ujjivan Small Finance Bank launched a mobile banking application named 'Hello Ujjivan' with
three Vs (voice, visual, and vernacular).
COUNTRY-WISE
Australia | Capital: Canberra | Currency: Australian dollar
➢ Reserve Bank of Australia has announced that it will remove the portrait of the British
monarchy, Queen Elizabeth II from its $5 banknotes.
Bangladesh | Capital : Dhaka | Currency: Taka
➢ Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina has inaugurated the biggest book fair of Bangladesh 'Ekushey Boi
Mela’ in Dhaka. Theme 2023: Poro Boi, Goro Desh: Bangbandhur Bangladesh" (Read books, build
the country, a country of Bangabandhu’s dream).
➢ Bangladesh minister, Nasrul Hamid has informed that Bangladesh would receive electricity from
Godda power plant of Jharkhand from March 2023.
Brazil | Capital: Brasília | Currency: Real (R$)
China | Capital: Beijing | Currency: Renminbi

Croatia | Capital: Zagreb | Currency: Euro (€)
East Timor | Capital: Dili | Currency: Timor-Leste
Ghana | Capital: Accra | Currency: Ghanaian Cedi
Ireland | Capital: Dublin | Currency: Euro
Italy | Capital: Rome | Currency: Euro
➢ Italy PM Giorgia Meloni will be on a two-day visit to India on 2nd March 2023 with Deputy Prime
Minister and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani and a high-powered business delegation.
Kazakhstan | Capital: Astana | Currency: Kazakhstani tenge
Maldives | Capital: Malé | Currency: Maldivian rufiyaa
Myanmar | Capital: Naypyidaw | Currency: Myanmar kyat
Pakistan | Capital: Islamabad | Currency: Pakistani rupee

Poland | Capital: Warsaw | Currency: Polish złoty
Russia | Capital: Moscow | Currency: Ruble
➢ Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has suspended its membership in Russia after violated the
organization's principles. The FATF also added South Africa and Nigeria to its grey list.
Saudi Arabia | Capital: Riyadh | Currency: Saudi riyal
➢ No important news has been reported in the month
Sri Lanka | Capitals: Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte (legislative), Colombo (executive and judicial) |
Currency: Sri Lankan rupee (Rs)
➢ Sri Lanka celebrated its 75 years of Independence from British rule on 4th February 2023. Theme:
Namo Namo Matha - A step towards a century.
Sweden | Capital: Stockholm | Currency: Swedish krona (SEK)
Switzerland | Capital: Bern | Currency: Swiss Franc
Türkiye | Capital: Ankara | Currency: Turkish lira
UAE | Capital: Abu Dhabi | Currency: United Arab Emirates dirham

➢ The Gender Balance Forum and the Women in Government Forum organized at the World
Government Summit, which is organized in UAE Theme: Women in Government Forum: Ready
for Leadership: Shaping the Agenda for the Future World Government Summit 2023: Shaping
Future Governments.
Ukraine | Capital: Kyiv | Currency: Hryvnia (₴)
United Kingdom | Capital: London | Currency : Pound sterling
➢ The global business firm, BioAsia has selected United Kingdom (UK) as its country partner for the
20th edition of the largest event in the biotechnological industry of Asia. Theme 2023:
Advancing for ONE: Shaping the next generation of humanized healthcare.
USA | Capital: Washington, D.C. | Currency: United States dollar
ORGINAZATION-WISE
DRDO: Defence Research and Development Organisation; HQ: New Delhi, Chairman: Dr. Sameer V
Kamat
➢ Bharat Electronics (BEL) + MoU + Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA), DRDO = For the
Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) programme.
ISRO: Indian Space Research Organisation; Headquarters: Bengaluru, Chairman: S Somanath
➢ According to the latest data from the ISRO, the normalized Night Time Light (NTL) radiance in
India has jumped to 43% in 2021 as compared to 2012.
➢ Electronics and Radar Development Establishment (LRDE) has developed a major subsystem for
a space radar, which holds significant potential for ISRO and the military.
➢ NISAR, a joint satellite of NASA and ISRO, is planned to be launched in 2024.

➢ ISRO has signed an MoU with IIT Madras to build training modules for Indian Spaceflight
Program, using augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), and mixed reality (MR) technologies.
➢ ISRO successfully launched the second developmental flight of the Small Satellite Launch
Vehicle (SSLV-D2) with three satellites on February 10, 2023, from Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.
Three satellites: EOS-07, Janus-1, and AzaadiSAT-2
NASA | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Formed: July 29, 1958 | Headquarters:
Washington, D.C. | Motto: "Exploring the secrets of the universe for the benefit of all"
➢ NISAR, a joint satellite of NASA and ISRO, is planned to be launched in 2024.
World Bank | Established: December 1944 | Headquarters: Washington, D.C. | Membership: 189
countries (IBRD), 174 countries (IDA) | David Malpass (President) | Anshula Kant (MD and CFO) |
Indermit Gill (Chief Economist)
DEFENCE AND SCIENCE
➢ How many new moons were discovered around Jupiter planet by Scott Sheppard, an
Astronomer of Washington's Carnegie Institution for Science = 12. Now, Jupiter has 92 moons.
➢ The Indian Navy’s Captain, Prashant Saxena AWPS (Mbi) has launched the ACTCM (Ammunition
Cum Torpedo Cum Missile) Barge, Yard 125 (LSAM 15).
➢ Skye Air launched a drone-based traffic management system named 'Skye UTM' in India.
➢ Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and Samsung Semiconductor India Research (SSIR) have joined
hands to promote research and development in the field of on-chip electrostatic discharge (ESD)
protection.
➢ Bengaluru-based start-up, NewSpace Research has delivered SWARM drones to Indian Army.
➢ Indian Air Force has developed an innovative solution named ‘Vayulink’ to send radio
communication to the base station when the signals are low.
➢ INS Sumedha has reached Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE) to participate in Naval
Defence Exhibition (NAVDEX) 2023 and International Defence Exhibition(IDEX) 2023.

➢ INS Sindhukesari has become the first Indian submarine to dock in Indonesia and is a 3,000-
tonne Kilo-class diesel-electric submarine.
➢ The Indian Air Force (IAF) will participate in Ex-Desert Flag VIII, organized at the Al Dahfra
airbase of the UAE.
➢ Rayyana Barnawi will become the first woman astronaut from Saudi Arabia to go on a space
mission.
➢ Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam International Foundation and Space Zone India in association Martin
Foundation launched the APJ Abdul Kalam Satellite launch vehicle mission 2023 in Chengalpattu,
Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
➢ Which India’s lunar mission has successfully underwent Electro-Magnetic Interference/ Electro-
Magnetic Compatibility (EMI-EMC) = Chandrayaan-3.
➢ EDGE, defense group of UAE signed a Memorandum of Understanding with India's aerospace
firm Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) at the International Defence Exhibition and
Conference (IDEX). Aim: To explore the areas of cooperation, including joint design and
development of missile systems and Unmanned aerial vehicles (drones).
FIRST IN THE NEWS
➢ Which debt collection organization has launched the industry's first Asset Repossession Solution
for banks and NBFCs named 'mCollect Repossession module' = Mobicule.
➢ Reliance Retail has become the first Indian retailer to introduce Central Bank Digital Currency,
also known as the digital rupee.
➢ India's first "frozen-lake marathon" will be organized in Pangong Tso, Ladakh.
➢ Kerala has become the first state in the country to use robotic technology to clean all its
commissioned manholes.
➢ Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai has confirmed, that state will get India's first Marina which
will be constructed at Byndoor in the Udupi district.
➢ Yaya Tso lake has been proposed as Ladakh's first biodiversity heritage site (BHS) under the
Biological Diversity Act.
➢ Mobikwik has become the first fintech application to support RuPay Credit Cards on UPI.

➢ Jio-bp has launched E20 petrol and became one of the first fuel retailers in India to make E20
blended petrol available. Aim: To reduce the country's oil import cost, energy security, lower
carbon emission, and better air quality, among others.
➢ EbixCash Limited has become the first company in India to launch and enable Unified Payments
Interface (UPI) transactions for foreign nationals visiting India.
➢ Union Minister, Jitendra Singh has inaugurated International Conference on Biotechnology for
the first time since Independence in North East Region. Theme: Reimagine Ethnopharmacology:
Globalization of Traditional Medicine.
IIT NEWS
➢ IIT Kanpur has developed an energy-efficient compressed air-based pipeline system.
➢ The Central Water Commission (CWC) signed a Memorandum of Agreement with IIT Roorkee for
the development of the International Centre of Excellence for Dams (ICED).
➢ IIT Roorkee has signed an MoU with the Indian Air Force (IAF) to promote the development of
indigenous technologies.
NAME / RENAME
➢ Edelweiss General Insurance has rebranded itself as Zuno General Insurance.
MERGER / ACQUASITION / STAKE CHANGE
➢ Adani Group has acquired the strategic Israeli port of Haifa for USD 1.2 billion.
➢ Kotak Mahindra Bank has announced that it will acquire 100% equity shares of Sonata Finance
(SFPL) for Rs 537 crore.
➢ HDFC bank has proposed to sell its entire stake of 9.95% (1,65,731 shares) in Softcell
Technologies Global Pvt Ltd for ₹9.94 crore at ₹600.36 per share.
FIGURES / DEADLINES / TARGETS

➢ GST revenue has been collected – February 2023 : Rs 1,49,577 crore.

➢ GST revenue has been collected – January 2023 : Rs 1,55,922 crore.
➢ GST revenue has been collected - December 2022 : Rs 1,49,507 crore.
➢ GST revenue has been collected - November 2022 : Rs 1,45,867 crore.
➢ GST revenue has been collected - October 2022 : Rs 1,51,718 crore.
➢ GST revenue has been collected - September 2022 : Rs 1,47,686 crore.
➢ Hillary Clinton (Former US secretary of state) announced a Global Climate Resilience Fund of 50
million dollars for women to fight climate change.
➢ After receiving the approval for the appointment of five new Supreme Court judges by the
President of India, Droupadi Murmu, what is the current strength of Supreme Court = 32.
o Pankaj Mithal (CJ of Rajasthan)
o Sanjay Karol, (CJ of Patna)
o PV Sanjay Kumar, (CJ of Manipur)
o Ahsanuddin Amanullah (judge, Patna HC)
o Manoj Misra (judge, Allahabad HC)
➢ According to the research firm, Mercom Capital, the solar module manufacturing capacity of
India would reach approximately 95 GW by the end of 2025. (Report title: State of Solar PV
Manufacturing in India).
➢ Union Railway minister, Ashwini Vaishnaw has informed that India will receive its first hydrogen
train by the end of December 2023.
➢ The Union Cabinet chaired by PM Narendra Modi has approved the extension of the term of the
22nd Law Commission of India from 20th February 2023 to 31st August 2024.
➢ The government has extended Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan
(PM-KUSUM) scheme by March 2026. PM-KUSUM was launched in 2019. Aim: To add a solar
capacity of 30,800 MW by 2022 with a total central financial support of Rs 34,422 crore.
➢ According to a report by the International Energy Agency (IEA), the 'LiFE' initiative of India for
the adoption of energy-efficient behavior can save the world $440 billion in 2030. LiFE stands for
Lifestyle for Environment.
➢ The government has approved Namami Gange Mission-II with a budgetary outlay of Rs.22,500
crore till 2026.
➢ Indian Oil Corporation Chairman, Shrikant Madhav Vaidya has revealed that the company is
planning to set up green hydrogen plants at all its refineries by 2047.

➢ The Union Cabinet has approved the Centrally Sponsored Scheme “Vibrant Villages Programme”
for the Financial Years 2022-23 to 2025-26 with a financial allocation of Rs. 4800 Crore.
➢ The government is planning to set up how many ‘Clean Plant Centres’ to boost the domestic
production of the selected crops = 10.
MISCELLANEOUS
➢ PM Narendra Modi launched a helicopter manufacturing plant of Hindustan Aeronautics

Limited (HAL) in Tumakuru (Karnataka).
➢ Name the national-level hackathon, which was launched in New Delhi to identify innovative
ideas and technological solutions for addressing the cybersecurity and cybercrime challenges of
the 21st century = KAVACH-2023.
➢ MCL (Coal India Arm) has introduced drone technology through a web-based portal
'VIHANGAM' along with a drone and ground control system in coal mines.
➢ National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and his US counterpart Jake Sullivan launched the US-India
iCET (Initiative on Critical and Emerging Technology) and Innovation Bridge. Aim: To elevate and
expand strategic technology partnerships and defense industrial cooperation between
governments and businesses.
➢ For 2025, India was invited as the focal country at the Madrid International Book Fair. Spain is
the theme country at the 46th International Kolkata Book Fair.
➢ PhonePe has launched a service that will allow the fintech firm’s Indian users traveling abroad
to pay foreign merchants using Unified Payments Interface (UPI).
➢ Mobikwik has become the first fintech application to support RuPay Credit Cards on UPI.
➢ K Rajaraman, Secretary (Telecom) and Chairman of the Digital Communications Commission

launched the ‘IEEE C-DOT Certified Telecom Expert Program (ICCTEP)’. Aim: To bring learning in
the areas of Telecom, including 5G, Cyber Security, and Quantum Communication
➢ Reliance Jio and GSMA mobile network operator launched a digital skills programme initiative
to train rural women in India.
➢ India and European Union (EU) formed three working groups under the Trade and Technology
Council (TTC) to deepen strategic ties with the trade bloc.

➢ The 14 edition of the Aero India show was inaugurated by PM Narendra Modi in Bengaluru
th
(Karnataka) on 13th February 2023. 2023 Theme: The Runway to a Billion Opportunities.
➢ All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)-Rishikesh conducted a trial to test the feasibility
of drones supplying medicines to primary health centers or smaller hospitals by Vertiplane X3
drone.
➢ Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has developed a new wheat variety called HD-
3385.
➢ France has been selected as the New Delhi World Book Fair, that was started at Pragati Maidan
in New Delhi from 25th February and continue till 5th March 2023.
➢ CJI D Y Chandrachud has launched the 'neutral citations' to ensure a uniform pattern of citing the
decisions of the Supreme Court.

Budget 2023-24
➢ Nirmala Sitharaman presented Union Budget for 2023-24 in Parliament on 1st Feb 2023.
➢ Seven priorities
o Inclusive development
o Reaching the last mile
o Infrastructure and investment
o Unleashing the potential
o Green growth
o Youth power
o Financial sector
➢ Funds allocated (in lakh crore rupees):
Ministry Amount (in Lakh Crore Rupees)
Ministry of Communications 1.23
Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers 1.78
Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare 1.25
Ministry of Rural Development 1.60
Ministry of Railways 2.41
Ministry of Home Affairs 1.96
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways 2.70
Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution 2.06
Ministry of Defense 5.94
➢ Capital outlay of Rs. 2.40 lakh crore has been provided for the Railways, which is the highest ever
outlay and about nine times the outlay made in 2013-14.
➢ Fiscal deficit for Fiscal Year 2024 is projected at 5.9 per cent of GDP.
➢ PAN will be used as the common identifier for all digital systems of specified government agencies
to bring in Ease of Doing Business.
➢ Outlay for Pradhan MantriAwas Yojana is being enhanced by 66% to over Rs. 79,000 crore.
➢ To promote healthcare, a promise to establish 157 new nursing colleges has been made.
➢ Urban infra-development funds will be managed by National Housing Bank (NHB) and will be used
by public agencies. An allocation of ₹10,000 crore p.a. for urban infra development fund has been
made.
➢ 100 labs to be setup for 5G services based application development to realize a new range of
opportunities, business models, and employment potential.
➢ Mahila Savings Certificate for 2 years up to March 2025, a new small savings scheme announced
for women.
➢ NITI Ayog policy expanded to continue for another 3 years.
➢ Finance Minister said ₹2 lakh crore for the entire year will be borne by the central government
under the ‘PM Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana’ scheme.

➢ Allocation of ₹35 crore for energy transition and net-zero carbon emission target will be made.
➢ The maximum deposit for senior citizen saving scheme to be enhanced to ₹30 lakh from for ₹15
lakh.
➢ The maximum deposit limit for Monthly Income Account Scheme to be enhanced from Rs 4.5 lakh
to Rs 9 lakh for single account and from Rs 9 lakh to Rs 15 lakh for joint account.
➢ Per capita income has more than doubled to ₹1.97 lakh in around nine years.
➢ Indian economy has increased in size from being 10th to 5th largest in the world in the past nine
years.
➢ Credit guarantee for MSMEs of ₹9,000 crores infused in the corpus, allowing additional collateral-
free credit of ₹2 lakh crores, starting from April 1, 2023.
➢ EPFO membership has more than doubled to 27 crore.
➢ Atmanirbhar Clean Plant Program with an outlay of ₹2200 crore to be launched to boost
availability of disease-free, quality planting material for high value horticultural crops.
➢ 500 new ‘waste to wealth’ plants under GOBARdhan (Galvanizing Organic Bio-Agro Resources
Dhan) scheme to be established for promoting circular economy at total investment of Rs 10,000
crore. 5 per cent compressed biogas mandate to be introduced for all organizations marketing
natural and bio gas.
➢ 30 Skill India International Centres to be set up across different States to skill youth for
international opportunities.
➢ Finance Minister has announced the increment of capital investment outlay in the third year by 33
per cent to ₹10 lakh crore, which will be 3.3 per cent of GDP.
➢ Revamped credit guarantee scheme for MSMEs to take effect from 1st April 2023 through infusion
of Rs 9,000 crore in the corpus. This scheme would enable additional collateral-free guaranteed
credit of Rs 2 lakh crore and also reduce the cost of the credit by about 1 per cent.
➢ Targeted Fiscal Deficit to be below 4.5% by 2025-26.
➢ To make India a global hub for 'Shree Anna', the Indian Institute of Millet Research, Hyderabad
will be supported as the Centre of Excellence for sharing best practices, research and technologies
at the international level.
➢ A new sub-scheme of PM Matsya Sampada Yojana with targeted investment of ₹6,000 crore to be
launched to further enable activities of fishermen, fish vendors, and micro & small enterprises,
improve value chain efficiencies, and expand the market.
➢ ‘Effective Capital Expenditure’ of Centre to be Rs. 13.7 lakh crore.
➢ Jan Vishwas Bill to amend 42 Central Acts have been introduced to further trust-based governance.
➢ Phase-3 of the E-Courts project to be launched with an outlay of Rs. 7,000 crore for efficient
administration of justice.
➢ Annual production of 5 MMT under Green Hydrogen Mission to be targeted by 2030 to facilitate
transition of the economy to low carbon intensity and to reduce dependence on fossil fuel imports.
➢ Sickle Cell Anaemia elimination mission to be launched.
➢ 157 new nursing colleges to be established in co-location with the existing 157 medical colleges
established since 2014.
➢ Rs. 5,300 crore to be given as central assistance to Upper Bhadra Project to provide sustainable
micro irrigation and filling up of surface tanks for drinking water.

➢ “PM Programme for Restoration, Awareness, Nourishment and Amelioration of Mother Earth”
(PM-PRANAM) to be launched to incentivize States and Union Territories to promote alternative
fertilizers and balanced use of chemical fertilizers.
➢ ‘Mangrove Initiative for Shoreline Habitats & Tangible Incomes’ (MISHTI), to be taken up for
mangrove plantation along the coastline and on salt pan lands, through convergence between
MGNREGS, CAMPA Fund and other sources.
➢ Amrit Dharohar scheme to be implemented over the next three years to encourage optimal use of
wetlands, enhance bio-diversity, carbon stock, eco-tourism opportunities and income generation
for local communities.
➢ Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana 4.0, to be launched to skill lakhs of youth within the next
three years covering new age courses for Industry 4.0 like coding, AI, robotics, mechatronics, IOT,
3D printing, drones, and soft skills.
➢ States to be encouraged to set up a Unity Mall for promotion and sale of their own and also all
others states’ ODOPs (One District, One Product), GI products and handicrafts.
➢ Direct Benefit Transfer under a pan-India National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme to be rolled
out to provide stipend support to 47 lakh youth in three years.
➢ Sector specific skilling and entrepreneurship development to be dovetailed to achieve the
objectives of the ‘Dekho Apna Desh’ initiative.
➢ Centre to recruit 38,800 teachers and support staff for the 740 Eklavya Model Residential Schools,
serving 3.5 lakh tribal students over the next three years.
➢ Rs. 15,000 crore for implementation of Pradhan Mantri PVTG Development Mission over the next
three years under the Development Action Plan for the Scheduled Tribes.
➢ To commemorate Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, a one-time new small savings scheme, Mahila
Samman Savings Certificate to be launched. It will offer deposit facility upto Rs 2 lakh in the name
of women or girls for tenure of 2 years (up to March 2025) at fixed interest rate of 7.5 per cent with
partial withdrawal option.
➢ 11.7 crore household toilets constructed under Swachh Bharat Mission.
➢ 9.6 crore LPG connections provided under Ujjwala.
➢ 47.8 crore Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan bank accounts.
➢ Insurance cover for 44.6 crore persons under Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima and Pradhan Mantri
Jeevan Jyoti Yojana.
➢ Cash transfer of ₹2.2 lakh crore to over 11.4 crore farmers under Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman
Nidhi.
DIRECT TAXES
➢ Direct Tax proposals aim to maintain continuity and stability of taxation, further simplify and
rationalise various provisions to reduce the compliance burden, promote the entrepreneurial spirit
and provide tax relief to citizens.
➢ 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.
Change to provide major relief to all tax payers in the new regime.
➢ Under the new personal tax regime, six income slabs have been reduced to six. The government
has also increased the tax exemption limits in some of these categories.
New Tax Rates
Total Income (Rs) Rate (per cent)

Up to 3,00,000 Nil
From 3,00,001 to 6,00,000 5
From 6,00,001 to 9,00,000 10
From 9,00,001 to 12,00,000 15
From 12,00,001 to 15,00,000 20
Above 15,00,000 30
➢ The new income tax regime to be made the default tax regime. However, citizens will continue to
have the option to avail the benefit of the old tax regime.
➢ Proposal to limit income tax exemption from proceeds of insurance policies with very high value.
Where aggregate of premium for life insurance policies (other than ULIP) issued on or after 1st
April, 2023 is above Rs. 5 lakh, income from only those policies with aggregate premium up to Rs. 5
lakh shall be exempt.
➢ Minimum threshold of Rs. 10,000/- for TDS to be removed and taxability relating to online gaming
to be clarified. Proposal to provide for TDS and taxability on net winnings at the time of withdrawal
or at the end of the financial year.
INDIRECT TAXES
➢ Number of basic customs duty rates on goods, other than textiles and agriculture, reduced to 13
from 21.
➢ Excise duty exempted on GST-paid compressed bio gas contained in blended compressed natural
gas.
➢ Customs Duty on specified capital goods/machinery for manufacture of lithium-ion cell for use in
battery of electrically operated vehicle (EVs) extended to 31.03.2024
➢ Basic customs duty reduced on parts of open cells of TV panels to 2.5 per cent.
➢ Basic customs duty on heat coil for manufacture of electric kitchen chimneys reduced to 15 per
cent from 20 per cent.
➢ Basic customs duty on crude glycerin for use in manufacture of epicholorhydrin reduced to 2.5 per
cent from 7.5 per cent.
➢ Basic customs duty reduced on seeds used in the manufacture of lab grown diamonds.
➢ Duties on articles made from dore and bars of gold and platinum increased.
➢ Import duty on silver dore, bars and articles increased.
➢ Basic customs duty rate on compounded rubber increased to 25 per cent from 10 per cent or 30
per kg whichever is lower.

➢ National Calamity Contingent Duty (NCCD) on specified cigarettes revised upwards by about 16 per
cent.
➢ Legislative Changes in Customs Laws
➢ Customs Act, 1962 to be amended to specify a time limit of nine months from date of filing
application for passing final order by Settlement Commission.
➢ Customs Tariff Act to be amended to clarify the intent and scope of provisions relating to Anti-
Dumping Duty (ADD), Countervailing Duty (CVD), and Safeguard Measures.
➢ To raise the minimum threshold of tax amount for launching prosecution under GST from 1 crore to
2 crore.
➢ To reduce the compounding amount from the present range of 50 to 150 per cent of tax amount to
the range of 25 to 100 per cent;
➢ To restrict filing of returns/statements to a maximum period of three years from the due date of
filing of the relevant return/statement; and
➢ To enable unregistered suppliers and composition taxpayers to make intra-state supply of goods
through E-Commerce Operators (ECOs).
Fiscal deficit:
➢ The fiscal deficit is estimated to be 5.9% of the GDP in FY 2023-24.
➢ Net borrowings to finance the fiscal deficit is estimated to be Rs 11.8 lakh crore.
Capital investment:
➢ The capital investment outlay increased for the third year in a row by 33% to ₹10 lakh crore. This
accounts for 3.3% of the GDP.
Agriculture:
➢ Agriculture credit target would be raised to ₹20 lakh crore with a focus on animal husbandry and
fisheries.
For micro, small and medium enterprises:

➢ PM Vishwakarma Kaushal Samman (PM VIKAS): The first-of-its-kind package assistance
endeavours to improve the quality of, scale and reach of the products made by traditional artisans
and craftspeople. Components of the scheme would not provide for financial support but also
access to advanced skill training, knowledge of modern digital techniques and efficient green
technologies, digital payments and social security.
➢ Vivad se Vishwas I: If MSMEs failed to execute contracts during the pandemic period, 95% of the
forfeited amount relating to bid or performance security would be returned to them by the
government or its undertakings.
Credit Guarantee:
➢ The scheme for MSMEs has been revamped with an infusion of ₹9,000 crore in the corpus. It will be
enforced from April 1, 2023. This would enable an additional collateral-free guaranteed credit of Rs
2 lakh crore.
➢ The cost of credit would be reduced by about 1 per-cent, the finance minister informed.

Green energy:
➢ The budget provided ₹35,000 crore for priority capital investments towards achieving energy
transition and net-zero objectives as well as energy security by the Ministry of Petroleum and
Natural gas.

COMMITTEE AND CHAIRPERSON
The government has formed a 16-member committee to draft the Digital Manoj Govil (secretary,
Competition Act within three months, after studying anti-competitive Ministry of Corporate
practices. Who is the head of this panel Affairs)
The Ministry of Shipping has formed a committee to draft revised Chairman of the Deendayal
Guidelines for the operationalization of Roll-on-Roll off (Ro-Ro) and Roll- Port Authority
on-Passenger (Ro-Pax) ferry service. Who is the head of this committee
Who has been appointed as the member of the Advisory Committee on Former Bank of Baroda ED,
Reliance Capital by the Reserve Bank of India Vikramaditya Singh Khichi

LOAN AGREEMENT
Asian Development Bank (ADB) (Formation: 19 December 1966; Headquarters: Philippines;

Membership: 68 countries; President: Masatsugu Asakawa)
International Monetary Fund (IMF); Formation: 27 December 1945 | Headquarters: Washington, D.C.,
U.S. | Membership: 190 countries | Managing Director: Kristalina Georgieva | First Deputy Managing
Director: Gita Gopinath
World Bank | Established: December 1944 | Headquarters: Washington D.C. | Membership: 189
countries (IBRD); 174 countries (IDA) | David Malpass (President); Anshula Kant (MD and CFO);
Indermit Gill (Chief Economist)

VENUE AND THEMES
12th World Hindi Conference will be held in

Fiji
Theme: "Hindi - Traditional Knowledge to Artificial Intelligence".
36th edition of the Surajkund International Crafts Mela

Faridabad, Haryana
Theme state 2023: North-East region
The first G20 Education working group meeting is being organized in which city
Chennai
of India on 1st Feb 2023
The first meeting of the Youth -20 engagement group under India's G20
Assam
presidency is being organized in
The first G2O Environment and Climate Sustainability Working Group Meeting
under India's presidency was started in which city of India from February 9 to Bengaluru
11, 2023 (Theme: LiFE is an "important and cross-cutting")
The G20 EMPOWER meeting was organized in which city of India from 11th to
12th February 2023. Theme: Empowering Women to Lead across Sectors: Role of Agra, Uttar Pradesh
Digital Skilling and Future Skills
The first G20 meeting of Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors under Bengaluru,
the G20 Indian Presidency will be held on the 24th and 25th of February in Karnataka
The Annual Meeting of Members of the River Cities Alliance (RCA) "DHARA"
Pune
(Driving Holistic Action for Urban Rivers) is being organized in
Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav- 2023 (RSM) was inaugurated in Mumbai

th
6 edition of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Supreme Audit
Institutions (SAI) Leaders’ Meeting is being hosted by the Comptroller and
Lucknow, UP
Auditor General of India (CAG) in
Theme: 'Integrating Emerging Technologies in Audit'
3rd edition of the ASEAN Digital Ministers meeting approved the India-ASEAN
New Delhi
Digital Work Plan 2023 in
Minister of Tourism, G Kishan Reddy has announced that the Tourism Ministry
will organize the first Global Tourism Investors' Summit from 17 to 19 May New Delhi
2023 in
Which country will host the Permanent Mission Roundtables at United Nations
Head Quarter as Chair of G- 20 and ahead of the Sustainable Development India
Goal (SDG) Summit 2023 to be held in New York
The Gender Balance Forum and the Women in Government Forum organized
at the World Government Summit, which is organized in
Theme: Women in Government Forum: Ready for Leadership: Shaping the Dubai, UAE
Agenda for the Future World Government Summit 2023: Shaping Future
Governments
PM Modi inaugurated the three-day-long Uttar Pradesh Global Investors

Lucknow
Summit 2023 in which city
According to an analysis of the latest financial results of public sector banks

Bank of Maharashtra
(PSBs), which bank has emerged as the top performer in terms of loan growth
(BoM)
percentage during the third quarter of 2022-23
Saudi Arabia to host 2027 Asian Cup football.
3rd Khelo India Winter Games in Gulmarg, Jammu and Kashmir.

AWARDS WINNERS
Lifetime Achievement Honour by the India-UK Achievers Honours Former India’s PM Dr

in London Manmohan Singh
UNESCO’s International Mother Language Award 2023 Dr. Mahendra Kumar Mishra
Former Health Minister, K.K.

32nd Ramashramam Unneerikkutty Award
Shailaja
Sansad Ratna Lifetime Achievement Award 2023 T K Rangarajan
EY Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2022 Sajjan Jindal
Tata Steel Masters 2023 Anish Giri
Jnanappana Puraskaram 2023 for his contribution to the field of

V Madhusoodanan Nair
literature
VK Pandian (Secretary to the CM

FIH President’s Award 2023
of Odisha)
Pt Prem Kumar Mallick (Noted

Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards 2019
classical singer)
National Geographic ‘Pictures of The Year’ award with his

Karthik Subramaniam
photograph titled “Dance of the Eagles”

chosen by India Today Tourism Survey for best adventure tourism
award in recognition of its efforts in promoting 'Gulmarg' as an Jammu and Kashmir
adventure destination of international order
Grammy Award in the best new age album category for 'Divine
Tides' at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony in Los Ricky Kej
Angeles
VP Nandakumar (MD & CEO,

Hurun India’s award 2022
Manappuram Finance Ltd)
Which Indian university will soon receive the ‘heritage’ tag from
UNESCO to take the distinction of world’s first living heritage Visva-Bharati University
university
Who has been selected for the prestigious PCI's Raja Ram Mohan Veteran journalist Dr. Anne
Roy National Award 2020 Bhavani Koteswara Prasad.
Who was honoured with the ATMA Lifetime Achievement Award at

Chairman and MD of MRF, K.M.
the Automotive Tyre Manufacturers’ Association (ATMA) Annual
Mammen
Conclave 2023 in New Delhi
Which bank was honored with the ‘Prathista Puraskar’ under the
‘Digidhan Awards 2021-22’ by the Ministry of Electronics and Karnataka Bank
Information Technology (Meity)
Lifetime Achievement Award at the annual awards, organized by Former India Davis Cup tennis
the Rotary Club of Madras, T. Nagar (RCMT), Chenn player, Ramesh Krishnan
Hari Balakrishnan (computer

2023 Marconi Prize
scientist)

FIFA's best men's player of the year for 2022 after winning his
Lionel Messi
maiden World Cup title with Argentina in December 2022 in Qatar
Best Actor award at the Dadasaheb Phalke International Film

Festival (DPIFF) Awards 2023 in Mumbai
➢ Alia Bhatt won the Best Actress award for Gangubai
Kathiawadi.
➢ Best Film: The Kashmir Files
Ranbir Kapoor
➢ Film Of The Year: RRR
➢ Most Promising Actor: Rishab Shetty (Kantara)
➢ Critics Best Actor: Varun Dhawan (Bhediya)
➢ Critics Best Actress: Vidya Balan (Jalsa)
➢ Best Director: R Balki (Chup)
76th British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) Awards 2023 in the

Austin Butler
Best Leading Actor category for Elvis
The 'Blockbill' app team, Niyati Totala and Neel Kalpeshkumar Parikh (students of IIT Indore) were
awarded the prestigious Global Best M-GOV Award 2023 at the World Government Summit in Dubai,
UAE.
A campaign ‘Don’t Choose Extinction’ has won Gold and Silver in two different categories at the 2nd
Annual Anthem Awards. This campaign was launched by UN Development Programme (UNDP).
Which Indian movie has won four awards at Hollywood Critics Association Film Awards 2023 = RRR.

TOURNAMENT WINNERS
FIELD
Badminton ➢ No important news has been reported in the month
Boxing ➢ No important news has been reported in the month
Chess ➢ 80th Chess Grand Masters = N.R. Vignesh (Chennai)
➢ The inaugural season of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2023 will be held in
Mumbai (Maharashtra) city of India from 4 - 26 March.
➢ Aaron Finch, who announced his retirement from international cricket, was
associated with which country = Australia.
Cricket ➢ Ranji Trophy title 2023 = Saurashtra
➢ ICC T20 World Cup Trophy 2023 (Women’s) = Australia. Australia won the
Women's T20 World Cup for the sixth time.
➢ Tata Group has bagged the title rights for the Women's Premier League (WPL)
2023.
➢ Carabao Cup title in 2023 = Manchester United
➢ LeBron James becomes the all-time leading scorer in the National Basketball
Football Association (NBA).
➢ Which football club has won the Club World Cup 2023 for a record-extending fifth
time in the final held in the Abdellah stadium, Rabat, Morocco = Real Madrid.
➢ Name the Indian golf player, who clinched her fourth Ladies European Tour (LET)
Golf title at the Kenya Ladies Open 2023 golf tournament held at Vipingo Ridge, Kenya
= Aditi Ashok.
➢ Madhya Pradesh state women's hockey team won the 13th Hockey India Senior
Hockey
Women National Championship 2023 held in Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh.

➢ India has won two gold medals in the 10m Air Rifle Mixed team and 10m Air
Pistol Mixed team at the ongoing ISSF Shooting World Cup, Cairo in Egypt.
➢ Which Indian shooter clinched his first World Cup individual gold in the men’s
Rifle/
10m air rifle event at the ISSF World Cup in Cairo, Egypt = Rudrankksh Patil.
Shooting
➢ Which Indian shooter has secured the gold medal in the men's individual 50m
rifle 3 positions competition at the ISSF World Cup in Cairo, Egypt = Aishwary
Pratap Singh Tomar.
Snooker ➢ No important news has been reported in the month
Squash ➢ No important news has been reported in the month
➢ Wu Yibing has become the first Chinese man to win an ATP Tour title at the Dallas
Open 2023.
Tennis
➢ Daniil Medvedev won the Qatar Open on debut and defeated Andy Murray a final
matchup.
➢ Which Indian Greco-Roman wrestler won a bronze medal in the men’s 72 kg

Wrestler
division of the Ibrahim Moustafa ranking series in Alexandria, Egypt = Ankit Gulia.
➢ Jean Eric Vergne of DS Penske has won an action-packed Formula E in Hyderabad that marked a
successful return of a high-profile motorsport event in India, defeating Nick Cassidy.
➢ The 3rd edition of the Khelo India National Winter Games has begun at famous tourist destination
Gulmarg in Kashmir.
➢ The 5th edition of the Khelo India Youth Games was concluded at the Upper Lake in Bhopal, Madhya
Pradesh.
➢ India won the bronze medal at the Asia Mixed Team Championships 2023, held at the Dubai
Exhibition Centre in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from 14 to 19 February 2023.

BOOKS AND AUTHORS
Wanderers, Kings and Merchants Dr Peggy Mohan
Victory City Salman Rushdie
The Best of Satyajit Ray Published by: Penguin Random House India
The Ahoms : A Reimagined History Arup Kumar Dutta
Book of Hours: An Almanac for The Seasons Letty McHugh

of The Soul
Pt. Deendayal Udadhyaya: Dispersions of Professor B. Dharmalingam

Thought
Pt. Deendayal Udpadhyaya: Integral Professor B. Dharmalingam
Humanism
Gilded Cage: Years that Made and Unmade Sandeep Bamzai

Kashmir
Modi: Shaping a Global Order in Flux Sujan Chinoy (Author),

Vijay Chauthaiwale (Author),
Uttam Kumar Sinha (Author),
External Affairs Minister of India Dr S Jaishankar
(Foreword)

IMPORTANT APPOINTMENTS
NAME APPOINTED AS Replaced
Manuela Roka Botey PM (first female) of Equatorial Guinea Francisco Pascual Obama
Asue
Nikos Christodoulides President of Cyprus
Mohammad Shahabuddin President of Bangladesh
Chuppu
BVR Subrahmanyam CEO of NITI Aayog
Air Marshal A P Singh Vice Chief of the Indian Air Force Air Marshal Sandeep Singh
Lt Gen MV Suchindra Kumar new Vice Chief of Army Staff Lt Gen B S Raju
Dr Rajeev Singh Raghuvanshi New Drugs Controller General of India Dr. V G Somani
(recommended by UPSC)
Gulab Chand Kataria Governor of Assam Prof. Jagdish Mukhi
(Governor)
Biswabhusan Harichandan Governor of Chhattisgarh Anusuiya Uikey
Anusuiya Uikey Governor of Manipur La. Ganesan
S. Abdul Nazeer Governor of Andhra Pradesh Biswa Bhusan Harichandan
La. Ganesan Governor of Nagaland Prof. Jagdish Mukhi

Rajendra Arlekar Governor of Bihar Phagu chouhan
Shiv Pratap Shukla Governor of Himachal Pradesh Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar
C. P. Radhakrishnan Governor of Jharkhand Ramesh Bais
Ramesh Bais Governor of Maharashtra Bhagat Singh Koshyari
Phagu Chauhan Governor of Meghalaya Brig. (Dr.) B. D. Mishra
(Retd.)
Kaiwalya Trivikram Parnaik Governor of Arunachal Pradesh
Lakshman Acharya Governor of Sikkim
Radha Krishna Mathur Governor of Ladakh
(Lieutenant Governor)
Ashish Jitendra Desai Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court Justice Sonia G Gokani
(Acting)
T. Amarnath Goud (Acting) Chief Justice of Tripura High Court
Sanjaya Kumar Mishra Chief Justice of Jharkhand High Court
Sandeep Mehta Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court
N. Kotiswar Singh Chief Justice of Jammu & Kashmir and
Ladakh High Court
Pritinker Diwaker (Acting) Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court
M. V. Muralidaran (Acting) Chief Justice of Manipur High Court
Chakradhari Sharan Singh Chief Justice of Patna High Court
(Acting)
Manindra Mohan Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court
Shrivastava
(Acting)

K Satyanarayana Raju MD and CEO of Canara Bank L V Prabhakar
Raul Rebello MD and CEO of Mahindra & Mahindra
Financial Services Ltd
Madhvendra Singh CEO of the Gujarat Maritime Cluster
Indian-American, Neal CEO of YouTube Susan Wojcicki
Mohan
Professor Meghana Pandit CEO of the Oxford University Hospitals first female chief of the trust
NHS Foundation Trust
Rajan Amba MD of Jaguar Land Rover India Rohit Suri
Aniket Sunil Talati President of the Institute of Chartered
Accountants of India (ICAI)
CAG Girish Chandra Murmu External Auditor of the International
Labour Organization (ILO)
Aramane Giridhar Secretary of the Department of Defence
Shailesh Pathak Secretary General of Federation of
Indian Chambers of Commerce and
Industry (FICCI)
Ranveer Singh Brand Ambassador of PepsiCo
Ayushmann Khurrana National Ambassador of UNICEF India

IMPORTANT OBITUARIES
RELATED TO
Shanti Bhushan Lawyer

Vani Jairam Singer
BKS Varma Painter
Lalitha Lajmi Painter
Kanak Rele Dancer (exponent of Mohiniyattam)
K. Viswanath Filmmaker (fondly known as Kalatapasvi)
Javed Khan Amrohi Actor
Shahnawaz Pradhan Actor
Nandamuri Taraka Ratna Actor and Politician
Subi Suresh actor and television host (Malayalam)
Balipa Narayana Bhagavatha Noted Yakshagana Bhagavatha (playback singer)
Om Prakash Kohli Former Gujarat Governor
Burt Bacharach Songwriter
Pervez Musharraf former President of Pakistan


st rd
Daily Current Affairs – 1 to 3 February 2023
Q1. According to the Budget 2023, what is the revised average processing time for ITR?
And: 16 days
Q2. According to Budget 2023, how much capital has been allocated to the Indian railway?
Ans: 2.40 lakh crore
Q3. According to budget 2023, how many tourism destinations have been selected for development?
Ans: 50
Q4. How much money has been allocated to revamp the credit guarantee scheme for MSME in budget
2023?
Ans: 9000 crore
Q5. Which state’s tableau won the “People’s Choice Award” at the 74th Republic Day parade?
Ans: Gujarat
Q6. Who has been rewarded with the Lifetime Achievement Awards by the Inida-UK Achievers Honors?
Ans: Manmohan Singh
Q7. Which country issued a notice to Pakistan seeking modification of the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty
(IWT)?
Ans: India
Q8. Which city hosted the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Film Festival 2023?
Ans: Mumbai
Q9. Which Union Ministry recently notified officials to act as members of Grievance Appellate
Committees (GAC)?
Ans: Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology

Q10. Road Transport and Highway Ministry announced to scrap all government vehicles older than how
many years?
Ans: 15 years
Q11. ‘Nidhi Aapke Nikat’ is an outreach programme of which institution?

Ans: EPFO
Q12. As per the recent RBI study, which state received the highest GST compensation from the centre?
Ans: Maharashtra
Q13. Who is the head of the Commission for the sub-categorisation of OBCs?
Ans: Justice G. Rohini
Q14. Which institution releases the ‘Twenty Point Programme (TPP) progress report’?
Ans: National Statistical Office
Q15. Which city will be the new capital of Andhra Pradesh?
Ans: Visakhapatnam
Q16. Which state government has launched a Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan to empower girls from the
underprivileged class?
Ans: Uttar Pradesh
Q17. Union Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman is presenting the Union Budget 2023 for the ____ time
in a row.
Ans: 5th
Q18. The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) is celebrating its 47th Raising Day on_____________.
Ans: 1st February 2023
Q19. The 30th National Child Science Congress was inaugurated on 27th January 2023
at_________________.

Ans: Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Q20. World Interfaith Harmony Week observed on ____________.

Ans: 1 to 7 February 2023
Q21. Which country has appointed Manuela Roka Botey as prime minister.
Ans: Equatorial Guinea (Capital: Malabo; Currency: Central African CFA franc)
Q22. Recently, who has been appointed as brand ambassador of Puma India?
Ans: Harmanpreet Kaur
Q23. Which group of company has acquired the strategic Israeli port of Haifa for USD 1.2 billion?
Ans: Adani Group
Q24. World Wetlands Day is celebrated annually on __________.

Ans: 2nd February
Theme 2023: It’s Time for Wetlands Restoration
Q25. Which is the first district to register 10,000 new MSMEs?

Ans: Ernakulam
Q26. Which city recently hosted the ‘Military Literature Festival’?

Ans: Patiala
Q27. Which city is the host of the first G20 International Financial Architecture Working Group meeting?
Ans: Chandigarh
Q28. Which country will be invited as the focal country at the Madrid International Book Fair in 2025?
Ans: India
Q29. President Droupadi Murmu addressed 31st Foundation Day of NCW. What is the theme of it?

Ans: Sashakt Nari Sashakt Bharat
Q30. Name the company which has been approved as the first Indian company to supply critical rotating
parts for nuclear turbines?
Ans: Azad Engineering Private Limited
Q31. MP Government has changed the name of Bhopal’s Islam Nagar village to ‘________’ with
Immediate Effect.
Ans: Jagdishpur
Q32. Name the song which has been declared as state song by Maharashtra government?
Ans: Jai Jai Maharashtra Majha
Q33. Which state government has launched the Vision for All School Eye Health program in partnership
with OneSight EssilorLuxottica Foundation and Prasad Netralaya?
Ans: Goa
Q34. Who appointed as the first Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Gujarat Ports Infrastructure Company
Limited of the Gujarat Maritime Cluster?
Ans: Madhvendra Singh

Daily Current Affairs – 4th to 7th February 2023
Q1. India launched the ‘Initiative on Critical and Emerging Technologies’ with which country?
Ans: USA
Q2. What is the sanctioned judicial strength of the Supreme Court of India?
Ans: 34
Q3. As per the Economic Survey, what is the estimated economic growth rate in 2023-24?
Ans: 6.5%
Q4. Which state/UT launched a ‘Real-time source apportionment supersite’ to tackle pollution?
Ans: New Delhi
Q5. Who has assumed charge as the new Vice Chief of the Indian Air Force?
Ans: Air Marshal AP Singh
Q6. Which institution conducted the ‘G20 Cyber Security Exercise and Drill’?
Ans: CERT-In
Q7. Which Union Ministry implements the ‘Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana’ scheme?
Ans: Ministry of Skill Development
Q8. What is the fixed interest rate of the ‘Mahila Samman Bachat Patra’ announced recently?
Ans: 7.5%
Q9. Who are the beneficiaries of the PM-VIKAS scheme announced in the Union Budget 2023?
Ans: Artisans
Q10. Nagaland Government Signed MoU with _____________ for Palm Oil Cultivation.

Ans: Patanjali Foods
Q11. World Cancer Day?

Ans: 4 February
Theme 2023: Close The Care Gap
Q12. The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) announced that the ________________ won the hosting of
the 2027 Asian Nations Cup, for the first time in its history, since its inception in 1956.
Ans: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA)
Q13. Union Home Minister Amit Shah laid the foundation stone of a ₹450 crore nano urea plant and
township of the Indian Farmers Fertilizer Cooperative (IFFCO) in______________.
Ans: Deoghar, Jharkhand
Q14. A 7.8 magnitude earthquake shook Turkey. Turkey capital and currency?
Ans: Capital: Ankara; Currency: Turkish Lira
Q15. Which bank has partnered with National Institute of Information Technology (NIIT) Limited, a
global talent development corporation, to build a large pool of skilled Virtual Relationship Management
professionals for the banking industry.
Ans: HDFC Bank
Q16. Grammy Awards 2023 Winners List

Ans:
Category Winner
Record of the Year Lizzo
Album of the Year Harry Styles – Harry’s House
Song of the Year Lizzo – About Damn Time
Best New Artist Samara Joy
Best Pop Solo Performance Bonnie Raitt wins for ‘Just like That’
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance Sam Smith & Kim Petras – Unholy
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album Michael Buble – Higher
Best Pop Vocal Album Harry Styles – Harry’s House
Best Dance/Electronic Recording Beyoncé – Break My Soul
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album Snarky Puppy – Empire Central
Best Rock Performance Brandi Carlile – Broken Horses

Best Metal Performance Ozzy Osbourne Featuring Tony Iommi – Degrad
ation Rules
Best Rock Song Brandi Carlile – Broken Horses
Best Rock Album Ozzy Osbourne – Patient Number 9
Best Alternative Music Performance Wet Leg – Chaise Lounge
Best Alternative Music Album Wet Leg – Wet Leg
Best R&B Performance Muni Long – Hrs & Hrs
Best Traditional R&B Performance Beyoncé– Plastic Off the Sofa
Best Progressive R&B Album Steve Lacy – Gemini Rights
Best R&B Album Robert Glasper – Black Radio III
Best Rap Performance Kendrick Lamar – The Heart Part 5
Best Melodic Rap Performance Future Featuring Drake & Tems – Wait for U
Best Rap Song Kendrick Lamar – The Heart Part 5
Best Country Solo Performance Willie Nelson – Live Forever
Best Country Duo/Group Performance Carly Pearce & Ashley McBryde – Never Wante
d to Be That Girl
Best Country Song Cody Johnson – ’Til You Can’t
Best New Age, Ambient, or Chant Album Mystic Mirror – White Sun
Best Improvised Jazz Solo Wayne Shorter & Leo Genovese – Endangered S
pecies
Best Jazz Vocal Album Samara Joy – Linger Awhile
Best Jazz Instrumental Album Stevens – New Standards, Vol. 1
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album Steven Feifke, Bijon Watson & Generation Gap J
azz Orchestra – Generation Gap Jazz Orchestra
Best Gospel Performance/Song Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin – Kingdom
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performanc Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin – Fear Is No
e/Song t My Future
Best Gospel Album Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin – Kingdom
Book One (Deluxe)
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album Maverick City Music – Breathe
Best Roots Gospel Album Tennessee State University – The Urban Hymnal
Best Latin Pop Album Rubén Blades & Boca Livre – Pasieros
Q17. Who has bagged the ‘Mathrubhumi Book of The Year’ award at the fourth edition of Mathrubhumi
International Festival of Letters (MBIFL 2023)?
Ans: Dr Peggy Mohan
Q18. ISRO and ___________________ plans to develop a training module for the Indian Spaceflight
Programme using Augmented Reality / Virtual Reality / Mixed Reality (AR / VR / MR).
Ans: Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras)
Q19. International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is observed on
___________.
Ans: February 6
Theme 2023: Partnership with Men and Boys to transform Social and gender Norms to End FGM
Q20. Recently, Indian Railways Launched WhatsApp Food Delivery Facility. What is the name of it?
Ans: Zoop
Q21.____________, known as birds’ paradise for its beautiful lake located at an altitude of 4,820 metres,
has been proposed as Ladakh’s first biodiversity heritage site (BHS).
Ans: Yaya Tso
Q22. Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar inaugurated the 36th Surajkund International Crafts Mela
at_________.
Ans: Faridabad, Haryana
Q23. Delhi child rights body unveils WhatsApp chatbot service. Name it?
Ans: Bal Mitra
Q24. The government has extended PM-KUSUM scheme till ___________ as its implementation was
significantly affected due to the pandemic.
Ans: March 2026
Q25. The first Youth20 (Y20) Inception Meeting 2023 under G20 began in_______________.
Ans: Guwahati

Q1. Which Union Ministry along with the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment implements the
NAMASTE scheme?
Ans: Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
Q2. India agreed for trilateral cooperation initiative, in fields including energy, defence, economy, with
which courtiers?
Ans: France and UAE
Q3. Which Union Ministry implements the ‘FAME (faster adoption and manufacturing of electric
vehicles) scheme’?
Ans: Ministry of Heavy Industries
Q4. Ministry of Cooperation signed MoU with which Ministry to enable Primary Agricultural Credit
Societies (PACS) function as Common Service Centers?
Ans: Ministry of Electronics and IT
Q5. What is the name of the ‘Indian military joint training exercise’, which was held recently?
Ans: Trishakti Prahar
Q6. When is the ‘International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation’ observed?
Ans: February 6
Q7. Bard is an AI chatbot that is being developed by which tech major?

Ans: Google
Q8. ‘TReDS’ is an electronic platform that facilitates the transactions for which entitites?
Ans: MSMEs
Q9. ‘Eagle 44 (Oghab 44)’ is the first underground air force base of which country?

Ans: Iran
Q10. Reliance Jio in collaboration with _________ has unveiled a nationwide Digital Skill initiative.
Ans: GSMA
Q11. Edelweiss General Insurance rebranded itself as ____________________.
Ans: Zuno General Insurance
Q12. Who has been named as new MD and CEO of Canara Bank?
Ans: K Satyanarayana Raju
Q13. Which company has been named to FORTUNE® magazine’s list of the World’s Most Admired
Companies?
Ans: Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
Q14. Sculpture Park at Bikaner House Inaugurated in______________.

Ans: New Delhi
Q15. Kala Ghoda Arts Festival begins in____________.

Ans: Mumbai
Q16. Which of the following leading fintech company has become the first fintech apps to support RuPay
Credit Cards on UPI?
Ans: MobiKwik
Q17. Safer Internet Day 2023?

Ans: 7 February
Q18. Name the company which has launched India’s First Traffic Management System for Drones?
Ans: Skye Air

Q19. Every year World Pulses Day is celebrated on _____________ with an aim to spread awareness
about the nutritional and environmental benefits of pulses as part of sustainable food production.
Ans: February 10
Q20. What is the theme of World Pulses Day 2023?

Ans: Pulses for a Sustainable Future
Q21. Samsung Semiconductor India Research (SSIR) has announced a new partnership with the
_____________to promote research and development in the field of on-chip Electrostatic Discharge
(ESD) Protection.
Ans: Indian Institute of Science (IISc)
Q22. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Uttar Pradesh Global Investors Summit 2023 in
________.
Ans: Lucknow
Q23. Who won the 2023 Magical Kenya Ladies Open Title with a final-round score of 74?
Ans: Aditi Ashok
Q24. Which tech giant announced its partnership with the ministry of electronics and information
technology (MeitY) for the G20 stay safe online campaign?
Ans: Meta
Q25. Prime Minister Modi Inaugurated Arabic Academy in ______.
Ans: Mumbai
Q26. In which state or union territory Lithium reserves for the first time found?
Ans: Jammu and Kashmir
Q27. Which state government has launched the portal for the creation of ‘Family ID – One Family One
Identity’, to identify families as a unit for implementing the ‘one job per family’ proposal?
Ans: Uttar Pradesh

Q28. The “Digital Payments Utsav,” a comprehensive campaign aiming at encouraging digital payments
throughout India, was launched by____________________, Minister for Electronics and Information
Technology, Communications, and Railways.
Ans: Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw
Q29. The third dedicated branch for start-ups in the nation has been established by State Bank of India
(SBI) in
Ans: Gurugram
Q30. The National Deworming Day is observed on ___________ every year.

Ans: February 10
Q31. The United Nations General Assembly has designated ___________ as the International Day of
Women and Girls in Science to recognise the significant contribution that women make to the fields of
science and technology.
Ans: February 11
Q32. What is the theme of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2023?
Ans: Innovate. Demonstrate. Elevate. Advance (IDEA): Bringing communities Forward for sustainable and
equitable development
Q33. The World Government Summit 2023 is set to begin on 13th February 2023 in Dubai. The World
Government Summit will be held under the theme of “__________________”.
Ans: Shaping Future Governments
Q34. India’s aviation safety oversight ranking has jumped to the _________ position from 112th place
earlier, with a significant improvement in the country’s score under the ICAO’s coordinated validation
mission, according to regulator DGCA.
Ans: 55th
Q35. In 2023, the Raja Ram Mohan Roy National Award is presented to Journalist ______________ for
his contributions towards journalism.
Ans: A.B.K. Prasad


Q1. Which institution launched the ‘Zero-Draft’ of the Pandemic Treaty?

Ans: World Health Organisation
Q2. Which country leads the International Biofuels Alliance?

Ans: India
Q3. Which famous personality launched the ‘Global Climate Resilience Fund – USD 50 mn fund for
women’?
Ans: Hillary Clinton
Q4. Which country recently partnered with Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand Growth Triangle Joint Business
Council?
Ans: India
Q5. Which neighbouring country of India partnered with Russia for developing nuclear power?
Ans: Myanmar
Q6. Which Union Ministry launched the ‘Digital Payments Utsav’?

Ans: Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
Q7. Which Indian state topped the medal tally in the 5th Khelo India Youth Games?
Ans: Maharashtra
Q8. Which state allocated Rs 13,000 crore to implement the project of transferring water collected in
Chambal River to other districts?
Ans: Rajasthan
Q9. Which article of the Indian Constitution deals with the appointment of Governors for each state in
India?

Ans: Article 153
Q10. Which state/UT is the host of ‘India’s First Frozen Lake Marathon’?
Ans: Ladakh
Q11. Prime Minister Narendra Modi Inaugurates Aero India 2023 with hopes of local production boost.
The theme of Aero India 2023 is “______________________________”.
Ans: The Runway to a Billion Opportunities
Q12. Who was appointed as the new Governor of Maharashtra after the resignation of Bhagat Singh
Koshyari?
Ans: Ramesh Bais
Q13. 12th World Hindi Conference Inaugurated at________.
Ans: Fiji
Q14. What is the theme of the 12th World Hindi Conference?

Ans: Hindi – Traditional Knowledge to Artificial Intelligence
Q15. Annual Meeting of Members of the River Cities Alliance ‘DHARA’ to be held in _________.
Ans: Pune
Q16. The 2nd Indian Rice Congress 2023 was inaugurated in _____________ by President Droupadi
Murmu.
Ans: Cuttack
Q17. World Radio Day is celebrated every year on ____________ to mark the important role that radio
plays in our lives and in society.
Ans: February 13
Q18. What is the theme of the World Radio Day 2023?

Ans: Radio and Peace

Q19. The annual celebration of National Productivity Day is observed on____________, coordinated by
the National Productivity Council (NPC).
Ans: February 12
Q20. What is the theme of the National Productivity Day 2023?

Ans: Productivity, Green Growth, and Sustainability: Celebrating India’s G20 Presidency
Q21. World Unani Day is observed on ____________ every year to commemorate the birth anniversary
of social reformer and renowned Unani scholar Hakim Ajmal Khan, widely regarded as the pioneer of
Unani medicine in India.
Ans: February 11
Q22. What is the theme of the World Unani Day 2023?

Ans: Unani Medicine for Public Health
Q23. Who will be honoured with Maharashtra Bhushan award for the year 2022?
Ans: Appasaheb Dharmadikari
Q24. ______________ has won the Club World Cup for a record-extending fifth time after beating Saudi
Arabia’s Al-Hilal 5-3 in the final in Rabat, Morocco.
Ans: Real Madrid
Q25. Shubman Gill and __________ named ICC Men’s and Women’s Player of January 2023.
Ans: Grace Scrivens
Q26. India To Get Its First National Metro Rail Knowledge Centre In______________.
Ans: Delhi
Q27. India’s first air-conditioned double-decker electric bus was inducted into the fleet of BEST- the civic
transport public body in__________.
Ans: Mumbai

Q28. Every year on___________, the nation commemorates Sarojini Naidu’s birth anniversary as
National Women’s Day.
Ans: February 13
Q29. Who Elected as New President of Cyprus?

Ans: Nikos Christodoulides
Q30. Who was elected as 22nd President of Bangladesh?

Ans: Mohammad Shahabuddin
Q31. In which state country’s strictest Anti-Copying Law has come into force?
Ans: Uttarakhand
Q32. The government has said that it proposes to set up a _____________ portal to address the existing
protection gap across life, health and general insurance businesses in the country.
Ans: Bima Sugam
Q33. RBI’s financial literacy week starts from _______________.

Ans: 13 to 17 February, 2023
Q34. What is the theme of the RBI’s Financial Literacy Week 2023?
Ans: Good Financial Behaviour – Your Saviour
Q35. Who won Formula E’s first race in India as Porsche’s Pascal Wehrlein extended his championship
lead with fourth place in Hyderabad?
Ans: Jean-Eric Vergne
Q36. Which bank announced its second global hackathon – ‘HARBINGER 2023 – Innovation for
Transformation’?
Ans: RBI
Q37. What is the theme of the second global hackathon – ‘HARBINGER 2023 – Innovation for
Transformation’?
Ans: Inclusive Digital Services
Q38. Union Home Minister Amit Shah has presented the President’s Colour to _________Police in
recognition of its exceptional service.
Ans: Haryana
Q39. International Childhood Cancer Day (ICCD) is observed on ______________ every year.
Ans: February 15
Q40. What is the theme of the International Childhood Cancer Day (ICCD) 2023?
Ans: Better Survival
Q41. Namami Gange Mission-II Approved with Budgetary Outlay of ₹22,500 cr till 2026.
Ans: ₹22,500 cr
Q42. The Government of India has launched a mobile app “________________” and a web app Coal
Mine Surveillance and Management System (CMSMS) for reporting unauthorized coal mining activities
so that monitoring and taking suitable action on it can be done by the concerned Law & Order enforcing
authority.
Ans: Khanan Prahari

Q1. The Union Ministry of Mines announced that lithium reserves were found for the first time in which
state/UT?
Q2. Which planet has the highest number of moons, as of 2023?

Ans: Jupiter
Q3. Which Telescope has been selected for the ‘2023 John L. Jack Swigert, Jr.’ Award for Space
Exploration?
Ans: James Webb Telescope
Q4. How many satellites were placed in the orbit aboard the SSLV D2 launch vehicle of ISRO?
Ans: Three
Q5. Which company launched the World’s first satellite-based two-way messaging system?
Ans: Qualcomm
Q6. India recently adopted the ‘Digital Work Plan 2023’ along with which bloc?
Ans: ASEAN
Q7. Which state/UT announced an inflation relief package of Rs 19,000 crore in the state’s Budget for
2023-24?
Ans: Rajasthan
Q8. Which city hosts the ‘World Government Summit 2023’?

Ans: Dubai
Q9. Bharatpur bird Sanctuary, which was seen in the news, is located in which state/UT?
Ans: Rajasthan

Q10. Brigadier B D Mishra (retired) has been appointed as the Governor/L-G of which state/UT?
Ans: Ladakh
Q11. Article 93 of the Indian Constitution, which was seen in the news, is associated with the
appointment of which position?
Ans: Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha
Q12. Section 133A of IT Act, which was seen in the news, was used to undertake surveys in which office?
Ans: BBC
Q13. Which state recently approved Competitive Examination Ordinance, to prevent unfair means in
recruitment?
Ans: Uttarakhand
Q14. What is the name of the first cruise ship manufactured in India?
Ans: Ganga Vilas
Q15. Which city is the host of the ‘Technotex 2023’ event of Ministry of Textiles?
Ans: Mumbai
Q16. Which city is the host of the ‘International Engineering and Technology Fair 2023’?
Ans New Delhi
Q17. ‘Jal-Jan Abhiyan’ was recently inaugurated in which state/UT?

Ans: Rajasthan
Q18. ‘KAVACH-2023’ is a national-level hackathon organised by which Union Ministry?

Ans: Ministry of Education
Q19. Drone startup Garuda Aerospace has unveiled its solar-powered drone “__________”, designed
specifically for surveillance operations, at Aero India 2023.

Ans: SURAJ
Q20. Which bank was awarded with ‘Prathista Puraskar’ under ‘Digidhan Awards 2021-22’ by Ministry of
Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), government of India for achieving target with highest
percentage in BHIM-UPI transactions in private sector bank category?
Ans: Karnataka Bank
Q21. Which city has been ranked as the most-polluted city in India and second most polluted city
globally within a week between January 29 and February 8, according to Swiss air tracking index IQAir, a
real-time air quality monitor?
Ans: Mumbai
Q22. Who has been awarded Kerala’s Akbar Kakkattil award for ‘Samudrasila’?
Ans: Subhash Chandran
Q23. Union Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya inaugurated the IFFCO Nano
Urea Liquid Plants at ______________ in Uttar Pradesh.
Ans: Aonla and Phulpur
Q24. The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has recently launched a chatbot to help people
get an answer to their queries related to the Aadhaar card. It is called “________________”.
Ans: Aadhaar Mitra
Q25. ‘India and Japan have kick started an exercise ‘Ex Dharma Guardian’ at ______________ from
February 17 to March 2, 2023.
Ans: Camp Imazu in Shiga Province, Japan
Q26. Recently, which bank has launched the facility of issuance of e-BG (Electronic Bank Guarantee)
scheme in association with the National e-Governance Services Ltd?
Ans: Indian Overseas Bank
Q27. Global Tourism Resilience Day observed on_______________.

Ans: 17th February

Q28. Who has been named as the new Vice Chief of Army Staff, while incumbent Lt Gen B S Raju will
take charge as South Western Army Commander?
Ans: Lt Gen MV Suchindra Kumar
Q29. World Pangolin Day is observed annually on the _____________ Saturday in February.
Ans: third
Q30. Tata Motors has appointed ____________ as the Managing Director of Jaguar Land Rover India.
Ans: Rajan Amba
Q31. Which district panchayat has won the Swaraj Trophy for the best district panchayat in the State for
the 2021-22 financial year?
Ans: Kollam

Daily Current Affairs – 21st to 23rd February 2023
Q1. Which player of India won a Bronze Medal in Women's 10m Air Rifle in the ISSF World Cup?
Ans: Tilottama Sen
Q2. The Union Cabinet has approved the Air Services Agreement with which country?
Ans: Guyana
Q3. In which state did the Indian Railways recently complete the electrification of all broad gauge
routes?
Ans: Uttar Pradesh
Q4. Who has been selected by the BCCI as the title sponsor of the Women's Premier League?
Ans: Tata Group
Q5. In which Indian state/UT is the Frozen Lake Half Marathon organized?
Ans: Ladakh
Q6. Gulab Chand Kataria took oath as the 31st Governor of which state?
Ans: Assam
Q7. Which country has recently joined the global initiative 'The Agriculture Innovation Mission for
Climate'?
Ans: India
Q8. Who won the men's individual 50m rifle 3 positions gold at the ISSF World Cup?
Ans: Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar
Q9. Which has become the first US city to ban Caste Discrimination?
Ans: Seattle

Q10. The flagship event of the Ministry of External Affairs ‘Asia Economic Dialogue’ begin in which city?
Ans: Pune
Q11. Indian Navy signed an MoU with which country to enhance cooperation in maritime security?
Ans: Seychelles
Q12. What is the name of the indigenous data link communication developed by the Indian Navy?
Ans: Vayulink
Q13. Israeli Aerospace Industries(IAI) signed MoU with which Indian organisation to form a joint venture
related to Armed Forces?
Ans: BEL
Q14. Which country hosts the ‘Munich Security Conference’?

Ans: Germany
Q15. Kuno National Park, which was seen in the news, is in which state?
Ans: Madhya Pradesh
Q16. Which state/UT is expected to be the most climate-vulnerable region in India, as per a recent
report?
Ans: Bihar
Q17. Which city is the host of the first-ever G20 Culture Working Group (CWG) meeting?
Ans: Khajuraho
Q18. What is the expansion of ‘ecDNA’, which are recently found by the scientists as helping agents for
cancer to spread?
Ans: extrachromosomal DNA
Q19. Which is the host of the Global Tech Summit (GTS) 2023?
Ans: Vishakhapatnam

Q20. Indian Army organised a Women’s Snow Cricket Tournament in which state/UT?
Q21. ‘HARBINGER 2023’ is the global hackathon organised by which institution?

Ans: RBI
Q22. Lakshmi Bhandar is a scheme implemented by which state/UT?

Ans: West Bengal
Q23. Agricultural and Process Food Export Development Authority (APEDA) is participating in the 28th
edition of Gulfood 2023 which will be held in___________.
Ans: UAE
Q24. Which state high court becomes the first in country to publish judgment in regional language?
Ans: Kerala High Court
Q25. Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL), an aerospace company in India, and EDGE, the top defence company
in the_____, inked a Memorandum of Understanding at the International Defense Exhibition and
Conference (IDEX).
Ans: UAE
Q26. Who has been appointed as the new Drug Controller General of India (DCGI)?
Ans: Rajeev Singh Raghuvanshi
Q27. ndia’s first hybrid sounding rocket by private players was successfully launched from Pattipulam
village in the Chengalpattu district of______________.
Ans: Tamil Nadu
Q28. Name the Indian educator and social worker who received the World Mother Language Award
from Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Dhaka, Bangladesh?
Ans: Dr. Mahendra Kumar Mishra

Q29. Delhi Metro Rail Corporation will soon launch India’s first virtual shopping app called
_____________ for metro commuters to purchase products, book services and collect orders at the
destination stations.
Ans: Momentum 2.0
Q30. What is the name of the India’s first AI Chatbot for the Agricultural sector which was launched by
Governor of Odisha?
Ans: Ama KrushAI
Q31. World Thinking Day?

Ans: 22 February
Q32. What is the theme of the World Thinking Day 2023?

Ans: Our World, Our Peaceful Future
Q33. World Scout Day is observed annually on ____________ by millions of Boy Scouts worldwide.
Ans: 22 February
Q34. A 3-day long 18th UIC World Security Congress jointly organised by the International Union of
Railways (UIC), Paris and the Railway Protection Force (RPF) began on 21 February. What is the theme of
it?
Ans: Railway Security Strategy: Responses and Vision for Future.
Q35. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is close to agreeing to a deal with German sporting
goods giant ________ to pay Rs 350 crore as the team’s uniform sponsor.
Ans: Adidas
Q36. Who became the 80th Grandmaster of India?

Ans: Vignesh NR
Q37. Who has been selected for the Jnanappana Award – 2023 instituted by the Guruvayur Devaswom?
Ans: Poet V. Madhusoodanan Nair

Q38. The first nuclear power plant in North India would be built in_____________, according to Union
Minister Jitendra Singh.
Ans: Gorakhpur, Haryana
Q39. Statehood Day in Arunachal Pradesh is a state holiday observed on____________.

Ans: 20th February
Q40. The seven-day 49th Khajuraho Dance Festival will begin in __________ with Bharatnatyam and
kathak at the temple declared as UNESCO heritage.
Ans: Madhya Pradesh
Q41. Which bank has emerged as the top performer among state-owned lenders in terms of loan growth
percentage during the third quarter of 2022-23, an analysis of the latest financial results of public sector
banks showed?
Ans: Bank of Maharashtra (BoM)
Q42. International Mother Language Day?
Ans: 21st February
Q43. What is the theme of the International Mother Language Day 2023?
Ans: Multilingual education – a necessity to transform education
Q44. Who was appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer of Niti Aayog?
Ans: BVR Subrahmanyam
Q45. Anil Agarwal-led Vedanta and manufacturing behemoth Foxconn announced their joint venture’s
plans to build a semiconductor and display manufacturing facility in_______________________.
Ans: Gujarat’s Dholera Special Investment Zone

Q1. Who is the chair of the 22nd Law Commission, which was recently extended until 2024?
Ans: Justice Rituraj Awasthi
Q2. Which country’s fertility rate is the lowest in the world at 0.78 in 2022?
Ans: South Korea
Q3. Which country has launched ‘Commercial Arms Transfer (CAT) Policy’?
Ans: USA
Q4. ‘National Health Authority’s Scan and Share Service’ was launched as part of which scheme?
Ans: Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission
Q5. Which country launched the ‘National Green Fiscal Incentives Policy Framework’?
Ans: Kenya
Q6. Which state was ranked the top performer in the ‘Foundational Literacy and Numeracy Index 2022’?
Ans: [West Bengal
Q7. Who has been nominated by US President Joe Biden for the position of World Bank’s Head?
Ans: Ajay Banga
Q8. On which day Central Excise Day is observed in India?

Ans: 24 February
Q9. Under the Chairmanship of India, the first G-20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors
meeting will be held in which city?
Ans: Bengaluru

Q10. Former Supreme Court Justice S. Abdul Nazir took oath as the Governor of which state?
Ans: Andhra Pradesh
Q11. In which city is the All India Taekwondo Championship being organized?
Ans: New Delhi
Q12. Which country has declared a Health Emergency in view of the Dengue outbreak?
Ans: Peru
Q13. Australia won the title of Women's T20 World Cup 2023, in which country tournament was
organized?
Ans: South Africa
Q14. Who has been honoured with the Marconi Award for the year 2023?
Ans: Hari Balakrishnan
Q15. Who has become the highest wicket-taker in the Women's T20 World Cup?
Ans: Shabnim Ismail
Q16. Which player won the title of Qatar Open Tennis 2023?
Ans: Daniil Medvedev
Q17. What is India’s in the International IP Index released by the US Chambers of Commerce?
Ans: 42
Q18. In which state did Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurate the Shivamogga airport?
Ans: Karnataka
Q19. The Union cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on February 22 extended the term of
the 22nd Law Commission till_____________.
Ans: August 31, 2024

Q20. The Churchgate railway station in Mumbai will soon be called as ‘_______________’, named after
the first governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
Ans: Chintamanrao Deshmukh station
Q21. Which e commerce giant has announced that it will join the Indian government’s ONDC (Open
Network for Digital Commerce) platform.
Ans: Amazon
Q22. Which bank and Paisalo Digital Ltd, a non-deposit-taking NBFC registered with the Reserve Bank of
India, have entered into a co-lending arrangement to provide financial support to the small income
segment and to give impetus to the micro and small enterprise segment of the country?
Ans: Karnataka Bank
Q23. Recently, which bank has partnered with Singapore based digital banking solutions provider Tagit
to implement omnichannel digital banking solutions for its retail and corporate customers?
Ans: Saraswat Bank
Q24. Which private bank and UAE-based financial services company Lulu Exchange, have partnered to
strengthen cross-border payments between India and Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region?
Ans: HDFC Bank
Q25. Who is the chairman and managing director of JSW Group, was awarded as the EY Entrepreneur of
the Year (EOY) 2022?
Ans: Sajjan Jindal
Q26. Who won the men’s 10m air rifle event at the ISSF World Cup 2023 in Cairo?
Ans: Rudrankksh Balasaheb Patil
Q27. Who won Argentina Open title 2023?

Ans: Carlos Alcaraz
Q28. Who has acquired a minority stake in Heineken Holding NV, the controlling shareholder of the
world’s second-largest brewer, for about $902 million?
Ans: Bill Gates
Q29. Which state government has launched robotic scavenger, “Bandicoot”, to clean sewages in the
temple town of Guruvayur, becoming the first state in the country to use robotic technology to clean all
its commissioned manholes?
Ans: Kerala
Q30. Which state government and UN Women entered into an agreement, in order to promote activities
that are welcoming to women in the State’s tourist industry?
Ans: Kerala
Q31. The Ajanta Ellora International Festival 2023 was held from 25th February to 27th February
in___________, Maharashtra.
Ans: Aurangabad
Q32. The World NGO Day is an annual international observance on __________ to recognize the
contributions of non-governmental organizations (NGOs).
Ans: 27 February
Q33. Which state hockey team won the 13th Hockey India Senior Women National Championship in
2023?
Ans: Madhya Pradesh
Q34. Who won the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023?
Ans: Australia
Q35. Name the computer scientist Who has been awarded the 2023 Marconi Prize?
Ans: Hari Balakrishnan
Q36. Which of the following private lender said that it has reached an agreement with Export-Import
Bank of India (India Exim Bank) under the Trade Assistance Programme (TAP) in order to facilitate cross-
border commercial operations?
Ans: RBL Bank

Q37. On February _____ each year, National Science Day honours Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman as
C.V. Raman, an Indian scientist and physician, for discovering the “Raman Effect.”.
Ans: 28
Q38. What is the theme of the National Science Day 2023?

Ans: Global Science for Global Wellness
Q39. PepsiCo India has roped in actor ____________ to endorse its leading soft drink brand Pepsi.
Ans: Ranveer Singh
Q40. Which state or union territory tourism has bene chosen for best adventure tourism award by the
India Today Tourism Survey?
Q41. Who has bagged the Best FIFA men’s player prize for 2022?
Ans: Lionel Messi

Budget 2023-24 Quiz
Q1. How much allocation has been made for the healthcare sector in the India Budget 2023?
a) 89,155 crore
b) 79,155 crore
c) 69,155 crore
d) 59,155 crore
e) 99,155 crore
Answer: a) 89,155 crore
Q2. How much allocation has been made for the Ministry of defense in the India Budget 2023?
a) 2.94 lakh crore
b) 3.94 lakh crore
c) 5.94 lakh crore
d) 4.94 lakh crore
e) 1.94 lakh crore

Answer: c) 5.94 lakh crore
Q3. How much allocation has been made for the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways in the India
Budget 2023?
a) 2.70 lakh crore
b) 3.70 lakh crore

c) 5.70 lakh crore
d) 4.70 lakh crore
e) 1.70 lakh crore
Answer: a) 2.70 lakh crore
Q4. How much allocation has been made for the Ministry of Railways in the India Budget 2023?
a) 2.41 lakh crore
b) 3.41 lakh crore

c) 5.41 lakh crore
d) 4.41 lakh crore

e) 1.41 lakh crore
Q5. How much allocation has been made for the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public
Distribution in the India Budget 2023?
a) 2.06 lakh crore

b) 3.06 lakh crore
c) 5.06 lakh crore
d) 4.06 lakh crore
e) 1.06 lakh crore
Q6. How much allocation has been made for the Ministry of Home Affairs in the India Budget 2023?
a) 2.96 lakh crore
b) 3.96 lakh crore
c) 5.96 lakh crore

d) 4.96 lakh crore
e) 1.96 lakh crore
Answer: e) 1.96 lakh crore
Q7. How much allocation has been made for the Ministry of Chemical and Fertilizers in the India Budget
2023?
a) 2.78 lakh crore

b) 3.78 lakh crore
c) 5.78 lakh crore
d) 4.78 lakh crore
e) 1.78 lakh crore

Q8. How much allocation has been made for the Ministry of Rural Development in the India Budget
2023?
a) 2.60 lakh crore

b) 3.60 lakh crore
c) 5.60 lakh crore
d) 4.60 lakh crore
e) 1.60 lakh crore
Q9. How much allocation has been made for the Ministry of Agriculture and Family’s Welfare in the India
Budget 2023?
a) 2.25 lakh crore
b) 1.25 lakh crore
c) 5.25 lakh crore
d) 4.25 lakh crore

e) 3.25 lakh crore
Answer: b) 1.25 lakh crore
Q10. How much allocation has been made for the Ministry of Communications in the India Budget 2023?
a) 2.23 lakh crore

b) 1.23 lakh crore
c) 5.23 lakh crore
d) 4.23 lakh crore
e) 3.23 lakh crore
Answer: b) 1.23 lakh crore
Q11. How much allocation has been made for the Development of the Pharmaceutical Industry in the
India Budget 2023?
a) 1250 crore
b) 2250 crore
c) 250 crore
d) 1350 crore

e) 9250 crore
Answer: b) 1250 crore
Q12. How much allocation has been made for the Jal Jeevan Mission in the India Budget 2023?
a) 70,000 crore
b) 60,000 crore
c) 55,000 crore
d) 65,000 crore
e) 92,550 crore
Q13. How much allocation has been made for the Eklavya Model Residential Schools in the India Budget
2023?
a) 1,943 crore
b) 2,943 crore
c) 3,943 crore
d) 4,943 crore
e) 5,943 crore
Q14. How much allocation has been made for the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana in the India Budget
2023?
a) 15,993 crore
b) 29,043 crore
c) 39,243 crore
d) 46,943 crore
e) 79,590 crore
Answer: e) 79,590 crore
Q15. How much allocation has been made for the scheme for Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of EV’s
(FAME) in the India Budget 2023?
a) 5,993 crore

b) 9,043 crore
c) 9,243 crore
d) 5,172 crore
e) 9,590 crore
Q16. How much allocation has been made for the scheme for North East Special Infrastructure
Development Scheme in the India Budget 2023?
a) 2,993 crore
b) 3,043 crore
c) 9,273 crore
d) 5,172 crore
e) 2,491 crore
Q17. The Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has presented the Union Budget 2023. It is the ___
Union Budget of India.
Ans: Union budget 2023 is the 75th Union Budget of India. The Union Budget is the annual financial report
of India, which deals with the expected income and expenditure of the economy in the upcoming fiscal
year. The first union budget of independent India was presented on 26 November 1947.
Q18. The Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has presented the Union Budget 2023 - 24. She
presented the Union Budget for the ______ time in a row.
Ans: Union FM Nirmala Sitharaman is presenting the Union Budget 2023 for the 5th time in a row.
Q19. Who has presented the first Union Budget of independent India?
Ans: The first union budget of independent India was presented by R. K. Shanmukham Chetty on 26
November 1947. Total revenues stood at ₹171.15 crore, and the fiscal deficit was ₹24.59 crore.
Q20. How much amount was allocated in the Union Budget 2023 for agriculture and farmer welfare?
Ans: In the union budget 2023 - 24, Rs 1.25 trillion was allocated to the Agriculture & Farmers welfare.

Q21. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman outlined seven priorities in the Union Budget 2023, calling it
_________, that will guide India's vision during Amrit Kaal.
Ans: ‘Saptarishi’ guiding us through the Amrit Kaal.
Q22. What is the theme of the Union Budget 2023 - 24?

Ans: With the theme of 'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam', we are steering an ambitious, people-centric agenda to
address global challenges, and to facilitate sustainable economic development.
Q23. What is the current year’s economic growth estimated in the Union Budget 2023 - 24?
Ans: Finance Minister Sitharaman announced that the economic growth in the current year is estimated to
be at 7 percent.
Q24. How much amount was allocated for the Railway Sector in the Union Budget 2023, that is the
highest ever outlay?
Ans: Capital outlay of Rs. 2.40 lakh crore has been provided for the Railways, which is the highest ever
outlay and about nine times the outlay made in 2013-14.
Q25. What is the rate of tax for Income tax slab between the income of Rs 6 Lakh to Rs 9 Lakh for
assessment year 2023-24?
Ans: 10% is the rate of tax for Income tax slab between the income of Rs 6 Lakh to Rs 9 Lakh for
assessment year 2023-24.
Q26. How many priorities are emphasised in the Union Budget for 2023?
Ans: The Budget adopts the following seven priorities. They complement each other and act as the
‘Saptarishi’ guiding us through the Amrit Kaal.
• Inclusive Development
• Reaching Last Mile
• Infrastructure Investment
• Unleashing Potential
• Green Growth
• Youth Power
• Financial Sector
Q27. Consider following statements about Annual Financial Statement of 2023-24.

1. This is provided in the Constitution under article 112.
2. It shows the actuals for the fiscal year 2022-23.
3. Government accounts are kept under the Consolidated Fund of India and the Contingency Fund of
India.
Which of the above statements are not correct?

(a) 1 and 3
(b) 1 and 2
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Ans. (c)
Q28. Consider following statements regarding Contingency Fund of India

1. Currently, the Parliament as authorised for a corpus of ₹30000crore.
2. It is to look for unforeseen expenditures.
3. It is placed at the disposal of Cabinet ministers.
Which of the above statements are correct
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 1 and 3
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Ans. (a)
Q29. Which of the following statements about Indian budget is incorrect?

(a) Non-tax rceipts of the government mainly consists of interest and dividends on investment in addition
to fees and other receipts for services rendered bu the government.
(b) Interest payments on debt is part of the revenue expenditure.
(c) All grants to the state governments and union territories except for use of creation of capital assets.
(d) None of the above
Ans. (c)
Q30. Which of the following statements is incorrect about the capital receipts?
(a) Loans from foreign governments and bodies constitute capital receipts.
(b) Disinvestment proceeds and dividend distribution are part of capital receipts.
(c) Recoveries of loans from state governments are constituents of capital receipts.
(d) Market borrowings from the public and borrowings through the sale of Trrasury-Bills (shortterm
borrowings) are part of capital receipts.
Ans. (b)
Q31. Consider the following statements

1. Railways budget is presented together with the Union budget from financial year 2017-18.
2. The total receipts and expenditure of the railways are incorporated in the Annual Financial Statement
of the government of India.
3. In the budget 2023-24, ₹2.4 lakh crore capital outlay has been sanctioned for railways.
Which of the above statements are correct?

(a) 1 and 2
(b) 1 and 3
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Ans. (d)
Q32. What is the full form of UIDF which is to be established as per Union Budget 2023-24?
(a) Urban Infrastructure Development Fund
(b) Unique Identification Development Fund
(c) Unique Identification Infrastructure Development Fund

(d) Unique Industrial Development Fund
Ans. (a)
Q33. Consider the following statements about the budget allocations of fiscal year 2023-24 across the
ministries and choose which is the correct answer.
(a) Ministry of Defence has the largest share in budget allocations
(b) Ministry of Railways has largest share in budget allocations

(c) Ministry of Agriculture and Farmer's Welfare has received highest allocation amongst the ministries
Ans. (a)
Q34. Consider the following statements about the fiscal management.

1. Union government will give 50 year interest free loans to states which are to be spent on capital
expenditure within 2023-24.
2. Fiscal Deficit of 3.5% of GSDP is allowed for states (in which 0.5% is tied to power sector reforms).
3. Targeted fiscal deficit to be below 4.5% by 2024-25.
Which of the above statements are correct as per budget 2023-24?
(a) 1 and 3
(b) 1 and 2
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Ans. (b)
Q35. Which of the following statements is incorrect about Indian economy?

(a) The capital expenditure of Union government has increased approximately four times since Fiscal year
2016.
(b) The NPAs of banks have been falling for last 2 years.
(c) There has been constant increase in forex reserves.
(d) None
Ans. (c)
Q36. Consider following statements about the budget estimates of fiscal year 2023-24.
1. The share of subsidies is more than the share of defence in Union budget allocations.
2. Interest payment on borrowings is about 25% of total expenditure.
3. Centrally sponsored schemes have higher allocation of funds than Central sector schemes.
Which of the above statements are incorrect?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 2
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Ans. (d)
Q37. Consider the following statements about Fiscal Policy statements mandated under FRBM Act.
1. Macroeconomic Framework Statement contains an assessment of the growth prospects of the
economy along with the statement of specific underlying assumptions.
2. Medium term Fiscal Policy cum Fiscal Policy Strategy Statement sets out three year rolling targets for
fiscal deficit, revenue deficit, primary deficit, tax revenue, non-tax revenue and debt of Central
government.
Which of the above statements are correct?

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both of the above
Ans. (c)
Q38. According to the Union Budget 2023-24, consider the following statements.
1. Our current year’s economic growth i.e. FY23 is estimated to be at 7 per cent in nominal terms.
2. This is the highest among all economies.
Which of the above statements is/are not correct?

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans. (c)
1. During the Covid-19 pandemic with the PMGKY scheme, the government supplied free food grains to
over 80 crore persons for 28 months.
2. The theme of G20 is ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam”.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans. (c)

1. The Vision for the Amrit Kaal includes a technology-driven and knowledge-based economy, with
strong public finances, and a robust financial sector.
2. Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana National Rural Livelihood Mission has achieved remarkable success by
mobilizing rural women into 81 lakh Self Help Groups.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Ans. (c)
Q41. According to the Union Budget 2023-24, consider the following statements. The Budget adopts the
following seven priorities.
1. Inclusive Development
2. Reaching the Last Mile
3. Infrastructure and Investment
4. Unleashing the Potential
Which among the following is/are not one among them?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 4
Ans. (d)
1. Agriculture Accelerator Fund will be set-up to encourage agri startups by young entrepreneurs in
urban areas.
2. The Fund will aim at bringing innovative and affordable solutions for challenges faced by farmers.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Ans. (b)
1. Atmanirbhar Clean Plant Program will be launched to boost availability of disease-free, quality
planting material for high value horticultural crops at an outlay of 200 crore.
2. To enhance the productivity of extra-long staple cotton, the government will adopt a clusterbased and
value chain approach through Public Private Partnerships (PPP).
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans. (a)
1. We are the largest producer and second largest exporter of ‘Shree Anna’ in the world.
2. These have a number of health benefits, and have been an integral part of our food for centuries.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans. (c)
1. One hundred and fifty-seven new nursing colleges will be established in co-location with the existing
157 medical colleges established since 2014
2. A Mission to eliminate Sickle Cell Anaemia by 2047 will be launched.

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans. (c)
1. Government has recently launched the Aspirational Blocks Programme covering 5000 blocks for
saturation of essential government services.
2. It includes domains such as health, nutrition, education, agriculture, water resources, financial
inclusion, skill development, and basic infrastructure.
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(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans. (a)
1. Pradhan Mantri PVTG Development Mission will provide PVTG families and habitations with basic
facilities such as safe housing, clean drinking water and sanitation, improved access to education etc.
2. An amount of 15,000 crore will be made available to implement the Mission in the next three years
under the Development Action Plan for the Scheduled Tribes.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Ans. (d)
1. Government will recruit 38,800 teachers and support staff for the 740 Eklavya Model Residential

Schools, serving 3.5 lakh tribal students.
2. The outlay for PM Awas Yojana is being enhanced by 66 per cent to over ` 79,000 crore.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Ans. (c)
1. Capital investment outlay is being increased steeply for the third year in a row by 33 per cent to
10 lakh crore.
2. It would be 3.3 percent of GDP which will be almost three times the outlay in 2019-20.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans. (c)
1. A capital outlay of 2.40 lakh crore rupees has been provided for the Railways.
2. This highest ever outlay is about 9 times the outlay made in 2013- 14.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans. (d)

1. The Prime Minister has given a vision for “LiFE”, or Lifestyle for Environment, to spur a movement of
environmentally conscious lifestyle.
2. India is moving forward firmly for the ‘panchamrit’ and net-zero carbon emission by 2030.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Ans. (b)
1. National Green Hydrogen Mission, with an outlay of 19,700 crores, will facilitate transition of the
economy to low carbon intensity, reduce dependence on fossil fuel imports.
2. This Budget provides 35,000 crore for priority capital investments towards energy transition and net
zero objectives, and energy security by the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans. (d)
1. The PM Programme for Restoration, Awareness, Nourishment and Amelioration of Mother Earth” will
be launched to incentivize States and Union Territories to promote alternative fertilizers and balanced
use of chemical fertilizers.
2. 500 new ‘waste to wealth’ plants under GOBARdhan (Galvanizing Organic Bio-Agro Resources Dhan)
scheme will be established for promote a circular economy.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Ans. (d)
1. ‘Mangrove Initiative for Shoreline Habitats & Tangible Incomes’, MISHTI, will be taken up for
mangrove plantation along the coastline and on salt pan lands.
2. Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana 4.0 will be launched to skill lakhs of youth within the next three
years.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans. (c)
1. The Revised Estimate of the fiscal deficit is 6.4 percent of GDP, adhering to the Budget Estimate.
2. The Revised Estimate of the total receipts other than borrowings is 24.3 lakh crore.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans. (c)
Q56. According to Union Budget 2023-24, consider the following statements regarding Customs duties:
1. Reducing the number of basic customs duty rates on goods, other than textiles and Pharmaceuticals,
from 21 to 13.
2. There are minor changes in the basic custom duties, cesses and surcharges on some items including
toys, bicycles, automobiles and naphtha
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Ans. (b)
Q57. According to Union Budget 2023-24, consider the following statements regarding indirect taxation
changes made for the green mobility:
1. Exemption of excise duty on GST-paid compressed biogas contained in it.
2. A customs duty exemption is being extended to import of capital goods and machinery required for
manufacture of lithium-ion cells for batteries used in electric vehicles.

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans. (c)
Q58. According to Union Budget 2023-24, consider the following statements regarding Electronics
sectors:
1. Mobile phone production in India has increased from 5.8 crore units valued at about Rs18,900 crore in
2014-15 to 31 crore units valued at over Rs2,75,000 crore in the 2022-23.
2. There is increase in customs duty on import of certain parts and inputs like camera lens and continue
the concessional duty on lithium-ion cells for batteries
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans. (a)
Q59. According to Union Budget 2023-24, consider the following statements regarding Electrical sector:
1. The basic customs duty on heat coils is being increased from 7.5 per cent to 15 percent
2. The basic custom duty on electric kitchen chimneys for these are proposed to be reduced from 20 per
cent to 15 percent.

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans. (d)
Q60. According to Union Budget 2023-24, consider the following statements regarding Marine sector:
1. Marine products recorded the highest export growth benefiting farmers in the coastal states of the
country
2. Duty is being reduced on key inputs for domestic manufacture of shrimp feed.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans. (c)
Q61. According to Union Budget 2023-24, consider the following statements:

1. India is a global leader in cutting and polishing of natural diamonds
2. It is contributing about three-fourths of the global turnover by value
3. It is proposed to reduce basic customs duty on seeds used in the natural diamond manufacture.
Choose the correct option using the codes below:

(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Ans. (a)
Q62. According to Union Budget 2023-24, consider the following statements regarding Metal Industry:
1. Exemption from Basic Customs Duty on raw materials for Steel sector

2. Concession of 2.5 percent from Basic Customs Duty on copper scrap is also being continued to ensure
the availability of raw materials for secondary copper producers

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans. (c)
Q63. According to Union Budget 2023-24, consider the following statements regarding Income Tax:
1. Average processing period reduced from 93 days in financial year 13-14 to 16 days now
2. Tax payers’ portal received a maximum of 72 lakh returns in a day; processed more than 6.5 crore
returns this year;
Which of the above statements is/are shows the positive impact on taxpayer convenience?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans. (c)
Q64. According to Union Budget 2023-24, consider the following statements regarding MSMEs:
1. Medium enterprises with turnover up to Rs2 crore and certain professionals with turnover of up to
Rs50 lakh can avail the benefit of presumptive taxation.
2. It is proposed to provide enhanced limits of Rs3 crore and Rs75 lakh respectively, to the taxpayers
whose cash receipts are no more than 5 percent.
3. It is proposed to allow deduction for expenditure incurred on payments made to them only when
payment is actually made.
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 1 and 3 only

(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Ans. (c)
Q65. According to Union Budget 2023-24, consider the following statements regarding Cooperation:
1. New co-operatives that commence manufacturing activities till 31.3.2024 shall get the benefit of a
lower tax rate of 15 percent
2. Providing a higher limit of Rs2 lakh per member for cash deposits to and loans in cash by Primary
Agricultural Co-operative Societies (PACS) and Primary Co-operative Agriculture and Rural Development
Banks (PCARDBs).
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Ans. (c)
Q66. According to Union Budget 2023-24, consider the following statements regarding the
rationalization of Direct Tax:
1. Removing the minimum threshold of Rs10,000/- for TDS and clarifying taxability relating to online
gaming;
2. Not treating conversion of gold into electronic gold receipt and vice versa as capital gain;
3. Reducing the TDS rate from 30 per cent to 20 percent on taxable portion of EPF withdrawal in non-
PAN cases;
4. Taxation on income from Market Linked Debentures

Choose the correct statements:
(a) Only 1
(b) Only 2 & 3
(c) Only 1, 3 & 4
(d) All of the above

Ans. (d)
Q67. According to Union Budget 2023-24, consider the following statements regarding the Personal
Indirect Tax:
1. propose to increase the rebate limit to Rs 7 lakh in the both tax regime.
2. propose to change the tax structure in only new tax regime by reducing the number of slabs to

five

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans. (b)
Q68. According to Union Budget 2023-24, consider the following statements regarding the
socioeconomic welfare measures proposed by the government:
1. The payment received from the Agniveer Corpus Fund by the Agniveers enrolled in Agnipath Scheme,
2022 is proposed to be exempt from taxes.
2. It is proposed to enable co-operatives to withdraw cash up to Rs 3 crore in a year without being
subjected to TDS on such withdrawal.
3. Certain start-ups are eligible for some tax benefit if they are incorporated before 1st April, 2023, the
period of incorporation is proposed to be extended by one year to before 1st April, 2024.
(a) 1 and 2 only

(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Ans. (d)
Q69. According to Union Budget 2023-24, consider the following statements regarding Legislative
Changes In GST laws:
1. raise the minimum threshold of tax amount for launching prosecution under GST from Rs1 crore to
Rs2 crore, except for the offence of issuance of invoices without supply of goods or services or both
2. reduce the compounding amount from the present range of 50 percent to 150 percent of tax amount
to the range of 25 per cent to 100 percent;
3. Input tax credit ITC shall be available in respect of goods or services or both received by a taxable
person, which are used or intended to be used for activities relating to his obligations under corporate
social responsibility CSR.
(a) 1 and 2 only

(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only

(d) 1, 2 and 3
Ans. (a)
1. The IMF has projected global growth to slow from 6.2 per cent in 2021 to 3.4 per cent in 2022 and 2.9
per cent in 2023 (January 2023, World Economic Outlook).
2. Monetary tightening by US Federal Reserve has also led to an outflow of portfolio investments from
India, exerting pressure on the rupee. As a result, the rupee depreciated by 8.3 per cent between April
2022 and December 2022 against the US$.
Which of the above statement is/are not correct?

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 and 2
Ans. (d)
1. As per the First Advance Estimates (FAE) of National Income, 2022-23, India’s Real GDP and Nominal
GDP are projected to grow by 7 per cent (y-o-y) and 15.4 per cent (y-o-y), respectively, in FY 2022-23.
2. The government has continued to support the investment activity with capital expenditure reaching
4.5 lakh crore during April-November 2022,
Which of the above statement is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 and 2
Ans. (c)
1. The share of exports in GDP (at 2011-12 prices) also increased to 28.7 per cent in FY 2022-23 compared
to 21.5 per cent in FY 2021-22.

2. GST collections during December 2022 were 15 per cent higher on a y-o-y basis, crossing the 1.4 lakh
crore benchmark for successive nine months.

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 and 2
Ans. (b)
1. During FY 2021-22, agricultural exports reached an all-time high of US$ 50.2 billion.
2. As per Fourth Advance Estimates for FY 2021-22, the production of food grains and oilseed witnessed
significant increase.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 and 2
Ans. (d)
1. Monthly merchandise exports declined from US$ 39.7 billion in April 2022 to US$ 34.5 billion in
December 2022.
2. Merchandise imports for April-December 2022 were US$ 551.7 billion against US$ 441.5 billion during
April-December 2021.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 and 2
Ans (c)

1. Consumer price inflation peaked in April 2022 at 10.8 per cent before moderating to 5.7 per cent in
December 2022.
2. RBI’s Monetary Policy Committee increased the policy repo rate under the liquidity adjustment facility
(LAF) by 225 basis points from 4.0 per cent to 6.25 per cent between May and December 2022.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 and 2

Ans. (b)
1. The Gross Non-Performing Assets (GNPA) ratio of SCBs has fallen to a seven-year low of 5.0.
2. Capital-to-Risk Weighted Assets Ratio (CRAR) remains healthy at 11.0 and well above the regulatory
requirement of 11.5.

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 and 2
Ans. (a)
1. The fiscal deficit of the Union Government, estimated at 9.2 per cent of GDP during the pandemic year
FY 2020-21, moderated to 6.7 per cent of GDP in FY 2021-22 and is budgeted to decline further to 6.4
percent of GDP in FY 2022-23.
2. The Gross Tax Revenue registered a y-o-y growth of 15.5 per cent from April to November 2022.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 and 2
Ans. (c)
1. The Government of India had budgeted an unprecedented `7.5 lakh crore of Capital Expenditure for FY
2022-23.
2. The Revised Estimates place fiscal and revenue deficits at 6.4 per cent of GDP and 4.1 per cent of GDP,
respectively, in FY 2022-23.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 and 2
Ans. (d)
1. The execution of various path-breaking policies such as the PM GatiShakti, National Logistics Policy
and the PLI schemes will strengthen the infrastructural and manufacturing base while bringing down
costs in the value chain.
2. Various international agencies such as the World Bank, the IMF, and the ADB project India to grow
between 6-7 per cent in 2023-24.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 and 2

Ans. (c)
1. According to the First Advance Estimates, the real GDP in FY 2022-23 is expected to grow by 7.0 per
cent compared to 6.7 per cent in FY 2021-22.
2. The Fiscal Deficit was projected at 6.4 per cent of GDP in the Budget Estimates of FY 2022-23.
(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 and 2
Ans. (b)
1. Both Direct and Indirect taxes recorded a y-o-y growth of around 23.5 per cent and 8.6 per cent,
respectively, in the first eight months of the FY 2022-23.
2. Against the Budgeted target of Non-Debt Capital Receipts (NDCR) of `79,291 crore, the collection upto
November 2022 was `41,481 crore which was 52.3 per cent of BE. The major contributor to NDCR is
receipts from LIC IPO and others in RE 2022-23.

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 and 2
Ans. (c)
1. The Revenue Deficit is estimated at 2.9 per cent of GDP in BE 2023-24 against 4.1 per cent of GDP in RE
2022-23.
2. Gross Tax Revenue (GTR) is projected to grow at 10.4 per cent in BE 2023-24 over RE 2022-23.

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 and 2
Ans. (c)
1. In BE 2023-24, it is estimated that the Direct and Indirect taxes to contribute 54.4 per cent and 45.6
per cent, respectively, to GTR.

2. In BE 2023-24, the Tax to GDP ratio is estimated at 11.1 per cent which is at par with the RE of 2022-
23.

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 and 2
Ans. (d)
1. The Budget for FY 2023-24 provisions for above 10 lakh crore (3.3 per cent of GDP) for capital
expenditure.
2. Expenditure on revenue account has been estimated at about `35.02 lakh crore (11.6 per of GDP) in BE
2023-24.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 and 2
Ans. (d)
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DATE/WEEK OBSERVANCE THEME 2023

2 February World Wetlands Day It's Time for Wetlands Restoration

4 February World Cancer Day close the care gap

4 February International Day of Human Fraternity

Female Genital Mutilation transform Social and gender Norms to

10 February World Pulses Day Pulses for a Sustainable Future

10 February National Deworming Day

11 February World Unani Day

11 February International Day of Women and Girls in Innovate. Demonstrate. Elevate.

Science Advance (IDEA): Bringing communities

Forward for sustainable and equitable

12 February National Productivity Day Productivity, Green Growth, and

Sustainability: Celebrating India’s G20

13 February World Radio Day Radio and Peace

13 Feb 2023 International Epilepsy Day (2nd Monday)

13 to 17 Feb Financial Literacy Week Good Financial Behaviour – Your Saviour

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17 February first-ever Global Tourism Resilience Day

19 February Soil Health Card Day

18 Feb 2023 World Pangolin Day (3rd Saturday)

20 February World Day of Social Justice Overcoming Barriers and Unleashing

Opportunities for Social Justice

21 February International Mother Language Day Multilingual education - a necessity to

22 February World Thinking Day Our Planet, Our Peaceful Future

22 February World Scout Day

24 February Central Excise Day

27 February National Protein Day Easy Access to Protein for All

27 February World NGO Day

28 February National Science Day Global Science for Global Wellness

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conversational artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot

Aim: To report the unauthorized coal mining

current account which offers unlimited transactions and instant

Signature Guaranteed non-linked, non-participating savings life

for its customers to ensure an Easy-buy

to test offline digital payments for merchants and

‘Vyapar Mitra Business to provide working capital and business loans to

To provide banking access to individuals who

Bal Mitra (WhatsApp

in partnership with OneSight EssilorLuxottica

One Family One Identity Aim to identify families as a unit for

Ministry of External to streamline and expedite the police verification

Union Minister for

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Niva Bupa Health To encourage customers to start investing for

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