Current Affairs 1st February

1) Which Mutual Fund has launched 'India’s first passive short-term index fund'?

A. Franklin MF 

B. Paribas MF 

C. Edelweiss MF 

D. Invesco MF

2) Who has claimed the inaugural Shane Warne Award?

A. Usman Khawaja 

B. Steve Smith 

C. David Warner 

D. Michael Neser 

3) Which state/UT’s tableau won the best tableau award for Republic Day 2023?

A. Uttar Pradesh 

B. Gujarat 

C. Uttarakhand 

D. Maharashtra 

4) Which city became India's 1st city to get a realtime source of air pollution?

A. Mumbai 

B. Faridabad 

C. Gurugram 

D. Delhi 

5) As per IIRF report, Which Institute is the best college to pursue the MBA course in India?

A. IIM Ahmedabad 

B. IIM Bengaluru 

C. IIM Kolkata 

D. IIM Jamshedpur 

6) UNESCO has designated "Odesa" as a World Heritage in Danger site, situated in

A. Serbia 

B. Poland 

C. Ukraine 

D. Belarus 

7) The 5th edition of the ‘Khelo India Youth Games 2022’ started at

A. Gwalior 

B. Ujjain 

C. Indore 

D. Bhopal 

8) Harmanpreet Singh has been appointed as the brand ambassador of - 

A. Nike India 

B. Adidas 

C. Nivia 

D. Puma India 

9) Which state government has launched a campaign, ‘Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan’?

A. Uttar Pradesh 

B. Madhya Pradesh 

C. Uttarakhand 

D. Gujarat

10) Which state/UT has organized a 5-day ‘Jeevan Vidya Shivir’ for the teachers?

A. Haryana 

B. Delhi 

C. Ladakh 

D. Punjab

11) Which state government has launched the "Ladli Bahna" scheme?

A. Uttar Pradesh 

B. Madhya Pradesh 

C. Jharkhand 

D. Bihar

12) Who has been appointed as the new Vice Chief of the Indian Air Force (IAF)?

A. Suraj Kumar Jha 

B. Amanpreet Singh 

C. Vibhas Pande 

D. Arti Sarin 

13) Who has become India’s 1st payment gateway to process Central Bank Digital Currency?

A. Direcpay 

B. CCAvenue 

C. Instamojo 

D. PayU  

14) What is the theme of the 3rd INTERPOL Young Global Police Leaders Programme?

A. Against Crime 

B. Peace 

C. Trust 

D. Valuable 

15) Who has become the largest buyer of MSME goods in 2022?

A. Defense Ministry 

B. Education Ministry 

C. Textiles Ministry 

D. Agriculture Ministry 

16) Who has been appointed as the new head of Morgan Stanley (India)?

A. Sangeeta Verma 

B. Arun Kohli 

C. Petr Pavel 

D. Gyanendra Pratap

17) Who has laid the foundation stone for a National Forensic Sciences University in Karnataka?

A. Anurag Thakur 

B. Piyush Goyal 

C. Nitin Gadkari 

D. Amit Shah 

18) Who has been appointed as the CEO of Gujarat Maritime Cluster?

A. Madhvendra Singh 

B. Ashneer Grover 

C. Rahul Dayal 

D. Alok Joshi 

19) Recently, Which state announced giving monthly allowance to Unemployed youth?

A. Gujarat 

B. Maharashtra 

C. Madhya Pradesh 

D. Chhattisgarh 

20) Hein Schumacher has been appointed as the new CEO of -

A. Nestlé 

B. Anheuser 

C. Unilever 

D. PepsiCo

21) Who has been recommended as the new Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) by UPSC?

A. Dr. Rikta Saha 

B. Dr. P.B.N. Prasad 

C. Dr. S.Eswara Reddy 

D. Dr. Rajeev Singh Raghuvanshi