Current Affairs 8th February

1) The inaugural season of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2023 will be held in -

A. Mumbai 

B. Kolkata 

C. Chennai 

D. Ahmedabad

2) Who has received the "Hurun India’s award 2022"?

A. Manmohan Singh 

B. Akshaya Kavya 

C. VP Nandakumar 

D. Ricky Kej

3) Who has won the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix 2023 title?

A. Vijay Chauhan 

B. Nikhil Chittarasu 

C. Tejaswin Shankar 

D. Amlan Borgohain 

4) Which Arm force has won the 12th edition of National Ice Hockey Championship?

A. Assam Rifles 

B. Border Security Force 

C. Central Reserve Police Force 

D. Indo Tibetan Border Police

5) Who has launched its conversational AI chatbot named ‘Bard’?

A. Amazon 

B. Google 

C. Reliance 

D. Apple

6) Who has announced a Global Climate Resilience Fund of $50 million for women?

A. Hillary Clinton 

B. Barack Obama 

C. Donald Trump 

D. Thomas Jefferson

7) Who is set to become the World’s First Living Heritage University? 

A. Nalanda University 

B. Visva-Bharati University 

C. Sharada Peeth University 

D. Pushpagiri Vihara University

8) Who has unveiled India's 1st hydrogen combustion engine technology for heavy-duty trucks?

A. Reliance 

B. Aditya Birla 

C. Hinduja Group 

D. ITC Limited

9) Who has inaugurated the VFS Global Visa Application Centre in Lucknow?

A. Anandiben Patel 

B. Narendra Modi 

C. Yogi Adityanath 

D. Droupadi Murmu 

10) Who has been appointed as the Member of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister?

A. Poonam Gupta 

B. Shamika Ravi 

C. Nilesh Shah 

D. Sanjeev Sanyal 

11) Who become 1st Indian-American woman to be elected as president of Harvard Law Review?

A. Swati Avasthi 

B. Poornima DeBolle 

C. Jayshree Ullal 

D. Apsara A Iyer

12) Who has won the 'Mathrubhumi Book of the Year' award?

A. Dr Peggy Mohan 

B. Shrilal Shukla 

C. Bhisham Sahni 

D. Vinod Deval

 13) Which country has become a full member of the International Solar Alliance?

A. Peru 

B. Suriname 

C. Argentina 

D. Brazil 

14) First G20 Tourism Working Group meeting has been organised in -

A. Uttar Pradesh 

B. Gujarat 

C. Uttarakhand 

D. Haryana

15) India’s 1st new mobility focussed cluster has been unveiled by -

A. Telangana 

B. Karnataka 

C. Andhra Pradesh 

D. Kerala 

16) Which Union Ministry has launched the “Yuva Sangam” portal?

A. Defence Ministry 

B. Ayush Ministry 

C. Education Ministry 

D. Finance Ministry

17) Kala Ghoda Art Festival 2023 has been organised in -

A. Raipur 

B. New Delhi 

C. Pune 

D. Mumbai 

18) India has provided how many buses to Sri Lanka of its 75th independence anniversary?

A. 50 buses 

B. 75 buses 

C. 100 buses 

D. 500 buses

19) Who has set a new record in 200 metre steeplechase with a timing of 6.45.71 minutes in Khelo India Youth Games 2023?

A. Sonam 

B. Siddharth Chaudhary 

C. Aparna Jha 

D. Ankita Lokhande