Current Affairs: 4th January 2023

Current Affairs: 4rd JANUARY 2023

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                                              Let us have a look at Today’s Questions: –

1) Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva took oath as the President of

A. Brazil
B. Bolivia
C. Argentina
D. Chile

Solution:
The correct answer is A. Brazil
Additional Information

  •  Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on 1st January 2023, took oath for a third term as president of Brazil.
  • He defeated far-right leader Jair Bolsonaro in the elections that took place in October 2022. He says the election was stolen.
  • He was previously the 35th president of Brazil from 2003 to 2011.
  • Brazil is the fifth largest country in the world area wise after Russia, Canada, China, and the United States.

2) Which city will become India’s first city with 100% sewerage facilities?

A. Chennai
B. Visakhapatnam
C. Hyderabad
D. Bengaluru

Solution:
The correct answer is C. Hyderabad

Additional Information

  • Minister of Municipal Administration and Urban Development, IT and Industries of Telangana, K. T. Rama Rao on 1st January 2023, that Hyderabad will be the first city in India to have 100% sewerage facilities by May 2023.
  • He said that 31 new Sewage treatment plants (STP) are being built in the city with an investment of Rs ₹3,866 crores.

3) Which country has assumed the Chairmanship of the Wassenaar Arrangement?

A. India
B. Nepal
C. Bangladesh
D. Srilanka

Solution:
The correct answer is A. India

Additional Information

• India has assumed the chairmanship of the plenary of the Wassenaar Arrangement for one year on 1st January 2023.

• At the 26th annual plenary of the Wassenaar Arrangement, Eoin O’Leary (Ireland’s ambassador) has handed over the chairmanship to Jaideep Mazumdar (India’s ambassador).

• Jaideep Mazumdar is the permanent representative to the UN and international organisations in Vienna.

• India joined the Wassenaar Arrangement in December 2017 as 42nd participating state.

4) India got its first In vitro fertilization (IVF) mobile unit for animals in

A. Haryana
B. Gujarat
C. Maharashtra
D. Karnataka

Solution:
The correct answer is B. Gujarat

Additional Information

  • Gujarat’s Amreli, India received its first In vitro fertilization (IVF) mobile device on January 1, 2023.
  • Purushottam Rupala, union minister, launched the mobile IVF lab. The IVF mobile van, according to the minister, was “dedicated in a collaborative endeavorof the Government of  India and Amar Dairy.”
  • IVF is a complicated sequence of operations used to aid with fertility and child conception. It is a sophisticated reproductive technique used in animals to multiply better female germplasm at a faster rate.

5) Four districts has been merged in which state?

A. West Bengal
B. Andhra Pradesh
C. Tamil Nadu
D. Assam

Solution:
The correct answer is D. Assam.

Important Points

  • Four districts have been approved to merge with the districts from which they were carved out.
  • Tamulpur district would be re-merged with Baksa district. It was formed on January 23, 2022.
  • Hojai district and Biswanath district would be remerged with Nagaon and Sonitpur respectively. They were created in 2015.
  • Bajali district would be re-merged with Barpeta. It was created on January 12, 2021.
  • The mergers will lower down the number of districts in Assam from 35 to 31.

6) Which state government signed an MoU with
ADB for a power project worth ₹2,275 crore?

A. Nagaland
B. Sikkim
C. Tripura
D. Mizoram

Solution:
The correct answer is C. Tripura

Important Points

• Tripura government has signed an agreement MOU with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for a power project worth Rs 2,275 crore.

• Of the total cost of the project, the state government would spend an amount of Rs 455 crore.

• The project include the replacement of Rokhia’s existing 63 MW (3X21 MW) Open Cycle power project with a 120 MW Combined Cycle power project.

• The project would also boost the efficiency of the Gumti hydroelectric power plant in Gomati district.

7) Suresh Kishinchand Khatanhar has been reappointed as the Deputy Managing Director (DMD) of

A. Federal Bank
B. Canara Bank
C. UCO Bank
D. IDBI Bank

Solution:
The correct answer isD. IDBI Bank

Important Points

  • IDBI Bank’s Board of Directors have approved the reappointment of Suresh Kishinchand Khatanhar as Deputy Managing Director (DMD) for a period of one year with effect from January 15, 2023.
  • This re-appointment is as per approval of the Reserve Bank of India received in this regard.
  • Khatanhar has joined IDBI Bank in 1997 from Dena Bank.
  • He was appointed as DMD by IDBI Bank’s Board on January 15, 2020 for a period of three years

8) Who has taken over as the Director General of Police (DGP) of Telangana?

A. Anjani Kumar
B. Rajesh Gera
C. Bujar Nishani
D. Sanjit Narwekar

Solution:
The correct answer is A. Anjani Kumar

Important Points

  • Senior IPS officer Anjani Kumar on 1st January 2023, took charge as the new Director General of Police (DGP) of Telangana.
  • He was replaced M Mahendar Reddy.
  • Anjani Kumar, an IPS officer of 1990 batch, has held several important posts, including Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad, DG-ACB, Additional DGP (law and order) and Chief of Greyhounds, the famed anti-naxal force in the state.

9) “Global Family Day” is observed every year on

A. 1st January
B. 2nd January
C. 3rd January
D. 4th January

Solution:
The correct answer is A. 1st January
Key Points

Global Family Day is celebrated annually on January 1 to kick start the year positively and promote peace, love, and unity among people.

• The event, which was observed on January 1, 2000, aims to strengthen familial ties.

• A book titled “One Day In Peace – January 1, 2000,” published by the United Nations, served as the inspiration for the concept, which was first proposed in November 1997.

• Following this, UN members were also given the opportunity to officially observe January 1 as “Global Family Day” in 1999.

10) India’s 2nd longest cable-stayed 8-lane “Zuari
Bridge” opens in –

A. Goa
B. Maharashtra
C. Gujarat
D. Delhi

Solution:
The correct answer is A. Goa
Key Points

• Union Minister of Roads Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari has inaugurated the India’s 2nd longest cablestayed eight-lane Zuari Bridge in Goa

• Right-hand side (4-lane corridor) across the Zuari River and approaches from Bambolim to Verna were thrown open for vehicular traffic. Gadkari also launched the “PWD Goa” App for integrated operations management.
• The Zuari Bridge is a bridge between North Goa and South Goa, India. It carries the NH 66 over the tidal part of the Zuari River, between the villages of Agaçaim and Cortalim.

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