Q1. The United Nations has declared 2023 as the

1. International Year of  Oats
2. International Year of N Barley
3. International Year of  Sorghum
4. International Year of Millets
5. None of These

Q2. Name the  ambitious project which  would link India and Myanmar via the Bay of Bengal?

1. India–Myanmar–Thailand Trilateral Highway
2. Dawei Port Project
3. Kaladan Multi Modal Transit Transport  project
4. Pakokku Bridge Project
5. None of These

Q3. Name the year in which BV Nagarathna takes oath as the 54th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court  and  the first woman to ever hold that position ?

1. 2025
2. 2027
3. 2029
4. 2031
5. None of These

Q4.  Name the Indian-origin  who has been sworn in as a Harris county judge, becoming the first female Sikh judge in the US ?

1. Manpreet Monica Singh
2. Jasmeet Kaur Bains
3. Preet Kaur Gill
4. Anmol Narang
5. None of These

Q5. Name the country which will host a meeting of justice ministers in March to discuss ways to support the International Criminal Court's investigation of alleged war crimes in Ukraine ?

1. US
2. UK
3. Germany
4. Australia
5. None of These

Answers

1---------------------------4   International Year of Millets

2----------------------------3   Kaladan Multi Modal Transit Transport

3-----------------------------2  2027

4---------------------------1     Manpreet Monica Singh

5-----------------------------2   UK

Iranian actor Taraneh Alidoosti, jailed for almost three weeks over her support for the country's protest movement, was released on bail on Jan 4 .

Iran has been gripped by protests since the September 16 death in custody of Mahsa Amini, an Iranian Kurd who was arrested for allegedly violating the country's strict dress code.

The RBI on  Jan 6 said the maiden Sovereign Green Bonds (SGrBs) will be issued in two tranches for an aggregate amount of Rs 16,000 crore, and proceeds will be utilised for funding public sector projects seeking to reduce carbon emissions.

The first auction will be done on January 25 while the second on February 9, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said in a statement.

The proceeds will be deployed in public sector projects, which help in reducing the carbon intensity of the economy, it said.

As announced in the Union Budget 2022-23, the central government as part of its overall market borrowings will be issuing Sovereign Green Bonds (SGrBs) for mobilising resources for green infrastructure.

Glasgow and Gold Coast Commonwealth Games gold medallist K Sanjita Chanu is among top sportspersons who have failed a dope test and has been provisionally suspended. The National Anti-Doping Agency has updated the list of provisionally suspended athletes since January 2022 and has added more than 20 new names. Sanjita Chanu, who finished second at the recently held National Games in 49kg, tested positive for the presence of Drostanolone Metabolite, an anabolic androgenic steroid.

Sanjita had won gold in 48kg ahead of Mirabai Chanu at Glasgow while in Gold Coast her gold was in 53kg. She won silver behind Mirabai in 49kg at the National Games in Gujarat last year. Sanjita had failed a dope test in 2018 for testosterone but was cleared of charges in 2020 because of "certain non-conformities". She also has multiple golds in Commonwealth Championships.

There are three kabaddi players Shivam Chaudhary, Rajnesh and Mohit Pahal. Chaudhury has featured in pro kabaddi league as well. Judoka Navroop Kaur is also provisionally suspended for testing positive for steroid (Metenolone). There is a case of evasion by an athlete as well. The anti-doping disciplinary panel will decide on the fate of the athletes after a hearing. In the case of steroids, a four-year ban is usually imposed for a first time offence. While two years for stimulants

Q1.  Name the state with which  NTPC's Tapovan-Vishnugad hydel project is associated ?

1. Himachal Pradesh
2. Uttar Pradesh
3. Uttarakhand
4. Arunachal Pradesh
5. None of These

Q2. Name the Tata Group-owned Air India CEO  who on  Jan 7 has apologised for a flyer urinating on a fellow female passenger on a flight from New York in Nov , 2022 ?

1. N. K. Jain
2. Gargi Kaul
3. Ashwani Lohani
4. Campbell Wilson
5. None of These

Q3. India on Jan 6 sent a platoon of an all-woman joint contingent of the Indian Army and Assam Rifles on the United Nations (UN) peacekeeping mission in

1. Sudan
2. Liberia
3. Somalia
4. DR Congo
5. None of These

Q4. Name the  man who allegedly urinated on a co-passenger on board an Air India flight and who has been arrested by the Delhi Police from Bengaluru?

1. Manoj Pandey
2. Shankar Mishra
3. Shekhar  Mishra
4. Suraj Mishra
5. None of These

Q5. Name the country  which on Jan 6  has announced a major military assistance package for Ukraine that is valued at more than $3 billion and includes 50 Bradleys and dozens of other armored vehicles ?

1. United States
2. Britain
3. France
4. Germany
5. None of These

Answers

1----------------------3  Uttarakhand

2-----------------------4    Campbell Wilson

3-----------------------1  Sudan

4-----------------------2  Shankar Mishra

5-----------------------1   United States

Bank customers will not be required to visit branch to update their Know Your Customer (KYC) information. Customers can provide a self-declaration through online channels, said the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Jan 5.

Strong resentment prevails among people  in Joshimath  against the government for the indifference with which it treated the warnings about a dangerous situation of buildings in the Himalayan town due to heavy construction activities going on around it.

They hold the NTPC's Tapovan-Vishnugad hydel project mainly responsible for the situation.

Tata Group-owned Air India CEO Campbell Wilson on  Jan 7 apologised for a flyer urinating on a fellow female passenger on a flight from New York in November, and said four cabin crew and a pilot have been de-rostered and the airline is reviewing policy of serving alcohol on flights.

Facing backlash for the handling of the incident, Wilson in a statement said the airline could have handled the issue better and promised a robust reporting system of unruly behaviour and a system of reporting such incidents.