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30th January Current Affairs | Today GK Quiz Updates
1. Which institution issues the Sovereign Green Bonds (SGrBs) on behalf of the government?
A. SEBI
B. BSE
C. NITI Aayog
D. RBI
Ans: D
Explanation – SGrBs will be issued through uniform price auction and 5 percent of the notified amount of sale will be reserved for retail investors. Coupon rates of the Bonds are in line with the G-Sec. The first tranche of Sovereign Green Bonds (SGrBs) issued by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) worth Rs 8,000 crore was subscribed fully.
2. Which state announced to book men who marry minor girls under stringent laws prescribing imprisonment?
A. Odisha
B. West Bengal
C. Assam
D. Telangana
Ans: C
Explanation – The Assam Cabinet has decided to book men who marry minor girls under stringent laws prescribing imprisonment from two years to life. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said an average of 31.8% of girls in Assam get married at the prohibited age and 11.7% become mothers before adulthood, higher than the national average.
3. India beat _____ in the first-ever ICC U-19 Women’s T20 World Cup final.
A. Australia
B. England
C. New Zealand
D. None of the above
Ans: B
Explanation – India beat England in the first-ever ICC U-19 Women’s T20 World Cup final in Potchefstroom, South Africa. India bowled out England for a paltry 68 and won by 7 wkts. This is the first ICC trophy India has won in women’s cricket.
4. Germany beat ______ 5-4 in the penalty shootout to win the FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup 2023.
A. Belgium
B. Australia
C. Netherlands
D. India
Ans: A
Explanation – Germany beat Belgium 5-4 in the penalty shootout to win the FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup 2023 at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, India. This is Germany’s third Hockey World Cup title after they won it in 2002 and 2006.
5. Mahatma Gandhi was killed on January 30, 1948, in the grounds of Birla House, a sizable palace in the heart of New Delhi that is today known as ______.
A. Red fort
B. Gandhi House
C. Gandhi Smriti
D. None of the above
Ans: C
Explanation – At the age of 78, Mahatma Gandhi was killed on January 30, 1948, in the grounds of Birla House, a sizable palace in the heart of New Delhi that is today known as Gandhi Smriti.
6. Which day is observed as Martyrs’ Day or Shaheed Diwas?
A. 29th January
B. 30th January
C. 31st January
D. 28th January
Ans: B
Explanation – On January 30, 2023, India observed Martyrs’ Day, or Shaheed Diwas to pay tribute to all the freedom fighters who sacrificed their lives for the country. The day is also marked as the nation’s ‘Bapu’ death anniversary, Mahatma Gandhi.
7. Which rupee coins are released by the Prime Minister on the Occasion of the completion of 75 years of National Cadet Corps (NCC) at the Delhi NCC Event?
A. ₹ 100
B. ₹ 75
C. ₹ 70
D. ₹ 50
Ans: B
Explanation – On the occasion of the celebration of the NCC’s 75 successful years, PM Modi earlier in the day released a unique day cover and a commemorative specially made coin of the denomination of 75.
8. Which company announced a new multiyear, multibillion-dollar investment with ChatGPT-maker OpenAI?
A. Microsoft
B. Amazon
C. TATA
D. Yahoo
Ans: A
Explanation – Microsoft announced a new multiyear, multibillion-dollar investment with ChatGPT-maker OpenAI. Microsoft Corp. will make $10 billion spent in OpenAI, the research lab behind the famous ChatGPT and DALL-E. The deal marks the third phase of the partnership between the two companies, following Microsoft’s previous investments in 2019 and 2021.
9. Petr Pavel, who has become the new Czech Republic president, is the former chairman of the _______ organization’s military committee.
A. North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
B. IMF
C. UNESCO
D. WTO
Ans: A
Explanation – Petr Pavel, a former chairman of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) military committee, has become the new president of the Czech Republic.
10. In which of the following years the Government of India started the AISHE (All India Survey on Higher Education)?
A. 2010-2011
B. 2009-2010
C. 2021-2022
D. 2020-2021
Ans: A
Explanation – In 2020-21, the survey was started under the leadership of the Ministry of Education. The survey mainly focuses on higher education in the country. The Government of India started the AISHE in 2010-11. A task force formed from AICTE, UGC, National Medical Council, Distance Education Council, and representatives from leading universities conduct the survey.
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