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9th January Daily Current Affairs 2023: Hurry Up and get the Daily Current Affairs Quiz that we have provided here exclusively for you. The Daily Current Affairs 9th January 2023 provides the latest and trending news that will help aspirants in preparing for various competitive examinations. This Today Current Affairs 9 January 2023 covers the latest updates like Y20 Summit, fifth warmest year of India since 1901, India’s First Hydrogen Powered Trains, ‘fund raising through bonds in 2023’, FY23 GDP growth, Digital India Awards – 2022 (7th edition), Asia’s 1st Semi-High-Speed Hydrogen Train.
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1. Who launched the themes of the Y20 Summit?
A. Prime minister
B. President
C. Union minister
D. None of the above
Ans: C
Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Singh Thakur on Friday launched the themes of the Y20 summit, logo, and website in the Curtain raiser event of Y20 Summit India in New Delhi.
2. What is the fifth warmest year of India since 1901?
A. 2021
B. 2022
C. 2020
D. 2019
Ans: C
Explanation – The year 2022 was the fifth warmest for India since 1901 when India Meteorological Department (IMD) started keeping weather records, the weather office said in an official statement on the Climate of India during last year.
3. Which Railways is set to introduce India’s First Hydrogen Powered Trains?
A. Indian Railways
B. Western Railways
C. Eastern Railways
D. Southern Railways
Ans: A
Explanation – At the start of the New Year 2023, Indian Railways has set a goal to modernize its heritage lines with the latest technology. To achieve this, the Ministry of Railways has announced a plan to introduce hydrogen power trains on its heritage lines in the second half of the year.
4. In recent days which of the following countries had replaced India in the UN Security Council?
A. Japan
B. Malta
C. Switzerland
D. All the above
Ans: D
Explanation – Ecuador, Japan, Malta, Mozambique and Switzerland are the 5 countries replacing India, Ireland, Kenya, Mexico and Norway, whose terms ended on 31st December 2022.
5. Under its first issue of ‘fund raising through bonds in 2023’, NABARD has raised around how much amount in how many bonds?
A. 5,000 crore via 3-year bonds
B. 5,000 crore via 2-year bonds
C. 5,000 crore via 1-year bonds
D. 6,000 crore via 3-year bonds
Ans: A
Explanation – Under its first issue of ‘fund raising through bonds in 2023’, National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has raised around Rs 5,000 crore via 3-year bonds.
6. What is the government’s first estimate of FY23 GDP growth?
A. 7%
B. 3%
C. 6%
D. 5%
Ans: A
Explanation – The first advance estimate for 2022-23 released by the National Statistical Office (NSO) estimated GDP growth at 7%, slower than the 8.7% expansion posted in 2021-22.
7. Who had Presented the Digital India Awards – 2022 (7th edition)?
A. President
B. Prime minister
C. Union minister
D. None of the above
Ans: A
Explanation – The President of India, Droupadi Murmu, presented the Digital India Awards 2022, the 7th edition of the Digital India Awards (DIA), in New Delhi, Delhi, on January 7, 2023.
8. Which country launched Asia’s 1st Semi-High-Speed Hydrogen Train with a Range of 600 Km?
A. Japan
B. China
C. Pakistan
D. India
Ans: B
Explanation – China’s CRRC Corporation Limited has unveiled Asia’s 1st hydrogen-powered trains for the Urban Railways, which have a top speed of 160 kmph (kilometre per hour) and a range of 600 km on a single tank. It was developed in collaboration with Chengdu Rail Transit and CRRC Changchun Railway Co.
9. Which of the following Indian tennis player Announced Retirement from Professional Tennis?
A. Sania Mirza
B. Mahesh Bhupati
C. Vijay Amritraj
D. None of the above
Ans: A
Explanation – Indian Tennis Player Sania Mirza (36-year-old), the former doubles World No. 1, has confirmed her retirement from professional Tennis. She announced that the Dubai Tennis Championships, a Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) 1000 event in Dubai in February 2023 will be her last match. Prior to her last appearance, she played in women’s doubles at the Australian Open in January 2023 alongside Kazakhstan’s Anna Danilina.
10. With which state government BSE signs MoU to Promote Development of SMEs?
A. Goa government
B. Tamilnadu government
C. Karnataka government
D. Andhra Pradesh government
Ans: A
Explanation – BSE (formerly Bombay Stock Exchange Ltd.) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Government of Goa for the development of Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) in Goa.
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