02 February 2023: Daily Current Affairs Quiz in Hindi for HPPSC HPAS & Allied Services Exams
Q1. Safer Internet Day 2023 is observed on which of the following day?
(a) 3 February
(b) 4 February
(c) 5 February
(d) 6 February
(e) 7 February
Q2. Who authored the novel “Victory City”, an “epic tale” of a 14th-century woman who defies a patriarchal world to rule a city?
(a) Vikran Seth
(b) Salman Rushdie
(c) Sudha Murty
(d) Anita Desai
(e) T.P. Rajeevan
Q3. ISRO-NASA ____ satellite to be launched from India in September 2023
(a) NISAR
(b) AQUA
(c) ALOS-2
(d) EOS-04
(e) RISAT-1
Q4. Which platform becomes India’s first app to support credit cards on UPI?
(a) Paytm
(b) MobiKwik
(c) PhonePe
(d) BharatPay
(e) GooglePay
Q5. Which university is declared the world’s first living heritage university by UNESCO?
(a) University of Madras
(b) Takshashila University
(c) University of Mumbai
(d) Visva-Bharati University
(e) Serampore College
Q6. ______ bagged ‘ATD Best Awards 2023’ for the 6th consecutive year.
(a) Amravati Thermal Power plant
(b) Vindhyachal Thermal Power Station
(c) Tiroda Thermal Power Plant
(d) Talcher Super Thermal Power station
(e) National Thermal Power Corporation
Q7. ______ reported the death of 585 sea lions and 55,000 wild birds due to the H5N1 bird flu virus
(a) India
(b) Peru
(c) Argentina
(d) Brazil
(e) Uruguay
Q8. India’s First Glass Igloo Restaurant is inaugurated in which state?
(a) Gujarat
(b) Assam
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Jammu & Kashmir
(e) West Bengal
Q9. Kala Ghoda Arts Festival begins in _____ After a break of two years
(a) Mumbai
(b) Pune
(c) Bengaluru
(d) Bhubaneshwar
(e) Cuttack
Q10. Where will the ICC T-20 Women’s World Cup 2023 be held?
(a) USA
(b) China
(c) India
(d) South Africa
(e) Sri Lanka
Q11. Which country has named the world’s happiest country for the fifth year in a row?
(a) India
(b) Finland
(c) Russia
(d) Australia
(e) Belgium
Q12. _________ presented the ATMA Lifetime Achievement Award by Maruti Suzuki India MD & CEO Hisashi Takeuchi.
(a) K.M. Mammen
(b) Suresh Narayanan
(c) Sandeep Sangwan
(d) Shenu Agarwal
(e) Neeraj Kanwar
Q13. What is the rank of India in the World Happiness Index 2023?
(a) 142
(b) 136
(c) 115
(d) 155
(e) 160
Q14. India is sending a field hospital, medicines, rescue teams to earthquake-hit Turkey and Syria under “_________”.
(a) Operation Mitra
(b) Operation Sath
(c) Operation Dost
(d) Operation Sakhi
(e) Operation Earth
Q15. Defence Ministry signs deal with L&T for procurement of 41 modular bridges worth _______.
(a) Rs 6,585 crore
(b) Rs 5,585 crore
(c) Rs 4,585 crore
(d) Rs 3,585 crore
(e) Rs 2,585 crore
Solutions
S1. Ans.(e)
Sol. Safer Internet Day began as an initiative of the EU SafeBorders project in 2004. Safer Internet Day 2023 was observed on 7 February.
S2. Ans.(b)
Sol. Salman Rushdie published his new novel “Victory City”, an “epic tale” of a 14th-century woman who defies a patriarchal world to rule a city.
S3. Ans.(a)
Sol. ISRO-NASA ‘NISAR’ satellite to be launched from India in September 2023.
S4. Ans.(b)
Sol. MobiKwik becomes India’s first app to support credit cards on UPI.
S5. Ans.(d)
Sol. UNESCO to declare Visva-Bharati University as the world’s first living heritage university.
S6. Ans.(e)
Sol. National Thermal Power Corporation bagged ‘ATD Best Awards 2023’ for the 6th consecutive year.
S7. Ans.(b)
Sol. Peru reported the death of 585 sea lions and 55,000 wild birds due to the H5N1 bird flu virus.
S8. Ans.(d)
Sol. India’s First Glass Igloo Restaurant is inaugurated in Gulmarg, Jammu & Kashmir.
S9. Ans.(a)
Sol. Kala Ghoda Arts Festival begins in Mumbai after a break of two years.
S10. Ans.(d)
Sol. ICC T-20 Women’s World Cup will be held in South Africa.
S11. Ans.(b)
Sol. Finland was named the world’s happiest country for the fifth year in a row, according to the World Happiness Report.
S12. Ans.(a)
Sol. MRF Ltd. Chairman and Managing Director K.M. Mammen was presented the ATMA Lifetime Achievement Award by Maruti Suzuki India MD & CEO Hisashi Takeuchi.
S13. Ans.(b)
Sol. India ranked 136th in the World Happiness Report 2022.
S14. Ans.(c)
Sol. India is sending a field hospital, medicines, rescue teams to earthquake-hit Turkey and Syria under “Operation Dost”.
S15. Ans.(e)
Sol. Defence Ministry signs deal with L&T for procurement of 41 modular bridges worth Rs 2,585 crore.
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