Weekly Current Affairs || 19 to 25th February 2023

                                                   

1.Delhi Metro rail will soon launch india's first virtual shopping app for metro commuters to purchase products, book services and collect orders at the destination stations. What is the name of the App?

Ans: Momentum 2.0

2.Which bank allowed Bhim-based real time payments with singpore?

Ans: SBI

3.What is the name of retired chief commissioner of Income tax, Advocate, Sanskrit schlor Who has passed away?

Ans: TCA Ramunujam

4.North India's first nucler power plant will come up in which state in the village of Gorakhpur in Fatehabad Didtrict?

Ans: Haryana

5.With which country, India signed an agreenent to increase the power import & Export capacity from existing 600 to 800 MW through the first InternationalDhalkebar-

Muzaffarpur 400 KV transmission line?

Ans: Nepal

6.According to Guiness World records report, the team of mounteers and scientists has installed a record - breking weather ststion on Mount Everest at an attitude of -?

Ans: 8810 meters

7.Which city became first US city to ban caste discrimination?

Ans: Seattle, USA

8.India's first hybrid rocket launched from Pattipulam Village in Chengalapattu, It is in which state?

Ans: Tamilnadu

9.Which bank offered $25 Billion for India's infrastructure, Social and Green Needs?

Ans: ADB - Asian Development Bank

10.Which Navaratna Deence PSU signed a MOU with ADA, DRDO, For the Advance Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) programme?

Ans: BEL 

11.Which company signed agreement qith alliance Insurance Brokers to provide personal accident insurance cover to delivery partners?

Ans: Dunzo

12.Who has been appointed as new drug Controller General of India (DCGI)?

Ans: Rajeev Raghuvanshi

13.Who has been elected as delhi Mayor?

Ans: Shelly Oberol

14."Asia and the Emerging World Order" is the theme of 7th edition of Asia Economic Dialouge. It will be held in which city?

Ans: Pune, Maharashtra

15.World scout Day was observed on which day?

Ans: 22 February

16.India signed agreement with which country on information sharing in maritime security?

Ans: Seychelles

17.World Pangolin Day is observed annually on the third Saturday in February.This year it was observed on which day?

Ans: 18th February

18.Which bank has launched the facility of issuance of e-BG (e-Bank Guarantee) Scheme in Association with the National e-Governance Services ltd in February 2023?

Ans: Indian Overseas Bank

19.N R Vignesh become India's 80th Grand Master. he is from which state?

Ans: Tamil nadu

20.Carlos Alcaraz won the men's singles title of the Argentina Open by defeating British Cameron Norrie. He is from which Country?

Ans: Spain

21.Exim Bank, Government of india supported a Line of Credit of US100 Million for financing new developmental projects in the -?

Ans: Maldives

22."Multilingual education - a necessity to transform education" is the theme of International Mother Language Day. It is observed on which Day?

Ans: 21st February

23. India - Uzbekistan fourth binnial military training Excersice began in Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. what is the name of Exercise?

Ans: Dustlik

24.BVR Subrahmanyam has been appointed as the new chief Executive Officer (CEO) of NITI Aayog. He replaced whom?

Ans: Paramewaran Iyer

25.Paramewaran Iyer has been appointed as Executive director of the World Bank. He replaced whom?

Ans: Rajesh Khullar

26.Which edition of Khajuraho Dance Festival began in Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh?

Ans: 49

27.Omprakash Kholi passed away. He was not the Former governor of which state?

Ans: Rajasthan

28.Nitin Gadkari laid foundation stone of the World's larget and unique Divyang Park - Anubhuti Inclusive Park in which city?

Ans: Nagpur, Maharashtra

29.Gulab Chand Kataria was sworn in as the _st Governor ofAssam?

Ans: 31

30.La Ganesan in as 21st Governor of Nagaland, He Succeeded whom?

Ans: Jagadish Mukhi

31.The Inaugural I2U2 Business Forum was held at which city?

Ans: Abu Dhabi, UAE

32.Union Cabinet has approved the signing of the air Services Agreement with which country?

Ans: Guyana

33.Which bank has entered into a co-lending partnership with Moneywise Financial services Pvt ltd for lending to micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises ?

Ans: Central bank of India

34.US President Joe Baden nominated whom for World Bank President?

Ans: Ajay Banga

35.Who won the EY Entrepreneurof thr Year Award 2022 ? 

Ans: Sajjan Jindal

36.7th Annual Defence Dialogue between India and Sri Lanka was held in which city?

Ans: New Delhi

37.with which bank, Paisalo digital signed a co-lending pact to provide financial support to the small income segment and micro and small enterprise?

Ans: Karnataka Bank

38.Union Cabinet extended by one-and-a half year the term of the 22nd Law commission till -?

Ans: August, 2024

39.Which bank with lulu Exchange inked a deal to enhance cross-border payments between India-Gulf region?

Ans: HDFC Bank

40.In which district, CRPF will hold annual raising day?

Ans: Bastar, Chattisgarh

41.Which country has approved $442 million wind power project by Adani group's Adani Green Energy in mannar and Pooneryn?

Ans: Sri Lanka

42.National Stock Exachange received SEBI approval to launch Social Stock exchange. what is the minimum isue size?

Ans: Rs.1 Crore

43.Renowed Mohiniattam dancer and padma bhushan award winner 'Kanak Rele' passed away. She was born in which state?

Ans: Gujarat

44.Aishwary Pratap Singh tomar won gold medal in me's individual 50m rifle competition at ISSF World Cup, held in cairo egypt. he was from which state?

Ans: Madhya Pradesh

45.Who has launched book 'Modi: Shaping a global order in flux?

Ans: J p Nadda

46.Who has been selected as External Auditor of the International Labour Organization in Geneva for a four -year term from 2024 to 2027 ?

Ans: Girish Chandra Murmu

47.Which bank has installed a 100-KWp on Grid Solar power plant at its Corporate office in Aluva?

Ans: Federal Bank