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Current Affairs | March 2023 | UPSC , BPSC, other competitive exams

Current Affairs | March 2023 | UPSC , BPSC, other competitive exams

Some very important current affairs questions. This content will help you in exams like UPSC, and other PCS exams. This content will also helpful to students preparing for Sainik School, and Olympiad exams. 

1. Which country is hosting the 18th G20 summit

ans : India. 

2. Who arrived India as a chief guest on 74th Republic Day this year?

ans : Abdel Fattah El-Sisi , President of Egypt.

3. Indian government has decided to organise "Prakram Diwas " on 23 January every year, on the name of which freedom fighter?

ans : Subhash Chandra Bose.

4. What is the new name of the "Rashtrapati Bhawan?

ans : Amrit Udhan.

5. When did "Jal Jiwan Mission" launch?

ans : 15-August 2019.

Only 3.23 crore families out of 19.35 crore families in rural areas had tapped water.  The number increased 11 crore in 2023. The main objective of this mission is to provide tapped water to every households in the country by 2024.

6. How may Cheetah have been translocated to India from South Africa?

ans : 12.

Earlier 8 Cheetah were brought from Namibia and shifted in Kunu National Park, Madhya Pradesh on 17 September 2022. This year 12 Cheetah were brought from South Africa and shifted again in Kunu National Park, Madhya Pradesh.

7. When did India declare extinction of Cheetah?

ans : 1952

8. What are the total state assembly seats in Meghlaya, Nagaland and Tripura?

ans : 60 in each states.

9. Where is the Jaina Shrine "Samwed Sikhar ji " located?

ans : Giridih district of Jharkhand.

It is worth noting that the "Samwed Sikhar ji" is the alone shrine of Jaina community where from first to twenty tirthankars got Nirwana. So this is very sacred place.

10. Where is AK-203 assault riffle production started?

ans : Amethi ( Uttar Pradesh)

11. How many total submarines to be built under P-75?

ans : 6.  INS kalwari, Khenderi, Karanj, Vella, Vageer and Vagsheer.

All these submarines are being built in MDL(Mumbai) with the help of France.

12. Which state hosted the 17th "Bhartiya Prawasi Diwas" this year 2023.

ans : Indore. 

13. Who was the Chief guest on the 17th Bhartiya Prawasi Diwas?

ans : President of Gueana Dr. Muhammad Irfan Ali.

14. How many total Indian immigrants in the world?

and : 3 Crore 20 lakhs.

15. When did China give relaxation to its citizens can birth second children?

ans : 2016

16. When did China give relaxation to its citizen can birth third children?

ans : 2021

17. From which year both India and Pakistan jointly working on sharing of information about prisoners  and nuclear establishments?

ans : 1-January 1992.

18. What is the rank of India in Global Passport Ranking 2023?

ans : 85th. 

Japan, Singapore rank top in the list, while South Korea is at second position.

19. What is the rank of India in "Corruption Perception Index 2023.

ans : 85th .

The least corrupted country in the world is Denmark and Finland ranked 1st and 2nd respectively.

20. How many times India has been selected as the UNSC member for two years./

ans : 8 times.

21. Who has become the new Prime Minister of New Zealand/

ans: Chris Hipkins.

22. What is the new name of Hoshangabad Railway station?

ans : Narmadapuram.

23. The world's longest River Cruise travelling between Varanashi to Dibrugarh was started by which Cruise ship?

ans : Ganga Villas Cruise.

24. Which is the longest Sea bridge in India?

ans : Mumbai Trans Harbour Link. 

It connects Mumbai to Navi Mumbai with a length of 21.8 km.

25. Where is the Manohar International Airport built?

ans : Goa.

26. When did "National Green Hydrogen Mission" started?

ans: 4-Jan 2023.

27. What is the global economic growth rate projected by World Bank/

ans : 2.9 %

28. Which institution release "Global Economic Prospects"?

ans : World Bank

29. What is the full form of UCC?

ans : Uniform Civil Code.

30. What is the full form of HUID number?

ans : Hallmark Unique Identification Number

31. Who is the Chairman of BJP party ?

ans : J.P. Nadda

32. In ICC , which cricketer is awarded with "Cricketer of the Year"?

ans : Babar Azam

33. In ICC, Which cricketer is awarded with " T20-Cricketer of the Year"?

ans : Surya Kumar Yadav.

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