Current Affairs: 21st February 2023

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1) Who has created 'World record' to hit most
number of sixes in the Test cricket?
• England Test captain Ben Stokes on 18 February
became the player to hit the most number of sixes in
the history of Test cricket, surpassing England coach
A. Rohit Sharma and former New Zealand cricketer Brendon
McCullum in the match against New Zealand.
B. Virat Kohli • In 90 Test matches, Stokes scored a total of 5,652
runs at an average of 36.00 with 109 sixes and 12
C. AB de Villiers centuries and 28 fifties.
• McCullum has 107 sixes in 101 Tests. He scored 6,453
D. Ben Stokes runs at an average of 38.64. He has 12 centuries and
31 fifties in Tests with a best score of 302.
• Australia's Adam Gilchrist hit 100 sixes in Test cricket.
Ans-D
2) Who has become 6th country to have its own
Automatic Train Supervision (ATS) system?

• On February 18, 2023, India achieved another milestone

as the country launched its first-ever indigenously
A. Bangladesh developed Train Control and Supervision System.
• The i-ATS (Indigenous-Automatic Train Supervision)
B. USA system has been jointly developed by the Delhi Metro Rail
Corporation (DMRC) and Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL).
C. India • With the launch of i-ATS, India has become the sixth
country in the world to have its own ATS products after
D. Australia France, Germany, Japan, Canada, and China.
• The ATS (Automatic Train Supervision), is a
computerbased system which manages train operations.

Ans-C
3) Team India has retained the ‘Border-Gavaskar
Trophy’ by beating -
• Team India has retained the Border-Gavaskar Trophy
by beating Australia for the second test game in a
row of the ongoing four-match Border-Gavaskar
A. New Zealand Trophy by six wickets on February 19, 2023, at the
Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi.
B. Bangladesh • India won the series opener by an innings and 132
runs, held in Nagpur.
C. Australia • Following this, India won the second Test once again
to take a 2-0 lead in the series.
D. England • The Border–Gavaskar Trophy is a Test cricket series
played between India and Australia through the
International Cricket Council’s (ICC) future tours.
Ans-C
4) India-Uzbekistan biennial military training
exercise "DUSTLIK 2023" has been organized in -

• As part of the military-to-military exchange program

between the Indian Army and the Uzbekistan Army,
A. Uttarakhand the 4th edition of the biennial training exercise
DUSTLIK (2023) has been organized from 20 February
B. Rajasthan to 5 March 2023 at Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand.
• The Indian contingent in this bilateral exercise,
C. Punjab represented by the 14th Battalion The Garhwal
Rifles, which is part of the Western Command.
D. Haryana • The Uzbekistan Army, represented by troops from
the North Western Military District of the Uzbekistan
Army.
Ans-A
5) Who has won the 'Photo of the Year' contest by
National Geographic?

• Indian-origin engineer cum photographer Karthik

A. Karthik Subramaniam Subramaniam's beautiful photo has topped National
Geographic's 'Photo of the Year' contest 2023 beating
B. Dabboo Ratnani over 5000 entries.
• His photograph, titled "Dance of the Eagles", was
C. Raghu Rai taken at the Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve in Alaska.
• His 'Dance of the Eagles' will be the cover page of the
D. Atul Kasbekar May edition of National Geographic.

Ans-A
6) Who has launched ‘Sapphire Rapids’ processors
for professional creators?

• Chip maker Intel has launched the new Xeon W-3400

A. Apple and Xeon W-2400 processors for desktop
workstation.
B. AMD • These processors are code-named as ‘Sapphire
Rapids’.
C. QUALCOMM • They have been built for professional creators to
provide massive performance for media and
D. Intel entertainment, engineering and data science
professionals.

Ans-D
7) Lakshman Prasad Acharya took oath as the 15th
governor of -

A. Sikkim • Senior BJP leader Lakshman Prasad Acharya took

oath as the new governor of Sikkim on February 16,
B. Meghalaya 2023.
• He is the 15th Governor of Sikkim.
C. Assam • He was administered the oath of office by Sikkim
High Court Chief Justice Biswanath Somadder.
D. Bihar • Acharya succeeds Ganga Prasad.

Ans-A
8) Shiv Pratap Shukla sworn in as the 29th Governor
of -

• Former Union Minister of State for Finance, Shiv

A. Himachal Pradesh Pratap Shukla has been sworn in as the 29th
Governor of Himachal Pradesh.
B. Jharkhand • Shukla was administered the oath of office and
secrecy on February 18, 2023, by acting Chief Justice
C. Manipur of Himachal Pradesh High Court Justice Sabina.
• He took oath in Sanskrit.
D. Sikkim • He has replaced Rajendra Arlekar, who take oath as
the 31st Governor of Bihar.

Ans-A
9) North India’s first Nuclear Plant is set to come up
in -

A. Uttarakhand • The first Nuclear Plant of North India is set to come

up in Gorakhpur village in Fatehabad district of
B. Punjab Haryana.
• The Gorakhpur Haryana Anu Vidyut Pariyojana’s
C. Haryana (GHAVP) will have two units of 700 MWe capacity.
• The total allocated funds for the project is 20,594
D. Uttar Pradesh Crore.

Ans-C
10) Which bank has topped the list of public sector
lenders in loan growth?

• According to an analysis of the latest financial results

of public sector banks (PSBs) showed that the Bank
A. Bank of Maharashtra of Maharashtra (BoM) has emerged as the top
performer in terms of loan growth percentage during
B. Union Bank of India the third quarter of 2022-23.
• The BoM recorded a 21.67% increase in gross
C. SBI advances on a year-on-year basis.
• BoM was followed by the Union Bank of India
D. HDFC Bank (19.80%) growth.
• While the State Bank of India (SBI) ranked fourth with
16.91% rise in advances growth.
Ans-A
11) From where has the Railways started the Bharat
Gaurav Deluxe AC tourist train?

• On 17th February 2023, Indian Railways has launched Bharat

Gaurav Deluxe AC Tourist Train - Shri Ram-Janaki
• Yatra: Ayodhya to Janakpur from Safdarjung Railway Station,
A. Mumbai Delhi.
• The train is set to cover two most significant pilgrimage sites
B. Delhi Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh and Janakpur in Nepal.
• The train set to go through Ayodhya, Nandigram, Sitamarhi,
C. Surat Janakpur, Varanasi and Prayagraj during its seven-day journey.
• The train consists of four first-AC coaches, two second-AC
Coaches, two rail restaurants and a library. It can accommodate
D. Bengaluru 156 tourists onboard.
• The first Indo-Nepal Bharat Gaurav tourism train was flagged off
from Safdarjung Railway Station in Delhi in June 2022.
Ans-B
11) BD Mishra has been sworn in as the new
Lieutenant Governor (L-G) of -
• Brigadier BD Mishra (Retd.) has been sworn in as the
new Lieutenant Governor (L-G) of the Union Territory
of Ladakh.
A. Jammu & Kashmir • Brigadier B.D. Mishra (Retd) was administered the
oath of office, by the Chief justice of the high court of
B. Ladakh J&K and Ladakh Justice N. Kotiswar Singh, on
February 19, 2023.
C. Puducherry • He replaced Radha Krishna Mathur, who served for
three years from October 31, 2019, to February 11,
D. Lakshadweep 2023.
• Mishra is the second LG of Ladakh. Before this, he
was the governor of Arunachal Pradesh.
• Ans-B
12) Who has been sworn in as 28th Chief Justice of
the Gujarat High Court?

• Justice Sonia Gokani has been sworn in as the Chief

Justice of the Gujarat High Court on February 16,
A. Sandeep Mehta 2023.
• She is the 28th Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court.
B. Sonia Gokani • Justice Gokani replaces Justice Aravind Kumar, who
has been elevated as a judge of the Supreme Court.
C. Nani Tagia • Gokani is the first woman judge to be elevated as
Chief Justice at the high court, just 10 days before her
D. Sharan Singh retirement, making her tenure the shortest.
• She will retire on February 25, 2023.
Ans-B
13) Team India has won which medal at the "Asia
Mixed Team Championships 2023"?

• Team India won the bronze medal at the Asia Mixed

Team Championships 2023, held at the Dubai
A. Gold Exhibition Centre in the United Arab Emirates (UAE)
from 14 to 19 February 2023.
B. Silver • P.V. Sindhu-led side faced a 2-3 defeat against China
in the semifinals and settled for the bronze medal.
C. Bronze Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand won the Women’s
Doubles.
D. None of those • While team China won the Gold medal, South Korea
won the Silver medal.
Ans-C
14) Saurashtra won the “Ranji Trophy 2022-23” title
by defeating -
• Saurashtra won the Ranji Trophy 2022-23 title by
defeating Bengal by 9 wickets in the final match
played on February 19.
A. Baroda • Saurashtra won their second Ranji Trophy title at the
Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Saurashtra won the Ranji
B. Bengal Trophy title for the first time in 2019-20.
• Saurashtra captain Unadkat was adjudged Man Of
C. Andhra The Match for his nine-wicket haul in the match.
• While teammate Arpit Vasavada was adjudged player
D. Vidarbha of the Ranji season.
• Most runs: Mayank Agarwal (Karnataka) (990)
• Most wickets: Jalaj Saxena (Kerala) (50)
Ans-B
15) India’s First Frozen-Lake Marathon has been
organized in -

• The Pangong Tso Lake in Ladakh has organized the

A. Ladakh firstever frozen lake marathon on 20th February
2023, at an altitude of roughly 13,862 feet.
B. Jammu & Kashmir • The first-ever frozen lake marathon which is of
21kilometer is India’s first of its kind.
C. Uttarakhand • The marathon is being called the “Last Run” to
highlight the issue of climate change.
D. Himachal Pradesh • 75 selected athletes from India and abroad are
participated in the run.

Ans-A
16) Who was appointed as the National
Ambassador of Child Rights for UNICEF India?

• Bollywood actor Ayushmann Khurrana was

A. Akshay Kumar appointed as the National Ambassador of Child
Rights for UNICEF India on 18 February.
B. Hrithik Roshan • The 38-year-old actor has previously worked as a
'celebrity advocate' for UNICEF-India.
C. Ayushmann Khurrana • Ayushmann was appointed as UNICEF India's
Celebrity Advocate in September 2020 to advocate
D. Ranbir Kapoor on ending violence against children and promoting
child rights.

Ans-C
17) Which country has lifted the ban on frozen
seafood from India?

• Qatar has lifted its temporary ban on the import of

A. Bahrain frozen seafood from India, paving the way for
enhanced export and improved bilateral relations
B. Oman with the West Asian country.
• According to the statement, the ban was imposed in
C. Qatar November 2022 just ahead of the FIFA World Cup
following the alleged detection of Vibrio cholera from
D. Saudi Arabia a few consignments from India.

Ans-C
18) External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has
unveiled a Bust of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel in -
• External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar recently
unveiled a bust of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel at the
India House in Suva, Fiji.
A. New Zealand • It must be noted that S Jaishankar is in Fiji from
February 15-17, 2023 to attend the 12th World Hindi
B. Philippines Conference.
• The year 2023 marks 75 years of the establishment of
C. Vietnam IndiaFiji diplomatic ties.
• India and Fiji has also signed a Memorandum of
D. Fiji Understanding (MoU) on visa exemption for holders
of diplomatic and official passports.
Ans-D
19) “International Mother Language Day” is
observed annually on -

• The International Mother Language Day is observed

annually on the 21st of February.
A. 20th February • The day aims to raise awareness regarding linguistic
and cultural diversity and to promote
B. 21st February multilingualism.
• Theme 2023: “multilingual education - a necessity to
C. 22nd February transform education”
• International Mother Language Day was proclaimed
D. 23rd February by the General Conference of the United Nations
Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
(UNESCO) in November 1999.
Ans-B
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