Current Affairs Quiz - February, 2023

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India’s Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) celebrates International Customs Day, 2023.
The theme for this year, as given by the World Customs Organisation (WCO) was “Nurturing the Next Generation: Promoting a Culture of Knowledge-sharing and Professional Pride in Customs”.

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Tata group-owned Air India said it will use a UK-headquartered Ideagen’s enterprise cloud software application Coruson.
The safety data software application will help enhance the safety management system and facilitate real-time reporting of in-flight incidents.

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Scientists at the Agharkar Research Institute (ARI) in Pune have found a rare low-altitude basalt plateau in the Western Ghats.
This new plateau found by ARI team in Thane, Maharashtra could hold clues to how plant species globally survive climate change.

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Martyrs’ Day, also known as Shaheed Diwas, is observed in India on January 30 to commemorate the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi
The nation paid homage to Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi on his 75th death anniversary. Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated on this day in 1948.

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Sports For All (SFA), India-based multi-sport tech driven competition organisers, joined Khelo India Youth Games (KIYG) mission as a powered-by sponsor for the next five years.
Through this partnership, SFA will invest ₹12.5 crores over the next five years to contribute in developing India’s sporting culture.

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According to the World Economic Outlook update released by the IMF, about 84 percent of countries are expected to have lower headline (CPI) inflation in 2023 than in 2022.
Inflation in India is expected to come down from 6.8 percent in the current fiscal year to 5 percent the next fiscal, and then drop further to 4 percent in 2024.

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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board approved a total of USD 4.7 billion loan for Bangladesh.
It includes USD 3.3 billion under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) and Extended Fund Facility (EFF) and USD 1.4 billion under the Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF). Bangladesh is the first country in Asia to receive financing under the RSF.

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Chief Economic Advisor, CEA Dr V. Anantha Nageswaran said that the Indian economy is expected to grow at 6.5 per cent in 2023-24.
The range of growth is projected between 6 and 6.8 per cent while India is expected to be 5 trillion dollar economy by 2025-26. IMF in its World Economic Outlook Update, maintained India’s GDP forecast for current Financial Year at 6.8 per cent.

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Novak Djokovic’s Australian Open championship returned him to the top rank in the ATP rankings, replacing Carlos Alcaraz.
His four-place rise from No. 5 to No. 1 is the largest jump to the top spot in the 50-year history of the computerized rankings for men’s tennis. This marks Djokovic’s 374th week leading the ATP. With the 10th title at the Australian Open, he tied Rafael Nadal with 22 Grand Slam trophies.

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Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan said the State capital would be shifted to Visakhapatnam.
He was addressing the preparatory meeting for Global Investors Summit to be held in Visakhapatnam. The State government had proposed three capitals, Visakhapatnam (Executive capital), Amaravati (Legislative capital) and Kurnool (Judicial capital). Amaravati is the present capital of Andhra Pradesh.