Current Affairs 10th February 2023 : Daily GK Update in English

1. India agreed for trilateral cooperation initiative, in fields including energy, defence, economy, with which courtiers?
A. France and UAE               
B. UAE and USA
C. UAE and Israel                  
D. Japan and Singapore
Answer [A] France and UAE
2. Which Union Ministry implements the ‘FAME (faster adoption and manufacturing of electric vehicles) scheme’?
A. Ministry of Electronics and IT                    
B. Ministry of Heavy Industries
C. Ministry of Science and Technology        
D. Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
Answer [B] Ministry of Heavy Industries
3. Ministry of Cooperation signed MoU with which Ministry to enable Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS) function as Common Service Centres?
A. Ministry of Science and Technology                    
B. Ministry of Electronics and IT
C. Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare    
D. Ministry of Rural Development and Entrepreneurship
Answer [B] Ministry of Electronics and IT
4. What is the name of the ‘Indian military joint training exercise’, which was held recently?
A. Trishakti Prahar                
B. Atmanirbhar Prahar
C. Vikram Prahar                   
D. Trilok Shakti
Answer [A] Trishakti Prahar
5. BIND Scheme, which was seen in the news, is associated with which Ministry?
A. Ministry of Defence                  
B. Ministry of MSME
C. Ministry of Power                      
D. Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
Answer [D] Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
6. Who became the National Basketball Association’s all-time leading scorer with his 36th point against the Oklahoma City Thunder on February 7, 2023?
A. Stephen Curry          
B. Kevin Durant
C. Chris Paul                 
D. LeBron James
Answer [D] LeBron James
7. India received foreign inward remittances of how many US Dollars in 2021-22?
A. USD 78,120 million               
B. USD 84,238 million
C. USD 89,127 million               
D. USD 91,205 million
Answer [C] USD 89,127 million
8. Who has been appointed as the Managing Director and CEO of Canara bank in February 2023?
A. V Ramachandra          
B. K Satyanarayana Raju
C. Arun Kohli                   
D. Prashant Agarwal
Answer [B] K Satyanarayana Raju
9. Which country announced that nearly 600 sea lions and 55,000 wild birds have died of the H5N1 bird flu virus in February 2023 ?
A. Argentina         
B. Chile
C. Peru                 
D. Ecuador
Answer [C] Peru
10. Which of the following has been conferred with ‘ATD Best Awards 2023’ by Association for Talent Development (ATD), USA in February 2023?
A. Oil and Natural Gas Corporation        
B. NTPC Limited
C. Steel Authority of India                        
D. Coal India
Answer [B] NTPC Limited