Current Affairs 10th October 2023 : Daily GK Update in English
1. Who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics for 2023?
(A) Claudia Goldin
(B) Joshua Angrist
(C) Guido Imbens
(D) Philip H. Dybvig
Answer: (A) Claudia Goldin
2. Which neighbouring country of India approved to downgrade its economic status to "low income country"?
(A) Myanmar
(B) Sri Lanka
(C) Nepal
(D) Bangladesh
Answer: (B) Sri Lanka
3. Which Indian state became the first to have a separate department for Divyang (differently-abled)?
(A) Maharashtra
(B) Gujarat
(C) Karnataka
(D) Tamil Nadu
Answer: (A) Maharashtra
4. Which company launched the "Starlink" satellite internet constellation?
(A) Amazon
(B) SpaceX
(C) Blue Origin
(D) Apple
Answer: (B) SpaceX
5. Which Indian city is hosting the 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games?
(A) Chandigarh
(B) Bengaluru
(C) Pune
(D) Ahmedabad
Answer: (D) Ahmedabad
6. Which Indian athlete won the gold medal in the men's javelin throw at the 2023 World Athletics Championships?
(A) Neeraj Chopra
(B) Rohit Yadav
(C) Shivpal Singh
(D) Annu Rani
Answer: (A) Neeraj Chopra
7. Which Indian company acquired the online food delivery platform Swiggy in 2023?
(A) Zomato
(B) Reliance Industries
(C) Tata Group
(D) Amazon
Answer: (A) Zomato
8. Which Indian film won the Golden Lion award at the 2023 Venice Film Festival?
(A) All Quiet on the Western Front
(B) The Banshees of Inisherin
(C) Tár
(D) Argentina, 1985
Answer: (D) Argentina, 1985
9. Which Indian scientist was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 2023 for his contributions to the field of space technology?
(A) K. Sivan
(R. Umamaheswaran
(C) K. Radhakrishnan
(D) G. Madhavan Nair
Answer: (A) K. Sivan
10. Which Indian city was ranked as the most polluted city in the world in 2023 by IQAir?
(A) Delhi
(B) Mumbai
(C) Kolkata
(D) Chennai
Answer: (A) Delhi