Current Affairs 13th March 2023 : Daily GK Update in English

1. ‘TROPEX 2023’ is a major Operational level exercise conducted by which country?
A. India            
B. Australia
C. UK               
D. USA
Answer [A] India
2. Centre has recently directed NAFED, NCCF for immediate intervention in market for purchase of which product?
A. Potato                
B. Red onion
C. Cotton                
D. Jute
Answer [B] Red onion
3. Which country has opened military service to women for the first time in 25 years?
A. Sri Lanka                
B. Colombia
C. UK                          
D. Japan
Answer [B] Colombia
4. Which country introduced the ‘illegal Migration Bill’?
A. USA                   
B. UK
C. China                 
D. Greece
Answer [B] UK
5. Mimeusemia ceylonica, rare moth species, has been spotted for the first time in India, in which state?
A. Kerala                
B. Tamil Nadu
C. Karnataka          
D. Odisha
Answer [A] Kerala
6. Which ministry has launched 1st Edition of Women Icons Leading Swacchata Awards?
A. Ministry of Jal Shakti                                         
B. Ministry of Panchayati Raj
C. Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs          
D. Ministry of Rural Development
Answer [C] Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
7. Who is the author of ‘Mundaka Upanishad: The Bridge to immortality?
A. Shashi Tharoor                
B. Amish Tripathi
C. Dr Karan Singh                
D. Naveen Jindal
Answer [C] Dr Karan Singh
8. Who has been appointed as new CEO of Axis Mutual Fund?
A. Shyam Srinivasan                  
B. B Gopkumar
C. Atanu Chakraborty               
D. Girish Chandra Chaturvedi
Answer [B] B Gopkumar
9. Fourth Y20 consultation meeting will be held in which city?
A. Pune                     
B. Mumbai
C. Amravati               
D. Nagpur
Answer [A] Pune
10. ‘Golden City Gate Tourism Awards’ function was held in which country?
A. France                 
B. Italy
C. India                    
D. Germany
Answer [D] Germany
11. Shaun Marsh announced his retirement from first-class cricket. He was cricketer of which country?
A. Australia                 
B. England
C. South Africa           
D. New Zealand
Answer [A] Australia
12. Which country will host Exercise Malabar 2023?
A. USA                 
B. India
C. Japan              
D. Australia
Answer [D] Australia
13. Which country led negotiations between Iran and Saudi Arabia to resume diplomatic relations?
A. USA                    
B. United Kingdom
C. UAE                   
D. China
Answer [D] China
14. Which state approved the New Sports Policy 2023?
A. Haryana                         
B. Uttar Pradesh
C. Madhya Pradesh         
D. Assam
Answer [B] Uttar Pradesh
15. Who has been elected as speaker of Meghalaya Assembly?
A. Metbah Lyngdoh               
B. Mukul Sangma
C. Thomas A Sangma            
D. Manik Saha
Answer [C] Thomas A Sangma
16. India’s first Electric Pilgrimage Corridor is being built in which state?
A. Maharashtra                       
B. Uttarakhand
C. Uttar Pradesh                      
D. Andhra Pradesh
Answer [B] Uttarakhand
17. India’s first death from H3N2 influenza virus was reported from which state?
A. Karnataka                 
B. Haryana
C. Uttar Pradesh          
D. Gujarat
Answer [A] Karnataka
18. The government intends to pass the Digital India Act. It will replace which of the following act?
A. Indian Telegraph Act, 1885              
B. The Copyright Act, 1957
C. Trade Marks Act, 1999                      
D. Information Technology Act (IT), 2000
Answer [D] Information Technology Act (IT), 2000
19. Who has been appointed as new CEO of Hindustan Unilever Ltd.?
A. Sanjay K Jha                  
B. Rakesh Kapoor
C. Rakesh Khanna            
D. Rohit Jawa
Answer [D] Rohit Jawa
20. Which bank signed MoU with Central Warehousing Corporation to finance farmers?
A. SBI                  
B. PNB
C. ICICI                
D. Bank of Baroda
Answer [B] PNB