Current Affairs 14th October 2023 : Daily GK Update in English

1. Which country recently hosted the 2023 World Athletics Championships?
A. USA
B. China
C. India
D. France
Answer: A. USA
2. Who is the current Prime Minister of India?
A. Narendra Modi
B. Rahul Gandhi
C. Mamata Banerjee
D. Arvind Kejriwal
Answer: A. Narendra Modi
3. Which Indian state recently approved the establishment of a separate government body for the divyang (differently abled)?
A. Maharashtra
B. Gujarat
C. Karnataka
D. Tamil Nadu
Answer: A. Maharashtra
4. What is the name of the Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (ECTA) recently signed between India and Australia?
A. India-Australia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CECA)
B. India-Australia Free Trade Agreement (FTA)
C. India-Australia Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)
D. India-Australia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership (CSP)
Answer: A. India-Australia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CECA)
5. Which Indian space agency recently launched the PSLV-C53 mission carrying three satellites?
A. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
B. Antrix Corporation Limited (ACL)
C. New Space India Limited (NSIL)
D. Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC)
Answer: A. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
6. Which Indian athlete won the gold medal in the women's 3000m steeplechase event at the 2023 World Athletics Championships?
A. Avinash Sable
B. Annu Rani
C. Hima Das
D. Neeraj Chopra
Answer: A. Avinash Sable
7. Which Indian scientist was recently awarded the Infosys Prize 2023 for Engineering and Computer Science?
A. Vijay Kumar
B. Soumya Swaminathan
C. Manindra Agrawal
D. V. Ramakrishnan
Answer: C. Manindra Agrawal
8. Which Indian state recently topped the NITI Aayog's Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Index 2023?
A. Kerala
B. Tamil Nadu
C. Maharashtra
D. Gujarat
Answer: A. Kerala
9. Which Indian city was recently ranked as the most polluted city in the world by the World Air Quality Index (WAQI)?
A. Delhi
B. Mumbai
C. Kolkata
D. Chennai
Answer: A. Delhi
10. What is the name of the new COVID-19 variant that was recently detected in the UK?
A. BQ.1
B. BA.2.75
C. XBB
D. XE
Answer: A. BQ.1