Current Affairs 15th June 2023 : Daily GK Update in English

1. ‘SAGAR SAMRIDDHI’ is an initiative of which Union Ministry?
A. Ministry of Defence             
B. Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterway
C. Ministry of Jal Shakti           
D. Ministry of External Affairs
Answer [B] Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterway
2. Which Union Ministry announced the ‘Antarashtirya Yoga Diwas Media Samman’?
A. Ministry of AYUSH                        
B. Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
C. Ministry of Communications     
D. Ministry of Home Affairs
Answer [B] Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
3. Which company has initiated a pilot study on vehicles utilizing E27 fuel and Ethanol Blended Diesel Fuel?
A. BEL            
B. HPCL
C. DRDO       
D. BPCL
Answer [B] HPCL
4. Which Indian armed force is set to procure the ‘Tactical LAN Radio’ through Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX)?
A. Indian Air Force           
B. Indian Navy
C. Indian Army                  
D. Indian Coast Guard
Answer [C] Indian Army
5. Which Armed Force procured the first barge, LSAM 15 (Yard 125) from a Thane-based private company?
A. Indian Army             
B. Indian Navy
C. Indian Air Force       
D. Indian Coast Guard
Answer [B] Indian Navy
6. Who among the following has been appointed as the new Power Secretary? (June 2023)
A. Alok Kumar             
B. Pankaj Agarwal
C. Rajat Mishra           
D. Chanchal Kumar
Answer [B] Pankaj Agarwal
7. Which of the following state observed an agricultural festival named ‘Raja festival’ in mid-June?
A. Andhra Pradesh       
B. Haryana
C. Punjab                       
D. Odisha
Answer [D] Odisha
8. Cormac McCarthy, who passed away, was a veteran____.
A. Actor             
B. Director
C. Novelist       
D. Scientist
Answer [C] Novelist
9. In June 2023, which of the following banks has partnered with Hubble to launch India’s first spending account?
A. Airtel Payments Bank          
B. India Post Payments Bank
C. Fino Payments Bank           
D. Jio Payments Bank
Answer [C] Fino Payments Bank
10. In June 2023, which of the following organizations received approval from the central board od trustees to change its membership status with ISSA to affiliate member?
A. CMPFO              
B. ESIC
C. IRCTC                 
D. EPFO
Answer [D] EPFO