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

1. ‘India – Middle East – Europe Economic Corridor’ was formed along the sidelines of which summit?
A. G-20                   
B. ASEAN
C. BIMSTEC           
D. SAARC
Answer [A] G-20
2. Which country/bloc has been recently admitted as the Permanent Member of G20?
A. Mauritius             
B. African Union
C. Maldives              
D. Egypt
Answer [B] African Union
3. Which bank launched the ‘Nation First Transit Card’ to facilitate seamless customer commuting experience?
A. State Bank of India             
B. Punjab National Bank
C. Canara Bank                        
D. Axis Bank
Answer [A] State Bank of India
4. Which institutions recommended cross border co-operation and information sharing, in a joint report to the Group of 20 nations?
A. IMF – FSB                             
B. IMF – WEF
C. World Bank – WEF              
D. ADB – AIIB
Answer [A] IMF – FSB
5. Which country has recently rejoined the European Union’s Science research programme Horizon Europe?
A. U.K              
B. Germany
C. France        
D. Italy
Answer [A] U.K.
6. Who among the following bagged the title of champions in the 5th National Wheelchair Rugby Championship 2023?
A. Gujarat                       
B. Rajasthan
C. Maharashtra              
D. Odisha
Answer [C] Maharashtra
7. Who among the following has been appointed as the ninth president of Singapore?
A. Tan Kin Lian               
B. Tharman Shanmugaratnam
C. Ng Kok Song             
D. Halimah Yacob’s
Answer [A] Tan Kin Lian
8. In September 2023, which of the following web services signed a strategic MoU with the ISRO and Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Centre (IN-SPACE) to support space-tech innovations through cloud computing?
A. Microsoft Azure            
B. Amazon Web Services
C. VMware Cloud              
D. None of the above
Answer [B] Amazon Web Services
9. In September 2023, which of the following Metro Rail Corporations signed a MoU to develop an indigenous Communication Based Train Control system?
A. Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation        
B. Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation
C. Delhi Metro Rail Corporation              
D. Noida Metro Rail Corporation
Answer [C] Delhi Metro Rail Corporation
10. In September 2023, which of the following space agencies discovered that Distant Planet may have Water Ocean and Possibility of a life?
A. Roscosmos               
B. CNSA
C. ISRO                           
D. NASA
Answer [D] NASA