Current Affairs 17th July 2023 : Daily GK Update in English

1. Which Union Ministry achieved a Guinness World Record for ‘largest display of Lambani items’?
A. Ministry of MSME                           
B. Ministry of Culture
C. Ministry of External Affairs           
D. Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Answer [B] Ministry of Culture
2. Which disease, listed among WHO’s 9 priority diseases, is spreading across Europe, Africa and Middle East?
A. Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever           
B. Dengue Fever
C. Swine Flu                                                        
D. Chikungunya
Answer [A] Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever
3. PBW RS1, which was seen in the news, is a new variety of which crop?
A. Rice             
B. Wheat
C. Cotton       
D. Sugarcane
Answer [B] Wheat
4. How many people were lifted out of poverty in India from 2005-06 to 2019-21, as per the Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI)?
A. 215 million                  
B. 315 million
C. 415 million                   
D. 515 million
Answer [C] 415 million
5. Pholcodine, is a drug present in which type of medicine?
A. Cough Syrup         
B. Analgesic
C. Anti-septic            
D. Anti-pyretic
Answer [A] Cough Syrup
6. Who among the following has been appointed as the acting Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court?
A. SV Bhatti                    
B. Alexander Thomas
C. Rajiv Shakdher          
D. Suresh Kumar Kait
Answer [B] Alexander Thomas
7. In July 2023, the DAC (Defence Acquistion Council), under the chairmanship of Defense Minister, Rajnath Singh, approved an Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) for the procurement of ____ Rafale Marine aircraft from France.
A. 26          
B. 18
C. 20          
D. 30
Answer [A] 26
8. Who among the following has won India’s first gold medal in the women’s 100m hurdles race at the Asian Athletics Championships 2023?
A. Dutee Chand           
B. Hima Das
C. Srabani Nanda        
D. Jyothi Yarraji
Answer [D] Jyothi Yarraji
9. According to the new finance model of ICC, India would get the ____ of the annual earnings for the 2024-27 cycle.
A. 38.5%            
B. 40.2%
C. 20.3%           
D. 32.3%
Answer [A] 38.5%
10. In July 2023, which of the following fintech startup launched its first international payment gateway for the Malaysian market with Curlec?
A. Paytm              
B. Phonepe
C. Razorpay         
D. Freecharge
Answer [C] Razorpay
11. ‘Mobile Dost App’ was launched in which of the following states/UTs to provide access to all the Government Services directly?
A. Delhi            
B. Maharashtra
C. Ladakh          
D. Jammu & Kashmir
Answer [D] Jammu & Kashmir
12. In July 2023, which of the following states/UTs has honoured the SKOCH Award 2023 under the theme “State of Governance India 2047” in the Gold category for its Rural Livelihoods Mission?
A. Ladakh                             
B. Uttar Pradesh
C. Jammu & Kashmir          
D. Andhra Pradesh
Answer [C] Jammu & Kashmir
13. In July 2023, which of the following countries launched the world’s first methane-liquid oxygen space rocket into orbit?
A. Australia          
B. China
C. India                 
D. South Korea
Answer [B] China
14. India’s third longest railway tunnel, Vizhinjam railway tunnel would adopt the new tunnelling method of _____.
A. Australia           
B. America
C. Armenia            
D. Austria
Answer [D] Austria
15. In July 2023, which of the following fintech startup launched its first international payment gateway for the Malaysian market with Curlec?
A. Paytm           
B. Phonepe
C. Razorpay     
D. Freecharge
Answer [C] Razorpay
16. According to the new finance model of ICC, India would get the ____ of the annual earnings for the 2024-27 cycle.
A. 38.5%                
B. 40.2%
C. 20.3%                 
D. 32.3%
Answer [A] 38.5%
17. In July 2023, IFSCA signed an MoU with ____ for mutual assistance and cooperation to increase the mobilization of global sustainable capital flows into India.
A. Climate Policy Initiative             
B. Resources for the Future
C. World Resources Institute        
D. Center for Clean Air Policy
Answer [A] Climate Policy Initiative
18. In July 2023, India and which of the following neighbouring countries launched a much –anticipated trade transaction in rupee to reduce the dependence on the US dollar and strengthen regional currency and trade?
A. Nepal                        
B. Sri Lanka
C. Bangladesh               
D. Indonesia
Answer [C] Bangladesh
19. In July 2023, which of the following Indian organizations signed a Master Shipyard Repair Agreement with the US Navy to strengthen the partnership between the two countries in the defense sector?
A. Larsen & Toubro          
B. ITC Limited
C. Bharat Electronics       
D. National Aerospace Laboratories
Answer [A] Larsen & Toubro
20. ‘Operation Broader Sword’, is a multi-agency operation between India and ____ to stop the illegal shipment of drugs through the International Mall System.
A. Germany              
B. Japan
C. Bangladesh          
D. USA
Answer [D] USA