Current Affairs 18th April 2023 : Daily GK Update in English

1. ‘Cumbum Panneer Thratchai’ grapes, which received G. I tag recently, is from which state/UT?
A. Odisha           
B. Tamil Nadu
C. Karnataka     
D. West Bengal
Answer [B] Tamil Nadu
2. Which country conduced the ‘International Aviation Safety Assessment’?
A. India             
B. USA
C. Australia      
D. Russia
Answer [B] USA
3. Which country is the host of the first-ever ‘Global Buddhist Conference’?
A. Thailand         
B. Singapore
C. China              
D. India
Answer [D] India
4. Which armed force launched the Regional Pollution Response Exercise ‘RPREX-2023’?
A. Indian Army                       
B. Indian Navy
C. Indian Coast Guard          
D. Indian Air Force
Answer [C] Indian Coast Guard
5. Which country has declared a drug named ‘xylazine’ as an emerging threat?
A. India           
B. USA
C. China          
D. Sri Lanka
Answer [B] USA
6. A 19-year Nandini Gupta has been crowned the 59th edition of the beauty pageant, Femina Miss India World 2023, is associated with which Indian state/UT?
A. Manipur             
B. New Delhi
C. Rajasthan          
D. Uttar Pradesh
Answer [C] Rajasthan
7. According to the Commerce Ministry’s provisional data, which of the following countries has emerged as India’s biggest trading partner in 2022-23, with a bilateral trade of USD 128.55 in 2022-23?
A. The UAE            
B. France
C. The USA           
D. China
Answer [C] The USA
8. According to the April 2023 news released, which of the following countries has emerges as the world’s largest ‘narco-state’, as its economic survival now depends heavily on the production and export of banned illicit drug, Captagon?
A. Turkey         
B. Jordan
C. Syria            
D. Iraq
Answer [C] Syria
9. In April 2023, Russia’s third-largest bank in terms of assets has expanded its ties with banks in India to expedite trade between the two countries in national currencies. What is the name of this bank?
A. Sberbank           
B. Gazprombank
C. VTB Bank           
D. Alfa-Bank
Answer [B] Gazprombank
10. In April 2023, DRDO Chairman Dr Samir V Kamat inaugurated the DRDO Industry Academia Centre of Excellence (DIA-CoE) in which of the following Indian Institutions?
A. IIT Madras         
B. IIT Hyderabad
C. IIT Delhi             
D. IIT Bombay
Answer [B] IIT Hyderabad