Current Affairs 19th August 2023 : Daily GK Update in English

1. As per the recent monetary policy committee announcement, what is the repo rate as of August 2023?
A. 5.5%            
B. 6.5%
C. 7.5%            
D. 8.5%
Answer [B] 6.5%
2. Which country is the host of Malabar 2023 multilateral naval exercise?
A. India            
B. Australia
C. UAE             
D. Sri Lanka
Answer [B] Australia
3. Reliance Jio recently completed the work related to connecting which country with a High Speed Optic Fibre Cable?
A. Cambodia             
B. Maldives
C. Indonesia             
D. Sri Lanka
Answer [B] Maldives
4. ‘One District One Product’ launched its collaboration with which Union Ministry?
A. Ministry of Rural Development          
B. Ministry of MSME
C. Ministry of External Affairs           
D. Ministry of Women and Child Development      
Answer [A] Ministry of Rural Development
5. Which country is the host of ‘Zayed Talwar 2023’ exercise?
A. Iran            
B. Israel
C. UAE           
D. Pakistan
Answer [C] UAE
6. In August 2023, who among the following has been appointed as the Managing Director & CEO of South Indian Bank by the Reserve Bank of India for a term of three years?
A. Dinesh Kumar Khara            
B. PR Seshadri
C. Sashidhar Jagdishan            
D. Amitabh Chaudhary
Answer [B] PR Seshadri
7. In August 2023, who among the following Indian wrestlers secured a Gold medal at the 2023 U20 World Wrestling Championships in the women’s 76kg freestyle category?
A. Priya Malik                   
B. Sakshi Malik
C. Geeta Phogat              
D. Babita Kumari
Answer [A] Priya Malik
8. In August 2023, which of the following India States launched India’s first-ever night street racing circuit in India and South Asia that will be hosting a night race?
A. Goa                  
B. Gujarat
C. Karnataka        
D. Tamil Nadu
Answer [D] Tamil Nadu
9. The Indian Air Force will hold its first-ever multi-national biggest air exercise to strengthen military cooperation between the air forces in October 2023. Name the Air Exercise.
A. Gagan Shakti        
B. Vayu Shakti
C. Iron Fist                
D. Tarang Shakti
Answer [D] Tarang Shakti
10. Which of the following Indian IT companies collaborated with the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi to launch a new Center of Excellence on Generative Artificial Intelligence to enhance our research & development capabilities in emerging regions?
A. Infosys               
B. Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
C. Wipro                
D. Tech Mahindra
Answer [C] Wipro