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

1. A celt, belonging to the Neolithic period, was recently discovered in which state/UT?
A. Kerala               
B. Karnataka
C. Tamil Nadu     
D. Andhra Pradesh
Answer [C] Tamil Nadu
2. Which city hosted the first National Training Conclave?
A. Kolkata         
B. New Delhi
C. Pune             
D. Mysuru
Answer [B] New Delhi
3. Who is the head of the Border Security Force (BSF), as of 2023?
A. Rakesh Agarwal           
B. Nitin Agarwal
C. Rajesh Lakhani            
D. Gagandeep Singh Bedi
Answer [B] Nitin Agarwal
4. Which state/UT hosted the ‘National conference of tribal writers’?
A. Maharashtra         
B. Jammu and Kashmir
C. West Bengal         
D. Odisha
Answer [B] Jammu and Kashmir
5. Mayon Volcano, which was seen in the news, is located in which country?
A. Indonesia       
B. Japan
C. Australia         
D. Philippines
Answer [D] Philippines
6. In June 2023, which of the following armed force has organized a outreach programme to Ladakh named ‘Julley Ladakh’?
A. Indian Army             
B. Indian Navy
C. Indian Air Force       
D. Border Security Force
Answer [B] Indian Navy
7. In June 2023, Ministry of Defence signed a contract of Rs 500 crore with which of the following organizations for the procurement of 1,035 numbers of 5/7.5 Ton Radio Relay Communication equipment containers?
A. Bharti Airtel Limited                      
B. ICOMM Tele Limited
C. Axiata Spice Communications      
D. Fastway Transmissions Pvt Ltd
Answer [B] ICOMM Tele Limited
8. Jane Marriott has become the first female British envoy to which of the following country?
A. Oman           
B. Egypt
C. Pakistan       
D. India
Answer [C] Pakistan
9. Which of the following government organizations has released the National Time Release Study 2023 report?
A. Securities and Exchange Board of India
B. Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs
C. Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority
D. National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development
Answer [B] Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs
10. The Ministry of Defence has approved the deal for acquiring the Predator, MQ-9 Reaper, drones from which of the following countries?
A. France         
B. Russia
C. Japan           
D. USA
Answer [D] USA
11. The two day conference of Science-20 under G-20 is being organised in which of the following states?
A. Gujarat          
B. Madhya Pradesh
C. Odisha           
D. Uttar Pradesh
Answer [B] Madhya Pradesh
12. Which of the following organizations has released the Gender Social Norms Index (GSNI) 2023?
A. UNICEF            
B. UNIDO
C. UNEP                
D. UNDP
Answer [D] UNDP
13. According to the report, the growth in demand for oil in India will overtake that in China by 2027. This report was published by which organizations?
A. International Atomic Energy Agency     
B. International Renewable Energy Agency
C. World Trade Organization
D. International Energy Agency
Answer [D] International Energy Agency
14. In June 2023, which of the following IT giant has joined hands with the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology to drive citizen awareness ‘G20-Stay Online’ campaign?
A. Microsoft              
B. Infosys
C. IBM                         
D. Google
Answer [D] Google
15. According to the RBI’s data, the outstanding portfolio under education loans grew ____ at Rs 96,847 crore in the year 2022-23.
A. 17%               
B. 22%
C. 19%              
D. 25%
Answer [A] 17%
16. In June 2023, according to the report, microfinance loan portfolio increased by ____ to Rs 3.48 lakh crore during 2022-23.
A. 22%              
B. 29%
C. 52%               
D. 55%
Answer [A] 22%
17. In June 2023, which of the following organizations has received IRDAI’s nod to acquire 10% of the total paid up equity share capital of ICICI Lombard General Insurance?
A. SBI Mutual Fund             
B. TATA AIA
C. LIC                                      
D. Max Life
Answer [A] SBI Mutual Fund
18. In June 2023, which of the following digital credit card platform signed an MoU with the NPCI to launch UPI plug-in functionality to its pre-existing suite of digital services?
A. RING             
B. CRED
C. DUKAAN     
D. Shopify
Answer [A] RING
19. In June 2023, which of the following banks has launched a new deposit scheme ‘Vikas Ashadeep 400 days”?
A. Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank      
B. Karnataka Bank
C. Canara Bank                                           
D. ICICI Bank
Answer [A] Karnataka Vikas Grameen Bank
20. According to the Global Slavery Index 2023, which of the following countries has the lowest prevalence of modern slavery?
A. Switzerland          
B. Norway
C. Germany              
D. Turkey
Answer [A] Switzerland