Current Affairs 1st September 2023 : Daily GK Update in English

1. As per the ‘State of India’s Birds’ report, how many species were identified as being of high conservation concern?
A. 78              
B. 178
C. 278            
D. 378
Answer [B] 178
2. Which country’s Prime Minister was granted the ‘Grand Cross of the Order of Honour’ by Greece in 2023?
A. China             
B. USA
C. Ukraine        
D. India
Answer [D] India
3. Ministry of Defence signed 19,000 crore contract with which company for five Fleet Support Ships for Indian Navy?
A. Hindustan Shipyard Limited           
B. Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers
C. Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders          
D. Cochin Shipyard Limited
Answer [A] Hindustan Shipyard Limited
4. Who is the head of the Committee set up to ‘Onshoring the Indian Innovation to GIFT IFSC’?
A. G Padmanabhan              
B. Viral Acharya
C. Urjit Patel                          
D. D Subbarao
Answer [A] G Padmanabhan
5. Which is the top state for exemplary performance in the Smart Cities Mission in 2022?
A. Bihar                      
B. Madhya Pradesh                 
C. Tamil Nadu           
D. Karnataka
Answer [B] Madhya Pradesh
6. In August 2023, which of the following organizations developed the world’s first 100 percent Ethanol-fueled car, launched by Nitin Gadkari?
A. Ford Motors                         
B. Honda Motor Co.
C. Toyota Kirloskar Motor      
D. Hyundai Motor Company
Answer [C] Toyota Kirloskar Motor
7. Who is the author of the Coffee Table Book ‘Sikhs and Modi (A Journey of Nine Years)’?
A. Khushwant Singh         
B. Prabhleen Singh
C. Aravind Adiga               
D. Kiran Desai
Answer [B] Prabhleen Singh
8. In August 2023, what is the total outlay of the scheme for the Promotion of Research and Innovation in Pharma-Med Sector?
A. 1000 crore rupees         
B. 2000 crore rupees
C. 3000 crore rupees         
D. 5000 crore rupees
Answer [D] 5000 crore rupees
9. In August 2023, which of the following countries signed a MoU with India to strengthen cooperation in air transport services to cover the scheduling of new routes, codeshare services, and traffic rights?
A. Japan                   
B. France
C. New Zealand      
D. Australia
Answer [C] New Zealand
10. Who among the following has been appointed as the new chairman of the Finance Industry Development Council?
A. Raghuram Rajan            
B. Shantanu Narayen
C. Umesh Revankar           
D. Aditya Puri
Answer [C] Umesh Revankar