Current Affairs 20th September 2023 : Daily GK Update in English
1. India handed over the G-20 Presidency to which country?
A. Indonesia
B. Sri Lanka
C. Brazil
D. UAE
Answer [C] Brazil
2. Which North-Indian state has unveiled its new State Education Policy, 2023?
A. Uttarakhand
B. Assam
C. West Bengal
D. Uttar Pradesh
Answer [C] West Bengal
3. What is L-1, specified in the Aditya-L1 observatory?
A. First Sun-Earth Lagrangian point
B. First Sun-Moon Lagrangian point
C. First Moon-Earth Lagrangian point
D. First Space-Earth Lagrangian point
Answer [A] First Sun-Earth Lagrangian point
4. Nifty 50 hits which mark for the first time, on the following day of the G20 Summit?
A. 10,000 mark
B. 15,000 mark
C. 20,000 mark
D. 25,000 mark
Answer [C] 20,000 mark
5. Which state implements the Kalaignar Magalir Urimai Thogai (women’s basic income) scheme?
A. Kerala
B. Tamil Nadu
C. Odisha
D. Karnataka
Answer [B] Tamil Nadu
6. The famed Hoysala temples in Karnataka have been added to the UNESCO World Heritage list. What is Hoysala Temples’s UNESCO World Heritage Site number in India?
A. 37th
B. 39th
C. 40th
D. 42nd
Answer [D] 42nd
7. Who among the following gold medal in the women’s 10-metre air rifle event at the ISSF World Cup 2023 in Brazil?
A. WANG Zhilin
B. Oceanne Muller
C. Jiale Zhang
D. Elavenil Valarivan
Answer [D] Elavenil Valarivan
8. Who among the following has been appointed as permanent CEO of New York based international publishing group Penguin Random House?
A. Shantanu Narayen
B. Sanjay Mehrotra
C. Nihar Malaviya
D. Jay Chaudhary
Answer [C] Nihar Malaviya
9. In September 2023, which of the following countries with India had 10th meeting on Defence Science, Technology and Industry Cooperation was held in New Delhi?
A. Japan
B. Indonesia
C. France
D. Malaysia
Answer [D] Malaysia
10. Who among the following has been appointed as new Chairman of Digital Infrastructure Providers Association?
A. Sanjay Mehrotra
B. Dhananjay Joshi
C. Sandeep Girotra
D. Akhil Gupta
Answer [B] Dhananjay Joshi