Current Affairs 23th February 2023 : Daily GK Update in English
1. Which country hosts the ‘Munich Security Conference’?
A. USA
B. Germany
C. France
D. Israel
Answer [B] Germany
2. Kuno National Park, which was seen in the news, is in which state?
A. Maharashtra
B. Madhya Pradesh
C. Gujarat
D. Assam
Answer [B] Madhya Pradesh
3. Which state/UT is expected to be the most climate-vulnerable region in India, as per a recent report?
A. Bihar
B. New Delhi
C. Uttarakhand
D. Maharashtra
Answer [A] Bihar
4. Which city is the host of the first-ever G20 Culture Working Group (CWG) meeting?
A. Panaji
B. Khajuraho
C. Mysuru
D. Jaipur
Answer [B] Khajuraho
5. What is the expansion of ‘ecDNA’, which are recently found by the scientists as helping agents for cancer to spread?
A. existential DNA
B. extrachromosomal DNA
C. evolutional DNA
D. extra-resitant DNA
Answer [B] extrachromosomal DNA
6. Indian Railways is set to launch Guru Kripa Yatra from 5th April 2023 from _____ with its exclusive Bharat Gaurav Tourist Train.
A. Amritsar
B. Patna
C. Chandigarh
D. Lucknow
Answer [D] Lucknow
7. A team of mountaineers and scientists has installed a recor-breaking World’s highest weather station at an altitude of _____ atop Mount Everest.
A. 8,820 metres
B. 8,810 metres
C. 8,780 metres
D. 8,835 metres
Answer [B] 8,810 metres
8. Emmy-nominated actress _____ passed away at the age of 83.
A. Glenn Close
B. Betty White
C. Tyne Daly
D. Barbara Bosson
Answer [D] Barbara Bosson
9. Which of the following countries recently launched the inaugural Maitri Cultural Partnership to help its creative sector work with India’s cultural industries?
A. Australia
B. Philippines
C. Bangladesh
D. Egypt
Answer [A] Australia
10. The Boxing Federation of India (BFI) announced the appointment of _____ as Indian Boxing team’s new foreign coach.
A. Teddy Atlas
B. Eddie Futch
C. Dmitry Dmitruk
D. Emanuel Steward
Answer [C] Dmitry Dmitruk