Current Affairs 24th March 2023 : Daily GK Update in English
1. Sajibu Nongma Panba is a lunar new year celebrated in which state?
A. Assam
B. Manipur
C. Odisha
D. Arunachal Pradesh
Answer [B] Manipur
2. What is the name of the second Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASWSWC), which was launched recently?
A. Andrea
B. Androth
C. Arnab
D. Arnala
Answer [B] Androth
3. What is the theme of the ‘International Day of Forests 2023’?
A. Forests and health
B. Forests and Climate Change
C. Forests are Friends
D. Forests and Global Warming
Answer [A] Forests and health
4. IMF Executive Board has approved a USD 3 billion bail-out programme for which country?
A. Sri Lanka
B. Afghanistan
C. China
D. Pakistan
Answer [A] Sri Lanka
5. ‘Accelerating the change to solve the water and sanitation crisis’ is the theme of which day?
A. World Forest Day
B. World Water Day
C. World Earth Day
D. World Sanitation Day
Answer [B] World Water Day
6. Who has been awarded Kerala’s highest civilian honour ‘Kerala Puraskarngal’?
A. Hariharan
B. Arif Muhammad Khan
C. M T Vasudevan Nair
D. Ramchandran
Answer [C] M T Vasudevan Nair
7. Which state government signed an MoU with the French development agency to improve drinking water and sanitation services?
A. Uttar Pradesh
B. Bihar
C. Himachal Pradesh
D. Odisha
Answer [C] Himachal Pradesh
8. Who is only Indian named in top 10 Hurun Global Rich List 2023?
A. Gautam Adani
B. Mukesh Ambani
C. Narayanmurthy
D. Ajim Premji
Answer [B] Mukesh Ambani
9. Twenty sixth edition of ‘Elevate Expo’ is being held in which city?
A. Riyadh
B. Delhi
C. Dettroit
D. Dubai
Answer [D] Dubai
10. Who chaired 1st General Body Meeting of the National Centre for sustainable Coastal Management (NCSCM)?
A. Prime Minister
B. Housing and Urban affairs minister
C. Environmental Minister
D. Home Minister
Answer [C] Environmental Minister