Current Affairs 27th June 2023 : Daily GK Update in English

1. The Child Helpline 1098 is set to be consolidated with which helpline?
A. 100               
B. 101
C. 112               
D. 1091
Answer [C] 112
2. Which country signed partnership agreement with the UNWTO for promoting tourism?

A. Sri Lanka         
B. Myanmar
C. Laos                 
D. India
Answer [D] India
3. ‘Operation Kawach; has been launched to crack down the menace of drugs in which state/UT?

A. Punjab               
B. Sikkim
C. New Delhi         
D. Gujarat
Answer [C] New Delhi
4. Which institution released the ‘Global Food Policy Report (GFPR) 2023’?

A. FAO             
B. IFPRI
C. FSSAI         
D. FCI
Answer [B] IFPRI
5. Which Union Ministry organized the ‘Ocean Ring of Yoga’ special event?

A. Ministry of Defence         
B. Ministry of AYUSH
C. Ministry of Sports             
D. Ministry of External Affairs
Answer [B] Ministry of AYUSH
6. As of June 2023, how many states’ highest honours have been conferred to India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, over the last 9 years?

A. 12                 
B. 11
C. 13               
D. 15
Answer [C] 13
7. In June 2023, which of the following life insurer launched ‘Nishchit Pension Plan’?

A. LIC                                             
B. HDFC Life Insurance
C. Max Life Insurance               
D. Aditya Birla Sun Life Insurance
Answer [D] Aditya Birla Sun Life Insurance
8. What is the rank of Indian in the Global competitiveness index 2023, published by the International Institute for Management Development (IMD)?

A. 43rd         
B. 44th
C. 40th       
D. 42nd
Answer [C] 40th
9. John Bannister Goodenough, who passed away recently, was conferred with the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in which year?

A. 2010           
B. 2019
C. 2020         
D. 2022
Answer [B] 2019
10. In June 2023, which of the following organizations has received a deal of $454 million for the digital transformation of Denmark’s Danske Bank?

A. TCS                       
B. Wipro
C. Cognizant           
D. Infosys
Answer [D] Infosys