Current Affairs 28th August 2023 : Daily GK Update in English

1. Who among the following has won the Best Actor award at the 69th National Film Awards?
A. Ram Charan          
B. JR NTR
C. Allu Arjun              
D. Chiranjeevi
Answer [C] Allu Arjun
2. Who among the following has won the Chess World Cup Final 2023 title?
A. R Praggnanandhaa           
B. Magnus Carlsen
C. Hikaru Nakamura             
D. Levon Aronian
Answer [B] Magnus Carlsen
3. What is the theme of the B20 Summit India 2023, which is being organized in New Delhi from August 25-27, 2023?
A. R.A.I.S.E: Responsible, Accelerated, Innovative, Sustainable, Equitable Business
B. One Earth, One Family, One Future
C. Recover Together, Recover Stronger
D. People, Planet, Prosperity
Answer [A] R.A.I.S.E: Responsible, Accelerated, Innovative, Sustainable, Equitable Business
4. Name of the Women shooter, who secured the shooting spot for India in the Paris 2024 Olympics.
A. Anjali Bhagwat                 
B. Manu Bhaker
C. Anuja Jung                        
D. Rajeshwari Kumari
Answer [D] Rajeshwari Kumari
5. In August 2023, which of the following Indian Institutions received a donation of $18.6 million for the establishment of the Green Energy and Sustainability Research Hub?
A. IIT Madras           
B. IIT Bombay
C. IIT Delhi                
D. IIT Roorkee
Answer [B] IIT Bombay
6. In August 2023, which of the following banks launched India’s first co-branded hotel credit card, in partnership with Marriott Bonvoy?
A. ICICI Bank                        
B. Kotak Mahindra Bank
C. Bank of Baroda               
D. HDFC Bank
Answer [D] HDFC Bank
7. In August 2023, which of the following organizations signed an MoU with the Andhra Pradesh Power Generation Corporation (APGENCO) Limited for the implementation to Pumped Hydro Storage Projects and Renewable Energy Projects in Andhra Pradesh?
A. NTPC               
B. NHPC
C. THDC               
D. SJVN
Answer [B] NHPC
8. In August 2023, the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) signed an MoU with which of the following refineries to use the National Waterwats-2 (Brahmaputra) and Indo-Bangladesh Protocol Route?
A. Indian Oil Corporation Limited        
B. Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited
C. HPCL- Hindustan Mittal Energy Limited
D. Numaligarh Refinery Limited
Answer [D] Numaligarh Refinery Limited
9. Terry Funk, who passed away recently, was a famous _____.
A. Golfer             
B. Shooter
C. Wrestler         
D. Boxer
Answer [C] Wrestler
10. Who has authored the book titled ‘Drunk on Love: The Life, Vision and Songs of Kabir’?
A. Salman Rushdie             
B. Jhumpa Lahiri
C. Margaret Atwood          
D. Vipul Rikhi          
Answer [D] Vipul Rikhi
11. Indian banking system liquidity slipped into a deficit in which month of 2023?
A. April               
B. May
C. July                
D. August
Answer [D] August
12. Which institution plans to set up ‘Research Analyst Administration and Supervisory Body (RAASB)’?
A. RBI                         
B. SEBI
C. NITI Aayog           
D. NASSCOM
Answer [B] SEBI
13. Srettha Thavisin has been elected as the Prime Minister of which country?
A. Thailand          
B. Cambodia
C. Sri Lanka         
D. Singapore
Answer [A] Thailand
14. The African Union has suspended which country until ‘ the effective restoration of constitutional order’?
A. Egypt             
B. Niger
C. Kenya            
D. South Africa
Answer [B] Niger
15. Which institution is to support Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region, including fast-tracking progress on SDGs?
A. UNDP                     
B. UNEP
C. World Bank           
D. WEF
Answer [A] UNDP
16. Who among the following headed the nine-member committee of experts to overhaul the Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO)?
A. S N Ghormade         
B. B R Krishna
C. J D Patil                    
D. Prof K VijayRaghavan  
Answer [D] Prof K VijayRaghavan
17. According to the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, the Green Hydrogen has been defined as having a well-to-gate emission of not more than____.
A. 1 kg CO2 equivalent/kg H2        
B. 1.5 kg CO2 equivalent/kg H2
C. 2 kg CO2 equivalent/kg H2        
D. 2.5 kg CO2 equivalent/kg H2
Answer [C] 2 kg CO2 equivalent/kg H2
18. What is the Gross Merchandise Value (GMV) milestone achieved by the Government e-Marketplace (GeM) in the current financial year 2023-24?
A. Four lakh crore rupees        
B. One lakh crore rupees
C. Two lakh crore rupees        
D. Three lakh crore rupees
Answer [B] One lakh crore rupees
19. In August 2023, which of the following financial services corporation has partnered with the International Cricket Council (ICC) for the upcoming ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023.
A. Visa              
B. Square
C. PayPal          
D. Mastercard
Answer [D] Mastercard
20. In August 2023, who among the following has been appointed as the Prime Minister of Thailand?
A. Yingluck Shinawatra         
B. Abhist Vejjajiva
C. Prayut Chan-o-Cha           
D. Srettha Thavisin
Answer [D] Srettha Thavisin