Current Affairs 29th June 2023 : Daily GK Update in English

1. ‘Victor 6000’, which was involved in rescue operation of the Titan submersible, was developed in which country?
A. USA           
B. France
C. Israel       
D. UAE
Answer [B] France
2. The Green Diamond, which was presented by Prime Minister Modi to the US President Joe Biden and First Lady, was developed in which state?
A. Gujarat         
B. Andhra Pradesh
C. Goa               
D. Telangana
Answer [A] Gujarat
3. Which institution released the ‘Standard IS 18267: 2023’ to address plastic pollution?
A. FCI         
B. FSSAI
C. BIS         
D. ISO
Answer [C] BIS
4. Which Union Ministry launched ‘PM-Kisan Mobile App with Face Authentication Feature’?
A. Ministry of Electronics and IT
B. Ministry of Agriculture and Family Welfare
C. Ministry of MSME
D. Ministry of Home Affairs
Answer [B] Ministry of Agriculture and Family Welfare
5. Which institution released a consultation paper to implement a regulatory sandbox within the realm of digital communications?
A. NASSCOM           
B. CDAC
C. TRAI                   
D. RBI
Answer [C] TRAI
6. Who among the following has been appointed as the part-time chairman of the Federal Bank?
A. Shyam Srinivasan         
B. Harsh Dugar
C. Johnson K Jose             
D. AP Hota
Answer [D] AP Hota
7. According to the 20th QS World University Rankings, released in June 2023, which of the following Indian Institution has been ranked 149th in the ranking?
A. IIT, Bombay (IITB)                     
B. IIT, Delhi (IITD)
C. IIT, Kharagpur (IIT-KGP)           
D. IIT, Kanpur (IITK)
Answer [A] IIT, Bombay (IITB)
8. The RBI canceled the banking license of which cooperative bank instructed it to function as a non-banking institution, effective from June 29, 2023?
A. Anant Laxmi Cooperative Bank           
B. Mahalaxmi Cooperative Bank
C. Cosmos Co-operative Bank                   
D. Bharat Co-operative Bank
Answer [B] Mahalaxmi Cooperative Bank
9. Who has authored the book titled ‘The New New-Delhi Book Club’?
A. Gautaam Borah               
B. Nirmala James
C. Radhika Swarup             
D. C Rangarajan
Answer [C] Radhika Swarup
10. In June 2023, Union Minister Parshottam Rupala launched the RFD App. In this context, what is the full form of RFD?
A. Report on Fish Development           
B. Report Fish Disease
C. Restoring Fish Data                           
D. Reported Fishing Data
Answer [B] Report Fish Disease