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

1. Where is the Indian Navy’s First Training Squadron based at?
A. Visakhapatnam                
B. Kochi
C. Mumbai                            
D. Chennai
Answer [B] Kochi
2. Lord Basaveshwara is a 12th century philosopher, associated with which state?
A. Kerala                         
B. Karnataka
C. Andhra Pradesh        
D. Odisha
Answer [B] Karnataka
3. Which Union Ministry launched the ‘National Action Plan to Combat Desertification and Land Degradation Through Forestry Interventions’?
A. Ministry of Power         
B. Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
C. Ministry of Coal             
D. Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Answer [D] Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
4. BARC B1201, India’s first Bauxite Certified Reference Material (CRM) was developed BARC and which institution?
A. DRDO                
B. NALCO
C. NMDC               
D. BHEL
Answer [B] NALCO
5. Hopi which was seen in the news, is an ethnic group of people living in which country?
A. USA                    
B. Russia
C. Italy                  
D. Turkey
Answer [A] USA
6. The Guinness World Record holder for oldest drag queen performer ____ passed away at the age of 92 in March 2023.
A. Trixie Mattel             
B. Darcelle XV
C. The Vixen                   
D. Monet X Change
Answer [B] Darcelle XV
7. Union Minister of State for Commerce & Industry Anupriya Patel recently inaugurated the 23rd edition of INDIASOFT in which of the following cities?
A. Bengaluru           
B. Ahmedabad
C. New Delhi            
D. Pune
Answer [C] New Delhi
8. Union Minister of Civil Aviation and Steel Jyotiraditya M. Scindia recently inaugurated a direct flight between ______ and Gatwick, London.
A. Darjeeling              
B. Dehradun
C. Bhuntar                  
D. Amritsar
Answer [D] Amritsar
9. The Union Government has constituted a Committee under the chairmanship of Additional Secretary Nidhi Khare to monitor the stock of which of the following commodities?
A. Sugar            
B. Masur Dal
C. Onion           
D. Tur Dal
Answer [D] Tur Dal
10. The second G20 Infrastructure Working Group (IWG) meeting under G20 Indian Presidency is scheduled to take place on 28 and 29 March 2023, in which of the following cities?
A. Kochi                        
B. Bhubaneswar
C. Visakapatnam        
D. Ahmedabad
Answer [C] Visakhapatnam