Current Affairs 2nd September 2023 : Daily GK Update in English
1. India is set to open a ‘Climate change and Health hub’ in which city, in partnership with Asian Development Bank (ADB)?
A. Chennai
B. New Delhi
C. Pune
D. Varanasi
Answer [B] New Delhi
2. Who is the first Indian to secure a gold medal at World Athletics Championships?
A. Abhinav Bindra
B. Anju Bobby George
C. Neeraj Chopra
D. Muhammed Anas
Answer [C] Neeraj Chopra
3. ‘Kashi Culture Pathway’ document is associated with which bloc?
A. ASEAN
B. SAARC
C. G-20
D. BIMSTEC
Answer [C] G-20
4. Which city is the host of ‘B20 Summit India 2023’?
A. Chennai
B. New Delhi
C. Mumbai
D. Gandhi Nagar
Answer [B] New Delhi
5. Which Union Ministry has released the report on ‘Sixth census of minor irrigation (MI) schemes’?
A. Ministry of Rural Development
B. Ministry of Jal Shakti
C. Ministry of Commerce and Industry
D. Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Answer [B] Ministry of Jal Shakti
6. Which of the following ministries is responsible for organizing the Global India AI 2023 event?
A. Ministry of Science and Technology
B. Ministry of Finance
C. Ministry of Education
D. Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
Answer [D] Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
7. In August 2023, which of the following two local specialty products from Jammu and Kashmir have recently been granted Geographical Indication (GI) Tags?
A. Ramban Sulai Honey and Basmati Rice
B. Bhaderwah Rajma and Ramban Sulai Honey
C. Chitra Rajma and Kashmiri Apples
D. Bhaderwah Rajmat and Ladakhi Apricots
Answer [C] Bhaderwah Rajma and Ramban Sulai Honey
8. Which of the following organizations is responsible for launching ILLUMA-T to the Space Station to enhance space communications capabilities?
A. ESA (European Space Energy)
B. ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation)
C. CNSA (China National Space Administration)
D. NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)
Answer [D] NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)
9. In August 2023, What temperature variation was observed between the moon’s surface and a point around 8 cm below, as shown by the ChaSTE instrument’s graph?
A. -5 to 0 degrees Celsius
B. 0 to 5 degrees Celsius
C. -10 to -5 degrees Celsius
D. -10 degrees Celsius
Answer [D] -10 degrees Celsius
10. Who among the following has been appointed as the brand ambassador for IndianOil’s XTRATEJ LPG brand?
A. Aarti Sequeira
B. Anjum Anand
C. Sanjeev Kapoor
D. Surjan Singh Jolly
Answer [C] Sanjeev Kapoor
11. Who among the following has been appointed as the first woman CEO and chairperson of the Railway Board?
A. Jaya Verma Sinha
B. Falguni Nayar
C. Leena Nair
D. Roshni Nadar
Answer [A] Jaya Verma Sinha
12. In September 2023, the warship ‘Mahendragiri’, which was launched by Dr Sudesh Dhankhar in Mumbai, became the ______ ship of the project 17A Frigates.
A. Eighth
B. Seventh
C. Fifths
D. Sixth
Answer [B] Seventh
13. In September 2023, which edition of Rashtriya Poshan Maah was celebrated by the Central Government to comprehensively tackle malnutrition through a life-cycle approach?
A. Fourth
B. Fifth
C. Sixth
D. Seventh
Answer [C] Sixth
14. What is the 2023 theme of the Brahma Kumaris event, attended by attended by Droupadi Murmu in Raipur?
A. India the Harbinger of World Peace
B. The Year of Positive Change
C. When we change the world changes
D. Shaping peace together
Answer [B] The Year of Positive Change
15. Who among the following has been appointed as the new Defence Minister of the United Kingdom?
A. Alex Chalk KC
B. Grant Shapps
C. Suella Braverman
D. Jeremy Hunt
Answer [B] Grant Shapps
16. Name of the Indian Javelin thrower, who won silver in the men’s javelin event of the Diamond League 2023 in Zurich.
A. Neeraj Chopra
B. Davinder Singh Kang
C. Shivpal Singh
D. Sumit Kumar
Answer [A] Neeraj Chopra
17. In August 2023, which of the following banks has been designated as an authorized pension disbursement bank for civil pensioners on behalf of the Central Pension Accounting Office (CPAO)?
A. HDFC Bank
B. Yes Bank
C. Axis Bank
D. Bandhan Bank
Answer [D] Bandhan Bank
18. In August 2023, which of the following countries launched the Renewable Energy Technology Action Platform (RETAP), in collaboration with India, under the Strategic Clean Energy Partnership?
A. Indonesia
B. Japan
C. United States
D. New Zealand
Answer [C] United States
19. In August 2023, which of the following organizations launched the World’s First Fully Automated Investment Fund named the AD Astra Fund?
A. Bajaj Capital Limited
B. Savart
C. Unit Trust of India
D. DSP Merrill Lynch Limited
Answer [B] Savart
20. In August 2023, which of the following banks launched the ‘GST Sahay App’ for MSME borrowers to access loans up to Rs 2 lakh digitally using GST invoices?
A. HDFC Bank
B. State Bank of India
C. Bandhan Bank
D. Punjab National Bank
Answer [D] Punjab National Bank