Current Affairs 4th April 2023 : Daily GK Update in English

1.World Health Organisation (WHO) certified which countries as Malaria-free recently?
A. India and Sri Lanka                  
B. Azerbaijan and Tajikistan
C. Pakistan and Afghanistan        
D. Nepal and Bangladesh
Answer [B] Azerbaijan and Tajikistan
2.  Which country is the host of ‘International Conference on Human-Wildlife Conflict and Coexistence’?

A. India             
B. UK
C. USA              
D. France
Answer [B] UK
3. IMF’s Extended Fund Facility has been recently approved for which country?

A. Pakistan                   
B. Afghanistan
C. Bangladesh             
D. Ukraine
Answer [D] Ukraine
4. ‘Schengen area’ is associated with which association?

A. ISA             
B. SAARC
C. G-20          
D. European Union
Answer [D] European Union
5. Which country recently held a referendum on a new constitution (April 2023)?

A. Sri Lanka           
B. Uzbekistan
C. Afghanistan      
D. Iran
Answer [B] Uzbekistan
6. Which state’s Knagra Tea has recently (in March’ 23) received a European Union (EU) Geographical Indication Tag (GI Tag)?

A. Arunachal Pradesh         
B. Assam
C. Himachal Pradesh          
D. Sikkim
Answer [C] Himachal Pradesh
7. Which country has recently (in March ’23) removed from the list of High-Risk Third-Country Jurisdictions by the European Commission of the European Union (EU)?

A. Pakistan              
B. Mozambique
C. Iran                      
D. Israel
Answer [A] Pakistan
8. In March 2023, AMNS Luxembourg Holding S.A. entered into an agreement worth USD _____ with “JBIC co-financing loan” a consortium of Japanese banks.

A. 2 billion                 
B. 4 billion
C. 3 billion                
D. 5 billion
Answer [D] 5 billion
9. Name the bank that has recently (in March’ 23) signed an MoU with Godrej Capital Limited to offer banking products & services.

A. Bank of Maharashtra          
B. State Bank of India
C. Canara Bank                         
D. ICICI Bank
Answer [B] State Bank of India
10. Which bank has recently (in March ’23) announced a partnership with Shriram Housing Finance Limited (SHFL) under the co- lending model through the Yubi Co. Lend platform?

A. Kotak Mahindra Bank            
B. HDFC Bank
C. Axis Bank                                
D. ICICI Bank
Answer [C] Axis Bank