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

1. Which country, along with India, has recently (in August ’23) launched the Renewable Energy Technology Action Platform (RETAP) under the Strategic Clean Energy Partnership?
A. United Kingdom           
B. France
C. United States               
D. Brazil
Answer [C] United States
2. The _______International Day for People of African Descent 2023 observed across the globe by the United Nations (UN) on 31st August 2023.
A. 5th               
B. 3rd
C. 6th                
D. 4th
Answer [B] 3rd   
3. Which state government has recently )in August’23) launched the Mukhyamantri Nishulk Annapurna Food Packet (MNAFP) Scheme?
A. Gujarat             
B. Maharashtra
C. Rajasthan         
D. Odisha
Answer [C] Rajasthan
4. Indian real GDP has grew by ___% in the April-June quarter.
A. 6.4              
B. 7.1
C. 7.8             
D. 8.2
Answer [C] 7.8
5. Climate Football Cup 2023, the first ever professional football tournament started at which place on 1 September?
A. Jammu and Kashmir          
B. Ladakh
C. Uttarakhand                       
D. Himachal Pradesh
Answer [B] Ladakh
6. Government has formed a committee to explore the possibility of one nation, one election. Who is the chairman of this committee?
A. Ram Nath Kovind                
B. Justice Uday Umesh Lalit
C. Sharad Arvind Bobde          
D. Ranjan Gogoi
Answer [A] Ram Nath Kovind
7. Who will become the first transgender to play international cricket?
A. Meg Lanning            
B. Sana Mir
C. Radha Yadav            
D. Danielle McGahey    
Answer [D] Danielle McGahey
8. Who has recently won Singapore’s Presidential election?
A. Tharman Shanmugaratnam              
B. Sellapan Ramanathan
C. Chengara Veetil Devan Nair              
D. Lee Hsien Loong
Answer [A] Tharman Shanmugaratnam
9. NCERT has been granted deemed university status. Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan made this announcement while attending ____ Foundation Day Celebration Programme of NCERT in New Delhi.
A. 62nd              
B. 63rd
C. 64th              
D. 65th
Answer [B] 63rd
10. Super Typhoon Saola hit which country?
A. China            
B. Japan
C. Australia       
D. Thailand
Answer [A] China
11. ‘Operation Muskaan’, which was seen in the news, was implemented in which city?
A. Indore                     
B. Mumbai
C. Ahmedabad           
D. Guwahati
Answer [B] Mumbai
12. What is the transaction limit for small value digital payments in offline mode, as of September 2023?
A. Rs 1000            
B. Rs 500
C. Rs 200              
D. Rs 100
Answer [B] Rs 500
13. Which state implements the ‘Ladli Behna Scheme’?
A. Maharashtra            
B. Madhya Pradesh
C. Goa                            
D. Odisha
Answer [B] Madhya Pradesh
14. Cabinet declared which day as ‘National Space Day’ in India?
A. August 20          
B. August 23
C. August 25          
D. August 27
Answer [B] August 23
15. Archaeologists have unearthed 3,000 year old priestly tomb in which country?
A. Peru            
B. Argentina
C. Greece       
D. Japan
Answer [A] Peru
16. Kishore Jena, who was seen in the news, is associated with which sports?
A. Tennis                  
B. Javelin Throw
C. Badminton          
D. Table Tennis
Answer [B] Javelin Throw
17. Pragyan rover of the Chandrayaan-3 mission, has confirmed the presence of which element on the moon’s surface?
A. Potassium             
B. Sulphur
C. Sodium                  
D. Chlorine
Answer [B] Sulphur
18. Which state raised the OBC quota to 27% in local bodies?
A. Gujarat                 
B. Assam
C. Jharkhand            
D. Madhya Pradesh
Answer [A] Gujarat
19. Goa Shipyard Ltd signed an MoU for capacity building and collaboration in ship design and construction with which country?
A. Australia                 
B. France
C. Kenya                      
D. UAE
Answer [C] Kenya
20. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is set to construct 25-mw solar power plant in which state?
A. Gujarat              
B. Rajasthan
C. Tamil Nadu        
D. West Bengal
Answer [C] Tamil Nadu