Current Affairs 5th June 2023 : Daily GK Update in English

1. Which state government launched the ‘Namo Shetkari Mahasanman Yojana’?
A. Andhra Pradesh         
B. Maharashtra
C. Madhya Pradesh       
D. Karnataka
Answer [B] Maharashtra
2. Which Union Ministry launched the ‘Electronics Repair Services Outsourcing (ERSO)’?
A. Ministry of Electronics and IT          
B. Ministry of Commerce and Industry
C. Ministry of MSME                            
D. Ministry of Science and Technology
Answer [A] Ministry of Electronics and IT
3. What is Justitia, which was seen in the news recently?
A. Asteroid             
B. Meteor
C. Exo-planet         
D. Satellite
Answer [A] Asteroid
4. The ‘Greentech safety Award 2023’ was awarded to which organisation?
A. REC         
B. RINL
C. PFC         
D. SAIL
Answer [B] RINL
5. Which institution has conceptualized ‘Lightweight Payments System’?
A. NPCI                
B. RBI
C. NASSCOM      
D. NITI Aayog
Answer [B] RBI
6. Who among the following has taken charge as Director General of Naval Armament (DGONA) on June 1, 2023?
A. Sanjay Mahindru            
B. P Upadhyay
C. KSC Iyer                           
D. Jasjit Singh
Answer [B] P Upadhyay
7. Who has assumed charge as the Chairman of Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) on May 31, 2023?
A. Sukriti Likhi                   
B. Abhijit Narendra
C. Anirban Dasgupta       
D. Amarendu Prakash
Answer [D] Amarendu Prakash
8. In May 2023, Union Minister for Jal Shakti, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat launched a portal for GOBARdhan. In the context of GOBARdhan, what does ‘0’ stand for?
A. Operative        
B. Open
C. Obligation      
D. Organic
Answer [D] Organic
9. According to the FDI Markets report, India has become the key source country for FDI into which of the following cities in 2022-23?
A. Dubai          
B. Singapore
C. Mexico       
D. Ottawa
Answer [A] Dubai
10. In May 2023, ‘Turbo UPI’, the fastest one-step UPI payment solution, was launched by which of the following fintech organizations?
A. Paytm             
B. Razorpay
C. Phone Pe       
D. Google Pay
Answer [B] Razorpay        
11. Suresh Dhanorkar, who passed away recently, was a/an _____.
A. Journalist                    
B. Architect
C. Banker                        
D. Politician
Answer [D] Politician
12. In May 2023, which of the following banks has enlisted as a Clearing and Settlement Bank with the Clearing Corporation Ltd. (ICCL)?
A. State Bank of India            
B. Indian Bank
C. Bank of India                      
D. UCO Bank
Answer [B] Indian Bank
13. In May 2023, the RBI sanctioned the voluntary Scheme of Amalgamation of Maratha Sahakari Bank and ______, effective from May 29, 2023.
A. Vaish Co-operative Adarsh Bank           
B. Jain Co-operative Bank Limited
C. Cosmos Co-operative Bank                    
D. SVC Co-operative Bank
Answer [C] Cosmos Co-operative Bank
14. What is the theme of Menstrual Hygiene Day 2023, which is observed every year on May 28?
A. It’s Time for Action            
B. NoMoreLimits
C. Periods in pandemic         
D. Making menstruation a normal fact of life by 2030
Answer [D] Making menstruation a normal fact of life by 2030
15. According to the NASSCOM – Zinnov report titled, GCC 4.0 – India Redefining the Globalization Blueprint, the Global Capability Centre (GCC) ecosystem of India would be expanded with over 1,900 GCCs by _______.
A. 2024         
B. 2025
C. 2026         
D. 2027
Answer [B] 2025
16. How many Indian standards related to Ayush have been introduced by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)?
A. 30            
B. 31
C. 40            
D. 32
Answer [B] 31
17. Name the Indian cyclist, who won a bronze medal in the elite men’s keirin event at a UCI Class 1 Event-Finale Bahnen-Tournee 2023 cycling competition in Germany.
A. Naveen John                
B. Ronaldo Singh
C. Arvind Panwar             
D. Escow Alben
Answer [D] Escow Alben
18. Name the company that has recently (in May’ 23) appointed Ajay Yadav as the Managing Director (MD).
A. Coal India Limited            
B. Solar Energy Corporation of India
C. NTPC Limited                   
D. REC Limited
Answer [B] Solar Energy Corporation of India
19. Name the helicopter of the Indian Navy that has recently (in May ’23) landed for the first time on the Indian Naval Ship (INS) Vikrant.
A. MH-60R                 
B. Pilatus PC-7
C. Hawk MK 132        
D. Dornier 228
Answer [A] MH-60R
20. In May 2023, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Dr Mansukh Mandaviya, inaugurated the National Training Centre for Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) at _________.
A. Pune, Maharashtra           
B. Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh
C. Ahmedabad, Gujarat        
D. Bengaluru, Karnataka
Answer [B] Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh