Current Affairs 7th October 2023 : Daily GK Update in English

1. What is the theme of ‘World Heart Day 2023’?
A. Use Heart, Know Heart             
B. Prevent Heart Diseases
C. Exercise Daily                               
D. Healthy Food Habits
Answer [A] Use Heart, Know Heart
2. Which major economy announced to hike its defence spending by 70% in 2024?
A. USA                 
B. Germany
C. Canada           
D. Russia
Answer [D] Russia
3. Which country hosted the ‘UN Convention against Transnational Organised Crime Ministerial Conference’?
A. China             
B. India
C. Italy               
D. USA
Answer [C] Italy
4. ‘Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency’ is a Public Sector Enterprise under which Union Ministry?
A. Ministry of Power                  
B. Ministry of New & Renewable Energy
C. Ministry of Science and Technology   
D. Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Answer [B] Ministry of New & Renewable Energy
5. Sko valley, which was seen in the news, is located in which state/UT?
A. Ladakh                  
B. Arunachal Pradesh
C. Uttarakhand          
D. Sikkim
Answer [A} Ladakh
6. In October 2023, which of the following Indian Cricketer International Cricket Council was named as the ‘Global Ambassador’ for the Cricket World Cup 2023?
A. Saurav Ganguly             
B. Rahul Dravid
C. MS Dhoni                       
D. Sachin Tendulkar
Answer [D] Sachin Tendulkar
7. In October 2023, which of the following states ‘governments issued a notification for providing 35 per cent reservation for women in recruitment, barring the forest department?
A. Assam                        
B. Gujarat
C. Madhya Pradesh      
D. Odisha
Answer [C] Madhya Pradesh
8. In October 2023, which of the following organizations handed over the twin-seater variant of LCA Tejas fighter aircraft to Indian Air Force in Bengaluru?
A. Bharat Dynamics Ltd.                         
B. Airnetz Aviation Pvt Ltd.
C. Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.               
D. Aroon Aviation Services Pvt Ltd.
Answer [C] Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.
9. In October 2023, which of the following banks launched a Mobile Handheld Device to enhance accessibility and convenience in availing banking services to the customers?
A. State Bank of India            
B. PNB
C. Canara Bank                       
D. Bank of India
Answer [A] State Bank of India
10. In October 2023, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das unveiled the Bi-Monthly meeting to the fourth monetary policy of the financial year 2023-24 in Mumbai. What is the real GDP growth for 2023-24 projected by RBI?
A. 6.1%              
B. 6.5%
C. 7.2%              
D. 6.4%
Answer [B] 6.5%