Current Affairs 8th July 2023 : Daily GK Update in English
1. ‘District Disability Rehabilitation centre (DDRC)’ is an initiative of which Union Ministry?
A. Union Social Justice and Empowerment
B. Union Law and Justice
C. Union Science and Technology
D. Union Health and Family Welfare
Answer [A] Union Social Justice and Empowerment
2. Which city is the host of ‘Global Clean Energy Action Forum’?
A. New Delhi
B. Pittsburg
C. Paris
D. Rome
Answer [B] Pittsburg
3. Which state has announced to set up NITI Aayog-like state-level institution?
A. Kerala
B. Maharashtra
C. Telangana
D. West Bengal
Answer [B] Maharashtra
4. As of 2022, which country is the largest bilateral lender to Sri Lanka?
A. China
B. India
C. Australia
D. USA
Answer [B] India
5. Who is the first Indian to win four medals at World Wrestling Championships?
A. Vinesh Phogat
B. Bajrang Punia
C. Babita Kumari
D. Gita Phogat
Answer [B] Bajrang Punia
6. In July 2023, which of the following Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) has become the first to set up its campus outside India at Zanzibar (Tanzania)?
A. IIT Delhi
B. IIT Bombay
C. IIT Roorkee
D. IIT Madras
Answer [D] IIT Madras
7. In July 2023, who among the following has been appointed as the Acting Chairperson of the National Green Tribunal (NGT)?
A. Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel
B. Justice H. L. Dattu
C. Justice Sheo Kumar Singh
D. Justice T.S. Thakur
Answer [C] Justice Sheo Kumar Singh
8. According to the Crif High Mark report, which of the following Indian states has become the highest microlending borrowings in India as of March 2023?
A. Tamil Nadu
B. Odisha
C. Jharkhand
D. Bihar
Answer [D] Bihar
9. The 7th edition of exercise SALVEX was held between India and ____at Kochi.
A. France
B. Russia
C. Germany
D. The US
Answer [D] The US
10. In July 2023, which of the following countries signed an MoU with India to extend the current MoU on Cooperation in the field of Personnel Management and Public Administration till 2028?
A. Switzerland
B. Iceland
C. Singapore
D. Denmark
Answer [C] Singapore