Current Affairs 8th March 2023 : Daily GK Update in English
1. What is the theme of National Safety Day 2023?
A. Our Aim – Zero Harm
B. Our Aim – Zero Accident
C. Health and Safety
D. Elimination of Occupational Hazard
Answer [A] Our Aim – Zero Harm
2. ‘SAMARTH scheme,’ which was seen in the news, is associated with which Ministry?
A. Ministry of Textiles
B. Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
C. Ministry of Home Affairs
D. Ministry of Defence
Answer [A] Ministry of Textiles
3. Which institution released the ‘Mind the Gender Gap’ Report?
A. SEBI
B. CFA Institute
C. Oxfam International
D. Amnesty International
Answer [B] CFA Institute
4. Central Board of Irrigation and Power (CBIP) award was conferred on which institution?
A. REC
B. NTPC
C. ONGC
D. GAIL
Answer [B] NTPC
5. Which institutions released the report titled ‘More than a billion reasons: The urgent need to build universal social protection’?
A. World Bank – ILO
B. UNICEF – ILO
C. UNESCO – ILo
D. World Bank – UNICEF
Answer [B] UNICEF – ILO
6. The 6th meeting of Joint Working Group on Aircraft Carrier Technology Co-operation (JWGACTC) concludes in which city?
A. New Delhi
B. Bengaluru
C. Pune
D. Shimla
Answer [A] New Delhi
7. Mauganj has been added as new district of which state?
A. Jharkhand
B. Odisha
C. Madhya Pradesh
D. Rajasthan
Answer [C] Madhya Pradesh
8. Which state has won the Santosh Trophy 2023?
A. Meghalaya
B. Karnataka
C. Maharashtra
D. Kerala
Answer [B] Karnataka
9. Which player has won BBC Indian Sportswoman of The Year for 2022?
A. Karnam Malleshwari
B. Mary Kom
C. Mirabai Chanu
D. P V Sindhu
Answer [C] Mirabai Chanu
10. A two-day Millet Mahotsav was organised by the Ministry of Food Processing Industries in which city?
A. Lucknow
B. Jaipur
C. Bilaspur
D. Agra
Answer [D] Agra
11. 23rd Commonwealth Law Conference is being held in which state?
A. Goa
B. Maharashtra
C. Odisha
D. Bihar
Answer [A] Goa
12. Who has been appointed as 28th Controller General of Accounts (CGA)?
A. Aastha Saxena Khatwani
B. Sanjiva Shankar Dubey
C. Girish Chandra Murmu
D. Soma Roy Burman
Answer [B] Sanjiva Shankar Dubey
13. The ‘Good Governance Conference’ is being held in which of the following city?
A. Delhi
B. Jaipur
C. Bhopal
D. Faridabad
Answer [C] Bhopal
14. Dialogue ‘Massmerize 2023’ is being held in which city?
A. Gurugram
B. Lucknow
C. Bhopal
D. New Delhi
Answer [D] New Delhi
15. Mission ‘Har Payment Digital’ has been launched by which of the following?
A. Ministry of Finance
B. Reserve Bank of India
C. State Bank of India
D. National Payment Corporation of India
Answer [B] Reserve Bank of India
16. Defence exercise FRINJEX-23 will be conducted in which state?
A. Kerala
B. Andhra Pradesh
C. Rajasthan
D. Uttarakhand
Answer [A] Kerala
17. 3rd session of the National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction will be held in which city?
A. Ladakh
B. Srinagar
C. New Delhi
D. Shillong
Answer [C] New Delhi
18. Savlon India has named which sportsman as the world’s first ‘Hand Ambassador’?
A. Rahul Dravid
B. Sachin Tendulkar
C. Baichung Bhutia
D. P V Sindhu
Answer [B] Sachin Tendulkar
19. Which airport was rated the best airport as per ACI-ASQ Awards 2022?
A. Kempegowda International Airport
B. Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport
C. Cochin International Airport
D. Tiruchirappalli International Airport
Answer [D] Triuchirappalli International Airport
20. Who is the author of book “India’s Struggle for Independence – Gandhian Era”?
A. V. Ramasubramanian
B. P. Jyothimani
C. Tarun Gogoi
D. Abhishek Manu Singhavi
Answer [B] P. Jyothimani