Current Affairs 9th March 2023 : Daily GK Update in English
1. HUID Number, which was seen in the news, is associated with which element/product?
A. Rice
B. Cotton
C. Gold
D. Lithium
Answer [C] Gold
2. Which institution has designed the ‘Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System (ATAGS)’?
A. HAL
B. DRDO
C. BEL
D. ISRO
Answer [B] DRDO
3. As per the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) report for 2021-22, what is the employment fraction in the farm sector?
A. 26.5%
B. 32.5%
C. 45.5%
D. 55.5%
Answer [C] 45.5%
4. Which organisation released the ‘Women, Business and the Law Index’?
A. World Bank
B. World Economic Forum
C. International Monetary Fund
D. Asian Development Bank
Answer [A] World Bank
5. Which country has claimed to have discovered around 8.5 million metric tons of lithium ore?
A. Australia
B. Iran
C. Israel
D. UAE
Answer [B] Iran
6. Meghalaya’s new Chief Minister Conrad Sangma belongs to which of the following political party?
A. Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP)
B. National People’s Party (NPP)
C. United Democratic Party (UDP)
D. All India Trinamool Congress (AITC)
Answer [B] National People’s Party (NPP)
7. Which of the following candidate wins Lifetime Achievement Award in 8th National Photography Awards?
A. Shri Sasi Kumar Ramachandran
B. Dipjyoti Banik
C. Shri Sudipto Das
D. Ms Sipra Das
Answer [D] Ms Sipra Das
8. Who has been appointed as the new Chief Minister of Tripura?
A. Manik Saha
B. Biplab Kumar Deb
C. Sushanta Chowdhury
D. Bikash Debbarma
Answer [A] Manik Saha
9. Who has taken oath as the 1st Woman Minister of Nagaland?
A. Rosemary Dzuvichu
B. Hekani Jakhalu Kense
C. Salhoutuonou Kruse
D. Hekani Jakhlu
Answer [C] Salhoutuonou Kruse
10. Who is the first woman IAF officer to get a command appointment?
A. Avani Chaturvedi
B. Shaliza Dhami
C. Shiva Chauhan
D. Sham Mahna
Answer [B] Shaliza Dhami