Current Affairs Quiz - October, 2023
1. Which state has signed Rs 2000 crore deal with ropeway construction company Poma Group in London?
[A] Gujarat
[B] Uttarakhand
[C] Assam
[D] Karnataka
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Correct Answer: B [Uttarakhand]
Notes:
Recently, the Uttarakhand government signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in London with the ropeway construction company Poma Group.
The state secured investments valued at Rs 2,000 crore as part of its upcoming Global Investors Summit scheduled for December. Poma Group is associated with the state in projects including their current involvement in providing technical support for the Dehradun-Mussoorie ropeway and Yamunotri ropeway projects.
2. Which institution released the ‘Women, power, and cancer’ report?
[A] WHO
[B] CDC
[C] Lancet Commission
[D] John Hopkins University
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Correct Answer: C [Lancet Commission]
Notes:
A new Lancet Commission report highlights that women’s experiences with cancer prevention, care, and treatment are negatively influenced by societal gender imbalances, resulting in greater suffering from the disease despite similar cancer burdens as men.
The report, titled “Women, power, and cancer,” emphasizes that gender inequality not only affects women as patients but also impacts their interactions with the cancer healthcare system.
3. Which Indian state is experiencing a surge in Scrub Typhus?
[A] Uttarakhand
[B] Himachal Pradesh
[C] Gujarat
[D] Goa
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Correct Answer: B [Himachal Pradesh]
Notes:
Due to record-breaking rainfall in Himachal Pradesh, the state is witnessing a surge in ‘chiggers’, a vector for Orientia tsutsugamushi, the pathogen responsible for causing scrub typhus.
The state has recorded over 1,000 cases of the disease in 2023, twice the number recorded last year. Fifteen people have died due to scrub typhus in the state so far.
4. Which institution organises ‘Project Udbhav’?
[A] NITI Aayog
[B] Indian Army
[C] RBI
[D] SEBI
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Correct Answer: B [Indian Army]
Notes:
The Indian Army, in partnership with the United Service Institution of India (USI), recently orgnised a hybrid panel discussion as part of Project Udbhav.
Project Udbhav, initiated by the Indian Army, is a program designed to reexamine the deep-rooted Indian traditions of statecraft and strategic thinking, drawing insights from ancient Indian texts on statecraft, warfare, diplomacy, and grand strategy.
5. The Indian Air Force (IAF) is set to procure ‘Prachand’ Light Combat chopper with which institution?
[A] HAL
[B] DRDO
[C] BHEL
[D] BDL
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Correct Answer: A [HAL]
Notes:
The Indian Air Force (IAF) is set to procure 156 additional ‘Prachand’ Light Combat choppers with the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited.
They will be deployed at both the China and Pakistan front by the IAF and the Indian Army. Indian Air Force chief Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari announced about the intent to buy around 100 more Light Combat Aircraft Mark 1A to push indigenisation.
6. Which institution approved capital- management reforms that will unlock $100 billion in funds over the next 10 years?
[A] AIIB
[B] ADB
[C] World Bank
[D] IMF
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Correct Answer: B [ADB]
Notes:
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved capital- management reforms that will unlock $100 billion in funds over the next 10 years to support Asia and the Pacific.
The reforms also create a Countercyclical Lending Buffer to support ADB developing member countries (DMCs) facing unexpected crises.
7. Which spacecraft successfully escaped the sphere of earth’s influence, after Mars Orbiter Mission?
[A] Aditya-L1
[B] One Web India- 2
[C] NVS- 01
[D] DS- SAR
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Correct Answer: A [Aditya-L1]
Notes:
Aditya-L1 spacecraft has travelled beyond a distance of 9.2 lakh km from Earth, successfully escaping the sphere of earth’s influence, after the Mars Orbiter Mission.
The spacecraft will remain in a halo orbit around L1, about 1.5 million km from Earth, to observe the Sun’s corona and other aspects without interruptions.
8. Which major economy passed a stopgap funding bill, to avert government shutdown?
[A] Russia
[B] Germany
[C] UK
[D] USA
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Correct Answer: D [USA]
Notes:
The United States Congress recently passed a stopgap funding bill to avert government shutdown.
A shutdown was anticipated, where most of the government’s 4 million employees would not get paid and also would shutter a range of federal services, from National Parks to financial regulators.
9. ISRO’s Flight Test Vehicle Abort Mission-1 (TV-D1) is a crucial test for which mission?
[A] Aditya L-1
[B] Mangalyaan
[C] Chandrayaan-3
[D] Gaganyaan
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Correct Answer: D [Gaganyaan]
Notes:
The Flight Test Vehicle Abort Mission-1 (TV-D1) is a part of the Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) human space mission, Gaganyaan.
The purpose of the mission is to demonstrate the ability to launch humans into low earth orbit and safely bring them back to Earth. The TV-D1 is a single-stage liquid rocket that carries the Crew Module (CM) and Crew Escape Systems (CES).
10. Which Committee of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) decides the policy repo rate?
[A] Monetary Policy Committee
[B] Financial Inclusion Committee
[C] Regulation Committee
[D] Economic and Policy Research Committee
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Correct Answer: A [Monetary Policy Committee]
Notes:
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has decided to keep key interest rates, projected economic growth, and inflation rates unchanged.
The RBI’s monetary policy committee (MPC) unanimously decided to keep the policy repo rate unchanged at 6.5%. This is the fourth straight time the RBI has maintained the status quo. The RBI last raised the benchmark repo rate to 6.5% on February 8, 2023. RBI has also decided to extend the payments infrastructure development fund (PIDF) scheme by two years till December 31, 2025.
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