Weekly Current Affairs 08 July to 15 July 2023
Who flagged off two Vande Bharat Express trains from Gorakhpur Railway Station in Uttar Pradesh?
a) President of India
b) Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi
c) Minister of Railways
d) Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh
Answer: b) Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi
How many development projects worth Rs 12,100 crores were unveiled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his Varanasi parliamentary constituency?
a) 19
b) 25
c) 29
d) 34
Answer: c) 29
The Election Commission of India and Electoral Tribunal (ET) of Panama signed an MoU in Panama City for cooperation in which field?
a) Defense and Security
b) Trade and Commerce
c) Election Management and Administration
d) Tourism and Culture
Answer: c) Election Management and Administration
Which company under the Ministry of Coal received the GeM award in the category “Timely Payments (CPSEs)” for the year 2023?
a) BHEL India
b) NLC India Limited
c) HAL India
d) ONGC India
Answer: b) NLC India Limited
With whom did the Ministry of Defence sign a contract for procurement of two Dornier Aircraft for the Indian Coast Guard?
a) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)
b) Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL)
c) Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
d) Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL)
Answer: a) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)
Tele-MANAS chatbot was launched in which region to provide round-the-clock services for health counsellors and consultants?
a) Jammu & Kashmir
b) Himachal Pradesh
c) Rajasthan
d) Punjab
Answer: a) Jammu & Kashmir
How many projects worth about Rs. 7600 Cr. did Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicate and inaugurate in Raipur, Chhattisgarh?
a) 5
b) 8
c) 10
d) 12
Answer: c) 10
Where will the first Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) campus outside India be set up?
a) Tanzania
b) United Arab Emirates (UAE)
c) Sri Lanka
d) Zanzibar
Answer: d) Zanzibar, Tanzania
Who became the new No.1 ranked batter on the latest ICC Women’s ODI Batting Rankings?
a) Yuki Bhambri
b) Rajinder Singh Dhatt
c) Ajay Bhatt
d) Chamari Athapaththu
Answer: d) Chamari Athapaththu
Yuki Bhambri won his maiden ATP title in which country?
a) India
b) Spain
c) South Africa
d) Sri Lanka
Answer: b) Spain
Where did the 3rd Trade and Investment Working Group Meeting take place?
a) New Delhi
b) Secunderabad, Telangana
c) Gujarat
d) Kevadia
Answer: d) Kevadia, Gujarat
To which country did India hand over the chairmanship of the G-20 meeting for the year 2024?
a) Russia
b) China
c) Brazil
d) United States
Answer: c) Brazil
What is India’s first Vedic-theme park called, which was inaugurated in Noida?
a) Ved Van Park
b) Vedic Heritage Park
c) Vedicland
d) Vedic Theme Garden
Answer: a) Ved Van Park
How many medals did India’s junior and cadet archers win at the 2023 World Archery Youth Championships?
a) 5
b) 7
c) 9
d) 11
Answer: d) 11
Which country launched the indigenous computer operating system ‘OpenKylin’?
a) India
b) Japan
c) China
d) Mongolia
Answer: c) China
Mongolia granted a license to which company to operate as an internet service provider?
a) SpaceX
b) Rosneft
c) UNICORN NORA-50
d) Goldman Sachs
Answer: a) SpaceX
How many gold medals did India win in the 34th International Biology Olympiad?
a) Two
b) Three
c) Four
d) Five
Answer: c) Four
In which country did India top the medals tally at the 34th International Biology Olympiad (IBO) in 2023?
a) India
b) UAE
c) Japan
d) Bangladesh
Answer: b) UAE
Who won the men’s singles title in the ‘Canada Open Badminton Tournament 2023’?
a) Lakshya Sen
b) Parth Salunkhe
c) Yuki Bhambri
d) Chamari Athapaththu
Answer: a) Lakshya Sen
Which state became the first to start the ‘Antyodaya Shramik Suraksha Yojana’?
a) Gujarat
b) Maharashtra
c) Rajasthan
d) Karnataka
Answer: a) Gujarat
Where was the G20 Conference on Crime and Security in the Age of NFTs, AI, and Metaverse held?
a) New Delhi
b) Gurugram, Haryana
c) Rishikesh
d) Telangana
Answer: b) Gurugram, Haryana
In which state was the third convocation of AIIMS Rishikesh held?
a) Uttarakhand
b) Haryana
c) Delhi
d) Kerala
Answer: a) Uttarakhand
Which organization becomes India’s first PSU to get the USA’s Anti-Bribery Management Certificate?
a) ONGC
b) HAL
c) BHEL
d) DRDO
Answer: a) ONGC
Which state launched India’s first regional AI news anchor, ‘Lisa’?
a) Maharashtra
b) Odisha
c) Tamil Nadu
d) Gujarat
Answer: b) Odisha
India signed an agreement of 43000 crores with which country for submarine construction under ‘Project 75’?
a) USA
b) Russia
c) Spain
d) France
Answer: c) Spain
How many Gold and Bronze medals did India clinch in the Asian Athletics Championships in Thailand?
a) Two Gold and Three Bronze
b) Three Gold and Two Bronze
c) Three Gold and Three Bronze
d) Four Gold and One Bronze
Answer: c) Three Gold and Three Bronze
How many Gold medals did the six-member Indian team secure at the 64th International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) held at Chiba, Japan?
a) One
b) Two
c) Three
d) Four
Answer: b) Two
India’s Nishad Kumar clinched which medal in the Men’s High Jump event at Para Athletics World Championships in Paris?
a) Gold
b) Silver
c) Bronze
d) None of the above
Answer: b) Silver
Who inaugurated the 4th Runway and elevated Taxiway at Delhi Airport?
a) Shri Parshottam Rupala
b) Smt Droupadi Murmu
c) Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia
d) Narendra Singh Tomar
Answer: c) Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia
Who is the first woman to be appointed as the director of an IIT campus?
a) Smt Droupadi Murmu
b) Preeti Aghalayam
c) Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia
d) Narendra Singh Tomar
Answer: b) Preeti Aghalayam
Who entered the Men’s single’s final in Wimbledon Tennis?
a) Novak Djokovic
b) Jannik Sinner
c) Benjamin Netanyahu
d) None
Answer: a) Novak Djokovic
