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
