Current Affairs: 6th April 2023

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1) Which state has topped among large states in the
India Justice Report 2022?

A. Tamil Nadu • Karnataka topped among large states in delivering

justice.
B. Kerala • Karnataka has achieved the top spot in the India
Justice Report 2022.
C. Karnataka • Tamil Nadu is on the second position while Telangana
is in Third Position.
D. Madhya Pradesh

Ans-C
2) Which state's "Mircha Rice" has been awarded
the GI tag?

A. Uttar Pradesh • Bihar's West Champaran's 'Mircha' rice has been

awarded the GI tag.
B. Madhya Pradesh • The shape and appearance of this rice resembles
black pepper, hence it is called Mircha or Marcha
C. Bihar rice.
• The rice is different because this rice has a unique
D. West Bengal aroma.

Ans-C
3) Who among the following has been banned by
National Anti-Doping Agency for four years for
failing dope test?

A. Shivpal Singh • National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) has banned

Sanjita Chanu for four years.
B. Kamalpreet Kaur • Sanjita Chanu is a two-time Commonwealth Games
champion. She won gold medals at the 2014 and
C. Dhanalakshmi Sekar 2018 Commonwealth Games.
• She tested positive for a banned drug, drostanolone.
D. Sanjita Chanu

Ans-D
4) Which country has appointed its ambassador to
the UAE for the first time since 2016?

A. China • Iran appointed UAE ambassador for the first time

since 2016.
B. Japan • Iran appointed Reza Ameri as its ambassador to the
UAE.
C. Iran • He has served as the Director General of the Iranian
expatriates' office in the Foreign Ministry.
D. France

Ans-C
5) Which bank has recently launched a mobile
application, ‘Digital Dukaan’ to empower merchants and
to accept payments through various digital modes?
• Axis Bank and VISA have jointly launched a mobile
application, ‘Digital Dukaan’ to empower merchants
to accept payments through various digital modes.
A. South Indian Bank
• The app ‘Digital Dukaan’ has been specifically
B. Axis Bank designed to address business requirements such as
accepting digital payments, inventory management
C. Yes Bank and billing, among others.
D. HDFC Bank • Digital Dukaan will also enable merchants to set up
an online store and grow their business effortlessly
by creating new channels.
Ans-B
6) Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry has recently
formed a committee to examine issues related to stalled
real estate projects. Who is the head of this committee?
• Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry has formed a
committee to examine issues related to stalled real estate
projects.
A. B V R Subrahmanyam • The committee has fourteen members. It is headed by
former NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant.
• The committee will also recommend ways for the
B. Amitabh Kant completion of stalled real estate projects.
C. V. Anantha • The committee will submit its report within 6 months from
the date of its 1st meeting.
Nageswaran • The committee includes top Central and State government
officials.
D. Hardeep Singh Puri • It includes the Secretary in the Department of Financial
Services in the Union Ministry of Finance, and the Principal
Secretary of the Housing and Urban Planning Department of
Uttar Pradesh. Ans-B
7) Which of the following state has recently
launched Cool Roof Policy 2023-28?
• Municipal Administration and Urban Development Minister
K T Rama Rao launched the Telangana Cool Roof Policy 2023-
28 to make the state more thermally comfortable and heat-
resilient by reducing the impact of the urban heat island
A. Kerala effect and heat stress and also to bring down energy
consumption.
B. Tamil Nadu • A cool roof, which uses special paints or tile cover, is
designed to reflect more sunlight than a conventional roof,
C. Telangana thus reducing heat retention and cooling indoor spaces.
• Telangana Cool Roof Policy 2023-28 suggests the adoption of
a cool roof as a measure for implementation to build
D. Andhra Pradesh resilience against extreme heat.
• Telangana became the first state to introduce a cool roof
policy, having incorporated it in building permission
applications. Ans-C
8) According to World Bank, India GDP growth is expected to
moderate to how much percent in FY24 due to shrinkage in
consumption on the back of slower income?
• According to World Bank, India GDP growth is
expected to moderate to 6.3 percent in FY24 due to
shrinkage in consumption on the back of slower
A. 6.2 % income.
• The World Bank has lowered its forecast for India’s
B. 6.5 % economic growth in the current fiscal year from
6.6%.
C. 6.6 % • The World Bank estimated last fiscal year’s growth at
6.9%.
D. 6.3 % • To tame inflation, the Reserve Bank of India has
raised interest rates by 250 basis points since May
2022.
Ans-D
9) Public Sector Banks (PSBs) have transferred
unclaimed deposits worth how much rupees to the
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) by February 2023?
• The Public sector banks (PSBs) have transferred unclaimed
deposits of Rs 35,012 crore as of February 2023 to the
Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
A. 35,012 crore • These deposits have not been operated for 10 years or
more.
• SBI tops the list with an unclaimed amount of Rs 8,086
B. 35,112 crore crore, while Punjab National Bank has Rs 5,340 crore and
Canara Bank has Rs 4,558 crore.
C. 36,912 crore • These unclaimed deposits belong to 10.24 crore accounts
transferred to the RBI.
D. 38,012 crore • Banks have been advised by RBI to play a more proactive
role in finding the whereabouts of the account holders
whose accounts have remained inoperative.
Ans-A
10) Which Indian airport has become the 9th
busiest airport in the world?

A. Indira Gandhi International • According to Airports Council International (ACI) list,

Airport Delhi Airport with more than 5.94 crore passenger
B. Chennai International Airport traffic has become the ninth busiest airport in the
world in 2022.
C. Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel
• Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport has
International Airport topped the list with 93.7 million passengers.
D. Guru Ram Dass Jee International • Dallas Fort Worth Airport and Chicago O'Hare Airport
Airport are in the second and third positions respectively.

Ans-A
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