Current Affairs: 23rd April 2023

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1) The 5th edition of HUN- a Thadou Cultural
Festival 2023 begins in which state?
• The 5th edition of HUN- a Thadou Cultural Festival
2023 kicked off at Thomas Ground in Kangpokpi
district of Manipur.
A. Tripura • HUN festival is an annual cultural festival and a
civilizing act of the Thadous community of Manipur
B. West Bengal and it is celebrated at the arrival of the new year
according to the community.
C. Assam • The festival celebrates the culture and traditions of
the Hun Thadou tribe, one of the major ethnic
D. Manipur groups in the state.
• The festival features traditional dance performances,
music, food, and handicrafts.
Ans-D
2) Which state / UTs Agriculture Production
Department has launched the Kisan Sampark
Abhiyan programme in the state?
• The Agriculture Production Department of Jammu
and Kashmir launched the Kisan Sampark Abhiyan
programme.
A. Jammu and Kashmir • The Abhiyan has launched across 3565 panchayats in
J&K.
B. Gujarat • The programme aims to involve Panchayati Raj
Institutions in the scheme and celebrate the Azadi Ka
C. Himachal Pradesh Amrit Mahotsav as part of the programme
• The programme will be launched across all districts
D. Punjab of Jammu and Kashmir and will focus on providing
farmers with information, training, and guidance on
various aspects of agriculture and allied activities.
Ans-A
3) The Research and Innovation Initiative gathering
conference of G-20 begins in which city?
• The Research and Innovation Initiative gathering
conference of G-20 begins at Dharamshala in Himachal
Pradesh.
A. Varanasi • Delegates from the G-20 Member States, international
organizations and experts from the scientific community
B. New Delhi will attend the two-day conference.
• The main theme of the RIIG conference during India’s G20
C. Bhubaneswar presidency in 2023 is Research and Innovation for
Equitable Society’ with its four priority areas being
D. Dharamshala Materials for Sustainable Energy, Circular bioeconomy,
Eco-Innovations for Energy Transition and Scientific
Challenges and Opportunities towards Achieving a
Sustainable Blue Economy.
Ans-D
4) United Nations Chinese Language Day is
observed every year on which day?
• The United Nations (UN) is celebrating the 13th annual
Chinese Language Day on 20 April 2023.
• Theme 2023 – Chinese Wisdom for a Green World
A. 20 April • This day is dedicated to honoring Cangjie, the inventor of
Chinese characters, and his legend of creating the
characters amidst cries from deities and ghosts and rain of
B. 21 April millet.
• Chinese was recognized as one of the official languages of
C. 17 April the United Nations in 1946.
• In 1973, the General Assembly designated Chinese as a
D. 18 April working language, which was later followed by the
Security Council in 1974. Since then, an increasing number
of UN offices and staff members have been working with
the Chinese language. Ans-A
5) According to which organization, India has
recently overtaken China to become the most
populous country in the world?
• India has become the world’s most populous country,
overtaking China, according to the United Nations.
• According to UN estimates, India’s population is 142.86 crore
A. United Nations against China’s 142.57 crore.
• This is the first time that India has topped the UN list of most
B. World Health populous countries since it started collecting population data
in 1950.
Organization • Nearly 1/4th of India’s population is under the age of 14,
according to the UN data. 68 percent of the population is in
C. World Economic Forum the 15 to 64 age group, while 7 percent is above the age of
65.
D. World Bank • Estimates by different agencies have suggested that India’s
population is expected to keep rising for nearly three
decades before it peaks at 165 crore and then would start
declining. Ans-A
6) Which of the following Small Finance Bank has
integrated with the Bharat Bill Payment System (BBPS) to
launch bill payment services through video banking?
• AU Small Finance Bank (AU SFB) has integrated with the
A. AU Small Finance Bank Bharat Bill Payment System (BBPS) to launch bill payment
Limited services through video banking.
• The primary aim of this initiative is to promote digital
B. Capital Small Finance accessibility and enhance economic capability, leading to
greater financial inclusions.
Bank Limited • Customers can use this platform to pay their bills without
having to go to a branch, which is especially useful for senior
C. Fincare Small Finance persons and others with mobility challenges.
• AU SFB’s video banking service underscores its commitment
Bank Limited to providing innovative solutions to its customers. This
platform enables customers to pay bills without the need to
D. ESAF Small Finance Bank visit a branch, which is particularly beneficial for those with
Limited mobility issues or residing in remote areas and senior
citizens. Ans-A
7) Who among the following has been appointed as
New York’s first Black chief Judge by the New York
Senate?
• New York’s Senate has confirmed Judge Rowan
Wilson (62) as the new chief judge of the Court of
A. Ajay Banga Appeals, the state’s highest court.
• Wilson has been an associate judge of the Court of
B. Aruna Miller Appeals, New York’s highest court, since 2017.
• He is also New York’s first Black chief judge. He was
C. Apsara A Iyer appointed by the 57th governor of New York, Kathy
Hochul.
D. Rowan Wilson • He studied at Harvard College and graduated from
Harvard Law School in 1984.
Ans-D
8) Which of the following state has bagged the national
award for the best implementation of the Pradhan
Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) in the country?
• Karnataka has bagged the national award for the best
implementation of the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima
Yojana (PMFBY) in the country.
A. Tripura • According to the authorities, between the kharif
season 2021 and 2022, the state recorded a 47.74%
B. West Bengal increase in the enrolment of farmers under the
scheme. while the area covered under the scheme
C. Assam increased by 41.80%.
• In the Kharif season 2021, 16.15 lakh farmers had
D. Karnataka enrolled under the scheme. It increased to 23.86 lakh
in 2022. The extent of areas covered under the
scheme increased from 13.35 lakh hectares to 18.94
lakh hectares. Ans-D
9) Which state has become the first state to adopt a
water budget in a bid to come up with a solution to
water scarcity in certain regions?
• Kerala has become the first state to adopt a water budget in a
bid to come up with a solution to water scarcity in certain
regions.
• The first phase would cover 94 gram panchayats and 15-block
A. Tamil Nadu panchayats.
• The Public Water Budget was released by Chief Minister
B. Odisha Pinarayi Vijayan along with the launch of the third phase of the
Ini Njan Ozhukatte (Let me flow now) project, for the
C. Andhra Pradesh rehabilitation of irrigation networks in the Western Ghats.
• The idea of a water budget was first mooted by the state in
2019. The current Budget was prepared based on the
D. Kerala availability and consumption of water in the state.
• The state has recovered hundreds of water bodies and will be
using satellite data to assess the status of water bodies in 230
gram panchayats in its third phase. Ans-D
10) Which of the following country to replace
Indonesia as the Under-20 FIFA World Cup host?
• Argentina will host the under-20 soccer World Cup.
• Argentina has replaced Indonesia, which was supposed to
host it earlier.
A. France • FIFA announced the decision to remove Indonesia as host
after the country’s FA canceled the draw to be held in Bali
as its governor refused to host Israel’s team.
B. Argentina • The Argentine FA formally submitted its bid to host the
May 20-June 11 tournament one day later at the South
C. UK American Football Confederation Congress.
• Argentina hosted the under-20 World Cup in 2001 when
D. USA they won the fourth of their record six titles.
• They are also seeking to jointly host the World Cup finals
in 2030 with Uruguay, Chile and Paraguay.
Ans-B
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