Current Affairs: 14th April 2023

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1) Who is the current Revenue Secretary of India?
• Revenue Secretary Sanjay Malhotra has launched the unified
portal of the Central Bureau of Narcotics (CBN).
• The portal has been launched towards strengthening the
vision of Digital India during the period of ‘Azadi Ka Amrit
A. Manoj Govil Mahotsav’.
• The unified portal is designed to create efficiency,
B. Sanjay Malhotra transparency and accountability among the users of the
department to promote the growth of drugs and pharma
C. Rajiv Gauba sector, boost economy for “Atma Nirbhar Bharat”, and meet
the needs of pharma and chemical industries.
• The portal has been calibrated to have database integration
D. Pramod Kumar Mishra and ingestion with other government services including
Bharat Kosh, GST, PAN- NSDL validation, e-Sanchit, and UIDAI
facilitating single point services for obtaining the licenses
from CBN. Ans-B
2) Which of the following city will host a Food
Conclave-2023 on April 28 and 29?
• The Telangana government will host a Food
Conclave-2023 on April 28 and 29.
• The annual brainstorming event is expected to host
A. Bengaluru 100 thought leaders from the agri-food industry.
• The objective of the Food Conclave is to identify the
B. Hyderabad main challenges and opportunities for the
development of the Indian agri-food sector in the
C. Chennai current decade.
• The event will consist of five thematic tracks covering
D. Greater Noida various aspects of the agri-food sector. The main
focus areas will be agriculture (green), edible oils
(yellow), dairy (white), meat and poultry (pink), and
aquaculture (blue). Ans-B
3) The government has organized National
Apprenticeship Mela in which city under Skill India
Mission?
• Government organizes National Apprenticeship Mela
in Udhampur under Skill India Mission
• Prime Minister’s National Apprenticeship Mela
A. Bengaluru (PMNAM) was organized under the vision of Prime
Minister Narendra Modi at ITI College, Udhampur.
B. Udhampur • Several local business organizations joined the
apprenticeship mela to provide jobs to local youth
C. Chennai with relevant opportunities to shape their careers
through apprenticeship training.
D. Greater Noid • It has organized by the Ministry of Skill Development
and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) under the Skill India
Mission to promote career opportunities for the
youth of India. Ans-B
4) Which of the following state has topped the State
Energy Efficiency Index (SEEI) 2021-22 report in
Front Runner category?
• Union Minister for Power and Renewable Energy R.
K. Singh released the State Energy Efficiency Index
A. Maharashtra (SEEI) 2021-22 report.
• The SEEI was released during the RPM (Review,
B. Tamil Nadu Planning and Monitoring) meeting of states and state
utility companies in New Delhi.
C. Odisha • In SEEI 2021-22, 5 states – Andhra Pradesh,
Karnataka, Kerala, Rajasthan and Telangana – are in
D. Andhra Pradesh the Front Runner category (>60 points)
• While 4 states – Assam, Haryana, Maharashtra, and
Punjab – are in the Achiever category (50-60 points).
Ans-D
5) Who has won the World Chess Armageddon Asia
and Oceania event title?
• Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh has emerged winner
of the World Chess Armageddon Asia and Oceania
A. Aravindh tournament after defeating former World Rapid
Champion Nodirbek Abdusatarov of Uzbekistan in
Chithambaram the final.
• The 16-year-old Indian won in a field that included
B. Alexandr Predke former world classical champion Vladimir Kramnik,
Daniil Dubov, Yangyi Yu (China), Vidit Gujrathi and
C. Abhijeet Gupta Karthikeyan Murali (both India) and Param
Maghsoodloo (Iran), apart from Abdusattorov.
D. D Gukesh • Both Gukesh and Abdusatrov have qualified for the
Grand Finale of Armageddon, which is scheduled for
September. Ans-D
6) Citi Bank and the Japan International
Cooperation Agency (JICA) have joined hands to
provide a co-financing loan to which bank?
• iti Bank and the Japan International Cooperation Agency
(JICA) have joined hands to provide a co-financing loan to
IndusInd Bank Limited, a private commercial bank.
A. Federal Bank • This includes a $30 million loan by Citi and a ¥13 billion
loan by JICA.
B. Axis Bank • This high-impact social finance offering that Citi arranged
for IndusInd Bank is expected to improve financial access
C. IndusInd Bank for farmers and catalyae capital investment in the
agricultural sector in India.
D. HDFC Bank • This social financing to IndusInd Bank will be used by
farmers to purchase farm equipment, crops, seeds, and
fertilizers, as well as by small agricultural supply chain
service providers.
Ans-C
7) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has
launched the ‘Tulsi Ghat Restoration Project’ of
Varanasi in which city?
• External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar launched the
‘Tulsi Ghat Restoration Project’ of Varanasi, during
his visit to Uganda’s Kampala.
A. Uganda • Earlier he met Uganda’s President Yoweri K Museveni
at his farm in Rwakitura and congratulated the
B. Maldives country on assuming the chairship of the Non-
Aligned Movement (NAM).
C. Bhutan • Uganda was endorsed to chair the Non-Aligned
Movement on behalf of Africa for the period from
D. Mauritius 2022 to 2025.
• The NAM chair position rotates every 3 years during
summit conferences.
Ans-A
8) The famed Gond painting has recently received
the prestigious Geographical Indication (GI) tag.
Gond painting is the painting of which state?
• The famed Gond painting of Madhya Pradesh has
received the prestigious Geographical Indication (GI)
tag.
A. Bihar • A geographical Indication (GI) tag is a sign used on
products which have a specific geographical origin
B. Rajasthan and possess qualities or a reputation that are due to
that origin.
C. Maharashtra • It is used for industrial products, foodstuff,
agricultural products, spirit drinks, and handicrafts.
D. Madhya Pradesh GI Tag ensures that no one other than the registered
authorised user is allowed to use the name of the
popular product.
Ans-D
9) Which state had the highest utilization-to-
released fund ratio of MPLADS funds in FY23?
• In FY23, Gujarat had the highest utilization-to-released fund
ratio of MPLADS funds.
• While ₹66 crore was allocated to the state, it had utilized
A. Uttar Pradesh ₹95.77 crore, 145.11 percent. This is according to the data
that the Ministry of Statistics and Programme
Implementation presented in the parliament.
B. Gujarat • The other major states with the highest utilisation-to-
released fund ratio include Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala,
C. Rajasthan West Bengal and Tamil Nadu.
• After a hiatus, FY23 was a financial year that saw the
D. Maharashtra Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme
(MPLADS) implemented in the full wing. The scheme was
paused during the beginning of the pandemic and was
resumed only in November 2021.
Ans-B
10) International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reduced
India’s GDP growth forecast for 2023-24 to what
percent?
• The International Monetary Fund (IMF) cut India’s GDP
growth forecast to 5.9% for 2023-24 and 6.3% for 2024-
A. 6.2% 25, a fallout of the heightened global economic
uncertainty.
• This is the lowest growth estimate among the multilateral
B. 5.8% agencies and the first below 6% projection.
• The World Bank has estimated GDP growth for the current
C. 5.9% fiscal year at 6.3% and the Asian Development Bank at
6.4%.
D. 5.7% • The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had in its latest monetary
policy statement raised its GDP growth forecast marginally
to 6.5% from 6.4% earlier.
Ans-C
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