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SUPER Current Affairs MCQ PDF 3rd October2023

By Dream Big Institution: (SUPER Current Affairs) © Copyright 2023

[Q] The fourth edition of Indo-Latin America Cultural Festival organized by

the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) began in which city?

(a) Bengaluru (c) Chennai

(b) New Delhi (d) Greater Noida

[Ans] b
Key Points

 The fourth edition of Indo-Latin America Cultural Festival organized by

the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) began in New Delhi.
 Total 34 artists of three countries – Colombia, Ecuador and Chile are
participating in the two-day festival.
 The festival is bringing together key stakeholders from India and Latin America
to deliberate on the prospects of cultural and educational collaborations.
 This celebration of culture and art is on a mission to spotlight the incredible
cultural heritage of Latin America.

[Q] India and which country has recently signed a Social Security Agreement
(SSA)?

(a) South Korea (c) Japan

(b) Argentina (d) Australia

[Ans] b

 India and Argentina have signed a Social Security Agreement (SSA).

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 The agreement was signed by India’s Ambassador to Argentina Dinesh Bhatia and
Argentina’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Worship Santiago
Cafiero in the presence of Argentine Minister of Labour, Employment and Social
Security Raquel Kismer de Olmos.
 The agreement provides detached workers, i.e., employees working in another
country on a temporary basis, and their family members with rights to
contributory benefits such as cash allowance for retirement or pension, rent,
subsidy or lump sum payments as per local legislation without being subject to
any reduction, modification, suspension, suppression or retention.
India signed MoUs with others countries

 India and Saudi Arabia sign Agreement on Cooperation in Energy Sector

 India and New Zealand signs a MoU to boost cooperation in civil aviation
 ICG signs MoU with Philippine Coast Guard to enhance maritime cooperation
 India signs MoU with Trinidad and Tobago on sharing INDIA STACK
 India and Laos sign MOUs for five quick impact projects in education, health,
water facility, and IT.
 India & Argentina signs MoU for bilateral exchange of young researchers
 India & Sri Lanka sign MoU on cooperation in field of renewable energy

[Q] Who has been appointed as new Director General (DG) of the Border
Roads Organization (BRO)?

(a) Abhishek Singhvi (c) Raghu Srinivasan

(b) Aryama Sundaram (d) Harshvardhan Bansal

[Ans] c
Key Points

 Lieutenant General Raghu Srinivasan has assumed charge as the 28th

director general (DG) of the Border Roads Organization (BRO).

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 His appointment to the top post in the BRO follows the superannuation of Lt Gen
Rajeev Chaudhry.
 Before the appointment, Srinivasan was holding the appointment of
Commandant, College of Military Engineering, Pune.
Recent Appointment in News
 Chairman of the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) – Saugata
Gupta
 Vice Chairman of the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) –
Partha Sinha
 As Member of UPSC – Dinesh Dasa
 Chairman of Media Research Users Council India – Shailesh Gupta
 Vice Chairman of Media Research Users Council India – Shashank
Srivastava

[Q] Nitin Gupta has been reappointed as chairman of which of the following?

(a) CBDT (c) Finance Commission

(b) Niti Aayog (d) GST Council

[Ans] a
Key Points

 The Union government has extended the tenure of Nitin Gupta, the
incumbent chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), till 30
June 2024.
 The nine-month extension for Gupta came on the day when he was scheduled to
retire and demit office.
 Gupta, a 1986-batch IRS officer of the Income-tax department, was appointed
CBDT head in June last year.

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[Q] KN Madhusudanan has been appointed part-time chairman of which

bank?

(a) South Indian Bank (c) Dhanalakshmi Bank

(b) Axis Bank (d) Karnataka Bank

[Ans] c
Key Points

 KN Madhusudanan has been appointed part-time chairman of Dhanalakshmi

Bank by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) after a vacancy of 21 months.
 This comes after a period of 21 months during which the company was without a
chairman, following the resignation of G Subramonia Iyer in December 2021 for
personal reasons.
 Prior to this role, KN Madhusudanan served as an independent director on the
board of the bank with effect from November 9, 2022.
About Dhanlaxmi Bank

 Established – 14 November 1927

 Headquarters – Thrissur
 CEO & MD – J. Of. Shivan

Recent Appointment in Banking & Insurance Sector

 Country head of Wholesale Banking at Yes Bank – Manish Jain (replace Ravi
Thota)
 Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer at Yes Bank – Pankaj Sharma
 Deputy Governor of RBI – M. Rajeshwar Rao (reappointment for 1 year)
 MD and CEO ICICI Lombard – Sanjeev Mantri (replace Bhargav Dasgupta)

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 Vice-president for Asian Development Bank (ADB)’s Market Solutions –

Bhargav Dasgupta

[Q] Who has been appointed as the new MD & CEO of South Indian Bank?

(a) Rajnish Kumar (c) Deepak Mohanty

(b) Joshit Ranjan Sikidar (d) PR Seshadri

[Ans] d
Key Points

 South Indian Bank has appointed P R Seshadri as its MD & CEO effective from
October 1.
 He has succeeded Murali Ramakrishnan who served a successful tenure from
October 1, 2020, till September 30, 2023.
 With nearly 25 years of banking experience spanning domestic and international
markets, Seshadri has held senior leadership positions at various institutions,
including Karur Vysya Bank Limited and Citigroup.
 Prior to joining SIB, Seshadri was associated with the Karur Vysya Bank (KVB) in
a similar role.

About South Indian Bank

 Founded – 1929
 Headquarters – Thrissur, Kerala
 Chairman – Salim Gangadharan
 MD & CEO – PR Seshadri
 Tagline – Experience Next Generation Banking.

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[Q] Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman have been awarded the Physiology
Nobel Prize 2023 for which discovery?

(a) For the discovery concerning the

genomes of extinct hominins and (c) For developing effective mRNA
human evolution vaccines against COVID-19

(b) For the discovery of insulin (d) For their discovery of thermal
vaccine against rabies and mechanical transducers

[Ans] c
Key Points

 The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for 2023 has been awarded
to Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman for their discoveries concerning
nucleoside base modifications, enabling effective mRNA vaccines to develop
against COVID-19
 The prestigious award is given annually by the Nobel Assembly, consisting of 50
professors at the Karolinska Institute.
 It recognizes scientists who have made significant contributions to the field of
medicine for the benefit of humankind.
 So far, 113 Nobel Prizes in Physiology or Medicine have been awarded since
1901, of which 12 have been given to women.
[Q] What is the name of the mascot for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023?

(a) La’eeb and Blaze (c) Blaze and Tonk

(b) Chenchen and Lianlian (d) Tazuni and Tonk

[Ans] c

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Key Points

 ICC After fans around the globe participated in voting, the names of the two
official ICC mascots have been revealed, ahead of the 2023 Cricket World
Cup in India.
 The ICC has announced that ‘Blaze’ and ‘Tonk’ have been unanimously chosen as
the names of the mascot duo.
About International Cricket Council (ICC)

 Formation – 15 June 1909

 Headquarters – Dubai, UAE
 Chairman – Greg Barclay (New Zealand)
 Deputy Chairman – Imran Khwaja (Singapore)
 CEO – Geoff Allardice (Australia)
 General Manager – Wasim Khan
 Membership – 108 members

[Q] Which of the following members was NOT a part of the men’s 50m Rifle
3P team event that secured gold in the 19th Asian Games?

(i) Akhil Sheoran

(ii) Swapnil Kusale

(iii) Shiva Narwal

(iv) Aishwarya Pratap Singh Tomar

(a) Only i (c) Only iii

(b) Only ii (d) Only iv

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[Ans] c

[Q] India has won a gold medal in men’s squash team event after beating
which country at the Asian Games 2023?

(a) China (c) Bhutan

(b) Nepal (d) Pakistan

[Ans] d

[Q] India’s Murali Sreeshankar has won the silver medal in the men’s long
jump event at the Hangzhou Asian Games with a best jump of how many
meters?

(a) 5.22 meters (c) 7.19 meters

(b) 8.22 meters (d) 8.19 meters

[Ans] d

[Q] The women’s team of Sanjana Bathula, Karthika Jagadeeswaran, Heeral

Sadhu and Aarathy Kasturi Raj have won the bronze medal in which sport
event at the Asian Games 2023?

(a) Wushu (c) Squash

(b) Roller skating (d) Cycling

[Ans] b

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[Q] World Nature Day is observed every year on which day?

(a) 1 October (c) 3 October

(b) 2 October (d) 4 October

[Ans] c

Key Points

 World Nature Day is observed every year on 3 October.

 Objective – To raise awareness about the challenges our environment faces,
particularly due to climate change.
 It is established by the World Nature Organization (WNO) on 3 October 2010.

Important Links
 List of Brand Ambassadors in India 2023
 List of Joint Military Exercises of India 2023
 List of New Appointments in India 2023
 ‘List of Books and Authors PDF 2023
 List of Important Days with Themes 2023
 Complete List of Obituaries 2023
 Previous Years Questions Papers ( All Exams)

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