Current Affairs 04/06/2023

1.Which state achieved 100% coverage under 'Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana'?

1. Telangana
2. Tripura
3. Mizoram
4. Meghalaya

... Answer is 1)
Explanation: Telangana State has achieved a significant milestone in financial inclusion by achieving 100% coverage of the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY).

2. By which year has the city of Dubai set goals to achieve Zero-Emissions public transportation?

1.2060
2. 2080
3. 2050
4. 2090

... Answer is 3)
Explanation: The Roads and Transport Authority of Dubai has set a target to achieve zero-emissions public transportation by 2050.

3.Which state has launched the 'Mo Ghara Scheme'?

1. Bihar
2. Odisha
3.Rajasthan
4. Sikkim

... Answer is 2)
Explanation: Odisha has launched the Mo Ghara Scheme. The scheme will cover all such families who were left out of the existing housing schemes due to stringent eligibility criteria or insufficient allocation and also those who had received housing assistance of smaller amounts in the past and now want to upgrade or expand.

4.The farmers of which state are to receive Rs 12,000 annually under 'Kisan Samman Nidhi'?

1. Odisha
2. Assam
3. Maharashtra
4. Sikkim

... Answer is 3)
Explanation: Maharashtra farmers will receive Rs 12,000 annually under the 'Kisan Samman Nidhi' scheme, as announced by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde.

5. Which country is going to host the SCO Head of State Summit 2023?

1. India
2. Kazakhstan
3. China
4. Uzbekistan

... Answer is 1)
Explanation: India has decided to host the Shanghai Cooperation Summit (SCO) summit in a virtual format on 4 July 2023.

6.Which state's hockey team has won the 13th Hockey India Sub Junior Men National Championship 2023?

1 Madhya Pradesh
2. Arunachal Pradesh
3. Uttar Pradesh
4. Himachal Pradesh

... Answer is 3)
Explanation: Uttar Pradesh Hockey won the 13th Hockey India Sub Junior Men National Championship 2023. Uttar Pradesh Hockey won the championship after defeating the Hockey Association of Odisha in the Final at the iconic Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium, Odisha.

7. On which date is International Everest Day 2023 celebrated?

1. May 21
2. May 20
3. May 29
4. May 9

... Answer is 3)
Explanation: Every year on May 29, International Everest Day commemorates the 1953 summit of Mount Everest by Sir Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and Tenzing Norgay Sherpa of Nepal.

8.The Indian Space Research Organisation is collaborating with which institute to build the X-Ray Polarimeter Satellite (XPoSat)?

1. Raman Research Institute
2. IIT Madras
3. DRDO
4. IIM Ahmedabad

... Answer is 1)
Explanation: The Indian Space Research Organisation is collaborating with the Raman Research Institute (RRI), Bengaluru, an autonomous research institute, to build the X-Ray Polarimeter Satellite (XPoSat), which is scheduled to be launched later this year.

9.Which country launched its first commercial-grade satellite?

1. Sri Lanka
2. Sudan
3. South Korea
4. South Africa

... Answer is 3)
Explanation: South Korea successfully launched its first commercial-grade satellite in response to North Korea's launch of its first military spy satellite into orbit.

10.For how many years has CAG Girish Chandra Murmu been re-elected as the external auditor of WHO?

1. one
2. Five
3. Two 4. Four

... Answer is 4)
Explanation: The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India, Girish Chandra Murmu, has been re-elected as the External Auditor of the World Health Organisation (WHO) for a four-year term (2024-2027).

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