World Blitz Chess Championship | Bangladesh Book fair 2023 | Global Investors Summit - Current Affairs Questions

1. Which Indian chess player won silver in the World Blitz Chess Championship in Kazakhstan?

[A] Gukesh

[B] Praggnananda

[C] Koneru Humpy

[D] Viswanathan Anand

Answer: [C] Koneru Humpy

2. Which institution operates the ‘DRDO Industry Academia- Ramanujan Centre of Excellence’?

[A] NIT Warangal

[B] IIT Madras

[C] IIT Bombay

[D] IISc Bengaluru

Answer: [B] IIT Madras

3. Which Asian country has launched e-auction of 20 critical mineral blocks, including lithium and graphite?

[A] India

[B] Nepal

[C] Afghanistan

[D] Bangladesh

Answer: [A] India

4. Which Indian city hosted eleventh Bangladesh Book fair 2023?

[A] Kolkata

[B] New Delhi

[C] Chandigarh

[D] Patna

Answer: [A] Kolkata

5. Where is the Global Investors Summit scheduled to take place on December 8-9, 2023?

[A] Delhi

[B] Dehradun

[C] Jaipur

[D] Shimla

Answer: [B] Dehradun

6. Which business group became the fifth conglomerate to breach Rs.10 lakh crore in market capitalization?

[A] Tata Group

[B] Reliance Industries

[C] HDFC Bank

[D] Bajaj Group

Answer: [D] Bajaj Group

7. Who has become the first Indian to win the International Emmy Award?

[A] Arman Malik

[B] R Madhavan

[C] Vicky Kaushal

[D] Veer Das

Answer: [D] Veer Das

8. What is the key region witnessing significant housing demand apart from major cities?

[A] Northern states

[B] Eastern states

[C] Western states

[D] Southern states

Answer: [D] Southern states

9. Which one of the following characteristics is not true for unitary form of Government?

[A] Swift decision

[B] Flexible

[C] Ideal for large countries

[D] Uniformity of laws

Answer: [C] Ideal for large countries

10. India's rank in Henley Passport Index 2023 is -

[A] 80th

[B] 87th

[C] 92nd

[D] 95th

Answer: [A] 80th