Current Affairs Quiz - 20 September 2023

1.		What is the primary objective of the "Skills on Wheels" initiative launched by Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan?

Promoting art and culture in rural areas

Enhancing employability and upskilling rural youth

Providing free transportation services to rural areas

Encouraging digital literacy among urban youth

2.		Who has been granted a three-year extension as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of HDFC Bank by the Reserve Bank of India?

Aditya Puri

Chanda Kochhar

Sashidhar Jagdishan

Uday Kotak

3.		What agricultural festival was celebrated in Odisha on September 20th, marking the arrival of the new rice season?

Diwali

Navratri

Pongal

Nuakhai

4.		What was the focus of the inaugural joint military exercises conducted by ASEAN countries in Indonesia's South Natuna Sea?

Cybersecurity training

Enhancing maritime security and humanitarian assistance

Air defense simulations

Nuclear disarmament discussions

5.		What notable change was made to Team India's jersey for the ICC World Cup 2023 by Adidas?

Addition of more blue stripes

Replacement of white stripes with tricolor stripes on the shoulders

Removal of the BCCI logo

Introduction of a new jersey color

6.		Who secured the gold medal in the women's 10m air rifle event at the ISSF World Cup 2023 held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil?

Elavenil Valarivan

Oceanne Muller

Jiale Zhang

Anjum Moudgil

7.		Why was Udhampur Railway Station renamed as "Martyr Captain Tushar Mahajan Railway Station"?

In honor of a local politician

To commemorate the anniversary of its construction

To pay tribute to a brave Indian Army officer

As part of a tourism promotion initiative

8.		What is the Griha Adhar initiative launched by CM Pramod Sawant in Goa, and what does it aim to achieve?

A scheme for farmers' financial support

A digital empowerment program for women

An initiative to empower homemakers financially and enhance their quality of life

A housing scheme for rural communities

9.		What is the revised GDP growth projection for India in the fiscal year 2024 by the OECD?

5.8%

6.0%

6.3%

6.5%

10.		What significant declaration was made at the G77+China Summit, held with over 100 nations in attendance?

Declaration of a new global currency

Declaration of September 16 as the "Day of Science, Technology, and Innovation in the South"

Declaration of a united stance against climate change

Declaration of a new trade alliance