Current Affairs Weekly Quiz - 17 September 2023

1.		During the 12th Economic and Financial Dialogue (EFD), what collaborative initiative was announced by India and the United Kingdom?

Green Climate Fund

Digital House project

Infrastructure Financing Bridge

Ayushman Bhav campaign

2.		During India's G20 Presidency, what was the figure introduced for green financing requirements in developing nations?

$2 trillion

$3.5 trillion

$5.9 trillion

$7.2 trillion

3.		How often should Available for Sale (AFS) securities be fair-valued under the new RBI guidelines?

Annually

Semi-annually

Quarterly

Monthly

4.		Who was appointed as the Chairman of Mastercard India?

Rajnish Kumar

Aditya Puri

Ratan Tata

N. R. Narayana Murthy

5.		Which UNDP and Nabard initiative aims to revolutionize Indian agriculture through data-driven innovations?

Ayushman Bhav campaign

Unified Portal for Agricultural Statistics (UPAg)

Mission Intensified IndraDhanush

Mukhyamantri Sampoorna Pushti Yojana

6.		Who has been re-appointed as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (MD and CEO) of ICICI Bank?

Sandeep Bakhshi

Chanda Kochhar

Rana Kapoor

Aditya Puri

7.		What was India's retail inflation rate in August 2023, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI)?

7.44%

6.83%

4.12%

1.36%

8.		What is the name of the contactless payment wearable ring introduced by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI)?

UPI Ring

NFC Ring

OTG Ring

Payment Ring

9.		Which Indian state is set to launch the Kalaignar Magalir Urimai Thogai Thittam?

Kerala

Tamil Nadu

Karnataka

Maharashtra

10.		What is the primary focus of the NATO exercise codenamed "Steadfast Defender"?

Humanitarian aid

Cybersecurity

Defense against a hypothetical Russian-led attack

Climate change mitigation