Daily Current Affairs 1 October 2023

1.		What is the primary focus of World Habitat Day 2023?

Promoting sustainable transportation

Addressing climate change

Empowering women in urban areas

Resilient urban economies and growth

2.		What is the significance of the capital management reforms endorsed by the Asian Development Bank (ADB)?

They aim to address climate challenges.

They focus on boosting tourism.

They are intended to reduce government spending.

They aim to promote agriculture.

3.		What is the theme of World Habitat Day 2023?

Housing for All

Sustainable Urban Development

Resilient Urban Economies: Cities as Drivers of Growth and Recovery

Building Better Cities

4.		Who was awarded the 2023 SASTRA Ramanujan Prize in Mathematics?

Ruixiang Zhang

Srinivasa Ramanujan

Terence Tao

Andrew Wiles

5.		What changes were announced by the Indian government related to its tax policies on the petroleum industry?

Increase in levies on diesel and ATF

Reduction in SAED on domestically produced crude petroleum

Reduction in levies on diesel and increase in SAED on domestically produced crude petroleum

No changes in tax policies

6.		What is the fiscal deficit of India for the first five months of the 2023-24 financial year?

Rs 1.42 lakh crore

Rs 4.36 lakh crore

Rs 6.42 lakh crore

Rs 10.0 lakh crore

7.		Which sector witnessed the highest growth rate in India's core sector in August 2023?

Information Technology

Manufacturing

Agriculture

Services

8.		Who won the gold in mixed doubles tennis at the Asian Games 2023?

Rohan Bopanna and Rutuja Bhosale

Ramkumar Ramanathan and Saketh Myneni

Tsung-hao Huang and En-shuo Liang

Yu-hsiou Hsu and Hao-ching Chan

9.		Who recently took the oath of office and secrecy as a Member of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)?

Dr. Manoj Soni

Saugata Gupta

Dr. Dinesh Dasa

K.N. Shanth Kumar

10.		What was the annual inflation rate in the Eurozone for September 2023?

2.0%

4.3%

5.2%

6.0%