Daily Current Affairs - 26 September 2023

1.		Who was appointed as the new Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of ICICI Lombard?

Mukesh Ambani

Sanjeev Mantri

Srinivasan K. Swamy

Rajnath Singh

2.		Which river advocate initiated the World Rivers Day celebration in 1980?

Mark Angelo

Jane Goodall

David Attenborough

Greta Thunberg

3.		Which Malayalam filmmaker, known for films like "Ulkaddal" and "Adaminte Variyellu," recently passed away?

K G George

Priyadarshan

Adoor Gopalakrishnan

Lijo Jose Pellissery

4.		What is the main objective of the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons?

To promote nuclear energy

To celebrate nuclear weapons

To raise awareness about the need to eliminate nuclear weapons

To encourage the use of nuclear weapons

5.		Which state in India recently gained three new air routes under the UDAN-5 scheme?

Goa

Arunachal Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh

6.		What is the significance of the 'ODF Plus' status achieved by Indian villages?

It means the village is free of open defecation only.

It indicates the village has implemented solid waste management systems.

It indicates the village has implemented liquid waste management systems.

It means the village has both solid and liquid waste management systems in place.

7.		Which team became the first to hit 3000 sixes in ODI cricket?

India

Pakistan

West Indies

Australia

8.		What is the name of the 54th Tiger Reserve in India recently established in Madhya Pradesh?

Panna Tiger Reserve

Nauradehi Tiger Reserve

Veerangana Durgavati Tiger Reserve

Damoh Tiger Reserve

9.		Which Indian state recently approved a new beach shack policy to promote local tourism?

Kerala

Maharashtra

Goa

Tamil Nadu

10.		What is the primary objective of collecting asteroid samples by the Osiris-Rex probe?

To study the composition of asteroids

To determine the age of the Earth

To understand the formation of the solar system

To explore the possibility of mining asteroids