Daily Current Affairs - 27 September 2023

1.		Why did the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) impose monetary penalties on State Bank of India (SBI), Indian Bank, and Punjab & Sind Bank?

Non-compliance with KYC norms

Violation of loan and advances guidelines

Failure to follow interest rate directives

All of the above

2.		With which organization did Maruti Suzuki India partner for the 'Khamree Mo Sikkim' outreach program?

Indian Army

Indian Navy

Indian Air Force

Indian Coast Guard

3.		What setback did the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) face in its Chandrayaan-3 mission?

Communication loss with the lunar lander

Technical failure of the rover

Harsh lunar night conditions

Impact with an asteroid

4.		Which foreign institutional investors (FIIs) have been increasingly investing in Indian banks, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence?

ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, Axis Bank

Kotak Mahindra Bank, Yes Bank, IndusInd Bank

ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank

State Bank of India, Punjab National Bank, Canara Bank

5.		What is the amount of Amazon's strategic investment in the AI startup Anthropic?

$100 million

$400 million

$1 billion

$4 billion

6.		What type of aircraft did Defence Minister Rajnath Singh formally introduce into the Indian Air Force (IAF)?

Su-30MKI

C-295

Rafale

Tejas

7.		What is the theme for World Environmental Health Day 2023?

"Healthy Environment, Healthy Lives"

"Global Environmental Public Health: Standing up to protect everyone's Health each and every day"

"Safeguarding Our Environment for Future Generations"

"Environmental Health for All"

8.		What is the name of the Chinese research vessel causing concerns with its planned visit to Sri Lanka?

Shi Yan 5

Shi Yan 6

Yuan Wang 5

South China Sea Explorer

9.		When is World Tourism Day observed globally, and what was the theme for World Tourism Day 2023?

September 27; "Tourism and green investment"

September 26; "Sustainable Tourism for Development"

October 1; "Travel, Enjoy, Respect"

August 15; "Tourism: Building Peace! Fostering Knowledge!"

10.		What is "Disease X," and why are health experts concerned about it?

A new strain of COVID-19; it is highly contagious

A mysterious and deadly pathogen; it could surpass the lethality of COVID-19

A rare disease; it has no known treatment

A vaccine-resistant virus; it poses a global threat