Daily Current Affairs - 29 September 2023

1.		Why is Sri Lanka facing delays in receiving the second tranche of its IMF bailout package?

Due to political instability

Unresolved issues with external debt restructuring

Decreasing foreign exchange reserves

Public protests over government policies

2.		Which Indian city hosted the 20th anniversary celebration of the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit?

New Delhi

Mumbai

Ahmedabad

Chennai

3.		Which city in India has the highest green-certified office space, as mentioned in the news?

New Delhi

Mumbai

Bengaluru

Hyderabad

4.		Which aerospace company exclusively manufactured the state-of-the-art Dornier Do-228 aircraft for the Indian Air Force?

Boeing

Lockheed Martin

Airbus

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)

5.		Which Indian institute secured the top position among Indian universities in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2024?

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay

Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore

Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU)

University of Delhi

6.		Who is considered the "Father of India's Green Revolution"?

Norman Borlaug

Mankombu Sambasivan Swaminathan (M.S. Swaminathan)

Jawaharlal Nehru

Subramaniam

7.		Which Indian shooters won gold in the Men's 10m Air Pistol Team event at the Asian Games 2023?

Saurabh Chaudhary, Abhishek Verma, and Manu Bhaker

Deepak Kumar, Apurvi Chandela, and Ravi Kumar

Sarabjot Singh, Shiva Narwal, and Arjun Singh Cheema

Anjum Moudgil, Divyansh Singh Panwar, and Elavenil Valarivan

8.		What record did NASA's Perseverance Mars rover set in terms of speed and navigation?

Longest drive on Mars

Highest speed on Mars

Longest Martian navigation without human assistance

Shortest time to traverse a Martian boulder field

9.		Who is responsible for overseeing the Psyche mission by NASA?

Arizona State University

Maxar (formerly SSL)

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)

10.		Which country secured the top position in the 2023 World Talent Ranking by the International Institute for Management Development (IMD)?

India

Switzerland

United States

China