Daily Current Affairs - 29 September 2023

1.		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

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

Norman Borlaug

Mankombu Sambasivan Swaminathan (M.S. Swaminathan)

Jawaharlal Nehru

Subramaniam

3.		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

4.		Who released the India Ageing Report 2023?

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

International Institute for Population Sciences and the United Nations Population Fund

NITI Aayog

Indian Council of Medical Research

5.		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)

6.		Which Indian state signed an MoU with the Poma Group for ropeway construction projects?

Himachal Pradesh

Uttarakhand

Jammu and Kashmir

Sikkim

7.		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

8.		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)

9.		What is the theme of the International Day of Awareness on Food Loss and Waste Reduction in 2023?

"Zero Hunger: Reduce Food Waste"

"Waste Less, Live Better"

"Reducing food loss and waste: Taking Action to Transform Food Systems"

"Save Food, Save the Planet"

10.		What is the significance of the Psyche mission by NASA?

To study the atmosphere of Mars

To explore the metallic core of an asteroid

To search for signs of life on Venus

To investigate the moons of Jupiter