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Daily Current Affairs 7 November 2023


1. Which day is observed as the International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict?

November 5

November 6

November 7

November 8


2. Which term was declared as the Word of the Year for 2023 by Collins Dictionary?

NFTs

Permacrisis

AI

Lockdown


3. What is the primary aim of the "Jal Diwali" campaign launched by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs in India?

Celebrating Diwali with water-themed decorations

Promoting water conservation

Providing women with hands-on knowledge about water treatment

Distributing water purification devices to households


4. What is the primary focus of using cloud seeding, or "artificial rains," as proposed by IIT Kanpur to tackle Delhi's air pollution crisis?

Enhancing agricultural productivity

Addressing water scarcity

Reducing air pollution

Mitigating droughts


5. Which warship became the first Navy vessel to be named after a city in Gujarat, India?

INS Vikram

INS Surat

INS Ahmedabad

INS Mumbai


6. What is the primary objective of NASA's INFUSE mission?

To study Earth's atmosphere

To explore exoplanets

To study the Cygnus Loop supernova remnant

To analyze lunar soil samples


7. Which foreign company recently received approval for 100% Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in India's defense projects?

Boeing

Lockheed Martin

Saab

BAE Systems


8. Which government scheme, initially introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic, has been extended for another five years?

Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana

Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana

Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana

Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana


9. Which Indian state recently welcomed Bhutan's King Wangchuck for talks with Prime Minister Modi, coinciding with efforts to resolve the Bhutan-China border dispute?

Assam

Gujarat

Rajasthan

West Bengal


10. According to a survey conducted by the McKinsey Health Institute, which country leads in workplace burnout with 59% of respondents reporting burnout symptoms?

Japan

Turkey

India

China