menu

Weekly Current Affairs - 18 to 24 September 2023


1. The Truenat test was granted approval for diagnosing which virus in Kerala?

COVID-19

Dengue

Nipah virus (NiV)

Zika virus


2. On September 18, the Union Cabinet approved the Women Reservation Bill, which mandates a 33 percent reservation for women in:

Lok Sabha only

State assemblies only

Both Lok Sabha and state assemblies

Rajya Sabha only


3. The International Cricket Council (ICC) designated which three cities in the United States for hosting the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024?

Dallas, Florida, and New York

Los Angeles, Chicago, and Miami

Boston, Atlanta, and Seattle

Las Vegas, Houston, and Washington, D.C.


4. How many Hoysala temples were added to UNESCO's World Heritage list along with Santiniketan?

1

2

3

4


5. Who inaugurated the ‘International Lawyers’ Conference 2023‘ at New Delhi’s Vigyan Bhawan?

Narendra Modi

Nirmala Sitharaman

Srinivasan K. Swamy

Amit Shah


6. Which institution founded by Rabindranath Tagore was included in UNESCO's World Heritage List?

Visva-Bharati University

Santiniketan Medical College

Rabindra Sangeet Academy

Tagore Arts Institute


7. Which collaborative initiative aims to create a space-based tool with wide-ranging applications for policymakers, institutions, and entrepreneurs?

I2U2 group

SHREYAS scheme

Skills on Wheels initiative

National Medical Device Policy


8. Who is the captain of the Indian Hockey team and one of the flag-bearers at the opening ceremony of the Asian Games 2023?

Virat Kohli

Rohit Sharma

Harmanpreet Singh

Lovlina Borgohain


9. Which airport in Delhi inaugurated the state-of-the-art integrated office complex called 'Udaan Bhawan'?

Indira Gandhi International Airport

Safdarjung Airport

Rajiv Gandhi Terminal Airport

Palam Airport


10. World Rose Day is dedicated to:

Raising awareness about Alzheimer's disease

Honoring and supporting cancer patients

Promoting environmental conservation

Celebrating achievements in sports