Weekly Current Affairs - 18 to 24 September 2023

1.		World Rose Day is dedicated to:

Raising awareness about Alzheimer's disease

Honoring and supporting cancer patients

Promoting environmental conservation

Celebrating achievements in sports

2.		What is the theme for the 2023 International Day of Peace?

Peace and Harmony

Global Goals for Peace

Actions for Peace: Our Ambition for the #GlobalGoals

Building Bridges for Peace

3.		Which category of the Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar (RVP) is awarded to young scientists under the age of 45?

Vigyan Ratna (VR) Award

Vigyan Shri (VS) Award

Vigyan Yuva-Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar (VY-SSB) Award

Vigyan Team (VT) Award

4.		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

5.		What is the purpose of the Kisan Rin Portal (KRP) in India?

To provide weather information to farmers

To facilitate access to credit services for farmers

To promote agricultural exports

To offer crop insurance to farmers

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

Narendra Modi

Nirmala Sitharaman

Srinivasan K. Swamy

Amit Shah

7.		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.

8.		Who was elected as the Chairman of the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) for the term 2023-2024?

Srinivasan K. Swamy

Mukesh Ambani

N. R. Narayana Murthy

Azim Premji

9.		What has the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) recently recognized Mithun as?

An endangered species

A food animal

A medicinal plant

An agricultural crop

10.		Who won the Singapore Grand Prix in Formula 1, ending Max Verstappen’s winning streak?

Max Verstappen

Lewis Hamilton

Carlos Sainz

Sebastian Vettel