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Weekly Current Affairs - 18 to 24 September 2023


1. 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


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

COVID-19

Dengue

Nipah virus (NiV)

Zika virus


3. 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


4. Which Indian state recently renamed Aurangabad and Osmanabad districts to Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar and Dharashiv, respectively?

Maharashtra

Assam

Madhya Pradesh

Goa


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

Max Verstappen

Lewis Hamilton

Carlos Sainz

Sebastian Vettel


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

1

2

3

4


7. 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


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

Narendra Modi

Nirmala Sitharaman

Srinivasan K. Swamy

Amit Shah


9. Who won the Man of the Match award in the Asia Cup 2023 final between India and Sri Lanka?

Ishan Kishan

Shubhman Gill

Mohammed Siraj

Kuldeep Yadav


10. What is the primary objective of the Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar (RVP)?

To recognize outstanding contributions in the field of sports

To celebrate achievements in the field of science, technology, and innovation

To honor exceptional contributions to the field of literature

To promote environmental conservation efforts