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Weekly Current Affairs - 18 to 24 September 2023


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

1

2

3

4


2. Which country surpassed Hong Kong to claim the title of the world’s freest economy, according to a report by the Fraser Institute?

India

Singapore

China

United States


3. 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


4. 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


5. 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


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

Max Verstappen

Lewis Hamilton

Carlos Sainz

Sebastian Vettel


7. World Rose Day is dedicated to:

Raising awareness about Alzheimer's disease

Honoring and supporting cancer patients

Promoting environmental conservation

Celebrating achievements in sports


8. 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


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

Narendra Modi

Nirmala Sitharaman

Srinivasan K. Swamy

Amit Shah


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

Maharashtra

Assam

Madhya Pradesh

Goa