Weekly Current Affairs 2 to 8 October 2023

1.		Who inaugurated the all-female bikers’ expedition rally 'Yashasvini' organized by the CRPF?

Narendra Modi

Amit Shah

Manoj Sinha

Rajnath Singh

2.		What is the theme for World Space Week 2023?

“Forests and Livelihoods: Sustaining People and Planet”

“Space and Entrepreneurship”

“Great or Small, Love Them All”

“Garbage Free India”

3.		What is the primary goal of the ATMAN (Agri sTartup deMo And funding) 2023 program?

Promoting space exploration startups

Supporting agricultural startups with technical and financial assistance

Encouraging startups in the healthcare sector

Funding startups in the renewable energy industry

4.		What does the Geographical Indication (GI) tag recently awarded to "Basohli Pashmina" signify?

It recognizes a traditional craft from Jammu and Kashmir.

It identifies a rare species of Himalayan goat.

It represents a famous Indian river.

It denotes a type of Indian rice.

5.		Who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2023 for the discovery and synthesis of quantum dots?

Marie Curie and Pierre Curie

Moungi G. Bawendi, Louis E. Brus, and Alexei I. Ekimov

Linus Pauling and Robert H. Grubbs

Jennifer Doudna and Emmanuelle Charpentier

6.		Who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2023 for their discoveries concerning nucleoside base modifications that enabled the development of effective mRNA vaccines against COVID-19?

Dr. Anthony Fauci and Dr. Deborah Birx

Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman

Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and Dr. Soumya Swaminathan

Dr. Albert Bourla and Dr. Ugur Sahin

7.		Which Indian cricketer was designated as the 'Global Ambassador' for the Cricket World Cup 2023 by the International Cricket Council (ICC)?

Virat Kohli

Sachin Tendulkar

Rohit Sharma

MS Dhoni

8.		What is the theme of World Animal Day 2023?

"Save Our Wildlife"

"Great or Small, Love Them All"

"Animals Deserve Respect"

"Protect Our Pets"

9.		What is the theme for the Neev Literature Festival 2023?

"Literature and Technology"

"What is childhood without stories?"

"Celebrating Indian Literature"

"Reading in the Digital Age"

10.		Which Indian author was awarded the Tata Literature Live! Lifetime Achievement Award?

Ruskin Bond

Chetan Bhagat

Ambai (C.S. Lakshmi)

Arundhati Roy