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Weekly Current Affairs 25 September to 1 October 2023


1. Which AI startup is receiving a strategic investment of up to $4 billion from Amazon.com to enhance its presence in generative artificial intelligence?

Anthropic

Bassein Catholic Co-operative Bank Ltd

Saraswat Co-operative Bank Limited

Kapol Co-operative Bank Limited


2. Which university secured the first place in the Times Higher Education (THE) rankings for the 20th edition in 2024?

Stanford University

University of Oxford

Harvard University

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)


3. Which prestigious award was recently conferred upon veteran actor Waheeda Rehman?

Padma Bhushan

Dronacharya Award

Dadasaheb Phalke Lifetime Achievement Award

Bharat Ratna


4. 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


5. In which rank did India feature in the Global Innovation Index 2023 rankings?

81st

40th

23rd

9th


6. What is India's projected gross market borrowing for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024?

Rs 8.88 lakh crore

Rs 15.43 lakh crore

Rs 6.42 lakh crore

Rs 12,100 per tonne


7. What significant sanitation milestone did India achieve recently?

50% of Indian villages became Open Defecation Free

25% of Indian villages became Open Defecation Free Plus

75% of Indian villages achieved Open Defecation Free Plus status

All Indian villages became Open Defecation Free


8. What is the theme for International Day of Awareness on Food Loss and Waste Reduction in 2023?

Reducing Food Waste for a Greener Planet

Food Loss and Waste: A Global Challenge

Reducing Food Loss and Waste: Taking Action to Transform Food Systems

Food Security and Sustainable Agriculture


9. Which Indian IT company topped the Kantar BrandZ Top Most Valuable Indian Brands Report 2023?

Infosys

Reliance Jio

TCS (Tata Consultancy Services)

HCL Technologies


10. What is the term used to describe a potential global pandemic that could surpass the lethality of COVID-19, as warned by health experts?

Disease X

Disease Y

Disease Z

Disease W