Weekly Current Affairs 25 September to 1 October 2023

1.		Who is the recipient of the prestigious 2023 SASTRA Ramanujan Prize for remarkable contributions to mathematics?

Ruixiang Zhang

Narendra Modi

Kate Bingham

Jude Anthany Joseph

2.		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

3.		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

4.		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

5.		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

6.		What was the primary contribution of Mankombu Sambasivan Swaminathan, who passed away at the age of 98?

Space exploration

Literature

Agriculture

Medicine

7.		When is World Tourism Day observed globally in 2023?

September 24

September 25

September 26

September 27

8.		What is the name of the annual military exercise between the Indian Army and the US Army aimed at strengthening military cooperation and readiness?

YUDH ABHYAS

Bharat Drone Shakti

Indo-Pacific Armies Chiefs Conference

War at Sea

9.		What is the objective of the "India-UN Capacity Building Initiative"?

To provide financial support to UN projects in India

To promote Indian cuisine worldwide

To facilitate the sharing of India's development experiences with partner countries in the Global South

To establish a joint space venture with the UN

10.		India's first green hydrogen-powered bus was unveiled by which organization?

Indian Oil Corporation (IOC)

Tata Motors

Mahindra & Mahindra

Bajaj Auto