Tnpsc Current Affairs in English – 7th October 2023
1. Which Union Ministry organised the ‘Technology and Bharatiya Bhasha Summit’?
A. Ministry of Science and Technology
B. Ministry of Education 🗹
C. Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
D. Ministry of Culture
- The two-day Technology and Bharatiya Bhasha Summit was organized as a part of the Bharatiya Bhasha Utsav, by the Union Ministry of Education in New Delhi. The aim of the Summit was to facilitate a smooth transition from the current education ecosystem to one rooted in Indian languages, in line with the vision of NEP 2020 and to set the course for a technologically bright future for Indian languages in education.
2. NABARD listed ‘Social Bonds’ on Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and the funds raised would be used to refinance which scheme?
A. PMAY
B. PM SVANIDHI
C. Jal Jeevan Mission 🗹
D. PMGSY
- The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) announced the listing of its ‘Social Bonds’ on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE). The bank had raised 1,040 crore through this offering. The funds would be used to refinance the Jal Jeevan Mission (the Union government’s drinking water project) in Telangana.
3. Kiran Baliyan clinched India’s first medal in 72 years in which game, at the Asian Games?
A. Weight Lifting
B. Shot put 🗹
C. Fencing
D. Swimming
- Meerut-based Kiran Baliyan clinched the country’s first medal in women’s shot put in 72 years. Baliyan threw to a distance of 17.36m in her third attempt to finish third behind the Chinese duo of Olympic champion Lijiao Gong and Jiayuan Song.
4. Which country is the host of Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Travel Mart 2023?
A. Sri Lanka B. Bangladesh
C. India 🗹 D. Australia
- The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Travel Mart 2023 was inaugurated in New Delhi by the Ministry of Tourism. The PATA is a not-for-profit organization, which aims to promote responsible travel and tourism development in the Asia Pacific region.
5. Which spacecraft successfully escaped the sphere of earth’s influence, after Mars Orbiter Mission?
A. Aditya-L1 🗹
B. One Web India-2
C. NVS-01
D. DS-SAR
- Aditya-L1 spacecraft has travelled beyond a distance of 9.2 lakh km from Earth, successfully escaping the sphere of earth’s influence, after the Mars Orbiter Mission. The spacecraft will remain in a halo orbit around L1, about 1.5 million km from Earth, to observe the Sun’s corona and other aspects without interruptions.
6. Who has been nominated as the Ambassador for ‘War Against Waste’ in Jammu & Kashmir?
A. Sachin Tendulkar
B. Vidya Balan
C. Captain Bana Singh 🗹
D. Viswanathan Anand
- Directorate of Rural Sanitation, Jammu and Kashmir, has announced the nomination of country’s highest gallantry awardee, the Param Vir Chakra recipient, Captain Bana Singh as Ambassador for ‘War against Waste’ in Jammu & Kashmir. Theme of the Swachhata Hi Seva (SHS 2023) campaign is ‘Garbage Free India’ with focus on visual cleanliness and welfare of Safai Mitras.
7. Which Ministry introduced Quality Control Orders for medical-textile products?
A. Ministry of Commerce and Industry
B. Ministry of MSME
C. Ministry of Textiles 🗹
D. Ministry of Finance
- Union Ministry of Textiles introduced Quality Control Orders for six medical-textile and 20 agro-textile products. In Medical textiles like Sanitary Pads and baby diapers, self-help groups are exempted from QCO while Micro and Small units are given relaxation for 1 year.
8. Online gaming companies will charge 28% GST on full value of bets, with effect from which date?
A. October 1, 2023 🗹
B. January 1, 2024
C. April 1, 2024
D. October 1, 2024
- From October 1, online gaming companies will charge 28% GST on full value of bets, while offshore platforms would also be required to have GST registration to operate in India. The notification was released by the Union Finance Ministry though many states are yet to pass amendments in their respective state GST Laws.
9. Mohamed Muizzu was elected as the President of which country?
A. Mauritius
B. South Africa
C. Maldives 🗹
D. Israel
- Front runner and Opposition candidate Mohamed Muizzu was recently elected President of the Maldives. The opposition candidate beats the incumbent President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, who is considered pro-India.
10. India recently signed ‘Social Security Agreement’ with which country?
A. Sri Lanka
B. Argentina 🗹
C. Australia
D. France
- India and Argentina signed an agreement to ensure legal rights of professionals in each other’s domain that will assist in risk-free international mobility. As per the Embassy of India, the ‘Social Security Agreement’ is aimed at ensuring rights of the growing number of Indian nationals employed in various Indian and international concerns in Argentina as well as for Argentine nationals seeking employment in India.
11. Abhay Singh, who was seen in the news, plays which sports?
A. Cricket B. Squash 🗹
C. Hockey D. Chess
- The Indian men’s squash team created history as they defeated Pakistan to clinch gold at the ongoing 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou. Abhay Singh defeated Noor Zaman to win 11-7, 9-11, 8-11, 11-9, 12-10 in the third and final contest. India won a men’s team squash gold in the 2014 edition of the games, while the Pakistan last claimed gold in 2010 in Guanzhou.
12. Rutuja Bhosale, who was seen in the news, plays which sports?
A. Squash
B. Chess
C. Badminton
D. Tennis 🗹
- The mixed doubles pair of Rohan Bopanna and Rutuja Bhosale beat Chinese Taipei pair En-shuo Liang and Tsung-hao Huang in the finals to clinch gold at the Asian Games 2023 in Hangzhou. Earlier, another Indian duo Ramanathan Ramkumar and Saket Myneni bag silver in the men’s doubles.
13. ‘Yashaswini” is a group of women bikers of which institution?
A. Indian Navy
B. CRPF 🗹
C. CISF
D. Indian Army
- Chief Minister Shri Conrad K Sangma flagged off the cross-country bike expedition by Yashaswini, a group of CRPF women bikers from Shillong. The CRPF, in collaboration with the Ministry of Women and Child Development is organising this bike rally to celebrate women power in the country.
14. What is the GST collection in India in the month of September?
A. Rs 1.627 lakh crore 🗹
B. Rs 1.527 lakh crore
C. Rs 1.427 lakh crore
D. Rs 1.727 lakh crore
- India’s Goods and Services Tax (GST) collections improved 2.3% over August revenues to touch 1,62,712 crores. However, the growth in gross GST revenues slowed to a 27-month low of 10.2% in September, from around 10.8% in the previous two months. This is the fourth time that the gross GST kitty has crossed the 1.60 lakh crore mark in 2023-24, the Finance Ministry said.
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