Latest Current Affairs from 12 to 18 July 2023

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Q. 1. Who has become the first Indian to be named the ‘Best Asian Under-20 Male Athlete of the Year’?

A) Selva Prabhu Thirumaran
B) Avinash Sable
C) Murli Sreesankar
D) Eldoz Paul

Q. 2. JIMEX Maritime Exercise 2023 was organized between the Navy of India and which country?

A) Germany
B) Japan
C) France
D) USA

Q. 3. What percentage of GST has been fixed on ‘Online Gaming’ in the 50th meeting of GST Council?

A) 5%
B) 18%
C) 28%
D) 12%

Q. 4. What is the rank of India in the world’s most powerful armies as per Global Firepower report?

A) First
B) Second
C) Third
D) Fourth

Q. 5. Which State/UT has launched the Mobile-Dost-App?

A) Jammu and Kashmir
B) Uttar Pradesh
C) Delhi NCT
D) Haryana

Q. 6. The ministry of defense has approved the purchase of how many Rafale fighter jets for the Indian Navy?

A) 24
B) 26
C) 32
D) 22

Q. 7. Which Indian has won the silver medal in the Para athletics world championships 2023?

A) Rupesh Kumar
B) Arjun Sinha
C) Nishad Kumar
D) Vinay Awasthi

Q. 8. With whom has the defense ministry tied up for safe and nutritious food for the armed forces?

A) DRDO
B) CSIR
C) Ministry of Agriculture
D) FSSAI

Q. 9. Which country’s highest award ‘Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour’ was awarded to PM Modi?

A) France
B) UAE
C) Australia
D) Germany

Q. 10. Which Indian won the first gold in 100m hurdles at the Asian Athletics Championships?

A) Hima Das
B) Jyoti Yaraji
C) Dutee Chand
D) MR Poovamma

Q. 11. Who has become the 17th Indian to Score a century in his debut test match?

A) Shubhman Gill
B) Ishan Kishan
C) Yashasvi Jaiswal
D) Shardul Thakur

Q. 12. Chandrayaan-3 Mission has been launched, who is the project director of the mission?

A) S Somanath
B) K Sivan
C) C Venugopal
D) P Veeramuthuvel

Q. 13. Who won the men’s title of Wimbledon Grand Slam 2023?

A) Carlos Alcaraz
B) Andy Murray
C) Rafael Nadal
D) Novak Djokovic

Q. 14. Who has recently released the ‘National Multidimensional Poverty Index’?

A) Finance Commission
B) NITI Aayog
C) RBI
D) Ministry of Education

Q. 15. IIT Delhi is going to open its first Global campus in which city?

A) Dubai
B) Kuwait City
C) Abu Dhabi
D) Tehran

Q. 16. In which state of India the annual ‘Bonalu Festival’ was organized?

A) Andhra Pradesh
B) Tamil Nadu
C) Karnataka
D) Telangana

Q. 17. Congress leader Oommen Chandy has passed away, he was the former Chief Minister of which State?

A) Kerala
B) Tamil Nadu
C) Andhra Pradesh
D) Karnataka

Q. 18. Who has become the first unseeded female player to win the Wimbledon Grand Slam?

A) Ons Jobeur
B) Marketa Vondrousova
C) Barbora Strycova
D) Ankita Bhambri

Q. 19. Which state has secured the first position in NITI Aayog’s Export Preparedness Index 2022?

A) Gujarat
B) Maharashtra
C) Tamil Nadu
D) Uttar Pradesh

Q. 20. PM Modi inaugurated the Integrated Terminal of Veer Savarkar International Airport, in which state/UT?

A) Maharashtra
B) Puducherry
C) Lakshadweep
D) Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Q. 21. Which state’s cabinet has recently approved two ‘Obra D’ thermal power projects?

A) Uttar Pradesh
B) Bihar
C) Madhya Pradesh
D) Maharashtra

Q. 22. Which country will host the ASEAN conference on Traditional Medicine in 2023?

A) Thailand
B) India
C) Indonesia
D) Vietnam

Q. 23. Which country recently launched ‘Methane Liquid Oxygen Fuel Space Rocket’?

A) India
B) USA
C) China
D) Japan

Q. 24. What is India’s rank in the medal tally at the Asian Athletics Championships 2023?

A) First
B) Fourth
C) Second
D) Third

Q. 25. Which team won the Duleep Trophy 2023 title?

A) South Zone
B) Central Zone
C) North Zone
D) West Zone

Q. 26. ‘Lambani Art’ is related to which State?

A) Uttar Pradesh
B) Karnataka
C) Chhattisgarh
D) Bihar

Q. 27. When is Nelson Mandela Day Celebrated Annually?

A) 10th July
B) 16th July
C) 18th July
D) 14th July

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Answers:

1 Ans. A) Selva Prabhu Thirumaran
2 Ans. B) Japan
3 Ans. C) 28%
4 Ans. D) Fourth
5 Ans. A) Jammu and Kashmir
6 Ans. B) 26
7 Ans. C) Nishad Kumar
8 Ans. D) FSSAI
9 Ans. A) France
10 Ans. B) Jyoti Yaraji
11 Ans. C) Yashasvi Jaiswal
12 Ans. D) P Veeramuthuvel
13 Ans. A) Carlos Alcaraz
14 Ans. B) NITI Aayog
15 Ans. C) Abu Dhabi
16 Ans. D) Telangana
17 Ans. A) Kerala
18 Ans. B) Marketa Vondrousova
19 Ans. C) Tamil Nadu
20 Ans. D) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
21 Ans. A) Uttar Pradesh
22 Ans. B) India
23 Ans. C) China
24 Ans. D) Third
25 Ans. A) South Zone
26 Ans. B) Karnataka
27 Ans. C) 18th July