Tnpsc Current Affairs in English – 18th October 2023

1. Sivasankari, who received the ‘Sarasvatt Samman 2022’, is a famous author of which language?

A. Tamil 🗹

B. Malayalam

C. Telugu

D. Kannada

• Noted author and activist Sivasankari was honoured with the prestigious Saraswati Samman for the year 2022 for her memoir written in Tamil, Surya Vamsam. The Saraswati Samman was instituted by the KK Birla Foundation and Sivasankari is the 32^nd recipient of the award. The Saraswati Samman, given annually for outstanding literary works in 22 Indian languages.

2. Which city hosted the G20 Parliamentary Speakers’ Summit (P20) in 2023?

A. New Delhi 🗹

B. Dhaka

C. Jakarta

D. Colombo

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 9th G20 Parliamentary Speakers’ Summit (P20) in New Delhi. The two-day summit was preceded by a Parliamentary Forum on Mission LIFE. Apart from the G20 countries, 10 other countries were invited to the conference. The theme of the 9th P20 Summit was ‘Parliaments for One Earth, One Family, One Future’.

3. What is India’s retail inflation recorded in the month of September?

A. 7.02%

B. 6.02%

C. 5.02% 🗹

D. 4.02%

• India’s retail inflation, in terms of the Consumer Price Index CPI, eased to a three-month low in September, to 5.02 %. Moreover, the inflation came below RBI’s upper tolerance band of 2% -6%. RBI has clarified that it is targeting inflation of 4% and a figure of below 6% may not suffice as a condition for easing its lending rates.

4. Which institution has initiated a pilot programme for wholesale digital rupee in call money market?

A. SEBI

B. RBI 🗹

C. NITI Aayog

D. NPCI

• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) initiated a pilot program for the wholesale segment of its central bank digital currency (CBDC) in the interbank call money market. As per media reports, nine banks, including four public sector banks and five private sector banks, are participating in the e-rupee call money pilot. This is the second use case of testing wholesale CBDC, the first being the government securities market introduced in November last year.

5. Which country played the host of the 8th BRICS International Competition Conference 2023?

A. Brazil

B. India 🗹

C. China

D. South Africa

• The 8th BRICS International Competition Conference 2023 (BRICS ICC 2023), was hosted by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) in New Delhi. Joint Statement signed by the BRICS competition authorities called for alignment towards fostering competition-driven growth and socio-economic progress. CCI handed over the baton to South Africa for the 9th BRICS International Competition Conference to be held in 2025.

6. India resumed its passenger ferry service with which country, after a gap of nearly four decades?

A. Nepal

B. Bangladesh

C. Sri Lanka 🗹

D. Madagascar

• An international, high-speed passenger ferry service between Nagapattinam on the eastern coast of Tamil Nadu and Kankesanthurai in the northern province of Sri Lanka, has resumed, after a gap of nearly four decades. The high- speed craft (HSC) Cheriyapani, embarked on its journey from the Nagapattinam port with 50 passengers and 12 crew members.

7. Which Union Ministry confers the National Intellectual Property Awards in India?

A. Ministry of Commerce and Industry 🗹

B. Ministry of MSME

C. Ministry of Finance

D. Ministry of Corporate Affairs

• Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal conferred the National Intellectual Property Awards at the National Intellectual Property Conference 2023 held in New Delhi. The Union Minister informed that India has improved its ranking in the global innovation index from 81st position in 2014 to 40th position this year.

8. India handed over the G20 Parliamentary Speakers’ Summit (P20) Presidency to which country in 2023?

A. Brazil 🗹

B. Italy

C. Germany

D. Norway

• Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla handed over the G20 Parliamentary Speakers’ Summit (P20) Presidency to the President of the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil, after successfully concluding the Ninth P20 Presidency. The Ninth P20 Summit was being hosted by Parliament of India in cooperation with Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) on October 13-14, 2023 in New Delhi.

9. Which state is the host of Asian Women’s Hockey Championship in 2023?

A. Jharkhand 🗹

B. Odisha

C. Telangana

D. Karnataka

• Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren unveiled the mascot- Juhi and the trophy of Asian Women’s Hockey Championship in Ranchi. Around 13 countries will take part in the international hockey championship beginning from October 27 to November 14 in Ranchi.

10. Which city is the host of 2028 Olympics?

A. Paris

B. Rome

C. Los Angeles 🗹

D. Geneva

• Five sports, including cricket will be included in the 2028 Los Angeles Games after gaining the approval of the International Olympic Committee. Lacrosse, squash, flag football and baseball-softball, proposed for inclusion by LA Games organisers, also received approval.

11. World Students Day is celebrated in India to mark birth anniversary of which leader?

A. Atal Bihari Vajpayee

B. Dr APJ Abdul Kalam 🗹

C. Satish Dhawan

D. Kamarajar

• World Students’ Day is celebrated on October 15 every year to mark birth anniversary of Dr APJ Abdul Kalam’s. It aims to honour former President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam’s contributions to the field of education. Called the Missile Man of India, he was an eminent scientist and administrator who worked for more than four decades with the Defence Research and Development Organisation.

12. When is the National Space Day celebrated in India?

A. August 21

B. August 23 🗹

C. August 25

D. August 27

• The Union Government announced the observation of August 23rd every year as the National Space Day to commemorate the success of the Chandrayaan 3 mission. It was on Aug 23^rd this year that the Chandrayaan 3 mission undertook a successful landing on the South Pole of the Moon.

13. Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya inaugurated NIMSR, the first medical college of which state?

A. Manipur

B. Nagaland 🗹

C. Meghalaya

D. Assam

• Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya recently inaugurated the Nagaland Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (NIMSR) in Kohima. It is the first medical college in the northeastern state. NIMSR, Kohima is affiliated with Nagaland University.

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