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17th April 2023 Current Affairs | Daily Five Current Affairs





17th April 2023 Current Affairs | Daily Five Current Affairs

(1) Which of the following companies become the first Indian company to have over 50 lakh shareholders? निम्नलिखित में से कौन सी कंपनी 50 लाख से अधिक शेयरधारकों वाली पहली भारतीय कंपनी बन गई है?
(A) Infosys
(B) Reliance Industries
(C) Tata Power
(D) YES Bank

(D) YES Bank

Private sector lender YES Bank has become the first Indian company to have over 50 lakh shareholders, according to the shareholding pattern of the bank on March-end.

Tata Power was a far second with 38.5 lakh shareholders, followed by Reliance Industries with 33.6 lakh shareholders, according to the December 2022 shareholding disclosures.





(2) The government of India signed an MoU with the UN World Food Programme (WFP) for sending 10,000 metric tonnes of _______ to the people of Afghanistan. भारत सरकार ने अफगानिस्तान के लोगों को 10,000 मीट्रिक टन _______ भेजने के लिए संयुक्त राष्ट्र विश्व खाद्य कार्यक्रम (डब्ल्यूएफपी) के साथ एक समझौता ज्ञापन पर हस्ताक्षर किए।
(A) Onion प्याज
(B) Rice चावल
(C) Sunflower सूरजमुखी
(D) Wheat गेहूं

(D) Wheat गेहूं

India has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the UN World Food Programme (WFP) for humanitarian food assistance of 10,000 tonnes of wheat for the people of Afghanistan reeling under a food crisis.




(3) Name two Indians, that were listed in the 100 Most Influential People of 2023, published by TIME Magazine in April 2023?
(A) Shah Rukh Khan & SS Rajamouli
(B) Akshay Kumar & Shah Rukh Khan
(C) Mukesh Ambani & Salman Khan
(D) Shah Rukh Khan & Salman Khan

(A) Shah Rukh Khan & SS Rajamouli

Bollywood megastar Shah Rukh Khan, and director SS Rajamouli of the RRR and Baahubali fame also made it to Time magazine's list of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2023. They are now the only two Indians to appear on this list.





(4) Keshub Mahindra, who passed away at 99, was a former chairman of which of the following companies? केशव महिंद्रा, जिनका 99 वर्ष की आयु में निधन हो गया, निम्नलिखित में से किस कंपनी के पूर्व अध्यक्ष थे?
(A) Infosys
(B) Reliance Industries
(C) Tata Power
(D) Mahindra & Mahindra

(D) Mahindra & Mahindra

Keshub Mahindra became the chairman of Mahindra & Mahindra in 1963. He played a major role in taking the Mahindra group to the top league in the automobile industry in the 90s and 2000s. Keshub Mahindra, a doyen of Indian industry and Chairman Emeritus of Mahindra & Mahindra, passed away on Wednesday. He was 99.




(5) In which of the following women's categories Indian wrestler Nisha Dahiya has secured the silver medal at the Asian wrestling championships 2023, held in Astana, Kazakhstan? निम्नलिखित में से किस महिला वर्ग में भारतीय पहलवान निशा दहिया ने कजाकिस्तान के अस्ताना में आयोजित एशियाई कुश्ती चैंपियनशिप 2023 में रजत पदक हासिल किया है?
(A) 48kg
(B) 72kg
(C) 76kg
(D) 68kg

(D) 68kg

India's Nisha Dahiya secured the biggest-ever medal of her promising wrestling career when she won a silver in the women's 68kg category at the Asian Championships in Astana, Kazakhstan.




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(1) India, Japan and France have launched a common platform for financial assistance to which country? भारत, जापान और फ्रांस ने किस देश को वित्तीय सहायता के लिए एक साझा मंच लॉन्च किया है?

(A) Sri Lanka

(B) Nepal

(C) United Kingdom

(D) Bhutan


(A) Sri Lanka


India, Japan and France have announced a common platform for talks among creditors to address the debt restructuring programme of Sri Lanka which is grappling with its worst economic crisis.

India, Japan and France have come forward to help Sri Lanka financially, together the three countries have started a debt restructuring program for troubled Sri Lanka.

Representatives of the three countries, including Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, announced this during the annual meeting of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington. Its purpose is to bring Sri Lanka out of the economic crisis. 


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(2) Which player won India's first gold medal in the Asian Wrestling Championship 2023? एशियाई कुश्ती चैंपियनशिप 2023 में भारत के लिए पहला स्वर्ण पदक किस खिलाड़ी ने जीता?

(A) Rinku Singh

(B) Ravi Kumar Dahiya

(C) Kavita Devi

(D) Aman Sehrawat


(D) Aman Sehrawat


Aman Sehrawat has won India's first gold medal at the Asian Wrestling Championships 2023 in Astana, Kazakhstan. He won this medal in the men's 57 kg freestyle category by defeating Almaz Samanbekov of Kyrgyzstan 9-4. Last year, Sehrawat became the first Indian wrestler to win gold at the Under-23 World Championships in Spain.


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(3) Name the badminton player, who has lifted the men's singles title of the Orleans Masters Super 300 tournament, held in France? उस बैडमिंटन खिलाड़ी का नाम बताइए, जिसने फ्रांस में आयोजित ऑरलियन्स मास्टर्स सुपर 300 टूर्नामेंट का पुरुष एकल खिताब जीता है?

(A) Saina Nehwal

(B) PV Sindhu

(C) Magnus Johannesen

(D) Priyanshu Rajawat


(D) Priyanshu Rajawat


India's Priyanshu Rajawat capped off an impressive week with a thrilling win in the final against Denmark's Magnus Johannesen to claim the men's singles title at the Orleans Masters.


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(4) According to the UNCTAD report, what would be India's economic growth for 2023? UNCTAD की रिपोर्ट के अनुसार 2023 तक भारत की आर्थिक वृद्धि कितनी होगी?

(A) 6%

(B) 6.6%

(C) 5.5%

(D) 5%


(A) 6%


United Nations :- India's economic growth projected to decelerate to 6% in 2023 from 6.6% in 2022. As per the latest Trade and Development Report Update released by the United Nations Trade and Development Conference (UNCTAD), India's economic growth is expected to slow down from 6.6% in 2022 to 6% in 2023.


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(5) who among the following was honored with the Central University of Kerala's first Honorary Doctorate Degree at Sabarmati Hall, Periya Campus?

(A) Saina Nehwal

(B) PV Sindhu

(C) P.T. Usha

(D) Milkha Singh


(C) P.T. Usha


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Olympian P.T. Usha, the renowned Indian athlete and coach, has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate Degree by the Central University of Kerala. The ceremony took place at Sabarmati Hall, Periya Campus, where Vice Chancellor Prof. H. Venkateshwarlu conferred the degree upon her, making her the university's first recipient of this prestigious title.


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