8 April 2023 – Daily Current Affairs for UPSC Exams
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8th April 2023 – Daily Current Affairs Questions for UPSC Prelims Exams
GS Team published here 8 April 2023 Current Affairs Quiz for UPSC Prelims Exams. These will be helpful for the upcoming UPSC All exams. These current affairs make daily analysis and related India, World, Technology, and all govt news.
Which city has voted to ban e-scooters?
Answer: Paris
Note:
- Safety concerns raised against e-scooters in Paris.
- Paris has voted to ban the rental of electric scooters from city streets.
- 89% of voters were in favor of the proposed ban.
- Voting took place on Sunday, but only 7% of voters participated.
- The ban will go into effect on September 1, 2023.
- After the contract expires the three companies will be allowed to operate around 15,000 e-scooters in Paris.
- The number of accidents involving e-scooters kept on increasing.
- The number of accidents listed in 2022 was 459, of which three were fatal.
- Local authorities implemented stricter regulations to address the issue.
What is the Indian team’s position in the FIFA World Rankings with an improvement of five places?
Answer: 101st position
Note:
- The Indian football team has improved 5 places to be ranked 101st in the FIFA world rankings.
- India defeated Myanmar and Kyrgyzstan in the triangular football tournament held in Imphal.
- India is one place below New Zealand and one place above Kenya.
- India has a score of 1200.66 and is ranked 19th among 46 Asian countries.
- World champions Argentina have gained one place to top the world rankings.
- Japan is on top in Asia.
- India’s best FIFA ranking is 94 which it achieved in 1996.
- France, Brazil, Belgium, England, Netherlands, Croatia, Italy, Portugal and Spain maintain their places in the world rankings.
- This list of the FIFA World Rankings is the first for 2023, the previous list was released in December 2022.
Which Bollywood actor has topped the TIME 100 reader poll?
Answer: Shahrukh Khan
Note:
- Shah Rukh Khan wins TIME100 poll for 2023
- He topped the poll
- Shah Rukh Khan got more votes than other celebrities like Lionel Messi
- More than 1.2 million people voted overall in the 2023 Time 100 poll
- Shah Rukh Khan topped with 4% votes
- The list also includes other celebrities, such as Hollywood actresses Michelle Yeoh, Serena Williams, Mark Zuckerberg, and Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
Delhi Airport has been the busiest airport in the world?
Answer:Nine
Note:
- Lilli’s Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI) ranked ninth among the world’s busiest airports in 2022.
- The Airports Council International (ACI) has released statistics regarding this.
- Delhi airport handled more than 5.94 crore passengers during this period.
- Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (93.7 million passengers) ranked first among the world’s 10 busiest airports in 2022, according to ACI data.
- Dallas Fort Worth Airport (73.4 million passengers) was second, Denver Airport (69.3 million passengers) third and Chicago O’Hare Airport (68.3 million passengers) fourth.
- ACI pointed out that Delhi airport is the only airport in South and South-East Asia.
- The Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL), the operator of IGAI, issued a statement
RBI has fined Mahindra Finance and which bank?
Ans: Indian Bank
Note:
- The Reserve Bank of India has imposed penalties on Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Ltd., Indian Bank, and Muthoot Money Ltd.
- Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Limited has been fined Rs 6.77 crore.
- Indian Bank has been fined Rs 55 lakh.
- Muthoot Money Limited has been fined Rs 10.50 lakh.
- The purpose of the fines is to show the RBI’s commitment towards regulatory compliance and promoting transparency and compliance in the Indian financial system.