20 March 2023 - Daily Current Affairs for UPSC Exams 2024

20 March 2023 – Daily Current Affairs for UPSC Exams

20th March 2023 – Daily Current Affairs Questions for UPSC Prelims Exams

GS Team published here 20 March 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.

For which of the following ministry Rao Inderjit Singh has launched the 24th edition of “Women and Men in India 2022” in New Delhi?

Ans: Ministry of Statistics and Program Estimates
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Minister of State (Independent Charge) Rao Inderjit Singh launched the 24th edition of “Women and Men in India 2022”
This publication provides detailed information on various topics such as political participation, employment and health
It also provides gender-distributed data that can help us understand how men and women from different groups living in different regions of India differ
The book provides data distributed by gender, rural-urban divide and geographic region
This resource is a valuable resource for understanding gender issues in India

How many Indians find a place in Time’s list of the world’s greatest places for the year 2023?

Ans: 2
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TIME Magazine unveils “World’s Best Places to Stay 2023” list
Mayurbhanj region and Ladakh have joined the list
This list was created by journalists and collaborators from TIME Magazine’s global network
Offers innovative and engaging experiences based on suggestions
The travel industry is back in full swing, but there have been changes in how people choose how and where to travel

Recently government has signed MoU with how many steel companies?

Answer: 27
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Ministry of Steel has signed 57 Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with 27 companies under the Production Linked Incentive Scheme (PLI) for specialty steel production
Govt allocates Rs 6,322 crore to boost steel sector
Targeted to generate an investment of about Rs 30,000 crore, which will lead to a capacity of over 25 million tonnes of specialty steel in the next five years
The move will help India achieve its target of becoming the world’s third largest economy by 2030-31
This new specialty steel production will generate direct and indirect jobs

Which of the following company has unveiled India’s first indigenous quadruped robot and exoskeleton?

Ans: Swaya Robotics
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Swaya Robotics ties up with India’s first quadruped robot and wearable exo-skeleton
Robots have been designed for a wide range of tasks in the industrial sector and healthcare
Specially designed exo-skeleton for Indian soldiers to sell their organs
The purpose of the exo-skeleton is to increase their physical strength
G Satheesh Reddy, Scientific Advisor to the Union Defense Minister and former DRDO Chairman, and senior scientists from two DRDO labs visited the joint founder and operator of Swaya Robotics at the facility to review the progress of the project

Which foundation has conferred Saraswati Samman 2022 on noted Tamil writer Sivashankari?

Ans: KK Birla Foundation
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KK Birla Foundation announces award to Tamil writer Sivashankari
She has been selected for the Saraswati Samman Award for 2022
The award carries Rs 15 lakh, a plaque and a memento
Sivashankari has written 36 novels, 48 novellas, 150 short stories, 15 travelogues, seven essay collections and three biographies in his career
It also contains a biography of former Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi
His works have been translated into many Indian languages as well as English, Japanese and Ukrainian

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