Current Affairs Quiz - October, 2023

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Veteran Bollywood actress Waheeda Rehman has been conferred with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, which is given for “outstanding contribution to the growth and development of Indian cinema”, for the year 2021.
It was conferred by the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting’s Directorate of Film Festivals. The award is presented at the National Film Awards ceremony. The 2021 awards were presented this year as they were delayed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Tamil Nadu government has unveiled its new tourism policy to develop the State into the most attractive experiential destination in Asia.
Over the next five years, the state aims to attract ₹20,000-crore investments and to facilitate the skill development of 3 lakh people. In the next five years, the State expects tourism to contribute at least 12 per cent of the State GSDP annually and tourism and supporting industries in the State to employ 25 lakh people.

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Due to record-breaking rainfall in Himachal Pradesh, the state is witnessing a surge in ‘chiggers’, a vector for Orientia tsutsugamushi, the pathogen responsible for causing scrub typhus.
The state has recorded over 1,000 cases of the disease in 2023, twice the number recorded last year. Fifteen people have died due to scrub typhus in the state so far.

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Recently, the Ministry of Home Affairs issued a notification permitting prison authorities nationwide to voluntarily conduct Aadhaar authentication for all visitors of inmates to verify their backgrounds. The ministry issued a notification to verify the antecedents of the visitors of prison inmates.

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The mixed doubles pair of Rohan Bopanna and Rutuja Bhosale beat Chinese Taipei pair En-shuo Liang and Tsung-hao Huang in the finals to clinch gold at the Asian Games 2023 in Hangzhou.
Earlier, another Indian duo Ramanathan Ramkumar and Saket Myneni bag silver in the men’s doubles.

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The Flight Test Vehicle Abort Mission-1 (TV-D1) is a part of the Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) human space mission, Gaganyaan.
The purpose of the mission is to demonstrate the ability to launch humans into low earth orbit and safely bring them back to Earth. The TV-D1 is a single-stage liquid rocket that carries the Crew Module (CM) and Crew Escape Systems (CES).

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The “boma” technique is a popular African technique that involves luring animals into an enclosure by chasing them through funnel-like fencing.
The “boma” technique has been put to practice in Rajasthan for the first time. It was used at Keoladeo National Park in Rajasthan to capture and translocate spotted deer. The goal was to improve the prey base in Mukundara Hills Tiger Reserve. Palamu Tiger Reserve (PTR) plans to use the “Boma” technique to relocate cheetals within the reserve in November.

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The Indian Air Force’s (IAF) MiG-29 fighter jets participated in the Exercise Bright Star in Egypt.
It was a biennial multilateral tri-services exercise held at the Cairo Air Base in Egypt.  The exercise involved nine countries, including India, in combat training and demonstrations.

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Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman have been honored with the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their groundbreaking work in nucleoside base modifications.
Their research paved the way for the creation of highly successful mRNA vaccines against Covid-19. In the future, the technology may also be used to deliver therapeutic proteins and treat some cancer types.

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The Indian Air Force (IAF) is set to replace all Russian-origin MiG-21 squadrons with the LCA Mark 1A by 2025.
This was announced by Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari ahead of the upcoming Air Force Day celebration. The Indian Air Force celebrated its 91st anniversary on October 8 with the theme-“IAF-airpower beyond boundaries”.