Today’s highlighted current affairs quiz is based on the GI tag for Salem Sago, Novak Djokovic and Coco Gauff winning US open title, Japan’s SLIM lunar lander, UPI Lite X and ‘Hello UPI’ feature in UPI platform.
Daily Current Affairs Quiz – September 11, 2023
Test your current affairs knowledge with GkSarkari’s daily current affairs quiz of 11 September 2023.
Ques. 1: Salem Sago, which recently received a Geographical Indication (GI) tag, comes from which state of India?
A) Kerala
B) Tamil Nadu
C) Karnataka
D) Andhra Pradesh
Answer: B) Tamil Nadu
Key Points:
- Salem Sago, locally popular as Javvarisi from Tamil Nadu’s Salem District, has received a Geographical Indication (GI) tag.
- Sago is popularly known as Sabudana and tapioca pearl and Sago Pearls in India.
- It is a wet starch powder made by the roots of Tapioca.
- The GI tag provides legal protection for the intellectual property of sago producers. It esures that only members of Sagoserve can use the Salem Sago name.
- Tamil Nadu has total 59 products with GI Tag.
Ques. 2: Which Indian Naval vessel participated in ‘Exercise Bright Star-23’ in Egypt?
A) INS Vikramaditya
B) INS Sumedha
C) INS Rajput
D) INS Viraat
Answer: B) INS Sumedha
Key Points:
- INS Sumedha, a domestically built Saryu class Naval Offshore Patrol Vessel, participated in ‘Exercise Bright Star-23’ in Egypt.
Ques. 3: Where was the 19th Heads of Asian Coast Guard Agencies Meeting (HACGAM) held recently?
A) New Delhi, India
B) Istanbul, Turkey
C) Cairo, Egypt
D) Tokyo, Japan
Answer: B) Istanbul, Turkey
Key Points:
- The 19th HACGAM security meeting took place in Istanbul, Turkey, from September 5 to September 8.
- The HACGAM is a group of 23 Coast Guard agencies and two associate members, who cooperates in the maritime security.
Ques. 4: What is the new feature introduced by NPCI in the UPI system, called ‘Hello UPI’?
A) Instant fund transfer
B) Voice-enabled payments
C) International money transfer
D) Biometric authentication
Answer: B) Voice-enabled payments
Key Points:
- ‘Hello UPI’ is a voice-enabled feature that allows users to send money by calling a number from their registered number.
- The NPCI also introduced Credit Line on UPI and UPI Lite X for making transaction without internation connection.
- Read more about NPCI lauches on UPI.
Ques. 5: What is the name of lunar spacecraft recently launched by Japan’s space agency, JAXA?
A) SMART
B) H-IIA
C) XRISM
D) SLIM
Answer: D) SLIM
Key Points:
- Japan’s space agency, JAXA, successfully launched a lunar spacecraft called Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM).
- The rocket also carried X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM) satellite.
Ques. 6: Which of the following classical vocalist passed away recently ?
A) Lata Mangeshkar
B) Kishore Kumar
C) Malini Rajurkar
D) Bappi Lahri
Answer: C) Malini Rajurkar
Key Point:
- Malini Rajurkar, a famous Hindustani classical vocalist associated with the Gwalior Gharana, passed away at the age of 82 in Hyderabad.
Before you go, take a moment to read our daily current affairs post of September 11, 2023.
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