Daily Current Affairs 1 October 2023

1.		What changes were announced by the Indian government related to its tax policies on the petroleum industry?

Increase in levies on diesel and ATF

Reduction in SAED on domestically produced crude petroleum

Reduction in levies on diesel and increase in SAED on domestically produced crude petroleum

No changes in tax policies

2.		Which sector witnessed the highest growth rate in India's core sector in August 2023?

Information Technology

Manufacturing

Agriculture

Services

3.		What is the significance of the capital management reforms endorsed by the Asian Development Bank (ADB)?

They aim to address climate challenges.

They focus on boosting tourism.

They are intended to reduce government spending.

They aim to promote agriculture.

4.		Who has been appointed as the Chairman of the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI)?

Partha Sinha

Sudhanshu Vats

Saugata Gupta

K.N. Shanth Kumar

5.		What was the annual inflation rate in the Eurozone for September 2023?

2.0%

4.3%

5.2%

6.0%

6.		Who recently took the oath of office and secrecy as a Member of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)?

Dr. Manoj Soni

Saugata Gupta

Dr. Dinesh Dasa

K.N. Shanth Kumar

7.		Who unveiled the 15-point winter action plan to combat air pollution in Delhi?

Narendra Modi

Arvind Kejriwal

Amit Shah

Nitin Gadkari

8.		What is the European Central Bank's target inflation rate?

1%

2%

3%

4%

9.		Who was awarded the 2023 SASTRA Ramanujan Prize in Mathematics?

Ruixiang Zhang

Srinivasa Ramanujan

Terence Tao

Andrew Wiles

10.		Which global figure's birthday is commemorated as the International Day of Non-Violence?

Nelson Mandela

Winston Churchill

Mahatma Gandhi

Martin Luther King Jr.