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Weekly Current Affairs – 1st to 7th September 2023

Q : 1) महेंद्रगिरि, एक नया युद्धपोत जो 1 सितंबर को मुंबई में लॉन्च किया गया है, किस कंपनी द्वारा बनाया गया है ? l Mahendragiri, a new warship which is launched on 1st September at Mumbai is built by which company ?
Ans : Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited of Mumbai.
Note : Mahendragiri warship is designed under Project 17A of Govt.

Q : 2) ‘इंद्रजाल’ जो चर्चा में है ,क्या है ? l What is ‘Indrajal’ which is in news ?
Ans : India’s first AI powered Anti drone system

Vijayanagara Empire Most Important Questions

Q) Battle of Talikota or Battle of Rakshasa-Tangadi or Battle of Bannihatti was fought in which year ?
a) 1526 AD
b) 1336 AD
c) 1565 AD
d) 1556 AD
Ans : (C) 1565 AD on 23rd January
Explanation : This battle was fought between Vijayanagara empire and combined forces of Bijapur, Ahmadnagar and Golconda. In it, Vijayanagara empire was defeated.
Talikota is situated in north Karnataka near Bijapur city.

27th & 28th August 2023 Current Affairs

Q : 1) What is ‘Shiv Shakti’ and ‘Tiranga point’ ?

Ans : “Shiv Shakti” –  The landing spot of Chandrayaan-3’s lander.

“Tiranga point” – It is a location on the Moon where lander of Chandrayaan-2 crashed.

It is announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 26 August at ISRO Telemetry Tracking & Command Network Mission Control Complex in Bengaluru.

25th & 26th August 2023 Current Affairs

Q : 1) Lunar Polar Exploration Mission (LUPEX) is of which two countries ?

Ans : India and Japan

Note : It is a joint mission of ISRO(Indian Space Research Organisation) and JAXA(Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) 

LUPEX mission will explore the possibility of establishing a base on the Moon. Mission is scheduled to launch in 2025.

23rd & 24th August 2023 Current Affairs

Q : 1) What is the name of ‘lander’ and ‘rover’ respectively, of Chandrayaan – 3 which successfully landed on Moon’s South pole ?
Ans : Lander is Vikram and Rover is Pragyan
Note :- The objectives of Chandrayaan-3 are:
 To demonstrate Safe and Soft Landing on Lunar Surface
 To demonstrate Rover roving on the moon and
 To conduct in-situ scientific experiments.
Mission Life of (Lander & Rover) is One lunar day which is approximately equal to 14 Earth days.

22nd August 2023 Current affairs

Q : ) LUNA – 25 mission for the moon is of which country ?
a) USA
b) India
c) Russia
d) England
Note :- It is launched by Russia’s space agency, Roscosmos. Luna 25 was launched almost a month later than Chandrayaan-3. However, Luna 25 is set to reach moon earlier than Chandrayaan – 3 because of its direct trajectory.