Current Affairs Quiz - August, 2023

1. Asian Development Bank (ADB) inked a deal with India for ‘Enhancing Connectivity and Sustainability in Roads Project’ for which state?
[A] Gujarat
[B] Assam
[C] Bihar
[D] Maharashtra

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2. What is the process of removing securities of a listed company from a stock exchange?
[A] Delisting
[B] White-listing
[C] Black-listing
[D] Stock-listing

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3. Which instrument has captured the infrared image Herbig-Haro 46/47 stars?
[A] Rover of Chandrayaan 3
[B] James Webb Space Telescope
[C] Hubble Space Telescope
[D] Chandra X Ray Observation Telescope

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4. As per Health Ministry data, which state recorded the most deaths due to heatwaves till June-end?
[A] Bihar
[B] Rajasthan
[C] Kerala
[D] Gujarat

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5. Which country grants stapled visas to Indian nationals from Arunachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir?
[A] Myanmar
[B] China
[C] Bangladesh
[D] Afghanistan

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6. The book titled ‘Memories Never Die, was launched as a tribute to?
[A] Atal Bihari Vajpayee
[B] Abdul Kalam
[C] Pranab Mukherjee
[D] Manmohan Singh

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7. ‘Conjunctiva’ is a tissue layer present in which part of the body?
[A] Heart
[B] Lungs
[C] Eye
[D] Muscle

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8. Which institution released a report titled ‘Scorching divide’: How extreme heat inflames gender inequalities in health and income?
[A] WHO
[B] FAO
[C] Oxfam International
[D] Arsht–Rockefeller Foundation

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9. Who is the highest goal scorer with headers in football history, as of 2023?
[A] Lionel Messi
[B] Cristiano Ronaldo
[C] Gerd Muller
[D] Kylian Mbappé

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10. ‘Iberian wolf’ is native to which countries?
[A] Australia and New Zealand
[B] Japan and China
[C] Spain and Portugal
[D] USA and Canada

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