Current Affairs Quiz - August, 2023

1. Which leader initiated the motion of no-confidence against the Union Government, which was accepted by the Lok Sabha Speaker?
[A] Pradyut Bordoloi
[B] Gaurav Gogoi
[C] Abdul Khaleque
[D] Jyotsna Mahant

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2. Aditya Samant, who was seen in the news, is associated with which sports?
[A] Cricket
[B] Chess
[C] Badminton
[D] Tennis

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3. What is the name of the new forum created by OpenAI, Microsoft, Google, and Anthropic?
[A] Frontier Model Forum
[B] Learning Model Forum
[C] Knowledge Model Forum
[D] Public Model Forum

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4. 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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5. 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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6. Which Union Ministry has set up a working group to decriminalise laws to further promote ease of doing business?
[A] Ministry of Finance
[B] Ministry of MSME
[C] Ministry of Commerce and Industry
[D] Ministry of Corporate Affairs

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7. DGCA fined which airline for deficiencies in their procedures related to frequent tail strike incidents?
[A] Air India
[B] IndiGo
[C] Spicejet
[D] Akasa

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8. 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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Where is the ‘World Police and Fire Games 2023’ held?

[A] India
[B] Australia
[C] Japan
[D] Canada

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10. ICAR is an autonomous organisation under which Union Ministry?
[A] Ministry of MSME
[B] Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
[C] Ministry of Science and Technology
[D] Ministry of Corporate Affairs

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