Current Affairs Quiz - August, 2023

1. Which city hosted the ‘National Conference on ‘Moving Mental Health Beyond Institutions’?
[A] Mumbai
[B] Pune
[C] New Delhi
[D] Mysuru

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2. Which state/UT released draft rules for implementation of ‘Provisions of the Panchayats (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act’?
[A] West Bengal
[B] Jharkhand
[C] Bihar
[D] Assam

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3. Which institution approved the Guidelines for Institutional Development Plan (IDP) for Higher Education Institutions (HEIs)?
[A] NITI Aayog
[B] UGC
[C] AICTE
[D] CBSE

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4. Which city hosted the ‘UK-India Defence and Military Technology Cooperation workshop’?
[A] New Delhi
[B] London
[C] Pune
[D] Liverpool

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5. 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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6. Which country is undertaking the project – Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operations?
[A] India
[B] China
[C] Russia
[D] USA

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7. 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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8. Under Free Movement Regime (FMR), tribes living along the border can travel up to what distance inside the other country without a visa?
[A] 5 kilometres
[B] 8 kilometres
[C] 16 kilometres
[D] 20 kilometres

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9. ‘Akhil Bhartiya Shiksha Samagam’ was organised to commemorate the anniversary of which scheme/policy?
[A] Beti Bachao; Beti Padhao
[B] National Education Policy
[C] Samagra Shiksha
[D] Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan

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10. What is the expansion of ‘CDMDF’ which was launched by the Union Finance Minister recently?
[A] Corporate Debt Market Development Fund
[B] Company Debt Market Development Fund
[C] Client Debt Market Development Fund
[D] Corporate Dual Market Development Fund

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