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. What is the theme of the ‘Summit on “Global Chemicals and Petrochemicals Manufacturing Hubs in India”?
[A] Sustainability and Circularity
[B] Sustainability and Fertility
[C] Sustainability and Chemicals
[D] Sustainability and Manufacturing

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3. Which country is the host of ‘Asian Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championships’?
[A] China
[B] India
[C] Sri Lanka
[D] Bangladesh

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4. The Indian Institutes of Management (Amendment) Bill proposes which personality as the ‘Visitor’ to all the IIMs?
[A] Prime Minister
[B] President
[C] Vice President
[D] Union Education Minister

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5. Which country has granted Pakistan a two-year rollover on USD 2.4 billion loan?
[A] China
[B] USA
[C] Russia
[D] Germany

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6. Which personality has said that the Earth has entered an “era of global boiling”?
[A] US President
[B] UN Secretary-General
[C] WMO Chief
[D] IMF Chief

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7. ‘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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8. Which Union Ministry launched the ‘ULLAS (Understanding Lifelong Learning for All in Society) initiative’?
[A] Ministry of Education
[B] Ministry of Finance
[C] Ministry of Corporate Affairs
[D] Ministry of MSME

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9. Which Indian city is the host of the ‘SemiconIndia 2023 conference’?
[A] Mumbai
[B] Pune
[C] Bengaluru
[D] Gandhi Nagar

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10. 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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