Current Affairs Quiz - August, 2023

1. How many deaths were recorded due to manual scavenging in the last five years in India?
[A] 25
[B] 15
[C] 10
[D] 0

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2. Which country’s population decreased by around 800,000 individuals in 2022 when compared to previous year?
[A] China
[B] Japan
[C] Indonesia
[D] India

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

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4. Which African country has recently witnessed a Coup (in 2023)?
[A] South Africa
[B] Kenya
[C] Niger
[D] Congo

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5. Which institution has launched the ‘100 Microsites Project’?
[A] NABARD
[B] NITI Aayog
[C] National Health Authority
[D] National Institute of Virology

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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. Norway, Germany and Finland reported which disease on fur farms and mammals?
[A] Anthrax
[B] Avian Influenza
[C] Foot and mouth disease
[D] Blue tongue

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8.

Which country has recently conducted a referendum for a New Constitution?

[A] China
[B] Central African Republic
[C] United Kingdom
[D] Norway

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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. Which institution has developed a Point-Of-Care Testing (POCT) prototype to detect the UTI-causing bacteria?
[A] IIT Madras
[B] IIT Guwahati
[C] NIV
[D] AIIMS

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