Current Affairs Quiz - August, 2023

1. Which sports association has been recognised as the official body by the Sports Ministry of India?
[A] Handball Association of India
[B] Silambam Association
[C] Taekwando Association
[D] Ringball Association of India

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2. The Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bill 2023 aims to expand the scope of the Forest (Conservation) Act enacted in which year?
[A] 1972
[B] 1980
[C] 1992
[D] 2002

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3. Which state implements the ‘Mukhyamantri Ladli Behna Yojana’?
[A] Uttar Pradesh
[B] Madhya Pradesh
[C] Gujarat
[D] Assam

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4. The child helpline is being integrated with which Emergency Response Support System (ERSS) pan-India number?
[A] 101
[B] 112
[C] 1200
[D] 1800

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5. Which company is preparing to launch the world’s largest privately-owned satellite called JUPITER-3?
[A] Space X
[B] Virgin Galactic
[C] Blue Origin
[D] Boeing

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6. Which company is involved in the advanced-stage clinical trial of skin cancer vaccine?
[A] Dr Reddys
[B] Bharat Biotech
[C] Moderna
[D] Serum Institute of India

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7. 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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8. Which institution releases Digital Payments Index (DPI) in India?
[A] RBI
[B] NPCI
[C] NITI Aayog
[D] Finance Ministry

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9. 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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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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