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. 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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3. Which country has launched the ‘Young Professional Scheme’ for visas to Indians aged between 18 and 30?
[A] USA
[B] UK
[C] Australia
[D] Canada

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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. India is collaborating with which country to frame a ‘Consensus Document’ for G-20?
[A] China
[B] Japan
[C] South Africa
[D] Bangladesh

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6. ‘Secondary Towns Development Sector Project’ is associated with which state/UT?
[A] Rajasthan
[B] Gujarat
[C] Manipur
[D] Karnataka

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7. India recently signed a MoU with which country to collaborate on the sharing of INDIA STACK?
[A] Papua New Guinea
[B] Malta
[C] Laos
[D] Thailand

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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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9. Which F-1 racing driver has secured eighth consecutive win, after clinching ‘Belgium Grand Prix’?
[A] Lewis Hamilton
[B] Max Verstappen
[C] Charles Leclerc
[D] Carlos Sainz

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10. Who is the chairperson of the ‘Commission for Other Backward Classes’?
[A] Justice Sadasivan
[B] Justice Rohini
[C] Justice Karnan
[D] Justice Ranjan Gogoi

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