Current Affairs Quiz - August, 2023

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

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3. 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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4. What is India’s GST collection for the month of July 2023?
[A] Rs 1.05 lakh crore
[B] Rs 1.15 lakh crore
[C] Rs 1.65 lakh crore
[D] Rs 1.95 lakh crore

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5. Which state/UT launched the ‘Amrit Brikshya Andolan’ app?
[A] Assam
[B] West Bengal
[C] Odisha
[D] Gujarat

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6. ‘Unmesha’ and ‘Utkarsh’ festivals were inaugurated in which state/UT?
[A] Madhya Pradesh
[B] Goa
[C] Gujarat
[D] Maharashtra

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7. Starlab station is a joint venture of Voyager Space and which institution?
[A] Boeing
[B] Airbus
[C] SpaceX
[D] Dhruv

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8. Which Union Ministry has set up a panel to revisit its regulations on anti-discrimination in higher educational institutions?
[A] Ministry of Social Justice
[B] Ministry of Education
[C] Ministry of Culture
[D] Ministry of Skill Development

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9. What is the Goods and Services Tax (GST) on full face value of online gaming?
[A] 5%
[B] 12%
[C] 18%
[D] 28%

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10. Port Moresby is the capital of which country?
[A] Indonesia
[B] Papua New Guinea
[C] Philippines
[D] Malta

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