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 institution approved the Guidelines for Institutional Development Plan (IDP) for Higher Education Institutions (HEIs)?
[A] NITI Aayog
[B] UGC
[C] AICTE
[D] CBSE

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3. Which city hosted the ‘UK-India Defence and Military Technology Cooperation workshop’?
[A] New Delhi
[B] London
[C] Pune
[D] Liverpool

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4. Which country has employed the ‘Cabbage strategy’?
[A] Ukraine
[B] China
[C] Afghanistan
[D] Myanmar

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5. Which country has executed a 45-year-old woman over charges of trafficking heroin?
[A] China
[B] Singapore
[C] Bangladesh
[D] North Korea

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6. BARI Chinabadam-12, which was launched recently, is a new variety of which crop?
[A] Mango
[B] Ground-nut
[C] Paddy
[D] Cotton

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7.

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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8. Isle of Rum, which was seen in the news, is located in which country?
[A] Scotland
[B] Australia
[C] Philippines
[D] Japan

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9. As per recent Home Ministry data, which state recorded the most number of missing girls between 2019 and 2021?
[A] Gujarat
[B] Madhya Pradesh
[C] Manipur
[D] Uttarakhand

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10. Which Indian city is to play host to the ‘MotoGP Bharat race’?
[A] Greater Noida
[B] Pune
[C] Mysuru
[D] Panjim

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