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. Which Ministry is associated with the ‘Mera Gaon Meri Dharohar’?
[A] Union Culture Ministry
[B] Union Defence Ministry
[C] Union Science and Technology Ministry
[D] Union Rural Development Ministry

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3. 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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4. Which city hosted the ‘National Conference on ‘Moving Mental Health Beyond Institutions’?
[A] Mumbai
[B] Pune
[C] New Delhi
[D] Mysuru

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5. What is the theme of the ‘Summit on “Global Chemicals and Petrochemicals Manufacturing Hubs in India”?
[A] Sustainability and Circularity
[B] Sustainability and Fertility
[C] Sustainability and Chemicals
[D] Sustainability and Manufacturing

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6. 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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7. 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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8. Which country has passed a bill which criminalises the citizens travelling abroad to pursue surrogacy arrangements?
[A] USA
[B] Italy
[C] Finland
[D] Russia

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9. INDIAai has signed MoU with which company mutual cooperation in the realm of artificial intelligence (AI)?
[A] Samsung
[B] Apple
[C] Meta
[D] Google

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10. Which Indian state/UT implements ‘Naan Mudhalvan programme’?
[A] Tamil Nadu
[B] Kerala
[C] Telangana
[D] Karnataka

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