Current Affairs Quiz - August, 2023

21. What is the outlay for the ‘Anusandhan National Research Foundation Bill (NRF), 2023’?
[A] Rs 5000 crore
[B] Rs 10000 crore
[C] Rs 20000 crore
[D] Rs 50000 crore

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22. Northern muriquis, which was seen in the news, belongs to which species?
[A] Turtle
[B] Monkey
[C] Frog
[D] Snake

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23. Finance Ministry imposed anti-dumping duty on which product imports from China, South Korea and Indonesia?
[A] Optical Fibre
[B] Electronic products
[C] Medical Devices
[D] Plastic Toys

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24. Which institution has developed the ‘Bhartiya Vastra evam Shilp Kosh’ portal?
[A] TRAI
[B] NIFT
[C] National Jute Board
[D] Central Silk Board

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25. Which country released the draft regulations governing facial recognition technology usage?
[A] India
[B] China
[C] UK
[D] USA

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26. As per a recent report, countries from which region face the highest energy poverty?
[A] South Asia
[B] Africa
[C] East Asia
[D] Baltic region

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27. Which Union Ministry has set up ‘Task Forces for the Decarbonization of Steel Sector’?
[A] Ministry of Steel
[B] Ministry of Coal
[C] Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
[D] Ministry of Finance

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28. Which city released the ‘National Identity Mark’, to monitor the quality of private schools?
[A] Abu Dhabi
[B] Paris
[C] Colombo
[D] Dhaka

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29. What is the new name of the National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE)?
[A] IIM Mumbai
[B] IIM Thane
[C] IIM Pune
[D] IIIT Thane

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30. Reliance Jio recently completed the work related to connecting which country with a High-Speed Optic Fibre cable?
[A] Cambodia
[B] Maldives
[C] Indonesia
[D] Sri Lanka

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