August

Question 1

The first instance of captive breeding of the Himalayan vulture in India at which state?

Answer 1

Assam state zoo, Guwahati

Question 2

Which institution has established a standard definition for ‘Water Neutrality’?

Answer 2

NITI Aayog

Question 3

Rajiv Gauba, who has been in the news, holds which position in India?

Answer 3

Cabinet Secretary

Question 4

Which Indian state is conducting a caste-based survey across the state?

Answer 4

Bihar

Question 5

As per the Supreme Court, who/ which institution retains power to scrap Article 370?

Answer 5

President of India

Question 6

What is the Goods and Services Tax (GST) on full face value of online gaming?

Answer 6

28%

Question 7

Which state/UT launched the ‘Amrit Brikshya Andolan’ app?

Answer 7

Assam (It is an initiative aimed at planting a total of 1 crore commercially-viable saplings across the State by individuals from various walks of life.)

Question 8

‘Unmesha’ and ‘Utkarsh’ festivals were inaugurated in which state/UT?

Answer 8

Madhya Pradesh

Question 9

Which Union Ministry has recently introduced a fresh visa category named ‘Ayush Visa’?

Answer 9

Ministry of Home affairs

Question 10

Minister of culture

Answer 10

G Kishan Reddy

Question 11

Starlab station is a joint venture of Voyager Space and which institution?

Answer 11

Airbus

Question 12

Which state has announced the establishment of ‘Mangrove Cell’?

Answer 12

West Bengal, which is home to about 40% of mangrove forests in India, announced the setting up of a ‘Mangrove Cell’ in the State

Question 13

Rajkot International Airport has been inaugurated in which state?

Answer 13

Gujarat

Question 14

Which country has employed the ‘Cabbage strategy’?

Answer 14

China

Amid escalating tensions in the South China Sea, China views the US presence as a violation of its territorial claims and has employed the “cabbage strategy,”.
It involves the construction of artificial islands and encircling disputed areas with numerous ships to assert control gradually.

Question 15

Benisagar, which is in the news recently, is a place located in which state?

Answer 15

Jharkhand

Benisagar has been recognized by the ASI and listed among the top 100 significant archaeological monuments in the country.

Question 16

Which Indian city is to play host to the ‘MotoGP Bharat race’?

Answer 16

Greater Noida

Question 17

India’s first 3D-printed post office was inaugurated in which city?

Answer 17

Benagaluru

Question 18

India has partnered with which country for the MeitY- National Science Foundation (NSF) research collaboration?

Answer 18

USA

The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) of the Government of India have signed an Implementation Arrangement on research cooperation.

Question 19

Which country is the host of ‘World Water Week 2023’ event?

Answer 19

Sweden

Question 20

World water week 2023 theme

Answer 20

Seeds of Change: Innovative Solutions for a Water-Wise World

Question 21

The African Union has suspended which country until ‘the effective restoration of constitutional order’?

Answer 21

Niger

Question 22

G20 Pandemic Fund granted USD 25 million to which country’s animal husbandry and dairying department?

Answer 22

India

Question 23

Which institution is set to develop ‘Local Area Management Plan’ (LAMP)?

Answer 23

CSIR-NEERI

The CSIR-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) said it will develop a grid-based mitigation strategy to tackle the air pollution problem in Delhi.
The plan was presented during the India Clean Air Summit (ICAS) 2023 in Bengaluru.

Question 24

Micron is set to establish India’s first semiconductor plant in which state?

Answer 24

Gujarat

Question 25

The Karnataka government launched the Gruha Jyothi free power scheme, which aims to provide free electricity up to 200 units for every household in the state.

Answer 25

Karnataka

The Karnataka government launched the Gruha Jyothi free power scheme, which aims to provide free electricity up to 200 units for every household in the state.

Question 26

Which institution released the publication titled ‘75 Endemic Birds of India’?

Answer 26

Zoological Survey of India

A recent publication by the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) points out that about 5% of birds found in the country are endemic and are not reported in other parts of the world.

Question 27

India’s Defence Ministry has decided to replace Microsoft Operating System with which Operating system?

Answer 27

Maya

Maya, which has been developed by Indian government agencies within six months, and is aimed at preventing malware attacks by cybercriminals. The new OS will be backed by a protection system called Chakravyuh.

Question 28

An ancient ‘Crystal quartz weighing unit’ has been found in which archaeological site in India?

Answer 28

Keeladi

Question 29

Which country is the host of Malabar 2023 multilateral naval exercise?

Answer 29

Australia

Ships and aircraft from the US Navy, Japan Maritime Self Defence Force and the Royal Australian Navy are also participating in the exercise. MALABAR series of maritime exercise commenced in 1992 as a bilateral exercise between Indian Navy and US Navy.

Question 30

Which Indian city is the ‘G20-Digital Innovation Alliance (DIA) Summit’?

Answer 30

Bengaluru

Question 31

Who has been conferred with the first ever ‘Udyog Ratna’ award instituted by Maharashtra?

Answer 31

Ratan Tata

Question 32

Which country is the host of the 15th BRICS Summit in 2023?

Answer 32

South Africa

Question 33

Rafael Nadal has been named as the ambassador for which Indian technology brand?

Answer 33

Infosys

Question 34

Which is the top state for exemplary performance in the Smart Cities Mission in 2022?

Answer 34

Madhya Pradesh