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1) Who among the following persons has been appointed as the part-time chairperson of UIDAI?
A) Parminder Chopra
B) P. R. Seshadri
C) Neelkanth Mishra
D) Sashidhar Jagdishan
E) None of these
Answer – C) Neelkanth Mishra
Explanation:
Neelkanth Mishra has been appointed as the part-time chairperson of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI).

2) Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the B20 Summit India 2023 in __________
A) Pune
B) Hyderabad
C) New Delhi
D) Mumbai
E) None of these
Answer – C) New Delhi
Explanation:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the B20 Summit India 2023 in New Delhi.

3) Women’s Equality Day is observed on _____
A) August 25
B) August 26
C) August 27
D) August 28
E) None of these
Answer – B) August 26
Explanation:
Women’s Equality Day – August 26.
Theme 2023: “Embrace Equity”

4) Who among the following persons has inaugurated the ninth India Region Conference of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association?
A) Jagdeep Dhankhar
B) Droupadi Murmu
C) OM Birla
D) Narendra Modi
E) None of these
Answer – C) OM Birla
Explanation:
Lok Sabha Speaker, Om Birla has inaugurated the ninth India Region Conference of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association in Udaipur, Rajasthan. The theme of the two-day conference is ‘Strengthening Democracy and Good Governance in the Digital Age’

5) Which among the following cities has secured the first position in the “10 lakh Population” category of the Clean Air Survey – 2023?
A) Gwalior
B) Jabalpur
C) Indore
D) Bhopal
E) None of these
Answer – C) Indore
Explanation:
Indore has secured the first position in the “10 lakh Population” category of the Clean Air Survey – 2023.
Bhopal – 5th
Jabalpur – 13th
Gwalior – 41st

6) Who among the following persons has released the National Curriculum Framework for School Education in New Delhi?
A) Narendra Modi
B) Dharmendra Pradhan
C) Piyush Goyal
D) Arvind Kejriwal
E) None of these
Answer – B) Dharmendra Pradhan
Explanation:
Union Minister for Education and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Shri. Dharmendra Pradhan has released the National Curriculum Framework for School Education (NCF-SE).

7) The GOI in association with State governments has launched an “Innovative Invoice Scheme” by the name _______ to encourage the culture of customers asking for Invoices/Bills for all purchases.
A) Mera Bill Mera Shakti
B) Mera Invoice Mera Shakti
C) Mera Bill Mera Adhikaar
D) Mera Invoice Mera Adhikaar
E) None of these
Answer – C) Mera Bill Mera Adhikaar
Explanation:
The Government of India, in association with State Governments has launched an ‘Invoice incentive Scheme’ by the name ‘Mera Bill Mera Adhikaar’ to encourage the culture of customers asking for invoices/bills for all purchases.

8) NHPC has inked an initial pact with RITES to construct railway sliding for a 2,880MW Dibang Multipurpose project in ________
A) Assam
B) Arunachal Pradesh
C) Madhya Pradesh
D) West Bengal
E) None of these
Answer – B) Arunachal Pradesh
Explanation:
State-owned hydro power giant NHPC has inked an initial pact with RITES to construct railway siding for a 2,880 MW Dibang Multipurpose project in Arunachal Pradesh.

9) Which among the following companies has signed tennis players Rafael Nadal and Iga Swiatek as their new brand ambassadors?
A) IBM
B) TCS
C) Infosys
D) Wipro
E) None of these
Answer – C) Infosys
Explanation:
Infosys has signed tennis players Rafael Nadal and Iga Swiatek as their new brand ambassadors.

10) Who among the following persons has been conferred with the Grand Cross of the Order of Honour?
A) Rajnath Singh
B) Nirmala Sitharaman
C) Narendra Modi
D) Jagdeep Dhankhar
E) None of these
Answer – C) Narendra Modi
Explanation:
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi was conferred with the Grand Cross of the Order of Honour by H.E. Katerina N. Sakellaropoulou, President of Greece

11) Which among the following states has raised the financial aid given to women under the Ladli Behna scheme from 1000 to 1250 per month?
A) Rajasthan
B) Uttar Pradesh
C) Madhya Pradesh
D) Maharashtra
E) None of these
Answer – C) Madhya Pradesh
Explanation:
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has raised the financial aid given to women under the flagship ‘Ladli Behna’ scheme from Rs 1,000 to Rs 1,250 per month.

12) Who among the following persons has become the fifth Indian Men’s singles player to secure a medal at the BWF World Badminton Championships 2023 held in Denmark?
A) Lakshya Sen
B) Srikanth Kidambi
C) HS Prannoy
D) Chirag Shetty
E) None of these
Answer – C) HS Prannoy
Explanation:
HS Prannoy has become the fifth Indian Men’s singles player to secure a medal at the BWF World Badminton Championships 2023 held in Denmark.

13) CCI has imposed a fine of _______ on Bharti Airtel due to its non – compliance with the provisions specified in section 6(2) of the Competition Act, 2002
A) Rs. 2 Crore
B) Rs. 3 Crore
C) Rs. 1 Crore
D) Rs. 4 Crore
E) None of these
Answer – C) Rs.1 Crore
Explanation:
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has imposed a fine of Rs. 1 crore on Bharti Airtel due to its non – compliance with the provisions specified in Section 6(2) of the Competition Act, 2002

14) The Uttar Pradesh government has approved 18 ‘Atal Residential Schools’ with a budget of _______
A) Rs.1150 Crore
B) Rs.1350 Crore
C) Rs.1250 Crore
D) Rs.1450 Crore
E) None of these
Answer – C) Rs.1250 Crore
Explanation:
The Uttar Pradesh government has approved 18 ‘Atal Residential Schools’ with a budget of Rs.1250 Crore.

15) The state government of ________ has issued a notification banning the use and production of plastic water bottles below 1000 ml capacity in the state.
A) Madhya Pradesh
B) Haryana
C) Assam
D) Uttar Pradesh
E) None of these
Answer – C) Assam
Explanation:
The Assam Environment and Forest Department has issued a notification banning the use and production of plastic water bottles below 1L capacity in the state from October 2.

16) Which among the following states has partnered with UNESCO to implement recommendations on Ethics of AI?
A) Kerala
B) Karnataka
C) Telangana
D) Tamil Nadu
E) None of these
Answer – C) Telangana
Explanation:
The state government of Telangana has partnered with UNESCO to implement recommendations on Ethics of AI.

17) Who among the following persons has released three books namely “Heritage Trees of Goa” “When Parallel Lines meet” and a collection of poems titled “My Dear Poems”?
A) Mangubhai C. Patel
B) R. N. Ravi
C) P S Sreedharan
D) Arif Mohammed Khan
E) None of these
Answer – C) P S Sreedharan
Explanation:
Goa Governor P S Sreedharan has released three books namely “Heritage Trees of Goa” “When Parallel Lines Meet” and a collection of Poems titled “My Dear Poems”.

18) PM Narendra Modi has become the first Indian Prime Minister to visit Greece in _______ years.
A) 20
B) 30
C) 40
D) 50
E) None of these
Answer – C) 40
Explanation:
PM Narendra Modi has become the first Indian Prime Minister to visit Greece in 40 years.

19) A book titled “The Life, Vision and Songs of Kabir” has been authored by ______
A) Amish Tripathi
B) Durjoy Datta
C) Vipul Rikhi
D) Madhan
E) None of these
Answer – C) Vipul Rikhi
Explanation:
A book titled “The Life, Vision and Songs of Kabir” has been authored by Vipul Rikhi

20) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has presented a Bidri work pair of ‘Surahi’ from Telangana to _______
A) Tshepo Motsepe
B) Julius Malema
C) Cyril Ramaphosa
D) Jacob Zuma
E) None of these
Answer – C) Cyril Ramaphosa
Explanation:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has presented a Bidri work pair of ‘Surahi’ from Telangana to South African President Cyril Ramaphosa.