Q1. The North East Venture Fund (NEVF) was set up by
North Eastern Development Finance Corporation Limited (NEDFi)
Assam Gramin Vikash Bank
SEBI
SBI
North Eastern Development Finance Corporation Limited (NEDFi)
G Kishan Reddy, the Union Minister for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), revealed in a written reply at the Lok Sabha that the North East Venture Fund (NEVF) has made substantial investments in 37 startups across various sectors, amounting to Rs 56.84 Crore.
Q2. Assam’s govt has recently planned to establish a ‘Knowledge Hub’ and an ‘Assam Institute of Urban Affairs’. Who is the present Housing and Urban Affairs Minister of Assam?
Ranjeet Kumar Dass
Atul Bora
Chandra Mohan Patowary
Ashok Singhal
Ashok Singhal
Assam’s government has unveiled an ambitious plan to establish a ‘Knowledge Hub’ and an ‘Assam Institute of Urban Affairs.’ Led by Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Ashok Singhal, these initiatives aim to introduce cutting-edge urban planning concepts and expertise to the state.
Q3. Which club football tournament is the oldest in Asia and the third oldest in the world?
AFC Champions League
Santosh Trophy
Durand Cup
Bengal Cup
Durand Cup
Q4. Which nation emerged as the champion of the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023?
England
Germany
Spain
France
Spain
Q5. Who was honored with the Lokmanya Tilak National Award on 01 August 2023?
Rajnath Singh
Amit Shah
Nirmala Sitharaman
Narendra Modi
Narendra Modi
Q6. Who is the winner of the FIDE Chess World Cup 2023?
Praggnanandhaa
Gukesh D
Magnus Carlsen
Viswanathan Anand
Magnus Carlsen
Q7. What film was awarded the “Best Feature Film” at the 69th National Film Awards?
RRR
Pushpa: The Rise
Gangubai Kathiawadi
Rocketry: The Nambi Effect
Rocketry: The Nambi Effect
Q8. Who has been recently declared as the National Icon of the Election Commission of India (ECI)?
Sachin Tendulkar
Neeraj Chopra
MS Dhoni
Shahrukh Khan
Sachin Tendulkar
Q9. Which country recently achieved the historic feat by becoming the first country to successfully land on the South Pole of the lunar surface?
China
United States
India
Japan
India
Q10. Assam has recently unveiled state’s longest flyover measuring 2.63 kilometers, connecting Maligaon Chariali to Kamakhya Gate in Guwahati. The flyover is
Q1. The Badminton Association of India’s National Center of Excellence (NCE) was recently inaugurated at
Tezpur
Dibrugarh
Guwahati
Agartala
Guwahati
The Badminton Association of India (BAI) is the governing body for badminton in India. The BAI National Center of Excellence (NCE) was inaugurated in Guwahati, Assam on August 11. The BAI was formed in 1934 and has been holding national-level tournaments in India since 1936. The NCE is a major boost to the sport in India.
Q2. Which day is declared to be celebrated as the National Space Day in India?
August 23
August 19
August 14
August 07
August 23
PM Modi announced the celebration of India’s National Space Day on August 23 every year, naming the landing site of the lander as ‘Shiv Shakti Point’, and designating the point on the moon with symbols of Chandrayaan-2 as ‘Tricolor Point.
Q3. Which of the following countries are set to join the BRICS on 1 January 2024?
Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and UAE
Argentina, Bangladesh, Egypt, Iran, Saudi Arabia and UAE
Argentina, Egypt, Japan, Saudi Arabia and UAE
Argentina, Bangladesh, Egypt, Japan, Iran, Saudi Arabia and UAE
Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates
Q4. Who is the winner of the Miss Diva Universe 2023 beauty pageant?
Nandini Gupta
Sini Shetty
Divita Rai
Shweta Sharda
Shweta Sharda
Q5. India’s first space-based solar observatory, which will be launch on 2nd September, in
Surya-L1
Aditya-L1
Solar module -1A
SOLRAD 1
Aditya-L1
Q6. Which Union Ministry launched the ‘ULLAS (Understanding Lifelong Learning for All in Society) initiative’?
Ministry of Education
Ministry of Corporate Affairs
Ministry of MSME
Ministry of Finance
Ministry of Education
Union Ministry of Education inaugurated the logo, slogan – “Jan Jan Sakshar,” and the mobile application for ULLAS: Nav Bharat Saksharta Karyakram.
The ULLAS initiative aims to transform education and literacy nationwide by creating a learning ecosystem that provides basic education, digital and financial literacy, and critical life skills to individuals aged 15 and above who missed the chance to attend school.
Q7. What is the main focus of the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023?
Protecting individuals’ personal data and enabling lawful data processing
Promoting digital entrepreneurship
Ensuring every citizens has free access to digital services
Regulating social media platforms
Protecting individuals’ personal data and enabling lawful data processing
Q8. Who became the first Foreign Head of the Government to receive ‘The Grand Cross of the Order of Honour’ from the Greek govt?
Angela Merkel
Rishi Sunak
Narendra Modi
Emmanuel Macron
Narendra Modi
Q9. Who recently became India’s first-ever gold medalist at the World Athletics Championships?
Neeraj Chopra
Mirabai Chanu
Abhinav Bindra
Sushil Kumar
Neeraj Chopra
Q10. What city retained its top position and won the National Smart City Award in the fourth edition of the India Smart Cities Award Contest (ISAC)?
Q1. The first instance of captive breeding of the Himalayan vulture in India at which state?
Assam
West Bengal
Bihar
Karnataka
Assam
Researchers have recorded the first instance of captive breeding of the Himalayan vulture (Gyps himalayensis) in India at the Assam State Zoo, Guwahati.
Categorised as ‘Near Threatened’ on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of threatened species, the Himalayan vulture is a winter migrant to the Indian plains, and a resident of the high Himalayas.
Q2. According to Elephant Census-2023, which state has the maximum population of elephants?
Assam
Karnataka
West Bengal
Tamil Nadu
Karnataka
According to Elephant Census-2023, Karnataka leads the country in the total number of elephants. Elephant counts in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu have experienced a minor rise, while numbers in Kerala have nearly reduced by half, based on the recent Elephant Population Estimates shared by the southern Indian states.
Q3. Hurricane Dora and tropical storm Greg have recently hit which region?
New Zealand
Hawaii
Philippines
Australia
Hawaii
The tropical storm Greg has reached near Hawaii state of the United States which is already reeling under the devastating impact of wildfire.
Hurricane Dora created high gusty winds over Maui recently and complicated the wildfire problem. It also became a typhoon, and was the second tropical system on record to remain at hurricane strength across the eastern, central and western Pacific basins.
Q4. Which institution recently launched a Centralised Web Portal UDGAM (Unclaimed Deposits – Gateway to Access inforMation)?
SEBI
RBI
SBI
LIC
RBI
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) launched a Centralised Web Portal UDGAM (Unclaimed Deposits – Gateway to Access inforMation).
The launch of the web portal will aid users to identify their unclaimed deposits/ accounts and enable them to either claim the deposit amount or make their deposit accounts operative at their respective banks.
Q5. IIT Bombay partners with which financial institution to support Innovation-Led Green Hydrogen Initiatives?
HSBC
Citibank
Barclays
HDFC Bank
HSBC
IIT Bombay has partnered with HSBC to pursue technological advancements towards making green hydrogen production more efficient, cost-effective, and scalable.
The focus will be on innovative projects that will help position green hydrogen as a strategic alternate fuel; help in building a robust, green hydrogen economy and achieve the government’s vision of an energy-independent nation.
Q6. Rajouri Chikri woodcraft, which has received Geographical Indication (GI) tags recently, is a craft from which state/UT?
Rajasthan
Karnataka
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu and Kashmir
Two products from Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri and Anantnag districts—the Rajouri Chikri woodcraft and the Mushqbudji rice variety—have earned the coveted Geographical Indication (GI) tags. With its honey-toned appearance and smooth, refined texture, Chikri wood is found in the mountainous regions of the Jammu province.
Q7. In FY 2022-23, Government e-marketplace (GeM) registered its highest ever Gross Merchandise value of approximately
₹1 lakh crore
₹2 lakh crore
₹5 lakh crore
₹7 lakh crore
₹2 lakh crore
In Financial Year 2022-23, Government e-marketplace (GeM) registered its highest ever Gross Merchandise Value of ₹ 2,01,113 crore.
The Economic Survey 2021-22 observed that prices on GeM were observed to be 9.5% lower in comparison with other online platforms for 10 out of 22 commodities.
Q8. Which state has recently inaugurated India’s first Artificial Intelligence (AI) school?
Telangana
Maharashtra
Kerala
Karnataka
Kerala
President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated India’s first Artificial Intelligence (AI) school called as Santhigiri Vidyabhavan in Kerala’s capital city, Thiruvananthapuram. The AI school is a result of a collaboration between iLearning Engines (ILE) USA and Vedhik eSchool.
Q9. ‘MPOWER Measures’ are associated with which organisation?
United Nations Environmental Program
World Bank
World Health Organization
NASA
World Health Organization
A new World Health Organization (WHO) report revealed that over the past 15 years, 71% of the global population, approximately 5.6 billion people, are now protected by at least one of the measures, five times more than in 2007.
The WHO’s MPOWER measures aim to monitor tobacco use and prevention policies, protect people from tobacco smoke, provide assistance to quit tobacco, warn about the dangers of tobacco, enforce bans on tobacco advertising, and raise taxes on tobacco products.
Q10. Which country’s hockey team is the winner of the Asian Champions Trophy 2023?
India
Japan
Malaysia
South Korea
India
India won the Asian Champions Trophy 2023 after a sensational final against Malaysia with the final score of 4-3.
Q1. Which state/UT has recently launched the ‘Amrit Brikshya Andolan’ app?
Tripura
Assam
Gujarat
Uttar Pradesh
Assam
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma launched the Department of Forest and Environment’s Amrit Brikshya Andolan web portal/mobile application and the Wood-based Industry (WBI) registration web portal, along with the theme song for the Amrit Brikshya Andolan. 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.
Q2. Which institution has released the Digital Payments Index (DPI) in India?
RBI
Finance Ministry
NITI Aayog
NPCI
RBI
Digital payments across India registered a growth of 13.24 per cent in a year through March 2023, as per RBI’s index that measures the adoption of online transactions.
RBI’s Digital Payments Index (RBI-DPI) stood at 395.57 at end-March 2023 compared to 377.46 in September 2022 and 349.30 in March 2022. The index is a base to capture the extent of digitisation of payments across the country.
Q3. Now, Indian companies can list themselves on foreign exchanges through which of the following institution/organisation?
BSE
SEBI
RBI
IFSC
IFSC
Q4. As per the Supreme Court, which institution retains power to scrap Article 370?
Prime Minister of India
Chief Justice of India
President of India
Parliament
President of India
The Supreme Court said that the President of India retains power to scrap Article 370, after Constituent Assembly dissolved in 1957. Clause (3) of Article 370 gave the President power to notify the Article inoperative or modify it. But a provision had made it necessary that such a move would have to be recommended by the Jammu and Kashmir Constituent Assembly.
Q5. Which Union Ministry has set up a working group to decriminalise laws to further promote ease of doing business?
Ministry of Corporate Affairs
Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Ministry of Finance
Ministry of MSME
Ministry of Commerce and Industry
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry has set up a working group to decriminalise laws to further promote ease of doing business. The group comprised representatives from industry associations, business chambers, legal professionals, and officials of seven ministries. It would also have representatives of the National Housing Bank, NABARD and CPCB.
Q6. Which state launched the ‘Gruha Jyothi scheme’?
Odisha
Chhattisgarh
Karnataka
Madhya Pradesh
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. About 2.14 crore households will get benefited from the Gruha Jyothi scheme./bg_collapse]
Q7. Which institution releases the ‘Rice Price Index’?
World Bank
NITI Aayog
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
In July 2023, the United Nations food agency reported that the rice price index rose by 2.8%, reaching its highest level in nearly 12 years. The increase was driven by strong demand and export restrictions imposed by India, affecting prices in key exporting countries, as indicated by the Food and Agriculture Organization’s All Rice Price Index.
Q8. What is going to be the applicable Goods and Services Tax (GST) rate on full face value of online gaming?
5%
12%
18%
28%
28%
The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council, in its 51st meeting held recently, decided to stick to its earlier decision to impose a 28 per cent tax on the full-face value of the bets placed on online gaming, casinos and horse-trading. The council said a 28 per cent GST would apply from October 1.
Q9 The world’s first hundred percent Ethanol fuelled Car has been developed by which automobile major?
Maruti Suzuki
Tata Motors
Toyota
Tesla
Toyota
Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari unveiled the prototype of the world’s first Bharat Stage (BS)-VI-compliant electrified flex-fuel car, developed by Toyota Kirloskar Motor. The car, which runs on 100 per cent ethanol (E100), is based on the Toyota Innova HyCross. It can cover 40 per cent of its distance on ethanol and the remaining 60 per cent on electric, with the petrol engine shut off.
Q10. Approximately, how many Income Tax Returns were filed for AY 2023-2024 in India?
2.71 crore
3.57 crore
6.77 crore
8.80 crore
6.77 crore
The total number of ITRs for AY 2023-24 filed till 31st July, 2023 are more than 6.77 crore, which is 16.1% more than the total ITRs for AY 2022-23 (5.83 crore) filed till 31st July 2022. Over 64.33 lakh ITRs were filed on a single day-on 31st July, 2023.
