Monthly Current Affairs August 2023

Where was the ISSF World Championship 2023 held?
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Baku,Azerbaijan
Who won the gold medal in Men’s 25 meter standard pistol shooting event atthe ISSF World Championship 2023 in Baku, Azerbaijan?
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Indian shooter Amanpreet Singh
At which place will the first International Trade Fair of Uttar Pradesh be organised?
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India Expo Mart of Greater Noida
On which date the first International Trade Fair of Uttar Pradesh is proposed to be organised?
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21 to 25 September 2023
Who releases Brand Finance Food and Drink Report 2023.?
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Brand Finance of United Kingdom
Which freedom fighter inspired the farmers to form a milk cooperative which is today also known as Amul?
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Sardar Patel
Which Indian dairy brand has been ranked as the strongest dairy brand in the world ?
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Amul
Who is the owner of the Amul brand ?
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Verghese Kurien and Tribhuvandas Kishibhai Patel
Which is the popular name of Kaira District Central Cooperative Milk Union Limited ?
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Amul Dairy
When was the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) established ?
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in 1965

Who is also known as the milkman of India ?
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Dr. Verghese Kurien
Who is the current Chairman of NDDB in 2023 ?
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Shri Meenesh Shah
“Operation Flood” related to ?
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MIlk production
When was Operation Flood launched ?
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on 13 January 1970
R. Praggnanandhaa belongs to which sports?
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Chess
Where was the 2023 FIDE World Cup held ?
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Baku, Azerbaijan
Who is the youngest ever chess player to play in the final of the FIDE World Cup ?
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R. Praggnanandhaa, 18 years old
Who won the 10th FIDE World Cup?
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Magnus Carlsen
Magnus Carlsen belongs to which country?
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Norway
In which place the 10th FIDE World Cup 2023 was held ?
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in Baku, Azerbaijan

How many players in the world qualify for the Candidates Tournament of chess?
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Only 3 players : Praggnanandhaa, Magnus Carlsen and Bobby Fischer
When was the first FIDE World Cup in the current format held?
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in 2005
What is a Candidates Tournament ?
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The Candidates Tournament is a chess tournament
When was FIDE Fédération Internationale des Échecs) is an international organisation set up ?
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on 20 July 1924 in Paris, France
Who is the President of FIDE?
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Arkady Dvorkovich
Where is the headquarters of FIDE?
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Lausanne , Switzerland
When will the Indian government introduce the ‘Mera Bill Mera Adhikar’ scheme?
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September 1, 2023
What is the minimum GST invoice value that the Indian government will take into account for the “Mera Bill Mera Adhikar” scheme?
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Rs 200
When did India introduce the goods and services tax?
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July 1, 2017
How many States and Union Territories will the government’s “Mera Bill Mera Adhikar” programme be introduced in?
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5 , Assam, Gujarat & Haryana and Union Territories of Puducherry, Dadra Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu

From which constitutional amendment Act led to the introduction of Goods and Service tax in India ?
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101st constitutional amendment Act of 2016
What is the aim of the ‘Mera Bill Mera Adhikar’ scheme of India?
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The aim of the scheme is to motivate customers to ask for bills(invoice) every time they make a purchase
How much cash prize to win under the ‘Mera Bill Mera Adhikar’ scheme of India?
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The customer has a chance to win a cash prize of Rs 10,000 to Rs 1 crore under this scheme
Currently how many classical dances are there in India?
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9
Which is the additional classical dance form recognized by the Ministry of Culture in India ?
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Chhau
Name the classical dances of india?
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Bharatnatyam, Kathak, Kathakali, Kuchipudi, Manipuri, Mohiniyattam, sattriya, and Odissi, chhau
In which BRICS summit it was decided to expand the BRICS grouping?
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Johannesburg BRICS Summit
How many countries have been included in the BRICS group?
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6 countries : Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and UAE
Who was awarded the Best Feature Film at the 69th National Film Awards?
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Rocketry – The Nambi Effects
Who was given the Best Actor Award at the 69th National Film Awards?
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Allu Arjun (Pushpa The Rise)

Who was given the Best Actress Award at the 69th National Film Awards?
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Alia Bhatt (Gangubai Kathiawadi) Kriti Sanon (MiMi)
Who was awarded the Best Direction Award at the 69th National Film Awards?
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Nikhil Mahajan (Marathi film) Godavari
Who was awarded the Best Hindi Feature Film at the 69th National Film Awards?
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Sardar Udham Singh
In which state is Numaligarh Refinery located?
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Assam
When was the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) came into existence?
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on 27th October 1986
Which state is the first state to declare 29 gram panchayats TB-free?
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Rajasthan
The disease Tuberculosis is caused by?
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Bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis
What is NI-KSHAY?
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(Ni=End, Kshay=TB) – It is the web enabled patient management system for TB control under the National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme (NTEP)
What are the Visions & Goals of the National Strategic Plan 2017 – 2025?
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the elimination of TB in India by 2025
Which state government plans to develop a 7-km stretch in Patna as ‘Marine Drive’ Digha to Deedarganj along the Ganges River?
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Bihar

Where was the B20 Summit India 2023 held?
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New Delhi
What is the theme for the B20 India 2023 ?
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R.A.I.S.E: Responsible, Accelerated, Innovative, Sustainable, Equitable Businesses.
What is Business 20 (B20) ?
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the official G20 dialogue forum with the global business community.
When was Business 20 (B20) established ?
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in 2010
When was the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) of India established?
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n 12 October, 1993
Who is the Chairperson of Commission (NHRC) of the National Human Rights India ?
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Shri Justice Arun Kumar Mishra
Bright Star Military exercise is held in which country ?
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Egypt
What is the capital of Egypt ?
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Cairo
The Indian Army held a bilateral military Exercise Cyclone in January 2023 with which country’s armed forces ?
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Egyptian Army
Which nations participated in the Desert Warrior exercise?
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India and Egypt

Which nations participated in the Exercise Cyclone?
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India and Egypt
In which military exercise 2023 the Indian armed forces will participate for the first time to be held in Egypt?
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Bright Star military exercise 2023
Who is the President of Egypt ?
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Abdel Fattah al-Sisi
Which was the first ever Indian Airforce and Egyptian Air Force Joint Tactical Air Exercise held in Egypt from 29-31 October 2021.
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Desert Warrior
With what honour has the President of Greece, Katerina Sakellaropoulou, honoured Prime Minister Narendra Modi?
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‘Grand Cross of the Order of Honour’
Which country has decorated Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the ‘Grand Cross of the Order of Honour’ ?
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Greece
Who is the president of the Republic of Senegal?
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Macky Sall
Who is the president of Mozambique?
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Filipe Nyusi
What is the currency of the Republic of Senegal?
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France
What is the capital of Ethiopia?
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Addis Ababa

What is the Currency of Ethiopia?
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Birr (ETB)
Who is the Prime Ministerof Ethiopia?
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Abiy Ahmed Ali
Who is the President of Ethiopia?
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Sahle-Work Jewde
Where will be the World Wrestling Championships 2023 scheduled ?
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in Belgrade, Serbia
Where will be the Asian Games 2023 to be held?
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in Hangzhou, the People’s Republic of China
Where is the headquarters of the United World Wrestling (UWW)?
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Corsier-sur-Vevey,Switzerland
Why was the Wrestling Federation of India suspended by the United World Wrestling ?
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For not conducting election in the Wrestling Federation of India
Who is the chairman of the ad hoc committee set up by the Indian Olympic Association to run the Wrestling Federation of India ?
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Bhupender Singh Bajwa
The Cauvery water dispute is between which states?
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3 states and one Union Territory (Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka and Puducherry).
When was the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal (CWDT) established?
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in 1990 to address the escalating dispute.

What is Khanan Prahari’ ?
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A mobile App to Curb Illegal Mining
What is the PM GatiShakti National Master Plan (PMGS-NMP)?
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to achieve various targets for infrastructure development in India.
When was PM GatiShakti National Master Plan (PMGS-NMP) launched ?
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on 13th October 2021
What is the purpose of the PM GatiShakti National Master Plan (PMGS-NMP)?
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for providing multimodal connectivity infrastructure to various economic zones.
Seema Deo who died recently belonged to which field ?
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Famous Marathi and Hindi film actress
What will the Hastinapur Wildlife Sanctuary now be known as?
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State WildLife Barasingha Sanctuary
What state is Hastinapur Wildlife Sanctuary situated in?
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Uttar Pradesh
Where is the Ramsar Site Haiderpur Wetland located?
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Hastinapur Wildlife Sanctuary
What animal is the Hastinapur Wildlife Sanctuary known for?
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Barahsingha
Which WildLife Sanctuary is a part of the “Asia Flyway” project?
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Hastinapur Wildlife Sanctuary

Indian largest examination has been set up in which state ?
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Bihar, ‘Bapu Pariksha Parisar’
When is Bihar day celebrated?
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22 March
Which state government has announced to ban packaged plastic water bottles below 1000 mL from 2nd October 2023 ?
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Assam
When was single use plastic banned in India ?
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1 July 2022
When was the Chief Minister Breakfast Scheme launched?
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by the Tamil Nadu government on 15 September 2022.
Which was the first state in India to introduce a mid-day meal in the country ?
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Tamil Nadu
Which state in India has launched the Chief Minister Breakfast scheme for school children in government schools ?
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Tamil Nadu
Where is Thirukkuvalai which was in the news recently ?
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Tamil Nadu
Where will the “first” hydrogen fuel project in the country be located?
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at Jamshedpur ,Jharkhand
India has declared the goal to achieve Net Zero emissions by _?
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2070

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