Monthly Current Affairs August 2023

When was the government of India launched the National Green Hydrogen Mission?
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in 2023
Which company will set up India’s first plant to manufacture internal combustion engines for hydrogen fuel based vehicles?
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TCPL Green Energy Solutions Private Ltd
What is green hydrogen ?
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It refers to the breaking down of the water molecule into hydrogen and oxygen using renewable sources of energy.
Which Indian media company will launch South Africa’s first TV channel in isiZulu language?
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Zee Enterprises
IsiZulu Language is spoken in which country ?
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South Africa
What is the currency of South Africa ?
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South African Rand
Zee Zonka TV channel has been launched by Zee Enterprises in which country ?
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South Africa in isiZulu language
Who is the President of South Africa?
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Cyril Ramphosa
When will it be recognised as’ National Space Day’ in India ?
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23 August
Prime Minister Narendra Modi decided to celebrate August 23 as which day to commemorate the successful landing of Chandrayaan-3 on the moon?
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National Space Day

What name has been given by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the moon landing point of Chandrayaan-3?
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Point Shivshakti
By what name will the point where Chandrayaan-2 left its mark be known?
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Tiranga Point
On which date ‘National Technology Day’ is celebrated to highlight the importance of science and technology in the country?
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May 11
When was ‘National Technology Day’ celebrated?
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on 11 May since 1999
What is the code name of the first nuclear test in the year 1974?
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Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was named ‘Buddha Muskuraye’ (Smiling Buddha)
What is the code name of the second nuclear test in the year1998?
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Prime Minister Vajpayee named India’s second nuclear test as ‘Operation Shakti’.
Who was given the slogan ‘Jai Jawan Jai Kisan’ given?
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the second Prime Minister of India, Late Lal Bahadur Shastri
Dev Kohli who died recently belonged to which field ?
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Hindi film lyricist.
When was the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) established?
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1928.
Who is the president of BCCI?
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Roger Binny

Where is the headquarters of the BCCI?
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Mumbai, Maharashtra
Where is the headquarters of the IDFC First Bank ?
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Mumbai
Which Indian bank has won the title sponsorship rights for all domestic and international cricket matches to be held in India ?
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IDFC First Bank
What is the tagline of IDFC First Bank ?
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Always You First
In which country did the 5th edition of biennial AUSINDEX maritime exercise?
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at Sydney, Australia
Which countries participated in the AUSINDEX Maritime Exercise?
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between Indian Navy and Royal Australian Navy (RAN)
At which place the first green hydrogen project of Odisha is being set up?
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Gopalpur Industrial Park (GIP) in Odisha
Who won the 14th Social Entrepreneur of the Year Award-India 2023 ?
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Dr.Shuchin Bajaj of Ujala Cygnus Healthcare
Who is India’s Sherpa for G20 ?
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Amitabh Kant
Which city has topped the National Smart City Awards 2022?
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Indore

Which state has got the first position in the Best Smart State Award 2022?
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Madhya Pradesh
Who has got the first position in the category of Union Territories in the Best Smart State Awards 2022?
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Chandigarh
By whom is the National Smart City Award given?
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Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
When was the Smart Cities Mission (SCM) launched ?
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on 25 June 2015
When was the Brahma Kumaris founded?
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in 1937
Who was the Founder of Brahma Kumaris ?
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Prajapita Brahma Baba
Where is the International Headquarters of Brahma Kumaris located?
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in Mount Abu, India.
Which Indian company has appointed Rafael Nadal and Iga Swiatek as its brand ambassador ?
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Infosys
Rafael Nadal belongs to which field?
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Tennis player
World no.1 Tennis player Iga Switek belongs to which country ?
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Poland

Where is the headquarters of Infosys company ?
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Bengaluru
Who is the chairman of Infosys company?
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Nandan Nilekani
Who was given the National Award for e-Governance 2023?
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Swamitva Scheme
Swamitva Scheme has been given the National Award for e-Governance 2023 in which field?
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Awarded for application of emerging technologies to provide citizen centric services
On which date the SVAMITVA scheme was launched?
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April 24, 2021 (on the occasion of National Panchayati Raj Day)
When was National Panchayati Raj Day celebrated?
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April 24
Which initiative was launched by Airtel Payments Bank in partnership with Frontier Markets and Mastercard to support one lakh women-owned small businesses in India?
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She Leads Bharat Udyam’ initiative
In which states The ‘She Leads Bharat Udyam’ initiative will enable these women owned small businesses to upskill and earn via Frontier Markets’ Meri-Saheli platform?
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in Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh
When was Frontier Market set up ?
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in 2011 by Ajaita Shah
Where is the headquarters of Frontier Market?
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in Jaipur, Rajasthan

Which is the largest card processing company in the world?
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VISA
Which is the second largest card processing company in the world ?
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Mastercard
Which is India’s first payment bank?
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Airtel Payment Bank
When was Airtel Payment Bank launched?
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January 2017
What is the tagline of Airtel Payment Bank?
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Banking is Now at your Fingertip
Who is the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO)of Airtel Payment Bank?
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Anubrat Biswas
Where is the headquarters of Airtel Payment Bank?
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New Delhi
When was the first minor irrigation census conducted in India?
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1986-87
Which ministry conducts the minor irrigation census in India?
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Union ministry of Jal Shakti
Which state has the maximum minor irrigation scheme as per the 6th minor irrigation census?
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Uttar Pradesh

How many minor irrigation schemes were owned by womens as per the 6th minor irrigation scheme ?
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18.1%
With which reference year the 6th minor irrigation census was conducted?
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2017-18
Which state has decided to implement a biometric system to make nutrition distribution under the Supplementary Nutrition Scheme at Anganwadi and mini Anganwadi centres operated under child development projects of the state?
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Uttar Pradesh
Which city secured first rank in Cleanliness Air Survey 2023?
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Indore
Who releases the Cleanliness Air Survey 2023?
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Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)
When was the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) constituted?
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in September, 1974 under the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act,1974.
What is “PRANA”?
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Portal for Regulation of Air-pollution in Non-Attainment Cities is a portal for monitoring the implementation of the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP).
At which place India’s first ever hotel art fair ,Artrix organised?
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at the Taj Mahal Palace hotel in New Delhi.
Who has been appointed as the first woman diplomat as charge d’affaires to Pakistan?
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Geetika Srivastava
Who was the last ambassador of India to Pakistan?
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Ajay Biasaria

After Independence, who was appointed as the first High Commissioner of India to Pakistan?
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Sri Prakasa
Which is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh?
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Dhaka
Where was the fifth Annual Defence Dialogue conducted between India and Bangladesh?
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Dhaka
At which place researchers have made a discovery of the 3,000 years old tomb of an elite religious leader, dubbed the “Priest of Pacopampa”?
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Northern Peru
Peru Current is also known as _______
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Humboldt Current
Which lake is the largest freshwater lake in South America?
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Lake Titicaca
Which countries co-hosted the 16th Asia Cup?
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Pakistan and Sri Lanka
Which country is participating for the first time in the men’s Asia Cricket Cup?
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Nepal
Which country co-hosted the 16th Men’s Asia Cricket Cup 2023 along with Pakistan?
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Sri Lanka
When was the Men’s Asia Cup held in T20 format for the first time?
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2016, Bangladesh

How many times has India won the Men’s Asia Cricket Cup?
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Seven times
Where is the headquarters of the ACC (Asian Cricket Council)?
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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal and Damian O’Connor held bilateral meetings in New Delhi in August 2023. Damian O’Connor belongs to which country?
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Damien O’Connor, New Zealand’s Minister for Trade and Export Development
With whom Goa Shipyard Limited has signed a MoU for cooperation in ship design and construction in the area of capacity building?
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Kenya Shipyard Limited
With which country India has signed a Memorandum of Understanding for cooperation in the civil aviation field in the month of August 2023?
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New Zealand
Who from India signed the Memorandum of Understanding for cooperation in civil aviation with New Zealand in the month of August 2023?
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Rajiv Bansal, Secretary at the Ministry of Civil Aviation
Prime Minister Narendra Modi distributed appointment letters to how many newly recruited candidates in August 2023?
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Distributed appointment letters to more than 51,000 candidates.
Which company has launched the world’s first vehicle which runs on 100% ethanol fuel?
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Toyota Kirloskar, Toyota’s Innova HyCross
Who launched the world’s first BS-6 (Stage II) ‘electrified flex fuel vehicle’ compliant vehicle developed by Toyota Kirloskar Motor?
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Nitin Gadkari
Toyota Motor Corporation belongs to which country?
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Japan

India has set a target of 20 per cent ethanol blending with petrol by the year of ——?
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2025-26
When was the School Health and Wellness Programme (SHWP) launched in India?
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February 2020
Who has launched the Let’s Move Forward Comic?
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Union Education and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Minister Dharmendra Pradhan
On which occasion ‘National Sports Day’ is celebrated every year?
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Celebrated to commemorate the birth anniversary of hockey player Major Dhyan Chand.
Which is the highest Khel Ratna award given every year in India?
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Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award
When is National Sports Day celebrated in India?
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29 August
What is the theme of National Sports Day 2023?
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“Sports as an enabler for an inclusive and fit society”
When did National Sports Day in India start?
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In 2012 as a tribute to Dhyan Chand
Who was known as ‘The Wizard’ or ‘The Magician’ of Hockey?
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Major Dhyan Chand
Which Indian state celebrates the Onam festival?
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Kerala

Where is Smriti Van, which is a tribute to the victims of the earthquake located in India?
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Bhuj in Kutch district of Gujarat
Which memorial has been set up in India as a tribute to the school children and teachers who were crushed to death in school due to a massive earthquake?
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Veer Bal Smarak, Ajnar in the Kutch district of Gujarat
Apart from India, which another team has qualified from Asia for the inaugural FIH Women Hockey5s World Cup 2024?
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Thailand and Malaysia
Where was the inaugural Women’s Asian Hockey 5s World Cup Qualifier 2023 held?
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Salalah, Oman
At which place the FIH Women Hockey5s World Cup 2024 will be held?
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Muscat, Oman
Where is the headquarters of FIH( Fédération Internationale de Hockey)?
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Lausanne , Switzerland
Where is the headquarters of the Indian Air Force Western Command?
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New Delhi
Which armed forces of India conducted the Trishul Exercise in the month of September 2023?
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Indian Air Force’s Western Command
When was the Sanskrit day observed?
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Sanskrit Day is celebrated on the full moon day of the Hindu calendar month of Shravan or Sawan month
Astadhyayi (or Astaka ) is a major work of __?
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Panini

In India at which places does the person speak Sanskrit as a primary language?
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● Mattur, Karnataka
● Jhiri, Madhya Pradesh
● Santana, Odisha
● Ganoda, Rajasthan
For which scheme the slogan is “Mera Khaata, Bhagya Vidhata” (meaning “My account, fortune maker”?
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Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY)
What was the earlier name of the Pradhan Mantri JanDhan Yojana?
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Swabhiman scheme
When was Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana launched in India?
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28 August 2014
Which pension scheme is offered as part of a financial inclusion mission?
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Atal Pension Yojana
What is the accidental insurance benefit offered under the Pradhan Mantri Jan- Dhan Yojana opened after 28 August 2018?
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Rs 2 lakh
Which was the first district in India to achieve 100% financial inclusion?
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Eranakulam district of Kerala.
Which was the first state to achieve 100% financial inclusion?
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Kerala in 2007
When was the Swabhiman scheme introduced?
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in 2010 on the recommendation of the High Level Committee on Lead Bank scheme set up by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in 2009.
Who was the chairman of the High-Level Committee on Lead Bank?
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Usha Thorat
By which name the Swbhiman scheme was earlier known as?
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The Pradhan Mantri Jandhan Yojana

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