Current Affairs 12th August 2023 : Daily GK Update in English

1. Rajiv Gauba, who has been in the news, holds which position in India?
A. NITI Aayog Vice Chairman              
B. Cabinet Secretary
C. Home Secretary                                
D. Chief Election Commissioner
Answer [B] Cabinet Secretary
2. The first instance of captive breeding of the Himalayan vulture in India at which state?
A. Assam              
B. West Bengal
C. Odisha             
D. Uttarakhand
Answer [A] Assam
3. Which country signed the Communication Interoperability and Security Memorandum of Agreement (CIS-MOA) with the U.S.?
A. Russia        
B. Pakistan
C. China          
D. Papua New Guinea
Answer [B] Pakistan
4. Which institution has established a standard definition for ‘Water Neutrality’?
A. Ministry of Jal Shakti            
B. NITI Aayog
C. WAPCOS                                 
D. Indian Navy
Answer [B] NITI Aayog
5. Which institution released the ‘Rice Price Index’?
A. NITI Aayog           
B. FAO
C. IMF                       
D. US Federal Reserve
Answer [B] FAO
6. In August 2023, which of the following two indigenous frontline warships of the Indian Navy participated in Exercise MALABAR 2023 in Australia?
A. INS Vikramaditya and INS Kolkata        
B. INS Sahyadri and INS Kolkata
C. INS Chakra and INS Arihant                   
D. INS Kamorta and INS Kadmatt
Answer [B] INS Sahyadri and INS Kolkata
7. In August 2023, which of the following banks became the first Indian bank to introduce an eco-friendly debit card for its savings bank account holders?
A. Paytm Payments Bank              
B. HDFC Bank
C. Airtel Payments Bank                
D. ICICI Bank
Answer [C] Airtel Payments Bank
8. In August 2023, the Goa government signed an MoU with _____to commerce a knowledge partnership with a focus on evidence-based policy formulation and impact in the State.
A. Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay
B. Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur
C. Indian School of Business (ISB)
D. Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras
Answer [C] Indian School of Business (ISB)
9. In August 2023, which of the following banks signed MoU with Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology Delhi Innovation and Incubation Centre to strengthen its mentoring initiatives for startups?
A. Paytm Payments Bank            
B. YES Bank
C. ICICI Bank                                  
D. Axis Bank
Answer [B] YES Bank
10. In August 2023, which of the following nations successfully initiated its inaugural lunar landing mission using a Soyuz 2.1v rocket carrying the Luna-25 spacecraft?
A. China              
B. United States
C. India                
D. Russia
Answer [D] Russia