Current Affairs 25th August 2023 : Daily GK Update in English

1. In August 2023, which of the following countries became the first to successfully land on the South Pole of the Lunar surface?
A. United States          
B. China
C. Russia                      
D. India
Answer [D] India
2. In August 2023, who among the following Indian shooters won the gold medal in the Men’s 25-meter standard pistol shooting event at the ISSF World Championship 2023 in Baku?
A. Abhinav Bindra          
B. Gagan Narang
C. Jitu Rai                         
D. Amanpreet Singh 
Answer [D] Amanpreet Singh
3. In August 2023, which of the following aircraft successfully fired the ASTRA indigenous Beyond Visual Range air-to-air missile to engage and destroy highly maneuvering supersonic aerial targets?
A. Jaguar           
B. Rafale
C. Tejas             
D. Mirage 2000
Answer [C] Tejas
4. .What is the theme of the 26th National Conference on e-Governance organized in Indore?
A. Digital India: Success to Excellence
B. Technology forAccelerating Development
C. Developed India: Empowering Citizens
D. Bringing Citizens, Industry and Government closer
Answer [C] Developed India: Empowering Citizens
5. In August 2023, which of the following cities, former President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated Kerala’s first AI (Artificial Intelligence) schools?
A. Kochi              
B. Kozhikode
C. Kannur           
D. Thiruvananthapuram
Answer [D] Thiruvananthapuram
6. In August 2023, which of the following countries chaired the 15th BRICS Summit?
A. Brazil              
B. South Africa
C. Russia             
D. India
Answer [B] South Africa
7. In August 2023, the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) approved the establishment of the 54th tiger reserve of Indias, which is located in _____.
A. Karnataka              
B. Madhya Pradesh
C. Rajasthan               
D. Uttar Pradesh
Answer [C] Rajasthan
8. In August 2023, after adding the 33 new Khelo India Centres (KIC) in Rajasthan, what is the existing number of Khelo India Centres across the nation?
A. 50              
B. 49
C. 55             
D. 51
Answer [D] 51
9. What amount of outlay has been approved by the cabinet for the continuation of the North East Special Infrastructure Development Scheme (NESIDS)?
A. Rs 5000.75 crore               
B. Rs 6800.25 crore
C. Rs 8139.50  crore              
D. Rs 9500.10 crore
Answer [C] 8139.50 crore 
10. In August 2023, which of the following space agencies is collaborating with ISRO for an upcoming lunar mission i.e. LUPEX?
A. NASA             
B. Ros cosmos
C. CNSA             
D. JAXA
Answer [D] JAXA