Current Affairs 26th August 2023 : Daily GK Update in English
1. What is ‘NBRI 108’, which has been developed by CSIR-NBRI?
A. Cotton
B. Lotus
C. Rice
D. Mango
Answer [B] Lotus
2. Who has been conferred with the first ever ‘Udyog Ratna’ award institute by Maharashtra?
A. Ratan Tata
B. Lakshmi Mittal
C. Mukesh Ambani
D. Gautam Adani
Answer [A] Ratan Tata
3. Which country is the host of the 15th BRICS Summit in 2023?
A. India
B. China
C. South Africa
D. Brazil
Answer [C] South Africa
4. Which Union Ministry notified the ‘Green hydrogen standards’ for India?
A. Ministry of Power
B. Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
C. Ministry of Coal
D. Ministry of Science and Technology
Answer [B] Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
5. ‘Luna-25’ is the Lunar Mission of which country?
A. Israel
B. UAE
C. Japan
D. Russia
Answer [D] Russia
6. What is the share provided by the Centre in implementation of projects under “North East Special Infrastructure Development Scheme” (NESIDS)?
A. 100%
B. 75%
C. 50%
D. 25%
Answer [A] 100%
7. India has partnered with which country for the MeitY – National Science Foundation (NSF) research collaboration?
A. Japan
B. UK
C. USA
D. South Korea
Answer [C] USA
8. Which institution has recently approved USD 25 million proposal submitted by the India’s Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying?
A. AIIB
B. World Bank
C. NDB
D. G20 Pandemic Fund
Answer [D] G20 Pandemic Fund
9. Which country is the host of ‘World Water Week 2023’ event?
A. Sweden
B. USA
C. Sri Lanka
D. Bangladesh
Answer [A] Sweden
10. India’s first indigenous e-Tractor Prime ET11 is developed by which institution?
A. L&T
B. DRDO
C. CSIR
D. IIT Madras
Answer [C] CSIR