Current Affairs 3th August 2023 : Daily GK Update in English
1. Which institution approved the Guidelines for institutional Development Plan (IDP) for Higher Education Institutions (HEIs)?
A. NITI Aayog
B. UGC
C. AICTE
D. CBSE
Answer [B] UGC
2. How many deaths were recorded due to manual scavenging in the last five years in India?
A. 25
B. 15
C. 10
D. 0
Answer [D] 0
3. Which state has announced the establishment of ‘Mangrove Cell’?
A. Kerala
B. Tamil Nadu
C. West Bengal
D. Assam
Answer [C] West Bengal
4. The child helpline is being integrated with which Emergency Response Support System (ERSS) pan-India number?
A. 101
B. 112
C. 1200
D. 1800
Answer [B] 112
5. Which company is preparing to launch the world’s largest privately-owned satellite called JUPITER-3?
A. Space X
B. Virgin Galactic
C. Blue Origin
D. Boeing
Answer [A] Space X
6. In August 2023, who among the following launched India’s first Next-Generation Magnetic Resonance Imaging Scanner in New Delhi?
A. Narendra Modi
B. Jitendra Singh
C. Arvind Kejriwal
D. Mansukh Mandaviya
Answer [B] Jitendra Singh
7. In August 2023, a fintech partnership event, ‘KBL – FinOne’ held in Bengaluru, is associated with which of the following banks?
A. Kotak Mahindra Bank
B. Karafarin Bank
C. Kanbawza Bank
D. Karnataka Bank
Answer [D] Karnataka Bank
8. Chetna Maroo’s debut novel has been selected for the 2023 Booker Prize longlist Name the novel.
A. Eastern Avenue
B. Northern Boulevard
C. Western Lane
D. Southern Street
Answer [C] Western Lane
9. ‘Falcon Shield-2023’, is a joint training exercise between China and ____.
A. Russia
B. Sri Lanka
C. Pakistan
D. United Arab Emirates
Answer [D] United Arab Emirates
10. What is the name of the scheme being implemented by the Department of Social Justice and Empowerment in August 2023?
A. Rashtriya Swasthya Yojana
B. Vayoshri Swavlamban Yojana
C. Samarthan Arogya Yojana
D. Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana
Answer [D] Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana