Current Affairs 24 August 2023

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Current Affairs Quiz: 24 August 2023

August 24, 2023 Current Affairs MCQs

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1Q) Asian Athletics Championships 2023 was held in which of the following country?

(A) Laos

(B) Japan

(C) Malaysia

(D) Thailand

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⇨ The 2023 Asian Athletics Championships is the 25th edition of the Asian Athletics Championships. It was held from 12 to 16 July 2023 in Bangkok, Thailand.

⇨ The 2023 Asian Athletics Championships have chosen the revered Hindu god Hanuman as the official mascot for this year’s event.

⇨ It is being held to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the continental governing body.

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2Q) Kudremukh National Park is located in which of the following state?

(A) Andhra Pradesh

(B) Karnataka

(C) Tamilnadu

(D) Kerala

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⇨ Kudremukha National Park is located at the tri-junction of Dakshina Kannada, Udupi District, and Chikamagaluru district of Karnataka.

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3Q) The Paris Agreement is a legally binding international treaty on climate change, that entered into force in which of the following year?

(A) 2015

(B) 2016

(C) 2017

(D) 2018

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⇨ The Paris Agreement is a legally binding international treaty on climate change.

⇨ It was adopted by 196 Parties at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP21) in Paris, France, on 12 December 2015.

⇨ It entered into force on 4 November 2016.

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4Q) Cardamom Hills is located in which of the following states?

(A) Andhra Pradesh

(B) Karnataka

(C) Tamilnadu

(D) Kerala

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⇨ The Cardamom Hills or Yela Mala are mountain ranges of southern India and part of the southern Western Ghats located in Idukki district, Kerala, India.

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5Q) Out of 34 biodiversity hotspots across the globe, India has how many biodiversity hotspots?

(A) 2

(B) 4

(C) 6

(D) 8

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⇨ Four of the world's 36 biodiversity hotspots are located in India: The Himalayas, Western Ghats, Indo-Burma area, and Sundaland.

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6Q) Kathiawar Coast is situated along with which of the following states?

(A) Gujarat

(B) West Bengal

(C) Odisha

(D) Karnataka

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⇨ The Western Coastal Plain is divided into the following divisions:

⇨ Kachchh and Kathiawar coast in Gujarat,

⇨ Konkan coast in Maharashtra,

⇨ Goan Coast in Karnataka, and

⇨ Malabar coast in Kerala

⇨ Kathiawar Peninsula, also called Saurashtra Peninsula, peninsula in southwestern Gujarat state, west-central India.

⇨ It is bounded by the Little Rann (marsh) of Kachchh (Kutch) to the north, the Gulf of Khambhat to the east, the Arabian Sea to the southwest, and the Gulf of Kachchh to the northwest.

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7Q) In which of the following year Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules were notified?

(A) 2014

(B) 2016

(C) 2019

(D) 2021

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⇨ The Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 were notified on February 25, 2021, to replace the 2011 Rules.

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8Q) Correctly match the following lunar missions with their respective countries.

(1) Lunar Trailblazer; (2) Luna 25; (3) ispace's Hakuto-R Mission; (4) Danuri mission; (5) SpaceIL's Beresheet 1

(a) Japan; (b) Israel; (c) U.S.A; (d) Russia; (e) South Korea

(A) (1) - (d); (2) - (a); (3) - (b); (4) - (e); (5) - (c);

(B) (1) - (e); (2) - (c); (3) - (a); (4) - (b); (5) - (d);

(C) (1) - (c); (2) - (d); (3) - (a); (4) - (e); (5) - (b);

(D) (1) - (b); (2) - (a); (3) - (d); (4) - (c); (5) - (e);

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⇨ Important lunar missions with respective countries:

⇨ Chandrayaan-2:

⇨ India

⇨ Mission: Lander mission, crash-landed due to a software glitch

⇨ Launch: 2019

⇨ SpaceIL's Beresheet 1 :

⇨ Israel

⇨ Mission: Lander mission, crash-landed due to engine failure

⇨ Launch: 2019

⇨ Danuri mission:

⇨ South Korea

⇨ Mission: The Orbiter will study the moon from January 2023 after entering lunar orbit

⇨ Launch: Aug. 2022

⇨ ispace's Hakuto-R Mission:

⇨ Japan

⇨ Mission: UAE rover and Japanese payload on a lander; crash-landed

⇨ Launch: Dec. 2022

⇨ Chandraayan-3:

⇨ India

⇨ Mission: Lunar exploration with a landing module and rover

⇨ Launch: July 2023

⇨ Luna 25:

⇨ Russia

⇨ Mission: Sample gathering from Southern pole

⇨ Launch: July 2023

⇨ Artemis II:

⇨ U.S.A

⇨ Mission: Crewed mission to the moon

⇨ Launch: 2024

⇨ Unnamed:

⇨ China

⇨ Mission: Crewed mission to the moon

⇨ Launch: By 2030

⇨ SpaceIL's Beresheet 2:

⇨ Israel

⇨ Mission: Lunar landing with two landers (first ever), orbiter

⇨ Launch: By 2025

⇨ Lunar Trailblazer:

⇨ U.S.A

⇨ Mission: Orbiter mission

⇨ Launch: Approximately by fall 2023

⇨ Chang'e 6:

⇨ China

⇨ Mission: Exploration and sample return

⇨ Launch: May 2024

⇨ Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER)

⇨ U.S.A

⇨ Mission: Rover

⇨ Launch: 2024

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9Q) Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) is aimed at progressing toward which of the following Sustainable Development Goals established by the United Nations in 2015?

(A) Goal 3

(B) Goal 6

(C) Goal 11

(D) Goal 15

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⇨ SBM-G has set India on the path to achieving the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6.2, which aims to provide access to adequate and equitable sanitation and hygiene for all and become Open Defecation Free (ODF).

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10Q) Which of the following articles of the Constitution of India stipulates that the law declared by the Supreme Court shall be binding on all Courts within the territory of India?

(A) Article 32

(B) Article 132

(C) Article 141

(D) Article 226

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⇨ Article 141 of the Constitution of India stipulates that the law declared by the Supreme Court shall be binding on all Courts within the territory of India.

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