Latest Current Affairs from 26 July to 1 August 2023

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Q 1. Which state had the highest crime rate against scheduled caste groups in the year 2021?

A) Madhya Pradesh
B) Uttar Pradesh
C) Rajasthan
D) Bihar

Q 2. Who has been appointed as the Chief Justice of Bombay High Court?

A) Satish Chandra Rawat
B) Devendra Kumar Upadhyay
C) Vinay Kumar Singh
D) Dheeraj Singh Thakur

Q 3. Who won the gold medal in the 50m pistol event of ISSF Junior Shooting World Championship?

A) Vijay Kumar
B) Saurabh Chowdhary
C) Kamaljit
D) Rituraj Singh

Q 4. When is Kargil Vijay Diwas celebrated every year in India?

A) 23rd July
B) 24th July
C) 27th July
D) 26th July

Q 5. The ‘Meri Mati Mera Desh Abhiyan’ campaign is an initiative of which ministry?

A) Ministry of Rural Development
B) Ministry of Panchayati Raj
C) Ministry of Agriculture
D) Ministry Home Affaires

Q 6. With whom has ‘India AI’ signed an MoU to promote emerging technologies?

A) Google
B) Meta
C) Microsoft
D) IBM

Q 7. In which African country has the army removed the president from office in a coup?

A) Uganda
B) Mauritania
C) Niger
D) Mali

Q 8. In which state the Asian Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championship 2023 is being organized?

A) Madhya Pradesh
B) Haryana
C) Maharashtra
D) Uttar Pradesh

Q 9. When is world Hepatitis Day observed annually?

A) 28th July
B) 27th July
C) 29th July
D) 30th July

Q 10. Kerala Startup Mission has tied up with whom to promote fintech startups?

A) Niti Aayog
B) IFSC
C) Softbank
D) ADB

Q 11. In which city will the world’s largest museum ‘Yuge Yugeen Bharat’ be built?

A) Mumbai
B) Jaipur
C) New Delhi
D) Banaras

Q 12. Which country has banned sex change and transgender marriage?

A) China
B) India
C) USA
D) Russia

Q 13. Which country holds the world record for the fastest 100 in test cricket?

A) India
B) Australia
C) England
D) Pakistan

Q 14. The Central government has approved the decision to set up how many new Greenfield airports?

A) 16
B) 21
C) 25
D) 12

Q 15. National cooperative consumer federation of India has tied up with which e-commerce startup?

A) Blinkit
B) Country Delights
C) Magicpin
D) Flipkart

Q 16. Which is the first Indian city to be a part of world cities culture forum?

A) New Delhi
B) Kolkata
C) Pune
D) Bengaluru

Q 17. What is the annual estimated growth rate of tiger population in India?

A) 6.1%
B) 5.8%
C) 6.0%
D) 7.0%

Q 18. Which India-American has been appointed as the Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the US Finance Agency?

A) Soumya Swaminathan
B) Nisha Biswal
C) Geeta Gopinath
D) Preeti Tandon

Q 19. International Tiger Day is observed annually on which day?

A) 28th July
B) 30th July
C) 29th July
D) 31st July

Q 20. In which country is recently discussed Maitri Super Thermal Power Project Located?

A) Nepal
B) Bhutan
C) Myanmar
D) Bangladesh

Q 21. Which Indian Railway Station has recently been awarded the Asia Pacific Culture Heritage Award by UNESCO?

A) Byculla Railway Station
B) Shimla Railway Station
C) Dhargiling Railway Station
D) Nilgiris Railway Station

Q 22. Who has been awarded the Miles Franklin Literary Award 2023?

A) Niharika Singh
B) Shankari Chandran
C) Shashi Tharoor
D) Mithali Raghvendra

Q 23. Who will be given the first ‘Udyog Ratna’ award by the Maharashtra Government?

A) Gautam Adani
B) Mukesh Ambani
C) Ratan Tata
D) Azim Premji

Q 24. Where is the ‘Parkachik Glacier’ Located?

A) Sikkim
B) Himachal Pradesh
C) Uttrakhand
D) Ladakh

Q 25. Where will be Yuvamukulam The Spirit of Youth Festival 2023 organized?

A) New Delhi
B) Chennai
C) Hyderabad
D) Coimbatore

Q 26. Recently, cricketer Stuart Broad announced his retirement, he belongs to which country?

A) Australia
B) England
C) Scotland
D) New Zealand

Q 27. Super Critical Thermal Power Plant, Korba belongs to which State?

A) Madhya Pradesh
B) Uttar Pradesh
C) Chhattisgarh
D) Odisha

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Answers:

1-Ans. A) Madhya Pradesh
2-Ans. B) Devendra Kumar Upadhyay
3-Ans. C) Kamaljit
4-Ans. D) 26th July
5-Ans. A) Ministry of Rural Development
6-Ans. B) Meta
7-Ans. C) Niger
8-Ans. D) Uttar Pradesh
9-Ans. A) 28th July
10-Ans. B) IFSC
11-Ans. C) New Delhi
12-Ans. D) Russia
13-Ans. A) India
14-Ans. B) 21
15-Ans. C) Magicpin
16-Ans. D) Bengaluru
17-Ans. A) 6.1%
18-Ans. B) Nisha Biswal
19-Ans. C) 29th July
20-Ans. D) Bangladesh
21-Ans. A) Byculla Railway Station
22-Ans. B) Shnkari Chandran
23-Ans. C) Ratan Tata
24-Ans. D) Ladakh
25-Ans. A) New Delhi
26-Ans. B) England
27-Ans. C) Chhattisgarh