23August MCQ : Current Affairs Quiz 23August 2022
In this article, we will discuss all the important Current Affairs MCQ of 23 August with full explanations. Where we will discuss the daily current affairs quiz’s questions and answers. So read all the important 23 August MCQs carefully.
Current Affairs Quiz / 23 August MCQ Current Affairs
23 August Current Affairs MCQ – Questions
1. Indian Railways longest freight train, Super Vasuki is ________________ km Long.
(a) 1.5 km
(b) 2.5 km
(c) 3.5 km
(d) 4.5 km
2. What is the theme of International Day of Remembrance of and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism 2022?
(a) Furture
(b) Anti-Terrorism
(c) Fortune
(d) Memories
3. Recently, the Government granted GI Tag status to Bihar’s Mithila Makhana, once granted the tag is valid for a period of __________ years.
(a) 3
(b) 5
(c) 7
(d) 10
4. NPCI International Payments Limited has signed an agreement which the company to become UK’s first acquirer for UPI and RuPay.
(a) PayPal
(b) SumUp
(c) Square
(d) PayXpert
5. International Day of Remembrance of and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism is observed on ________ each year in memory of the victims of terrorism.
(a) August 21
(b) August 22
(c) August 23
(d) August 24
6. International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief is observed every year on which day?
(a) 18 August
(b) 20 August
(c) 21 August
(d) 22 August
7. World Senior Citizens’ Day is celebrated on ________ every year. It is also known as National Senior Citizens’ Day in the United States (US).
(a) August 19
(b) August 20
(c) August 21
(d) August 22
8. Ratan Tata launched a companionship startup that helps senior citizens make friends, it is called?
(a) Fellow Human
(b) Fellow People
(c) Caregivers
(d) Good Fellows
9. First tribal novelist and short story writer Narayan passed away at the age of 82. He was the first novelist to state?
(a) Gujarat
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Odisha
(d) Kerala
10. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced the appointment among the following to its board of trustees in August 2022.
(a) Azim Premji
(b) Sunny Varkey
(c) Rohini Nilekani
(d) Ashish Dhawan
11. Who has inaugurated a National Seminar on ‘Introspection: Armed Forces Tribunal’ in New Delhi?
(a) Ajit Doval
(b) Rajnath Singh
(c) Narendra Modi
(d) S Jaishankar
12. Mandla district has become the first fully “functionally literate” district in the country. Mandla is the district of which state?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Gujarat
(d) Andhra Pradesh
13. Who has become the first Indian footballer to play at the UEFA Women’s Champions League 2022?
(a) Aditi Chauhan
(b) Pyari Xaxa
(c) Manisha Panna
(d) Manisha Kalyan
14. In a first, which bank has opened its all-women branch in Kozhikode, north Kerala?
(a) Federal Bank
(b) Axis Bank
(c) Yes Bank
(d) HDFC Bank
15. In which city, the 17th Pravasi Bhartiya Divas will be held in January 2023?
(a) Varanasi
(b) New Delhi
(c) Bhubaneswar
(d) Indore
23 August MCQs – Answers
1. (c)
South East Central Railway operated the train on August 15 as part of the Centre’s Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations. It is a 3.5-km-long train.
2. (d)
The theme for 2022’s International Day of Remembrance of and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism is “memories,” as mentioned in a United Nations (UN).
3. (d)
Once a product gets this tag, any person or company cannot sell a similar item under that name. This tag is valid for a period of 10 year
4. (d)
The Unified Payments Interface and the RuPay card Scheme, have signed an MoU confirming a partnership with the payments solutions provider PayXpert to internationalize the acceptance in the UK.
5. (a)
International Day of Remembrance of and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism is observed on August 21 each year in memory of the victims of terrorism.
6. (d)
International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief, observed on August 22.
7. (c)
World Senior Citizens’ Day is celebrated on August 21 every year. It is also known as National Senior Citizens’ Day in the United States (US).
8. (d)
Industry leader Ratan Tata, launched Goodfellows, a senior companionship startup that provides companionship services to senior citizens.
9. (d)
Kerala’s first tribal novelist and short story writer Narayan passed away at the age of 82 in Kochi.
10. (d)
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced the appointment of Indian philanthropist Ashish Dhawan, founder, and CEO of Convergence Foundation, to its board of trustees.
11. (b)
Rajnath Singh inaugurated National Seminar on ‘Introspection: Armed Forces Tribunal’ in New Delhi.
12. (b)
Madhya Pradesh’s tribal-dominated ‘Mandla’ region has become the first fully “functionally literate” district in the country.
13. (d)
Manisha Kalyan has become the first Indian footballer to play at the UEFA Women’s Champions League 2022.
14. (d)
HDFC has opened its first all-women branch with four women bankers in the north Kerala region in Kozhikode.
15. (d)
The 17th Pravasi Bhartiya Divas (PBD) will be held at Indore in January 2023. Pravasi Bharatiya Divas is celebrated every year on 9 January to mark the contribution of the overseas Indian community to the development of India.
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