GK Current Affairs Quiz: August 12th, 2023

Current Affairs Quiz August 12th, 2023

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Question 1:
Which house of the Indian Parliament was the bill regarding the appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner introduced?

A) Lok Sabha
B) Rajya Sabha
C) Both
D) Neither

Question 2:
Who introduced the Bharatiya Sakshya Bill, 2023 in the Lok Sabha?

A) Rameswar Teli
B) HV Subba Rao
C) Amit Shah
D) Patricia Sims

Question 3:
By what year does India aim to increase its share of natural gas to 15%?

A) 2025
B) 2022
C) 2030
D) 2040

Question 4:
Which state in India recorded the highest number of cancer cases in 2022?

A) Maharashtra
B) Rajasthan
C) Kerala
D) Uttar Pradesh

Question 5:
Which companies were involved in the mega-merger approved by the NCLT?

A) Zee and Disney
B) Sony and HBO
C) Zee and Sony
D) Netflix and Amazon

Question 6:
When is World Elephant Day observed globally?

A) June 15
B) August 12
C) September 30
D) December 21

Question 7:
Who established World Elephant Day?

A) UNICEF
B) Patricia Sims and Elephant Reintroduction Foundation of Thailand
C) WWF
D) The Indian government

Question 8:
Which award did Subhash Runwal receive at the RICS South Asia Awards?

A) Entrepreneur of the Year
B) Lifetime Achievement Award
C) Real Estate Developer of the Year
D) Sustainable Developer Award

Question 9:
Bikash Sinha was the former director of which institutions?

A) IIT and IIM
B) Bhabha Atomic Research Centre and Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
C) Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics and Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre
D) National Physical Laboratory and Defence Research and Development Organisation