Daily Quiz August 9

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Daily Quiz

 

1. Which two ministries will be among those housed in the newly built Kartavya Bhavan in Delhi?
   1.   Home Affairs and External Affairs
   2.   Finance and Agriculture
   3.   Commerce and Textiles
   4.   Tourism and Health
2. Which initiative aims to make India’s foundational AI models available in all 22 scheduled Indian languages by June 2026?
   1.   IndiaAI
   2.   BharatGen
   3.   PM Gati Shakti
   4.   Digital India Bhashini
3. Which international protocol did India and Russia sign in August 2025 to expand cooperation in sectors like aluminium, fertilizers, and railways?
   1.   Strategic Energy Partnership
   2.   Modernization and Industrial Cooperation Protocol
   3.   Bilateral Trade Agreement
   4.   Defence Technology Transfer Pact
4. What is the main focus of the Defence Acquisition Council’s (DAC) latest approval worth ₹67,000 crore?
   1.   Building new naval bases
   2.   Enhancing armed forces' operational capability
   3.   Purchasing civilian aircraft
   4.   Developing cyber security infrastructure
5. Which bill, passed by Lok Sabha in August 2025, aims to modernize India’s maritime laws?
   1.   Major Ports Bill
   2.   Merchant Shipping (Amendment) Bill, 2024
   3.   Coastal Regulation Bill
   4.   Marine Pollution Control Bill
6. Which task force and institute were established by the Indian government to promote AVGC-XR (Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming, Comics, and Extended Reality) sectors?
   1.   Digital India Task Force and NIFT
   2.   National AVGC-XR Task Force and Indian Institute of Creative Technologies (IICT)
   3.   Skill India Council and FTII
   4.   Startup India Cell and NSD
7. The RBI’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) kept which key rate unchanged at 5.5% in August 2025?
   1.   Reverse repo rate
   2.   SLR
   3.   Repo rate
   4.   CRR
8. Which environmental book was launched by Union Minister Giriraj Singh to promote sustainability in the Indian handloom sector?
   1.   Weaving Futures: Indian Handloom
   2.   Carbon Footprint Assessment in the Indian Handloom Sector
   3.   Eco-Weaves: Sustainable Fashion
   4.   Green Textiles of India
9. Which country has started deporting registered Afghan refugees before its September 2025 deadline, according to the UNHCR?
   1.   Iran
   2.   Pakistan
   3.   Turkey
   4.   Tajikistan
10. Which region in France faced the country's largest wildfire of 2025, burning over 13,000 hectares as of August 6?
    1.   Loire Valley
    2.   Aude
    3.   Normandy
    4.   Brittany