August 2024 GK -2

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  1. 2. What is the name of the carbon tax that UK plans to implement from 2027 on imports of materials like steel and aluminum
  2. 6. Which Group led by billionaire Sunil Bharti Mittal, will buy a 24.5% stake in British Telecom Group Plc, the UK's largest mobile and broadband services provider
  3. 13. USB stands for?
  4. 14. Reserve Bank of India has increased the UPI payment limit from Rs 1 lakh to ____ lakh?
  5. 15. A property dedicated in the name of God for religious and charitable purposes
  6. 19. Sariska Tiger Reserve is located in which state?
  7. 20. Full form of LNG which is growing as a green energy substitute
  8. 22. _____ is an online system that captures and transmits cheque images and Magnetic Ink Character Recognition (MICR) data electronically, eliminating the need for physical cheque movement(Use abbreviation)
  9. 24. The Indian men's hockey team came back from a goal down to beat Spain 2-1 and win the _____ medal at the Paris 2024 Olympics
  10. 25. Which company’s Founder Bhavish Aggarwal's net worth surged after the company's initial public offering on Aug 9, making this the most significant wealth creation among India’s prominent startups
  11. 26. How much % of reservation is provided under the Women's reservation bill for Lok sabha and State assemblies
  12. 30. Vande Mataram is a Bengali poem written by?
  13. 33. Tamil Nadu Govt is planning to build the world’s largest cricket stadium in ?
  14. 35. Yamini Krishnamurthy, who recently passed away, was associated with which field?
  15. 36. The ______ island has an area of just 3 square kilometres and is located in the northeastern part of Bay of Bengal. It is the southernmost part of Bangladesh.
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  1. 1. Neal Mohan is the CEO of ?
  2. 3. As India prepares to celebrate the 78th Independence Day, the National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL) unveiled that it is making potent swadeshi (indigenous) ______ Drones, do-and-die unmanned aerial vehicles with home-built engines that can power them to fly up to 1,000 kilometres.
  3. 4. Which country's PM Hasina resigns, left country amid protests
  4. 5. Politicians and financial experts have rejected the latest report by the US-based short-seller _____ Research targeting the Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI) chief
  5. 7. Neeraj Chopra won which medal in the men’s javelin throw event at the Paris Olympics 2024?
  6. 8. Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is most closely related to the finance related to
  7. 9. Javier Milei is the new PM of ?
  8. 10. which region of India has been chosen as the location for India’s first Mars and Moon analogue research station?
  9. 11. Sheikh Hasina has accused which country for plotting a regime change in her country
  10. 12. Over 43% of women working in manufacturing sector hail from the state of ?
  11. 16. HQ of Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)is in which city
  12. 17. Who won the 'Best Global Music Album' award at the Grammy Awards 2024?
  13. 18. Hezbollah is a terrorist group from which country
  14. 21. Which college has received largest-ever single donation of Rs 228 cr from its alumnus Krishna Chivukula
  15. 23. In 1983, the IOC established the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS; also known by its French name, Tribunal Arbitral du Sport (TAS)) in Lausanne as a court with specialized knowledge in the field of sports. In which country is this place?
  16. 27. Government of India launched which campaign to boost patriotism among citizens as the nation celebrates its Independence Day
  17. 28. National ______ Day, celebrated on August 7th, honors India’s ______ heritage and supports artisans. Launched in 2015 to mark the Swadeshi Movement’s centenary, it promotes indigenous crafts and empowers weavers
  18. 29. Who has been chosen by the IOA for the case related to the disqualification of Vinesh Phogat before the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS)
  19. 31. Which country’s meteorological agency warns of a higher chance of strong earthquakes and tsunamis on the Nankai Trough. The Nankai Trough is a subduction zone in the Pacific Ocean where two tectonic plates meet
  20. 32. The joint military exercise 'Mitra Shakti' is being conducted between India and which country
  21. 34. Madhabi Puri Buch is the chairman of which financial regulator(Use abbreviation)