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Which of the following nations has begun employing artificial intelligence (AI)
to tackle desertification?
(A) Saudi Arabia
(B) South Africa
(C) Libya
(D) Botswana

Correct Option is: A

Recently which US State passes anti-caste discrimination Bill?

(A) New York
(B) Alaska
(C) California
(D) Florida

Correct Option is: C

After a bill to criminalize the practice passed the California Assembly, California came one
step closer to being the first state in the union to forbid caste discrimination.

Who becomes first Indian woman to take over as chargé d’affaires at the
Indian High Commission in Islamabad?
(A) Preeti Saran
(B) Sujatha Singh
(C) Ms Geetika Srivastava
(D) Kamala Sinha

Correct Option is: C

Recently which country built drone named Mohajer-10?

(A) India
(B) Pakistan
(C) Iran
(D) Bangladesh

Correct Option is: C

FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 won by which county?

(A) England
(B) France
(C) Russia
(D) Spain

Correct Option is: D

Since __ Spain becomes the first European team to win the Women’s World
Cup.
(A) 1987
(B) 1999
(C) 2007
(D) 2011

Correct Option is: C

Recently which country created a device for visually impaired at sports of

shooting?
(A) Japan
(B) India
(C) Germany
(D) UK

Correct Option is: C

Recently which country becomes third one who give F-16 fighter Jets to
Ukraine?
(A) Zimbabwe
(B) Norway
(C) South Korea
(D) Finland

Correct Option is: B

Which country people have chosen Mr. Srettha Thavisin as their next prime
minister?
(A) Cambodia
(B) Malaysia
(C) Thailand
(D) Nepal

Correct Option is: C

When Indian Spacecraft Chandryan-3 landed on moon?

(A) 18 August 2023
(B) 19 August 2023
(C) 21 August 2023
(D) 23 August 2023

Correct Option is: D

Which nation makes history by becoming the first to land a spacecraft close to
the south pole of the moon?
(A) China
(B) India
(C) Russia
(D) USA
Correct Option is: B

Recently India becomes __ country to achieve a Moon landing.

(A) 3rd
(B) 4th
(C) 5th
(D) 7th

Correct Option is: B

In which Indian city brand mascots for the upcoming ICC World Cup unveiled?
(A) Mumbai
(B) Delhi
(C) Pune
(D) Gurugram

Correct Option is: D

15th BRICS summit will be held in South Africa from?

(A) 21 to 23 August 2023
(B) 22 to 23 August 2023
(C) 22 to 24 August 2023
(D) 23 to 26 August 2023

Correct Option is: C

What nation recently disclosed two instances of the bubonic plague?

(A) India
(B) UK
(C) United States
(D) China

Correct Option is: D

Two instances of bubonic plague have been detected in China’s Inner Mongolia, raising
worries given prior epidemics and underscoring the necessity of rigorous containment
measures.

What is the name of the typhoon that just hit Japan and brought on a lot of
rain and wind?
(A) Typhoon Rai
(B) Typhoon Noru
(C) Typhoon Lan
(D) Typhoon Haiyan

Correct Option is: C

Who takes oath as the caretaker Chief Minister of Balochistan?

(A) Alauddin Marri
(B) Ali Mardan Domki
(C) Mir Abdul Quddus Bizenjo[1
(D) Sanaullah Khan Zehri

Correct Option is: B

When Ali Mardan Domki takes oath as the interim CM of Balochistan?

(A) 15 August 2023
(B) 16 August 2023
(C) 17 August 2023
(D) 18 August 2023

Correct Option is: D

What is the venue of Asia Cup 2023?

(A) India
(B) Bangladesh
(C) Pakistan and Bangladesh
(D) Sri Lanka and Pakistan

Correct Option is: D

Which nation has been chosen as the 2023 Asian Games host nation?
(A) China
(B) Japan
(C) India
(D) Pakistan

Correct Option is: A

Where 31st World University Games 2023 held from 28th July to 08 August
2023?
(A) Chengdu, China
(B) Mumbai, India
(C) Lyon, Paris
(D) Córdoba, Spain

Correct Option is: A

Balochistan provincial assembly dissolved on?

(A) 09 August 2023
(B) 10 August 2023
(C) 12 August 2023
(D) 13 August 2023

Correct Option is: C

As of August 2023, who is the richest lady in the world?

(A) Francoise Bettencourt Meyers
(B) Julia Koch
(C) Miriam Adelson
(D) Serena William

Correct Option is: A

Who is appointed as the caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan?

(A) Hafeez Shaikh
(B) Senator Anwarul Haq Kakar
(C) Senator Mushtaq Ahmad Khan
(D) Raja Riaz
Correct Option is: B

Anwar Ul Haq Kakar becomes the __ caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan.

(A) 5th
(B) 6th
(C) 7th
(D) 8th

Correct Option is: D

Which of the following was overturned by the Supreme Court of Pakistan on

August 11, 2023?
(A) Trial court Judgement against Imran Khan in Toshakhana Case
(B) Supreme Court (Practice and Procedure) Bill, 2023

(C) Supreme Court (Review of Judgments and Orders) Act 2023

(D) None of the above

Correct Option is: C

The Supreme Court (Review of Judgments and Orders) Act 2023, which broadens the
scope of a review petition, was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court (SC) of
Pakistan on August 11, 2023.

When president Arif Alvi dissolved National Assembly of Pakistan?

(A) August 7, 2023
(B) August 8, 2023
(C) August 9, 2023
(D) August 10, 2023

Correct Option is: C

Which of the following was given a five-year political ban by ECP on August 8,
2023?
(A) Imran Khan
(B) Shahid Khaqan Abbasi
(C) Ali Muhammad Khan
(D) Shehryar Afridi

Correct Option is: A

World’s largest private communications satellite Jupiter 3 recently launched

by?
(A) NASA
(B) SpaceX
(C) Boeing
(D) Rocket Lab

Correct Option is: B

Stuart Broad announced his retirement from cricket on?

(A) July 27, 2023
(B) July 28, 2023
(C) July 29, 2023
(D) August 3, 2023

Correct Option is: C

Iraq is now the __ nation recognized by the WHO for having eradicated
trachoma.
(A) 15th
(B) 17th
(C) 18th
(D) 21st

Correct Option is: C

Pakistan experienced a railway disaster that resulted in about 30 fatalities and

90 injuries. This incident happens near the city of?
(A) Nawabshah
(B) Sukkur
(C) Hyderabad
(D) Shikarpur
Correct Option is: A

Recently which country parliament passes Bill to meet Financial Action Task
Force (FATF) demands?
(A) India
(B) Pakistan
(C) Bangladesh
(D) Sri Lanka

Correct Option is: B

The National Assembly enacted the bill on August 3, 2023, aiming to create a centralized
body to combat money laundering and terrorism funding by uniting all organizations
connected to the Financial Action Task Force (FATF).

Which nation’s Pedro Sanchez has been appointed prime minister?

(A) Spain
(B) Italy
(C) Japan
(D) South Korea

Correct Option is: A

Which court ordered three years in prison and also barred Imran Khan from
participating in active politics for five years?
(A) Supreme Court of Pakistan
(B) Islamabad High Court
(C) Lahore High Court
(D) Islamabad Trial Court

Correct Option is: D

Former PM Imran Khan has been sentenced to a three-year jail term in the __
case.
(A) Alqadir Trust
(B) Toshakhana
(C) Panama
(D) Foreign Funding Case

Correct Option is: B

The Communication Interoperability and Security Memorandum of Agreement

(CIS-MOA) between Pakistan and __ has been approved for signature.
(A) United Kingdom
(B) United States
(C) China
(D) India

Correct Option is: B

PM Shahbaz Sharif announces dissolution of Pakistan National Assembly on?

(A) 08 August 2023
(B) 09 August 2023
(C) 11 August 2023
(D) 14 August 2023

Correct Option is: B

Who among the following recently gave Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng the
honorary title of Hilal-i-Pakistan?
(A) PM Shahbaz Sharif
(B) COAS General Asim Munir
(C) Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari
(D) President of Pakistan Arif Hussain Alvi

Correct Option is: D

He Lifeng, the vice premier of China, received the Hilal-i-Pakistan, the second-highest civil
honor in Pakistan, from President Arif Alvi on July 31, 2023, during an investiture
ceremony held at Aiwan-e-Sadar in Islamabad.

Which nation has this year’s first MERS-CoV case been confirmed by the
WHO?
(A) Russia
(B) UAE
(C) India
(D) Sri Lanka

Correct Option is: B

Recently Myanmar reduced leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s 33-year prison
sentence by __ years in a partial pardon.
(A) Five
(B) Six
(C) Eight
(D) Ten

Correct Option is: B

Lisa Franchetti has been nominated as the first woman to lead the __ Navy.
(A) US
(B) UK
(C) Russia
(D) Japan

Correct Option is: A

Which party won general elections recently held in Spain?

(A) Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party
(B) Basque Nationalist Party
(C) Conservative Popular Party
(D) Republican Left of Catalonia

Correct Option is: C

Germany and Norway reported the detection of __ virus in mammals.

(A) Aichi virus
(B) Chandipura virus
(C) H5N1
(D) Duvenhage virus
Correct Option is: C