Daily Current Affairs Quiz, 23 August, 2026: Top GK Questions & Answers For UPSC, SSC & Banking Exams

1. Which organisation recently released the “National Report on Deep-Sea and Distant-Water Fishery Resources of the Indian EEZ”?
[A] National Institute of Oceanography
[B] Centre for Marine Living Resources and Ecology
[C] National Fisheries Development Board
[D] Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services

2. Who was elected as Bangladesh’s 23rd President in the country’s latest presidential election?
[A] Oli Ahmed
[B] Mirza Fakhrul Alamgir
[C] Mohammed Shahabuddin
[D] Hafiz Uddin Ahmed

3. What is MutAIverse, the technology platform that was recently featured in the news for its healthcare applications?
[A] AI-based cancer research platform
[B] Vaccine platform
[C] Genome-editing tool
[D] Medical imaging device

4. Which Indian institute partnered with Tata Power to develop and commercialise next-generation clean energy solutions?
[A] IIT Bombay
[B] IIT Madras
[C] IIT Delhi
[D] IIT Hyderabad

5. In which Indian state were two new species of microscopic marine organisms, Psammophaga holzmannae and Psammophaga sinhai, recently discovered?
[A] Gujarat
[B] Odisha
[C] Maharashtra
[D] Karnataka




Correct Answers:

1. [B] Centre for Marine Living Resources and Ecology

2. [B] Mirza Fakhrul Alamgir

3. [A] AI-based cancer research platform

4. [A] IIT Bombay

5. [C] Maharashtra

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