Daily Current Affairs MCQs : 24 August 2023 - Humanities/Arts MCQ

The BNCAP, launched by Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, aims to enhance road safety by improving vehicle safety standards for M1 category motor vehicles, which are vehicles with a Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW) less than 3.5T. It focuses on crash safety for these vehicles.

The car test program under BNCAP will be led by the Central Institute of Road Transport (CIRT).

In the context of BNCAP, M1 category refers to vehicles used for the carriage of passengers comprising not more than eight seats in addition to the driver's seat.

India is now one of the top five countries with its indigenous car crash test program, following the United States, China, Japan, and South Korea.

The USD 25 million proposal approved by the G20 Pandemic Fund for strengthening the Animal Health System in India will be carried out by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), along with the World Bank and FAO.

The G20 Pandemic Fund was formally launched in 2022 under Indonesia's G20 Presidency.

The MoU signed between NHPC Limited and RITES Ltd focuses on constructing a railway siding to support the development of NHPC's 2,880 megawatts (MW) Dibang Multi-Purpose Project.

Srettha Thavisin, a member of the Pheu Thai Party (PTP), was elected as the 30th Prime Minister of Thailand in August 2023.

The LCA Navy's NP5 aircraft is equipped with technology that supports arrested landings and ski-jump takeoffs from aircraft carriers.

The Max Life NIFTY Smallcap Quality Index Fund aims to produce returns that align with the performance of the NIFTY Smallcap 250 Quality 50 Index, offering investors exposure to small-cap quality stocks.