1000+ Current Affairs August 2017 MCQ for CLAT PG [Solved]

1. To whom the Union Minister Arun Jaitley hands over LRSAM?
A. Indian Army
B. Indian Navy
C. Indian Air Force
D. Indian Police Force
Answer : B

2. Tony de Brum, the well-known climate awareness activist has passed away. He hailed from which country?
A. Tonga
B. Tuvalu
C. Vanuatu
D. Marshall Islands
Answer : D

3. Which company has announced that it has acquired Millarworld, a comic book company?
A. Facebook
B. Google
C. Apple
D. Netflix
Answer : D

4. Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has signed an agreement with _______ to promote technical assistance and facilitate cross-border co-operation in the area of securities regulations.
A. Australian Securities an Investments Commission
B. Securities and Exchange Organization
C. China Securities Regulatory Commission
D. Financial Services Board
Answer : B

5. Which Indian Actor got 8th Position in the World's Highest-Paid Actors 2017 Forbes List?
A. Laksmi Menon
B. Vijay Kumar
C. Amitabh Bachaan
D. Shah Rukh Khan
Answer : D

6. What is the theme of 2017 International Youth Day (IYD)?
A. Change Our World
B. Youth and Mental Health
C. Youth Building Peace
D. Youth Civic Engagement
Answer : C

7. National Payments Corporation of India has appointed Dilip Asbe as its _______.
A. Chief Executive Officer
B. Chief Operating Officer
C. Chief Technology Officer
D. Chief Revenue Officer
Answer : A

8. Who is going to be the new Managing Director & CEO of IFCI Ltd, a government company?
A. Megha Patil
B. Sankara Rao
C. Vipin Rawat
D. Swapnil Shah
Answer : B

9. Who was honoured with Asia Society Game Changers Award 2017?
A. Amitabh Bachchan
B. AR Rehman
C. Anil Kapoor
D. Dev Patel
Answer : D

10. Indian Railways has announced a cash on delivery scheme under the -----------
A. Ladies
B. Tatkal
C. Main
D. Physically Handicapped
Answer : B

11. Name the state government that has decided to give compulsory retirement to the non-performing head masters, teachers and education department officials above the age of 50 years.
A. Delhi
B. Bihar
C. Punjab
D. Rajasthan
Answer : B

12. Who has been appointed as the Secretary General of the Freedom of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) with effect from 1 September 2017?
A. Ambika Sharma
B. Pankaj Patel
C. Sanjaya Baru
D. Amit Mitra
Answer : C

13. Which State government has launched the cloud seeding operation, 'Project Varshadhari'?
A. Maharashtra
B. Andhra Pradesh
C. Karnataka
D. Jharkhand
Answer : C

14. Who among the following veteran actress has been selected for this year' s Prem Nazir Award?
A. Laxmi
B. Smitha
C. Sharada
D. Priya
Answer : C

15. National Mission for Clean Ganga has approved how many projects in Bihar, West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh to the tune of about Rs 2,033 crore?
A. Ten projects
B. Fifteen projects
C. Twenty projects
D. Twenty five projects
Answer : A

16. Which bank on August 9, 2017 launched instant credit cards?
A. Axis
B. ICICI
C. HDFC
D. KVB
Answer : B

17. ________ and International Vaccine Institute on August 21, 2017 signed an agreement to collaborate on vaccine research and development.
A. ICMR
B. DMRC
C. NTI
D. AIIMS
Answer : A

18. For Which issue 10th India-European Union Counter meeting took place recently?
A. Trade
B. Terrorism
C. Agriculture
D. Medicines and Health Care
Answer : B

19. Who has been appointed as the new Ambassador of India to the Republic of Kazakhstan?
A. Rajesh Kumar Sachdeva
B. Manoj Mittal
C. Ajay Bisaria
D. Prabhat Kumar
Answer : D

20. "Champions of Change" initiative, an effort to bring together diverse strengths for the benefit of the nation and society was organised by _______ in August 2017.
A. NITI Aayog
B. Ministry of AYUSH
C. Ministry of Women and Child Development
D. Ministry of Culture
Answer : A

21. Usain Bolt has been stunned as he finished third in the 100 meters final of World Athletics Championship held at ______.
A. France
B. Japan
C. Germany
D. London
Answer : D

22. Which hockey player's birth anniversary is celebrated on 29 August as National Sports Day?
A. Mandeep Singh
B. Dhyan Chand
C. Dhanraj Pillay
D. Mohammed Shahid
Answer : B

23. The government on August 15, 2017 imposed a fine of $____ million on Reliance Industries Ltd and its partners for producing less than the targeted natural gas from eastern offshore KG-D6 fields in 2015-16.
A. 234
B. 224
C. 214
D. 264
Answer : D

24. What is the colour of the new Rs. 200 note?
A. Red
B. Green
C. Blue
D. Yellow
Answer : D

25. Who was appointed as Deputy Comptroller for Minority Affairs in New York?
A. Rikin Shah
B. Darshan Shukla
C. Dilip Chauhan
D. Richard Verma
Answer : C

26. Former Union Minister Muppavarapu Venkaiah Naidu was sworn in as Vice President of India. With this he became ------------ in person vice president of India
A. 11th
B. 12th
C. 13th
D. 14th
Answer : C

27. Who launched the host city logo for Kochi, one of the venues of FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017?
A. Shri Vijay Sekar
B. Shri Narayana Swamy
C. Shri Ram Narayan
D. Shri Pinarayi Vijayan
Answer : D

28. Who has launched the live twitter wall for promoting 'Bharat Ke Veer' portal on the eve of 71st Independence Day?
A. Rajnath Singh
B. Narendra Modi
C. Venkaiah Naidu
D. Ramnath Kovind
Answer : A

29. Who among the following has been appointed as Managing Director of Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank)?
A. Victor Fernandes
B. Vincent Lewis
C. Naresh Agarwal
D. David Rasquinha
Answer : D

30. The Indian government on August 15, 2017 asked Facebook and other social networking sites to remove content regarding the ____ Whale Challenge.
A. Red
B. White
C. Blue
D. Black
Answer : C

31. Which country launches First Cyber Court in e-commerce Hub?
A. China
B. North Korea
C. South Africa
D. Australia
Answer : A

32. According to the research done by the scientists from US, chemical from which thing holds the power to treat cancer in children?
A. Turmeric
B. Neem
C. Aloe Vera
D. Olive
Answer : A

33. Where was an atomic fuel reserve established by International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)?
A. India
B. Uzbekistan
C. Azerbaijan
D. Kazakhstan
Answer : D

34. Which nationwide campaign has been launched by the Union Government to protect elephants?
A. Gaj Kesari Yatra
B. Gajanan Yatra
C. Gajraj Yatra
D. Gaj Yatra
Answer : D

35. Which of the following will implement the Karnataka government' s 'Ksheera Bhagya' Scheme in Bengaluru, wherein school children would be provided a glass of milk each five days a week?
A. Amazon
B. Bharti Airtel
C. Flipkart
D. BSNL
Answer : A

36. The International Day of the victims of Enforced Disappearances was observed on which date?
A. 8/30/2017 12:00:00 AM
B. 8/29/2017 12:00:00 AM
C. 8/26/2017 12:00:00 AM
D. 8/31/2017 12:00:00 AM
Answer : A

37. Which company is launching a programme under which it will provide financial assistance to employees who wish to participate in national or international challenges in any field of interest?
A. ITC
B. Reliance Industries
C. Flipkart
D. Jubilant Foodworks
Answer : C

38. The National Company Law Tribunal has approved the merger of Telenor with -------
A. Idea
B. Airtel
C. Vodafone
D. MTNL
Answer : B

39. Whom did Floyd Mayweather beat to win boxing superfight?
A. Conor McGregor
B. Augie Sanchez
C. Genaro Hernández
D. Justin Juuko
Answer : A

40. For the first time when was Los Angeles hosted Summer Olympics?
A. 1984
B. 1932
C. 1924
D. 1936
Answer : B

41. Who among the following has become the first female actor ever to hoist the Indian National Flag at the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM)?
A. Kangna Ranaut
B. Deepika Padukone
C. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
D. Priyanka Chopra
Answer : C

42. Supreme Court has struck down the practice of Triple Talaq in Muslim Community by saying that the practice violates certain articles of Indian Constitution. Which of the two articles were being violated?
A. Article 14 and 16
B. Article 16 and 20
C. Article 14 and 21
D. Article 19 and 22
Answer : C

43. Recently, a team of scientists discovered two new species of earthworms in which state?
A. Karnataka
B. Kerala
C. Maharashtra
D. Uttarakhand
Answer : B

44. Who among the following has won a bronze medal at the ongoing seventh Asian Shotgun Championship in Kazakhstan, handing India its first women' s skeet individual medal at a top international competition?
A. Geeta Siddhu
B. Kritika Malhotra
C. Minal Deshmukh
D. Maheshwari Chauhan
Answer : D

45. Indian Athletes bags how many medals at 7th edition of the World Dwarf Games?
A. 31
B. 32
C. 36
D. 37
Answer : D

46. Ruth Pfau, popularly known as Pakistan' s Mother Teresa has passed away. She hailed from which country?
A. Italy
B. United States
C. Germany
D. France
Answer : C

47. Who has been appointed as Executive Director of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI)?
A. Kashish Patel
B. Bhavya Nanda
C. Mamta Suri
D. Reema Sen
Answer : C

48. Name the Indian-origin boy who has been crowned as UK' s 'Child Genius' in a popular television quiz competition?
A. Sahil Vashisht
B. Veer Khandelwal
C. Ankul Narang
D. Rahul Doshi
Answer : D

49. Which organisation announced the Women Transforming India Awards 2017?
A. Ministry of Women and Child Development
B. NITI Aayog
C. UN Women
D. None of these
Answer : B

50. Name the country who's Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment will lead a major mission to India to deepen collaboration in the fields of agribusiness and food, higher education among others in August 2017.
A. Britain
B. Brazil
C. Russia
D. Australia
Answer : D