1000+ Current Affairs August 2017 MCQ for IBPS PO [Solved]

1. 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

2. IISc researchers have developed a highly sensitive, low cost nanometre-scale -------- sensor, with potential applications in environmental pollution monitoring.
A. Methane
B. Carbon Monoxide
C. Nitrogen Dioxide
D. Sulfur Dioxide
Answer : B

3. Name the British Sci-fi writer who died aged 92 in August 2017?
A. Martin Landau
B. Brian Aldiss
C. Lain Banks
D. Douglas Adams
Answer : B

4. Which Bank has offered a 2-tier interest rate for savings account?
A. Corporation Bank
B. Indian Bank
C. Bank of Maharashtra
D. Dena Bank
Answer : B

5. Who has been selected as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Uber?
A. Dara Khosrowshahi
B. Travis Kalanick
C. Garrett Camp
D. None of these
Answer : A

6. Human Resource Development (HRD) Ministry has launched a new video of the National Anthem in sign language, featuring disabled and partially disabled children. Who among the following has directed this video?
A. Govind Nihalani
B. Karan Johar
C. Anurag Basu
D. Imtiaz Ali
Answer : A

7. Who has been awarded the prestigious Himachal Pradesh Environment Leadership Award 2017 for excelling in the promotion of environmental conservation and sustainable development?
A. Madhu Chitkara
B. Radhika Menon
C. Bhavya Sethi
D. Kamini Singh
Answer : A

8. SEBI has launched online registration for custodians of __________.
A. Derivatives
B. Equities
C. Commodities
D. Securities
Answer : D

9. Where is the India' s first university in the field of Holistic Education named Dr Vishwanath Karad MIT World Peace University is inaugurated where?
A. Mumbai
B. Pune
C. Nagpur
D. Nanded
Answer : B

10. Central government has declared which state as a disturbed area under the controversial Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) for one more month?
A. Assam
B. Nagaland
C. Arunachal Pradesh
D. Sikkim
Answer : A

11. Who becomes First Ever Football Player to score 350 La Liga Goals?
A. Paul Pogba
B. Wayney roonee
C. Jamie Vardy
D. Lionel Messi
Answer : D

12. Which state government has launched Indira Canteen for urban poor?
A. Karnataka
B. Himachal Pradesh
C. Puducherry
D. Punjab
Answer : A

13. India and which country have jointly submitted a proposal to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) calling for the elimination of the most trade-distorting form of farm subsidies, known as Aggregate Measurement of Support (AMS)?
A. China
B. Pakistan
C. Nepal
D. Russia
Answer : A

14. Sri Lankan selection panel of Cricket team was resigned, Who of the following was Chairman/ Head of the selection panel?
A. Kumar Sangakkara
B. Sanath Jayasurya
C. Mahela Jayawardene
D. Marvan Atapattu
Answer : B

15. 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

16. Who to be named as First to be named Men's Player of the Year for Three Times?
A. Cristiano Ronaldo
B. Lionel Messi
C. Gareth Bale
D. Thomas muller
Answer : A

17. Which State Assembly passed Religious Freedom Bill, 2017 aimed to stop the forced conversions in the state?
A. Chhattisgarh State Assembly
B. Jharkhand State Assembly
C. Bihar State Assembly
D. Kerala State Assembly
Answer : B

18. Customers of which public sector bank will have to pay charges for depositing cash above Rs 5,000 in a non-base branch even if it is located in the same city?
A. State Bank of India
B. Bank of Baroda
C. Indian Bank
D. Punjab National Bank
Answer : D

19. Who has been appointment as the new chief of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC)?
A. Shyam Benegal
B. Prasoon Joshi
C. Naresh Chandra Lal
D. Vivek Agnihotri
Answer : B

20. Who was appointed as the CEO of Rajya Sabha TV?
A. Gurdeep Singh Sappal
B. A. Surya Prakash
C. Mohanlal Joshi
D. Shashi Shekhar Vempati
Answer : D

21. NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has discovered the strongest evidence to date for a stratosphere on an exoplanet, WASP-121b. The exoplanet is similar to which planet in our solar system?
A. Jupiter
B. Earth
C. Saturn
D. Mars
Answer : A

22. Which country has been declared the world' s most liveable city by The Economist' s Global Liveability Report-2017?
A. Melbourne
B. Sydney
C. London
D. Perth
Answer : A

23. Which football Club honoured Former Indian Hockey captain Dhanraj Pillay with 'Bharat Gaurav'?
A. Bharat FC
B. Eastern Railway FC
C. Navi Mumbai United
D. East Bengal Football Club
Answer : D

24. The new bilateral Agreement on Trade, Commerce and Transit between India and which country came into force?
A. Bhutan
B. Nepal
C. Bangladesh
D. Sri Lanka
Answer : A

25. Which state government is going to launch 'streets with cycle track' to encourage the use of bicycle?
A. Gujarat
B. Maharashtra
C. Uttar Pradesh
D. Karnataka
Answer : B

26. Which Bank has launched an Aadhaar-based integrated outward forex remittance solution for both customers and non-customers?
A. Kotak Mahindra Bank
B. Yes Bank
C. HDFC Bank
D. ICICI
Answer : A

27. Which state power discoms has become the India' s first state-owned discoms to accept payments through Bharat QR?
A. Andhra Pradesh
B. Chattisgarh
C. Rajasthan
D. Odisha
Answer : A

28. Name the Indian professional boxer outslugged his Chinese opponent Zulpikar Maimaitiali to retain the WBO Asia Pacific Super Middleweight title.
A. Shiva Thapa
B. Jitender Kumar
C. Akhil Kumar
D. Vijender Singh
Answer : D

29. Who among the following veteran journalist has bagged the first Kesari Media Award?
A. T J S George
B. N K Ragahavan
C. G V Gupta
D. Sharmila Parihar
Answer : A

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. Recently, The Indian government has restricted import of gold, silver items from __________.
A. China
B. Kuwait
C. Saudi Arabia
D. South Korea
Answer : D

32. 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

33. MyFASTag, a consumer App through which consumers can purchase or recharge FASTags has been launched by
A. Government of India
B. National Payments Corporation of India
C. National Highways Authority of India
D. None of these
Answer : C

34. Union Government has ordered state-run oil companies to raise subsidised cooking gas, LPG prices by how much?
A. Rs 5
B. Rs 10
C. Rs 4
D. Rs 8
Answer : C

35. Who among the following has been named as Chairman of All India Football Federation (AIFF) Transfers Dispute Committee?
A. Souvik Sen
B. Indraneil Sengupta
C. Pankaj Das
D. Ushanath Banerjee
Answer : D

36. Which state government has decided to end interview in all the non-gazetted posts of Group B, C and D categories?
A. Haryana
B. Maharashtra
C. Uttar Pradesh
D. Manipur
Answer : C

37. Aparna, who has been appointed as Executive Director of World Bank, will represent the constituency of India, Bangladesh, Bhutan and ---------------?
A. Nepal
B. Sri Lanka
C. Pakistan
D. China
Answer : B

38. Which ministry sets up Task Force on Artificial Intelligence recently?
A. Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
B. Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
C. Ministry of Commerce and Industry
D. Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
Answer : C

39. Where was Sports Talent Search Portal launched by Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu?
A. Mumbai
B. Chennai
C. New Delhi
D. Kolkata
Answer : C

40. Punjab government has decided to appoint which cricketer as DSP with the state's police?
A. Mithali Raj
B. Veda Krishnamurthy
C. Smriti Mandhana
D. Harmanpreet Kaur
Answer : D

41. Who among the following has become the youngest person to reach the summit of the 6,153 metres-high Mt Stok Kangri in Kashmir?
A. Koyal Sengupta
B. Shikha Pannu
C. Kaamya Karthikeyan
D. Isha Pandya
Answer : C

42. A NASA rocket mission named ------ will form night-time white artificial clouds visible by residents of the Republic of the Marshall Islands during two rocket flights between 29 August 2017 and 9 September 2017.
A. WINDY
B. WIND
C. VINDI
D. VINDE
Answer : A

43. Aadi Perukku is celebrated in which state of India?
A. Tamil Nadu
B. Kerala
C. Telangana
D. Karnataka
Answer : A

44. India and which country will start a two-by-two ministerial dialogue to enhance "peace and stability across the Indo-Pacific region" ?
A. Australia
B. Japan
C. USA
D. Indonesia
Answer : C

45. Who among the following African-American author has won the Hugo Award for Best Novel 2017 for her work 'The Obelisk Gate' ?
A. Laura Haley
B. Jamie Rice
C. Amy Winters
D. Nora Jemisin
Answer : D

46. Who has been roped as Brand Ambassador for Swachh Bharat Mission in Uttar Pradesh?
A. Akshay Kumar
B. Shah Rukh Khan
C. Salman Khan
D. Abhishek Bachchan
Answer : A

47. How many medals did India win at the 6th Golden Glove women's Boxing Tournament at Vojvodina, Serbia?
A. 10
B. 11
C. 12
D. 13
Answer : A

48. What was the theme of 'World breastfeeding week 2017' celebrated from 1st to 7th August 2017?
A. Sustaining Breastfeeding Together
B. Creating Awareness about Breastfeeding Together
C. Creating Awareness about Breastfeeding through Social Media
D. Propagating Breastfeeding for New Born
Answer : A

49. Which country appoints First Tamil Navy Chief After Four Decades?
A. Sri Lanka
B. Russia
C. Australia
D. Africa
Answer : A

50. Which ties up with Symantec to fight cyber wars?
A. Idea
B. Vodafone
C. Bharati Airtel
D. Jio
Answer : C