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

1. Which bank appoints Committee to Link Home Loan Rates to Repo Rate?
A. Reserve Bank of India
B. Dena Bank
C. Federal Bank
D. State bank of India
Answer : A

2. Which among the following has become India's second 100% computer literate village?
A. Akodara
B. Chamravattom
C. Nungthaang Tampak
D. Barsimaluguri
Answer : C

3. Who has been appointed as the new non-executive Chairman of Infosys?
A. Ravi Venkatesan
B. R. Seshasayee
C. Nandan Nilekani
D. U B Pravin Rao
Answer : C

4. Which company launches the 'Project Brainwave' for Real-Time AI?
A. Samsung
B. Vodafone
C. Apple
D. Microsoft
Answer : D

5. Marian Diamond known for studies of Einstein's brain, passes away recently. She hailed from which country?
A. Canada
B. Brazil
C. United States
D. Russia
Answer : C

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

7. Two Iranian companies have signed the country' s biggest-ever car deal with multinational automobile manufacturer Group Renault to produce 150,000 cars, beginning in 2018. Renault belongs to which country?
A. Canada
B. France
C. Japan
D. South Korea
Answer : B

8. NABARD has conferred the 'best performance award' for 2016-17 to which regional rural bank?
A. Telangana Grameena Bank
B. Allahabad UP Gramin Bank
C. Karnataka Vikas Grameen Bank
D. Madhyanchal Gramin Bank
Answer : C

9. 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

10. Which former RBI governor has authored the book "I Do What I Do" ?
A. Duvvuri Subbarao
B. Raghuram Rajan
C. Manmohan Singh
D. Amitav Ghosh
Answer : B

11. Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) entered into how many Unilateral Advance Pricing Agreements (UAPAs) with Indian taxpayers in the month of July, 2017?
A. Six
B. Seven
C. Eight
D. Nine
Answer : D

12. Vishal Sikkan has resigned as Managing Director and CEO of which software company?
A. Wipro
B. Mindtree
C. Infosys
D. HCL Technologies
Answer : C

13. 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

14. Which Indian Coast Guard Ship was decommissioned with full armed forces honours?
A. Samrat
B. Aryaman
C. Varuna
D. Sarathi
Answer : C

15. 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

16. Which Indian sportsperson has been appointed as the WHO Goodwill Ambassador for physical activity in the South-East Asia Region (SEAR)?
A. Mary Kom
B. Milkha Singh
C. Pullela Gopichand
D. Abhinav Bindra
Answer : B

17. Wayne Rooney announced his retirement. He played which sport?
A. Cricket
B. Hockey
C. Football
D. Athletics
Answer : C

18. With which city Police Department the skill development program YUVA is associated?
A. Delhi Police
B. Ahmedabad
C. Mumbai
D. Bengaluru
Answer : A

19. According to a survey undertaken by the Quality Council of India (QCI) between May and June 2017, almost all rural households in which two states had access to a toilet and thus topped the sanitation survey?
A. Haryana and Kerala
B. Kerala and Assam
C. Telangana and Madhya Pradesh
D. Goa and Tamil Nadu
Answer : A

20. 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

21. Which among the following Indian company has become the third most funded private company globally?
A. Paytm
B. Flipkart
C. FreeCharge
D. Infibeam
Answer : B

22. The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on August 10, 2017 announced a ban on non-biodegradable plastic bags in Delhi less than _____ microns.
A. 40
B. 30
C. 50
D. 20
Answer : C

23. Usain Bolt who retired on August 14, 2017 is from which country?
A. Grenada
B. Trinidad and Tobago
C. Bahamas
D. Jamaica
Answer : D

24. 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

25. Which bank receives scheduled bank status from Reserve Bank of India recently?
A. Equitas Small Finance Bank
B. Ujjivan Small Finance Bank
C. Janalakshmi Small Finance Bank
D. Suryoday Small finance bank
Answer : B

26. According to broadband testing app Ookla which country has trhe fastest mobile internet in the world?
A. Netherlands
B. Norway
C. Hungary
D. USA
Answer : B

27. 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

28. Recently, which two Asian countries signed three pacts to boost their ties in power and energy sectors?
A. China & Sri Lanka
B. China & Pakistan
C. Pakistan & Nepal
D. Nepal & China
Answer : D

29. 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

30. Who won Belgian Grand Prix recently?
A. Lewis Hamilton
B. Kimi Raikkonen
C. Valtteri Bottas
D. Daniel Ricciardo
Answer : A

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

32. Which state former Chief Minister Rishang Keishing Passes Away recently?
A. Manipur
B. Kerala
C. Tamil Nadu
D. Andhra Pradesh
Answer : A

33. In which country Indian Navy band participates in International Military Music Festival?
A. Russia
B. Britain
C. USA
D. Japan
Answer : A

34. Renowned scientist Pushpa Mitra Bhargava passes away at the age of 89. He was hailed from which state of India?
A. Telangana
B. Maharashtra
C. Tamil Nadu
D. Rajasthan
Answer : D

35. Who has been appointed as the chairman of Syndicate Bank?
A. Mr Melwyn Rego
B. Jayant Purushottam Gokhale
C. Vandana Kumari Jena
D. Ajay Vipin Nanavati
Answer : D

36. Name the veteran photographer who was described as the Henry Cartier-Bresson of India by B&W Magazine of India. He died on 16 August 2017.
A. S Paul
B. K. Narayanachari
C. Pranlal Patel
D. None of the above
Answer : A

37. Who was appointed as Russia's Ambassador to India?
A. Caroline Wozniacki
B. Simona Halep
C. Madison Keys
D. Nikolay Kudashev
Answer : D

38. Where is the first regional centre of the New Development Bank being opened?
A. New Delhi
B. Johannesburg
C. Moscow
D. Brasilia
Answer : B

39. Which right is declared as the Fundamental Right recently by the Supreme Court?
A. Right to Privacy
B. Right to Speech
C. Right to Education
D. Right against exploitation
Answer : A

40. 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

41. Who was appointed as the new Air Oficer-in-Charge Administration of Indian Air Force?
A. Air Marshal R.K. Sharma
B. Air Marshal P H Roy
C. Air Marshal Anil Khosla
D. Air Marshal Hemanat Narayan Bhagwat
Answer : D

42. 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

43. The CCEA has approved the proposal of DIPAM for strategic disinvestment. What does "DIPAM" stands for?
A. Department of Investment and Proper Asset Management
B. Department of Investment and Public Asset Management
C. Department of Investment and Property Asset Management
D. Department of Investment and Private Asset Management
Answer : B

44. 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

45. 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

46. "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

47. Who tops the Forbes Asai's Richest Man List 2017?
A. Sun Pharmaceuticals founder Dilip Shanghvi
B. Reliance Industries Ltd Chairman Mukesh Ambani
C. Tencent Chairman Ma Huateng
D. Alibaba Group' s Jack Ma
Answer : D

48. 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

49. Which Asian country has formally launched its first overseas naval facility in Djibouti, an East African nation?
A. China
B. South Korea
C. North Korea
D. Japan
Answer : A

50. 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