1000+ Current Affairs August 2017 MCQ for ISRO Recruitment [Solved]

1. 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

2. Name the Indian shuttler who has won the men' s singles title of Bulgaria Open International Series title?
A. Vimal Kumar
B. Chetan Anand
C. Lakshya Sen
D. Syed Modi
Answer : C

3. Who among the following has topped the Forbes' list of highest paid female athletes of 2017?
A. Angelique Kerber
B. Serena Williams
C. Ronda Rousey
D. Venus Williams
Answer : B

4. 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

5. National Company Law Tribunal has approved the merger of Reliance Communications with _______.
A. Idea
B. Telenor
C. Aircel
D. Airtel
Answer : C

6. Which day is observed as Nagasaki Day?
A. 8/9/2017 12:00:00 AM
B. 8/19/2017 12:00:00 AM
C. 8/6/2017 12:00:00 AM
D. 8/16/2017 12:00:00 AM
Answer : A

7. Where was the fourth session of India-Tanzania Joint Trade Committee (JTC) held?
A. New Delhi
B. Ahmedabad
C. Mumbai
D. Dodoma
Answer : A

8. Who has been appointed as the Director General of the Railway Protection Force?
A. Sunil Rajput
B. Dharmendra Kumar
C. Mahendra Singh Rathore
D. Rajiv Ranjan Verma
Answer : B

9. On 15th August 2017 India celebrated ------------ Independence Day.
A. 70th
B. 72nd
C. 69th
D. 71st
Answer : D

10. By which year ISRO, NASA will complete NISAR mission?
A. 2018
B. 2020
C. 2019
D. 2021
Answer : D

11. Which state government has announced that it would be spending around Rs 1 lakh Cr on development works with special emphasis on education and road connectivity over the next five years?
A. Tripura
B. Telangana
C. Jharkhand
D. Jammu and Kashmir
Answer : D

12. 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

13. Which cabinet minister confers National Level Awards to Anganwadi workers?
A. Narendra Singh Tomar
B. Maneka Gandhi
C. Prakash Javadekar
D. Rajnath Singh
Answer : B

14. Sitaram Panchal, who passed away recently, was associated with which field?
A. Journalism
B. Politics
C. Film Industry
D. Sports
Answer : C

15. Who has been appointed as Pakistan' s High Commissioner to India?
A. Sohail Qureshi
B. Abdul Basit
C. Abdul Rehmat
D. Sohail Mahmood
Answer : D

16. 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

17. Which team has won the 2017 UEFA Super Cup football tournament?
A. Real Madrid
B. Barcelona
C. Manchester United
D. Chelsea
Answer : A

18. Who was appointed as chairman and managing director (CMD) of Hindustan Copper Ltd (HCL)?
A. Emandi Sankara Rao
B. Santosh Sharma
C. Debasis Jana
D. Shekhar Gurera
Answer : B

19. 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

20. To whom did PV Sindhu lost in the final of World Badminton Championship to settle for Silver medal?
A. Carolina Marin of Spain
B. Nozomi Okuhara of Japan
C. Li Xuerui of China
D. Tai Tzu Ying of China
Answer : B

21. Who dedicates to nation 11 completed highway projects in Rajasthan?
A. Prime minister Shri Narendra Modi
B. Shri Arun Jaitley
C. Shri Naresh Iyer
D. Shri Prakash Javadekar
Answer : A

22. Jerry Lewis, the famous comedian passed away. He hailed from which country?
A. United Kingdom
B. Germany
C. United States
D. France
Answer : C

23. 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

24. Which of the following has not won the Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award 2017?
A. Premlata Agrawal
B. Ved Prakash Sharma
C. Harbhajan Singh
D. Ashok Abbey
Answer : C

25. 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

26. Which country to host 2017 G7 Interior Ministers summit on security issues?
A. Germany
B. Canada
C. Italy
D. Japan
Answer : C

27. Which State has launched e-waste disposal process in its schools?
A. Telangana
B. Kerala
C. Karnataka
D. Uttar Pradesh
Answer : B

28. The dawn of cruise tourism in India', a special event held to promote cruise tourism in the country was inaugurated in which city?
A. Kolkata
B. Bengaluru
C. Mumbai
D. Pune
Answer : C

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

30. 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

31. Which country will be building a stadium resembling an Arabian skull cap for the 2022 World Cup?
A. Saudi Arabia
B. UAE
C. Egypt
D. Qatar
Answer : D

32. 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

33. Which state government has launched a new awareness drive "Namami Gange Jagriti Yatra" ?
A. West Bengal
B. Bihar
C. Uttar Pradesh
D. Uttarakhand
Answer : C

34. 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

35. 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

36. 8th meeting of the Regional Technical Group of Confidence Building Measure on Trade, Commerce & Investment Opportunities under the Heart of Asia - Istanbul Process was held on August 7, 2017, in:
A. New Delhi
B. Mumbai
C. Bengaluru
D. Jaipur
Answer : A

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

38. 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

39. 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

40. Which of the following ministry has launched a campaign named "Harit Diwali, Swasth Diwali" urging people to celebrate a pollution-free Diwali?
A. Ministry of Science and Technology
B. Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
C. Ministry of Women and Child Development
D. Ministry of Culture
Answer : B

41. 2017 IAAF World Championships was held from 4th to 13th August 2017 in:
A. Beijing, China
B. Moscow, Russia
C. Vienna, Austria
D. London, UK
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. 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

45. Which day is observed as the World humanitarian Day across the world?
A. 8/19/2017 12:00:00 AM
B. 5/16/2017 12:00:00 AM
C. 6/15/2017 12:00:00 AM
D. 4/18/2017 12:00:00 AM
Answer : A

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

47. Prime Minister, Narendra Modi has announced a package of Rs --------- crore for relief, rehabilitation and building flood mitigation infrastructure in the flood-affected North-Eastern states including Assam.
A. 1350 crore
B. 2350 crore
C. 3350 crore
D. 4350 crore
Answer : B

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

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

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