1000+ Current Affairs August 2017 MCQ for RRB JE [Solved]

1. 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

2. 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

3. 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

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

5. 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

6. Facebook has launched Youtube competitor called:
A. Scene'
B. Watch'
C. Scren'
D. MyVideos'
Answer : B

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

8. 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

9. 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

10. Scientists have developed a technique to edit embryos of a piece of faulty DNA that causes heart disease in families. Name the technique.
A. CRISPR
B. Angioplasty
C. CABG
D. None of the above
Answer : A

11. ________ 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

12. Who has launched a digital police portal under CCTNS project, which aims to create a national database of crimes & criminals?
A. Ram Nath Kovind
B. Arun Jaitley
C. Rajnath Singh
D. Narendra Modi
Answer : C

13. 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

14. "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

15. Which day is observed as National Handloom Day?
A. 8/8/2017 12:00:00 AM
B. 8/17/2017 12:00:00 AM
C. 8/18/2017 12:00:00 AM
D. 8/7/2017 12:00:00 AM
Answer : D

16. Which Indian pair has won gold in the skeet mixed team event at the 7th Asian Championship Shotgun?
A. Ankur Mittal and Shreyasi Singh
B. Mairaj Ahmad Khan and Rashmmi Rathore
C. Kynan Chenai and Shreyasi Singh
D. Maheshwari Chauhan and Mairaj Ahmad Khan
Answer : B

17. For Which country Union Government imposes anti-dumping duty on sodium nitrate imports recently?
A. China
B. Pakistan
C. Nepal
D. Sri Lanka
Answer : A

18. 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

19. Who is appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to Cyprus?
A. Dr. V. K. Vijayan
B. Dr. Ramesh Kumar
C. Dr. Narayana Moorthy
D. Dr. R. K. Raghavan
Answer : D

20. 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

21. 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

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

23. How many medals were won by India at the World Police & Fire Games in Los Angeles?
A. 324
B. 323
C. 322
D. 321
Answer : D

24. Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Dharmendra Pradhan commissioned which Indian Coast Guard ship in Goa?
A. Indian Coast Guard ship 'Shaurya'
B. Indian Coast Guard ship 'Suraj'
C. Indian Coast Guard ship 'Shoorvir'
D. Indian Coast Guard ship 'Sanjay'
Answer : A

25. 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

26. Which of the following space agency has launched the latest in a series of satellites aimed at ensuring astronauts at the International Space Station can communicate with Earth?
A. ISRO
B. NASA
C. SpaceX
D. Roscosmos
Answer : B

27. The Reserve Bank of India has advised banks to make which linkage mandatory for availing short-term crop loans up to Rs 3 lakh in 2017-18
A. Aadhaar
B. Ration Card
C. Driving License
D. Voter ID
Answer : A

28. The 15th meeting of the Foreign Ministers of BIMSTEC countries has started in which city?
A. New Delhi
B. Colombo
C. Naypyidaw
D. Kathmandu
Answer : A

29. Which bank has appointed P R Seshadri as MD & CEO?
A. State Bank of India
B. Union Bank
C. Karur Vysya Bank
D. Andhra Bank
Answer : C

30. 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

31. 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

32. Which Mission will be launched for improving India's position in ocean research field?
A. Clean Ocean Mission
B. Deep Ocean Mission
C. Marine Research Mission
D. Samudri Shodh Abhiyaan
Answer : B

33. Who was sworn in as the 45th Chief Justice of India?
A. Justice Dipak Misra
B. Justice J Chalameswar
C. Justice Ranjan Gagoi
D. Justice Madan Lokur
Answer : A

34. Who got the 2016 Saraswati Samman recently?
A. Mahabaleshwar Sail
B. A.A. Manavalan
C. Govind Mishra
D. Veerappa Moily
Answer : A

35. Which state government has launched a grid-connected rooftop solar programme through net-metering system at the State Secretariat in capital city?
A. Andhra Pradesh
B. Kerala
C. Odisha
D. Gujarat
Answer : C

36. The 2030 Water Resources Group (2030WRG) will help which state government raise $270 million from the Green Climate Fund?
A. Karnataka
B. Uttarakhand
C. Maharashtra
D. Andhra Pradesh
Answer : C

37. Durgama Anchalare Malaria Nirakaran" (DAMON), a special programme to prevent the spread of malaria will be launched by which state' s government?
A. West bengal
B. Haryana
C. Odisha
D. Telangana
Answer : C

38. Which satellite has been jointly launched by France' s National Centre for Space Studies (CNES) and Israel' s space agency for monitoring the effects of climate change on vegetation?
A. Mercury
B. Venus
C. Jupiter
D. Saturn
Answer : B

39. Who has won the 2017 Kenya Presidential election?
A. William Ruto
B. Raifa Odinga
C. Yoweri Museveni
D. Uhuru Kenyatta
Answer : D

40. 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

41. 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

42. Which country to host the steering committee of the proposed TAPI Gas pipeline?
A. Turkmenistan
B. Afghanistan
C. Pakistan
D. India
Answer : D

43. According to RBI, Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank and Andhra Pragathi Grameena Bank recorded net profit of more than Rs 150 crore during 2016-17. Currently, there are total how many RRBs in India?
A. 46
B. 34
C. 44
D. 56
Answer : D

44. 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

45. 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

46. 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

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

48. The Aurora Solar Energy Project is being constructed in which country?
A. Egypt
B. Australia
C. Oman
D. Brazil
Answer : B

49. Which city hosted the 2nd AGRI-UDAAN programme, launched by the Government of India?
A. New Delhi
B. Lucknow
C. Bangalore
D. Hyderabad
Answer : A

50. 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