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

1. 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

2. 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

3. 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

4. Which Bangalore-based start-up has been recently acquired by messaging app Hike?
A. Novo
B. Cosmo
C. SupraNex
D. Creo
Answer : D

5. Which state government has launched "Namo Yuva Rojgar Kendra" for unemployed youth?
A. Tamil Nadu
B. Gujarat
C. Maharashtra
D. Rajasthan
Answer : C

6. 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

7. Infusion Nurses Society will launch India's first online course on Infusion Therapy for nurses, under which it aims to train over _____ nurses in the vital medical procedure.
A. 1000
B. 2000
C. 3000
D. 4000
Answer : C

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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

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

13. Which bank has raised interest rates on savings bank account for large balance above Rs 1 crore to 5% while for small balances below Rs 1 lakh reduced it to 3%?
A. Bank of Baroda
B. Andhra Bank
C. Karnataka Bank
D. Karur Vysya Bank
Answer : C

14. India's first private missile production facility, KRAS was unveiled in Hyderabad. The unit is a joint venture of two companies. While one company is India's Kalyani Group, the other one belongs to which nation?
A. Japan
B. Germany
C. Israel
D. Russia
Answer : C

15. A high-intensity earthquake of magnitude 7 on the Richter scale struck China recently. The epicenter of this quake was in?
A. Tangshan province
B. Chuetsu province
C. Sichuan province
D. Tianjin province
Answer : C

16. Who was appointed as the first brand ambassador for Bridgestone India?
A. Pullela Gopichand
B. Saina Nehwal
C. PV Sindhu
D. Sachin Tendulkar
Answer : C

17. Indian student Dacharla Panduranga Rohith develops Nano Missile for Indian Army, he hails from which state?
A. Tamil Nadu
B. Andhra Pradesh
C. Telangana
D. Karnataka
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. 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

20. 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

21. India' s first museum on the Partition of the Indian Sub-continent will open in which state?
A. Uttar Pradesh
B. Odisha
C. Punjab
D. Assam
Answer : C

22. 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

23. 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

24. Name the mobile app that was developed by the Indian Army to enable serving soldiers to track details like postings, promotions and monthly slips as well as form 16?
A. Upkaran
B. Humraaz
C. Humvatan
D. On Duty
Answer : B

25. Which country won the U-15 SAFF Football Championship recently?
A. Nepal
B. China
C. India
D. Pakistan
Answer : C

26. The World Bank allowed India to construct hydroelectric power plants on the --------- and ------------ rivers under the Indus Waters Treaty.
A. Doda and Dras
B. Poonch and Galwan
C. Ravi and Sind
D. Jhelum and Chenab
Answer : D

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

28. 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

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

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

31. Name the first state in the country to implement coal utilization between power units.
A. Telangana
B. Odisha
C. Gujarat
D. Manipur
Answer : C

32. Who won the Gold of the men's doubles event at the Bulgaria Open Table Tennis in Panagyurishte?
A. Soumyajit Ghosh and G Sathiyan
B. G Sathiyan and Jin Ueda
C. Maharu Yoshimura and Soumyajit Ghosh
D. Jin Ueda and Yoshimura
Answer : D

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

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

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

36. 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

37. 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

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

39. 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

40. 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

41. Who among the following has won a Bronze medal at 7th Asian Shotgun Championship, being held at Astana, Kazakhstan?
A. Kynan Chenai
B. Zoravar Singh Sandhu
C. Birendeep Sodhi
D. Gagan Goswami
Answer : A

42. 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

43. In which year was the Kyoto Protocol adopted?
A. 1997
B. 1996
C. 1998
D. 1993
Answer : A

44. 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

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

46. 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

47. 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

48. Which country has launched its climate-smart snow leopard landscape management plan?
A. Nepal
B. India
C. China
D. Pakistan
Answer : A

49. 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

50. Who among the following is the first person to receive the Medal of Honor from President Donald Trump?
A. James McCloughan
B. Nathan McElroy
C. Julius Callaghan
D. Peter Melenick
Answer : A