1000+ Current Affairs August 2017 MCQ for SBI Clerk [Solved]

1. 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

2. 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

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

4. The government on August 15, 2017 imposed a fine of $____ million on Reliance Industries Ltd and its partners for producing less than the targeted natural gas from eastern offshore KG-D6 fields in 2015-16.
A. 234
B. 224
C. 214
D. 264
Answer : D

5. Mr. Venkaiah Naidu, former Union Minister was elected as the ______ Vice President, after he defeated the Opposition nominee Gopalkrishna Gandhi.
A. 11th
B. 12th
C. 13th
D. 14th
Answer : C

6. 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

7. Which day is observed as Sadbhavana Diwas?
A. 8/19/2017 12:00:00 AM
B. 8/20/2017 12:00:00 AM
C. 8/18/2017 12:00:00 AM
D. 8/17/2017 12:00:00 AM
Answer : B

8. Who among the following has become the most expensive player in football history after completing his blockbuster transfer to Paris Saint-Germain from Barcelona for 222 million Euros?
A. Cristiano Ronaldo
B. Neymar
C. Lionel Messi
D. Robert Lewandowski
Answer : B

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

10. 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

11. 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

12. What is the colour of the new Rs. 200 note?
A. Red
B. Green
C. Blue
D. Yellow
Answer : D

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. 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

15. 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

16. On the global retirement index of 43 countries, India has ranked:
A. 23rd
B. 28th
C. 33rd
D. 43rd
Answer : D

17. Which bank announced a software upgrade to create a single PoS machine which will accept payments through UPI, BharatQR, SMS Pay and the bank' s mobile wallet, in addition to the traditional mode of swiping cards?
A. SBI
B. ICICI
C. HDFC
D. IDFC
Answer : C

18. 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

19. 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

20. A nearly 500m (1,640ft) bridge for hikers billed as the longest hanging pedestrian bridge in the world has opened near which town of Switzerland?
A. Basel
B. Zermatt
C. Bern
D. Geneva
Answer : B

21. 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

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

23. Airtel Payments Bank has signed an agreement with which oil and gas company?
A. ONGC
B. IOC
C. BP
D. HPCL
Answer : D

24. 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

25. 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

26. Name the state government that has decided to give compulsory retirement to the non-performing head masters, teachers and education department officials above the age of 50 years.
A. Delhi
B. Bihar
C. Punjab
D. Rajasthan
Answer : B

27. Where was the Junior Shotgun World Cup 2017 held?
A. Belgium
B. Italy
C. Turkey
D. Qatar
Answer : B

28. 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

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

30. 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

31. Which country with India Agree to Disengage at Doklam?
A. Pakistan
B. China
C. Nepal
D. Sri Lanka
Answer : B

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

33. Which public sector bank has recently introduced a biometric attendance register in the place of the existing system of signing attendance in the attendance register?
A. Punjab National Bank
B. Bank of Baroda
C. Indian Bank
D. Bank of India
Answer : A

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

35. 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

36. 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

37. Mahindra Agri Solutions Ltd. has signed an agreement with which exchange for agriculture related price information?
A. National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange
B. Multi Commodity Exchange
C. National Spot Exchange
D. Forward Markets Commission
Answer : B

38. Where was an atomic fuel reserve established by International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)?
A. India
B. Uzbekistan
C. Azerbaijan
D. Kazakhstan
Answer : D

39. Ahmed Khan passed away recently at the age of 90. Who was he?
A. Journalist
B. Football Player
C. Carnatic Musician
D. Actor
Answer : B

40. 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

41. 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

42. Who of the following was crowned as the 2017 Miss TransQueen India?
A. Loiloi
B. Ragasiya.K
C. Nitasha Biswas
D. Laeticia Raveena
Answer : C

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

44. 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

45. 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

46. 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

47. 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

48. 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

49. Name the supercentenarian who passed away on August 11, 2017.
A. Yisrael Kristal
B. Yasutaro Koide
C. Jack Lockett
D. Georg Olafsson
Answer : A

50. Former Union Minister Muppavarapu Venkaiah Naidu was sworn in as Vice President of India. With this he became ------------ in person vice president of India
A. 11th
B. 12th
C. 13th
D. 14th
Answer : C