1000+ Current Affairs August 2017 MCQ for SSC CHSL [Solved]

1. 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

2. 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

3. 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

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

5. 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

6. 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

7. Sri Lankan selection panel of Cricket team was resigned, Who of the following was Chairman/ Head of the selection panel?
A. Kumar Sangakkara
B. Sanath Jayasurya
C. Mahela Jayawardene
D. Marvan Atapattu
Answer : B

8. An all-women team of researchers from which IIT has developed a new drug delivery platform using nanoparticles?
A. IIT Roorke
B. IIT Bangalore
C. IIT Delhi
D. IIT Madras
Answer : C

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

10. 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

11. 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

12. Who was appointed as the CEO of Rajya Sabha TV?
A. Gurdeep Singh Sappal
B. A. Surya Prakash
C. Mohanlal Joshi
D. Shashi Shekhar Vempati
Answer : D

13. UNESCO has shown worry about that damage caused to which of the following heritage sites in India?
A. Elephanta Caves
B. Keoladeo National Park
C. Western Ghats
D. Darjeeling Himalayan Railway
Answer : D

14. Under 'Sustainable Action for Transforming Human Capital (SATH)' initiative, NITI Aayog has selected which three states to improve healthcare delivery and key outcomes within those States?
A. Uttar Pradesh, Assam, and Karnataka
B. Uttar Pradesh, Assam, and Andhra Pradesh
C. Madhya Pradesh, Assam, and Karnataka
D. Uttar Pradesh, Sikkim, and Karnataka
Answer : A

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

16. 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

17. 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

18. Central government has declared which state as a disturbed area under the controversial Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) for one more month?
A. Assam
B. Nagaland
C. Arunachal Pradesh
D. Sikkim
Answer : A

19. 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

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

21. 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

22. 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

23. 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

24. 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

25. Which bank on August 9, 2017 launched instant credit cards?
A. Axis
B. ICICI
C. HDFC
D. KVB
Answer : B

26. The Ministry of Culture organized the Sankalp Se Siddhi Programme in _______ .
A. Coimbatore
B. Chennai
C. Salem
D. Madurai
Answer : A

27. 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

28. Who among the following has topped this year' s Forbes ranking of the highest paid author?
A. Dan Brown
B. J K Rowling
C. Stephen King
D. John Grisham
Answer : B

29. 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

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

31. Name the Indian professional boxer outslugged his Chinese opponent Zulpikar Maimaitiali to retain the WBO Asia Pacific Super Middleweight title.
A. Shiva Thapa
B. Jitender Kumar
C. Akhil Kumar
D. Vijender Singh
Answer : D

32. Who among the following veteran actress has been selected for this year' s Prem Nazir Award?
A. Laxmi
B. Smitha
C. Sharada
D. Priya
Answer : C

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

34. Which of the following will implement the Karnataka government' s 'Ksheera Bhagya' Scheme in Bengaluru, wherein school children would be provided a glass of milk each five days a week?
A. Amazon
B. Bharti Airtel
C. Flipkart
D. BSNL
Answer : A

35. 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

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

37. 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

38. 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

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

40. India has recently signed how much amount of loan pact with AIIB for Gujarat road project?
A. $429 million
B. $329 million
C. $229 million
D. $529 million
Answer : B

41. A NASA rocket mission named ------ will form night-time white artificial clouds visible by residents of the Republic of the Marshall Islands during two rocket flights between 29 August 2017 and 9 September 2017.
A. WINDY
B. WIND
C. VINDI
D. VINDE
Answer : A

42. 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

43. Tony de Brum, the well-known climate awareness activist has passed away. He hailed from which country?
A. Tonga
B. Tuvalu
C. Vanuatu
D. Marshall Islands
Answer : D

44. 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

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

46. Name the head of panel set up by the government to study issues related to data protection in the country.
A. M Vasudeva
B. B N Srikrishna
C. Balakrishnan
D. T V Prasad
Answer : B

47. 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

48. Which Senior BJP leader became a member of the parliament for the first time after being sworn into the Rajya Sabha on 25 August 2017?
A. Smriti Irani
B. Amit Shah
C. Manohar Lal Khattar
D. N. Biren Singh
Answer : B

49. 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

50. ________ 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