1000+ Current Affairs August 2017 Multiple Choice Question Answer [Solved]

1. 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

2. 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

3. Which two companies have extended their partnership into Asia Pacific to enhance the consumer experience?
A. Mastercard and PayPal
B. Visa and PayPal
C. Mastercard and Paytm
D. Visa and Paytm
Answer : A

4. Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) entered into how many Unilateral Advance Pricing Agreements (UAPAs) with Indian taxpayers in the month of July, 2017?
A. Six
B. Seven
C. Eight
D. Nine
Answer : D

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. Who has will be the new Vice-Chairman of NITI Aayog?
A. Rajiv Kumar
B. Vinod Paul
C. Ritesh Gupta
D. S L Shivappa
Answer : A

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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

13. 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

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

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

16. 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

17. Ustad Hussain Sayeeduddin Dagar, a classical vocalist and one of the leading exponents of Dhupad tradition, passed away at the age of?
A. 78
B. 76
C. 79
D. 77
Answer : A

18. Who has topped the Fortune' s annual list of 40 young and influential people in the field of business inspiring others with their work?
A. Leo Varadkar
B. Shinzo Abe
C. Emmanuel Macron
D. Geraldine Buckingham
Answer : C

19. The new bilateral Agreement on Trade, Commerce and Transit between India and which country came into force?
A. Bhutan
B. Nepal
C. Bangladesh
D. Sri Lanka
Answer : A

20. Customers of which public sector bank will have to pay charges for depositing cash above Rs 5,000 in a non-base branch even if it is located in the same city?
A. State Bank of India
B. Bank of Baroda
C. Indian Bank
D. Punjab National Bank
Answer : D

21. 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

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. Vishal Sikkan has resigned as Managing Director and CEO of which software company?
A. Wipro
B. Mindtree
C. Infosys
D. HCL Technologies
Answer : C

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 state power discoms has become the India' s first state-owned discoms to accept payments through Bharat QR?
A. Andhra Pradesh
B. Chattisgarh
C. Rajasthan
D. Odisha
Answer : A

26. Swasth Bachche, Swasth Bharat' campaign was launched with the objective of?
A. Providing a comprehensive and inclusive report card for children
B. Improving sanitation conditions across the country
C. Eradicating illiteracy
D. Cleaning the streets, roads and infrastructure of the country
Answer : A

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

28. Where was India's first 'Videsh Bhawan' inaugurated by External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj?
A. Bengaluru
B. New Delhi
C. Mumbai
D. Ahmedabad
Answer : C

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

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. 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

32. 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

33. How many medals did India win at the 6th Golden Glove women's Boxing Tournament at Vojvodina, Serbia?
A. 10
B. 11
C. 12
D. 13
Answer : A

34. Which among the following bank has bagged the best performance awards for SHG-bank linkage programme for Karnataka for 2015-16 and 2016-17 from National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)?
A. Syndicate Bank
B. Bank of Baroda
C. Corporation Bank
D. Indian Bank
Answer : C

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

36. Who took over as the Union Secretary of Home Affairs recently?
A. Shri Rajesh Sharma
B. Shri Vijay Sekhar
C. Shri Ram Kumar
D. Shri Rajiv Gauba
Answer : D

37. Health and wellness startup Cure.fit has roped in which Bollywood actor as its Brand Ambassador?
A. Salman Khan
B. Hrithik Roshan
C. Ranbir Kapoor
D. Ranveer Singh
Answer : B

38. Which online portal has been launched by Maharashtra Government to ease the process of direct benefit transfer (DBT)?
A. MahaDBT
B. MahaSuvidha
C. MahaPAHAL
D. MahaSeva
Answer : A

39. The National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) has launched Android Skill Development programme with which tech giant?
A. Microsoft
B. Google
C. Facebook
D. Wipro
Answer : B

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

41. With which country, Qatar in August 2017 restored its diplomatic relations?
A. Israel
B. Iran
C. Saudi Arabia
D. Egypt
Answer : B

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

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

44. Which state government has decided to end interview in all the non-gazetted posts of Group B, C and D categories?
A. Haryana
B. Maharashtra
C. Uttar Pradesh
D. Manipur
Answer : C

45. 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

46. The National Company Law Tribunal has approved the merger of Telenor with -------
A. Idea
B. Airtel
C. Vodafone
D. MTNL
Answer : B

47. 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

48. With which city Police Department the skill development program YUVA is associated?
A. Delhi Police
B. Ahmedabad
C. Mumbai
D. Bengaluru
Answer : A

49. 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

50. Which club won the 2017 Nehru Trophy Boat Race?
A. Kumarakam Vembanad Boat Club
B. Navajeevan boat club
C. Kollam Jesus Boat Club
D. Thuruthippuram Boat Club
Answer : D