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

1. 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

2. Which hockey player's birth anniversary is celebrated on 29 August as National Sports Day?
A. Mandeep Singh
B. Dhyan Chand
C. Dhanraj Pillay
D. Mohammed Shahid
Answer : B

3. 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

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

5. 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

6. 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

7. Recently, The Indian government has restricted import of gold, silver items from __________.
A. China
B. Kuwait
C. Saudi Arabia
D. South Korea
Answer : D

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

9. 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

10. 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

11. Which Indian Coast Guard Ship was decommissioned with full armed forces honours?
A. Samrat
B. Aryaman
C. Varuna
D. Sarathi
Answer : C

12. 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

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

14. Who was banned for five matches for pushing the referee?
A. Lionel Messi
B. Cristiano Ronaldo
C. Neymar
D. Eden Hazard
Answer : B

15. 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

16. 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

17. 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

18. 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

19. Which country Imposes World's Toughest Law Against Plastic Bags recently?
A. Kenya
B. India
C. Iraq
D. Pakistan
Answer : A

20. 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

21. 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

22. 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

23. Which bank appoints Committee to Link Home Loan Rates to Repo Rate?
A. Reserve Bank of India
B. Dena Bank
C. Federal Bank
D. State bank of India
Answer : A

24. 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

25. 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

26. What was the theme of 'World breastfeeding week 2017' celebrated from 1st to 7th August 2017?
A. Sustaining Breastfeeding Together
B. Creating Awareness about Breastfeeding Together
C. Creating Awareness about Breastfeeding through Social Media
D. Propagating Breastfeeding for New Born
Answer : A

27. Who has been appointed as Chief of Eastern Command?
A. Lt General Abhay Krishna
B. General Bipin Rawat
C. Lt General Cherish Mathson
D. None of the above
Answer : A

28. By which year ISRO, NASA will complete NISAR mission?
A. 2018
B. 2020
C. 2019
D. 2021
Answer : D

29. Which nationwide campaign has been launched by the Union Government to protect elephants?
A. Gaj Kesari Yatra
B. Gajanan Yatra
C. Gajraj Yatra
D. Gaj Yatra
Answer : D

30. 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

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

32. 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

33. 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

34. Who among the following veteran journalist has bagged the first Kesari Media Award?
A. T J S George
B. N K Ragahavan
C. G V Gupta
D. Sharmila Parihar
Answer : A

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

36. 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

37. 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

38. 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

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

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

41. 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

42. 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

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

44. Wayne Rooney announced his retirement. He played which sport?
A. Cricket
B. Hockey
C. Football
D. Athletics
Answer : C

45. 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

46. Who among the following has been appointed as Managing Director of Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank)?
A. Victor Fernandes
B. Vincent Lewis
C. Naresh Agarwal
D. David Rasquinha
Answer : D

47. Who has been awarded with the Global Agriculture Leadership Award by the Indian Council of Food and Agriculture (ICFA)?
A. Devendra Fadnavis
B. N Chandrababu Naidu
C. K Chandrasekhar Rao
D. Shivraj Singh Chouhan
Answer : C

48. 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

49. 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

50. 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