Current Affairs August 2017 1000+ MCQ with answer for SBI PO

1. 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

2. To whom did PV Sindhu lost in the final of World Badminton Championship to settle for Silver medal?
A. Carolina Marin of Spain
B. Nozomi Okuhara of Japan
C. Li Xuerui of China
D. Tai Tzu Ying of China
Answer : B

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

4. Who was sworn in as the 45th Chief Justice of India?
A. Justice Dipak Misra
B. Justice J Chalameswar
C. Justice Ranjan Gagoi
D. Justice Madan Lokur
Answer : A

5. 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

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

7. Two Iranian companies have signed the country' s biggest-ever car deal with multinational automobile manufacturer Group Renault to produce 150,000 cars, beginning in 2018. Renault belongs to which country?
A. Canada
B. France
C. Japan
D. South Korea
Answer : B

8. 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

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

10. Usain Bolt has been stunned as he finished third in the 100 meters final of World Athletics Championship held at ______.
A. France
B. Japan
C. Germany
D. London
Answer : D

11. Who has been appointment as the new chief of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC)?
A. Shyam Benegal
B. Prasoon Joshi
C. Naresh Chandra Lal
D. Vivek Agnihotri
Answer : B

12. Which State has launched e-waste disposal process in its schools?
A. Telangana
B. Kerala
C. Karnataka
D. Uttar Pradesh
Answer : B

13. 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

14. Who among the following has become the first female actor ever to hoist the Indian National Flag at the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM)?
A. Kangna Ranaut
B. Deepika Padukone
C. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
D. Priyanka Chopra
Answer : C

15. Who has been awarded the prestigious Himachal Pradesh Environment Leadership Award 2017 for excelling in the promotion of environmental conservation and sustainable development?
A. Madhu Chitkara
B. Radhika Menon
C. Bhavya Sethi
D. Kamini Singh
Answer : A

16. 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

17. 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

18. 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

19. 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

20. 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

21. Aadi Perukku is celebrated in which state of India?
A. Tamil Nadu
B. Kerala
C. Telangana
D. Karnataka
Answer : A

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

23. Which state government is planning to relocate tigers to the state of the sanctuaries?
A. Andhra Pradesh
B. Maharashtra
C. Gujarat
D. West Bengal
Answer : B

24. 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

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

26. 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

27. 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

28. Which country to host 2017 G7 Interior Ministers summit on security issues?
A. Germany
B. Canada
C. Italy
D. Japan
Answer : C

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

30. ________ 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

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

32. Who has become the second Indian female footballer to win the Arjuna Award?
A. Ngangom Bala Devi
B. Nongm Ratanbala Devi
C. Okram Roshini Devi
D. Oinam Bembem Devi
Answer : D

33. 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

34. Who has been appointed as the new Ambassador of India to the Republic of Kazakhstan?
A. Rajesh Kumar Sachdeva
B. Manoj Mittal
C. Ajay Bisaria
D. Prabhat Kumar
Answer : D

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

36. 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

37. Which day is observed as the World humanitarian Day across the world?
A. 8/19/2017 12:00:00 AM
B. 5/16/2017 12:00:00 AM
C. 6/15/2017 12:00:00 AM
D. 4/18/2017 12:00:00 AM
Answer : A

38. Aparna, who has been appointed as Executive Director of World Bank, will represent the constituency of India, Bangladesh, Bhutan and ---------------?
A. Nepal
B. Sri Lanka
C. Pakistan
D. China
Answer : B

39. Google has launched its new android operating system _____.
A. Ice cream
B. Oreo
C. Eclipse
D. Donut
Answer : B

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

41. 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

42. 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

43. 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

44. 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

45. 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

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

47. Name the British Sci-fi writer who died aged 92 in August 2017?
A. Martin Landau
B. Brian Aldiss
C. Lain Banks
D. Douglas Adams
Answer : B

48. 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

49. 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

50. 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