IIFT - Current Affairs August 2017 1000+ MCQ [Solved] PDF Download

1. Who was appointed as Deputy Comptroller for Minority Affairs in New York?
A. Rikin Shah
B. Darshan Shukla
C. Dilip Chauhan
D. Richard Verma
Answer : C

2. 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

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

4. In which country Indian Navy band participates in International Military Music Festival?
A. Russia
B. Britain
C. USA
D. Japan
Answer : A

5. Name the country who's Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment will lead a major mission to India to deepen collaboration in the fields of agribusiness and food, higher education among others in August 2017.
A. Britain
B. Brazil
C. Russia
D. Australia
Answer : D

6. Facebook has launched Youtube competitor called:
A. Scene'
B. Watch'
C. Scren'
D. MyVideos'
Answer : B

7. 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

8. 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

9. NABARD has conferred the 'best performance award' for 2016-17 to which regional rural bank?
A. Telangana Grameena Bank
B. Allahabad UP Gramin Bank
C. Karnataka Vikas Grameen Bank
D. Madhyanchal Gramin Bank
Answer : C

10. Name the Indian-origin boy who has been crowned as UK' s 'Child Genius' in a popular television quiz competition?
A. Sahil Vashisht
B. Veer Khandelwal
C. Ankul Narang
D. Rahul Doshi
Answer : D

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

12. 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

13. According to a survey undertaken by the Quality Council of India (QCI) between May and June 2017, almost all rural households in which two states had access to a toilet and thus topped the sanitation survey?
A. Haryana and Kerala
B. Kerala and Assam
C. Telangana and Madhya Pradesh
D. Goa and Tamil Nadu
Answer : A

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

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

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

17. Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has signed an agreement with _______ to promote technical assistance and facilitate cross-border co-operation in the area of securities regulations.
A. Australian Securities an Investments Commission
B. Securities and Exchange Organization
C. China Securities Regulatory Commission
D. Financial Services Board
Answer : B

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. According to the research done by the scientists from US, chemical from which thing holds the power to treat cancer in children?
A. Turmeric
B. Neem
C. Aloe Vera
D. Olive
Answer : A

20. 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

21. 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

22. Renowned scientist Pushpa Mitra Bhargava passes away at the age of 89. He was hailed from which state of India?
A. Telangana
B. Maharashtra
C. Tamil Nadu
D. Rajasthan
Answer : D

23. 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

24. 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

25. 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

26. Punjab government has decided to appoint which cricketer as DSP with the state's police?
A. Mithali Raj
B. Veda Krishnamurthy
C. Smriti Mandhana
D. Harmanpreet Kaur
Answer : D

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

28. 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

29. 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

30. A high-intensity earthquake of magnitude 7 on the Richter scale struck China recently. The epicenter of this quake was in?
A. Tangshan province
B. Chuetsu province
C. Sichuan province
D. Tianjin province
Answer : C

31. 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

32. 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

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

34. Who to be named as First to be named Men's Player of the Year for Three Times?
A. Cristiano Ronaldo
B. Lionel Messi
C. Gareth Bale
D. Thomas muller
Answer : A

35. Where was Sports Talent Search Portal launched by Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu?
A. Mumbai
B. Chennai
C. New Delhi
D. Kolkata
Answer : C

36. Which state government has launched a grid-connected rooftop solar programme through net-metering system at the State Secretariat in capital city?
A. Andhra Pradesh
B. Kerala
C. Odisha
D. Gujarat
Answer : C

37. Which ministry has issued norms for Central offices to retrofit energy efficient appliances?
A. Power
B. Finance
C. Information and Broadcasting
D. Urban Development
Answer : B

38. Which football Club honoured Former Indian Hockey captain Dhanraj Pillay with 'Bharat Gaurav'?
A. Bharat FC
B. Eastern Railway FC
C. Navi Mumbai United
D. East Bengal Football Club
Answer : D

39. Which scheme was renamed by the Union Cabinet recently?
A. Atal Pension yojana
B. SAMPADA (Scheme for Agro-Marine Processing and Development of Agro-Processing Clusters)
C. Sukanya Smriti Account
D. National Social Assistance Scheme
Answer : B

40. 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

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

42. 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

43. 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

44. 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

45. Which Bank has offered a 2-tier interest rate for savings account?
A. Corporation Bank
B. Indian Bank
C. Bank of Maharashtra
D. Dena Bank
Answer : B

46. 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

47. Which among the following Indian company has become the third most funded private company globally?
A. Paytm
B. Flipkart
C. FreeCharge
D. Infibeam
Answer : B

48. SoftBank has announced to invest $2.5 billion in __________.
A. Snapdeal
B. Flipkart
C. CaratLane
D. Myntra
Answer : B

49. 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

50. Jerry Lewis, the famous comedian passed away. He hailed from which country?
A. United Kingdom
B. Germany
C. United States
D. France
Answer : C