23 Aug
With the release of IBPS PO 2017 Notification, the countdown has begun for all those who are engaged in Banking Exam Preparation. From the perspective of General Awareness, the time between now and the date of the exam is of great significance. Keeping a track of important events taking place in this time duration, is a must for cracking Current Affairs questions.
Thus, Vidya Guru Institute, widely regarded as the Best Bank Coaching Center in Delhi, keeps publishing GK quizzes for the benefit of student community. Given below, is the set of latest questions covering this month’s events.
Current Affairs August 2017 Quiz
Question 1. In which of the following states have ‘Indira Canteens’ been launched?
a. Kerala
b. Karnataka
c. Tamil Nadu
d. Madhya Pradesh
Answer: Karnataka
Question 2. Uhuru Kenyatta has been re-elected President of
a. Kenya
b. South Africa
c. Nigeria
d. Zimbabwe
Answer: Kenya
Question 3. Which of the following countries stood first in the recently concluded World Athletics Championship (IAAF World Championships)?
a. Kenya
b. Great Britain
c. USA
d. China
Answer: USA
Question 4.Who among the following has been appointed Chairman of Central Board of Film Certification?
a. Sharmila Tagore
b. Prasoon Joshi
c. Anupam Kher
d. Shabana Azmi
Answer: Prasoon Joshi
Question 5. Where is the 1st International Maritime Search & Rescue Exercise going to be conducted?
a. Arabian Sea
b. South China Sea
c. Bay of Bengal
d. Indian Ocean
Answer: Bay of Bengal
Question 6. The G-7 Interior Ministers’ Meet 2017 is going to be held in
a. Great Britain
b. France
c. Canada
d. Italy
Answer: Italy
Question 7. India’s 1st railway disaster management centre is going to be set up near
a. Bhopal
b. Baroda
c. Bengaluru
d. Chennai
Answer: Bengaluru
Question 8. What is the name of the joint tri-service military exercise that is going to take place between India & Russia?
a. Indra
b. Vajra
c. Indradhanush
d. Ajeya Warrior
Answer: Indra
Question 9. What is the name of the nation-wide elephant protection campaign which was launched recently by the Govt.?
a. Pyara Appu
b. Gaj Yatra
c. Hathi Raj
d. Gaj Raksha
Answer: Gaj Yatra
Question 10. When is the World Elephant Day observed?
a. 12th August
b. 13th August
c. 21st August
d. 22nd August
Answer: 12th August
Question 11. Identify the correct pair of stock exchanges that have been recently approved by SEBI to start trading in gold options.
a. MCX & ICEX
b. India INX & MCX
c. NSE IFSC & NCDEX
d. India INX & NCDEX
Answer: India INX & MCX
Question 12. When is the International Youth Day observed?
a. 2nd August
b. 12th August
c. 22nd August
d. 31st August
Answer: 12th August
Question 13. Which of the following cities will be the venue of Global Entrepreneurship Summit 2017?
a. Mumbai
b. Pune
c. Bengaluru
d. Hyderabad
Answer: Hyderabad
Question 14. India’s 1st partition museum has come up in which of the following cities?
a. Ahmadabad
b. Lucknow
c. Kolkata
d. Amritsar
Answer: Amritsar
Question 15. What is the name of the video service that has been launched by Facebook as a competitor to Youtube?
a. Gaze
b. Watch
c. Vision
d. View
Answer: Watch
Question 16. India is going to hold the next steering committee meeting of TAPI gas pipeline. TAPI stands for
a. Taiwan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India
b. Tajikistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India
c. Turkey-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India
d. Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India
Answer: Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India
Question 17. Sohail Mahmood has recently taken charge as
a. Pakistan’s external affairs minister
b. Pakistan’s high commissioner to India
c. Chief Justice of Pakistan
d. President of Pakistan
Answer: Pakistan’s high commissioner to India
Question 18. Prime minister has recently outlined his vision for the creation of ‘New India’ by
a. 2020
b. 2022
c. 2025
d. 2030
Answer: 2022
Question 19. When is the World Humanitarian Day observed?
a. 10th August
b. 19th August
c. 21st August
d. 23rd August
Answer: 19th August
Question 20. Ruth Pfau, a renowned doctor & nun, passed away recently. She was known as the Mother Teresa of
a. Pakistan
b. Sri Lanka
c. China
d. Nepal
Answer: Pakistan
Question 21. When is the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples observed?
a. 5th August
b. 9th August
c. 21st August
d. 23rd August
Answer: 9th August
Question 22. Scientists have recently discovered the world’s largest volcanic range in
a. Antarctica
b. Australia
c. Greenland
d. Russia
Answer: Antarctica
Question 23. Which of the following committees has recently submitted its report on institutionalization of arbitration mechanism in the country?
a. Soli Sorabjee Committee
b. Fali Nariman Committee
c. Srikrishna Committee
d. KK Venugopal Committee
Answer: Srikrishna Committee
Question 24. From which of the following nations is the Indian army going to purchase Apache attack helicopters?
a. USA
b. United Kingdom
c. Israel
d. France
Answer: USA
Question 25. World Dwarf Games were recently held in
a. Melbourne, Australia
b. Paris, France
c. Ontario, Canada
d. Istanbul, Turkey
Answer: Ontario, Canada
Question 26. The latest version of Google’s Android operating system is known as
a. Opera
b. Ola
c. Orion
d. Oreo
Answer: Oreo
Question 27. The Govt. has recently announced which of the following awards for Sardar Singh & Devendra Jhajaria?
a. Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna
b. Arjuna Award
c. Padma Shri
d. Dronacharya Award
Answer: Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna
Question 28. Sardar Singh and Paralympian Devendra Jhajaria are associated with which of the following sports respectively?
a. Wrestling & Discuss throw
b. Hockey & Javelin throw
c. Wrestling & Javelin throw
d. Hockey & Discuss throw
Answer: Hockey & Javelin throw
Question 29. Which of the following states will host the International Film Festival of India 2017?
a. Karnataka
b. Hyderabad
c. Goa
d. Madhya Pradesh
Answer: Goa
Question 30. Name the program being organized throughout the country to observe the seventy fifth anniversary of the Quit India Movement.
a. Sankalp Se Sidhi
b. Sankalp Se Jagriti
c. Swachh Bharat, Safal Bharat
d. Sabk Sath, Sabka Vikas
Answer: Sankalp Se Sidhi
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Summary
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