Current Affairs : August quiz 2016 ( Multiple choice questions) - 3 (LIC AAO , IBPS , SSC , Railways)

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Mary Barra

Q1. On 11th Aug’15, who ruled that Aadhar Card is not mandatory for availing various welfare schemes of the government?

A. Supreme Court

B. President of India

C. Parliament Panel

D. Delhi High Court

ANSWER: A. Supreme Court

Q2. Name the new CEO of Google appointed on 11th Aug’15?

A. Satya Nadella

B. Sundar Pichai

C. R S Pichai

D. Shiv Murthy

ANSWER: B. Sundar Pichai

Q3. On 11th Aug’15 which of the following country switched on a nuclear reactor for the first time in nearly two years?

A. India

B. China

C. Japan

D. Iraq

ANSWER: C. Japan

Q4. On 11th Aug’15, Sania Mirza became the second tennis player to be recommended for the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award. Name the tennis player who was the first to won this award?

A. Leander Paes

B. Mahesh Bhupati

C. Ajay Padukone

D. Sorabjit Sen

ANSWER: A. Leander Paes

Q5. With which bank the Government of India signed the Financing Agreement for assistance of US$ 308.40 million for National Cyclone Risk Mitigation Project-II (NCRMP-II)?

A. BRICS

B. ADB

C. World Bank

D. European Central Bank

ANSWER: C. World Bank

Q6. Which city becomes first Indian city to be a member of the World Tourism Cities Federation (WTCF) Council and join its league of leading tourism cities across the World?

A. Mumbai

B. Panaji

C. Shimla

D. Kochi

ANSWER: D. Kochi

Q7. Name the Congress leader presented with 24th Saraswati Samman for 2014 for his epic "Sri Ramayana Mahanveshanam" written in Kannada?

A. M.Veerappa Moily

B. Jairam Ramesh

C. Nandan Nilekani

D. Milind Deora

ANSWER: A. M.Veerappa Moily

Q8. Name the new company that has owned Google Company?

A. Umbrella

B. Galaxy

C. MoonLab

D. Alphabet

ANSWER: D. Alphabet

Q9. International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples was observed on ________.

A. 5th August

B. 7th August

C. 9th August

D. 11th August

ANSWER: C. 9th August

Q10. Name the new mobile app launched by the Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on 10th Aug’15 to promote digital literacy in Bihar?

A. Samiksha

B. Disha

C. Saksharta

D. Marg

ANSWER: B. Disha

Ques. : 11 The ISRO recently launched GSLV rocket carrying the satellite INSAT-3DR from Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. It is a

1) weather satellite

2) military satellite

3) educational satellite

4) communication satellite

5) None of these

Answer:- 1) weather satellite

Ques. : 12 Which of the following states has been adjudged the cleanest state among 26 states in the sanitation survey conducted by National Sample Survey Office (NSSO)?

1) Nagaland

2) Himachal Pradesh

3) Mizoram

4) Kerala

5) Sikkim

Answer:- 5) Sikkim

Ques. : 13 PepsiCo CEO and Chairman Indra Nooyi was ranked 2nd on the list of Fortune's 51 Most Powerful Women’s list. The list is topped by

1) Mary Barra

2) Hillary Clinton

3) Melinda Gates

4) Meg Whitman

5) Ginni Rometty

Answer:- 1) Mary Barra

Ques. : 14 Which of the following banks has announced the deployment of ‘Software Robotics’ in over 200 business processes across various functions of the bank?

1) SBI

2) HDFC Bank

3) Axis Bank

4) ICICI Bank

5) Federal Bank

Answer:- 4) ICICI Bank

Ques. : 15 Jayant Purushottam Gokhale has been appointed as director of which of the following banks?

1) Punjab National Bank

2) Bank of India

3) Bank of Baroda

4) Syndicate Bank

5) Corporation Bank

Answer:- 4) Syndicate Bank

Ques. : 16 Mexico has set up its consulate in south India in Chennai that will cater to Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. The currency of Mexico is

1) Euro

2) Pound

3) Peso

4) Franc

5) Dollar

Answer:- 3) Peso

Ques. : 17 Who among the following is the present Union Minister for Drinking Water and Sanitation, Rural Development and Panchayati Raj?

1) Ananth Kumar

2) Narendra Singh Tomar

3) Thawar Chand Gehlot

4) Chaudhary Birender Singh

5) Radha Mohan Singh

Answer:- 2) Narendra Singh Tomar

Ques. : 18 Which of the following has become the first state in the country to roll out the “Twitter Seva” project with the launch of 122 Twitter handles in one go in the state capital?

1) Rajasthan

2) Uttar Pradesh

3) Madhya Pradesh

4) Andhra Pradesh

5) Kerala

Answer:- 2) Uttar Pradesh

Ques. : 19 YES Bank recently deferred its $1-billion equity raising plan. The bank was trying to raise money through QIP which means

1) Quantitative Institutional Placement

2) Qualitative Institutional Placement

3) Quintessential Institutional Placement

4) Qualified Institutional Placement

5) None of these

Answer:- 4) Qualified Institutional Placement

Ques. : 20 Who among the following has been appointed part-time Chairman of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI)?

1) Anand Deshpande

2) Rajesh Jain

3) J Satyanarayana

4) Kris Gopalakrishnan

5) Sam Pitroda

Answer:- 3) J Satyanarayana

Q21. Who has been appointed as the Maharastra’s tiger Ambassador?

A. Manoj Bajpai

B. Salman Khan

C. Amitabh Bachchan

D. Nana Patekar

ANSWER: C. Amitabh Bachchan

Q22. By what percent Indirect tax revenue surged in April-July 2015?

A. 12%

B. 19%

C. 25%

D. 37%

ANSWER: D. 37%