Current Affairs August 2016 - Online Quiz



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Q 1 - Which of the following has/have been awarded the Indian National Science Academy (INSA) Medal for Young Scientists 2016?

A - IISc Bangalore and Hyderabad

B - Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Hyderabad

C - Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore

D - IIM, Ahmdabad

Answer : C

Q 2 - Which of the following state/ states has/have passed Goods and Services Tax (GST) bill in its legislative assembly?

A - Assam

B - Bihar

C - Assam and Bihar

D - Assam, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh

Answer : C

Q 3 - Which of the following player announced his retirement from one-day international cricket?

A - Abhijeet Kale

B - M.S. dhoni

C - Tillakaratne Dilshan

D - Bravo

Answer : C

Q 4 - Which of the following mobile application is launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi citizens for discussions and direct submission of grievances to the prime minister’s office (PMO)?

A - M.modi

B - PMO App

C - PMOdi

D - PM’s desk

Answer : B

Q 5 - The theme of 2016 Indian Film Festival was_____.

A - Films for all

B - Women Empowerment

C - Global Indian Industry

D - None of these

Answer : B

Q 6 - A two-day meeting of the ministers of Disaster Management from BRICS countries will be held in ___.

A - Udaipur, Rajasthan

B - Jaipur, Rajasthan

C - Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh

D - Beijing, China

Answer : A

Q 7 - The Reserve Bank of India revised and relaxed cheque-book issuance norms in cases of dishonour of cheques of amount equal and above of Rs.____.

A - 50 crore

B - 50 lakhs

C - 1 crore rupees

D - 100 crore

Answer : C

Q 8 - As per the rankings in the "W10: The 10 wealthiest countries in the world" report released by the New World Wealth in August 2016, India is the _______richest country in the world.

A - First

B - Ninth

C - Sixth

D - Seventh

Answer : D

Q 9 - Which of the following actor/actress was honored with Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts Arts et Lettres (Knight in the National Order Arts and Letters) by the Minister of Culture and Communication, France?

A - Kamal Haasan

B - Deepika Padukone

C - Rajnikanth

D - Salmaan Khan

Answer : A

Q 10 - The Organization of Islamic Cooperation, OIC, will hold an international conference for peace, reconciliation in country ______.

A - France

B - Punjab

C - Jammu and Kashmir

D - Afghanistan

Answer : D

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