Current Affairs August 2016 - Online Quiz



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Q 1 - The Union Government is planning to roll-out the goods and services tax (GST) by ___.

A - 1st April, 2018

B - 1st April, 2017

C - 31st March, 2017

D - 1st July, 2018

Answer : B

Q 2 - Which of the following state became the first state to approve sewage and waste water policy?

A - Karnatka

B - Tamil Nadu

C - Rajasthan

D - Andhra Pradesh

Answer : C

Q 3 - Which of the following countries topped the The Rio 2016 Olympics medal list?

A - United States

B - Great Britain

C - China

D - South Korea

Answer : A

Q 4 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the first phase of Mission Bhagirath programme in Telangana. What is Mission Bhagirath?

A - Supply of drinking water to each household

B - Cleaning of all rivers and water resources

C - Ensuring proper drainage system in India

D - Induction of Artificial Rainfall in drought areas

Answer : A

Q 5 - The Global Liveability Ranking, released by The Economist declared_____ as the world’s most liveable city.

A - Vienna

B - Perth and Toronto

C - Mexico City

D - Melbourne city

Answer : D

Q 6 - The Wildlife Institute of India (WII) will house the India’s first repository on tigers, under its new Tiger Cell in _____.

A - Ladakh

B - Dehradun

C - Mysore

D - Sikkim

Answer : B

Q 7 - The third bi-monthly monetary policy statement for the fiscal year 2016-17 keeps repo rate and reverse repo rate at___ and ___ respectively.

A - 6.6% and 6.8%

B - 7% and 6.2%

C - 6.0% and 6.5%

D - 6.5% and 6%

Answer : D

Q 8 - India's first textile university to be set up at ____.

A - Punjab

B - Gujarat

C - Haryana

D - Kerela

Answer : B

Q 9 - Which of the following countries was ranked 2nd most innovative middle income economy in world by UN World Intellectual Property Organization?

A - India

B - USA

C - China

D - Bangladesh

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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