Current Affairs August 2016 - Online Quiz



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Q 1 - The United Nations’ (UN) International Youth Day is celebrated annually on ___.

A - August 10

B - April 12

C - August 20

D - August 12

Answer : D

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 - The book titled “The Ocean of Churn: How the Indian Ocean Shaped Human History” is authored by _____.

A - Arundhati Roy

B - Sanjeev Sanyal

C - Rehmaan Malik

D - Sanjeev Duggal

Answer : B

Q 4 - The Reserve Bank of India has announced short-term crop loan of up to Rs 3 lakh at subsidized interest rate of ____for farmers.

A - 3.5%

B - 4%

C - 9%

D - 7 %

Answer : D

Q 5 - Narsingh Yadav, who has been banned for 4 years from Olympics, is a ____.

A - Wrestler

B - Gymnast

C - Badminton player

D - Footballer

Answer : A

Q 6 - India's foreign exchange reserves surged by USD ___, creating a record.

A - 73.2 billion

B - 73.2 million

C - 74.0 million

D - 56.2 million

Answer : B

Q 7 - Arjuna Award is given in the field of ___.

A - Sports

B - Acting

C - Writing and novels

D - None of these

Answer : A

Q 8 - Which of the following books is released by The Vice President of India, Shri M. Hamid Ansari?

A - Patriots, Poets and Prisoners

B - The modern history

C - Modern India

D - Oceans restructure and Climate change

Answer : A

Q 9 - Who was honored with Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Award for meritorious services in the Higher Education Department?

A - VK Laxman

B - RS Swaminanthan

C - P Shanmugam

D - None of these

Answer : C

Q 10 - Who has been sworn in as the 12th Lieutenant Governor of the union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands?

A - Sachin Sinha

B - Jagdish Singh

C - Brajendra Navnit

D - Jagdish Mukhi

Answer : D

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