CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ-2 AUGUST
Q1. Which among the
following state has launched Pashudhan Bima Yojna on 29th July?
a.
Himachal Pradesh
b.
Haryana
c.
U.P
d.
M.P
Q2. Which of the
following day is observed as an International day of friendship?
a.
1 August
b.
30 July
c.
28 July
d.
25 July
Q3. What is the name of
the Indo-Thailand exercise started on 29th July, 2016?
a.
Maitree
b.
Puryi
c.
Bharti
d.
Krabi
Q4. Who wins the Swiss
open Gstaad, 2016?
a.
Serena Williams
b.
Neeraj Chopra
c.
Feliciano Lopez
d.
Steve Elworthy
Q5. Who has been
appointed as the M.D of 2019 World Cup?
a.
Steve Wagh
b.
Morris Johnes
c.
Anil Kumble
d.
Steve Elworthy
Q6. Which of the
following veteran Tabla Maestro passed away on 29th July, 2016?
a.
Pandit Lacchu Maharaj
b.
Vrij Sharma
c.
Pandit Radha Gupta
d.
Pandit Hari Parshad
Q7. Which of the
following state has opened a crocodile bank trust for public?
a.
Tamil Nadu
b.
Kerala
c.
Bihar
d.
U.P
Q8. Which day is
observed as the United Nations World day against Trafficking in persons?
a.
31 June
b.
30 June
c.
30 July
d.
31 Aug.
Q9. Which of the
following scheme has been set up for the effective development and coordination
of central govt. programmes?
a.
Ayus
b.
Disha
c.
Gyan
d.
Lamp
Q10. Which of the
following bill Rajya Sabha has passed on 29th July, 2016?
a.
Forest Bill
b.
Child Labour Bill
c.
Compensatory and Affarestation fund bill
d.
Higher education bill
11.How many members are
there in the negotiations for India to join the coveted Nuclear Suppliers Group
(NSG).
a.32
b.42
c.14
d.28
e.48
12.Recently,Which of
the following teams was crowned 2016 La Liga champion?
a.
Sevilla FC
b.
Real Madrid
c.Valencia CF
d.Barcelona
e.
Atletico Madrid
13.Which of the
following country have resolved a decades-old border issue through a land swap
agreement that started with a physical exchange of enclaves with on July 31,
2015, to continue in phases between that date and June 30, 2016.
a.China
b.
Nepal
c.
Bangladesh
d.Pakistan
e.
Myanmar
14. Justice Navin Sinha
was recently appointed as the new Chief Justice of which high court?
a.Allahabad
High Court
b.
Patna High Court
c.
Rajasthan High Court
d.Karnataka
High Court
e.
Madras High Court
15.Which of the
following country has the Zumwalt - an angular shape warship costing
approximately $4.4 billion which can hit targets from nearly 100 miles away is
to be the largest and most technologically advanced warship?
a.
Japan
b.
France
c.
Russia
d.China
e.US
16.ISRO India
successfully tested it's first-ever swadeshi or indigenous space shuttle in
May'2016 as it's scale model - the Re-Usable Launch Vehicle - Technology
Demonstrator or RLV-TD - was launched from which place of the country?
a.Vasco,
Goa
b.
Chandipur, Orrisa
c.
Vishakhapattanam, Andhra Pradesh
d.Sriharikota,
Andhra Pradesh
e.
None of the above
17.The parliament of
which of the following countries passed legislation legalizing same sex civil
unions bill?
a.
Sweden
b.
Norway
c.
Japan
d. Spain
e. Italy
18.Who won the women’s
single title of the 2016 Italian Open.
a.
Serena Williams
b.
Venus Williams
c.
Madison Keys
d.
Victoria Azarenka
e.Petra
Kvitova
19.Who won the men’s
singles title of the 2016 Italian Open.
a.Andy
Murray
b.
Stan Wawrinka
c.
Roger Federer
d.Novak
Djokovic
e.
Rafael Nadal
20.Who won the 2016
Spanish Grand Prix F1 championship?
a.
Sebastian Vettel
b.
Kimi Raikkonen
c.Max
Verstappen
d.
Nico Rosberg
e.
Daniel Ricciardo
Answers
1.B, 2.B, 3.A, 4.C, 5.D, 6.A, 7.A, 8.C, 9.B, 10.C, 11.E,
12.D, 13.C, 14.C, 15.E, 16.D, 17.E, 18.A, 19.A, 20.C,
