DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 31 AUGUST
1. Name the State that became the
first state to distribute 2 crore LED bulbs under Unnat Jyoti by Affordable
LEDs for All (UJALA) scheme?
a)
Gujarat
b)
Tamil Nadu
c)
Rajasthan
d)
Madhya Pradesh
2. Who appointed as the UN
Women’s Advocate for Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment in India.
a)
Gauri Shinde
b)
Mira Nair
c)
Aishwaryaa Rajinikanth Dhanush
d)
Kiran Rao
3. CRPF recently decided to
appoint which sportspersons as its Commandant and Brand Ambassador?
a)
Sakshi Malik
b)
P V Sindhu
c)
Deepa Karmakar
d)
Jeetu Rai
4. The West Bengal State Assembly
recently passed a resolution to change the name of the state. What would be the
state called in English?
a)
Bengal
b)
Bangla
c)
Bangal
d)
Bang
5. Who was recently honoured with
the Entertainer of The Year award by CNBC-TV18?
a)
Deepika Padukone
b)
Ranveer Singh
c)
Irrfan Khan
d)
Priyanka Chopra
6. Name the Indian wrestler whose
bronze medal from the 2012 London Olympics was upgraded to silver?
a)
Yogeshwar Dutt
b)
Vijay Kumar
c)
Sushil Kumar
d)
None of them
7. Accorning to the RBI’s Annual
Report 2015-16, By what percent in 2016-17 the Indian economy is likely to
expand?
a)
7.4 percent
b)
6.5 percent
c)
7 percent
d)
7.6 percent
8.To which airport, Ministry of Civil Aviation has given green
signal for expansion?
a)
Agartala
b)
Guwahati
c)
Ranchi
d)
LucknowAns: A
9. Which Indian(s) received the
Ramon Magsaysay Award 2016?
a)
Bezwada Wilson
b)
Thodur Madabusi Krishna
c)
Both of them
d)
None of them
10. Who was sworn in as President
of Brazil in August 2016?
a)
Lula da Silva
b)
Michel Temer
c)
Fernando Henrique
d)
Dilma Rousseff
ANSWER
1.A, 2.C, 3.B, 4.A, 5.C, 6.A, 7.D, 8.A, 9.C, 10.B,
