Current Affairs August 2016 - Online Quiz



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Q 1 - Which of the following countries won their first men's Olympic football gold medal in Rio?

A - Hungary

B - Germany

C - Brazil

D - South Korea

Answer : B

Q 2 - The 7th meeting of SAARC Immigration Authorities was held in______.

A - Islamabad

B - New Delhi, India

C - Dhaka

D - Lankavi

Answer : A

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 - The RBI, in its Annual Report, has projected India's growth rate at ____ in 2016-17.

A - 7.0%

B - 7.6%

C - 7.8%

D - 8.0%

Answer : B

Q 5 - ________will be honored with the Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award.

A - Shubha Mudgal

B - Zakir Hussain

C - Ustad Amjad Ali Khan

D - Lata Mangeshkar

Answer : A

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

A - Ladakh

B - Dehradun

C - Mysore

D - Sikkim

Answer : B

Q 7 - Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has asked banks to provide loans to Women Self-Help Groups in rural areas at ___ per annum.

A - 9%

B - 8%

C - 7%

D - 12.5%

Answer : C

Q 8 - Who took over as the new chairperson of Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)?

A - Atulesh Jindal

B - Sudhanshu Mani

C - Anant Maheshwari

D - Rani Singh Nair

Answer : D

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 - Which of the following states became the first state in the country to draft its own law for internal security?

A - Chandigarh

B - Telangana

C - Maharashtra

D - Bihar

Answer : C

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