1. ………………..Government has approved Fisheries Policy, 2015.
a) Jharkhand
b) Odisha
c) Maharashtra
d) West Bengal
Ans: – B
2. Who among the following has been assigned as additional charge of Director of Enforcement Directorate?
a) Rajan Singh
b) Karnal S Katoch
c) Karnal Singh
d) Rajan S Katoch
Ans: – C
3. Who among the following Olympic champion has been elected as President of IAAF?
a) Sherlock Maize
b) Alex Kein
c) George Cole
d) Sebastian Coe
Ans: – D
4. …………………..actor Paravoor Bharathan died recently.
a) Kannada
b) Telugu
c) Malayalam
d) Tamil
Ans: – C
5. Which among the following state government has announced City Taxi Scheme?
a) Karnataka
b) Kerala
c) Delhi
d) UP
Ans: – C
6. The White House has appointed whom as its first openly transgender staff member?
a) Raffi Freedman-Gurspan
b) Mara Keisling
c) Arnold Scaasi
d) John Nash
Ans: – A
7. …………..military has launched the largest NATO airborne drills dubbed since Cold War in Europe
a) UK
b) US
c) China
d) Japan
Ans: – B
8. Which Bollywood actor has been named an advocate for the United Nations’ campaign on gender equality?
a) Amitabh Bachchan
b) Anupam Kher
c) Naseeruddin Shah
d) Aamir Khan
Ans: – B
9. Australian government has appointed whom as ambassador to India - for education?
a) Andrew Symonds
b) Ricky Ponting
c) Adam Gilchrist
d) Brett Lee
Ans: – C
10. Who among the following has become India's first woman to play in English league football?
a) Aditi Chauhan
b) Akshara Chauhan
c) Anjali Chauhan
d) Anjana Chauhan
Ans: – A
11. Which state will make Sanskrit mandatory in government schools?
a) MP
b) UP
c) Uttarakhand
d) Himachal Pradesh
Ans: – D
12. India’s First Lady passed away. Name her.
a) Suvra Mukherjee
b) Sulochna Mukherjee
c) Sushena Mukherjee
d) Shayoni Mukherjee
Ans: – A
13. The World Photography Day was observed on August……. across the world.
a) 19
b) 20
c) 21
d) 22
Ans: – A
14. India and………………have inked MoU on cooperation in the fields of education, research and training.
a) Argentina
b) Russia
c) Austria
d) Australia
Ans: – D
15. Athletics Federation of India President…………………..was elected as one of the members of the IAAF.
a) Adille Daruwala
b) Adille Sumariwalla
c) Adille Jhunjhunwala
d) Adille Surtiwala
Ans: – B
16. Minority Ministry has launched Online Application Management System for………………scheme.
a) Sarv Shiksha Abhiyan
b) Swach Bharat
c) Nai Roshni
d) Avas Vikas Yojana
Ans: – C
17. Who among the following was sworn in as the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka?
a) Maithripala Wickremesinghe
b) Ranil Wickremesinghe
c) Maithripala Sirisena
d) Ranil Sirisena
Ans: – B
18. Which state government has launched RISHTA project?
a) MP
b) UP
c) Uttarakhand
d) Himachal Pradesh
Ans: – D
19. Which among the following state government has approved State Capital Region Improvement of Power System scheme?
a) Jharkhand
b) Odisha
c) Maharashtra
d) West Bengal
Ans: – B
20. Which country has won their first-ever South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) under-16 title?
a) India
b) Nepal
c) Bangladesh
d) Sri Lanka
Ans: – C
21. Which state government has signed MoU with Adani Group for development of Vizhinjam Port?
a) Andhra Pradesh
b) Tamil Nadu
c) Kerala
d) Karnataka
Ans: – C
22. Who among the following will steer Air India as CMD?
a) Akshay Lohani
b) Ashwani Lohani
c) Abhay Lohani
d) Ashok Lohani
Ans: – B
23. Government has approved pact between India and………………to curb black money.
a) Seychelles
b) Costa Rica
c) Indonesia
d) New Zealand
Ans: – A
24. As per Forbes, which company has been included among the world’s 100 most innovative companies?
a) Hindustan Unilever Sun Pharma Industries and TCS
b) Hindustan Unilever Sun Pharma Industries and Infosys
c) Hindustan Unilever Sun Pharma Industries and Cognizant
d) Hindustan Unilever Sun Pharma Industries and Wipro
Ans: – A
25. Video sharing portal YouTube has announced to set up a new “YouTube Space” in…………………
a) Mumbai
b) Delhi
c) Bangalore
d) Chennai
Ans: – A
26. Which state government has entered into an agreement with Future Consumer Enterprise Ltd. to modernize the public distribution system?
a) Uttarakhand
b) Sikkim
c) Punjab
d) Rajasthan
Ans: – D
27. Union government has announced to sell 10% stake in state owned…………
a) SAIL
b) NTPC
c) IOC
d) BHEL
Ans: – C
28. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on………………inaugurated birth centenary celebrations of freedom fighter Rani Gaidinliu.
a) 22 August
b) 23 August
c) 24 August
d) 25 August
Ans: – C
29. Renowned historian…………………..was conferred with Maharashtra Bhushan Award 2015.
a) Babasaheb Phalke
b) Babasaheb Phadke
c) Babasaheb Sane
d) Babasaheb Purandare
Ans: – D
30. Which state Chief Minister N Rangasamy has launched the much awaited Free Laptop Scheme?
a) Kerala
b) Karnataka
c) Hyderabnad
d) Puducherry
Ans: – D
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