Current Affairs. 4. Which article of the Indian Constitution deals with the Borrowings by State?

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1 C.As- 10 th August- 20 th August, MAA programme is related to a. Breast Feeding b. Pregnancy of women c. Surrogate mother d. Child Adoption 2. Which of the following are uses of chromium? 1) Plating by chromium 2) Making stainless steel 3) Wood Preservative a. 1, 3 b. 1, 2 c. 2, 3 d. All of the above 3. Sakshi Malik is a. Wrestler b. Painter c. Dancer d. Social Activist 4. Which article of the Indian Constitution deals with the Borrowings by State? a. 213 b. 296 c. 293 d Which of the following is/are true? 1) Irrawady Dolphins are found in Odisha. 2) National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) has initiated dolphin conservation programme. a. Only 1 b. Only 2 c. Both 1 and 2 d. Neither 1 nor 2 ique ideas Page 1

2 6. Which of the following type of chromium is toxic? a. Chromium III b. Chromium VI c. Chromium IV d. Chromium VII 7. Akashvani Maitree is for a. Pakistan b. Bhutan c. Nepal d. Bangladesh 8. Freedom Fighter Tirot Sing is from a. Lucknow b. Punjab c. Nagaland d. Meghalaya 9. TARANG Mobile App and portal is related to a. Telecommunications Sector b. Indian Culture c. Power Sector d. Water sector 10. Who became the first Indian woman wrestler to win bronze at the Rio Olympics 2016? a. Sakshi Malik b. Karnam Malleshwari c. Geeta Phogat 11. Terming connectivity as the most vital aspect of Digital India, telecom regulator TRAI indicated that a PPP project would be best for which project? a. Make in India b. Stand Up India c. Startup India d. BharatNet ique ideas Page 2

3 12. What is the world s largest aircraft launched on 17th August called? a. Airglider 10 b. Airlander 10 c. Airlifter Independence Day of Afghanistan is celebrated on which date? a. August 19 b. August 20 c. August 21 d. August Which state in India has started a new beat of city police called Pink Police Patrol aimed at enhancing women s security? a. Kerala b. Karnataka c. Tamil Nadu d. Andhra Pradesh 15. What is the Hawking radiation? a. Virtual black hole b. Particles which can escape black holes c. Smaller black holes 16. Who has been appointed as Chief Product and Technology officer for realty startup Housing dot com on 17th August, 2016? a. Vivek Singh b. Vivek Sharma c. Vivek Jain d. Vivek Mehta 17. Which country launched the world s first quantum satellite on 16th August 2016? a. China b. Japan c. Indonesia d. Philippines 18. Who has been appointed Governor of Manipur w.e.f 17th August 2016? ique ideas Page 3

4 a. Najma Heptullah b. Najma Hidayatullah c. VP Singh Badnore 19. Who won the APJ Abdul Kalam Award for meritorious services on August 17, 2016? a. P Shanmugan b. Hansraj Verma c. RG Udhaykumar d. B Chandramohan 20. Which famous Punjabi writer (also a Jnanpith awardee) passed away on 16th August 2016? a. Gurdeep Singh b. Gurmail Singh c. Gurdial Singh d. Gurpreet Singh 21. Union Government on 12th August 2016 constituted the NCTF. What does NCTF stand for? a. National Committee on Trade Facilitation b. National Committee on Technical Facilitation c. National Committee on Trade Forces d. National Council on Trade Facilitation 22. Who has been appointed the President of PoK on 16th August 2016? a. Masood Ali b. Masood Khan c. Masood Ahmed d. Masood Mohammad 23. Who became the first US winner of the gold in a medal race in sailing at Rio Olympics, 2016? a. Giles Scott b. Caleb Paine c. Caleb Scott d. Giles Paine ique ideas Page 4

5 24. India s first bio-cng plant will be inaugurated in which city? a. Chennai b. Delhi c. Mumbai d. Pune 25. Computing major Nvidia has announced the world s first supercomputer in a box. What is it called? a. DGX-1 b. DGX-2 c. DGX-3 d. DGX ONGC has started a new INR 100 crore startup fund to foster and incubate new ideas pertaining to the oil and gas sector. What is it called? a. ONGC Start Up b. Start Up ONGC c. Oil and Gas Start Up d. Startup O&G 27. Who became the first man to win three successive Olympic titles on the track? a. Carl Lewis b. Michael Johnson c. Usain Bolt d. Justin Gatlin 28. Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers commenced work on the FPV. What does FPV stand for? a. First Patrol Vessels b. Fast Patrol Vessels c. Final Patrol Vessels d. Fast Patrol Vehicles 29. Who has been awarded the Shaurya Chakra in 2016? a. Lt. Col. Niranjan b. Lt. Col Ganeshan ique ideas Page 5

6 c. Lt. Col Natrajan 30. Havildar Hangpan Dada was posthumously awarded the highest award to an army man during peace time operations namely the Chakra a. Shaurya Chakra b. Param Veer Chakra c. Ashok Chakra 31. Which state has received the highest number of gallantry medals for police personnel on the eve of Independence Day? a. Telangana b. Arunachal Pradesh c. Andhra Pradesh d. Karnataka 32. Who was awarded the Shaurya Chakra posthumously on Independence Day 2016? a. Corporal Gurudev Singh b. Corporal Gurukripa Singh c. Corporal Gursevak Singh 33. International Youth Day was celebrated across the world on which date? a. 12th August b. 13th August c. 14th August d. 15th August 34. India s top squash player has won the Australian Open Squash Women s Singles title in Melbourne in Who is she? a. Dipika Pallikal b. Dipa Pallikal c. Deepti Pallikal 35. Who won Colombia s first Olympic gold medal on 14th August 2016 for athletics? a. Katerine Ibarguen b. Caterine Ibarguen ique ideas Page 6

7 c. Yulimar Rojas 36. Who completed the fastest single lap in history of Olympic games? a. Michael Johnson b. Wayde van Niekerk c. Usain Bolt d. LaShawn Merrit 37. Who beat Argentina s del Potro to win gold and successfully defend his title for the first time in the history of tennis Olympics? a. Andy Murray b. Rafael Nadal c. Kei Nishikori d. Juan Martin del Potro 38. A garden for visually impaired has been created at which state for the first time in India? a. Kerala b. Karnataka c. Tamil Nadu d. Andhra Pradesh 39. Who was the founder of Akshardham temples and a saint belonging to the Swaminarayan sect? a. Pramukh Swami b. Satya Sai Baba c. Ramdev d. Sri Sri Ravishankar 40. Who has won his 22nd gold medal and become the first swimmer to win the same event at 4 consecutive Games? a. Michael Phelps b. Ian Thorpe c. Ryan Lochte d. Mark Spitz ique ideas Page 7

8 Key to the above C.As- 10 th August- 20 th August, a 2- d 3- a 4- c 5- c 6- b 7- d 8- d 9- c 10- a 11- d 12- b 13- a 14- a 15- b 16- c 17- a 18-a 19- a 20- c 21- a 22- b 23- a 24- d 25- a 26- a 27-c 28- b 29- a 30- c 31- a 32- c 33- a 34- a 35- b 36- b 37- a 38- a 39- a 40- a ique ideas Page 8