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MCQ OF DATE : 31-08-2016

1) The National Sports Day is observed every year to mark hockey legend Dhyan Chand,s birthday on

[A] 27 Aug [B] 28 Aug

[C] 29 Aug [D] 30 Aug

2) The Velankanni festival has started in which state of India?

[A] Telangana

[B] Tamil Nadu

[C] Andhra Pradesh

[D] Kerala

3) Who among the following won the 2016 Belgian Grand Prix of Formula One?

[A] Daniel Ricciardo

[B] Sebastian Vettel

[C] Nico Rosberg

[D] Kimi Raikkonen

4) Who among the following has/have been appointed as new member(s) of Broadcasting Content Complaints Council (BCCC)?

[A] Sharmila Tagore

[B] Arundhati Nag

[C] Ira Bhaskar

[D] All the above

5) India’s first textile university will set up in which of the following states?

[A] Karnataka [B] Gujarat

[C] Assam [D] Madhya Pradesh

6) Subroto Cup is associated with which sports?

[A] Hockey [B] Badminton

[C] Cricket [D] Football

7) Despite the steep hike in US visa fees, the applicants from which of the following countries have cornered 72 per cent of the H-1B visas and 30 per cent of L-1 visas issued worldwide so far in 2016?

[A] Thailand [B] Philippines

[C] India [D] China

8) The Union Human Resource Ministry Prakash Javdekar recently launched Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Dharwad, which is located in the state of

[A] Andhra Pradesh [B] Karnataka

[C] Kerala [D] Tamil Nadu

9) Which committee has recently submitted report on border protection to Union Government?

[A] Shailesh Nagar committee

[B] Madhukar Gupta committee

[C] N K Singh committee

[D] H R Nagendra committee

10) Who has become first Asian to be nominated for 2016 Heritage Heroes Award of International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)?

[A] Bibhuti Lahkar

[B] Bantu Mukura

[C] Niel Sanga

[D] Andrey Wilson

11) The NASA’s solar-powered Juno spacecraft successfully executed its first flyby of which of the following planets of the solar system?

[A] Venus [B] Pluto

[C] Jupiter [D] Mercury

12) Jammu and Kashmir CM Mehbooba Mufti launched the central govt’s UJALA scheme in the state. The UJALA scheme is related to the distribution of

[A] LED bulbs among people

[B] cycles among school going girls

[C] old age pension among people

[D] free lenses among elderly

13)Women and Child Development Minister (WCD) Maneka Sanjay Gandhi recently launched POCSO e-box in New Delhi. This is aimed at protecting _______ from sexual offenses.

[A] lesbian [B] women

[C] children [D] transgender

14)India’s first military heritage website has launched by which organisation?

[A] Glory Foundation

[B] Sports Coaching Foundation

[C] Subroto Mukerjee Sports Education Society

[D] Magic Bus India Foundation

15) The United Nations’ (UN) International Day against Nuclear test is observed on which day?

[A] August 27 [B] August 28

[C] August 29 [D] August 30

16) Which team recently established the new record for the highest team total in ODIs?

[A] Pakistan [B] South Africa

[C] Australia [D] England

17) PM Narendra Modi recently inaugurated the first phase of SAUNI project related to irrigation and drinking water supply in which state?

[A] Gujarat [B] Rajasthan

[C] Madhya Pradesh

[D] Maharashtra

18) Yogeshwar Dutt, whose bronze medal from the London Olympics has been upgraded to silver, is an Indian

[A] wrestler [B] archer

[C] boxer [D] weightlifter

19) Prakampana-2016” the annual joint disaster relief exercise has started in which city of India?

[A] Ranchi [B] Chennai

[C] Visakhapatnam

[D] Kochi

20) Apurvi Chandela, who was honoured with the Arjuna Award this year, is a

[A] shooter [B] wrestler

[C] squash player [D] boxer

21) The International Day Against Nuclear Tests is observed on

[A] 28 Aug [B] 29 Aug

[C] 30 Aug [D] 31 Aug

22) Eminent poetess and novelist Padma Sachdev was recently awarded the prestigious Saraswati Samman for the year 2015. She writes in which of the following languages?

[A] Malayalam [B] Assamese

[C] Tamil [D] Dogri

23) “SAHAYATA-2016”, the annual joint disaster relief exercise will be conducted in which state of India?

[A] Gujarat [B] Assam

[C] Kerala [D] Odisha

24) What is the India’s GDP growth forecast for FY 17, as per the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)’s latest annual report 2015-16?

[A] 7.5 % [B] 7.6 %

[C] 7.7 % [D] 7.8 %

25) Which country is hosting the 2016 meeting of heads of SAARC Statistical Organizations (SAARCSTAT)?

[A] Pakistan [B] India

[C] Nepal [D] Bhutan

26) Which high-level committee has been constituted by the Indian Navy to find out extent of Scorpene Submarine data leak?

[A] Ashok Kumar committee

[B] Girish Luthar committee

[C] Sunil Lanba committee

[D] Robin Dhowan committee

27) India has become only the fourth nation to flight-test a Scramjet (or Supersonic Combusting ramjet) engine successfully. Which of the following countries has did it so far?

[A] United States [B] Russia

[C] China [D] All the above

28) The Legislative Assembly of which of the following states recently (on Aug passed a resolution changing the name of the state?

[A] Telangana [B] Andhra Pradesh

[C] Nagaland [D] West Bengal

29) Name the international bank which recently opened a branch in Kochi in the Indian state of Kerala. R Seetharaman is the CEO of the Bank.

[A] Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank

[B] Doha Bank

[C] BNP Paribas

[D] Bank of Bahrain & Kuwait

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