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August 2016 (GK - 4)

General Knowledge, GK (August)

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who has been appointed as the 24th Governor of RBI?

  1. R. Gandhi
  2. S. S. Mundra
  3. N. S. Vishwanathan
  4. Urjit R. Patel
  5. Bharat Narotam Doshi
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The 9th edition Global Innovation Index 2016 was released in August 2016 jointly by Cornell University, INSEAD and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). Which country topped the index?

  1. The US
  2. Switzerland
  3. The UK
  4. France
  5. Australia
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In August 2016, former Union Minister Najma Heptulla was appointed as the Governor of _______.

  1. Arunachal Pradesh
  2. Assam
  3. Meghalaya
  4. Manipur
  5. Nagaland
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who among the following is the recipient of the 2016 Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Award?

  1. N. Valarmathi
  2. C. N. R. Rao
  3. P. Shanmugam
  4. M. G. K. Menon
  5. Vijay P. Bhatkar
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which country, in August 2016, launched the world's first quantum satellite named Quantum Experiments at Space Scale (QUESS)?

  1. Russia
  2. China
  3. The US
  4. North Korea
  5. Japan
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is the first state in the country to launch India’s first comprehensive ‘Crime Criminal Tracking Network System’ (CCTNS)?

  1. Karnataka
  2. Tamil Nadu
  3. Punjab
  4. Maharashtra
  5. Gujarat
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In August 2016, which of the following states launched the sailing campaign ‘Jal Tarang'?

  1. West Bengal
  2. Gujarat
  3. Kerala
  4. Himachal Pradesh
  5. Haryana
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

________ is the first Indian state to draft its own internal security act.

  1. Maharashtra
  2. Punjab
  3. Kerala
  4. Gujarat
  5. Jharkhand
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In which of the following cities has India’s first-ever bio-CNG plant for public vehicles been inaugurated in August 2016?

  1. Pune
  2. Bengaluru
  3. Jaipur
  4. Lucknow
  5. Indore
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

With which of the following sports is Bishweshwar Nandi, the 2016 Dronacharya Award recipient, associated?

  1. Wrestling
  2. Badminton
  3. Gymnastics
  4. Shooting
  5. Boxing
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who among the following is India’s first female wrestler and the fourth female athlete ever to win an Olympic medal?

  1. Sakshi Malik
  2. Vinesh Phogat
  3. Babita Kumari
  4. Geeta Phogat
  5. Divya Sharma
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The 2016 Summer Olympics concluded in August 2016 at the Maracana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Which country stood second in the medal tally with a total of 67 medals?

  1. China
  2. Germany
  3. Great Britain
  4. Russia
  5. Japan
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who is the author of the book ‘One Indian Girl’?

  1. Salman Rushdie
  2. Chetan Bhagat
  3. Arundhati Roy
  4. Vikram Seth
  5. Jhumpa Lahiri
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In August 2016, the board of State Bank of India approved merger of its five associate banks and Bharatiya Mahila Bank with itself. Which of the following is not among the five associate banks?

  1. State Bank of Saurashtra
  2. State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur
  3. State Bank of Hyderabad
  4. State Bank of Mysore
  5. State Bank of Travancore
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

World Humanitarian Day is observed annually on

  1. 9th August
  2. 13th August
  3. 19th August
  4. 25th August
  5. 29th August
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