National Current Affairs Quiz - August 2015

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1. 20th Law Commission of India (Headed by ____) submitted its Reports Number - 258, 259, 260 and 261.

(Report 258 - Prevention of Bribery of Foreign Public Officials and Officials of Public International Organisations,
Report 259 - Early Childhood Development and Legal Entitlements (Suggested to make sure proper education and care for children under 6 years),
Report 260 - Analysis of the 2015 Draft Model Indian Bilateral Investment Treaty.
Report 261 - Need to Regulate Pet Shops and Dog and Aquarium Fish Breeding) ?)

Ajit Doval
Ajit Kumar Seth
Rajiv Mehrishi
Ajit Prakash Shah
None of These


2. ____, a 13 day celebration of Culture & Cuisine from different Indian states started in Delhi as a part of Independence Day celebrations. ?

Bharat Parv
Bharat Utsav
Bharat Mala
Desh Darshan
None of These


3. Indias Strategy for Economic Integration with CLMV (______) Region Report has been issued by Ministry of Commerce and Industry ?

Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Venezuela
Chile, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam
Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam
Carribean, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam
None of These


4. Operation _____ launched as an initiative by railway police to trace missing and destitute children and reunite them with parents ?

Ehsaan
Rahat
Khoj
Sahaj
Muskaan


5. ___ Government will open call centres increase efficiency of claim settlement process for unorganised workers ?

Uttar Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Rajasthan
Madhya Pradesh
None of These


6. As per data by Election Commission of India, there are _____ registered political parties in India. Out of these, 56 are recognised as registered national or state parties, while others are unrecognised. ?

1866
866
1066
2066
None of These


7. ______Assembly passed Witch Hunting (Prohibition, Prevention and Protection) Bill, 2015 to eliminate cases of superstition leading to murder of so-called 'witches'. ?

Mizoram
Assam
Manipur
Meghalaya
None of These


8. ____acquired Augere Wireless Broadband to expand its 4G operations to nine circles. ?

Bharti Airtel
Vodafone
Idea
BSNL
Tata Teleservices


9. ____Assembly passed Public Grievance Redressal Bill, 2015 for speedy redressal of public grievances by government servants ?

Bihar
Uttar Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Rajasthan
None of These


10. ______ will become first airport in India to run completely on solar power. A 12MWp solar power project set up in the airport will generate 50,000 to 60,000 units of electricity per day. ?

IGI Delhi Airport
Bangalore International Airport
Hyderabad International Airport
Cochin International Airport
None of These


11. _________ Jal Board commissioned first Hydro-power plant that can generate upto 20000 KWH of electricity per year ?

Mumbai
Ahmedabad
Hyderabad
Delhi
None of These


12. Forest Ministers of southern states decided to set up a Southern Forest Ministers Inter-state Coordination Council to be headed by ______Forest Minister Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan for first year ?

Karnataka
Kerala
Maharashtra
Tamilnadu
Andhra Pradesh


13. Foundation stone of National Research Centre on Integrated Farming (ICAR-NRCIF) laid out in East Champaran district of _____ by Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh ?

Uttar Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Rajasthan
Uttaranchal
Bihar


14. Government developed an Online Facility in collaboration with _____ as an initiative to preserve India's heritage and make it accessible globally ?

Google
TCS
HCL
Microsoft
Infosys


15. Government Included Sipai, Patni Jamat, Turk Jamat categories in Gujarat and Kahar and Tanwar, Singhariya Catergories in _____ in List of Other Backward Classes (OBCs) as per advices from National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC) ?

Rajasthan
Madhya Pradesh
Kerala
Uttarakhand
Uttar Pradesh


16. Government approved Value Added Tax (Amendment) Regulation 2005 for Union territory _____ to increase yearly additional gross revenue and tax Receipts ?

Andaman and Nicobar
Lakshadweep
Dadra and Nagar Haveli
Chandigarh
Delhi


17. Government approved setting up of _____ at Nagmangla (Karnataka) and Jhajjar (Haryana) ?

National Institute of Malaria Research
Central Research Institute for Yoga and Naturoapthy
Central Plantation Crops Research Institute
Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research
None of These


18. Government granted 800 crores under Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gram Jyoti Yojana to ______ for setting up feeder line to provide 24 hours quality power supply to farmers. ?

Kerala
Karnataka
Madhya Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
None of These


19. Government deferred proposed talks between Chief negotiators on India EU-BTIA (______________) after ban imposed by European Union on sale of around 700 pharma products by Indian Company GVK Biosciences. ?

Broadband Investment and Trade Agreement
Broad-based Institutional and Trade Agreement
Broadband Institutional and Trade Agreement
Broad-based Investment and Trade Agreement
None of These


20. Government signed peace accord with Nationalist Socialist Council of ____________ to end insurgency in northeastern state ?

Nagaland
Mizoram
Manipur
Meghalaya
Assam

21. _____ Government declared ban on use of plastic in the State on the occasion of unfurling National Flag at 69th Independence Day ceremony. ?

Gujarat
Maharashtra
Kerala
Kartanaka
Haryana


22. ____ became first Indian state to launch Agro-solar policy. Under this, farmers will tap energy from the sun by installing solar power equipments in their fields ?

Goa
Gujarat
Maharashtra
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh


23. ______ Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh announced to make Sanskrit as a mandatory subject in all Government schools of the state. ?

Haryana
Uttar Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir
Himachal Pradesh
None of These


24. ______ Government launched Rajiv Gandhi Illuminating Scheme for Hill Town Advancement (RISHTA) project for implementation of LED based street lighting in collaboration with EESL. ?

Haryana
Uttar Pradesh
Meghalaya
Gujarat
Himachal Pradesh


25. India's ______ became first historical monuments in world to have a Twitter account of its own. ?

Red Fort
India Gate
Taj Mahal
Gateway of India
None of These


26. India-Born _______ has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer of Google. Google restructured itself by creating a new parent company - Alphabet ?

Sunder Pichai
Satya Nadella
Nikesh Arora
Amit Singhal
None of These


27. _____ Government empowered Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) to arrest Minister, MLA and senior civil servants without permission in cases of taking bribes ?

Chhattisgarh
Jharkhand
Odisha
Haryana
None of These


28. _____ declared as first totally digital state in India due to rapid digital progress by achieving 100 % mobile connectivity, 75 % e-literacy, broadband connectivity upto Panchayat level, linking bank accounts with Aadhar cards and e-district plans ?

Gujarat
Goa
Kerala
Maharashtra
Sikkim


29. ______government signed an agreement with Adani Group for developing INR 7525 crore Vizhinjam International Deepwater Multipurpose Seaport ?

Karnataka
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Sikkim
Kerala


30. Lok Sabha passed _____ High Court (Amendment) Bill, 2015 to enable hearing of Civil cases up to 2 crore by any of 11 district courts instead of 20 Lakh Rupees Limit previously ?

Uttar Pradesh
Rajasthan
Delhi
Haryana
None of These


31. _____government announced construction of 800 kilometers of Nagpur-Mumbai six-lane expressway, also called Communication Super-expressway with Cost approx 30000 crore rupees. ?

Uttar Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Uttaranchal
Maharashtra
Gujarat


32. ____ government bought Dr Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar's house in London where he stayed in 1920s in 3.1 million pounds deal.?

Goa
Maharashtra
Gujarat
Rajasthan
None of These


33. _____ government declared area along Thane Creek as Flamingo Sanctuary and second Marine sanctuary of the state ?

Maharashtra
Goa
Kerala
Gujarat
None of These


34. ____ government increased retirement age for group 'A' medical officers from 58 to 60 years. ?

Mizoram
Meghalaya
Assam
Telangana
Maharashtra


35. _______'s Dahi Handi (Govinda) has been accorded with status of Adventure Sport. ?

Mizoram
Maharashtra
Manipur
Assam
None of These


36. Minister for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences Harsh Vardhan launched web enabled project management information system for Department of Biotechnology (DBT) projects at URL ______ for better management of projects ?

http://dbtepromis.nic.in
http://dbtepromis.org.in
http://dbtepromis.co
http://dbtepromis.com
None of These


37. Minister of Urban development M Venkaiah Naidu announced list of _____ selected under smart cities mission ?

198 cities
298 cities
48 cities
200 cities
98 cities


38. Government will establish a Centre for World Natural Heritage Management and Training for Asia and Pacific Region as a UNESCO Category 2 Centre at the Wildlife Institute of India (WII), ____________. ?

Dehradun
Bangalore
Lucknow
Kolkata
None of These


39. Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has proposed creation of NRSTMA (_____) to look after vehicle regulation and road safety issues ?

Neutral Road Safety & Traffic Management Authority
National Road Safety & Traffic Management Authority
National Road Safety & Traffic Management Agency
National Road Safety & Terrain Management Authority
None of These


40. Ministry of Rural Development launched _____ web portal to monitor progress of Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY) for development of Gram Panchayats ?

Samagam
Sulabh
Sugam
Sahaj
Samanvay


41. NDMC (North Delhi Municipal Corporation) will rename Aurangzeb road in Delhi as _____. ?

Atal Bihari Vajpayee road
APJ Abdul Kalam road
Lal Bahadur Shastri Road
Lal Krishan Advani Road
None of These


42. Najma Heptulla, Minister for Minority Affairs Launched Online Application Management System (OAMS) for ____ scheme to bring transparency and quick delivery. ?

Nai Manzil
Nai Roshni
Naya Savera
Nayi Kiran
None of These


43. Numerous burial sites belonging to Megalithic period found in a village in Siddipet mandal of Medak district (_____) ?

Telangana
Andhra Pradesh
Rajasthan
Jharkhand
None of These


44. ____ Government approved new Fisheries Policy to increase production of fish from island and marine resources to 7.15 lakh tonnes by 2019-20 annually ?

West Bengal
Goa
Gujarat
Maharashtra
Odisha


45. ____ Govrnment approved Industrial Policy Resolution (IPR) 2015 for various sectors including infrastructure, automobile, agriculture and IT. The 1500 Crores State Capital Region Improvement of Power System (SCRIPS) scheme and 650.64 km ambitious Biju Expressway were also approved.

Andhra Pradesh
Odisha
Telangana
Uttar Pradesh
None of These


46. ______Chief Minister N Rangasamy launched Scheme to provide free laptops to students passing 12th from Government Higher Secondary Schools in past 2 years ?

Puducherry
Chandigarh
Lakshadweep
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
None of These


47. ______ High Court Banned Santhara - Jain practice of facing death voluntarily at the end of one's life, terming it as a criminal offence under Section 306 of Indian Penal Code ?

Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Gujarat
Rajasthan


48. _____ government launched a Three month campaign for collection and compilation of health data of rural population by issuing health cards based on spot diagnoses ?

Rajasthan
Uttar Pradesh
Uttaranchal
Kerala
None of These


49. ____ government signed an agreement with Future Consumer Enterprise Ltd to modernise public distribution system (PDS), known as Annapurna Bhandar Yojna ?

Uttar Pradesh
Rajasthan
Uttaranchal
Rajasthan
None of These


50. As per Population by Religious Communities data on Census 2011, Total Population in 2011 was 121.09 crores. The three major Communities are - ?

Hindu (49.8 %) , Muslim (44.2 %), Christian (2.3 %)
Hindu (59.8 %) , Muslim (34.2 %), Christian (2.3 %)
Hindu (69.8 %) , Muslim (24.2 %), Christian (2.3 %)
Hindu (89.8 %) , Muslim (4.2 %), Christian (2.3 %)
Hindu (79.8 %) , Muslim (14.2 %), Christian (2.3 %)


51. Swachh Bharat rankings by urban development ministry have ranked _____(Karnataka) as cleanliest among all 476 cities while Bengaluru is cleanest state capital ?

Mysore
Bagalkot
Vijayapura
Bellary
Chikkamagaluru


52. ____government started a youth award in name of former President APJ Abdul Kalam to be given from 2015 onwards on every Independence Day and Dr Kalam's birthday on October 15th would be celebrated as the Youth Revival Day in the state.

Gujarat
Kerala
Tamil Nadu
Rajasthan
Jharkhand


53. ____has most (751) registered Yoga & Naturopathy practitioners, followed by Karnataka (609), out of total 2034 such registered practitioners across India ?

Kerala
Gujarat
Maharashtra
Tamil Nadu
None of These


54. _____state High Court permitted a transgender to participate in physical test for the post of Sub-Inspector. ?

Kerala
Goa
Gujarat
Assam
Tamil Nadu


55. Tata Trust will develop 264 villages in Vijayawada Lok Sabha constituency of ______ under Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana(SAGY) initiative. It has been possible due to efforts of MP of Vijayawada Srinivas Kesineni, who approached Ratan Tata seeking his collaboration to develop model villages in his constituenc.

Telengana
Uttar Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Haryana
None of These


56. _____government launched Grama Jyothi prgramme aimed at development of rural areas with investment of 25000 crore rupees. ?

Telangana
Andhra Pradesh
Rajasthan
Uttar Pradesh
None of These


57. Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad launched Disha mobile app to promote digital literacy in _____ ?

Uttar Pradesh
Bihar
Jharkhand
Chhattisgarh
None of These


58. Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad released a commemorative Rs. 5 postal stamp on Indian emperor _____ . ?

Ashoka
Harshvardhan
Akbar
Shivaji
None of These


59. Tendong Lho Rum Faat (Prayer of the Tendong Mountain), an ancient festival of ethnic Lepcha tribe of ____ was celebrated.?

Sikkim
Assam
Meghalaya
Nagaland
None of These


60. National Teacher awards money has been enhanced to ____ from Rs. 25000 Currently. ?

Rs. 150,000
Rs. 100,000
Rs. 75,000
Rs. 50,000
None of These


61. Thiru Onam (Thiruvonam) festival celebrated across ___, marking birthday of Sri Padmanabham, the presiding deity of Thiruvananthapuram. ?

Karnataka
Goa
Gujarat
Kerala
None of These


62. ___ government decided to run Tram Trains across to augment transport infrastructure of the union territory ?

Puducherry
Delhi
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Lakshadweep
None of These


63. To reduce air pollution, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways will introduce _____ compliant 4 wheelers in India from 1 April 2017 ?

Bharat Stage I
Bharat Stage II
Bharat Stage III
Bharat Stage V
Bharat Stage IV


64. ______ assembly passed a resolution to replace life sentence unto death by requesting Union government to amend the Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). ?

Tripura
Assam
Nagaland
Meghalaya
Manipur


65. Minister of State (Culture) Mahesh Sharma released film Shesher Kobita as part of 150th birth anniversary celebrations of ____. ?

Swami Vivekanand
M K Gandhi
Subhash Chandra Bose
Rabindranath Tagore
None of These


66. ____ High Court bench under Justice Sudhir Agarwal directed all government officials and elected representatives to send their children to primary schools under state Board for Secondary Education ?

Madhya Pradesh
Rajasthan
Uttar Pradesh
Haryana
None of These


67. Uttar Pradesh government renamed Uttar Pradesh Technical University (UPTU) as _____________ ?

Atal Bihari Vajpayee Technical University
Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University
Mahamaya Technical University
Gautam Buddha Technical University
None of these


68. War museums inaugerated at military stations of Jaisalmer and Longewala in _____ to showcase bravery of Indian Army ?

Haryana
Rajasthan
Punjab
Himachal Pradesh
None of These


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