Current Affairs Online Test – August 2016

An 86 year old elephant in Kerala is set to enter Guinness Records as the world’s oldest living elephant, which named as ________________

Which State government has set up a dedicated Start-up Cell to fuel the implementation of the initiatives under the policy?

Which State government aims to double the income of farmers by 2022?

Vodafone M-Pesa has partnered with __________ state government which offers easy-to-use option to pay their electricity bills instantly

Which country government accepted an UN-proposed peace agreement to end civil war in the country?

Which state government has proposed several amendments to tighten the liquor prohibition law in State?

_______________ to have world’s tallest girder rail bridge

Nearly _______of the country has received deficient rainfall till July 31, the India Meteorological Department (IMD)

The fifth edition of St Annes Kite Festival held in _____________

Government of India evacuate Indians from __________________ who have lost their jobs and are starving reportedly due to financial hardship

Who won the ‘Choice Male Artist’ singer title 2016?

Who won the ‘Choice Female Artist’ singer title 2016?

Martial artist _________________ won the Martial Arts Championships in Sydney, Australia, to become the World Karate Champion

The National Anti-Doping Agency gave a clean chit to wrestler ________________ to participate in the Rio Olympics

India off-spinner ___________________ has surged to the top of the MRF Tyres ICC player rankings for Test bowlers

World Economic Forum (WEF), will host its annual India Economic Summit in ___________ on October 6-7

Parliament passed a bill to establish a National Institute of Technology (NIT) in _________________

Which State has received the first prize in the ‘Best State/Union Territory for Comprehensive Development of Tourism’ category?

Who has been elected as the first ever woman Governor of the Japan capital Tokyo?

The West Bengal State Assembly on approved a proposal to rename West Bengal as ______________ in English

India ________ riskiest place to do business: Report

Which country launched its first ever mobile telecommunications satellite recently?

Which State Government has launched ‘Baristha Bunakar Sahayata Yojana’, a pension scheme for weaver community in the state?

Which State has been selected for the All India Coordinated Rice Improvement Project Award 2015?

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launches Mission Bhagiratha and lays Foundation Stone of key development projects in ______________

First-ever ‘Pizza ATM’ opens in _____________

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will launch two new meteorological satellites in September. Who is the chairman of ISRO?

_______________ is the world’s ‘least miserable’ place: Survey

Which country is the ‘most miserable place’ in the world: Survey?

Which State government increased the house rent allowances (HRA) of government employees by 20%?

______________is the world’s first carbon negative country, meaning that the country’s forests absorb more carbon dioxide each year than it produces

Which State has the highest number of National Service Scheme (NSS) volunteers among all Indian States?

The International Day of the World’s Indigenous People is observed on?

Department of Science and Technology (DST) has launched a $15 million programme called _____________ for Indian startups

With a total of 302 weeks as World No 1 in ATP World Rankings, Tennis player ___________________ holds the record for most number of weeks at the top spot

Which country banned four cricket players for attempting to fix matches?

Kalikho Pul who passed away recently, He was former chief minister of _______________

National Handloom Day is observed on?

German automaker Volkswagen announced the establishment of its IT delivery and support centre in ____________ called Volkswagen IT Services India

Which online retailer company launched its own dedicated cargo plane service for deliveries to its Prime Members?

Who has been appointed as the managing director of Max Hypermarkets in India?

Government of India spent over Rs ________ crore on Swachh Bharat in 2015-16

________________has become the first state to ratify the Goods and Services Tax Constitutional Amendment Bill

Which country launched new synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imaging satellite called Gaofen-3?

Who has been appointed as managing director (MD) and chief executive officer (CEO) of Bank of Maharashtra?

Cabinet approved Agreement between the India and ____________ on Economic Cooperation

Which State government has introduced the Excise Duty (Amendment) Bill 2016, which proposes to declare ‘no alcohol consumption zones’?

Cabinet approved the amendments made to the Maternity Benefits Act; the bill aims to raise the maternity leave for women from 12 to _____ weeks

Which State Tourism has been awarded the ‘Film Tourism Destination of the Year’ Award at the India International Travel Mart (IITM) in Chennai?

Millionlights, an education content provider Company has launched the first and only Indian TV Channel focused on higher education in ________

Which team won the UEFA super cup football title 2016?

Who has been appointed as the Governor of Manipur?

Which state government announced it will install 3,050 solar water pumps in 2016-17 with 90% subsidy, to encourage farmers to use renewable energy?

Who has been appointed as Assam’s Governor?

Noted music composer _______________ on 15 August 2016 was honoured by the Tamil Ratna Award by New York based Tamil Sangam

Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu has announced four new trains, they are

Union Government allows Online Authentication using ___________ for new mobile connections

Which state government passed the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill and became the third state to ratify the bill after Assam and Bihar?

Which city has been named as the most liveable city in the world?

__________________ confirmed the production of plutonium has been restarted in the country

SBI approved merger with its associate banks, how many associates banks merge with State Bank of India?

Which pharmaceutical firm has been ranked first in ‘India’s Top Most Reputed Pharmaceutical Brands’ list, released by BlueBytes?

Which E-commerce firm has shut down Exclusively, a marketplace for branded fashion and lifestyle products?

Which Bank has launched a payment service using a smartphone keyboard named ‘iMobile SmartKeys’?

Who became the first Indian female and first ever Indian shuttler to win Olympic silver in Rio Olympics 2016?

World’s most photographed tigress __________ has died in Ranthambore National Park

Joao Havelange who passed away recently, He was a former president of _________________

Who has been re-elected as President of Zambia?

Qatar-based Doha Bank will open a state-of-the-art branch in _______________

World Mosquito day is observed on?

In order to promote the “welfare of women”, the ______________ government has decided to reserve 33% posts of Sub-Inspectors for women recently

Who the first athlete to complete a triple-triple of winning golds in 100-metre, 200-metre and 4X100-metre at three consecutive Olympics?

Actor _________________ will be awarded the Chevalier de L’Ordre Arts et Lettres (The Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters) by the French government.

India ranks _____ in Asia Pacific on fixed broadband

Which University conducted its first convocation in nearly 800 years?

Which company is the most valuable automobile brand in the world, according to Forbes?

Who has been appointed as Executive Director of Corporation Bank for a period of three years?

Indian tennis player __________________ became the first Indian player to secure a main draw berth at the US Open

Who won the Belgian Grand Prix title 2016?

Who became the first Indian to complete 200 wickets in T20 cricket?

Union Human Resource Development Minister ________________ will formally launch IIT Dharwad chapter in Dharwad

Mehbooba Mufti launched the UJALA scheme in Jammu and Kashmir. Expand UJALA?

Four athletes ____________________________________ were conferred India’s highest sporting honour the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award

Doha Bank, one of the prominent banks in Qatar, is formally inaugurating its first branch in _____________

Singapore-based business space solutions provider Ascendas-Singbridge will develop an IT Park in ________________

China launched a cargo train service from Guangzhou city to ____________ to boost trade

National Sports Day in India is celebrated on ____________

The Social Justice Ministry is working on proposals to relax the annual income limit of ‘creamy layer’ OBCs to _______ against the present ₹6 lakh limit

______________ and ______________ passed the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill, becoming the tenth and eleventh Assemblies to have ratified the legislation

The RBI in its annual report reiterated the overall gross value added (GVA) growth projection at ______ in 2016-17

PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the first phase of the ₹12,000-crore Saurashtra Narmada Avtaran for Irrigation (SAUNI) project in ____________

India’s first military heritage website ______________ was launched by Glory Foundation

Which state government has launched a new cadre for urban local bodies?

John Ellenby who passed away recently was a/an

Ashok Kumar Pradhan has taken over as its Chief General Manager of ____________________

Which state government has urged the Centre to declare monkeys as ‘vermin’ for one more year?

Which bank to deploy robots at its branches?

The Indian Space Research Organisation is planning to launch a record ____ satellite in one mission by early next year

_______________has passed the Goods and Services Tax Bill, becoming the 15th state to have ratified the legislation.

Who has been elected as ATP Player Council President?