August Current Affairs Quiz 2018 Current Affairs QUIZ August 01, 2018 4. Which state government formed a committee to examine punishment for 1. Who was honored with 24th Rajiv Gandhi sexual harassment? National Sadbhavana Award? a) Odisha a) GopalKrishna Gandhi b) Telangana b) AmitKhare c) Delhi c) AmitMItra d) Maharashtra d) GopalHari Krishna 5. Which state government will setup a state Explanation: The Congress announced of the art B-Hub? that 24th Rajiv Gandhi National a) UP Sadbhavana Award will be given to former b) Karnataka West Bengal Governor GopalKrishna c) Telangana Gandhi for his outstanding contribution d) Odisha towards promotion of communal harmony. Explanation: The government of 2. According to Nomura,India‘s GDP to Telangana will set up of a state-of-the-art remain at how much percent in second half B-Hub, which will have a scale-up of 2018? manufacturing facility for biopharma a) 7.6 based R&D. b) 7.5 6. IT ministry launched which desktop c) 7.2 software to enable editing of text printed d) 7.3 on scanned documents ? Explanation: Nomura expects GDP a) E-Aksharayan growth to peak in April-June quarter and b) V-Aksharayan then moderate to 7.2 per cent in the second c) C-Aksharayan half of 2018. d) M-Aksharayan 3. 11th World Hindi Conference will be held Explanation: The IT ministry launched a in which country? desktop software e-Aksharayan to enable a) Canada editing of text printed on scanned b) India documents and it can be downloaded for c) Nepal free from its website d) Mauritius 7. Which state government launched Explanation: The dates of the conference smartphone distribution scheme called are 18-20 August and will be held at ‗Mobile Tihar‘? Swami Vivekananda International a) Maharashtra Conference Center. The event, held once b) Haryana in three years, is dedicated to Hindi c) Chhatisgarh language. d) Odisha 1 Download Study Materials on www.examsdaily.in Follow us on FB for exam Updates: ExamsDaily August Current Affairs Quiz 2018 Explanation: Actress Kangana Ranaut a) 85th and Chhattisgarh CM Raman Singh b) 97th launched a smartphone distribution c) 75th scheme called ‗Mobile Tihar‘ under d) 96th Sanchar KrantiYojna Explanation: India has jumped 22 places 8. India to acquire which The bill was passed to 96th rank to break into the top 100 of in LokSabha following which it was the United Nations E-Government passed, replacing the Criminal Law Development Index 2018.Denmark topped Ordinance, promulgated air defense the list. system in negotiations with the US? Current Affairs QUIZ August 02, 2018 a) Brahmos-1 b) NASAMS-1 1. Which Congress has passed the National c) Agni-2 Defence Authorisation Act-2019? d) NASAMS-2 a) India Explanation: NASAMS-II is a mid-range b) US air defense system designed to counter c) Ireland threats from aircraft, UAV, and cruise d) Europe missiles. The system is equipped with 3D Explanation: The United States Congress surveillance Sentinel radars, fire has passed the National Defense distribution centers, and command-and- Authorisation Act-2019 (NDAA-19) control units. which capped its security-related aid to Pakistan to $150 million. 9. China launched which satellite as part of its high-resolution Earth observation 2. India and ______ are Set to install new project which will also provide data for the gates at the Attari-Wagah border Belt and Road Initiative? a) US a) Falcon-04 b) Ireland b) Falcon-08 c) USSR c) Gaofen-11 d) Pakistan d) Gaofen-09 Explanation: India and Pakistan are set to Explanation: China has successfully install new gates at the Attari-Wagah launched an optical remote sensing border. satellite-Gaofen-11, as part of its high- resolution Earth observation project which 3. Which Week is Celebrated as World will also provide data for the Belt and Breastfeeding Week? Road Initiative. a) August 8 to 14 b) August 15 to 21 10. What was India‘s rank in Nations E- c) August 1 to 7 Government Development Index 2018? d) July 1 to 7 2 Download Study Materials on www.examsdaily.in Follow us on FB for exam Updates: ExamsDaily August Current Affairs Quiz 2018 Explanation:World Breastfeeding Week providing for a National Commission for is celebrated every year from 1 to 7 Backward Classes as a constitutional body. August to encourage breastfeeding and a) 111 th improve the health of babies around the b) 123rd world. c) 122nd d) 124th 4. Which Country beat Sri Lanka in the 2nd ODI and takes a 2-0 lead in the five-match Explanation: The Lok Sabha series? unanimously passed the 123rd a) USA Constitutional Amendment Bill providing b) India for a National Commission for Backward c) USSR Classes as a constitutional body. d) South Africa 8. In the following who did not Received Explanation: South Africa beat Sri Lanka Nobel Prize For Math? in the 2nd ODI and takes a 2-0 lead in the a) Akshay Venkatesh five-match series. b) Caucher Birkar c) Alessio Figalli 5. Alphabet Inc‘s Google is planning a d) Rainer Weiss censored version of its search engine for China that will _____________ and Explanation: Akshay Venkatesh [Indian- certain search terms. Australian mathematician], Caucher a) Unblock Websites Birkar, Peter Scholze, Alessio Figalli – b) Block websites Fields medal, known as the Nobel prize for c) Remove Websites math. d) Open New Websites 9. Which State signs MoU For First cow Explanation: Alphabet Inc‘s Google is Sanctuary? planning a censored version of its search a) Rajasthan engine for China that will block websites b) Maharashtra and certain search terms. c) Tamilnadu d) Kerala 6. Which Date Observed as World Rangers Day in 2018? Current Affairs QUIZ August 03, 2018 a) July 28 b) August 02 1. Which Country won 3-1 in the shootout c) July 31 against India to reach the semifinals in d) August 01 Women‘s Hockey World Cup? a) Ireland Explanation: July 31 b) USA c) Pakistan 7. The Lok Sabha unanimously passed the d) USSR ______ Constitutional Amendment Bill 3 Download Study Materials on www.examsdaily.in Follow us on FB for exam Updates: ExamsDaily August Current Affairs Quiz 2018 Explanation: Ireland won 3-1 in the a) America shootout against India to reach the b) Soviet union semifinals in Women‘s Hockey World c) Egypt Cup. d) India 2. Which State would be banned from Explanation: India playing in Casinos from 2019? a) Maharashtra 6. Which day celebrated as Hiroshima Day? b) Goa a) August 4 c) MP b) August 5 d) UP c) August 9 d) August 6 Explanation: Locals in Goa would be banned from playing in casinos from 2019. Explanation: August 06 3. Which Network Plans to expand its optical 7. Which State Health Department is fibre footprint in Tamil Nadu? planning to enhance the annual health coverage of 1.5 lakh a year for a family of a) Airtel b) Tata Docomo five under the State‘s universal health c) Vodafone scheme Arogya Karnataka to Rs.5 lakh a d) Idea year per family? a) Kerala Explanation: Bharti Airtel plans to b) Gujarat expand its optical fibre footprint in Tamil c) Maharashtra Nadu. d) Karnataka 4. The Election Commission of India (ECI) Explanation: The Karnataka Health conducted a day-long Orientation Department is planning to enhance the Workshop for IAS officers of the 2016 annual health coverage of 1.5 lakh a year Batch in _________ for a family of five under the State‘s a) Kerala universal health scheme Arogya Karnataka b) Madhya Pradesh to Rs.5 lakh a year per family. c) New Delhi d) Maharashta 8. The Uttarakhand High Court banned the commercial use of elephants in Corbett Explanation: The Election Commission Tiger Reserve besides restricting the of India (ECI) conducted a day-long number of vehicles entering its ranges in a Orientation Workshop for IAS officers of day to ________. the 2016 Batch in New Delhi. a) 50 b) 100 5. Which Country got 96th rank in the United c) 120 Nation‘s E-Government Development d) 150 Index (EGDI) 2018? 4 Download Study Materials on www.examsdaily.in Follow us on FB for exam Updates: ExamsDaily August Current Affairs Quiz 2018 Explanation: The Uttarakhand High 2. Loksabha Speaker SumitraMahajan Court banned the commercial use of handed over ________ LPG connection elephants in Corbett Tiger Reserve besides under PradhanMantriUjjwalaYojana restricting the number of vehicles entering achieving the target in 28 months. its ranges in a day to 100. The order came a) 1 Crore after the court was apprised that elephants b) 2 Crore were chained and ill-treated causing c) 5 Crore immense cruelty. The elephants shall be d) 4 Crore temporarily kept at Rajaji National Park, Chilla. Explanation: Loksabha Speaker SumitraMahajan handed over 5 croreth 9. The scientists of which country have LPG connectionunder claimed to have created the first single- PradhanMantriUjjwalaYojana (PMUY) chromosome yeast while not affecting the achieving the target in 28 months. PMUY majority of its functions? was launched on 1st May 2016 and it is a) USA implemented by Ministry of Petroleum and b) Russia Natural Gas. Through PMUY, initially, 5 c) China crore BPL households were targeted for d) Brazil providing deposit free LPG connections to BPL households by 31st March 2019. Current Affairs QUIZ August 04, 2018 3. Which state has signed an MoU with Tech 1. According to a report by NCAER, which Mahindra to launch India's first of the following has topped the list of 21 Blockchain district? states and union territories with the most a) AndraPradesh investment potential? b) Karnataka a) Delhi c) Telangana b) Tamil Nadu d) West Bangal c) Gujarat d) Madhya Pradesh Explanation: The Telangana State Information Technology, Electronics and Explanation: Delhi has toppled Gujarat Communication department (ITE&C) from the top spot in a list of 21 states and signed anMoU with Tech Mahindra to union territories with the most investment launch India's first Blockchain district.