CLATapult Current Affairs Questions – August 2017 Q1. Which of the following lender has recently cut the savings bank deposits rate from 4 per cent to 3.5 per cent on deposits below Rs. 1 crore? (a) Union Bank of India (b) UCO Bank (c) State Bank of India (d) Punjab National Bank Q2. Name the Ferrari driver who has recently won the Hungarian Grand Prix 2017. (a) Lewis Hamilton (b) Kimi Raikkonen (c) Nico Rosberg (d) Sebastian Vettel Q3. On which of the following Bank, the RBI has recently imposed a penalty of Rs. 3 crore for “non-compliance” with the directions on Know Your Customer (KYC) norms? (a) Dena Bank (b) Union Bank of India (c) Indian Overseas Bank (d) IDBI Bank Q4. James McCloughan, an Army medic from Michigan who risked his life multiple times to rescue Vietnam War comrades has recently become the first person to receive the Medal of Honor from President of which of the following country? (a) Vietnam (b) Thailand (c) Cambodia (d) The USA Q5. Which of the following city has recently reached on an agreement with the leaders of the International Olympic Committee to host the 2028 Summer Games? (a) Paris (b) Los Angeles (c) Washington DC (d) New York Q6. The Metro of which of the following city was recently declared as the world’s first green metro after it added a green certification for all its major buildings and installations? (a) Mumbai (b) Kolkata (c) Delhi (d) Kochi Q7. In which of the following country, the world's longest pedestrian suspension bridge has been opened recently? (a) China (b) Romania (c) Finland (d) Switzerland Q8. Tech giant Cisco has recently appointed ______________ as president for its India and SAARC operations. (a) Mukul Sangma (b) Puneet Joshi (c) Sukanvar Marathe (d) Sameer Garde Q9. Name the first vice-chairman of NITI Aayog, who has recently announced his resignation. (a) Bibek Debroy (b) Arvind Panagariya © 2018 CLATapult All Rights Reserved CLATapult Current Affairs Questions – August 2017 (c) V. K. Saraswat (d) Ramesh Chand Q10. Mukesh Ambani has elbowed past _____________ to become Asia’s second-richest man, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. (a) Li Ka-Shing (b) Jack Ma (c) Wang Jianlin (d) Robin Li Q11. In which of the following country, China has formally opened its first overseas military base? (a) Somalia (b) Ethiopia (c) Eritrea (d) Djibouti Q12. World breastfeeding week 2017 is being celebrated from 1st to 7th August 2017 with the theme ____________________. (a) Breastfeeding- the first food of life (b) Sustaining Breastfeeding Together (c) Grow together with Children (d) Breastfeeding- The enrichment and values Q13. The Supreme Court of India has recently imposed a ban on the use of five harmful metals. Which one of the following metal is not among them? (a) Lithium (b) Arsenic (c) Bismuth (d) Mercury Q14. SEBI has recently approved the appointment of __________, as the chairman of the board of directors of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE). (a) Dharmendra Kumar (b) Jeevan Jyoti (c) Kamalendra Nirupam (d) Dhirendra Swarup Q15. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has recently appointed an expert panel committee that would study various issues relating to data protection in the country. The committee is headed by ____________. (a) M. Patanjali Sastri (b) B N Srikrishna (c) Sudhi Ranjan Das (d) Ranganath Misra Q16. The Union Cabinet has recently approved the scrapping of the no-detention policy in schools till Class 8th. Who is the Present HRD Minister? (a) Smriti Irani (b) Jagat Prakash Nadda (c) Prakash Javadekar (d) Chaudhary Birender Singh Q17. The Indian Army has developed a mobile application named ____________ through which serving soldiers can track details like postings and promotions. (a) Humraaz (b) Humsafar (c) Sambandh (d) Sabal © 2018 CLATapult All Rights Reserved CLATapult Current Affairs Questions – August 2017 Q18. Regulator SEBI has set up a committee on 'fair market conduct' which will suggest measures for improving surveillance of the markets and strengthen rules for trades. The panel has been formed under the chairmanship of _______________. (a) M S Kumarmangalam (b) Vishwaroop Kumar (c) T K Viswanathan (d) AjitMoudgil Q19. Name the person who has been recently confirmed by the US Senate to lead the FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation)? (a) Andrew McCabe (b) Christopher Wray (c) John Cornyn (d) Michael Garcia Q20. Who has been appointed as the Secretary General of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI)? (a) Sanjaya Baru (b) Kamal Mittal (c) Laxmi Vikash Sharma (d) Swapnil Kumar Q21. Name the Former India hockey player who was recently honoured by East Bengal football club with its highest award, Bharat Gaurav. (a) Sardara Singh (b) Sandeep Singh (c) Dhanraj Pillay (d) Dilip Tirkey Q22. Name the former Union minister who has passed away recently in Assam. (a) Arunab Kumar (b) Arindam Bhattacharya (c) Mohan Kumar Chauhan (d) Santosh Mohan Dev Q23. Ministry of State for Culture and Tourism has recently organized a Sankalp Se Siddhi (Attainment through Resolve) Program in which of the following city? (a) Sikkim (b) Dispur (c) Coimbatore (d) Raipur Q24. A three-day annual cultural festival named _____________ was organized recently by the government of Puducherry. (a) Fete de Puducherry (b) Fest de Puducherry (c) Celebration at Puducherry (d) Colours of India Q25. Gabriel Chundan won the 65th edition of the prestigious Nehru Trophy held recently at Kerala. Nehru Trophy is related with which sports? (a) Hockey (b) Football (c) Badminton © 2018 CLATapult All Rights Reserved CLATapult Current Affairs Questions – August 2017 (d) Boat Race Q26. Environment Ministry of India has recently launched ‘GajYatra’ to mark World Elephant Day 2017. World Elephant Day is observed globally on __________. (a) 14 August (b) 13 July (c) 12 August (d) 16 July Q27. Indian Coast Guard has recently commissioned the fifth in the series of six 105-metre offshore patrol vessels (OPVs). What is the name of this ship? (a) Drona (b) Shaurya (c) Vijay (d) Parakram Q28. Name the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at public broadcaster Prasar Bharati who has been appointed as the chief of Rajya Sabha TV. (a) Ambati Velthaty (b) Shikhar Paul (c) Diwakar Saxena (d) Shashi Shekhar Vempati Q29. Which of the following state has recently launched 'She Means Business' program of Facebook for women entrepreneurs across the state? (a) Maharashtra (b) Haryana (c) Odisha (d) Uttar Pradesh Q30. Name the state that has recently launched Namo Yuva Rojgar Kendra, an initiative providing job opportunities to unemployed youth. (a) Madhya Pradesh (b) Maharashtra (c) Rajasthan (d) Gujarat Q31. Name the sprinter, who recently took official retirement from racing. (a) Usain Bolt (b) Yohan Blake (c) Moruga Swan (d) ShimowaBhan Q32. In the 7th Asian Championship Shotgun, Mairaj-Rashmmi pair of India bagged a gold medal in the skeet mixed team event. The event was held in _____________. (a) Jakarta, Indonesia (b) New Delhi, India (c) Astana, Kazakhstan (d) Shanghai, China Q33. To which of the following country, the World Health Organization (WHO) has recently © 2018 CLATapult All Rights Reserved CLATapult Current Affairs Questions – August 2017 declared free of polio? (a) Iran (b) Iraq (c) Indonesia (d) Somalia Q34. Name the Veteran journalist who has been chosen for the first Kesari Media Award. (a) P S Katre (b) Amar Bhanwala (c) Jason Chaddha (d) T J S George Q35. Name the IAS officer who has been appointed as Executive Director of World Bank to represent the constituency of India, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Sri Lanka for three years. (a) T. SuwarnaRaju (b) S. Aparna (c) KiranRawat (d) SulekhaRupenwar Q36. The nation (India) celebrates its _________ Independence Day on 15th August 2017 and the main function was held at the Red Fort of the national capital where Prime Minister Narendra Modi hoisted the National Flag. (a) 69th (b) 70th (c) 71st (d) 72nd (e) 73rd Q37. Name the football player, who was banned for five-match by the Spanish football federation recently? (a) Cristiano Ronaldo (b) Tom Brady (c) Aaron Rodgers (d) Lionel Messi Q38. Who has resigned as president of the Nagaur District Association, marking an end to his presence in the Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA), which was banned by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for allowing him in its fold? (a) Lalit Modi (b) Saurabh Ganguly (c) Anurag Thakur (d) Sharad Pawar Q39. On the occasion of Independence Day __________ Gallantry Awards have been approved by the President Ram Nath Kovind for the Armed Forces and Paramilitary Forces. (a) 644 Gallantry Awards (b) 900 Gallantry Awards (c) 201 Gallantry Awards (d) 112 Gallantry Awards Q40. The country's exports grew nearly how much percent in July 2017 on a yearly basis to 22 (point) 5 billion dollars? (a) 5 per cent (b) 4 per cent © 2018 CLATapult All Rights Reserved CLATapult Current Affairs Questions – August 2017 (c) 6 per cent (d) 2 per cent Q41. Union Home Minister has launched the live twitter wall for promoting Bharat Ke Veer portal on the eve of Independence Day. Who is the present Union Home Minister of India? (a) Mahendra Nath Pandey (b) Radha Mohan Singh (c) Arun Jaitley (d) Rajnath Singh Q42. The Indian government has directed internet majors- Google, Facebook, Whatsapp, Instagram, Microsoft and Yahoo - to immediately remove the links of dangerous online game _______________, which has led to the suicide of children in India and other countries. (a) Black Cockroach Challenge (b) Red Fish Challenge (c) Blue Whale Challenge (d) Green Parrot Challenge Q43. Bharat Ke Veer portal is technically supported by National Informatics Centre (NIC) and powered by-? (a) State Bank of India (b) ICICI Bank (c) Life Insurance Corporation (d) Reserve Bank of India Q44.