Daily Current Affairs Quiz 8th August 2017 Current Affairs Quiz Share on Facebook Tweet on Twitter 8th August 2017 Current Affairs Quiz 1. Indian Institute of Science researchers has developed a ________ laser. A. Cadmium oxide B. Calcium oxide C. Chromium oxide D. Cobalt oxide E. Carbon monoxide Loading... 2. Scientists at IIT-______ have developed a new drug delivery platform using nanoparticles. A. Roorkee B. Jodhpur C. Patna D. Delhi Loading... 3. Which state government in association with the National Legal Service Authority (NALSA) launched ‘Tele-Law’ scheme with an aim to provide an opportunity for the common man to access legal aid easily? A. Punjab B. Rajasthan C. Bihar D. Telangana Loading... 4. Which date is observed as the National Handloom Day? A. March 5th B. April 6th C. May 12th D. August 7th Loading... 5. Which bank Executive Director is Aparna? A. State Bank of India B. World Bank C. Canara Bank D. Dena Bank Loading... 6. In which state a global information technology (IT) delivery center is coming up, to provide the ease of doing business to the engineering, architectural and professional companies in their international operations? A. Punjab B. Rajasthan C. Bihar D. Madhya Pradesh Loading... 7. Who is headed the committee to review the Institutionalization of Arbitration Mechanism? A. Chandramauli Kumar Prasad B. B N Srikrishna C. Ram Prakash Sethi D. Ganendra Narayan Ray Loading... 8. Which state Government announced Compulsory retirement for non-performing teachers and education officials above 50 A. Bihar B. Tamil Nadu C. Punjab D. Andhra Pradesh Loading... 9. The first meeting of the Japan-India Coordination Forum (JICF) for Development of North-Eastern Region was held in _______ A. New Delhi B. Bangalore C. Hyderabad D. Chennai Loading... 10. In which state India government has encouraging developing green airports? A. Gujarat B. Goa C. Andhra Pradesh D. Bihar Loading... 11. Who has been appointed as new Executive Director of the World Bank (WB) to represent the constituency of India, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Sri Lanka? A. S. Aparna B. Ajay Bhadoo C. K C Sampat D. Subhash Garg Loading... 12. Which one of the following city’s Heat Action Plan – to cope with heat waves – was the first of its kind to be formulated in India? A. Guntur B. Ahmedabad C. Hyderabad D. Cuttack Loading... 13. A vast majority of heat-related deaths in 2015 were reported from Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Odisha. Why is it that this pattern persists two years later, despite a substantial reduction in a number of heat-related deaths across the country? A. A trough over these states in the months of April and May attracts dry and warm northwesterly winds, raising the temperatures unusually higher than normal, increasing these states’ share in the number of heat-related deaths B. These states were, and continue to be, the only states where the problem of underreporting has been addressed C. These states are the only ones to not have adopted the NDMA-mandated preventive and response measures for heat waves D. The population of these states is the highest among all states in India that experience heat waves, which concomitantly increases its share in the number of heat-related deaths Loading... 14. The 2017 National Handloom Day (NHD) is celebrated on which date? A. August 6 B. August 7 C. August 5 D. August 8 Loading... 15. Which Railway Station of India will be renamed after Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya? A. Allahabad B. Lukhnow C. Pune D. Mughalsarai Loading... 16. Who is appointed as the Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog? A. Naresh Iyer B. Rajiv Menon C. Suresh Kumar D. Rajiv Kumar Loading... 17. Which Actress is given the Prem Nazir Award in 2017? A. Kavyanjali S B. Padmavati V C. Urvashi Sharada D. Girija Kumari Loading... 18. The famous Bhakti Saint who belonged to the royal family of Mewar was A. Meerabai B. Ramabai C. Chaitanya D. Andal Loading... 19. After Alexander's death, the Eastern part of his empire came under A. Kanishka B. Menander C. Rudradaman D. Seleucus Nicator Loading... 20. Who is the new Vice President of India? A. Shri Arun Jaitley B. Shri Naveen Patnaik C. Shri Venkaiah Naidu D. Shri Ramesh Kumar Loading... Loading...
