Monthly Current Affairs Quiz - August, 2018

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11. Under which section of the RBI Act 1934, Swaminathan Gurumurthy has been appointment as non-official director on the central board of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)?

[A] Section 8 (1) (a)
[B] Section 8 (1) (f)
[C] Section 8 (1) (e)
[D] Section 8 (1) (c)

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12. Which renowned earth scientist has become the new vice chancellor of the University of Kashmir?

[A] Prof. Talat Ahmad
[B] Prof. Sangeeta Shukla
[C] Prof. Khurshid Ibal Andrabi
[D] Mehbooba Mufti

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13. Italian motorcycle-maker Benelli has signed pact with which state government to set up which manufacturing facility in the state?

[A] Bengal
[B] Andhra Pradesh
[C] Telangana
[D] Goa

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14. Who has been appointed the new chairperson of the National Commission for Women (NCW)?

[A] Lalitha Kumaramangalam
[B] Jayanti Patnaik
[C] Alphons Kannanthanam
[D] Rekha Sharma

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15. Mahiedine Mekhissi, who clinched gold at the men’s 3000 metres steeplechase in the 2018 European Athletics Championships, is belong to which country?

[A] Russia
[B] Germany
[C] France
[D] Belgium

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16. What is the current number of India’s Biosphere reserves included in the World Network of Biosphere Reserves?

[A] 8
[B] 9
[C] 10
[D] 11

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17. India’s first genetic bank for wildlife conservation has been inaugurated in which city?

[A] New Delhi
[B] Kolkata
[C] Hyderabad
[D] Chennai

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18. Who has been officially appointed new UN High Commissioner for Human Rights?

[A] Dina Kawar
[B] Mary Robinson
[C] Ricardo Lagos
[D] Michelle Bachelet

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19. What was the tenure of Somnath Chatterjee, who passed away recently, as Lok Sabha Speaker?

[A] 2004-2009
[B] 2005-2010
[C] 2000-2005
[D] 2002-2006

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20. Who has become the youngest Indian golfer to claim Asian Tour title at the 2018 Take Solutions Masters?

[A] Om Prakash Chouhan
[B] Viraj Madappa
[C] Shubhankar Sharma
[D] SSP Chawrasia

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