Monthly Current Affairs Quiz - August, 2017

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1. What is the India’s rank in the 2017 Digital Evolution Index (DEI)?

[A] 53rd
[B] 64th
[C] 29th
[D] 35th

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2. Hussain Sayeeduddin Dagar, the noted Dhrupad Maestro passed away. He hailed from which state?

[A] Assam
[B] Rajasthan
[C] Madhya Pradesh
[D] Uttar Pradesh

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3. Which country hosted the 19th RCEP Trade Negotiating Committee (TNC) meeting?

[A] Philippines
[B] Singapore
[C] India
[D] South Korea

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4. Pushpa Bhargava, the renowned scientist passed away. He was related to which field?

[A] Physics
[B] Biology
[C] Chemistry
[D] Maths

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5. Veer Dev Gulia, who has won bronze at the Junior World Wrestling Championships, is related to which freestyle category?

[A] 45kg category
[B] 105kg category
[C] 74kg category
[D] 60kg category

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6. The Sahyadri Tiger Reserve (STR) is located in which state?

[A] Uttrakhand
[B] Kerala
[C] Karnataka
[D] Maharashtra

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7. Who has been named as the new secretary general of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI)?

[A] Pankaj Patel
[B] Sanjaya Baru
[C] A Didar Singh
[D] N N Patil

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8. Who is the newly elected Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea?

[A] Salamo Injia
[B] Don Polye
[C] Peter O’Neill
[D] Nick Kuman

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9. India’s first private sector missile sub-systems manufacturing facility has set up in which city?

[A] Guwahati
[B] Pune
[C] Hyderabad
[D] New Delhi

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10. Ankur Mittal is associated with which sports?

[A] Sprint
[B] Football
[C] Shooting
[D] Basketball

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