(1). Who has selected Donja village in Osmanabad district for development under the Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojna (SAGY)?

• (a). Sachin Tendulkar
• (b). Kapil Dev
• (c). Navjot Singh Siddhu
• (d). Smriti Irani
• (e). Maneka Gandhi

(2). Who won the gold medal in the Men’s 4 x 100 meters relay in the Rio Olympics?

• (a). Ryota Yamagata
• (b). Mike Rodgers
• (c). Usain Bolt
• (d). Ricardo de Souza
• (e). None of these

(3). The govt. is likely to tax quasi-equity instruments with which country if these are converted into equity after April 1, 2017?

• (a). Switzerland
• (b). Mauritius
• (c). Singapore
• (d). USA
• (e). Norway

(4). China and India held their 8th high-level Financial and Economic Dialogue in _____ to strengthen trade and economic cooperation

• (a). Beijing
• (b). Shanghai
• (c). Hong Kong
• (d). Chengdu
• (e). Tianjin

(5). India's foreign exchange reserves has reached $ ________ billion in the week to August 12.

• (a). 365.82
• (b). 400.77
• (c). 268.9
• (d). 509.43
• (e). 613.47

(6). Prime Minister Narendra Modi on August 20 paid tribute to former Prime Minister _______ on his 72nd birth anniversary.

• (a). Morarji Desai
• (b). Rajiv Gandhi
• (c). Charan Singh
• (d). VP Singh
• (e). Gulzarial Nanda

(7). Name the consumer internet search platform which has shut down its operations on August 19.

• (a). Yahoo
• (b). Baidu
• (c). Otalo
• (d). Askme
• (e). Mocavo

(8). US and Ukraine have urged a speedy resolution to the conflict with which country?

• (a). China
• (b). North Korea
• (c). Russia
• (d). Japan
• (e). Iran

(9). World Humanitarian Day is observed on

• (a). 42601
• (b). 42602
• (c). 42603
• (d). 42600
• (e). 42599

(10). Which state cabinet approved a new debt relief scheme for low income and poor people who face the threat of revenue recovery proceedings?

• (a). Karnataka
• (b). Kerala
• (c). Tamil Nadu
• (d). Haryana
• (e). Punjab

(11). Name the Indian-American woman academic who will be inducted into the Texas Women's Hall of Fame.

• (a). Renu Khator
• (b). Manisha Mehta
• (c). Sarojini Tripati
• (d). Ashwini Datta
• (e). None of these

(12). Pt Shiv Kumar Sharma to get lifetime achievement award. He plays which among the following music instruments?

• (a). Mruamgam
• (b). Piano
• (c). Santoor
• (d). Flute
• (e). None of these

(13). India pledges Rs 3. 9 crore for upgrading Sanskrit school in

• (a). Bhutan
• (b). Nepal
• (c). Sri Lanka
• (d). Myanmar
• (e). None of these

(14). India ranks _______ in Asia Pacific on fixed broadband.

• (a). 35th
• (b). 37th
• (c). 39th
• (d). 41st
• (e). 43rd

(15). A two-day meeting of BRICS women parliamentarians was held in

• (a). Raipur
• (b). Udaipur
• (c). Bilaspur
• (d). Jaipur
• (e). None of these

(16). Who launches various projects under Namami Gange in Varanasi recently?

• (a). Smriti Irani
• (b). Uma Bharati
• (c). Arun Jaitely
• (d). Narendra Modi
• (e). Pranab Mukheerje

(17). Which country has officially announced to support for China’s ambitious One Belt and One Road(OBOR) connectivity initiative along the ancient Silk Road.

• (a). Myanmar
• (b). India
• (c). Bhutan
• (d). South Korea
• (e). Russia

(18). World's highest glass skywalk opens in

• (a). Russia
• (b). Australia
• (c). China
• (d). Malaysia
• (e). USA

(19). Ride-hailing service Uber has rolled out two new features for its apps – 'Dial an Uber' and ________ that are aimed to make it easier for riders.

• (a). Request for a Ride
• (b). Request a Ride for others
• (c). Send the request in message
• (d). Uber at your door
• (e). None of these

(20). Which Telecom Company and Microsoft India have announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding to offer telecom and IT solutions for big businesses?

• (a). Vodafone
• (b). BSNL
• (c). Reliance
• (d). Airtel
• (e). Idea