August current affairs

Q.1. The National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) has launched Android Skill Development programme with which tech giant?
A. Microsoft
B. Google
C. Facebook
D. Wipro
Ans. Google



Q.2. Which state will become the India’s first state to implement coal utilisation between power units?
A. Gujarat
B. Madhya Pradesh
C. Rajasthan
D. Assam
Ans. Gujarat



Q.3. Which city to host the Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES-2017)?
A. New Delhi
B. Mumbai
C. Chennai
D. Hyderabad
Ans. Hyderabad



Q.4. What is the theme of 2017 International Youth Day (IYD)?
A. Change Our World
B. Youth and Mental Health
C. Youth Building Peace
D. Youth Civic Engagement
Ans. Youth Building Peace



Q.5. Which nationwide campaign has been launched by the Union Government to protect elephants?
A. Gaj Kesari Yatra
B. Gajanan Yatra
C. Gajraj Yatra
D. Gaj Yatra
Ans. Gaj Yatra



Q.6. Which state is hosting the 2017 India-ASEAN Youth Summit?
A. Uttar Pradesh
B. Haryana
C. Madhya Pradesh
D. Assam
Ans. Madhya Pradesh



Q.7. Which union minister has launched the live twitter wall for promoting Bharat Ke Veer portal?
A. Narendra Modi
B. Narendra Singh Tomar
C. Rajnath Singh
D. Arun Jaitley
Ans. Rajnath Singh



Q.8. Who has won the 2017 Kalpana Chawla Award for courage and daring enterprise?
A. Preethi Srinivasan
B. K. Satyagopal
C. S.P. Thyagarajan
D. V.P. Elayapari
Ans. Preethi Srinivasan



Q.9. Which country has been declared the world’s most liveable city by The Economist’s Global Liveability Report-2017?
A. Melbourne
B. Sydney
C. London
D. Perth
Ans. Melbourne



Q.10. India’s first micro forest will be built in which state?
A. Madhya Pradesh
B. West Bengal
C. Uttar Pradesh
D. Chattisgarh
Ans. Chattisgarh

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