Latest Current Affairs for the Month of August 2016

1.  'Apna Lohit' android mobile app launched by the Lohit district to realize the idea of Digital India. Lohit district is of which State?
A)  Andhra Pradesh
B) West Bengal
C) Rajasthan
D)  Arunachal Pradesh 

2.  Which State becomes first state to approve setting up of Happiness Department?
A) Maharashtra     
B) Madhya Pradesh 
C) Mizoram           
D) Manipur 

3.  The longest river in the world Nile flows through which continent?
A) North  America 
B) South  America
C)  Africa              
D)  Asia


4.  The Great Derangement: Climate Change and the Unthinkable authored by  .........
A)  Amitav Ghosh 
B) Ruskin bond
C) Chetan bhagat
D) Vikram Seth


5.  Who is to be honoured with 'Bharat Gaurav' Award?
A) Chinnain  Thirugnanadurai
B) Sujith Kuttan
C) Milkha Singh 
D) Adille  Sumariwalla


6.  Which Indian corporate has become the firstever to issue Masala Bond on London Stock Exchange (LSE)?
A)  HDFC 
B) Kotak mahindra 
C) ICICI
D)  Axis Bank

7.  Dabur and DRDO unit Defense Institute of High  Altitude Research (DIHAR) to promote sustainable cultivation of high-altitude medicinal plants in which city?
A) Shimla
B) Jammu   
C) Lucknow
D) Ladakh

8.  Name the special train for car freight launched by Indian Railways recently.
A)  Auto Express   
B) Automobile  Express
C) Special Express
D) Speed Express       

9.  World Hepatitis day is being observed annually on which date? 

A) July 27     
B) July 28      
C) July 29
D) July 20       

10.  Who among the following Skydiver Sets Record For Highest Jump Without Parachute?
A) James Hunt   
B) Felix Baumgartner
C) Luke  Aikins       
D) Don Kellner 

11.  Which train safety system will be launched by the Indian Railways to avoid train accidents?
A) Tri-Safety
B) Tri-Netra 
C) Tri-Network
D) Tri-Veil 

12.  IMF cuts Eurozone growth forecast post 'Brexit'.  According to IMF,  what is the GDP in the Eurozone is expected to grow how much per-cent in 2016 earlier to 'Brexit'?
A)  1.9%         
B)  1.7%        
C)  1.6%
D) 1.5% 

13.  Which committee will be constituted by Union Government for timely implementation of Central Schemes?
A) Parishad     
B) Samrasta
C) Disha 
D) Milap       

14.  Which State Startup Village ranked India's best incubator?
A) Gujarat
B)  Tamilnadu
C) Kerala 
D) Rajasthan

15.  Dr Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Science and  Technology and Earth Sciences, launched the Solar Power  Tree in ......... 

A) Lucknow    
B) Nagpur    
C) Mumbai
D) New Delhi     

16.  What is the name of Indo-Thailand Military Exercise concluded at Krabi,  Thailand?
A) Savithri 2016      
B) Vajrakosh 2016
C) LAMITYE 2016   
D) Maitree 2016 

17.  According to the Sustainable Development index India's rank is .........
A) 110    
B) 121 
C) 151
D) 144    

18.  'Madhubabu Pension Scheme' is an initiative of which among the following states?
A) Odisha      
B) Chhattisgarh
C)  Telangana
D) Mizoram   

19.  Currency of Canada is ........
A) Dollar 
B)  Tala
C) Leone
D) Dinar

20. Which disease has been completely eradicated?
A) Smallpox       
B) Polio  
C) Chicken pox
D) Mumps