Latest Current Affairs And Gk Quiz For Aug 6, 2017

1. Which airport will become the first airport in the country to start a helicopter-taxi service?
[Category: National Current Affairs]
[A]Kempegowda International Airport
[B]Indira Gandhi International Airport
[C]Rajiv Gandhi International Airport
[D]Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport


2. Which author has been named as the world's highest-paid author by forbes for the year of 2017?
[Category: International Current Affairs]
[A]Arundhati Roy
[B]John Green
[C]J.K.Rowling
[D]James Patternson


3. Which among the following has been selected for this year's Hem Nazir award?
[Category: International Current Affairs]
[A]Kamal Haasan
[B]Sharada
[C]Ravi Teja
[D]Nassar


4. Which cricketer has become the 2nd fastest Indian to reach 150 test wickets?
[Category: Sports Current Affairs]
[A]Amit Mishra
[B]Ravichandran Ashwin
[C]Akshar Patel
[D]Ravindra Jadeja


5. Which state government has recently launched the motorcycle ambulance service to provide swift medical assistance to patients?
[Category: National Current Affairs]
[A]Maharashtra
[B]Tamil Nadu
[C]Bihar
[D]Gujarat


6. With which ride hailing company has Delhi Police has tied up to intensify its focus on safety of women in the city?
[Category: India Current Affairs]
[A]Ola
[B]Grab taxi
[C]Uber
[D]Lyft.


7. Which bank has hit the International bond market with a USD 400-million issue as part of its USD 2-billion medium term note program?
[Category: Banking Current Affairs]
[A]Canara Bank
[B]SBI
[C]HDFC
[D]ICICI Bank


8. Which state government has launched Aadhaar-authenticated Direct Benefit Transfer portal “MahaDBT”?
[Category: National Current Affairs]
[A]Kerala
[B]Maharashtra
[C]Punjab
[D]Haryana


9. Who has been sworn-in as the new Chief Minister of Bihar?
[Category: Politics Current Affairs]
[A]Sushil Kumar Modi
[B]Lalu Prasad Yadav
[C]Nitish Kumar
[D]CP Joshi


10. Which high court has made National song ‘Vande Mataram’ mandatory in Tamil Nadu schools?
[Category: National Current Affairs]
[A]Delhi High Court
[B]Bombay High Court
[C]Kerala High Court
[D]Madras High Court