Hi Aspirants, here are the Current Affairs
Quiz Questions for 12 August 2016 covering the important happenings of the day.
Questions will be very useful for upcoming Bank Exams, UPSC/SSC Exams etc.
1. Which state Government has recently
launched Rhino horn verification process for verifying rhino horns stored in
various treasuries of Assam since 1980?
Answer: Assam
Note: The process will be responsible for
verifying the genuineness of the rhino horns, which were recovered since 1980s
and stored in various treasuries.
2. Who recently became the first swimmer to
win four consecutive gold medals in same event?
Answer: Michael Phelps
3. Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Bill, 2016
which was passed by Rajya Sabha recently will amend the Maternity Benefit Act
of which year?
Answer: 1961
4. ____ on 12 August 2016 became the first
state to ratify the Constitution (122nd Amendment) (GST) Bill , 2014?
Answer: Assam
Note: The bill was passed by the Lok Sabha
on 8 August 2016 and by the Rajya Sabha on 3 August 2016. The GST will have two
components keeping in mind the federal structure of India: the Central GST
(CGST) and the State GST (SGST). For goods and services that pass through
several states, or imports, the Centre will levy another tax, the Integrated
GST (IGST).
5. What is the name of the world’s biggest
furniture retailer that broke ground for its first store in India in Hyderabad
on 11 August 2016?
Answer: Ikea (Sweden)
Note: Ikea, the world’s biggest furniture
retailer, will open its first India store in Hyderabad by 2017 with investment
of Rs. 700 crore.
6. India’s first repository on tigers will
be set up in which city?
Answer: Dehradun
Note: India’s first repository on tigers
will be set up by the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) under its new Tiger
Cell at Dehradun, Uttarakhand.
7. Which union ministry has launched a
social media campaign to mark Daughters’ Day on August 11?
Answer: Ministry of Women and
Child Development
Note: The Women and Child Development
Minister Maneka Gandhi has recently launched a social media campaign to mark
Daughters’ Day on August 11, 2016. The entire week will be celebrated as
Daughters’ Week as part of government’s ‘Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao’ programme to
check female foeticide, improve sex ratio and educate girls across India.
8. Microsoft on 11 August 2016 announced
the appointment of _____ as the new Managing Director (MD) of its India
Research Lab?
Answer: Sriram Rajamani
Note: Rajamani replaced Chandu Thekkath,
who previously worked as Managing Director of the lab for two years.
9. The legendary Pakistani cricketer, often
dubbed as Little Master, who passed away on 12 August 2016?
Answer: Hanif Mohammad
Note:
He was named as a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1968. In January 2009,
he was named along with two other Pakistani players, Imran Khan and Javed
Miandad, among the inaugural batch of 55 inductees into the ICC's Hall of Fame.
10. Which committee was formed recently to
restructure the Central Water Commission (CWC) and the Central Ground Water
Board (CGWB)?
Answer: Mihir Shah committee
