Current Affairs Quiz – 26, June 2017
Q.1) In which of the following state’s railway track is set to be become the highest rail track in the world overtaking china Qinghai-Tibet railway, will kick off the final location survey of the 498 km long Bilaspur-Manali-Leh line?
a) Uttarakhand
b) Assam
c) Nagaland
d) Jammu & Kashmir
e) Himachal Pradesh
Q.2) The Union Home Ministry announced that Aadhaar is not a valid identification document for Indians travelling to ___
a) Nepal & Srilanka
b) Srilanka & Bhutan
c) Bhutan & Nepal
d) Srilanka & Andaman-Nicobar Island
e) None of these
Q.3) What is the 24/7 toll free helpline number launched for women safety in the Manipur. It was launched by Nemcha Kipgen, State Minister for Social Welfare and Corporation?
a) 175
b) 181
c) 187
d) 191
e) None of these
Q.4) According to the World Drug Report 2017, around 29.5 million people or 0.6% of the global adult population were engaged in problematic use and suffered from drug use disorders, including dependence. This Report was published by ______.
a) UNICEF
b) UNO
c) UNESCO
d) UNODC
e) UN General Assembly
Q.5) The World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) has renamed it name because of the “negative connotations” associated with its initials. What was it new name?
a) World Taekwondo Association
b) World Taekwondo Limited
c) World Taekwondo
d) World Taekwondo Chamber Association
e) None of these
Q.6) Which among the following state has huge deficit in FY 2016 among all the states compared to the FY1991. The Total States’ fiscal deficit soars to Rs 4.93 trillion in FY16 according to the 2nd edition of RBI’s statistical publication titled ‘Handbook of Statistics on States 2016-17’?
a) Rajasthan
b) Uttar Pradesh
c) Maharashtra
d) Karnataka
e) Punjab
Q.7) Which among the following person has conferred SJFI awards for the best Sportsperson of the Year Award by the Sports Journalists Federation of India?
a) Virat Kohli
b) Rafael Nadal
c) Heena Sindhu
d) P V Sindhu
e) Jitu Rai
Q.8) Name the person who won the 54th Femina Miss India World 2017 event held in Mumbai.
a) Sana Dua
b) Priyanka Kumari
c) Manushi Chhillar
d) Manjula Devi
e) None of these
Q.9) Who has been appointed as the MD & CEO of IDFC Ltd with effect from July 16 for three years?
a) Azim Premji
b) Sunil Kakar
c) Vikram Limaye
d) Rajkiran Rai G
e) None of these
Q.10) Indian Leander Paes and Adil Shamasdin clinched the men’s doubles title at the Aegon IIkley Challenger Trophy held in United Kingdom. Adil Shamasdin belongs to which of the following country?
a) Canada
b) U.K
c) France
d) Germany
e) Britain
Q.11) Pistol shooter Anish Bhanwala bagged gold and silver on the opening day of the ISSF Junior World Championship Rifle/Pistol event held in ___.
a) Incheon, South Korea
b) Suhl, Germany
c) Montreal, Canada
d) New Delhi, India
e) Plzen, Czech Republic
Q.12) Which among the following day is observed every year on June 25th?
a) International Water Day
b) International Day of Seafarer
c) International Olympic Day
d) International UN Public Service Day
e) None of these
Q.13) Name the boxer who has won the gold medal in the 60 kg weight category at the Ulaanbaatar Cup in Mongolia?
a) Sathish Kumar
b) Dinesh Kumar
c) Jitendar Kumar
d) Mohammed Ali Qamar
e) Ankush Dahiya
Q.14) Uttarakhand CM Trivendra Singh Rawat announced a metro rail project to connect the State capital “Dehradun” to which city?
a) Rishikesh
b) Mussoorie
c) Haridwar
d) Srinagar
e) Nainital
Q.15) Who has won the chaotic Azerbaijan grand prix?
a) Sebastian Vettel
b) Daniel Ricciardo
c) Lewis Hamilton
d) Valtteri Bottas
e) None of these
Q.16) International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking is observed every year on _____.
a) June 24th
b) June 25th
c) June 26th
d) June 27th
e) None of these
Q.17) How many communications satellites sent into orbit by SpaceX rocket which was launched from California?
a) 7
b) 8
c) 9
d) 10
e) 12
Q.18) India and Portugal signed 11 pacts on science, tech, education, research, commerce field and announced a ____ joint fund to bolster research in science and technology during PM Modi visit to Portugal.
a) 4 Million Euros
b) 5 Million Euros
c) 6 Million Euros
d) 7 Million Euros
e) 8 Million Euros
