Current Affairs Quiz : July 15, 2017

Q.1) Which state police become the first to be given the ‘super cop belt,’ a specially designed belt already used by police in UK, USA, Russia and para-military forces like CRPF, CISF, NSG etc?

a) Uttar Pradesh

b) Delhi

c) Haryana

d) Punjab

e) Uttarakhand

Q.2) The Union Government has set up____________, a new wing to provide intelligence inputs taking action against tax evaders. It will be under the Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC).

a) DRAGM

b) DGAMR

c) DGARM

d) DAGRM

e) DGRAM

Q.3) Minister of Railways Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu dedicated to the nation the first _________HP DEMU train with Solar Powered Coaches with a unique facility of Battery Bank.

a) 1200

b) 1300

c) 1400

d) 1500

e) 1600

Q.4) Who is the distinguished alumnus Professor of Indian Institute of Technology Madras and a native of Chennai, has been chosen as the fourth President of Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore?

a) Amitav Suresh

b) Bertil Andersson

c) Su Guaning

d) Subra Suresh

e) Haritha Suresh

Q.5) Who will be the new chairperson-cum-managing director of the Delhi State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd. (DSIIDC)?

a) Ram Kripal Yadav

b) Hansraj Gangaram Ahir

c) Mahesh Sharma

d) Anil Madhav Dave

e) Satyendar Jain

Q.6) Wholesale price inflation slowed to a low of __________% in June due to subdued food inflation and weak manufacturing prices, according to data released by the Ministry of Commerce.

a) 0.70

b) 0.80

c) 0.90

d) 0.60

e) 0.50

Q.7) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley reviewed the performance of the National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) for a __________crore contribution to the Fund.

a) 10,000

b) 15,000

c) 18,000

d) 20,000

e) 25,000

Q.8) Which bank has received another round of $150 million funding from US government and Wells Fargo to fund SME lending?

a) ICICI

b) YES Bank

c) Axis Bank

d) HDFC

e) IndusInd Bank

Q.9) Which country has the second highest number of adults planning to migrate to other countries with the US and the UK among the most favoured destinations, according to a report by the UN migration agency?

a) China

b) Japan

c) Germany

d) India

e) Canada

Q.10) What is the rank of India out of 157 nations on a global index that assesses the performance of countries towards achieving the ambitious sustainable development goals (SDGs).

a) 112^th

b) 114^th

c) 115^th

d) 116^th

e) 117^th

Q.11) Which country gets largest BMW R&D centre outside of Germany?

a) China

b) Japan

c) Germany

d) India

e) Canada

Q.12) Who has passed a bill that proposes to advance defence cooperation with India, the bill was adopted by a voice vote by the House as part of the National Defense Authorisation Act, NDAA, 2018?

a) China

b) Japan

c) Germany

d) USA

e) Canada

Q.13) Who has won the gold on opening night of 2017 World Para Athletics Championships in London?

a) Sundar Singh Gurjar

b) Rohit Kumar

c) Ram Pal

d) Anandan Gunasekaran

e) Sandeep Singh

Q.14) Who inaugurated the 7th Edition of Kamada Kinkar Mukherjee Rural Football Tournament at Mackenzie Park Football Ground in Murshidabad district of West Bengal?

a) Narendra Modi

b) Rajnath Singh

c) Pranab Mukherjee

d) Hamid Ansari

e) Arun Jaitley

Q.15) The Railways launched an integrated mobile application to cater to various passenger requirements, including ticket booking, inquiry, on-board cleaning and ordering meal on a single platform. Name of the app is ______.

a) Rail SARTHII

b) Rail SARTHHI

c) Rail SARTTHI

d) Rail SARRTHI

e) Rail SAARTHI

Q.16) Who won a silver medal in Berlin earlier this month and became the only Indian woman to qualify for the World Para Swimming Championship to be held in Mexico?

a) Jayanti Behera

b) Kanchanmala Pandey

c) Deepak Singh

d) Karam Jyoti

e) Ekta Bhyan

Q.17) Who released a Coffee Table Book titled ‘Ganga Avahan – The Epic Tale of a Historic Swim’?

a) Narendra Modi

b) Rajnath Singh

c) Pranab Mukherjee

d) Hamid Ansari

e) Arun Jaitley

Q.18) Which airport was once again ranked first in Customer Satisfaction among 49 airports in the country?

a) Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport

b) Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport

c) Indira Gandhi International Airport

d) Rajiv Gandhi International Airport

e) Swami Vivekananda Airport

Q.19) Centre releases advance grant-in-aid of Rs._________ crore to Arunachal Pradesh for rescue and relief operations on account of flash floods.

a) 41.30

b) 45.30

c) 51.30

d) 55.30

e) 61.30

Q.20) World Youth Skills Day is celebrated on ________.

a) July 11

b) July 12

c) July 13

d) July 14

e) July 15

Q.21) Bastille Day is celebrated on__________.

a) July 11

b) July 12

c) July 13

d) July 14

e) July 15

Q.22) Mukesh Kumar Jain was appointed as the managing director and chief executive officer of which bank?

a) SBI

b) Indian Overseas Bank

c) IDBI

d) Punjab National Bank

e) Oriental Bank Commerce

Q.23) How Many members have been appointed as members in the Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC)?

a) 1

b) 2

c) 3

d) 4

e) 5

Q.24) Which bank has hosted the fourth edition of ‘NRI of the Year Awards’ – powered by Global Indian International School in Mumbai?

a) ICICI

b) YES Bank

c) Axis Bank

d) HDFC

e) IndusInd Bank