Current Affairs Quiz   : 17 July, 2017

Q.1) Which suburban railway station in India became the first in India to be run by all-women staff?

a) Ambivli

b) Churchgate

c) Matunga

d) Dadar

e) Juinagar

Q.2) Which members were exempted from paying toll-tax on highways in the state of Madhya Pradesh announced by CM. Shivraj Singh Chouhan?

a) Secretariat officials

b) Doctors

c) Policemen

d) Soldiers

e) IT officials

Q.3) India’s first ever weekly cultural programme “Culture of Cruise” was hosted in which of the following lake to bring artists of various fields on one stage.

a) Chilka Lake

b) Dal Lake

c) Loktak Lake

d) Bhimtal Lake

e) Lonar Crater Lake

Q.4) What was the rank of Udaipur (Rajasthan) of the survey conducted on World’s Best City in which San Miguel de Allende of Mexico topped the list?

a) 11^th

b) 12^th

c) 13^th

d) 14^th

e) 15^th

Q.5) Which country has named waters in its exclusive economic zone that overlap with China’s expansive claim to the South China Sea as the North Natuna Sea?

a) Indonesia

b) Bulgaria

c) Nigeria

d) China

e) Japan

Q.6) In which city the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards 2017 kick-started with a bang on July 14^th?

a) New Delhi

b) London

c) Dubai

d) Kuala Lampur

e) New York

Q.7) Which airlines in the world has been ranked second in a survey by the Travel and Leisure magazine?

a) Qatar

b) New Zealand

c) Emirates

d) Kuwait

e) New York

Q.8) Which Academy confers Chitraveen maestro N. Ravikiran with the “Sangita Kalanidi Award”?

a) Sangeet Kala Academy

b) Sangeet Academy

c) Music Academy

d) Fine Arts Academy

e) National Music Academy

Q.9) Which of the following Digital payment company has partnered with Samsung Pay which enables customers to make payments with a single tap using Samsung handsets?

a) Paytm

b) PayUMoney

c) Citrus

d) Mobikwik

e) ICICI Pockets

Q,10) When was Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) inaugurated which touched a new height of Rs. 64,564 crore rupees recently?

a) 28^th August 2014

b) 28^th January 2014

c) 15^th August 2014

d) 2^nd October 2013

e) 26^th January 2013

Q.11) Where was ‘Green-eyed hermit crab’ a new species discovered recently?

a) Zimbabwe

b) New Zealand

c) Canada

d) Thailand

e) South Africa

Q.12) Which artificial material was recently developed by University of Cambridge that is super-stretchy composed almost entirely of water?

a) Leather

b) Iron rod

c) Silk

d) Jute

e) Elastic sieve

Q.13) Which of the Rag picker was appointed as Srinagar Municipal Corporation’s brand ambassador?

a) Bilal Dar

b) Rash Bahadur

c) Hari Prasad

d) Shyam Dar

e) Bahadur Singh

Q.14) Which of the following Squash player was defeated by India’s Harinder Pal Sandhu in Victorian Open squash, a PSA Tour event, in Melbourne?

a) Gregory Gaultier, France

b) Rex Hedrick, Australia

c) James Willstrop, England

d) Max Lee, Hong Kong

e) Stephen Coppinger, South Africa

Q.15) Who won the gold medal in men’s 5000m race on the opening day of National Inter-State Athletics Championships.

a) Sandeep Kumar

b) Surendra Singh

c) Devender Singh

d) Govindan Lakshmanan

e) Irfan Lolothum Thodi

Q.16) Which of the following sports does Tajinder belongs in which he won the gold medal in Asian Athletics Championship?

a) Short Put

b) Javelin Throw

c) Shooting

d) Discus Throw

e) Relay Race

Q.17) Who won British Grand Prix, a fourth consecutive victory over World Champion Sebastian Vettel?

a) Nico Roseberg

b) Lewis Hamilton

c) Alian Prost

d) Max Verstappen

e) Richard Hamsbagen

Q.18) Who won Wimbeldon mixed doubles finals along with Martina Hingis in 23th Grand Slam title?

a) Jamie Murray

b) Henri Kontinen

c) Heather Watson

d) Marin Cilic

e) Roger Federer

Q.19) Who has unveiled the cover for her next novel “Playing With Fire”?

a) Katie Price

b) Cathrina Prince

c) Jhumpa Lahiri

d) Arundhati Roy

e) Twinkle Khanna

Q.20) Which of the following day was observed worldwide on July 17^th?

a) International Sports Day

b) International Jazz Day

c) International Dance Day

d) International Broadcasting Day

e) International Justice Day

Q.21) Which state does Chief Minister Nar Bahadur Bhandari belong, passed away recently?

a) Tripura

b) Assam

c) Meghalaya

d) Mizoram

e) Sikkim

Current Affairs : 17 July, 2017-Matunga Becomes India’s First Railway Station with All-Women Staff: