Current Affairs Quiz :  2, July -2017

Q.1) Name the two Indian-Americans to be honoured with Great immigrants’ award.

A) Shantanu Narayen

B) Vivek Oberoi

C) Vivek Murthy

a) Only A

b) Only B

c) Only C

d) Both A and B

e) Both A and C

Q.2) Which government’s Sales Tax headquarters ‘Vikrikar Bhavan’ was renamed as ‘GST Bhavan’ after the Goods and Services Tax regime was rolled out?

a) Maharashtra

b) Madhya Pradesh

c) Andhra Pradesh

d) Telangana

e) Gujarat

Q.3) Pedaparupudi village is going to be India’s smart village by the end of 2018 is located in which place of India?

a) Maharashtra

b) Madhya Pradesh

c) Andhra Pradesh

d) Telangana

e) Gujarat

Q.4) Which institute had started a special helpline for girl students to increase their enrolment in institute?

a) IIT Madras

b) IIT Kolkata

c) IIT Mumbai

d) IIT Kharagpur

e) IIT Guwahati

Q.5) India’s first ever mega textiles trade fair, being held at___________

a) Maharashtra

b) Madhya Pradesh

c) Andhra Pradesh

d) Telangana

e) Gujarat

Q.6) Rail Land Development Authority joined hands with National Building Construction Corporation for redevelopment of how many railway stations across the country on global standards?

a) 6

b) 7

c) 8

d) 9

e) 10

Q.7) Which institute succeeds in regenerating damaged nerve which can result from traumatic injuries caused by accidents, physical conflict, bullet wounds as well as during surgical intervention?

a) IIT Madras

b) IIT Kolkata

c) IIT Mumbai

d) IIT Kharagpur

e) IIT Guwahati

Q.8) Adani Ports and Special Economic Zones Ltd has raised USD ______ million through unsecured notes.

a) 225

b) 250

c) 275

d) 300

e) 325

Q.9) Goods and Services Tax (GST) will create _________ lakh jobs in the country said by the Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on the occasion of 68th Chartered Accountants Day at Gurugram.

a) 5

b) 10

c) 15

d) 20

e) 25

Q.10) The government has imposed __________per cent basic customs duty on mobile phones and certain parts with immediate effect to boost domestic manufacturing.

a) 5

b) 10

c) 15

d) 20

e) 25

Q.11) Who will take charge as the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) after Nasim Zaidi?

a) SK Jyoti

b) KK Jyoti

c) MK Jyoti

d) AK Jyoti

e) BK Jyoti

Q.12) The Income Tax Department has introduced a how many page form for taxpayers to manually apply for linking their Aadhaar with Permanent Account Number (PAN), apart from the available online and SMS facilities?

a) 1

b) 2

c) 3

d) 4

e) 5

Q.13) Which state will have a separate budget for Agriculture from next year?

a) Maharashtra

b) Madhya Pradesh

c) Andhra Pradesh

d) Telangana

e) Gujarat

Q.14) Which of the following company has appointed TVS Sundaram as an independent director on the board of the company?

a) Infosys

b) L & T

c) Wipro

d) TCS

e) CTS

Q.15) Who issued the framework for consolidation in debt securities as part of its efforts to deepen the corporate bond market?

a) RBI

b) SEBI

c) GOI

d) IRDAI

e) TRAI

Q.16) Who won the WBO world welterweight title in front of 50,000 fans at Lang Park?

a) Manny Pacquiao

b) Jeff Horn

c) Tyson Fury

d) Wladimir Klitschko

e) Joseph Parker

Q.17) Aadhaar-issuing authority UIDAI has asked States to ensure that all enrolments, even those by private agencies, shift to government or municipal premises from external sites by _______.

a) July

b) August

c) September

d) October

e) November

Q.18) GSTN, the information-technology backbone of India’s new tax regime, is a data-storage behemoth, will handle _________ crore transactions a month.

a) 300

b) 320

c) 330

d) 350

e) 360

Q.19) World Sports Journalists Day is a global professional observance held on ___________.

a) July 1^st

b) July 2^nd

c) July 3^rd

d) July 4^th

e) July 5^th

Q.20) The court’s observation came while upholding the eight-month imprisonment of a man who was directed by a magisterial court to also pay a compensation of Rs. ___________lakh to the complainant in a cheque bounce.

a) 5

b) 10

c) 15

d) 20

e) 25