Current Affairs Quiz 31 July , 2017

Q.1) Which of the following minister has announced that the government will provide Hepatitis C vaccine free from next year and it would help in tackling the liver related diseases?

a) Rajnath Singh

b) JP Nadda

c) Narendra Modi

d) Arun Jaitley

e) Nitin Gadkari

Q.2) Which government has announced cash incentive of 5 lakh rupees each for two sprinters of the state, Dutee Chand and Jauna Murmu after they qualified for the World Athletics Championships?

a) Gujarat

b) Maharashtra

c) Madhya Pradesh

d) Odisha

e) Karnataka

Q.3) Which country have bagged a rich haul of 24 medals at the Jordan Junior and Cadet Open table tennis tournament?

a) Japan

b) China

c) India

d) Pakistan

e) Afghanistan

Q.4) Mumbai’s Aditya Patil and Suhaani Lohia have clinched bronze medals at the Asian School Chess Competition held at _________.

a) Japan

b) China

c) India

d) Pakistan

e) Afghanistan

Q.5) Who clinched the Hungarian Grand prix title?

a) Michael Schumacher

b) Juan Manuel Fangio

c) Nico Rosberg

d) Lewis Hamilton

e) Sebastian Vettel

Q.6) Which government has launched its first ‘Digital Banking Branch’ at Spencer Towers in MG Road, Bengaluru?

a) SBI

b) IDBI

c) Dena Bank

d) Canara Bank

e) Bank of Baroda

Q.7) World Day Against Trafficking in Persons is celebrated on July _______.

a) 28^th

b) 29^th

c) 30^th

d) 31^st

e) 27^th

Q.8) The Indian arm of the US-based solar photovoltaic module major First Solar is set to divest about _______ MW of solar power assets in the country to IDFC Alternatives.

a) 100

b) 150

c) 200

d) 250

e) 300

Q.9) Which bank has introduced a new two-tier savings account interest rate system from July 31, 2017?

a) SBI

b) IDBI

c) Dena Bank

d) Canara Bank

e) Bank of Baroda

Q.10) In which edition of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Artists Camp and Exhibition of Paintings has began at Kathmandu?

a) 6^th

b) 7^th

c) 8^th

d) 9^th

e) 10^th

Q.11) Which country will proceed with the deployment of four additional units of the US THAAD anti-missile defence system after North Korea’s latest launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile?

a) USA

b) South Korea

c) UK

d) Japan

e) China

Q.12) Which country has emerged strong, exhibiting a high potential in terms of digital payments and has been categorised under the “break out” segment among 60 countries, according to the Digital Evolution Index 2017?

a) Japan

b) China

c) India

d) Pakistan

e) Afghanistan

Q.13) Who has joined as an additional secretary in the Ministry of Finance in place of Anil Khachi, is now a part-time member of the IRDAI (Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India) board?

a) Rakesh Sethi

b) Rakesh Sharma

c) Ravi Mittal

d) Mukesh Kumar Jain

e) Rituvika Kumari

Q.14) Who has successfully produced natural gas from methane hydrate, also known as “flammable ice”?

a) Japan

b) China

c) India

d) Pakistan

e) Afghanistan

Q.15) Which minister has released Operational Guidelines for Planning and Implementation of Family Participatory Care (FPC) for improving newborn health?

a) Rajnath Singh

b) JP Nadda

c) Narendra Modi

d) Arun Jaitley

e) Nitin Gadkari

Q.16) Dressel established himself as America’s newest star of the pool, becoming the first swimmer to win _______gold medals on a single night at either the worlds or the Olympics.

a) 1

b) 2

c) 3

d) 4

e) 5

Q.17) The world’s longest pedestrian suspension bridge opened in ________

a) Germany

b) China

c) Japan

d) Switzerland

e) Italy

Q.18) What is the capital of Switzerland?

a) Italy

b) France

c) Netherlands

d) Ukraine

e) Bern

Q.19) What is the currency of Switzerland?

a) Pound

b) Sterling

c) Franc

d) Dollar

e) Euro

Q.20) What is the currency of South Korea?

a) Pound

b) Sterling

c) Won

d) Dollar

e) Euro

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