Current Affairs Quiz – 6, June 2017
Current Affairs Quiz – 6, June 2017
Q.1) Who launched a campaign on source segregation of municipal waste for National Capital Region (NCR). It covers a total of nine Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) which includes Gurugram, Faridabad, Noida and Ghaziabad besides five ULBs of Delhi?
a) Narendra Modi
b) Suresh Prabhu
c) Venkaiah Naidu
d) Uma Bharati
e) Harsh Varadhan
Q.2) Army Chief General Bipin Rawat announced that women to be allowed in combat roles in Indian Army. Army was ready to recruit women as?
a) Jawans
b) Band officers
c) Air defence artillery officer
d) Armor officer
e) None of these
Q.3) The National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC) has facilitated the installation of charging stations for electric vehicles at ___?
a) New Delhi
b) Noida
c) Nagpur
d) Both a and b
e) Both b and c
Q.4) Which of the following entity has signed a pact with Bird Academy to train more than 30,000 unemployed youth across various states including north eastern states with special focus to train and empower minimum 5,000 women in the aviation and aerospace sector?
a) National Skill development Corporation
b) National Skill development agency
c) National aviation security council
d) National Security Council
e) None of these
Q.5) Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) will audit the Goods and Services Tax Network (GSTN).What is the authorized capital of GSTN?
a) 10 crore
b) 25 crore
c) 40 crore
d) 65 crore
e) 100 crore
Q.6) The Habibganj railway station becomes the first world-class private station in the country under an ambitious project of the Indian Railways and redeveloped as a public-private partnership (PPP). Where is Habibganj station located in the India?
a) Andhra Pradesh
b) Telangana
c) Haryana
d) Uttar Pradesh
e) Madhya Pradesh
Q.7) Name the book which was authored by Prof.Muchkund Dubey and first copies of book along with DVD of selected song received by President of India, Pranab Mukherjee?
a) Winged Energy of Delight
b) Sahir Ludhianvi
c) Lalan Shah Fakir Ke Geet
d) Kabir: The Weaver’s Songs
e) None of these
Q.8) Which country scraps the 334 year old blasphemy law?
a) Norway
b) Denmark
c) Pakistan
d) UAE
e) Qatar
Q.9) Cricketer Sachin Tendulkar joins a roster of global celebrities, including David Beckham and Novak Djokovic for a special UNICEF campaign that highlights the critical role played by fathers in children’s early development. Name the UNICEF initiative?
a) Super Kids
b) Health Kids
c) Super Dads
d) Care the Kids
e) None of these
Q.10) Which of the following nation tour begins by Britain Prince Harry?
a) Singapore
b) India
c) Australia
d) France
e) Both a and c
Q.11) What is the rank for India in the 16th edition of 2017 Global Retail Development Index (GRDI) titled ‘The Age of Focus’, India has surpassed China in the ease of doing business. India’s retail sector has been growing at an annual rate of 20% and projected to grow 30% annually and reach USD 48 billion by 2020?
a) 1st
b) 2nd
c) 3rd
d) 4th
e) 5th
Q.12) Which bank was commissioned over 200 solar powered ATM sites in the last one year as part of its efforts to reduce carbon footprint and use more clean energy?
a) Axis Bank
b) IndusInd Bank
c) State Bank of India
d) ICICI Bank
e) HDFC Bank
Q.13) Which among the following was launched its trading at Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City) near Gandhinagar, Gujarat?
a) Bombay Stock Exchange
b) National Stock Exchange
c) City Union Bank
d) HDFC Bank
e) None of these
Q.14) The telecom regulator “TRAI” launched three apps and a portal for service providers. Which of the following one is not the application launched by Trai?
a) MyCall App
b) Myspeed App
c) Do-not-disturb 2.0 app
d) TraiSpeed App
e) All the above
Q.15) Who has been appointed as head coach of FC Goa?
a) Sergio Lobera Rodriguez
b) Steve Coppell
c) Marco Materazzi
d) Nelo Vingada
e) Antonio Lopez Habas
Q.16) Acting US ambassador to china quit from his post cited President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Paris climate accord as a reason. Name the ambassador of US to china?
a) Craig Allen
b) Scot Marciel
c) David Rank
d) Todd Haskell
e) None of these
Q.17) Who among the following appointed as brand ambassador of Wildlife Trust of India?
a) Deepika padukone
b) Priyanka Chopra
c) Aishwarya Rai
d) Dia Mirza
e) Vidhya Balan
Q.18) Who was authored the book “Ministry of Utmost Happiness”?
a) Chetan Bhagat
b) Arundhati Roy
c) Salman Rushdie
d) Jhumpa Lahiri
e) Vikram Seth
Q.19) What day is celebrated across globe declared by UNESCO on June 6th?
a) International Father Day
b) International Mother Day
c) World Yoga Day
d) UN Russian Language Day
e) World Heritage Day
Q.20) Which of the following host the 2018 Invictus Game?
a) Canada
b) Australia
c) United Kingdom
d) India
e) China
Q.21) The Indian Railways is stepping up efforts to reduce emission by _________ per cent in the next 10-12 years.
a) 11
b) 22
c) 33
d) 44
e) 55
Q.22) India today successfully test-fired its first all weather tracked___________ from a mobile launcher at Integrated Test Range in Odisha.
a) UR-SAM
b) SR-SAM
c) OR-SAM
d) QR-SAM
e) MR-SAM
Q.23) Who was inaugurated a bridge on the Mumbai-Goa Highway that was rebuilt after the original structure was washed away in floods in the Savitri.
a) Venkaiah Naidu
b) Arun Jaitley
c) Nitin Gadkari
d) Narendra Modi
e) Rajnath Singh
Q.24) Which government has signed a MoU with three funding agencies to improve the nutritional status?
a) Rajasthan
b) Maharashtra
c) Madhya Pradesh
d) Punjab
e) Jharkhand
Q.25) Adani Enterprises has given final investment of how many dollar approval for its controversial of Carmichael mine and rail project in Queensland.
a) 2 billion
b) 3 billion
c) 4 billion
d) 5 billion
e) 6 billion
Q.26) Montenegro formally became the______ member of the Western military to join NATO alliance.
a) 26th
b) 27th
c) 28th
d) 29th
e) 30th
Q.27) Tata Motors has appointed ________as the chief operating officer of the company, recently.
a) Dr Raghunath A Mashelkar
b) Mr Vinesh K Jairath
c) Dr Ralf Speth
d) Mr Satish Borwankar
e) Mr Guenter Butschek
