Current Affairs Quiz : July 25, 2017

Q.1) India and Bangladesh have signed a pact to connect both the countries by waterways along the river Brahmaputra that connects Bangladesh with India’s north-east and __________.

a) Arunachal Pradesh

b) Manipur

c) Odisha

d) West Bengal

e) Nagaland

Q.2) Name the world’s first floating wind farm and country where it was set up which powers around 20,000 homes.

a) Windfloat, Spain

b) Highwind, Switzerland

c) Hywind, Scotland

d) Highfloat, Scotland

e) Highwind, Switzerland

Q.3) Which bill was replaced by the Rajya Sabha that provides registration of architects of Architects Act, 1972?

a) Architect (Amendment) Bill 2010

b) Architect (Amendment) Bill, 2011

c) Architect (Amendment) Bill, 2012

d) Architect (Amendment) Bill, 2014

e) Architect (Amendment) Bill, 2016

Q.4) Which of the following state’s Civil Aviation Development Authority has signed an agreement with Airports Authority of India (AAI) for upgrading aviation infrastructure?

a) Uttar Pradesh

b) Uttarakhand

c) Himachal Pradesh

d) Gujarat

e) Telangana

Q.5) What is the theme for the “Literary Festival 2017” that will be host at 5^th edition of South India Writers Ensemble (SIWE) in Kerala?

a) Tolerance

b) Educate

c) Learn

d) Endurance

e) Perceive

Q.6) Name the Webportal launched by Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi for central government women employees to lodge complaints against sexual harassment at workplace online.

a) SHe-Home

b) SHe-Complaint

c) SHe-Courage

d) SHe-Box

e) SHe-Grievance

Q.7) Name the mobile app launched by Union Minister Shri. Narendra Tomar for road maintenance.

a) “Aakash”

b) “Aarambh”

c) “Road Aarambh”

d) “Road Sulabh”

e) “Sankalpghat”

Q.8) What will be growth forecast of Indian economy as estimated by International Monetary Fund for FY 2017-18 & 2018-19?

a) 7.2% and 7.7%

b) 7.4% and 7.8%

c) 7.1% and 7.5%

d) 7.3% and 7.6%

e) 7.4% and 7.9%

Q.9) How much percentage of stake was planned to sell by HPCL to ONGC with the approval of Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA)?

a) 51.11%

b) 49.5%

c) 26.11%

d) 91.25%

e) 75.5%

Q.10) How many medals did India bagged in World Para Athletics Championship?

a) Three

b) Five

c) Six

d) Seven

e) Nine

Q.11) Which state government has announced Rs. 50 lakh award for Indian Women’s Cricket Team as they finished runner-up in Women’s Cricket World Cup?

a) Delhi

b) Gujarat

c) Madhya Pradesh

d) Maharashtra

e) Uttar Pradesh

Q.12) Name the Indian Weightlifter who bagged gold medal at Asian Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championship held in Kathmandu.

a) Konsam Ormila Devi

b) Mirabai Devi

c) Yumnam Chanu

d) Pratima Kumari

e) Karnam Malleshwari

Q.13) Which state’s former Chief Secretary Sudripta Roy passed away, recently?

a) Jharkhand

b) Uttarakhand

c) Uttar Pradesh

d) Punjab

e) Himachal Pradesh

Q.14) Who has been chosen as Captain of Women’s Indian Cricket Team by the International Cricket Council (ICC)?

a) Thirush Kamini

b) Veda Krishnamurthy

c) Harmanpreet Kaur

d) Mithali Raj

e) Sushma Verma

Q.15) Padma Bhushan awardee Yash Pal passed away in Noida recently. He is a _____.

a) Historian

b) Scientist

c) Painter

d) Mathematician

e) Physician

Q.16) How many medals has been won by India in Commonwealth Youth Games 2017?

a) 9

b) 10

c) 11

d) 12

e) 13

Q.17) The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) banned the use of stapler pins in tea bags from______.

a) 2018

b) 2019

c) 2020

d) 2021

e) 2022

Q.18) Union Government Shri Piyush Goyal confirmed that how many number of villages got electrified till 30th June 2017, under the rural scheme of DDUGJY?

a) 13,287

b) 13,728

c) 13,782

d) 13,872

e) 13,827

Q.19) Who is the former Australia and French open tennis champion died recently?

a) Joe Powell

b) William Cropper

c) Mathew Hollande

d) Cristaine Rose

e) Mervyn Rose

Q.20) Which of the following country will host the elite men’s World Championship in 2021?

a) India

b) Australia

c) China

d) Japan

e) Italy

Q.21) Who has been named as the temporary batting coach for Srilanka ahead of the three match home test series against India?

a) Lasith Malinga

b) Rangana Herath

c) Angelo Mathews

d) Tillakaratne Mathews

e) Hashan Tillakaratne

Q.22) Google CEO Sundar Pichai has been appointed to the board of directors of which company?

a) Alphabet

b) Yahoo

c) Amazon

d) Snapdeal

e) Tesla

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