Current Affairs Quiz : June 21

Q.1) What is the total amount of Punjab budget presented by finance minister Manpreet Badal for the financial year 2017-18?

a) 1.18 lakh crore

b) 1.28 lakh crore

c) 1.75 lakh crore

d) 1.83 lakh crore

e) None of these

Q.2) Which among the following government has established the wellness mohalla clinics across the state and also initiated the process of providing health insurance to all the citizens?

a) Maharashtra

b) Punjab

c) Karnataka

d) Uttar Pradesh

e) Assam

Q.3) According to Fitch Ratings, India’s GDP growth will rise from 7.4% to ______% in 2018-19.

a) 7.5

b) 7.6

c) 7.7

d) 7.8

e) 7.9

Q.4) Which among the following state has been awards by rural development ministry for constructing the highest number of rural roads?

a) Madhya Pradesh

b) Haryana

c) Gujarat

d) Bihar

e) Karnataka

Q.5) Which state government had signed an MoU with State Bank of India for SBIePay and SBI CMP facilities to handle all online transactions of government receipts across the state?

a) Manipur

b) Meghalaya

c) Mizoram

d) Nagaland

e) Assam

Q.6) Name the Metro rail Corporation, which plans to install around 400 unattended Point of Sale (POS) terminals across stations this year.

a) Mumbai

b) Kochi

c) Chennai

d) Kolkata

e) Delhi

Q.7) What is the time limit for repatriation of excess money shall begin only when the primary adjustments exceeding Rupees One Crore made in respect of Assessment Year 2017-18 by Rule 10CB of Section 92CE under Income Tax Act, 1961?

a) 30 days

b) 45days

c) 60 days

d) 75 days

e) 90 days

Q.8) The first indigenously built Floating Dock (FDN-2) for the Indian Navy was launched by Smt Anjali Deshpande in the event held in ___

a) New Delhi

b) Mumbai

c) Chennai

d) Panaji

e) Hyderabad

Q.9) Who among the following was received the first copy of book ‘Garuda Purana’ (Critical Edition) published by All India Kashiraj Trust (which was inaugurated by the first President, Dr Rajendra Prasad) at Rashtrapati Bhavan?

a) Arun Jaitley

b) Narendra Modi

c) Sushma Swaraj

d) Venkaiah Naidu

e) Pranab Mukherjee

Q.10) How many new planets were discovered by NASA Kepler telescope, which include 10 earth like planets?

a) 129

b) 169

c) 289

d) 209

e) 219

Q.11) Hike Messenger launched the new version of the app with a completely new interface and the addition of a mobile wallet, in partnership with which among the following bank?

a) Axis bank

b) DBS bank

c) DCB bank

d) HDFC bank

e) Yes bank

Q.12) Which among the following has stepped down as Indian cricket team coach?

a) Anil Kumble

b) Virender Shewag

c) John wright

d) Gary Kirsten

e) None of these

Q.13) Which of the following day is celebrated across the world every year on June 21^st?

a) International Yoga day

b) World Music day

c) World Refugees day

d) Only a and b

e) Only a and c

Q.14) What is the theme of International Yoga Day 2017?

a) Yoga for life

b) Yoga for India

c) Yoga for health

d) Yoga for family

e) None of these

Q.15) Who has been appointed as the special secretary of AYUSH ministry?

a) Rajesh Kotecha

b) Rajesh Sharma

c) Vinesh Kotecha

d) Rakesh Sharma

e) Rajesh Verma

Q.16) Travis Kalanick was quit as the CEO of which among the following company?

a) Amazon

b) Ola

c) Uber

d) Flipkart

e) Walmart

Q.17) Recently, Veteran actor Amrit Pal has been passed away. He was a veteran actor of

a) Hindi

b) Kannada

c) Malayalam

d) Telugu

e) Marathi

Q.18) Which among the following acquired Whole Foods Market at a market price of worth $13.7 billion?

a) Amazon

b) Flipkart

c) Google

d) eBay

e) None of these

Q.19) Who was nominated as the BJP-led NDA candidate for the president of India?

a) Sushma Swaraj

b) L K Advani

c) Ram Nath Kovind

d) Najma Heptulla

e) None of these

Q.20) Which among the following state announced the free education to girls from Nursery to PhD?

a) Haryana

b) Uttar Pradesh

c) Punjab

d) Jharkhand

e) Puducherry

Q.21) Which among the following city installed the India’s first 14-foot-tall robot to control the traffic in the state?

a) Bhopal

b) Imphal

c) Indore

d) Gurugram

e) Bengaluru

Q.22) Name the new crown prince of Saudi Arabia?

a) Mohammed bin Salman

b) Mohammed bin Nayef

c) Mohammed Salman

d) Mohammed Salman Nayef

e) None of these

Q.23) Reliance Defence Ammunition has entered a strategic partnership with Yugoimport to manufacture ammunition in India and target business opportunities of Rs 20,000 crore over the next 10 years. Yugoimport is the defence major from _____

a) U.S

b) U.K

c) Israel

d) Britain

e) Serbia

Q.24) Which among the following actress has been chosen for the teen choice awards in Choice Movie Actress category?

a) Priyanka Chopra

b) Deepika Padukone

c) Ali Bhatt

d) Vidhya Balan

e) None of these

Q.25) Who has been selected as the first recipient of the Prime Minister’s Award for outstanding contribution for promotion and development of Yoga?

a) Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram

b) Kranti Yoga Institution

c) Ramamani Iyengar Memorial Yoga Institute

d) Isha Foundation Center

e) None of these

Q.26) India and Portugal had signed a historical agreement to promote __________.

a) Co operation in the field of Agriculture

b) Co operation in the field of Military

c) Co operation in the field of sports

d) Co operation in the field of infrastructure

e) Co operation in the field of Archives

Q.27) Name the Federal Life Insurance that has partnered with SunTec, which will help facilitate in computing and invoicing of debit tax and credit tax that will be GST compliant?

a) IDBI

b) SBI

c) UBI

d) PNB

e) None of these

Q.28) The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of India signed, how much amount of loan for improving urban services in 64 small towns in the State of Madhya Pradesh?

a) $200 million

b) $225 million

c) $250 million

d) $275 million

e) $300 million

Q.29) According to the Reserve Bank of India’s credit data of Travel Head from Balance of Payments, foreign exchange earnings (FEEs). India has witnessed a whopping of ____ per cent rise in the foreign exchange earnings from the tourism sector in the month of May.

a) 10

b) 15

c) 20

d) 25

e) 30

Q.30) Which city has launched Wi-Fi hotspots for citizens to access free Internet for half-an-hour?

a) New Delhi

b) Mumbai

c) Kolkata

d) Hyderabad

e) Kochi

Q.31) Name the country, where state-owned Gujarat State Fertilizers and Chemicals (GSFC) is planning to set up an ammonia-urea plant.

a) Iraq

b) Israel

c) Iran

d) Saudi Arabia

e) Pakistan

Q.32) Gorkhaland hill had captured the national imagination and Bimal Gurung, a leader with Subhas Ghising whipped up hysteria in the Hills. It is located in which state?

a) Assam

b) Jammu & Kashmir

c) Punjab

d) West Bengal

e) Himachal Pradesh

Q.33) Who will be discharging the functions of the Governor of Bihar, in addition to his own duties?

a) Ram Nath Kovind

b) S C Jamir

c) K N Tripathi

d) S D Patil

e) O P Kohli

Q.34) Who has been appointment as UNICEF newest and youngest Goodwill Ambassador?

a) Muzoon Mellehan

b) Muzoon Rakan

c) Muzoon Almellehan

d) Muzoon Mehaboob

e) Muzoon Mehan

Q.35) Who was commanding the Pathankot air force base when it was attacked by heavily armed terrorists last year, has taken early retirement from service?

a) JS Dhamoon

b) PS Dhamoon

c) RS Dhamoon

d) KS Dhamoon

e) SS Dhamoon

Q.36) Kusum Sardet of the BJP was elected as the mayor of _____.

a) Lucknow

b) Shimla

c) Dehradun

d) Jaipur

e) Srinagar

Q.37) Sylvie Goulard quit her job as a defence minister. She was a defence minister of ____.

a) UK

b) USA

c) France

d) Italy

e) Germany