Current Affairs - Current Affairs

Exercise : Daily Current Affairs
  • February 17, 2017 Current Affairs
1.
Who has been chosen for the 2017 National Yash Chopra Memorial Award?
Sanjay Dutt
Nawazuddin Siddiqui
Shah Rukh Khan
Ranbir Kapoor
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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2.
Who is the author of the book "Hema Malini: Beyond the Dream Girl"?
Pooja Gautam
Ram Kamal Mukherjee
Rakesh Anand Bakshi
Shantanu Ray Chaudhuri
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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3.
Who has been appointed India's High Commissioner to Canada?
Syed Akbaruddin
Vikas Swarup
Arun Kumar Sahu
Priyansh Jain
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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4.
Which city to host India's first sport theme literary festival 'SporTale'?
Shillong
Pune
Chennai
New Delhi
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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5.
Which of the following is not the search engine that was directed by the Supreme Court to set-up in-house expert body to delete materials that goes against Indian laws that prohibits pre-natal sex determination?
Google
Bing
Yahoo
UCBrowser
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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6.
Which public health facility received Rs 5 crore prize money as part of the Kayakalp Award Scheme for 2016-17?
All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi
All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Raipur
All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Jodhpur
National Institute of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases (NITRD), Delhi
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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7.
Who was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu on 16 February 2017?
Panneerselvam
Edappadi K Palaniswami
VK Sasikala
MK Stalin
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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8.
Which state government has launched "Aardram" a public health initiative?
Kerala
Tamil Nadu
Karnataka
Assam
Answer: Option
Explanation:
No answer description is available. Let's discuss.

9.
Which Indian-origin personality has been awarded the 2017 United Kingdom's (UK) Outstanding Bravery of the Year Award?
Jasleen Laghari
Aaleyah Khan
Shand Panesar
Harikiran Sharma
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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10.
Who was appointed as the High Commissioner of India to Canada?
Gopal Baglay
Vikas Swarup
Syed Akbaruddin
Navtej Sarna
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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11.
Which of the following cities is hosting the 2017 Indian Panorama Film Festival?
New Delhi
Mount Abu
Port Blair
Chennai
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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12.
Which country to host 10th International conference on theory and practice of electronic governance?
Colombia
Estonia
Uruguay
India
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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13.
Name the Judge who was not appointed to the Supreme Court by President Pranab Mukherjee recently?
Sanjay Kishan Kaul (Chief Justice of Madras High Court)
Dipak Gupta (Chief Justice of Chhattisgarh High Court)
Mohan M. Shantanagoudar (Chief Justice of Kerala High Court)
Jasti Chelameswar (Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court)
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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14.
Who has become the new Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu?
KA Sengottaiyan
O Panneerselvam
Edappadi K Palaniswamy
E Madhusudanan
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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15.
It is with this Indian automobile company Microsoft entered into a strategic partnership recently.
Tata Motors Ltd
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd
Maruti Suzuki Ltd
Hero MotoCorp Ltd.
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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16.
The authorities of which state are planning to introduce water conservation lessons in the school syllabus?
Madhya Pradesh
Gujarat
Rajasthan
Maharashtra
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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17.
What is the India's rank in the 2017 Economic Freedom Index (EFI)?
143rd
117th
92nd
88th
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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18.
Who has won the 2017 Laureus World Sports Awards for Sportswoman of the Year?
Serena Williams
Kelly Holmes
Jessica Ennis
Simone Biles
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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19.
TV Parasuram, who passed away recently, was related to which of the following fields?
Journalism
Dancing
Acting
Writing
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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20.
Name the person who was selected for the 2016 Vyas Samman.
Sunita Jain
Surendra Verma
Kamal Kishore Goyenka
Vishwanath Tripathi
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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21.
It is in partnership with this Indian company Dassault Aviation has floated a joint venture recently.
Tata Advanced Systems
Reliance Aerostructure Limited
Boeing International Corporation India Private Limited
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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