Current Affairs - Current Affairs

Exercise : Daily Current Affairs
  • February 22, 2017 Current Affairs
1.
The President of the United States, Donald Trump appointed Lieutenant General Herbert Raymond McMaster in which position?
National Security Advisor
Attorney General
Director of National Intelligence
Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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2.
The Defence Acquisition Council approved this much amount to set up 42 radar stations to boost coastal surveillance recently.
Rs 500 crore
Rs 600 crore
Rs 700 crore
Rs 800 crore
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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3.
Which Indian institute has won the International Mercury Awards for the year 2016-17?
Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services(INCOIS)
All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)
Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute (CGCRI)
Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (EDII)
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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4.
Who was recently appointed as the Vice Chairman of the Asian Hockey Federation?
Tengku Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah
Narinder Dhruv Batra
Abhijit Sarkar
Masako Kamisuki
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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5.
The Union Government notified a protocol amending tax treaty with this country recently.
Saudi Arabia
Kuwait
Israel
Bangladesh
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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6.
Which Indian had the fastest timing at the recently concluded three-day Ultraman race in Florida?
Kaustubh Radkar
Milind Soman,
Prithivraj Patil
Manmad Rebba
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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7.
Which country will host the 2017 ASEAN Football Federation U-18 Youth Championship?
Singapore
Myanmar
Vietnam
Thailand
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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8.
Ved Prakash Sharma, who passed away recently, was the renowned novelist of which language?
Telugu
Tamil
Odia
Hindi
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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9.
The Central Excise Day (CED) is celebrated on which date in India?
February 23
February 24
February 22
February 21
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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10.
Which Indian state's tribes' action committee has called off its state wide protests following the resignation of its chief minister?
Manipur
Assam
Nagaland
Mizoram
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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11.
The Haryana government on 19 February 2017 conferred 42 of its sportsperson with the state's highest sports awards. What are these awards called?
The Bhim awards
The Arjuna awards
The Ekalavya awards
The Dronacharya awards
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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12.
The Union Cabinet approved signing of an Air Services Agreement with this country to boost investment and trade recently.
Greece
Sri Lanka
Nepal
Afghanistan
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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13.
India held its first strategy dialogue to sustain bilateral ties with which country?
Pakistan
Nepal
China
Bangladesh
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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14.
What is the theme of 2017 International Mother Language Day (IMLD)?
Languages and cyberspace
Mother tongue instruction and inclusive education
Towards Sustainable Futures through Multilingual Education
Books for mother tongue education
Answer: Option
Explanation:
No answer description is available. Let's discuss.

15.
Who is the author of the book "Autoplay:Not-so Stories"?
G Sampath
Anita Desai
Khushwant Singh
Ruskin Bond
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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16.
Which country has become the world's largest arms importer during 2012-16, according to the latest report by Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)?
India
Saudi Arabia
Qatar
Pakistan
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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17.
Which State Government presented a revenue surplus budget for 2017-18 in the legislative assembly recently?
Karnataka
Gujarat
Haryana
Jammu and Kashmir
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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18.
Which union ministry will launch the World Integrated Medicine Forum on Regulation of Homeopathic Medicine?
Ministry of Human Resource Development
Ministry of Ayush
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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19.
This public sector bank announced its plan to sell some of its non-core businesses to raise Rs 6,500 crore.
IDBI Bank Ltd
Allahabad Bank
Bank of Maharashtra
Central Bank of India
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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20.
Who won the finals of the ICC Women's World Cup Qualifier 2017?
India
South Africa
Sri Lanka
Bangladesh
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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21.
Which state is hosting the 13th edition of National Agriculture Science Congress (NASC)-2017?
Punjab
Karnataka
Madhya Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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22.
V K Srinivasan, who passed away recently, was the noted personality from which field?
Economics
Film Industry
Poetry
Poltics
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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23.
Which state government will launched anti-corruption induction training mandatory for government officials?
Assam
Sikkim
Kerala
Rajasthan
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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24.
Who has been appointed as the 11th Chief Minister of Nagaland?
Shurhozelie Liezietsu
PB Acharya
TR Zeliang
Neiphiu Rio
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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