Current Affairs - Current Affairs

Exercise : Daily Current Affairs
  • March 1, 2017 Current Affairs
1.
Haji Abdul Salam, who recently passed away, was the Member of Rajya Sabha from which state?
Uttar Pradesh
Manipur
Andhra Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Answer: Option
Explanation:
No answer description is available. Let's discuss.

2.
Name the fully unreserved train that as flagged off by the Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu for common people?
Uday Express
Antyodaya Express
Hamsafar Express
Sankalp Express
Answer: Option
Explanation:
No answer description is available. Let's discuss.

3.
Who has been appointed as new Chief Secretary of Maharashtra?
Sumit Mullick
Kashish Nandan
Nirmal Gupta
Swadheen Kshatriya
Answer: Option
Explanation:
No answer description is available. Let's discuss.

4.
This multilateral agency launched the Economic Survey of India 2017 recently.
OECD
World Bank Group
International Monetary Fund
Asian Development Bank
Answer: Option
Explanation:
No answer description is available. Let's discuss.

5.
Who of the following was recently appointed as the Director of the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy?
D R Doley Barman
Aruna M Bahuguna
Vinay Madhav Kumar
None of the above
Answer: Option
Explanation:
No answer description is available. Let's discuss.

6.
Who has been named as the "Captain of the Year" at 2017 ESPNcricinfo Awards?
Virat Kohli
Ben Stokes
Faf du Plessis
Steven Smith
Answer: Option
Explanation:
No answer description is available. Let's discuss.

7.
Which state is going to host the river festival called 'Namami Brahmaputra'?
Assam
Arunachal Pradesh
West Bengal
Tripura
Answer: Option
Explanation:
No answer description is available. Let's discuss.

8.
Which of the following ministries has been implementing the Hamari Dharohar Scheme?
Union Ministry of Human Resource Development
Union Ministry of Home Affairs
Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Union Ministry of Minority Affairs
Answer: Option
Explanation:
No answer description is available. Let's discuss.

9.
Which city hosted the 4th India-CLMV Business Conclave-2017?
Pune
Chennai
Jaipur
New Delhi
Answer: Option
Explanation:
No answer description is available. Let's discuss.

10.
What is the theme of the Zero Discrimination Day 2017 that was observed recently?
Stand Out
Open Up, Reach Out
Make Some Noise for Zero Discrimination
None of the above
Answer: Option
Explanation:
No answer description is available. Let's discuss.

11.
Who of the following recently assumed charge of the Chairman of National Commission for Scheduled Tribes?
D R Doley Barman
Nand Kumar Sai
Vinay Madhav Kumar
None of the above
Answer: Option
Explanation:
No answer description is available. Let's discuss.

12.
The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has recently imposed a 5-year ban on BBC. NTCA is the statutory body of which union ministry?
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation
Ministry of External Affairs
Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change
Answer: Option
Explanation:
No answer description is available. Let's discuss.

13.
Alwin Francis is associated with which sports?
Cricket
Badminton
Tennis
Chess
Answer: Option
Explanation:
No answer description is available. Let's discuss.

14.
Tarak Mehta, who recently passed away, was the noted play writer of which language?
Urdu
Gujarati
Marathi
Odia
Answer: Option
Explanation:
No answer description is available. Let's discuss.

15.
India's first Antyodaya Express was launched by the Railways Ministry recently. The express will run between which stations?
Ernakulam and Howrah
Sriganganagar and Tiruchirapalli
New Delhi and Kanyakumari
Nizamuddin and Palakkad
Answer: Option
Explanation:
No answer description is available. Let's discuss.

16.
Senior IAS officer Sumit Mullick has been appointed as the Chief Secretary of which state?
Maharashtra
Andhra Pradesh
Karnataka
Orissa
Answer: Option
Explanation:
No answer description is available. Let's discuss.

17.
Which state's government has decided to appoint a teacher to monitor cleanliness in all of its high schools?
Meghalaya
Assam
Gujarat
Uttarakhand
Answer: Option
Explanation:
No answer description is available. Let's discuss.

18.
It is from the coast of this State, India successfully test-fired Prithivi supersonic interceptor missile.
West Bengal
Maharashtra
Odisha
Kerala
Answer: Option
Explanation:
No answer description is available. Let's discuss.

19.
Who was accredited as the Ambassador of India to the Republic of Togo with residence in Accra (Ghana)?
Ashok Kumar Bisth
Sandeep Srivastava
Birender Singh Yadav
Dhirendra Pratap Singh
Answer: Option
Explanation:
No answer description is available. Let's discuss.

20.
Who is the author of the book "The Wrong Turn: Love and Betrayal in the Time of Netaji"?
Aalap Roy
Aadishri Roy
Sujata Bose
Namita Roy Ghose
Answer: Option
Explanation:
No answer description is available. Let's discuss.

21.
How much loan amount has been sanctioned by the World Bank (WB) for the Tejaswini project?
$55 million
$78 million
$63 million
$89 million
Answer: Option
Explanation:
No answer description is available. Let's discuss.

22.
The National Consultation Workshop on Urban Development was held in
Chennai
Kolkata
New Delhi
Hyderabad
Answer: Option
Explanation:
No answer description is available. Let's discuss.

23.
What is the theme of 2017 International Rare Disease Day (IRDD)?
Solidarity
Mystery Diagnosis
Research
Rehabilitation
Answer: Option
Explanation:
No answer description is available. Let's discuss.

24.
Noted play writer Tarak Mehta passed away recently. He belonged to
Punjab
Karnataka
Gujarat
Madhya Pradesh
Answer: Option
Explanation:
No answer description is available. Let's discuss.