Current Affairs - Current Affairs

Exercise : Daily Current Affairs
  • March 10, 2017 Current Affairs
1.
Who is the newly appointed chairman of the Central Water Commission (CWC)?
Masood Husain
Narendra Kumar
T K Sivarajan
A S P Sinha
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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2.
The Swachh Shakti 2017 - A Convention of Women Sarpanches was held in which state?
Gujarat
Maharashtra
West Bengal
Punjab
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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3.
The 11th edition of North-East Business Summit (NEBS) started in which city?
New Delhi
Imphal
Guwahati
Shillong
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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4.
Name the sportsperson who is named as the new ambassador of the Chinese Super League.
Lionel Messi
Mesut Ozil
Sergio Aguero
Diego Maradona
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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5.
Which country is hosting the inaugural commonwealth summit 2017, which is largely focused on stimulating trade within the group?
The United Kingdom
India
New Zealand
South Africa
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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6.
Who has been bestowed with the 2016 Saraswati Samman?
Naiyer Masud
Sugatha Kumari
Surjit Paatar
Mahabaleshwar Sail
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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7.
According to the Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Bill 2016, the maternity leave has been extended from 12 weeks to how many weeks?
22 weeks
26 weeks
23 weeks
24 weeks
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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8.
What number of un-served airports and airstrips of India will be revived in accordance to CCEA approval?
27
38
50
60
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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9.
Arvind Padmanabhan, the noted journalist of IANS has recently passed away. What does IANS stands for?
Indo-ASEAN News Service
Indo-Asiatic News Service
Indo-Asian News Service
Indo-African News Service
Answer: Option
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10.
Name the South Korean President whose impeachment was upheld by the Constitutional Court ending his/her presidency.
Choi Soon-il
Park Geun-hye
Hwang Kyo-ahn
None of the above
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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11.
Which Indian cricketer has been appointed UNICEF and Cricket For Good Ambassador for the ICC Women's World Cup 2017?
Sachin Tendulkar
Saurav Ganguly
Rahul Dravid
M S Dhoni
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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12.
Which of the following universities recently conferred honorary degree of Doctor of Science on RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat?
Maharashtra Animal and Fishery Sciences University
West Bengal University of Animal & Fishery Sciences
Karnataka Veterinary Animal And Fisheries Sciences University
None of the above
Answer: Option
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13.
Who is the author of the book "Age of Anger - A History of the Present"?
Kalyan Karmakar
Pankaj Mishra
Bhim Chandra Nag
Meraj Bhat
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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14.
Which sector has been allocated the highest funds in the Delhi budget for the fiscal year 2017-18?
Health
Public Sector
Social Security & Welfare
Education
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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15.
Who is the newly elected President of the European Council (EC)?
Andrej Plenkovic
Christian Kern
Donald Tusk
Charles Michel
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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16.
Which state government has launched web-based platform "Pratibimba" to project government achievements?
Kerala
Tamil Nadu
Maharashtra
Karnataka
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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17.
Which company has become the first Indian power utility to successfully deploy tele-protection service using Line-Differential Relay (LDR) over an IP/MPLS network?
Tata Power-DDL
Adani Power
Jindal Steel and Power
Reliance Power
Answer: Option
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18.
Which Indian institute has won the 2017 IEEE Spectrum Technology in the Service of Society Award?
IIT Bombay
IIT Madras
IIT Indore
IIT Kolkata
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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19.
Researchers have found molecular evidence confirming the presence of which bird species in India more than 25000 years ago?
Turkey
Ostrich
Emu
Kiwi
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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