Current Affairs - Current Affairs

Exercise : Daily Current Affairs
  • March 23, 2017 Current Affairs
1.
What is the India's rank in the 2017 Human Development Index (HDI)?
131
145
168
122
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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2.
Who has been appointed as the new Whole-Time Member (WTM) of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)?
Gurumoorthy Mahalingam
M M Patel
S Raman
Madhabi Puri Buch
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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3.
The expanded VIKALP Scheme will be available to railway passengers from
1 April 2017
1 May 2017
1 June 2017
1 July 2017
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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4.
This regiment of Indian Army celebrated 200-years of their regiment in March 2017.
Ninth Gorkhas
Madras Regiment
The Garhwal Rifles
Naga Regiment
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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5.
How much loan agreement has been signed between Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Government of India (GoI) to upgrade district roads in Madhya Pradesh?
$550 million
$450 million
$650 million
$350 million
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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6.
What was the theme of World Meteorological Day 2017?
Climate Change
Disaster Risk Management
Understanding Clouds
Our future climate
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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7.
The central sector scheme "Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana (RVY)" will be launched from which state?
Uttar Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Tamil Nadu
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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8.
The Union Cabinet recently approved an MoU signed in the field of Cyber Security. The MoU was signed with which of the following countries?
The United States of America
Britain
Switzerland
Germany
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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9.
The recent terror attack happened outside the parliament of which country?
France
Belgium
Germany
United Kingdom
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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10.
Which of the following countries is hosting the 2017 Special Olympics World Winter Games?
United Kingdom
Russia
Germany
Austria
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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11.
Which among these SAARC nations did not figure in the World Happiness Report 2017?
Pakistan
Bhutan
Afghanistan
Maldives
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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12.
Who of the following has won the 2017 Abel Prize?
Andrew J. Wiles
Louis Nirenberg
Yves Meyer
John F. Nash
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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13.
In which part of India, the 5th Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav (RSM)-2017 was organised?
South India
North India
Northeast India
Western India
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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14.
Which country's coastal sea level hit record high in 2016?
India
Malaysia
China
Maldives
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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15.
Which country topped the World Happiness report 2017?
Norway
Denmark
Iceland
Switzerland
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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16.
Which state government has recently signed MoU with State Bank of India (SBI) to provide subsidized loans to its employees?
Punjab
Assam
Manipur
Uttar Pradesh
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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17.
As per an announcement by the Union Government, India's nuclear power generation capacity will be tripled by
2021
2022
2023
2024
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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18.
The 3rd International Conference on Alternate Fuels and Raw Materials in Cement Industry has started in which country?
India
China
United States
Australia
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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19.
The 2017 India Sourcing Fair (ISF) will be held in which country?
Nepal
Myanmar
Sri Lanka
Bhutan
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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20.
What is the theme of 2017 World Tuberculosis Day (WTD)?
Call for a world free of TB
Unite to End TB
Gear up to end TB
Stop TB in my lifetime
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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21.
Who was appointed as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of International Cricket Council (ICC)?
Ankur Khanna
Nithiin Reddy
Rekha Bhardwaj
Vishal Krishna
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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22.
ISRO commissioned world's third-largest hypersonic wind tunnel in the capital of which state?
Kerala
Tamil Nadu
Karnataka
Andhra Pradesh
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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23.
Which Indian shooter has won gold in the Men's Double Trap event at the 2017 International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup in Mexico?
Man Singh
Angad Vir Singh Bajwa
Amrinder Cheema
Ankur Mittal
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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