Current Affairs - Current Affairs

Exercise : Daily Current Affairs
  • March 29, 2017 Current Affairs
1.
Which bank launched the Unnati Credit Card to spread credit inclusion recently?
ICICI Bank
State Bank of India
Andhra Bank
Bank of Baroda
Answer: Option
Explanation:
No answer description is available. Let's discuss.

2.
Name the former South Carolina Governor who was recently appointed by the United Nations to run the World Food Programme.
David Beasley
Etharin Cousin
Ivan Simonovic
None of the above
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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3.
AAI, DRDO and the state government has signed a tripartite MoU for development of Deoghar Airport in Deoghar district. Deoghar is a city of which of the following state?
Odisha
Uttarakhand
Bihar
Jharkhand
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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4.
Who has been appointed the new member to the Sports Authority of India (SAI)?
Vijender Singh
Sania Mirza
Siddhartha Upadhyay
Sachin Tendulkar
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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5.
The President of India recently presented Dr. B. C. Roy National Awards for the years 2014, 2015 and 2016. The Awards were instituted in which year?
1975
1976
1977
1978
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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6.
Who will become the first woman Chief Executive (CE) of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region?
Woo Kwok-hing
Leung Chun-ying
Eric Cheung
Carrie Lam
Answer: Option
Explanation:
No answer description is available. Let's discuss.

7.
Who has been declared the Man of the Series in the 2017 Border Gavaskar Trophy?
Ravichandran Ashwin
Ajinkya Rahane
Ravindra Jadeja
Murali Vijay
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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8.
Which bank has been adjudged the "Best Small Bank" award for 2016?
Bandhan Bank
IDBI Bank
Karur Vysya Bank
Dena Bank
Answer: Option
Explanation:
No answer description is available. Let's discuss.

9.
Tehmtan R Andhyarujina, who passed away recently, was from which field?
Politics
Sports
Law
Science
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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10.
Ahmed Kathrada, the renowned anti-apartheid activist who passed away, belonged to which country?
United States
South Africa
Australia
Israel
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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11.
Which of the following countries was recently approved by the US Senate as the 29th member of the NATO?
Yugoslavia
Bulgaria
Macedonia
Montenegro
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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12.
Which union ministry has launched an online film certification system "e-Cinepramaan" to promote transparency and ease of doing business?
Ministry of Science and Technology
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
Ministry of Communications
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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13.
Who has been appointed the new executive director of the United Nations (UN) World Food Programme (WFP)?
David Beasley
Nikki Haley
Josette Sheeran
James Morris
Answer: Option
Explanation:
No answer description is available. Let's discuss.

14.
Truecaller has partnered with which bank to launch its UPI-based mobile payment service "Truecaller Pay"?
HDFC Bank
ICICI Bank
State Bank of India
Axis Bank
Answer: Option
Explanation:
No answer description is available. Let's discuss.

15.
Who has been chosen for the Glenfiddich's Emerging Artist of the Year 2017?
Sitaram Swain
Sunil Sethi
Peter Nagy
Feroz Gujral
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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16.
Which Indian cricket player has won the Sir Garfield Sober Trophy for 2016?
Virat Kohli
Ravichandran Ashwin
Ajinkya Rahane
Ravindra Jadeja
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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17.
Who was bestowed with the Hari Om Ashram Alembic Research Award for 2016?
Neena Srivastava
Rakesh Kumar
P Sundaresan
S Rajasekaran
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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18.
Arun Sarma, who passed away recently, was the renowned personality of which field?
Law
Science
Sports
Literary
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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19.
Prime Minister of this country has activated a disaster response plan after a powerful cyclone named Debbie pummelled the north-east coast.
Australia
Mauritius
Brazil
Mexico
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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20.
As per a report of the NASSCOM, by 2020, the number of internet users in India will reach
430 million
530 million
630 million
730 million
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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21.
The INLCU L51 was recently commissioned into the Indian Navy. The ship is commanded by
Bimal Verma
Ramesh Bajpai
Vishwesh S Nadkarni
None of the above
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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