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Exercise : Daily Current Affairs
  • April 2, 2017 Current Affairs
1.
Who of the following was recently appointed as the first woman field officer of the BSF after 51 years?
Tanushree Pareek
Vidhya Krishnan
Amita Chawla
None of the above
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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2.
How much amount of loan was signed by the World Bank with Uttarakhand and Union Government to improve health services in the state?
USD 100 million
USD 150 million
USD 200 million
USD 250 million
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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3.
Which Article of the Lisbon Treaty was invoked after British Prime Minister Theresa May signed a letter that will trigger Britain's exit from the European Union (EU)?
Article 1
Article 27
Article 50
Article 61
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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4.
Which high level committee has been set up to examine working of regulatory bodies for AYUSH system of medicine?
Madhukar Gupta Committee
Arvind Panagariya committee
Shailesh Nagar committee
H R Nagendra committee
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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5.
A court in which nation has passed a ruling sentencing the country's own President to death for 'high treason'?
Sudan
Iran
Somalia
Yemen
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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6.
The Integrated Automatic Aviation Meteorological Systems was inaugurated at
INS Rajali
INS Baaz
INS Dega
INS Shikra
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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7.
Which state is going to provide free power connection to the below poverty line households in its urban and rural areas?
Karnataka
Odisha
Uttar Pradesh
Jharkhand
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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8.
As per union government the number of the personnel opting for Voluntary Retirement Service (VRS) in central paramilitary forces rose to around what percent in year 2016-17 as compared to 2015-16.
200 per cent
300 per cent
345 per cent
450 per cent
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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9.
What amount of loan agreement was signed between India and New Development Bank for major district roads project in Madhya Pradesh?
$300 million
$350 million
$400 million
$450 million
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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10.
The book 'Home of the Brave' traces the history of
Border Security Force
Rashtriya Rifles
National Security Guards
Central Industrial Security Force
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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11.
He wrote the book - 'Indian Railway-The weaving of a National Tapestry'.
Bibek Debroy
Anand Neelakanthan
Kiran Doshi
K Vijay Kumar
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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12.
Who has become the new Whole Time Member (WTM) of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI)?
A Unnikrishnan
Amardeep Singh Bhatia
Navrang Saini
Ajay Tyagi
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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13.
Which city has become the first Indian city to offer 1Gbps wired broadband internet service?
Chennai
Hyderabad
Bangaluru
Kochi
Answer: Option
Explanation:
No answer description is available. Let's discuss.

14.
Which of the following countries recently gave final legislative approval to a bill that permits the medicinal use of marijuana?
Argentina
Peru
Sri Lanka
None of the above
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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15.
Which country has become the new member of South Asia Sub-regional Economic Cooperation (SASEC) program?
Bhutan
Pakistan
Iran
Myanmar
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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16.
Gilbert Baker, the LGBT rainbow flag creator has passed away. He hailed from which country?
France
Germany
Cuba
United States
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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17.
She became the first woman to be appointed as the president and CEO of 'The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights'. Name her.
Sheila Dixon
Vanita Gupta
Loretta Lynch
Stephanie Rawlings-Blake
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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18.
India's first International Centre for Foot and Mouth Disease (ICFMD) has set up in which state?
Odisha
Uttar Pradesh
Assam
Haryana
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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19.
Japan will provide how much Official Development Assistance (ODA) loan for infrastructure projects in India for FY 17?
Yen 201 billion
Yen 232 billion
Yen 445 billion
Yen 371 billion
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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20.
Which Indian Chief Minister has been selected for the USIBC Transformative Chief Minister (TCM) award?
Sarbananda Sonowal
Nitish Kumar
N Chandrababu Naidu
Raman Singh
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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21.
Who has been appointed the new chairman of the Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC)?
Vanaja Sarna
Najib Shah
Ram Tirth
Milind Sharma
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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22.
Who has been appointed the new Vice Chancellor of Nalanda University?
Pankaj Mohan
Sunaina Singh
Arvind Sharma
Vijay Bhatkar
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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