Current Affairs - Current Affairs

Exercise : Daily Current Affairs
  • April 4, 2017 Current Affairs
1.
Youngest Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai has been invited to address the parliament of which country?
United States of America
Canada
United Kingdom
Germany
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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2.
Name the renowned Hindustani classical vocalist of Jaipur Gharana who died in April 2017.
Kishori Amonkar
Mallikarjun Mansur
Gangubai Hangal
Mogubai Kurdikar
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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3.
Which state government will provide one-time grant of Rs. 21,000 to families for third girl child?
Assam
Haryana
Punjab
Manipur
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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4.
Union Government has approved procurement of a class of surface-to-surface missiles for naval warships. Name it.
Dhanush
Prithvi III
Brahmos
Barak
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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5.
Who has become the India's first-ever transgender police Sub-Inspector?
Deepthi Sunaina
Smithi Saran
Prithika Yashini
Nandini Kumari
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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6.
Recent bomb blast in a train carriage in the underground metro system was a targeted terror attack at which country?
France
Germany
United Kingdom
Russia
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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7.
This person was elevated to the position of Chief Adviser (Cost) in the Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure w.e.f. 1 April 2017.
Aruna Sethi
BP Kanungo
Rana Kanwar Pal Singh
Randeep Guleria
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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8.
Who of the following recently took over as the Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India?
BP Kanungo
Vishal Gupta
Surekha Marandi
None of the above
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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9.
Which country has become the first NATO member to launch self-contained cyber command unit?
Germany
France
Belgium
United States
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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10.
Name the person who was nominated as the chairman of the Amateur Circle Kabaddi Federation of India for the next four years.
Ram Bilas Sharma
OP Dhankar
Captain Abhimanyu
Om Prakash Kohli
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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11.
Which country has officially recognized Bitcoin and digital currencies as legal money?
Australia
China
North Korea
Japan
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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12.
26-year-old Omkar Modgi's maiden short film 'Avyakta' has made it to which acclaimed International film festival?
Sundance Film Festival
Cannes Film Festival
Venice Film Festival
Toronto Film Festival
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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13.
Identify the former President of Guatemalan Football Association who was banned for lifetime by FIFA.
Adela de Torrebiarte
Brayan Jimenez
Gustavo Machain
None of the above
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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14.
What is the theme of 2017 International Mine Awareness Day (IMAD)?
Mine Action & Women Dominance
Needs driven. People Centred
Mine Action is Humanitarian Action
More than Mines
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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15.
This state in April 2017 directed for 100 per cent linking of ration cards with Aadhar for greater transparency in distribution of food grains for beneficiaries.
Uttar Pradesh
Bihar
Manipur
Kerala
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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16.
Name the state that in April 2017 imposed a blanket ban on the use of polyethene bags manufactured below fifty (50) microns.
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu & Kashmir
Punjab
Bihar
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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17.
Kishori Amonkar, the renowned Hindustani classical vocalist has passed away. She hailed from which state?
Maharashtra
Tamil Nadu
Kerala
Andhra Pradesh
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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18.
Who has recently taken charge as new Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)?
Ashwani Kumar
N S Vishwanathan
BP Kanungo
T S Ahuja
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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19.
Who has been appointed the new chief justice of Madras High Court?
Pradeep Nandraj
Indira Banerjee
Kanta Bhatnagar
Nikhil Bose
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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20.
Name one of the most prominent black activists of his generation in Britain who died in April 2017.
Clement Blair Peach
Helen Suzman
Neil Aggett
Darcus Howe
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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21.
Who has been appointed as new Ambassador and Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations (UN)?
Jai Singh
Niranjan Joshi
Ajit Kumar
Rajiv Chander
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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22.
Which of the following educational institutes was declared the best in the overall India Rankings 2017?
Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, Tamil Nadu
Banaras Hindu University
Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Karnataka
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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23.
Which state government has launched "e-nagarpalika" app to provide municipal services online?
Jharkhand
Madhya Pradesh
Bihar
Uttar Pradesh
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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