Current Affairs - Current Affairs

Exercise : Daily Current Affairs
  • April 11, 2017 Current Affairs
1.
The first-ever G20 Digital Ministerial Meeting on Digital Economy was held in which country?
Japan
India
Russia
Germany
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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2.
Who is the author of the book "Gandhi in Champaran"?
DG Tendulkar
Anand Gandhi
S Ganesan
Mahadev Desai
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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3.
Colson Whitehead won the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for fiction. Name the book/novel for which he was chosen for the award.
Zone One
The Underground Railroad
The Intuitionist
The Noble Hustle: Poker, Beef Jerky, and Death
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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4.
Which company has been named the official Innovation Partner for the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy 2017?
Reliance
IBM
Google
Intel
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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5.
Which country has executed most people in 2016, as per Amnesty International Global Report 'Death Sentences & Executions 2016'?
Pakistan
Iran
China
Saudi Arabia
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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6.
The Survey of India has proposed to re-measure the height of Mount Everest in 2017, as a part of the celebrations of its 250 years completion this year. It is planning to carry out the feat as a joint exercise between India and which other country?
United States of America
China
Japan
Nepal
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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7.
Who of the following won the 2017 Pulitzer Prize in investigative reporting section?
Eric Eyre
Du Yun
Jim Morin
Lynn Nottage
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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8.
Name the author of the book Gandhi in Champaran.
Anand Neelakanthan
Vidya Krishnamurthi
DG Tendulkar
Nitin A Gokhale
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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9.
India's first ever micro-drama festival, named Thespis, was held in which city?
Mumbai
Chandigarh
New Delhi
Kolkata
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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10.
Which portal has been launched by the Survey of India (SoI) that offers free download of Indian Maps?
Digital Map Portal
SoI Portal
Nakshe Portal
OSM Portal
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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11.
Who has won the 2017 Pulitzer Prize in fiction?
Hisham Matar
Colson Whitehead
Matthew Desmond
Lynn Nottage
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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12.
Which Indian-origin personality has become first non-white judge at the Old Bailey Court of London?
Kirti Solanki
James Miskin
Tayeb Salih
Anuja Ravindra Dhir
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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13.
Who has won the 2017 Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix tournament?
Nico Rosberg
Lewis Hamilton
Fernando Alonso
Sebastian Vettel
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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14.
Name the Indian national and navy veteran who was sentenced to death by a military court of Pakistan.
Ravindra Kaushik
RN Kao
Kashmir Singh
Kulbhushan Jadhav
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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15.
Which city police has launched "Pink Hoyslas" police petrol vehicles for women safety?
Bengaluru
Chennai
Kochi
Guwahati
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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16.
Which state government to launch cheap food canteen "Annapurna Bhojnalayas"?
Haryana
Manipur
Uttar Pradesh
Assam
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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17.
Which state's government has decided to increase the number of Science Clubs in its schools?
Uttar Pradesh
Haryana
Maharashtra
Karnataka
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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18.
The centre by releasing Rs 23443.09 Cr to the states, as the first budgetary installment for the FY 17-18 under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) aims to focus on which natural resource management activity?
Water conservation
Proper Waste disposal
Waste recycling
Afforestation
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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19.
Name the communications and information technology company who in April 2017 signed an MoU with Airtel and BSNL to bring 5G services in India.
Nokia
Samsung
Apple
MI
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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20.
The two-day National Convention on World Homoeopathy Day concluded in this city of India.
Delhi
Mumbai
Hyderabad
Shimla
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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