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Exercise : Daily Current Affairs
  • April 19, 2017 Current Affairs
1.
Name the cinema at Lal Chowk of Srinagar whose site will be used for development of a heritage museum soon.
Palladium Cinema
Neelam cinema
Regal Cinema
Naaz Cinema
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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2.
TAL Manufacturing Solutions recently unveiled India's first conceptualized, designed and manufactured articulated industrial robot. The robot is called as
ROBBO
BROBO
BRABO
BROBA
Answer: Option
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3.
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has tied up with which PSU company to develop low-cost lithium ion batteries for electric vehicles?
Antrix Corporation
Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd
Bharat Dynamics
Bharat Electronics Ltd
Answer: Option
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4.
Allan Holdsworth, the renowned guitarist and composer passed away. He hailed from which country?
Japan
England
Germany
France
Answer: Option
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5.
Who has recently taken over as the Financial Commissioner of Railways?
S Mookerjee
B N Mohapatra
B B Verma
None of the above
Answer: Option
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6.
What is the India's GDP growth forecast for FY 18, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF)'s latest report 'World Economic Outlook (WEO)'?
7.2%
7.4%
6.8%
6.6%
Answer: Option
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7.
The Sessa Orchid Sanctuary is located in which state?
Assam
Arunachal Pradesh
Sikkim
Odisha
Answer: Option
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8.
Name the Mars orbiter that in recent past captured a region of Mars sprayed with strange-shaped secondary craters.
Deep Space 2 Probes (2)
Mars Odyssey
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
Mars Express Orbiter
Answer: Option
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9.
Emma Morano, the world's oldest person who passed away, hailed from which country?
Norway
Italy
Jamaica
France
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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10.
Where is the headquarters of the National Safety Council (NSC)?
New Delhi
Kochi
Mumbai
Chennai
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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11.
Who of the following was recently appointed as the Chairman of the Police Complaint Authority of Chandigarh?
Amarjot Singh Gill
H.S.Rana
N.K. Aggrawal
Mahavir S Chauhan
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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12.
Who will head the committee formed by the Union Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) to review UGC recommendations?
Secretary of the department of Higher Education (HE)
Union Minister of Human Resource Development
Chairman of UGC
Secretary of Home Affairs
Answer: Option
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13.
UN is going to issue special stamps to commemorate which International Day?
World Environment Day
World Day Against Child Labour
World Refugee Day
International Day of Yoga
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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14.
Which state government has introduced the Social Security Yojana combining five separate beneficiary schemes?
Odisha
West Bengal
Telangana
Uttar Pradesh
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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15.
Which former Indian cricketer has been named as one of the commentators for the upcoming Champions trophy?
Rahul Dravid
Sachin Tendulkar
Saurav Ganguly
VVS Laxman
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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16.
Which country to host the 14th edition of United Nations International Day of Vesak - 2017?
India
China
Nepal
Sri Lanka
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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17.
Who of the following was recently awarded with Dr Paduru Gururaja Bhat Award 2017?
A V Narasimha Murthy
Romila Thapar
Irfan Habib
Satish Chandra
Answer: Option
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18.
The first-ever Nepal-China joint military exercise "Sagarmatha Friendship-2017" started in which city?
Guangzhou
Pokhara
Kathmandu
Beijing
Answer: Option
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19.
Who has become the India's first visually impaired runner to compete the historic Boston Marathon?
Devika Narain
Vishnukant Sharma
Sagar Baheti
Nikunj Sen
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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20.
Robert W Taylor, the renowned computer pioneer who passed away, hailed from which country?
United States
Australia
Russia
Japan
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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