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Q.1. Which Indian actress has won the best actress award at the New York Indian Film Festival (NYIFF) 2017?
A. Ratna Pathak
B. Konkona Sen Sharma
C. Anushka Sharma
D. Ramya Krishnan
Ans. Konkona Sen Sharma

Q.2. The Sakewa Festival has recently celebrated in which state?
A. Jharkhand
B. Arunachal Pradesh
C. Sikkim
D. Manipur
Ans. Sikkim

Q.3. Which of the following is the official mascot of the 22nd edition of Asian Athletics Championships- 2017?
A. Bawean Deer
B. Misha
C. Olly Turtle
D. Flying Squirrel
Ans. Olly Turtle

Q.4. Who has won the 2017 French Presidential election?
A. Emmanuel Macron
B. Marine Le Pen
C. Francois Hollande
D. Jean-Luc Melenchon
Ans. Emmanuel Macron

Q.5. Which country is hosting the 26th session of the Governing Council (GC) of UN-Habitat- 2017?
A. India
B. Kenya
C. Ecuador
D. Uruguay
Ans. Kenya

Q.6. The 2017 India Integrated Transport and Logistics Summit was held in which city?
A. Chennai
B. Rajkot
C. New Delhi
D. Pune
Ans.  New Delhi

Q.7. The South Asia satellite “GSAT-09” will
be launched by ISRO from which launch
vehicle?
[A] GSLV Mk-III
[B] GSLV Mk-II
[C] GSLV Mk-IV
[D] GSLV Mk-V
Ans. GSLV Mk-ll

Q.8. Which state is the India’s most corrupt state, according to latest survey by the Centre for Media Studies (CMS)?
A. Andhra Pradesh
B. Maharashtra
C. Karnataka
D. Jammu & Kashmir
Ans. Karnataka

Q.9. Which of the following has become the first city in the world to have its own Microsoft font?
A. Paris
B. New York
C. Berlin
D. Dubai
Ans. Dubai

Q.10. Which city has become the India’s cleanest city, according to the Swachh Bharat survey 2017?
A. Indore
B..Tiruchirapally
C. Mysur
D. Visakhapatnam
Ans. Indore

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