Current affairs

Q.1. Which union minister has launched online registration portal for 2017 BSF Half Marathon in New Delhi?
A. Kiren Rijiju
B. Narendra Modi
C. Nirmala Sitharaman
D. Ravi Shankar Prasad
Ans. Kiren Rijiju



Q.2. India’s first Hyperloop project will come up in which state?
A. Karnataka
B. Andhra Pradesh
C. Tamil Nadu
D. Kerala
Ans. Andhra Pradesh



Q.3. Which online facility has been launched by the Union government to resolve foreign trade issues?
A. Contact@IDFT
B. Contact@DGTI
C. Contact@DGFT
D. Contact@FTID
Ans. Contact@DGFT



Q.4. What is the theme of 2017 International Literacy Day (ILD)?
A. Literacy for the 21st Century
B. Reading the past, writing the future
C. Literacy in a Digital World
D. Literacy and sustainable development
Ans. Literacy in a Digital World



Q.5. The joint military training exercise “Yudh Abhyas – 2017” will be conducted between India and which country?
A. United States
B. Russia
C. France
D. Germany
Ans. United States



Q.6. Which Indian organisation has developed an artificial leaf to create fuel from sunlight?
A. Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)
B. Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Pune
C. IIT Kharagpur
D. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
Ans. Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Pune



Q.7. The Union Environment Ministry has launched which Environment Quiz on National Teachers’ Day?
A. Prakriti Khoj
B. Paryavaran Prerak
C. Green March
D. Prakriti Paryavaran
Ans. Prakriti Khoj


Q.8. Which state government will provide free education to girls up to graduation?
A. Tamil Nadu
B. Odisha
C. Assam
D. Karnataka
Ans. Karnataka



Q.9. The world’s highest sandcastle has recently built in which country?
A. Germany
B. India
C. China
D. South Africa
Ans. Germany



Q.10. Which city has been formally accorded the status of India’s first World Heritage City by UNESCO?
A. Udaipur
B. Mathura
C. Ujjain
D. Ahmedabad
Ans. Ahmadabad

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