Current affairs

Q.1. Which state is hosting the 6th International Tourism Mart 2017?
A. Tripura
B. Assam
C. Nagaland
D. Punjab
Ans. Assam



Q.2. India’s largest floating solar power plant has opened in which state?
A. Kerala
B. Karnataka
C. Odisha
D. Andhra Pradesh
Ans. Kerela



Q.3. Which country has recently withdrawn from United Nations’ Global Compact on Migration?
A. United Kingdom
B. South Korea
C. United States
D. Japan
Ans. United States



Q.4. Which country has launched new virtual currency “Petro”?
A. South Africa
B. Japan
C. Venezuela
D. Indonesia
Ans. Venezuela



Q.5. Which state has become the India’s first state to endorse Centre’s triple talaq draft bill?
A. Punjab
B. Kerala
C. Uttar Pradesh
D. Tamil Nadu
Ans. Uttar Pradesh



Q.6. Which state assembly has passed a Bill awarding death to those found guilty of raping girls aged 12 and below?
A. Karnataka
B. Odisha
C. Bihar
D. Madhya Pradesh
Ans. Madhya Pradesh



Q.7. Mohamad Al Jounde has been honoured with the International Children’s Peace Prize 2017. He hails from which country?
A. United Arab Emirates
B. Syria
C. Liberia
D. Philippines
Ans. Syria



Q.8. Which Indian cricketer has launched UNICEF-ICC’s adolescent campaign “Power of Sports to Shape the Future of Adolescents”?
A. Yuvraj Singh
B. Virat Kohli
C. M S Dhoni
D. Sachin Tendulkar
Ans. Yuvraj Singh



Q.9. Which country’s team has won the 2017 South Asian Regional Badminton Team Championship?
A. Sri Lanka
B. India
C. Myanmar
D. Nepal
Ans. India



Q.10. India and which country has recently signed MoU for cooperation in agriculture and phytosanitary issues?
A. Japan
B. Australia
C. Malaysia
D. Italy
Ans. Italy



Q.11. Who has been named Person of the Year for 2017 by the Time magazine?
A. The Whistleblowers
B. The Protesters
C. The Dreamers
D. The Silence Breakers
Ans. The Silence Breakers



Q.12. India and which country has recently signed MoU for enhanced cooperation in the health sector?
A. Seychelles
B. Cuba
C. South Africa
D. Mauritius
Ans. Cuba



Q.13. Which Indian monument has been named 2nd best UNESCO world heritage site in the world, as per new survey of travel portal TripAdvisor?
A. Red Fort
B. Char Minar
C. Taj Mahal
D. Ajanta Caves
Ans. Taj Mahal



Q.14. Who has won the 2017 Ballon d’Or award for the year’s best player?
A. Lionel Messi
B. Gianluigi Buffon
C. Luka Modric
D. Cristiano Ronaldo
Ans. Cristiano Ronaldo



Q.15. Kanchanmala Pande has become the first Indian to win gold at the World Para Swimming Championship 2017. She hails from which state?
A. Kerala
B. Maharashtra
C. Karnataka
D. Odisha
Ans. Maharashtra

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