Current Affairs Quiz

1.Kerala has decided to implement the “Sampoorna Arogya Keralam” with an investment of how much Rs__________?

1. 50 crore

2. 30 crore

3. 20 crore

4. 65 crore

5. None of these

2.Who has recently been appointed as chief operating officer (COO) of Wipro?

1. Bhanumurthy B M

2. P K Mishra 

3. Chandrika Singh

4. Rakesh Singh

5. None of these

3.Who has recently taken charge as UN High Commissioner for Refugees on January 1, succeeding AntónioGuterres?

1. RajeevRastogi

2. Filippo Grandi

3. Kripal Singh

4. Raju Banjul

5. None of these

4.Annual Indian Science Congress (ISC) recently held at University of Mysore campus in Karnataka. The theme of this year’s event is ____?

1. “Science & Technology for Everyone”

2. “Science & Technology for Inclusive growth”

3. "Science & Technology for Indigenous Development in India"

4. “Science & Technology for Advancement”

5. None of these

5.The world's largest blue star sapphire that weighs 1404.49 carats was discovered in a mine in which country? 

1. Australia

2. Sri Lanka

5. None of these

6.The book “Go Set a Watchman” written by ____________ was in news in the first week of January 2016 as it topped the 2015 US bestseller list?

1. J.K. Rowling

2. R K Rowling

3. Harper Knee

4. Harper Lee

5. None of these

7.The Union Minister of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Uma Bharti recently launched Ganga Gram Yojana at which states?

1. Madhya Pradesh

3.  Uttar Pradesh

4. Jharkhand

5. None of these

8.In a bid to curb vehicular pollution, the Centre has decided to implement stricter emission norms of Bharat Stage (BS) VI from Which date by skipping BS-V altogether?

1. April 1, 2020

2. September 1, 2020

3. April 1, 2018

4. January 1, 2018

5. None of these

9.The Centre has appointed which of the following as the Chairman and Managing Director of the state-run Madras Fertilzers for a five-year term?

1. BC Khare

2. Ravi Khare

3. Prem Kumar

4. AB Khare

5. None of these

10.Who has recently been elected as the General President of the 105th Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA) that is scheduled for 2017-18?

1. DrManmohan Singh

2. DrAchyutaSamanta

3. Dr. ShyamPrakashShukla

4. Laxmi Kant Dhar

5. None of these

11.Who has recently been appointed as Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India? 

1. Kailash

2. Mithlesh

4. Sailesh

5. None of these

12.Who has recently been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of NITI Aayog?

1. Amitabh Chandra

2. Krishna Chandra

3. Amitabh Kant

4. Kapil Kant

5. None of these

13.Who has recently been appointed as Chairman of fair-trade regulator Competition Commission of India (CCI)?

1. Rajesh Kumar Singh

2. Devender Kumar Sikri

3. Kapil Muni Sikri

4. Ritesh Singh

5. None of these

14.According to a latest UN survey on international migrant trends which countries diaspora population is the largest in the world? 

4. Pakistan

5. None of these

15.Mumbai Rail Police recently launched safety initiatives named SAMEEP and B-Safe with the help of which of the following?

1. M S Dhoni

2.Sachin Tendulkar

3.Amitabh Bachchan

4. Amir Khan

5. None of these

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