1). Country's 1st bio refinery plant inaugurated in which of the following places in India by Union Minister for Road Transport and Highway Nitin Gadkari?
a) Bhopal
b) Raipur
c) Bangalore
d) Lucknow
e) Pune
Answer: e)
Explanation: Union Minister for Road Transport and Highway Nitin Gadkari inaugurated the country's first bio refinery plant which produces ethanol from variety of biomass. The project is situated at Rahu in Pune district. Mr Gadkari said a great revolution will take place in India's agriculture sector with the help of this kind of projects.
2). Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has decided to launch which of the following two new circuits of its flagship luxury train Maharajas' Express this year?
a) Southern Sojourn & Southern Paradise
b) Southern Sojourn & Southern Jewels
c) Southern Alpha & Southern Jewels
d) Southern Delight & Southern Jewels
e) Southern Wonder & Southern Jewels
Answer: b)
Explanation: Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has decided to launch two new circuits (Southern Sojourn & Southern Jewels) of its flagship luxury train Maharajas' Express this year. The ‘Southern Sojourn’ will cover Goa, Hampi, Mysore, Ernakulam, Kumarakom and Trivandrum. The ‘Southern Jewel’ will cover Chettinad, Mahabalipuram, Mysore Hampi and Goa. The 23-coach Maharajas' Express has a capacity of 88 guests.
3). To mark the 156th birth anniversary of the famous Indian poet, Rabindranath Tagore, India is organising a cultural festival in which of the following Cities?
a) New York
b) Bangkok
c) Cairo
d) Dubai
e) Paris
Answer: c)
Explanation: To mark the 156th birth anniversary of the famous Indian poet, Rabindranath Tagore, India is organising a cultural festival in Egypt. Being hosted by the Maulana Azad Centre for Indian Culture, the cultural wing of the Indian Embassy in Cairo, the function started on 8 May 2017. The festival will showcase the movie 'Kabuliwala' directed by Hemen Gupta on 8 May 2017 at the Hanager Cinema, Opera House Complex. The film is based on a novel written by Tagore and tells the story of an immigrant from Kabul.
4). India Integrated Transport and Logistics Summit that was concluded in Which of the following Places?
a) Bhopal
b) Chandigarh
c) Mumbai
d) Hyderabad
e) New Delhi
Answer: e)
Explanation: Thirty-four MoUs amounting to about Rs 2 lakh crores were signed in the three-day India Integrated Transport and Logistics Summit that was concluded in New Delhi. The Summit was attended by around 3000 delegates from India and abroad, which included central and state government organizations, international organizations like World Bank and ADB, delegates, global transport and supply chain experts and representatives of private companies.
5). Which of the following organisation’s strategic anti-Naxal operations command headquarters has been shifted back from Kolkata to Raipur?
a) ISRO
b) TRAI
c) SAARC
d) CRPF
e) BSE
Answer: d)
Explanation: The strategic anti-Naxal operations command headquarters of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has been shifted back from Kolkata to Raipur. In 2010, the central zone command headquarters was shifted from Raipur to Kolkata owing to logistics and connectivity issues. The recent decision comes at the backdrop of ambush in Sukma district that killed 37 jawans of the paramilitary force. The central zone command headquarters was raised on August 7, 2009, to carry out the deployment of troops to the States affected by Left Wing Extremism such as West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.
6). Who has been elected as President of France?
a) Anthony Lake
b) Jens Stoltenberg
c) Filippo Grandi
d) Emmanuel Macron
e) Robert M. Lightfoot
Answer: d)
Explanation: Pro European centrist leader Emmanuel Macron has been elected as President of France. Thirty-nine-year old former investment banker, who has never held elected office, becomes the youngest President and occupant of the Élysée Palace. Mr Macron will also becomes the first President from outside the two traditional main parties since the modern republic's foundation in 1958. At a victory party outside the Louvre Museum in Paris, Mr Macron said the country has sent an incredible message to itself, to Europe and the world. He said he would "guarantee the unity of the nation and defend and protect Europe.
7). Who among the following Indian Scientist have been elected as the Fellows of The Royal Society, a premier scientific academy of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth, for their “outstanding contributions to science“?
a) Krishna Chatterjee
b) Sudhir Gupta
c) R. S. Sharma
d) Rahul Johri
e) Vinod Rai
Answer: a)
Explanation: Three Indian Scientist Krishna Chatterjee (from Cambridge University), Subhash Khot (from New York University), Yadvinder Malhi (from Oxford University) have been elected as the Fellows of The Royal Society, a premier scientific academy of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth, for their “outstanding contributions to science“. Eminent scientists, engineers and technologists from or living and working in the UK and the Commonwealth are elected every year as the Fellows of The Royal Society.
8). Which of the following China’s home-grown passenger jet has completed its maiden flight?
a) C919
b) C201
c) C339
d) C920
e) C929
Answer: a)
Explanation: China’s home-grown C919 passenger jet has completed its maiden flight. China’s C919 is a symbol of China’s ambitions to take market share from Boeing and Airbus in the lucrative global jet market estimated to be worth $2 trillion over the next two decades. It is a part of China’s broader “Made in China 2025” plan aimed at boosting its domestic high-tech manufacturing.
9). Who among the following won the first ever genderless Best Actor award for her role in Beauty and the Beast at the MTV Movie & TV Awards?
a) Megan Fox
b) Amber Heard
c) Kate Winslet
d) Emma Watson
e) Keira Knightley
Answer: d)
Explanation: Emma Watson won the first ever genderless Best Actor award for her role in Beauty and the Beast at the MTV Movie & TV Awards. She beat actors including Hugh Jackman to win in the award category, which featured nominees from both genders. Further, Stranger Things actress Millie Bobby Brown won the Best Actor in a (TV) show award.
10). Who among the following have topped the 2017 list of the richest people in the United Kingdom (UK)?
a) N. R. Narayana Murthy and Family
b) Dilip Shanghvi and Family
c) Hinduja borthers
d) Deepak Parekh and Family
e) Adi Godrej and Family
Answer: c)
Explanation: As per the Times Rich List 2017, three India-born citizens are among top 5 richest people in Britain. The 29th edition of the Sunday Times Rich List’ released the names of UK’s 1000 wealthiest people including 40 Indian-born citizens. Hinduja Brothers Srichand and Gopichand have topped the list to become the top of 134 billionaires in the country. The Hinduja borthers has estimated assets worth 16.2 billion pounds. Their investments in various industries include oil and gas, automotive, IT, energy, media, banking, property and healthcare sectors.
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