1). India becomes second largest steel producer in the world. The data was released by which of the following Organisations?
a) International Civil Aviation Organization
b) International Energy Agency
c) Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
d) UN Inter-agency Group
e) International Stainless Steel Forum
Answer: e)
Explanation: As per the data released by the International Stainless Steel Forum (ISSF) in May 2017, India overtook Japan to become the second-largest steel producer in the world in 2016. The data was released by the International Stainless Steel Forum at a annual conference in Tokyo, Japan. India’s stainless steel production rose to 3.32 million tons for 2016. The data showed a growth of about 9 per cent over 3.0 million tons achieved in 2015. As per the data, the top producer of the steel of the world in the year 2016 is China.
2). Which of the following Airways has become the first private airline to get a licence to fly under UDAN, the government scheme for subsidized regional flights?
a) Jet Airways
b) Go Air
c) Lufthansa
d) Turbo Megha Airways
e) Indian Airlines
Answer: d)
Explanation: Turbo Megha Airways has become the first private airline to get a licence to fly under UDAN, the government scheme for subsidized regional flights. The Hyderabad-based airline which flies as TruJet stated that it will launch flights on Hyderabad-Cuddapah, Hyderabad-Nanded and Nanded-Mumbai routes. The five airlines awarded the rights to fly UDAN flights so far are Air India, SpiceJet, Turbo Megha, Air Odisha and G.R. Gopinath led Deccan Air.
3). The Committee Which has submitted its Final Report on Scouts and Guides to Minister for State (Independent Charge) for Youth Affairs & Sports, Vijay Goel with various recommendations is
a) S.S. Valdia Committee
b) Muthra Committee
c) Lodha Committee
d) KeshavNath Committee
e) Harsh Malhotra Committee
Answer: e)
Explanation: A seven-member High-Level Committee on Scouts and Guides has submitted its Final Report to Minister for State (Independent Charge) for Youth Affairs & Sports, Vijay Goel with various recommendations. The committee has suggested for the constitution of an Enquiry Committee to take stock of complaints and grievances and submit its report. The committee has suggested for completely revamping the Bharat Scout & Guides and Hindustan Scouts and Guides. It has stressed upon the need for streamlining the organizational set up of Bharat Scouts and Guides and Hindustan Scouts and Guides.
4). The State Government of Madhya Pradesh has put an indefinite ban on the sand excavation in the Narmada River. The Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh is
a) N.Biren Singh
b) Yogi Adithyanath
c) Shivraj Singh Chouhan
d) Amarinder Singh
e) Manohar Parikar
Answer: c)
Explanation: The State Government of Madhya Pradesh has put an indefinite ban on the sand excavation in the Narmada River. This announcement has been made by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan in Bhopal. The government has also set up a committee to suggest the scientific ways of mining the rivers. This committee will submit the report to state government after exploring ways for sand excavation without harming rivers. The government will also promote manufactured sand (made by mixing stones).
5). Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for various projects of the Kandla Port. The Kandla Port is Located in Which of the following States?
a) Manipur
b) Andhra Pradesh
c) Maharashtra
d) Gujarat
e) Kerala
Answer: d)
Explanation: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 22 May 2017 inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for various projects of the Kandla Port in Kutch district of Gujarat. The projects include construction of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Convention Center, 14th and 16th Cargo berths, Railway Bridge at Sal junction, Mechanised fertiliser handling facility and purchase of two mobile harbour crane.
6). The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) signed two Unilateral (APA) with Indian taxpayers. The full form of APA is
a) Advance Pricing Agreements
b) Advantage Pricing Agreements
c) Advance Posts Agreements
d) Accredited Pricing Agreements
e) Amount Pricing Agreements
Answer: a)
Explanation: The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) on 22 May 2017 signed two Unilateral Advance Pricing Agreements (APA) with Indian taxpayers. Among these two agreements, one also has a Rollback Provision. The two APAs signed pertain to chip design and development of embedded software and Information technology sectors of the economy.
7). Jio MAMI Film Festival has announced a new award category for digital content for this year’s festival to be held from 12th-18th October. Who is the co-chairperson of the Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival?
a) Sudhir Gupta
b) Jens Stoltenberg
c) Fatma Samoura
d) Nita Ambani
e) Rahul Johri
Answer: d)
Explanation: Jio MAMI Film Festival has announced a new award category for digital content for this year’s festival to be held from 12th-18th October. In a statement, co-chairperson of the Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival Nita Ambani said this Award will encourage young talent to break the boundaries of their creative prowess and take Indian cinema to new and greater heights, especially in the digital space. The statement said that 25 participants will be shortlisted and mentored by celebrated Indian filmmakers. From these, the top ten films will be showcased at the festival and the film makers will receive a prize money of Rs 2,50,000 each. The two best films will receive the Jio MAMI Reliance Foundation Gold and Silver trophies at the Jio MAMI 2017 closing gala.
8). The Visakhapatnam railway station is the cleanest, followed by Secunderabad, among the 75 busiest stations in the country. The survey was carried out by
a) United Nations Environment Programme
b) Sustainable Development Solutions Network
c) World Bank
d) World Economic Forum
e) Quality Council of India
Answer: e)
Explanation: The Visakhapatnam railway station is the cleanest, followed by Secunderabad, among the 75 busiest stations in the country. According to a survey, the report of which was released by railway minister Suresh Prabhu, the Jammu railway station occupied the third spot, while the New Delhi station was ranked at 39 among the busiest stations. The survey was carried out by the Quality Council of India. The Darbhanga railway station in Bihar was the dirtiest among the busiest stations. The railway station in Varanasi, the Lok Sabha constituency of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was ranked at 14th position.
9). A two day “Start up India Summit” will begin in which of the following cities?
a) Dubai
b) London
c) Beirut
d) Abhu Dhabi
e) Washington
Answer: d)
Explanation: A two day “Start up India Summit” will begin in Abhu Dhabi, UAE,. This is the first “Start Up Summit” being held in the UAE by the Consul General of India (CGI) in Dubai and Embassy of India in Abu Dhabi in partnership with iSPIRIT, a nonprofit think tank and supported by TiE, Dubai. The aim is to provide a shared platform for the Start up eco system in both India and UAE for greater collaboration, exchange ideas, interact with academia, investors and industry and have access to funding from the venture capitalist in the UAE.
10). To honour the late president Dr A P J Abdul Kalam, NASA has named a new bacteria discovered on the filters of the International Space Station, ISS, as
a) Solicited kalamii
b) Solibacillus kalamii
c) Solibacillus Kalam
d) Sophisticated kalamii
e) Strength kalamii
Answer: b)
Explanation: NASA has named a new bacteria discovered on the filters of the International Space Station, ISS, as Solibacillus kalamii to honour the late president Dr A P J Abdul Kalam. The genus is Solibacillus and the species name is kalamii. Researchers at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory has found that the bacteria remained on board the International Space Station for 40 months. The new organism is found only on the ISS and has not been found anywhere on the earth. In 1963, Dr. Kalam had his early training at NASA before setting up India’s first rocket launching facility at Thumba in Kerala.
11). Which of the following organizations receives 2014 Indira Gandhi Peace Prize?
a) DRDO
b) CISR
c) AIIMS
d) ISRO
e) AIR
Answer: d)
Explanation: Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh presented now the 2014 Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). The award was announced by a jury headed by Vice President Hamid Ansari in 2014, consists of a trophy and a cash prize of Rs 1 crore. The Prize was awarded to ISRO in recognition of its path-breaking achievements culminating in the Mars orbiter mission and its significant contributions in strengthening international cooperation in peaceful use of outer space.
12). Whom among the following conferred the West Bengal's Highest Civilian Banga Samman award by the Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee?
a) Y.C. Deveshwar
b) Vijay Shekhar Sharma
c) Ajay Tyagi
d) Ashu Suyash
e) Bhavish Aggarwal
Answer: a)
Explanation: Thespian Soumitra Chatterjee and Y.C. Deveshwar conferred the West Bengal's Highest Civilian Banga Samman award by the Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. Two categories of awards are presented as part of Banga Samman - Banga Bhushan and Banga Bibhushan. The Banga Bibhushan recipients are Deveshwar(Industrialist), Dhiman Ganguly(pulmonologist), Arun Prasad Mukherjee (former Mizoram Governor), veteran actor Chatterjee, and acclaimed poet Nirendranath Chakraborty. This year Banga Bhushan recipients are Rezwana Chowdhury Banya (Bangladeshi singer), Hidmat Fakir (folk singer), Chapal Bhaduri, (impersonator in folk theatre), Lakshman Das Baul(baul exponent) and Abhijit Chowdhury(Liver Foundation secretary and gastroenterologist).
13). Rohan Chakravarty won 2017 WWF International President’s Award. He belongs which of the following Profession?
a) Engineer
b) Athlete
c) Environment cartoonist
d) Chess Player
e) None of these
Answer:c)
Explanation: Rohan Chakravarty, Indian wildlife and environment cartoonist, in May 2017 won 2017 WWF International President’s Award. Chakravarty has been honoured for his efforts to inspire change and attitudes towards nature. Chakravarty, under the banner of Green Humour , runs a series of cartoons on nature conservation issues. It is possibly one of the largest cartoon collections in the genre in India.
14). The Indian duo of Divij Sharan and Purav Raja have won their first title of the 2017 season by lifting the which of the following trophies in france?
a) ATP Grand Masters 2017
b) UCI Road World Championships
c) DVV Trophy
d) Bordeaux Challenger trophy
e) WDSF Super Grand Prix
Answer: d)
Explanation: The Indian duo of Divij Sharan and Purav Raja have won their first title of the 2017 season by lifting the Bordeaux Challenger trophy at Bordeaux, France. They defeated the fourth seeded Mexican-Kiwi combination of Santiago Gonzalez and Artem Sitak of New Zealand in the straight sets 6-4, 6-4.
15). The Italian women's Open tennis title is Won by
a) Elina Svitolina
b) Maria Sharapova
c) Eugenie Bouchard
d) Martina Navratilova
e) Steffi Graf
Answer: a)
Explanation: Elina Svitolina (Ukraine) has won the Italian women's Open tennis title in Rome. She defeated Simona Halep 4-6, 7-5, 6-1. For Svitolina, it was her fourth title of the season after wins in Taipei, Dubai, and Istanbul.
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