Current Affairs Quiz: 23 June 2017

1. The United Nations Public Service Day is celebrated on June
a. 24
b. 23
c. 22
d. 21

2. Which of the following States is not among the five states declared open defecation free?
a. Kerala
b. Haryana
c. Punjab
d. Sikkim

3. India’s biggest municipal bonds programme was launched in which of the following districts of Maharashtra?
a. Pune
b. Mumbai
c. Amravati
d. Akola

4. "Operation Swarn" is launched by which of the following ministry?
a. Ministry of Coal
b. Ministry of AYUSH
c. Ministry of Human Resource
d. Ministry of Railway

5. In 2017 itself, each dependent of expats in Saudi Arabia will incur a monthly fee of
a. 150 Riyal
b. 200 Riyal
c. 100 Riyal
d. 250 Riyal

6. World Bank's Board of Executive Directors has approved a loan assistance of 44 million dollars for the
a. Gumti Medium Irrigation Project
b. Assam State Public Finance Institutional Reforms (ASPIRe)
c. Water Supply Scheme (Saltora-Chhatna) BRGF
d. BRTS Corridor (Anuvrat Dwar-Kharwar Nagar Junction)

7. Which e-commerce company has tied up with ClearTax to help sellers on their platform make a seamless transition to the GST regime ?
a. Amazon
b. Flipkart
c. Mytra
d. Paytm

8. Who has been appointed as the head of UN's newly-established counter-terrorism division?
a. António Guterres
b. Ghassan Salamé
c. Vladimir Voronkov
d. Salem Vidlamirr

9. Who will head the RBI's oversight committee?
a. Sachin Jain
b. Pradeep Kumar
c. Mukesh Tiwari
d. VK Narayan

10. Which of the following Indian movies will be screened at 39th edition of the Moscow International Film Festival 2017?
a. Bahubali 2
b. Sultan
c. Dangal
d. Dhanak

11. Under which category was Vincy Quadros awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award?
a. Translation Awards
b. Yuva Puraskar
c. Bal Sahitya
d. Bhashan Award

Answers:

1. b. 232. c. Punjab
3. a. Pune
4. d. Ministry of Railway
5. c. 100 Riyal
6. b. Assam State Public Finance Institutional Reforms (ASPIRe)
7. a. Amazon
8. c. Vladimir Voronkov
9. b. Pradeep Kumar
10.a. Bahubali 2
11.c. Bal Sahitya