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Question Bank Current Affairs - April 2017
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Question 1Single Answer
Which of the following statements about the enemy property (amendment and validation) bill 2016 which was passed dy the rajya sadha on march 10 2017 is are correct?
  1. It refers to inheritance of property ieft in Pakistan by those who migrated to india
  2. It refers to government confiscation of property belonging to those convicted for terrorist offencec
  3. It refers to inheritance of property ieft in India by those who migraled to Pakistan and chine
  1. A
    I and II only
      
  2. B
    II only
       
  3. C
    II and III only
        
  4. D
    III only 
Question 2Single Answer
which of the following Iaunched women transforming India an Online contest to select women achievers on international Women s Day ?
 
  1. A
    CMIE
  2. B
    NCAER
  3. C
    FICCI              
  4. D
    NITI Aayog
Question 3Single Answer
The maternity Benefit (Amendment) Bill, 2016 was passed recently by the parliament. It has increased the maternity Ieave for women employed in the organized sector for the first two children to :
  
  1. A
    14 weeks
             
  2. B
    20 weeks
              
  3. C
    26 weeks
            
  4. D
    30 weeks 
Question 4Single Answer
Which of the following provides the Iongest maternity Ieave of 50 weeks to women employees?
        
  1. A
    Australia
              
  2. B
    Canada
           
  3. C
    New Zealand
            
  4. D
    United states
Question 5Single Answer
Two water stressed villages in each district of the country are to be selected and a comprehensive water security plan is to be Formulated to achieve water security for these villages. This will be done under which scheme of ministry of water resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenatino?
          
  1. A
    Jal Gaon abhiyan
            
  2. B
    Jal Gram abhiyan
         
  3. C
    Jal panchayat abhiyan
     
  4. D
    Jal Krishi abhiyan 
Question 6Single Answer
Aircraft carrier INS viraat was decommissioned recently in Mumbai.
What was it known as when acquired by India from United Kingdom in 1980 ?
  
  1. A
    HMS Kent
     
  2. B
    HMS Albion
     
  3. C
    HMS bulwark
     
  4. D
    HMS hermes 
Question 7Single Answer
The air force station inaugurated at panagarh in burdwan district is Named after who among the following former Air force chiefs?
    
  1. A
    Arjan singh
          
  2. B
    Pratap Chandra lal
          
  3. C
    Subroto mukherjee
            
  4. D
    Om prakash mehra 
Question 8Single Answer
What is the rank of Indain Institute of science (IISC) in Times Higher 
Education’s (THE) ‘Best Small Universities in the World’ ranking 2017?
       
  1. A
    2nd
     
  2. B
    4th
           
  3. C
    6th
            
  4. D
    8th
Question 9Single Answer
India's Iargest tricolor was inaugurated in which of the following states?
          
  1. A
    Himachal Pradesh
         
  2. B
    Arunachal Pradesh
              
  3. C
    Punjab
        
  4. D
    Jammu & kahmir
Question 10Single Answer
Which of the following hosted the 11th north east business summit 
(NEBS) 2017?
          
  1. A
    New Delhi
          
  2. B
    Guwahati
             
  3. C
    Agartala
         
  4. D
    Gangtok
Question 11Single Answer
India was ranked among the lowest on women business ownership 
Index 2017 The survey was conducted by:
     
  1. A
    BillDesk
       
  2. B
    Visa
              
  3. C
    MasterCard
     
  4. D
    CCAvenue 
Question 12Single Answer
Who among the following social activists is the author of Foot soldier of
The constitution: A Memoir?
          
  1. A
    Anna HaZare
          
  2. B
    Teesta Setalvad
             
  3. C
    II Bhatt
            
  4. D
    Binayak sen
Question 13Single Answer
Who among the following was appointed as the chairman of central Water commission (CWC) ?
          
  1. A
    Uma Tuli
          
  2. B
    Gopal Sinha
         
  3. C
    Pranadra kumar
           
  4. D
    Narendra kumar
Question 14Single Answer
World’s heaviest woman Eman Ahmed was in news for undergoing surgery for obesity in mumbai. She is a native of:
        
  1. A
    Iran
              
  2. B
    Egypt
                
  3. C
    Turkey
           
  4. D
    Tunisia 
Question 15Single Answer
Rabi Ray died in Cuttack on March 6 2017 at the age of 90 he served as union minister in the cabinet of who among the following prime minsters?
        
  1. A
    morarJi Desai
             
  2. B
    Jawaharial Nehru
             
  3. C
    Lal bahadur shastri
             
  4. D
    P.V. narasimha rao 
Question 16Single Answer
The water Jet attack craft (WJFAC) INS Tillanchang has been commissioned into the Indian navy at karwar. It was buitlt at:
      
  1. A
    Goa shipyard
          
  2. B
    Mazagon Dock shipduilders
          
  3. C
    Hindustan shipyard
            
  4. D
    Garden Reach shipbuilders & Engineers
Question 17Single Answer
Mswati III who came on an official visit to march 2017 is the monarch of which of the following?
  
  1. A
    Lesotho
        
  2. B
    Namibia
      
  3. C
    Swaziland
            
  4. D
    Botswana 
Question 18Single Answer
……………. National oil company of UAE has signed an agreement to fill up crude oil at mangalore facility of Indian strategic petroleum Resesrve LTD (ISPRL).
     
  1. A
    Sharjah
        
  2. B
    Ajman
            
  3. C
    Fujairah
        
  4. D
    Abu Dhabi
Question 19Single Answer
Which ASEAN country expelled the ambassador of Nnrth korea few days before ?
   
  1. A
    Indonesia
        
  2. B
    Malaysia
           
  3. C
    The Philippines
             
  4. D
    Singapore
Question 20Single Answer
Which of the following has enterd into a long term partnerhip agreement with Volkswagen group and Skoda for joint development of products?
    
  1. A
    Force Motors
            
  2. B
    Ashok Leyland
         
  3. C
    Tata Motors
          
  4. D
    Mariti Suzuki
Question 21Single Answer
which of the following has lowest bribery rate in the Asia Pacific according to a survery released dy Transparency International which says India has the highest rate?
       
  1. A
    Japan
            
  2. B
    China
           
  3. C
    Vieetnam
          
  4. D
    Sri Lanka
Question 22Single Answer
which of the following has lowest bribery rate in the Asia Pacific according to a survery released dy Transparency International which says India has the highest rate?
        
  1. A
    Japan
            
  2. B
    China
       
  3. C
    Vieetnam
        
  4. D
    Sri Lanka
Question 23Single Answer
Which of the following was chosen the new sponsor for the Indian cricket team by the BCCI?
       
  1. A
    Oppo
           
  2. B
    Xiaomi
        
  3. C
    Vivo
            
  4. D
    LG
Question 24Single Answer
Which of the following has launched “peace in the home” programme to curb domestic violence in member countries?
     
  1. A
    Commonwealth
             
  2. B
    G77
            
  3. C
    IBSA
             
  4. D
    BRICS
Question 25Single Answer
Which of the following hosted the annual Devolution conference 2017 with the theme “Devolution –Transforming Lives :Tell Your Story ?
 
  1. A
    London
              
  2. B
    Nairobi
          
  3. C
    Ottawa
             
  4. D
    Canderra
Question 26Single Answer
Which of the following is observed on march 9 ?
       
  1. A
    World Liver Day
          
  2. B
    World polio Day
              
  3. C
    World Kidney Day
          
  4. D
    World Heart Day
Question 27Single Answer
which contineny was hit by cyclone enawo in march 2017 ?
     
  1. A
    Asia
             
  2. B
    Africa
              
  3. C
    Europe
               
  4. D
    Australia
Question 28Single Answer
The united States started deploying THAAD anti-ballistic missile defence system on the koresn peninsula to counter threats from north korea THAAD stands for………high Altitude Area Defence.
            
  1. A
    Theatre
             
  2. B
    Tactical
             
  3. C
    Terminal
               
  4. D
    Tertiary
Question 29Single Answer
Which SAARC nation observes “national jute day” on march 6 ?
            
  1. A
    Nepal
             
  2. B
    India
                 
  3. C
    Sri Lanka
         
  4. D
    Bangladesh
Question 30Single Answer
Who among the following was re-elected the president of the European council in Brussels ?
        
  1. A
    Donald tusk
             
  2. B
    Jose manuel barroso
              
  3. C
    Mario Draghi
        
  4. D
    Jean – claude Juncker 
Question 31Single Answer
Which country’s constitutional court upheld impeachment of president park Geun-hye by the parliament ?
             
  1. A
    Laos
               
  2. B
    Taiwan
               
  3. C
    Viatnam
             
  4. D
    South korea
Question 32Single Answer
Who among the following is the former president of Haiti who died at 74 in march 2017?
        
  1. A
    Rene preval
              
  2. B
    Garry conille
                
  3. C
    Robert harting
            
  4. D
    Bernard Gousse
Question 33Single Answer
Who among the following was selected for the saraswati samman for ‘hawthan’, an award winning novel in Konkani?
   
  1. A
    Jagdish pawar
                
  2. B
    Mahabaleshwar sail
              
  3. C
    Krishna Goswami
              
  4. D
    Harishankar Naik
Question 34Single Answer
The seema Nazareth Award for excellence in print Journalism conferred on alnoor peermohamed is given by which of the following business dailies?
         
  1. A
    Livemint
               
  2. B
    Financial express
                 
  3. C
    Economic times
               
  4. D
    Business standard 
Question 35Single Answer
Who among the following actresses won the Harvard Foundation 2017 artist of the year award ?
            
  1. A
    Viola Davis
                
  2. B
    Meryl streep
              
  3. C
    Emma stone
               
  4. D
    Natalie portman 
Question 36Single Answer
Ethiopia s Fikadu kebebe Debele (2:09:37) and Alemu Worknesch (I2:30:04) won Men’ s and women’s races at ………….. International Marathon 2017
    
  1. A
    Rabat
                 
  2. B
    Algiers
                 
  3. C
    Cancun
               
  4. D
    Marrakesh
Question 37Single Answer
Who among the following won the Best Actress award at international Film Festival & Awards of Australia ?
       
  1. A
    Priyanka chopra
               
  2. B
    Radhika apte
               
  3. C
    Vidya Balan
            
  4. D
    Aishwarya rai Bachchan
Question 38Single Answer
Non-Banking finance companies (NBFCs) cannot Lend more than ……….In cash against gold as per the new directions of Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
              
  1. A
    Rs. 25000
            
  2. B
    Rs. 50000
             
  3. C
    Rs. 75000
                  
  4. D
    Rs. 100000
Question 39Single Answer
Who among the following congress leaders is the author of the book ‘courage and commitment’ ?
  
  1. A
    Kumari selja
                  
  2. B
    Ambika soni
           
  3. C
    Margaret Alva
               
  4. D
    Shashi tharoor
Question 40Single Answer
Which of the following banks has launched ‘word from home’ policy for its employees?
    
  1. A
    Punjab national bank
              
  2. B
    Canara bank
               
  3. C
    Central bank of India
             
  4. D
    State bank of India 
Question 41Single Answer
Which of the following has signed an agreement with german kfw development bank for $274 million (Rs. 1,800) crore) loan facility to finance affordadle housing segment in the coutrty ?
       
  1. A
    Punjab national bank
              
  2. B
    Canara bank
                
  3. C
    Cental bank of India 
          
  4. D
    State bank of India
Question 42Single Answer
Who among the following as the new Deputy governor at reserve bank of India ?
    
  1. A
    B.p. kanungo
                 
  2. B
    Bharat narotam doshi
             
  3. C
    Anjuly chib duggal
         
  4. D
    C.N. Jha 
Question 43Single Answer
The Trade mark rules 2017 have come into effect from march 6 2017 online filing of trade mark applications will be charged ………….. lower fee than physical filings.
            
  1. A
    5 %
              
  2. B
    10%
                
  3. C
    15%
               
  4. D
    20%
Question 44Single Answer
Contributions to the swachh bharat kosh (SBK) by corporates are eligibli for ……….. deduction from the income tax payable by them.
            
  1. A
    60%
                   
  2. B
    70%
                   
  3. C
    80%
               
  4. D
    100%
Question 45Single Answer
Ministry of railways has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with united nations environment program (UNEP) for environmental conservation who among the following is the executive director of unep?
             
  1. A
    John lyng
                  
  2. B
    Jan Petersen
              
  3. C
    Erna Solberg
                  
  4. D
    Erik solheim
Question 46Single Answer
The government madde Aadhaar mandatory for availing crop insurance policies recently RWBCI stands for ……Weather based crop insurance.
     
  1. A
    Reliable
                
  2. B
    Rejuvenated
                  
  3. C
    Restructured
           
  4. D
    Remodified
Question 47Single Answer
Which of the following will host trade summit ‘for SMEs (small and medium –sized enterprises) in commonwealth in may 2017?
         
  1. A
    London
             
  2. B
    Nairobi
                
  3. C
    Ottawa
                  
  4. D
    New delhi
Question 48Single Answer
Kiran mazumdar shaw is the only Indian in Iatest Hurun Global self made women billionaires list . she is the owner of which of the following companies ?
           
  1. A
    Cipla
                  
  2. B
    Biocon
           
  3. C
    Shantha bjotech
           
  4. D
    Bharat Biotech 
Question 49Single Answer
Which of the following has installed India s Iargest floating solar photovoltaic (PV) plant in Kerala ?
              
  1. A
    JSW energy
             
  2. B
    NTPC
             
  3. C
    Torrent power
              
  4. D
    Reliance power
Question 50Single Answer
Which of the following is the new owner of Europe based automobile companies opel and Vauxhall?
             
  1. A
    Ford
               
  2. B
    Volkswagen
              
  3. C
    Peugeot
                  
  4. D
    Nissan 
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