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Question Bank Current Affairs - May 2017
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Current Affairs

Question 1Single Answer
Which system of firing is used by the US developed electromagnetic rail gun ?
 
  1. A
    Purse firing
     
  2. B
    Pulse firing
     
  3. C
    Shell firing
     
  4. D
    Rapid firing 
Question 2Single Answer
Which regulator for modern medicine is National Medical Commission set to replace ?
 
  1. A
    Medical Council of India
     
  2. B
    Central council of indian Medicine
     
  3. C
    Central council of Ayurveda
     
  4. D
    Central council of Unani Medicine
Question 3Single Answer
How many chromosomes do people with down's syndrome have ?
 
  1. A
    45
     
  2. B
    46
  3. C
    47
  4. D
    48
Question 4Single Answer
Who is Hong Kong's first female Chief executive w.e.f. March 26, 2017 ?
 
  1. A
    Park Gyuen Hye
     
  2. B
    Caroline Lam
     
  3. C
    Carrie Lam
     
  4. D
    None of these
Question 5Single Answer
What was the theme of the 23rd Conference of Auditors General of the Commonwealth Countries and British Overseas Territories ?
 
  1. A
    Fostering Partnership for Capacity Development
     
  2. B
    Fostering Partnership for Capacity Development in Public Audit
     
  3. C
    Fostering Partnership for Capacity Development in Private Audit
     
  4. D
    None of the above
Question 6Single Answer
Where was the third edition of the International Conference on Alternate Fuels and Raw Materials in the Cement Industry held ?
 
  1. A
    New Delhi
     
  2. B
    New Bombay
     
  3. C
    Kolkata
     
  4. D
    Chennai 
Question 7Single Answer
The CCEA approved North- East Road Network Connectivity project covers which states ?
 
  1. A
    Meghalaya and Mizoram
     
  2. B
    Mizoram and Manipur
     
  3. C
    Manipur and Meghalaya
     
  4. D
    Meghalaya and Assam
Question 8Single Answer
What does the anti-EU British UKIP party stand for ?
 
  1. A
    United Kingdom Independence party
     
  2. B
    United Kingdom Initiative Party
     
  3. C
    United Kingdom Initative Policy
     
  4. D
    None of the above
Question 9Single Answer
Which of the following is the apex policy making body for indirect taxes ?
 
  1. A
    CBEC
     
  2. B
    CBAC
     
  3. C
    CBUC
     
  4. D
    CBIC
Question 10Single Answer
Which well known photojournalist was honoured with Lifetime Achievement Award by I & B Ministry ?
 
  1. A
    Raghu Rai
     
  2. B
    Altaf Qadri
     
  3. C
    Rajan Devadas
     
  4. D
    Dilip Mehta
Question 11Single Answer
Which of the following are provisions of the Finance Bill 2017 ?
 
  1. A
    Aadhaar Card mandatory for filing income tax returns .
     
  2. B
    Aadhar card to be made compulsory for applying for PAN.
     
  3. C
    Cash transaction limit to be 2 lakh.
     
  4. D
    All of the above
Question 12Single Answer
Which Bill aims at equal rights while seeking treatment, education and job by HIV positive people ?
 
  1. A
    HIV and AIDS (prevention and control bill 2014)
     
  2. B
    HIV prevention and Control Bill 2014
     
  3. C
    AIDS prevention and Control Bill 2014
     
  4. D
    None of the above
Question 13Single Answer
Which river become the first in the world to get some legal rights and as  human being ?
  1. A
    River Amazon
     
  2. B
    River Ganges
     
  3. C
    River Whanganui
     
  4. D
    River Nile
Question 14Single Answer
The Union Ministry for textile has announced a solar energy scheme for which units from April 1, 2017 ?
 
  1. A
    Solar Energy Scheme for small powerloom units
     
  2. B
    Solar Energy Scheme for Medium Powerloom Units
     
  3. C
    Solar Energy for Large powerloom Units
     
  4. D
    None of the above
Question 15Single Answer
Agricultural growth has risen to what value in 2017  ?
 
  1. A
    3%
     
  2. B
    4%
     
  3. C
    5%
     
  4. D
    6%
Question 16Single Answer
World Bank Group approved $ 2010 million loan for strengthening gram panchayat in which State ?
 
  1. A
    West Bengal
     
  2. B
    Bihar
     
  3. C
    Jharkhand
     
  4. D
    None of these 
Question 17Single Answer
What was the theme of 13th Economic cooperation Organisation Summit held in Islamabad ?
 
  1. A
    Listening to Regional Voices
     
  2. B
    Connectivity for Regional Properity
     
  3. C
    Connectivity for Regional profitability
     
  4. D
    None of above
Question 18Single Answer
Which is the world's oldest aircraft carrier in active service ?
 
  1. A
    INS-Shardul
     
  2. B
    INS-Ksveri
     
  3. C
    INS-Viraat
     
  4. D
    INS-Vikrant
Question 19Single Answer
Amrita University TBI and CCSN have set-up India's first startup hub for ?
 
  1. A
    Cybersecurity
     
  2. B
    Online operations
     
  3. C
    e-Commerce
     
  4. D
    Mobile banking 
Question 20Single Answer
Which playback singer set a new World record playing most song on the Gayathri Veena ?
 
  1. A
    Vsikom Vijayalakshmi
     
  2. B
    Kavita Krishnamurthy
     
  3. C
    Sunidhi Chauhan
     
  4. D
    Alka Yagnik
Question 21Single Answer
The scientists have developed a new brain computer interface to read people's thoughts and correct robotic errors relying on ?
 
  1. A
    Error related potentials
     
  2. B
    Brain signals that occur automatically
     
  3. C
    Both of above
     
  4. D
    None of the above
Question 22Single Answer
Which country is developing stealth military drones to evade anti-aircraft weapons ?
 
  1. A
    China
     
  2. B
    Japan
     
  3. C
    North Korea
     
  4. D
    None of these
Question 23Single Answer
Which bank has signed a loan agreement with ESSL for energy efficiency in India ?
 
  1. A
    World Developed Bank
     
  2. B
    Asian Developed Bank
     
  3. C
    German Development Bank
     
  4. D
    Japan Development Bank
Question 24Single Answer
Eminent Konkani Writer Mahabaleshwar sail has been honoured for which work ?
 
  1. A
    Hswthan
     
  2. B
    Pelthadcho Manis
     
  3. C
    Kali Ganga
     
  4. D
    None of these
Question 25Single Answer
Indian researchers have found molecular evidence of the presence of which spacies more than 25000 years ago ?
 
  1. A
    Ostrich
     
  2. B
    Eagle
     
  3. C
    Kite
     
  4. D
    Peacock
Question 26Single Answer
Who won the best Male Actor award at the Zee cine Award 2017 ?
 
  1. A
    Amitabh Bachchan
     
  2. B
    Aamir Khan
     
  3. C
    Salman Khan
     
  4. D
    Rishi Kapoor
Question 27Single Answer
Senior officials from the Bhutan and which India State will work on the happiness model ?
 
  1. A
    Madhya Pradesh
     
  2. B
    Chhattisgarh
     
  3. C
    Jharkhand
     
  4. D
    Bihar
Question 28Single Answer
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has been appointed as the Defence Minister in Modi government for
 
  1. A
    fourth time
     
  2. B
    third time
     
  3. C
    Second time
     
  4. D
    fifth time
Question 29Single Answer
The US chiomaker Intel is to buy which Israeli firm ?
 
  1. A
    Mibileye
     
  2. B
    Mobilquick
     
  3. C
    Mobilex
     
  4. D
    None of these
Question 30Single Answer
Tata Sons has appointed whom to join its holiday company ?
 
  1. A
    Ankur Verma
     
  2. B
    Ankur Mehta
     
  3. C
    Ankur Sharma
     
  4. D
    None of these
Question 31Single Answer
Narendra Kumar was appointed as the new Chairman of
 
  1. A
    CWC
     
  2. B
    BMC
     
  3. C
    NDMC
     
  4. D
    MCD
Question 32Single Answer
Where was the first fluorescent frog in the world discovered ?
 
  1. A
    Santa Monica
     
  2. B
    Santa Ana
     
  3. C
    Santa Barbara
     
  4. D
    Santa Fe
Question 33Single Answer
Commonwealth days 2017 was celebrated on which date ?
 
  1. A
    March 12
     
  2. B
    March 14
     
  3. C
    March 13
     
  4. D
    March 15
Question 34Single Answer
Joanna Rowsell shand is an Olympic winner associated with which sports ?
 
  1. A
    Cycling
     
  2. B
    Swimming
     
  3. C
    Weightlifting
     
  4. D
    Discus Throw
Question 35Single Answer
Who has been sworn in as Manipur Chief Minister ?
 
  1. A
    Okram Ibobi Singh
     
  2. B
    Biren Singh
     
  3. C
    Yumnan JoyKumar Singh
     
  4. D
    None of the above
Question 36Single Answer
Pakistan is planning to declare which region as its 5th province ?
 
  1. A
    Khyber Pakhtunwala
     
  2. B
    Gilgit Baltistan
     
  3. C
    Northern Area
     
  4. D
    Both (b) & (c)
Question 37Single Answer
Clean Ganga mission saw 20 more projects launched in which states ?
 
  1. A
    Uttarakhand
     
  2. B
    Uttar Pradesh
     
  3. C
    Bihar
     
  4. D
    All of these
Question 38Single Answer
Who has been sworn-in as the 26th Chief Minister of Punjab ?
 
  1. A
    G. Badal
     
  2. B
    Capt. Amarinder Singh
     
  3. C
    Navjot Singh Sidhu
     
  4. D
    None of above
Question 39Single Answer
What does TIES stand for ?
 
  1. A
    Trade Infrastructure for Export Scheme
     
  2. B
    Trade Investment for Export Scheme
     
  3. C
    Trade India for Export Scheme
     
  4. D
    None of the above 
Question 40Single Answer
Which singer turned Union Ministry has been appointed as the vice- president of U-17 FIFA World Cup committee ?
 
  1. A
    Babul Supriyo
     
  2. B
    Hema Malini
     
  3. C
    Lata Mangeshkar
     
  4. D
    None of above
Question 41Single Answer
The students of MIT- Pune and IBM have developed which robot of assist senior citizens in everyday tasks ?
 
  1. A
    Chintu
     
  2. B
    Mintu
     
  3. C
    Chintan
     
  4. D
    None of these
Question 42Single Answer
The Union Cabinet on March 15, 2017 approved the National Health policy for
 
  1. A
    increasing public healthcare expenditure to 2.5 % of GDP
     
  2. B
    allocation of more than two- thirds of the resources towards Primary healthcare
     
  3. C
    Both of the above
     
  4. D
    None of above 
Question 43Single Answer
Parliamentary Panel has Suggested merger of which two PSU firms for their long term survival ?
 
  1. A
    MNTL,SAIL
     
  2. B
    BSNL,SAIL
     
  3. C
    MTNL,BSNL
     
  4. D
    None of these
Question 44Single Answer
Bandhan Bank has signed an agreement with which payment solutions provider to offer seamless access to POS ?
 
  1. A
    Avenues India Private Limited
     
  2. B
    Paytm
     
  3. C
    Bill desk
     
  4. D
    Direc Pay
Question 45Single Answer
The Union Cabinet has approved an MoU between LBSNAA and
 
  1. A
    Namibia Institute of public Administration and Management
     
  2. B
    Namibia Institute of Management and Public Administration
     
  3. C
    Namibia Institute of Management
     
  4. D
    Namibia Institute of Public administration 
Question 46Single Answer
Modi government has initiated which prison reform ?
 
  1. A
    Migrating to e-prisons, a software to integrate prison data across the national
     
  2. B
    Attempt at long pending prison Reform
     
  3. C
    Release of Under trial booked for petty crimes
     
  4. D
    All of the above
Question 47Single Answer
North Korea has conducted a new test of a high thrust rocket engine at which site ?
 
  1. A
    Sohae
     
  2. B
    Kaesong
     
  3. C
    Hamhung
     
  4. D
    Pyongyang
Question 48Single Answer
India and which country has signed a long term agreement for Sukhoi Su-30 MKI combat aircraft fleet ?
 
  1. A
    Russia
     
  2. B
    Siberia
     
  3. C
    Tanzania
     
  4. D
    None Of these
Question 49Single Answer
The scientists have discovered a new wireless Internet based on
 
  1. A
    Harmless infraed rays
     
  2. B
    X-rays
     
  3. C
    UV rays
     
  4. D
    Gammw rays
Question 50Single Answer
The Union Ministry of textiles has announced a solar energy scheme for which units from April 1, 2017 ?
 
  1. A
    Solar Energy Scheme for Small Powerloom Unit
     
  2. B
    Solar Energy Scheme for Medium Powerloom Unit
     
  3. C
    Solar Energy for large Powerloom Unit
     
  4. D
    None of above 
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