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Question Bank Current Affairs November 2017
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Current Affairs

Question 1Single Answer
A research and development facility was inaugurated inside the deepest uranium mine of the  Uranium Corporation of India Limited in which state ?
  1. A
    Kerala
  2. B
    Bihar
  3. C
    Chhatisgarh
  4. D
    Jharkhand
Question 2Single Answer
who among the following was appointed election commissioner ?
  1. A
    Pranay  gupta
  2. B
    Sunil  Arora
  3. C
    Jayant  krishna
  4. D
    Kul  Bhushan
Question 3Single Answer
The government has announced major reforms in the Indian army. Thes are based on recommendations of which committee?
  1. A
    Sikri
  2. B
    Khosla
  3. C
    Sengupta
  4. D
    Shekatkar
Question 4Single Answer
Defence Minister Arun Jaitley inaugurated Rocket Motor Static  Test Facility. This has been developed at :
  1. A
    Reliance Defence
  2. B
    Bharat Dynamics Ltd.
  3. C
    Larsen & Toubro
  4. D
    Tata advanced  systems
Question 5Single Answer
The government has handed over the charge of organising  the International Film Festival of India (IFFI)  to which of the following ?
  1. A
    National Film Archives of  India
  2. B
    Central Board Of Film Certification
  3. C
    ilm and Television Institute Of India
  4. D
    National Film Development Corporation
Question 6Single Answer
Who among the following was appointed the new union home secretary ?
  1. A
    Pravin Sethi
  2. B
    Rajiv Gauba
  3. C
    Ajit Agarwal
  4. D
    Nripendra Misra
Question 7Single Answer
Who among the following was appointed the Chairperson of the Central Board Of Secondary Education (CBSE) ?
  1. A
    Anita Karwal
  2. B
    Chhaya Mahajan
  3. C
    Shashank arora
  4. D
    Rakesh Kumar Chaturvedi 
Question 8Single Answer
Which of the following is not a member of the four- nation European free trade association (EFTA) ?
  1. A
    Finland
  2. B
    Iceland
  3. C
    Liechtenstein
  4. D
    Norway 
Question 9Single Answer
FATF is an inter- governmental body which monitors the progress of members countries  in implementing necessary measures to check money laundering and terrorist financing. Its full form is :
  1. A
    Financial Ability Task Force
  2. B
    Financial Action Task Force
  3. C
    Financial Analysis Task Force
  4. D
    Financial Activity Task Force 
Question 10Single Answer
India and China have jointly submitted a proposal to the World Trade Organization (WTO) calling for the elimination of the most trade – distorting form of subsidies by the developed countries in which sector ?
  1. A
    Steel
  2. B
    Cement
  3. C
    Apparel
  4. D
    Agriculture
Question 11Single Answer
India and Germany signed an agreement on technical corporation under the Indo-German energy Programme – Green Energy  …….(IGEN-GEC)
  1. A
    Cars
  2. B
    Corridors
  3. C
    Capacities
  4. D
    Computing 
Question 12Single Answer
The Union Cabinet has approved the MoU for cooperation in the fields of Zebu Cattle Genomics and assisted  Reproductive Technologies with which of the following countries ?
  1. A
    Chile
  2. B
    Brazil
  3. C
    Argentina
  4. D
    Venezuela
Question 13Single Answer
R. K. Raghavan was appointed High commissioner to Cyprus. He is the former  head of :
  1. A
    IB
  2. B
    CBI
  3. C
    NIA
  4. D
    RAW
Question 14Single Answer
New Development Bank (NDB) of BRICS countries has approved a loan of $ 470 million for multi- village Rural Drinking Water Supply Scheme Project in Madhya Pradesh. NDB is based at :
  1. A
    Harbin
  2. B
    Xiamen
  3. C
    Chengdu
  4. D
    Shanghai
Question 15Single Answer
Jimmy Morales was in news for expelling a UN official investigating him for suspected corruption. He is the president of :
  1. A
    EL Salvador
  2. B
    Guatemala
  3. C
    Honduras
  4. D
    Nicaragua
Question 16Single Answer
who among the following was appointed the new Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan ?
  1. A
    Sapar Isakov
  2. B
    Kurmanbek Bakiyev
  3. C
    Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow
  4. D
    Omurbek Tekebayev
Question 17Single Answer
which of the following hosted the Second Indian Ocean Conference 2017 ?
  1. A
    Colombo
  2. B
    New Delhi
  3. C
    Dhaka 
  4. D
    Singapore
Question 18Single Answer
Which of the following statements on prizes given by  UNESCO on the occasion of International Literacy day on September 8 every year is are correct ?
i .UNESCO King  Sejong  Literacy  prize is sponsored by Japan.
ii.UNESCO  Confucius prize for Literacy  is sponsored by China
  1. A
    Only  I
  2. B
    Only II
  3. C
    Both I and II
  4. D
    Neither I nor II
Question 19Single Answer
In Indian banking, PSLC refers to Priority Sector Lending……..
  1. A
    Costs
  2. B
    Credits
  3. C
    Certificates
  4. D
    Communities
Question 20Single Answer
Which of the following became world’s first derivatives exchange to launch diamond futures contract ?
  1. A
    Indian Commodity Exchange
  2. B
    Agriculture Commodity Exchange
  3. C
    Universal Commodity Exchange
  4. D
    Materials Commodity Exchange
Question 21Single Answer
What was India’s GDP growth for the first quarter of the current fiscal  ended June as per CSO data ?
  1. A
    4.7 %
  2. B
    5.7 %
  3. C
    6.7 %
  4. D
    7.7 %
Question 22Single Answer
Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) comes under the purview of which of the following ?
  1. A
    Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises
  2. B
    Ministry of Commerce and Industry
  3. C
    Ministry of Consumer Affairs
  4. D
    Ministry of Corporate Affairs
Question 23Single Answer
The Government raised $ 9,000  crore through an Offer for Sale (OFS) in which CPSE in august 2017 ?
  1. A
    STC
  2. B
    SAIL
  3. C
    BHEL
  4. D
    NTPC
Question 24Single Answer
Swedish defense major SAAB announced its tied-up with…….. Group to manufacture the Gripen  E fighter jets in India.
  1. A
    Tata
  2. B
    Avantha
  3. C
    Adani
  4. D
    L & T
Question 25Single Answer
Mahindra Defense Systems in association with ……… has opened the C-130j Super Hercules simulator training center at the Hindon Air Force station near Delhi.
  1. A
    Bombardier
  2. B
    Dassault
  3. C
    Airbus Industries
  4. D
    Lockheed Martin
Question 26Single Answer
Which of the following is launching packaged drinking water under brand name ‘Divya Jal’ ?
  1. A
    Sri  Sri  Ayurveda
  2. B
    Himalaya Drug Company
  3. C
    Patanjali Ayurved
  4. D
    Dabur
Question 27Single Answer
The International Atomic Energy Agency opened a Low Enriched Uranium (LEU) Bank in which of the following ?
  1. A
    Iran
  2. B
    Kazakhstan
  3. C
    Uzbekistan
  4. D
    Kyrgyzstan
Question 28Single Answer
The UP government has decided to rename the Saifai sports college after who among the following ?
  1. A
    Milkha Singh
  2. B
    Pullela Gopichand
  3. C
    Dhyanchand
  4. D
    Abhinav Bindra 
Question 29Single Answer
Which state has announced a scheme to provide Aadhar-like Unique Identification numbers for over 90 lakh cattle recently ?
  1. A
    Uttar Pradesh
  2. B
    Madhya Pradesh
  3. C
    Punjab
  4. D
    Rajasthan
Question 30Single Answer
Who among the following won the Women’s singles title at the 2017 BWF world Badminton Championship organized in Glasgow ?
  1. A
    P. V. Sindhu
  2. B
    Li  Xuerui
  3. C
    Nozomi Okuhara
  4. D
    Akane Yamaguchi
Question 31Single Answer
How many medals were won by India at the 2017 BWF  World Badminton Championships organized  in Glasgow ?
  1. A
    One
  2. B
    Two
  3. C
    Three
  4. D
    Four
Question 32Single Answer
Which of the following topped the medals tally at the 2017 World Wrestling Championship organized in Paris ?
  1. A
    China
  2. B
    Japan
  3. C
    Iran
  4. D
    Mongolia
Question 33Single Answer
Which of the following stadiums in Delhi was announced as the venue of the purposed National Sports Museum by the Sports Ministry ?
  1. A
    Major Dhyan  Chand National Stadium
  2. B
    Dr. S. P. Mukherjee Stadium
  3. C
    Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
  4. D
    Thyagaraj Sports Stadium
Question 34Single Answer
Who among the following was given the UEFA player of the year award 2017 in Monaco ?
  1. A
    Paul Pogba
  2. B
    Lionel Messi
  3. C
    Luis Suarez
  4. D
    Cristiano Ronaldo
Question 35Single Answer
Who among the following won the St. Louis Rapid and Blitz Chess tournament 2017 ?
  1. A
    Paul Pogba
  2. B
    Lionel Messi
  3. C
    Luis Suarez
  4. D
    Cristiano Ronaldo
Question 36Single Answer
The first ‘100% computer literate’ village in North East India was announced in which state recently ?
  1. A
    Assam
  2. B
    Tripura
  3. C
    Manipur
  4. D
    Sikkim
Question 37Single Answer
Who among the following was appointed the new Chairman of Railway Board ?
  1. A
    Rajiv Bansal
  2. B
    Akhil Agarwal
  3. C
    Anand Mathur
  4. D
    Pradeep Kumar
Question 38Single Answer
Who among the following was appointed the new Chairman of Railway Board ?
  1. A
    Sukhbir Singh
  2. B
    Ashwani Lohani
  3. C
    Yogesh Mundhwa
  4. D
    Ghanshyam  Agarwal
Question 39Single Answer
Who among the following co-founders of Infosys was the founding Chairman of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI)?
  1. A
    N.R. Narayana Murthy
  2. B
    Kris Gopalakrishnan
  3. C
    Nandan Nilekani
  4. D
    N.S. Raghavan
Question 40Single Answer
GPS-Aided     Geo-augmented Navigation (GAGAN) is a joint effort by ISRO    and :
  1. A
    DoT
  2. B
    AAI
  3. C
    IATA
  4. D
    DRDO
Question 41Single Answer
The new 200 note launched by Reserve Bank of India in August 2017 has the logo of :
  1. A
    Jan Dhan Yojana
  2. B
    Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan
  3. C
    Swachh Bharat  abhiyan
  4. D
    Beti Bachao Beti Padhao
Question 42Single Answer
Who among the following Chief Ministers won Agriculture Leadership Award 2017 given by the Indian Council of Food and Agriculture ?
  1. A
    K. Siddaramaiah
  2. B
    Pinarayi Vijayan
  3. C
    K. Chandrasekhar Rao
  4. D
    N. Chandrababu Naidu
Question 43Single Answer
Mark the wrong pair of 2017 Arjuna Awards winners and their sports ?
  1. A
    P. N. Prakash : Shooting
  2. B
    S. V. Sunil : Kabaddi
  3. C
    Laishram  Devendro  Singh : Boxing
  4. D
    Oinam Bembem Devi : Football 
Question 44Single Answer
Devendra Jhajharia, along with Hockey player Sardar Singh, won Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award 2017 for his performance in which event for India in athletics ?
  1. A
    Pole Vault
  2. B
    Shot Put
  3. C
    Discus throw
  4. D
    Javelin throw
Question 45Single Answer
India’s first cloud seeding experiment for artificial rain called Project Varshadhari was started in which state ?
  1. A
    Kerala
  2. B
    Odisha
  3. C
    Karnataka
  4. D
    Telangana
Question 46Single Answer
NITI Aayog’s Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) has announced which initiative to promote innovation end entrepreneurship among school students ?
  1. A
    Leader India
  2. B
    Shining India
  3. C
    Mentor India
  4. D
    Guardian India 
Question 47Single Answer
The United States has announced  plans to install radar systems in which island nation to monitor threats from North Korea ?
  1. A
    Nauru
  2. B
    Palau
  3. C
    Samoa
  4. D
    Marshall  Islands
Question 48Single Answer
What is the population of Pakistan, according to the 6th population and Housing Census 2017 findings released recently ?
  1. A
    202.774 million
  2. B
    302.774 million
  3. C
    402.774 million
  4. D
    502.774 million
Question 49Single Answer
The International Vaccine Institute (IVI) is based in :
  1. A
    Tokyo
  2. B
    Seoul
  3. C
    Beijing
  4. D
    Singapore
Question 50Single Answer
India and Nepal signed MoU on the 32-nation Asian Highway Network during the visit of Prime Minister  Sher  Bahadur  Deuba in august 2017. It starts from …….and ends in Turkey.
  1. A
    South Korea
  2. B
    Bhutan
  3. C
    Japan
  4. D
    Myanmar
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