Current affairs for the Nov 25th 2017

Current affairs Quiz type Questions 

1 . The Government of India appointed Revenue Secretary _________ as the new Finance Secretary.

A). Rajiv Kumar

B). Ajay Narayan Jha
C). Neeraj Kumar Gupta
D). Hasmukh Adhia 👉 Answer :Hasmukh Adhia

2 . According to a report from the Economic Intelligence Unit _________ is the best host among 45 cities worldwide.

A). Chennai
B). Bengaluru
C). Kochi
D). Hyderabad 👉 Answer : Bengaluru 

3 . India has clinched the T20 series 2-1 against _________ in Thiruvananthapuram.

A). New Zealand
B). Australia
C). South Africa
D). England 👉 Answer : New Zealand

4 . The _______ centre has been launched at Indian Institute of Managemnt Bangalore (IIM

A). .
B). Egypt
C). Israel
D). Saudi Arabia 👉 Answer : Saudi Arabia

5 . Which country has become new member of International Solar Alliance?

A). Papua New Guinea
B). Greece
C). Germany
D). Italy 👉 Answer : Papua New Guinea

6 . India has signed loan agreement with World Bank for ___________

A). US $ 9
million
B). US $19 million
C). US $119 million
D). US $1190 million  Answer : US $119 million

7 . Which Indian city has been included in UNESCO's creative cities network for contribution in music?

A). Chennai
B). Bengaluru
C). Kochi
D). Hyderabad 👉 Answer : Chennai

8 . _________ Munich Health Insurance Company has won 'General Insurance Company of the Year'.

A). Fortis
B). Medanta
C). Apollo
D). Max 👉 Answer : Apollo

9 . Indian short film _________ has won the 'Best Short Film Award' at the South Asian Film Festival of Montreal (SAFFM).

A). Ahalya
B). Elaiyachi
C). The Bypass
D). The School Bag 👉 Answer : The School Bag

10 . Ola has tied up with _________ to build connected vehicle platform for car manufacturers worldwide.

A). Cognizant
B). Microsoft
C). TCS
D). Wipro 👉 Answer : Microsoft

11 . The _______ government has inked an MoU with Intel and UST Global for exploring the possibility of transforming the state into an electronic hardware manufacturing hub.

A). Tamil Nadu
B). Andhra Pradesh
C). Karnataka
D). Kerala 👉 Answer : Kerala

12 . Who among the following has snatched the men's singles title at the 82nd Senior National Championship?

A). Ashwini Ponappa
B). H S Prannoy
C). Kidambi Srikanth
D). Parupalli Kashyap 

👉 Answer : H S Pranoy

13 . Who among the following has snatched her fifth gold medal at the Asian Women's Boxing Championships?

A). M.C. Mary Kom
B). Kim Hyang Mi
C). Sakshi Malik
D). Yogita Dutt 

👉 Answer :M.C. Mary Kom 

14 . The Indian shooting contingent finished the Commonwealth Shooting Championship 2017 with the best tally of _____ medals.

A). 10
B). 20
C). 30
D). 40 👉 Answer : 20

15 . Who among the following was adjudged the Woman-of-the-Match award in the women's Asia Cup hockey title 2017?

A). Savita Punia
B). Lilima Minz
C). Navjot Kaur
D). Monika Malik 

👉 Answer : Monika Malik 

Important Current Affairs for OCT 9th 2017

Current Affairs OCT 9th 2017

1 . Which state government of India has announced plans to drop seeds using helicopters for planting mangroves?

A). Maharashtra
B). Gujarath 
C). Andhrapradesh
D). Madhya Pradesh
👉 Answer : Option A

2 . India will grant free visa to __________ citizens wanting to visit the country.

A). Bhutan
B). China
C). Myanmar
D). Pakistan
👉 Answer : Option C

3 . Banks that fail to open Aadhaar enrollment centers in a stipulated 10% of branches till 30th September will be fined Rs___________ per uncovered branch every month

A). 5,000
B). 10,000
C). 18,000
D). 20,000
👉 Answer : Option D

4 . Who among the following has won the Men's Singles 2017 US Open (tennis)?

A). Roger Fedrer
B). Rafael Nadal
C). Stan Wawrinka
D). Andy Murray 

👉 Answer : Option B

5 . Who among the following has been elected as new PTI Chairman?

A). Palvai Govardhan Reddy
B). Ramasamy Chetty
C). Viveck Goenka
D). Riyad Mathew
👉 Answer : Option C

6 . Hotel aggregator Oyo has closed a ___________ round of funding.

A). $50 million
B). $100 million
C). $200 million
D). $250 million
👉 Answer : Option D

7 . Online travel firm MakeMyTrip has announced the resignation of president _____________

A). Ashish Kashyap
B). T S Vineeth Bhatt
C). N. Ravikiran
D). Sriram Kalyanaraman
👉 Answer : Option A

8 . India and ____________have agreed to collaborate closely in defence production, including on dual-use technologies.

A). Australia
B). UK
C). Japan
D). US
👉 Answer : Option C

9 . Which state government has signed an MoU with US-based Hyperloop Transportation Technologies?

A). Telengana
B). Andhra Pradesh
C). Karnataka
D). Madhya Pradesh
👉 Answer : Option B

10 . Who among the following has won the Women's Singles 2017 US Open?

A). CoCo Vandeweghe
B). Sloane Stephens
C). Karolina Pliskova
D). Kaia Kanepi
👉 Answer : Option B

11 . Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), under Ministry of Power, Government of India has launched UJALA scheme in __________

A). Malaysia
B). Uzbekistan
C). Denmark
D). Japan
👉 Answer : Option A

12 . A joint military training, Indo-____ Exercise Yudh Abhyas 2017 was conducted recently.

A). Russia
B). UK
C). Japan
D). US
👉 Answer : Option D

13 . The book of Former Foreign Secretary 'Book 'How India Sees the World' was recently launched

A). Shyam Saran
B). Ritwik Ghatak
C). Ardhendu Mukherjee
D). Ramananda Sengupta
👉 Answer : Option A

14 . Who among the following has assumed charge as Chairman and Managing Director of NMDC Ltd.?

A). Vasant Narsimha
B). Swarup Kumar Parida
C). Naresh Chandra
D). N. Baijendra Kumar
👉 Answer : Option D

15 . Who among the following has assumed charge as Minister of State in Ministry of Mines?

A). R. S. Sharma
B). Rajiv Bansal
C). Ashwani Lohani
D). Haribhai Parthibhai Chaudhary
👉 Answer : Option D

Imortant Current affairs for Competitive Exams

Current Affairs Oct 4th 2017

1 . India and __________have agreed to withdraw their troops from Doklam.

A). China
B). Nepal 
C). Myanmar
D). Pakistan
👉 Answer : Option A

2 . Two-day Indian Ocean conference was held in ___________

A). China
B). Sri Lanka
C). Russia
D). Brazil
👉 Answer : Option B

3 . P V Sindhu has won silver at World Badminton Championship 2017 by defeating _____________

A). Nozomi Okuhara
B). Huang Sui
C). Kim Dong-moon
D). Lin Ying
👉 Answer : Option A

4 . Who among the following has won the Belgian Grand Prix title?

A). Sebastian Vettel
B). Daniel Ricciardo
C). Lewis Hamilton
D). Valtteri Bottas
👉 Answer : Option C

5 . Justice Dipak Misra has sworn in as ___Chief Justice of India.

A). 42
B). 43
C). 44
D). 45
👉 Answer : Option D

6 . The 23rd BWF World Championship-2017 was held in _____________

A). Netherland
B). UK
C). Scotland
D). Russia
👉 Answer : Option C

7 . Who among the following has won the 23rd BWF World Campionship-2017 in Men's Singles?

A). Reuben Shiloh Defreita
B). James Nathan
C). Lin Dan
D). Viktor Axelsen
👉 Answer : Option D

8 . The Indian U-15 football team has defeated ________ to win the SAFF U-15 Championships.

A). Bangladesh
B). Bhutan
C). Afghanistan
D). Nepal
👉 Answer : Option D

9 . Who among the following were named the UEFA Players of the Year 2017?

A). Lionel Messi and Lieke Martens
B). Cristiano Ronaldo and Lieke Martens
C). Neymar and Lieke Martens
D). Manuel Neuer and Lieke Martens
👉 Answer : Option B

10 . _____________, best known for his work in the horror film genre died recently. Name him

A). Joe Bolognais
B). Jay Thomas
C). Tobe Hooper
D). John Avildsen
👉 Answer : Option C

11 . A member of India's gold winning football team at the first Asian Games in 1951 passed away recently. Name him.

A). Ahmed Khan
B). Sohail Mahmood
C). Khawaja Asif
D). Sartaj Aziz
👉 Answer : Option D

12 . Uber has chosen __________________ as its new CEO.

A). Meg Whitma
B). Jeff Immelt
C). Travis Kalanick
D). Dara Khosrowshahi
👉 Answer : Option D

13 . First edition of Rural Games Grameen Khel Mahostav will be held in______

A). Delhi
B). Mumbai
C). Chennai
D). Bangalore
👉 Answer : Option A

14 . The National Sports day was celebrated on ____________ every year to mark the birthday of legendary hockey player Major Dhyan Chand.

A). August 28
B). August 29
C). August 30
D). August 31
👉 Answer : Option B

15 . India and _________ has signed an agreement on technical cooperation under the Indo-German Energy Programme - Green Energy Corridors.

A). Netherlands
B). Hungary
C). Norway
D). Germany
👉 Answer : Option D