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Current Affairs Questions June Q1. Sharjah was recently named 'World Book Capital for the year' 2019 by the Director-General of UNESCO. Sharjah is the famous city of _____________. (a) Pakistan (b) India (c) The UAE (d) Afghanistan Q2. Who has been appointed as the public policy fellow of Sino-Indian ties, a top Amercian think-tank based in Washington? (a) Divyani Sharma (b) Sujata Singh (c) Nirupama Rao (d) S. Jaishankar Q3. Which Indian girl bags Little Miss Universe Internet 2017 crown at Little Miss universe in Georgia? (a) Padmalaya Nanda (b) Muskan Bharti (c) Khushi Sharma (d) Soumya Singh Q4. Who is the present Director-General of United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)? (a) Takehiko Nakao (b) Irina Bokova (c) Audrey Azouey (d) Ban Ki Moon Q5. The 6th India - Myanmar Joint Trade Committee (JTC) Meeting co-chaired by Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, Minister of Commerce & Industry was held recently in ______________. (a) Chandigarh (b) Mumbai (c) Kolkata (d) New Delhi Q6. Who is appointed as the new Registrar of Copy Rights? (a) Hoshiar Singh (b) Ram Madhav (c) Sanjay Singh (d) Rahul Bajaj Q7. Which Poet and essayist was conferred with the covetous Kalinga Literary Award? (a) Saad Ahmad (b) Haraprasad Das (c) Debi Prasad Prasanna (d) Yashodhara Mishra Q8. Name the Former chief economic advisor who has recently taken over as president of the International Economic Association (IEA). (a) Sandeep Jijodia (b) Arun Kumar Singh (c) Swapnil Saroha (d) Kaushik Basu Q9. Which of the following state is all set to become the first state in the country to have a blood bank for the cattle? (a) Odisha (b) Bihar (c) Uttar Pradesh © CLATapult 2017 All Rights Reserved Current Affairs Questions June (d) Haryana Q10. Who has won the Man Booker International Prize 2017 for his novel “A Horse walks Into a Bar? (a) Alice Munro (b) Philip Roth (c) Lydia Davis (d) David Grossman Q11. With which of the following Social Networking Company the Election Commission of India (ECI) has joined hands to launch nationwide voter registration reminder process? (a) Skype (b) Facebook (c) Twitter (d) Instagram Q12. Who has been appointed as the New Chief Executive Officer of Jet Airways? (a) Arun Puri (b) Hemant Soren (c) Vinay Dube (d) Sandeep Thakur Q13. Who has been conferred with The fifth Bhupen Hazarika National Award, 2017? (a) Yeshe Dorjee (b) Lou Majaw (c) Dr. Alka Sarma (d) Sanjay Nahar Q14. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the formation of a special committee to oversee Lodha Panel Reforms to identify the ‘few critical points’. The committee has how many Members? (a) Ten-member (b) Five-member (c) Nine-member (d) Seven-member Q15. Who has been appointed as the New Chief Executive Officer of Prasar Bharti? (a) Rohit Nagpal (b) Shashi Shekhar Vempati (c) Saheel Saxena (d) Aditya Saurabh Singh Q16. Who has been as the first recipient of the Prime Minister’s Award for outstanding contributions to promotion and development of Yoga (a) Ramamani Iyengar Memorial Yoga institute (b) Moraraji Desai National Institute (c) Paramnath Niketan (d) Art of living foundation Q17. The Union Government (Ministry of Textiles) has appointed ___________ as Chairperson on the Board of Governors of the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT). (a) Tapan Seth (b) Rajesh V. Shah (c) Charan Mehta (d) Dharmendra Kesri Q18. India’s first public bicycle sharing project “Trin Trin” launched in which city? (a) Mysuru (b) Bangaluru (c) Indore © CLATapult 2017 All Rights Reserved Current Affairs Questions June (d) Amritsar Q19. Where was the venue for the summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation 2017? (a) New Delhi (b) Beijing (c) Moscow (d) Asthana Q20. The book titled “ Indira Gandhi- A life in Nature” was authored by whom? (a) Arundhati Roy (b) Nidhi Razdan (c) Jai Ram Ramesh (d) Shashi Tharoor Q21. Who is first person to be inducted in the International Table Tennis Federation(ITTF) Umpire Referee Committee? (a) Suresh Kalmadi (b) Ganeshan Neelakan (C) Abhay Chautala (d) vishal Murthy Q22. Which person becomes the first person to reach 100 million Twitter Followers? (a) Donald Trump (b) Katy Perry (c) Justin Bieber (d) Lionel Messi Q23. Name the Bollywood personality who has been recently named as an ambassador of the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM). (a) Amitabh Bachchan (b) Priyanka Chopra (c) Vidya Balan (d) Divya Gupta Q24. India Celebrates National Statistics Day on ______________ every year. (a) 30th June (b) 28th June (c) 27th July (d) 29th June Q25. Who is the present President of the USA headquartered World Bank? (a) Takehiko Nakao (b) Ang Sun ki (c) Ping ji Lin (d) Jim Yong Kim Q26. Roger Federer has recently clinched his ninth Halle Open title in Germany. He won the tournament after beating ___________________. (a) Novak Djokovic (b) Alexander Zverev (c) Pat Rafter (d) Andy Murrey Q27. Which of the following tech-Giant has been fined 2.42 billion euros by the European Commission in an antitrust case? (a) Microsoft (b) Apple (c) WIPRO (d) Google © CLATapult 2017 All Rights Reserved Current Affairs Questions June Q28. Name the Prime Minister of Romania who has been recently appointed by President Klaus Iohannis. (a) Traian Basescu (b) Emil Constantinescu (c) Mihai Tudose (d) Ion Iliescu Q29. Which city in India to get India’s first underwater Metro? (a) Kochi (b) Hyderabad (c) Kolkatta (d) Bangaluru Q30. What is the name of an Indian-American who has been appointed as Judge in US court of Appeals? (a) Amul Thapar (b) Shantanu Narayan (c) Vivek Murthy (d) Bobby Jindal Q31. Which of the following state government has recently signed an agreement with Asian Development Bank (ADB) for a loan of 1950 crore rupees for strengthening of roads in different district? (a) Himachal Pradesh (b) Uttarakhand (c) Andhra Pradesh (d) Uttar Pradesh Q32. ADB is headquartered in ____________. (a) The USA (b) Switzerland (c) Philippines (d) China Q33. The Indian shooting squad has finished a creditable second at the ISSF Junior World Championship. The Championship was held in _________________. (a) Berlin, Germany (b) Paris, France (c) Colmar, France (d) Suhl, Germany Q34. Which country officially North Atlantic Treaty Organisation and became its 29th member? (a) Sweden (b) Latavia (c) Montengro (d) Belgium Q35. Name the Bollywood Personality who has been appointed as the ambassador for government’s flagship Skill India campaign, with the National Skill Development Corporation. (a) Amitabh Bacchan © CLATapult 2017 All Rights Reserved Current Affairs Questions June (b) Priyanka Chopra (c) Salman Khan (d) Ranveer Singh Q36. Who is the present Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME)? (a) Narendra Singh Tomar (b) Giriraj Singh (c) Kalraj Mishra (d) Harsh Vardhan Q37. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has left for the Netherland in his last leg of the three-nation visit. Who is the present Prime Minister of The Netherlands? (a) Paolo Gentiloni (b) Mark Rutte (c) Édouard Philippe (d) Theresa May Q38. Ministry of Civil Aviation has recently cleared the proposal for setting up a new airport in _________________. (a) Chandigarh (b) Noida (c) Meerut (d) Agra Q39. Which Indian-Origin person appointed as the New Prime Minister of Ireland? (a) Leo Varadkar (b) Enda Kenny (c) Rishi Shah (d) Leila Janah Q40. Name the Army Doctor from Maharashtra who has recently created history by becoming the first Indian to complete the 4,941-km Race Across America (RAAM) in solo category. (a) Ramlakhan Singh (b) Anupam Kumar (c) Srinivas Gokulnath (d) Gopalnath Bhatt Q41. Name the Padma Vibhushan awardee who has been appointed the Chairman of the committee to prepare the final draft of the National Education Policy. (a) Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan (b) Raghunath Anant Mashelkar (c) M. R. Srinivasan (d) G. Madhavan Nair Q42. Mr. N N Vohra has been appointed the president of the IIC - one of the premier cultural institutions in the country. He is the Governor of which one of the following Indian States? (a) Sikkim (b) Punjab (c) Haryana (d) Jammu and Kashmir Q43. IIC is one of the premier cultural institutions in India. IIC Stands for ________________. (a) Indian Institutional Centre (b) India Inspection Centre (c) India International Centre (d) Informal International Centre © CLATapult 2017 All Rights Reserved Current Affairs Questions June Q44. According to the Bloomberg Intelligence index of airline stocks, which one of the following Airlines is world’s top airline stock in 2017? (a) SpiceJet (b) Air Asia (c) Lufthanza (d) Qatar Airways Q45. Which one of the following Indian Movie has become the first Indian movie to earn Rs2,000 crore worldwide? (a) Bahubali (b) Sultan (c) Dangal (d) Tubelight Q46. Who is the Union Minister of Civil Aviation? (a) Ravi Shankar Prasad (b) Gopinath Munde (c) Birender Singh (d) Ashok Gajapati Raju Q47. Prime Minister Narendra Modi embarked on a three-nation visit. In the first leg of his tour, he will reach Portuguese capital. What is the Capital of Portugal? (a) Amsterdam (b) Lisbon (c) Cuba (d) Suva Q48. In order to ensure smooth GST implementation from 1st July, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEITY) has launched a dedicated Webpage for facilitating taxpayers with regard to addressing issues related to IT Services and Electronics goods. Who is the Cabinet Minister of MEITY? (a) D.V. Sadananda Gowda (b) Narendra Singh Tomar (c) Uma Bharati (d) Ravi Shankar Prasad Q49. Which initiative of the West Bengal Government was awarded the first prize in United Nations Public Service Award for Asia Pacific? (a) Kanyashree Prakalpa (b) Maa Mati Manush (c) Dhanalakshmi (d) Sukanya Sucheta Q50. In Odisha, the biggest annual festival of RathYatra or Chariot Festival commenced on 25th June at which of the following place? (a) Bhubaneswar (b) Puri (c) Cuttack (d) Rourkela Q51.