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Current Affairs Mcqs (January to May 2017) Current Affairs MCQs (January to May 2017) 1. Which country has become c) 12 January the 1st country to cease FM d) 13 January radio broadcasting? a) Sweden 7. The National Youth Day was b) Japan observed on 12 January to c) Norway mark the birth anniversary of d) Pakistan a) Raja Ram Mohan Roy b) Swami Vivekananda 2. Which state recently c) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar launched India’s first Student d) Sri Aurobindo Startup and Innovation Policy? a) Gujarat 8. Name the second of the b) Tamil Nadu Scorpene class submarine that c) Karnataka was launched at in Mumbai in d) Maharashtra January 2017 for sea trials. a) INS Kaveri 3. With which country India b) INS Narmada signed a MoU on cooperation in c) INS Khanderi agriculture and allied sectors. d) INS Kahari a) Bhutan b) Nepal 9. Barack Obama awards c) Kenya _ with d) Nigeria Presidential Medal of Freedom. a) Hillary Clinton 4. With which country India b) Jennifer Lopez signed a MoU on cyber security. c) Joe Biden a) USA d) Mike Richard b) Germany c) Canada 10. Who was appointed as the d) Australia Chief Executive Officer of the Tata Consultancy Services? 5. PropTiger.com tied-up with a) Natarajan Chandrasekaran which online portal to form b) N Ganapathy Subramaniam largest onlineENTRANCIOLOGY.COM realty firm? c) Rajesh Gopinathan a) OYO Rooms d) Cyrus Mistry b) ZO Rooms c) Housing.com 11. Who was appointed as the d) Go Ibibo chairman of Tata Sons? a) Natarajan Chandrasekaran 6. When is National Youth day b) Ganapathy Subramaniam observed every year? c) Rajesh Gopinathan a) 11 January d) Nowroji Saklatwala b) 14 January 12. Jubilant FoodWorks Current Affairs MCQs (January to May 2017) Appoints As CEO c) Akshay Kumar a) Pratik Pota d) John Abraham b) Rajesh Arora c) Sachin Singh 18. 4th International Kite d) Aniket Verma Festival begins in a) Mumbai 13. Which country successfully c) Ahmedabad test fires Guided Pinaka rocket? c) New Delhi a) India d) Jaipur b) China c) Pakistan 19. Which state won Ranji d) South Korea Trophy Final for the first time? a) Gujarat 14. Which country agreed to b) Odisha provide 1 trillion yen aid c) Mumbai package to the Philippines. d) Tamilnadu a) South Korea b) China 20. The 1st edition of ABU c) Japan International Television Dance d) Australia Festival held in a) Mumbai 15. Artificial Intelligence b) Bangalore Startup Maluuba was acquired c) Pune by which technology giant? d) Hyderabad a) Google b) Microsoft 21. With which country India c) IBM past signed MoU to construct d) Infosys 3000 rain water harvesting systems? 16. Name the former MRF a) Nepal director who passed away b) China recently. c) Sri Lanka a) KM Philip d) Japan b) T SreejeshENTRANCIOLOGY.COM c) Mukhtar Abbas 25. In which scheme Digital d) Jagdish Singh Dakiya scheme inaugurated? a) Rajasthan 17. Name the Indian actor who b) Madhya Pradesh was honoured by the US c) Kerala Embassy to acknowledge his d) Uttar Pradesh immense contribution to the India-US ties on tuberculosis. 26. Which film won best film a) Amitabh Bachchan awards in 62nd Jio filmfare b) Shah Rukh Khan Awards 2017? Current Affairs MCQs (January to May 2017) a) Sultan 32. Bioinformatics apps DPict & b) Udta Punjab Neuron was launched by which c) Neerja organization? d) Dangal a) ISRO b) BARC 27. Who of the following won c) CDAC best actor (male) awards in d) IISER 62nd Jio filmfare Awards 2017? a) Shahid Kapoor 33. First Ever Asia-Pacific b) Salman Khan Broadcasting Union Dance c) Aamir Khan Festival concluded in d) Shahrukh Khan ? a) Bengaluru 28. Who of the following won b) Hyderabad best actor (female) awards in c) Mumbai 62nd Jio filmfare Awards 2017? d) Kolkata a) Sonam Kapoor b) Alia Bhatt 34. Which Telecom operator c) Priyanka Chopra launches mobile TV service d) Anushka Sharma Ditto TV? a) Vodafone 29. What is the rank of India on b) MTNL Global Talent Competitiveness? c) Airtel a) 97 d) BSNL b) 92 c) 67 35. Name the Astronaut,last d) 81 man on the moon, who died recetly? 30. Which country topped in a) Mark Henry Global Talent Competitiveness b) Benson Huge ranking? c) Eugene Cernan a) Singapore d) Angelika Miley b) Switzerland c) USA ENTRANCIOLOGY.COM36. Who of the following d) China appointed as Regional head of HSBC? 31. According to oil ministry a) Rakesh Baweja India’s fuel consumption to hit b) Sandeep Malhotra in 2016-17. c) Sandeep Uppal a) 700 Million Tonnes d) Vidhyavati Shimley b) 400 Million Tonnes c) 550 Million Tonnes 37. PM Narendra Modi d) 200 Million Tonnes inaugurated Raisina Dialogue in ? Current Affairs MCQs (January to May 2017) a) Mumbai b) Jaisalmer 43. Who of the following has c) Hyderabad been appointed as President of d) New Delhi European Parliament? a) Antonio Tajani 38. Which state govt b) Gianni Pitella announces series of welfare c) Martin Schulz measures for Army Personnel? d) Martin James a) Andhra Pradesh b) Telangana 44. Who of the following c) Punjab inducted into Legends Club Hall d) Madhya Pradesh of Fame recently in January 2017? 39. Who won the 2016 T S Eliot a) Sunil Gavaskar Prize for Poetry? b) Kapil Dev a) Vahni Capildeo c) Dilip Vengsarkar b) Jacob Polley d) Ravi Shastri c) Alice Oswald d) None of the above 45. Which Indian firm tied up with Russian petrochemical 40. Who won the 15th edition giant Sibur to set up South of the Delhi International Chess Asia's first butyl rubber tournament? halogenation unit at Jamnagar a) Farrukh Amonatov in Gujarat? b) Diptayan Ghosh a) Tata Steel c) Dzhumaev Marat b) Reliance Industries d) Magnus Carlsen c) Shree Cement d) Aditya Birla Group 41. The GST Council decided to rollout the Goods and Services 46. Union Petroleum Ministry Tax on launches petroleum awareness a) 1 July 2017 programme . b) 1 August 2017 a) Saksham-2017 c) 1 SeptemberENTRANCIOLOGY.COM 2017 b) Sehaj-2017 d) 1 October 2017 c) Sarva-2017 d) Sampann-2017 42. India Signs Financing Agreement of 47. The world’s biggest cricket with World Bank for Nagaland stadium will come up in which Health Project. state? a) $58 million a) Delhi b) $48 million b) Punjab c) $68 million c) Gujarat d) $78 million d) Maharashtra Current Affairs MCQs (January to May 2017) 53. Who of the following won 48. Pinakin mobile app was Favorite Dramatic TV Actress launched by which state award at People's Choice tourism department to boost Award 2017? tourism? a) Taraji P. Henson a) Karnataka b) Viola Davis b) Tamil Nadu c) Ellen Pompeo c) Andhra Pradesh d) Priyanka Chopra d) Kerala 54. Who of the following won 49. Name the Indian professor Favorite Movie Actor award at who pioneered the work on People's Choice Award 2017? black holes and died recently. a) Kevin Hart a) CK Venkata Ramayya b) Robert Downey Jr. b) CV Vishveshwara c) Ryan Reynolds c) Chintak Natrajan d) Will Smith d) MJ Khatri 55. Who of the following won 50. How many children have Favorite Movie Actress award been selected for the 2016 at People's Choice Award national bravery awards? 2017? a) 15 a) Margot Robbie b) 20 b) Melissa McCarthy c) 25 c) Scarlett Johansson d) 31 d) Jennifer Lawrence 51. Who of the following is the 56. Which of the following author of the book Khullam movie won Favorite Movie Khulla: Rishi Kapoor award at People's Choice Uncensored? Award 2017? a) Rishi Kapoor a) Captain America: Civil War b) Meena Iyer b) Deadpool c) Rishi Kapoor and Kiran Doshi c) Finding Dory d) Rishi KapoorENTRANCIOLOGY.COM and Meena Iyer d) Suicide Squad 52. Prasar Bharti Chairman 57. Which of the following Surya Prakash inaugurates movie won Favorite Action Prasar Bharati House in Movie award at People's Choice Award 2017? a) Mumbai a) Captain America: Civil War b) Hyderabad b) Deadpool c) Delhi c) Suicide Squad d) Lucknow d) X-Men: Apocalypse Current Affairs MCQs (January to May 2017) 58. Which of the following a) Singapore movie won Favorite Dramatic b) USA Movie award at People's Choice c) Germany Award 2017? d) Sweden a) Me Before You b) Miracles From Heaven 64. Name the web portal that c) Miss Peregrine’s Home for was launched by Union Ministry Peculiar Children of Human Resources d) Sully Development for promoting and monitoring the Sarva Shiksha 59. Which of the following TV Abhiyan. show won Favorite TV Show a) ShaGun award at People's Choice b) Shiksha Award 2017? c) SarvAbhi a) The Big Bang Theory d) Sehpathi b) Grey’s Anatomy c) Outlander 65. Indian Railways recently d) Stranger Things launched which programme to save energy worth Rs 41000 60. Who of the following crore? appointed as Vice President of a) Saksham 41k MobiKwik? b) Save Enerygy 41k a) Roman Saini c) Mission 41K b) Gaurav Singh d) Save Earth 41K c) Amrita Trivedi d) Daman Soni 66. Who of the following becomes most followed World 61. Who of the following leader on Social Media? appointed as Franchise Head of a) Donald Trump Coca-Cola? b) Angela Mekrel a) Shehnaz Gill c) Vladimir Putin b) MK Mehra d) Narendra Modi c) Parvez Siddiqui d) Anita VikramENTRANCIOLOGY.COM 67. Karang, which has become first cashless island of India, is 62. What is the rank of India in located in which of the Global Passport Index? following states? a) 77 a) Maharashtra b) 97 b) Assam c) 31 c) Gujarat d) 78 d) Manipur 63. Which country topped in 68.
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