Q1. Name the squash player who recently scripted history by becoming the first Indian to clinch the Asian Squash title held in Chennai.
(a) Dipika Pallikal Karthik
(b) Saurav Ghoshal
(c) Abdul Bari
(d) Joshna Chinappa
(e) Anuroop Dayal
Q2. India and Turkey has recently signed an agreement to strengthen co-operation in combating terrorism. What is the Capital of Turkey?
(a) Cairo
(b) Ankara
(c) Monaco
(d) Pattaya
(e) Berlin
Q3. Name the Chief Minister of one of the Indian state who has been selected for the ‘Transformative Chief Minister Award 2017’ in recognition for his role in advancing the US-India partnership at the state level.
(a) Nitish Kumar
(b) Pinarayi Vijayan
(c) Chandrababu Naidu
(d) Siddaramaiah
(e) Naveen Patnaik
Q4. The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has recently announced new office-bearers for the year 2017-18. Who has been appointed as the new President of CII?
(a) Shobana Kamineni
(b) D. Naushad Forbes
(c) Abdulla Ansari
(d) Humani Dutta
(e) Usha Gupta
Q5. Asha Parekh’s autobiography “Asha Parekh: The Hit Girl” was released recently in New Delhi. 'The Hit Girl' has been penned down by __________.
(a) Javed Akhtar
(b) Kamaal Rashid
(c) Salaman Rushdi
(d) Khalid Mohamed
(e) Manoj Darsheel
Q6. Name the city that has recently become the first city in the world to get its own Microsoft font.
(a) Geneva
(b) Dubai
(c) New Delhi
(d) Cairo
(e) Paris
Q7. Union government has recently launched two schemes “One IP- Two Dispensaries” and “Aadhaar based Online Claim Submission” on the occasion of International Labour Day. Who is the present Minister of State (I/C) for Labour and Employment?
(a) D. V. Sadananda Gowda
(b) Gopinath Munde
(c) Bandaru Dattatreya
(d) Maneka Gandhi
(e) Anant Geete
Q8. Union Human Resource Development Minister PrakashJavadekar launched a nationwide campaign to encourage Universities to display portraits of Param Veer Chakra-decorated soldiers. What is the name of this campaign?
(a) Vidyathi-VeertaAbhiyan
(b) Vidya-Shakti Abhiyan
(c) Vidya-VeeranganaAbhiyan
(d) Vidya-VeertaAbhiyan
(e) Shakti-VeertaAbhiyan
Q9. Name the first person from the North-Eastern Region who took over as the New Controller General of Accounts (CGA), Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance.
(a) Anthony Lianzuala
(b) AnupSisodia
(c) MukulRanjan
(d) RupeshNathGoel
(e) AbdurKazir
Q10. Name the recipient of ‘Transformative Chief Minister award' for 2016.
(a) ShankhaGhosh
(b) UpulChaturvedi
(c) Suparna Samantha
(d) Jaya Bhattacharya
(e) Amitabh Kant
Q11. Name the current Union Human Resource Development Minister of India.
(a) SmritiIrani
(b) Kalraj Mishra
(c) Radha Mohan Singh
(d) PrakashJavadekar
(e) Thawar Chand Gehlot
Q12. The World Press Freedom Day is observed globally on _________
(a) 1st May
(b) 3rd May
(c) 30th April
(d) 2nd May
(e) 29th April
Q13. On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, UNESCO has co-organized the World Press Freedom Day's main event and the UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize Ceremony in _________________.
(a) Geneva, Switzerland
(b) New York, USA
(c) Jakarta, Indonesia
(d) Barcelona, Spain
(e) Saint John, Canada
Q14. Which of the following Indian state has recently become the first state to switch to the January-December financial year from the existing April-March cycle?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Odisha
(d) Tripura
(e) Madhya Pradesh
Q15. The World Press Freedom Day was observed recently by UNESCO. Who is the Director-General of UNESCO?
(a) Peter Thomson
(b) Ban Ki-moon
(c) Antonio Guterres
(d) Irina Bokova
(e) Juan Somavia
Solutions
S1. Ans.(d)
Sol. JoshnaChinappa scripted history by becoming the first Indian to clinch the Asian Squash title with a thrilling win over compatriot DipikaPallikalKarthik in the women's final. The event was organized in Chennai.
S2. Ans.(b)
Sol. India and Turkey have strongly condemned the “use of double standards” in combating terrorism and agreed to strengthen cooperation in effectively dealing with the menace both bilaterally and at multilateral fora. The Capital of Turkey is Ankara and its Currency is Turkish lira.
S3. Ans.(c)
Sol. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu has been selected for the ‘Transformative Chief Minister Award 2017’ in recognition for his role in advancing the US-India partnership at the state level.
S4. Ans.(a)
Sol. The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has recently announced new office-bearers for the year 2017-18. Ms. ShobanaKamineni, Executive Vice Chairperson, Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd., has assumed office as the new President of CII. She is the first woman President of CII.
S5. Ans.(d)
Sol. Bollywood actor Aamir Khan launched renowned actress of her age, Asha Parekh’s autobiography “Asha Parekh: The Hit Girl” in New Delhi. 'The Hit Girl' has been penned down by the renowned film critic Khalid Mohamed.
S6. Ans.(b)
Sol. Dubai has become the first city in the world to get its own Microsoft font. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Dubai's Crown Prince and Chairman of the Executive Council, launched the Dubai Font recently.
S7. Ans.(c)
Sol. Minister of State (I/C) for Labour and Employment, ShriBandaruDattatreya launched two schemes “One IP- Two Dispensaries” and “Aadhaar based Online Claim Submission” on the occasion of International Labour Day (1st May).
S8. Ans.(d)
Sol. Union Human Resource Development Minister PrakashJavadekar launched 'Students for soldiers- a nationwide Vidya-VeertaAbhiyan' to encourage Universities to display portraits of Param Veer Chakra-decorated soldiers. The aim of this Abhiyan is to instill a sense of patriotism and nationalism among students.
S9. Ans.(a)
Sol. Mr. Anthony Lianzuala took over as the New Controller General of Accounts (CGA), Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance with effect from May 1, 2017, in New Delhi. He is the First person from the North-Eastern Region to hold this position.
S10. Ans.(e)
Sol. The recipient of ‘Transformative Chief Minister award' for 2016 was Amitabh Kant, CEO of NitiAayog.
S11. Ans.(d)
Sol. PrakashJavadekar is the current Union Human Resource Development Minister of India.
S12. Ans.(b)
Sol. Every year, 3rd May is celebrated as the World Press Freedom Day. It is celebrated by UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) to evaluate press freedom around the world, to defend the media from attacks on their independence and to pay tribute to journalists who have lost their lives in the exercise of their profession.
S13. Ans.(c)
Sol. UNESCO, the Government of Indonesia, and the Press Council of Indonesia co-organized the World Press Freedom Day's main event and the UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize Ceremony in Jakarta, Indonesia, from 1-4 May 2017.
S14. Ans.(e)
Sol. Madhya Pradesh has become the first state to switch to the January-December financial year from the existing April-March cycle. A decision to this effect was taken at the state cabinet meeting held in Bhopal.
S15. Ans.(d)
Sol. Every year, 3rd May is celebrated as the World Press Freedom Day. It is celebrated by UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization). Irina Bokova is the Director-General of UNESCO.
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