Latest 30 Current Affairs Questions with Answers 2017

Latest 30 Current Affairs Questions with Answers 2017

Study the current affairs related knowledge which is equally helpful for all competitive exams. The questions-answer on current affairs for the coming exams as – IAS, PCS, Bank and other exams are very important.

1. Which high court makes Vande Mataram mandatory in schools, govt and private offices?
(A) Allahabad (B) Kerala (C) Delhi (D) Madras (Ans : D) 

2. Who of the following is appointed as the brand ambassador of Signature Global?
(A) Kajol (B) Kangana Ranaut (C) Alia Bhatt (D) Vidya Balan (Ans : D)

3. Which Indian city has been declared as India's first World Heritage City?
(A) Amritsar (B) Ahmedabad (C) Rishikesh (D) Haridwar (Ans : B) 


4. What is name of the star which is being discover as Smallest Star known in the Universe?
(A) Kepler 48 B (B) KOI - 78545 (C) KOI -869B (D) EBLM J0555-57Ab (Ans : D)

5. This country joins International Solar Alliance program led by India and France.
(A) Antarctica (B) Greece (C) Australia (D) Pakistan (Ans : C) 

6. Aajeevika Grameen Express Yojana will be launched by which of the following ministry?
(A) Social Justice and Empowerment (B) Rural Development
(C) Civil Aviation (D) Tribal Affairs (Ans : B) 

7. This company's CEO overtook Microsoft Bill Gates and become world's richest recently.
(A) Walmart (B) Google (C) Amazon (D) Bloomberg (Ans : C) 

8. Exercise Maitree 2017 is a continuation of a series of joint exercises between India and this country.
(A) Sri Lanka (B) USA (C) Thailand (D) Russia (Ans : C) 

9. Who has been appointed as the head of the Indian consulate in New York?
(A) Muchkund Dubey (B) Vijay Keshav Gokhale
(C) M. K. Lokesh (D) Sandeep Chakravorty (Ans : D)

10. How many new members are appointed in the Central Board of Excise and Customs?
(A) 4 (B) 5 (C) 6 (D) 8 (Ans : A) 

11. Who has been sworn-in as the new Chief Justice of Nepal?
(A) Kalyan Shrestha (B) Gopal Prasad Parajuli
(C) Hari Prasad Pradhan (D) Bhanubhakta Dhakal (Ans : B) 

12. What is the name of the satellite which is the third brightest object in the world?
(A) Mayak (B) Brahmos - II (C) Agni - III (D) Cartosat (Ans : A) 

13. For Which company, Google CEO Sundar Pichai is appointed as a board of directors?
(A) Microsoft (B) Vodafone (C) Samsung (D) Alphabet (Ans : D)

14. Who has been appointed as the new chief of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF)?
(A) Sanjay Kumar (B) Akash Misra (C) Naveen Kumar (D) Suresh Gupta (Ans : A) 

15. Who is the newly appointed director-general of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI)?
(A) Girraj Singh (B) Nitin Veer Das (C) Debi Prasad Dash (D) J J Mohan Lal (Ans : C) 

16. Which country scientists developed the 3D-printed soft silicone Heart?
(A) Switzerland (B) Swedish (C) India (D) United States of America (Ans : A) 

17. India signed an Agreement for Cooperation with which of the following country?
(A) Japan (B) China (C) Russia (D) Greece (Ans : A) 

18. What is the rank of HS Prannoy in Badminton World Federation (BWF) World rankings?
(A) 15th (B) 14th (C) 17th (D) 12th (Ans : C) 

19. Which country's snooker has won the 2017 Asian Team Snooker Championship?
(A) Japan (B) China (C) India (D) Malaysia (Ans : C)

20. Which bank received $150 million funding from the United States Government?
(A) HDFC Bank (B) Bank of Baroda (C) Yes Bank (D) Canara Bank (Ans : C) 

21. Who inagurates the RIWATCH Museum in Arunachal Pradesh recently?
(A) Shri Kiren Rijiju (B) Shri S.S. Ahluwalia
(C) Shri Ram Kripal Yadav (D) Shri Rajen Gohain (Ans : A) 

22. Who is going to be White House Chief of staff recently appointed by US President Donald Trump?
(A) Joshua Bolten (B) Andrew Card (C) John Kelly (D) John Podesta (Ans : C) 

23. Who has been appointed Director General of Goods and Services Tax Intelligence?
(A) Rajesh Singh (B) John Joseph (C) Rahul Varma (D) Venkat Prabhu (Ans : B) 

24. How many solar panels are fitted in the trailer coaches of the India's first solar-powered DEMU train?
(A) 10 (B) 18 (C) 16 (D) 13 (Ans : C) 

25. What is the name of the 4th payments bank launched in India?
(A) Feon Payments Bank (B) Fino Payments Bank
(C) Fion Payments Bank (D) Feno Payments Bank (Ans : B) 

26. GST has been primarily categorised into how many tax slab rates?
(A) Six (B) Three (C) Four (D) Two (Ans : C)

27. Who is re-elected as President of the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI)?
(A) Suresh Yadav (B) Prakash Singh (C) Raj Nair (D) Raninder Singh (Ans : D) 

28. Who of the following is appointed as the new CEO of Vistara?
(A) Aneesh (B) Roger Federer (C) Leslie Thng (D) Wattmann Fedrick (Ans : C) 

29. Which bank offers a personal loans for their customer at ATMs?
(A) HDFC (B) ICICI (C) SBI (D) Axis (Ans : B) 

30. Which firm appointed as the Ajay Kanwal as Chief Executive officer?
(A) EQSIS Financial Services (B) Honda Financial Services
(C) Blend Financial Services (D) Janalakshmi Financial Services (Ans : D)