DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 2017

                       

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Question (1)  Who does Jim Carrey play in the 1994 film The Mask?
Answer:- Stanley Ipkiss.

Question (2)  Which British Formula 1 racing driver survived a Learjet crash

in May 2000?
Answer:- David Coulthard.

Question (3)  Which city hosted the 1980 Olympic Games?
Answer:- Moscow.

Question (4)  Which female singer had a hit single with the song What a

Girl Wants?
Answer:- Christina.

Question (5)  Which continent has the larger land mass: Antarctica or

South America?
Answer:- South America.

Question (6)  Of what is malocology the scientific study?
Answer:- Molluscs.

Question (7)  What is the more common name for the medical condition

nyctalopia?
Answer:- Night blindness.

Question (8)  Which US Civil War general led his famous march to the sea?
Answer:- Sherman.

Question (9)  At which US nuclear plant did a nuclear accident occur in

1979?
Answer:- Three Mile Island.

Question (10)  How was the second emperor of Rome, Claudius Nero Caesar,

better known?
Answer:- Tiberius.

Question (11)  The statue Christ of the Andes stands on the border between

Argentina and which other country?
Answer:- Chile.

Question (12)  Of which country is Sofia the capital?
Answer:- Bulgaria.

Question (13)  What is meant by the musical term ‘andante’?
Answer:- At a moderate tempo.

Question (14)  Which saint’s day falls on 17 March?
Answer:- Patrick.

Question (15)  Which is the world’s largest dry desert?
Answer:- Sahara.

Question (16)  Which Christian festival is celebrated on 6 January?
Answer:- Epiphany.

Question (17)  To which king is the Book of Proverbs in the Old Testament

traditionally ascribed?
Answer:- Solomon.

Question (18)  Which sign of the zodiac governs the period from 23 July to

22 August?
Answer:- Leo.

Question (19)  A luge is a type of what?
Answer:- Racing toboggan.

Question (20)  Which four-times World Superbike Champion announced

his retirement in 2000?
Answer:- Carl Fogarty.

Question (21)  What name is given to the dried excrement of fisheating

birds, used as a fertilizer?
Answer:- Guano.

Question (22)  During which war was the 1970 film Darling Lili set?
Answer:- World War I

Question (23)  What is the colour of the ball worth one point in the game of

snooker?
Answer:- Red.

Question (24)  What is the derived SI unit of electrical capacitance?
Answer:- Farad.

Question (25)  What does the legal term ‘caveat emptor’ mean?
Answer:- Let the buyer beware.

Question (26)  Who was the first actress to receive two Oscars before the

age of 30?
Answer:- Jodie Foster.

Question (27)  Which large triangular muscle covering the shoulder serves

to raise the arm laterally?
Answer:- Deltoid.

Question (28)  What was the pen-name of Samuel Langhorne Clemens?
Answer:- Mark Twain.

Question (29)  Who was the fifth wife of King Henry VIII of England?
Answer:- Catherine.

Question (30)  Which actor’s childhood nickname was Tootsie?
Answer:- Dustin Hoffman.

Question (31)  What name is given to 15 July, which is supposed to set the

weather for 40 days thereafter?
Answer:- St Swithin’s Day.

Question (32)  On which day of the week did New Year’s Day fall in 2007?
Answer:- Monday.

Question (33)  On which island is the poet Rupert Brooke buried?
Answer:- Skyros.

Question (34)  Which is the world’s second largest desert?
Answer:- Australian.

Question (35)  In which Middle Eastern country is the Roman city of Jerash?
Answer:- Jordan.

Question (36)  In which European country is the ski resort of Solden?
Answer:- Austria.

Question (37)  Naim Suleymanoglu from Turkey is a top name in which

sport?
Answer:- Weightlifting.

Question (38)  Which number lies between seven and eight on a dartboard?
Answer:- 16

Question (39)  Which US director made the films Carrie, Scarface and The

Untouchables?
Answer:- Brian De Palma.

Question (40)  In which athletics event did Bob Beamon hold the world

record for 23 years?
Answer:- Long jump.

Question (41)  Which female French singer is best known for the song Non,

Je Ne Regrette Rien?
Answer:- Edith Piaf.

Question (42)  What would you find in a formicary?
Answer:- Ants.

Question (43)  Which Greek millionairess died in 1989 in Argentina?
Answer:- Christina Onassis.

Question (44)  What sort of creature is a flying fox?
Answer:- Fruit-bat.

Question (45)  Who composed the music for Hark the Herald Angels Sing?
Answer:- Mendelssohn.

Question (46)  Which composer wrote Orpheus in the Underworld and The

Tales of Hoffmann?
Answer:- Offenbach.

Question (47)  What is the name of the brown pigment made from the ink

of cuttlefish?
Answer:- Sepia.

Question (48)  Which constellation includes Sirius, the brightest star in the

night sky?
Answer:- Canis Major.

Question (49)  What was the legendary capital of King Arthur’s kingdom?
Answer:- Camelot.

Question (50)  Which region of Canada comprises the districts of

Mackenzie, Keewatin and Franklin?
Answer:- North West Territories.

                               II

Question (1) Which Indian state government switched January-December financial year cycle?
Answer: Madhya Pradesh.

Question (2) Recently the Dinosaur mummy discovered with all skin intact at where?
Answer: In Canada.

Question (3) When the former Puducherry CM Subrahmanyan Ramaswamy passed away?
Answer: 15th May 2017.

Question (4) Cheapest respiratory filter developed at where?
Answer: By the scientists of IIT Delhi.

Question (5) In May 2017 Patanjali Research Institute in Haridwar inaugurated by whom?
Answer: PM Shri Narendra Modi.

Question (6) Recently the cooperation between Indian and Japan on Railway Safety approved by whom?
Answer: Union Cabinet.

Question (7) Express WiFi in India launched by which company?
Answer: Facebook.

Question (8) Who has been appointed as the chairman of Tea Board of India?
Answer: Prabhat Kamal Bezboruah.

Question (9) Sualgiri and Swalgiri communities have been notified as scheduled castes in which Indian state?
Answer: Odisha.

Question (10) What was the theme of ‘Swachhta Pakhwada’ celebrated by Ministry of Textiles?
Answer: ‘Waste to Wealth’.

Question (11) PepsiCo India forays into Dairy Products with what?
Answer: Oats-Based Milk Beverage.

Question (12) Recently who has been appointed Vice Chancellor of Ashoka University?
Answer: Pratap Bhanu Mehta.

Question (13) In India which state was declared as Disturbed Area under AFSPA for 3 more months?
Answer: Assam.

Question (14) In the state of Haryana, every house to get what?
Answer: A Smart ID.

Question (15) Recently ‘Naharlagun-Guwahati Shatabdi Express’ was flags off by whom?
Answer: Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu.

Question (16) Researchers discovered what to fight with Ebola viruses?
Answer: First Human Antibodies.

Question (17) Dan David Prize 2017 won by whom?
Answer: Indian scientist Shrinivas Kulkarni.

Question (18) Recently Pan-India implementation of Maternity Benefit Program approved by whom?
Answer: Union Government.

Question (19) ICJ (International Court of Justice) stays Kulbhushan Jadhav’s execution till when?
Answer: Till the final order.

Question (20) When the former Panama dictator Manuel Noriega passed away?
Answer: 29th May 2017.

Question (21) Which country is now the second largest steel producer in the world?
Answer: India.

Question (22) ISRO and NASA collaborate to build what?
Answer: Earth-imaging satellite NISAR.

Question (23) Recently the setting up of AIIMS in Kamrup, Assam approved by whom?
Answer: Union Cabinet.

Question (24) PM Narendra Modi inaugurates India’s longest bridge at where?
Answer: Dhola-Sadiya bridge in Assam.

Question (25) Which Indian state become first state inaugurated ‘Automatic Weather Station’?
Answer: In the Maharashtra state.
Question (26) Who is the President of Cyprus?
Answer: Nicos Anastasiades.

Question (27) Water conservation campaign launched by which state chief minister?
Answer: Chief Minister of Uttarakhand.

Question (28) Who is the first African to be elected as WHO Director-General?
Answer: Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

Question (29) Premier Tejas Express by Indian Railways proposed between which cities?
Answer: Mumbai and Goa.

Question (30) Recently which Indian state government launched an ambulance services for ill or injured cows?
Answer: Uttar Pradesh.

Question (31) Recently the sale of cattle for slaughter banned by whom?
Answer: Union Environment Ministry.

Question (32) In India the first Electric Mass Transport Project launched at where?
Answer: Nagpur.

Question (33) When the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers 2017 observed?
Answer: 29th May 2017.

Question (34) The MoU signed between Amul and ISRO for what?
Answer: Fodder acreage estimation.

Question (35) World’s first Robocop recruited by which country police?
Answer: Dubai Police.

Question (36) MoU on Cooperation in area of Civil Aviation approved by Union Cabinet with which country?
Answer: Spain.

Question (37) Bharti Airtel and Ola Cabs tie-up to offer what?
Answer: Integrated digital services.

Question (38) In the India, integrated case management system of Supreme Court launched by whom?
Answer: PM Narendra Modi.

Question (39) Union Government set up a task force to compute what?
Answer: Reliable and timely employment data.
Question (40) Who has been sworn in as new President of South Korea?
Answer: Moon Jae-in.

Question (41) Who has been appointed as new chairman of FIFA Governance Committee?
Answer: Justice Mukul Mudgal.

Question (42) When Himachal Pradesh cabinet minister Karan Singh passed away?
Answer: 12th May 2017.

Question (43) India and UK to sign MoU to increase efficiency of which system?
Answer: Urban transport system.

Question (44) PM Modi launches Narmada river conservation project in which Indian state?
Answer: Madhya Pradesh.

Question (45) The 2nd NPDRR meeting in Delhi inaugurated by whom?
Answer: Home Minister Rajnath Singh.

Question (46) First smart grid to generate power from renewable energy sources in the India created by whom?
Answer: IIEST.

Question (47) Purnima Devi Barman (Biologist ) nominated for which award?
Answer: Whitley Awards.

Question (48) When the World Telecommunication and Information Society Day 2017 observed?
Answer: 17th May 2017.

Question (49) Vijayawada Airport belongs to which Indian state which has been approved as International Airport by Union Cabinet?
Answer: Andhra Pradesh.

Question (50) Who is the new Prime Minister of France?
Answer: ‘Édouard Philippe’ since 15 May 2017.

                                  III

Question (1) What was the theme of World Habitat Day 2017?
ANSWER: Housing Policies: Affordable Homes.

Question (2) What is the rank of India’s Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT) IFSC in global financial centers index?
ANSWER: 10th.

Question (3) When the 2017 Infantry Day was celebrated in India?
ANSWER: October 27.

Question (4) Who is appointed as New Deputy Director General at World Health Organization (WHO)?
ANSWER: Soumya Swaminathan.

Question (5) With which country India signed a Mou on Technical Cooperation in Rail Sector?
ANSWER: Switzerland.

Question (6) With which country India signed $4.5 billion LoC (line of credit) recently?
ANSWER: Bangladesh.

Question (7) Indian Railways announced No service charge on train e-tickets upto which date?
ANSWER: March 2018.

Question (8) Which state chief minister of India has been honoured with the Golden Peacock Award under the category ‘Global Leadership in Public Service and Economic Transformation’?
ANSWER: Andhra Pradesh.

Question (9) How many Female assistant referee’s are selected for the first time in FIFA men’s competition?
ANSWER: 7.

Question (10) Manipal Institute of Technology (MIT) bagged on which position for the ‘most clean campus’ in India?
ANSWER: Third.

Question (11) Reserve Bank of India opens the new branch in?
ANSWER: Dehradun.

Question (12) Who tops with the Forbes India Rich List 2017 recently?
ANSWER: Mukesh Ambani.

Question (13) Which project was launched by Union Government recently?
ANSWER: SECURE Himalaya Project.

Question (14) Which country’s team has won the 2017 FIFA Under-17 World Cup?
ANSWER: England.

Question (15) Recently which place in India was awarded as the Swachh Iconic Place?
ANSWER: Madurai’s Meenakshi Temple.
Question (16) Who inaugurated the Golden Jubilee Year Celebrations of ICSI?
ANSWER: Narendra Modi.

Question (17) This country will host 4th South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation in Law (SAARCLAW) Conference?
ANSWER: Sri Lanka.

Question (18) Who became the first Indian to win a European racing championship?
ANSWER: Mahaveer Raghunathan.

Question (19) The theme of 2017 World Teachers Day is?
ANSWER: Teaching in Freedom, Empowering Teachers.

Question (20) Who has been appointed as the brand ambassador of Swachh Andhra Mission, Andhra Pradesh?
ANSWER: PV Sindhu.

Question (21) Who is appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to the Republic of Zambia?
ANSWER: N.J.Gangte.

Question (22) Which country plans to help strengthen Myanmar’s women police force?
ANSWER: India.

Question (23) Government forces launched a major Cordon-and-Search-Operation (CASO) at where?
ANSWER: Jammu & Kashmir.

Question (24) Which country joined with Asian Development Bank Signed $65.5 Million Loan to Support Coastal Protection?
ANSWER: India.

Question (25) MRF MMSC FMSCI Indian National Motorcycle Racing Championship won by?
ANSWER: Jagan Kumar.
Question (26) Who is the next chairman of State Bank of India?
ANSWER: Shri Rajnish Kumar.

Question (27) October 4th to October 10th is celebrated as?
ANSWER: World Space Week.

Question (28) What was theme of the World Day for Audiovisual Heritage (WDAH) 2017?
ANSWER: Discover, remember and share.

Question (29) Vice Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi was appointed as a new Chief of which country’s Naval Staff?
ANSWER: Pakistan.

Question (30) RCom plans to merge its wireless business with which company?
ANSWER: Aircel.

Question (31) In which city of India the 2018 Commonwealth Games Baton will be arrived?
ANSWER: New Delhi.

Question (32) Mukhyamantri Samoohik Vivaah Yojana was launched in which Indian state?
ANSWER: Uttar Pradesh.

Question (33) Which is the 1st Indian Company to Cross Rs 6 Trillion Market Capital?
ANSWER: Reliance Industries Limited.

Question (34) The third edition of India International Science Festival held at where?
ANSWER: Chennai.

Question (35) How many countries have been suspended from weightlifting for a year by the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF)?
ANSWER: 9 countries as: Russia, China, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Turkey, and Ukraine.

Question (36) Which network gets approval for Tigo Merger recently?
ANSWER: Airtel.

Question (37) How many States of all cities and towns declared as Open Defecation Free?
ANSWER: 5.

Question (38) Who inaugurated Conference on Consumer Protection (26-27 October, 2017) in New Delhi?
ANSWER: PM Shri Narendra Modi.

Question (39) Who of the following flagged the ‘Cancer diagnosis Ambulance’ recently?
ANSWER: Shri Raman Singh.

Question (40) Which state governor is Satya Pal Malik?
ANSWER: Bihar.

Question (41) Which state Government approves Rs 2,195 Crores for infrastructure schemes?
ANSWER: Madhya Pradesh.

Question (42) Which country Overtakes US to Become Second Largest Smartphone Market as reported?
ANSWER: India.

Question (43) Union Cabinet of India signed a Bilateral Investment Treaty with which country?
ANSWER: Belarus.

Question (44) IRCTC Rail connect made a partnership with which company for ticket bookings?
ANSWER: MobiKwik.

Question (45) New project to set up a Turtle Sanctuary at where?
ANSWER: Allahabad (U.P).

Question (46) Who inaugurates Special Centre for Disaster Research at JNU?
ANSWER: Shri Kiren Rijiju.

Question (47) The Mahatma Gandhi’s Statue of Rajghat was sculpted by whom?
ANSWER: Ram Sutar.

Question (48) Who launches new website and PMIS Mobile App recently?
ANSWER: National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) launched – www.nhai.gov.in

Question (49) Which country becomes first country to leave International Criminal Court?
ANSWER: Burundi.

Question (50) National University and which company inks pact to train nearly 5,000 in Philippines?
ANSWER: TCS.

                                IV

Question: (1) Twitter announces test project allowing Tweets to be expanded from?
Ans:- 140 to 280 Characters.

Question: (2) Which city is hosting the annual conference Rajaswa Gyan Sangam (RGS – 2017)?
Ans:- New Delhi.

Question: (3) The new Secretary in the Department of Financial Services (DFS) is?
Ans:- Rajiv Kumar.

Question: (4) Which ministry launched an online environmental quiz competition named “Prakriti Khoj” an Environment Quiz to be conducted at the national level?
Ans:- Ministry of Environment.

Question: (5) 28th September was observed as?
Ans:- World Rabies Day.

Question: (6) With which network SK Telecom of Korea ties up for advanced telecom network in India?
Ans:- Bharti Airtel.

Question: (7) In India which state create Wifi zone in the 6,078-gram panchayats?
Ans:- Haryana.

Question: (8) Which become the first foreign bank to open a wholly-owned subsidiary after RBI?
Ans:- SBM.

Question: (9) Dr KS Chugh who passed away recently was the Father of?
Ans:- Nephrology.

Question: (10) Which union Minister to inaugurate NDMA’s 13th Formation Day?
Ans:- Shri Rajnath Singh.

Question: (11) Standard Chartered joint hands as a shareholder with which bank in Swift India?
Ans:- Citibank.

Question: (12) What is the name of the scheme which was approved by the Union Cabinet recently?
Ans:- Umbrella scheme of Modernisation of Police Forces.

Question: (13) Who launches monthly Jan Sampark Program to facilitate adoption?
Ans:- Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA).
Question: (14) SBI cuts minimum average balance from Rs 5,000 to?
Ans:- 3,000.

Question: (15) Who has been appointed as Chairman of Economic Advisory Council?
Ans:- Bibek Debroy.

Question: (16) Who launched portal ‘PENCIL’ to eliminate child labour?
Ans:- Rajnath Singh.

Question: (17) Rajasthan govt accords Which status to Jats of Bharatpur and Dholpur?
Ans:- OBC.

Question: (18) Which state forms steering committee to monitor drug de-addiction recently?
Ans:- Punja.

Question: (19) Which company became the world’s most valuable brand in Interbrand’s 2017?
Ans:- Apple.

Question: (20) Israel agreed to provide increased support of which Indian State’s White Revolution?
Ans:- Haryan.

Question: (21) Who inagurated Shouchalayakkagi Samara in Karnataka recently?
Ans:- Venkaiah Naidu.

Question: (22) Harshil Mehta was appointed as the MD and CEO of?
Ans:- DHFL.

Question: (23) WikiLeaks website was hacked by whom?
Ans:- OurMine hacker group.

Question: (24) Which Indian State launched a new scheme to hedge price risks in agriculture?
Ans:- Madhya Pradesh.

Question: (25) Which company has introduced a new vision processing unit (VPU) called Movidius Myriad X?
Ans:- Intel.

Question: (26) Which Bank listed in Domestic Systemically Important Banks?
Ans:- HDFC Bank.

Question: (27) Disha Microfin is now recognised as what?
Ans:- Fincare Small Finance Bank.

Question: (28) Which insurance company gets IRDAI for its Initial Public Offering?
Ans:- Reliance General Insurance.

Question: (29) Which country banned individuals and organisations from raising funds through ‘Initial Coin Offerings’?
Ans:- China.

Question: (30) Which country to conduct the First ‘BIMSTEC Disaster Management Exercise- 2017’ from October 10-13?
Ans:- India.

Question: (31) Which police officer was conferred the President’s Medal recently?
Ans:- Roopa.

Question: (32) Mahendra Singh Dhoni is nominated by BCCI for which prize?
Ans:- Padma Bhushan.

Question: (33) SBI along with FTSE Russell launches FTSE SBI Bond Index series at which Index?
Ans:- London Stock Exchange.

Question: (34) In which state, the death toll due to swine flu stands at 87 in 83 days?
Ans:- Madhya Pradesh.

Question: (35) Which country will host the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup, scheduled to kick off in October 24?
Ans:- India.

Question: (36) Which is the India’s first home built Sub-marine that has been handed over to the Indian Navy?
Ans:- Kalavari.

Question: (37) In which state Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan launched Pradhan Mantri LPG Panchayat?
Ans:- Gujarat.

Question: (38) Which state launched Sampurna Yojana for pregnant women?
Ans:- Odisha.

Question: (39) Who become the first Indian to be selected as the International Boxing Association’s (AIBA) representative for the IOC Athletes’ Forum?
Ans:- Mary Kom.

Question: (40) Who became the first Indian player to be picked up by an Australian NBL team?
Ans:- Amritpal Singh.

Question: (41) Who is selected for living legend award of International Union of Nutritional Sciences (IUNS)?
Ans:- Smt Mahtab Bamji.

Question: (42) How many Indian’s are ranked in the Fortune’s most powerful women in business list?
Ans:- Two.

Question: (43) Which city of India will host the South Asian Boxing Championship in December 2017?
Ans:- Guwahati.

Question: (44) Which company Launched World’s First ever Genomeceuticals Range of Products in India?
Ans:- Unicity International.

Question: (45) Who has been appointed Secretary in the Department of Financial Services (DFS)?
Ans:- Shri.Rajiv Kumar.

Question: (46) Which country has became the ninth member to ratify the International Solar Alliance (ISA) Framework Agreement?
Ans:- Seychelles.

Question: (47) How many teachers are honoured with National award by the Vice President Venkaiah Naidu?
Ans:- 219.

Question: (48) Which company gets SEBI nod for IPO?
Ans:- ICICI Lombard General Insurance.

Question: (49) When International Day of Charity was observed?
Ans:- Sep 5th.

Question: (50) With Union Minister Rajnath Singh who flagged off Lucknow Metro?
Ans:- Shri Yogi Adityanath.