05.06.2017 Current Affairs Quiz

1)Who is the Indian Origin American UN Ambassador?
(A)Syed Akbaruddin
(B)Asoke Kumar Mukerji
(C)Nikki Haley
(D)Vikas Swarup
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Answer-(C)Nikki Haley
Explanation:

Nikki Haley is current US Ambassador to the UN.

Indian American Sikh family

2)Who is present Vice President of USA?
(A)Mike Pence
(B)Joe Biden
(C)Dick Cheney
(D)Al Gore
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Answer-(A)Mike Pence

3)US President Donald Trump’s order on immigration bars citizen of 6 Muslim – majority countries from entering the US. What are those countries?
(A)Iran, Libya, Pakistan, Omen, Sudan, Syria
(B)Libya, Pakistan, Omen, Yemen, Syria, Afghanistan
(C)Pakistan, Afghanistan, Omen, Yemen, Iran, Egypt
(D)Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Yemen
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Answer-(D) Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Yemen

4)Who won Thailand Open Grand Prix Gold Badminton Championship – 2017?
(A)Saina Nehwal
(B)P.V. Sindhu
(C)Sai Praneeth
(D)Srikanth Kidambi
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Answer-(C) Sai Praneeth
Explanation:

Sai Praneeth also won the Singapore Open Super Series, 2017.

5)Who is 27th Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army?
(A)Sunil Lanba
(B)Bipin Rawat
(C)Birender Singh Dhanoa
(D)K.K Sharma
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Answer-(B)Bipin Rawat
Explanation:

Bipin Rawat – 27th Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army

Sunil Lanba – 23rd Chief of the Naval Staff of the Indian Navy

Birender Singh Dhanoa – 25th Chief of the Indian Air Force

K.K Sharma – Director General of Border Security Force (BSF)

6)Which is ‘The most corrupt state in India’ - a nationwide Survey conducted by an NGO, ‘The Centre for Media Studies’?
(A)Tamil Nadu
(B)Karnataka
(C)Andhra Pradesh
(D)Telangana
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Answer-(B)Karnataka
Explanation:
The top three corrupt states in India
1. Karnataka
2. Andhra Pradesh
3. Tamil Nadu

7)The Operation launched by CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna & Flora) to Curb smuggling of Endangered timber?
(A)Operation Timber
(B)Operation Red Sanders
(C)Operation Thirupathi
(D)Operation Sesha
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Answer-(D)Operation Sesha
Explanation:

The word ‘Sesha’ derived from Seshachalam forest

The programme has roped in Malaysia, Hong Kong, Korea, Japan, China, Nepal, etc to track down smugglers of the precious wood.

8)Which state introduced ‘1100 Call Centre’ to report on the corrupt Government servants?
(A)Andhra Pradesh
(B)Tamil Nadu
(C)Bihar
(D)Jharkhand
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Answer-(A)Andhra Pradesh
Explanation:

In Tamil Nadu Amma Call Centre (toll-free number 1100) for people to register grievances about government departments.

9)Present ISRO Chairman ____________
(A)Mylswamy Annadurai
(B)A.S Kiran Kumar
(C)K. Radhakrishnan
(D)G. Madhavan Nair
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Answer- (B) A.S Kiran Kumar

10)In which year Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) established by Government of India?
(A)1935
(B)1942
(C)1947
(D)1950
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Answer-(B)1942
Explanation:

Director General – Girish Sahni

It is an autonomous body

The largest research & development organisation in India

At present the organisation faces funds crunch.

11)What is the theme for ‘World Environment Day 2017’?
(A)Connecting people to nature
(B)Zero tolerance for the illegal trade in wildlife
(C)One world, One Environment
(D)Raise your voice, not the sea level
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Answer-(A)Connecting people to nature
Explanation:

June 5 – World Environment Day

The biggest annual event for positive environment action

2016 theme - Zero tolerance for the illegal trade in wildlife

2015 theme - One world, One Environment

2014 theme - Raise your voice, not the sea level

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