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Wednesday 7 June 2017

07.06.2017 Current Affairs Quiz

1) Who is the Bengali scientist professor designed a bullet-proof jacket under ‘Make in India’ project approved by Ministry of Defence recently?
(A) Shantanu Bhowmick
(B) N. C. Paul
(C) Nibir Mandel
(D) Ranjan Mallik
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Answer-(A) Shantanu Bhowmick
Explanation:
  • Currently India spends Rs 1.5 lakh on a single jacket and weigh between 15-18 kgs.
  • Dr. Bowmick’s jacket will cost only Rs 50,000 /jacket and weigh 1.5kg.
  • It has 20 layers and enable to work in 57 degree Celsius.
  • It will save Rs 20,000 cr every year


  • 2) Who is the newly elected Prime Minister of Nepal?
    (A) Pushpa Kamal Dahal
    (B) Sher Bahadur Deuba
    (C) Bidhya Devi Bhandari
    (D) Sushila Karki
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    Answer-(B) Sher Bahadur Deuba
    Explanation:
  • Sher Bahadur Deuba is the newly elected Prime Minster who succeeds Pushpa Kamal Dahal.
  • Bidhya Devi Bhandari is the current and first women to hold the office of President in Nepal.
  • Sushila Karki is the current and first women Chief Justice of Nepal.


  • 3) Recently Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu at the ‘Smart Railway Conclave’ announced ____________, an overnight double-decker train service equipped with modern facilities to attract business travellers.
    (A) Tejas Express
    (B) Uday Express
    (C) Suvidha Express
    (D) Deen Dayal Express
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    Answer-(C) Uday Express
    Explanation:
  • Uday Express looks to connect metropolitan centres through its service and it starts its operation by 2019.
  • Tejas Express-India’s first semi-high speed full AC train run between Mumbai and Goa.
  • Deen Dayalu Express-The first modern unreserved coach with facilities like potable drinking water, mobile charging points and bio-toilets among others to be used in mail and express trains.


  • 4) _________ is the first indigenous Scorpene-class submarine built by Mazagon Dock Limited in Mumbai for the Indian Navy.
    (A) INS Rajali
    (B) INS Sindhurakshak
    (C) INS Virat
    (D) INS Kalvari
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    Answer-(D) INS Kalvari
    Explanation:
  • INS Kalvari (S50) is the first of the Indian Navy’s six Kalvari-class submarine being built in India
  • Designed by DCNS (French Naval Defence & Energy Company)

  • 5) __________ is the Indian Navy’s first Indian all women circumnavigation of the globe expedition.
    (A) INSV Mhadei
    (B) INS Kalvari
    (C) INSV Tarini
    (D) INS Vikranth
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    Answer-(D) INSV Tarini
    Explanation:
  • INSV Tarini is the Indian Navy’s 2nd ocean-going sailboat after INSV Mhadei.
  • The Captain of the sailing boat is Lt Commander Vartika Joshi
  • INSV Tarini (Indian Naval Sailing Vessel Tarini) is named after the Tara-Tarini hill shrine in Odisha.

  • 6) El-Nino is a _______ current and La-Nino is a ________current.
    (A) Cold, Warm
    (B) Warm, Cold
    (C) Cold, Cold
    (D) Warm, Warm
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    Answer-(B) Warm, Cold
    Explanation:
  • El-Nino (The little boy or Child Christ in Spanish).
  • La-Nino (The little girl)
  • Both occur in Southern Pacific Ocean.
  • La-Nino helps the South west monsoon and El-Nino affects the monsoon.

  • 7) __________ is the second novel of Arundati Roy published recently.
    (A) The God of small things
    (B) The Ministry of Utmost happiness
    (C) Electric Moon
    (D) The Banyan Tree
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    Answer-(B) The Ministry of Utmost Happiness
    Explanation:
    Arundati Roy is the first Indian citizen to win The Booker Prize for “The God of Small Things”, her first novel, published in 1997.
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