12.06.2017 Current Affairs Quiz

1) Rafael Nadal, a Spanish player, claims record of __________ French open title in 2017.
(A) 5th
(B) 8th
(C) 10th
(D) 12th
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Answer-(C) 10th
Explanation:

With this, he totally won 15 Grand Slam crown.

2) ______ port is Iran’s closest port to Qatar.
(A) Dayyer
(B) Chabahar
(C) Mahshar
(D) Bushehr
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Answer-(A) Dayyer
Explanation:

Iran ships hundreds of tons of food by sea to isolated Gulf state (Qatar) after neighboring countries cut off supply routes.

Three ships loaded with 350 ton of food were set to leave an Iranian port(Dayyer) for Qatar.

3) Which high court, a first in the country, declared that the rivers Ganga & Yamuna were ‘Living Persons’ & named officials to act as parents for the rivers & tributaries?
(A) Delhi
(B) Bihar
(C) Uttar Pradesh
(D) Uttarakhand
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Answer-(D) Uttarakhand
Explanation: New Zealand’s Whanganui River is the only one in the world to be granted living entity status.

4) Which committee has been constituted to prepare a draft plan on Ganga River?
(A) Shankar Acharya committee
(B) Mukesh Kumar Singla committee
(C) Girdhar Malviya committee
(D) D B Shekatar committee
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Answer-(C) Girdhar Malviya committee
Explanation:

Constituted on 22 July 2016 by the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation.

The committee submitted its report on 12th April 2017.

5) ___________ is funding Mumbai – Ahmedabad bullet train scheduled for completion in 2024?
(A) China
(B) Japan
(C) USA
(D) France
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Answer-(B) Japan
Explanation:

Japan International Cooperation Agency is funding the high speed corridor.

Its maximum speed-350 km.

6) Indian Oil Corporation will start daily revision in retail selling price of petrol & diesel in the entire country with effect from__________.
(A) June 16
(B) June 30
(C) July 01
(D) July 16
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Answer-(A) June 16
Explanation:

First implemented as pilot project in 5 cities: Vizag, Puduchery, Udaipur, Jamshedpur & Chandigar.

Currently, state fuel retailers revise rates on the 1st and 16th of every month on the basis of average international price of fuel in the preceding fortnight & currency exchange rate.

7) India is helping ________ to set up a National Police Academy at the cost of Rs 550 Cr to provide training to 410 police officers annually.
(A) Afghanistan
(B) Nepal
(C) Bhutan
(D) Myanmar
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Answer-(B) Nepal

8) _________ is an instrument for self-actualisation providing opportunities for a lifelong learning.
(A) SURAKSHA
(B) SINCHAI
(C) SWAYAM
(D) AUSHADHI
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Answer-(C) SWAYAM
Explanation:

SWAYAM or Study Webs of Active-learning for Young Aspiring Minds launched by the Prime Minister on August 15, 2016.

Ministry of HRD is planning to launch 2000 Massive Open Online Courses with Indo-US partnership.

The technology giant Microsoft is going to design mobile application for ‘SWAYAM'.

9) ___________ aims at reducing the barriers in the path of a differently abled person & creating conducing environment for his/her holistic development introduced by the Kerala Government.
(A) Haritha Keralam
(B) Nava Kerala Mission
(C) AnuYatra
(D) Aardram
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Answer-(C) AnuYatra

10) The theme of the 2017 World Day against Child Labour (Celebrated every June 12) is _____.
(A) In conflicts and disasters, protect children from child labour.
(B) NO to child labour – YES to quality education!"
(C) End child labour in supply chains – It’s everyone’s business
(D) Educating Children
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