13.06.2017 Current Affairs Quiz

1) Who is the only Indian-origin Cabinet minister in the Therasa May government?
(A) Suella Fernandas
(B) Priti Patel
(C) Alok Sharma
(D) Rish Sunak
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Answer-(A) Priti Patel
Explanation:

Priti Patel is appointed as Secretary of State for International Development in the new government.

Theresa May appointed her close friend, Damian Green as her first Secretary of State.

The new British parliament will have a record 12 Indian-origin MPs in 2017 general election.

In Conservative Party (Theresa May) – 5 Indian-origin MPs.
Priti Patel (Received 2017-Pravasi Bharatya Samman),
Suella Fernandas,
Alok Sharma,
Rish Sunak (Son-in-law of Infosys Narayanamurthi),
Shailesh Vara.

In Labour Party (Jeremy Corbyn) – 7 Indian-origin MPs.
Preet Kaur Gill (1st Sikh Women MP),
Tanmanjeet Singh (1st turban wearing Sikh),
Keith Vaz,
Virendra Sharma,
Lisa Nandy,
Seema Malhotra,
Valerie Vaz.

2) Sir Andrew Barron Murry (Andy Murray), a professional tennis player currently ranked World No: 1 in men’s singles, belongs to __________.
(A) Scotland
(B) England
(C) Ireland
(D) Iceland
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Answer- (A) Scotland

3) Who won 2017 Canadian Grand Prix Formula One title?
(A) Lewis Hamilton
(B) Sebastian Vettel
(C) Valtteri Bottas
(D) Kimi Räikkönen
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Answer- (A) Lewis Hamilton
Explanation:
He is a British Formula One racing driver who races for the Mercedes.

4) Which two players win 2017 ISSF World Cup mixed team 10m gold in Gabala, Azerbaijan?
(A) Abhinav Bindra, Anjali Bhagwat
(B) Jitu Rai, Heena Sindhu
(C) Gagan Narang, Apurvi Chandela
(D) Vijay Kumar, Ayonika Paul
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Answer-(B) Jitu Rai, Heena Sindhu
Explanation:
India ended their campaign in ISSF World Cup with five medals including 1 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze medals.

5) Atal Pension Yojana, a government-backed pension scheme in India targeted at the unorganised sectors, is launched by PM on _________ in Kolkata.
(A) 9th May 2017
(B) 9th May 2016
(C) 9th May 2015
(D) 9th May 2014
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Answer-(C) 9th May 2015

6) Name the four North-East Indian States which share the border with Myanmar.
1. Arunachal Pradesh.
2. Assam.
3. Manipur.
4. Meghalaya.
5. Mizoram.
6. Nagaland.
7. Tripura.

(A) 1, 3, 5 and 6
(B) 2, 3, 4 and 6
(C) 3, 4, 5 and 6
(D) 1, 3, 4 and 7
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Answer-(A) 1, 3, 5 and 6

7) Who won the prestigious Jnanpith Award in 1988 for his Telugu poetic work, Vishwambhara?
(A) Sachidananda Routray
(B) C. Narayana Reddy
(C) Qurratulain Hyder
(D) Vinayaka Krishna Gokak
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Answer-(B) C. Narayana Reddy
Explanation:

Noted Telugu poet & writer C. Narayana Reddy passed away on 12 June 2017.

He is also a recipient of the Padma Shree (1977), Padma Bhushan (1992).

8) The committee, headed by __________, is formed by the Supreme Court to access the safety of the Mullaiperiyar dam, in February 2010.
(A) Justice R.M. Lotha
(B) Justice A.S. Anand
(C) Justice H.L. Dattu
(D) Justice R.C. Lahoti
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Answer- (C) Justice A.S Anand

9) The National Herald was founded in _______ by Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru, India’s first Prime Minister.
(A) 1930
(B) 1935
(C) 1938
(D) 1940
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Answer-(D) 1938
Explanation: The National Herald launches commemorative publication to mark 70 years of India’s Independent on 12th June 2017.

10) TANGEDCO has launched ________, a scheme to send SMS to Consumers about scheduled & unscheduled power cuts in their locality in line with the Centre’s ‘Urja Mitra’ Scheme.
(A) Amma Minsaram
(B) Minsara Neram
(C) Minsara Nanban
(D) Minsara Thundipu
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Answer-(D) Minsara Nanban
Explanation:
URJA MITRA App

Union Government launched Urja Mitra Helpline through which customers can get information on power outages from distribution companies by dialing 14401.

TANGEDCO (Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation)

It is an electrical power generation and distribution public sector undertaking that is owned by the Government of Tamil Nadu.

Founded in 1 Nov 2010.