29.06.2017 Current Affairs Quiz

1) ____________ has been crowned with the prestigious ‘World Book Capital’ title for 2019 by UNESCO.
(A) Dubai
(B) Abu Dhabi
(C) Sharjah
(D) Bahrain
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Answer-(C) Sharjah
Explanation:

The program has its official start on 23rd April 2019 (World Book & Copyright).

Sharjah will be the 19th city to be designated in the program.

This year’s ‘World Book Capital’ – Guinea’s Conakry.

In 2003 Delhi was chosen as ‘World Book Capital’.

Director General of UNESCO – Irina Bokova.

2) __________ is set to host its first FIFA U-17 World Cup 2017 tournament in October.
(A) India
(B) Malaysia
(C) Singapore
(D) Dubai
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Answer-(A) India

3) The 22nd Asian Athletics Championship will be held in ____________ in July, 2017.
(A) New Delhi
(B) Mumbai
(C) Bhubaneswar
(D) Hyderabad
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Answer-(C) Bhubaneswar

4) Andy Murray, currently ranked World No 1 tennis player in Men’s singles, belongs to __________.
(A) France
(B) Serbia
(C) Scotland
(D) Spain
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Answer-(C) Scotland
Explanation:
1) Novak Djokovic – Serbia
2) Rojer Federer – Switzerland
3) Rafael Nadal – Spain
4) Stan Wawrinka – Switerland
5) Angelique Kerber – Germany (Women’s singles World No:1)
6) Simona Halep – Romania
7) Karolina Pliskova – Czech Rebulic

5) India’s 1st blood bank for cattle to come up in __________.
(A) Tamil Nadu
(B) Kerala
(C) Odisha
(D) Telangana
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Answer-(C) Odisha

6) Telangana IPS officer ________________ gets award from the US State Department for his fight against human trafficking in India.
(A) Mahesh Muralidhar Bhagwat
(B) Anurag Sharma
(C) Naini Narasimha Reddy
(D) J. Purnachandra Rao
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Answer-(A) Mahesh Muralidhar Bhagwat
Explanation:
He is the 3rd IPS officer to get the honour.

7) Ex-Maitree 2017 will be held in Himachal Pradesh. It is a joint military exercise between ___________ & _____________.
(A) India & Maldives
(B) India & Sri Lanka
(C) India & Thailand
(D) India & Bangladesh
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Answer-(C) India & Thailand

8) ___________ is an initiative to provide basic health check up to the drivers.
(A) Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
(B) Swasth Saarthi Abhiyan
(C) Unnat Bharat Abhiyan
(D) Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan
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Answer-(B) Swasth Saarthi Abhiyan
Explanation:

Inaugurated by Union Ministry of Science Technology & Earth Sciences & Environment, Forest & Climate Change and Ministry of state for Petroleum & Natural gas.

The programme focuses on providing preventive healthcare to the auto, taxi & bus drivers of the region.

9) ‘Voter Registration Reminder’ is a nationwide campaign launched by the Election Commission in collaboration with _____________.
(A) Facebook
(B) Google
(C) Microsoft
(D) Yahoo
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Answer-(A) Facebook
Explanation:

It guides the eligible voters in registration.

It is a step of Chief Election Commission Nasim Zaidi towards fulfilment of the motto of Election Commission ‘No Voter to be left’.

10) India ranks ________ in Social Progress Index 2017.
(A) 90th
(B) 93rd
(C) 97th
(D) 99th
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Answer-(B) 93rd
Explanation:

India has ranked 93rd among 128 countries.

1st rank – Denmark.

The report is released by Social Progress Imperative, a non-profit organisation in Washington.

11) Who has been named as ambassador of 2017 Indian Film Festival of Melbourne?
(A) Amitabh Bachchan
(B) Deepika Padukone
(C) Vidya Balan
(D) Anil kapoor
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Answer-(C) Vidya Balan
Explanation:
This year’s festival will be held from 10th to 22nd August.

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