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05.08.2017 Current Affairs Quiz


1) Bandung conference took place in __________ in Bandung, Indonesia.
(A) 1950
(B) 1955
(C) 1960
(D) 1965
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Answer-(B) 1955
Explanation:
  • It is the 1st large-scale meeting of Asian & African states.
  • The conference was organised by Indonesia, India, Burma, Pakistan and Ceylon.
  • The conference was an important step toward the Non-Alignment Movement (1961).
  • In the conference, India was represented by Jawaharlal Nehru.
  • In 2015, at the 60th anniversary of Bandung conference, the 1st Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru’s name had been omitted from the address delivered by Ministry of State for External Affairs V. K Singh.
  • Present External Minister Sushma Swaraj rejected the charges.
  • Hence, opposition party decides to move Privilege motions against Sushma Swaraj in Rajya Sabha for allegedly misinforming the house on India’s Foreign Policy.

  • 2) Which city will soon have India’s first helicopter-taxi service?
    (A) Coimbatore
    (B) Bangaluru
    (C) Hyderabad
    (D) Amaravathi
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    Answer-(B) Bangaluru

    3) Who is the second Indian-American to have been selected for an ambassadorial position in the Trump administration?.
    (A) Nikki Haley
    (B) Ashok Premji
    (C) Krishna Urs
    (D) Deepa Agarwal
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    Answer-(C) Krishna Urs
    Explanation:
  • Krishna Urs was confirmed as the US ambassador to Peru.
  • Nikki Haley was the 1st Indian American who was confirmed as the US ambassador to the UN.

  • 4) __________, an Indian-American, has been appointed as a member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) in the Trump administration.
    (A) Neil Chatterjee
    (B) Deepa Agarwal
    (C) Ashok Premji
    (D) Amul Thapar
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    Answer-(A) Neil Chatterjee

    5) ____________, an Indian-American, has been appointed as the next Intellectual Property (IP) Enforcement Coordinator in Trump administration.
    (A) Amul Thapar
    (B) Ashok Premji
    (C) Neil Chatterjee
    (D) Vishal Amin
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    Answer-(D) Vishal Amin
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