06.08.2017 Current Affairs Quiz

1) Who has been appointed as the new Vice Chairman of ‘NITI Aayog’?
(A) Aravind Pnagariya
(B) Montek Singh Ahluwalia
(C) Dr. Rajiv Kumar
(D) Dr. Vinod Paul
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Answer-(C) Dr. Rajiv Kumar
Explanation:
Dr. Vinod Paul has been appointed as a member of the NITI Aayog.

2) Venkaiah Naidu was elected as the ______ Vice-President of India in the 15th Vice-Presidential election.
(A) 12th
(B) 13th
(C) 14th
(D) 15th
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Answer-(C) 14th
Explanation:
1. He defeated Gopalkrishna Gandhi by a margin of 272 votes.
2. Two terms:

Dr. S. Radha Krishnan – 1952 & 1957

Hamid Ansari – 2007 & 2012

3. Unopposed Vice-President:

Dr. S. Radha Krishnan – He was elected unopposed both the years.

Justice Mohammad Hidayathullah – 1979.

Shankar Dayal Sharma – 1987 [Elected unopposed after rejecting 26 others nomination]

4. Have also been president & Vice President:

Dr. S. Radha Krishnan – President (1962), Vice President (1952 & 1957)

Dr. Zakir Hussain – President (1967), Vice President (1962)

V.V. Giri – President (1969), Vice President (1967)

R. Venkataraman – President (1987), Vice President (1984)

Shankar Dayal Sharma – President (1992), Vice President (1987)

K.R. Narayanan – President (1997), Vice president (1992)

5. Have also been an acting President & Vice President:

V. V. Giri – 1969

Justice Mohammd hidayathulla – 1969

B. D. Jatti – 1977

6. Have also been a President, Acting President & Vice President:

V. V. Giri – Vice President (1967-1969), Acting President (1969), President (1969-1974)

7. Have also been a Chief Justice of India, Vice President, Acting President:

Justice Mohammad Hidayatullah – Chief Justice of India (1968-1970), Vice President (1979), Acting President (1969)

3) A committee headed by ______________ to review the Institutionalisation of Arbitration Mechanism was appointed by the Department of legal Affairs December 2016
(A) Justice B. N. Krishna
(B) Justice R. M. Lodha
(C) Justice Krishna Iyar
(D) Justice Altamas Kabir
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Answer-(A) Justice B. N. Krishna
Explanation:
It has submitted its recommendations to Union Law Ministry.

4) The _______ International Airport Ltd became the 1st airport in the world, to be completely powered by solar energy.
(A) Thiruvananthapuram
(B) Chennai
(C) Cochin
(D) Vijayawada
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Answer-(C) Cochin
Explanation:
On 3rd August 2017, Airport Authority of India (AAI) has inaugurated installation of 1 MW solar power plant at Tirupathi & Vijawada Airports.

5) Who wins gold in the 7th Asian Shotgun Championship, 2017?
(A) Manavjit Singh Sandhu
(B) Anjali Bhagwat
(C) Sanjeev Rajput
(D) Ankur Mittal
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Answer-(D) Ankur Mittal

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