Current Affairs Quiz 17 July 2017Â
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- Which of the following railway stations has become the first station in India to be run by an all-women staff?
A) Prabhadevi
B) Ghansoli
C) Matunga
D) Dolavli
View Answer
Option C
Some Extra:
Matunga suburban railway station in Mumbai has become the first station in India to be run by an all-women staff. A total of 30 women staffers, including eleven booking clerks, five Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel and seven ticket checkers are working under station manager Mamta Kulkarni, who was the first female station master in Central Railway’s Mumbai division.
- Which of the following has topped the list of most influential brands in India according to research firm Ipsos?
A) State Bank of India
B) Facebook
C) Reliance Jio
D) GoogleÂ
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Option D
Some Extra:
Baba Ramdev-led Patanjali Ayurved has been featured among the top 10 most influential brands in India along with Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Jio, according to research firm Ipsos.
Google has been ranked at the top, while Microsoft and Facebook are ranked second and third, respectively
SBI, the only financial institution on the list, moved up four ranks to the fifth position.
- City of which country has been named as the World’s Best City in a survey by Travel and Leisure magazine?
A) India
B) Mexico
C) Switzerland
D) Singapore
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Option B
Some Extra:
San Miguel de Allende in Mexico has been named the World’s Best City in a survey by Travel and Leisure magazine, while Udaipur has been ranked 14th.
- Under which of the following yojanas, people would be trained  under GST training programme launched by the government?
A)Â PMMY
B)Â PMJDY
C) PMKVY
D)Â PMTPY
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Option C
Some Extra:
The government has launched a GST training programme to skill around two lakh youths in six months to handle tax compliance issues like invoice making.
The people would be trained under the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY).
- In which of the following states was the 2.5 croreth Ujjwala connection presented by President, Pranab Mukherjee?
A) Maharashtra
B) Assam
C) Uttar Pradesh
D) West Bengal
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Option D
Some Extra:
President Pranab Mukherjee presented the 2.5 croreth Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) connection at Raghunathgunj, Murshidabad in West Bengal. This marked the completion of release of 2.5 crore LPG connections to women beneficiaries from below poverty line (BPL) households across the country under the PMUY.
- Which of the following country has topped the global index of countries with the most confidence in their government?
A) Canada
B) China
C) Russia
D) India
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Option D
Some Extra:
The latest edition of the OECD’s Government at a Glance report states that 73 per cent Indians have faith in the Narendra Modi led NDA coalition, the highest in the world.
India is followed by the Canadian government headed by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, which has the confidence of 62 per cent citizens.
- Name the Indian who has won Victorian Open squash tournament held in Australia?
A) Siddharth Suchde
B)Â Saurav Ghosal
C) Harinder Pal Sandhu
D) Harpreet Singh
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Option C
Some Extra:
India’s Harinder Pal Sandhu has beaten top-seed Rex Hedrick of Australia in the final of Victorian Open squash, in Melbourne.
- Who has won the 2017Â Wimbledon title?
A) Roger Federer
B) Marin Cilic
C) Grigor Dimitrov
D) Novak Djokovic
View Answer
Option A
Some Extra:
Roger Federer won a record eighth Wimbledon title and became the tournament’s oldest champion with a straight-sets victory over Marin Cilic.
- Which film has won the best film award in the 18th edition of the International Indian Film Academy Awards 2017?
A) Udta Punjab
B) Pink
C) MS Dhoni: The Untold Story
D) Neerja
- Who has won the best actor (male) award in the 18th edition of the International Indian Film Academy Awards 2017?
A) Salman Khan
B) Irrfan Khan
C) Shahid Kapoor
D) Varun Dhawan
- Who has won the best actor (female) award in the 18th edition of the International Indian Film Academy Awards 2017?
A) Alia Bhatt
B) Deepika Padukone
C) Tapsee Pannu
D) Priyanka Chopra
- Former Chief Minister of _______, Nar Bahadur Bhandari has passed away.
A) Tripura
B) Sikkim
C) Arunachal Pradesh
D) Assam
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Option B
Some Extra:
The former Chief Minister of Sikkim, Nar Bahadur Bhandari, 76 has passed away in New Delhi. He has been the Chief Ministers of state three times.
- Name the first woman to win the coveted Fields Medal who has passed away recently?
A) Ingrid Daubechies
B) Grace Alele-Williams
C) Marjorie Lee Browne
D) Maryam Mirzakhani
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Option D
Some Extra:
Maryam Mirzakhani, an Iranian- born mathematician who was the first woman to win the coveted Fields Medal, has died of cancer. She was 40.
Static GK related to Today’s Current Affairs
- In which state is ‘Bonalu’ festival celebrated?
A) Andhra Pradesh
B) Telangana
C) Odisha
D) Madhya Pradesh
View Answer
Option B
Some Extra:
The ‘Bonalu’ festival, reflecting Telangana’s rich culture and traditions, was celebrated with gaiety in Hyderabad with thousands of devotees participating in the festivities.
- Harinder Pal Sandhu is related to which of the following sports?
A) Squash
B) Tennis
C) Badminton
D) Javelin throw
- By 2019, what is the target number of adding new LPG connections  under Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY)?
A)Â 10 Crore
B) 5Â Crore
C) 2Â Crore
D) 4Â Crore
View Answer
Option A
Some Extra:
PMUY was launched by PM Narendra Modi on 1st May 2016 at Ballia, Uttar Pradesh. It is a scheme to provide clean cooking fuel to the women belonging to the ‘Below Poverty Line’ (BPL) households across the country.
- By 2019, what is the target number of adding new LPG connections to BPL households under Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY)?
A)Â 10 Crore
B) 5Â Crore
C) 2Â Crore
D) 4Â Crore
View Answer
Option B
Some Extra:
PMUY was launched by PM Narendra Modi on 1st May 2016 at Ballia, Uttar Pradesh. It is a scheme to provide clean cooking fuel to the women belonging to the ‘Below Poverty Line’ (BPL) households across the country.
The scheme aims to provide LPG connections to 5 Crore BPL households by 2019 and is a part of larger program of adding 10 Crore new LPG connections by 2019 to achieve full coverage of connections in Indian households
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