Current Affairs Quiz 18 May 2017

Current Affairs Quiz 18 May 2017. This Quiz is divided into two parts. First part contains questions from Current Affairs of  17 May 2017. The Second Part contains Current Affairs Questions from various newspaper of today i.e 18 May 2017. Read our Current Affairs and Newspaper daily to excel in General Awareness section of competitive exams.

Quiz from Current Affairs 17 May 2017 of A2Z – Click Here to Read Current Affairs of May 17, 2017

1. What is the new Long-Term Issuer Rating given to IDBI by India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra)?
   A) IND AA+
   B) IND AA
   C) IND A1+
   D) IND B1+
   
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   Option B
   Explanation: Points to remember: (i) Long-Term Issuer Rating for IDBI-IND AA
   (ii) Short term Issuer rating for IDBI- IND A1+
   (iii) given by whom?- Ind-Ra
2. Who is the newly appointed CEO of Paytm Payments Bank?
   A) Ruchi Sanghvi
   B) Neeraj Arora
   C) K. Gowrappan
   D) Renu Satti
   
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   Option D
   Explanation: Points to remember: (i) From when Paytm Payments Bank will start operation?- 23 may, 2017
   (ii) Paytm is the third company from the 11 other applicants to launch payments bank after Airtel and IndiaPost. Mumbai-based Finopay Tech is also likely to launch its operations by next month.
   (iii) Owned by- One97 Communications Pvt. Ltd
   (iv) Headquarters of PayTm Payments Bank- Noida
   
3. What is the GDP growth rate predicted by the UN for India in 2017?
   A) 6.8%
   B) 7.1%
   C) 7.3%
   D) 7.7%
   
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   Option C
   Explanation: Points to Remember: (i) GDP prediction for 2017 and 2018 by UN- 7.3% and 7.9% resp.
   (ii) Name of this report by UN- World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP) Report
4. Union Cabinet recently gave approval for the Faculty Exchange Agreement between the National Defence College, New Delhi and National Defence College of which country?
   A) Nepal
   B) Bhutan
   C) Sri Lanka
   D) Bangladesh
   
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   Option D
   Explanation: National Defence College, Dhaka, Bangladesh. The Agreement establishes the framework for enhanced cooperation in the field of military education concerning strategic and operational studies.
5. The first ‘Samavesh’ meeting of NITI Aayog was chaired by?
   A) Amitabh Kant
   B) Arvind Panagariya
   C) Ratan Watal
   D) Both A) and C)
   
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   Option D
   Explanation: Points to remember: (i) Meeting held under the co-chairmanship of- Amitabh Kant, CEO and Shri Ratan P Watal, Principal Adviser, NITI Aayog
   (ii) The meeting aimed at bringing together 32 premier educational and policy research institutions for New India 2022.
   (iii) The meeting was also attended by representatives of four State Governments viz. Kerala, Assam, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan.
6. IMD has issued ___ warning in Odisha as maximum temperature in the state crossed 46 degree Celsius mark.
   A) Red
   B) Orange
   C) Yellow
   D) Green
   
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   Option B
   Explanation: Points to remember: (i) Who issued?- IMD
   (ii) For which state?- Odisha
   (iii) Color cide?- Orange- a warning for severe heat wave
   (iv) Balangir recorded 46.2 degree Celsius
7. Which railway station has been adjudged the cleanest as per the survey by Quality Council of India?
   A) Secunderabad station
   B) Anand Vihar station
   C) Visakhapatnam Railway Station
   D) Beas Railway Station
   
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   Option C
   Explanation: Points to remember: (i) Cleanest railway station? – Visakhapatnam Railway Station(A1 category)
   (ii) Indian Railway station are classified into seven categories — A1, A, B, C, D, E and F based on their annual passenger revenue.
   (iii) In A category top- Beas in Punjab
   (iv) dirtiest?- Darbhanga railway station in Bihar
8. Which institute/organization has created India’s first smart grid project to generate power from renewable sources of energy?
   A) IIT Delhi
   B) IIEST Shibpur
   C) IIT Khragpur
   D) ISRO
   
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   Option B
   Explanation: Points to remember: (i) Name of institute and location?- Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology (IIEST) in West Bengal
9. Who has topped Forbes’s 2017 Global Game Changers list?
   A) John Overdeck
   B) James Dyson
   C) Evan Spiegel
   D) Mukesh Ambani
   
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   Option D
   Explanation: Points to remember: Who has topped?- Mukesh Ambani
   (ii) How many Indians In the list? – 1
10. Who has become the first Indian to climb Mount Everest four times?
    A) Anshu Jamsenpa
    B) Arunima Sinha
    C) Bachendri Pal
    D) Premlata Agarwal
    
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    Option A
    Explanation: Indian mountaineer Anshu Jamsenpa (Arunachal Pradesh) has climbed the Mount Everest four time in six years.
11. Andhra Pradesh government has recently amended a law to appoint which of the following person as a Group-1 officer in the government?
    A) P.V Sindhu
    B) Pullela Gopichand
    C) Dronavalli Harika
    D) Karnam Malleswari
    
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    Option A
    Explanation: To give effect to the Cabinet resolution, the Andhra Pradesh Legislature has passed a Bill to appoint Olympics silver medallist P V Sindhu as a Group-1 officer in the government, by amending the State Public Services Act.
12. Pentala Harikrishna is related to which game?
    A) Badminton
    B) Lawn Tennis
    C) Chess
    D) Hockey
    
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    Option C
13. When is World Hypertension Day observed?
    A) May 15
    B) May 16
    C) May 17
    D) May 18
    
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    Option C
    Explanation: May 17. Theme of 2017: “Know Your Numbers”
14. What is the theme of World Telecommunication and Information Society Day 2017?
    A) Faster access to Internet
    B) Fast Internet Fast Growth
    C) Big Data for Big Impact
    D) Big World needs Complex Interconnection
    
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    Option C
    Explanation: 17 May 2017. Theme of 2017 World Telecommunication and Information Society Day: “Big Data for Big Impact”.

Current Affairs Quiz from Today’s Newspaper (18 May 2017) – The Indian Express

15. Reema Lagoo who passed away recently was a renowned ___ ?
    A) singer
    B) actress
    C) author
    D) politician
    
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    Option B
16. Which organisation has launched Polar Prediction Project (PPP)?
    A) WHO
    B) World Bank
    C) IMF
    D) WMO
    
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    Option D
    Explanation: The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) announced the start of the Year of Polar Prediction (YOPP). The Year of Polar Prediction (YOPP) is one of the key elements of the Polar Prediction Project.
17. How many agreements India and Palestine have signed on the recent visit of Palestine President Mahmoud Abbas to India?
    A) 3
    B) 4
    C) 5
    D) 6
    
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    Option C
    Explanation: MoU on Visa Exemption on Diplomatic and Official Passports
    MoU on Cooperation in Youth Affairs and Sports
    MoU on Agricultural Cooperation
    MoU on Cooperation in Health Sector
    MoU on Information-Technology and Electronics