Current Affairs Quiz: May 29, 2017

Current Affairs Quiz 29 May 2017

Current Affairs Quiz 29 May 2017. This Quiz is divided into two parts. First part contains questions from Current Affairs of  28 May 2017. The Second Part contains Current Affairs Questions from various newspaper of today i.e 29 May 2017. Read our Current Affairs and Newspaper daily to excel in General Awareness section of competitive exam.

Quiz from Current Affairs 28 May 2017 of A2Z – Click Here to Read Current Affairs of May 28, 2017

  1. What amount of loan has been written off by Scheduled Commercial Banks in the last 5 years ending March 2016?
    A) Rs 2,20,125 crore
    B) Rs 2,25,180 crore
    C) Rs 2,22,125 crore
    D) Rs 2,20,180 crore
    View Answer
    Option B
    Explanation
    : All scheduled commercial banks (SCBs) wrote off Rs 2,25,180 crore cumulatively in the five-year period ended March 2016, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said in an RTI reply filed by Times of India.
  2. Government has recently selected 5 banking groups to sell stakes in Indian Oil Corporation. What percent stake will the government sell in IOC?
    A) 2%
    B) 3%
    C) 4%
    D) 5%
    View Answer
    Option B
    Explanation
    : Points to Remember: (i) Currently Govt. holds- 58.28 per cent stake in IOC
    (ii) Govt. will sell- 3%
    (iii) Selected banks- Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, Deutsche Equities, SBI Capital Markets and ICICI Securities
  3. Recently Challakere Aeronautical Test Range (ATR) was inaugurated in which state?
    A) Maharashtra
    B) Kerala
    C) Odisha
    D) Karnataka
    View Answer
    Option D
    Explanation
    : Defence minister Arun Jaitley has inaugurated country’s first of its kind Aeronautical Test Range (ATR), at Chitradurga district in Karnataka. The ATR is equipped with a mega multi-agency complex for integrating and testing various Unmanned Air Vehicles (UAV).
    Outlay- Rs 1,300 crore
  4. Dailong village has been declared Biodiversity Heritage Site by its state government. In which state is Dailong village situated?
    A) Manipur
    B) Meghalaya
    C) Assam
    D) Sikkim
    View Answer
    Option A
    Explanation
    : The Manipur government has declared Dailong village of Tamenglong district as a Biodiversity Heritage Site of the state.
  5. INS Ganga has been decommission after _____ years of service.
    A) 28
    B) 30
    C) 32
    D) 36
    View Answer
    Option C
    Explanation
    : Points to Remember: (i) Name- INS Ganaga
    (ii) Class and Type?- Godavari class – guided-missile frigate
    (iii) Years of service?- 32 years
  6. Which of the following is India’s most profitable state-owned company for 2016-17?
    A) ONGC
    B) IOC
    C) GAIL
    D) BSNL
    View Answer
    Option B
    Explanation
    : IOC- Rs 19,106.40 crore in the financial year ended March 31, 2017.
  7. Which of the following is India’s most profitable company for the 2016-17?
    A) IOC
    B) Reliance Industries
    C) TCS
    D) Google India
    View Answer
    Option B
    Explanation
    : Reliance Industries- Rs 29,901 crore
  8. Which city Police have received FICCI Smart Policing Award 2017?
    A) Mumbai Police
    B) Pune Police
    C) Bengaluru Police
    D) Hyderabad Police
    View Answer
    Option B
    Explanation
    : The Pune city police have received the Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industries (FICCI) Smart Police Award for the year 2017.
  9. ‘Sewa Cab’ has been launched in which city to compete with Ola and Uber?
    A) Mumbai
    B) Bengaluru
    C) Delhi
    D) Pune
    View Answer
    Option C
    Explanation
    : Delhi’s taxi drivers have launched their own taxi app called ‘Sewa Cab’ to take on Uber and Ola.
  10. Which country has won 2017 Sudirman Cup?
    A) Thailand
    B) Malaysia
    C) China
    D) South Korea
    View Answer
    Option D
    Explanation
    : Points to remember: (i) Winner?- South Korea
    (ii) Sudirman Cup?- badminton championship
  11. Kiran Ashar who passed away recently was related to which sports?
    A) Football
    B) Hockey
    C) Wrestling
    D) Cricket
    View Answer
    Option D
  12. Gregg Allman who passed away recently was related to?
    A) Football
    B) Politics
    C) Music
    D) Journalism
    View Answer
    Option C

Current Affairs Quiz from Today’s Newspaper (29 May 2017) – The Indian Express

  1. As per the Asia Pacific Tax Complexity Survey conducted by Deloitte, what is India’s rank in most complex jurisdiction for taxation?
    A) 5th
    B) 7th
    C) 2nd
    D) 1st
    View Answer
    Option C
    Explanation
    : Top- China; 2nd – India
  2. Who is the Chairman of Central Board of Excise & Customs (CBEC)?
    A) P.K. Purwar
    B) Vanaja N. Sarna
    C) Mahender Singh
    D) R K Mahajan
    View Answer
    Option B 

 

 

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