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General Knowledge Current Affairs - 2017 Poonam Chaudhary: Correct Answer: A (Sumit Mullick) Answer Explanation
General Knowledge Current Affairs - 2017 Poonam Chaudhary: Correct Answer: A (Sumit Mullick) Answer Explanation
General Knowledge Current Affairs - 2017 Poonam Chaudhary: Correct Answer: A (Sumit Mullick) Answer Explanation
2. Tarak Mehta, who recently passed away, was the noted play writer of which language?
[A] Urdu
[B] Gujarati
[C] Marathi
[D] Odia
3. Who is the author of the book “The Wrong Turn: Love and Betrayal in the Time of Netaji”?
[A] Aalap Roy
[B] Aadishri Roy
[C] Sujata Bose
[D] Namita Roy Ghose
5. Who has been named as the “Captain of the Year” at 2017 ESPNcricinfo Awards?
[A] Virat Kohli
[B] Ben Stokes
[C] Faf du Plessis
[D] Steven Smith
7. Haji Abdul Salam, who recently passed away, was the Member of Rajya Sabha from which state?
[A] Uttar Pradesh
[B] Manipur
[C] Andhra Pradesh
[D] Madhya Pradesh
9. The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has recently imposed a 5-year ban on BBC. NTCA
is the statutory body of which union ministry?
[A] Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
[B] Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation
[C] Ministry of External Affairs
[D] Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change
Correct Answer: D [Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change]
Answer Explanation:
Recently, the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has imposed a 5-year ban on the British
Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) and its journalists from filming in all Indian tiger reserves for allegedly
misrepresenting facts in a documentary on poaching in the Kaziranga National Park in Assam. The BBC
documentary “Killing for Conservation” by its journalist Justin Rowlatt, talks about Kaziranga’s rhino
conservation which claims that forest guards have the power to ‘shoot and kill’ poachers. The
documentary also criticizes anti-poaching policies in wildlife reserves as affecting the life of tribal people
living in the vicinity of the park. The NTCA is a statutory body under the Ministry of Environment,
Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC) constituted under enabling provisions of the Wildlife (Protection)
Act, 1972, as amended in 2006, for strengthening tiger conservation.
12. The 2017 International Yoga festival has started in which state?
[A] Madhya Pradesh
[B] Uttarakhand
[C] Jharkhand
[D] Bihar
13. Who has become new Secretary-General of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
(SAARC)?
[A] Ahmed Saleem
[B] Abul Ahsan
[C] Amjad Hussain B Sial
[D] Arjun Bahadur Thapa
14. Who has become the new chairman of Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)?
[A] V K Jairath Magya
[B] Atulesh Jindal
[C] Gurumoorthy Mahalingam
[D] Ajay Tyagi
Correct Answer: D [Ajay Tyagi]
Answer Explanation:
Ajay Tyagi, a 1984 batch IAS officer of the Himachal Pradesh cadre, has become the 9th Chairman of
markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) for a period of 3-years on March 1,
2017. He succeeded U K Sinha. Prior to this appointment, he has handled capital markets division in the
Finance Ministry. Tyagi also has diverse experience at the Centre. He was Joint Secretary in Ministry of
Environment, Forest and Climate Change before joining Finance Ministry in November 2014 as
Additional Secretary. He has also worked in ministries of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Steel and Rural
Development. The chairman of SEBI receives a consolidated pay package of Rs 4.5 lakh per month.
15. Who has been appointed as India’s permanent representative to World Trade Organization (WTO)?
[A] J S Deepak
[B] G Latha Krishna Rao
[C] N K Sinha
[D] Pramila Lalan
16. Who is the newly appointed Prime Minister of Republic of the Sudan?
[A] Hassan al-Bashir
[B] Hassabu Mohamed Rahman
[C] Bakri Hassan Saleh
[D] Muhammad Ahmad
18. The Civil Accounts Day (CAD) is observed on which date in India?
[A] March 5
[B] March 2
[C] March 3
[D] March 1
19. Who has been conferred with the 2017 Harvard Humanitarian of the Year award?
[A] Aung San Suu Kyi
[B] Robyn Rihanna Fenty
[C] Thorbjorn Jagland
[D] Bishop Desmond Tutu
22. Which Indian grandmaster has won bronze at 2017 Women’s World Chess Championship?
[A] Subbaraman Vijayalakshmi
[B] Padmini Rout
[C] Harika Dronavalli
[D] Koneru Humpy
23. Who has won the 2017 Polly Umrigar Award for International Cricketer of the Year?
[A] Ajinkya Rahane
[B] Virat Kohli
[C] Mahendra Singh Dhoni
[D] Ravichandran Ashwin
24. Which university has bagged Visitors’ Award for ‘Best University 2017’?
[A] Central University of Himachal Pradesh
[B] Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU)
[C] Banaras Hindu University (BHU)
[D] Tezpur University
25. Which committee has submitted its’ report to the Union Government to protect the interests of the
migrants?
[A] Partha Mukhopadhay committee
[B] N K Singh committee
[C] R.V. Easwar committee
[D] Madhukar Gupta committee
26. Who is the author of the book “Mr and Mrs Jinnah: The Marriage that Shook India”?
[A] Teesta Setalvad
[B] Bertil Falk
[C] Sheela Redddy
[D] Audrey Truschke
Correct Answer: C [Sheela Redddy]
Answer Explanation:
The book “Mr and Mrs Jinnah: The Marriage that Shook India” has been authored by well-known
journalist Sheela Redddy. The author sketches an illuminating portrait of Ruttie Petit, whose marriage to
Mohammad Ali Jinnah shocked Bombay society of that time. The book provides a comprehensive history
of the Jinnahs, as well as the era of their marriage, its lengthy descriptive passages are spliced with
amusing excerpts from Ruttie’s letters.
27. Which state government has made Sanskrit compulsory up to class VIII in all classes?
[A] Tamil Nadu
[B] Assam
[C] Manipur
[D] Kerala
28. How much penalty will be imposed on banks if they refuse to exchange soiled or scribed currency
notes from people, according to Reserve Bank of India (RBI)?
[A] Rs. 10,000
[B] Rs. 15,000
[C] Rs. 5,000
[D] Rs. 20,000
29. Which country to build its’ first national under water observatory in disputed South China Sea?
[A] China
[B] Vietnam
[C] Malaysia
[D] Brunei
30. Which state government has signed MoU with Invest India to encourage start ups?
[A] Kerala
[B] Assam
[C] Tamil Nadu
[D] Odisha