Current Affairs Quiz: 1 June 2017

1. India’s GDP grew by what percent in fourth quarter of financial year 2016-17?
a) 5.7 percent
b) 6.1 percent
c) 6.9 percent
d) 7.3 percent

2. India’s GDP growth in the financial year 2016-17 was
a) 6.5 percent
b) 7 percent
c) 7.1 per cent
d) 7.3 percent

3. The Global Day of Parents was observed on 1 June 2017. The day was proclaimed for observation by the UN General Assembly in
a) 1997
b) 2003
c) 2012
d) 2015

4. What is the loan amount of the loan agreement that was signed between India and World Bank for Himachal Pradesh Public Financial Management Capacity Building Programme?
a) USD 36 million
b) USD 40 million
c) USD 43 million
d) USD 51 million

5. What is the first tranche of the loan agreement that was signed between Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Punjab National Bank (PNB) for Solar Rooftop Investment Program (SRIP)?
a) USD 45 million
b) USD 50 million
c) USD 80 million
d) USD 100 million

6. India on 31 May 2017 signed a loan agreement with the World Bank for Himachal Pradesh Public Financial Management Capacity Building Programme. The project will be developed at an expense of
a) USD 36 million
b) USD 40 million
c) USD 45 million
d) USD 55 million

7. Which Indian athlete among the following has been featured in the top 15 of ESPN’s World Fame 100 list for 2017?
a) Saina Nehwal
b) Mary Kom
c) Virat Kohli
d) PV Sindhu

8. Which country has launched a satellite to help build a high-precision geolocation system and complement US operated GPS?
a) Russia
b) Japan
c) China
d) India

9. Which major cricket playing nation has not qualified for the ICC Champions Trophy 2017 for the first-time ever?
a) New Zealand
b) Sri Lanka
c) West Indies
d) South Africa

10. India on 31 May 2017 aimed to strengthen bilateral cooperation with this country to fight terrorism?
a) Sri Lanka
b) United Kingdom
c) Spain
d) Germany

11. Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the 18th Indo-Russia Annual Summit on 1 June 2017 in this city
a) New Delhi
b) St. Petersberg
c) Moscow
d) Bolshevo

12. What was the 2017 theme of World No Tobacco Day (WNTD)?
a) Tobacco – A Threat To Development
b) Tobacco: Deadly In Any Form Or Disguise
c) Tobacco Kills, Don’t Be Duped
d) Tobacco: Deadly For Human Development

13. Amul signed MoU with which organisation for fodder acreage estimation using space technology?
a) Antrix Corporation Limited (ACL)
b) Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
c) National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC)
d) Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC)

14. Dasari Narayana Rao, who passed away recently, was the famous personality in which field?
a) Journalism
b) Film Industry
c) Politics
d) All of the above

15. Which city will host 2017 India Mobile Congress (IMC)?
a) Chennai
b) Kolkata
c) New Delhi
d) Pune

ANSWER

1. (b) 6.1 percent 2. (c) 7.1 per cent 3. (c) 2012 4. (a) USD 36 million 5. (d) USD 100 million 6. (c) USD 45 million 7. (c) Virat Kohli 8. (b) Japan 9. (c) West Indies 10. (c) Spain 11. (b) St. Petersberg 12. (a) Tobacco – A Threat To Development 13. (b) Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) 14. (d) All of the above 15. (c) New Delhi

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