AFCAT 2 2017 Current Affair Quiz 4

The AFCAT 2 2017 paper will consist of four sections – General Awareness, Verbal Ability, Numerical Ability, Reasoning & Military Aptitude Test. In general awareness multiple choice questions based on current affair make a lot of different, so if you want to score better in this section better be update with current affair national and international both. In this section we will see AFCAT 2 2017 Current Affair Quiz, this quiz contains important MCQs based on this year current affair topics.

AFCAT 2 2017 Current Affair Quiz 4

21. Indian film _____________has been chosen to compete for the top prize at the 52nd Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in the Czech Republic this year
22. a) Ventilator
23. b) Rustom
24. c) Ralang Road
25. d) Dangal

Answer c) Ralang Road . Indian film Ralang Road has been chosen to compete for the top prize at the 52nd Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in the Czech Republic this year. The film has been nominated for the Crystal Globe Award along with eleven other films. Notably, an Indian film is competing at this film festival after thirteen years, as per an official statement.

22. India ranked ____ out of 163 countries researched on a Global Peace Index
23. a) 112
24. b) 126
25. c) 133
26. d) 141

Answer d) 141. India was ranked as low as 141 out of 163 countries researched on a Global Peace Index — making it less peaceful than countries such as Burundi, Serbia and Burkina Faso — with violence taking a USD 680 -billion (Rs 4,521,078 crore) toll on its economy in 2015. Iceland was ranked as the world’s most peaceful country, followed by Denmark and Austria. In a ranking of 163 countries, compiled by the global think tank Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP), Syria has been named as the least peaceful, followed by South Sudan, Iraq, Afghanistan and Somalia.

23. Which country has reaffirmed its “strong support” to India’s candidature for a permanent seat in the reformed UN Security Council and a membership in the Nuclear Supplier Group?
24. a) China
25. b) Russia
26. c) Germany
27. d) Italy

Answer b) Russia. Russia has reaffirmed its “strong support” to India’s candidature for a permanent seat in the reformed UN Security Council and a membership in the Nuclear Supplier Group and other non-proliferation regimes. In the annual bilateral summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin, the two sides resolved to enhance their cooperation at multilateral fora like the BRICS, WTO, G20 and Shanghai Cooperation Organisation as well as Russia-India-China cooperation.

24. The 70th World Health Assembly held in ____________
25. a) Geneva, Switzerland
26. b) Tokyo, Japan
27. c) Paris, France
28. d) London, UK

Answer a) Geneva, Switzerland. The 70th World Health Assembly held in Geneva, Switzerland. Member states also agreed on a five-year action plan that will initiate collaboration between World Health Organisation (WHO) the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development in tackling shortfalls in global health and social workforce. The World Health Assembly is the decision-making body of WHO. It is attended by delegations from all WHO Member States and focuses on a specific health agenda prepared by the Executive Board.

25. India successfully test-fired its indigenously developed nuclear-capable___________

missile from the Integrated Test Range in Odisha

1. a) Agni-II
2. b) Nag-II
3. c) Prithvi-II
4. d) Akash-II

Answer c) Prithvi-II. India successfully test-fired its indigenously developed nuclear-capable Prithvi-II missile from the Integrated Test Range in Odisha as part of a user trial by the Indian armed forces. The surface-to -surface medium-range ballistic missile, which was inducted into Indian armed forces in 2003, is capable of carrying 500-1,000 kg of warheads and is thrust by liquid propulsion twin engines.

26. The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) on its 91st anniversary renamed the West Indies cricket team. Now, the Caribbean side will be known as __________
27. a) Indies
28. b) Windies
29. c) Westies
30. d) None of these

Answer b) Windies. The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) on its 91st anniversary renamed the West Indies cricket team. Now, the Caribbean side will be known as ‘WINDIES’. The name ‘WINDIES’ is popular among the cricket teams that are representing the Caribbean islands. The Carribean side was once reckoned as the best team in the world, but their future is uncertain.

They missed the 2017 Champions Trophy berth, and their 2019 World Cup qualification is also in jeopardy.

27. Poet S. Abdul Rahman, popularly known as ‘Kavikko who passed away recently, he was the famous poet of ________ language
28. a) Tamil
29. b) Hindi
30. c) Urdu
31. d) Telugu

Answer a) Tamil. Tamil poet S. Abdul Rahman, popularly known as ‘Kavikko,’ passed away in Chennai in the early hours after a brief illness. He was 79. Born in Madurai on November 9, 1937, Abdul Rahman obtained his post-graduate degree in Tamil before joining the Islamiah College in Vaniyambadi, Vellore district, as a teacher. When he got the Sahitya Akademi award in 1999 for his collection of poems, Aalapanai, it was a “poetic irony.” He was, till then, known as a bitter critic of the Akademi for not giving Tamil poets their due. Abdul Rahman received several awards and honours such as the State government’s ‘Kalaimamani’ title (1989), and ‘Agni Akshara’ Award (1992).

28. Who has been appointed as new president of The U.N. General Assembly?
29. a) Robert Fico
30. b) Andrej Kiska
31. c) Miroslav Lajcak
32. d) Peter Pellegrini

Answer c) Miroslav Lajcak. The U.N. General Assembly elected Slovakia’s Foreign Minister Miroslav Lajcak as its next president, a job he pledged to use to help reform and strengthen the United Nations, with peace and a decent life for all people as a top priority. The 193 -member assembly, the U.N.’s most representative body had been elected by acclamation to lead its 72nd session beginning in September

29. The GST Council cleared the pending rules, including transition provisions and returns, with all the states agreeing to roll out GST from ___________
30. a) July 01
31. b) August 01
32. c) September 01
33. d) October 01

Answer a) July 01. The GST Council cleared the pending rules, including transition provisions and returns, with all the states agreeing to roll out GST from July 1. This comes after West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee said her state won’t roll out the regime in its present form. The Council has fitted over 1,200 goods and 500 services in four tax brackets.

30. Who has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Prasar Bharati?
31. a) Jayashree Mukherjee
32. b) Shashi Shekar Vempati
33. c) Ashok Kumar Tandon
34. d) Supriya Sahu

Answer b) Shashi Shekar Vempati. Shashi Shekar Vempati has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Prasar Bharati on the recommendation of the three-member committee headed by Vice President and consisting of Chairman, Press Council of India and the President’s nominee i.e. Secretary, Information and Broadcasting for a period of five years from the date of assumption of office. Vempati is currently serving as a Member (part time) of the Prasar Bharati Board since February 2016.

31. Which state Government has launched a digital wallet, named T-Wallet, which doesn’t charge transaction fee from consumers?
32. a) Andra Pradesh
33. b) Maharashtra
34. c) Kerala
35. d) Telangana

Answer d) Telangana. The Telangana Government has launched a digital wallet, named T-Wallet, which doesn’t charge transaction fee from consumers. The government is planning to use the wallet, available in Google Play, for remittances under job guarantee scheme MNREGA and scholarships for students.

32. The Indian Human Microbiome Project has been launched in the __________region to provide a fertile ground for discovery of new drugs and pharmaceuticals
33. a) North western
34. b) North eastern
35. c) South western
36. d) South eastern

Answer b) North eastern. The Indian Human Microbiome Project has been launched in the north eastern region to provide a fertile ground for discovery of new drugs and pharmaceuticals. This will also give a new understanding of the mutual relationship between humans and associated micro-organisms, director of the Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development, Manipur, Prof Dinabandhu Sahoo said after inaugurating the project at Imphal.

33. Which city will get the country’s first ‘freight village’ spread over around 100 acres?
34. a) Hyderabad
35. b) Mumbai
36. c) Varanasi
37. d) Jaipur

Answer c) Varanasi. Varanasi will get the country’s first ‘freight village’ spread over around 100 acres. The plan to set up this project close to the upcoming multi-mode terminal along the Ganga has attracted major players including Dubai Port World and IL&FS. A ‘Freight Village’ is a specialised industrial estate which attracts companies that require logistics services and can cluster to improve their competitiveness.

34. Which state to have first automatic coastal warning for disasters in India?
35. a) Odisha
36. b) Karnataka
37. c) Tamil Nadu
38. d) Punjab

Answer a) Odisha. Odisha can warn the vast population residing along its 480 km-long coast by pressing a single button from a control room in the State capital in the event of the occurrence of natural disasters like a tsunami or a cyclone. The State government is all set to commission the ambitious Early Warning Dissemination System (EWDS) that would enable loud sirens go off simultaneously from towers at 122 locations by July. Odisha is the first State in India to have developed an automatic public address system that can be activated along its entire coast.

35. Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has set up a committee to help improve corporate governance of listed companies, the committee, headed by_________
36. a) Anand Mahindra
37. b) Uday Kotak
38. c) Dilip Shanghvi
39. d) Azim Premji

Answer b) Uday Kotak. Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has set up a committee to help improve corporate governance of listed companies in the light of recent high-profile corporate tussles. In the light of recent high-profile corporate tussles. The committee, headed by Kotak Mahindra Bank Managing Director Uday Kotak, will also include members from the corporate world, stock exchanges, law firms, investors groups, academicians, and the market regulator itself.

36. Which ministry launched INAM PRO+—an e-commerce platform for construction and infrastructure raw material for government and private procurement?
37. a) Ministry of Shipping
38. b) Ministry of Commerce and Industry
39. c) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
40. d) Ministry of Road Transport and Highways

Answer d) Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. Minister for road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari has launched INAM PRO+—an e-commerce platform for construction and infrastructure raw material for government and private procurement. The website inampro.nic.in launched by the National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation (NHIDCL), a road ministry public sector undertaking, will act as a repository of all raw materials suppliers and manufacturers in the country from where people and construction companies, along with public sector companies, can buy construction material at competitive rates.

37. _____________and the World Bank announced that they had financed 100 MW of rooftop solar projects worth Rs.400 crore in India
38. a) Canara Bank
39. b) Bank of Baroda
40. c) State Bank of India
41. d) Vijaya Bank

Answer c) State Bank of India. State Bank of India and the World Bank announced that they had financed 100 MW of rooftop solar projects worth Rs.400 crore in India. The World Bank aid helped the public sector SBI lower the lending rate to project developers, according to SBI Deputy Managing Director Karnam Sekar. The support from World Bank has helped lowering the interest rate by 3-3.5 per cent from the 11-12 per cent lending rate for a medium-sized solar roof top project.

38. Which country withdraws from Paris Climate agreement recently?
39. a) China
40. b) USA
41. c) Japan
42. d) India

Answer a) China. The Paris climate agreement gives undue advantage to India and China at the cost of the Unite States’ interests, President Donald Trump, announcing America’s withdrawal from the pact. According to Mr. Trump, the Paris agreement would lead to a redistribution of American wealth to other countries and transfer of American jobs abroad. His predecessor Barack Obama had argued that by promoting a global climate regime, the U.S would create wealth and jobs at home.

39. NASA has named the first mission to fly a spacecraft directly into the sun’s atmosphere in honor of Prof. _______ a pioneering physicist at the University of Chicago
40. a) Eugene Parker
41. b) Charles Kennel
42. c) Louis J. Lanzerotti
43. d) Martin Schwarzschild

Answer a) Eugene Parker. NASA has named the first mission to fly a spacecraft directly into the sun’s atmosphere in honor of Prof. Eugene Parker, a pioneering physicist at the University of Chicago. The Parker Solar Probe will launch next summer on a mission to fly within 4 million miles of the sun’s surface to study the star with unprecedented precision. Parker, the S. Chandrasekhar Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus in Physics, is best known for developing the concept of solar wind—the stream of electrically charged particles emitted by the sun.

40. Roberto de Vicenzo who passed away recently, he was a __________
41. a) Cricketer
42. b) Hockey Player
43. c) Football Player
44. d) Golfer

Answer d) Golfer. Argentine golfing great Roberto de Vicenzo died at the age of 94, his son Eduardo said. de Vicenzo started out as a caddie in 1932 but rose through the golfing ranks to win the 1967 British Open, beating the likes of Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player. He won 230 tournaments worldwide, including four PGA titles.