CURRENT AFFAIRS TEST

1.Which Union Territory (UT) of India will form “Swach Bal Senas” to build it as a garbage-free UT?

a) Delhi

b) Puducherry

c) Lakshadweep

d) Chandigarh

e) Andaman and Nicobar

2.How much amount has been released by Union Government under MGNREGA for this year?

a) Rs 20,000 crore

b) Rs 22,000 crore                     

c) Rs 26,000 crore

d) Rs 28,000 crore

e) None of these

3.“The Great India Run” India’s first multi-city marathon has started from which city of India?

a) New Delhi

b) Mumbai

c) Ahmedabad

d) Jaipur

e) Pune

 4. Name India’s site that was listed in UNESCO’s world Heritage sites in transnational category in July 2016?

a) Elephanta Caves

b) Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus

c) khangchendzonga National Park, Sikkim

d) Complexe du Capitole, Chandigarh

e) None of these

5.How much amount released by Union Government for Atal Pension Yojana (APY) for 2015-16?

a) Rs 100 crore

b) Rs 500 crore

c) Rs 600 crore

d) Rs 700 crore

e) Rs 650 crore

6.India’s boxing star Vijender Singh defeated whom to lift the WBO Asia Pacific Super Middleweight title at Thyagraj Stadium, New Delhi?

a) Andrzej Soldra

b) Samet Hyuseinov

c) Sonny Whiting

d) Kerry Hope

e) None of these

7.Tata STRIVE, an initiative of Tata Community Initiatives Trust, has been launched its first Skill Development Centre (TSSDC) centre in which city?

a) Chennai

b) Pune

c) New Delhi

d) Hyderabad

e) Jaipur

 8. What is the theme of the 2017 Pravasi Bharatiya Divas?

 a) Engaging Diaspora – The Indian Growth Story

 b) Redefined Engagement With Indian Diaspora

 c) Apna Bharat Apna Gaurav: Connecting Across Generations

d) Connecting for a Shared Future: The Indian Diaspora, India and the Pacific 

e) None of these

9.“Operation Euphrates Shield” has been launched by which country in Syria to end Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) rule?

 a) Jordon

 b) Israel

 c) Turkey

 d) Lebanon

e) None of these

10.“POCSO e-box” has been launched by which Union Ministry for protection of children from sexual offenses?

 a) Ministry of Human Resource Development

 b) Ministry of Women and Child Development

 c) Ministry of Home Affairs

d) Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment 

 e) None of these