Current Affairs Quiz: 24 June 2017

Published on Saturday, June 24, 2017

1. How many cities have been included in the 'City Liveability Index of Central Government of India?
a. 118
b. 116
c. 117
d. 119


2. The passport application fee for applicants under the age of eight and over the age of __________ had been reduced by by 10 per cent.
a. 70
b. 55
c. 65
d. 60

3. Uttarakhand HC bans state govt from buying cars, cellphones because the state failed to provide
a. proper protection to women
b. proper road transportation
c. proper literacy rate
d. facilities in the government schools

4. Which of the following groups of three cities has topped the government's latest list of 30 Smart Cities selected under its Smart City mission?
a. Trivandrum, Patna, Naya Raipur 
b. Trivandrum, Naya Raipur, Rajkot
c. Trivandrum, Naya Raipur, Shimla
d. Trivandrum, Aligarh, Naya Raipur

5. ‘My Plant’ app is launched by
a. Maharashtra
b. Odisha
c. Andhra Pradesh
d. Uttar Pradesh

6. VAJRA scheme stands for
a. Visiting Advanced Joint Research Faculty
b. Visualising Advanced Joint Researchers' Faculty
c.Visiting Advanced Joint Researchers' Faculty
d. Visit Advanced Joint Research Faculty

7. Passport Act came into effect on
a. 1968
b. 1967
c. 1959
d. 1979

8. MERIT web portal stands for
a. Merit Operational Despatch of Electricity for Rejuvenation of Income and Transparency
b. Merit Ornamental Despatch of Electricity for Rejuvenation of Income and Transparency
c. Merit Order Despatch of Electrical for Rejuvenation of Income and Transparency
d. Merit Order Despatch of Electricity for Rejuvenation of Income and Transparency

9. CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology is located in
a. Hyderabad
b. Pune
c. Kochi
d. Mumbai

10. The prestigious Biju Patnaik Award for Scientific Excellence, 2014 was conferred to
a. Lalit Prarihar
b. Lalit Kumar
c. Lalit Mohan Das
d. Lalit Yadav

11. Who has been honoured with the “Social Entrepreneur of the Year” award at The 7th Asian Awards in London?
a. Nisha Dutt
b. Nihira Gandhi
c. Nitu Joshi
d. Nia Verma

Answers: 

1. b. 116
2. d. 60
3. d. facilities in the government schools
4. b. Trivandrum, Naya Raipur, Rajkot
5. a. Maharashtra
6. a. Visiting Advanced Joint Research Faculty
7. b. 1967
8. d. Merit Order Despatch of Electricity for Rejuvenation of Income and Transparency
9. a. Hyderabad
10. c. Lalit Mohan Das
11. a. Nisha Dutt

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