Current Affairs Quiz: 5 September 2017

September 05, 2017

1. Who among the following was India's first vice-president?
a. Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
b. V. V. Giri
c. Shankar Dyal Sharma
d. B. D. Jatti

2. What was the name of the carrier in which Astronaut Peggy Whitson returned to Earth after completing 665 days in the space?
a.Salyut
b. Vokshod
c. Yuri
d. Soyuz

3. Who has been appointed as the United States Ambassador to India?
a. Woody Johnson
b. Kenneth Juster
c. Mathew Barzun
d. Bruce Haymen

4. Who among the following was India's first female defence minister?
a. Indira Gandhi
b. Supriya Sule
c. Sucheta Kriplani
d. V.N Janaki

5. Which of the following banks of India was among the Five banks of the Brics Bank Cooperation Mechanism that have agreed to establish credit lines in the national currencies?
a. Indian Overseas Bank
b. State Bank of India
c. EXIM Bank
d. None

Answers

1. a. Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
2. d. Soyuz
3. b. Kenneth Juster
4. a. Indira Gandhi
5. c. EXIM Bank 

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