Current Affairs for PSC 2017 -18 Part 4

Current Affairs for PSC 2017 -18 Part 4

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• 46. Who was elected for the J.C. Daniel Award in 2017?
• A) K.R. Raveendran Nair
  B) Adoor Gopalakrishnan
  C) Navodaya Appachan
  D) Sreekumaran Thampi
• Answer
• Correct Option : D
• Explanation
• 2016 - Adoor

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• 47. The Venue of 2018 G20 Summit
• A) London
  B) Mexico City
  C) Argentina
  D) Beijing
• Answer
• Correct Option : B
• Explanation
• in the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina
  2019 - Osaka (Japan)

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• 48. Who has been sworn-in as new President of South Africa?
• A) Cyril Ramaphosa
  B) Kgalema Motlanthe
  C) Cyilmso Motlanthe
  D) David Mabuza
• Answer
• Correct Option : A

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• 49. 2018 Australian Open Women`s Winner
• A) Caroline Wozniacki
  B) Serena Williams
  C) Jeļena Ostapenko
  D) Madison Keys
• Answer
• Correct Option : A
• Explanation

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• 50. Which Indian City is going to host the 7th Asia Steel International Conference?
• A) Bhubaneswar
  B) Pune
  C) Bhopal
  D) Jaipur
• Answer
• Correct Option : A
• Explanation

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• 51. Name the director of movie “The shape of water” that won top prize at the producers Guilt Awards
• A) Christopher
  B) David Lean
  C) Guillermo del Toro
  D) None of these
• Answer
• Correct Option : C
• Explanation

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• 52. Which word was chosen as the Hindi word of 2017 by Oxford Dictionary?
• A) Aadhaar
  B) Bharath
  C) Ganga
  D) None of these
• Answer
• Correct Option : A
• Explanation

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• 53. Who has been elected as the first woman Chairman of Indian Banks Association?
• A) Arundhati Bhattacharya
  B) Chanda Kochhar
  C) Usha Anantha Subramanian
  D) Shikha Sharma
• Answer
• Correct Option : C
• Explanation

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• 54. India’s first Radio Festival held in
• A) Delhi
  B) Bombay
  C) Chennai
  D) Kolkata
• Answer
• Correct Option : A
• Explanation

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• 55. Who is the new Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh?
• A) Pema Khandu
  B) Amarinder Singh
  C) Raman Singh
  D) Jai Ram Thakur
• Answer
• Correct Option : D
• Explanation

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• 56. Which Country has launched new virtual currency "Petro"??
• A) South Africa
  B) Japan
  C) Venezuela
  D) Switzerland
• Answer
• Correct Option : C
• Explanation

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• 57. Name the prepaid smart card introduced by the Kochi Metro?
• A) Kochi one
  B) Kochin one
  C) KMRL card
  D) None of these
• Answer
• Correct Option : A
• Explanation

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• 58. Where was the first UN Ocean conference held?
• A) Washington
  B) New York
  C) Jeneeva
  D) Paris
• Answer
• Correct Option : B
• Explanation

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• 59. World Refugee Day was observed on ....?
• A) June 17
  B) June 20
  C) June 11
  D) April 20
• Answer
• Correct Option : B
• Explanation

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• 60. Name the new train connects Palakkad and Punalur?
• A) Palaruvi Express
  B) Swarna Jayanthi Express
  C) Kochuveli Acex
  D) Amritha Express
• Answer
• Correct Option : A
• Explanation

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• 61. The union cabinet has given approval to setup Indian Institute of Petroleum and Energy in which city?
• A) Vishakapattanam
  B) Kolkata
  C) Mumbai
  D) Kochi
• Answer
• Correct Option : A
• Explanation

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• 62. Which organisation plans to build `igloos` on Moon for astronauts?
• A) ISRO
  B) NASA
  C) Spacex
  D) DRDO
• Answer
• Correct Option : A
• Explanation

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• 63. Which picture was created using DNA origami recently?
• A) Cleopatra
  B) Monalisa
  C) Princess Elsa
  D) Tajmahal
• Answer
• Correct Option : B
• Explanation

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• 64. Virat kohli was appointed as the brand ambassador of this company?
• A) Appollo Tyres
  B) Luminous Power Technologies
  C) Bajaj Group
  D) Dabur
• Answer
• Correct Option : B
• Explanation

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• 65. I Do What I Do:On Reform, Rhetoric & Resolve was the book of ....?
• A) Dalai Lama
  B) Taslima Nasreen
  C) Raghuram Rajan
  D) Dr.Shashi Tharoor
• Answer
• Correct Option : C
• Explanation