Quick Current Affairs Quiz for Competitive Exams 2017

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• What is the name of the special CBI court judge who sentenced the 'Dera Sacha Sauda' chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh to 20 years rigorous imprisonment in August 2017 ? 
• Justice Jagdeep Singh
• Who was appointed as the new Non Executive Chairman of Infosys in August 2017 ?
• Nandan Nilekani. He replaced R. Seshasayee.
• Who took over as the Controller General of Accounts (CGA) on May 1, 2017 ? 
• Anthony Lianzuala
• Which two Indian peacekeepers were posthumously honored with the Dag Hammarskjold Medals by the United Nations in May 2017 ?
• Brijesh Thapa and Ravi Kumar 
• Railway Minister flagged off India's first semi high-speed full AC train in May 2017. What is its name ? 
• Tejas Express. It runs from Mumbai to Goa.
• The Southern Birdwing has been declared as the `State Butterfly' of ? 
• Karnataka
• Who won the Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix title in April 2017 ? 
• Sebastian Vettel of Germany
• Which Indian State will host the men's World Cup Hockey tournament in 2018 ? 
• Odisha
• Which State has launched Deendayal Rasoi Yojana' under which subsidized meals will be available at Rs.5 per plate ?
• Madhya Pradesh
• Which Nobel laureate founded the Bachpan Bachao Andolan in 1980 ? 
• Kailash Satyarthi
• Who has been appointed as Deputy Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) ? 
• Ovais Sarmad of India
• Who has been appointed as Chairperson of Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) ? 
• Vanaja N.Sarna 
• Who is the author of the book "Demonetization and Black Money" ? 
• C. Rammanohar Reddy 
• What is the name of the first ever joint military exercise of Nepal and China ? 
• Sagarmatha Friendship 2017
• Which is the State animal of Madhya Pradesh ?
• Barasingha or Swamp Deer
• TAL Manufacturing Solutions Limited has launched India's first industrial-articulated robot. What is its name ? 
• TAL Brabo
• Who is the author of the newly released book "Rising Star: The Making of Barack Obama" ? 
• David Garrow
• What is the theme of the 50th annual meeting of the Asian Development Bank held in May 2017 ? 
• Building Together the Prosperity of Asia
• Comae is an aerospace manufacturer that belongs to ? 
• China
• The Dan David Prize is awarded for innovative and interdisciplinary research. Which country gives this prize ? 
• Israel 
• What is the theme of the 2017 Civil Services Day ? 
• Making New India
• What is India's rank in the 2017 World Press Freedom Index ? 
• 136
• What is the theme of the 2017 International Day for Biological Diversity ? 
• Biodiversity and Sustainable Tourism
• Where is the Barabati Stadium located ?
• Cuttack, Odisha
• Who won the women's singles title at the Italian Open tennis tournament in May 2017 ?
• Elina Svitolina of Ukraine
• The 112 feet tall `Adiyogi' Lord Shiva steel statue has been declared the world's largest bust by the Guinness Book of World Records. It is situated in ? 
• Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu)
• Which State government has cancelled the 1880 acres of land allotted to POSCO steel project ? 
• Odisha
• Which is the only commercially cultivated genetically modified crop in India ? 
• Bt Cotton 
• Which company was named the 'Indian MNC of the Year' by the All India Management Association (ALMA) in April 2017 ? 
• Hero MotoCorp 
• Who won the Istanbul Open men's single. tennis title in May 2017 ? 
• Marin Cilic of Croatia 

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