Current Affairs> 4th Week February 2017: Best and selected important Current Affairs from February 4th week 2017 for your latest upcoming central govt as well as state govt job examinations.
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1. Which of the following is the newly introduced fully unreserved, super fast train in India for the common man on February 22, 2017?
A: Uday Express
B: Antyodaya Express
C: Gareeb Kalyan Express
D: Hamsafar Express
Answer:
Antyodaya Express
2. Which international cricket player has been named as the “Captain of the Year” at the 10th annual ESPNcricinfo Awards?
A: Ben Stokes
B: Quinton de Kock
C: Steve Smith
D: Virat Kohli
Answer:
Virat Kohli
3. Which space agency has planned to send its first robotic spacecraft to the Sun in 2018?
A: ISRO
B: CNSA
C: NASA
D: JAXA
Answer:
NASA
4. Which Indian actress has been recently roped in by the government as the brand ambassador for the Swachh Bharat Mission?
A: Diya Mirza
B: Parineeti Chopra
C: Kangana Ranaut
D: Shilpa Shetty
Answer:
Shilpa Shetty
5. Which business entrepreneur has been named as the Indian Entrepreneur of the year 2016 by consulting firm Ernst & Yong?
A: Abhay Firodia
B: Vivek Chaand Seghal
C: Nandan Nilekani
D: Hari Mohan Bangur
Answer:
Vevek Chaand Seghal
6. Which country has created Guinness World Record by launching the world’s first robot table tennis tutor FORPHEUS to guide humans to better play the game?
A: Japan
B: China
C: USA
D: Russia
Answer:
Japan
7. Which government has launched ‘RAHAT’ project of treatment of heart disease in remote and rural areas?
A: Odisha
B: Madhya Pradesh
C: Chattisgarh
D: Rajasthan
Answer:
Rajasthan
8. The central government has set the target to bring high-speed digital connectivity to every village by which year?
A: 2018
B: 2020
C: 2019
D: 2022
Answer:
2018
9. Which state has second largest producer of crude oil in India?
A: Madhya Pradesh
B: Rajasthan
C: Haryana
D: Gujarat
Answer:
Rajasthan
10. What is India’s GDP growth forecast for FY 17, as per latest survey by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)?
A: 7.1%
B: 7.4%
C: 6.8%
D: 7.0%
Answer:
7.0%
11. With which country India celebrated 25 years of establishment of their diplomatic relations on February 28, 2017 in New Delhi?
A: Saudi Arabia
B: Japan
C: France
D: Israel
Answer:
Israel
12. Name the chief executive officer of FreeCharge who resigned form the post on February 22, 2017?
A: Govind Rajan
B: Anshul Kheterpal
C: Jason Kothari
D: Anup Vikal
Answer:
Govind Rajan
13. With which country India has signed an MoU on February 21, 2017 to enhance railway safety in the Indian Railways?
A: Russia
B: USA
C: Japan
D: France
Answer:
Japan
14. What is the theme of 2017 international Mother Language Day?
A: Language and Cyberspace
B: Towards sustainable futures through Multilingual Education
C: Mother thought instruction and inclusive education
D: Books for mother tongue education
Answer:
Towards sustainable futures through Multilingual Education
15. Which bank has launched a railway ticket booking facility on February 21, 2017 by having a direct tie-up with IRCTC
A: United Bank of India
B: Bank of Baroda
C: Dena Bank
D: Bank of Maharashtra
Answer:
United Bank of India
16. Which Indian state has on February 22, 2017 imposed ban on manufacturing, storage, sale or storage of gutkha or pan masala?
A: Gujarat
B: West Bengal
C: Uttar Pradesh
D: Punjab
Answer:
Punjab
17. India defeated which country to win the finals of the ICC women’s World Cup Qualifier 2017 on February 21, 2017?
A: Pakistan
B: New Zealand
C: South Africa
D: Bangladesh
Answer:
South Africa
18. Scientist from which organization has discovered 60,000 year old micro-organisms in Mexico’s Naica Mine?
A: Roscosmos State Corporation
B: United States Department of Energy
C: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
D: European Space Agency
Answer:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
19. Who the president of United Nations General Assembly?
A: Kenij Nakano
B: Peter Thomson
C: Mogens Lykketoft
B: Ban-Ki-Moon
Answer:
Peter Thomson
20. Who has been appointed as the new spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA)?
A: P Bashiah
B: Sudhir Kumar
C: Vikas Swarup
D: Gopal Baglay
Answer:
Gopal Baglay
21. Which Indian Cricket player has broken the record of Kapil Dev to become the highest wicket taker in the home test season?
A; Ravichandran Ashwin
B: Bhuvaneshwar Kumar
C: Mohit Sharma
D: Mohammed Shami
Answer:
Ravichandran Ashwin
22. Who is the author of the book “kohinoor: The Story of the World’s Most Infamous Diamond”?
A: Ashis Chatterjee
B: William Dalrymple
C: Anita Anand
D: Shashi Taroor
Answer:
William Dalrymple
23. The World first international zip line has been created to connect which two countries?
A: India and Nepal
B: Pakistan and China
C: Rwnads and Uganda
D: Spain ‘and Portugal
Answer:
Spain and Portugal
24. With which country India has signed 3 MoUs in the field of innovation, aviation and visa requirements on February 2017?
A: Saudi Arabia
B: Rwanda
C: Japan
D: USA
Answer:
Rwanda
25. India’s first hill station bicycle path has been inaugurated in which hill station on February 25, 2017?
A: Manali
B: Shimla
C: Darjeeling
D: Nainital
Answer:
Darjeeling
26. Which bank has launched Radio Frequency Identification enabled card on February 23, 2017 to offer prompt service to customer of the bank?
A: Dena Bank
B: UCO Bank
C: SBI
D: Andhra Bank
Answer:
Dena Bank
27. Who has won the New Delhi Full Merathon in Men’s category on Fegruary 26, 2017?
A: Dinesh Kumar Bind
B: T H Sanjith
C: Bahadur Singh Dhoni
D: Thanackal Gopi
Answer:
Thanackal Gopi
28. Which state government has launched India’s first post office passport service center?
A: Rajasthan
B: Madhya Pradesh
C: Arunachal Pradesh
D: Gujarat
Answer:
Madhya Pradesh
29. The Gujarat government presented the state budget for the year 2017-2018 on February 21, 2017 with a total layout of Rs. _______ crore.
A: 1,92,122 crore
B: 1,72,179 crore
C: 1,42,197 crore
D: 1,62,179 crore
Answer:
1,72,179 crore
30. Which movie has won the Best Animation award at the 89th Academy Awards 2017?
A: Kubo and the Two Strings
B: Zootopia
C: Moana
D: The REd Turtle
Answer:
Zootopia
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