TEST OF THE DAY - 03-08-2017 - CURRENT AFFAIRS

1.Who has been appointed as new Chief Secretary of Maharashtra?

[A] Sumit Mullick
[B] Kashish Nandan
[C] Nirmal Gupta
[D] Swadheen Kshatriya

2.Tarak Mehta, who recently passed away, was the noted play writer of which language?

[A] Urdu
[B] Gujarati
[C] Marathi
[D] Odia

3.Who is the author of the book “The Wrong Turn: Love and Betrayal in the Time of Netaji”?

[A] Aalap Roy
[B] Aadishri Roy
[C] Sujata Bose
[D] Namita Roy Ghose

4.What is the theme of 2017 International Rare Disease Day (IRDD)?

[A] Solidarity
[B] Mystery Diagnosis
[C] Research
[D] Rehabilitation

5.Who has been named as the “Captain of the Year” at 2017 ESPNcricinfo Awards?

[A] Virat Kohli
[B] Ben Stokes
[C] Faf du Plessis
[D] Steven Smith

6.Alwin Francis is associated with which sports?

[A] Cricket
[B] Badminton
[C] Tennis
[D] Chess

7.Haji Abdul Salam, who recently passed away, was the Member of Rajya Sabha from which state?

[A] Uttar Pradesh
[B] Manipur
[C] Andhra Pradesh
[D] Madhya Pradesh

8.How much loan amount has been sanctioned by the World Bank (WB) for the Tejaswini project?

[A] $55 million
[B] $78 million
[C] $63 million
[D] $89 million

9.The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has recently imposed a 5-year ban on BBC. NTCA is the statutory body of which union ministry?

[A] Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
[B] Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation
[C] Ministry of External Affairs
[D] Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change

10.Which city hosted the 4th India-CLMV Business Conclave-2017?

[A] Pune
[B] Chennai
[C] Jaipur
[D] New Delhi

11.Internationally acclaimed author Neil Gaiman has been appointed UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador. He hails from which country?

[A] England
[B] Russia
[C] France
[D] United States

12.The 2017 International Yoga festival has started in which state?

[A] Madhya Pradesh
[B] Uttarakhand
[C] Jharkhand
[D] Bihar

13.Who has become new Secretary-General of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)?

[A] Ahmed Saleem
[B] Abul Ahsan
[C] Amjad Hussain B Sial
[D] Arjun Bahadur Thapa

14.Who has become the new chairman of Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)?

[A] V K Jairath Magya
[B] Atulesh Jindal
[C] Gurumoorthy Mahalingam
[D] Ajay Tyagi

15.Who has been appointed as India’s permanent representative to World Trade Organization (WTO)?

[A] J S Deepak
[B] G Latha Krishna Rao
[C] N K Sinha
[D] Pramila Lalan

16.Who is the newly appointed Prime Minister of Republic of the Sudan?

[A] Hassan al-Bashir
[B] Hassabu Mohamed Rahman
[C] Bakri Hassan Saleh
[D] Muhammad Ahmad

17.What is the theme of 2017 Zero Discrimination Day (ZDD)?

[A] Think & Act on Unity
[B] Stand Out
[C] Open Up, Reach Out
[D] Make Some Noise for Zero Discrimination

18.The Civil Accounts Day (CAD) is observed on which date in India?

[A] March 5
[B] March 2
[C] March 3
[D] March 1

19.Who has been conferred with the 2017 Harvard Humanitarian of the Year award?

[A] Aung San Suu Kyi
[B] Robyn Rihanna Fenty
[C] Thorbjorn Jagland
[D] Bishop Desmond Tutu

20.Avani Lekhara is associated with which sports?

[A] Chess
[B] Boxing
[C] Shooting
[D] Cricket