Current Affairs for NICL AO Mains 2017

Q1. Name the Indian Badminton Player who has recently become a member of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Athletes’ Commission. 
Answer: P.V. Sindhu

Q2. Name the Indian Player who has won the coveted International Cricketer of the Year award at the CEAT Cricket Rating (CCR) International awards 2017.
Answer: Ravichandran Ashwin


Q3. A new book on Virat Kohli named “Winning like Virat: Think & Succeed like Kohli” was revealed recently. Who is the author of this book?
Answer: Abhirup Bhattacharya


Q4. In which Indian States a massive immunization drive has been launched in 38 districts to eradicate Japanese Encephalitis (JE)?
Answer: Uttar Pradesh


Q5. Which Indian city has been named second among the world’s most crowded city, according to World Economic Forum (WEF) citing UN-Habitat data?
Answer: Mumbai


Q6. Prime Minister of Mauritius Pravind Kumar Jugnauth is on a three-day visit to India. What is the currency of Mauritius?
Answer: Mauritian Rupee


Q7. Union Defence and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has recently inaugurated the Defence Research and Development Organization’s (DRDO)’s new Aeronautical Test Range (ATR) in which Indian State?
Answer: Karnataka


Q8. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has embarked recently on a four nation tour. Which country is not among them?
Answer: Sweden


Q9. Which PSU has overtaken Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) to become India’s most profitable state-owned company?
Answer: Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.


Q10. Which state government has declared Dailong village of Tamenglong district as Biodiversity Heritage Site of the state?
Answer: Manipur


Q11. Name the professor of Hyderabad University who has been awarded Sangeet Natak Akademi Puraskar for the year 2016.
Answer: Satyabrata Rout


Q12. Which city in the country made a new Guinness world record for the maximum number of people sweeping a single venue?
Answer: Vadodara


Q13. Name the Indian actress who has been selected for the Dadasaheb Phalke Academy Award for being an international icon.
Answer: Priyanka Chopra


Q14. The government launched new campaign called _____________ for promotion of toilet usage in the rural areas across the country.
Answer: Darwaza Band


Q15. The Employees Provident Fund Organization has approved hike in investment limit in exchange traded funds (ETFs) to ___________ from the existing 10%.
Answer: 15%