Current Affairs Questions Based on The Hindu
Q1. Metal and Mining major ____________ has appointed Kuldip Kaura as its interim CEO.
(a) Larsen and Toubro
(b) Hindalco Industries
(c) Vedanta Ltd
(d) Hindustan Copper Ltd
(e) Hindustan Zinc Ltd
Q2. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on two nation tour to China and Myanmar. What is the Capital of Myanmar?
(a) Yangon
(b) Naypyidaw
(c) Mandalay
(d) Bagan
(e) Pathein
Q3. Which of the following Indian city was formally accorded the status of India’s first World Heritage City by UNESCO?
(a) Varanasi
(b) Gaya
(c) Ahmedabad
(d) Kolkata
(e) Kochi
Q4. In which city, PM Narendra Modi has recently inaugurated the two-day annual conference, Rajaswa Gyan Sangam, 2017?
(a) Bengaluru
(b) Chennai
(c) Kolkata
(d) New Delhi
(e) Ahemedabad
Q5. Who among the following is the newly appointed Chairperson of Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)?
(a) Rajesh Kumar
(b) Arun Agnihotri
(c) varun Badola
(d) Shankar Anand
(e) Anita Karwal
Q6. Defence major SAAB has recently announced its tie-up with Adani Group to manufacture the Gripen E fighter jets in India under the Defence Ministry’s program. SAAB is a defence company based in __________.
(a) Sweden
(b) Norway
(c) Iran
(d) France
(e) Russia
Q7. In which of the following country, the world’s highest sandcastle has been built recently (16.68 meters tall)?
(a) China
(b) USA
(c) France
(d) Germany
(e) Russia
Q8. Name the person who has been nominated as the next U.S ambassador to India.
(a) David C. Mulford
(b) Kenneth I. Juster
(c) Timothy J. Roemer
(d) Nancy J. Powell
(e) Richard R. Verma
Q9. Who is the present chancellor of Germany?
(a) Frank-Walter Steinmeier
(b) Joachim Gauck
(c) Angela Merkel
(d) Christian Wulff
(e) Horst Seehofer
Q10. Who is the Present Director-General of UNESCO?
(a) Margaret Chan
(b) T A Ghebreyesus
(c) Ban ki Moon
(d) Irina Bokova
(e) Angela Merkel