28th June 2017 Current Affairs Quiz

1. The World Bank has cleared a $250 million loan for which of the following schemes/missions?

2. How many years did the Arunachal Pradesh Government raise the retirement age of employees?

3. Who left from India to Netherlands on his last leg of his 3 nation visit recently?

4. Under the Skill India Mission Operation, adults in _________ years of age, underemployed or unemployed, will get the skill training.

5. What amount of loan has World Bank approved for Skill India Mission Operation (SIMO)?

6. Who will head the committee on New Education Policy (NEP) formed by Human Resource Development (HRD) Ministry?

7. Who bagged the Miss World title and the gold medal at the world championship in Venice?

8. Who has been appointed as the new Prime Minister of Romania?

9. Where was Modi Fest inaugurated by Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar for celebrating achievements of three years of National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government at Kala
Academy in the city?

10. Recently Ministry of Urban Development launches Liveability Index for how many cities to measure the quality of life?

11. Who has become the first Indian to complete the 4,900-km Race Across America (RAAM) in solo category?

12. The committee for preparation of final draft of National Education Policy has been constituted under the Chairmanship of whom among the following?

13. Who has been declared as the Miss India 2017?

14. In which state of India World’s Highest Rail Track Survey to commence?

15. India-Portugal on 24 June 2017 signed 11 agreements/MoUs ranging from science and technology to education among others.

Consider the following statements in light of the MoUs.

I. These MoUs were signed during Portuguese Prime Minister Antoacutenio Costa & visit to India.
II. An MoU on India-Portugal Space Alliance was inked between ISRO and Portuguese Foundation for Science & Technology (FCT).
III. An MoU on Nano Technology was inked between Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research and the International Irebian Nanotechnology Laboratory,
Portugal.

Which is/are correct?

16. India and the United States on 26 June 2017 released a Joint Statement (JS). Consider the following statements in regard to the Joint Statement.

I. The Joint Statement was released with title, United States and India: Prosperity through Partnership.
II. It was released after bilateral talks were held between PM Narendra Modi and President Donald J. Trump during Modi’s visit to the United States.
III. The joint statement talks about peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific Region.

Which is/are correct?

17. Who clinched the gold medal at the Ulaanbaatar Cup boxing tournament in Mongolia?

18. According to The Sports Journalists Federation of India (SJFI), in its annual general meeting, who has been conferred with the best Sportsperson of the Year Award?

19. What is the name of China’s indigenous next-generation bullet train, with a maximum speed of 400 kmph?

20. Who is appointed as the President of India International Centre (IIC) ?