Current Affairs Questions

Q1. Prime Minister inaugurated the first phase of Mission Bhagirath programme, a flagship programme to supply drinking water to each household in Gajwel Assembly constituency in which of the following states?
a) Bihar
b) Kerala
c) Gujarat
d) Telangana
e) Maharashtra

Q2. Which of the following states government has launched an online service for consumers to apply for low-tension service connections recently?
a) Maharashtra
b) Kerala
c) Tamil Nadu
d) Goa
e) Rajasthan

Q3. Which country has launched its first mobile telecommunications satellite?
a) China
b) Russia
c) Germany
d) USA
e) Japan

Q4. Who has took oath as the 16th Chief Minister of Gujarat?
a) Nitin Patel
b) Vijay Rupani
c) Vajubhai Vala
d) Anandiben Patel
e) None of the above

Q5. Minimum pension for retired central government employees is increased by 157.14 per cent from the previous Rs. 3,500, following the implementation of the 7th Pay Commission’s recommendations. What is the amount of pension to be paid to the retired employees now?
a) Rs 9,000
b) Rs 5,000
c) Rs 13,000
d) Rs 11,000
e) Rs 17,000

Q6. Kerala Tourism has rolled out a promotional campaign in ____________ targeting Arab travellers and showcasing the state's backwaters and waterfalls on taxis plying in the bustling metropolis, with the onset of the outbound tourism season in the Middle East.
a) Sharjah
b) Fujairah
c) Ajman
d) Abu Dhabi
e) Dubai

Q7. Which of the following states has launched a new website of the state Home department to enable the differently-abled persons to see and hear the website?
a) Kerala
b) Rajasthan
c) Maharashtra
d) Odisha
e) Assam

Q8. A nine-member Kathakali dance troupe has performed first time in Egypt. The Kathakali dance troupe was a part the 14th Summer Festival organized by Bibliotheca Alexandrina. Kathakali is a complex art belongs to which state?
a) Uttar Pradesh
b) West Bengal
c) Kerala
d) Assam
e) Tamil Nadu

Q9. The Union Government has set an inflation target of how much percent for the next five years with a range of plus/minus 2 % for the next five years under the monetary policy framework agreement with the Reserve Bank?
a) 12%
b) 4%
c) 10%
d) 6%
e) 8%

Q10. The Ministry of Railways has signed an agreement with the _____________ government for formation of a joint venture (JV) company for focussed resource mobilisation, implementation and monitoring of critical rail projects recently in Aug'2016.
a) Chhatisgarh
b) Bihar
c) Haryana
d) Gujarat
e) Madhya Pradesh