Monthly Current Affairs Quiz - July, 2017
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1. Who has taken charge as the new Director General of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)?
[A] Rajiv Jain
[B] RK Pachnanda
[C] Dineshwar Sharma
[D] Krishna Chaudhary
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Correct Answer: B [RK Pachnanda]
Notes:
RK Pachnanda, the 1983 batch IPS officer of the West Bengal cadre, has taken charge as the new Director General of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) and will have tenure with ITBP till October 31, 2018. He succeeded ITBP DG Krishna Chaudhary, who retired from service on June 30, 2017. Prior to this appointment, Pachnanda was serving as Director General of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF).
2. Who has been conferred with the 2017 Best astrologer of the world award?
[A] P K L Sarnath
[B] Ganesha Bejan Daruwalla
[C] T S Vneeth
[D] Viktor Kondrashin
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Correct Answer: C [T S Vneeth]
Notes:
The Hyderabad-based astrologer and numerologist TS Vineeth Bhatt has been conferred with the ‘Best astrologer of the world’ award at the Russian-Indian economic dialogue round-table meet held in Moscow. The event was organized by Peacemakers International, a charity that works for advancement of conflict resolution through mediation services and training.
3. What is the theme of the 2017 International Co-operative Day (IDC)?
[A] Peace-building through Co-operatives
[B] Co-operative enterprise empowers women
[C] Choose co-operatives, choose equality
[D] Co-operatives ensure no one is left behind
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Correct Answer: D [Co-operatives ensure no one is left behind]
Notes:
The United Nations (UN)’ International Co-operative Day (IDC) is observed every year on the first Saturday of to recognize and reaffirms the role of cooperatives in economic, social and cultural development and in the achievement of social policy objectives. This year, in 2017, the day is observed on July 1 under the theme ‘Co-operatives ensure no one is left behind’. The 2017 IDC theme complements the priority theme of the 2017 High-level Political Forum for Sustainable Development: ‘Eradicating poverty and promoting prosperity in a changing world’.
4. Sabita Chowdhury, the noted singer has passed away. She hailed from which state?
[A] Odisha
[B] West Bengal
[C] Uttar Pradesh
[D] Maharashtra
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Correct Answer: B [West Bengal]
Notes:
Sabita Chowdhury (72), the well-known singer, has passed away in Kolkata, West Bengal on June 29, 2017. She was wife of legendary composer Salil Chowdhury. Some of her famous songs are Oi jhilmil jhauer boney, Jaare jaa jaa mono paakhi, Jhilmil jhilmil opaarero monjil and Du chokhey aashaar nodi chhalachhal.
5. Which Indian NGO has won the 2017 UNDP Equator Prize for sustainable farming model?
[A] Save Life Foundation (SLF)
[B] Akanksha Public Charitable Trust (APCT)
[C] Child Rights and You (CRY)
[D] Swayam Shikshan Prayog (SSP)
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Correct Answer: D [Swayam Shikshan Prayog (SSP)]
Notes:
Swayam Shikshan Prayog (SSP), a Pune-based NGO, has won the 2017 United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)’s Equator Prize for its women led climate resilient agro-ecological farming model and innovative solutions in climate resilient farming in the Marathwada region of India. The SSP is one of the 15 winners of Equator Prize 2017 by UNDP. The SSP has empowered 72,000 women in the drought-prone state of Maharashtra to act as agricultural decision-makers, improving their health, food security, and economic well-being.
6. Which union minister has launched a month-long plantation drive to mark Van Mahotsav-2017?
[A] Prakash Javadekar
[B] D. V. Sadananda Gowda
[C] Nitin Gadkari
[D] Harsh Vardhan
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Correct Answer: D [Harsh Vardhan]
Notes:
Dr Harsh Vardhan, the union minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, has launched a month-long plantation drive to mark Van Mahotsav on July 5, 2017. Van Mahotsav is an annual tree-planting movement in India, which began in 1950. It is usually observed in the first week of July every year and is celebrated on different days in different parts of India. The purpose of the festival is to raise the awareness of trees among people and to highlight the need for planting and tending of trees as one of the best ways to prevent global warming and reduce pollution.
7. Who has been appointed as the new Chairman of Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Amritsar?
[A] Parimal Rai
[B] Santosh Kumar
[C] Sanjay Gupta
[D] V P Singh Badnore
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Correct Answer: C [Sanjay Gupta]
Notes:
Sanjay Gupta, the CEO of Jagran Prakashan Ltd, has been appointed as the new Chairman of the society and Board of Governors of the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Amritsar for a period of five years w.e.f. June 23, 2017. He is the Editor in Chief of Dainik Jagran since 2014 and has been associated with the Jagran Group for more than two decades. Earlier, he also served as a member on the board of governors of IIM Lucknow and of Motilal Nehru Institute of Technology, Allahabad. He is also a member of the Shri Piran Chand Gupta Samarak Trust which runs several colleges and schools across the country.
8. The 2017 Save Public Sector Banks Day (SPSBD) will be celebrated on which date in India?
[A] July 19
[B] July 8
[C] July 15
[D] July 11
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Correct Answer: A [July 19]
Notes:
The first-ever Save Public Sector Banks Day (SPSBD) will be celebrated by the United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU) on July 19, 2017, the 48th anniversary of nationalization of major banks in India. All members will wear a commemorative badge on the day, display posters in front of all branches, distribute leaflets and hold rallies/demonstrations at all centers across the country. The Government of India (GoI) issued an ordinance and nationalized the 14 largest commercial banks with effect from the midnight of July 19, 1969.
9. Who will become the new Ambassador of India to the Republic of Indonesia?
[A] Hemalata C. Bhagirath
[B] Gurjit Singh
[C] Gautam Mukhopadhaya
[D] Pradeep Kumar Rawat
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Correct Answer: D [Pradeep Kumar Rawat]
Notes:
Pradeep Kumar Rawat, the IFS officer of 1990 batch, has been appointed as the new Ambassador of India to Indonesia. Presently, he is the joint secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). He will succeed Nengcha Lhouvum Mukhopadhaya.
10. The Guindy National Park (GNP) is located in which state?
[A] Odisha
[B] Tamil Nadu
[C] Kerala
[D] Karnataka
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Correct Answer: B [Tamil Nadu]
Notes:
The Guindy National Park (GNP) is the 8th smallest National Park of India, located at Chennai in Tamil Nadu. It is one of the very few national parks situated inside a city. The park has a role in both ex-situ and in-situ conservation and is home to 400 blackbucks, 2,000 spotted deers, 24 jackals, a wide variety of snakes, geckos, tortoises and over 130 species of birds, 14 species of mammals, over 60 species of butterflies and spiders each, a wealth of different invertebrates—grasshoppers, ants, termites, crabs, snails, slugs, scorpions, mites, earthworms, millipedes, and the like. These are free-ranging fauna and live with the minimal of interference from human beings.
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