CURRENT AFFAIRS SET 13

1. Which country is to host 2017 FIFA U 17 World Cup?

a. UAE
b. Chile
c. Mexico
d. India

2. Which among the following has its capital as Addis Ababa?

a. Kenya
b. Uganda
c. Ethiopia
d. Eritrea

3. Carli Lloyd is associated with which sport?

a. Cricket
b. Soccer
c. Badminton
d. Hockey

4. Who among the following is India’s Economic Affairs Secretary?

a. Shaktikant Das
b. Pradeep Kumar Sinha
c. G Mohankumar
d. Ashok Lawasa

5. The theme of this year’s World Wetland Day is

a. Celebrating our wetlands
b. Wetlands for Disaster Risk Reduction
c. People and wetlands- the vital link
d. Saving wetlands for Future

6. Recently India founded a “Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI)” to accelerate life saving research and development for epidemics with which of the following country?

a. Germany
b. Norway
c. Sweden
d. USA

7. Which of the following Indian State recently launched ‘Pink Polling Station’ for women?

a. Punjab
b. Manipur
c. Goa
d. Nagaland

8. Who is the author of ‘The Incredible History of India’s Geography’?

a. Sanjeev Sanyal
b. Jagdish Bhagwati
c. Kaushik Basu
d. Bimal Jalan

9. Which of the following Indian State has allowed students to write Board Exam under the third gender category for the first time?

a. Bihar
b. Tamil Nadu
c. Uttar Pradesh
d. Maharashtra

10. In which planet is located the volcano Olympus Mons?

a. Venus
b. Earth
c. Mars
d. Saturn

ANSWERS
1. d
2. c
3. b
4. a
5. b
6. b
7. c
8. a
9. a
10. c