CURRENT AFFAIRS SET 61

1. In which of the following Indian State is Khurja Power Project proposed?

a. Punjab
b. Rajasthan
c. Uttar Pradesh
d. Madhya Pradesh

2. Which of the following Space Agency launched Chandra X-Ray observatory?

a. NASA
b. ISRO
c. ESA
d. ROSCOSMOS

3. The Pravasi Bharatiya Samman 2017 Winner Priti Patel is the minister of which of the following countries?

a. U. S. A
b. Britain
c. Canada
d. France

4. At which of the following places is the International Centre for Foot and Mouth Disease (ICFMD) located?

a. Gurugram
b. Puri
c. Bhubaneswar
d. Amaravati

5. Which of the following countries recently committed an Official Development Assistance for Dedicated Freight Corridor and for other infrastructure development in India?

a. Japan
b. Britain
c. U. S. A
d. Germany

6. Jatiya Sangsad is the parliament of which of the following countries?

a. Myanmar
b. Bangladesh
c. Pakistan
d. Nepal

7. At which of the following places is the secretariat of the International Energy Agency located?

a. Paris
b. Geneva
c. Vienna
d. Washington

8. Recently Union Cabinet has given its approval to ratification of two fundamental conventions on child labour – Minimum Age Convention and Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention. These conventions were introduced by which of the following international organizations?

a. UNESCO
b. WHO
c. ILO
d. UNICEF

9. The Motor Vehicles Act that regulates all aspects of road transport was passed in which of the following year?

a. 1956
b. 1988
c. 1990
d. 1995

10. Which of the following is the largest producer of wind power in India?

a. Tamil Nadu
b. Gujarat
c. Karnataka
d. Andhra Pradesh

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