CURRENT AFFAIRS SET 71

1. Which of the following counties has recently joined South Asia sub-regional Economic Corporation as its 7th member?

a. India
b. Srilanka
c. Myanmar
d. Nepal

2. Who among the following is the President of Nepal?

a. Bidya Devi Bhandari
b. Sushila Karki
c. Jhamak Ghimire
d. Anuradha Koirala

3. Which among the following organization created ‘The New Development Bank’?

a. MERCOSUR
b. BRICS
c. European Union
d. SAARC

4. Which among the following is theme of World Heritage Day 2017?

a. Sustainable Tourism
b. Sustainable Heritage
c. Heritage Tourism
d. Save Heritage

5. Which among the following is the most valued public sector undertaking stock in terms of market capitalization?

a. ONGC
b. IOC
c. SBI
d. NTPC

6. Which among the following state governments has recently launched Jalyukta Shivar Yojana?

a. Karnataka
b. Maharashtra
c. Andhra Pradesh
d. Bihar

7. Which among the following regions was recently affected by “Maarutha”, a cyclonic storm?

a. Arabian Sea
b. Bay of Bengal
c. Gulf of Mexico
d. Hudson Bay

8. Who among the following is the author of “The Underground Railroad”?

a. Colson Whitehead
b. Adam Haslett
c. C. E. Morgan
d. Laila Lalami

9. Which among the following countries has recently expressed its interest to invest half a billion pounds of international funding to tackle infectious diseases?

a. USA
b. Canada
c. Germany
d. Britain

10. Which among the following has proposed the Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) project?

a. NASA
b. ISRO
c. European Space Agency
d. China

ANSWERS

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