Current Affairs 2017

Q1. Which state government has signed an MoU with the US-based Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HTT)to build India's first Hyperloop system?
Answer: Andhra Pradesh

Q2. International Literacy Day is celebrated across the world on _________________.
Answer: 08 September

Q3. Indian Navy and Sri Lankan Navy has begun the 2017 Exercise at Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. This exercise is named as ______________.
Answer: SLINEX 2017

Q4. Name the person who has recently resigned as the President and Co-founder of MakeMyTrip.
Answer: Ashish Kashyap

Q5. Nestle has set up its first Food Safety Institute in Manesar, Gurugram. It was inaugurated by FSSAI CEO. Who is the present CEO of FSSAI?
Answer: Pawan Kumar Agarwal

Q6. According to the data of Controller General of Accounts (CGA), India’s fiscal deficit at July- end touched 92.4 % of the budget. Who is the Controller General of Accounts (CGA)?
Answer: Anthony Lianzuala

Q7. Name the Bank of Pakistan that has been recently shut down by the US banking regulators for money laundering.
Answer: Habib Bank

Q8.  The first National Canine Seminar was organized by National Security Guard (NSG) in Manesar, Gurugram. The theme of the two days National Canine Seminar was _______________.
Answer: Canine as Tactical Weapon in Fight against Terrorism

Q9. Name the newly appointed chief coach of the men's Hockey Team.
Answer: Sjoerd Marijne

Q10. Name the Indian Wrestler who has recently won the gold medal in Cadet World Wrestling Championship in Athens.
Answer: Sonam Malik

Q11. India's indigenously developed third generation anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) Nag has been successfully flight tested by Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO). The missile can hit a target up to _______________.
Answer: 7 km

Q12. From which Sailing Vessel, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman flagged off the Navika Sagar Parikrama by an all-women crew of Indian Navy?
Answer: INS Tarini

Q13. What was the position of India in the medals tally at the Moscow Shotgun World Championships?
Answer: 5th

Q14. Name the Indian Ambassador in UAE who has recently inaugurated the second Indian Workers’ Resource Centre (IWRC) in UAE to provide support and counseling to Indians in distress.
Answer: Navdeep Singh Suri

Q15. Who was the winner of Men's Singles in the 2017 US Open tennis tournament?
Answer: Rafael Nadal