Current Affairs April 2017 MCQ Solved Paper for GATE

1. Name the top environmental activist, who has been selected for Goldman Environmental Prize 2017?
A. Bhagat Puran Singh
B. Pradip Krishen
C. Prafulla Samantra
D. None
Answer : C

2. Name the Bollywood Actress, who has been featured on Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia list, recently?
A. Sonam Kapoor
B. Alia Bhatt
C. Anushka Sharma
D. None
Answer : B

3. Name the place, in which NBA launches International Basketball Schools Net work opened?
A. Chennai
B. Bengaluru
C. Mumbai
D. Delhi
Answer : C

4. Name the State, which has been bagged Krishi Karman Award 2015-2016?
A. Himachal Pradesh
B. Meghalaya
C. Manipuri
D. None
Answer : A

5. Name the country, which has been officially recognized Bitcoin as currency, recently?
A. Japan
B. Singapore
C. China
D. Korea
Answer : A

6. What was the Puraskar, the best performing Panchayats are conferred by Union Ministry of Panchayati Raj?
A. Rashtriya Gaurav Gram Sabha
B. Rashtriya Uttam Gram Sabha
C. Rashtriya Attam Gram Sabha
D. None
Answer : A

7. Name the app, which was for empowering citizens by real time information sharing on power supply?
A. Urja Mitra
B. Urja Ganga
C. Urja Power
D. None
Answer : A

8. Name the formula one racer, who has been won the Chinese Grandprix 2017, Recently?
A. Lewis Hamilton
B. Sebastian Vettel
C. Sergio perex
D. None
Answer : A

9. State the day, on which we celebrate International Day of Human Space Flight, every year?
A. April 10
B. April 11
C. April 12
D. April 13
Answer : C

10. Name the veteran journalist, who has been passed away on 20 April, 2017?
A. Varsha Bhosle
B. Amith Bhosle
C. Nora Chopra
D. None
Answer : C

11. Name the Indian Environmental Engineer who has been won Cartier Women's Initiative Award, recently?
A. Trupti Jain
B. Meera Jain
C. Aditi Jain
D. None
Answer : A

12. Name the Indian girl, who has been won Miss Teen Universe 2017, recently?
A. Samantha Pierre
B. Ary Trava
C. Srishti Kaur
D. None
Answer : C

13. State the day, on which we celebrate International Day of sport for Development and Peace?
A. 5th April
B. 6th April
C. 7th April
D. 8th April
Answer : B

14. Name the country, which has been abolished work Visa policy 457 used largely by Indians?
A. America
B. Russia
C. Australia
D. None
Answer : C

15. Name the minister, who has been launched a new rail coach with a glass roof, GPS, recently?
A. Arun Jaitley
B. Datta threya
C. Suresh Prabhu
D. None
Answer : C

16. Name the person, who has been built World's First Museum of Polar Lands, recently?
A. Jean Christophe Victor
B. Victor Samuel
C. Paul Victor
D. None
Answer : A

17. Name the Stamps, which have been sold at 500,000 pounds at an auction in UK?
A. Nehru Stamps
B. Indira Gandhi Stamps
C. Gandhi Stamps
D. None
Answer : C

18. State the day, on which the World Day for Safety and Health was observed every year?
A. 25th April
B. 26th April
C. 27th April
D. 28th April
Answer : D

19. Name the state, which will to provide Rs.21,000 to families for third girl child?
A. Haryana
B. Bihar
C. Sikkim
D. Goa
Answer : A

20. Name the Minister, who has to launch Digital Exhibition on Champaran Satyagraha?
A. Narendra Modi
B. Rajnath Singh
C. Venkaiah Naidu
D. Amit Mishra
Answer : A

21. Name the marathon racer smashes three world records at Prague Half Marathon, recently?
A. Fancy Chemtai
B. Violah Jepchum
C. Joyciline
D. None
Answer : C

22. Name the State Govt, which has to ban Polythene carry bags from 1st May?
A. Maharashtra
B. Madhya Pradesh
C. Meghalaya
D. Assam
Answer : B

23. Name the veteran cricket player, who has been launched his own social media app called 100 MB Cricket?
A. V V S Laxman
B. Rahul Dravid
C. Ganguly
D. Sachin Tendulkar
Answer : D

24. Name the Tiger Reserve, which has become first in India get official mascot?
A. Kanha National Park
B. Guindy National Park
C. Desert National Park
D. Desert National Park
Answer : A

25. Name the Space Center, which has been launched the first recycled rocket, recently?
A. Space X
B. Space Y
C. Space Z
D. None
Answer : A

26. State the Day, on which International Day of Mine Awareness and Assistance observed?
A. 1st April
B. 2nd Apil
C. 3rd April
D. 4th April
Answer : D

27. Which state police has been recently initiated Tare Zammen par for the sake of school Children?
A. Chhattisgarh
B. Jharkhand
C. Assam
D. None
Answer : B

28. State the date, on which Union Govt puts an end to lal batti, on VIP Vehicles effect from?
A. 1st May
B. 2nd May
C. 3rd May
D. 4th May
Answer : A

29. Name the former Indian captain, who has been appointed as the CEO of Gulf Oil India for a day?
A. Sachin Tendulkar
B. M.S. Dhoni
C. Virat Kohli
D. Dravid
Answer : B

30. Name the Malayalam Writer, who has been conferred 2016 Sahitya Academy Award, recently?
A. Madurai Vasudevan
B. Anirudhan Vasudevan
C. Shanmukha Vasudevan
D. None
Answer : B

31. For what picture, Jonathan Demme won Best Director for Oscar?
A. Philadelphia
B. Silence of the Lambs
C. Heart of Gold
D. None
Answer : B

32. Name the person, who has been received 2016-17 Dr. B.R. Ambedkar International Foundation Kerala State Award?
A. Dileep K. Nair
B. Somanath Dasgupta
C. Lalji Singh
D. None
Answer : A

33. Name the person, who has been conferred with UNESCO's Peace Prize, recently?
A. Giusi Nicolini
B. Gause Nicolini
C. Graeme Nicolini
D. None
Answer : A

34. Name the Indian Badminton Player, who has been lifted Indian Open Badminton title?
A. P.V. Sindhu
B. Saina Nehwal
C. Sania Mirza
D. None
Answer : A

35. Name the person, who has been appointed as Chairperson of CBEC?
A. Vanaja Sarna
B. Vanaja Devi
C. Ram Tirath
D. S. Ramesh
Answer : A

36. State the city, in which India's first ever micro-drama festival held?
A. New Delhi
B. Hyderabad
C. Chennai
D. Mumbai
Answer : A

37. Name the Minister, who has been launched Portal and Mobile App for RUSA?
A. Nitin Gadkari
B. Prakash Javadekar
C. Ananth Kumar
D. Vijay Goel
Answer : B

38. Name the city in India, which has been launched pink patrol vehicles to secure women, recently?
A. Chennai
B. Hyderabad
C. Bengaluru
D. Mumbai
Answer : C

39. Name the person, who has been named the messenger of peace for the United Nations, recently?
A. Malala
B. Rihanna
C. M.Obama
D. None
Answer : A

40. Name the educational Institution, which has been ranked best by HRD Ministry, recently?
A. IISC Bangalore
B. Banaras Hindu University
C. Jawaharlal Nehru University
D. None
Answer : B

41. What is the India growth forecast for FY 2017-18 by IMF?
A. 0.071
B. 0.072
C. 0.073
D. 0.074
Answer : B

42. Name the missile, which has been successfully test-fired India on 27th April 2017?
A. Agni I
B. Agni II
C. Agni III
D. None
Answer : C

43. Name the scientist, who has conferred with young scientist in 2016 Geoscience awards?
A. Abhishek Sahaa
B. Abhishek Nayar
C. Abhishek Khan
D. None
Answer : A

44. Name the Indian Player, who has won the historic Asian Squash Singles Title?
A. Dipika Pallikal
B. Joshna Chinappa
C. Both
D. None
Answer : B

45. Name the former Union Minister, who has been passed away after suffering with heart attack, recently?
A. R.R. Diwakar
B. John Mathai
C. Akhilesh Das Gupta
D. None
Answer : C

46. Name the Union Minister, who has been Inaugurated India Steel 2017 in Mumbai, recently?
A. Suresh Prabhu
B. Ramvilas Paswan
C. Birender Singh
D. None
Answer : C

47. Name the top Maoist leader CPI (M) who has been died in Kolkata, recently?
A. Mahadev Mukherjee
B. Rauf
C. Naraya Sanyal
D. None
Answer : C

48. Name the Indian city, which has been selected for APA's Pierre L'Enfant Award 2017, recently?
A. Bhubaneswar
B. Jayapur
C. Ankaleshwar
D. Udipur
Answer : A

49. Name the portal, which has been launched on Survey of India's 250 Anniversary?
A. Nakshe
B. Makshe
C. Sakshe
D. None
Answer : A

50. Name the country, which has been signed on sports partnership with India, recently?
A. Australia
B. Britain
C. America
D. Russia
Answer : A