Current Affairs July 2017 1000+ MCQ with answer for UPSC IES

1. South Indian Bank has tied up with Peregrine Financial Group (PFG) Forex for remittance facility for the benefit of Indian expatriates from which country?
A. Australia
B. Ireland
C. USA
D. Germany
Answer : A

2. When was the First Austrian Grand Prix held?
A. 1963
B. 1961
C. 1960
D. 1964
Answer : A

3. Which state government has launched the 'Elevate 100' scheme to identify and nurture innovative start-ups?
A. Karnataka
B. Kerala
C. Sikkim
D. Andhra Pradesh
Answer : A

4. Which city airport has ranked first in Customer Satisfaction among 53 non-metro airports in the country?
A. Udaipur
B. Raipur
C. Amritsar
D. Dehradun
Answer : B

5. How many countries approved the first-ever treaty to ban nuclear weapons at the UN meeting?
A. 122
B. 120
C. 100
D. 110
Answer : A

6. What is the App launched by Govt to allow consumers verify accurate tax rate?
A. 'GST'
B. 'GST Rates Finder'
C. 'GST Accurate Tax Finder'
D. 'GST Accurate Rates Finder'
Answer : B

7. Who is the present Minister of State with Independent Charge for Power, Coal, New and Renewable Energy and Mines in the Government of India?
A. Piyush Goyal
B. Dharmendra Pradhan
C. Bandaru Dattatreya
D. Rajnath Singh
Answer : A

8. Which state government has signed an Expression of Intent (EOI) with IAAF, AFI to establish a High-Performance Academy?
A. Haryana
B. Odisha
C. Karnataka
D. Sikkim
Answer : B

9. During the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, with which country India signed 7 agreements on different areas?
A. USA
B. Israel
C. Japan
D. Ireland
Answer : B

10. G-20 was founded in which year?
A. 1993
B. 1998
C. 1996
D. 1999
Answer : D

11. As a chairman of Tata Global Beverages Ltd (TGBL) Natarajan Chandrasekaran will succeed whom?
A. Cyrus Mistry
B. Ratan Tata
C. Siraj Azmat Chaudhry
D. Harish Bhat
Answer : D

12. China's Nobel Peace Prize Liu Xiaobo dies at the age of 61 recently. In which field he got Nobel?
A. Peace
B. Medicine
C. Chemistry
D. Physics
Answer : A

13. Who is the current CEO & MD of Axis Bank?
A. Shikha Sharma
B. V G Mathew
C. Rana Kapoor
D. Adithya Puri
Answer : A

14. Who is the current vice-chief of Indian Army?
A. Sarath Chand
B. Man Mohan Singh Rai
C. Dalbir Singh
D. Shri Krishna Singh
Answer : A

15. India grants USD 500000 aid to which country to fight ISIS?
A. Syria
B. Afghanistan
C. Philippines
D. Bangladesh
Answer : C

16. Model United Nations (MUN) Regional Conference is being held at which city?
A. Paris
B. New Delhi
C. Beijing
D. Kathmandu
Answer : D

17. Which country awarded that country's highest civilian award for Indian-origin Guruswamy Jayraman?
A. Japan
B. Britain
C. Australia
D. France
Answer : C

18. In which year NABARD came into existence?
A. 1980
B. 1992
C. 1982
D. 1993
Answer : C

19. In which state India's first high-speed rail training center will be opened?
A. Telangana
B. Tamilnadu
C. Gujarat
D. Kerala
Answer : C

20. The Election Commission was established in accordance with the Constitution in which year?
A. 1952
B. 1951
C. 1950
D. 1949
Answer : C

21. Which country declares itself free from H5N1 and H5N8 bird flu?
A. China
B. Hong Kong
C. India
D. United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Answer : C

22. The student scientist connect program "Jigyasa" has officially launched in which city?
A. New Delhi
B. Lucknow
C. Guwahati
D. Kolkata
Answer : A

23. Growth of eight core sectors slowed to 3.6 % in which Month?
A. April
B. Feb
C. June
D. May
Answer : D

24. What is the capital of Serbia?
A. Belgrade
B. Novi Sad
C. Zemun
D. Subotica
Answer : A

25. Which country sends troops to open first overseas military base in Djibouti?
A. India
B. Nepal
C. China
D. Bangladesh
Answer : C

26. 14-year-old Atthaya Thitikul who won Ladies European Tour belongs to which country?
A. China
B. Thailand
C. Hangkong
D. Tibet
Answer : B

27. Germany defeated which country to win Confederations Cup Title?
A. Chile
B. Brazil
C. Saudi Arabia
D. Argentina
Answer : A

28. Who is the Chairman of Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.?
A. S. V. Narasimhan
B. Sanjiv Singh
C. Dr. R. K. Malhotra
D. R. S. Butola
Answer : B

29. Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the chief of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) belongs to which country?
A. Iraq
B. Syria
C. Afghanistan
D. Pakistan
Answer : A

30. In which state DIPP to set up India' s first Technology and Innovation Support Center (TISC)?
A. Haryana
B. Karnataka
C. Punjab
D. Telangana
Answer : C

31. Newly appointed NDRF chief Sanjay Kumar is DGP of which state?
A. Bihar
B. Himachal Pradesh
C. Jharkhand
D. Telangana
Answer : B

32. Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) has its headquarters at?
A. Pune
B. New Delhi
C. Mumbai
D. Kochi
Answer : B

33. Swabia Jura region, world's oldest art were added to the World Heritage List by the UNESCO. Where is Swabia Jura region located?
A. Syria
B. Iraq
C. Germany
D. Israel
Answer : C

34. In IROAF, 'I' stands for what?
A. International
B. India
C. Indian
D. Innovation
Answer : C

35. In which country 5th Meeting of BRICS Education Ministers was held?
A. India
B. China
C. South Africa
D. Brazil
Answer : B

36. Which state has become the first state in the country to provide women an injectable contraceptive for free?
A. Karnataka
B. Kerala
C. ) Telangana
D. Maharashtra
Answer : D

37. Who is the current Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs?
A. M Venkaiah Naidu
B. Raj Nath Singh
C. Ramvilas Paswan
D. Sushri Uma Bharati
Answer : A

38. 22nd World Petroleum Congress (WPC) International Conference was held in which country?
A. USA
B. Kazakhstan
C. Denmark
D. Turkey
Answer : D

39. SBI has waived charges for fund transfer of upto?
A. 2000
B. 10000
C. 1000
D. 20000
Answer : C

40. Centre and Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed how many million dollar loan for State Highways of Rajasthan?
A. 200
B. 220
C. 210
D. 190
Answer : B

41. Who is the present governor of Madhya Pradesh?
A. Om Prakash Kohli
B. Shri Banwarilal Purohit
C. Chennamaneni Vidyasagar Rao
D. Vajubhai Vala
Answer : A

42. Who is the current Director General of NSG?
A. Sudhir Pratap Singh
B. R.K. Pachnanda
C. O.P. Singh
D. None of the above
Answer : A

43. Fairfax Financial Holdings firm belongs to which country?
A. Singapore
B. Canada
C. Japan
D. China
Answer : B

44. Which country's flower was named after Prime Minister Narendra Modi to mark the first visit of an Indian premier to that nation?
A. Cuba
B. Iran
C. Sudan
D. Israel
Answer : D

45. In which state centre extends AFSPA for six more months?
A. Nagaland
B. Assam
C. Arunachal Pradesh
D. Manipur
Answer : A

46. Which country contributes $500,000 (Rs. 3 Crores) to UN Peacebuilding Fund?
A. Brazil
B. Australia
C. Japan
D. India
Answer : D

47. Which country tops the second Global Cybersecurity Index?
A. Malaysia
B. Oman
C. India
D. Singapore
Answer : D

48. Who headed the GST Council?
A. Finance Minister
B. Prime Minister
C. Home Minister
D. President of India
Answer : A

49. EPFO has inked pacts with how many banks for collections of provident dues and to make retirement payments?
A. 4
B. 5
C. 3
D. 1
Answer : B

50. What is the theme of 2017 World Population Day?
A. Investing in teenage girls
B. Investing in Young People
C. Everyone Counts
D. Family Planning- Empowering People, Developing Nations
Answer : D