Current Affairs July 2017 MCQ Solved Paper for UPSC CSE

1. Which telescope spots two dozen groups of newborn stars?
A. Hisaki
B. Hubble Space Telescope
C. Galaxy Evolution Explorer
D. Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer
Answer : B

2. Exercise Maitree 2017' is the joint military exercise between India and which country?
A. Oman
B. Nepal
C. Srilanka
D. Thailand
Answer : D

3. WHO goodwill ambassador for autism in South Asia, Saima Wazed Hossain belongs to which country?
A. Bangladesh
B. Srilanka
C. India
D. Afghanistan
Answer : A

4. Siemens opened its first digital factory in India in which city?
A. Kolkata
B. Mumbai
C. Thane
D. Amaravathi
Answer : C

5. UNESCO added Valongo Wharf Archaeological Site in the World Heritage List. Valongo Wharf Archaeological Site is in which country?
A. Russia
B. Italy
C. Australia
D. Brazil
Answer : D

6. 22nd World Petroleum Congress (WPC) International Conference was held in which country?
A. USA
B. Kazakhstan
C. Denmark
D. Turkey
Answer : D

7. Which state govt is planning "stray dog zoos" to keep them off the streets in the state?
A. Andhra Pradesh
B. Kerala
C. Odisha
D. Karnataka
Answer : B

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

9. 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

10. Which state has became India's first state to fix minimum educational qualification for cooperative body poll?
A. Maharashtra
B. Rajasthan
C. Uttar Pradesh
D. Gujarat
Answer : B

11. In which year Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) was established?
A. 1982
B. 1983
C. 1986
D. 1985
Answer : D

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

13. Who are the two Indian-Americans to be honoured with Great Immigrants award 2017?
A. Rakesh Khurana, Marvin Bower
B. Shantanu Narayen, Vivek Murthy
C. Madhulika Sikka, Abraham Verghese
D. Abraham Verghese, Shantanu Narayen
Answer : B

14. 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

15. Which is the last state to pass the GST bill in the country?
A. Punjab
B. West Bengal
C. Jammu & Kashmir
D. Goa
Answer : C

16. Which country approves physical education program at girl's schools starting in the coming academic year?
A. Iraq
B. Saudi Arabia
C. Yemen
D. Pakistan
Answer : B

17. Union Minister of State Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Mr. Rajiv Pratap Rudy belongs to which constituency?
A. Valmiki Nagar
B. Saran
C. Aurangabad
D. Gopalganj
Answer : B

18. Who was the previous DG of Directorate of Revenue Intelligence?
A. J. S. Chandrashekharan
B. V.N.Thete
C. Vivek Chaturvedi
D. Jayant Misra
Answer : D

19. Which country tops OECD list which presents an index of countries that trust their governmants the most?
A. USA
B. India
C. Canada
D. Greece
Answer : B

20. Who won South Australian Open title 2017?
A. Dipika Pallikal
B. Joshna Chinappa
C. Saurav Ghosal
D. Harinder Pal Sandhu
Answer : D

21. Okinoshima, men only island gets UNESCO Heritage tag. In which country it is located?
A. Australia
B. Finalnd
C. Japan
D. USA
Answer : C

22. Which city has been declared India' s first World Heritage City by UNESCO?
A. Hyderabad
B. Bangalore
C. Ahmadabad
D. Calcutta
Answer : C

23. Which airlines appoints Leslie Thng as the new CEO?
A. Jet Airways
B. Air India
C. IndiGo
D. Vistara
Answer : D

24. Who is the current Food Processing Minister?
A. Radha Mohan Singh
B. Anant Geete
C. Harsimrat Kaur Badal
D. Jual Oram
Answer : C

25. Against how many NPAs RBI amends order on bankruptcy action?
A. 10
B. 5
C. 12
D. 8
Answer : C

26. P V Sindhu who was bestowed with the 'Sportsperson of the Year' award during the 'Maruti Suzuki Sportsperson of the Year' Charity Gala Awards belongs which sports?
A. Badminton
B. ) Cricket
C. Table Tennis
D. Tennis
Answer : A

27. India' s fourth largest private sector bank, YES Bank has launched which program for MSMEs?
A. YES GST
B. YES Bank GST
C. S GST
D. YES GST India
Answer : A

28. India stands which place in civil aviation market in the world?
A. 5
B. 6
C. 9
D. 10
Answer : D

29. Who is newly appointed head coach of the Indian cricket team?
A. Sourav Ganguly
B. Ravi Shastri
C. Sachin Tendulkar
D. VVS Laxman
Answer : B

30. What is the tagline of Union Bank of India?
A. Good people to bank with
B. A Tradition of Trust
C. Relationship beyond banking
D. One family one bank
Answer : A

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

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

33. Which state police will be the first state police in India who will get 'super cop belt'?
A. Haryana
B. Punjab
C. Nagaland
D. New Delhi
Answer : D

34. World Para Athletic Championships 2017 is being held in which place?
A. Athens
B. London
C. Istanbul
D. New Delhi
Answer : B

35. 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

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

37. 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

38. 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

39. 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

40. To eliminate which infectious disease Union Health Minister launches National Strategic Plan?
A. Leprosy
B. Hepatitis B
C. Measles
D. Malaria
Answer : D

41. What is the capital city of Jordan?
A. Aqaba
B. Irbid
C. Zarqa
D. Amman
Answer : D

42. The last edition of Asian Athletics Championship was held in which year?
A. 2015
B. 2016
C. 2014
D. 2010
Answer : A

43. To which state China based Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has approved USD 329 million loan?
A. Andhra Pradesh
B. Telangana
C. Gujarat
D. Haryana
Answer : C

44. As per Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) Financial Stability Report 2017 what is the growth rate in the current fiscal year (2017-18)?
A. 7.1
B. 7.5
C. 7.6
D. 7.3
Answer : D

45. What is the fullform of FSB?
A. Finance Stability Board
B. Financial Stable Board
C. Finance Stable Board
D. Financial Stability Board
Answer : D

46. The United States House of Representatives has passed an amendment to NDAA, 2018, a $621.5 billion defence expenditure bill to advance defence cooperation with which country?
A. Pakistan
B. Israel
C. China
D. India
Answer : D

47. This time how much percent of annual interest is provided by the government o investors?
A. 2
B. 2.5
C. 1.5
D. 3
Answer : B

48. Who has been appointed as Chief Digital Officer of Tata Sons?
A. Suprakash Mukhopadhyay
B. Kuruvilla
C. Eruch N. Kapadia
D. Aarthi Subramanian
Answer : D

49. 14-year-old Atthaya Thitikul who won Ladies European Tour belongs to which country?
A. China
B. Thailand
C. Hangkong
D. Tibet
Answer : B

50. Government lowers interest rate by what percent on small saving schemes?
A. 0.001
B. 0.005
C. 0.01
D. 0.015
Answer : A