Monthly Current Affairs Quiz - June, 2017

1. Which country will host 2017 FIBA Women’s Asia Cup basketball tournament?
[A] Indonesia
[B] India
[C] Pakistan
[D] Bangladesh

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2. Who has become the acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Public broadcaster Prasar Bharti?
[A] Sunil Gogoi
[B] Nirmal Kumar
[C] Mayank Kumar Agrawal
[D] Suresh Panda

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3. Which of the following cities to host the 11th International Aerospace and Defence Exhibition – Aero India 2017?
[A] Bengaluru
[B] Chennai
[C] Kolkata
[D] New Delhi

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4. Consider the following statements:

  1. Radon is the heaviest gas.
  2. Astatine is the rarest element on the earth.
  3. Graphite, which is a non-metal, is also an electrical conductor.

Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?

[A] Only 2
[B] 1 and 2
[C] 2 and 3
[D] 1, 2 and 3

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5. Who has been appointed the new President of Associated Chambers of Commerce of India (ASSOCHAM)?
[A] Sandeep Jajodia
[B] Kiran Kumar Gandhi
[C] Sunil Kanoria
[D] Navneet Gupta

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6. Who has been appointed the new chairman of Cauvery Water Dispute Tribunal (CWDT)?
[A] N P Singh
[B] B S Chauhan
[C] J S Khehar
[D] Abhay Manohar Sapre

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7. Who has been appointed as the new spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA)?
[A] Gopal Baglay
[B] Sudhir Kumar
[C] Vikas Swarup
[D] P Bashiah

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8. Who has won the 2017 Polly Umrigar Award for International Cricketer of the Year?
[A] Ajinkya Rahane
[B] Virat Kohli
[C] Mahendra Singh Dhoni
[D] Ravichandran Ashwin

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9. Who is the author of the book “Mr and Mrs Jinnah: The Marriage that Shook India”?
[A] Teesta Setalvad
[B] Bertil Falk
[C] Sheela Redddy
[D] Audrey Truschke

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10. Who is the newly appointed Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL)?
[A] Ashok Mittal
[B] Rakesh Nangia
[C] Nikhil Arora
[D] P K Purwar

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