Monthly Current Affairs Quiz - June, 2017

1. Sir Peter Mansfield, who passed away recently, was the Nobel laureate from which country?
[A] France
[B] England
[C] Brazil
[D] Singapore

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2. Which union ministry has organized the International Conference on NexGen Technologies for Mining and Fuel Industries-2017?
[A] Ministry of Corporate Affairs
[B] Ministry of Civil Aviation
[C] Ministry of Mines
[D] Ministry of Environment and Forestry

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3. Benasree Sengupta, who passed away recently, was the noted singer from which state?
[A] Odisha
[B] Assam
[C] West Bengal
[D] Manipur

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4. Barren Island is located in which state / union territory?
[A] Gujarat
[B] Andaman and Nicobar Islands
[C] Lakshadweep
[D] Assam

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5. Which country has become the world’s largest arms importer during 2012-16, according to the latest report by Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)?
[A] India
[B] Saudi Arabia
[C] Qatar
[D] Pakistan

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6. Which union ministery has launched the Botnet Cleaning and Malware Analysis Centre (BCMAC) for analysis of malware and botnets that affect networks and systems?
[A] Ministry of Science and Technology
[B] Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
[C] Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
[D] Ministry of Earth Sciences

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7. Which country to host the 9th edition of BRICS Summit-2017?
[A] China
[B] India
[C] Russia
[D] South Africa

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8. Which Indian sportsperson will represent IOC’s Athletes’ Commission (AC) in the Badminton World Federation (BWF)
[A] Saina Nehwal
[B] P V Sindhu
[C] Pullela Gopichand
[D] Prakash Padukone

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9. Which committee has submitted its’ report to the Union Government to protect the interests of the migrants?
[A] Partha Mukhopadhay committee
[B] N K Singh committee
[C] R.V. Easwar committee
[D] Madhukar Gupta committee

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10. Who is the newly appointed Chairman of National Commission for Safai Karamcharis?
[A] Manju Diler
[B] Manhar Valji Bhai Zala
[C] Narain Dass
[D] Dalip Kallu Hathibed

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