Monthly Current Affairs Quiz - June, 2017

1. In which state India’s first centre of excellence for differently-abled sportsmen will be set up?
[A] Telangana
[B] Gujarat
[C] Kerala
[D] Tamil Nadu

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2. What is the theme of the second edition of Hunar Haat-2017?
[A] Skill haat to promote craftsmen
[B] Craft & cuisine for minorities
[C] Craft aur cuisine ka sangam
[D] Skill haat for craftsmen

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3. Which state government has launched “Aardram” a public health initiative?
[A] Kerala
[B] Tamil Nadu
[C] Karnataka
[D] Assam

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4. 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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5. Who is the author of the book “Feroze: the Forgotten Gandhi”?
[A] John Nicolsen
[B] Bertil Falk
[C] Shashi Tharoor
[D] William Dalrymple

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6. Kenneth J. Arrow, the well-known Nobel-winning economist and mathematician has passed away. He hailed from which of the following countries?
[A] United Kingdom
[B] United States
[C] France
[D] Japan

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7. Pooja Ghatkar is associated with which sports?
[A] Cricket
[B] Chess
[C] Boxing
[D] Shooting

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8. Who has been awarded the 2016 Indian Entrepreneur of the Year (EOY) Award by the firm Ernst & Young (EY)?
[A] Vivek Chaand Sehgal
[B] Piyush Goyal
[C] Abhay Firodia
[D] Nandan Nilekani

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9. Which state government has launched India’s first post office passport service center?
[A] Rajasthan
[B] Sikkim
[C] Madhya Pradesh
[D] Tamil Nadu

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10. Who is the newly appointed chairman of National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST)?
[A] Bari Krishna Damor
[B] Nand Kumar Sai
[C] Anusuia Uikey
[D] Raghav Chandra

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