Monthly Current Affairs Quiz - June, 2017

1. Which state government will give 2% reservation to sportsperson in government job?
[A] Jharkhand
[B] Bihar
[C] Madhya Pradesh
[D] Rajasthan

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2. Which committee has been constituted by the Haryana Government to resolve the problem of those agitating for reservation and other issues of the state?
[A] D S Dhesi committee
[B] P K Lahoti committee
[C] H S Juneja committee
[D] M P Kaur committee

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3. 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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4. Which warship has become the India’s first warship to install solar panels on board?
[A] INS Vindhyagiri
[B] INS Godavari
[C] INS Sarvekshak
[D] INS Sindhudurg

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5. Consider the following statements regarding a solenoid:

  1. A solenoid is a coil comprising many circular turns of insulated copper wire wrapped tightly in the shape of a cylinder.
  2. The magnetic field lines inside a solenoid are parallel straight lines.

Which of the above statements is / are correct?

[A] Only 1
[B] Both 1 and 2
[C] Only 2
[D] None of the above

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6. Which state government has observed “Parents’ Worship Day” on February 14?
[A] Madhya Pradesh
[B] Odisha
[C] Assam
[D] Chhattisgarh

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7. Who is the author of the book “Army and Nation : The Military and Indian Democracy since Independence”?
[A] Shiv Kunal Verma
[B] Christophe Jaffrelot
[C] Bruce Riedel
[D] Steven Wilkinson

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8. Which country is hosting the 2017 Cobra Gold joint military exercise?
[A] Thailand
[B] Japan
[C] United States
[D] China

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9. Which international organisation has opened the South Asia Regional Training and Technical Assistance Center (SARTTAC) in India?
[A] International Monetary Fund (IMF)
[B] World Health Organization (WHO)
[C] World Bank (WB)
[D] Asian Development Bank (ADB)

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10. What is the India’s rank in the 2017 Economic Freedom Index (EFI)?
[A] 143rd
[B] 117th
[C] 92nd
[D] 88th

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