Daily Current Affairs Quiz : 23 June 2017
1. Sorin Grindeanu was ousted as the Prime Minister in which of the following countries recently after a no-confidence vote?
1) Romania
2) Tanzania
3) Estonia
4) Nigeria
5) South Sudan
2. Which of the following has become the fourth state in the country to be open defecation free (ODF)?
1) Uttarakhand
2) Arunachal Pradesh
3) Nagaland
4) Tripura
5) Assam
3. Womtelo Reverend Baldwin Lonsdale, the present President of Vanuatu, died recently. The capital city of Vanuatu is
1) Port Elizabeth
2) Port Blair
3) Port Vila
4) Port Louis
5) Port Lagos
4. The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointed Vladimir Ivanovich Voronkov as Under-Secretary- General of the UN Counter-Terrorism Office. Voronkov hails from
1) Ukraine
2) Russia
3) Kazakhstan
4) Uzbekistan
5) Serbia
5. Indian agricultural microbiologist Shrihari Chandraghatgi has been conferred the Ministry of Environment Award for 2017 in which country?
1) US
2) UK
3) France
4) Japan
5) Germany
6.________ in association with Kochi Metro Rail Corporation (KMRL) has launched ‘Kochi1’ Card, India’s first open loop EMV contactless metro card.
1) Axis Bank
2) HDFC Bank
3) ICICI Bank
4) Federal Bank
5) IndusInd Bank
7. Which of the following countries has unveiled the world’s first train that operates on a virtual track using sensor technology instead of metal rails?
1) Sweden
2) Norway
3) South Korea
4) Australia
5) China
8. ___________was announced the World’s Best Airline at the SKYTRAX 2017 World Airline Awards.
1) Qatar Airways
2) Cathay Pacific
3) Emirates
4) ANA All Nippon Airways
5) Singapore Airlines
9. Which of the following is the costliest city in the world according to the Mercer’s 23rd annual Cost of Living Survey?
1) London
2) Luanda
3) Hong Kong
4) Tokyo
5) Seattle
10. India’s commercial capital Mumbai has been given which of the following place on the Mercer’s 23rd annual Cost of Living Survey?
1) 184th
2) 99th
3) 57th
4) 166th
5) 135th
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