Current Affairs 2017 Objective Type GK 2017 | GK Quiz 2017

Current Affairs 2017 Objective Type GK Questions and Answers 2017

1.     US President Barack Obama has ended a two-decade-old 'wet foot, dry foot' policy that allows migrants of a country who arrive in the US without a visa to become permanent residents. Name the country whose residents were benefited by the policy.
a) Guatemala 
b) Mexico 
c) Cuba
d) Belize

Answer : Cuba

2.     According to data released by the Central Statistics Office, the country's industrial production grew by what percent in November 2016?
a) 2.1 per cent 
b) 3.4 per cent
c) 5.7 per cent 
d) 6 per cent 

Answer : 5.7

3.      Which of the following movies won the 74th Golden Globes Best Motion Picture Award in the Musical or Comedy category?
a) Moonlight
b) Nocturnal Animals
c) La La Land
d) Fences

Answer : La La Land

4.     It is in this State Sex Ratio at Birth (SRB) touched 900-mark after a gap of 20 years.
a) Punjab
b) Haryana
c) Rajasthan
d) Bihar

Answer : Haryana

5.     Who of the following won the Best FIFA Men’s Player 2016 award?
a) Cristiano Ronaldo
b) Lionel Messi
c) Antoine Griezmann
d) None of the above

Answer : Cristiano Ronaldo

6.     Women weightlifting gold medallists of this country were stripped of the 2008 Olympics titles
a) Russia
b) North Korea
c) China
d) Cuba

Answer : China

7.     Name the country with which India in the recent past signed MoU to construct 3000 rain water harvesting systems. 
a) Myanmar
b) Philippines 
c) Sri Lanka
d) Nepal 

Answer : Sri Lanka

8.     Name the Indian actor who was honoured by the US Embassy to acknowledge his immense contribution to the India-US ties on tuberculosis.
a) Amitabh Bachchan
b) Shah Rukh Khan
c) Akshay Kumar 
d) John Abraham

Answer : Amitabh Bachchan

9.     Name the municipal corporation of Delhi that presented its budget for financial year 2017-18.
a) East Delhi Municipal Council
b) North Delhi Municipal Council
c) South Delhi Municipal Council
d) New Delhi Municipal Council

Answer : New Delhi Municipal Council

10. Name the cricketer who scored a century in his 100th Test match in January 2017.
a) Hashim Amla
b) JP Duminy
c) Virat Kohli 
d) Stephen Cook

Answer : Hashim Amla