11.07.2017 Current Affairs Quiz

1) In Tamil Nadu, ____________ was approved by the government of India to start Ultra Mega Thermal Power Project (4000 MW).
(A) Cheyyur, Kanchipuram district
(B) Kaumudi, Ramanathapuram district
(C) Solapuram, Sivagangai district
(D) Thirupapuliyur, Cuddalore district
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Answer-(A) Cheyyur, Kanchipuram district

2) Which Amendment Act made Puducherry a Union Territory in 1962?
(A) 12th
(B) 14th
(C) 21st
(D) 23rd
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Answer-(B) 14th
Explanation:

In 2006, Pondicherry was renamed as ‘Puducherry’.

Article 239 to 241 in Part VIII deal with the Union Territories.

3) A book ‘Aadhaar : A Biometric History’ was written by __________.
(A) Arun Jaitley
(B) Narayana Sasthri
(C) Shankkar Aiyar
(D) Nirmala Sitharaman
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Answer-(C) Shankkar Aiyar

4) __________, from Tamil Nadu, clinched 2 Gold medals in 22nd Asian Athletic Championship (Bhubaneswar, Odisha).
(A) Arokia Rajiv
(B) Pu.Chitra
(C) M. R. Poovamma
(D) Govindan Lakshman
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Answer-(D) Govindan Lakshman
Explanation:

India finished on top of the medals tally with a total of 29 medals (12 Gold, 5 Silver and 12 Bronze).

Govindan Lakshman (Tamil Nadu) – 2 Gold (Men’s 5000m & 10,000m run).

Arokia Rajiv (Tamil Nadu) – 1 Gold (Men’s 4*400 relay) and 1 Silver (Men’s 400m run).

Pu.Chitra (Kerala) – 1 Gold (Women’s 1500m run).

M. R. Poovamma (Karnataka) – 1 Gold (Women’s 4*400 relay) (She got Arjuna Award in 2015).

5) Who has been appointed Director General of GST Intelligence Agency?
(A) John Joseph
(B) Aravind Subramainan
(C) Nirmal Banerjee
(D) Jai Narayanan
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Answer-(A) John Joseph

6) Who is the first transgender appointed to a bench of National Lok Adalat in Uttar Dinajpur district of West Bengal?
(A) Manabi Bandopadhyay
(B) Madhu Kinnar
(C) Joyita Mondal
(D) Prithika Yashini
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Answer-(C) Joyita Mondal
Explanation:

Manabi Bandopadhyay - India's first transgender college principal (Krishnagar Women's College in West Bengal in 2015)

Madhu Kinnar - India's first transgender Mayor (Raigarh, Chhattisgarh in 2015).

Prithika Yashini – India’s first transgender Sub Inspector of Police (Tamil Nadu in 2017).

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