24.07.2017 Current Affairs Quiz

1) Who won the 2017 women’s Cricket World Cup?
(A) India
(B) Australia
(C) England
(D) West Indies
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Answer-(C) England
Explanation:
England beat India by 9 runs.

2) Income Tax was first introduced on __________ by the British.
(A) 24th July 1860
(B) 24th July 1867
(C) 24th July 1910
(D) 24th July 1917
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Answer-(A) 24th July 1860
Explanation:

Income Tax Department Celebrates 157th Income Tax Day on 24th July 2017.

British introduced to compensate for the losses suffered by them during 1st War of Independence in 1857.

3) Who is a chairmen of central board of Direct Taxes?
(A) Sushil Chandra
(B) Arun Vajpayee
(C) Manish Agarwal
(D) Prem Chandra
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Answer-(A) Sushil Chandra

4) The 4th North East Connectivity Summit 2017 will be held in ___________.
(A) Manipur
(B) Nagaland
(C) Mizoram
(D) Arunachal Pradesh
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Answer-(B) Nagaland
Explanation:
The 5th North East Connectivity Summit 2018 will be held in Arunachal Pradesh.

5) India ranks ______ out of 152 countries in commitment to Reducing Inequality Index.
(A) 122
(B) 132
(C) 142
(D) 152
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Answer-(B) 132

6) Joint Sea is a navel exercise between ___________.
(A) India & Japan
(B) Japan & Russia
(C) China & Russia
(D) Japan & USA
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Answer-(C) China & Russia

7) Who won US Open Grand Prix Gold Badminton Title 2017?
(A) H.S Prannoy
(B) Praupali Kashyp
(C) Chou Tien-chen
(D) Akane Yamaguchi
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Answer-(A) H.S Prannoy

8) _______________ Compound could be used as a potential drug to fight the effect of a Zika
(A) Acetaminophen
(B) Novobiocin
(C) Diethylcarbamazine
(D) Albendazole
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Answer-(B) Novobiocin

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