Places

Question: Name the island of Andaman Nicobar Islands from where more than 1200 tourists were evacuated after the improvement in the weather condition.
[A].

Tinmaittivu Island

[B].

Cinque Island and Saddle peak

[C].

Neil and Havelock Islands

[D].

Ross and Viper Islands

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

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Question: The Bondla Wildlife Sanctuary (BWS) is located in which state?
[A].

Karnataka

[B].

Tripura

[C].

Goa

[D].

Manipur

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

The Bondla Wildlife Sanctuary (BWS) is located in Ponda taluka of northeastern Goa and covers an area of 8 square km.

Question: World’s first floating wind farm was starts in __________.
[A].

Scotland

[B].

England

[C].

Wales

[D].

Ireland

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

World’s first floating wind farm located over 15 miles off the coast of Peterhead, Aberdeenshire in Scotland. The turbines used in this wind farm have been towed all the way from Norway by Norwegian multinational company named Statoil which has developed this wind farm. The farm consists five 6MW turbines. It is expected that this floating wind farm will generate 135GWh of electricity each year.

Question: AYUSH Festival of Stamps 2017 was held at __________.
[A].

Delhi

[B].

Mumbai

[C].

Pune

[D].

Goa

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

AYUSH Festival of Stamps 2017 was held at Panaji, Goa. It was inaugurated by Rajya Sabha MP Vinay Tendulkar at Maquinez Palace, Panaji, Goa. Its objective is to promote healthy hobbies such as stamp collection among students and healthy lifestyle habits. Stamps related to ayurveda, yoga and related traditional practices from India and abroad were displayed at the event. About 150 schools and 5,000 students participated in the festival.

Question: Which village of Haryana is named as Abhimanyupur?
[A].

Jind

[B].

Hisar

[C].

Amin

[D].

Bhiwani

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

Haryana’s Amin village was renamed as Abhimanyupur. Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar gave approval to rename Amin village in Kurukshetra district to Abhimanyupur. Abhimanyupur would be included in the second phase of Krishna Circuit under Central Government’s Swadesh Darshan Scheme.

Question: G-20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FMCBG) Meeting was held in ___________.
[A].

Canada

[B].

Mexico

[C].

New York

[D].

Washington

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

G-20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FMCBG) Meeting was held in Washington D.C., US. The Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Arun Jaitley participated in the G-20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FMCBG) Meeting. It focused on the agenda items like Global Economy and Framework for Growth, Compact with Africa and International Financial Architecture.

Question: World Dental Show 2017 was opened in __________.
[A].

Chennai

[B].

Mumbai

[C].

Pune

[D].

Lucknow

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

The 3-day international exhibition – ‘World Dental Show 2017’ was opened in Mumbai showcasing the evolving global technologies and techniques in dentistry. Indian Dental Association (IDA) hosted the exhibition which has witnessed participation from the international exhibitors from China,Germany, Israel, Malaysia, Russian Federation, South Korea, Taiwan, Turkey, UK and US, numbering about 120 are displaying their latest dental wares in 250 well-furnished stalls.