GK Current Affairs Quiz: May 14, 2017

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As per recently released Public Affairs Index (PAI) 2017, Kerala has been declared as the State with the best governance in the country for a second straight year.

Ans. D

The bridge is situated over the Brahmaputra river at an aerial distance of around 100 km from the Chinese border. It is 9.15 km long.

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The Uttar Pradesh government has decided to form ‘Maa’ committees to keep an eye on mid-day meals served to students in state-run primary schools.

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Amul will sponsor the New Zealand cricket team for the upcoming Champions Trophy in England.

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Theme of 2017 Mother’s Day – “Every Mother knows”. Mother’s Day is a celebration honouring the mother of the family, as well as motherhood, maternal bonds, and the influence of mothers in society. It is celebrated on various days in many parts of the world, most commonly in the months of March or May.

Ans. A

The gender-specific categories for its acting awards this year have been abolished by MTV for the 2017 MTV Movie & TV Awards in Los Angeles, California, giving the honor for best actor in a movie to Emma Watson for “Beauty and the Beast.”

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The Hinduja brothers have topped the 2017 list of the richest people in the UK with a wealth of 16.2 billion pounds, a massive 3. 2-billion-pound hike in their fortunes over the previous year.

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The strategic anti-Naxal operations command headquarters of the CRPF has been shifted from Kolkata to Raipur, right into the heart of the Naxal violence hit state of Chhattisgarh by the Centre in the wake of 37 men of the paramilitary being massacred by Naxals in a period of less than two months.

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South Korea’s new president Moon Jae-in has been sworn in and has begun his five-year term. The former human rights lawyer and the son of North Korean refugees is known for his liberal views.

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Jhulan Goswami, former Indian women’s cricket captain and women’s team fast bowler,has become the leading wicket-taker in Women’s One-Day Internationals surpassing the Australian cricketer Cathryn Fitzpatrick’s record of 180 wickets. She has also been awarded the ICC Women’s Cricketer of the Year 2007, Arjuna Award in 2010, and the prestigious Padma Shri in 2012.