GK Current Affairs Quiz: May 27, 2017

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Nagpur become the first city with electric fleet of 200 electric vehicles, including taxis, buses, e-rickshaw and autos.

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Apple has opened its first Southeast Asia store in Singapore’s Orchard shopping district.

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India has announced a $500 million line of credit to Mauritius as the two countries resolved to deepen ties in a range of areas including the maritime domain.

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2017 G7 Summit is being held at Italy. The summit will focus on issues surrounding security and growth. A tough debate is expected on issues including trade and climate change.

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Flipkart CEO Kalyan Krishnamurthy has taken additional charge of the Human Resources amid merger talks with Snapdeal.

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Rohan Chakravarty, a wildlife and environment cartoonist from India, has won WWF International President’s Award 2017 for his efforts to change attitudes towards nature.The award is given in recognition of leadership in young conservationists who are under the age of 30 from around the world.

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Jacqueline Fernandez was awarded for her philanthropic work in India. She has been working with the charity ‘Habitat for Humanity for the last five years. This organization gives needy people homes to live in and ensures a life of dignity for them.

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US President Donald Trump urged Muslim countries to deny sanctuary to extremists and called for international isolation of Iran, which he accused of fuelling “sectarian conflict and terror”.

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Bengaluru FC beat Mohun Bagan 2-0 to win the 38th Federation Cup football tournament. Bengaluru FC also booked their berth for next year AFC Cup by virtue of winning the blue riband tournament.

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Astronomers with the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) have created the first map of the large-scale structure of the Universe based entirely on the positions of quasars. Quasars are the incredibly bright and distant points of light powered by super massive black holes.