GK Current Affairs Quiz: May 30, 2017

Ans. C

Manipur Governor and former minority affairs minister Najma Heptulla has been appointed as the chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia.

Ans. B

Sebastian Vettel has won 2017 Monaco Grand Prix. Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen finished second while Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo clinched the third spot.

Ans. D

South African opener Hashim Amla has become the fastest batsman to score 7000 runs in ODI cricket. He also holds the record for fastest to reach 2000, 3000, 4000, 5000, and 6000 ODI runs.

Ans. A

Reserve Bank of India has announced that it will soon be putting new one rupee notes into circulation.

Ans. D

As per World Bank, India’s gross domestic product is expected to grow 7.2 percent in 2017-18.

Ans. C

The Member States of WHO elected Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus as the new Director-General of WHO. He was nominated by the government of Ethiopia.He is the successor of Dr. Margaret Chan, who has been the Director General of WHO since January 1, 2007.

Ans. B

This year’s WSFC, to be held from May 31 to June 4, will feature street food chefs and vendors from the Philippines, Singapore, India, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, United States, Thailand, Mexico, Germany and Japan.The World Street Food Congress 2017 expects around a100,000 visitors at the venue, the Mall of Asia Concert Grounds.

Ans. D

Mathikettan Shola National Park is a beautiful place, located in the Idukki district of the state of Kerala. The park is located between other reserve forests like Eravikulam National Park and Pampadam Shola National Park.Rare animals like Tigers, Panthers, Elephants, Giant grizzled squirrel, Flying squirrels, Spotted deer and Nilgiritahr are to be seen in the national park.

Ans. D

The Pune city police received the Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industries (FICCI) Smart Police Award for the year 2017. The program focused on the use of modern technology for internal security issues.

Ans. C

The construction of the Extremely Large Telescope was inaugurated by the Chilean President Michelle Bachelet, which scientists say will be the world’s largest optical and infrared telescope once it is complete.The telescope will be constructed at a 3,000-meter-high mountain in the middle of the Atacama Desert.The ELT is being built by the European Southern Observatory and will have a main mirror that is 39 metres in diameter.