Latest Current Affairs Questions and Answers 9th May 2017
1.Which state government has banned the HFSS (High in Fat, Salt, nd Sugar) food and replace junk food with healthy food in school canteens all over the state?
Maharashtra.
2. Who is elected as the president of France recently?
Emmanuel Macron
Important Notes
Important Notes
3. Who was appointed as Indian ambassidor to Netherlands?
Venu Rajamony.
Notes:
Prime Minister of Netherlands: Mark Rutte
Currency: Euro,
Capital: Amsterdam
4. What is the goal of Micro Irrigation Fund under NABARD?
‘Per drop more crop’.
5. Which is the first ever Indian film that has crossed 1000 crores collections within 10 days of the release date?
Bahubali – 2
6. According to the Sunday Times Rich List 2017, Who topped the list of the richest people in the UK?
Hinduja Brothers (Srichand & Gopichand).
They are at the top position with 16.2 billion pounds.
They are at the top position with 16.2 billion pounds.
7. On the occasion of the 156th birth anniversary of which famous India poet and Nobel laureate, the India is organizing a festival in Egypt at Cairo from May 8th to 12th May 2017?
Rabindranath Tagore.
8. Who is the first female chief justice of state high court in the country, recently died in May 2017 at the age of 86 years?
Leila Seth.
9. Recently, The online classifieds company Quikr has acquired which on demand household service provider company to improve its local household service business?
Zimmber.
Quikr CEO: Pranay Chulet,
Head Quarters: Banglore.
10. Which country won the Sultan Azlan shah cup 2017 after a gap of 23 years, the hockey tournament held in Malaysia?
Great Britain (Winner).
11. Which country has been successfully launched 2230 kg South Asia Satellite GSAT-9 (Geostationary Communication Satellite) on 5 May 2017?
India (by ISRO)
Australia (Runner).
12. Which telecom company has tied up with the TV channel NDTV for providing news in regional languages for better customer support by introducing Hyperlocal News: My City My News?
Aircel.
Head Quarters of Aircel: Gurugram (Haryana).
13. Who has been awarded as the best actress of the 17th edition of New York Indian Film Festival 2017?
Konkana Sen Sharma ( Film: Lipstick Under My Burkha)
14. Who is the new Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh?
Yogi Adityanath
15. Who is the owner of Hinduja Brothers which was founded in 1914?
S.P. Hinduja. (Head Quarters: London, UK).