General Knowledge 2017

General Knowledge - General Awareness Quiz - Questions and Answers, GK 2017

1. What is the theme of the 2017 World Blood Donor Day (WBDD)?

a. Thank you for saving my life

b. Blood connects us all

c. Every blood donor is a hero

d. Give Blood. Give Now. Give Often

2. What is the theme of United Nations’ (UN) World Day of Social Justice-2017?

a. Promote global justice & poverty eradication

b. Promote global justice & poverty eradication

c. A Just Transition – environmentally sustainable economies and societies

d. Preventing conflict and sustaining peace through decent work

3. Which city has topped the 2016 Annual Survey of India’s City-Systems (ASICS) Urban Governance ranking?

a. Thiruvananthapuram

4. Who has been sworn-in as the new Governor of Meghalaya?

a. Banwarilal Purohit

5. The 2017 Pravasi Bhartiya Divas (PBD) will be hosted by which city?

6. Who has been chosen for the INSA Young Scientist Award 2017?

7. Which country to host the 17th edition of the AFC Asian Cup – 2019?

8. Which state government has launched a 24X7 toll free helpline number “181” for distressed women?

9. The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has approved how much loan amount for power project in Andhra Pradesh?

10. T V Parasuram, who passed away in 2017, was related to which field?

Extreme Guinness World Records

Oldest table tennis player female

The oldest table tennis player is Dorothy de Low. De Low was 97 years old when she represented Australia at the XIV World Veterans Table Tennis Championships at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on May 25, 2008.