General Knowledge 2017

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

1. The Sepahijala Wildlife Sanctuary (SWS) is located in which state?

2. Which Bollywood actress will be honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award as Internationally Acclaimed Actress?

b. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

3. Who has been named Person of the Year for 2017 by the Time magazine?

a. The Whistleblowers

d. The Silence Breakers

4. What is the theme of the second edition of Hunar Haat-2017?

a. Skill haat to promote craftsmen

b. Craft & cuisine for minorities

c. Craft aur cuisine ka sangam

d. Skill haat for craftsmen

5. Which country has won 18th Asian Junior Team Squash Championship-2017?

6. The Betla National Park (BNP) is located in which state?

7. What is the theme of the 2017 World Day for Audiovisual Heritage (WDAH)?

a. Discover, remember and share

b. Archives at Risk: Protect, remember and share

c. It�s your story � don�t lose it

d. Protect & share your visual story

8. Ikutaro Kakehashi, the Roland founder and digital music pioneer has passed away. He hailed from which country?

9. Which Indian airport has won the 2016 Golden Peacock Award for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in the transportation sector under the Aviation category?

a. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport

b. Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport

c. Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport

d. Delhi International Airport Limited

10. The tribal festival of nature worshipping “Sarhul” has started in which state?

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