50 Current Affairs Questions For AFCAT Exam 2017

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AFCAT exam is just 2 weeks ahead and the aspirants are giving their best in preparing themselves for the exam. The exam gives opportunity to candidates for joining the Indian Air Force in various departments. AFCAT exam is framed by the IAF authorities and the exam level is average as compared to CDS and NDA examination. Current affairs play a key role in the exam. Below are some of the current affairs questions that will give the hint to the candidates.

50 Current Affairs Questions For AFCAT Exam 2017

Which is the first state to ratify GST bill – Assam
Which is named as the largest river island by Guinness world records – Majuli, Assam
Talgo trains belong to which country – Spain
Which sub-division of Haryana has been declared as the new district – Dadri
Which state has become the second state to get 100% electrification – Andra Pradesh (First is Gujarat)
Which island nation has recently been declared malaria free by WHO – Srilanka (earlier Maldives have been declared malaria free)
Which Indian actress has been named as the highest paid television actress in the world – Priyanka Chopra
Ashok Layland has released a proposal to merge which firm in itself – Hinduja Foundries Ltd
Allo messaging app is launched by which tech giant? – Google
What is the name of the permanent facility of NDRF – Prakampana
Who has won 2016 US opens women’s singles – Angelique Kerber
E-Kharid payment portal by Haryana has been launched for which crop? – Paddy
Which bank has become the first Indian bank to open a branch in Yangon, Myanmar – SBI
Which Indian shooter has won silver medal in the men’s 50-meter air pistol event at ISSF World cup Italy – Jitu Rai
Which short film has won first prize at Swachh Bharat Short Film Festival (SBSFF) – Murga
Duncan Haldane, David Thouless and Michael Kosterlitz and they belong to Great Britain were awarded Nobel prize I which field? – Physics
Which nation won first BRICS U-17 football tournament – Brazil
Which are the 3 IT based systems unveiled by election commission of India – Samadhan, Suvidha and Sugam
Who has won Athlete of the Year Title – Usain Bolt
Who has won Best footballer in the world title – Cristiano Ronaldo
India’s first transgender school has been opened in which district – Kochi, Kerala
BHIM app recently launched by PM Modi is – Mobile Payment App
How many new castes have been included in central OBC list – 15 castes
The largest cricket stadium will be built at – Motera, Ahmedabad
World’s first solar road “Wattway” is opened in – France
Which ICBM missile has been recently test fired by India – Agni – 5
Who won Tamil Ratna award – A.R. Rahman
Which nation became the first nation to launch the self-driving taxis – Singapore
Who became the first Indian women be an IOC member – Nita Ambani
Anant Maheshwari has been appointed as the president of which tech giant – Microsoft India
Which Indian village has been named as India’s First digital Village – Akodara village of Gujarat
The current repo rate is – 6.25
6^th BRICS health Ministers Meet was held in – New Delhi
The Gotthard Base Tunnel, the largest tunnel was open in – Switzerland
Serendipity, India’s first disciplinary art test was organized in – GOA
Balasaheb Vikhe Patil who died recently in Maharashtra at the age of 84 was related to – Politics
Which State on December launched India’s first Bio-Diesel Buses – Karnataka
No tobacco day is observed on – 1^st November
SAMPRITI Exercise was held between – India and Bangladesh
The book of the year “playing it my way” is an autobiography of – Sachin Tendulkar
Which state became the first state to open cyber police station in each district – Maharashtra
Who is appointed as the head of the committee to form a strategy to expedite the process of transforming India into a cashless economy – Amithabh Kant
The winner of the women’s singles title of the 2016 China Open is – Agnieszka Radwanska
Which firm has launched an Internet of Things (IoT) services venture named “UNLIMIT” in association with Cisco Jasper – Reliance
Who has won international peace prize for emphasizing the world peace – Sri Sri Ravishankar
Which word has been named international word of the year by Oxford Dictionaries – Post Truth
Who has been named as the businessman of the year 2016 by the fortune magazine – Mark Zuggerburg
Who is awarded Rajiv Gandhi national Sadbhavna award – Shubha Mudgal
Rogers cup is related to – Lawn Tennis
Number of slabs decided for GST are – 4 slabs

Conclusion – AFCAT General Awareness exam has a significant part of Current affairs. The candidates have to prepare precisely in order to tick the correct option. The general awareness section of the exam contains 50 questions and about 8-10 questions are related to the current affairs. So the candidates have to gear up for the exam and get over the cut off.

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