Current Affairs -2017 February - 11 to 20 (Chapter-03)

Current Affairs -2017
February - 11 to 20
(Chapter-03)

51.Who has been selected for the 2016 Vyas Samman?

Surendra Verma

52.Which sportsperson won the Laureus 'Sportsman of the Year' award?

Usain Bolt

53.Name the person, who has nicknamed as ‘AKKhad Banarasi’ all over India, died recently?

Pt. Dharmsheel Chaturvedi

54.Who is the first woman to be appointed as director of an Indian Institutes of Management (IIM) at Sirmaur?

Neelu Rohmetra

55.which country unveils plan to build first city on Mars by 2117?

UAE

56.The National Pension System (NPS) has been launched by which bank on February 16, 2017 to provide financial security in the form of pension to senior citizens?

Karnataka Bank Limited

57.Which state is hosting the 2nd edition of International Spice Conference on February 12, 2017?

Kerala

58.Which country to host 2017 ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup?

England

59.Which Indian actor is going to be honoured with the fourth Yash Chopra Memorial Award?

Shah Rukh Khan

60.Name the lake, in which India’s first floating elementary school inaugurated, recently?

Loktak lake

61.Which country maintaining its rank as the world’s most popular tourist destination despite terror attacks?

France

62.Which bank has recently launched “Pragati” Plan for low Income group?

HDFC Bank

63.The central government has approved signing of an Air Services Agreement with which country on February 15, 2017 for smooth air services between the two nations?

Rwanda

64.Who has been appointed India’s High Commissioner to Canada?

Vikas Swarup

65.Who was appointed as the new Under-Secretary-General for the United Nations’ Peacekeeping Operations?

Jean-Pierre Lacroix

66.Name the Indian vessel, which has installed solar power system

INS Sarvekshak

67.who adopted Donja Village in Maharashtra for transformation?

Sachin Tendulkar

68.Which health institution has won the Kayakalp Award under the central government hospitals category on February 15, 2017 for maintaining high standards of sanitation and hygiene?

All India Institutes of Medical Sciences, New Delhi

69.In which state the 2017 UNESCO Natural Heritage festival was held?

Himachal Pradesh

70.Which state government has launched “Aardram” a public health initiative?

Kerala

71.India’s first-ever floating elementary school was inaugurated in which state?

Manipur

72.Name the person, who has been establishing a Guinness World Record by cycling across India, recently?

Prasad Erande

73. which state International Coin fair begins on February 13, 2017?

Kerala

74.The West Bengal government has carved out which town as a separate district from Darjeeling on February 14, 2017?

Kalimpong

75.Who has been elected the new President of Germany?

Frank-Walter Steinmeier
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