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17801. Which state won the Sub Junior National Football Title-2017 defeating Meghalaya in the final?
Answer: Mizoram.
17802. Surrey and England all-rounder who has announced his retirement from Cricket at the age of 25?
Answer: Zafar Ansari.
17803. Which country blocked access to the online encyclopedia Wikipedia on April 29, 2017, citing a law that allows the government to ban certain websites for the protection of the public?
Answer: Turkey.
17804. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a new scheme on April 27, 2017 to boost air travel between smaller cities by making flights far more affordable for "tier 2" and smaller towns. What is the name of that scheme?
Answer: UDAN (Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik).
17805. India’s first ‘village of books’ is recently inaugurated in Maharashtra. Where is it located?
Answer: Bhilar in Satara district.
17806. Social and environmental activist who has won the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize-2017, dubbed as the Green Nobel?
Answer: Prafulla Samantara.
17807. On April 24, 2017, a NASA astronaut broke the record for most total days spent in space by any NASA astronaut, at more than 534 days. Name that astronaut?
Answer: Peggy Whitson.
17808. Who is sworn-in as the fifth Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations?
Answer: Amina Mohammed.
17809. Who has been appointed as the new Prime Minister of Sudan on March 2, 2017?
Answer: Bakri Hassan Saleh.
17810. French footballer, integral to the French national team of the 1950s who played for Real Madrid between 1956 and 1959, passed away on March 3, 2017?
Answer: Raymond Kopa.
17811. Who won the Player of the Series award in the 4 Test cricket matches played between India and Australia held in India in 2017?
Answer: Ravindra Jadeja.
17812. South Indian singer who has set a world record by playing 67 songs on Gayathri Veena, a single-stringed musical instrument, non-stop for five hours at a concert in Kochi on March 5, 2017?
Answer: Vaikkom Vijayalakshmi.
17813. Who won the Dubai Open Tennis title 2017 defeating Fernando Verdasco in the final?
Answer: Andy Murray
17814. Who becomes the second youngest International Master (IM) from India at the tender age of 12 years and eight months?
Answer: Nihal Sarin.
17815. Which Airport in India has been ranked world"s second best airport, according to a global survey?
Answer: The Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) in Delhi.
17817. Who has been reelected as the President of the European Council for the second term?
Answer: Donald Tusk.
17818. South Korean President who was removed from office on March 10, 2017, as the country’s Constitutional Court unanimously upheld a parliamentary vote to impeach her for her role in a corruption and influence-peddling scandal?
Answer: Park Geun-hye.
17819. Indian cricketer who was announced as the official ambassador of Women"s Cricket World Cup 2017 by the International Cricket Council (ICC)?
Answer: Sachin Tendulkar.
17820. Who won the Player of the series award in the three ODI cricket match series between England and West Indies in 2017?
Answer: Chris Woakes (England).
17821. On March 14, 2017, who is sworn in as the new Chief Minister of Goa?
Answer: Manohar Parrikar.
17822. Who is sworn in as the new Chief Minister of Punjab on March 16, 2017?
Answer: Amarinder Singh.
17823. Former judge in the Patna High Court who has been appointed as the Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court?
Answer: Navniti Prasad Singh.
17824. Who was appointed as the new Chief Justice of the Chhattisgarh High Court?
Answer: TB Radhakrishnan,
17825. Who has been sworn in as the new Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh?
Answer: Justice Hemand Gupta.
17826. Name the Supersonic Cruise missile successfully test fired by India on March 11, 2017?
Answer: Brahmos.
17828. Name the Indian -American who has been sworn in as the head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (a key healthcare agency), in the Trump administration?
Answer: Seema Verma.
17829. Former U.S senator who has been appointed as U.S. director of national intelligence?
Answer: Dan Coats.
17830. Who has resigned from his post as ICC chairman after eight months in office, citing personal reasons?
Answer: Shashank Manohar.
17831. The St Lucia born poet and playwright, who received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1992, passed away on March 17, 2017?
Answer: Sir Derek Walcott.
17832. Who has sworn in as the new Chief Minister of Uttarakhand in March 2017?
Answer: Trivendra Singh Rawat.
17833. Indian priest and Hindu nationalist politician who is the current Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, in office since 26 March 2017?
Answer: Yogi Adityanath.
17834. India’s national level car racer who passed away after a fatal car crash in Chennai on March 18, 2017?
Answer: Ashwin Sundar.
17835. The legendary musician, often referred to as the father of rock "n" roll, passed away on March 18, 2017?
Answer: Chuck Burry.
17837. Which country has been judged to be the happiest country in the world, in the United Nations’ latest World Happiness Report, released on March 20, 2017?
Answer: Norway.
17838. Which cricketer holds the record for most balls faced by an Indian in a test innings?
Answer: Cheteshwar Pujara.
17839. Which state has won the Vijay Hazare Trophy defeating Bengal in the final?
Answer: Tamil Nadu.
17840. Two fossils believed to be the world"s oldest known plant have been discovered in an Asian Country. Which is that country?
Answer: India.
17841. What is the name of India’s first superpower drone designed and developed by IIT Kharagpur research group?
Answer: The BHIM drone.
17842. Name the Australian fast bowler, known for bowling at speeds in excess of 150kmph, has officially become an Overseas Citizen of India (OCI)?
Answer: Shaun Tait.
17843. The banker and philanthropist who controlled Chase Manhattan bank for more than a decade, passed away on March 20, 2017?
Answer: David Rockefeller.
17844. Who won the Australian Grand Prix-2017, a Formula One motor race that took place on 26 March 2017 in Melbourne?
Answer: Sebastian Vettel.
17845. Pakistan’s retired army chief who has been appointed as the chief of 39-nation Islamic military coalition formed to combat terrorism?
Answer: Raheel Sharif .
17846. Who has become the youngest bowler to take 50 wickets in One-Day Internationals?
Answer: Rashid Khan.
17848. Which state won the Santosh Trophy Football -2017 defeating Goa in the final (1-0)?
Answer: West Bengal.
17849. Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) national president and former Minister of State for External Affairs, passed away on February 1, 2017?
Answer: E. Ahamed.
17850. Former Sports Editor of The Hindu and former editor of Sportstar, who passed away on February 1, 2017?
Answer: Nirmal Shekar.
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