Important Current Affairs Questions with Answers

Ram Nath Kovind elected as 14th President of India

Pakistani student Maha Ayub wins bronze in International Chemistry Olympaid.

JAVED KHAN JADOON assumes charge of Director of News and Current Affairs of Radio Pakistan

Pakistan beat World-V 3-2 to win squash series

Naseem Akhtar wins International Billiards and Snooker Federation (IBSF) World Under -18 Snooker
Championship

122 countries adopt global treaty banning nuclear weapons

Japan's Okinoshima island gains Unesco World Heritage status

CM Shehbaz inaugurates 760 MW Haveli Bahadur Shah gas power plant

G20 forum is being held from 7-8 July in Hamburg, Germany

Tariq Bajwa appointed as new State Bank of Pakistan Governor

Founding member of Women Action Forum, Lala Rukh passes away

India beat Pakistan to win Asian Snooker Championship

Narendra Modi becomes first Indian prime minister to visit Israel.

Sharif Farooq, a senior journalist and an activist of the Pakistan movement, died in Peshawar

Pakistani-American Nergis Mavalvala has been honored with Great Immigrants award
US supreme court reinstates Trump travel ban

US declare Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin as a global terrorist.

US ends post of special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan

Pakistan beat China in Hockey World League

Pakistan, Russia to sign Free Trade Agreement

Afghanistan, Ireland given full ICC test status

Saudi king appoints son (Mohammed bin Salman) as crown prince

Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa was awarded the ____ in Ankara
Legion of Merit
According to UN refugee agency a record ____ people are either refugees, asylum seekers or
internally displaced across the globe
65.6 million

Pakistan is hosting 1.4 million refugees while Turkey is hosting 2.9 million Refugees - UN refugee
agency
Pakistan thrashed India by 180 runs in a thrilling competition at London's Oval ground to clinch the
____ title
ICC Champions Trophy

India beats ____ 7-1 at Hockey World League semifinal

Pakistan
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Agence Francaise de Development (AFD) have
approved over ____ in loans to Pakistan for energy reforms
$400 million
____ launches 1st X-ray space telescope
China
____ imposes sanctions on Hungary, Poland and the Czech Republic for refusing to take refugees
European Union (EU)

National Assembly passes Rs ____ budget?

4.75 trillion
____ wins 10th French Open title
Rafael Nadal

Pakistani boxer ____ tops WBC flyweight rankings

Muhammad Waseem
Current President of International Court of Justice (ICJ)?
Ronny Abraham

Pakistan ranked ____ most unsafe country for tourists?

4th
Pakistan becomes full member of ____?
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation

____ becomes new member of NATO?

Montenegro
Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Libya, Egypt, Yemen, Maldives and the United Arab Emirates cut all
diplomatic ties with ____?
Qatar

____ records highest maximum temperature (53.5 degrees) in the country

Turbat
____ named Islamic Personality of the Year
Saudi Arabia's King Salman

Prominent senior Pakistani lawyer and former attorney general ____ passes away
Sharifuddin Pirzada
Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy wins ____ Award 2017
Knight International Journalism

Afghanistan cancels all cricket ties with Pakistan

Which Hizbul Mujhadeen leader ____ killed in encounter in Indian Occupied Kashmir?
Sabzar Ahmad

Total volume of Pakistan's budget is ____ billion

Rs 4,778
World Health Organization Elects ____ from Ethiopia as the new Director -General
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

Pakistan GDP growth rate ____?

5.28%
State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) keeps interest rate unchanged at ____?
5.75%

Hassan Rouhani wins ____ election?

Iran's presidential
ICJ stays Kulbhushan Jadhav execution, accepts Indian appeal for suspension.
Pakistan becomes first nation to benefit from China's ____?
BeiDou Navigation Satellite
Pakistan wins Test series in ____ for first time.
West Indies

Female swimmers win ____ medal for Pakistan in Islamic solidarity games.
bronze
____ awarded with highest military award (King Abdul Aziz Medal of Excellence) of Kingdom of
Saudi Arabia.
General Zubair Mahmood Hayat

Federal government has appointed ____ as Governor of State Bank for three months.
Riaz Riazuddin
____ defeated Pakistan in 2nd test cricket match?
West Indies

Pakistan sign $24 million accord with ____ for energy project?
Japan
Pakistan improves on ____ position out of 160 economies according to World Banks logistics
index.
68th

Kim Jong Nam ____ half brother of Korean supreme leader was assassinated in?
Indonesia
Pakistan to host ____ summit in Islamabad in March 2017
13th Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO)

____ to join Pakistan road link bypassing Afghanistan?

Tajikistan
Which famous Pakistani actor died recently?
Farooq Zameer

Prime minister of Pakistan recently visited which country?

Turkey
Pakistan army launches operation ____ across the country against terrorists
Raad ul Fasaad

Pakistan Super League 2017 final to be held in?

Lahore
The 6th International Conference in support of Palestinian Intifada, in March 2017 will b e hosted
by?
Iran

New appointed national security adviser of USA by Donald Trump in Feb -2017?
HR McMaster
South Asian Speakers' Summit-2017 held in?
Indore, India

Frank Walter is elected as new President of

Germany

Security Conference-2017 held in?

Munich, Germany
Who is current and first female secretary to foreign affairs of Pakistan appointed in February -2017
Tehmina Janjua
Pakistan army launches operation ____ across the country against terrorists
Raad ul Fasaad

Pakistan Super League 2017 final to be held in?

Lahore
The 6th International Conference in support of Palestinian Intifada, in March 2017 will be hosted
by?
Iran

New appointed national security adviser of USA by Donald Trump in Feb -2017?
HR McMaster
South Asian Speakers' Summit-2017 held in?
Indore, India

New President of Germany?

Frank Walter
Pakistan Stock exchange PSX KSE-100 closed above the historic points level.
50,000

Which Former Sindh Education Minister _____ died in February?

Dr. Hamida Khuhro

first Pakistani women to take 100 wickets in One day Cricket

Sana Mir
Which Former Sindh Education Minister _____ died in February?
Dr. Hamida Khuhro

Who is currently appointed as adviser to the prime minister on aviation PIA

Sardar Mehtab Ahmed Khan
____ is appointed as new Foreign Secretary of Pakistan
Tehmina Janjua

India beat Pakistan and win?

T20 Blind Worldcup
Pakistan conducted Naval Exercise ____ with 37 countries.
Aman 17

____ is elected as new president of Haiti?

Jovenel Mose
Which country temporarily ban 7 Muslim countries citizens from entering.
United States

Current United States Vice President is

Mike Pence
____ is going to host 13th Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) Summit in March 2017.
Pakistan

PML-N ____ is appointed as new governor of Sindh

Muhammad Zubair
____ becomes the first man in history to win five or more titles at three different Grand Slam events.
Roger Federer
____ President to visit Pakistan
Palestinian

Pakistan Stock exchange PSX KSE-100 closed above the historic points level.
50,000
Roger Federer edges Nadal to win
Australian Open

Pakistan tests first MIRV missile named?

Ababeel
According to Transparency International, Pakistan ranks ____ on global corruption index.
116 (ex president Gambia)

United Nations votes on ending _____ settlements

Israeli
____ leaves the Gambia after 22 years of rule
Yahya Jammeh (ex president Gambia)

New US president Donald Trump took the oath of office as

45th president of US
Who is secretary general of United Nations?
Antonio Gueterres

Antonio Gueterres is a Portuguese diplomat and he is serving as ____ secretary general of United
Nations.
9th
Pakistan will host ____ summit in March 2017?
Economic Cooperation Organization

Where the recent Heart of Asia Conference held?

India
The current US President belongs to which party?
Republican

Donald Trump is the native of the state of?

New York City
Where the last BRICS summit held?
India

Who is Egyptian president at present?

Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
Last Organisation of Islamic Cooperation held in
Turkey

Which leader of Tamil Naidu died in 2016?

Jayalailitha
India recently joined which 38 member club?
Missile Technology Control Regime

18th SAARC conference was scheduled to held in

Pakistan
Baan ki Moon belongs to which counry
South Korea
Next t20 worldcup will held in?
England
Which country will host next Olympics
Japan