Current Affairs MCQ 9th August 2017
Dear Sehpaathians
We are here with Multiple choice Questions based on Current affairs MCQ 9th August 2017
1) 2030 WRG will help the _______ state Government raise $270 million from the Green Climate Fund
a) Maharashtra
b) Assam
c) Punjab
d) Andhra Pradesh
e) None of the above
Answer: a)
Explanation: The 2030 Water Resources Group (2030WRG) will help the Maharashtra Government raise $270 million from the Green Climate Fund, which will be invested in integrated watershed programmes such as Jalyukt Shivar Yojana.
2). Centre has declared entire _________ as a “disturbed” area under the controversial Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) for one more month
a) Maharashtra
b) Assam
c) Punjab
d) Andhra Pradesh
e) None of the above
Answer: b)
Explanation: Centre has declared entire Assam as a “disturbed” area under the controversial Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) for one more month, citing various violent activities by insurgent groups ULFA, NDFB, and others.
3) India’s leading FMCG Britannia to set up largest plant in ______
a) Maharashtra
b) Assam
c) Punjab
d) Andhra Pradesh
e) None of the above
Answer:(a)
Explanation: India’s leading FMCG Britannia Industries would set up its largest plant in Maharashtra in a food park at Ranjangaon. The company was also planning to set up a diary project at the food park with a capacity of seven lakh litres per day.
4) India-ASEAN Youth Summit from Aug 14 to be held in _______
a) Bhopal
b) Roorkee
c) Mumbai
d) Kanpur
e) None of the above
Answer: a) Over 100 delegates from 10 ASEAN countries – Brunei, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam – will participate in the India-ASEAN Youth Summit to be held in Bhopal from August 14-19.
5) ________ customers have to pay charges for depositing cash above Rs. 5,000 in a non-base branch
a) PNB
b) Canara Bank
c) RBL Bank
d) Karnataka Bank
e) None of the above
Answer: a)
Explanation: PNB customers will have to pay charges for depositing cash above Rs. 5,000 in a non-base branch even if it is located in the same city. Currently, the customers of Punjab National Bank have levied charges only for depositing cash over Rs. 25,000 at a non-base branch within the same city.
6). GST Council, has decided to raise cess on Luxury cars & SUV from 15% now to up to _____%
a) 25%
b) 20%
c) 18%
d) 22%
e) None of the above
Answer: a)
Explanation: Sports utility vehicles (SUVs) and luxury cars, which became cheaper after the rollout of the goods and services tax (GST), may now cost more as the GST Council, has decided to raise cess on them from 15% now to up to 25%
7). Senior bureaucrat S Aparna appointed as Executive Director of __________
a) World Bank
b) AIIB
c) ISRO
d) RBI
e) None of the above
Answer: b)
Explanation: Senior bureaucrat S Aparna, presently Principal Secretary to Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, has been appointed as an Executive Director in the World Bank in the US. As the Executive Director at World Bank, Ms. Aparna will represent the constituency of India, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Sri Lanka.
8) Which country signs MoU with Renault, it is the biggest ever car deal
a) Iran
b) Qatar
c) Guinea
d) Uzbekistan
e) None of the above
Explanation: (a) Iran’s official news agency says two Iranian companies have signed the country’s biggest-ever car deal with French multinational automobile manufacturer Group Renault to produce 150,000 cars, beginning in 2018.
9) BCCI ordered to lift lifetime ban on cricketer Sreesanth by _______ HC
a) Delhi
b) Assam
c) Arunachal pradesh
d) Kerala
e) None of the above
Answer: (d)
Explanation: Kerala High Court ordered Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to lift the life ban imposed on Cricketer Sreesanth in the wake of the 2013 IPL spot-fixing scandal.
10) ___________, an Indian businessman in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) honoured by UAE government
a) Rajiv Singh
b) Ranjeet Singh
c) Firoz Merchant
d) Jairam Ramesh
e) None of the above
Answer: c) Firoz Merchant, an Indian businessman in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), who has spent over USD 4 million to help free prisoners languishing in jails due to non-payment of debts, has been honoured with UAE’s prestigious Community Service Medal.
