Current Affairs MCQ 11th September 2017

Dear Sehpaathians

We are here with Multiple choice Questions based on Current affairs MCQ 11th September 2017

1) SIM Cards not Linked to Aadhaar to be Deactivated after _________
a) February 2018
b) January 2018
c) February 2019
d) February 2020
e) None of the above

Answer: a)
Explanation: The government is moving ahead with linking Aadhaar with mobile SIM cards and all unlinked phones will be deactivated after February 2018.

2). Defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman flagged off Navika Sagar Parikrama in ________
a) Maharashtra
b) Delhi
c) Assam
d) Goa
e) None of the above

Answer: d)
Explanation: Defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman flagged off Navika Sagar Parikrama in Goa, a circumnavigation programme by women naval officers.

3) First water ATM has been inaugurated in _________
a) Hyderabad
b) Panaji
c) Guwahati
d) Tiruvantrampuram
e) None of the above

Answer:(a)
Explanation: The First water ATM has been inaugurated by Telangana State Home Minister N Narasimha Reddy at Nalgonda X Roads. A total of 200 ATMs will be set up to reach a targeted 150,000 people.

4) Funds allocated for bullet-proof vehicles for _________ cops
a) Jammu & Kashmir
b) Delhi
c) Maharashtra
d) Kerala
e) None of the above

Answer: a) The Centre has allocated funds for the purchase of bullet-proof vehicles for the personnel of the Jammu and Kashmir Police.

5) Railway Minister _________ has asked the railways to remove all unmanned level crossings within a year
a) Suresh Prabhu
b) Piyush Goyal
c) Rajnath Singh
d) Kiren Rajju
e) None of the above
Answer: b)
Explanation: Railway Minister Piyush Goyal has asked the railways to remove all unmanned level crossings within a year, instead of the initial goal of doing it in three years. Addressing a function at IIM in Kolkata, he said around 5,000 unmanned level crossings, which account for nearly 30-35 per cent of total rail accidents, need to be removed in the next one year.

6). Hurricane _______ set to hit Florida keys, Tampa in US; 6.3 million people evacuated
a) Iram
b) Irma
c) Ilma
d) Isma
e) None of the above
Answer: b)
Explanation: Hurricane Irma is expected to hit the coast of Florida, in the US, but the outer bands are already affecting the south of the state and central Miami is being lashed by heavy rain.

7) UIDAI Chief _______ Appointed Interim GSTN Chairman
a) Umesh Chandra
b) T R Narayan
c) A B Pandey
d) Amit Raj
e) None of the above

Answer: c)
Explanation: The Unique Identification Authority of India’s (UIDAI) chief executive officer (CEO) A.B. Pandey was appointed the interim chairman of the Goods and Services TaxNetwork (GSTN).

8) Sloane Stephens wins ______ open Women’s Singles Title
a) US
b) Australia
c) France
d) Russia
e) None of the above
Explanation: (a) Unseeded American Sloane Stephens lifted the US Open women’s singles title. Sloane ranked 83rd completed a spectacular return from injury to beat 15th seed Keys 6-3, 6-0in the finals

9) Fiscal deficit touches ___________ of budget estimates at July-end
a) 92.4%
b) 90.4%
c) 92.9%
d) 91.4%
e) None of the above

Answer: (a)
Explanation: India’s fiscal deficit at July– end touched 92.4 % of the budget mainly because of front loading of expenditure by various government departments

10) _____Win 2nd South Asian Basketball (SABA) U-16 Championship
a) Bangladesh
b) India
c) Nepal
d) Australia
e) None of the above

Answer: b) India has won 2nd South Asian Basketball, SABA, Under – 16 Championship. India defeated Bhutan by 131-50 in its last league match at Kathmandu in Nepal. India remained unbeaten in its all four matches and accumulated 8 points.

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