Current Affairs MCQ 13th August 2017

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We are here with Multiple choice Questions based on Current affairs MCQ 13th August 2017

1) The International Youth Day is observed on _________
a) 12 August
b) 12 April
c) 12 September
d) 12 July
e) None of the above

Answer: a)
Explanation: The International Youth Day was observed across the world on 12 August with the theme ‘Youth Building Peace’. This year, the Day is aimed at celebrating young people’s contributions in preventing conflicts and bringing about transformations along with inclusion, social justice and sustainable peace.

2). __________ expels Venezuelan ambassador
a) Iraq
b) Peru
c) Iran
d) Italy
e) None of the above

Answer: b)
Explanation: Peru has expelled the Venezuelan ambassador from Lima after Caracas sent an unacceptable response to regional condemnation of its new constituent assembly.

3) Turkey has started to construct a wall along the 500-km-long border with _________
a) Iraq
b) Peru
c) Iran
d) Italy
e) None of the above

Answer:(c)
Explanation: Turkey has started to construct a wall along the 500-km-long border with Iran.The construction is aimed at strengthening the country’s security by stopping infiltration by smugglers and Kurdish militants that Turkey claims have bases and camps on the Iranian side of the border.

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4) Centre has appointed lyricist __________ as Chairman of the CBFC
a) Prasoon Joshi
b) Pahlaj Nihalani
c) Naresh Chandra Lal
d) Ms. Gautami Tadimalla
e) None of the above

Answer: a) The Centre has appointed lyricist Prasoon Joshi as Chairman of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) for a period of three years. Mr Joshi has replaced former Chairman Pahlaj Nihalani

5) Athlete ________ has been appointed WHO Goodwill Ambassador
a) Milkha Singh
b) Sania Mirza
c) Siana Nehwal
d) Vijender Singh
e) None of the above
Answer: a)
Explanation: Legendary Indian athlete Milkha Singh has been appointed WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Physical Activity in South-East Asia Region.

6). Uhuru Kenyatta has been Re-elected as _________ President
a) Kenya
b) Iraq
c) Iran
d) Russia
e) None of the above

Answer: a)
Explanation: In Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta has been re-elected as President following the election. Election Commission Head Wafula Chebukati announced in Nairobi that Kenyatta got 54.27 per cent votes beating his rival Raifa Odinga who got 44.74 per cent of votes.

7) Yisrael Kristal World’s Oldest Man Dies in _________ at 113
a) Iraq
b) Israel
c) India
d) US
e) None of the above

Answer: b)
Explanation: Israeli Holocaust survivor Yisrael Kristal, certified by Guinness World Records as the world’s oldest man, died aged 113.

8) ________ bank unveiled two new digital services for online payments
a) Vijaya Bank
b) SBI
c) Canara Bank
d) Axis Bank
e) None of the above
Explanation: (c) Canara Bank unveiled two new digital services for online payments. Bharat QR (Quick Response) is for payment settlement at merchant locations and Bharat Bill Payment System (BBPS) is an integrated bill payment system for net banking customers.

9) ________Allows Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) to launch Gold Options
a) RBI
b) SBI
c) SEBI
d) PFRDA
e) None of the above

Answer: (c)
Explanation: The Multi Commodity Exchange Ltd (MCX), the country’s largest commodity exchange has received capital markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India’s (Sebi) approval to launch options trading in gold.

10) Ruth Pfau _______ Mother Teresa’ Passes Away
a) Pakistan
b) Afganisthan
c) Iran
d) Iraq
e) None of the above

Answer: a) Ruth Pfau, a German nun who devoted her life to combatting leprosy in Pakistan, has died at the age of 87. Pfau, who was known locally as Pakistan’s Mother Teresa, came to the southern port city of Karachi in 1960 and spent half a century taking care of some of the country’s sickest and poorest people.

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