Current Affairs MCQ 17th August 2017

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We are here with Multiple choice Questions based on Current affairs MCQ 17th August 2017

1) ________ state Government will soon launch “Durgama Anchalare Malaria Nirakaran” (DAMON)
a) Madhya Pradesh
b) Assam
c) Odisha
d) Manipur
e) None of the above

Answer: c)
Explanation: Odisha Government will soon launch “Durgama Anchalare Malaria Nirakaran” (DAMON), a special programme to prevent the spread of malaria in remote areas of Ganjam district.

2). Indian government has directed internet majors to immediately remove the links of dangerous online game ___________ Challenge
a) Subway Surfers
b) Blue Whale
c) Candy Crush
d) Teen Patti
e) None of the above

Answer: b)
Explanation: The Indian government has directed internet majors- Google, Facebook, Whatsapp, Instagram, Microsoft and Yahoo – to immediately remove the links of dangerous online game Blue Whale Challenge, which has led to suicide of children in India and other countries.

3) India’s first museum on Partition of the Indian subcontinent will open in ___________
a) Punjab
b) Sikkim
c) Assam
d) Kerala
e) None of the above

Answer:(a)
Explanation: India’s first museum on Partition of the Indian subcontinent will open this week in Amritsar Punjab, as India and Pakistan celebrate 70 years as independent nations.

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4) _______has launched a website to honour all the gallantry award winners
a) Narendra Modi
b) Rajnath Singh
c) Ramnath Kovind
d) Smriti Irani
e) None of the above

Answer: a) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched a website to honour all the gallantry award winners since Independence. The portal will preserve and tell the stories of bravest men and women, civilians as well as armed forces personnel.

5) Which country state government has approved the world’s biggest single tower solar thermal power plant
a) India
b) Australia
c) China
d) Japan
e) None of the above
Answer: c)
Explanation: Australian state government has approved the world’s biggest single tower solar thermal power plant, a 150-megawatt structure to be built in South Australia by 2020.

6). ___________has the fastest mobile Internet in the world, report by broadband testing Ookla
a) Norway
b) Australia
c) Serbia
d) China
e) None of the above

Answer: a)
Explanation: According to global leader in broadband testing Ookla, Norway has the fastest mobile Internet in the world. The Netherlands and Hungary are ranked number two and three on the list of the world’s fastest mobile networks.

7) __________ halts iron, iron ore and seafood imports from North Korea
a) Norway
b) Australia
c) Serbia
d) China
e) None of the above

Answer: d)
Explanation: China halts iron, iron ore and seafood imports from North Korea, following through on new UN sanctions over its ally’s nuclear program. The United Nations Security Council, including permanent member Beijing, approved tough sanctions against Pyongyang that could cost the country $1 billion a year.

8) _________ has been appointed as MD & CEO of IFCI
a) Sankara Rao
b) Rama Rao
c) Shankar Singh
d) Madan Rao
e) None of the above
Explanation: (a) IFCI Ltd, a government company, is set to have a new Managing Director & CEO in E Sankara Rao, who is currently Chief General Manager at India Infrastructure Finance Company Ltd (IIFCL).

9) ____________ to Host Next Steering Committee Meeting of TAPI Gas Pipeline
a) India
b) China
c) Australia
d) England
e) None of the above

Answer: (a)
Explanation: India (New Delhi) will host the next steering committee meeting of the proposed 1,814 kilometre-long Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipelinesenior officials on both sides confirmed.

10) Indian cricket team celebrates nation’s 71st Independence Day at Pallekele, _________
a) Sri Lanka
b) Afganisthan
c) Iran
d) Iraq
e) None of the above

Answer: a) The Indian cricket team celebrated the nation’s 71st Independence Day at Pallekele with captain Virat Kohli hoisting the tricolour in the presence of the entire squad.

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