Current Affairs MCQ 18-19th September 2017
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We are here with Multiple choice Questions based on Current affairs MCQ 18-19th September 2017
1) PM Modi inaugurates country’s biggest dam, Sardar Sarovar Dam, Called ‘_________ Lifeline’
a) Gujarat
b) Assam
c) Rajasthan
d) Maharashtra
e) None of the above
Answer: a)
Explanation: Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Sardar Sarovar Dam – the world’s second biggest – on the river Narmada in Gujarat. The 1.2-km-long dam, which is 163 metres deep, will irrigate over 18 lakh hectares in the state
2) Google ______ UPI-Based Digital Payments App Launched in India
a) Tez
b) Fast
c) Jaldi
d) Teza
e) None of the above
Answer: a)
Explanation: Google Tez has become the latest UPI-based payments app in the country. The new Google Tez app can be used to pay for movie tickets, utility bills, and make other transactions online.
3) Russia and ________ restored scheduled commercial airline services for the first time since 2004.
a) Bangladesh
b) Iraq
c) China
d) Japan
e) None of the above
Answer:(b)
Explanation: Russia and Iraq restored scheduled commercial airline services for the first time since 2004. This move has been hailed as a sign of stability returning to the war-torn country. Russia suspended regular flights to Iraq in 2004 after the US-led invasion in 2003 plunged the Arab country into war.
4) India and _______ signed an Open Sky agreement to operate unlimited number of flights between the two countries
a) Italy
b) Japan
c) China
d) Iraq
e) None of the above
Answer: b) India and Japan signed an agreement that will allow their airlines to operate unlimited number of flights between the two countries. It opens skies between India and Japan ie. Indian and Japanese carriers can mount now unlimited number of flights to the selected cities of each other’s countries.
5) _______-Ties up With Bank of Baroda To Offer Micro-Loans To Sellers
a) Google
b) Flipkart
c) Amazon
d) Snapdeal
e) None of the above
Answer: c)
Explanation: Amazon has tied up with Bank of Baroda for the loans, which can go up to Rs. 25 lakh. The Indian arm of the US e-commerce giant, Amazon plans to provide unsecured micro-loans, as low as 1 lakh, at interest rates as low as 10.45-11 per cent at a short span of 3-5 days.
6). _______ has been named the chief of the National Investigation Agency
a) M S Nair
b) Y.C Modi
c) Arun Sharma
d) Sharad Kumar
e) None of the above
Answer: b)
Explanation: Senior IPS officer Y.C Modi has been named the chief of the National Investigation Agency (NIA). The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) approved Mr. Modi’s appointment as Director General of the NIA.
7) _______PM Bjarni Benediktsson Resigns
a) Iran
b) China
c) Iceland
d) France
e) None of the above
Answer: c)
Explanation: Prime Minister of Iceland Mr. Bjarni Benediktsson has resigned from the post. He lost his nine-month-old, center-right coalition after one party quit. The President of Iceland, Gudni Th. Johannesson accepted the resignation of the PM.
8) ________Senior Vice President Sanjay Rajagopalan has resigned from his post
a) Infosys
b) Wipro
c) Google
d) TCS
e) None of the above
Explanation: (a) Infosys Senior Vice President Sanjay Rajagopalan has resigned from his post. The decision has come a month after Vishal Sikka stepped down as the company’s MD and CEO. He was employed with Infosys from August 2014 to September 2017.
9) __________becomes the first Indian to win the Korea Open
a) P V Sindhu
b) Saina Nehwal
c) Sania Mirza
d) M S Dhoni
e) None of the above
Answer: (a)
Explanation: PV Sindhu becomes the first Indian to win the Korea Open Superseries with an outstanding 22-20, 11-21, 21-18 win over Nozomi Okuhara in the much-talked-about women’s singles final in Seoul.
10) The sole Marshal of the Indian Air Force, __________, passed away
a) Aryan Singh
b) Arjan Singh
c) Arun Singh
d) Arjun Singh
e) None of the above
Answer: b) THE sole Marshal of the Indian Air Force, Arjan Singh, passed away at the Army’s Research and Referral Hospital. He was 98 years old.
