Current Affairs MCQ 20th July 2017

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We are here with Multiple choice Questions based on Current affairs MCQ 20th July 2017

1) _________ launches website for home buyers
a) SBI
b) BOB
c) IOB
d) ICICI bank
e) None of the above

Answer: a)
Explanation: State Bank of India, the country’s largest commercial bank, has launched ‘SBI Realty’ – a one-stop integrated website www.sbirealty.in for home buyers.

2). The _____________ government has approved a revised policy of the ‘Majhi Kanya Bhagyashree’ scheme
a) Maharashtra
b) Assam
c) Delhi
d) Jammu & Kashmir
e) None of the above

Answer: a)
Explanation: The Maharashtra government has approved a revised policy of the ‘Majhi Kanya Bhagyashree’ scheme, according to which families who have a yearly income of upto Rs 7.5 lakh will be benefited.

3) TR Zeliang has been appointed as the Chief Minister of ___________ by Governor PB Acharya
a) West Bengal
b) Assam
c) Nagaland
d) Manipur
e) None of the above

Answer:(c)
Explanation: TR Zeliang has been appointed as the Chief Minister of Nagaland by Governor PB Acharya. This will be the second term for Zeliang, his earlier term was from 2014 to 2017

4) India has ranked ______- among world’s fastest growing economies
a) 2nd
b) 3rd
c) 4th
d) 5th
e) None of the above

Answer: c) India has ranked 4th among world’s fastest growing economies. According to recently released World Bank’s Global Economic Prospects.

5) ____________government is setting up ‘astro-OPDs’ in Bhopal
a) Madhya Pradesh
b) Assam
c) Manipur
d) Nagaland
e) None of the above
Answer: a)
Explanation: Shivraj Singh Chouhan-led Madhya Pradesh government is setting up ‘astro-OPDs’ in Bhopal where astrologers and such soothsayers will provide consultation to patients facing diverse problems.

6). BCCI has appointed ________ as Team India bowling coach
a) Arun Bhatia
b) Bharat Arun
c) Arun Sinha
d) Aruna Soni
e) None of the above

Answer: b)
Explanation: Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has appointed Bharat Arun as the Indian Cricket team’s bowling coach. BCCI’s acting Secretary Amitabh Chaudhary announced that the cricket body has also decided to retain Sanjay Bangar as an assistant coach and R Sridhar as fielding coach till the 2019 ODI World Cup.

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7). _________and Sri Lanka have signed a MoU to develop a village in Anuradhapura District (in Sri Lanka)
a) India
b) China
c) USA
d) Japan
e) None of the above

Answer: a)
Explanation: India and Sri Lanka have signed a MoU to develop a village in Anuradhapura District (in Sri Lanka) at a cost of 30 crores Sri Lankan rupees.

8) The _________ Navy recently tested the world’s first-ever active laser weapons system
a) US
b) France
c) India
d) China
e) None of the above

Explanation: (a) The U.S. Navy recently tested the world’s first-ever active laser weapons system, which is now deployed and ready for war. The system has special materials that release photons and at the speed of light, it silently hits an object, burning it to a temperature of thousands of degrees.

9) ___________and US jointly launched multimillion hypersonic missile – HIFiRE
a) India
b) China
c) Australia
d) Japan
e) None of the above

Answer: c)
Explanation: The US and Australia have jointly test-fired a hypersonic missile capable of moving at a speed eight times faster than sound as part of a $54-million research project.

10) Which country football legend Francesco Totti anounced his retirement
a) Iran
b) Italy
c) Australia
d) Japan
e) None of the above

Answer: b) Italian football legend Francesco Totti anounced his retirement from football after spending his 25- year-long playing career with Seria A club Roma

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