Current Affairs MCQ 23rd July 2017

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We are here with Multiple choice Questions based on Current affairs MCQ 23rd July 2017

1) __________ will host the fifth edition of South India Writers Ensemble (SIWE)
a) Maharashtra
b) Assam
c) Kerala
d) Jammu & Kashmir
e) None of the above

Answer: c)
Explanation: Kerala will be hosting the fifth edition of South India Writers Ensemble (SIWE) at Chengannur, a town in Kerala’s coastal Alappuzha district from 24 July 2017.

2). First child-friendly police station coming up at__________
a) Maharashtra
b) Assam
c) Odisha
d) Rajasthan
e) None of the above

Answer: d)
Explanation: Rajasthan’s first “childfriendly” police station will come up shortly in Dholpur, with the provision for spreading awareness about laws against child labour, child marriage and sexual offences and establishment of a colourful and attractive child cell.

3) Vijay Goel, Nitin Gadkari flag off 10th ‘Slum Yuva Daud’ at ________
a) New Delhi
b) Assam
c) Nagaland
d) Manipur
e) None of the above

Answer:(a)
Explanation: Sports Minister Vijay Goel and Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari today flagged off the 10th Slum Yuva Daud at Khichripur in New Delhi.

4) ___________resigns as White House Press Secretary
a) Sean Spicer
b) Donald Trump
c) Sarah Huckabee Sanders
d) Sara Senders
e) None of the above

Answer: a) White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer resigned, ending a difficult tenure during which the conventional Republican sought to defend and explain President Donald Trump, with limited success.

5) _________gets its first woman president of top court
a) USA
b) UK
c) Iran
d) China
e) None of the above
Answer: b)
Explanation: The U.K. government on Friday appointed Baroness Brenda Marjorie Hale, 72, as the first woman president of the Supreme Court, the senior-most judge in the country. She will take charge in September.

6). __________launches Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana pension scheme
a) Narendra Modi
b) Arun Jaitley
c) Prakash Javadekar
d) Amit Shah
e) None of the above

Answer: b)
Explanation: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley formally launched Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana (PMVVY), a pension scheme exclusively for senior citizens with 8% fixed rate of interest on their savings.

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7). Which bank has entered into an agreement with Directorate General of Supplies & Disposal (DGS&D)
a) ICICI
b) Bank of Baroda
c) Axis Bank
d) HDFC
e) None of the above

Answer: b)
Explanation: Bank of Baroda has entered into an agreement with Directorate General of Supplies & Disposal (DGS&D) for extending various banking services to Government e-Marketplace (GeM).

8) _______has been appointed as the Secretary to new President
a) Sanjay Kothari
b) Sanjeev Singh
c) Sanjeev Kothari
d) Sanjay Sinha
e) None of the above

Explanation: (a) Sanjay Kothari, Chairman of Public Enterprises Selection Board, has been appointed as Secretary to President-elect Ram Nath Kovind.

9) External Affairs Ministry spokesperson _______ appointed as Joint Secretary in the Prime Minister’s Office
a) Gopal Baglay
b) Rajnath Singh
c) Sushma Swaraj
d) Sanjay Kothari
e) None of the above

Answer: (a)
Explanation: Senior diplomat and External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Gopal Baglay appointed as Joint Secretary in the Prime Minister’s Office. Baglay, a 1992 batch Indian Foreign Service Officer.

10) Karamjyoti Dalal has won bronze medal at the World ___________ 2017
a) Para Athletics Championships
b) Athletics Championships
c) T20 Championships
d) Cricket Championship
e) None of the above

Answer: a) India’s Karamjyoti Dalal has won bronze medal at the World Para Athletics Championships 2017 in the discus-throw.

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