Current Affairs MCQ 25th July 2017
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We are here with Multiple choice Questions based on Current affairs MCQ 25th July 2017
1) Mukul Sangma launched ‘Mission Football’ at a grand ceremony at JN Sports Complex, ________
a) Shimla
b) Udupi
c) Shillong
d) Jammu
e) None of the above
Answer: c)
Explanation: Meghalaya Chief Minister Dr. Mukul Sangma launched ‘Mission Football’ at a grand ceremony at JN Sports Complex, Shillong recently
2). Vondaraguppe village in ________ Ramanagara district has transitioned to a completely cashless system
a) Karnataka
b) Assam
c) Nagaland
d) Manipur
e) None of the above
Answer: a)
Explanation: Vondaraguppe village in Karnataka’s Ramanagara district has transitioned to a completely cashless system. Around 350 families, 90% of which are involved in the silk-rearing business, have deposited their cash in banks and carry their business transactions through cheques.
3) India is going to host Global Conference on Cyber Space (GCCS) 2017 in ________, November 2017
a) New Delhi
b) Assam
c) Nagaland
d) Manipur
e) None of the above
Answer:(a)
Explanation: For the first time India is going to host Global Conference on Cyber Space (GCCS) 2017, the world’s largest conference on cyber space and related issues in New Delhi in November 2017
4) India and ______ have signed a pact to connect both the countries by waterways
a) Bangladesh
b) South Korea
c) China
d) Australia
e) None of the above
Answer: a) India and Bangladesh have signed a pact to connect both the countries by waterways. The waterways will facilitate movement of passengers and goods between India’s northeast and West Bengal with Bangladesh.
5) _________ government appointed Brenda Marjorie Hale as the first female President of the Supreme Court
a) US
b) UK
c) Iran
d) China
e) None of the above
Answer: b)
6). The __________ has passed The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (Amendment) Bill, 2017
a) Lok Sabha
b) Rajya Sabha
c) Supreme Court
d) both a and b
e) None of the above
Answer: a)
Explanation: The Lok Sabha has passed The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (Amendment) Bill, 2017. This Bill amends the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act (RTE), 2009 to extend the deadline for teachers to acquire the prescribed minimum qualifications for appointment.
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7). Navy Chief Admiral Sunil Lanba had begun an eight-day-long two-nation tour of Mozambique and ________
a) Tanzania
b) Sri Lanka
c) China
d) Japan
e) None of the above
Answer: a)
Explanation: Navy Chief Admiral Sunil Lanba had begun an eight-day-long two-nation tour of Mozambique and Tanzania with an aim of exploring new avenues of bilateral defence cooperation. Admiral Lanba, who also heads the powerful Chiefs of Staff Committee (COSC), will visit first Mozambique
8) _______ to be the next spokesperson of the ministry of external affairs
a) Sanjay Kothari
b) Sanjeev Singh
c) Raveesh Kumar
d) Sanjay Sinha
e) None of the above
Explanation: (c) Raveesh Kumar, a 1995-batch IFS officer who is currently posted in Frankfurt, Germany as Consul General of India, is understood to be the next spokesperson of the ministry of external affairs.
9) Former ________ Chairman Udupi Ramachandra Rao passed away
a) ISRO
b) NASA
c) DRDO
d) NITI Aayog
e) None of the above
Answer: (a)
Explanation: Eminent space scientist and former Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman Udupi Ramachandra Rao passed away due to age related ailments.
10) India lose to _______ by 9 runs in ICC Women’s World Cup final 2017 at Lord’s, London
a) Australia
b) Sri Lanka
c) England
d) Pakistan
e) None of the above
Answer: c) Indian eves lost to England by a narrow margin of nine runs in the ICC Women’s World Cup final at Lord’s in London. Chasing a target of 229, Indian middle-order collapsed like a pack of cards, being bowled out for 219 in 48.4 overs.
