Current Affairs MCQ 26th September 2017

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We are here with Multiple choice Questions based on Current affairs MCQ 26th September 2017

1) ICC Launches Anti-Corruption Probe into ________ Cricket
a) Sri Lanka
b) Australia
c) India
d) Pakistan
e) None of the above

Answer: a)
Explanation: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has launched an anti-corruption investigation in Sri Lanka. The ICC’s Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) officers had recently visited the country as part of the probe.

2) Sports Ministry Recommends _________ for Padma Bhushan
a) P V Sindhu
b) Virat Kohli
c) Sachin Tendulkar
d) M S Dhoni
e) None of the above

Answer: a)
Explanation: Olympic silver medallist shuttler P.V. Sindhu has been recommended for the prestigious Padma Bhushan, country’s third highest civilian award, by the Sports Ministry.

3) _________Bags GQ (Gentlemen’s Quarterly) Actor of the Year Award
a) Aamir khan
b) Salman Khan
c) Ayushmaan Khurana
d) Rajkumar Rao
e) None of the above

Answer:(d) Explanation: Rajkummar Rao was awarded the GQ Actor of the Year Award, in Mumbai. GQ (Gentlemen’s Quarterly) magazine conducted the GQ Men of the Year Awards for 2017, in Mumbai. Woman of the Year award was won by Anushka Sharma.

4) Angela Merkel Wins 4th Term as Chancellor of ______
a) Germany
b) China
c) Afghanistan
d) Japan
e) None of the above

Answer: a) Angela Merkel won a fourth term as chancellor in Germany elections that lifted the far-right party Alternative for Germany into parliament for the first time since the immediate aftermath World War II.

5) Which bank announced that Masala bonds will be treated as External Commercial Borrowings (ECB)
a) SBI
b) BOB
c) ICICI
d) RBI
e) None of the above

Answer: b) Explanation: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced that Masala bonds will be treated as External Commercial Borrowings (ECB) from 3rd October 2017 thereby freeing up more investments by FPIs.

6). Former home secretary _______ took over as the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India
a) Rajeev Malhotra
b) Rajan Singh
c) Raman Sinha
d) Rajiv Mehrishi
e) None of the above
Answer: d)
Explanation: Former home secretary Rajiv Mehrishi took over as the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India. Mehrishi succeeded Shashi Kant Sharma.

7) _________First Indian to be AIBA Representative at IOC Athletes’ Forum
a) M C Mary Kom
b) M S Dhoni
c) Virat Kohli
d) R Ashwin
e) None of the above

Answer: a)
Explanation: Five-time world champion and Olympic bronze-medallist M C Mary Kom has become the first Indian to be picked as the International Boxing Association’s (AIBA) representative for the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Athletes’ Forum.

8) ______CM Chandrababu Naidu declared the year of 2017 as e-Pragati year
a) Andhra Pradesh
b) Assam
c) Delhi
d) Telangana
e) None of the above
Explanation: (a) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu declared the year of 2017 as e-Pragati year. The flagship program will help the government to make real-time governance. The Chief Minister also inaugurated the Andhra Pradesh Sports Policy 2017.

9) India, US, Afghanistan Join Hands for 1st Trade Show in _____
a) Delhi
b) Mumbai
c) Assam
d) Kabul
e) None of the above

Answer: (a)
Explanation: For the first time, India, US and Afghanistan will hold a joint trade and investment show in Delhi, as New Delhi steps up to its role of being a bigger development partner to Afghanistan..

10) ________Hui Ka Yan Becomes Asia’s Richest Man according to the Forbes Real-Time Billionaires List
a) Japna
b) China
c) USA
d) UAE
e) None of the above

Answer: b) Hui Ka Yan, the chairman of big China real estate developer China Evergrande Group, has become Asia’s richest man according to the Forbes Real-Time Billionaires List

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