Current Affairs MCQ 27th July 2017
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We are here with Multiple choice Questions based on Current affairs MCQ 27th July 2017
1) Madras High Court directed that National Song Vande Mataram should be sung in all _______ educational institutions
a) Uttarakhand
b) Assam
c) Tamil Nadu
d) Jammu & kashmir
e) None of the above
Answer: c)
Explanation: Madras High Court directed that National Song Vande Mataram should be sung in all Tamil Nadu educational institutions at least once a week. It further mandated all government and private offices sing or play it at least once a month.
2). BRICS Youth Forum 2017 opened in ________
a) Canada
b) Moscow
c) Sydney
d) Beijing
e) None of the above
Answer: d)
Explanation: The 2017 BRICS Youth Forum opened in Beijing, China to discuss the development of the youth in the countries of the grouping. The theme of three-day forum is ‘Enhance BRICS Partnership, Promote Youth Development’.
3) World’s first floating wind farm emerges off coast of _________
a) Sydney
b) Scotland
c) England
d) California
e) None of the above
Answer:(b)
Explanation: The world’s first floating wind farm has taken to the seas in a sign that a technology once confined to research and development drawing boards is finally ready to unlock expanses of ocean for generating renewable power in Scotland.
4) ___________chaired the first meeting of the newly constituted Islands Development Agency (IDA)
a) Rajnath Singh
b) Narendra Modi
c) Sushma Swaraj
d) Amit Shah
e) None of the above
Answer: a) The Union Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh chaired the first meeting of the newly constituted Islands Development Agency (IDA). The Union Home Minister presented the vision for developing India’s maritime economy while preserving the natural eco-system and addressing the security concerns.
5) FSSAI has banned the use of stapler pins in tea bags from ________
a) January 2018
b) January 2019
c) July 2018
d) March 2019
e) None of the above
Answer: a)
Explanation: The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has banned the use of stapler pins in tea bags from January 2018
6). Union Government has launched the Mobile App for Road Maintenance _______
a) Aarambh
b) Aaram
c) Aabhar
d) Aadhar
e) None of the above
Answer: a)
Explanation: Union Minister for Panchayati Raj, Rural Development, Drinking Water & Sanitation- Shri Narendra Singh Tomar and Deputy Director General (Policy) of International Labour Organization (ILO) Ms. Deborah Greenfield have launched the Mobile App for Road Maintenance “Aarambh”.
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7). __________ has declared “total independence” from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank
a) Bolivia
b) Sri Lanka
c) Belarus
d) Japan
e) None of the above
Answer: a)
Explanation: Bolivia’s President Evo Morales has declared “total independence” from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank. Last year, Bolivia has announced that it will no longer respond to their demands.
8) _________is going to hold its ‘first and biggest’ military exercise in over 20 years
a) Sweden
b) Indonesia
c) China
d) Japan
e) None of the above
Explanation: (a) Sweden is going to hold its ‘first and biggest’ military exercise in over 20 years, involving all of its military branches as well as troops from several NATO countries
9) Google CEO Sundar Pichai has been appointed to the board of directors of _________
a) Alphabet
b) Yahoo
c) Amazon
d) Flipkart
e) None of the above
Answer: (a)
Explanation: Google CEO Sundar Pichai has been appointed to the board of directors of Alphabet, the search giant’s parent company. Alphabet is the second most valuable U.S. company behind Apple.
10) ____________has launched a Multi-currency Forex Card for overseas travelers
a) Standard Chartered Bank
b) ICICI Bank
c) Axis Bank
d) HSBC Bank
e) None of the above
Answer: a) Standard Chartered Bank has launched a Multi-currency Forex Card for overseas travelers. The card will allow customers the convenience of loading up to 20 widely used currencies on one card with an online reload facility during overseas travel.
