Current Affairs MCQ 28th December 2017

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We are here with Multiple choice Questions based on Current affairs MCQ 28th December 2017

1) In a First, _________ Hosts World Chess Games
a) India
b) Cuba
c) Saudi Arabia
d) Japan
e) None of the above
Answer: c)
Explanation: Saudi Arabia is hosting a world chess tournament for the first time, nearly two years after the country’s top cleric issued a religious edict against playing the board game

2) _________ Legend Robbie Malinga Passes Away
a) Acting
b) Singing
c) Music
d) Political
e) None of the above
Answer: c)
Explanation: Legendary South African musician Robbie Malinga passed away. The veteran musician suffered from anaemia.

3) ________ is PETA’s ‘Person of the Year’
a) Salman Khan
b) Anushka Sharma
c) Priyanka Chopra
d) Aamir Khan
e) None of the above
Answer: (b)
Explanation: Actress Anushka Sharma has been named PETA’s Person of the Year by animal rights organisation People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA).

4) In a First, Commercial Flight Nod for Made-in-__________ Plane Dornier 228
a) South Korea
b) India
c) China
d) Japan
e) None of the above
Answer: b) The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has allowed Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL)- manufactured Dornier 228 to be used for civilian flights. The 19-seater aircraft has, till now, been used by defence forces and is the first plane to be made in the country for commercial flights.

5) _________ Norms Allow Insurers to Begin Offshore Business From GIFT IFSC
a) LIC
b) PFRDA
c) RBI
d) IRDAI
e) None of the above
Answer: d)
Explanation: Sectoral regulator IRDAI has issued regulations for insurance firms to carry out offshore business from Gujarat-based GIFT International Financial Services Centre (IFSC).

6). $318 Million Loan Agreement Signed with World Bank for Farmers in ________
a) Tamil nadu
b) Delhi
c) Bihar
d) Telangana
e) None of the above
Answer: a)
Explanation: The Government of India, the Government of Tamil Nadu and the World Bank signed a $318 million loan agreement for the Tamil Nadu Irrigated Agriculture Modernization Project to promote climate resilient agriculture technologies, improve water management practices, and increase market opportunities for small and marginal farmers.

7) ________has launched a free household power connection scheme for the poor in the state
a) UP
b) Assam
c) Maharashtra
d) Delhi
e) None of the above
Answer: a)
Explanation: Uttar Pradesh has launched a free household power connection scheme for the poor in the state to mark former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s birth anniversary. The scheme is driven by government’s motto ‘Prakash hai to Vikas hai’ (the barometer of development is light).

8) Jai Ram Thakur Took Oath as ______CM of Himachal Pradesh
a) 7th
b) 8th
c) 9th
d) 6th
e) None of the above
Explanation: (d) Senior BJP leader Jai Ram Thakur took oath as the 6th Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh. The swearing-in ceremony was held at the historic Ridge Ground of Shimla. He has replaced Virbhadra Singh
9) Vin Diesel, 2017’s Top-Grossing _______- Forbes
a) Politician
b) Actor
c) Sportsperson
d) Singer
e) None of the above
Answer: (b)
Explanation : Vin Diesel has been named the top-grossing actor of 2017 by Forbes, with $1.6 billion in global ticketing receipts from his film ‘The Fate of the Furious’.

10) SLCM Ties up with _________, IndusInd bank for Post Harvest Credit
a) HDFC
b) HSBC
c) ICICI
d) Axis Bank
e) None of the above
Answer: a) Agri service solutions provider Sohan Lal Commodity Management (SLCM) having operations across India and Myanmar has tied up with HDFC Bank and IndusInd Bank to provide collateral management services.

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