Current Affairs MCQ 28th July 2017

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

1) Narendra Modi inaugurated the former President, Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam’s memorial at Pei Karumbu in Rameswaram _________
a) Uttarakhand
b) Andhra Pradesh
c) Tamil Nadu
d) Jammu & kashmir
e) None of the above

Answer: c)
Explanation: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the former President, Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam’s memorial at Pei Karumbu in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu on the second death anniversary of the former President

2). N.Dharam Singh, former Chief Minister of _______, passed away
a) Assam
b) Maharashtra
c) UP
d) Karnataka
e) None of the above

Answer: d)
Explanation: N.Dharam Singh, former Chief Minister of Karnataka, passed away following a heart attack. He was 80. He was the 17th Chief Minister of the state.

3) Which bank acquires Snapdeal-owned mobile payments provider FreeCharge for Rs. 385 crore?
a) Axis Bank
b) SBI
c) ICICI
d) HDFC
e) None of the above

Answer:(a)
Explanation: Axis Bank announced the acquisition of Snapdeal-owned mobile payments provider Freecharge in an all-cash deal worth Rs385 crore. The deal is subject to regulatory approval from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the indicative time-frame to complete the acquisition is two months, the private sector lender said in an exchange filing.

4) ___________ takes oath as Chief Minister of Bihar for the 6th time
a) Rajnath Singh
b) Nitish Kumar
c) Lalu Prasad Yadav
d) Amit Shah
e) None of the above

Answer: b) Less than a day after resigning as Bihar chief minister, Nitish Kumar took oath at Raj Bhawan in Patna as the head of the government that would include BJP and its allies.

5) Subhash Chandra Garg has been appointed as Indias Alternate Governor on the Board of Governors of the ________
a) SIDBI
b) ADB
c) World Bank
d) IMF
e) None of the above
Answer: b)
Explanation: Economic Affairs Secretary Subhash Chandra Garg has been appointed as Indias Alternate Governor on the Board of Governors of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Finance Ministry announced recently.

6). Which State records second highest tiger count in India?
a) Assam
b) UP
c) Uttarakhand
d) Andhra Pradesh
e) None of the above

Answer: c)
Explanation: The count of tigers in Uttarakhand shot up to 242 with an increase of 63 big cats in the year 2017. The news was announced by Trivendra Singh Rawat, Chief Minister of Uttarakhand. In addition, 11 cubs were also found in the two tiger reserves, the Corbett Tiger Reserve and the Rajaji Tiger Reserve, in the state.

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