Current Affairs MCQ 30th August 2017
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We are here with Multiple choice Questions based on Current affairs MCQ 30th August 2017
1) Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicates to nation 11 completed highway projects in __________
a) Assam
b) Rajasthan
c) Delhi
d) Maharashtra
e) None of the above
Answer: b)
Explanation: Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated to the nation 11 completed highway projects in Rajasthan, covering a total length of about 873 kilometres. During his visit to Udaipur, Mr Modi also laid the foundation stone of national highway projects worth around 15,000 crore rupees in the state.
2). Nitasha Biswas, a transwoman from ___________- was crowned the first Miss TransQueen India
a) Kerala
b) Andhra Pradesh
c) Assam
d) Kolkata
e) None of the above
Answer: d)
Explanation: Nitasha Biswas, a transwoman from Kolkata was crowned the first Miss TransQueen India.The competition was held in Gurugram, Haryana. Biswas is currently pursuing Masters in Business Management in Kolkata, West Bengal.
3) Which telecom company entered into a partnership with Symantec Corp ?
a) Bharti Airtel
b) Aircel
c) BSNL
d) MTNL
e) None of the above
Answer:(a)
Explanation: The country’s largest telecom services provider,BhartiAirtel, entered into a partnership with Symantec Corp, the world’s leading cyber security company, to serve the growing cyber security requirements of businesses in India.
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4) World’s Toughest Law against Plastic Bags has been imposed in ________
a) Kenya
b) Denmark
c) China
d) Sri Lanka
e) None of the above
Answer: a) In Kenya, selling or even using plastic bags will risk imprisonment of up to four years or fines of $40,000. It is the world’s toughest law which is aimed at reducing plastic pollution came into effect.
5) Finance Ministry has imposed a five-year anti-dumping duty on Sodium Nitrite imports from __________
a) Australia
b) Denmark
c) China
d) Sri Lanka
e) None of the above
Answer: c)
Explanation: Finance Ministry has imposed a five-year anti-dumping duty on Sodium Nitriteimports from China. Deepak Nitrite Ltd had filed the petition, which was also supported by Punjab Chemicals & Crop Protection Ltd, seeking sunset review investigations on Sodium Nitrite imports from China
6). India and ________ signed an agreement to Improve Grid Integration of Renewable Energy
a) US
b) Sri lanka
c) Germany
d) Japan
e) None of the above
Answer: c)
Explanation: India and Germany signed an agreement on technical cooperation under the Indo-German Energy Programme– Green Energy Corridors (IGEN-GEC).The main objective of this program component is to improve the sector framework and conditions for grid integration of renewable energy.
7) Dara Khosrowshahi has been appointed as the New CEO of ______
a) Uber
b) Ola
c) Snapdeal
d) Amazon
e) None of the above
Answer: a)
Explanation: Transport Company Uber has finally selected a new CEO of the company- DaraKhosrowshahi. He is from Iran. Khosrowshahi is the CEO of online travel booking company Expedia Inc
8) _________ has been appointed as new commissioner of
a) Dipak Misra
b) Jagjeet Singh
c) Deepak Sharma
d) Ranbir Singh
e) None of the above
Explanation: (d) Bureaucrat Ranbir Singh took charge as thenew commissioner of East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC)
9) Sports Minister Mr. Vijay Goel announced that the first edition of Rural Games or Grameen Khel Mahotsav will start from _______
a) Delhi
b) Assam
c) Mumbai
d) Bangalore
e) None of the above
Answer: (a)
Explanation: Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Mr. Vijay Goel announced that the first edition of Rural Games or Grameen Khel Mahotsav will kick-start from Delhi.The Rural Games will aim at popularising the indigenous games like wrestling, athletics etc. and will also have fun games like Matka Race, Tug of War for senior citizens to add the fun element in the games.
10) Olympian _________ Ahmed Khan Passes Away
a) Badminton
b) Long Jumper
c) Footballer
d) Boxing
e) None of the above
Answer: c) India’s two-time Olympic footballer and East Bengal legend Ahmed Khan passed away at the age of 90.Khan, who played in the 1948 and 1952 Olympics, was one of the most famous of the legendary quintet of forwards called the “Five Pandavas” who played for East Bengal in an India that had just become an independent nation.
