Current Affairs MCQ 3rd August 2017

Current Affairs MCQ 3rd August 2017

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We are here with Multiple choice Questions based on Current affairs MCQ 3rd August 2017

1) Measles, mumps and rubella vaccination campaign launched in Kangra district of __________
a) Assam
b) Delhi
c) Himachal Pradesh
d) Uttarakhand
e) None of the above

Answer: c)
Explanation: A campaign to protect children from major childhood diseases like measles, mumps and rubella has been started in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh.

2). RCEP trade negotiating Committee meeting held in_______
a) Delhi
b) Hyderabad
c) Punjab
d) Assam
e) None of the above

Answer: b)
Explanation: 19th round of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Trade Negotiating Committee (TNC) meetings and other related meetings were held in Hyderabad.

3) ____________ joined hand with Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) for ATM services
a) India Post payment Bank
b) Equitas Small Finance Bank
c) Airtel Payment Bank
d) Paytm Payment Bank
e) None of the above

Answer:(c)
Explanation: Airtel Payments Bank, India’s first payments bank has announced a strategic partnership with Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) to give further boost to digital payments in the country and to add to customer convenience.

4) RBI cuts policy rate by 25 basis points to ____ %
a) 6
b) 7
c) 8
d) 9
e) None of the above

Answer: a) On the basis of an assessment of the current and evolving macroeconomic situation at its meeting, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), headed by Urijit Patel, decided to reduce the Policy Repo Rate under the liquidity adjustment facility (LAF) by 25 basis points from 6.25 per cent to 6.0 per cent with immediate effect.

5) NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman _______ resigns from his position
a) Amitabh Kant
b) Narendra Modi
c) Arvind Panagariya
d) Arvind Kant
e) None of the above
Answer: c)
Explanation: Arvind Panagariya, the first vice-chairman of Niti Aayog who was considered to be Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s personal pick for economic reforms, announced his resignation.

6). ___________ new Eastern Command chief
a) Lt.Gen. Abhay Krishna
b) Lt.Gen. Abhay Shama
c) Lt.Gen. Abhi Krishna
d) Lt.Gen. Arjun Krishna
e) None of the above

Answer: a)
Explanation: Lt General Abhay Krishna has appointed as the Chief of the Indian Army’s Eastern Command. Abhay Krishna succeeds Lt Gen Praveen Bakshi who has retired from service.

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7). _______opened its first overseas military base with a flag raising ceremony in Djibouti
a) Switzerland
b) China
c) Japan
d) India
e) None of the above

Answer: b)
Explanation: China formally opened its first overseas military base with a flag raising ceremony in Djibouti in the Horn of Africa, the same day as the People’s Liberation Army marks its 90th birthday.

8) __________named Cisco president for India, Saarc region
a) Sammer Garde
b) Sanjay Sinha
c) Sameer Sharma
d) Sunil Chaudhary
e) None of the above

Explanation: (a) Tech giant Cisco has named Sameer Garde as President for its India and Saarc operations. He succeeds Dinesh Malkani.

9) PM Modi announces Rs._________ relief package for floods in North East region
a) Rs.3,350 crore
b) Rs.2,750 crore
c) Rs.2,950 crore
d) Rs.2,350 crore
e) None of the above

Answer: (d)
Explanation: The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi has announced a package of Rs 2350 crore for relief, rehabilitation and building flood mitigation infrastructure in the flood-affected North-Eastern states including Assam.

10) Typhoon Haitang strikes _____, two lakh people evacuated
a) India
b) Australia
c) Belarus
d) China
e) None of the above

Answer: d) Typhoon Haitang struck China’s eastern Fujian Province with continual rain blows on different parts of the region. Over 2 lakh people have been evacuated from Typhoon.