Current Affairs MCQ 4th August 2017

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1) Union Cabinet approved the scrapping of the no-detention policy in schools till Class__________
a) 5th
b) 9th
c) 8th
d) 10th
e) None of the above

Answer: c)
Explanation: The Union Cabinet approved the scrapping of the no-detention policy in schools till Class 8th. It also gave its nod to the Human Resource Development Ministry’s plan of creating 20 world-class institutions in the country.

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) The Indian Army has developed a mobile application named ___________
a) Raaz
b) Humtum
c) Humraaz
d) Raazgir
e) None of the above

Answer:(c)
Explanation: The Indian Army has developed a mobile application named ‘Humraaz’ through which serving soldiers can track details like postings and promotions. Through the app, soldiers can also view their monthly salary slips and the Form 16 and also download them.

4) Peter O’Neill has been reappointed as Prime Minister of __________
a) New Zealand
b) Belarus
c) Papua New Guinea
d) Iraq
e) None of the above

Answer: c) Peter O’Neill has been reappointed as Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea.The election has been widely criticized because thousands of voters were excluded and there were blazing abuses of the electoral process.

5) ________has set up a committee on ‘fair market conduct’ headed by T K Viswanathan
a) SBI
b) RBI
c) SEBI
d) GIC
e) None of the above
Answer: c)
Explanation: Regulator SEBI has set up a committee on ‘fair market conduct’ which will suggest measures for improving surveillance of the markets and strengthen rules for trades.

6). ___________ and Somalia signed a bilateral agreement for the transfer of sentenced persons
a) India
b) China
c) US
d) Japan
e) None of the above

Answer: a)
Explanation: India and Somalia signed a bilateral agreement for the transfer of sentenced persons. The move is step forward in deepening humanitarian cooperation between the two nations.

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7). The 7th Meeting of BRICS Trade Ministers held in Shanghai,_________
a) Switzerland
b) China
c) Japan
d) India
e) None of the above

Answer: b)
Explanation: The 7th Meeting of BRICS Trade Ministers was held in Shanghai, China.A six-member delegation led by Commerce and Industry Minister Smt. NirmalaSitharaman.

8) __________acquires AI startup to make Messenger smarter
a) Facebook
b) Twitter
c) Whatsapp
d) Hike
e) None of the above

Explanation: (a) Facebook has acquired an artificial intelligence (AI) startup Ozlo that specialises in understanding text-based conversations. However, there are no details so far about the financial terms of the deal.

9) _______ bank and Samsung collaborate to advance Digital India initiative
a) HDFC
b) Axis Bank
c) ICICI
d) SBI
e) None of the above

Answer: (d)
Explanation: The State Bank of India (SBI) and Samsung India has announced the availability of Samsung Pay for higher variants of SBI debit card to advance Digital India initiative Samsung Pay is currently available on Samsung smartphones.

10) US urges Americans to leave _________ before ban kicks in on September 1
a) South Korea
b) Australia
c) Belarus
d) North Korea
e) None of the above

Answer: d) US has urged Americans in North Korea to get out before a travel ban goes into effect on September 1.The State Department has issued a new travel warning for North Korea that reflects the Trump administration’s new travel ban.

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