Current Affairs MCQ 4th September 2017
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We are here with Multiple choice Questions based on Current affairs MCQ 4th September 2017 
1) President Kovind on two-day visit to ____________
a) UP
b) Gujarat
c) Assam
d) Maharashtra
e) None of the above
Answer: b)
Explanation: President Ramnath Kovind will be on a two-day visit to Gujarat. He will visit the Sabarmati Gandhi Ashram shortly after his arrival at Ahmedabad Air Port. Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani and Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel will accompany him during the visit Sabarmati Ashram visit.
2). Government has issued an alert on the spread of new malware ___________
a) ‘Cocky Ransomware’
b) ‘Rocky Ransomware’
c) ‘Locky Ransomware’
d) ‘Pocky Ransomware’
e) None of the above
Answer: c)
Explanation: The government has issued an alert on the spread of new malware ‘Locky Ransomware’ that can lock computers and demand ransom for unlocking them. Electronics and IT Additional Secretary Ajay Kumar tweeted that an alert regarding spam spreading Locky Ransomware was issued by Indian Computer Emergency Response Team.
3) World’s Highest Sandcastle Built in _________ City
a) German
b) London
c) Paris
d) New York
e) None of the above
Answer:(a)
Explanation: The world’s highest sandcastle is now standing 16.68 meters tall in the German city of Duisburg. A German travel operator organized the construction of the mammoth sandcastle, bringing in 3,500 tons of sand over the past three and a half weeks to the site at a former steelworks in the inland city
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4) Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has been ranked ______ in the world
a) 9th
b) 10th
c) 3rd
d) 5th
e) None of the above
Answer: a) India’s largest autonomous public organisation Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has been ranked ninth in the world. The institute has been ranked ninth amongst a total of 1,207 government institutions, according to the Scimago Institutions ranking World Report 2017.
5) Kenneth I. Juster Named U.S Ambassador to ___________
a) India
b) Swiss
c) Russia
d) China
e) None of the above
Answer: a)
Explanation: Kenneth I. Juster, deputy director of the National Economic Council at the White House, has been nominated as the next U.S ambassador to India. The appointment will take effect once the U.S Senate confirms him.
6). Hockey _______ has sacked national coach Roelant Oltmans
a) US
b) Sri lanka
c) India
d) Japan
e) None of the above
Answer: c)
Explanation: Hockey India has sacked national coach Roelant Oltmans after a string of unimpressive outings at the international level. High-Performance Director David John will be in charge till a suitable replacement is found for a smooth transition of the men’s team.
7) Five banks of the BRICS Bank Cooperation Mechanism have agreed to establish credit lines. Who is hosting the 9th BRICS Summit?
a) China
b) India
c) Brazil
d) Russia
e) None of the above
Answer: a)
Explanation: Five banks of the BRICS Bank Cooperation Mechanism have agreed to establish credit lines in the national currencies and cooperate on credit ratings. The agreement to this effect was signed ahead of the BRICS Summit in China’s Xiamen city. China is hosting the 9th BRICS Summit.The theme of the 9th BRICS Summit is “Stronger Partnership for a better future”.
8) IAS officer _________ was appointed as the new Chairperson of Central Board of Secondary Education, (CBSE)
a) Rajiv Gaba
b) Rajiv Mehrishi
c) Deepak Sharma
d) Anita Karwal
e) None of the above
Explanation: (d) IAS officer Anita Karwal was appointed as the new Chairperson of Central Board of Secondary Education, CBSE. The 1988-batch officer from Gujarat cadre is currently serving as additional secretary in HRD Ministry.
9) Harsimrat Kaur Badal launches Common Food Processing Incubation Center for Shallots in Perambalur,__________
a) Tamil Nadu
b) Assam
c) Maharashtra
d) Bihar
e) None of the above
Answer: (a)
Explanation: Union Food Processing Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal has inaugurated a unit to process small onions in Perambalur district in Tamil Nadu. The unit, set up at Chettikulam village at a cost of Rs 1 crore, will process small onions to produce vacuum packed peeled onion, onion paste, onion flakes and onion powder.
10) Modi inaugurated the two-day annual conference, Rajaswa Gyan Sangam, 2017 at Vigyan Bhawan,________
a) Tamil Nadu
b) Assam
c) New Delhi
d) Bihar
e) None of the above
Answer: c) PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the two-day annual conference, Rajaswa Gyan Sangam, 2017 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. The conference, jointly organized by the Central Board of Direct Taxes and the Central Board of Excise and Customs
