Current Affairs MCQ 5th September 2017

Current Affairs MCQ 5th September 2017

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We are here with Multiple choice Questions based on Current affairs MCQ 5th September 2017 

1) ‘Ye India ka time hai’ event was organized at National Institute of Technology, Raipur __________
a) UP
b) Chattisgarh
c) Assam
d) Maharashtra
e) None of the above

Answer: b)
Explanation: ‘Ye India ka time hai’ event was organized at National Institute of Technology, Raipur. The event was held as per the directives of HRD ministry to mark India’s 70 years of independence and 75 years of the Quit India movement

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) India & other nations condemn _________ latest nuclear test
a) North Korea
b) South Korea
c) US
d) China
e) None of the above

Answer:(a)
Explanation: North Korea’s biggest nuclear test to date was condemned around the world today. US President, Donald Trump tweeted that North Korea has conducted a major nuclear test and their words and actions continue to be very hostile and dangerous to the United States.

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4) Arun Jaitley will attend key security dialouge with ___________-
a) India
b) Japan
c) Russia
d) China
e) None of the above

Answer: b) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will attend a key security dialouge with Japan today. Mr Jaitley said he will hold a bilateral dialogue with his Japanese counterpart, ahead of a visit of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to India later this month.

5) 9th BRICS Summit has started in Xiamen ___________
a) India
b) Swiss
c) Russia
d) China
e) None of the above
Answer: d)
Explanation: The 9th BRICS Summit has started in Xiamen, China with a group photograph of leaders of the five countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) and was preceded by a warm handshake between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese president Xi Jinping.

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) Pulitzer-Prize Winning ________ John Ashbery Passes Away
a) Poet
b) Writer
c) Singer
d) Actor
e) None of the above

Answer: a)
Explanation: Pulitzer-prize winning poet John Ashbery, a post-modern American trailblazer, has passed away at age of 90 in Hudson, New York. His 1975 collection “Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror” made history when he became the lone writer to earn three major accolades the same year for the same work: the Pulitzer in addition to a National Book Award and a National Book Critics Circle Award.

8) _________1st Wicketkeeper to Effect 100 Stumpings
a) M S Dhoni
b) Virat Kohli
c) R Aswin
d) Neeraj Kumar
e) None of the above
Explanation: (a) Former India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni became the first wicketkeeper in world cricket to effect 100 stumpings in One Day Internationals (ODIs). Dhoni achieved the feat in his 301st ODI in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

9) _________secure the Indian Premier League’s media rights
a) Star India
b) Zee News
c) Zee India
d) Star News
e) None of the above

Answer: (a)
Explanation: Star India edged out Sony Pictures to secure the Indian Premier League’s media rights with a bid of Rs 16,347.50 crore. The bidding for various media rights of the cash-rich league was held in Mumbai for a five-year period from 2018-2022.

10) ___________has signed a USD 635 million UN assistance package for 2018-2022
a) Japan
b) China
c) Nepal
d) US
e) None of the above

Answer: c) Nepal has signed a USD 635 million UN assistance package for 2018-2022 to lay out the country’s development strategy for the next five years. The package involves 26 individual UN agencies.