Current Affairs MCQ 7th July 2017

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We are here with Multiple choice Questions based on Current affairs 7July 2017

1) ______ Assembly adopted a resolution to implement the goods and services tax (GST)
a) Jammu Kashmir
b) Andhra Pradesh
c) Assam
d) Delhi
e) None of the above

Answer: a)
Explanation: Jammu and Kashmir Assembly adopted a resolution to implement the goods and services tax (GST), bringing the state’s indirect taxation into the new unified tax regime that the rest of the country adopted on 1 July at a landmark ceremony in Parliament.

2). The 10TH India-Jordan Trade and Economic Joint Committee (TEJC) Meeting was held in __________
a) Jammu Kashmir
b) Andhra Pradesh
c) Assam
d) Delhi
e) None of the above

Answer: d)
Explanation: The 10TH India-Jordan Trade and Economic Joint Committee (TEJC) Meeting was held in New Delhi under the co-chairs of Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Commerce and Industry, (India) and Mr. Yarub Qudah, Minister of Industry, Trade and Supply (Jordan)

3) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has inaugurated the 9th edition of _______Dialogue
a) Jammu Kashmir
b) Andhra Pradesh
c) Assam
d) Delhi
e) None of the above

Answer:(d)
Explanation: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has inaugurated the 9th edition of Delhi Dialogue. Under this program, the premier annual track 1.5 event to discuss politico-security, economic and socio-cultural engagement between India and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Delhi

4) 5th Meeting of BRICS Ministers of Education was held in Beijing,______
a) China
b) Japan
c) Australia
d) USA
e) None of the above

Answer: a) Meeting of BRICS Ministers of Education was held in Beijing, China. The Indian delegation was led by Shri Prakash Javadekar, Minister of Human Resource Development, India.

5) AIIB approves USD 329 mn loan to build roads in ______
a) Jammu Kashmir
b) Gujarat
c) Assam
d) Delhi
e) None of the above
Answer: b)
Explanation: China based Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) announced its approval to a $329 million loan to build access roads across 4,000 villages in Gujarat

6). Seven agreements signed between India and ________
a) Israel
b) USA
c) Japan
d) China
e) None of the above

Answer: a)
Explanation: A total of seven agreements were signed between India and Israel in sectors ranging from agriculture to water conservation and space as they sought to deepen ties beyond high-priced defence deals

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7). ________ has appointed as Himachal Pradesh DGP
a) Aanchal Sharma
b) Anchal Kumar Jyoti
c) Naseem Ali
d) Somesh Goyal
e) None of the above

Answer: d)
Explanation: Somesh Goyal, a 1984-batch IPS officer of Himachal Pradesh cadre, has been appointed as the State’s Director General of Police (DGP).

8) Pradeep Kumar Rawat appointed as the next Ambassador of India to__________
a) Israel
b) USA
c) Japan
d) Indonesia
e) None of the above

Explanation: (d) Pradeep Kumar Rawat has presently a Joint Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Indonesia

9) _________won the Asian snooker team championship at Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
a) India
b) Pakistan
c) China
d) Australia
e) None of the above

Answer: a)
Explanation: India’s leading cueist Pankaj Advani teamed up with Laxman Rawat to demolish Pakistan in the final of the Asian Team Snooker championship.

10) India expresses interest in hosting FIFA U-20 World Cup________
a) 2020
b) 2021
c) 2018
d) 2019
e) None of the above
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Answer: d) The All India Football Federation (AIFF) has submitted an expression of interest to host the Under-20 FIFA World Cup in 2019