Current Affairs MCQ 7th September 2017
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We are here with Multiple choice Questions based on Current affairs MCQ 7th September 2017 
1) ___________ laid the foundation stone of the second phase of SAUNI Yojana
a) Narendra Modi
b) Ram Nath Kovind
c) Anil Baijal
d) Arvind Kejriwal
e) None of the above
Answer: b)
Explanation: President Ram Nath Kovind laid the foundation stone of the second phase of link IV pipeline canal of Saurashtra Narmada Avtaran Irrigation (SAUNI) Yojana in Rajkot, Gujarat.
2). ________LG Anil Baijal bans dumping of solid waste at Ghazipur
a) Haryana
b) Assam
c) Delhi
d) UP
e) None of the above
Answer: c)
Explanation: Garbage dumping in Ghazipur has been banned with immediate effect and the landfill site is likely to be cleared within two years, Lt Governor Anil Baijal’s office said. A day after a portion of the waste dump, estimated to be as high as a 15-storey building, collapsed, killing two persons, Baijal held a meeting to take stock of the situation.
3) ________ Bans Raising Funds Through Cryptocurrencies
a) North Korea
b) South Korea
c) US
d) China
e) None of the above
Answer:(d)
Explanation: China has banned individuals and organizations from raising funds through Initial Coin Offerings (ICO), or launches of digital currencies, saying the practice constituted illegal fund-raising.
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4) _______to give free education to all girls till graduation
a) Delhi
b) Karnataka
c) Assam
d) Haryana
e) None of the above
Answer: b) Karnataka government has decided to make education free for all girls from Class 1 to graduation level in all public and aided private schools and colleges, barring only professional institutions, from the next academic year.
5) Sushma Swaraj arrives in _______ on three-day visit
a) US
b) Australia
c) China
d) Russia
e) None of the above
Answer: d)
Explanation: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj arrived in Russian port city of Vladivostokon a three-day visit to attend the third Eastern Economic Forum which will deliberate on pressing issues relating to global trade. She will also hold bilateral talks with her Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov.
6). RBI included _________ Bank in the list of ‘too big to fail’ lenders
a) HSBC
b) Canara Bank
c) HDFC
d) Axis Bank
e) None of the above
Answer: c)
Explanation: RBI included HDFC Bank in the list of ‘too big to fail’ lenders, referred to as D-SIB or domestic systemically important bank. India’s largest lender SBI and private sector major ICICI Bank were classified as D-SIBs in 2015.
7) _________ Bank Gets RBI Nod for Subsidiary in India
a) Karnataka Bank
b) RBL Bank
c) DBS Bank
d) Laxmi Vilas Bank
e) None of the above
Answer: c)
Explanation: DBS Bank India, part of Singapore-based financial services group DBS Group Holdings, has received in-principle approval from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to convert its existing India franchise to a locally incorporated wholly-owned subsidiary (WOS) in India.
8) 12th edition of India-Nepal joint military exercise- Surya Kiran XII was held at __________
a) Nepal
b) India
c) China
d) Italy
e) None of the above
Explanation: (a) The 12th edition of India-Nepal joint military exercise- Surya Kiran XII was held at Nepal Army Battle School (NABS) in Saljhandi, Nepal. The 14 day exercise focused on skills required counter-terrorism and counter-terror, forest fighting and natural disaster management operations.
9) India and _________ sign eleven MoUs in a range of sectors
a) Myanmar
b) China
c) Japan
d) US
e) None of the above
Answer: (a)
Explanation: India and Myanmar have signed 11 Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) agreements in a range of sectors, including one on maritime security cooperation. The MoUs were signed after Prime Minister Narendra Modi held wide-ranging talks with Myanmar’s State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi in Nay Pyi Taw.
10) Sankara Narayanan Takes Charge as MD & CEO of _________ bank
a) Axis Bank
b) Canara Bank
c) Vijaya bank
d) SBI
e) None of the above
Answer: c) R A Sankara Narayanan has taken charge as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Vijaya Bank. He has taken over the reigns of the bank from Kishore Sansi, who reached superannuation on August 31.
