Current Affairs MCQ 8th December 2017

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1) International Civil Aviation Day is annually observed on _________
a) 7 December
b) 8 December
c) 6 December
d) 4 December
e) None of the above
Answer: a)
Explanation: International Civil Aviation Day is annually observed on December 7.The day observed to raise awareness of the importance of international civil aviation and the role that the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) plays in international air transport.

2) The Armed Forces Flag Day is being observed on ________
a) 7 December
b) 8 December
c) 6 December
d) 4 December
e) None of the above
Answer: a)
Explanation: he Armed Forces Flag Day is being observed on December 07 throughout the country. The day observed since 1949, has become a tradition to remember the sacrifices and commemorate the honour to the soldiers, airmen and sailors. It is dedicated towards collection of funds from people for the welfare of the Armed Forces personnel.

3) President Ram Nath Kovind on 2 day visit to ________ to inaugurate Aircraft Museum
a) Assam
b) Andhra Pradesh
c) Bihar
d) Delhi
e) None of the above
Answer: (b)
Explanation: President Ram Nath Kovind will be on a two-day visit to Andhra Pradesh to inaugurate an Aircraft Museum in Visakhapatnam.

4) Government ropes in _______Bank to enable cashless payments on e-NAM
a) ICICI Bank
b) City Bank
c) HSBC
d) HDFC
e) None of the above
Answer: a) The government has engaged private lender ICICI Bank to enable online payments at 470 mandis integrated with national portal of electronic National Agriculture Market (e-NAM)

5) __________ offers service to open PPF account online
a) ICICI Bank
b) City Bank
c) HSBC
d) HDFC
e) None of the above
Answer: a)
Explanation: Private lender ICICI Bank has launched a digital service to allow customers to open a PPF account online, eliminating the need for furnishing paper documents.

6). _________ rationalises charges on debit card transactions
a) RBI
b) SBI
c) DCB bank
d) IRDAI
e) None of the above
Answer: a)
Explanation: In order to promote digital payments, RBI has come out with differentiated merchant discount rates (MDR) for debit card transactions, prescribing separate caps for small and large traders.

7) _________ wins Best Asian Film at Australian Cinema Awards
a) Dangal
b) Newton
c) Pink
d) Sultan
e) None of the above
Answer: a)
Explanation: The Aamir Khan starrer ‘Dangal’ was named the Best Asian Film at the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards (AACTA) 2017.

8) ________ banned from 2018 Winter Olympics
a) Russia
b) India
c) China
d) Japan
e) None of the above
Explanation: (a) Russia has been banned from competing in the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang in an historic decision by the International Olympic Committee.Although some Russian athletes will be allowed to compete under a neutral flag

9) Ramayana-themed Jatayu Adventure Centre opens in _________
a) Kerala
b) Assam
c) Delhi
d) Madhya Pradesh
e) None of the above
Answer: (a)
Explanation : The Jatayu Adventure Centre has recently opened on a 1,000-foot-tall hill in Kerala’s Chadayamangalam, which is where Jatayu is believed to have died.

10) _________signs 34 MoUs to ‘transform’ villages
a) Kerala
b) Assam
c) Delhi
d) Maharashtra
e) None of the above
Answer: d) The Maharashtra government signed 34 MoUs with leading corporate houses to take ahead its ambitious project of social transformation of 1,000 villages across Maharashtra.

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