Current Affairs MCQ 9th December 2017

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1) _________BJP MP Nana Patole resigns from Lok Sabha, party
a) Assam
b) Andhra Pradesh
c) Bihar
d) Maharashtra
e) None of the above
Answer: d)
Explanation: Maharashtra BJP MP Nana Patole has resigned from the party and the Lok Sabha. In August, Mr. Patole criticised the BJP-led Maharashtra government for the way it was implementing the farm loan waiver scheme. He had also claimed that it was insensitive to farmers’ problems.

2) Government extends date for linking Aadhaar with PAN till _________
a) March 31, 2018
b) April 31, 2018
c) March 31, 2019
d) March 30, 2018
e) None of the above
Answer: a)
Explanation: Central Board of Direct Taxes, CBDT, has extended the date for linking Aadhaar with PAN till 31st of March next year.

3) _____education body offers videos of classes on YouTube
a) Tamil nadu
b) Andhra Pradesh
c) Bihar
d) Delhi
e) None of the above
Answer: (a)
Explanation: The Tamil Nadu State Council of Educational and Research Training (TNSCERT) has a YouTube channel with videos on several school subjects such as mathematics, English, and science.

4) Mateusz Morawiecki to be new prime minister of _______
a) Poland
b) Austria
c) China
d) Japan
e) None of the above
Answer: a) Poland’s prime minister resigned and will be replaced by Finance Minister Mateusz Morawiecki

5) __________ receives Honorary Award at Dubai International Film Festival
a) Irfan Khan
b) Salman Khan
c) Hrithik Roshan
d) Aamir Khan
e) None of the above
Answer: a)
Explanation: Actor Irrfan Khan was presented with an Honorary Award at the 14th edition of the Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF). He was awarded for the “incredible body of work of more than 80 films in India as well as his work in British films and Hollywood”.

6). _________ 2nd best UNESCO world heritage site after Angkor Wat
a) Taj Mahal
b) Lal Quila
c) Purana Quila
d) Akshardham
e) None of the above
Answer: a)
Explanation: The Taj Mahal, India’s iconic ivory-white marble mausoleum in Agra, is the second best UNESCO world heritage site in the world, according to a new survey.

7) US scientists develop gel to temporarily seal _______ injuries
a) eye
b) ear
c) nose
d) leg
e) None of the above
Answer: a)
Explanation: California-based researchers have developed a temperature-sensitive temporary seal that changes from a fluid to a semi-solid when applied to the eye as the patient awaits surgery.

8) ________ pizza toss wins UNESCO ‘intangible heritage’ status
a) Russia
b) Italy
c) China
d) Japan
e) None of the above
Explanation: (b) The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has awarded ‘intangible heritage’ status to the traditional Italian art of pizza tossing, Pizzaiuoli.

9) World’s 1st robot citizen calls for ___________ rights
a) Saudi Arab
b) Austria
c) Iraq
d) Iran
e) None of the above
Answer: (a)
Explanation : The humanoid robot Sophia who became the world’s first robot citizen in October this year after receiving Saudi Arabia’s citizenship has called for women’s rights in the kingdom.

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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