Current Affairs MCQ 9th July 2017

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We are here with Multiple choice Questions based on Current affairs 9th July 2017

1) JIGYASA, a student- scientist connect program was jointly launched by CSIR & KVS in _______
a) Uttar Pradesh
b) Andhra Pradesh
c) Assam
d) Delhi
e) None of the above

Answer: d)
Explanation: Jigyasa, a student- scientist connect program was officially launched in New Delhi recently. Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), has joined hands with Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) to implement this program.

2). France will end sales of petrol and diesel vehicles by _______
a) 2025
b) 2020
c) 2030
d) 2040
e) None of the above

Answer: d)
Explanation: France will end sales of petrol and diesel vehicles by 2040 as part of an ambitious plan to meet its targets under the Paris climate accord, Emmanuel Macron’s government has announced

3) _______ Tokio Marine raises stake in JV to 49%
a) Japan
b) India
c) China
d) Denmark
e) None of the above

Answer:(a)
Explanation: Japan’s Tokio Marine Asia raised its stake in a 17-year old general insurance joint venture with India’s fertilizer co-operative IFFCO from 26% to 49% at a cost of 2,530 crore rupees, in a transaction approved by the IFFCO board.

4) Twelfth G20 Summit held in Hamburg,_______
a) Germany
b) Japan
c) Australia
d) USA
e) None of the above

Answer: a) Hamburg is hosting the twelfth G20 Summit on the 7th and 8th of July, 2017. The G20, or group of 20, is an international meeting between heads of states, finance ministers and central bank governors from the world’s leading economies.

5) ________allows NBFCs to sell and market the new pension scheme
a) RBI
b) SBI
c) Axis Bank
d) ICICI
e) None of the above
Answer: a)
Explanation: The Reserve Bank of India has allowed systematically important non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) to sell and market the new pension scheme (NPS)

6). Which country has slipped by one spot to become the fourth-largest foreign investor into the UK
a) India
b) USA
c) Japan
d) China
e) None of the above

Answer: a)
Explanation: India has slipped by one spot to become the fourth-largest foreign investor into the UK

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7). Oracle picks __________ for its first digital hub in Asia-Pacific
a) Mumbai
b) Delhi
c) Gurgaon
d) Bengaluru
e) None of the above

Answer: d)
Explanation: American tech giant Oracle has said it is opening its first digital hub in Asia Pacific, which will be based in Bengaluru

8) _________broke Sachin Tendulkar’s record
a) R Ashwin
b) Virat Kohli
c) M S Dhoni
d) Suresh Raina
e) None of the above

Explanation: (b) Indian captain Virat Kohli scored his 18th ODI hundred in run chases. With this he broke Sachin Tendulkar’s record and became the batsman with most number of hundreds in run chases in the history of One Day Internationals.

9) _________ has successfully test-fired short-range surface-to-surface ballistic missile ‘Nasr’
a) India
b) Pakistan
c) China
d) Australia
e) None of the above

Answer: b)
Explanation: Pakistan has successfully test-fired short-range surface-to-surface ballistic missile ‘Nasr’. NASR is a high-precision weapons system with the ability for quick deployment and a range of 70 kilometers, or 43.5 miles.

10) Saima Wazed Hossain appointed WHO Goodwill Ambassador for which disease in South Asia
a) Autism
b) Leprosy
c) Measles
d) TB
e) None of the above

Answer: a) Saima Wazed Hossain, a globally renowned champion for the cause of autism spectrum disorder has been appointed as the WHO’s goodwill ambassador for autism in the world body’s Southeast Asia region.

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