Daily Current Affairs MCQ - 16th And 17th July 2017

 Daily Current Affairs MCQ - 16th And 17th July 2017

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Q1.Which of the following days is celebrated as the "World Youth Skills Day" ?
A]13th July
B]14th July
C]15th July
D]16th July
E]17th July

Q2.Who is appointed as the new CEO and M.D of Delhi State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd.(DSIIDC) ?
A]Anil Baijal
B]Satyendar Jain
C]Agam Mittal
D]Suresh Khanna
E]Rahul Srivastav

Q3.Who has launched the National Strategic Plan for Malaria Elimination(2017-22) ?
A]Narendra Modi
B]Arun Jaitley
C]Pranab Mukherjee
D]J.P Nanda
E]None of them

Q4.Which of the following is not a new initiative by the Indian Railway ?
A]Cloud Project
B]Nivaran
C]Mission Indradhanush
D]Cashless Treatment Scheme
E]None of these

Q5.What is the function of Sarathi App Launched by Indian Railway ?
A]It will act as a travel guide to the tourist spots via train.
B]It will allow passengers to book tickets, inquiry, on board cleaning and ordering meal on a single platform.
C]It will allow passengers to book only "Tatkal" tickets.
D]It will only help passengers to order meal while traveling.
E]None of these

Q6.Who is appointed as the UNICEF's Global Goodwill Ambassador ?
A]Parvati Singh
B]Gauri Sharma
C]Vrinda Ranaut
D]Lilly Singh
E]None of them

Q7.Who has won the gold at World's Para Athletics Championship ?
A]Sundar Singh Gurjar
B]Raman Kumar
C]Vikash Phogat
D]Ayush Sharma
E]None of them

Q8.How many satellites are recently launched by Russia into the orbit ?
A]72
B]74
C]76
D]75
E]73

Q9.Who has won the Wimbledon Title 2017 ?
A]Venus Williams
B]Maria Sharapova
C]Garbine Muguruza
D]Sania Mirza
E]None of these

Q10.Which state of India has passed a resolution to start Institute of Open Schooling to reduce drop-out rates ?
A]Haryana
B]Bihar
C]Uttarakhand
D]Maharashtra
E]Punjab

Q11.Prasar Bharati has planned to distribute 10 Lakh Free Set of Boxes to the Naxal hit areas of which state of India ?
A]West Bengal
B]Orissa
C]Jharkhand
D]Chattisgarh
E]Maharashtra

Q12.Which state has decided to exempt the soldiers for paying the Toll Tax on the Highways of the state ?
A]Uttar Pradesh
B]Madhya Pradesh
C]Telengana
D]Haryana
E]Punjab

Q13.Who has flagged off the Slum Yuva Daud to mark the beginning of the Adopt Slum Campaign?
A]Suresh Prabhu
B]Arun Jaitley
C]Vijay Goel
D]Amit Shah
E]None of them

Q14.What is the new name of the northern part of South China Sea ?
A]North China Sea
B]North Dash Line Sea
C]North Natuna Sea
D]North Philippine Sea
E]None of these

Q15.Union Civil Aviation Ministry has signed a MoU with which of the following states to promote regional air connectivity ?
A]West Bengal
B]Bihar
C]Goa
D]Kerala
E]Uttar Pradesh

Explanation

Explanation 1. 15th July is celebrated as the "World Youth Skills Day".Theme of the "World Youth Skills Day" of 2017 is "Skills For the Future of Work". It is observed to create awareness among youths regarding skills.

Explanation 2. Satyendar Jain is appointed as the new CEO and M.D of Delhi State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd. He is also the Industries Minister of Delhi.(DSIIDC)

Explanation 3. Union Health And Family Welfare Minister J. P Nanda has launched the National Strategic Plan for Malaria Elimination(2017-22).The motto of this program is to abolish Malaria from India within 2022 and active participation of all the states are requested by the Govt..

Explanation 4. Indian Railway has launched three new initiatives. Those are "Railway Cloud Project",Nivaran and Cashless Treatment Scheme to benefit the passengers.While Mission Indranush is an initiative by Health Ministry to immunize children.

Explanation 5. The Rail SAARTHI (synergised advanced application rail travel help and information) App is launched by Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu. It will allow passengers to book tickets, enquiry, on board cleaning and ordering meal on a single platform.

Explanation 6. Indian origin Canadian Youtube Star Lilly Singh is appointed as the UNICEF's Global Goodwill Ambassador.She is supporting the UNICEF's Youth4Change initiative.

Explanation 7. Sundar Singh Gurjar has won the first Gold for India gold at World's Para Athletics Championship.In F46 Catagory he has made his best effort of 60.36 m.

Explanation 8. One imaging and 72 micro satellites are recently launched by Russia into the orbit. This kind of large and complex mission are implemented first time in the world.

Explanation 9. Garbine Muguruza has won the Wimbledon Title 2017.She has defeated Venus Williams.

Explanation 10. Maharashtra has passed a resolution to start Maharashtra Institute of Open Schooling to reduce drop-out rates.MIOS must consist an easier syllabus, flexible exam facility and skill-based subjects.

Explanation 11. Prasar Bharati has planned to distribute 10 Lakh Free Set of Boxes to the naxal hit rural areas of Chattisgarh. By this people can watch about 100 TV channels for free of cost.

Explanation 12. The Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh Shivraj Singh Chouhan has decided to exempt the soldiers for paying the Toll Tax on the Highways of the state. They have to show their official identity cards to avail the facility.

Explanation 13. Minister of State Youth Affairs And Sports Vijay Goel has flagged off the Slum Yuva Daud to mark the beginning of the Adopt Slum Campaign. The run begins from the Shankar Lal Hall of Delhi University and end at Rugby Stadium.

Explanation 14. The northern part of South China Sea is renamed as the northern part of South China Sea by Indonesia. It is an exclusive Economic Zone. Part of the renamed Sea is claimed by China under its maritime boundary.

Explanation 15. Union Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapati Raju has signed a MoU with Bihar Govt. topromote regional air connectivity. Purnea, Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Saharsa and Balmikinagar are chosen under this scheme.