Daily Current Affairs MCQ - 18th August 2017

Current Affairs Quiz - 18th August 2017

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Q1.Which State Government has decided to register Battery-powered vehicle to reduce Air and Noise Pollution ?

A]Karnataka

B]Uttar Pradesh

C]Maharashtra

D]Keral

E]None of these

Q2.Who has appointed as the Chief Financial Officer of Ola ?

A]Rajiv Bansal

B]Harish Abhchandani

C]Kartik Patel

D]Suresh Majhi

E]Ketal Sharma

Q3.Who is the highest paid female Athlete of 2017 ?

A]Maria Sharapova

B]P V Sindhu

C]Venus Williams

D]Serena Williams

E]None of them

Q4.Which shuttler has won the Bulgeria Open International Series Title ?

A]Amitabh Sahai

B]Sourav Ghosal

C]Lakshya Sen

D]Abhisekh Mukherjee

E]None of these

Q5.Who is the highest paid actress of World in 2017 ?

A]Deepika Padukone

B]Emma Stone

C]Emma Watson

D]Juila Roberts

E]Angelina Jolie

Q6.Who has recently created Guinness World Record of circumnavigating the world by motorcycle ?

A]Christopher Smith

B]Robert Depp

C]Kane Avellano

D]Harry Lee

E]None of them

Q7.Energy Efficiency Services Limited(EESL) has signed a MoU with which company(ies) under the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas for Distribution of Energy Efficient Appliances ?

A]IOCL

B]BPCL

C]HPCL

D]All of these

E]None of these

Q8.On which day the Human Resource Development Ministry has announced the World's Largest Student Survey for the students of class 3, 5 and 8 ?

A]11th November

B]12th November

C]13th November

D]14th November

E]15th November

Q9.The MoU of India on Intellectual Property Right Cooperation with which country has recently approved by Union Cabinet ?

A]US

B]Sweden

C]Germany

D]Japan

E]China

Q10.In which place the US-based Rice University researchers have found a new Tectonic Plate ?

A]Western Pacific Ocean

B]Eastern Pacific Ocean

C]North Atlantic Ocean

D]South Atlantic Ocean

E]None of these

Explanation

Explanation 1. State Government of Maharashtra has decided to register Battery-powered vehicle as cabs and e-taxis to reduce Air and Noise Pollution. These battery-powered vehicles earlier can be registered as the App-based taxis like Ola and Uber.

Explanation 2. Harish Abhichandani has appointed as the Chief Financial Officer of Ola.He has replaced Rajiv Bansal. Abhichandani was the former executive of e-Kart.

Explanation 3. Serena Williams is the highest paid female Athlete of 2017 as per as the report of Forbes. Her total earnings is almost twice than any other female athletes.

Explanation 4. Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen has won the Bulgeria Open International Series Title. He is the World's number 1 junior shuttler.

Explanation 5. Emma Stone is the highest paid actress of World in 2017. The "La La Land" actress leads with $ 26 Million. She also won Best Actress Oscar for the film.

Explanation 6.Kane Avellano has recently created Guinness World Record of circumnavigating the world by motorcycle.He is the youngest person to make this world record. The total tour takes 8 months.

Explanation 7. Energy Efficiency Services Limited(EESL) has signed a MoU with 3 public sector oil marketing companies IOCL, BPCL and HPCL under the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas for Distribution of Energy Efficient Appliances.

Explanation 8. The Human Resource Development Ministry has announced the World's Largest Student Survey for the students of class 3, 5 and 8 on 13th November. The date was announced by HRD minister Prakash Javedkar.

Explanation 9. The MoU of India on Intellectual Property Right Cooperation with Sweden has recently approved by Union Cabinet. The MoU aimed to benefit Entrepreneurs, investors and businesses. It must help India to exchange experiences in IP ecosystems and innovation.

Explanation 10. The US-based Rice University researchers have found a new Tectonic Plate in Eastern Pacific Ocean. It is named after a Colombian Island. The research was published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters.