Daily Current Affairs MCQ - 26th August 2017

Current Affairs Quiz - 26th August 2017

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Q1.Which state has planned to set up an Eco-Park on more than 34 acres of land reclaimed from the encroachers ?

A]Haryana

B]Jammu and Kashmir

C]Uttar Pradesh

D]Andhra Pradesh

E]Goa

Q2.Who will be the chairperson of the Task Force on Artificial Intelligence constituted by Commerce and Industry Ministry of India ?

A]S. Subba Rao

B]Neetu Singh

C]V. Kamakoti

D]Girija Kumari

E]None of them

Q3.Who will attend the Sanghai Corporation Organization for India meet at Kyrgyz Republic ?

A]Narendra Modi

B]Rajnath Singh

C]Sushma Swaraj

D]Arun Jaitley

E]None of them

Q4.Who is the writer of the book "I Do What I Do" ?

A]Narendra Modi

B]Ramnath Kovind

C]Urjit Patel

D]Raghuram Rajan

E]Harsh Vardhan

Q5.Which country will be the host of the ITTF Team World Cup 2018 ?

A]India

B]Japan

C]England

D]Russia

E]US

Q6.Which country has launched the Smart Snow Leopard Plan ?

A]Bhutan

B]Nepal

C]Russia

D]China

E]Japan

Q7.Which village of India has emerged as the "100 percent computer literate' village in the entire North-East of India ?

A]Chandel

B]Bishnupur

C]Nungthaang Tampak

D]Thoubal

E]None of these

Q8.Who is conferred the Biju Patnaik Award for Scientific Excellence ?

A]Prakash Mehra

B]Suresh Jain

C]Ajeem Khan

D]Digambar Behera

E]Sukhen Mahapatra

Q9.The Agriculture Department of which state has signed a MoU with Microsoft India ?

A]Goa

B]Assam

C]Punjab

D]Haryana

E]Karnataka

Q10.Who has won the UEFA Men's Player of the Year award 2017 ?

A]Lionel Messi

B]Neymar

C]Gianluigi Buffon

D]Cristiano Ronaldo

E]None of them

Explanation

Explanation 1. Jammu and Kashmir has planned to set up an Eco-Park on more than 34 acres of land reclaimed from the encroachers in the Rajouri district. It is first project of its kind in the region. In the park there will be cactus park, botanical garden, cafeteria and other things.

Explanation 2. V. Kamakoti ill be the chairperson of the Task Force on Artificial Intelligence for the economic transformation constituted by Commerce and Industry Ministry of India. she was previously in IIT Madras.

Explanation 3. Home Minister of India Rajnath Singh will attend the Sanghai Corporation Organization (SCO) for India meet at Kyrgyz Republic. The representatives of SCO member states will discuss about prevention and elemination of the emergency situations.

Explanation 4. Former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan is the writer of the book "I Do What I Do". The book is going to be published soon. The book explains the economic concepts and issues like relation between political freedom and prosperity, tolerance etc.

Explanation 5. England will be the host of the ITTF Team World Cup 2018. It will be hed in London. Total 12 Men's team and 12 women's team will participate in that tournament.

Explanation 6. Nepal has launched the Smart Snow Leopard Plan. The main motto of plan is to safeguard the endangered species and their habitats.

Explanation 7. The village named Nungthaang Tampak of Manipur of India has emerged as the "100 percent computer literate' village in the entire North-East of India. The computer course affiliated to AISECT was organized by Mangal Rural as the part of Digital India program.

Explanation 8. Senior Professor and HOD of the Department of Pulmonary Medicine of PGIMER, Chandigarh Prof Digambar Behra is conferred the Biju Patnaik Award for Scientific Excellence. The award is given by the Chief Minister of Orissa Naveen Patnaik.

Explanation 9. The Agriculture Department of Karnataka has signed a MoU with Microsoft India to develop the unique "Farm Price Forecasting Model" to help the farmers and stakeholders. By this model, they can understand the market behaviour in advance.

Explanation 10. Famous footballer of Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo has won the UEFA Men's Player of the Year award 2017 by beating Lionel Messi and Gianluigi Buffon. He is the first footballer who has received the award thrice.