Daily Current Affairs MCQ - 27th August 2017

Current Affairs Quiz - 27th August 2017

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Q1.Who is the head of the panel that would review the National Mineral Policy ?

A]Naveen Deshmukh
B]Prakash Jha
C]K Rajeswara Rao
D]Pritam Rastogi
E]None of them

Q2.Which state has launched new policy to promote Khadi ?
A]Bihar
B]Haryana
C]West Bengal
D]Uttar Pradesh
E]Maharashtra

Q3.Who has launch the National Sports Talent Portal ?
A]Ramnath Kovind
B]Venkiah Naidu
C]Narendra Modi
D]Vijay Goel
E]None of them

Q4.Which country has recently launched its first homegrown satellite ?
A]Combodia
B]Myanmar
C]Taiwan
D]Nepal
E]Bhutan

Q5.Which company has launched its public Wi-Fi program in Indonesia ?
A]Reliance Jio
B]Facebook
C]Twitter
D]Google
E]None of these

Q6.The CA institute of India has signed MoU with the Chartered Accountants Institute of which country ?
A]Nepal
B]Bhutan
C]Sri Lanka
D]Myanmar
E]Bangladesh

Q7.Which state has begun the E-Waste removal program from the schools ?
A]Goa
B]Keral
C]Haryana
D]Punjab
E]Assam

Q8.In which city, the International Military Music Festival will be held ?
A]Paris
B]London
C]Moscow
D]New Delhi
E]New York

Q9.A festival of India will be organized in which country ?
A]Russia
B]Brazil
C]US
D]UK
E]Japan

Q10.Who has won the Bronze in women's single event in Badminton World Championship ?
A]Zhang Ning
B]Carolina Marin
C]Saina Nehwal
D]Nozomi Okuhara
E]None of them

Answer with Explanation

Explanation 1. K Rajeswara Rao is the head of the 29- member panel that would review the National Mineral Policy.The panel will submit the report by the end of the October of this year.

Explanation 2. Uttar Pradesh Government has launched new policy to promote Khadi in the state.Under this policy 15% subsidy is given on the Khadi products.

Explanation 3. Vice President of India Venkiah Naidu would launch the National Sports Talent Portal at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium. The portal would provide the opportunity to register, create profile and upload achievements.

Explanation 4. Taiwan has recently launched its first homegrown satellite Formosat-5 into space from the air base in US. It is equipped with the complementary Metal-oxide-semiconductor sensors to observe the earth.

Explanation 5. Google has launched its public Wi-Fi program in Indonesia. It offers free wi-fi connectivity at the railway stations, universities of Indsonesia. It will also expand the data-friendly You Tube Go app in the country.

Explanation 6. The CA institute of India has signed MoU with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nepal. Under the MoU, the mutual cooperation between two countries to advance the professional, intellectual development and knowledge would be encouraged.

Explanation 7. Keral has begun the E-Waste removal program from the schools. The program will aim to dispose e-waste such as the desktop computers, laptops etc. from 10,000 schools and educational offices of the state.

Explanation 8. The International Military Music Festival will be held in Moscow. A Tri-Services Band of India is invited to perform in that festival.

Explanation 9. A festival of India will be organized in Brasilia, Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro of Brazil. It would showcase the diverse Indian culture, cuisine, exhibition on Mahatma Gandhi in that festival.

Explanation 10. Saina Nehwal has won the Bronze in women's single event in Badminton World Championship 2018. Another Indian Shuttler P V Sindhu has also confirmed her medal by making her entry to final.