Daily Current Affairs MCQ - 31st August 2017

Current Affairs MCQ - 31st August 2017

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Q1.The Government of which Indian state has recently decided to end the interview process for the selection in non-gazetted posts for Govt. jobs ?

A]Maharashtra
B]West Bengal
C]Delhi
D]Uttar Pradesh
E]Karnataka

Q2.Which State Govt. has declared Friday as "Day of Helping Hand" ?
A]Uttar Pradesh
B]Andhra Pradesh
C]Bihar
D]Karnataka
E]Tamilnadu

Q3.Which state has launched the unified health scheme "Arogya Bhagya" ?
A]Tamilnadu
B]Kerala
C]Karnataka
D]Gujrat
E]Madhya Pradesh

Q4.Which city of India has received the Rs. 200 crore funds under the AMRUT mission ?
A]Delhi
B]Lukhnow
C]Pune
D]Patna
E]Jammu

Q5.Who has become the richest person of the world ?
A]Bill Gates
B]Laxmi Mittal
C]Amancio Ortega
D]Mark Zukherbarg
E]Mukesh Ambani

Q6.Who will be the first Indian Sikh woman to fly for the next Mars Mission of NASA ?
A]Gurmeet Khurana
B]Sukhpreet Kaur
C]Harleen Kaur
D]Jasleen Kaur Josan
E]None of them

Q7.Who has inaugurated the YUVA skill development program by Delhi Police under PMKVY ?
A]Ramnath Kovind
B]Narendra Modi
C]Rajnath Singh
D]Arvind Kejriwal
E]None of them

Q8.Which of the following Indian Basketball players has signed to join in a Australian National Basketball League team ?
A]Mahendar Rathore
B]Amritpal Singh
C]Amjyot Singh
D]Satnam Singh Bhamara
E]None of them

Q9.Who of the following has/have received the "Women Transforming India" awards launched by Niti Aayog ?
A]Sunita Kamble
B]Raji Borthakur
C]Arunima Sinha
D]Safeena Husain
E]All of them

Q10. The Hanging Bridge across Chambal river at Kota is inaugurated by whom ?
A]Ramnath Kovind
B]Narendra Modi
C]Vasundhara Raje
D]Venkiah Naidu
E]None of them

Answer with Explanation

Explanation 1. The Government of Uttar Pradesh has recently decided to end the interview process for the selection in non-gazetted posts of Group B, C and D categories for the Govt. jobs. The decision was taken in cabinet meeting under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.

Explanation 2. The Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh N Chandrababu Naidu has declared Friday as "Day of Helping Hand". On Friday, he will meet the underprivileged and poor people of society to listen their problems.

Explanation 3. The state Govt. Karnataka has launched the unified health scheme "Arogya Bhagya". Seven existing health schemes are merged in this scheme which would cover 1.4 crore households of the state.

Explanation 4. The winter capital of the state Jammu and Kashmir, Jammu has received the Rs. 200 crore funds under the AMRUT( Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation) mission. Major towns of the state would also be covered under the program to be facilitated with all modern facilities of urban living.

Explanation 5. The co-founder of Zara Amancio Ortega has become the richest person of the world. He has surpassed the Microsoft Co-founder Bill Gates.

Explanation 6. Jasleen Kaur Josan will be the first Indian Sikh woman to fly for the next Mars Mission of NASA. The expedition towards Mars will happen in 2030.

Explanation 7. The Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh has inaugurated the YUVA skill development program by Delhi Police under PMKVY( Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikash Yojona). The main aim of this program is to increase employ-ability for the youth.

Explanation 8. The captain of Indian Basketball team Amritpal Singh has signed to join in a Australian National Basketball League team named as Sydney Kings. He is the first Indian player to get such opportunity.

Explanation 9. Sunita Kamble,Raji Borthakur,Arunima Sinha and Safeena Husain have received the "Women Transforming India" awards launched by Niti Aayog. The award was launched in partnership with UN India and MyGov in last year.

Explanation 10. The Hanging Bridge across Chambal river at Kota is inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The bridge costs more than Rs. 200 Crore. It is a part of East-West Corridor of the Golden Quadrangle Project of NHAI.