Daily Current Affairs MCQ- 9th and 10th August 2017

Daily Current Affairs MCQ- 9th and 10th August 2017

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Q1.Who is the new Chief Justice of India ?
A]Raghunath Mishra
B]Pankaj Palothi
C]Dipak Mishra
D]Suraj Singh
E]None of them

Q2.24*7 seamless virtual fence with sensors will be installed by India along its border with which country?
A]China
B]Bangladesh
C]Bhutan
D]Pakistan
E]None of these

Q3.Which player has become the No.1 all-rounder in Tests as per the latest ICC ranking ?
A]Shakib Al Hasan
B]Ravindra Jadeja
C]Shoaib Malik
D]Hardik Pandya
E]None of them

Q4.Amazon India has signed a Memorandum with which of the following states regarding Hand loom and Textiles sector ?
A]Odisha
B]Rajasthan
C]Telengana
D]Karnataka
E]Gujrat

Q5.Which of the upcoming days will be observed as the "Sankalp Prava" by the Central Govt.?
A]2nd October
B]26th January
C]15th August
D]23rd January
E]None of these

Q6.Who has won the World Title for the 110m Hurdles Final at the IAAF World Championships ?
A]Balazs Baji
B]Sergey Shubenkov
C]Danial Smith
D]Omar Mcleod
E]None of them

Q7.Who has released the book on the popular author titled "Khuswant Singh: In Wisdom and In Jest"?
A]Narendra Modi
B]Amarinder Singh
C]Rajnath Singh
D]Omkar Singh
E]Navjot Singh Sidhu

Q8.How many medals are bagged by India in the Asian Junior Boxing Championship ?
A]7
B]8
C]9
D]10
E]11

Q9.Who is honoured by the prestigious Community Service medal of UAE ?
A]Suhas Gaurav
B]Nitin Chopra
C]Shashank Mittal
D]Firoz Merchant
E]None of them

Q10.Which IIT has launched the Day Care facility to support the researchers and faculty ?
A]IIT-Delhi
B]IIT-Madras
C]IIT-Roorke
D]IIT-Dhanbad
E]IIT-Kanpur

Q11.India is going to conduct a joint military exercise "Yudh Abhyas" with which country ?
A]Russia
B]USA
C]Japan
D]Germeny
E]None of these

Q12.The India-ASEAN Youth Summit will be held at which city of India ?
A]New Delhi
B]Mumbai
C]Pune
D]Bengaluru
E]Bhopal

Q13.Which Indian shooter has won Bronze in the Men's trap event at the 7th Asian Championship Shotgun ?
A]Abhinav Bindra
B]Gagan Narang
C]Jeetu Rai
D]Kynan Chenai
E]None of them

Q14.NITI Aayog has announced partnership with which of the following states to transform the health and education sectors ?
A]Uttar Pradesh
B]Assam
C]Karnataka
D]All of these
E]None of these

Q15.Which state(s) is/are the top performer(s) according to the Sanitation Survey ?
A]Keral
B]Haryana
C]Uttar Pradesh
D]All of these
E]Only A and B

Explanation

Explanation 1. Dipak Mishra is the new Chief Justice of India. He is appointed as the 45th CJI of India. He was well known for judging the case of Yakub Menon.

Explanation 2. 24*7 seamless virtual fence with sensors will be installed along the India-Pakistan border. To curb the infiltration bid, the initiative has been taken. The pilot project will be undertaken in 2 streches of 5 to 6 Kms each in Jammu sector.

Explanation 3. Indian Cricketer Ravindra Jadeja has become the No.1 all-rounder in Tests as per the latest ICC ranking. He has edged out Shakib Al Hasan of Bangladesh. He is also the first ranked Test Bowler.

Explanation 4. Amazon India has signed a Memorandum with the Department of Handloom and Textiles sector of Telengana. The main motto of this co-initiative is to educate, train and enable the artisans to sell their products directly to Amazon customers across the country.

Explanation 5. The upcoming 15th August will be observed as the "Sankalp Prava" by the Central Govt. The Center also has asked the citizen of India to dedicate themselves for social causes. The 75th anniversary of Quit India movement will also be celebrated this year.

Explanation 6. Omar Mcleod of Jamaica has won the World Title for the 110m Hurdles Final at the IAAF World Championships in London. Sergey Shubenkov of Russia and Balazs Baji of Hungary won Silver and Bronze respectively.

Explanation 7. The Chief Minister of Punjab has released the book on the popular author titled "Khuswant Singh: In Wisdom and In Jest". The book is co-authored by Omkar Singh and Vijay Narain Shankar. Khuswant Singh was the reciepant of Padma Bhusan and Padma Vibhusan.

Explanation 8. 8 medals are bagged by India in the Asian Junior Boxing Championship.The competiton was held in Puerto Princesa. Satendar Rawat and Mohit Khatana have won Silver.

Explanation 9. Indian businessman and Philantropist Firoz Merchant is honoured by the prestigious Community Service medal of UAE. The award is given to recognize his efforts to serve the community in the country and abroad.

Explanation 10. IIT-Delhi has launched the Day Care facility to support the researchers and faculty. 40 Kids can be admitted at the center at a time. It is open for children of 18 months to 8 years of age.

Explanation 11. India is going to conduct a joint military excercise "Yudh Abhyas" with USA. It will be held at the Joint Base Lewis-McChord in the US.

Explanation 12. The India-ASEAN Youth Summit will be held at Bhopal of India. The excercise will be marked as the 25th anniversary of ASEAN-India dialouge.

Explanation 13. Indian shooter Kynan Chenai has won Bronze in the Men's trap event at the 7th Asian Championship Shotgun at Astana, Kazakhsthan. Indian shooters have won two gold medals and one Bronze in the competiton so far.

Explanation 14. NITI Aayog has announced partnership with Uttar Pradesh, Assam and Karnataka to transform the health and ecducation sectors. The states are shortlisted under the sustainable action of NITI Aayog to transform human capital initiative to health sector.

Explanation 15. Keral and Haryana are the top performers according to the Sanitation Survey. by the Quality Council of India. UP and Bihar are the worst performers in rural sanitation.