Daily Current Affairs MCQ - 19th September 2017

Current Affairs Quiz - 19th September 2017

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Q1.Who is the first man of Asian descent to win an Acting Award at the Emmys ?

A]Farhan Akhter
B]Riz Ahmed
C]Amitabh Bachchan
D]Anil Kapoor
E]Wasim Javed

Q2.How many medals are won by the women of India in the Ahmet Comert Boxing Championships for Youth women Boxers ?
A]4
B]5
C]6
D]7
E]8

Q3.China has started naval drills with which country near North Korea ?
A]US
B]Russia
C]UK
D]Pakistan
E]Sri Lanka

Q4.Who has won the Singapore Grand Prix 2017 ?
A]Sebastian Vettel
B]Ricciardo
C]Lewis Hamilton
D]Valtteri Bottas
E]None of them

Q5.Which of the following Directors is awarded the ANR National Award 2017 ?
A]Mani Ratnam
B]Ram Gopal Verma
C]S S Rajamouli
D]Cheran
E]None of them

Q6.In which state of India the first DNA data bank would be established ?
A]Assam
B]Maharashtra
C]Andhra Pradesh
D]Karnataka
E]Tamilnadu

Q7.Which cricketer has created history to complete a century of sixes in T20s ?
A]Virat Kohli
B]M S Dhoni
C]Shane Watson
D]Chris Gayle
E]David Warners

Q8.Which state Assembly has passed a bill to deduct a fraction of salary of the State Govt. employees for the benefit of their parents and differently able siblings ?
A]Andhra Pradesh
B]Uttar Pradesh
C]Assam
D]Bihar
E]Punjab

Q9.Which country has released postage stamps on Indian Yoga legend Bishnu Ghosh for the contribution in spreading Indian Postural Yoga in the country ?
A]Russia
B]US
C]Japan
D]UK
E]Vietnam

Q10.Who is appointed as the Director General of NIA ?
A]Venkatesh Rao
B]YC Modi
C]Giridhar Patel
D]Krish Khanna
E]Abhirup Roy

Answer with Explanation

Explanation 1. The British Actor of Pakistani origin Riz Ahmed is the first man of Asian descent to win the Acting Award at the Emmys. He has got the award for his acting in "The Night of".

Explanation 2. 8 medals are won by the women of India in the Ahmet Comert Boxing Championships for Youth women Boxers. It includes 1 Gold, four Silvers and three Bronzes. Soniya has won Gold in 48 Kg category.

Explanation 3. China has started naval drills with Russia near North Korea. The exercise would take between Peter the Great Bay near Russia-North ?Korea border and southern part of Okhotsk sea.

Explanation 4. Lewis Hamilton has won the Singapore Grand Prix 2017. It is the seventh race victory of this season. Ricciardo stands second and Valtteri Bottas stands third in the Grand Prix 2017.

Explanation 5. Telegu Director S S Rajamouli is awarded the ANR National Award 2017 for his contribution to the Telugu Film Industry. He was honoured by the Vice President of India Venkiah Naidu.

Explanation 6. The first DNA data bank of India would be established in Maharashtra. The Maharashtra Forensic Department has talked with a Pune-based Tech company to create this DNA fingerprinting database to help the law enforcement agencies to track the Maoists.

Explanation 7. West Indies opener Chris Gayle has created history for the first time to complete a century of sixes in T20s. He has reached this milestone against England in his 52nd match.

Explanation 8. Assam state Assembly has passed a bill to deduct a fraction of salary of the State Govt. employees for the benefit of their parents and differently-able siblings. This scheme is known as Assam Employees PRANAM Bill.

Explanation 9. Japan has released postage stamps on Indian Yoga legend Bishnu Ghosh and his family members for the contribution in spreading Indian Postural Yoga in the country. Japan Postal Department has released postal stamps on any Yoga expert for the first time.

Explanation 10. Senior IPS officer YC Modi is appointed as the Director General of NIA(National Investigation Agency). He is an IPS officer of 1979 Batch of Haryana cadre and was the chief of NIA.