Current Affairs Quiz - 3 October 2017

Current  Affairs Quiz - 3 October 2017

Today In this Current Affairs Questions and answers of 3rd October 2017, there will be 15 questions with solution. We include few questions from 2nd October. Shortly we will release The CA MCQ of 1st & 2nd October 2017. Keep Visiting & Practice Daily to boost up your score.

Q1. Recently Which bank in India announced a 5 basis point cut to 7.95% in its benchmark lending rates across various maturities for the first time in 10 months ?

A] ICICI 

B] State Bank of India 

C] Bank of Baroda 

D] Punjab National Bank 

E] Bhartiya Mahila Bank 

Q2. Which Indian Billionaries topped the list of Asia's Richest Person of the year 2017 by overtakes China's Hui Ka Yan ?

A] Anil Ambani 

B] Ratan Tata 

C] Mukesh Ambani 

D] Mark Zukerberg 

E] Sundar Pichai 

Q3. Name the Veteran actor and playwright who was honoured by Tata Literature Lifetime Achievement Award 2017 ?

A] K Satchidanandan 

B] Sumitra Chauhan 

C] Ramlaxmi Narayan 

D] Lankeshwar Pathak 

E] Girish Karnad 

Q4. Which City/Country Organised the 7th Asian Ministerial Energy Roundtable (AMER7) Conference ?

A] Delhi, India 

B] Phillipins, China 

C] Bangkok,Thailand 

D] Chennai, India 

E] New Jersy, USA 

Q5. Which Indian City will Host the second edition of Nobel Prize Series ?

A] New Delhi 

B] Kolkata 

C] Goa 

D] Tamil Nadu 

E] Kerala 

Q6. What is the rank of India in Global Gender Gap Report 2017, The Report Released by World Economic Forum (WEF)?

A] 100 

B] 105 

C] 108 

D] 110 

E] 112 

Q7. What is the theme of The 9th edition of CMS Vatavaran - an international film festival on environment and wildlife ?

A] Conservation 4 Water 

B] Life with Peace 

C] Green Economy 

D] Save Tree, Live Long 

E] Save Animals, Conserve Water 

Q8. Name the Indian table tennis player who won the silver medal in the girls' doubles category of the 2017 ITTF World Cadet Challenge ?

A] Sikhar Sharma 

B] Saina Aggarwal 

C] Diya Chitale 

D] Ragini Munde 

E] Lovely Pal 

Q9. In which Indian City The Union Minister for state for social justice and empowerment, Ramdas Athawale launched the Pradhan Mantri Jan Aushadhi Pariyojana (A medical Store) ?

A] New Delhi 

B] Gujarat 

C] Haryana 

D] Mumbai 

E] West Bengal 

Q10. Which country topped the list of new tuberculosis cases in 2016: Global TB Report which was released by World Health Organisation (WHO) ?

A] USA 

B] China 

C] India 

D] Pakistan 

E] Afghanistan 

Q11. Khadri Achyutan was recently in news, From Which field he belongs ?

A] Poet 

B] Writer 

C] Journalist 

D] Actor 

E] Minister 

Q12.In which country The bi-annual multilateral exercise ‘Blue Flag-17’ has started ?

A] USA 

B] UK 

C] Israel 

D] India 

E] China 

Q13. In which city the PMO inaugurate an international mega food event, 'World Food India' 2017 ?

A] New Delhi 

B] Goa 

C] Paundecherry 

D] Ahmedabad 

E] Haryana 

Q14. Name the word which has been named official word of the year 2017 by Collins dictionary?

A] Demonetisation 

B] Fake Currency 

C] Fake News 

D] GDP Slowdown 

E] Inflation 

Q15. IN Which Indian City the 21st World Congress of mental health organised by the World Federation for Mental Health in partnership with Caring Foundation and other institutions ?

A] Bangalore 

B] New Delhi 

C] Chennai 

D] Kolkata 

E] Hyderabad 

Answer with Explanation

Explanation 1. State Bank of India (SBI), the country's largest bank, announced a 5 basis point cut in its benchmark lending rates across various maturities. This is the first time in 10 months that it has cut lending rates.

Explanation 2. Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani on Wednesday overtook China’s Hui Ka Yan to become Asia’s richest person with a total wealth of 42.1 billion dollar.

Explanation 3. The award will be presented to Karnad, 79, at the literature festivals annual awards ceremony which will be held on 19 November at the National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA), Nariman Point.

Explanation 4. The Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan will be on an official visit to Bangkok,Thailand from 01-02nd November 2017 to participate in the IEF 7th Asian Ministerial Energy Roundtable (AMER7). India is the current chair of International Energy Forum (IEF) which is promoting the AMER - a biennial event bringing together Energy Ministers and experts from Asian countries.

Explanation 5. Goa will host the Nobel Prize Series-India 2018 (Science Impacts Life) event in February 2018. Goa Government today executed a trilateral MoU with the Department of Bio-Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India and Nobel Media, Sweden with regards to a proposed event which will be held from February 1-28, 2018 along with a month-long exhibition brought from Nobel Museum, Sweden.

Explanation 6. India slipped 21 places on the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Global Gender Gap index to 108, behind neighbours China and Bangladesh, primarily due to less participation of women in the economy and low wages.

Explanation 7. The ninth edition of CMS Vatavaran - an international film festival on environment and wildlife - will begin here from Thursday, showcasing 113 films, including four from Kashmir, one of the most ecologically sensitive zones facing the threat of global warming.

Explanation 8. India's young table tennis player Diya Chitale won the silver medal in the girls' doubles category of the 2017 ITTF World Cadet Challenge on Sunday to make her mark on the world stage.

Explanation 9. Union Minister for state for social justice and empowerment, Ramdas Athawale launched the Pradhan Mantri Jan Aushadhi Pariyojana in Mumbai. The Pradhan Mantri Jan Aushadhi Pariyojana has been launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi with an objective of making quality medicines available at affordable prices to all, particularly to the poor and underprivileged, through exclusive outlets.

Explanation 10. India topped the list of seven nations, accounting for 64 percent of the 10.4 million new tuberculosis (TB) cases worldwide in 2016, according to the Global TB Report 2017.

Explanation 11. Veteran journalist and former Bengaluru Doordarshan Director Khadri Achyutan died here on Sunday night after a brief illness. He was 72.

Explanation 12. The Indian Air Force (IAF) will participate in a two-week-long multilateral air exercise in Israel beginning Thursday. It is for the first time the IAF will operate with Israeli air force in a multilateral exercise setting.

Explanation 13. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Friday inaugurate an international mega food event, 'World Food India' 2017 in New Delhi from Vigyan Bhavan.The three day-long event, organised by the Ministry of Food Processing Industries under leadership of Union Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal, welcomes to host congregation of global investors and business leaders of major food companies from November 3 to 5 in New Delhi.

Explanation 14. Fake news, a term popularised by U.S. President Donald Trump, has been named the word of the year by Collins dictionary due to its widespread use around the world. The U.K.-based lexicographer found that the use of “fake news” registered a 365% rise in the last 12 months. Defined as “false, often sensational, information disseminated under the guise of news reporting”, fake news takes over from Brexit — which was named the definitive word last year after the June 2016 referendum in favour of the U.K.’s exit from the EU.

Explanation 15. The President of India recently inaugurated the 21st World Congress of Mental Health organised by the World Federation for Mental Health in partnership with Caring Foundation and other institutions in New Delhi.