Daily Current Affairs MCQ - 12th December 2017

Daily Current Affairs MCQ - 12th December 2017

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You must solve the Daily Current Affairs MCQ - 12th December 2017 and get ready to face the upcoming IBPS, SSC exams easily. The Current Affairs Set consists of the questions of latest pattern, answers along with explanations that covers all the latest news updates i.e. sports, awards etc.

Q1.India has defeated which country at the 2017 Hockey World League ?
A]Australia
B]Japan
C]Germany
D]England
E]China

Q2.Which bank has recently set up the impact financing unit ?
A]ICICI Bank
B]Axis Bank
C]Yes Bank
D]IndusInd Bank
E]Axis Bank

Q3. Who is appointed as the new Chairman and MD of Air India ?
A]Sushil Gandharv
B]Pradeep Singh Kharola
C]Puneet Saxena
D]Mohit Khurana
E]Vikrant Kumar

Q4. Nicolas Maduro has baned the opposition parties from taking part in the election recently. He is the President of which country ?
A]Kenya
B]South Africa
C]Venezuela
D]Peru
E]Panama

Q5."We The Woman" Campaign is launched by the UN Women in collaboration with which of the following ?
A]Facebook
B]Goole
C]Microsoft
D]Amazon
E]None of these

Q6.The 15th Russia-India-China(RIC) meeting would be held in _____ ?
A]Mumbai
B]Sanghai
C]Moscow
D]Beijing
E]New Delhi

Q7.In which city the India Open International Boxing Tournament 2018 will be held ?
A]Pune
B]Bengaluru
C]New Delhi
D]Kolkata
E]Guwahati

Q8.Which country has announced to open movie theatres in 2018 after 35 years ?
A]Oman
B]Iran
C]Iraq
D]Saudi Arabia
E]Kuweit

Q9.Sumitra Bhave is honourred with the Kalamaharshi Baburao Painter Sanman. She is associated with which field ?
A]Journalism
B]Film Making
C]Sports
D]Politics
E]Literature

Q10.The Government of which state/ Union Territory has announced to make it compulsory to install LED Bulbs in all Government offices?
A]Himachal Pradesh
B]Uttarakhand
C]Puducherry
D]Goa
E]None of these

Q11.Who is appointed as the Chief Communications Officer of Ola?
A]Viraj Chouhan
B]Sooraj Khameru
C]Pulkit Joshi
D]Suhas Pandit
E]Sadashiv Mehra

Answer with Explanation

Explanation 1. India beat Germany 2-1, win bronze medal at Hockey World League Finals 2017. Australia won gold in that tournament.

Explanation 2. Private sector lender IndusInd Bank Ltd is preparing to open a new vertical to focus on so-called impact financing. The impact financing business will lend to social enterprises working in sectors such as healthcare, education, clean energy and affordable housing, said Satish, adding that the vertical will lend Rs2-15 crore to small and medium enterprises in these sectors.

Explanation 3. Senior IAS officer Pradeep Singh Kharola has been appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Air India. Mr. Kharola, a Karnataka cadre officer, would replace Rajiv Bansal, who has been serving as the interim CMD for a little over thhree months.

Explanation 4. Nicolas Maduro has baned the opposition parties from taking part in the election recently. He is the President of Venezuela.

Explanation 5. "We The Woman" Campaign is launched by the UN Women in collaboration with Facebook in Mumbai. The motto of the campaign is to recognize the magnificent ontribution of women in our society.

Explanation 6. The Russian Foreign Ministry on December 10 said the 15th meeting of the Russia-India-China (RIC) group will likely include discussions on Afghanistan, the Middle East, and the Korean Peninsula.The Russian Foreign Ministry on December 10 said the 15th meeting of the Russia-India-China (RIC) group will likely include discussions on Afghanistan, the Middle East, and the Korean Peninsula.

Explanation 7. New Delhi will host India Open boxing tournament from January 28, 2018. The inaugural India Open boxing tournament will take place in New Delhi from January 28 to February 1, 2018.

Explanation 8. Saudi Arabia has officially declared that public movie theaters will return to the kingdom for the first time in more than 30 years.

Explanation 9. Sumitra Bhave is honourred with the Kalamaharshi Baburao Painter Sanman. She is associated with Marathi Film Making.

Explanation 10. The Government of Uttarakhand has announced to make it compulsory to install LED Bulbs in all Government offices for energy conservation.

Explanation 11. Viraj Chouhan is appointed as the Chief Communications Officer of Ola.