Daily Current Affairs MCQ - 23rd August 2017

Current Affairs Quiz - 23rd August 2017

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Q1.The Airways of which country has entered into an interline partnership with Vistara ?

A]Germany
B]Qatar
C]Japan
D]China
E]None of these

Q2.Which company has signed a Memorandum of understanding with IIT Madras to set up a center of Battery Engineering ?
A]Tata Motors
B]Maruti
C]Ashok Leyland
D]Hero Motors
E]None of these

Q3.In which city the 8th World Renewable Energy Technology Congress took place ?
A]Mumbai
B]Chennai
C]Bengaluru
D]New Delhi
E]Hyderabad

Q4.Which country has won the FIBA Asia Cup, 2017 ?
A]Iran
B]Australia
C]New Zealand
D]India
E]None of these

Q5.Which Indian boy has created history in Junior Golf of India ?
A]Vinnet Sadhu
B]Vikash Sharma
C]Aryaman Singh
D]Rahul Pruthi
E]Vivek Sahani

Q6.Which Indian state has adopted the rehabilitation policy for the Tibetans ?
A]Assam
B]Sikkim
C]Weszt Bengal
D]Arunachal Pradesh
E]Jammu And Kashmir

Q7.In which of the following cities the Project Varshasdhari was launched ?
A]New Delhi
B]Pune
C]Bengaluru
D]Mumbai
E]Kolkata

Q8.In which city the "Swasth Bharat Swasth Bachche" program was launched ?
A]Kochi
B]Chennai
C]Bengaluru
D]Mysore
E]Hyderabad

Q9.Which state has announced a ban on manual cleaning of the sewers ?
A]Maharashtra
B]Delhi
C]Karnataka
D]West Bengal
E]Goa

Q10.Who is appointed as the DG of RPF(Railway Protection Force) ?
A]Suresh Bharadwaj
B]Akhilesh Parekh
C]Dharmendra Kumar
D]Keshav Sahu
E]Dinesh Banerjee

Q11.Indian Council of Medical Research and Union Ministry of Health have inked a pact with a research institute of which country to collaborate on the vaccine research and development ?
A]North Korea
B]South Korea
C]US
D]UK
E]Japan

Q12.The landing craft utility ship of Indian Navy was commissioned by whom ?
A]Sanjay Bansal
B]Sourav Mittal
C]Rishikesh Sharma
D]Jagdish Mukhi
E]None of them

Explanation

Explanation 1. The Qatar Airways has entered into an interline partnership with Vistara. Under this partnership, the passengers of 2 carriers can travel to and from India to more than 150 destinations.

Explanation 2. Ashok Leyland has signed a Memorandum of understanding with IIT Madras to set up a center of Battery Engineering. The main objective of this MoU is to encourage R&D activities to strengthen battery engineering and other sub-parts.

Explanation 3. The 8th World Renewable Energy Technology Congress took place in New Delhi. The Congress focuses on the Green Technologies to ensure affordable and clean Renewable energy supplies.

Explanation 4. Australia has won the FIBA Asia Cup, 2017 by defeating Iran. Australia participated in the tournament for the first time while Iran is the three-time champion.

Explanation 5. 10 years old Indian boy Aryaman Singh has created history in Junior Golf of India. He remains undefeated for four years at zonal level.

Explanation 6. Arunachal Pradesh has adopted the rehabilitation policy for the Tibetans. Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand have already taken the step in 2015 after the Central Govt. formalized the policy related to rehabilitation for the Tibetans.

Explanation 7. The Project Varshasdhari was launched in Bengaluru. It is an experiment related to cloud seeding under which the aircraft would spray chemicals to induce the rainfall.

Explanation 8. The "Swasth Bharat Swasth Bachche" program was launched in Kochi as an initiative of KVS. Under the program, the physical health and fitness profile card would be created for 12 Lakh KV students.

Explanation 9. Delhi has announced a ban on manual cleaning of the sewers. The Social Welfare Minister Rajendra Pal Gautam has declared this. If any case of manual cleaning of sewers is reported, strict steps will be taken by the Govt.

Explanation 10. ADG Dharmendra Kumar is appointed as the DG of RPF(Railway Protection Force). He is a 1984 batch IPS officer of AGMUT (Arunachal Pradesh- Goa- Mizoram-Union Territories) cadre .

Explanation 11. Indian Council of Medical Research and Union Ministry of Health have inked a pact with International Vaccine Institute(IVI) of South Korea to collaborate on the vaccine research and development. India will contribute $5,00,000 to IVI for this purpose.

Explanation 12. The landing craft utility ship LCU L52 of Indian Navy was commissioned by Lt. Governor of Union Territory Andaman & Nicobar Islands Jagdish Mukhi. It is designed and developed by GRSE.It is used for search, disaster relief and rescue operations.