Daily Current Affairs MCQ - 17th & 18th September 2017

Current Affairs Quiz - 17th & 18th September 2017

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Q1.Which day is celebrated as the International Day for the Preservation of Ozone Layer ?

A]15th September

B]16th September

C]17th September

D]18th September

E]None of these

Q2.Who is appointed as the Chairperson of the Board of The Advertising Council of India (ASCI) ?

A]Sumedha Iyer

B]Kaveri Ramakrishnan

C]Vaidehi Krishnamurthy

D]Abanti Shankaranarayanan

E]None of them

Q3.What is the position of Mumbai in the global ranking on most stressed out cities of the world ?

A]130

B]131

C]138

D]142

E]None of these

Q4.Who has laid the foundation for the Vocational Training Institute for Girls in Hyderabad ?

A]Narendra Modi

B]M Venkiah Naidu

C]Chandrababu Naidu

D]Ramnath Kovind

E]None of them

Q5.Which of the following statements is/are true about "Astra" ?

A]It is a Beyond Visual Range Air To Air Missile(BVRAAM).

B]The missile is successfully test-fired near Chandipur, Orissa over Bay of Bengal.

C]Total Seven Trials are conducted against the pilot less target aircraft.

D]Only B and C

E]All of these

Q6.India has signed an "Open Sky Agreement" with which of the following countries ?

A]US

B]UK

C]Russia

D]Japan

E]None of these

Q7. Which of the following Indian actors is honoured with the Global Diversity Award ?

A]Amitabh Bachchan

B]Shahrukh Khan

C]Salman Khan

D]Amir Khan

E]Prabhash

Q8.Which of the following bacteria is found on the International Space Station ?

A]Bacillus Bacteria

B]Shape-Shifting Bacteria

C]Vibrio Bacteria

D]Pseudomonus Bacteria

E]None of these

Q9.In which state of India two Hydro-Electric projects would come up ?

A]Andhra Pradesh

B]Uttarakhand

C]Arunachal Pradesh

D]Himachal Pradesh

E]Assam

Q10.Which day is celebrated as the International Day of Democracy ?

A]13th September

B]14th September

C]16th September

D]15th September

E]18th September

Q11.Who is the youngest cricketer to claim 100 T20 wickets ?

A]Rashid Khan

B]Hardik Pandya

C]Mohammad Sami

D]Shakib-Ul-Hasan

E]None of them

Q12.Who has inaugurated the Sardar Sarovar Dam on the river Narmada in Gujrat ?

A]Vijay Rupani

B]Narendra Modi

C]Ramnath Kovind

D]M. Venkiah Naidu

E]None of them

Q13.Who has won the Korea Open Super Series Title 2017 ?

A]Saina Nehwal

B]Nozomi Okuhara

C]PV Sindhu

D]Carolina Marin

E]None of them

Q14.The Casseni Spacecraft, which has ended its journey with a fiery plunge into the crushing atmosphere of Saturn, belongs to which of the following space organizations ?

A]ISRO

B]JAXA

C]ESA

D]CNSA

E]NASA

Q15.Which Indian woman IPS officer has won the President's Medal, 2017 ?

A]Ketaki Sinha

B]Prakiti Jain

C]D Roopa

D]Mrinal Kaur

E]Sunita Sharma

Answer with Explanation

Explanation 1. 16th September is celebrated as the International Day for the Preservation of Ozone Layer. The Ozone layer is a fragile shield of gas which protects earth from the harmful portions of the Sun ray.

Explanation 2. Abanti Shankaranarayanan is appointed as the Chairperson of the Board of The Advertising Council of India (ASCI). She was the Chief Strategy and Corporate Affairs Officer of Diageo India.

Explanation 3. The position of Mumbai in the global ranking on most stressed out cities of the world is 138 while Delhi, kolkata and Bengaluru stand at 142, 131 and 130 respectively. The position is given as per the 2017 Global Least and Most Stressful Cities Ranking, Stuttgart.

Explanation 4. Vice President of India M Venkiah Naidu has laid the foundation for the Vocational Training Institute for Girls in Hyderabad. This initiative is the first of its kind in Telengana. The main aim of this institute is to boost skill development opportunuties among women.

Explanation 5. "Astra" is a Beyond Visual Range Air To Air Missile(BVRAAM). The missile is successfully test-fired near Chandipur, Orissa over Bay of Bengal. Total Seven Trials are conducted against the pilot-less target aircrafts.

Explanation 6. India has signed an "Open Sky Agreement" with Japan. According to this agreement, the airlines of both of India and Japan can operate unlimited number of flights between the countries.

Explanation 7. Indian actor Salman Khan is honoured with the Global Diversity Award at the House of Commons of Britain. He has recieved the award from Keith Vaz, the longest serving Asian MP of British Parliament.

Explanation 8. The Shape-Shifting Bacteria is found on the International Space Station. It can create problem wqhile treating the astronauts as it can survive at the zero gravity condition by changing its shape.

Explanation 9. According to the North Eastern Electric Power Corporation (NEEPCO), two Hydro-Electric projects would come up in Arunachal Pradesh. These two projects are Kameng Hydro-Electric Project and Pare Hydro-Electric Project.

Explanation 10. 15th September is celebrated as the International Day of Democracy. The theme of the day for 2017 is "Democracy and Conflict Prevention".

Explanation 11. The leg spinner of Afghanistan Rashid Khan is the youngest cricketer to claim 100 T20 wickets. The youngster is 5 days away from his 19th birthday.

Explanation 12. Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi has inaugurated the Sardar Sarovar Dam on the river Narmada in Gujrat. The foundation stone of the dam was laid by the first Prime Minister of Independent India Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru.

Explanation 13. Indian Shuttler PV Sindhu has won the Korea Open Super Series Title 2017 by defeating Nozomi Okuhara of Japan.

Explanation 14. The Casseni Spacecraft, which has ended its journey with a fiery plunge into the crushing atmosphere of Saturn, belongs to NASA.

Explanation 15. Indian woman IPS officer D Roopa has won the President's Medal, 2017. She was the only woman officer to receive this award among the more than 40 award recients.