Daily Current Affairs MCQ - 21st & 22nd September 2017

Current Affairs Quiz - 21st & 22nd September 2017

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Q1.Vice President of India Venkiah Naidu has released Rs. 100 and Rs. 10 denominations celebrating the legacy of which musician ?

A]Kishore Kumar

B]M S Subbulaxmi

C]Kanan Devi

D]Mohammad Rafi

E]None of them

Q2.Who has made the World Record for cycling around the world in 79 days ?

A]Andrew Nicholson

B]David Brandon

C]Mark Baeumont

D]Christopher Lee

E]Chris Warner

Q3.In which city the first "BIMSTEC Disaster Management Exercise - 2017" would be conducted ?

A]Mumbai

B]New Delhi

C]Chennai

D]Gurugram

E]Bengaluru

Q4.Which of the following Indian businessminds have/has been included in the Forbes list of "100 Greatest Living Business Minds" of World ?

A]Ratan Tata

B]Lakshmi Mittal

C]Vinod Khosla

D]Both A and C

E]All of them

Q5.Which Indian cricketer has nominated for the Padma Bhushan award for his contribution in the game ?

A]Rohit Sharma

B]Virat Kohli

C]Shikhar Dawan

D]M S Dhoni

E]Hardick Pandya

Q6.Who is renominated as the Chairman of the Lok Sabha Ethics Committee by the speaker Sumitra Mahajan ?

A]Yashvant Singh

B]L K Advani

C]Atal Bihari Bajpayee

D]Murali Manohar Joshi

E]None of them

Q7.Who has won the annual Nansen Refugee Award for his role and efforts to help the children of the countries which has faced insurgency ?

A]Abdul Khan

B]Rakib- Ul - Haq

C]Nadim Shah

D]Zannah Mustapha

E]Firoz Sheikh

Q8.Which country has recently blocked internet calling Apps within the country ?

A]Oman

B]Iran

C]Saudi Arabia

D]UAE

E]None of these

Q9.Thyssenkrupp has signed MoU with which Indian Steel company to create the second largest Steel Enterprise of Europe ?

A]Tata Steel

B]Godrej Steel

C]Visa Steel

D]Essar Steel

E]None of these

Q10.What is the theme of FIFA Women's World Cup 2019 ?

A]Dare to Win

B]Dare to Shine

C]Play It Cool

D]Battle of 90 Minutes

E]Fare Play Fare Football

Q11.The Department of Biotechnology has started a new project "Lab on Boat" on which river to analysis the biodiversity of it ?

A]Ganga

B]Godavari

C]Brahmaputra

D]Yamuna

E]Mahanadi

Q12.Which state/ Union Territory of India has banned the manufacture and use of Plastic Bags ?

A]Assam

B]Puducherry

C]West Bengal

D]Odisha

E]Daman and Dew

Q13.India is collaborating with Russia to build the nuclear power plant in which country ?

A]Nepal

B]Sri Lanka

C]Bhutan

D]Bangladesh

E]None of these

Q14.India has signed a MoU with which country to upgrade vocational training and skill development sector of that country ?

A]Bangladesh

B]Sri Lanka

C]Bhutan

D]Afghanistan

E]None of these

Q15.Which day is celebrated as the International Day of Peace ?

A]19th September

B]20th September

C]21st September

D]22nd September

E]23rd September

Answer with Explanation

Explanation 1. Vice President of India Venkiah Naidu has released Rs. 100 and Rs. 10 denominations celebrating the legacy of M S Subbulaxmi . She was the first musician and carnatic music icon who received Bharat Ratna and Ramon Magsaysay award.

Explanation 2. Cyclist Mark Baeumont has made the World Record for cycling around the world in 79 days. He has beaten the previous world record of Andrew Nicholson of New Zealand.

Explanation 3. the first "BIMSTEC Disaster Management Exercise - 2017" would be conducted in New Delhi by NDRF. It would be the platform to share best practices on the all aspects of the reduction of Disaster risk, strengthening of the regional response among BIMSTEC member countries.

Explanation 4. Indian Businessmen Ratan Tata, Lakshmi Mittal and Vinod Khosla have been included in the Forbes list of "100 Greatest Living Business Minds" of World. The list also includes Donald Trtump and Mark Zukherberg.

Explanation 5. Indian cricketer and former Captain M S Dhoni has nominated for the Padma Bhushan award for his contribution in the game. He is also the recipient of Arjuna, Padmashree and Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award.

Explanation 6. Veteran BJP leader L K Advani is renominated as the Chairman of the Lok Sabha Ethics Committee by the speaker Sumitra Mahajan. The ethics committee examines the complaints related to the unethical conduct of a member of Lok Sabha.

Explanation 7. Zannah Mustafa has won the annual Nansen Refugee Award for his role and efforts to help the children of the countries which has faced insurgency. He was the founder of Future Prowess Islamic Foundation School which provides free islamic-based education to those orphan children.

Explanation 8. Saudi Arabia has recently blocked internet calling Apps within the country to reduce the criticism over censorship. The online voice and video call services like whatsapp and skype, which satisfy the requirements, would be accessible.

Explanation 9. Thyssenkrupp has signed MoU with Indian Steel company Tata Steel to create the second largest Steel Enterprise of Europe. It is a 50-50 joint venture by these two companies. The head-quarter would be at Amsterdam region.

Explanation 10. The theme of FIFA Women's World Cup 2019 is "Dare to Shine". It would be held in France. The emblem is also unveiled.

Explanation 11. The Department of Biotechnology has started a new project "Lab on Boat" on Brahmaputra river to analysis the biodiversity of it. This project is anchored by IIT Guwahati and is supported by the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region.

Explanation 12. The Puducherry Government has banned the manufacture and use of Plastic Bags. The Government has also advised the hotel owners not to use "butter" papers to pack food.

Explanation 13. India is collaborating with Russia to build the nuclear power plant in Bangladesh. The Roppur Nuclear Power Plant is being built by Russia near Dhaka. This is the first abroad Atomic energy venture of India.

Explanation 14. India has signed a MoU with Sri Lanka to assist and cooperate vocational training and skill development sector of that country. India would upgrade the Thondaman Vocational Training Center at Hatton of Sri Lanka.

Explanation 15. The International Day of Peace is celebrated on 21st September. The theme of the day for this year is "Together for Peace: Respect, Safety and Dignity for All".