Daily Current Affairs MCQ - 26th & 27th September 2017

Current Affairs Quiz - 26th & 27th September 2017

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Q1.Who would be the head of Economic Advisory Council that is constituted by Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi ?

A]Anil Ahuja
B]Bibek Debroy
C]Vivek Patil
D]Sushant Sharma
E]Sunny Singh

Q2.What is the aim of Saubhagya scheme launched by Union Government ?
A]To provide financial aid to rural people
B]To provide food grains at a subsidized rate
C]To provide electricity connectivity to the urban and rural households
D]To provide free medical treatment to the BPL people
E]None of these

Q3.The joint military exercise DRUZBA 2017 are performed by which two countries ?
A]India and Russia
B]India and US
C]Pakistan and China
D]Pakistan and Russia
E]Pakistan and US

Q4.Which Football club has won the Calcutta Football League title 2017 ?
A]Mohammedan
B]Prayag United
C]East Bengal
D]Mohun Bagan
E]None of these

Q5.The Sports Ministry has recommended the name of which sportsperson for the prestigious Padma Bhusan award ?
A]Saina Nehwal
B]Sakshi Malik
C]Deepa Karmakar
D]Kidambi Srikanth
E]PV Sindhu

Q6.Who would become the chief financial officer of Tata Sons ?
A]Srinivas Gauda
B]Eruch N Kapadia
C]Srinivas Swamy
D]Puneet Chopra
E]None of them

Q7.Who has won the Women's Singles U-19 title at Belgian Junior Open Badminton Tournament 2017 ?
A]Christina Mall
B]Lorrette Fox
C]Vivien Sandorhazi
D]Vaishnavi Reddy
E]None of them

Q8.In which city the 57th National Open Athletics Championship would begin ?
A]Chennai
B]New Delhi
C]Mumbai
D]Pune
E]Bengaluru

Q9.Who has become the new President of NARDECO ?
A]Azim Khan
B]Niranjan Hiranandani
C]Kuljeet Singh
D]Abhimanyu Arora
E]None of them

Q10.Who has launched the web-based "Pencil Portal" ?
A]Ramnath Kovind
B]Narendra Modi
C]Rajnath Singh
D]Harsh Vardhan
E]None of them

Q11.Which of the following Indian women has/ have made their entry in the ranking of most powerful women in Business outside US ?
A]Chandra Kochchar
B]Sikha Sharma
C]Sweeta Sahani
D]A and B
E]All of them

Q12.Who has received the prestigious 38th Sarala award 2017 ?
A]Birja Devi
B]Anaro Devi
C]Banaj Devi
D]Nutan Devi
E]Laxmi Devi

Q13.Who has become the CMD of ONGC ?
A]Gurmeet Singh
B]Sadhan Pandey
C]Sashank Jha
D]Shashi Shanker
E]None of them

Q14.IISc has signed a MoU to enhance infrastructure and broaden the research of infectious disease with which company ?
A]TCS
B]CTS
C]Infosys Foundation
D]Accenture
E]None of these

Q15.The Government of which state has launched "Vision 2025" project to evolve a draft policy for development of the state ?
A]Maharashtra
B]Karnataka
C]Haryana
D]Punjab
E]Uttar Pradesh

Answer with Explanation

Explanation 1. Niti Aayog member Bibek Debroy would be the head of Economic Advisory Council that is constituted by Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi. The council would analyse the economic issues to the Prime Minister and must give proper advice to him.

Explanation 2. The aim of Saubhagya scheme launched by Union Government to provide electricity connectivity to the urban and rural households. The scheme would get 60% financial assistance from the Government.

Explanation 3. The joint military exercise DRUZBA 2017 are performed by Pakistan and Russia. This exercise focuses on the counter terrorism operations to increase military ties between the countries.

Explanation 4. Kingfisher East BengaL has won the Calcutta Football League title 2017 by defeating Mohun Bagan to a 2-2 draw.

Explanation 5. The Sports Ministry has recommended the name of shuttler PV Sindhu for the prestigious Padma Bhusan award. She was awarded Padma Shri in 2015. She is the second athlete to get this award.

Explanation 6. Euruch N Kapadia would become the chief financial officer of Tata Sons. He is a Chartered Accountant and Cost Accountant and was the Vice-President at Tata Sons.

Explanation 7. Vaishnavi Reddy has won the Women's Singles U-19 title at Belgian Junior Open Badminton Tournament 2017 by defeating Vivien Sandorhazi.

Explanation 8. The 57th National Open Athletics Championship would begin at Jawaharlal Nehru stadium in Chennai. Approximately 1200 athletes from the Indian states and departments/PSU would take part in this event.

Explanation 9. Niranjan Hiranandani has become the new President of the realtors body of the NARDECO. He is the founder-chaiman of Hiranandandani Group and CMD of Hiranandani Communities.

Explanation 10. Home Minister Rajnath Singh has launched the web-based "Pencil Portal". It is a Platform For Effective Enforcement for no child labour.

Explanation 11. Chandra Kochchar and Sikha Sharma have made their entry in the ranking of most powerful women in Business outside US.

Explanation 12. Odia poet and short story writer Banaj Devi has received the prestigious 38th Sarala award 2017. She would be awarded for her short story compilation "Kothapua".

Explanation 13. Shashi Shanker has become the CMD of ONGC. He is the director of Technical and Field Services of ONGC.

Explanation 14. IISc has signed a MoU to enhance infrastructure and broaden the research of infectious disease with Infosys Foundation. An amount of Rs. 5 Crore is granted for the research purpose.

Explanation 15. The Government of Karnataka has launched "Vision 2025" project to evolve a draft policy for development of the state in next seven years. This project would seek the opinion of public for the development.