Daily Current Affairs MCQ - 3rd & 4th September 2017

Current Affairs Quiz - 3rd & 4th September 2017

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Q1.Who is nominated the US Ambassador to India ?

A]Phillip Smith
B]Keneth I Juster
C]Hansel Brandon
D]Thomas Moody
E]None of them

Q2.Who has taken over the charge of Secretary General of Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry ?
A]Gopinath Sindhe
B]Yashpal Singh

C]Sanjaya Baru
D]Kuldeep Sharma

E]None of them

Q3.Who has inaugurated the annual conference "Rajasya Gyan Sangam" 2017 at New Delhi ?
A]Ramnath Kovind
B]Arun Jaitley
C]Urjit Patel
D]Narendra Modi
E]M Venkiah Naidu

Q4.Who is appointed as the Chairperson of CBSE ?
A]Suhasini Dubey
B]Ketaki Nanda
C]Anita Karwal
D]Shena Agarawal
E]Udita Patel

Q5.In which city the 3 days International Hindu Conference has begun ?
A]Lukhnow
B]Kathmandu
C]Allahabad
D]Pokhara
E]Biratnagar

Q6.Who has become the CMD of Coal India ?
A]Sumit Bhattacharya
B]Bhargav Mehta
C]Gopal Singh
D]Siddharth Sinha
E]Barun Dewan

Q7.Who will receive the "Exhibitor of the Year" award at the CineAsia Awards Ceremony ?
A]Akash Singh
B]Samant Mehra
C]Rakesh Singh
D]Ajay Bijli
E]Jaidev Verma

Q8.Which country is the most corrupt country in Asia according to the survey of Transparency International States?
A]Pakistan
B]China
C]India
D]Bangladesh
E]Afghanistan

Q9.India has submitted a joint proposal of Amber Box to WTO along with which country ?
A]China
B]Sri Lanka
C]Bangladesh
D]Afghanistan
E]Vietnam

Q10.Which of the following is the first World Heritage City of India ?
A]Allahabad
B]Varanasi
C]Aurangabad
D]Ahmedabad
E]Tirupati

Q11.Which of the following countries has tested the Hydrogen Bomb recently ?
A]South Korea
B]Japan
C]North Korea
D]China
E]US

Q12.In which country, the 5.7 million years old human-like foot-prints are discovered?
A]Norway
B]Cambodia
C]Brazil
D]Argentina
E]Greece

Q13.What is the name of the oldest female astronaut who recently has finished a 288 days space mission ?
A]Sunita Williams
B]Karen Nyberg
C]Shannon Lucid
D]Peggy Witson
E]None of them

Q14.Which airline has recently launched the Hyderabad-Mysore flight under regional connectivity scheme ?
A]Vistara
B]Trujet
C]SpiceJet
D]IndiGo
E]None of these

Q15.Which of the following Airports has bagged the National Award for Excellence in Energy Management?
A]Chennai International Airport
B]Kochi International Airport
C]Hyderabad International Airport
D]Goa International Airport
E]None of these

Q16.What is/are the objectives of launching the "Hortinet" app by APEDA ?
A]To provide internet-based electronic services
B]To allow farmers to apply online to facilitate their farm registration
C]To track the status of applications
D]To increase the accessibility of Trace-ability software system.
E]All of these

Q17.Which state has launched the central scheme for the senior citizens under BPL category ?
A]Haryana
B]Gujrat
C]Punjab
D]Uttar Pradesh
E]Tamil Nadu

Q18.Who is the Chairman of the Committee of Experts constituted by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology ?
A]S. Venkataraman
B]Ramaswamy Iyer
C]B N Sri Krishna
D]S. Balaji
E]D. Chandrasekhar

Q19.Which state of India has declared the Coconut Palm as the "State Tree" ?
A]Tamilnadu
B]Goa
C]Keral
D]Orissa
E]Andhra Pradesh

Q20. On which day the "Prakriti Khoj" online quiz competition will be launched by the Ministry of Environment ?
A]5th September
B]6th September
C]7th September
D]8th September
E]None of these

Answer with Explanation

Explanation 1. Keneth I Juster is nominated the US Ambassador to India by US President Donald Trump. He is a top Economics expert was the Deputy Assistant to US President for the International Economic Affairs.

Explanation 2. Sanjaya Baru has taken over the charge of Secretary General of Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry. He was the Media Advisor to former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and the Director for Geo-Economics & Strategy, International Institute of Strategic Studies of London.

Explanation 3. Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi has inaugurated the annual conferance "Rajasya Gyan Sangam" 2017 at New Delhi. The aim of this conference was to enable the 2-way communicationbetween the senior officers and policy makers in the field offices to enhance revenue collection and effective law implementation.

Explanation 4. IAS officer of Gujrat Cadre Anita Karwal is appointed as the Chairperson of CBSE(Central Board of Secondary Education). She was the Gujrat Chief Electoral officer at the time of Lok Sabha Election in 2014.

Explanation 5. The 3 days International Hindu Conferance has begun at Kathmandu of Nepal. The aim of this conferance is to reinstate Kathmandu as the Global Capital of Hinduism.

Explanation 6. Gopal Singh has become the CMD of Coal India. He was the Chairman of Central Coalfields. He is appointed after the superannuation of incubent chairman Suthirtha Bhattacharya.

Explanation 7. Ajay Vijli will receive the "Exhibitor of the Year" award at the CineAsia Awards Ceremony in Hong Kong. Vijli is the Chairman and MD of PVR.

Explanation 8. India is the most corrupt country in Asia according to the survey of Transparency International States. As per the report India has topped the list with the 69% Bribery rate.

Explanation 9. India has submitted a joint proposal of Amber Box to WTO along with China. The purpose of Amber Box is to eliminate the most trade-distorting form of the farm-subsidies.

Explanation 10. The commercial capital of Gujrat, Ahmedabad is the first World Heritage City of India by UNESCO. The Director General of UNESCO handed over the certificate to the chief minister of Gujrat Vijay Rupani.

Explanation 11. North Korea has successfully tested the Hydrogen Bomb recently. It defied the UN sanctions and international pressure of developing nuclear weapons.

Explanation 12. Scientists have discovered the 5.7 million years old human-like foot-prints are discovered in Greece. These foot-prints can challenge the concept of eraly human evolution.

Explanation 13. Peggy Whitson is the oldest female astronaut who recently has finished a 288 days space mission. The NASA astronaut is at eight position in the list related to all-time space endurance.

Explanation 14. Trujet of Turbo Megha Airways has recently launched the Hyderabad-Mysore flight under regional connectivity scheme UDAN. The airlines has already covered the unreserved sectors including Nanded and Kadapa.

Explanation 15. Hyderabad International Airport has bagged the National Award for Excellence in Energy Management by CII at a conference. The main focus of this conference is to recognize the organizations who are engaged in energy efficiency initiatives.

Explanation 16. The objectives of launching the "Hortinet" app by APEDA are to provide internet-based electronic services, to allow frarmers to apply online to facilitate their farm registration, to track the status of applications and to increase the accessibility of Traceability software system.

Explanation 17. Gujrat has launched the central scheme for the senior citizens under BPL category. The scheme would provide physical aids and assisted living devices for the senior citizen.

Explanation 18. Justice B N Sri Krishna is the Chairman of the Committee of Experts constituted by the Minisatry of Electronics and Information Technology. The committee was made to recognize the advantages of data protection and security.

Explanation 19. The State Government of Goa has declared the Coconut Palm as the "State Tree". The main motto of this action is to prevent the cutting down of the trees frequently.

Explanation 20. On the occasion of Teacher's Day on 5th September the "Prakriti Khoj" online quiz competition will be launched by the Ministry of Environment. It is an environment awareness initiative to create sensivity towards the protection and conservation of environment.