Daily Current Affairs MCQ - 6th September 2017

Current Affairs Quiz - 6th September 2017

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Q1.India has handed over the off-shore patrol vessel named Varuna to which of the following countries ?
A]Pakistan
B]Sri Lanka
C]Bangladesh
D]Vietnam
E]None of these

Q2.Which day is celebrated as the "National Teacher's Day" ?
A]4th September
B]5th September
C]6th September
D]7th September
E]8th September

Q3.India has started the joint Military exercise with which of the following countries ?
A]Bhutan
B]China
C]Bangladesh
D]Nepal
E]Cambodia

Q4.Who has received the PLuS Alliance prize for the year 2017 ?
A]Ratan Tata
B]Mukesh Ambani
C]Narayana Murthy
D]Anil Ambani
E]Laxmi Mittal

Q5.Who is the first Telegu person to be the head of the jury members to choose India's entry for upcoming Oscar awards ?
A]Maniratnam
B]S. S Rajamouli
C]Sukumar
D]C V Reddy
E]None of them

Q6.India has started to export Petroleum Products to which country ?
A]Cambodia
B]Bhutan
C]Myanmar
D]Nepal
E]None of these

Q7.Who has created an inter-ministerial task-force to implement Namami Gange mission ?
A]Ramnath Kovind
B]Narendra Modi
C]Yogi Adityanath
D]Uma Bharti
E]Nitin Gadkari

Q8.Who has won the Gold medal in the Commonwealth Youth (Boys and Girls) Weightlifting Championships 2017 ?
A]Chanu Saikhom Mirabai
B]Konsam Ormila Devi
C]Kunjarani Devi
D]Karnam Maleswari
E]None of them

Q9.Who is the first woman Indian Wrestler to appear in WWE ?
A]Babita Kumari
B]Gita Phogat
C]Kabita Devi
D]Sakshi Malik
E]None of them

Q10.Which company has bagged the Media Rights Deal for the IPL for next five years ?
A]Sony India
B]ZEE India
C]Star India
D]ESPN India
E]None of these

Answer with Explanation

Explanation 1. India has handed over the off-shore patrol vessel named Varuna to Sri Lanka of the following countries. The ship would be commanded by Captain Neville Amara Ubayasiri.

Explanation 2. 5th September is celebrated as the "National Teacher's Day" every year in India. The day is observed to commemorate the birthday of Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakhrishnan. He was the 1st Vice-President of India and the 2nd President of India.

Explanation 3. India has started the joint Military exercise with Nepal. It focuses on the forest fighting mechanisms and counter-terrorism. The exercise is named as "Surya Kiran".

Explanation 4. The Co-founder of Infosys Narayana Murthy has received the PLuS Alliance prize for the year 2017. This prize is a prestigious award which recognizes the research innovation, global innovation, global leadership and education innovation.

Explanation 5. Telegu Producer and Director C V Reddy is the first Telegu person to be the chair-person of the jury members to choose the India's entry for upcoming Oscar awards. The jury has been set up by the Film Federation of India.

Explanation 6. India has started to export Petroleum Products to Myanmar by road. It is expected that this initiative would discover a new market for the fast growing oil refining sector. Numaligarh Refinery will deliver the trial consignment to the Parami Energy Group of Myanmar.

Explanation 7. Cabinet Minister Nitin Gadkari has created an inter-ministerial task-force to implement Namami Gange mission. The Task force is expected to have officials and ministers from water resources, drinking water, sanitation and urban development.

Explanation 8. Indian Weightlifter Konsam Ormila Devi has won the Gold medal in 44Kg category in the Commonwealth Youth (Boys and Girls) Weightlifting Championships 2017. The games is held at the Gold Coast, Australia.

Explanation 9. Kabita Devi is the first woman Indian Wrestler to appear in WWE which is held at . She appeared in the ring by wearing a salwar kameez.She has lost to Dakota Kai in the encounter.

Explanation 10. Star India has bagged the Media Rights Deal for the IPL for next five years. The media auction is divided into two categories- Digital (internet and mobile phone) and Broadcast.