Daily Current Affairs MCQ- 8th September 2017

Current Affairs Quiz - 8th September 2017

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Q1.Who is appointed as the Chairman of PTI ( Press Trust of India) ?

A]Riyad Mathew

B]Sunil Srivastav

C]Viveck Goenka

D]Puneet Sharma

E]None of these

Q2.India has granted gratis (no-cost) visa to the citizens of which country ?

A]US

B]China

C]Cambodia

D]Sri Lanka

E]Vietnam

Q3.Who has launched the "DIKSHA" portal ?

A]Amit Shah

B]M Venkiah Naidu

C]Narendra Modi

D]Ramnath Kovind

E]None of them

Q4.The smart city of which Indian State has won the ASSOCHAM awards ?

A]Hyderabad

B]Kolkata

C]Gujrat

D]Maharashtra

E]None of these

Q5.Which Indian cricketer scores fastest 15000 runs in International Cricket ?

A]Rohit Sharma

B]Virat Kohli

C]MS Dhoni

D]Shikhar Dhawan

E]None of them

Q6.Ujala scheme is launched by EESL in which country ?

A]India

B]Bangladesh

C]Malaysia

D]Afghanistan

E]None of these

Q7.Which of the following companies has acquired Datawave to accelerate data integration and migration for the clients ?

A]IBM

B]HCL

C]TCS

D]CTS

E]Google

Q8.Which country has decided to set up an LPG terminal with Indian companies ?

A]China

B]Myanmar

C]Sri Lanka

D]Bangladesh

E]Nepal

Q9.India has joined hand with which country to closely collaborate in Defense production ?

A]US

B]Russia

C]Vietnam

D]Japan

E]None of these

Q10.Who is the head of the task force created by the Government to formulate the road map for employment generation ?

A]Narendra Modi

B]Rajiv Kumar

C]Harsh Vardhan

D]Vijay Goel

E]None of them

Answer with Explanation

Explanation 1. Viveck Goenka is appointed as the Chairman of PTI ( Press Trust of India). He was the chairman and MD of the Express Group. He succeeds Riyad Mathew.

Explanation 2. India has granted gratis (no-cost) visa to the citizens of Vietnam who want to visit India. Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi has announced the decision in his joint Press statement with the State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi.

Explanation 3. Vice President of India M Venkiah Naidu has launched the "DIKSHA" portal. It is national digital infrastructure for the teachers. It would enable, amplify and accelerate the solutions in realm of teacher education.

Explanation 4. The GIFT(Gujrat International Finance-Tec) city of Gujrat has won the ASSOCHAM Services Excellence awards. It is the first operational smart city of India. It is honoured for the contribution to growth of International Financial and Technology hub in the country.

Explanation 5. Indian cricketer Virat Kohli scores fastest 15000 runs in International Cricket. He is the third-highest run scorer in T20Is after he scored the 17th fifty in shortest format.

Explanation 6. UAJALA(Unnat Jyoti by Affordable Lighting for All) scheme is launched by EESL(Energy Efficiency Services Limited) in Melaka of Malaysia. Under this scheme, each household would get 10 high quality 9watt LED bulbs at a cheap cost.

Explanation 7. HCL has acquired Datawave to accelerate data integration and migration for the clients. This flagship product won Informatica Innovation award and is extendable to other platforms.

Explanation 8. Sri Lanka has decided to set up an LPG terminal with Indian companies near Comobo. It is a part of MoU cooperation in economic projects between two countries.

Explanation 9. India has joined hand with Japan to closely collaborate in Defense production including Dual-use technologies. The two countries also have agreed to fight against terrorism.

Explanation 10. NITI Aayoog Chairman Rajiv Kumar is the head of the task force created by the Government to formulate the roadmap for employment generation. The task force includes senoir officials of various ministries and representatives of Industry.