Daily Current Affairs MCQ - 12th October 2017

Current Affairs Quiz - 12th October 2017

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Q1.Who has become the USIBC President ?

A]Nikita Sharma
B]Nisha Desai Biswal
C]Yogita Gupta Sharma
D]Neha Mishra
E]None of them




Q2.Who has received the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award 2017 for Excellence in Public Administration ?
A]Dr. Rupak Saha
B]Dr. Pankaj Sharma
C]Dr. Sooraj Kumar
D]Dr. Bindeswar Pathak
E]None of them


Q3.Which country has signed a joint declaration to help Indian Railway ?
A]US
B]UK
C]Japan
D]Spain
E]Germany


Q4.Who has become the new Governor of Assam ?
A]Prakash Rana
B]Jagdish Mukhi
C]Kuldeep Singh
D]Kundan Jha
E]None of them


Q5.Which state first has incorporated Skill Development Program in higher education ?
A]Haryana
B]Punjab
C]Goa
D]Assam
E]Rajashthan


Q6.Which day is celebrated as the International Day of Girl Child ?
A]10th October
B]11th October
C]12th October
D]13th October
E]14th October


Q7.Which day is celebrated as the World Mental Health Day ?
A]8th October
B]9th October
C]10th October
D]11th October
E]12th October


Q8.IIT Kharagpur has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with which company for setting up Digital Academy ?
A]Lenovo
B]Dell
C]HP
D]Samsung
E]None of these


Q9.Which state Government has launched Senior Citizen Health Insurance Scheme ?
A]Andhra Pradesh
B]Arunachal Pradesh
C]Himachal Pradesh
D]Uttar Pradesh
E]Goa


Q10.Who is appointed as the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) ?
A]Amitabh Bachchan
B]Anupam Kher
C]Raj Babbar
D]Dharmendra
E]Boman Irani


Answer with Explanation

Explanation 1. Nisha Desai Biswal has become the USIBC President. She was the former U. S Assistant secretary of state for South and Central Asia.

Explanation 2. Dr. Bindeswar Pathak has received the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award 2017 for Excellence in Public Administration. President of India Ramnath Kovind presented the award to him.

Explanation 3. Germany has signed a joint declaration to help Indian Railway. German Railways would assist Indian Railways to make countries existing rail corridors semi high speed. It would also carry out the feasibility studu on Chennai- Kazipet Corridor.

Explanation 4. Jagdish Mukhi has become the new Governor of Assam. He served as the Lieutenant Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

Explanation 5. Rajashthan first has incorporated Skill Development Program in higher education. Under the project, 12 Certificates and 4 Diploma courses would be run and each college must have to choose five courses.

Explanation 6. 11th October is celebrated as the International Day of Girl Child. The aim of the day is to highlight and address the needs and challenges girls generally face. The theme of this year is " The Power of Adolescent Girl : Vision for 2030".

Explanation 7. 10th October is celebrated as the World Mental Health Day. The theme of the day for 2017 is "Mental Health in the Work Place".

Explanation 8. IIT Kharagpur has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Samsung for setting up Digital Academy. The Department of Computer Science Engineering would host the Samsung Innovation lab and give training to the students.

Explanation 9. Himachal Pradesh state Government has launched Senior Citizen Health Insurance Scheme. Under this scheme, easy access to curative geriatric health care services are provided to them.

Explanation 10. Anupam Kher is appointed as the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII). He has replaced television actor Gajendra Chouhan.