Daily Current Affairs MCQ - 21st & 22nd October 2017

Current Affairs Quiz - 21st & 22nd October 2017

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Q1.Which day is celebrated as the World Statistics Day ?

A]19th October
B]20th October
C]21st October
D]22nd October
E]None of these

Q2.Who is the highest-earning cricket coach in the World ?

A]Darren Lehmann
B]Mohammad Kaif
C]Ravi Shastri
D]John Wright
E]None of them

Q3.Who has become as Ambassador of India to the Kingdom of Cambodia ?
A]Sweta Sahani
B]Rita Singh
C]Tanya Sharma
D]Manika Jain
E]Deepti Shah

Q4.Who is the new Chairperson of the WBCSD ?
A]Justin Smith
B]Sunny Verghese
C]Phillip Bieber
D]Brad Depp
E]None of them

Q5.Who is the first female Foreign Minister of Norway ?
A]Stephany Depp
B]Mary Cruise
C]Shally Mayer
D]Davy Joanes
E]Ine Eriksen

Q6.Govardhan Eco Village, which has won the "Green Platinum Award", is situated in which state of India ?
A]Uttar Pradesh
B]Maharashtra
C]Madhya Pradesh
D]Haryana
E]Punjab

Q7.Who has received the Blue Planet Prize 2017 for pioneers in the field of Environmental Science ?
A]Frederick Stallin
B]David Warner
C]Hans Joachim Schellnhuber
D]Steven Jack
E]Louis Walker

Q8.Which country is partner of India in 23rd Technology Summit to be held in New Delhi ?
A]US
B]UK
C]Russia
D]Germany
E]Canada

Q9.The "Jashn-e-Breng" festival by Rashtriya Rifles of Indian Army was organised in which village ?
A]Chamba
B]Hamirpur
C]Kangra
D]Kokernag
E]None of these

Q10.In which city of India the Global Ayurveda meet will be held ?
A]New Delhi
B]Mumbai
C]Kochi
D]Lukhnow
E]Panaji

Q11.NRCB has signed a memorandum of cooperation with the Government of which state ?
A]Uttar Pradesh
B]Andhra Pradesh
C]Telengana
D]Keral
E]Orissa

Q12.In which city(s), Nasscom has set up the center(s) to learn Artificial Intelligence ?
A]Pune
B]Hyderabad
C]Bengaluru
D]Both A and C
E]Both B and C

Q13.Who has recieved the 2017 World Food Prize ?
A]Dr. Akhinwumi Ayodeji Adesina
B]Dr.David Mayer
C]Dr. Savio Valdarama
D]Dr. Donald Murray
E]None of them

Q14.Who has won silver medal in the World Skills Competition 2017 in Abu Dhabi ?
A]Kiran
B]Mohit Dudeja
C]Gurpreet
D]Sourav Shindhe
E]None of them

Q15.Which day is celebrated as the Police Commemoration Day ?
A]19th October
B]20th October
C]21st October
D]22nd October
E]None of these

Answer with Explanation

Explanation 1. 20th October is celebrated as the World Statistics Day. It was first observed by the United Nation Statistical Commission in the year 2010.

Explanation 2. Indian Cricket team coach Ravi Shastri is the highest-earning cricket coach in the World. He is paid around 1.17 million dollars per year from the BCCI.

Explanation 3. Manika Jain has become as Ambassador of India to the Kingdom of Cambodia. She is an IFS (Indian Foreign Service) Officer of 1993 batch. She is Consul General of India, Melbourne.

Explanation 4. Sunny Verghese is the new Chairperson of the WBCSD (World Business Council of Sustainable Development). He is the Co-Founder and Group CEO of Olam International.

Explanation 5. Ine Eriksen is the first female Foreign Minister of Norway. She was the Defense Minister of the country.

Explanation 6. Govardhan Eco Village, which has won the "Green Platinum Award" by the Indian Green Building Council, is situated in the Palghar district of Maharashtra of India. This village is set up by ISKON.

Explanation 7. Environmental Scientist Hans Joachim Schellnhuber has received the Blue Planet Prize 2017 for pioneers in the field of Environmental Science. The prize was given by the Asashi Glass Foundation since 1992.

Explanation 8. Canada is partner of India in 23rd Technology Summit to be held in New Delhi. The theme of the summit would be "Advanced Manufacturing" focusing on advances in various sectors.

Explanation 9. The "Jashn-e-Breng" festival by Rashtriya Rifles of Indian Army was organised in Kokernag village of Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir. This festival was celebrated with the slogan of "Jawan aur Awaam Amun hai muqam". Its main motto is to promote peace and good relation between security forces and local population.

Explanation 10. The Global Ayurveda meet will be held in Kochi on February of 2018. The meet must include road shows, seminars, free health campaigns for women and children.

Explanation 11. NRCB(National Research Center For Banana) has signed a memorandum of cooperation with the Government of Andhra Pradesh. The MoC aims to develop technologies relating to the production of Banana.

Explanation 12. Nasscom has set up the centers to learn Artificial Intelligence in Hyderabad and Bengaluru. These centers would promote AI-based start-ups.

Explanation 13. The President of African Development Bank Dr. Akhinwumi Ayodeji Adesina has received the 2017 World Food Prize. He was the former Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development of Nigeria.

Explanation 14. Mohit Dudeja has won silver medal in the World Skills Competition 2017 in Abu Dhabi of UAE. Kiran has won Bronze in that competition.

Explanation 15. 21st October is celebrated as the Police Commemoration Day. The dai is celebrated to commemorate the sacrifices of ten Policemen in 1959 at China-India border.