Daily Current Affairs MCQ - 24th October 2017

Current Affairs Quiz - 24th October 2017

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Current Affairs Section is very important for all the upcoming Competitive exams like SSC, IBPS, RBI etc. You must solve the practice set which consists of  Current Affairs Quiz as per the latest question pattern.

Q1.Who has appointed as the Special Director of CBI ?

A]Mukesh Garg
B]Rahul Taneja
C]Rakesh Asthana
D]Mohit Bansal
E]None of them

Q2.Who has won the USA Grand Prix 2017 ?
A]Sebastian Vettel
B]Lewis Hamilton
C]Valtteri Bottas
D]Kimi Raikonen
E]None of them

Q3.Who is elected as the Prime Minister of Japan ?
A]Hukomato Jhu
B]Akihiko Mato
C]Akemi Abe
D]Shinzo Abe
E]None of them

Q4.Which state has decided to introduce PGs for cattle to boost milk production ?
A]Uttar Pradesh
B]Haryana
C]Bihar
D]Rajasthan
E]Gujrat

Q5.In which district, the foundation stone for a Mega Textile Park has laid ?
A]Bankura
B]Latur
C]Warangal
D]Krishna
E]Kanker

Q6.Which country has won the Asia Cup Hockey Tournament 2017 ?
A]Malaysia
B]Bangladesh
C]China
D]India
E]Pakistan

Q7.In which state the first phase of Ro-Ro Ferry service is inaugurated ?
A]Gujrat
B]Tamilnadu
C]Bihar
D]Madhya Pradesh
E]Keral

Q8.Who is appointed as the CEO of India Post Payments Bank ?
A]Kushal Khanna
B]Suresh Shethi
C]Jayant Rawal
D]Sahil Joshi
E]None of them

Q9.Who was named as the Best FIFA Mains Player of the year ?
A]Lionel Messi
B]Neymar Jr.
C]Wayne Ronnie
D]Christiano Ronaldo
E]None of them

Q10.The Southeast Asian Defense Ministers' Meeting will be held in which country ?
A]India
B]Bangladesh
C]Philippines
D]Myanmar
E]Cambodia

Answer with Explanation

Explanation 1. Rakesh Asthana has appointed as the Special Director of CBI. He is a 1984 batch IPS officer of Gujrat Cadre.

Explanation 2. Lewis Hamilton has won the USA Grand Prix 2017. It is the 62nd Grand Prix of his entire career and ninth of this year.

Explanation 3. Shinzo Abe is elected as the Prime Minister of Japan. He is reelected by securing two- third majority in the lower house of the parliament.

Explanation 4. Haryana has decided to introduce PGs for cattle to boost milk production for the people living in the urban areas. The objective of this initiative is to increase milk production in Haryana.

Explanation 5. The foundation stone for a Kakatiya Mega Textile Park has laid in Warangal district of Telengana by the Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao. It is a fibre-to-fabric integrated textile cluster.

Explanation 6. India has won the Asia Cup Hockey Tournament 2017 be defeating Malaysia in the final match in Bangladesh. Ramandeep Singh and Lalit Upadhyay scored goal in the match.

Explanation 7. The first phase of Ro-Ro(Roll On Roll Off) Ferry service is inaugurated at the Bhavnagar district of Gujrat by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi. By this ferry service, Saurashtra and South Gujrat can be connected via sea route.

Explanation 8. Suresh Sethi is appointed as the CEO of India Post Payments Bank. He is the Ex-MD of the Vodafone Payment Bank M-PESA.

Explanation 9. Christiano Ronaldo was named as the Best FIFA Mains Player of the year 2017 for 2nd consecutive year. He won FIFA World Player of the year in 2008.

Explanation 10. The Southeast Asian Defense Ministers' Meeting will be held in Philippines. The Defense Minister of India Nirmala Sitharaman would attend the meeting.