Daily Current Affairs MCQ - 25th October 2017

Current Affairs Quiz - 25th October 2017

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Current Affairs Section can be an important factor for all the upcoming Competitive exams like SSC, IBPS, RBI etc. You should solve the practice set which consists of  Current Affairs Quiz as per the latest question pattern.
Q1.Escorts Ltd. has signed an agreement with which bank to finance the farmers for purchasing escort tractors ?

A]Dena Bank

B]PNB

C]SBI

D]Allahabad Bank

E]NABARD

Q2.How many golds are won by the Indian women Boxers at the Balkan International Boxing Championship ?

A]3

B]4

C]5

D]6

E]7

Q3.Who is appointed as the new Additional Director of CISF ?

A]Shashank Mittal

B]Sourav Jha

C]Kundan Sharma

D]Alok Kumar Pateria

E]None of them

Q4.India has opened a new Chancery Complex of the Indian High Commission in which city ?

A]Islamabad

B]Colombo

C]Dhaka

D]Beijing

E]Kathmandu

Q5.Who is appointed as the CEO for India of HSBC Bank ?

A]Poorav Patel

B]Jayant Rikhye

C]Gajendra Kumnar

D]Mandeep Singh

E]None of them

Q6.Which day is celebrated as the United Nation's Day ?

A]22nd October

B]23rd October

C]24th October

D]25th October

E]26th October

Q7.Who is appointed as the member of Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission (JERC) for Nanipur and Mizoram ?

A]Iram Vardhan Singh

B]Pamheiba Nara Singh

C]Marjit Singh

D]Ngangom Sarat Singh

E]None of them

Q8.Who is appointed as the Interlocutor for the peace talks with the insurgent groups of Assam ?

A]Dildar singh

B]Dineswar Sharma

C]Gaurav Bhatia

D]Sahil Kapoor

E]Suresh Khanna

Q9.The Yadadri Super critical Thermal Power Plant is located in which state of India ?

A]Andhra Pradesh

B]Keral

C]Tamilnadu

D]Orissa

E]Telengana

Q10.In Which city the 2nd World Congress on Marxism will be held ?

A]Sanghai

B]Beijing

C]Pyongyang

D]Moscow

E]None of these

Q11.The first Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendra for Skill Development in Smart Cities was inaugurated in which city ?

A]Pune

B]Gurugram

C]Noida

D]Amritsar

E]New Delhi

Answer with Explanation

Explanation 1. Escorts Ltd. has signed an agreement with State Bank of India (SBI) to finance the farmers for purchasing escort tractors. This tie up would promote and make accessible economical finance facilities to the farmers across the country at competitive rate of interest.

Explanation 2. 4 golds are won by the Indian women Boxers at the Balkan International Boxing Championship held at Sofia. India has won 8 medals in total in the tournament.

Explanation 3. Alok Kumar Pateria is appointed as the new Additional Director of CISF (Central Industrial Security Force). He is 1986 batch IPS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.

Explanation 4. India has opened a new Chancery Complex of the Indian High Commission in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The External Affairs Minister of India Sushma Swaraj has inaugurated the complex.

Explanation 5. Jayant Rikhye is appointed as the CEO for India of HSBC Bank . He is the head of International, Asia Pacific and deals with 11 markets in the region at present.

Explanation 6. 24th October is celebrated as the United Nation's Day throughout the world. The day was first celebrated in 1948.

Explanation 7. Ngangom Sarat Singh is appointed as the member of Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission (JERC) for Manipur and JERC is a two member Commission in which each member represents respective participating state.

Explanation 8. Dineswar Singh is appointed as the Interlocutor for the peace talks with the insurgent groups of Assam. He was the Director of Intelligence Bureau.

Explanation 9. The Yadadri Super-critical Thermal Power Plant is located in Nalgonda district of Telengana. The operation of the plant is executed by BHEL.

Explanation 10. The 2nd World Congress on Marxism will be held in Peking University in Beijing. The theme of the event for 2017 is " Marxism and the Current World and China"

Explanation 11. The first Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendra for Skill development in Smart Cities was inaugurated in New Delhi in collaboration with New Delhi Municipal Corporation.