Daily Current Affairs MCQ - 26th October 2017

Current Affairs Quiz - 26th October 2017

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Q1.Who has joined NBA India as the Head of Basketball Operations ?

A]David Warren
B]Philip Warner
C]Scott Fleming
D]Fred Brown
E]None of them

Q2.Which Indian pair have own Gold in the ISSF World Cup 2017 in 10m Air Pistol Mixed event ?
A]Jeetu Rai and Anjali Bhagwat
B]Jeetu Rai and Heena Sindhu
C]Gagan Narang and Anjali Bhagwat
D]Abhinav Bindra and Heena Sindhu
E]None of them

Q3.Which Indian Table Tennis player has become the first Indian to occupy the top position in the ITTF World Junior Circuit Standings ?
A]Sumit Kumar
B]Rajeev Kansal
C]Gurmeet Singh
D]Manav Takkar
E]Sayan Basu

Q4.Which pair have won the European Open 2017 Trophy ?
A]Santiago Gonzalez and Julio Peralta
B]Rohan Bopanna and Andy Murray
C]Divij Sharan and Scott Lipsky
D]Somdev Devbarman and Rafael Nadal
E]None of them

Q5.Who is appointed as the CEO of the AMFI ?
A]Sushil Kumar
B]NS Venkatesh
C]Harbinder Sodhi
D]Murugan Rao
E]David Smith

Q6.Who has become the Principal Secretary of the Board of Administrators in Darjeeling ?
A]Kanwaljeet Singh Chima
B]Bhuban Narang
C]Kuldeep Sharma
D]Rahul Bansal
E]None of them

Q7.The Election Department of which state of India has entered in the Limca Book of Records for the formation of the biggest human logo ?
A]Nagaland
B]Mizoram
C]Meghalaya
D]Assam
E]Tripura

Q8.Which state of India has topped in terms of the digital initiatives taken by the Government ?
A]Uttar Pradesh
B]Gujrat
C]Bihar
D]West Bengal
E]Madhya Pradesh

Q9.Escorts Ltd has entered in a tie-up with which bank to finance the farmers for purchasing the Escorts Tractors ?
A]Dena Bank
B]Vijaya Bank
C]SBI
D]UCO Bank
E]Andhra Bank

Q10.Which of the following would be the first War of Independence in the history books from the next academic session ?
A]Sepoy Mutiny
B]Hool Rebellion
C]Indigo Rebellion
D]Paika Rebellion
E]None of these

Q11.EEPC has signed an MoU with which bank ?
A]State Bank of India
B]Punjab National Bank
C]Andhra Bank
D]Vijaya Bank
E]Dena Bank

Answer with Explanation

Explanation 1. Scott Fleming has joined NBA India as the Head of Basketball Operations by National Basketball Association. He is the former India Men's National team head coach.

Explanation 2. Jeetu Rai and Heena Sindhu have own Gold in the ISSF World Cup 2017 in 10m Air Pistol Mixed event. India is hostinf the tournament for the first time.

Explanation 3. Indian Table Tennis player Manav Takkar has become the first Indian to occupy the top position in the ITTF World Junior Circuit Standings. He was previously placed at No. 5 position.

Explanation 4. Divij Sharan of India and Scott Lipsky of America have won the European Open 2017 Trophy in Belgium by defeating Santiago Gonzalez and Julio Peralta. It is the first title of Divij Sharan.

Explanation 5. NS Venkatesh is appointed as the CEO of the AMFI ( Association of Mutual Funds of India ). He previously served in the IDBI and Laxmi Vilas Bank.

Explanation 6. Kanwaljeet Singh Chima has become the Principal Secretary of the Board of Administrators in Darjeeling by the Government of West Bengal. He was the Principal Secretary of the Mass Education Extension and Library Service Department.

Explanation 7. The Election Department of Meghalaya has entered in the Limca Book of Records for the formation of the biggest human logo comprising the young voters in the state. The logo formation was done under the Mission UNITE (U and I Towards Enrolment).

Explanation 8. Madhya Pradesh has topped in terms of the digital initiatives taken by the Government as per the report of Coeus Age Consulting. The organization provides consultancy services on various aspects of digital economy.

Explanation 9. Escorts Ltd has entered in a tie-up with State Bank of India to finance the farmers for purchasing the Escorts Tractors. This initiative will help a large number of small and marginal farmers.

Explanation 10. The Paika Rebellion would be the first War of Independence in the history books from the next academic session. Union HRD Minister Prakasah Javadekar has announced this.

Explanation 11. EEPC (Engineering Export Promotion Council) has signed an MoU with Punjab National Bank. PNB would also extend the foreign country loan facilities and provide advisory support to the EEPC India members.