Daily Current Affairs MCQ - 3rd October 2017

 

Current Affairs Quiz - 3rd October 2017

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Q1.Who has become the 1st Left-Arm Spinner to take 400 wickets ?

A]Ravichandran Aswin
B]Rangana Herath
C]Hardik Pandya
D]Marcus Stoinis
E]None of them

Q2.Which day is celebrated as the International Day of Non Violence ?
A]1st October
B]3rd October
C]2nd October
D]4th October
E]None of these

Q3.Which day is celebrated as the International Day of Older Persons ?
A]30th September
B]1st October
C]2nd October
D]3rd October
E]4th October

Q4.Which temple has become the cleanest iconic place in India ?
A]Tirupati Temple
B]Meenakshi Temple
C]Konark Sun Temple
D]Jagannath Temple
E]Siddhi Vinayak Temple

Q5.Which state has started a drive against the child marriage and dowry ?
A]Haryana
B]Punjab
C]Bihar
D]Rajasthan
E]Uttar Pradesh

Q6.Which Indian state is declared Open-Defecation free by the President of India Ramnath Kovind ?
A]Punjab
B]West Bengal
C]Uttarakhand
D]Maharashtra
E]Assam

Q7.India has joined hand to strengthen the bilateral ties in fishery sector with which country ?
A]US
B]UK
C]Norway
D]China
E]Japan

Q8.Who has/have received Noble Prize 2017 in Medicine ?
A]Jeffrey C Hall
B]Michael Rosbash
C]Michael W Young
D]All of them
E]None of these

Q9.Who has/have secured 2nd position in the Isle of Man Chess Championship 2017 ?
A]Hikaru Nakamura
B]Viswanathan Anand
C]Hou Yifan
D]Both A and B
E]Both A and C

Q10.Which Indian entrepreneur has received the UK Business Award for innovative IT Solutions ?
A]Birendra Sasmal
B]Sudhangshu Palit
C]Satadru Sinha
D]Rajeev Mishra
E]None of them

Answer with Explanation

Explanation 1. Sri Lankan Cricketer Rangana Herath has become the 1st Left-Arm Spinner to take 400 wickets. He is also the first bowler to take 100 test wickets against Pakistan.

Explanation 2. 2nd October is celebrated as the International Day of Non Violence. This day is celebrated by UN on the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.

Explanation 3. 1st October is celebrated as the International Day of Older Persons . The theme of the day this year is "Stepping Into the Futures : Tapping The Talents".

Explanation 4. Meenakshi Temple of Madurai, Tamilnadu has become the cleanest iconic place in India under the "Sachchhta Hi Seva" program.

Explanation 5. Bihar has started a drive against the child marriage and dowry. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has led the pledge in Patna and all the Government schools, colleges, panchayat, health centers etc.

Explanation 6. Indian state Maharashtra is declared Open-Defecation free by the President of India Ramnath Kovind at an event in Worli.

Explanation 7. India has joined hand to strengthen the bilateral ties in fishery sector with Norway. The two countries would cooperate each other to develop climate smart fishing technique.

Explanation 8. Jeffrey C Hall, Michael Rosbash and Michael W Young have received Noble Prize 2017 in Medicine. They have developed circadian rhythm of the inner clock of body that helps to regulate sleep pattern, hormone release, blood pressure and feeding behavior.

Explanation 9. Viswanathan Anand of India and Hikaru Nakamura of US have secured 2nd position in the Isle of Man Chess Championship 2017. Magnus Carlsen of Norway has won the championship.

Explanation 10. Ghana based Indian entrepreneur Birendra Sasmal has received the UK Business Award for innovative IT Solutions to Africa. He is the CEO of Subah.