Current Affairs Quiz Set- 14th October 2017

Current Affairs Question Set- 14th October 2017

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Here is the Current Affairs Mock Question Set for 14th October, 2017. Solve the questions and check your preparation. The questions are as per the standard. Detailed explanations are also available.

Q1.The joint exercise "Mitra Shakti 2017" would be conducted between which two countries ?

A]India and China
B]India and Sri Lanka
C]India and Bangladesh
D]India and Nepal
E]None of these

Q2.The "MedWatch" app is launched by which of these ?
A]Indian Army
B]Indian Air Force
C]Indian Navy
D]Delhi Police
E]None of them

Q3. Who will lead the delegation of India in the "Make In India : Sweden 2017" organized by the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion ?
A]Narendra Modi
B]Sushma Swaraj
C]Nirmala Sitharaman
D]Suresh Prabhu
E]Ramnath Kovind

Q4.Which Indian Cricketer has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket ?
A]M S Dhoni
B]Zaheer Khan
C]Yuvraj Singh
D]Ashish Nehra
E]None of them

Q5.Which actor has received the Kota Shivaram Karanth Huttura Prashasti Award ?
A]Prabhas
B]Rana Duggubati
C]Nagarjuna
D]Prakash Raj
E]Allu Arjun

Q6.Who has announced the formation of the internal Think-Tank to achieve oil and gas targets ?
A]Narendra Modi
B]Dharmendra Pradhan
C]Harsh Vardhan
D]Rajnath Singh
E]Suresh Prabhu

Q7.Which state has launched the "Sankalp Seva" Bus service ?
A]Gujrat
B]Bihar
C]Uttar Pradesh
D]Haryana
E]Punjab

Q8.In which city the Indian Handicrafts and Gifts Fair is being held ?
A]Mumbai
B]Ahmedabad
C]Bengaluru
D]Jaipur
E]Greater Noida

Q9.What is the rank of India on Global Hunger Index ?
A]90th
B]96th
C]100th
D]104th
E]110th

Q10.Who has launched the Sampoorna Bima Gram Yojona ?
A]Harsh Vardhan
B]Smriti Irani
C]Narendra Modi
D]Manoj Sinha
E]None of them

Answer with Explanation

Explanation 1. The joint exercise "Mitra Shakti 2017" would be conducted between India and Sri Lanka at Audh Military Camp in Pune. The aim of this exercise is to enhance military co-operation.

Explanation 2. The "MedWatch" app is launched by the Indian Air Force. It is a mobile health app to directly enable the "Mission Indradhanush" of the Government of India.

Explanation 3. Minister of Commerce & Industry Suresh Prabhu will lead the delegation of India in the "Make In India : Sweden 2017" organized by the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion in Stockholm. The meeting would strngthen the economic relationship between the two countries and explore new scopes.

Explanation 4. Indian Cricketer Ashish Nehra has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket. Ashish Nehra has collected 44 Test, 157 ODI and 34 T20 wickets in his 18 years long career.

Explanation 5. South Indian actor Prakash Raj has received the Kota Shivaram Karanth Huttura Prashasti Award at the Kota Shivaran Karanth Theme Park in Karnataka. This award is instituted in name of Jnanpith awardee K Shivaram Karanth.

Explanation 6. Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan has announced the formation of the internal Think-Tank to achieve oil and gas targets. The aim of the Think-Tank would be to advise on technology and create a strong gas network in India.

Explanation 7. Government of Uttar Pradesh has launched the "Sankalp Seva" Bus service in Lukhnow. The Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has flagged off 50 buses which must connect 6000 villages of the state.

Explanation 8. The Indian Handicrafts and Gifts Fair is being held at the India Expo center and Marts in Greater Noida. It is organized by the Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts. The event is inaugurated by Minister of Textile Smiti Irani.

Explanation 9. The rank of India on Global Hunger Index(GHI) 2017 is 100. GHI is a multi dimension measure to describe hunger situation state on global, national and regional level.

Explanation 10. Communication Minister Manoj Sinha has launched the Sampoorna Bima Gram Yojona. The vision of this scheme is to provide banking services through the postal network to people of rural areas.