Daily Current Affairs MCQ - 7th & 8th November 2017

Current Affairs Quiz - 7th & 8th November 2017

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 Q1.Who has inaugurated the 1st Heli Expo India and International Civil Helicopter Conclave-2017 at New Delhi?

A]Narendra Modi

B]Arvind Kejriwal

C]Satpal Maharaja

D]Yogi Adityanath

E]Rajnath Singh

Q2.Which Bollywood actor has won the prestigious Bishnudas Bhave Award 2017 ?

A]Anupam Kher

B]Boman Irani

C]Rishi Kapoor

D]Mohan Joshi

E]None of them

Q3.Which Golfer has won the Panasonic Open India ?

A]Anirban Lahiri

B]Shiv Kapoor

C]Jyoti Randhawa

D]Arjun Atwal

E]Rashid Khan

Q4.The Women's Hockey team of which country has won the Asia Cup Title 2017 ?

A]China

B]North Korea

C]India

D]Pakistan

E]South Korea

Q5.The Government of India has signed a MoU with which company at the World Food India 2017 ?

A]Amul

B]Dabur

C]Nestle

D]Patanjali

E]None of these

Q6.The Chief Minister of which state has launched 647 schemes for the development of the river island of that state ?

A]West Bengal

B]Assam

C]Orissa

D]Andhra Pradesh

E]Tamilnadu

Q7.The annual Balijatra Festival 2017 was inaugurated on the banks of which river ?

A]Ganga

B]Yamuna

C]Godavari

D]Krishna

E]Mahanadi

Q8.Which of the following day is celebrated as the International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment ?

A]5th November

B]6th November

C]7th November

D]8th November

E]9th November

Q9.In which city the National Cycling Championship is held ?

A]New Delhi

B]Mumbai

C]Pune

D]Kolkata

E]Kanpur

Q10.The typhoon Damrey hit on which country ?

A]Myanmar

B]Bangladesh

C]Vietnam

D]China

E]USA

Q11.Nepal has inaugurated a bridge on which river by the help of India ?

A]Kaligandaki

B]Koshi

C]Tamur

D]Bagmati

E]Ghagara

Q12.In which district of India the "SAMPRITI 2017" has begun ?

A]Assam

B]Mizoram

C]Meghalaya

D]West Bengal

E]Tripura

Q13.In which of the following institutes the "FIPSPHYSIOCON 2017" was inaugurated ?

A]AIIMS, New Delhi

B]National Brain Research Center

C]JIPMER, Puducherry

D]Vallavbhai Patel Chest Institute

E]None of these

Q14. Who is the new Finance Secretary of India ?

A]Suresh Bedi

B]Kuldeep Joshi

C]Hasmukh Adhia

D]Dilip Kumar

E]Sourav Sharma

Q15.Who is appointed as the special Secretary in the Commerce Ministry ?

A]Rishikesh Dubey

B]Binoy Kumar

C]Kumaresh Chouhan

D]Riddhi Basu

E]None of them

Q16.Who is honoured with the "Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2017" by ASSOCHAM ?

A]Kumari Babita

B]Gurpreet Kaur

C]Riddima Sinha

D]Maya Swaminathan

E]Sonia Mehra

Answer with Explanation

Explanation 1. Tourism Minister of Uttarakhand Satpal Maharaja has inaugurated the 1st Heli Expo India and International Civil Helicopter Conclave-2017 at New Delhi. The event was organised by Pawan Hans Limited. The theme of the conclave was "Enhancing Connectivity".

Explanation 2. Bollywood actor Mohan Joshi has won the prestigious Bishnudas Bhave Award 2017 for the contribution to the theater. The award is given in memory of the founder of Marathi Theater Bishnudas Bhave.

Explanation 3. Indian Golfer Shiv Kapoor has won the Panasonic Open India. It is the second Asian Title of him of the season.

Explanation 4. The Women's Hockey team of India has won the Asia Cup Title 2017 by defeating China. It is India's second title in the history of the tournament.

Explanation 5. The Government of India has signed a MoU with Patanjali at the World Food India 2017. The MoU was signed between MD of Patanjali Acharya Balkrishna and Union Minister of Food Processing Harsimrat Kaur Badal.

Explanation 6. The Chief Minister of Assam Sarbanda Sonowal has launched 647 schemes for the development of the largest river island of world Majuli of Bhrahmaputra river.

Explanation 7. The annual Balijatra Festival 2017 was inaugurated on the banks of Mahanadi River. The Health and Law Minister of Orissa Pratap Jena inaugurated the festival at Gagagadia ghat in Orissa.

Explanation 8. 6th November is celebrated as the International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in war and armed conflict. It was declared first on 5th November 2001.

Explanation 9. The National Cycling Championship is held in New Delhi. The Petroleum Conservation Research Association organized the first Saksham Pedal Delhi "Cyclothon" event.

Explanation 10. The typhoon Damrey hit on Vietnam. This was the strongest cyclone in Vietnam in 16 years.

Explanation 11. Nepal has inaugurated a bridge on Kaligandaki river by the help of India near the China border. The financial assistance was provided by India under the India-Nepal Economic Co-operation Program.

Explanation 12. The 7th edition of Indo-Bangladesh joint Military Training Exercise "SAMPRITI 2017" has begun in MeghalayThe objective of this exercise is to enhance the mutual cooperation between the Army of India and Bangladesh.

Explanation 13. The "FIPSPHYSIOCON 2017" was inaugurated at Vallavbhai Patel Chest Institute. The event was organised by the DIPAS of DRDO.

Explanation 14. Hasmukh Adhia is the new Finance Secretary of India. He is a 1981 batch IAS officer of Gujrat cadre and Revenue Secretary of India.

Explanation 15. Binoy Kumar is appointed as the special Secretary in the Commerce Ministry. He is a 1983 batch IAS officer of Telengana cadre.

Explanation 16. Maya Swaminathan is honoured with the "Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2017" by ASSOCHAM in Ranchi. Ms. Swaminathan is founder of CMC Skills.