Daily Current Affairs Quiz : October 8th & 9th , 2017
Daily Current Affairs Quiz : October 8th & 9th , 2017
Q.1) Which of the following states signed memorandum of understanding (MoU) to boost cultural ties under the ‘Ek Bharat, Shrestha Bharat’ programme?
A) Uttar Pradesh
B) Arunachal Pradesh
C) Meghalaya
a) Only A
b) Only B
c) Only C
d) Both A and B
e) All A, B and C
Q.2) Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the setting up of the country’s first “Marine Police Training Institute” at the newly created Dev Bhoomi Dwarka district of________.
a) Gujarat
b) Uttar Pradesh
c) Uttarakhand
d) Punjab
e) Rajasthan
Q.3) ISRO to Set up Research Centre in ________.
a) Kohima
b) Aizwal
c) Dispur
d) Agartala
e) Guwahati
Q.4) Which of the following country along with European Union agreed to strengthen ties in key areas of trade and security after their 14th summit the top EU leadership deliberated extensively on bilateral, regional and international issues?
a) India
b) Australia
c) Japan
d) Switzerland
e) China
Q.5) President launches Mata Amritanandamayi Math Project Jeevamritham in _________.
a) Gujarat
b) Andhra Pradesh
c) Tamilnadu
d) Karnataka
e) Kerala
Q.6) Which of the following government has approved the sale to Saudi Arabia of the advanced Terminal High Altitude Area Defence (THAAD) missile defence system for USD 15 billion?
a) USA
b) Australia
c) Japan
d) Switzerland
e) China
Q.7) Who will lead Panel to review GST composition scheme?
a) M D Mishra
b) Arun Jaitley
c) B D Mishra
d) Himanta Biswa Sarma
e) Biswa Sarma
Q.8) Which of the following bank acquired payments wallet Free charge for Rs 373 crore in an all-cash deal?
a) ICICI bank
b) Axis bank
c) Yes bank
d) Induslnd bank
e) HDFC bank
Q.9) John Hastings who quits recently belongs to which of the following country?
a) Pakistan
b) Australia
c) Afghanistan
d) Bangladesh
e) Sri lanka
Q.10) Which of the following entity has won ‘National Safety Awards’ have been won by Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) for outstanding achievements in terms of the longest accident free period and lowest accident frequency rate at their works?
a) BEL
b) BHEL
c) HPCL
d) IOCL
e) NTPC
Q.11) Who becomes the first-ever to win Miss wheelchair world of the beauty pageant held in Warsaw?
a) Aleksandra Zawadzinska
b) Lebohang Monyatsi
c) Adrianna Zawadzinska
d) Aleksandra Chichikova
e) Lebohang Monyatsi
Q.12) Who won has been conferred the ‘Cross of the Order of Merit’, the highest civilian honour awarded to individuals for their services to Germany?
a) Rakesh Nath
b) Rajesh Nath
c) Rahul Nath
d) Ramesh Nath
e) Ranjith Nath
Q.13) Who won the fourth Formula One world championship after winning a Japanese Grand Prix?
a) Lewis Hamilton
b) Sebastian Vettel
c) Nico Rosberg
d) Jenson Button
e) Kimi Raikkonen
Q.14) Indian shuttler Samiya Imad Farooqui clinched the gold medal at the Under-15 women’s singles at the Asian Junior Championship _______.
a) Singapore
b) Indonesia
c) Myanmar
d) Srilanka
e) Japan
Q.15) Who won Mens single title of Chinese open 2017?
a) Andre Agassi
b) Andy Murray
c) Novak Djokovic
d) Roger Federer
e) Rafael Nadal
Q.16) Who clinched the World Open Under-16 Snooker Championship title at St. Petersburg in Russia?
a) Amirtha Ramachandran
b) Archana Ramachandran
c) Anupama Ramachandran
d) Ankitha Ramachandran
e) Akshaya Ramachandran
Q.17) Name the noted journalist who died recently.
a) Bisrah Kumar Mohanty
b) Bisman Kumar Mohanty
c) Bishek Kumar Mohanty
d) Bismoy Kumar Mohanty
e) Bismilah Kumar Mohanty
Q.18) Name the Famous Filmmaker who passed away recently.
a) Kundan Shah
b) Kulbir Shah
c) Kushwant Shah
d) Kuldeep Shah
e) Kumar Shah
Q.19) Air Force Day is Celebrated on October _________.
a) 7th
b) 8th
c) 9th
d) 10th
e) 11th
