Current Affairs Quiz : September 26, 2017

Q.1) Which government launched ‘SAMPURNA’ (Sishu Abond Matru Mrityuhara Purna Nirakaran Abhijan) programme under the state budget to increase institutional deliveries?

(A) Maharashtra

(B) Andhra Pradesh

(C) Assam

(D) Uttar Pradesh

(E) Odisha

Q.2) Which board has approved the setting up of a Rs 27,460 crore refinery by its subsidiary, Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd (CPCL)?

(A) Bharat Petroleum Corporation

(B) Rathnagar Gas Limited

(C) Indian Oil Corporation

(D) Hindustan Petroleum Corporation

(E) Reliance Petroleum Corporation

Q.3) The Ministry of Women and Child Development will hold the first ever National Conference in which city on the Mission Mode to address Under-Nutrition in the country?

(A) Raipur

(B) Mumbai

(C) Lucknow

(D) Patna

(E) New Delhi

Q.4) A two-week long joint exercise between the special forces of Pakistan and Russian armies kicked off in Minralney Vody, Russia and what is the name of the exercise?

(A) Hand in Hand

(B) Shaheen

(C) Cobra Gold

(D) Druzba

(E) Lamitye

Q.5) The government of India has partnered with which ecommerce site to sell tribal products through the online marketplace?

(A) Flipkart

(B) Snapdeal

(C) Amazon

(D) Paytm Mall

(E) Ali Express

Q.6) Who has become Asia’s richest man following a run-up in the company’s Hong Kong-listed shares?

(A) Jack Ma

(B) Hui Ka Yan

(C) Wang Jianlin

(D) Robin Li

(E) Ma Huateng

Q.7) Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Irdai) has formed a ten-member steering committee to help implement by which year, the new risk-based capital (RBC) regime that will also enhance protection to policyholders?

(A)March 2021

(B) September 2018

(C) April 2020

(D) June 2021

(E) August 2018

Q.8) The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) allowed which company to raise capital by issuing debt securities?

(A) Invites Insurance

(B) Right Insurance Firms

(C) United Insurance Company

(D) InvITs & REITs

(E) FIno Payment Tech

Q.9) Country’s largest lender, State Bank of India will be unveiling its sixth apex management training facilityin which city?

(A) New Delhi

(B) Kolkata

(C) Indore

(D) Chennai

(E) Bengaluru

Q.10) Who has been appointed as Chairman of Economic Advisory Council.

(A) Aravind Subramainan

(B) Aravind Pangariya

(C) Bibek Debroy

(D) Suresh Singh

(E) CN Rao

Q.11) Who bagged GQ Actor of the Year Award?

(A) Rajkumar Rao

(B) Amir Khan

(C) Shahid Kapoor

(D) Salaman Khan

(E) Sharukh Khan

Q.12) Who will receive 2017 SASTRA Ramanujan Prize for her contribution to number theory?

(A) James Maynard

(B) Kaisa Matomäki

(C) Terence Tao

(D) Maksym Radziwill

(E) Maryna Viazovska

Q.13) Who was appointed the chairman-cum-managing director (CMD) of NHPC?

(A) Balraj Joshi

(B) Aravind Naik

(C) Narendra Tomar

(D) Vishal Singh

(E) Mythri Pal Kumar