Current Affairs Quiz 10 August 2017 

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1. Where did the eighth meeting of the Regional Technical Group of Confidence Building Measure on Trade, Commerce & Investment Opportunities under the Heart of Asia – Istanbul Process  held?
   A) Bengaluru
   B) New Delhi
   C) Pune
   D) Varanasi
   
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   Option B
   Some Extra:
   The eighth meeting of the Regional Technical Group of Confidence Building Measure on Trade, Commerce & Investment Opportunities under the Heart of Asia – Istanbul Process was hosted by India, as the Lead Country, in New Delhi.
2. According to a study from Oxford Economics, which ranked Asia’s 30 largest cities, which city in Asia will have the fastest growth of any city in the same region?
   A) Tokyo
   B) Mumbai
   C) Beijing
   D) Delhi
   
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   Option D
   Some Extra:
   Delhi will have the fastest growth of any city in Asia, with the economy to be almost 50% larger in 2021 than it was at the end of last year.
3. Joint military excercise “Yudh Abhyas” 2017 between India and USA is going to held at which military base?
   A) Joint Base Lewis-McChord
   B) Fairchild Air Force Base
   C) JBLM McChord Field
   D) Langley Air Force Base
   
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   Option A
   Some Extra:
   The exercise Yudh Abhyas – 2017, will be held from September 14-27 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in the US.
4. Which state’s Legislative Assembly has passed a bill which reclassifies coconut as a `tree, ensuring legal protection for it?
   A) Tamil Nadu
   B) Kerala
   C) Goa
   D) Karnataka
   
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   Option C
   Some Extra:
   The Assembly passed the Goa, Daman and Diu (Preservation of) Trees Act, 1984 to regulate felling of coconut trees and reclassify it as tree.  
5. Which of the following state will partner with Facebook to train women entrepreneurs and Self Help Groups (SHGs) to promote entrepreneurship and digital literacy in the state?
   A) Goa
   B) Telangana
   C) Andhra Pradesh
   D) Odisha
   
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   Option D
   Some Extra:
   Odisha will partner with Facebook to train women entrepreneurs and Self Help Groups (SHGs) to promote entrepreneurship and digital literacy and organise hands-on workshops for Micro, Small and Medium women Entrepreneurs and women SHGs on “Digital Marketing Skills” in collaboration with Facebook.
6. Name the first state in the country to implement coal utilisation between power units.
   A) Telangana
   B) Odisha
   C) Gujarat
   D) Manipur
   
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   Option C
   Some Extra:
   Setting a precedent, the Gujarat government has issued a tender for power developers to receive cheap coal marked for the state in return for selling coal-based power at less than Rs 2.82 a unit.
7. According to a survey undertaken by the Quality Council of India (QCI) between May and June 2017, almost all rural households in which two states had access to a toilet and thus topped the sanitation survey?
   A) Haryana and Kerala
   B) Kerala and Assam
   C) Telangana and Madhya Pradesh
   D) Goa and Tamil Nadu
   
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   Option A
   Some Extra:
   Almost all rural households in Kerala and Haryana had access to a toilet while Bihar fared the worst, as per the findings of a government commissioned survey on rural sanitation.
   
8. Which of the following constructed Advanced Offshore Patrol Vessel (AOPV), first-ever brand new AOPV purchased from a foreign ship builder by Sri Lanka?
   A) Mazagon Dock Limited
   B) Cochin Shipyard Limited
   C) Goa Shipyard Limited
   D) Hindustan Shipyard Limited
   
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   Option C
   Some Extra:
   An Indian-built Advanced Offshore Patrol Vessel (AOPV) has been commissioned by the Sri Lankan navy at a ceremony in Colombo harbour.
   
9. For thr first time, scientists from which country have developed a plant-based Zika vaccine to immunise people to the real strain of Zika?
   A) Australia
   B) Japan
   C) UK
   D) USA
   
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   Option D
   Some Extra:
   In a first, US scientists have developed a plant-based Zika vaccine that could be more potent, safer and cheaper to produce than other medicines being developed for the disease.
   
10. Where will the fourth Bangladesh-India Joint Consultative Commission (JCC) meeting held in September 2017?
    A) New Delhi, India
    B) Assam, India
    C) Dhaka, Bangladesh
    D) Chittagong, Bangladesh
    
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    Option C
    Some Extra:
    India and Bangladesh have confirmed that External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will visit Dhaka in the first half of September to attend the fourth Bangladesh-India Joint Consultative Commission (JCC) meeting.
    
11. For the first time in the country, which bank has launched Instant Credit Card Service, which will enable its savings account customers to get a credit card instantly? 
    A) ICICI Bank
    B) Axis Bank
    C) IDFC Bank
    D) Yes Bank
    
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    Option  A
    Some Extra:
    ICICI Bank has announced the launch of Instant Credit Card Service, which will enable its savings account customers to get a credit card instantly, in a completely digital and paperless manner. This is the first-of-its-kind offering in the Indian banking industry.
12. Which of the following bank has partnered with digital payments company Zeta, to launch a payment solution for corporates that digitises employee spends and claims?
    A) ICICI Bank
    B) Axis Bank
    C) IDFC Bank
    D) Yes Bank
    
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    Option  C
    Some Extra:
    Private sector lender IDFC Bank has partnered with digital payments company Zeta, to launch ‘IDFC Bank Benefits’ – a payment solution for corporates that digitises employee spends and claims, making the process simple, real-time and paperless.
    
13. Who has bagged the title of ‘7th Haut Monde Mrs India Worldwide 2017.’?
    A) Kavita Saini
    B) Neha Deshpande
    C) Shyama Mukherjee
    D) Ravina Das
    
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    Option  B
    Some Extra:
    Neha Deshpande of Pune, Maharashtra has bagged the title of ‘7th Haut Monde Mrs India Worldwide 2017.’ 52 finalists competed with each other on August 5, 2017 at Kingdom of Dreams, Gurugram.
    
14. Sanwar Lal Jat who has passed away recently was a
    A) Politician
    B) Professor
    C) Journalist
    D) Scientist
    
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    Option  A
    Some Extra:
    Former Union Minister and BJP MP Sanwar Lal Jat has passed away. He had served as Minister of State for Water Resources in the Narendra Modi government.
    

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15. Who is the current cabinet Minister of Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation?
    A) Uma Bharti
    B) Ram Vilas Paswan
    C) Ananth Kumar
    D) Narendra Singh Tomar
    
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    Option D
    
16. “Yudh Abhyas” is a joint military exercise between India and
    A) Japan
    B) USA
    C) Vietnam
    D) UAE
    
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    Option B
    
17. Where is the headquarters of ICICI Bank located?
    A) New Delhi
    B) Mumbai
    C) Bengaluru 
    D) Hyderabad 
    
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    Option B
    
18. Where is the headquarters of IDFC Bank located?
    A) New Delhi
    B) Mumbai
    C) Bengaluru 
    D) Hyderabad 
    
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    Option B
    
19. What is the constituency of Narendra Singh Tomar, Minister of Drinking Water and Sanitation?
    A) Raigad
    B) Sundargarh
    C) Gwalior
    D) Purvi Champaran
    
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    Option C
    

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