Current Affairs 29 August 2017 Quiz
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- Finolex Plasson Industries signed a MoU with which bank to finance farmers f or installation of Micro Irrigation system?
A) State bank of India
B) Bank of Baroda
C) Canara bank
D) Punjab national Bank
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Option B
Some Extra:
Leading bank in the public sector segment, Bank of Baroda has announced signing of an MoU with Finolex Plasson Industries in order to finance farmers for installation of Micro Irrigation system for their fields through.
- After Typhoon Hato, Typhoon ___ hits China .
A) Soudelor
B) Nepartak
C) Meranti
D) Pakhar
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Option D
Some Extra:
Pakhar, the 14th typhoon of the year, landed in the Chinese city Taishan in Guangdong province, bringing gales of up to 33 meters per second. Pakhar hit the province soon after Typhoon Hato, which landed in Zhuhai, about 80 km from Taishan.
- Talent Search Portal was launched by which ministry?
A) Ministry of Child Development
B) Ministry of Sports and youth affairs
C) Ministry of Skill Development
D) Human Resource Development Ministry
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Option B
Some Extra:
The portal, nationalsportstalenthunt.com, aims to provide a direct link to help kids and youngsters reach the ministry and senior sports administrators with their achievements. Anyone over the age of eight can register and upload their bio-data or videos on the website with the talented ones shortlisted for further specialised training.
- India signed an agreement with which country on technical cooperation for renewable energy?
A) Britain
B) China
C) Germany
D) S.Korea
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Option C
Some Extra:
India and Germany have signed an agreement on technical cooperation under the Indo-German Energy Programme – Green Energy Corridors (IGEN-GEC).
- The govt. Of Madhya Pradesh contributed ___ for Assam Flood Relief.
A) 3 crore
B) 4 crore
C) 2 crore
D) 5 crore
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Option C
Some Extra:
The Madhya Pradesh government has contributed Rs. 2 crore to Assam Chief Minister’s Relief Fund for the prevailing flood situation in the state.
- Where did the Institute of Aerospace Medicine Inaugurate?
A) New Delhi
B) Bengaluru
C) Kochi
D) Chennai
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Option B
Some Extra:
Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa inaugurated the 56th annual three-day conference of Indian Society of Aerospace Medicine at the Institute of Aerospace Medicine in Bengaluru.
- Who won Belgian Grand Prix 2017?
A) Valtteri Boltas
B) Lewis Hamilton
C) Sebastian Vettel
D) Kimi Raikonnen
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Option B
Some Extra:
Lewis Hamilton celebrated his record-equaling 68th pole position with victory at the Belgian Grand Prix, beating Sebastian Vettel.
- Who has been elected as the new Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan?
A) Ajay Tyagi
B) Hubert Minnis
C) Illir Meta
D) Sapar Isakov
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Option D
Some Extra:
Parliament of Kyrgyzstan has approved Sapar Isakov for the post of the Central Asian country’s new Prime Minister.
- Who has won 74th men’s single Squash Nationals?
A) Rritwik Bhattacharya
B) Saurav Ghoshal
C) Cyrus Poncha
D) Siddarth Suchde
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Option B
Some Extra:
Top seeded Saurav Ghoshal and Joshna Chinappa defeated their respective opponents to win the men’s and women’s singles titles at the 74th National Squash Championships in Noida.
- Airtel ties up with which company to offer cyber security solutions?
A) Blue Star
B) Symantec
C) Afixi
D) Accel
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Option B
Some Extra:
Country’s top mobile operator Bharti Airtel has partnered with Symantec to provide cyber defense to enterprises. As part of the tie-up, Airtel will be the exclusive cyber security services partner for Symantec and will distribute the latter’s enterprise security software, primarily targeting its existing enterprise customers.
- Who received Edupreneur Award at World Education Summit?
A) Brahmananda Reddy
B) NKP Salve
C) Bandaru Dattareya
D) Rustom Kerawalla
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Option D
Some Extra:
At the prestigious World Education Summit held at New Delhi, Mr. Rustom Kerawalla, Founder Chairman, VIBGYOR Group of Schools was awarded the Edupreneur Award. This award serves as a recognition to Mr. Kerawalla’s contribution to the field of education.
- Film director Tober Hooper passes away. He belong to which country?
A) Qatar
B) Bahrain
C) Egypt
D) USA
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Option D
Some Extra:
Horror film director Tobe Hooper, who set the movie world abuzz with The Texas Chain Saw Massacre in 1974 has passed away.
- Legendary footballer ___ passes away.
A) Bhaichung Bhutia
B) Subarata pal
C) Ahmed Khan
D) Francus Fernandes
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Option C
Some Extra:
Double Olympian and one of the biggest and brightest stars in Indian football history, Ahmed Khan has passed away.
- Who won 74th women’s single Squash nationals?
A) Janet Vidhi
B) Lachhendra
C) Joshna Chinappa
D) Dipika Pallikal
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Option C
Some Extra:
Top seeded Saurav Ghoshal and Joshna Chinappa defeated their respective opponents to win the men’s and women’s singles titles at the 74th National Squash Championships in Noida.
Static GK related to Today’s Current Affairs
- Who is the president of kyrgyzstan?
A) Heinz Fischer
B) Charles Michel
C) Fredis Refunjol
D) Almazbek Atambayev
- What is the capital of Texas?
A) Dublin
B) Austin
C) Vienna
D) Austria
- Who is the CEO of Airtel Bharti?
A) Vani Venkatesh
B) Gopal vittal
C) Prabhat Kumar
D) Narayan Murthi
- Who is the CMD of BOB?
A) Ravi Venkatesan
B) Usha Ananthasubramannian
C) PS jayakumar
D) ravindra Jain
- Who is the Chief Minister of MP?
A) Pema Khandu
B) Raman Singh
C) Shivraj Singh Chouhan
D) Raghubar Das
- Who is the president of Germany?
A) Elliot Belgrave
B) Colville Young
C) Frank Walter
D) Reuven Rivlin
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