Current Affairs Quiz July 24 2017
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Question 1: Which country has opened a Cinema Theater on an island in the disputed South China Sea?
A. Australia
B. S Korea
C. China
D. Japan
Answer and Explanation
China has opened a modern cinema theater on Yongxing Island in the disputed South China Sea.
Question 2: Recently introduced Banking Regulation Ordinance Bill will replace which Bill?
A. Banking Regulation Act, 1949
B. Banking Regulation Act, 1959
C. Banking Regulation Act, 1995
D. Banking Regulation Act, 1948
Answer and Explanation
The Banking Regulation (Amendment) Bill, 2017, seeks to amend the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 and replace the Banking Regulation (Amendment) Ordinance, 2017.
Question 3: Indian Government is all set to sell its entire stake in HPCL to which firm?
A. Shell
B. ONGC
C. Essar
D. Reliance
Answer and Explanation
Government to sell entire stake in HPCL to ONGC.
Question 4: Who won the Tour de France title 2017?
A. Bradley Wiggins
B. Chris Froome
C. Vincenzo Nibali
D. Andy Schleck
Answer and Explanation
Chris Froome won Tour de france 4th time.
Question 5: Who won US Open Badminton Championship?
A. HS Pranoy
B. P Kashyap
C. P Sainath
D. Shubhankar Dey
Answer and Explanation
HS Pranoy beats P Kashyap to lift his 3rd US Open Title.
Question 6: Which state has launched free electricity connections for BPL families?
A. Gujarat
B. Telangana
C. Uttar Pradesh
D. Bihar
Answer and Explanation
UP launched free power connection schemes for BPL family.
Question 7: Which metro will have its own FM Radio station?
A. Kolkata
B. Delhi
C. Lucknow
D. Mumbai
Answer and Explanation
Lucknow metro to be India’s 1 st with own FM radio station.
Question 8: Which state has introduced 6-week training for engineering diploma students?
A. Tamil Nadu
B. Madhya Pradesh
C. Delhi
D. Maharashtra
Answer and Explanation
A Maharashtra education board has introduced a compulsory six-week internship in the last year of diploma engineering courses.
Question 9: UR Rao passed away recently, he was
A. Chairman of ISRO
B. Chief Scientist of ISRO
C. Defense Advisor of PM
D. Chairman of DRDO
Answer and Explanation
Former chief of ISRO, Udupi Ramchandra Rao, passed away, aged 85.
Question 10: Which is India’s first satellite?
A. Nag
B. Aryabhatta
C. Rohini
D. Bhaskara
Answer and Explanation
Aryabhata is the first indigenously developed satellite of India which was launched on 19 April, 1975.
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