Current Affairs Quiz August 12 2017
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Question 1: > Who is BJP’s National President ?
A. Narendra Modi
B. Amit Shah
C. Venkaiah Naidu
D. Rajnath Singh
Answer and Explanation
Amit Shah is the National President of BJP.
Question 2: Who is the Chief Minister of Bihar ?
A. Nitish Kumar
B. Pinarayi Vijayan
C. Chandrashekar
D. Akhilesh Yadav
Answer and Explanation
Nitish Kumar is the Chief Minister of Bihar.
Question 3: Which company has registered its first loss in over 12 years ?
A. Google
B. Ranbaxy
C. Microsoft
D. Sun Pharamaceutical
Answer and Explanation
Sun Pharma registered its first quarterly loss in over 12 years.
Question 4: Which company will provide milk to girls in Delhi and Noida ?
A. Amul
B. Verka
C. Mother Dairy
D. Heritage
Answer and Explanation
Mother Dairy will provide milk to 6000 government school girls in Noida and Delhi.
Question 5: Which country will co-operate with India to protect the Indian ocean ?
A. Russia
B. Sri Lanka
C. China
D. Japan
Answer and Explanation
China will join hands with India for the security of Indian Ocean.
Question 6: How many Prakram vans have recently been added to Delhi Police fleet ?
A. 12
B. 13
C. 14
D. 15
Answer and Explanation
14 new Prakram vans were added to the existing 10.
Question 7: Which Indian service will use robots ?
A. Army
B. Air Force
C. Navy
D. None of the above
Answer and Explanation
The Indian Army will use robots to fight terror in Jammu and Kashmir
Question 8: Which terrorist organisation used eBay and PayPal to channel money to US?
A. ISIS
B. AL-QAEDA
C. LASHKAR-E-TOBA
D. HAMAS
Answer and Explanation
A report revealed that The Islamic State (ISIS) used PayPal and fake eBay transactions to channel $8700 to an operative in the US.
Question 9: World’s Oldest man died at the age of :
A. 110
B. 111
C. 112
D. 113
Answer and Explanation
Yisrael Kristal, world’s oldest man died at 113.
Question 10: Which Indian player set the record of scoring 50+ in 7 consecutive Test innings?
A. Kohli
B. Dhawan
C. KL Rahul
D. Dhoni
Answer and Explanation
Indian Opener KL Rahul is the first Indian to achieve this feat.
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