Current Affairs Quiz September 21 2017
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Question 1: Piyush Goyal is the _______ of India.
A. Sports Minister
B. Railway Minister
C. Defence Minister
D. Finance Minister
Answer and Explanation
Piyush Goyal is the Railway Minister of India.
Question 2: Which IIT has rolled back its hiked fee?
A. Delhi
B. Bombay
C. Madras
D. Kanpur
Answer and Explanation
IIT-Bombay partially rolls back hiked fee after student’s protest.
Question 3: In which state did a dam collapse?
A. Madhya Pradesh
B. Assam
C. Maharastra
D. Mizoram
Answer and Explanation
A check dam on Pimpaldoh lake in Maharashtra collapsed.
Question 4: Pervez Musharraf has accused_______ of Benazir Bhutto’s murder
A. Nawaz Sharif
B. Bilawal Bhutto
C. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
D. Asif Ali Zardari
Answer and Explanation
Pakistan’s ex-President Pervez Musharraf accused former PM Benazir Bhutto’s husband Asif Ali Zardari of Bhutto’s murder.
Question 5: How many nuclear weapons will Pakistan possess by the end of this decade?
A. 250
B. 300
C. 350
D. 400
Answer and Explanation
Pakistan is set to possess 350 nuclear weapons by the end of this decade.
Question 6: Which Hurricane struck the Dominica Island?
A. Irma
B. Maria
C. Fenere
D. None of the above
Answer and Explanation
Hurricane Maria struck the Dominica Island.
Question 7: Which bank has cut over 2,500 jobs?
A. ICICI
B. Axis
C. Yes Bank
D. Deutsche Bank
Answer and Explanation
Yes Bank cuts 2,500 jobs due to digitisation and bad performance.
Question 8: Which cricket player has played most ODI’s for India?
A. Dhoni
B. Rahul Dravid
C. Virat Kohli
D. Sachin Tendulkar
Answer and Explanation
Sachin Tendulkar has played 463 ODI’s for India.
Question 9: Which country has the world’s fastest bullet train ?
A. North Korea
B. USA
C. China
D. India
Answer and Explanation
China operates the world’s fastest bullet train Fuxing.
Question 10: Aditya Birla Group owned Birla Sun life is in merger talks with which company?
A. ICICI Prudential
B. HDFC Standard Life
C. Max Life
D. Bharti AXA Life Insurance
Answer and Explanation
Analjit-Singh promoted Max Financial services is in talks with Aditya Birla Group to explore a merger of their life insurance businesses Max Life and Birla Sun Life respectively.
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