Daily Current Affairs Quiz: 19 August 2017

Daily Current Affairs Quiz: 19 August 2017

1. According to a report by the UN and OECD, which of the following countries is projected to be the world’s largest milk producer by 2026?
1) Indonesia
2) Denmark
3) China
4) India
5) US
2. Who among the following has been named the batting coach for the Indian cricket team by the BCCI?
1) Ravi Shastri
2) Rahul Dravid
3) Virender Sehwag
4) Sunil Gavaskar
5) VVS Laxman
3. The Supreme Court recently relaxed the 500-metre cap on liquor vends across the national and state highways in which of the following states/UTs?
1) Kerala
2) Arunachal Pradesh
3) Andaman and Nicobar
4) All the above
5) Only 2) and 3)
4. Which of the following NASA spacecrafts recently successfully peered into the giant storm raging on Jupiter, known as the Great Red Spot?
1) Juno
2) Challenger
3) Enterprise
4) Pathfinder
5) Atlantis
5. The country’s largest bank SBI has waived charges for fund transfer of up to Rs 1,000 through its IMPS to promote small transactions. The term IMPS means
1) Indian Payment Service
2) International Payment Service
3) Immediate Payment Service
4) Intermediate Payment Service
5) None of these
6. A decommissioned TU-142 fighter aircraft of the Indian Navy is being converted into a museum in which of the following cites?
1) Vishakhapatnam
2) Chennai
3) Mumbai
4) Kandla
5) Kolkata
7. The consumer price index (CPI)-based inflation was down to a record low of what per cent in Jun 2017?
1) 2.2 per cent
2) 1.9 per cent
3) 1.5 per cent
4) 3.1 per cent
5) 2.5 per cent
8. A Model United Nations (MUN) Regional Conference, attended by youths from 12 South and Central Asian countries, was held recently in
1) Colombo
2) Dhaka
3) Manila
4) New Delhi
5) Kathmandu
9. China dispatched troops to its first overseas military base in which of the following countries recently?
1) Eritrea
2) Djibouti
3) Ethiopia
4) Somalia
5) Oman
10. India recently advanced its target of eliminating malaria by three years to
1) 2018
2) 2021
3) 2024
4) 2027
5) 2030

Answers:

  1. 4
  2. 2
  3. 5
  4. 1
  5. 3
  6. 1
  7. 3
  8. 5
  9. 2
  10. 4

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