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Wednesday 9 August 2017

09.08.2017 Current Affairs Quiz


1) Who has been appointed as the 45th Chief Justice of India?
(A) Justice Altamas Kabir
(B) Justice B. N. Krishna
(C) Justice Deepak Misra
(D) Justice J. S. Khehar
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Answer-(C) Justice Deepak Misra
Explanation:
The present Chief Justice of India J. S. Khehar is retiring on August 27, 2017.

2) According to the ‘Survey on Rural Sanitation’ council of India (OCI) __________ of the household has access to a toilet.
(A) 35.23 %
(B) 48.15 %
(C) 59.27 %
(D) 62.45 %
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Answer-(D) 62.45 %
Explanation:
  • The survey covers 4626 villages across all states & UT’s.
  • Kerala & Haryana – almost all rural households access to a toilet.
  • Bihar – least - 30% rural household only access to toilet.
  • North East states – Sikkim, Manipur & Nagaland – 95% rural households covered by toilet.
  • Tamil Nadu – 79% rural households access to a toilet.
  • The survey is released by the Ministry of Drinking Water & Sanitation.

  • 3) ‘Dahi Handi’ festival has been celebrated in ______________ state.
    (A) Maharashtra
    (B) Haryana
    (C) Bihar
    (D) Rajasthan
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    Answer-(A) Maharashtra
    Explanation:
  • Dahi Handi, also known as Janmaashtami, celebrated on August 14, the birthday of Lord Krishna.
  • The Bombay High Court accepted the Maharashtra Government’s statement that it would disallow children aged below 14 to participate in the human pyramid formed during the festival.

  • 4) Which Indian-American, has been appointed as Deputy Comptroller for minority affairs in Nassau county, New York?
    (A) Dilip Chandra
    (B) Aravind Panagariya
    (C) Ashok Chatterjee
    (D) Rahul Misra
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    Answer-(A) Dilip Chandra

    5) Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden in situated in _________.
    (A) Mumbai
    (B) New Delhi
    (C) Kolkata
    (D) Bengaluru
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    Answer-(C) Kolkata
    Explanation:
  • It is created in November 2, 1787.
  • Research conducted on a tree found in the Garden revealed 2 new species of Cycas to the world.
  • Cycas are one of the ancient plants whose fossils date to the Jurassic period and are often referred to as ‘living fossils’.
  • This discovery takes the number of Cycas species found in Indian to 14.

  • 6) ____________ become India’s 1st city to build a Micro-Forest.
    (A) Chandigarh
    (B) Raipur
    (C) Nagpur
    (D) Patna
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    Answer-(B) Raipur
    Explanation:
    Chhatisgarh’s Raipur is being converted into India’s 1st micro forest in order to create an Oxy-zone.

    7) Who has been ranked as world No. 1 test all-rounder in the ICC 2017 rankings?
    (A) Ravichandran Aswini
    (B) Ravindra Jadeja
    (C) Hardik Pandya
    (D) Virat Kohli
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    Answer-(B) Ravindra Jadeja

    8) The size of new design Rs 500 bank note is __________________ and the size of new Rs 2000 bank note is _______________.
    (A) 66mm * 150 mm & 66mm * 166 mm
    (B) 56mm * 155 mm & 56mm * 166 mm
    (C) 60mm * 150 mm & 60mm * 160 mm
    (D) 70mm * 120 mm & 70mm * 140 mm
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    Answer-(A) 66mm * 150 mm, 66mm * 166 mm

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