10.09.2017 Current Affairs Quiz

1) ___________ from Tamilnadu bagged gold medal in the Commonwealth (Youth, Junior and Senior) Weightlifting Championships 2017.
(A) Muthupandi Raja
(B) Sathish Sivalingam
(C) Ravi Kumar
(D) Kunjarani Devi
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Answer-(A) Muthupandi Raja
Explanation:

Indians grabbed 15 medals, including 5 gold, in the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships, 2017 in Gold Coast, Australia.

India will host the Commonwealth (Youth, Junior and Senior) Weightlifting Championships, 2019.

2) Who has developed an artificial leaf that absorbs sunlight to generate hydrogen fuel from water?
(A) NITI Aayog
(B) CSIR
(C) CERT-In
(D) DRDO
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Answer-(B) CSIR

3) Who has been appointed as Chairperson of National Authority Chemical Weapons Convention (NACWC)?
(A) Murthy Shankar
(B) B. Radhakrishnan
(C) Inder Jit Singh
(D) Tejasvi Duduka
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Answer-(C) Inder Jit Singh
Explanation:
NACWC is an office in Cabinet Secretariat, Government of India, established on 29 April 1997 under Chemical Weapons Convention Act, 2000.

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