23 & 24.09.2017 Current Affairs Quiz

1) Multi-Agency humanitarian assistance and disaster relief exercise Pralay Sahayam was recently held in _________.
(A) New Delhi
(B) Mumbai
(C) Hyderabad
(D) Kolkata
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Answer-(C) Hyderabad
Explanation:

Multi-Agency humanitarian assistance and disaster relief exercise Pralay Sahayam was recently held in Hyderabad to create public awareness about man-made and natural climate change and urban disasters including flooding.

The two-day exercise was jointly organised by Telangana state government in association with all central and state agencies National Disaster Relief Force (NDRF) and Armed Forces.

2) Pradhan Mantri LPG Panchayat scheme was launched by Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan at _________.
(A) Ahmedabad
(B) Varanasi
(C) Patna
(D) Gandhi Nagar
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Answer-(D) Gandhi Nagar
Explanation:

The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas launched country-wide Pradhan Mantri LPG Panchayat scheme to distribute LPG connections among rural areas where conventional fuel is used for domestic purposes.

The LPG Panchayat scheme aims at spreading awareness among LPG users about how to properly use clean fuel and its useful benefits.

3) Prime Minister inaugurated Deendayal Hastkala Sankul, a trade facilitation centre and Crafts Museum for handicrafts at____________.
(A) Ahmedabad
(B) Varanasi
(C) Patna
(D) Gandhi Nagar
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Answer-(B) Varanasi

4) ____________ film India’s official entry to Oscars 2018.
(A) Newton
(B) Baahubali 2: The Conclusion
(C) Begum Jaan
(D) Jolly LLB 2
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Answer-(A) Newton

5) Government plans ‘lab on boat’ for analysing ____________ river.
(A) Brahmaputra
(B) Ganga
(C) Yamuna
(D) Godavari
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Answer-(A) Brahmaputra
Explanation:

The Department of Biotechnology announced ‘lab on boat’ project for biological analysis of the Bramhaputra river.

This is the first time the Ministry of Science and Technology is dedicating boats for the research of a river.

Bramhaputra Biodiversity Biology Boat (B4) project:

This project is focused on the Brahmaputra river’s biodiversity and biology.

The first laboratory under B4 project will cover Pasighat, Dibrugarh, Neemati, Tejpur and Guwahati regions in Assam.

Project B4 would start by the end of 2017.

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