Current Affairs Quiz: October 16, 2017

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  1. Which of the following state has become first in the country to call attention and adjournment motions and proposals online from legislators to send them to the state government?
    A) Gujarat
    B) Haryana
    C) Rajasthan
    D) Jharkhand
    View Answer
       Option C
    Explanation:
     Going digital, the Rajasthan assembly has become the first in India to call attention and adjournment motions and proposals online from legislators to send them to the state government.   
  2. Which of the following state government has decided to set up a Scheduled Caste advisory council to look into the development of the Scheduled Caste population in the state, considered to be first in any Indian state?
    A) Odisha
    B) Assam
    C) Andhra Pradesh
    D) West Bengal
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       Option D
    Explanation:
     The West Bengal cabinet has decided to set up a Scheduled Caste advisory council to look into the development of the Scheduled Caste population in the state.   
  3. Where did APPICON 2017, meet of physiologists, pharmacologists of India held in October 2017?
    A) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
    B) Daman & Diu
    C) Puducherry
    D) Lakshadweep
    View Answer
       Option C
    Explanation:
     APPICON 2017, 63rd Annual National Conference of Association of Physiologists and Pharmacologists of India, hosted by the Department of Physiology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (Jipmer) held in Puducherry.   
  4. Who among the following won Shanghai Masters 2017?
    A) Grigor Dimitrov
    B) Rafael Nadal
    C) Marin Čilić
    D) Roger Federer 
    View Answer
       Option D
    Explanation:
     Roger Federer beat Rafael Nadal to win the Shanghai Masters 6-4, 6-3 in a showdown between the two best players on the planet.   
  5. Which of the following teams won 37th All India Governor’s Gold Cup football tournament held in Gangtok?
    A) Partha Chakra
    B) Mohun Bagan
    C) Calcutta Customs
    D) Kerala SEB
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       Option B
    Explanation:
     Maidan heavyweights Mohun Bagan won the 37th All India Governor’s Gold Cup football tournament for the 10th time by defeating Partha Chakra by a narrow 1-0 margin    

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  6. Roger Federer belongs to which of the following countries?
    A) Denmark
    B) Switzerland
    C) Spain
    D) Serbia
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       Option B
    Explanation:
      Roger Federer is a Swiss professional tennis player who is currently ranked world No. 2 in men’s singles tennis by the Association of Tennis Professionals   
  7. Rafael Nadal belongs to which of the following countries?
    A) Denmark
    B) Switzerland
    C) Spain
    D) Serbia
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       Option C
    Explanation:
       Rafael “Rafa” Nadal Parera is a Spanish professional tennis player, currently ranked world No. 1 in men’s singles.  
  8. Who is the current Governor of West Bengal?
    A) Keshari Nath Tripathi
    B) Banwarilal Purohit
    C) Shriniwas Patil
    D) Kalyan Singh
    View Answer
       Option A
    Explanation:
      Chief Minister –  Mamata Banerjee 
  9. Who is the current Governor of Rajasthan?
    A) Kalyan Singh
    B) Balram Das Tandon
    C) Mridula Sinha
    D) Ganga Prasad
    View Answer
       Option A
    Explanation:
      Chief Minister – Vasundhara Raje  
  10. Who is the current Governor of Puducherry?
    A) Devendra Kumar Joshi
    B) Anil Baijal
    C) Jagdish Mukhi
    D) Kiran Bedi
    View Answer
       Option D
    Explanation:
       Chief Minister – V. Narayanasamy  

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