This document contains 15 multiple choice questions and their answers related to recent news events and appointments. Some of the key points addressed include: - Nirmala Sitharaman becoming the new Defence Minister of India. - Jasleen Kaur Josan being selected by NASA for the 2030 Mars Expedition. - India and Canada jointly issuing postage stamps with a Diwali theme. - Nungthang Tampak village in Manipur becoming Northeast India's first 100% computer literate village. - The world's highest sandcastle being built in Germany.

1. BY:
BHUMIKA MAROLIA

2. 1.Which city is hosting the 9th edition of BRICS
summit-2017?
Ans: Xiamen

3. 2.Nirmala Sitharaman, who has become the new
Defence Minister of India, is currently a
representative of which state in Rajya Sabha?
Ans: Karnataka
Nirmala Sitharaman, the former minister of state for the commerce and
industry ministry, has become the new Defence Minister of India on
September 3, 2017 after latest Union cabinet reshuffle.

4. 3. Who has become the 2nd Indian women and first
Sikh women to be selected by NASA for the
Mars Expedition happening in 2030?
[A] Jasleen Kaur Josan
[B] Simran Bagga
[C] Jaspreet Kaur
[D] Sukhpreet Kaur
Ans:[A]Jasleen Kaur Josan
The Orion Mission will be the first man mission to Mars, which is on track to
take place in 2030. The 2020 MARS Mission is a one-way mission where the
group inhabiting Mars will not return back to planet Earth. However, Jasleen
is part of the two-way mission which is set to happen in 2030.

5. 4. India and which country will jointly issue
postage stamps with Diwali as theme?
Ans:Canada
The joint stamps will be released on September 21, 2017, as per MoU
signed between the postal departments of the two countries. In this
joint issue, the theme “Diwali” has been selected as it is a cultural
theme for both the countries and also considering the large presence
of Indian Diaspora in Canada.

6. 5.Nungthang Tampak, which has become North-
East (NE)’s first 100% computer literacy
village, is located in which state?
Ans:Manipur
The training program was organized by Mangaal Rural, an NGO
working for rural development, as a part of the Digital India
program and is affiliated to All India Society for Electronic and
Computer Technology (AISECT). Kerala’s Chamravattom village is the
India’s first 100% computer literate village.

7. 6.Which chain has started a cryptocurrency called
Whoppercoin in Russia ?
Ans. Burger King
Burger King launched its own version of bit coin in Russia - called the
"WhopperCoin“. WhopperCoin tokens would be used to reward
customers for each purchase of a Whopper sandwich.

8. 7. On September 1,2017 supreme court of which
country nullified the result of presidential election
after it found "irregularities and illegalities " committed
by country's electoral board?
Ans:Kenya
The court has nullified the result of 8 august presendential election won by
president Uhuru Kenyatta.

9. 8.Which state govt. for the first time in 27 years, has
on its own extended the armed Forces(Special
Powers)Act for 6 months?
Ans: Assam
Earlier it was always enforced by the central govt. At present, the AFSA
has been enforced in 6 states viz. Assam, Nagaland, Arunachal
Pradesh,Manipur,Meghalaya,J&K.

10. 9. The world’s highest sandcastle has recently
built in which country?
Ans: Germany
The world’s highest sandcastle 54.72 feet tall has recently built in
the German city of Duisburg. It was constructed in over 3 weeks and
is supposed to stand
until at least September 24, 2017.
The new sandcastle is decorated with
sand models of tourist attractions
such as Athens’ Acropolis,
the Leaning Tower of Pisa.

11. 10.Who is ranked the world's most powerful
women by Forbes 2017.
Ans: Angela merkel

12. 11. SCRUM is a popular framework for Agile
software development. From which game has
this term been taken ?
Ans: Rugby
A scrum is a method of restarting play in rugby that involves players
packing closely together with their heads down and attempting to
gain possession of the ball.

13. 12. Who is the author of the book “I do what I do”?
Ans: Raghuram Rajan

14. 13. Who among the following has received "Bharat
Ratna" as well as the "Nishan-e-Pakistan"-the
highest civilian awards of the two countries?
Ans:Morarji Bhai Deasi
He was an Indian independence activist and served between 1977 to 1979
as the 4th Prime Minister of India for the government formed by the
Janata Party.

15. 14. Who is appointed as vice chairman of NITI
Aayog?
Ans: Rajiv Kumar

16. 15.What is the name of channel that divides
Andaman and Nicobar islands?
Ans: 10 degree channel
The two sets of islands together form the Indian Union Territory of
Andaman and Nicobar Islands. This channel is 150 km wide