Current Affairs Quiz – June 30 2019
1. According to survey, Which city has been named as India’s most expensive city ?
a) Delhi
b) Mumbai
c) Bangalore
d) Chennai
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Answer b) Mumbai. Mumbai in top 20 most expensive cities in Asia for expatriates. Mumbai is India’s most expensive city and included in the list of top 20 most expensive cities in Asia.
2. Who has been elected as a member of International Olympic Committee(IOC) from India?
a) Anurag Dev
b) Harinder Ram
c) Vishnuvi Menon
d) Narinder Batra
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Answer d) Narinder Batra. Narinder Batra, President of Indian Olympic Association (IOA) was elected as a member of International Olympic Committee(IOC) in Lausanne, Switzerland. He secured 58 votes out of 62 polled.
3. Who has been appointed as new chairman of the Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission?
a) Bandra Kumar
b) Prabhat Kumar
c) Ram Naik
d) Ramesh Udval
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Answer b) Prabhat Kumar. Uttar Pradesh Governor Ram Naik Friday approved the appointment of Prabhat Kumar as the new chairman of the Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission.
4. Who has claimed his maiden ATP title?
a) Roger Federer
b) Querey Williamson
c) Robert Rasool
d) Taylor Fritz
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Answer d) Taylor Fritz . American Taylor Fritz claimed his maiden ATP title in Eastbourne, beating compatriot Sam Querrey 6-3 6-4 in the final on Saturday. Playing only his second final, Fritz made a solid start to break Querrey to love in his first return game.
5. By Celebrating Women’ list, Which minister has been named among ‘100 Most Influential in I-JK-India Relations?
a) Nirmala Sitharaman
b) Smrithi Irani
c) Kanimozhi Karunanidhi
d) Mamta Banerjee
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Answer a) Nirmala Sitharaman. Nirmala Sitharaman, Union finance & Corporate Affairs minister, among ‘100 Most Influential in I-JK-India Relations: Celebrating Women’ list. India successfully test-fired indigenously developed nuclear-capable missile Prithvi-ll.
6. World bank headquarters is situated in____________.
a) Washington
b) Sweden
c) Geneva
d) Switzerland
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Answer d) Switzerland. The Government of India, Government of Kerala and World Bank recently signed a Loan Agreement of $250 Million for First Resilient Kerala Program which seeks to enhance State’s resilience against impacts of natural disasters and climate change.
7. PUNCH mission is associated with__________.
a) Space
b) Railways
c) Sports
d) None of these
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Answer a) Space. NASA has selected Texas-based Southwest Research Institute to lead its PUNCH mission which will image the Sun. This is a landmark mission that will image regions beyond the Sun’s outer corona.
